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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Donor Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 371 the following:

               ``Subpart 1--National Organ Donor Registry

``SEC. 370. NATIONAL ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are--
            ``(1) to establish procedures that will increase the number
        of individuals who register their intent to be organ or tissue
        donors and to support State efforts to provide for donor
        designations through State motor vehicle driver's license
        application processes;
            ``(2) to make it possible for Federal and State governments
        to enhance the information received by individuals regarding
        organ or tissue donation;
            ``(3) to ensure that timely and accurate information
        regarding an individual's wishes regarding organ and tissue
        donation is made available; and
            ``(4) to provide grants to States to establish organ and
        tissue donor registries through State motor vehicle driver's
        license application processes and linkages to the National
        Registry.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
            ``(1) Motor vehicle driver's license.--The term `motor
        vehicle driver's license' means any personal identification
        document issued by a State motor vehicle authority.
            ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States
        and the District of Columbia.
    ``(c) Establishment of Registry.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
        maintain a national organ and tissue donor registry (referred
        to in this section as the `Registry').
            ``(2) Database.--The Registry shall consist of a database
        of information listing individuals who have expressed an intent
        to be organ or tissue donors. The information for each
        individual shall include such individual's name, address, date
        of birth, sex, height, and eye color, and a Registry
        identification number assigned by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Coordination With States and Organ Procurement
Organizations.--
            ``(1) States.--
                    ``(A) Initial 2-year period.--The Secretary, during
                the 2-year period after the date of enactment of the
                Motor Donor Act, shall--
                            ``(i) coordinate activities with States
                        that have organ and tissue donor registries
                        operated through a State agency to share
                        existing data; and
                            ``(ii) provide links between the Registry
                        and such State agencies on an ongoing basis.
                    ``(B) Initial 4-year period.--The Secretary, during
                the 4-year period after the date of enactment of the
                Motor Donor Act, shall coordinate activities with
                States to promote and encourage the establishment of
                organ and tissue donor registries through the motor
                vehicle driver's license process.
            ``(2) Organ procurement organizations.--The Secretary shall
        provide to each organ procurement organization within the
        United States a means by which the organization may promptly
        access the Registry 24-hours a day using a password assigned to
        the organization by the Secretary. In order to obtain such a
        password, each such procurement organization shall designate
        staff members within the organization to receive the password
        and to access the Registry.
    ``(e) Website.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, not later than 3 years
        following the date of enactment of the Motor Donor Act, shall
        disseminate to all United States citizens who reside within the
        United States and who filed a Federal income tax return with
        the Internal Revenue Service during the prior year, a pamphlet
        that contains information about organ and tissue donations and
        that includes an address for a website where individuals may
        elect to participate in the Registry.
            ``(2) Notification.--Within 4 months after an individual
        elects to participate in the Registry through the website, the
        Secretary shall notify such individual concerning the
        individual's participation in the Registry.
    ``(f) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Organ allocation.--Participation in the Registry
        shall not affect organ or tissue allocation. Standard State and
        national practices that determine the appropriate procurement
        organization for obtaining consent for an individual's organ or
        tissue donation shall continue to apply to such determinations.
            ``(2) Registry of intent.--The Registry shall be considered
        a registry only of an individual's intent to serve as an organ
or tissue donor. Participation in the Registry shall not be deemed to
be the provision of legally binding consent for organ or tissue
donation except as provided by State law.
            ``(3) Request to cancel participation.--Individuals who
        elect to participate in the Registry shall have the right to
        cancel such participation at any time. The Secretary shall
        notify individuals who elect to participate in the Registry of
        their right to cancel such participation and the procedure for
        canceling such participation. The Secretary shall promptly
        remove from the Registry information concerning any individual
        who cancels participation in the Registry.
    ``(g) Grants to States.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
        grants to States that have applications approved under
        paragraph (2) to enable such States to plan and implement State
        registries associated with the motor vehicle driver's license
        application process and to provide for linkages with the
        Registry.
            ``(2) Applications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State desiring a grant
                under this subsection shall submit an application to
                the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
                containing such information as the Secretary may
                require.
                    ``(B) State procedure.--Each application submitted
                under subparagraph (A) shall demonstrate how the State
                will establish procedures to allow an individual to
                make a legally binding gift regarding organ and tissue
                donation by application or by designation made
                simultaneously with an application for a motor vehicle
                driver's license.
                    ``(C) Assurances.--Each application submitted under
                subparagraph (A) shall contain assurances that the
                State procedures described in subparagraph (B) will
                comply with the following requirements:
                            ``(i) License application.--The State
                        procedures shall include a process whereby each
                        State motor vehicle driver's license
                        application (including any renewal application)
                        that is submitted to the appropriate State
                        motor vehicle authority under State law
                        provides the individual submitting the
                        application with the option of designating the
                        individual's intent to be an organ and tissue
                        donor.
                            ``(ii) Donor designation.--The State
                        procedures shall provide that the application
                        described in clause (i) shall contain the
                        question, `Do you wish to have the organ donor
                        designation in the State registry?' or, if the
                        State agency process provides, `Do you wish to
                        have the organ donor designation on your
                        driver's license?'.
                            ``(iii) Affirmative response.--The State
                        procedures shall provide that only those
                        individuals who answer affirmatively to the
                        question described in clause (ii) shall have
                        their organ donor preference noted in the State
                        registry or, if applicable, on their motor
                        vehicle driver's license.
                            ``(iv) Forwarding of information.--The
                        State procedures shall provide that the State
                        shall forward to the Registry the names of
                        those individuals who answer affirmatively to
                        the question described in clause (ii), that
                        such information shall be forwarded not later
                        than 100 days after the date of designation,
                        and that any change in designation or change of
                        address information shall also be forwarded to
                        the Registry.
                            ``(v) Negative response.--The State
                        procedures shall provide that the name of any
                        individual who chooses not to have the organ
                        donor designation included in the State
                        registry or, if applicable, on the individual's
                        driver's license will not be forwarded to the
                        Registry.
                            ``(vi) Access by organ procurement
                        organization.--The State procedures shall
                        provide that the information regarding an
                        individual who answers affirmatively to the
                        question described in clause (ii) shall be
                        recorded in the individual's computer record
                        with the appropriate State agency. The State
                        agency shall provide 24-hour a day access to
                        such donor information to organ procurement
                        organizations, and the organ procurement
                        organizations shall not be assessed a fee or
                        other charge for such access.
            ``(3) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in
        awarding grants under this subsection to States that submit
        applications demonstrating that the State has collaborated with
        organ procurement organizations serving the State.
            ``(4) Limitation.--No grant awarded under this subsection
        to any one State shall exceed $300,000.
    ``(h) Advisory Task Force.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established an advisory task
        force on organ and tissue donation (referred to in this
        subsection as the `Task Force').
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Members.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Task Force shall
                        consist of 5 members, who shall be appointed by
                        the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Qualifications.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary
                                shall appoint members of the Task Force
                                based upon their experience with organ
                                or tissue donations, organ procurement,
                                or organ transplants.
                                    ``(II) Special experience.--At
                                least 1 member of the Task Force shall
                                be a physician with experience in
                                performing organ transplants, and
at least 1 member of the Task Force shall have experience in organ
procurement.
                    ``(B) Term.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        this subparagraph, each member of the Task
                        Force shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
                        Members of the Task Force may be reappointed.
                            ``(ii) Staggered terms.--As so designated
                        by the Secretary at the time of appointment,
                        the terms of two of the initial members shall
                        expire at the end of 2 years.
                    ``(C) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Task Force
                shall not affect the Task Force's powers but shall be
                filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
            ``(3) Functions.--
                    ``(A) Partnership.--The Task Force shall offer to
                enter into a partnership with the Coalition on Donation
                (a national membership organization with the sole
                purpose of increasing organ and tissue donations) to
                incorporate into the Coalition's national awareness
                campaign an outreach and awareness campaign for the
                Registry.
                    ``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                of enactment of the Motor Donor Act, the Task Force
                shall conduct a study concerning, and submit to the
                Secretary a report containing, recommendations for
                improving the Registry, increasing public awareness
                about organ and tissue donation, and improving the
                organ and tissue donation process.
            ``(4) Administration.--
                    ``(A) Personnel.--
                            ``(i) Travel expenses.--The members of the
                        Task Force shall not receive compensation for
                        the performance of services for the Task Force,
                        but shall be allowed travel expenses, including
                        per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
                        authorized for employees of agencies under
                        subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
                        States Code, while away from their homes or
                        regular places of business in the performance
                        of services for the Task Force. Notwithstanding
                        section 1342 of title 31, United States Code,
                        the Secretary may accept the voluntary and
                        uncompensated services of members of the Task
                        Force.
                            ``(ii) Detail of government employees.--Any
                        Federal Government employee may be detailed to
                        the Task Force without reimbursement, and such
                        detail shall be without interruption or loss of
                        civil service status or privilege.
                    ``(B) Administrative support.--The Department of
                Health and Human Services shall provide necessary and
                appropriate administrative support to the Task Force.
            ``(5) Permanent committee.--Section 14 of the Federal
        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
        Task Force.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Registry and grants.--There is authorized to
                be appropriated to carry out this section, other than
                subsection (h)(3), such sums as may be necessary for
                each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
                    ``(B) Awareness campaign.--There is authorized to
                be appropriated to carry out subsection (h)(3),
                $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
            ``(2) Availability.--Any amounts appropriated pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.

                   ``Subpart 2--Organ Procurement''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

    Section 6103(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
disclosure of taxpayer identity information) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
            ``(18) Disclosure of taxpayer identification to carry out
        organ donor program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may, upon written
                request from the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services, disclose to officers and employees of the
                Department of Health and Human Services the name and
                address of each individual filing a return of tax under
                section 6012 for the previous taxable year.
                    ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed
                information.--Return information disclosed under
                subparagraph (A) may be used by officers and employees
                of the Department of Health and Human Services only for
                the purposes of, and to the extent necessary in,
                carrying out the requirement to contact individuals
                regarding the national organ and tissue donor registry
                under section 370(c) of the Public Health Service
                Act.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Subpart 2 of part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(as so designated) (42 U.S.C. 273 et seq.) is amended in sections
374(a), 374(d), 375(1), and 378, by striking ``this part'' each place
it appears and inserting ``this subpart''.

Output: Motor Donor Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a national organ and tissue donor registry (the Registry) consisting of a database of information listing individuals who have expressed an intent to be organ or tissue donors. Provides for the coordination of the Registry with State and organ and tissue registries and procurement organizations. Authorizes grants to States for the planning and implementation of State registries associated with the motor vehicle driver's license application process and for linkages with the Registry. Establishes an advisory task force on organ and tissue donation.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the disclosure of taxpayer identification in connection with the Registry.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Media Violence Labeling Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. SYSTEM FOR LABELING VIOLENT CONTENT IN AUDIO AND VISUAL MEDIA
              PRODUCTS.

    (a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 2 of the Federal Cigarette
Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1331) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Policy Regarding Cigarettes.--''
        before ``It is the policy of the Congress''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Policy Regarding Violence in Audio and Visual Media
Products.--It is also the policy of Congress, and the purpose of this
Act, to provide for the establishment, use, and enforcement of a
consistent and comprehensive system for labeling violent content in
audio and visual media products (including labeling of such products in
the advertisements for such products), whereby--
            ``(1) the public may be adequately informed of--
                    ``(A) the nature, context, and intensity of
                depictions of violence in audio and visual media
                products; and
                    ``(B) matters needed to judge the appropriateness
                of the purchase, viewing, listening to, use, or other
                consumption of audio and visual media products
                containing violent content by minors of various ages;
                and
            ``(2) the public may be assured of--
                    ``(A) the accuracy and consistency of the system in
                labeling the nature, context, and intensity of
                depictions of violence in audio and visual media
                products; and
                    ``(B) the accuracy and consistency of the system in
                providing information on matters needed to judge the
                appropriateness of the purchase, viewing, listening to,
                use, or other consumption of audio and visual media
                products containing violent content by minors of
                various ages.''.
    (b) Labeling of Audio and Visual Media Products.--That Act is
further amended by inserting after section 4 (15 U.S.C. 1333) the
following new section:

             ``labeling of audio and visual media products

    ``Sec. 4A. (a) Voluntary Labeling System.--(1) Manufacturers and
producers of interactive video game products and services, video
program products, motion picture products, and sound recording products
may submit to the Federal Trade Commission a joint proposal for a
system for labeling the violent content in interactive video game
products and services, video program products, motion picture products,
and sound recording products.
    ``(2) The proposal under this subsection should, to the maximum
extent practicable, meet the requirements set forth in subsection (b).
    ``(3)(A) The antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint
discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement between or
among manufacturers and producers referred to in paragraph (1) for
purposes of developing a joint proposal for a system for labeling
referred to in that paragraph.
    ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `antitrust laws' has
the meaning given such term in the first section of the Clayton Act (15
U.S.C. 12) and includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 45).
    ``(b) Requirements for Labeling System.--A system for labeling the
violent content in interactive video game products and services, video
program products, motion picture products, and sound recording products
under this section shall meet the following requirements:
            ``(1) The label of a product or service shall consist of a
        single label which--
                    ``(A) takes into account the nature, context, and
                intensity of the depictions of violence in the product
                or service; and
                    ``(B) assesses the totality of all depictions of
                violence in the product or service.
            ``(2) The label of a product or service shall specify a
        minimum age in years for the purchase, viewing, listening to,
        use, or consumption of the product or service in light of the
totality of all depictions of violence in the product or service.
            ``(3) The format of the label for products and services
        shall--
                    ``(A) incorporate each label provided for under
                paragraphs (1) and (2);
                    ``(B) include a symbol or icon, and written text;
                and
                    ``(C) be identical for each given label provided
                under paragraphs (1) and (2), regardless of the type of
                product or service involved.
            ``(4) In the case of a product or service sold in a box,
        carton, sleeve, or other container, the label shall appear on
        the box, carton, sleeve, or container in a conspicuous manner.
            ``(5) In the case of a product or service that is intended
        to be viewed, the label shall--
                    ``(A) appear before the commencement of the product
                or service;
                    ``(B) appear in both visual and audio form; and
                    ``(C) appear in visual form for at least five
                seconds.
            ``(6) Any advertisement for a product or service shall
        include a label of the product or service in accordance with
        the applicable provisions of this subsection.
    ``(c) Federal Trade Commission Responsibilities.--(1)(A) If the
manufacturers and producers referred to in subsection (a) submit to the
Federal Trade Commission a proposal for a labeling system referred to
in that subsection not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Media Violence Labeling Act of 1999, the Commission
shall review the labeling system contained in the proposal to determine
whether the labeling system meets the requirements set forth in
subsection (b) in a manner that addresses fully the purposes set forth
in section 2(b).
    ``(B) Not later than 180 days after commencing a review of the
proposal for a labeling system under subparagraph (A), the Commission
shall issue a labeling system for purposes of this section. The
labeling system issued under this subparagraph may include such
modifications of the proposal as the Commission considers appropriate
in order to assure that the labeling system meets the requirements set
forth in subsection (b) in a manner that addresses fully the purposes
set forth in section 2(b).
    ``(2)(A) If the manufacturers and producers referred to in
subsection (a) do not submit to the Commission a proposal for a
labeling system referred to in that subsection within the time provided
under paragraph (1)(A), the Commission shall prescribe regulations to
establish a labeling system for purposes of this section that meets the
requirements set forth in subsection (b).
    ``(B) Any regulations under subparagraph (A) shall be prescribed
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Media
Violence Labeling Act of 1999.
    ``(e) Prohibition on Sale or Distribution Without Label.--
Commencing one year after the date of the enactment of the Media
Violence Labeling Act of 1999, a person may not manufacture or produce
for sale or distribution in commerce, package for sale or distribution
in commerce, or sell or distribute in commerce any interactive video
game product or service, video program product, motion picture product,
or sound recording product unless the product or service bears a label
in accordance with the labeling system issued or prescribed by the
Federal Trade Commission under subsection (d) which--
            ``(1) is appropriate for the nature, context, and intensity
        of the depictions of violence in the product or service; and
            ``(2) specifies an appropriate minimum age in years for
        purchasers and consumers of the product or service.
    ``(f) Prohibition on Sale in Violation of Age Restriction.--
Commencing one year after the date of the enactment of the Media
Violence Labeling Act of 1999, a person may not sell in commerce an
interactive video game product or service, video program product,
motion picture product, or sound recording product to an individual
whose age in years is less than the age specified as the minimum age in
years for a purchaser and consumer of the product or service, as the
case may be, under the labeling system issued or prescribed by the
Federal Trade Commission under subsection (d).
    ``(g) Investigations of Improper Labeling.--The Federal Trade
Commission shall have the authority to receive and investigate
allegations that an interactive video game product or service, video
program product, motion picture product, or sound recording product
does not bear a label under the labeling system issued or prescribed by
the Commission under subsection (d) that is appropriate for the product
or service, as the case may be, given the nature, context, and
intensity of the depictions of violence in the product or service.''.
    (c) Civil Penalty.--That Act is further amended by inserting after
section 10 (15 U.S.C. 1338) the following new section:

                            ``civil penalty

    ``Sec. 10A. (a) In General.--Any person who violates subsection (e)
or (f) of section 4A shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount
not to exceed $10,000 for each such violation.
    ``(b) Duration of Violation.--In the case of an interactive video
game product or service, video program product, motion picture product,
or sound recording product determined to violate section 4A(e), each
day from the date of the commencement of sale or distribution of the
product or service, as the case may be, to the date of the
determination of the violation shall constitute a separate violation of
subsection (a), and all such violations shall be aggregated together
for purposes of determining the total liability of the manufacturer or
producer of the product or service, as the case may be, for such
violations under that subsection.''.
    (d) Short Title of Act.--The first section of that Act (15 U.S.C.
1331 note) is amended to read as follows: ``That this Act may be cited
as the `Federal Cigarette and Media Violence Labeling and Advertising
Act'''.

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Media Violence Labeling Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to state that it is the policy of Congress to provide for the establishment, use, and enforcement of a consistent and comprehensive system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, including with regard to the appropriateness of such products for minors.
Authorizes manufacturers and producers of interactive video game products and services, video program products, motion picture products, and sound recording products (products) to submit to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a joint proposal for a system for labeling the violent content of such products.  Outlines labeling system requirements, including that: (1) such product shall specify a minimum age for purchase and viewing; and (2) the label should appear conspicuously on the product.
Requires the FTC to review any proposal that is submitted by such manufacturers and producers within 180 days after the enactment of this Act to determine if it meets such requirements.  Requires the FTC to issue a labeling system within 180 days after commencing a review of such proposal. Directs the FTC to establish its own labeling system if a proposal is not submitted.
Prohibits a person from manufacturing or producing such a product unless it bears a label meeting requirements of this Act.  Prohibits a person, from the same date, from selling such product to an individual whose age is less than the minimum age specified under the labeling system.
Empowers the FTC to investigate allegations of violations of this Act.  Provides civil penalties for violations.
Renames the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act as the Federal Cigarette and Media Violence Labeling and Advertising Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Food for Healthy Families Act
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. LOCAL FOOD FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary unless the
context specifies otherwise) shall establish the Local Food for Healthy
Families Program for the purpose of making grants to certain entities
to carry out projects to provide incentives to low-income families
receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to
purchase fruits and vegetables.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of the funds
made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year may be used by
the Secretary to administer, evaluate, and monitor this Act for such
fiscal year.
    (c) Advisory Committee.--The Secretary shall convene an advisory
committee composed of representatives of organizations that have prior
experience implementing local fruit and vegetable incentive programs to
advise him on the design of the Local Food for Healthy Families
Program.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    (a) Applications.--Subject to subsection (b), to be eligible to
receive a grant to carry out a project under this Act, the following
entities may submit to the Secretary an application that contains such
information and assurances, at such time and in such form, as the
Secretary may require by rule:
            (1) Private nonprofit entities.
            (2) Agricultural cooperatives.
            (3) Producer networks or associations.
            (4) Community health organizations.
            (5) Public benefit corporations.
            (6) Economic development cooperatives.
            (7) Farmers' markets.
            (8) Community supported agriculture programs.
            (9) Buying clubs.
            (10) Retail food stores that participate in the
        supplemental nutrition assistance program.
            (11) State, local, or tribal agencies.
    (b) Required Assurance.--An application submitted under subsection
(a) shall include an assurance that the applicant will impose on
recipients of incentives under this Act the same terms and conditions
that apply to purchases made by individuals using supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits.

SEC. 4. PRIORITY.

    In making grants under section 2, the Secretary shall give priority
to eligible entities that--
            (1) are located in underserved communities,
            (2) provide locally produced fruits and vegetables,
            (3) maximize the share of funds used for direct incentives
        to participants,
            (4) use direct-to-consumer sales marketing,
            (5) demonstrate a track record of designing and
        implementing successful nutrition incentive programs that
        connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers,
            (6) develop innovative linkages between for-profit and
        nonprofit organizations, and
            (7) address other criteria as established by the Secretary.

SEC. 5. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Federal Share of Costs.--Not more than 50 percent of the cost
of any project for which a grant is made under section 2 may be paid
with Federal funds.
    (b) Non-Federal Share of Costs.--An eligible entity that applies
for a grant under section 2 shall agree to provide not less than 50
percent of the cost of the project for which application is submitted
from non-Federal sources, except that--
            (1) an eligible entity that is a nonprofit entity may value
        in cash or in-kind (fairly evaluated) its share of the cost of
        such project, and
            (2) an eligible entity that is a for-profit entity may
        value only in cash (and may not include services of an
        employee, including salaries paid or expenses covered by the
        employer) its share of the cost of such project.

SEC. 6. INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.

    The Secretary shall provide for an independent evaluation of each
project for which a grant is made under this Act. Such evaluation
shall--
            (1) measure the impact of such project on--
                    (A) improving the nutrition and health status of
                families that participate in projects carried out under
                this Act, and
                    (B) increasing the quantity of fruits and
                vegetables purchased by such families, and
            (2) use rigorous methodologies capable of producing
        scientifically valid information regarding the effectiveness of
        such project.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED INFORMATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary
may provide technical assistance regarding the operation of the Local
Food for Healthy Families Program to entities that request such
information.
    (b) Sharing Information.--The Secretary may provide for sharing of
information concerning the operation of the Local Food for Healthy
Families Program, the operation of projects carried out under such
program, and the issues arising from such program and such projects,
with and among--
            (1) governmental, for-profit, and nonprofit groups, and the
        public through publications, conferences, and other appropriate
        forums, and
            (2) researchers, practitioners, and other interested
        persons.

SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--The value of any incentive provided under this Act
to a participating family shall not be considered income or resources
for any purpose under any Federal, State, or local law.
    (b) No Limitation on Benefits.--A grant made available under this
Act shall not be used to carry out any project that limits the use of
benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.) or any other Federal nutrition law.
    (c) Household Allotment.--Incentives provided under this Act to
families that receive supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits shall not--
            (1) be considered to be part of such benefits; or
            (2) be used in the collection or disposition of claims
        under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
        U.S.C. 2022).

SEC. 9. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.

    Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out
the Local Food for Healthy Families Program $20,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

Output: Local Food for Healthy Families Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the local food for healthy families program to make grants to specified entities to provide low-income families receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) with incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Honesty in Energy
Regulations Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) as a tool to justify Federal actions by the Secretary
        of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
        Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the
        Council on Environmental Quality to address greenhouse gas
        emissions, including the regulation or prohibition of the
        exploration, mining, production, and use of coal and other
        fossil fuels as energy sources, the social cost of carbon, the
        social cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide
        represent the hypothetical cost of 1 incremental ton of carbon
        dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions in a given year;
            (2) the document of the Office of Management and Budget
        entitled ``Circular A-4'' and dated September 17, 2003--
                    (A) guides Federal agencies on the development of
                regulatory impact analysis required under Executive
                Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory
                planning and review) and other authorities; and
                    (B) instructs Federal agencies to include discount
                rates of 3 and 7 percent and evaluate the costs and
                benefits of the regulatory action that accrue to
                citizens and residents of the United States;
            (3) first developed in 2009 by an interagency working group
        that included the Department of Energy, the Environmental
        Protection Agency, and the Council on Environmental Quality,
        the estimates for the social cost of carbon, as well as the
        subsequently developed estimates of the social cost of methane,
        and the social cost of nitrous oxide fail to comply with the 3-
        and 7-percent discount rates prescribed by the document of the
        Office of Management and Budget entitled ``Circular A-4'' and
        dated September 17, 2003;
            (4) while the document of the Office of Management and
        Budget entitled ``Circular A-4'' and dated September 17, 2003,
        specifies that, in carrying out an evaluation of the global
        effects of a rule, regulation, or action, the evaluation shall
        be reported separately from domestic costs and benefits of that
        rule, regulation, or action, the social cost of carbon instead
        calculates the global benefits in lieu of, not in addition to,
        the domestic costs of a rule, regulation, or action;
            (5) the use of the estimates for the social cost of carbon,
        the social cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous
        oxide, in the rulemakings of the Department of Energy, the
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the
        Interior, and the Council on Environmental Quality without
        public notice and an adequate opportunity for comment violates
        scientific peer review requirements;
            (6) the Environmental Protection Agency relied upon the
        social cost of methane, without appropriate peer review or
        opportunity for public notice and comment, in justifying the
        costs and benefits of the September 2015 proposed and the June
        2016 finalized rules under the Clean Air Act for methane
        emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed sources in the
        oil and gas sector;
            (7) the Department of the Interior used the social cost of
        methane estimate to justify the costs and benefits of the final
        rule entitled ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to
        Royalties, and Resource Conservation'' (81 Fed. Reg. 83008
        (November 18, 2016));
            (8) the Council on Environmental Quality issued final
        guidance on August 1, 2016, that, with respect to a monetary
        cost-benefit analysis for an evaluation of a proposed Federal
        action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), directed the head of each Federal agency
        to include the social cost of carbon in any consideration of
        the effect of greenhouse gas emissions;
            (9) the regulations of the Department of Energy, the
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the
        Interior, and the Council on Environmental Quality are costing
        families of the United States billions of dollars each year and
        are justified, in large part, by the social cost of carbon, the
        social cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide;
            (10) continued use of the social cost of carbon, the social
        cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide by the
        Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the
        Department of the Interior, and the Council on Environmental
        Quality ignores sound science for the purpose of eliminating
        the exploration, mining, production, and use of the abundant
        domestic sources of fossil fuel energy of the United States;
            (11) Executive Order 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 12285 (March 1,
        2017)) states that the policy of the United States is to
        alleviate any unnecessary regulatory burden on the people of
        the United States; and
            (12) Executive Order 13783 of March 28, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg.
        16093 (March 31, 2017))--
                    (A) disbands the interagency working group referred
                to in paragraph (3);
                    (B) withdraws the social cost of carbon, the social
                cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide;
                and
                    (C) directs Federal agencies, in monetizing the
                value of changes in greenhouse gas emissions as a
                result of a regulation, to follow the document of the
                Office of Management and Budget entitled ``Circular A-
                4'' and dated September 17, 2003, by using the discount
                rates specified in that document and evaluating only
                the domestic effects of the regulation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Social cost of carbon.--The term ``social cost of
        carbon'' means--
                    (A) the estimate of the social cost of carbon
                described in--
                            (i) the document entitled ``Technical
                        Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for
                        Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive
                        Order 12866'', published by the Interagency
                        Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United
                        States Government, in February 2010; or
                            (ii)(I) the document entitled ``Technical
                        Support Document: Technical Update of the
                        Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
                        Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'',
                        published by the Interagency Working Group on
                        Social Cost of Carbon, United States
                        Government, in May 2013 and revised in November
                        2013 and July 2015, and published and revised
                        by the Interagency Working Group on the Social
                        Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States
                        Government, in August 2016; or
                            (II) any successor or substantially related
                        document; and
                    (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages
                associated with an incremental increase in carbon
                dioxide emissions in a given year.
            (3) Social cost of methane.--The term ``social cost of
        methane'' means--
                    (A) the estimate of the social cost of methane
                described in--
                            (i) the proposed rule entitled ``Oil and
                        Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New
                        and Modified Sources'' (80 Fed. Reg. 56593
                        (September 18, 2015));
                            (ii) the final rule entitled ``Oil and
                        Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New,
                        Reconstructed, and Modified Sources'' (81 Fed.
                        Reg. 35824 (June 3, 2016));
                            (iii) the regulatory impact analysis
                        entitled ``Regulatory Impact Analysis of the
                        Final Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission
                        Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified
                        Sources'', prepared by the Environmental
                        Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation,
                        in May 2016 and identified by docket ID number
                        EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505-7630; or
                            (iv)(I) the document entitled ``Addendum to
                        Technical Support Document on Social Cost of
                        Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under
                        Executive Order 12866: Application of the
                        Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of
                        Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'',
                        published by the Interagency Working Group on
                        Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States
                        Government, in August 2016; or
                            (II) any successor or substantially related
                        document; and
                    (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages
                associated with an incremental increase in methane
                emissions in a given year.
            (4) Social cost of nitrous oxide.--The term ``social cost
        of nitrous oxide'' means--
                    (A) the estimate of the social cost of nitrous
                oxide described in--
                            (i) the document entitled ``Addendum to
                        Technical Support Document on Social Cost of
                        Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under
                        Executive Order 12866: Application of the
                        Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of
                        Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'',
                        published by the Interagency Working Group on
                        Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States
                        Government, in August 2016; or
                            (ii) any other successor or substantially
                        related document; and
                    (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages
                associated with an incremental increase in nitrous
                oxide emissions in a given year.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING THE SOCIAL COST OF GREENHOUSE GAS,
              INCLUDING THE SOCIAL COST OF CARBON, THE SOCIAL COST OF
              METHANE, AND THE SOCIAL COST OF NITROUS OXIDE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, under any authority, the
Administrator, under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the
Secretary of the Interior, under any authority, and the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality, under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), may not consider the
social cost of carbon, social cost of methane, or social cost of
nitrous oxide--
            (1) as part of any cost-benefit analysis required under--
                    (A) any law;
                    (B) Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note;
                relating to regulatory planning and review); or
                    (C) Executive Order 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note;
                relating to improving regulation and regulatory
                review);
            (2) in any rulemaking;
            (3) in the issuance of any guidance;
            (4) in taking any other agency action; or
            (5) as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance
        document, or agency action.
    (b) Exception.--The Secretary of Energy, the Administrator, the
Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality may consider the social cost of carbon, social
cost of methane, or social cost of nitrous oxide in carrying out an
activity described in subsection (a) only if, after the date of
enactment of this Act--
            (1) a Federal law is enacted that explicitly authorizes the
        consideration; or
            (2) the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator, the
        Secretary of the Interior, or the Chair of the Council on
        Environmental Quality uses an estimate for the social cost of
        carbon, social cost of methane, or social cost of nitrous oxide
        that--
                    (A) complies with the requirements of the document
                of the Office of Management and Budget entitled
                ``Circular A-4'' and dated September 17, 2003;
                    (B) uses the discount rates of 3 and 7 percent
                specified in that document;
                    (C) considers only the domestic costs and benefits
                of the activity; and
                    (D) uses only--
                            (i) the most up to date and empirically
                        estimated equilibrium climate sensitivity
                        distributions; and
                            (ii) realistic time horizons.

SEC. 5. REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator, in coordination and consultation with the Secretary
of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the Council
on Environmental Quality, shall submit to the Committees on Energy and
Commerce and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report describing the number of proposed and
final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions that, since
January 2009, have used the social cost of carbon, the social cost of
methane, or the social cost of nitrous oxide, including the use of the
social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, or the social cost
of nitrous oxide as part of any cost-benefit analysis required under
Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory
planning and review) or other relevant authority.

Output: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Interior, and the Council on Environmental Quality from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, or nitrous oxide as part of any cost benefit analysis in the rule making process, unless a federal law is enacted authorizing such consideration. They may also consider those social costs if they use an estimate that: (1) complies with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget's "Circular A-4" document; (2) uses the discount rates of three and seven percent specified in that document; (3) considers only the domestic costs and benefits of the activity; and (4) uses only the most up to date and empirically estimated equilibrium climate sensitivity distributions, and realistic time horizons. The EPA must report on the number of proposed and final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions since January 2009 that use those social costs, including as part of any cost benefit analysis required under Executive Order 12866 or other relevant authority.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Salton Sea
Reclamation Act of 1998''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                  TITLE I--SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY

Sec. 101. Salton Sea Feasibility study authorization.
Sec. 102. Concurrent wildlife resources studies.
Sec. 103. Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge renamed as Sonny Bono
          Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

 TITLE II--EMERGENCY ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE ALAMO RIVER
                              AND NEW RIVER

Sec. 201. Alamo River and New River irrigation drainage water.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) The term ``Committees'' means the Committee on Resources
    and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
    of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
    Resources and the Committee on Environmental and Public Works of
    the Senate.
        (2) The term ``Salton Sea Authority'' means the Joint Powers
    Authority by that name established under the laws of the State of
    California by a Joint Power Agreement signed on June 2, 1993.
        (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior,
    acting through the Bureau of Reclamation.

                 TITLE I--SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY

SEC. 101. SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--No later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary, in
accordance with this section, shall complete all feasibility studies
and cost analyses for the options set forth in subsection (b)(2)(A)
necessary for Congress to fully evaluate such options.
    (b) Feasibility Study.--
        (1) In general.--
            (A) The Secretary shall complete all studies, including,
        but not limited to environmental and other reviews, of the
        feasibility and benefit-cost of various options that permit the
        continued use of the Salton Sea as a reservoir for irrigation
        drainage and: (i) reduce and stabilize the overall salinity of
        the Salton Sea; (ii) stabilize the surface elevation of the
        Salton Sea; (iii) reclaim, in the long term, healthy fish and
        wildlife resources and their habitats; and (iv) enhance the
        potential for recreational uses and economic development of the
        Salton Sea.
            (B) Based solely on whatever information is available at
        the time of submission of the report, the Secretary shall: (i)
        identify any options he deems economically feasible and cost
        effective; (ii) identify any additional information necessary
        to develop construction specifications; and (iii) submit any
        recommendations, along with the results of the study to the
        Committees no later than January 1, 2000.
            (C)(i) The Secretary shall carry out the feasibility study
        in accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into
        by the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor of
        California.
            (ii) The memorandum of understanding shall, at a minimum,
        establish criteria for evaluation and selection of options
        under subparagraph (2)(A), including criteria for determining
        benefit and the magnitude and practicability of costs of
        construction, operation, and maintenance of each option
        evaluated.
        (2) Options to be considered.--Options considered in the
    feasibility study--
            (A) shall consist of, but need not be limited to--
                (i) use of impoundments to segregate a portion of the
            waters of the Salton Sea in one or more evaporation ponds
            located in the Salton Sea basin;
                (ii) pumping water out of the Salton Sea;
                (iii) augmented flows of water into the Salton Sea;
                (iv) a combination of the options referred to in
            clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
                (v) any other economically feasible remediation option
            the Secretary considers appropriate and for which
            feasibility analyses and cost estimates can be completed by
            January 1, 2000;
            (B) shall be limited to proven technologies; and
            (C) shall not include any option that--
                (i) relies on the importation of any new or additional
            water from the Colorado River; or
                (ii) is inconsistent with the provisions of sub-
            section (c).
        (3) Assumptions.--In evaluating options, the Secretary shall
    apply assumptions regarding water inflows into the Salton Sea Basin
    that encourage water conservation, account for transfers of water
    out of the Salton Sea Basin, and are based on a maximum likely
    reduction in inflows into the Salton Sea Basin which could be
    800,000 acre-feet or less per year.
        (4) Consideration of costs.--In evaluating the feasibility of
    options, the Secretary shall consider the ability of Federal,
    tribal, State and local government sources and private sources to
    fund capital construction costs and annual operation, maintenance,
    energy, and replacement costs and shall set forth the basis for any
    cost sharing allocations as well as anticipated repayment, if any,
    of Federal contributions.
    (c) Relationship to Other Law.--
        (1) Reclamation laws.--Activities authorized by this Act shall
    not be subject to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; 43 U.S.C.
    391 et seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
    Amounts expended for those activities shall be considered
    nonreimbursable for purposes of those laws and shall not be
    considered to be a supplemental or additional benefit for purposes
    of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C.
    390aa et seq.).
        (2) Preservation of rights and obligations with respect to the
    colorado river.--This Act shall not be considered to supersede or
    otherwise affect any treaty, law, decree, contract, or agreement
    governing use of water from the Colorado River. All activities
    taken under this Act must be carried out in a manner consistent
    with rights and obligations of persons under those treaties, laws,
    decrees, contracts, and agreements.

SEC. 102. CONCURRENT WILDLIFE RESOURCES STUDIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for the conduct,
concurrently with the feasibility study under section 101(b), of
studies of hydrology, wildlife pathology, and toxicology relating to
wildlife resources of the Salton Sea by Federal and non-Federal
entities.
    (b) Selection of Topics and Management of Studies.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a committee to
    be known as the ``Salton Sea Research Management Committee''. The
    committee shall select the topics of studies under this section and
    manage those studies.
        (2) Membership.--The committee shall consist of the following
    five members:
            (A) The Secretary.
            (B) The Governor of California.
            (C) The Executive Director of the Salton Sea Authority.
            (D) The Chairman of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla
        Tribal Government.
            (E) The Director of the California Water Resources Center.
    (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall require that studies under
this section are coordinated through the Science Subcommittee which
reports to the Salton Sea Research Management Committee. In addition to
the membership provided for by the Science Subcommittee's charter,
representatives shall be invited from the University of California,
Riverside; the University of Redlands; San Diego State University; the
Imperial Valley College; and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
    (d) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall require that studies under
this section are subjected to peer review.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For wildlife resources
studies under this section there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary, through accounts within the Fish and Wildlife Service,
exclusively, $5,000,000.
    (f) Advisory Committee Act.--The committee, and its activities, are
not subject to the Federal Advisory Commission Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 103. SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RENAMED AS SONNY BONO
              SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) Refuge Renamed.--The Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge,
located in Imperial County, California, is hereby renamed and shall be
known as the ``Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation,
Executive order, publication, map, or paper or other document of the
United States to the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to
refer to the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

TITLE II--EMERGENCY ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE ALAMO RIVER
                             AND NEW RIVER

SEC. 201. ALAMO RIVER AND NEW RIVER IRRIGATION DRAINAGE WATER.

    (a) River Enhancement.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized and directed to
    promptly conduct research and construct river reclamation and
    wetlands projects to improve water quality in the Alamo River and
    New River, Imperial County, California, by treating water in those
    rivers and irrigation drainage water that flows into those rivers.
        (2) Acquisitions.--The Secretary may acquire equipment, real
    property from willing sellers, and interests in real property
    (including site access) from willing sellers as needed to implement
    actions under this section if the State of California, a political
    subdivision of the State, or Desert Wildlife Unlimited has entered
    into an agreement with the Secretary under which the State,
    subdivision, or Desert Wildlife Unlimited, respectively, will,
    effective 1 year after the date that systems for which the
    acquisitions are made are operational and functional--
            (A) accept all right, title, and interest in and to the
        equipment, property, or interests; and
            (B) assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of
        the equipment, property, or interests.
        (3) Transfer of title.--Not later than 1 year after the date a
    system developed under this section is operational and functional,
    the Secretary shall transfer all right, title, and interest of the
    United States in and to all equipment, property, and interests
    acquired for the system in accordance with the applicable agreement
    under paragraph (2).
        (4) Monitoring and other actions.--The Secretary shall
    establish a long-term monitoring program to maximize the
    effectiveness of any wetlands developed under this title and may
    implement other actions to improve the efficacy of actions
    implemented pursuant to this section.
    (b) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall implement subsection (a) in
cooperation with Desert Wildlife Unlimited, the Imperial Irrigation
District, California, and other interested persons.
    (c) Federal Water Pollution Control.--Water withdrawn solely for
the purpose of a wetlands project to improve water quality under
subsection (a)(1), when returned to the Alamo River or New River, shall
not be required to meet water quality standards under the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For river reclamation and
other irrigation drainage water treatment actions under this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $3,000,000.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Salton Sea Feasibility Study
     Title II:  Emergency Action to Improve Water Quality in the
          Alamo River and New River
Salton Sea Reclamation Act of 1998 -
Title I:  Salton Sea Feasibility Study
 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, by January 1, 2000, to complete all feasibility studies and cost analyses with respect to a feasibility study for the reclamation of the Salton Sea, located in Imperial and Riverside Counties, California, which shall include options for achieving salinity reduction and stabilization, stabilizing surface elevation, restoring fish and wildlife resources, and enhancing recreational use and economic development.  Requires a report to specified congressional committees containing proposed options and recommendations.  Directs the Secretary to carry out the study under a memorandum of understanding entered into by the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor of California. Prohibits the inclusion of any option that relies on the importation of any new or additional water from the Colorado River.  Preserves all current rights and obligations concerning Colorado River water use.
Directs the Secretary to conduct, concurrently with the feasibility study, studies of hydrology, wildlife pathology, and toxicology relating to wildlife resources of the Salton Sea by Federal and non-Federal sources.  Directs the Secretary to establish the Salton Sea Research Management Committee to select and manage such studies. Authorizes appropriations.
Renames the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge as the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.
Title II:  Emergency Action to Improve Water Quality in the Alamo River and New River
 - Authorizes and directs the Secretary to promptly conduct research and construct river reclamation and wetlands projects to improve water quality in the Alamo and New Rivers in Imperial County, California, by treating water in those rivers and irrigation drainage water that flows into those rivers.  Directs the Secretary to establish a long-term monitoring program to maximize the effectiveness of any wetlands developed under this Act.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job Access and Work Incentives
Act''.

    TITLE I--PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS THAT HIRE WELFARE RECIPIENTS

SEC. 101. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS THAT HIRE WELFARE RECIPIENTS.

    (a) Preference.--In awarding a contract covered by this section,
the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government shall give
preference to an entity that agrees to hire welfare recipients for jobs
created to carry out the contract.
    (b) Evaluation.--To carry out subsection (a), the head of a
department or agency shall develop a system under which, in the
evaluation of an offer from an entity for a contract, the preference
given to the entity will be greater as the number of welfare recipients
that the offeror agrees to hire increases.
    (c) Exceptions.--The requirement of subsection (a) shall not apply
in the evaluation of offers for a contract if--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense determines that the subsection
        should not apply for national security reasons; or
            (2) the head of the department or agency determines that no
        entry-level jobs are expected to be created to carry out the
        contract.
    (d) Covered Contracts.--This section applies to any contract in an
amount in excess of $500,000 entered into after the date of the
enactment of this Act by a department or agency of the Federal
Government using competitive procedures.
    (e) Welfare Recipient.--The term ``welfare recipient'' means a
recipient of assistance under a State program funded under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act.

            TITLE II--JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS

SEC. 201. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS.

    Section 3037(l)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 391) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (ii) through
        (v) and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                            ``(iii) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                            ``(iv) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                            ``(v) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                        and
                            ``(vi) $500,000,000 for fiscal year
                        2004.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``this section'' and
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
        ``this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``this section'' and
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
        ``this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

  TITLE III--GUARANTEES OF LOANS MADE BY STATES TO CURRENT OR RECENT
                           WELFARE RECIPIENTS

SEC. 301. GUARANTEES OF LOANS MADE BY STATES TO CURRENT OR RECENT
              WELFARE RECIPIENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may
provide loan guarantees to States in accordance with this section.
    (b) Limitation on Annual Amount of Loan Guarantees.--The total
dollar amount of loan guarantees that may be provided under this
section in a fiscal year shall not exceed $50,000,000.
    (c) Limitation on Annual Amount of Loan Guarantees per State.--The
total dollar amount of loan guarantees that may be provided to a State
under this section in a fiscal year is the amount that bears the same
ratio to $50,000,000 as the total dollar amount payable to the State
under section 403(a)(1) of the Social Security Act for the fiscal year
(determined without regard to any penalty imposed under section 409 of
such Act) bears to the total dollar amount payable to all States under
such section 403(a)(1) for the fiscal year (as so determined).
    (d) Loans That May Be Guaranteed.--The Secretary of Health and
Human Services may provide a loan guarantee under this section with
respect to a loan if--
            (1) the loan is made by a State;
            (2) the borrower is a recipient of assistance under a State
        program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security
        Act;
            (3) the principal amount of the loan is not less than $20
        and not more than $5,000; and
            (4) the loan bears interest at an annual rate that does not
        exceed the rate at which interest is payable annually on bonds
        most recently issued by the smallest political subdivision of
        the State in which the borrower resides that has borrowing
        authority.
    (e) Definition of State.--In this section, the term ``State'' has
the meaning given such term in section 419(5) of the Social Security
Act.
    (f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.

          TITLE IV--SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

SEC. 401. APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
              AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

    For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health Service Act
with respect to substance abuse and mental health services, there is
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $2,730,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.

                   TITLE V--RESTORATION OF DEDUCTIONS

SEC. 501. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
              AND FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SPOUSES AND OTHERS
              ACCOMPANYING THE TAXPAYER ON BUSINESS.

    (a) Restoration of Deduction for Business Meals and
Entertainment.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (n) of section 274 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to only 50 percent of
        meal and entertainment expenses allowed as deduction) is hereby
        repealed.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.
    (b) Repeal of Special Limitation on Deduction for Travel Expenses
of Spouses, Etc.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (m) of section 274 of such Code
        is amended by striking paragraph (3).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
        shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31,
        1999.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Preference for Contractors That Hire Welfare
          Recipients
     Title II:  Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants
     Title III:  Guarantees of Loans Made by States to Current or
          Recent Welfare Recipients
     Title IV:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
     Title V:  Restoration of Deductions
Job Access and Work Incentives Act -
Title I:  Preference for Contractors that Hire Welfare Recipients
 - Requires the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government, in awarding a covered contract (contracts over $500,000), to give preference (subject to exceptions) to an entity that agrees to hire welfare recipients (a recipient of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act) for jobs created to carry out the contract.
Title II:  Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants
 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to extend and increase the job access and reverse commute grants program.
Title III:  Guarantees of Loans Made by States to Current or Recent Welfare Recipients
 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide a loan guarantee to a State with respect to a loan if:  (1) the loan is made by a State; (2) the borrower is a recipient of assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; (3) the principal amount of the loan is not less than $20 and not more than $5,000; and (4) the loan bears interest at an annual rate that does not exceed the rate at which interest is payable annually on bonds most recently issued by the smallest political subdivision of the State in which the borrower resides that has borrowing authority.
Title IV:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
 - Appropriates funds, as specified under the Public Health Service Act, for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Title V: Restoration of Deductions
 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the current limitations on the deductions for:  (1) meals and entertainment expenses; and (2) luxury water transportation, travel as a form of education, and travel expenses for spouses and dependents.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Housing and Community
Renewal Development Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Addressing the problem of contaminated abandoned
        industrial or commercial properties by funding programs that
        encourage the reuse of such properties must continue to be a
        priority of this country.
            (2) Brownfields grant programs funded through the
        Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are utilized for
        environmental assessment, planning, job training, and cleanup.
            (3) EPA brownfields programs are not adequate to
        rehabilitate, demolish, or redevelop structures.
            (4) The Department of Housing and Urban Development is an
        appropriate agency to provide grants to redevelop contaminated,
        abandoned or underutilized buildings, which pose not only a
        possible health risk but also impact a community's quality of
        life.
            (5) Local communities need additional redevelopment
        programs that provide new flexibility to organizations to be
        part of community development efforts.
            (6) The Congress should fund appropriate Federal programs
        that allow communities to redevelop their neighborhoods and
        improve the quality of life in the surrounding areas.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to empower local
communities and their partners to clean and redevelop brownfields in
their communities by providing--
            (1) flexibility for the development of local plans to
        address brownfields problems; and
            (2) access to economic development grant funds.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY RENEWAL THROUGH BROWNFIELD
              REDEVELOPMENT.

    Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5308) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (s); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (q) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(r) Grant Program to Promote Community Renewal Through Brownfield
Redevelopment.--
            ``(1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary shall
        establish a program under this subsection to make grants to
        assist in carrying out redevelopment activities for brownfield
        sites and abandoned, idled, and underused industrial,
        commercial or housing structures located in brownfield sites.
            ``(2) Grantees and grant conditions.--A grant may be made
        under this subsection to a unit of general local government,
        including an agency of such a unit, an entity affiliated with
        such a unit, a nonprofit organization, or a community
        development corporation, but only pursuant to a grant proposal
        for redevelopment of a brownfield site or sites, which is
        submitted to and approved by the Secretary and ensures that the
        grant will be used for at least one of the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To benefit low and moderate income
                communities.
                    ``(B) To increase affordable housing opportunities.
                    ``(C) To address imminent threats or urgent
                community needs.
                    ``(D) To provide open spaces or parks.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection,
        the Secretary shall give priority to grant proposals that
        ensure that the grant will be used for two or more of the
        objectives specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
        paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Availability of assistance.--The Secretary shall not
        require, for eligibility to a grant under this section, that
        such grant amounts be used only in connection or conjunction
        with projects and activities assisted with a loan guaranteed
        under this section.
            ``(5) Grant amount.--Each grant award made under this
        subsection shall be of sufficient size to carry out the goals
        of this subsection, but shall not exceed $1,000,000.
            ``(6) Administrative costs.--A recipient of a grant under
        this subsection may use not more than 10 percent of the amount
        of the grant for reasonable administrative costs necessary in
        carrying out the brownfields project for which the grant is
        made.
            ``(7) Audits.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out
        procedures for auditing or reviewing grants made under this
        subsection.
            ``(8) Violations.--The Secretary shall establish and
        implement appropriate measures to sanction grantees who are
        found to have violated the requirements under this subsection
        or any grant conditions.
            ``(9) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `brownfield site' has the meaning given such term in
        section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
            ``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated for grants under this subsection
                $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000 for
                fiscal year 2009, and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
                    ``(B) Availability.--Any amounts appropriated
                pursuant to this paragraph shall remain available until
                expended.
            ``(11) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall submit a
        report to the Congress, not later than 30 months after the date
        of the enactment of the Brownfields Housing and Community
        Renewal Development Act, on the use and impact of the grant
        program under this subsection.''.

Output: Brownfields Housing and Community Renewal Development Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grants program for redevelopment activities for brownfield sites and abandoned, idled, and underused industrial, commercial, or housing structures located in brownfield sites.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare
Beneficiaries' Choice Stabilization Act of 2000''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of payment floor for Medicare+Choice payment
                            rates after applying risk-adjustment
                            methodology.
Sec. 3. Change in application of budget neutrality adjustment for 2001
                            and 2002.
Sec. 4. Increase in national per capita Medicare+Choice growth
                            percentage in 2001 and 2002.
Sec. 5. Increasing minimum payment amount.
Sec. 6. Allowing movement to 50:50 percent blend in 2002.
Sec. 7. Increased update for payment areas with only one or no
                            Medicare+Choice contracts.
Sec. 8. Permitting higher negotiated rates in certain Medicare+Choice
                            payment areas below national average.
Sec. 9. 10-year phase in of risk adjustment based on data from all
                            settings.
Sec. 10. Delay from July to November, 2000 in deadline for offering and
                            withdrawing Medicare+Choice plans for 2001.
Sec. 11. Miscellaneous regulatory changes.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PAYMENT FLOOR FOR MEDICARE+CHOICE PAYMENT
              RATES AFTER APPLYING RISK-ADJUSTMENT METHODOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1853(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-23(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
        `or (C)' and inserting `(C), or (D)'; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Demographically adjusted fee-for-service per
                capita expenditures.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For 2001 and each
                        subsequent year, 90 percent of the adjusted
                        average per capita cost for the year for the
                        Medicare+Choice payment area determined by the
                        Secretary based upon the rule specified under
                        paragraph (4) of section 1876(a) and calculated
                        without regard to the adjustment under
                        paragraph (1)(C) of such section.
                            ``(ii) Special rule for risk adjustment.--
                        For purposes of applying risk adjustment to the
                        payment amount determined under this
                        subparagraph for a demographic class, the risk
                        adjustment for such demographic class shall be
                        determined under the methodology applied by the
                        Secretary under section 1876(a)(4) without
                        regard to subsection (a)(3) of this section.''.
    (b) Continuation of Computation of AAPCC Data.--Section 1853(b) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Continued computation and publication of county-
        specific per capita fee-for-service expenditure information.--
        Using the most recent data available, the Secretary shall
        provide for the computation and publication, on an annual basis
        at the time of publication of the annual Medicare+Choice
        capitation rates, of information on the level of the average
        annual per capita costs (described in section 1876(a)(4)) for
        each Medicare+Choice payment area.''.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY ADJUSTMENT FOR 2001 AND 2002.

    Section 1853(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(c))
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A) in the matter following clause
        (ii), by inserting ``for a year (other than 2001 or 2002)''
        after ``multiplied''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``(other than 2001 or
        2002)'' after ``for each year''.

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN NATIONAL PER CAPITA MEDICARE+CHOICE GROWTH
              PERCENTAGE IN 2001 AND 2002.

    Section 1853(c)(6)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``for 2001, 0.5 percentage
        points'' and inserting ``for 2001, 0 percentage points''; and
            (2) in clause (v), by striking ``for 2002, 0.3 percentage
        points'' and inserting ``for 2002, 0 percentage points''.

SEC. 5. INCREASING MINIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1853(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(ii) For a succeeding year'' and
        inserting ``(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), for a succeeding
        year''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                            ``(II) For 2001 for any of the 50 States
                        and the District of Columbia, $450.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to
years beginning with 2001.

SEC. 6. ALLOWING MOVEMENT TO 50:50 PERCENT BLEND IN 2002.

    Section 1853(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F)
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by adding after and below subparagraph (F) the
        following:
        ``except that a Medicare+Choice organization may elect to apply
        subparagraph (F) (rather than subparagraph (E)) for 2001 and
        for 2002.''.

SEC. 7. INCREASED UPDATE FOR PAYMENT AREAS WITH ONLY ONE OR NO
              MEDICARE+CHOICE CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1853(c)(1)(C)(ii) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(c)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(ii) For a subsequent year'' and
        inserting ``(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), for a subsequent
        year''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                            ``(II) During 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and
                        2005, in the case of a Medicare+Choice payment
                        area in which there is no more than one
                        contract entered into under this part as of
                        July 1 before the beginning of the year, 102.5
                        percent of the annual Medicare+Choice
                        capitation rate under this paragraph for the
                        area for the previous year.''.
    (b) Construction.--The amendments made by subsection (a) do not
affect the payment of a first time bonus under section 1853(i) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(i)).

SEC. 8. PERMITTING HIGHER NEGOTIATED RATES IN CERTAIN MEDICARE+CHOICE
              PAYMENT AREAS BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE.

    Section 1853(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking ``or
        (C)'' and inserting ``(C), or (D)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Permitting higher rates through
                negotiation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each year beginning
                        with 2004, in the case of a Medicare+Choice
                        payment area for which the Medicare+Choice
                        capitation rate under this paragraph would
                        otherwise be less than the United States per
                        capita cost (USPCC), as calculated by the
                        Secretary, a Medicare+Choice organization may
                        negotiate with the Secretary an annual per
                        capita rate that--
                                    ``(I) reflects an annual rate of
                                increase up to the rate of increase
                                specified in clause (ii);
                                    ``(II) takes into account audited
                                current data supplied by the
                                organization on its adjusted community
                                rate (as defined in section
                                1854(f)(3)); and
                                    ``(III) does not exceed the United
                                States per capita cost, as projected by
                                the Secretary for the year involved.
                            ``(ii) Maximum rate described.--The rate of
                        increase specified in this clause for a year is
                        the rate of inflation in private health
                        insurance for the year involved, as projected
                        by the Secretary, and includes such adjustments
                        as may be necessary--
                                    ``(I) to reflect the demographic
                                characteristics in the population under
                                this title; and
                                    ``(II) to eliminate the costs of
                                prescription drugs.
                            ``(iii) Adjustments for over or under
                        projections.--If subparagraph is applied to an
                        organization and payment area for a year, in
                        applying this subparagraph for a subsequent
                        year the provisions of paragraph (6)(C) shall
                        apply in the same manner as such provisions
                        apply under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 9. 10-YEAR PHASE IN OF RISK ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DATA FROM ALL
              SETTINGS.

    Section 1853(a)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-23(c)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by adding after and below subclause (II) the following:
                        ``and, beginning in 2004, insofar as such risk
                        adjustment is based on data from all (or
                        substantially all) settings, the methodology
                        shall be phased in equal increments over a 10
                        year period, beginning with 2004 or (if later)
                        the first year in which such data is used.''.

SEC. 10. DELAY FROM JULY TO NOVEMBER, 2000 IN DEADLINE FOR OFFERING AND
              WITHDRAWING MEDICARE+CHOICE PLANS FOR 2001.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the deadline for a
Medicare+Choice organization to withdraw the offering of a
Medicare+Choice plan under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security
Act (or otherwise to submit information required for the offering of
such a plan) for 2001 is delayed from July 1, 2000, to November 1,
2000, and any such organization that provided notice of withdrawal of
such a plan during 2000 before the date of the enactment of this Act
may rescind such withdrawal at any time before November 1, 2000.

SEC. 11. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY CHANGES.

    (a) Prohibition on Requirement To Submit Encounter Data.--Section
1853(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(a)(3)(B))
is amended--
            (1) by designating the matter following ``Data collection''
        as a clause (i) with appropriate indentation and the heading
        ``In general''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(ii) Issuance of data submission
                        requirements.--The Secretary may not require
                        under clause (i) the submission of encounter
                        data to support a risk adjustment methodology
                        based on all (or substantially all) settings
                        until a reasonable time after the Secretary
                        issues the complete requirements for data
                        submission. Such requirements shall be limited
                        to the minimum data elements necessary to
                        support the risk adjustment methodology. Such
                        system shall be designed to accept the required
                        minimum data elements in a form and manner
                        compatible with Medicare+Choice organizations'
                        operations.
                            ``(iii) Evaluation.--In issuing such data
                        submission requirements, the Secretary must
                        include an evaluation by an outside,
                        independent actuary of whether the proposed
                        data elements are the minimum necessary to
                        support the risk adjustment methodology.''.
    (b) Post-Stabilization Guidelines.--Section 1852(d)(2) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-22(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``In prescribing such guidelines--
                    ``(A) post-stabilization care shall be limited to
                care related to treatment of the condition that
                precipitated the provision of emergency services; and
                    ``(B) the provider of emergency services is not
                authorized to provide post-stabilization care unless--
                            ``(i) the Medicare+Choice organization has
                        been notified as soon as practicable, but not
                        later than 2 hours after stabilization, in
                        advance of the request to provide such care;
                            ``(ii) the organization has either approved
                        the request or not responded to such request
                        within a reasonable period (of at least 3
                        hours) after it has been notified; and
                            ``(iii) the emergency services provider
                        maintains a written documentation concerning
                        the notice and the organization's response to
                        such notice.''.
    (c) Enrollment Process.--
            (1) Allowing on-line enrollment.--Section 1851(c)(2) of
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the
        end the following:
                    ``(C) On-line applications.--Such process shall
                permit the filing of appropriate election forms under
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) to be done through electronic
                means (including use of the Internet).''.
            (2) Moratorium on changes in medicare+choice enrollment
        rules.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not
        make any changes in the enrollment and disenrollment
        instructions and related materials (including operational
        policy letters and evidence of coverage) under the
        Medicare+Choice program under part C of title XVIII of the
        Social Security Act between the date of the enactment of this
        Act and January 1, 2002, except as may be specifically and only
        required to comply with a change in statute.

Output:
Delays from July to November 2000 the deadline for withdrawing the offer, or rescinding the withdrawal, of Medicare+Choice plans for 2001.
Amends SSA title XVIII part C to Medicare+Choice program data collection requirements with regard to: (1) issuance of encounter data submission requirements; (2) post- stabilization guidelines; and (3) on-line enrollment.
Prohibits the Secretary from making any changes in the enrollment and disenrollment instructions and related materials (including operational policy letters and evidence of coverage) under Medicare+Choice between enactment of this Act and January 1, 2002, except as may be specifically and only required to comply with a change in statute.