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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Improvement Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Bullying and harassment foster a climate of fear and
        disrespect that can seriously impair the physical and
        psychological health of its victims and create conditions that
        negatively affect learning, thereby undermining the ability of
        students to achieve their full potential.
            (2) Bullying and harassment contribute to high dropout
        rates, increased absenteeism, and academic underachievement.
            (3) Bullying and harassment include a range of behaviors
        that negatively impact a student's ability to learn and
        participate in educational opportunities and activities that
        schools offer. Such behaviors can include hitting or punching,
        name-calling, intimidation through gestures or social
        exclusion, and sending insulting or offensive messages through
        electronic communications, such as Internet sites, e-mail,
        instant messaging, mobile phones and messaging, telephone, or
        any other means.
            (4) Schools with enumerated anti-bullying and harassment
        policies have an increased level of reporting and teacher
        intervention in incidents of bullying and harassment, thereby
        reducing the overall frequency and number of such incidents.
            (5) Students have been particularly singled out for
        bullying and harassment on the basis of their actual or
        perceived race, color, national origin, sex, disability status,
        sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion, among other
        categories.
            (6) Some young people experience a form of bullying called
        relational aggression or psychological bullying, which harms
        individuals by damaging, threatening, or manipulating their
        relationships with their peers, or by injuring their feelings
        of social acceptance.
            (7) Interventions to address bullying and harassment
        conduct to create a positive and safe school climate, combined
        with evidence-based discipline policies and practices, such as
        Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and
        restorative practices, can minimize suspensions, expulsions,
        and other exclusionary discipline policies to ensure that
        students are not ``pushed-out'' or diverted to the juvenile
        justice system.
            (8) According to one poll, 85 percent of Americans strongly
        support or somewhat support a Federal law to require schools to
        enforce specific rules to prevent bullying.
            (9) Students, parents, educators, and policymakers have
        come together to call for leadership and action to address the
        national crisis of bullying and harassment.

SEC. 3. SAFE SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

                   ``PART G--SAFE SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT

``SEC. 4701. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to address the problem of bullying
and harassment conduct of students in public elementary schools and
secondary schools.

``SEC. 4702. ANTI-BULLYING POLICIES.

    ``(a) Bullying.--In this part, the term `bullying' includes cyber-
bullying through electronic communications.
    ``(b) Policies.--A State that receives a grant under this title
shall require all local educational agencies in the State to carry out
the following:
            ``(1) Establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct,
        including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe,
        persistent, or pervasive--
                    ``(A) to limit a student's ability to participate
                in, or benefit from, a program or activity of a public
                school or local educational agency; or
                    ``(B) to create a hostile or abusive educational
                environment, adversely affecting a student's education,
                at a program or activity of a public school or local
                educational agency, including acts of verbal,
                nonverbal, or physical aggression or intimidation.
            ``(2) The policies required under paragraph (1) shall
        include a prohibition of bullying or harassment conduct based
        on--
                    ``(A) a student's actual or perceived race, color,
                national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation,
                gender identity, or religion;
                    ``(B) the actual or perceived race, color, national
                origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender
                identity, or religion of a person with whom a student
                associates or has associated; or
                    ``(C) any other distinguishing characteristics that
                may be defined by the State or local educational
                agency, including being homeless or the child or ward
                of a member of the Armed Forces.
            ``(3) Provide--
                    ``(A) annual notice to students, parents, and
                educational professionals describing the full range of
                prohibited conduct contained in such local educational
                agency's discipline policies; and
                    ``(B) grievance procedures for students or parents
                to register complaints regarding the prohibited conduct
                contained in such local educational agency's discipline
                policies, including--
                            ``(i) the name of the local educational
                        agency officials who are designated as
                        responsible for receiving such complaints; and
                            ``(ii) timelines that the local educational
                        agency will establish in the resolution of such
                        complaints.
            ``(4) Collect annual incidence and frequency of incidents
        data about the conduct prohibited by the policies described in
        paragraph (1) at the school building level that are accurate
        and complete and publicly report such data at the school level
        and local educational agency level. The local educational
        agency shall ensure that victims or persons responsible for
        such conduct are not identifiable.
            ``(5) Encourage positive and preventative approaches to
        school discipline that minimize students' removal from
        instruction and ensure that students, including students
        described in paragraph (2), are not subject to disproportionate
        punishment.

``SEC. 4703. STATE REPORTS.

    ``The chief executive officer of a State that receives a grant
under this title, in cooperation with the State educational agency,
shall submit a biennial report to the Secretary--
            ``(1) on the information reported by local educational
        agencies in the State pursuant to section 4702(b)(4); and
            ``(2) describing the State's plans for supporting local
        educational agency efforts to address the conduct prohibited by
        the policies described in section 4702(b)(1).

``SEC. 4704. EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Biennial Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct an
independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat
bullying and harassment in elementary schools and secondary schools,
including implementation of the requirements described in section 4702,
including whether such requirements have appreciably reduced the level
of the prohibited conduct and have conducted effective parent
involvement and training programs.
    ``(b) Data Collection.--The Commissioner for Education Statistics
shall collect data from States, that are subject to independent review,
to determine the incidence and frequency of conduct prohibited by the
policies described in section 4702.
    ``(c) Biennial Report.--Not later than January 1, 2019, and every 2
years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the President and
Congress a report on the findings of the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a) together with the data collected under subsection (b)
and data submitted by the States under section 4703.

``SEC. 4705. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

    ``(a) Federal and State Nondiscrimination Laws.--Nothing in this
part shall be construed to invalidate or limit rights, remedies,
procedures, or legal standards available to victims of discrimination
under any other Federal law or law of a State or political subdivision
of a State, including title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 or 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, 794a), or the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). The obligations imposed by this part
are in addition to those imposed by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
    ``(b) Free Speech and Expression Laws.--Nothing in this part shall
be construed to alter legal standards regarding, or affect the rights
(including remedies and procedures) available to individuals under,
other Federal laws that establish protections for freedom of speech or
expression.

``SEC. 4706. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a State or
local entity from enacting any law with respect to the prevention of
bullying or harassment of students that is not inconsistent with this
part.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 4304 the following:

                   ``Part G--Safe Schools Improvement

``Sec. 4701. Purpose.
``Sec. 4702. Anti-bullying policies.
``Sec. 4703. State reports.
``Sec. 4704. Evaluation.
``Sec. 4705. Effect on other laws.
``Sec. 4706. Rule of construction.''.

Output: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; and (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level. The Department of Education must conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools. The National Center for Education Statistics shall collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Asset Management Improvement
Act of 2001''.

                 TITLE I--IMPROVED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

SEC. 101. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.

    (a) Performance Measures Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with
        the heads of executive agencies, shall establish performance
        measures to determine the effectiveness of Federal property
        management. The performance measures shall be designed to--
                    (A) enable the Congress and heads of executive
                agencies to track progress in the achievement of
                property management objectives on a governmentwide
                basis; and
                    (B) allow for comparing the performance of
                executive agencies against industry and other public
                sector agencies in terms of performance.
            (2) Use of existing data and data collection tools.--In
        developing and implementing the performance measures, the
        Administrator shall use existing data sources and automated
        data collection tools to the maximum extent practical.
    (b) Executive Agencies.--The head of each executive agency shall--
            (1) monitor the performance of the agency against the
        performance measures established under subsection (a); and
            (2) report the results of such monitoring to the Congress
        in the agency's budget submission under section 1105 of title
        31, United States Code.
    (c) Management Plan.--Within 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall
submit to the Congress a program management plan describing--
            (1) how the program established by this Act will be
        implemented;
            (2) individuals who will exercise operational authority
        over the program;
            (3) the qualifications of such individuals; and
            (4) a timeline for implementation of the program.

                 TITLE II--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

SEC. 201. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY.

    Title II of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``Sec. 213. (a) The Administrator may enter into agreements for the
creation of one or more public-private partnerships with a
nongovernmental person, the purpose of which shall be (1) to lease
Federal real property under the terms of subsection (c), and (2) to
develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on such leased property
for the use, in whole or part, by executive agencies. The public-
private partnership may be a limited liability company, limited
partnership, corporation, business trust, or other form of entity, as
the Administrator may designate. The nongovernmental person shall
exercise control of the management of the public-private partnership,
and shall hold a majority interest in ownership and profits of the
public-private partnership.
    ``(b) Each agreement entered into pursuant to this section--
            ``(1) shall have as its primary purpose the enhancement of
        the functional and economic efficiency of Federal real
        property;
            ``(2) shall be negotiated pursuant to such procedures as
        the Administrator considers necessary to promote competition
        and protect the public interest;
            ``(3) shall provide a lease option to the United States to
        occupy space in the facilities acquired, constructed, or
        rehabilitated by the public-private partnership, but shall not
        guarantee occupancy by the United States;
            ``(4) shall describe the consideration, duties, and
        responsibilities for which the United States and the
        nongovernmental person are responsible and may provide for the
        alteration, repair, or improvement of the real property as part
        or all of the consideration of the nongovernmental person,
        notwithstanding any provision of law, including the Act of June
        30, 1932 (chapter 314; 40 U.S.C. 303b);
            ``(5) shall provide--
                    ``(A) that the United States shall not be liable
                for any actions, debts, or liability of any person
                created by such agreement; and
                    ``(B) that no person is authorized by the agreement
                to execute any instrument or document creating or
                evidencing any indebtedness unless such instrument or
                document specifically disclaims any liability of the
                United States under the instrument or document; and
            ``(6) shall provide that the leasehold interests of the
        United States are senior to that of any lender to the
        nongovernmental person.
Paragraph (6) shall not impair the ability of a public-private
partnership to pledge as collateral its leasehold interest under a
lease with the United States entered into pursuant to the terms of
subsection (c).
    ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
sections 202 and 203 of this Act, the Administrator may lease real
property to a public-private partnership created under this section in
furtherance of agreements under subsection (a).
    ``(2) Master leases under this subsection may be for such period as
the Administrator determines appropriate.
    ``(3) The Administrator may dispose of equity interest controlled
by the United States in any public-private partnership created under
this section whenever determined by the Administrator to be beneficial
to the United States, if the Administrator receives the estimated fair
market value of such interests. Proceeds from such disposal shall be
deposited into the fund created by section 210(f).
    ``(4) Real property leased under this subsection shall not be
considered unutilized or underutilized for purposes of section 501 of
the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and may be leased under
this subsection without regard to any other provision of law.
    ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator, or his or her designee, may provide services to a
public-private partnership created under this section on such terms as
the Administrator considers appropriate.
    ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator may retain and use any revenues derived from agreements
entered into under this section for the physical improvement of Federal
real property.
    ``(2) At the discretion of the Administrator, revenues from master
leases authorized by this section shall be deposited into the fund
established by section 210(f), or deposited into the general fund of
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
    ``(3) Net revenues received by the Administrator from public-
private partnerships created under this section, other than proceeds
from master leases of real property, shall be deposited in the fund
established by section 210(f).
    ``(f) Upon request of the head of an executive agency, the
Administrator shall delegate to the head of the executive agency
authority of the Administrator under subsections (a) through (e).
    ``(g) The Administrator shall prepare and transmit to the Congress
a business plan regarding each agreement with a nongovernmental person
under this section not later than 30 days before the date on which the
Administrator enters into the agreement. The business plan shall
identify the property that the Administrator proposes to make available
under the agreement, an explanation of the agreement, the name,
resources, and qualifications of the nongovernmental person, the
factors in support of the proposed project, and performance measures by
which the proposed project will be measured.
    ``(h) The Administrator shall describe, in the budget submitted by
the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,
the projected economic performance, including expenditures and
receipts, arising from agreements entered into pursuant this section.
    ``(i) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `nongovernmental person' means a person that
        is not an executive agency.
            ``(2) The term `master lease' means a conveyance of Federal
        real property to a public-private partnership created under
        this section through a lease entered into by the Administrator
        with the public-private partnership.''.

SEC. 202. REPORTS.

    (a) Office of the Administrator.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall submit to the Congress a report on the use by executive agencies
of the authorities provided by this Act. The report shall--
            (1) assess the effectiveness of the authority to enter into
        agreements to enhance the value of the properties subject to
        the agreements; and
            (2) review the performance measures included in the
        explanatory statements submitted pursuant to section 201.
    (b) Report of the Comptroller General.--Not later than 5 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Congress a report on the use by
executive agencies of the authorities provided by this Act.

Output: Federal Asset Management Improvement Act of 2001 - Directs the: (1) Administrator of General Services to establish performance measures to determine the effectiveness of Federal property management; (2) head of each executive agency to monitor their agency's performance against such measures and report results to Congress; and (3) Administrator to submit to Congress a Federal property management plan.Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator to enter into agreements for the creation of one or more public-private partnerships to: (1) lease Federal real property; and (2) develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on such property for use by executive agencies. Requires the Administrator to prepare and submit to Congress at least 30 days before entering into such an agreement a business plan regarding each agreement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS.

    Section 1710(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)'';
            (3) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(2) The Secretary''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In addition to the dental services, treatment, and appliances
authorized to be furnished by paragraph (2), the Secretary may furnish
dental services and treatment, and dental appliances, needed to restore
functioning in a veteran that is lost as a result of any services or
treatment furnished under this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANSION OF FURNISHING OF DENTAL CARE TO ALL
              ENROLLED VETERANS.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of furnishing dental care to veterans enrolled in the
system of patient enrollment under section 1705 of title 38, United
States Code, who are not eligible for dental services and treatment,
and related dental appliances, under current authorities.
    (b) Duration of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall be carried
out during the three-year period beginning on the date of the
commencement of the pilot program.
    (c) Locations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
        program at not fewer than 16 locations as follows:
                    (A) Four Department of Veterans Affairs medical
                centers with an established dental clinic.
                    (B) Four Department medical centers with a current
                contract for the furnishing of dental care.
                    (C) Four Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs)
                with space available for the furnishing of services and
                treatment under the pilot program.
                    (D) Four facilities selected from among Federally
                Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Indian Health
                Service facilities with established dental clinics, of
                which--
                            (i) at least one facility shall be such an
                        Indian Health Service facility; and
                            (ii) any Indian Health Service facility so
                        selected shall be selected in consultation with
                        the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (2) Considerations.--In selecting locations for the pilot
        program, the Secretary shall consider the feasibility and
        advisability of selecting locations in each of the following:
                    (A) Rural areas.
                    (B) Areas that are not in close proximity to an
                active duty military installation.
                    (C) Areas representing different geographic
                locations, such as census tracts established by the
                Bureau of Census.
    (d) Scope of Services.--The dental services and treatment furnished
to veterans under the pilot program shall be consistent with the dental
services and treatment furnished by the Secretary to veterans with
service-connected disabilities rated 100 percent disabling under the
laws administered by the Secretary.
    (e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation of a veteran in the
pilot program shall be at the election of the veteran.
    (f) Limitation on Amount of Services.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
        total amount the Secretary may expend furnishing dental
        services and treatment to any veteran participating in the
        pilot program during any one-year period may not exceed such
        amount as the Secretary determines appropriate. The amount so
        determined may not be less than $1,000.
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall make the
        determination under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in consultation with the Director of the Indian
                Health Service; and
                    (B) in consultation with the Director of the
                Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services if one or
                more Federally Qualified Health Centers is selected as
                a location for the pilot program under subsection
                (c)(1)(D).
            (3) Services in excess of limitation amount.--The total
        amount expended by the Secretary in furnishing dental services
        and treatment to a particular veteran participating in the
        pilot program during a one-year period may exceed the amount
        determined under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines,
        before furnishing such services and treatment, based on an
        examination of the veteran by a dentist participating in the
        pilot program that the furnishing of such services and
        treatment is necessary. Any determination under this paragraph
        shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    (g) Copayments.--The Secretary may collect copayments for dental
services and treatment furnished under the pilot program in accordance
with authorities on the collection of copayments for medical care of
veterans under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code.
    (h) Program Administration.--
            (1) Notice to covered veterans on pilot program.--In
        carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall inform all
        veterans eligible to participate in the pilot program of the
        services and treatment available under the pilot program.
            (2) Contracts.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
        Secretary may enter into contracts with appropriate entities
        for the provision of dental services and treatment under the
        pilot program. Each such contract shall specify performance
        standards and metrics and processes for ensuring compliance of
        the contractor concerned with such performance standards.
    (i) Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary reports.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than each of one year
                and three years after the date of the commencement of
                the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
                Representatives a report on the pilot program.
                    (B) Contents.--Each report under subparagraph (A)
                shall include the following:
                            (i) A description of the implementation and
                        operation of the pilot program.
                            (ii) The number of veterans receiving
                        services and treatment under the pilot program,
                        and a description of the dental services and
                        treatment furnished to such veterans.
                            (iii) An analysis of the costs and benefits
                        of the pilot program, including a comparison of
                        costs and benefits by location type.
                            (iv) The current findings and conclusions
                        of the Secretary with respect to the pilot
                        program.
                            (v) Such recommendations for the
                        continuation or expansion of the pilot program
                        as the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (2) Final report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
                completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall
                submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
                Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
                House of Representatives a report on the pilot program.
                    (B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A)
                shall include the following:
                            (i) The findings and conclusions of the
                        Secretary with respect to the pilot program.
                            (ii) Such recommendations for the
                        continuation or expansion of the pilot program
                        as the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM ON EDUCATION TO PROMOTE DENTAL HEALTH IN VETERANS.

    (a) Program Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
        carry out a program of education to promote dental health for
        veterans who are enrolled in the system of patient enrollment
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of
        title 38, United States Code.
            (2) Construction.--Nothing in the program shall be deemed
        to alter or revise the eligibility of any veteran for dental
        care under the laws administered by the Secretary.
    (b) Elements.--The program required by subsection (a) shall provide
education for veterans on the following:
            (1) The association between dental health and overall
        health and well-being.
            (2) Proper techniques for dental care.
            (3) Signs and symptoms of commonly occurring dental issues,
        including caries.
            (4) Treatment options for commonly occurring dental issues.
            (5) Options for obtaining access to dental care, including
        information on eligibility for dental care through the
        Department and on purchasing private dental insurance.
            (6) Options for obtaining low or no-cost dental care,
        including through dental schools and Federally Qualified Health
        Centers.
            (7) Such other matters relating to dental health as the
        Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Delivery of Educational Materials.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide educational
        materials to veterans under the program required by subsection
        (a) through a variety of mechanisms, including the following:
                    (A) The availability and distribution of print
                materials at Department facilities, including medical
                centers, clinics, Vet Centers, and readjustment
                counseling centers.
                    (B) The availability and distribution of materials
                over the Internet, including through webinars and My
                HealtheVet.
                    (C) Presentations of information, including both
                small group and large group presentations.
            (2) Selection of mechanisms.--In selecting mechanisms for
        purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall select
        mechanisms designed to maximize the number of veterans who
        receive education under the program.

SEC. 5. INFORMATION ON DENTAL SERVICES FOR INCLUSION IN ELECTRONIC
              MEDICAL RECORDS UNDER DENTAL INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Commencing not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
expand the dental insurance pilot program established by section 17.169
of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish a mechanism by
which private sector dental care providers may forward to the
Department of Veterans Affairs information on dental care furnished to
individuals under the pilot program for inclusion in the electronic
medical records of the Department with respect to such individuals.
    (b) Construction With Current Pilot Program Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
        to revise eligibility for participation in, or the locations
        of, the pilot program referred to in subsection (a).
            (2) Duration.--The Secretary may continue the pilot program
        for two years in addition to the duration otherwise provided
        for the pilot program in section 17.169 of title 38, Code of
        Federal Regulations, if the Secretary determines that the
        continuation is needed to assess the mechanism required by
        subsection (a).
            (3) Voluntary participation in mechanism.--The
        participation in the mechanism required by subsection (a) of an
        individual otherwise participating in the pilot program shall
        be at the election of the individual.
    (c) Inclusion of Information on Mechanism in Reports.--Each report
to Congress on the pilot program after the date of the commencement of
the mechanism required by subsection (a) shall include information on
the mechanism, including a current assessment of the feasibility and
advisability of using the mechanism to include information on dental
care furnished to individuals in the electronic medical records of the
Department with respect to such individuals.

Output: Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish additional dental services and treatment, and dental appliances, needed to restore functioning in a veteran that is lost due to VA services or treatment furnished to such veteran.  Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a three-year pilot program for furnishing dental care to veterans not otherwise eligible for dental services and treatment under current VA programs, (2) carry out a program of education to promote dental health for veterans, and (3) enable private sector dental care providers to submit information on dental care provided to veterans under the pilot program for inclusion in VA electronic medical records.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``On-the-Job Training Tax Credit Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TAX CREDIT.

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

``SEC. 45S. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TAX CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an
eligible employer, the on-the-job training tax credit determined under
this section with respect to any eligible employee of the employer is
an amount equal to the lesser of--
            ``(1) 50 percent of the job training program expenditures
        of the taxpayer with respect to such employee during the
        taxable year, or
            ``(2) $5,000.
    ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible employer' means an employer which employed an average of not
more than 500 full-time employees during the taxable year.
    ``(c) Job Training Program Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `job training program expenses'
        means amounts paid or incurred by the employer for expenses
        incurred by or on behalf of an eligible employee for
        participation in a qualified training program.
            ``(2) Qualified training program.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `qualified training program' means any of
        the following written plans of study and training:
                    ``(A) An apprenticeship program registered and
                certified with the Secretary of Labor under section 1
                of the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50).
                    ``(B) A program licensed, registered, or certified
                by the workforce investment board or apprenticeship
                agency or council of a State or administered in
                compliance with apprenticeship laws of a State.
                    ``(C) A program conducted by a vocational or
                technical education school, community college,
                industrial or trade training organization, or labor
                organization.
                    ``(D) A program which conforms to apprentice
                training programs developed or administered by an
                employer trade group or committee.
                    ``(E) An industry sponsored or administered program
                which is clearly identified and commonly recognized.
    ``(d) Eligible Employee.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible employee' means any employee of the employer, who while
participating in the job skills training program is employed on average
at least 40 hours of service per week.
    ``(e) Recapture of Credit for Employee Not Performing Minimum
Service.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any employee with respect
        to whom a credit is allowed under this section and whose
        employment is terminated by the employer (other than by reason
        of such employee's gross misconduct) before the end of the 2-
        year period beginning on the first day of the employee's study
        or training with respect to which a credit is allowed under
        this section, the tax of the taxpayer under this chapter for
        the taxable year during which such termination occurs shall be
        increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) the aggregate decrease in the credits allowed
                under section 38 for all prior taxable years which
                would have resulted if the job training program
                expenses with respect to such employee had been zero,
                multiplied by
                    ``(B) the inclusion ratio.
            ``(2) Inclusion ratio.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the inclusion ratio is the ratio which--
                    ``(A) an amount equal to the difference of--
                            ``(i) the number of days in the 2-year
                        period, over
                            ``(ii) the number of days such employee was
                        employed by the employer during such 2-year
                        period, bears to
                    ``(B) the number of days in the 2-year period.
    ``(f) Controlled Groups.--For purposes of this section, all persons
treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of
section 414 shall be treated as a single employer.
    ``(g) Termination.--The section shall not apply amounts paid or
incurred during taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end
of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36)
and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(37) the on-the-job training tax credit determined under
        section 45S(a).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45S. On-the-job training tax credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Output: On-the-Job Training Tax Credit Act of 2015  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who employ not more than 500 full-time employees during the taxable year an on-the-job training tax credit equal to the lesser of: 50% of the job training program expenditures for a full-time employee participating in a qualified training program, or $5,000.  Defines "qualified training program" as a written plan of study and training that is either: (1) an apprenticeship program registered and certified with the Department of Labor under the National Apprenticeship Act; (2) a program licensed, registered, or certified by the workforce investment board or apprenticeship agency or council of a state or administered in compliance with state apprenticeship laws; (3) a program conducted by a vocational or technical education school, community college, industrial or trade training organization, or labor organization; (4) a program which conforms to apprentice training programs developed or administered by an employer trade group or committee; or (5) an industry-sponsored or -administered program which is clearly identified and commonly recognized.  Terminates such credit after 2017.


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SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE ARMED FORCES POLICY ON PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
              TO HAZING INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Hazing Defined.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of
Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard), shall assess and
develop a uniform definition of hazing applicable to members of the
Armed Forces for inclusion in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The
Secretary of Defense shall submit the definition to the designated
congressional committees not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act. It is the sense of Congress that the definition
should cover, at a minimum, any situation in which a member of the
Armed Forces suffers, or is exposed to, any cruelty, indignity,
humiliation, hardship, harm, harassment, or oppression, or the
deprivation or abridgement of any right by another member of the Armed
Forces.
    (b) Comprehensive Armed Forces Policy Required.--
            (1) Policy required.--Not later than one year after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
        consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments
        and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop and
        implement a comprehensive policy on the prevention of and
        response to hazing involving members of the Armed Forces.
            (2) Consideration of recommendations.--In developing this
        policy, the Secretaries shall consider the recommendations made
        and findings of the Inspectors General of the Department of
        Defense and the Department of Homeland Security in reports
        investigating hazing involving members of the Armed Forces and
        the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United
        States under subsection (e).
            (3) Use of definition.--The policy shall reflect the
        comprehensive definition of hazing determined pursuant to
        subsection (a).
    (c) Information Database on Hazing Incidents.--
            (1) Database required.--The Secretary of Defense and the
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and implement a
        centralized, case-level database for the collection and
        maintenance of information regarding hazing involving a member
        of the Armed Services, including hazing incidents occurring at
        officer candidate schools, military academies, military academy
        preparatory schools, and basic training and professional
        schools for enlisted members. The collection and maintenance of
        information in the database shall be conducted in a manner
        consistent with Department of Defense and the Department of
        Homeland Security regulations for restricted reporting.
            (2) Scope of database.--The database shall provide the
        following information with respect to each Armed Force:
                    (A) Description of each hazing complaint.
                    (B) Substantiated incidents of hazing.
                    (C) The nature and date of the hazing.
                    (D) The victim, including race, gender, and rank.
                    (E) The alleged offender, including race, gender,
                and rank.
                    (F) The branch and division in which the hazing
                incident occurred, along with whether it took place
                during a contingency operation.
                    (G) Actions taken to resolve hazing, including
                disciplinary action, transfer of an offender as a
                result or related to the offense, and training, policy,
                and internal guideline changes to address hazing.
                    (H) The outcome of any legal proceedings in
                connection with the hazing.
            (3) Implementation.--
                    (A) Plan for implementation.--Not later than 90
                days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
                Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland
                Security shall submit to the designated congressional
                committees a plan to provide for the implementation of
                the database.
                    (B) Relation to defense incident-based reporting
                system.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
                enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
                submit to the designated congressional committees a
                report containing--
                            (i) a description of the current status of
                        the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System;
                        and
                            (ii) an explanation of how the Defense
                        Incident-Based Reporting System will relate to
                        the database.
                    (C) Completion.--Not later than 15 months after the
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
                Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
                complete implementation of the database.
    (d) Annual Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The database required by subsection (c)
        shall be used to develop and implement an annual congressional
        report.
            (2) Reports required.--Not later than January 15 of each
        year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland
        Security shall submit to the designated congressional
        committees a report on the hazing incidents involving members
        of the Armed Forces during the preceding year.
            (3) Elements.--Each report shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment by the Secretaries of the
                implementation during the preceding year of the
                policies and procedures of each Armed Force on the
                prevention of and response to hazing involving members
                of the Armed Forces in order to determine the
                effectiveness of such policies and procedures.
                    (B) Data on the number of alleged and substantiated
                hazing incidents within each Armed Force that occurred
                that year, including the race, gender and Armed Force
                of the victim and offender, the nature of the hazing,
                and actions taken to resolve and address the hazing.
    (e) Comptroller General Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
        United States shall submit to the designated congressional
        committees a report on the policies to prevent hazing and
        systems initiated to track incidents of hazing in each of the
        Armed Forces, including officer cadet schools, military
        academies, military academy preparatory schools, and basic
        training and professional schools for enlisted members.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                    (A) An evaluation of the definition of hazing
                developed under subsection (a).
                    (B) A description of the criteria used, and the
                methods implemented, in the systems to track incidents
                of hazing in the Armed Forces.
                    (C) An assessment of the following:
                            (i) The scope of hazing in each Armed
                        Force.
                            (ii) The policies in place and the training
                        on hazing provided to members throughout the
                        course of their careers for each Armed Force.
                            (iii) The actions taken to mitigate hazing
                        incidents in each Armed Force.
                            (iv) The effectiveness of the training and
                        policies in place regarding hazing.
                            (v) The number of alleged and substantiated
                        incidents of hazing over the last five years
                        for each Armed Force, the nature of these cases
                        and actions taken to address such matters
                        through non-judicial and judicial action.
                    (D) An evaluation of the additional actions, if
                any, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
                Homeland Security propose to take to further address
                the incidence of hazing in the Armed Forces.
                    (E) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General
                considers appropriate for improving hazing prevention
                programs, policies, and other actions taken to address
                hazing within the Armed Forces.
    (f) Designated Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``designated congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Commerce,
        Science and Transportation of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives.

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Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to: (1) assess and develop a uniform definition of hazing, applicable to members of the Armed Forces (members), for inclusion in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and (2) submit such definition to Congress. Expresses the sense of Congress that such definition should cover, at a minimum, any situation in which a member suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, harm, harassment, or oppression, or the deprivation or abridgment of any right, by another member.

Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the prevention of and response to hazing involving members.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a centralized, case-level database for the collection and maintenance of information regarding hazing, including incidents occurring at officer candidate schools, military academies and their preparatory schools, and basic training and professional schools for enlisted members. Requires such Secretaries to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to implement the database, and (2) complete implementation within 15 months after the enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress: (1) a description of the current status of the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System, and (2) an explanation of how such System will relate to the database.

Requires annual reports from each Secretary on the hazing incidents involving members.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the policies to prevent hazing and the systems initiated to track incidents of hazing in each of the military departments.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Health and Real Medication
Access Cost Savings Act of 2009'' or the ``PHARMACY Bill''.

SEC. 2. PATIENT CHOICE.

    A consumer shall have the right to choose to purchase prescription
drugs from any domestic pharmacy that meets all applicable Federal and
State licence and permit requirements.

SEC. 3. REGULATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.

    Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall issue regulations to ensure the following:
            (1) Access to and choice of pharmacy.--
                    (A) Incentives.--A pharmacy benefit manager
                (referred to in this section as a ``PBM'') may not
                provide incentives (including variations in premiums,
                deductibles, co-payments, or co-insurance rates) to
                enrollees of pharmacy benefit plans administered by
                such PBM for the purpose of encouraging such enrollees
                to use certain pharmacies (including mail order
                pharmacies, speciality drug pharmacies, or other
                entities) unless the PBM offers the same incentives for
                all pharmacies in the network for such plan.
                    (B) Mandates.--A PBM may not refer, coerce, or
                mandate that an enrollee of a pharmacy benefit plan
                administered by such PBM use a specific mail order
                pharmacy, specialty drug pharmacy, or other entity--
                            (i) if the PBM has an ownership interest in
                        a such pharmacy or entity; or
                            (ii) if the pharmacy or entity has an
                        ownership interest in such PBM.
                    (C) Pharmacy networks.--A PBM or pharmacy benefit
                plan sponsor may not exclude a pharmacy from a pharmacy
                network if--
                            (i) the pharmacy agrees to the terms of the
                        network contract;
                            (ii) the pharmacy meets all applicable
                        Federal and State licence and permit
                        requirements; and
                            (iii) the owners of the pharmacy have not
                        been convicted of a Federal crime related to
                        owning or managing a pharmacy.
            (2) Encourage generic drugs.--
                    (A) Cost to consumers.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), a
                        PBM shall ensure that enrollees of pharmacy
                        benefit plans administered by such a PBM pay a
                        copayment of 20 percent for brand name drugs,
                        not to exceed a maximum amount of $150 per
                        prescription.
                            (ii) Annual updates to amount.--The maximum
                        amount under clause (i) shall be updated
                        annually for inflation based on the consumer
                        price index.
                            (iii) Exception for state medicaid
                        programs.--Clause (i) shall not apply to a PBM
                        with respect to enrollees of a State Medicaid
                        program that limits or prohibits copayments for
                        prescription drugs.
                    (B) Payments to pharmacies.--
                            (i) In general.--With respect to a pharmacy
                        benefit plan that is at least partially funded
                        with Federal funds, the PBM administering such
                        plan shall reimburse a pharmacy that is in the
                        network for such a plan at least--
                                    (I) 107 percent of the Wholesale
                                Acquisition Cost plus a minimum
                                professional dispensing fee of $4.25
                                for a prescription for a brand-name
                                drug;
                                    (II) 190 percent of the Federal
                                Upper Limit plus a minimum professional
                                dispensing fee of $8.50 for a
                                prescription for a generic drug; and
                                    (III) a professional service fee
                                for any additional pharmacy services
                                provided by the pharmacy, in an amount
                                set by the Secretary of Health and
                                Human Services.
                            (ii) Adjustment for inflation.--The
                        professional dispensing fees under clause (i)
                        shall be adjusted annually for inflation, based
                        on the consumer price index.
            (3) Payments and charges between pbms and pharmacy benefit
        plan sponsors.--
                    (A) Payments.--A PBM shall be reimbursed by a
                pharmacy benefit plan sponsor for adjudicating and
                processing claims in behalf of such sponsor at a rate
                that is determined by such sponsor.
                    (B) Charges to pharmacy benefit plan sponsors for
                drugs dispensed to plan enrollees.--The amount that a
                PBM charges a pharmacy benefit plan sponsor for a drug
                that is dispensed to enrollee of a pharmacy benefit
                plan administered by such PBM may not be greater than
                the amount that the PBM paid the pharmacy for such drug
                (including any associated professional dispensing fee).
            (4) Treatment of drug manufacturer rebates.--
                    (A) No rebates to pbms.--A manufacturer of
                prescription drugs--
                            (i) shall pay all rebates, as defined in
                        section 5(6), directly to the pharmacy benefit
                        plan sponsor; and
                            (ii) shall not pay such rebates to a PBM.
                    (B) Negotiation allowed.--A PBM may negotiate
                rebate amounts with a manufacturer of prescription
                drugs on behalf of a pharmacy benefit plan sponsor.
            (5) Provision of cost information to physicians.--In the
        case that the premium, deductible, co-payments, co-insurance,
        or other insurance-related charge under a pharmacy benefit plan
        is underwritten, in whole or in part, by a Federal, State, or
        local government, the pharmacy benefit plan sponsor shall
        provide a list of the wholesale acquisition costs of the top
        500 most frequently prescribed drugs to physicians who are
        licenced to prescribe drugs and who provide treatment to
        enrollees in such a plan.
            (6) Treatment of pharmacists as professional health care
        providers.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (DD);
                    (B) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (EE); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (EE), the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(FF) pharmacist services;''.

SEC. 4. PHARMACEUTICAL ACCESS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services shall establish a pharmaceutical access
program to provide affordable access to prescription drugs to
individuals who receive drug benefits under Federal programs (except
for the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act).
    (b) Eligibility.--Any individual in a State shall be eligible to
enroll in the program under subsection (a).
    (c) Fees.--
            (1) In general.--A pharmacy that dispenses prescription
        drugs in the United States shall remit to the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services--
                    (A) $0.50 for each prescription dispensed by such
                pharmacy for a brand name drug; and
                    (B) $1.00 for each prescription dispensed by such
                pharmacy for a generic drug.
            (2) Treatment for inflation.--The fees under paragraph (1)
        shall be adjusted annually for inflation, based on the consumer
        price index.
            (3) Treatment of medicaid programs.--The rule under
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to drugs dispensed under a State
        Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
            (4) Increase in professional dispensing fee for private
        plans.--The professional dispensing fee paid to pharmacies by a
        pharmacy benefit plan that is not funded by any Federal funds
        shall be increased by such plan sponsor--
                    (A) by $0.50 for each brand name prescription; and
                    (B) by $1.00 for each generic prescription.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Funds generated under subsection (c) shall be
used solely to provide affordable access to prescription drugs to low-
income individuals who have enrolled in the program under subsection
(a).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Brand name drugs.--The term ``brand name drug'' means a
        prescription drug that is under patent by the drug's original
        manufacturer and is protected from competition by other
        manufacturers of prescription drugs.
            (2) Generic drug.--The term ``generic drug'' means a
        prescription drug that has lost patient protection provided to
        a single manufacturer or multiple manufacturers and is widely
        available from multiple manufacturers.
            (3) Pharmacy benefit plan.--The term ``pharmacy benefit
        plan'' means an insurance plan or insurance coverage that
        provides benefits for prescription drugs, including a group
        health plan (as such term is defined in section 733(a) of the
        Patient Health and Real Medication Access Cost Savings Act of
        2009 (29 U.S.C. 1191b(a))) that provides prescription drug
        benefits.
            (4) Professional dispensing fee.--The term ``professional
        dispensing fee'' means the fee paid for the dispensing of a
        drug by the pharmacist and excludes any reimbursement for the
        cost of the drug.
            (5) Professional service fee.--The term ``professional
        service fee'' means a fee paid to a pharmacy for professional
        services preformed by a pharmacist, excluding dispensing drugs
        and any reimbursement for the cost of the drug. Such term may
        include medication reviews, injections, and cholesterol checks.
            (6) Rebate.--The term ``rebate'' means any item of value,
        including monetary value, that is distributed by the
        manufacturer conditional upon the receipt of a payment for
        drugs produced by such manufacturer.

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Patient Health and Real Medication Access Cost Savings Act of 2009 or the PHARMACY Bill - Declares that a consumer shall have the right to choose to purchase prescription drugs from any domestic pharmacy that meets all applicable federal and state license and permit requirements.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations that: (1) prohibit a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) from providing incentives to, encouraging, or requiring pharmacy benefit plan enrollees to use certain pharmacies or from excluding an eligible pharmacy from a plan's pharmacy network; (2) require a PBM to ensure that pharmacy benefit plan enrollees pay a specified copayment for brand name drugs; (3) require a PBM to reimburse a pharmacy in the network of a pharmacy benefit plan that is federally funded, at specified rates, for brand-name drugs, generic drugs, and additional professional services; (4) require a PBM to be reimbursed by a pharmacy benefit plan sponsor for adjudicating and processing claims; (5) limit the amount that a PBM charges a pharmacy benefit plan sponsor for a drug that is dispensed to enrollees to the amount the PBM paid the pharmacy for such drug; (6) require a manufacturer of prescription drugs to pay all rebates directly to the pharmacy benefit plan sponsor and not to a PBM; and (7) require a pharmacy benefit plan sponsor to provide a list of the wholesale acquisition costs of the top 500 most frequently prescribed drugs to physicians in a plan any insurance-related charge of which is underwritten by a federal, state, or local government.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include pharmacist services as "medical and other health services" under Medicare.

Directs the Secretary, by January 1, 2011, to establish a pharmaceutical access program to provide affordable prescription drugs to individuals who receive drug benefits under federal programs (except Medicaid). Requires: (1) a pharmacy that dispenses prescription drugs in the United States to remit to the Secretary 50 cents for each brand name prescription and $1.00 for generic drug prescription dispensed; and (2) the sponsor of a pharmacy benefit plan that is not federally funded to increase the professional dispensing fee paid to pharmacies by the same amounts. Requires the use of funds generated from such fees to provide affordable access to prescription drugs to low-income individuals who have enrolled in the program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Parks Capital Improvements
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fundraising organization.--The term ``fundraising
        organization'' means an entity authorized to act as a
        fundraising organization under section 3(a).
            (2) National park foundation.--The term ``National Park
        Foundation'' means the foundation established under the Act
        entitled ``An Act to establish the National Park Foundation'',
        approved December 18, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 19e et seq.).
            (3) Park.--The term ``park'' means--
                    (A) the Grand Canyon National Park; and
                    (B) any other national park designated by the
                Secretary that has an approved general management plan
                with capital needs in excess of $5,000,000.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of
agreement under section 4 with an entity to act as an authorized
fundraising organization for the benefit of the park.
    (b) Bonds.--The fundraising organization shall issue taxable bonds
in return for the park surcharge collected under section 5.
    (c) Professional Standards.--The fundraising organization shall
abide by all relevant professional standards regarding the issuance of
securities and shall comply with all Federal and State law.
    (d) Audit.--The fundraising organization shall be subject to an
audit by the Secretary.
    (e) No Liability For Bonds.--The United States shall not be liable
for the security of any bonds issued by the fundraising organization,
except that if the surcharge specified in section 5(a) is not imposed
for any reason or if such surcharge is reduced or eliminated, the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of such
bonds and the interest accruing on such bonds.

SEC. 4. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

    The fundraising organization shall enter into a memorandum of
agreement that specifies--
            (1) the amount of the bond issue;
            (2) the maturity of the bonds, not to exceed 20 years;
            (3) the per capita amount required to amortize the bond
        issue, provide for the reasonable costs of administration, and
        maintain a sufficient reserve consistent with industry
        standards;
            (4) any project that will be funded with the bond proceeds
        and the specific responsibilities of the Secretary and the
        fundraising organization with respect to the project; and
            (5) procedures for modifications of the agreement with the
        consent of both parties, including modifications relating to
        project priorities, based on changes in circumstances.

SEC. 5. PARK SURCHARGE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior may authorize the Superintendent of the park
to charge and collect, in addition to the entrance fee collected
pursuant to section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a), a surcharge in an amount not to exceed $2 for
each individual charged the entrance fee.
    (b) Use.--The surcharge shall be used by the fundraising
organization to amortize the bond issue, provide for the reasonable
costs of administration, and maintain a sufficient reserve consistent
with industry standards.
    (c) Excess Funds.--Any funds collected in excess of the amount
necessary to amortize the bond issue, pay reasonable administrative
expenses, and maintain a sufficient reserve, as determined by the bond
underwriter, shall be remitted to the National Park Foundation to be
used for the benefit of all units of the National Park System.

SEC. 6. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.

    (a) Eligible Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), bond proceeds
        under this Act may be used for a project for the design,
        construction, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of
        a facility in the park. No part of such proceeds (other than
        interest as provided in subsection (b)) may be used to defray
        administrative expenses.
            (2) Limitation.--A project referred to in paragraph (2)
        shall be consistent with--
                    (A) the laws governing the National Park System;
                    (B) any law governing the park; and
                    (C) the general management plan for the park.
    (b) Interest on Bond Proceeds.--(1) Any interest earned on bond
proceeds may be used by the fundraising organization to--
            (A) meet reserve requirements; and
            (B) defray administrative expenses incurred in connection
        with the management and sale of the bonds.
    (2) All interest on bond proceeds not used for purposes of
paragraph (1) shall be remitted to the National Park Foundation for the
benefit of all units of the National Park System.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury,
shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.

Output:
National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement with an entity to act as an authorized fundraising organization for the benefit of the Grand Canyon National Park and any other national park designated by the Secretary that has an approved general management plan with capital needs in excess of $5 million.
Requires the organization to issue taxable bonds in return for a park surcharge.  Exempts the United States from liability for the security of such bonds, unless the surcharge authorized under this Act is not imposed  or is reduced or eliminated.
Authorizes the Secretary to permit the Superintendent of the park to charge and collect, in addition to the park entrance fee, a surcharge of not to exceed two dollars per individual.  Requires the fundraising organization to:  (1) use the surcharge to amortize the bond issue, provide for the reasonable costs of administration, and maintain a sufficient reserve consistent with industry standards; and (2) remit any excess funds to the National Park Foundation (NPF) to be used for the benefit of all National Park System (NPS) units.
Allows bond proceeds to be used for a park facility project that is consistent with:  (1) the laws governing the NPS and the park; and (2) the general management plan for the park.  Prohibits bond proceeds (other than interest) from being used to defray administrative expenses.
Requires interest earned on bond proceeds to be used by the organization to meet reserve requirements and defray administrative expenses incurred in connection with the management and sale of the bonds, with any excess to be remitted to the NPF for the benefit of all NPS units.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Information Improvement
Act''.

SEC. 2. NONPREEMPTIBLE ADVERTISING; LOWEST UNIT CHARGES.

    Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``forty-five'' and inserting in
                lieu thereof ``30'';
                    (B) by striking ``sixty'' and inserting in lieu
                thereof ``45''; and
                    (C) by striking ``lowest unit charge of the station
                for the same class and amount of time for the same
                period'' and insert ``lowest charge of the station for
                the same amount of time for the same time of day and
                day of week'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively;
            (3) by inserting immediately after subsection (b) the
        following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a licensee shall not
preempt the use, during any period specified in subsection (b)(1), of a
broadcasting station by a legally qualified candidate for public office
who has purchased and paid for such use pursuant to the provisions of
subsection (b)(1).
    ``(2) If a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting station is
preempted because of circumstances beyond the control of the
broadcasting station, any candidate advertising spot scheduled to be
broadcast during that program may also be preempted.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of
        this section)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (1);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (2) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3) a station's lowest charge for purposes of paragraph
        (1)--
                    ``(A) with respect to a primary or primary runoff
                election, is determined for the interval beginning 60
                days before such election and ending on the date of
                that election; and
                    ``(B) with respect to a general or special
                election, is determined for the interval beginning 90
                days before such election and ending on the date of
                that election.''.

SEC. 3. FREE BROADCAST TIME FOR POLICY DEBATES.

    (a) Condition of License Renewal.--Section 309(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(h)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end thereof the following: ``; and (4) every
broadcast station license issued under this Act shall be subject to the
free broadcast time obligations imposed by section 315(c)''.
    (b) Free-Time Obligations.--Section 315 of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Each license for a broadcasting station shall annually
make available free broadcast time for policy debates in accordance
with the requirements of this subsection. The Commission shall not
renew the license of any licensee who substantially fails or refuses to
comply with the requirements of this subsection, but such licensee
shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure
or refusal.
    ``(2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall allot free
broadcast time for policy debates in accordance with the following
standards:
            ``(A) Such licensee shall allot not less than 30 minutes of
        free broadcast time during each even-numbered year to--
                    ``(i) the candidates for the House of
                Representatives of each qualified political party for
                any congressional district that falls within the grade
                B contour of such stations signal; and
                    ``(ii) the candidates for the Senate of each
                qualified political party of the State within which the
                preponderance of the station's audience resides.
            ``(B) The broadcast time allotted by any licensee shall be
        allotted so that--
                    ``(i) the broadcast is during the hours of 7 to 10
                p.m. on weekdays; and
                    ``(ii) the broadcast is during the four weeks
                immediately preceding election day.
    ``(3) A political party shall be treated as a qualified political
party for purposes of paragraph (2) if the candidate for President of
such party in the most recent presidential election received more than
5 percent of the total number of votes cast by individuals for that
office.
    ``(4) A licensee allots free broadcast time as required by this
subsection by broadcasting the joint appearance by each of the
candidates described in paragraph (2)(A) (i) or (ii) at a forum for the
discussion of political issues, or, if any such candidate refuses to so
appear, the appearance by the remainder of such candidates not refusing
to appear.
    ``(5) Nothing in this subsection, and no use of free broadcast time
allotted under this subsection, shall be construed to restrict or
otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under subsection (b)
of this section.''.
    (c) Free Cable Time.--Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 531) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) A cable operator shall annually make available free cable
time for policy debates in accordance with the requirements of
regulations prescribed by the Commission. Such regulations shall, to
the extent practicable, require each such cable operator to provide
such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the same
candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free broadcast time
is required to be provided by broadcast station licensees under section
315(c) of this Act. No franchise authority shall renew the franchise of
any cable operator who substantially fails or refuses to comply with
such regulations, but such operator shall not be subject to any other
sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal.''.

Output:
Campaign Information Improvement Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to:  (1) limit the cost to qualified candidates of broadcasting time for pre-election political advertising to the lowest charge of the station for the same amount of time for the same time of day and day of the week; (2) prohibit any broadcast licensee from preempting the use of any such time purchased and paid for by a qualified candidate, unless the program during which the advertisement was scheduled to appear is preempted due to circumstances beyond the control of the broadcaster; (3) reduce the pre-election period during which the lowest charge is effective from 45 days to 30 days before primary elections and from 60 days to 45 days before general or special elections; and (4) specify that for purposes of calculating a station's lowest charge, broadcasters must consider the charges made during the 60-day period prior to a primary or primary runoff election and during the 90-day period before a general or special election.
Requires radio broadcasting stations, in order to have their licenses renewed, to make available without charge not less than 30 minutes of broadcast time during appropriate viewing hours to candidates for the House and Senate within the four weeks preceding election day for policy debates.
Imposes the same free-time obligations on cable television operators of channels for public, educational, or governmental use.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Safety Improvement Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. RAILWAY-ROAD GRADE CROSSINGS.

    (a) Elimination of Crossings.--
            (1) In general.--Section 20134 of title 49, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and motorists
                at railroad grade crossings'' after ``rights of way'';
                    (B) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Automated Video Image Analysis Pilot Program.--(1) The
Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, shall establish a pilot program in the 5
States with the highest rates of collisions, injuries, and fatalities
at highway-rail grade crossings that uses automated video image
analysis technology to record violations by motorists at crossings
equipped with automatic warning devices.
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program established under this paragraph
(1).''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Plan to Eliminate Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.--(1) Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with appropriate
transportation officials of States and units of local government with
jurisdiction over highway-rail grade crossings, shall submit, to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, a plan--
            ``(A) for annually eliminating highway-rail grade crossings
        in the United States that, as of the date of enactment of this
        subsection--
                    ``(i) are considered by the Secretary of
                Transportation to pose a safety threat; and
                    ``(ii) have insufficient or outdated protective
                equipment;
            ``(B) that includes guidelines for establishing new
        crossings, if necessary, through careful traffic, zoning, and
        land use planning; and
            ``(C) that includes an estimate of the cost to carry out
        subparagraph (A).
    ``(2) In determining the order for closing highway-rail grade
crossings under the plan developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall give priority to crossings in States that are among the top 5
States in terms of--
            ``(A) the number of accidents at highway-rail grade
        crossings per mile of railroad tract;
            ``(B) the number of highway-rail grade crossings with
        insufficient or outdated protective equipment; or
            ``(C) the number of rail lines with a high volume of goods
        movement.
    ``(3) In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall consider--
            ``(A) the feasibility of closing and improving a group of
        highway-rail grade crossings in a single community;
            ``(B) the impact of closure on access by emergency
        vehicles;
            ``(C) traffic delays;
            ``(D) public inconvenience; and
            ``(E) the willingness of units of local government to
        participate in the elimination or consolidation of highway-rail
        grade crossings.''.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
        update and reissue ``A Guide to Crossing Consolidation and
        Closure'', which was originally published in July 1994.
    (b) Grants to Improve the Safety of Railway-Highway Grade
Crossings.--Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``Each State'' and inserting the
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--Each State''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Federal safety review.--Using information compiled by
        States under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Transportation
        shall conduct a comprehensive review of the safety of all
        public railway-highway grade crossings in the United States.
        The matters reviewed shall include security measures, safety
        conditions, past accidents, possible safety improvements, and
        any other factors that the Secretary considers relevant.
            ``(3) Priority list.--Based on the information collected
        from the review conducted under paragraph (2), the Secretary of
        Transportation shall compile, maintain, and submit to Congress
        a list of the 5,000 railway-highway grade crossings most in
        need of safety improvements, grouped based on relative need for
        such improvements.'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``and 50'' and inserting ``25'';
                and
                    (B) by striking ``States.'' and inserting ``States,
                and 25 percent of such funds shall be apportioned to
                the States in the ratio that total highway and rail
                traffic through railway-highway crossings in each State
                bears to the total of such traffic in all States.'';
            (3) in subsection (i)(3)(B), by striking ``$7,500'' and
        inserting ``$15,000'';
            (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
    ``(j) Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Improvement Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Secretary of Transportation
        may award grants to States to make necessary safety
        improvements to the railway-highway grade crossings identified
        under subsection (d)(3).
            ``(2) Prioritization.--In awarding grants under this
        subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) give priority to projects to install
                automated warning systems at railway-highway grade
                crossings in States with the highest number of
                accidents at such crossings; and
                    ``(B) strive to reduce the number of railway-
                highway grade crossings without automated warning
                systems by not less than 50 percent.
            ``(3) Application.--Each State desiring a grant under this
        subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
        time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
        the Secretary may reasonably require.
            ``(4) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may not award a
        grant to a State under this subsection unless that State agrees
        that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the State in
        carrying out the program for which the grant was awarded, the
        State will make available non-Federal contributions in an
        amount equal to not less than $1 for every $9 of Federal
        financial assistance provided under the grant.''.
    (c) Funding.--Section 104(d) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by amending the subsection header to read as follows:
        ``Funds Reserved for Improving Safety at Railway-Highway
        Crossings'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Railway-road grade crossing safety improvements.--
        Before making an apportionment of funds under subsection (b)(3)
        for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $178,000,000
        of the funds made available for the surface transportation
        program for the fiscal year for grants under section 130(j).''.

SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING CROSSING SIGNS, SIGNALS, OR GATES.

    (a) Prevention of Trespassing and Vandalism on Railroad Property.--
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall--
            (1) analyze Federal, State, and local laws for preventing
        and responding to trespassing and vandalism on railroad
        property; and
            (2) update model strategies to prevent such trespassing and
        vandalism.
    (b) Model Legislation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, after
consultation with States, units of local government, and railroad
carriers shall develop and make available model legislation providing
for civil and criminal penalties for individuals who violate grade
crossing signs, signals, or gates.

SEC. 4. OPERATION LIFESAVER FUNDING.

    Section 104(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``set aside'' and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``set aside, to carry out a public information and education
program to help prevent and reduce motor vehicle accidents, injuries,
and fatalities, and to improve driver performance at railway-road
crossings--
            ``(1) $1,250,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(2) $1,300,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(3) $1,350,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            ``(4) $1,400,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            ``(5) $1,460,000 for fiscal year 2010.''.

SEC. 5. INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Annual Inspections.--Section 20107 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Annual Inspections.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting
through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration,
shall, physically inspect, on an annual basis, not less than 2 percent
of all highway-rail grade crossings in the 10 States with the highest
rates of collisions at such crossings during the 3-year period ending
on the date of enactment of this Act.''.
    (b) Accident Investigations.--Section 20902 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Investigation of Fatal Accidents.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting
        through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad
        Administration, shall conduct an investigation of--
                    ``(A) all fatal accidents in the United States
                during the 1-year period ending on the date of
                enactment of this subsection; and
                    ``(B) any fatal railroad accident occurring in the
                United States on or after the date of enactment of this
                subsection.
            ``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 18 months after
        the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
        Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the results of
        the investigations conducted under paragraph (1) during the 1-
        year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act and
        during each successive 1-year period.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, the term
``highway'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 23,
United States Code.

Output:
Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an automated video image analysis pilot program in states with the highest rates of accidents at highway-rail grade crossings to record motorist violations at crossings equipped with automatic warning devices. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to eliminate highway-rail grade crossings, with priority given to crossings where the number of accidents are high or there is insufficient or outdated protective equipment.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) review the safety of all public railway-highway grade crossings in the United States; and (2) compile and submit to Congress, based on such review, a list of the 5,000 railway-highway grade crossings most in need of safety improvements.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states to make necessary improvements to crossings identified for elimination and improvement. Requires the Secretary, in awarding such grants, to: (1) give priority to projects to install automated warning systems at crossings in states with the highest number of accidents; and (2) strive to reduce the number of crossings without automated warning systems by not less than 50%.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) analyze all laws for preventing trespassing and vandalism on railroad property; and (2) develop model legislation providing for civil and criminal penalties for individuals who violate grade crossing signs, signals, or gates.

Requires the Secretary to inspect annually at least 2% of all highway-rail grade crossings in the 10 states with the highest rates of collisions at such crossings.

Requires the Secretary to investigate, and report to Congress, all fatal accidents in the United States (including fatal railroad accidents) that occur on or after enactment of this Act.