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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FMAP ADJUSTMENT FOR AFFECTED JURISDICTIONS EQUIVALENT TO
              COMPACT MIGRANT EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Payment of Increased FMAP.--For calendar quarters beginning on
or after January 1 of the first year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
increase the FMAP for each affected jurisdiction (without regard for
any limitation otherwise specified in section 1905(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(b))) by the number of percentage points estimated under
subsection (d).
    (b) Estimation of Amount of Compact Migrant Expenditures.--For
purposes of subsection (a), not later than 90 days before the beginning
of the calendar quarter involved, the chief executive official of the
affected jurisdiction shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an
estimation of the amount of compact migrant expenditures that will be
made by such jurisdiction for such quarter.
    (c) Review by Secretary of the Interior.--Not later than 60 days
before the beginning of the calendar quarter involved, the Secretary of
the Interior shall review the estimation submitted by the chief
executive official under subsection (b), make any appropriate
adjustments, and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a
final estimated amount of compact migrant expenditures for such
quarter.
    (d) Estimation and Notification by Secretary of HHS.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
        shall estimate the number of percentage points that the FMAP
        for each affected jurisdiction would need to be increased for a
        calendar quarter to result in an increase in the amount of
        total Federal payments to the affected jurisdiction under title
        XIX of the Social Security Act for such quarter that is
        equivalent to the final estimated amount of compact migrant
        expenditures submitted under subsection (c) for such quarter.
            (2) Continued application of limitation.--In no case may
        the increase in the FMAP estimated by the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services under paragraph (1) result in the payments
        to an affected jurisdiction under title XIX of the Social
        Security Act that exceed the limitations under subsections (f)
        and (g) of section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308).
            (3) Notification.--Not later than 30 days before the
        beginning of the calendar quarter involved, the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services shall notify each such chief
        executive official of the increase in the FMAP estimated by the
        Secretary under this subsection for the affected jurisdiction
        involved.
    (e) Reconciling and Payment Adjustments.--
            (1) Report by affected jurisdictions.--For each calendar
        quarter in which an increase in the FMAP is made for an
        affected jurisdiction under subsection (d), the chief executive
        official for the jurisdiction shall submit to the Secretary of
        the Interior an accounting of the total amount of compact
        migrant expenditures made by such jurisdiction for such
        quarter. Such accounting shall be submitted in such form and
        manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services, shall specify.
            (2) Review by the interior.--The Secretary of the Interior
        shall review each accounting submitted under paragraph (1) for
        accuracy, make any appropriate adjustments, and submit a final
        accounting of the amount of compact migrant expenditures for
        such quarter for each affected jurisdiction involved to the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (3) Adjustment by hhs.--The Secretary of Health and Human
        Services shall--
                    (A) review whether the increase in the FMAP for
                each affected jurisdiction under subsection (a) for a
                calendar quarter involved resulted in an increase in
                Federal payments to the affected jurisdiction under
                title XIX of the Social Security Act for such quarter
                in an amount that is equivalent to the final accounting
                of the amount of compact migrant expenditures submitted
                under paragraph (2) for such jurisdiction; and
                    (B) subject to the limitations under subsection (f)
                and (g) of section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308),
                shall make appropriate adjustments to the FMAP for the
                affected jurisdiction for future quarters to account
                for any overpayment or underpayment occurring as a
                result of the increase in such FMAP under this section
                for the quarter involved for that jurisdiction.
    (f) Limitation of FMAP to 100 Percent.--In no case shall an
increase in the FMAP applicable to an affected jurisdiction under this
section result in an FMAP for that jurisdiction that exceeds 100
percent.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed as
treating compact migrant expenditures as medical assistance under title
XIX of the Social Security Act.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affected jurisdiction.--The term ``affected
        jurisdiction'' has the meaning given such term in section
        104(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
        2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2)).
            (2) Compact migrant expenditures.--(A) The term ``compact
        migrant expenditures'' means, for a calendar quarter with
        respect to an affected jurisdiction, the amount of non-Federal
        funds expended by such jurisdiction for items and services
        described in section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396d(a)) for qualified nonimmigrants (as defined in
        section 104(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
        Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2))) and related administrative
        costs.
            (B) Such term includes payments made by an affected
        jurisdiction to health care providers for health care items and
        services provided to qualified nonimmigrants described in
        subparagraph (A), if such payment is not made under a State
        plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and such
        payment is not made from any other source of Federal funds.
            (3) FMAP.--The term ``FMAP'' means the Federal medical
        assistance percentage, as defined in section 1905(b) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), as determined without
        regard to this section.
    (i) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1905(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by inserting ``subject to section 2
of the Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016,'' after `` 83 per centum,
(2)''.

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION OF
              CITIZENS OF FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 8001 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) educate alien children admitted to the United States
        as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States.''.
    (b) Payments for Eligible Federally Connected Children.--Section
8003(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) resided in the United States pursuant to an
                admission into the United States as a citizen of the
                Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
                of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Multiply the number of children described in
                paragraph (1)(H) by a factor of 1.25.''.
    (c) Authorization of Additional Funds for Eligible Federally
Connected Children.--Section 8014 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7714) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Additional Funding for Eligible Federally Connected
Children.--For the purpose of making additional payments for federally
connected children described in section 8003(a)(1) under this title,
there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2017 and for each succeeding fiscal year.''.

SEC. 4. PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR NATIONALS FOR CERTAIN
              HOUSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 214(a)(7) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``within Guam'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``within
Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any citizen
or national of the United States shall be entitled to a preference or
priority in receiving financial assistance before any such alien who is
otherwise eligible for assistance.''.

SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP
              BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, THE
              FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND PALAU.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into an
agreement with an eligible organization to conduct an independent
assessment of the strategic importance of the relationship between the
United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The assessment required under
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the relationships between the United
        States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
        States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau as a component
        of the Asia-Pacific re-balance and for the security and
        stability of the Asia-Pacific region;
            (2) an assessment of the capabilities, expertise, and
        shortfalls of United States Government agencies in effectively
        administering the Compact of Free Association between the
        United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
        Compact of Free Association between the United States and the
        Federated States of Micronesia, and United States financial
        support provided to the Republic of Palau, including
        recommendations on improvements to such capabilities, as
        required, and changes to processes or organizations that may be
        necessary;
            (3) recommendations regarding renewal and future
        administration of such Compacts and financial support; and
            (4) any other matters the eligible organization that enters
        into an agreement under this section determines to be
        appropriate.
    (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the eligible organization that
        enters into an agreement under this section shall submit to the
        Secretary of State a report that shall include--
                    (A) the assessment required under subsection (a);
                    (B) the matters to be included required under
                subsection (b); and
                    (C) any other matters the Secretary determines to
                be appropriate.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
        annex if necessary.
    (d) Obtaining Official Data.--The eligible organization that enters
into an agreement under this section may secure directly from any
department or agency of the United States information necessary to
enable it to carry out this section. Upon request of such eligible
organization, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the eligible organization.

Output: Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to make quarterly increases in the federal medical assistance percentage, under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to cover expenditures for medical assistance provided to qualified nonimmigrants under the Compact of Free Association by American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the State of Hawaii. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make local educational agencies eligible for impact aid (aid to jurisdictions that lose property tax revenue due to federal activities or location within tax-exempt federal areas) for educating alien children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States. The bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 to grant a preference to citizens and nationals of the United States within Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the receipt of housing assistance over any non-resident alien.  The bill directs the Department of State to contract with an eligible organization to conduct an independent assessment of the strategic importance of the relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT TO
              REPLACE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN
              AURORA, COLORADO.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the major medical
facility project to replace the medical center of the Department of
Veterans Affairs in Aurora, Colorado, planned for under section 213(1)
of the Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-170; 117 Stat. 2049), in an amount not to
exceed a total of $1,730,000,000.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON BONUSES UNTIL MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT TO
              REPLACE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN
              AURORA, COLORADO, IS OPERATIONAL.

    (a) Prohibition on Bonuses During Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016.--
During fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
may not pay any bonus.
    (b) Prohibition on Bonuses Until Operation of Medical Center.--If
the major medical facility project specified in section 2 to replace
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado,
is not completed by September 30, 2016, the Secretary may not pay any
bonus until the date on which the Secretary certifies to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives that such major medical
facility project is fully operational.
    (c) Limitation on Bonuses.--During the fiscal year in which the
Secretary may begin to pay a bonus pursuant to subsection (b), and each
fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2024, the Secretary shall
ensure that the aggregate amount of bonuses paid by the Secretary
during each such fiscal year does not exceed $360,000,000.
    (d) Bonus Defined.--In this subsection, the term ``bonus'' means
any bonus or award under chapter 45 or 53 of title 5, United States
Code, or any other bonus or award authorized under such title or title
38, United States Code.
    (e) Conforming Repeal.--Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice,
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 703 note)
is repealed.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN
              AURORA, COLORADO.

    (a) Transfer of Construction Agent Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
        shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Army,
        acting through the Chief of Engineers, for the Army Corps of
        Engineers to carry out, on a reimbursable basis, the design,
        contract, construction management, and other similar services
        for the Aurora medical facility project.
            (2) Treatment of agreement.--The agreement entered into
        under paragraph (1) shall be subject to subsections (b) through
        (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--Under the agreement entered into under
        subsection (a), the Army Corps of Engineers may perform the
        project, design, contract, and construction management
        necessary to complete the work at the Aurora medical facility
        project that is remaining as of the date of the enactment of
        this Act.
            (2) New contracts.--
                    (A) In general.--The authority under paragraph (1)
                shall include the authority to enter into new contracts
                in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation
                to fulfill construction agent responsibilities
                associated with the Aurora medical facility project.
                    (B) Prime contractor.--The Secretary of the Army,
                acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall determine
                whether entering into a new contract agreement with the
                prime contractor as of the date of the enactment of
                this Act is consistent with the Federal Acquisition
                Regulation and in the best interests of the Federal
                Government.
            (3) Information required.--In accordance with subsection
        (d)(1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide the
        Army Corps of Engineers with the information needed to ensure
        that the Army Corps of Engineers understands the requirements
        for the successful operation of the Aurora medical facility
        project.
    (c) Plans and Reports.--
            (1) Completion plans.--Not later than 60 days after
        entering into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary
        of Veterans Affairs, based upon the advice of the Army Corps of
        Engineers provided under such agreement, shall submit to the
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
        on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives detailed
        plans, including estimated costs, to complete construction of
        the Aurora medical facility project.
            (2) Progress reports.--Not later than 180 days after
        entering into the agreement under subsection (a), and each 180-
        day period thereafter until the date on which the Aurora
        medical facility project is completed, the Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs, based on the advice of the Army Corps of
        Engineers provided under the agreement entered into under
        subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on Veterans'
        Affairs of the House of Representatives and Senate a report
        detailing the progress on the Aurora medical facility project.
    (d) Cooperation.--
            (1) Information.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
        provide the Army Corps of Engineers with any documents or
        information that the Army Corps of Engineers determines
        necessary to carry out subsections (a) and (b).
            (2) Assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon request by the Army Corps of
                Engineers, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
                provide to the Army Corps of Engineers any assistance
                that the Army Corps of Engineers determines necessary
                to carry out subsections (a) and (b).
                    (B) No cost.--Any assistance provided under
                subparagraph (A) shall be at no cost to the Army Corps
                of Engineers.
    (e) Aurora Medical Facility Project Defined.--In this section, the
term ``Aurora medical facility project'' means the major medical
facility project specified in section 2 to replace the medical center
of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Aurora, Colorado.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CARRYING OUT MAJOR
              MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

    (a) Army Corps of Engineers.--Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8103 the
following new section:
``Sec. 8103A. Authority of Army Corps of Engineers to carry out major
              medical facility projects
    ``(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may not carry out any major medical facility project.
    ``(b) Army Corps of Engineers.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, shall carry out all major medical facility projects for the
Department.
    ``(c) Agreements.--(1) The Chief of Engineers shall enter into an
agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out, on a
reimbursable basis, design, contract, construction management, and
similar services for major medical facility projects pursuant to
subsection (b).
    ``(2) Each agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be
subject to subsections (b) through (e) of section 1535 of title 31.
    ``(d) Duties.--(1) Under an agreement entered into under subsection
(c), the Army Corps of Engineers may perform the project, design,
contract, and construction management necessary to complete the major
medical facility project covered by the agreement, including entering
into new contracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition
Regulation to fulfill construction agent responsibilities associated
with such project.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall provide the Army Corps of Engineers with
any documents or information needed for the Army Corps of Engineers to
carry out major medical facility projects pursuant to subsection (b).
    ``(3) Upon request by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary
shall provide to the Army Corps of Engineers, at no cost to the Army
Corps of Engineers, any assistance that the Army Corps of Engineers
determines necessary to carry out major medical facility projects
pursuant to subsection (b).
    ``(e) Major Medical Facility Project Defined.--In this section, the
term `major medical facility project' has the meaning given that term
in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of this title.
    ``(f) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to any
major medical facility project that begins after the date of the
enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
8103 the following new item:

        ``8103A. Authority of Army Corps of Engineers to carry out
                            major medical facility projects.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title 38, United States Code, is
further amended--
            (1) in section 312A(c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Director
                of'' and inserting ``Except as provided by section
                8103A of this title, the Director of''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In carrying
                out'' and inserting ``Except as provided by section
                8103A of this title, in carrying out'';
            (2) in section 8103(a), by striking ``section 8104'' and
        inserting ``sections 8103A and 8104'';
            (3) in section 8104, by adding at the end the following new
        subsection:
    ``(i) The Secretary shall carry out this section in accordance with
section 8103A of this title, including with respect to obligating or
expending funds described in this section.''; and
            (4) in section 8106--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary
                may'' and inserting ``Subject to section 8103A of this
                title, the Secretary may'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``The
                Secretary may'' and inserting ``Subject to section
                8103A of this title, the Secretary may''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``(except under
                section 8103A)'' after ``this subchapter''.

SEC. 6. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF
              VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN AURORA, COLORADO.

    (a) Review.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
        States shall review the management by the Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs of the Aurora medical facility project, including with
        respect to the thoroughness and accuracy of the investigation
        into mismanagement conducted by the administrative
        investigation board established by the Secretary.
            (2) Elements.--The review required under paragraph (1)
        shall include a review of the following:
                    (A) Any potential misconduct or criminal activity
                committed by employees of the Department of Veterans
                Affairs that may have contributed to the significant
                cost overruns of the Aurora medical facility project.
                    (B) When senior officials of the Department knew,
                or should have known, that such project was likely to
                incur significant cost overruns.
                    (C) The justification of the Secretary for
                withholding from Congress any information relating to
                the significant cost overruns of such project.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs concludes the investigation conducted by
the administrative investigation board described in subsection (a), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the results
of the review required under such subsection.
    (c) Aurora Medical Facility Project Defined.--In this section, the
term ``Aurora medical facility project'' means the major medical
facility project specified in section 2 to replace the medical center
of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Aurora, Colorado.

SEC. 7. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR USE OF FUNDS FOR MAJOR MEDICAL
              FACILITY PROJECTS THAT EXCEED AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS.

    Section 8104(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``120 days''.

Output: Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Aurora medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.  The Secretary may not pay any bonus during FY2015-FY2016. If the project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, is not completed by September 30, 2016, the Secretary may not pay any bonus until the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that such major medical facility project is fully operational. The aggregate amount of subsequent fiscal year bonuses is capped through FY2024. The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Army for the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the design, contract, construction management, and other similar services for the Aurora project. The Secretary is prohibited from carrying out any major medical facility project.  The Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out all major medical facility projects for the Department.  The Government Accountability Office shall review the Secretary's management of the Aurora project. The Secretary must notify Congress at least 120 days (currently at least 30 days) before obligating funds for major medical facility projects that exceed authorized amounts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduit Improvement Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR MODIFICATION OR DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED
              MORTGAGES OR FORECLOSURE PROPERTY BY REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
              INVESTMENT CONDUITS.

    (a) In General.--If a REMIC (as defined in section 860D(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) modifies or disposes of a troubled asset
under the Troubled Asset Relief Program established by the Secretary of
the Treasury under section 101(a) of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 or under rules established by the Secretary
under section 3 of this Act--
            (1) such modification or disposition shall not be treated
        as a prohibited transaction under section 860F(a)(2) of such
        Code, and
            (2) for purposes of part IV of subchapter M of chapter 1 of
        such Code--
                    (A) an interest in the REMIC shall not fail to be
                treated as a regular interest (as defined in section
                860G(a)(1) of such Code) solely because of such
                modification or disposition, and
                    (B) any proceeds resulting from such modification
                or disposition shall be treated as amounts received
                under qualified mortgages.
    (b) Termination of REMIC.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, an entity which is a REMIC (as defined in section 860D(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall cease to be a REMIC if the
instruments governing the conduct of servicers or trustees with respect
to qualified mortgages (as defined in section 860G(a)(3) of such Code)
or foreclosure property (as defined in section 860G(a)(8) of such
Code)--
            (1) prohibit or restrict (including restrictions on the
        type, number, percentage, or frequency of modifications or
        dispositions) such servicers or trustees from reasonably
        modifying or disposing of such qualified mortgages or such
        foreclosure property in order to participate in the Troubled
        Asset Relief Program established by the Secretary of the
        Treasury under section 101(a) of the Emergency Economic
        Stabilization Act of 2008 or under rules established by the
        Secretary under section 3 of this Act,
            (2) commit to a person other than the servicer or trustee
        the authority to prevent the reasonable modification or
        disposition of any such qualified mortgage or foreclosure
        property,
            (3) require a servicer or trustee to purchase qualified
        mortgages which are in default or as to which default is
        reasonably foreseeable for the purposes of reasonably modifying
        such mortgages or as a consequence of such reasonable
        modification, or
            (4) fail to provide that any duty a servicer or trustee
        owes when modifying or disposing of qualified mortgages or
        foreclosure property shall be to the trust in the aggregate and
        not to any individual or class of investors.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Subsection (a).--Subsection (a) shall apply to
        modification and dispositions after the date of the enactment
        of this Act, in taxable years ending on or after such date.
            (2) Subsection (b).--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that
                is 3 months after the date of the enactment of this
                Act.
                    (B) Exception.--The Secretary of the Treasury may
                waive the application of subsection (b) in whole or in
                part for any period of time with respect to any entity
                if--
                            (i) the Secretary determines that such
                        entity is unable to comply with the
                        requirements of such subsection in a timely
                        manner, or
                            (ii) the Secretary determines that such
                        waiver would further the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOME MORTGAGE LOAN RELIEF PROGRAM UNDER THE
              TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM AND RELATED AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish
and implement a program under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and
related authorities established under section 101(a) of the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211(a))--
            (1) to achieve appropriate broad-scale modifications or
        dispositions of troubled home mortgage loans; and
            (2) to achieve appropriate broad-scale dispositions of
        foreclosure property.
    (b) Rules.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall promulgate rules
governing the--
            (1) reasonable modification of any home mortgage loan
        pursuant to the requirements of this Act; and
            (2) disposition of any such home mortgage loan or
        foreclosed property pursuant to the requirements of this Act.
    (c) Considerations.--In developing the rules required under
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall take into
consideration--
            (1) the debt-to-income ratio, loan-to-value ratio, or
        payment history of the mortgagors of such home mortgage loans;
        and
            (2) any other factors consistent with the intent to
        streamline modifications of troubled home mortgage loans into
        sustainable home mortgage loans.
    (d) Use of Broad Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
use all available authorities to implement the home mortgage loan
relief program established under this section, including, as
appropriate--
            (1) home mortgage loan purchases;
            (2) home mortgage loan guarantees;
            (3) making and funding commitments to purchase home
        mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities;
            (4) buying down interest rates and principal on home
        mortgage loans;
            (5) principal forbearance; and
            (6) developing standard home mortgage loan modification and
        disposition protocols, which shall include ratifying that
        servicer action taken in anticipation of any necessary changes
        to the instruments governing the conduct of servicers or
        trustees with respect to qualified mortgages or foreclosure
        property are consistent with the Secretary of the Treasury's
        standard home mortgage loan modification and disposition
        protocols.
    (e) Payments Authorized.--The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to pay servicers for home mortgage loan modifications or
other dispositions consistent with any rules established under
subsection (b).
    (f) Rule of Construction.--Any standard home mortgage loan
modification and disposition protocols developed by the Secretary of
the Treasury under this section shall be construed to constitute
standard industry practice.

Output:
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs).

Declares that: (1) such a modification or disposition shall not be treated as a prohibited transaction under the Internal Revenue Code; (2) an interest in the REMIC shall not fail to be treated as a regular interest solely because of such modification or disposition; and (3) any proceeds resulting from such modification or disposition shall be treated as amounts received under qualified mortgages.

Specifies terms of the instruments governing the conduct of servicers or trustees with respect to qualified mortgages which shall terminates a REMIC.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and implement a home mortgage loan relief program under TARP.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Education Technology Corps
Act'' or as the ``NET Corps Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Elementary and secondary school students who receive
        regular access in school to Internet-accessible computers enjoy
        higher quality educational opportunities and are better
        prepared to succeed in college or the workplace.
            (2) Local educational agencies have made extraordinary
        gains in the acquisition of computers and other information
        technology equipment for schools. The Department of Education
        reported in January 2001 that each school contains on average
        100 computers. In 1999, 63 percent of school rooms used for the
        instruction of students had access to the Internet.
            (3) However, local educational agencies are dedicating
        almost all of their information technology resources to
        equipment acquisition, while information technology training
        for teachers and other school staff receives little financial
        support. A CEO Forum on Education and Technology study
        indicated that, in the 1997-1998 school year, schools expended
        just five percent of their information technology budget on
        teacher training.
            (4) The Department of Education reported in 1999 that only
        33 percent of public school teachers with access to computers
        and the Internet indicated that they were ``well prepared'' to
        integrate the use of computers and the Internet into their
        instruction.
            (5) As new information technologies are introduced into
        classrooms, teachers will need regular access to professional
        technology training.
            (6) The Corporation for National and Community Service
        established by section 191 of the National and Community
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651) has a proven record of
        mobilizing the most intelligent, qualified, and altruistic
        members of our communities for the purpose of meeting our
        Nation's most urgent needs.
            (7) The Volunteers in Service to America program, commonly
        known as VISTA, which is administered by the Corporation to
        efforts to eliminate and alleviate poverty and poverty-related
        problems in the United States, would provide a ready means to
        facilitate the expanded use of information technology in
        schools, libraries, and community centers, particularly in low-
        income areas, and to provide information technology training
        for teachers and administrators of school, library, and
        community center information technology networks.

SEC. 3. CREATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CORPS AS A PART OF
              VISTA.

    The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is amended by inserting
after section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) the following new section:

``SEC. 109A. NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CORPS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--As part of the Volunteers in Service to
America program established under this part, the Director shall
establish a National Education Technology Corps for the purpose of
developing, strengthening, supplementing, and expanding efforts of the
Federal Government, State and local governments, and public and
nonprofit organizations to mobilize local, State, Federal, and private
sector financial and volunteer resources--
            ``(1) to improve the ability of teachers, staff, students,
        and other persons to use information technology in schools,
        libraries, and community centers;
            ``(2) to provide information technology training for
        teachers so that teachers can incorporate the use of computers
        and other information technologies in classroom instruction;
        and
            ``(3) to provide technical support to administrators of
        school, library, and community center information technology
        networks.
    ``(b) Recruitment of Volunteers.--
            ``(1) Eligibility criteria.--In establishing the
        recruitment procedures under section 103(b) applicable to the
        selection and placement of volunteers for service in the
        National Education Technology Corps, the Director shall limit
        selection to individuals--
                    ``(A) who already have sufficient experience or
                expertise regarding information technology and its uses
                to permit their prompt participation in the types of
                activities described in subsection (a); or
                    ``(B) who, with minimal additional training (as
                determined by the Director), would be ready to
                participate in such activities.
            ``(2) Relationship to americorps.--A participant in a
        national service program assisted under subtitle C of title I
        of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
        12571 et seq.), commonly known as the Americorps program, may
        be selected to also serve in the National Education Technology
Corps if the participant meets the eligibility criteria in paragraph
(2).
    ``(c) Placement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall assign volunteers
        selected for the National Education Technology Corps to
        projects and programs that utilize volunteers to perform the
        types of activities described in subsection (a). Such programs
        and projects may be administered by public or private nonprofit
        agencies and organizations, community-based nonprofit
        organizations, local and State education agencies, local and
        State agencies administering information technology programs,
        educational institutions, libraries, and local, municipal, and
        State governmental entities.
            ``(2) Technology plan.--A volunteer serving in the National
        Education Technology Corps may not be assigned to a school to
        perform services described in subsection (a) unless the school,
        or a local educational agency on behalf of the school, submits
        to the Director a technology plan that--
                    ``(A) outlines the goals for the school's education
                technology; and
                    ``(B) complies with such guidelines as the Director
                may establish.
            ``(3) Placement priority.--In the assignment of volunteers
        under this section, the Director shall give priority
        consideration to programs and projects to assist schools that--
                    ``(A) are located in urban or rural areas with the
                highest concentrations of illiteracy and of low income
                individuals and families; or
                    ``(B) have been unable to secure assistance for
                information technology improvements and training from
                other sources.
    ``(d) Partnerships With Qualified Nonprofit Organizations.--The
Director is authorized and encouraged to enter into partnerships with
qualified nonprofit organizations that undertake the types of services
described in subsection (a) for schools, libraries, and community
centers to support and expand the efforts of these organizations.
    ``(e) Coordination With Department of Education.--The Director
shall coordinate with the Secretary of Education in the training of
volunteers for the National Education Technology Corps to ensure that
the activities undertaken by the volunteers under this section is
consistent with the educational needs of schools.
    ``(f) Agreements with Private Sector.--The Director may enter into
an agreement with a private sector business under which an employee of
the business who has experience or expertise regarding information
technology and its uses will assist, without financial remuneration
from the Director, on a full-time or part-time basis--
            ``(1) the National Education Technology Corps and programs
        and projects that receive volunteers to undertake the types of
        activities described in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) the Director in the training of National Education
        Technology Corps volunteers.
    ``(g) Effect of Funding Reduction.--In any fiscal year in which the
services provided under this part are reduced, the services provided
under this section shall be proportionately reduced.''.

SEC. 4. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO NATIONAL EDUCATION
              TECHNOLOGY CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by inserting after section 45D the following new
section:

``SEC. 45E. NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CORPS ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the National
Education Technology Corps assistance credit determined under this
section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the
sum of --
            ``(1) the wages paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the
        taxable year for qualified employee services, and
            ``(2) the amount allowed as a deduction under section 170
        for the taxable year for qualified contributions.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--
            ``(1) National limitation.--The amount of credit determined
        under this section for all taxable years beginning in a
        calendar year shall not exceed $75,000,000.
            ``(2) Taxpayer limitation.--The amount of credit determined
        under this section for a taxpayer for a taxable year shall not
        exceed the portion of the national limitation under paragraph
        (1) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins
        which is allocated by the National Education Technology Corps
        to such taxpayer for such year.
            ``(3) Per employee limit.--The credit determined under this
        section with respect to services performed by an employee
        during a taxable year shall not exceed $25,000 (or such lesser
        amount determined under paragraph (2)).
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified employee services.--The term `qualified
        employee services' means any service furnished by an employee
        of the taxpayer through the National Education Technology
        Corps, either directly as a volunteer in the National Education
        Technology Corps or as a participant in a National Education
        Technology Corps partnership entered into under section 109A(d)
        of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
            ``(2) Qualified contribution.--The term `qualified
        contribution' means any contribution of tangible personal
        property to or for the benefit of the National Education
        Technology Corps.
            ``(3) Wages.--The term `wages' has the meaning given to
        such term by section 51.
    ``(d) Controlled Groups.--Rules similar to the rules of section
1397(b) shall apply for purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Denial of Double Benefit.--Subsection (a) of section 280C of
such Code is amended by inserting ``45E(a),'' after ``45A(a),''.
    (c) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code
        (relating to current year business credit) is amended by
        striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (12), by striking the
        period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting ``, plus'',
        and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) the National Education Technology Corps assistance
        credit determined under section 45E(a).''.
            (2) Limitation on carryback.--Subsection (d) of section 39
        of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(10) No carryback of national education technology corps
        assistance credit before effective date.--No portion of the
        unused business credit for any taxable year which is
        attributable to the credit determined under section 45E may be
        carried back to any taxable year ending before the date of the
        enactment of this paragraph.''.
            (3) Deduction for certain unused business credits.--
        Subsection (c) of section 196 of such Code is amended by
        striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8), by striking the
        period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ``, and'', and
        by adding after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) the National Education Technology Corps assistance
        credit determined under section 45E.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 45D the following new
item:

                              ``Sec. 45E. National Education Technology
                                        Corps assistance.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output: National Education Technology Corps Act (NET Corps Act) - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to establish a National Education Technology Corps (NET Corps) as part of the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program, using VISTA volunteers and others with appropriate expertise, in partnerships to facilitate use of information technology in schools, libraries, and community centers.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a business-related tax credit for employers for assistance to the NET Corps through their employees' services either as volunteers or as participants in partnerships.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) nearly 20,000,000 Americans live in manufactured homes,
        which often provide a more accessible and affordable way for
        many families to buy their own homes;
            (2) manufactured housing plays a vital role in providing
        housing for low- and moderate-income families in the United
        States;
            (3) NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of
        radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information
        directly from a nearby National Weather Service (NWS) office,
        and broadcasts NWS warnings, watches, forecasts, and other all-
        hazard information 24 hours a day;
            (4) the operators of manufactured housing communities
        should be encouraged to provide a safe place of shelter for
        community residents or a plan for the evacuation of community
        residents to a safe place of shelter within a reasonable
        distance of the community for use by community residents in
        times of severe weather, including tornados and high winds, and
        local municipalities should be encouraged to require approval
        of these plans;
            (5) the operators of manufactured housing communities
        should be encouraged to provide a written reminder semiannually
        to all owners of manufactured homes in the manufactured housing
        community to replace the batteries in their weather radios; and
            (6) weather radio manufacturers should include, in the
        packaging of weather radios, a written reminder to replace the
        batteries twice each year and written instructions on how to do
        so.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION STANDARDS.

    Section 605 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and
Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5404) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Weather Radios.--
            ``(1) Provision of installation instructions.--A
        manufacturer shall provide with each manufactured home (other
        than a manufactured home affixed to a permanent foundation),
        instructions for the installation of a weather radio required
        under this section.
            ``(2) Model installation standards.--The Federal
        manufactured home installation standards established by the
        Secretary under this section shall require that each
        manufactured home (other than a manufactured home affixed to a
        permanent foundation) shall be installed with a weather radio
        inside the manufactured home that--
                    ``(A) is capable of broadcasting emergency
                information relating to local weather conditions;
                    ``(B) is equipped with a tone alarm;
                    ``(C) is equipped with Specific Alert Message
                Encoding, or SAME technology; and
                    ``(D) complies with Consumer Electronics
                Association (CEA) Standard 2009-A (or current revision
                thereof) Performance Specification for Public Alert
                Receivers.
            ``(3) Responsibility of manufactured home installers.--It
        shall be the duty of manufactured home installers to ensure
        that manufactured homes (other than manufactured homes affixed
        to a permanent foundation) are supplied and installed with a
        weather radio required under this subsection.
            ``(4) Definition of affixed to a permanent foundation.--For
        purposes of this subsection, the term `affixed to a permanent
        foundation' has the meaning given that term in the Department
        of Housing and Urban Development's publication entitled
        `Permanent Foundations Guide For Manufactured Housing' dated
        September 1996.
            ``(5) Liability protections.--
                    ``(A) Immunity for manufacturers.--Manufacturers of
                manufactured homes shall be immune from common law
                civil liability for any aspect of the installation,
                furnishing, function, operation, performance,
                capabilities, or utilization of the weather radio
                mandated by the Federal manufactured home installation
                standards promulgated in accordance with this
                subsection, including any instructions related thereto.
                    ``(B) Immunity for installers.--Manufactured home
                installers shall be immune from common law civil
                liability for any aspect of the installation,
                furnishing, function, operation, performance,
                capabilities, or utilization of the weather radio
                mandated by the Federal manufactured home installation
                standards promulgated in accordance with this
                subsection, including any instructions related thereto.
                    ``(C) Immunity for retailers.--Retailers of
                manufactured homes shall be immune from common law
                civil liability for any aspect of the installation,
                furnishing, function, operation, performance,
                capabilities, or utilization of the weather radio
                mandated by the Federal manufactured home installation
                standards promulgated in accordance with this
                subsection, including any instructions related thereto.
                    ``(D) Immunity for operators of housing
                communities.--Any reminder, assistance, or instructions
                provided by the operator of a manufactured housing
                community concerning the function of a weather radio
                contained in a manufactured home shall not subject the
                operator, an owner or employee of the manufactured home
                community, or the manufacturer of the manufactured home
                to liability for the functionality of that weather
                radio.
            ``(6) Exemption for modular homes.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The installation standards
                required to be established under paragraph (2) shall
                not apply to modular homes.
                    ``(B) Definition of modular home.--For purposes of
                this paragraph, the term `modular home' has the meaning
                given such term in the law of the State in which the
                modular home is located.''.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT.

    Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the consensus committee established
pursuant to section 604(a)(3) of the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(a)(3))
shall develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development a proposed Federal manufactured home installation standards
required under section 605(d) of such Act (as added by the amendment
made by section 3 of this Act). Notwithstanding section 604(a)(5)(B) of
such Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a
final order promulgating the standard required by such section 605(i)
not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning upon
receipt by the Secretary of the proposed standard developed and
submitted by the consensus committee.

SEC. 5. STUDY.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a
study regarding conditioning the applicability of the requirement under
the amendment made by section 3 of this Act (relating to the
installation of weather radios in manufactured homes) on the geographic
location at which a manufactured home is placed, but only to the extent
that such requirement applies to new manufactured homes and new site-
built homes. In conducting such study and making determinations under
to the study, the Secretary shall take into consideration severe
weather conditions, such as high winds and flooding, and wind zones and
other severe weather data available from the National Weather Service.
Not later than the expiration of the 18-month period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the
study and submit a report regarding the results of the study to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and to
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.

Output:
CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to revise federal standards for manufactured homes (other than one affixed to a permanent foundation) to require each such home to be installed with a weather radio: (1) capable of broadcasting emergency information relating to local weather conditions; (2) equipped with a tone alarm and Specific Alert Message Encoding, or SAME technology; and (3) compliant with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Standard 2009-A Performance Specification for Public Alert Receivers (or its current revision).

Shields from common law civil liability: (1) manufacturers, installers, or retailers of manufactured homes for any aspect of the installation, furnishing, function, operation, performance, capabilities, or utilization of such a weather radio; and (2) the operator, owner, or employee of a manufactured home community, or the home manufacturer, with respect to the functionality of such a radio owing to any reminder, assistance, or instructions the community operator provides.

Exempts modular homes from such installation standards.

Requires the consensus committee established under such Act to develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a proposed standard for installed weather radios.

Requires the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on conditioning the applicability of the weather radio installation requirement on the geographic location at which a manufactured home is placed.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy
Living Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSUMER EDUCATION AND
              OUTREACH.

    (a) Program Required.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall carry out a program under which the Administrator
makes grants to any of the following:
            (1) A locally-based organization that represents small
        business concerns.
            (2) A local redevelopment agency that is chartered,
        established, or otherwise sanctioned by a State or local
        government.
    (b) Use of Grant Amounts.--The recipient of a grant under this
section shall use the grant amounts for one or more of the following
activities:
            (1) To provide, to independently owned and operated small
        business concerns, such as bodegas and corner stores,
        assistance (such as assistance in purchasing appropriate
        equipment, or assistance in hiring and training personnel) in
        expanding their inventory to include one or more of the
        following products:
                    (A) Fresh fruits and vegetables.
                    (B) Healthy alternatives (as defined by the
                Department of Agriculture) such as whole milk
                alternatives, pure fruit juices, and products with 0
                grams of transfat).
            (2) To provide, to community-based organizations, such as
        community health centers, assistance in carrying out consumer
        education and outreach activities to encourage the purchase of
        such products, such as by informing communities about the
        health risks associated with high-calorie, low-exercise
        lifestyles and the benefits of healthy living.
    (c) Collaboration Required.--A small business concern may receive
assistance in expanding inventory under subsection (b)(1) only if the
small business concern works in collaboration with one or more
community-based organizations in expanding that inventory. A community-
based organization may receive assistance in carrying out activities
under subsection (b)(2) only if the community-based organization works
in collaboration with one or more small business concerns in carrying
out those activities.
    (d) Maximum Grant.--A grant under this section may not exceed
$100,000.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES
              UNDER THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

    (a) Medicare Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (s)(2), by adding at the end the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(BB) additional primary and preventive services
                described in subsection (ccc);''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subsection:

              ``Additional Primary and Preventive Services

    ``(ccc) The term `additional primary and preventive services' means
such primary and preventive services that are not otherwise covered
under this title as the Secretary shall specify when provided by
qualified providers, as specified by the Secretary. Such term includes
the following:
            ``(1) Services for the prevention and treatment of obesity
        and obesity-related disease.
            ``(2) Supervised exercise sessions.
            ``(3) Exercise stress testing for the purpose of exercise
        prescriptions.
            ``(4) Lifestyle modification education.
            ``(5) Culinary arts education for the purpose of promoting
        proper nutrition.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1862(a)(1) of such
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (M);
                    (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (N); and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(O) in the case of additional primary care and
                preventive services, which are performed more
                frequently than the Secretary may specify;''.
            (B) Section 1833(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)(5))
        is amended by inserting ``or additional primary care or
        preventive services (as defined in section 1861(ccc))'' after
        ``(jj))''.
    (b) Medicaid Program.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph (29); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(28) additional primary care and preventive services (as
        defined in section 1861(ccc)) which are not otherwise covered
        under this subsection; and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, with regard to whether
regulations to implement such amendments are in effect as of such date.

Output:
Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy Living Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make grants to local organizations that represent small business concerns and local redevelopment agencies to assist: (1) independently owned and operated small businesses, such as bodegas and corner stores, in expanding their inventories to include fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy alternatives (as defined by the Department of Agriculture); and (2) community-based organizations, such as community health centers, in carrying out consumer outreach and education programs to encourage the purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy alternatives and to inform communities about health risks and the benefits of healthy living. Requires small businesses and community-based organizations to collaborate in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Limits grant amounts to $100,000.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover additional primary and preventive services relating to obesity treatment and prevention, supervised exercise sessions, stress testing, lifestyle modification education, and nutrition education.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Covered dwelling unit.--The term ``covered dwelling
        unit'' means a dwelling unit that--
                    (A) is a detached single family house, a townhouse
                or multi-level dwelling unit (whether detached or
                attached to other units or structures), or a ground-
                floor unit in a building of three or fewer dwelling
                units;
                    (B) is designed as, or intended for occupancy as, a
                residence;
                    (C) was designed, constructed, or commissioned,
                contracted or otherwise arranged for construction, by
                any person or entity who, at any time before the design
                or construction, received or was guaranteed Federal
                financial assistance for any program or activity; and
                    (D) is made available for first occupancy after the
                expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date
                of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Federal financial assistance.--The term ``Federal
        financial assistance'' means--
                    (A) any assistance that is provided or otherwise
                made available by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
                Development or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
                any program or activity or such agencies, through any
                grant, loan, contract, or any other arrangement, after
                the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the
                date of the enactment of this Act, including--
                            (i) grants, subsidies, or any other funds;
                            (ii) services of Federal personnel;
                            (iii) real or personal property or any
                        interest in or use of such property,
                        including--
                                    (I) transfers or leases of the
                                property for less than the fair market
                                value or for reduced consideration; and
                                    (II) proceeds from a subsequent
                                transfer or lease of the property if
                                the Federal share of its fair market
                                value is not returned to the Federal
                                Government;
                            (iv) any tax credit, mortgage or loan
                        guarantee or insurance; and
                            (v) community development funds in the form
                        of obligations guaranteed under section 108 of
                        the Housing and Community Development Act of
                        1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308); or
                    (B) any assistance that is provided or otherwise
                made available by the Secretary of Agriculture under
                title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et
                seq.).
            (3) Person or entity.--The term ``person or entity''
        includes one or more individuals, corporations (including not-
        for-profit corporations), partnerships, associations, labor
        organizations, legal representatives, mutual corporations,
        joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated associations,
        trustees, trustees in cases under title 11 of the United States
        Code, receivers, and fiduciaries.

SEC. 3. VISITABILITY REQUIREMENT.

    It shall be unlawful for any person referred to in section 2(1)(C)
with respect to a covered dwelling unit to fail to ensure that such
dwelling unit contains at least one level that complies with the
Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable
Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future
revisions thereto.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Requirement for Federal Financial Assistance.--Each applicant
for Federal financial assistance shall submit an assurance to the
Federal agency responsible for such assistance that all of its programs
and activities will be conducted in compliance with this Act.
    (b) Approval of Architectural and Construction Plans.--
            (1) Submission.--Any applicant for or recipient of Federal
        financial assistance for a covered dwelling unit shall submit
        for approval the architectural and construction plans for such
        unit to the State or local department or agency that is
        responsible, under applicable State or local law, for the
        review and approval of construction plans for compliance with
        generally applicable building codes or requirements (in this
        subsection referred to as the ``appropriate State or local
        agency'').
            (2) Determination of compliance.--
                    (A) Enforcement actions.--The enforcement actions
                under this subparagraph are--
                            (i) reviewing any plans for a covered
                        dwelling unit submitted pursuant to paragraph
                        (1) and approving or disapproving such plans
                        based upon compliance of the dwelling unit with
                        the requirements of this Act; and
                            (ii) consistent with applicable State or
                        local laws and procedures, withholding final
                        approval of construction or occupancy of a
                        covered dwelling unit unless and until such
                        compliance is determined.
                    (B) Condition of federal housing assistance.--The
                Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not
                provide any Federal financial assistance under any
                program administered by such Secretary to a State or
                unit of general local government (or any agency
                thereof) unless the appropriate State or local agency
                thereof is, in the determination of the Secretary,
                taking the enforcement actions under subparagraph (A).
    (c) Civil Action for Private Persons.--
            (1) Action.--Any person aggrieved by an act or omission
        that is unlawful under this Act may commence a civil action in
        an appropriate United States district court or State court
        against any person or entity responsible for any part of the
        design or construction of a covered dwelling unit no later than
        two years after the occurrence or termination of the alleged
        unlawful conduct under this Act.
            (2) Liability.--In any action under this subsection for a
        violation involving architectural or construction plans for a
        covered dwelling unit that were approved by the appropriate
        State or local department or agency--
                    (A) if such approved plans violate this Act and any
                construction on such dwelling that violates this Act
                was performed in accordance with such approved plans,
                such State or local department or agency shall be
                liable for such construction in violation; and
                    (B) if such approved plans comply with this Act and
                any construction on such dwelling violates this Act,
                the person or entity responsible for the construction
                shall be liable for such construction in violation.
    (d) Enforcement by Attorney General.--Whenever the Attorney General
has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons has
violated this Act, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in
any appropriate United States district court. The Attorney General may
also, upon timely application, intervene in any civil action brought
under subsection (c) by a private person if the Attorney General
certifies that the case is of general public importance.
    (e) Relief.--In any civil action brought under this section, if the
court finds that a violation of this title has occurred or is about to
occur, it may award to the plaintiff actual and punitive damages, and
subject to subsection (g), may grant as relief, as the court finds
appropriate, any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary
restraining order, or other order (including an order enjoining the
defendant from violating the Act or ordering such affirmative action as
may be appropriate).
    (f) Violations.--For purposes of this section, a violation
involving a covered dwelling unit that is not designed or constructed
in conformity with the requirements of this Act shall not be considered
to terminate until the violation is corrected.
    (g) Attorney's Fees.--In any civil action brought under this
section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party,
other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee and costs.
    (h) Effect on Certain Sales, Encumbrances, and Rentals.--Relief
granted under this section shall not affect any contract, sale,
encumbrance, or lease consummated before the granting of such relief
and involving a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant, without
actual notice of a civil action under this title.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON STATE LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act shall be constructed to invalidate or limit any
law of a State or political subdivision of a State, or of any other
jurisdiction in which this Act shall be effective, that grants,
guarantees, or provides the same rights, protections, and requirements
as are provided by this Act, but any law of a State, a political
subdivision thereof, or other such jurisdiction that purports to
require or permit any action that would violate this Act shall to that
extent be invalid.

SEC. 6. DISCLAIMER OF PREEMPTIVE EFFECT ON OTHER ACTS.

    Nothing in this Act shall limit any right, procedure, or remedy
available under the Constitution or any other Act of the Congress.

SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

    If any provision of this Act of the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and
the application of the provision to other persons not similarly
situated shall not be affected thereby.

Output: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013 - Requires newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future revisions. Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency, and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for state or local approval. Prohibits federal financial assistance to a state or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings. Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. district court or state court for violations of this Act, and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Settlement Trust Improvement Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR ANCSA PAYMENTS ASSIGNED TO ALASKA NATIVE
              SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section
140 the following new section:

``SEC. 139G. ASSIGNMENTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a Native Corporation, gross
income shall not include the value of any payments that would otherwise
be made, or treated as being made, to such Native Corporation pursuant
to, or as required by, any provision of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), including any payment that
would otherwise be made to a Village Corporation pursuant to section
7(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(j)),
provided that any such payments--
            ``(1) are assigned in writing to a Settlement Trust, and
            ``(2) were not received by such Native Corporation prior to
        the assignment described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Inclusion in Gross Income.--In the case of a Settlement Trust
which has been assigned payments described in subsection (a), gross
income shall include such payments as and when such payments are
received by such Settlement Trust pursuant to the assignment and shall
have the same character as if such payments were received by the Native
Corporation.
    ``(c) Amount and Scope of Assignment.--The amount and scope of any
assignment under subsection (a) shall be described with reasonable
particularity and may either be in a percentage of one or more such
payments or in a fixed dollar amount.
    ``(d) Duration of Assignment; Revocability.--Any assignment under
subsection (a) shall specify--
            ``(1) a duration either in perpetuity or for a period of
        time, and
            ``(2) whether such assignment is revocable.
    ``(e) Prohibition on Deduction.--Notwithstanding section 250, no
deduction shall be allowed to a Native Corporation for purposes of any
amounts described in subsection (a).
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms `Native
Corporation' and `Settlement Trust' have the same meaning given such
terms under section 646(h).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting before
the item relating to section 140 the following new item:

``Sec. 139G. Assignments to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 3. DEDUCTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 250. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a Native Corporation, there shall
be allowed a deduction for any contributions made by such Native
Corporation to a Settlement Trust (regardless of whether an election
under section 646 is in effect for such Settlement Trust) for which the
Native Corporation has made an annual election under subsection (e).
    ``(b) Amount of Deduction.--The amount of the deduction under
subsection (a) shall be equal to--
            ``(1) in the case of a cash contribution (regardless of the
        method of payment, including currency, coins, money order, or
        check), the amount of such contribution, or
            ``(2) in the case of a contribution not described in
        paragraph (1), the Native Corporation's adjusted basis in the
        property contributed.
    ``(c) Limitation and Carryover.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the deduction
        allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not
        exceed the taxable income of the Native Corporation for the
        taxable year in which the contribution was made.
            ``(2) Carryover.--If the aggregate amount of contributions
        described in subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds the
        limitation under paragraph (1), such excess shall be treated as
        a contribution described in subsection (a) in each of the 15
        succeeding years in order of time.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms `Native
Corporation' and `Settlement Trust' have the same meaning given such
terms under section 646(h).
    ``(e) Manner of Making Election.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each taxable year, a Native
        Corporation may elect to have this section apply for such
        taxable year on the income tax return or amended income tax
        return of the Native Corporation, with such election to have
        effect solely for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Revocation.--Any election made by a Native
        Corporation pursuant to this subsection may be revoked pursuant
        to an amended income tax return which has been timely filed by
        such Native Corporation.
    ``(f) Additional Rules.--
            ``(1) Earnings and profits.--Notwithstanding section
        646(d)(2), in the case of a Native Corporation which claims a
        deduction under this section for any taxable year, the earnings
        and profits of such Native Corporation for such taxable year
        shall be reduced by the amount of such deduction.
            ``(2) Gain or loss.--No gain or loss shall be recognized by
        the Native Corporation with respect to a contribution of
        property for which a deduction is allowed under this section.
            ``(3) Income.--Subject to subsection (g), a Settlement
        Trust shall report income in the amount of any deduction
        allowed under this section in the taxable year in which the
        Settlement Trust actually receives such contribution.
            ``(4) Period.--In determining the period that a Settlement
        Trust has held property for which a deduction is allowed under
        this section, the period the Native Corporation has held such
        property shall be included.
            ``(5) Basis.--The basis that a Settlement Trust has for
        which a deduction is allowed under this section shall be equal
        to the adjusted basis of the Native Corporation in such
        property immediately before such contribution.
            ``(6) Prohibition.--No deduction shall be allowed under
        this section with respect to any contributions made to a
        Settlement Trust which are in violation of subsection (a)(2) or
        (c)(2) of section 39 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
        (43 U.S.C. 1629e).
    ``(g) Election by Settlement Trust To Defer Income Recognition.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a contribution which
        consists of property other than cash, a Settlement Trust may
        elect to defer recognition of any income related to such
        property until the sale or exchange of such property, in whole
        or in part, by the Settlement Trust.
            ``(2) Treatment.--In the case of property described in
        paragraph (1), any income or gain received by the Settlement
        Trust upon sale or exchange of such property shall be treated
        as--
                    ``(A) for such amount of the income or gain as is
                equal to or less than the amount of income deferred
                pursuant to this subsection, ordinary income, and
                    ``(B) for any amounts of the income or gain which
                are in excess of the amount of income deferred pursuant
                to this subsection, having the same character as if
                this subsection did not apply.
            ``(3) Election.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each taxable year, a
                Settlement Trust may elect to apply this subsection for
                any property described in paragraph (1) which was
                contributed during such year. Any property to which the
                election applies shall be identified and described with
                reasonable particularity on the income tax return or
                amended income tax return of the Settlement Trust, with
                such election to have effect solely for such taxable
                year.
                    ``(B) Revocation.--Any election made by a
                Settlement Trust pursuant to this subsection may be
                revoked pursuant to an amended income tax return which
                has been timely filed by such Settlement Trust.
                    ``(C) Certain dispositions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        property for which an election is in effect
                        under this subsection and which is disposed of
                        within the first taxable year subsequent to the
                        taxable year in which such property was
                        contributed to the Settlement Trust--
                                    ``(I) such election shall be voided
                                as to such property,
                                    ``(II) the Settlement Trust shall
                                be required to file an amended return
                                for the taxable year in which such
                                property was contributed, and
                                    ``(III) the Settlement Trust shall
                                pay any tax applicable to such
                                property, including interest and a
                                penalty equal to 10 percent of the
                                amount of such tax.
                            ``(ii) Assessment.--Notwithstanding section
                        6501(a), any amount described in subclause
                        (III) of clause (i) may be assessed, or a
                        proceeding in court with respect to such amount
                        may be initiated without assessment, within 4
                        years after the date on which the return making
                        the election under this subsection for such
                        property was filed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part VIII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 250. Contributions to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.''.
    (c) Permissive Amendments to Trust Agreements Establishing
Settlement Trusts.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of law,
        including any provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
        Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), Alaska state law, or the terms of
        any trust agreement of a Settlement Trust (as defined under
        section 3(t) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (43
        U.S.C. 1602(t))), the terms of any trust agreement of a
        Settlement Trust may, within the 1-year period following the
        date of the enactment of this Act, be amended as necessary to
        allow such Trust to make an election described in subsection
        (g) of section 250 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as
        added by subsection (a)).
            (2) Amendment.--An amendment described in paragraph (1)
        shall be enacted pursuant to one or more agreements between the
        Native Corporation that established the Settlement Trust and
        the trustees of such Trust and shall not require any vote by
        the beneficiaries of such Trust or the shareholders of such
        Native Corporation.
            (3) Registration statement.--Any Settlement Trust which was
        registered in accordance with Alaska state law prior to the
        date of the enactment of an amendment described in paragraph
        (1) shall not be required to file a new or amended registration
        statement to reflect such amendment.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply to taxable years for which the period of limitation on
        refund or credit under section 6511 of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 has not expired.
            (2) One-year waiver of statute of limitations.--If the
        period of limitation on a credit or refund resulting from the
        amendments made by subsection (a) expires before the end of the
        1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
        Act, refund or credit of such overpayment (to the extent
        attributable to such amendments) may, nevertheless, be made or
        allowed if claim therefor is filed before the close of such 1-
        year period.

SEC. 4. INFORMATION REPORTING FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKA
              NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6039H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``sponsoring''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Deductible Contributions by Native Corporations to Alaska
Native Settlement Trusts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any Native Corporation (as defined in
        subsection (m) of section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m))) which has made a
        contribution to a Settlement Trust (as defined in subsection
        (t) of such section) to which an election under subsection (e)
        of section 250 applies shall provide such Settlement Trust with
        a statement regarding such election not later than January 31
        of the calendar year subsequent to the calendar year in which
        the contribution was made.
            ``(2) Content of statement.--The statement described in
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) the total amount of contributions to which
                the election under subsection (e) of section 250
                applies,
                    ``(B) for each contribution, whether such
                contribution was in cash,
                    ``(C) for each contribution which consists of
                property other than cash, the date that such property
                was acquired by the Native Corporation and the adjusted
                basis of such property on the date such property was
                contributed to the Settlement Trust,
                    ``(D) the date on which each contribution was made
                to the Settlement Trust, and
                    ``(E) such information as the Secretary determines
                to be necessary or appropriate for the identification
                of each contribution and the accurate reporting of
                income relating to such contributions by the Settlement
                Trust.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 6039H in
the table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of
chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:

``Sec. 6039H. Information With Respect to Alaska Native Settlement
                            Trusts and Native Corporations.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 5. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    This Act is remedial Indian legislation enacted under the plenary
authority of the Congress under the Constitution of the United States
to regulate Indian affairs, and any ambiguities in section 139F or 250
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this Act, shall be
resolved in favor of Native Corporations attempting to exclude income
or claim a deduction thereunder.

Output: Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts, to: (1) allow an Alaska Native Corporation to assign certain payments referenced in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a trust without including the payments in the gross income of the corporation, (2) allow the corporation to elect annually to deduct contributions made to a trust, (3) allow a trust to elect to defer the recognition of gains related to contributions of property other than cash until the sale or exchange of the property, and (4) establish information reporting requirements for deductible contributions to a trust.