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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Foreclosure Rescue
Corporation Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to provide emergency relief with
respect to home mortgage indebtedness through the establishment of a
corporation to directly refinance home mortgages to homeowners
currently in foreclosure, serious default, or with a reasonable
expectation of imminent, sustained default and--
            (1) to extend relief to the owners of homes occupied by
        them and who are unable to amortize their debt elsewhere,
        including those homeowners whose outstanding mortgage
        indebtedness exceeds the value of their home due to recent
        declines in the housing market;
            (2) to provide necessary funds for refinancing without
        reliance on liquidity and credit availability in private
        markets;
            (3) to stabilize neighborhoods by reducing foreclosures and
        the downward impact on house prices created by the threat of
        widespread foreclosure;
            (4) to encourage loan originators and servicers to modify
        the terms of existing non-performing loans to obligations that
        borrowers can reasonably repay;
            (5) to provide mortgage assistance in an efficient manner
        at minimal to no cost to the taxpayer, with corporate profits
        returned to the Treasury of the United States; and
            (6) to minimize the impacts of the current mortgage crisis
        on the broader economy.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Family
        Foreclosure Rescue Corporation established under section 4.
            (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors
        of the Corporation.
            (3) Home mortgage.--The term ``home mortgage'' means a
        first mortgage on real estate--
                    (A)(i) in fee simple, upon which there is located a
                dwelling for not more than four families;
                    (ii) on a leasehold under a renewable lease for not
                less than 99 years, upon which there is located a
                dwelling for not more than four families; or
                    (iii) that is a single unit in a condominium; and
                    (B) has a value not exceeding the lower of--
                            (i) 125 percent of the local area median
                        home price; or
                            (ii) 175 percent of the dollar amount
                        limitation for a single-family residence then
                        in effect under section 305(a)(2) of the
                        Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12
                        U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)) .
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Treasury.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a corporation to be
known as the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation, which shall be an
instrumentality of the United States, and which shall have authority to
sue and to be sued in any court of competent jurisdiction, Federal or
State.

SEC. 5. BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The Corporation shall be under the direction of a
Board of Directors and shall be operated by the Board under such
bylaws, rules, and regulations as the Board may prescribe for the
accomplishment of the purposes and intent of this Act.
    (b) Members.--The Board shall consist of seven members, as follows:
            (1) Two of the members shall be appointed by the President.
            (2) Four of the members shall be appointed by President
        from among a list of 10 nominees selected jointly by the
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader
        of the Senate.
            (3) The Secretary shall serve as an ex officio member of
        the Board.

SEC. 6. CAPITAL STOCK.

    (a) In General.--The Corporation shall have capital stock
subscribed to by the Secretary on behalf of the United States
Government in such amount as the Secretary may determine to be
appropriate, to the extent provided in advance in an appropriation Act
for any fiscal year, but not to exceed in the aggregate $200,000,000.
    (b) Certificates.--Certificates evidencing shares of nonvoting
capital stock of the Corporation shall be issued by the Corporation to
the Secretary, to the extent of payments made for the capital stock of
the Corporation.
    (c) Public Debt Transaction.--For the purpose of purchasing shares
of capital stock of the Corporation, the Secretary may use as a public-
debt transaction the proceeds of any securities issued under chapter 31
of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 7. BORROWING.

    (a) Issuance.--The Corporation may issue bonds in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $150,000,000,000, which may be sold by the
Corporation to obtain funds for carrying out the purposes of this Act,
or exchanged as hereinafter provided. Such bonds shall be issued in
such denominations as the Board shall prescribe, shall mature within a
period of not more than 30 years from the date of their issue, shall
bear interest at a rate not to exceed 5 percent annually, and shall be
fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by
the United States, and such guaranty shall be expressed on the face
thereof.
    (b) Payment.--The Corporation shall make bond payments of accrued
interest plus principal in the amount sufficient to return the
principal within a period not to exceed 30 years, and such payments may
be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually, in the
discretion of the Corporation. Outstanding principal and accrued
interest shall be paid to the bond holder in the event that the
mortgage issued in exchange for that bond is paid off or title to the
underlying property is transfered by sale or foreclosured.
    (c) Treasury Borrowing.--In the event that the Corporation is
unable to pay upon demand, when due, the interest on any such bonds,
the Secretary shall pay to the Corporation the amount of such interest,
which is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Corporation, and
the Corporation shall pay the amount of such interest to the holders of
the bonds. Upon the payment of such interest by the Secretary, the
amount so paid shall become an obligation of the Corporation to the
United States and shall bear interest at the same rate as that borne by
the bonds upon which the interest has been so paid.
    (d) Treatment.--The bonds issued by the Corporation under this
section shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest, from all
taxation (except surtaxes, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes) now or
hereafter imposed by the United States or any District, Territory,
dependency, or possession thereof, or by any State, county,
municipality, or local taxing authority.

SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF CORPORATION.

    The Corporation, including its franchise, its capital, reserves,
and surplus, and its loans and income, shall be exempt from taxation
referred to in section 7(c), except that any real property of the
Corporation shall be subject to taxation to the same extent, according
to its value, as other real property is taxed.

SEC. 9. EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF.

    (a) Acquisition of Mortgages.--The Corporation may, during the
three-year period that begins upon the date of the enactment of this
Act--
            (1) acquire in exchange for bonds issued by the
        Corporation, home mortgages and other obligations and liens
        secured by real estate (including the interest of a vendor
        under a purchase-money mortgage or contract) recorded or filed
        in the proper office or executed prior to the date of the
        enactment of this Act, which are currently in default or at
        foreseeable risk of default, except that--
                    (A) in the event that the home mortgage was placed
                in a trust or other qualified special purpose vehicle
                for the purposes of securitization, acceptance of
                Corporation bonds by a duly appointed servicer as
                payment in full for the purchase of the home mortgage
                shall be construed as a non-foreclosure alternative to
                the termination of a loan, equivalent to a short sale
                or short payoff;
                    (B) the face value of the bonds so exchanged and
                the cash so advanced shall not exceed, in any case, the
                principal balance plus accrued interest on that balance
                (exclusive of additional fees incurred as part of
                lender workouts and similar actions), as of the time of
                acquisition by the Corporation, as determined by an
                appraisal made by the Corporation; and
                    (C) in any case in which the amount of the face
                value of the bonds exchanged plus accrued interest
                thereon and the cash advanced is less than the amount
                the homeowner owes with respect to the home mortgage or
                other obligation or lien so acquired by the
                Corporation, the Corporation shall credit the
                difference between such amounts to the homeowner and
                shall reduce the amount owed by the homeowner to the
                Corporation, to that extent; and
            (2) in connection with any such exchange, make advances in
        cash to pay the taxes and assessments on the real estate, to
        meet the incidental expenses of the transaction, and to pay
        such amounts, not exceeding $750, to the holder of the
        mortgage, obligation, or lien acquired as may be the difference
        between the face value of the bonds exchanged and the purchase
        price of the mortgage, obligation, or lien;
    (b) Amortization.--Each home mortgage or other obligation or lien
so acquired shall be carried as a first lien or refinanced as a home
mortgage by the Corporation on the basis of the price paid for the
mortgage, obligation, or lien by the Corporation, and shall be
amortized by means of monthly payments sufficient to retire the
interest and principal within a period of not to exceed 30 years; but
the amortization payments of any homeowner may be made quarterly,
semiannually, or annually, if in the judgment of the Corporation the
situation of the homeowner requires it.
    (c) Maximum Interest Rate.--Interest on the unpaid balance of the
obligation of the homeowner to the Corporation shall be at a rate not
exceeding 7.5 percent annually.
    (d) Extensions.--The Corporation may at any time grant an extension
of time to any homeowner for the payment of any installment of
principal or interest owed by the homeowner to the Corporation if, in
the judgment of the Corporation, the circumstances of the homeowner and
the condition of the security justify such extension.
    (e) Redemption and Recovery of Foreclosed Properties.--The
Corporation may, during the three-year period described in subsection
(a), exchange bonds and advance cash subject to the limitations
provided in subsection (a), to redeem or recover homes lost by the
owners by foreclosure or forced sale by a trustee under a deed of trust
or under power of attorney, or by voluntary surrender to the mortgagee
within two years prior to such exchange or advance.
    (f) Real Estate.--As used in this section, the term ``real estate''
includes only real estate described in section 3(3).

SEC. 10. NONDISCRIMINATION.

    (a) Location of Real Estate.--No discrimination shall be made under
this Act against any home mortgage by reason of the fact that the real
estate securing such mortgage is located in a municipality, county, or
taxing district which is in default upon any of its obligations.
    (b) Characteristics of Applicants.--The Corporation is prohibited
from discriminating in its lending behavior based on the race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or familial status of
the applicant or applicants.

SEC. 11. DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Authority To Deny.--The Corporation may deny a home mortgage
application on the grounds of an applicant's inability to pay or excess
indebtedness, as determined by credit score, household income and
assets, or other criteria, to be determined by the Board or its
designees.
    (b) Counseling.--The Corporation shall provide applicants who are
denied a home mortgage issued by the Corporation information sufficient
to identify and contact a housing counseling provider serving the local
area in which the applicant resides who has been certified pursuant to
section 106(f) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12
U.S.C. 1701x(f)).

SEC. 12. DISPOSITION OF REAL ESTATE.

    In the event the Corporation takes possession of real estate
through foreclosure, voluntary transfer of title, or otherwise, the
Corporation shall dispose of the real estate in a manner that minimizes
adverse impacts on neighboring property values by staggering sales so
as not to create an excess supply of properties for sale or by offering
properties for rent until disposition is possible. The Corporation may
make necessary repairs to Corporation-owned property to maintain the
value of the property and to prepare it for disposition.

SEC. 13. APPRAISALS.

    The Board shall make rules for the appraisal of the property on
which loans are made under this Act, to accomplish the purposes of this
Act.

SEC. 14. OTHER PROVISIONS.

    (a) Officers and Employees.--The Corporation shall have power to
select, employ, and fix the compensation of such officers, employees,
attorneys, or agents as shall be necessary for the performance of its
duties under this Act, without regard to the provisions of other laws
applicable to the employment or compensation of officers, employees,
attorneys, or agents of the United States. No such officer, employee,
attorney, or agent shall be paid compensation at a rate in excess of
the rate provided for the members of the Board.
    (b) Use of Mails.--The Corporation may use the United States mails
in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments
and agencies of the United States.
    (c) Salaries and Expenses.--The Corporation shall pay such
proportion of the salary and expenses of the members of the Board and
of its officers and employees as the Board may determine to be
equitable, and may use the facilities of Federal Home Loan Banks, upon
making reasonable compensation for such use, as determined by the
Board.
    (d) Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations.--The Board may make such
bylaws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act, as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of
the Corporation.
    (e) Retirement of Stock.--The Corporation shall retire and cancel
the bonds and stock of the Corporation as rapidly as the resources of
the Corporation will permit. Upon the retirement of such stock, the
reasonable value thereof as determined by the Board shall be paid into
the Treasury of the United States and the receipts issued therefor
shall be canceled.

SEC. 15. LIQUIDATION.

    The Board shall proceed to liquidate the Corporation when its
purposes have been accomplished, and shall pay any surplus or
accumulated funds into the Treasury of the United States. The
Corporation may declare and pay such dividends to the United States as
may be earned and as in the judgment of the Board it is proper for the
Corporation to pay.

Output: Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation to acquire, via the sale of bonds, home mortgages and other obligations and liens secured by real estate which are currently in default or at foreseeable risk of default.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Avonte's Law Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE INJURY AND DEATH RELATING TO THE
              WANDERING AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``PART LL--GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE INJURY AND DEATH RELATING TO THE
         WANDERING AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

``SEC. 3021. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to law
enforcement agencies to--
            ``(1) reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the
        wandering characteristics of some individuals with autism and
        other disabilities; and
            ``(2) safeguard the well-being of individuals with
        disabilities during interactions with law enforcement.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--A grant awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to a law enforcement agency; and
            ``(2) used to--
                    ``(A) provide education and resources to law
                enforcement agencies, first responders, schools,
                clinicians, and the public in order to--
                            ``(i) reduce the risk of wandering by
                        individuals with autism or other disabilities;
                            ``(ii) help to identify signs of abuse in
                        individuals with autism or other disabilities;
                            ``(iii) increase personal safety and
                        survival skills for individuals with autism or
                        other disabilities; and
                            ``(iv) facilitate effective communication
                        with individuals who have communication-related
                        disabilities, including the use of assistive
                        communication techniques and technology;
                    ``(B) provide training and emergency protocols for
                school administrators, staff, and families;
                    ``(C) provide response tools and training for law
                enforcement and search-and-rescue agencies, including--
                            ``(i) tracking technology;
                            ``(ii) reverse 911 technology;
                            ``(iii) assistive communication technology;
                            ``(iv) Endangered Missing Advisories; and
                            ``(v) Federal search-and-rescue guidelines
                        for special needs children; or
                    ``(D) provide response tools and training to law
                enforcement agencies in order to recognize and respond
                to individuals with intellectual and developmental
                disabilities.
    ``(c) Standards and Best Practices for Use of Tracking Devices.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after
                the date of enactment of this part, the Attorney
                General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health
                and Human Services and leading research, advocacy,
                self-advocacy, and service organizations, shall
                establish standards and best practices relating to the
                use of tracking technology to monitor children with
                autism and other disabilities.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In establishing the standards
                and best practices required under subparagraph (A), the
                Attorney General--
                            ``(i) shall determine--
                                    ``(I) the criteria used to
                                determine which individuals would
                                benefit from the use of a tracking
                                device; and
                                    ``(II) who should have direct
                                access to the tracking system; and
                            ``(ii) may establish standards and best
                        practices the Attorney General determines are
                        necessary to the administration of a tracking
                        system, including procedures in order to--
                                    ``(I) safeguard the privacy of the
                                data used by the tracking device such
                                that--
                                            ``(aa) access to the data
                                        is restricted to agencies
                                        determined necessary by the
                                        Attorney General; and
                                            ``(bb) use of the data is
                                        solely for the purpose of
                                        preventing injury or death;
                                    ``(II) develop criteria to
                                determine whether use of the tracking
                                device is the least restrictive
                                alternative in order to prevent risk of
                                injury or death prior to issuing the
                                tracking device, including the previous
                                consideration of less restrictive
                                alternatives;
                                    ``(III) provide training for law
                                enforcement agencies to recognize signs
                                of abuse in their interactions with
                                applicants;
                                    ``(IV) protecting the civil rights
                                and liberties of children with
                                disabilities who use tracking devices,
                                including their rights under the Fourth
                                Amendment of the Constitution of the
                                United States;
                                    ``(V) establish a complaint and
                                investigation process to address--
                                            ``(aa) incidents of
                                        noncompliance by grant
                                        recipients with the best
                                        practices established by the
                                        Attorney General or other
                                        applicable law; and
                                            ``(bb) use of a tracking
                                        device over the objection of a
                                        child with a disability; and
                                    ``(VI) the role which State
                                agencies responsible for providing
                                services to children with developmental
                                disabilities and State agencies
                                responsible for child protective
                                services should have in the
                                administration of a tracking system.
            ``(2) Required compliance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each law enforcement agency that
                receives a grant under this section shall comply with
                any standards and best practices relating to the use of
                tracking devices as established by the Attorney General
                under paragraph (1), in consultation with the Secretary
                of Health and Human Services and leading research,
                advocacy, self-advocacy, and service organizations.
                    ``(B) Determination of compliance.--The Attorney
                General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health
                and Human Services, shall determine whether a law
                enforcement agency that receives a grant under this
                section acts in compliance with the requirement
                described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Applicability of standards and best practices.--The
        standards and best practices established by the Attorney
        General under paragraph (1) shall apply only to the grant
        program authorized under this part.

``SEC. 3022. APPLICATIONS.

    ``To request a grant under section 3021, the head of a law
enforcement agency shall submit an application to the Attorney General
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 3023. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part--
            ``(1) the term `child' means an individual who is less than
        18 years of age;
            ``(2) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
            ``(3) the term `law enforcement agency' means an agency of
        a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe that is
        authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or
        supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
        prosecution of any violation of criminal law;
            ``(4) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the
        Northern Mariana Islands; and
            ``(5) the term `unit of local government' means a county,
        municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or
        other unit of general government below the State level.

``SEC. 3024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.''.

Output: Avonte's Law Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to law enforcement agencies to: (1) reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some individuals with autism and other disabilities, and (2) safeguard the well-being of individuals with disabilities during interactions with law enforcement. Requires grant awards to be used to: (1) provide education and resources to law enforcement agencies, first responders, schools, clinicians, and the public in order to reduce the risk of wandering by such individuals, help to identify signs of abuse in such individuals, increase their personal safety and survival skills, and facilitate effective communication with individuals who have communication-related disabilities; (2) provide training and emergency protocols for school administrators, staff, and families; (3) provide response tools and training for law enforcement and search-and-rescue agencies, including tracking technology; or (4) provide response tools and training to law enforcement agencies in order to recognize and respond to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Directs the Attorney General to establish standards and best practices relating to the use of tracking technology to monitor children with autism and other disabilities. Requires each law enforcement agency that receives a grant to comply with any such standards and best practices.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Alcohol and
Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to enable Indian tribes to consolidate and integrate
        alcohol and other substance abuse prevention, diagnosis and
        treatment programs, and mental health and related programs, to
        provide unified and more effective and efficient services to
        Native Americans afflicted with alcohol and other substance
        abuse problems; and
            (2) to recognize that Indian tribes can best determine the
        goals and methods for establishing and implementing prevention,
        diagnosis and treatment programs for their communities,
        consistent with the policy of self-determination.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--In this Act:
            (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
        same meaning given the term in section 551(1) of title 5,
        United States Code.
            (2) Indian.--The term ``Indian'' shall have the meaning
        given such term in section 4(d) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(d)).
            (3) Indian tribe.--The terms ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribe''
        shall have the meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)) and shall include entities
        as provided for in subsection (b)(2).
            (4) Secretary.--Except where otherwise provided, the term
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (5) Substance abuse.--The term ``substance abuse'' includes
        the illegal use or abuse of a drug, the abuse of an inhalant,
        or the abuse of tobacco or related products.
    (b) Indian Tribe.--
            (1) In general.--In any case in which an Indian tribe has
        authorized another Indian tribe, an inter-tribal consortium, or
        a tribal organization to plan for or carry out programs,
        services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) on its
        behalf under this Act, the authorized Indian tribe, inter-
        tribal consortium, or tribal organization shall have the rights
        and responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe (except as
        otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution or in this
        Act).
            (2) Inclusion of other entities.--In a case described in
        paragraph (1), the term ``Indian tribe'', as defined in
        subsection (a)(2), shall include the additional authorized
        Indian tribe, inter-tribal consortium, or tribal organization.

SEC. 4. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the
Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Education,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States Attorney
General, and Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, shall, upon
the receipt of a plan acceptable to the Secretary that is submitted by
an Indian tribe, authorize the tribe to coordinate, in accordance with
such plan, its federally funded alcohol and substance abuse and mental
health programs in a manner that integrates the program services
involved into a single, coordinated, comprehensive program and reduces
administrative costs by consolidating administrative functions.

SEC. 5. PROGRAMS AFFECTED.

    The programs that may be integrated in a demonstration project
under any plan referred to in section 4 shall include--
            (1) any program under which an Indian tribe is eligible for
        the receipt of funds under a statutory or administrative
        formula for the purposes of prevention, diagnosis or treatment
        of alcohol and other substance abuse problems and disorders, or
        mental health problems and disorders, or any program designed
        to enhance the ability to treat, diagnose or prevent alcohol
        and other substance abuse and related problems and disorders,
        or mental health problems or disorders;
            (2) any program under which an Indian tribe is eligible for
        receipt of funds though a competitive or other grant program
        for the purposes of prevention, diagnosis or treatment of
        alcohol and other substance abuse problems and disorders, or
        mental health problems and disorders, or treatment, diagnosis
        and prevention of related problems and disorders, or any
        program designed to enhance the ability to treat, diagnose or
        prevent alcohol and other substance abuse and related problems
        and disorders, or mental health problems or disorders, if--
                    (A) the Indian tribe has provided notice to the
                appropriate agency regarding the intentions of the
                tribe to include the grant program in the plan it
                submits to the Secretary, and the affected agency has
                consented to the inclusion of the grant in the plan; or
                    (B) the Indian tribe has elected to include the
                grant program in its plan, and the administrative
                requirements contained in the plan are essentially the
                same as the administrative requirements under the grant
                program; and
            (3) any program under which an Indian tribe is eligible for
        receipt of funds under any other funding scheme for the
        purposes of prevention, diagnosis or treatment of alcohol and
        other substance abuse problems and disorders, or mental health
        problems and disorders, or treatment, diagnosis and prevention
        of related problems and disorders, or any program designed to
        enhance the ability to treat, diagnose or prevent alcohol and
        other substance abuse and related problems and disorders, or
        mental health problems or disorders.

SEC. 6. PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

    For a plan to be acceptable under section 4, the plan shall--
            (1) identify the programs to be integrated;
            (2) be consistent with the purposes of this Act authorizing
        the services to be integrated into the project;
            (3) describe a comprehensive strategy that identifies the
        full range of existing and potential alcohol and substance
        abuse and mental health treatment and prevention programs
        available on and near the tribe's service area;
            (4) describe the manner in which services are to be
        integrated and delivered and the results expected under the
        plan;
            (5) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in a
        single budget;
            (6) identify the agency or agencies in the tribe to be
        involved in the delivery of the services integrated under the
        plan;
            (7) identify any statutory provisions, regulations,
        policies or procedures that the tribe believes need to be
        waived in order to implement its plan; and
            (8) be approved by the governing body of the tribe.

SEC. 7. PLAN REVIEW.

    (a) Consultation.--Upon receipt of a plan from an Indian tribe
under section 4, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of each
Federal agency providing funds to be used to implement the plan, and
with the tribe submitting the plan.
    (b) Identification of Waivers.--The parties consulting on the
implementation of the plan under subsection (a) shall identify any
waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal agency regulations,
policies or procedures necessary to enable the tribal government to
implement its plan.
    (c) Waivers.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the affected agency shall have the authority to waive any
statutory requirement, regulation, policy, or procedure promulgated by
the affected agency that has been identified by the tribe or the
Federal agency under subsection (b) unless the Secretary of the
affected department determines that such a waiver is inconsistent with
the purposes of this Act or with those provisions of the Act that
authorizes the program involved which are specifically applicable to
Indian programs.

SEC. 8. PLAN APPROVAL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the receipt by the
Secretary of a tribe's plan under section 4, the Secretary shall inform
the tribe, in writing, of the Secretary's approval or disapproval of
the plan, including any request for a waiver that is made as part of
the plan.
    (b) Disapproval.--If a plan is disapproved under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall inform the tribal government, in writing, of the
reasons for the disapproval and shall give the tribe an opportunity to
amend its plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such
disapproval, including reconsidering the disapproval of any waiver
requested by the Indian tribe.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Responsibilities of the Indian Health Service.--
            (1) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 180 days
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
        Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
        Housing and Urban Development, the United States Attorney
        General, and the Secretary of Transportation shall enter into
        an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the
        implementation of the plans authorized under this Act.
            (2) Lead agency.--The lead agency under this Act shall be
        the Indian Health Service.
            (3) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the lead
        agency under this Act shall include--
                    (A) the development of a single reporting format
                related to the plan for the individual project which
                shall be used by a tribe to report on the activities
                carried out under the plan;
                    (B) the development of a single reporting format
                related to the projected expenditures for the
                individual plan which shall be used by a tribe to
                report on all plan expenditures;
                    (C) the development of a single system of Federal
                oversight for the plan, which shall be implemented by
                the lead agency;
                    (D) the provision of technical assistance to a
                tribe appropriate to the plan, delivered under an
                arrangement subject to the approval of the tribe
                participating in the project, except that a tribe shall
                have the authority to accept or reject the plan for
                providing the technical assistance and the technical
                assistance provider; and
                    (E) the convening by an appropriate official of the
                lead agency (whose appointment is subject to the
                confirmation of the Senate) and a representative of the
                Indian tribes that carry out projects under this Act,
                in consultation with each of the Indian tribes that
                participate in projects under this Act, of a meeting
                not less than 2 times during each fiscal year for the
                purpose of providing an opportunity for all Indian
                tribes that carry out projects under this Act to
                discuss issues relating to the implementation of this
                Act with officials of each agency specified in
                paragraph (1).
    (b) Report Requirements.--The single reporting format shall be
developed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(3), consistent with the
requirements of this Act. Such reporting format, together with records
maintained on the consolidated program at the tribal level shall
contain such information as will--
            (1) allow a determination that the tribe has complied with
        the requirements incorporated in its approved plan; and
            (2) provide assurances to the Secretary that the tribe has
        complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements
        and with those directly applicable regulatory requirements
        which have not been waived.

SEC. 10. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.

    In no case shall the amount of Federal funds available to a
participating tribe involved in any project be reduced as a result of
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 11. INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Attorney
General, or the Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, is
authorized to take such action as may be necessary to provide for the
interagency transfer of funds otherwise available to a tribe in order
to further the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 12. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS AND OVERAGE.

    (a) Administration of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Program funds shall be administered under
        this Act in such a manner as to allow for a determination that
        funds from specific programs (or an amount equal to the amount
        utilized from each program) are expended on activities
        authorized under such program.
            (2) Separate records not required.--Nothing in this section
        shall be construed as requiring a tribe to maintain separate
        records tracing any services or activities conducted under its
        approved plan under section 4 to the individual programs under
        which funds were authorized, nor shall the tribe be required to
        allocate expenditures among individual programs.
    (b) Overage.--All administrative costs under a plan under this Act
may be commingled, and participating Indian tribes shall be entitled to
the full amount of such costs (under each program or department's
regulations), and no overage shall be counted for Federal audit
purposes so long as the overage is used for the purposes provided for
under this Act.

SEC. 13. FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the
ability of the Secretary or the lead agency to fulfill the
responsibilities for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant to
chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (the Single Audit Act of
1984).

SEC. 14. REPORT ON STATUTORY AND OTHER BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION.

    (a) Preliminary Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives on the implementation of the
program authorized under this Act.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives on the results of the
implementation of the program authorized under this Act. The report
shall identify statutory barriers to the ability of tribes to integrate
more effectively their alcohol and substance abuse services in a manner
consistent with the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 15. ASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL TO STATE INDIAN ALCOHOL AND
              DRUG TREATMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    Any State with an alcohol and substance abuse or mental health
program targeted to Indian tribes shall be eligible to receive, at no
cost to the State, such Federal personnel assignments as the Secretary,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of subchapter IV of
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (the Intergovernmental
Personnel Act of 1970), may deem appropriate to help insure the success
of such program.

            Passed the Senate June 13, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.

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Prohibits any reduction of Federal funds available to a participating tribe as a result of this Act. Provides for interagency fund transfers to carry out this Act.
Makes any State with an alcohol and substance abuse or mental health program targeted to Indian tribes eligible to receive, at no cost, such Federal personnel assignments as the Secretary may deem appropriate to help ensure the success of such program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Behind Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.

    (a) Definition of Adequate Yearly Progress.--Section 1111(b)(2) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)(vii)--
                    (A) by striking ``such as'';
                    (B) by inserting ``such as measures of individual
                or cohort growth over time based on the academic
                assessments implemented in accordance with paragraph
                (3),'' after ``described in clause (v),''; and
                    (C) by striking ``attendance rates,''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) by striking clause (ii);
                    (B) by striking ``the State'' and all that follows
                through ``ensure'' and inserting ``the State shall
                ensure''; and
                    (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period.
    (b) Academic Assessment and Local Educational Agency and School
Improvement.--Section 1116(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking
``, except that'' and all that follows through ``action or
restructuring''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR INCREASING DATA CAPACITY FOR PURPOSES OF AYP.

    Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 1120C. GRANTS FOR INCREASING DATA CAPACITY FOR PURPOSES OF AYP.

    ``(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may award grants, on a
competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable the State
educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data
systems for accountability purposes and award subgrants to increase the
capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage
information databases for the purpose of measuring adequate yearly
progress.
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to State educational agencies that have
created, or are in the process of creating, a growth model or
proficiency index as part of their adequate yearly progress
determination.
    ``(c) State Use of Funds.--Each State that receives a grant under
this section shall use--
            ``(1) not more than 20 percent of the grant funds for the
        purpose of increasing the capacity of, or creating, State
        databases to collect information related to adequate yearly
        progress; and
            ``(2) not less than 80 percent of the grant funds to award
        subgrants to local educational agencies within the State to
        enable the local educational agencies to carry out the
        authorized activities described in subsection (d).
    ``(d) Authorized Activities.--Each local educational agency that
receives a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds to
increase the capacity of the local educational agency to upgrade
databases or create unique student identifiers for the purpose of
measuring adequate yearly progress, by--
            ``(1) purchasing database software or hardware;
            ``(2) hiring additional staff for the purpose of managing
        such data;
            ``(3) providing professional development or additional
        training for such staff; and
            ``(4) providing professional development or training for
        principals and teachers on how to effectively use such data to
        implement instructional strategies to improve student
        achievement.
    ``(e) State Application.--Each State educational agency desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
    ``(f) LEA Application.--Each local educational agency desiring a
subgrant under this section shall submit an application to the State
educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the State educational agency may require. Each such
application shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of the local
educational agency's ability to put such a database in place.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005, 2006, and 2007.''.

SEC. 4. TARGETING TRANSFER OPTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.

    (a) Targeting Transfer Options and Supplemental Services.--Section
1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6316) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1)(E)(i), (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), and
        (8)(A)(i) of subsection (b), by striking the term ``all
        students enrolled in the school'' each place such term appears
        and inserting ``all students enrolled in the school, who are
        members of a group described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that
        fails to make adequate yearly progress as defined in the
        State's plan under section 1111(b)(2),'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the
        following:
                    ``(G) Maintenance of least restrictive
                environment.--A student who is eligible to receive
                services under the Individuals with Disabilities
                Education Act and who uses the option to transfer under
                subparagraph (E), paragraph (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), or
                (8)(A)(i), or subsection (c)(10)(C)(vii), shall be
                placed and served in the least restrictive environment
                appropriate, in accordance with the Individuals with
                Disabilities Education Act.'';
            (3) in clause (vii) of subsection (c)(10)(C), by inserting
        ``, who are members of a group described in section
        1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that fails to make adequate yearly progress as
        defined in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2),'' after
        ``Authorizing students''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (A) of subsection (e)(12), by inserting
        ``, who is a member of a group described in section
        1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that fails to make adequate yearly progress as
        defined in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2)'' after
        ``under section 1113(c)(1)''.
    (b) Student Already Transferred.--A student who transfers to
another public school pursuant to section 1116(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) before the
effective date of this section and the amendments made by this section,
may continue enrollment in such public school after the effective date
of this section and the amendments made by this section.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall be effective for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated to carry out title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year, is less than the amount
authorized to be appropriated to carry out such title for the fiscal
year.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.

    Section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(III) in the case of a middle
                                school teacher, passing a State
                                approved middle school generalist exam
                                when the teacher receives the teacher's
                                license to teach middle school in the
                                State;
                                    ``(IV) obtaining a State social
                                studies certificate that qualifies the
                                teacher to teach history, geography,
                                economics, and civics in middle or
                                secondary schools, respectively, in the
                                State; or
                                    ``(V) obtaining a State science
                                certificate that qualifies the teacher
                                to teach earth science, biology,
                                chemistry, and physics in middle or
                                secondary schools, respectively, in the
                                State; and''.

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No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise certain requirements which were added by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including ones relating to: (1) adequate yearly progress (AYP); (2) academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement; (3) school choice and supplemental services options; and (4) teacher qualifications.

Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to State educational agencies to: (1) develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP.

 Allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students who are members of specified types of groups that fail to make AYP. Requires placement and service in the least restrictive environment for students who receive services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act who use an option to transfer under ESEA.

Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize States to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hippocratic Oath and Patient
Protection Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DUTIES OF A HEALTH CARRIER.

    Under a contract or agreement with a health care provider or
enrollee, a health carrier--
            (1) shall not--
                    (A) prevent or limit a health care provider's
                protected communication to a patient or the public as
                described in section 3;
                    (B) operate an improper incentive plan as described
                in section 4; or
                    (C) include indemnification clauses as described in
                section 5; and
            (2) shall disclose (in plain English understandable by a
        layperson) to a health care provider and to an enrollee--
                    (A) a list of all services and benefits offered
                under the health plan, including any service or benefit
                maximum, limitation, or exclusion;
                    (B) the procedures used in authorizing, approving,
                limiting, or denying services or benefits under the
                health plan; and
                    (C) any health care provider incentive plan as
                described in section 4(b) that exists under the
                contract or agreement.

SEC. 3. PROTECTED COMMUNICATION.

    (a) In General.--Except as limited in subsection (b), for purposes
of section 2(1)(A) a protected communication is a communication of
information relevant to the care or course of treatment of a patient.
    (b) Limitations.--Such a protected communication does not include--
            (1) a trade secret; or
            (2) a knowing misrepresentation by a health care provider.

SEC. 4. IMPROPER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INCENTIVE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of section 2(1)(B), a health care
provider incentive plan is improper, unless such plan meets the
requirements of section 1876(i)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(8)(A)) for physician incentive plans in contracts with
eligible organizations under section 1876 of such Act.
    (b) Incentive Plan Defined.--The term ``health care provider
incentive plan'' means any compensation or other financial arrangement
between a health carrier and a health care provider that may directly
or indirectly have the effect of limiting services provided with
respect to an enrollee.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITED INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSES.

    For purposes of section 2(1)(C), a prohibited indemnification
clause is any provision to indemnify a health carrier against liability
from a civil action brought by, or on behalf of, an enrollee or a
health care provider for any damage caused to the enrollee or the
health care provider by the health carrier.

SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may
impose upon a health carrier who violates a provision of this Act a
civil money penalty of--
            (1) up to $25,000 for each violation, or
            (2) up to $100,000 for each violation if the Secretary
        determines that the health carrier has engaged, within the 5
        years immediately preceding such violation, in a pattern of
        such violations.
    (b) Procedures.--Subsections (c) through (l) of section 1128A of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a) apply to a civil penalty
under this paragraph in the same manner as they apply to a civil
penalty under section 1128A(a) of such Act.

SEC. 7. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.

    Whoever is aggrieved by a violation of this Act may in a civil
action obtain appropriate relief.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
submit a report to Congress that evaluates--
            (1) the impact of this Act on health carriers, health care
        providers, and enrollees; and
            (2) the enforcement of this Act by the Secretary.
    (b) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall include in the report
required under subsection (a) recommendations for such changes as may
be needed to ensure compliance by health carriers with this Act.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``health plan'' means any public or private
        entity or program that provides for payments for health care,
        including--
                    (A) a group health plan (as defined in section 607
                of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
                or a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined
                in section 3(40) of such Act) that provides health
                benefits;
                    (B) any other health insurance arrangement,
                including any arrangement consisting of a hospital or
                medical expense incurred policy or certificate,
                hospital or medical service plan contract, or health
                maintenance organization subscriber contract;
                    (C) workers' compensation or similar insurance to
                the extent that it relates to workers' compensation
                medical benefits (as defined by the Federal Trade
                Commission); and
                    (D) automobile medical insurance to the extent that
                it relates to medical benefits (as defined by the
                Federal Trade Commission);
            (2) the term ``health care provider'' means a person who
        contracts with a health carrier to provide health care services
        to enrollees;
            (3) the term ``health carrier'' means a person who
        contracts or offers to contract on a risk-assuming basis--
                    (A) to provide, deliver, or arrange for health care
                services; or
                    (B) to pay for or reimburse any of the cost of
                health care services; and
            (4) the term ``enrollee'' means a person enrolled under a
        health plan.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) Subsections 2(1) (A) and (C) shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act, and apply to contracts or agreements entered
into or renewed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
    (b) Subsections 2(1)(B) and 2(2) shall take effect 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and apply to contracts or
agreements entered into or renewed before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Hippocratic Oath and Patient Protection Act of 1996 - Prohibits health carriers, in contracts with providers or enrollees, from:  (1) preventing or limiting provider communications to a patient or the public; (2) operating an incentive plan that does not meet requirements of specified provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; or (3) including a provision to indemnify a carrier against liability from an action brought by or for an enrollee or provider for damage caused to the enrollee or provider by the carrier.  Requires carriers to disclose in plain English:   (1) a list of all services and benefits offered; (2) procedures used by the plan; and (3) any existing incentive plan.  Mandates a civil monetary penalty and authorizes a private cause of action for violations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to allow unlimited
direct contributions by citizens and lawful permanent residents of the
United States to candidates in Federal elections.
    (b) Elimination of Limitations.--Section 315(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A),
                (B), and (C), respectively; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``(other than a committee
                described in subparagraph (D))'' and inserting ``(other
                than an authorized political committee of a candidate
                or a committee described in subparagraph (C))'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
                respectively; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(other than an
                authorized political committee of a candidate)'' after
                ``political committee''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 315(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is
        amended by striking paragraph (6).
            (2)(A) Section 315(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is
        amended--
                    (i) by striking ``(a)(1)(B), (a)(3),'' in paragraph
                (1)(B)(i);
                    (ii) by striking ``, (a)(1)(B), (a)(3),'' in
                subparagraph (1)(C); and
                    (iii) by striking ``, (a)(1)(B), (a)(3),'' in
                paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
            (B) Section 304(i)(3)(B) of such Act (52 U.S.C.
        30104(i)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``, (a)(1)(B),
        (a)(3),''.
            (3) Section 323(e)(1)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C.
        30125(e)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``contributions to
        candidates and political committees under paragraphs (1), (2),
        and (3)'' and inserting ``contributions to political committees
        under paragraphs (1) and (2)''.

SEC. 3. 24-HOUR NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR ALL DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
              CANDIDATES.

    Section 304(a)(6)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(6)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) If a candidate receives an aggregate
                        amount of contributions in excess of $200 from
                        any contributor during a calendar year, the
                        principal campaign committee of such candidate
                        shall submit to the Secretary or the
                        Commission, and the Secretary of State, as
                        appropriate, in writing, a notification
                        containing the name of the candidate and office
                        sought by the candidate, the identification of
                        the contributor, and the date of the receipt
                        and amount of the contribution.
                            ``(ii) If, at any time after a candidate is
                        required to submit a notification under this
                        subparagraph with respect to a contributor
                        during a calendar year, the candidate receives
                        additional contributions from that contributor
                        during that year, the principal campaign
                        committee of the candidate shall submit an
                        additional notification under clause (i) with
                        respect to such contributor.
                            ``(iii) The principal campaign committee of
                        the candidate shall submit the notification
                        required under this subparagraph with respect
                        to a contributor--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a notification
                                described in clause (i), not later than
                                24 hours after the date on which the
                                aggregate amount of contributions
                                received from the contributor during
                                the calendar year exceeds $200; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of an additional
                                notification described in clause (ii),
                                not later than 24 hours after the date
                                of the contribution.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to contributions made
for elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017   This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) eliminate the limitations on direct contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates in federal elections; and (2) require 24-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for all direct contributions to candidates in excess of $200.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Promises to Service-
Disabled Veterans Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Federal agencies have an obligation to comply with the
        Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of
        1999 (Public Law 106-50; 113 Stat. 233), and the amendments
        made by that Act, which established a Government-wide goal that
        not less than 3 percent of the total value of all prime
        contracts and subcontracts be awarded to small business
        concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans each
        fiscal year (referred to in this section as the ``Government-
        wide goal for service-disabled veterans'').
            (2) Progress in meeting the Government-wide goal for
        service-disabled veterans has been unacceptably slow.
            (3) Prime contractors doing business with the United States
        Government have an obligation to do their part to meet the
        Government-wide goal for service-disabled veterans.
            (4) The public has a right to know whether the Executive
        departments (as defined in section 101 of title 5, United
        States Code) and prime contractors are meeting the Government-
        wide goal for service-disabled veterans.

SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY IN CONTRACTING GOALS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS
              OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Transparency in Contracting Goals for Small Business Concerns
Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `covered contractor' means a
                contractor that is required to submit a subcontracting
                plan under section 8(d) to an Executive department; and
                    ``(B) the term `Executive department' has the
                meaning given that term in section 101 of title 5,
                United States Code.
            ``(2) Reports to administrator.--Three months after the
        date of enactment of this subsection, and quarterly thereafter,
        the head of each Executive department shall submit to the
        Administrator a report that contains--
                    ``(A) the percentage of the total value of all
                prime contracts awarded by the Executive department to
                small business concerns owned and controlled by
                service-disabled veterans during the 3-month period
                ending on the date of the report;
                    ``(B) the name of each covered contractor to which
                the Executive department awards a contract;
                    ``(C) for each contract awarded to a covered
                contractor by the Executive department--
                            ``(i) the percentage goal negotiated under
                        section 8(d)(6)(A) for the utilization as
                        subcontractors of small business concerns owned
                        and controlled by service-disabled veterans;
                        and
                            ``(ii) if the contract is completed during
                        the 3-month period ending on the date of the
                        report, the percentage of the total value of
                        subcontracts entered into by the covered
                        contractor awarded to small business concerns
                        owned and controlled by service-disabled
                        veterans;
                    ``(D) the weighted average percentage goal
                negotiated by each covered contractor under section
                8(d)(6)(A) for the utilization as subcontractors of
                small business concerns owned and controlled by
                service-disabled veterans for all contracts awarded by
                the Executive department to the covered contractor; and
                    ``(E) for all contracts awarded to covered
                contractors by the Executive department that are
                completed during the 3-month period ending on the date
                of the report, the percentage of the total value of all
                subcontracts awarded by covered contractors that were
                awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled
                by service-disabled veterans.
            ``(3) Rankings.--For the first full fiscal year following
        the date of enactment of this subsection, and each fiscal year
        thereafter, the Administrator shall rank--
                    ``(A) the Executive departments, based on--
                            ``(i) the percentage of the total value of
                        prime contracts awarded by the Executive
                        departments to small business concerns owned
                        and controlled by service-disabled veterans;
                        and
                            ``(ii) the percentage of the total value of
                        subcontracts awarded by covered contractors
                        that are awarded contracts by the Executive
                        departments to small business concerns owned
                        and controlled by service-disabled veterans;
                        and
                    ``(B) covered contractors, based on the percentage
                of the total value of subcontracts awarded by the
                covered contractors to small business concerns owned
                and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
            ``(4) Publication.--
                    ``(A) Website.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), the Administrator shall publish on a website
                accessible to the public a user-friendly,
                electronically searchable report containing--
                            ``(i) the information submitted to the
                        Administrator under paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) the rankings made by the
                        Administrator under paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Exception for national security.--If the head
                of an Executive department determines that publication
                of information contained in a report submitted under
                paragraph (2) would be detrimental to national
                security, the Administrator shall not publish the
                information on the website described in subparagraph
                (A).
                    ``(C) Updating.--The Administrator shall update the
                contents of the website described in subparagraph (A)
                not less frequently than quarterly.
            ``(5) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) Annual report.--The Administrator shall
                submit to Congress an annual report on the progress of
                each Executive department toward meeting the
                Government-wide goals for contracting and
                subcontracting established under subsection (g).
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each report under this paragraph
                shall include--
                            ``(i) a statement of whether the website
                        described in paragraph (4) contains the latest
                        data reported to the Administrator by the
                        Executive departments; and
                            ``(ii) a recommendation of a prime
                        contractor that should be recognized by
                        Congress for outstanding progress in
                        contracting with small business concerns owned
                        and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
            ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
        be construed to affect any other reporting requirement under
        Federal law.''.

Output:
Honoring Promises to Service-Disabled Veterans Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the head of each executive department to submit a quarterly report to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) containing the percentage of the total value of all prime contracts awarded by the executive department during the preceding three-month period to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, including, along with other specified percentages, for contracts awarded to certain contractors required to submit a subcontracting plan, the negotiated percentage goal for utilization of such subcontractors and the total value of subcontracts entered into by the contractor awarded to service-disabled veteran small business concerns.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) annually rank the executive departments and contractors concerned based on specified contracting and subcontracting percentages; (2) publish and update at least quarterly, on a publicly accessible website, subject to exceptions for information detrimental to national security, such information reported by the executive departments and the Administrator's annual rankings; and (3) submit to Congress an annual report on the progress of each executive department toward meeting the government-wide goal for service-disabled veterans (a government-wide goal that at least 3% of the total value of all prime contracts and subcontracts be awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans each fiscal year) established in the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Environmental Protection
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN.

    The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN

``SEC. 501. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            ``(1) public health and safety depends on citizens and
        local officials knowing the toxic dangers that exist in their
        communities and neighborhoods;
            ``(2) children and other vulnerable subpopulations are more
        at risk from environmental pollutants than adults and therefore
        face unique health threats that need special attention;
            ``(3) a study conducted by the National Academy of Sciences
        on the effects of pesticides in the diets of infants and
        children concluded that current approaches to risk assessment
        typically do not consider risks to children and, as a result,
        current standards and tolerances often fail to adequately
        protect infants and children;
            ``(4) risk assessments of pesticides and other
        environmental pollutants conducted by the Environmental
        Protection Agency do not clearly differentiate between the
        risks to children and the risks to adults;
            ``(5) data are lacking that would allow adequate
        quantification and evaluation of child-specific and other-
        vulnerable-subpopulation-specific susceptibility and exposure
        to environmental pollutants; and
            ``(6) the absence of data precludes effective government
        regulation of environmental pollutants, and denies individuals
        the ability to exercise a right to know and make informed
        decisions to protect their families.
    ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that--
            ``(1) all environmental and public health standards set by
        the Environmental Protection Agency must be adequate to protect
        children and other vulnerable subpopulations that are at
        greater risk from exposure to environmental pollutants;
            ``(2) adequate hazard data should be developed with respect
        to the special vulnerability and exposure to environmental
        pollutants of children and other vulnerable subpopulations to
        better assess where, and at what levels, children and other
        vulnerable subpopulations are being exposed;
            ``(3) scientific research opportunities should be
        identified by the Environmental Protection Agency to study the
        health effects of cumulative and simultaneous exposures of
        children and other vulnerable subpopulations to environmental
        pollutants;
            ``(4) information should be made readily available by the
        Environmental Protection Agency to the general public to
        advance the public's right-to-know, and allow the public to
        avoid unnecessary and involuntary exposure; and
            ``(5) a family right-to-know initiative should be developed
        by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide parents with
        basic information so the parents can make informed choices to
        protect their children from environmental health threats in
        their homes, schools, and communities.

``SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title:
            ``(1) Children.--The term `children' includes adolescents
        and infants.
            ``(2) Environmental pollutant.--The term `environmental
        pollutant' means a hazardous substance, as defined in section
        101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
        and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601), or a pesticide, as
        defined in section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
        Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136).
            ``(3) User.--The term `user' means any commercial
        applicator of, or any person who applies, an environmental
        pollutant in a school, park, or public area that is reasonably
        accessible to children.
            ``(4) Vulnerable subpopulations.--The term `vulnerable
        subpopulations' means children, pregnant women, the elderly,
        individuals with a history of serious illness, and other
        subpopulations identified by the Administrator as likely to
        experience elevated health risks from environmental pollutants.

``SEC. 503. FAMILY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall work with each State to
develop a family right-to-know initiative in accordance with this
section.
    ``(b) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall make grants to
        States to develop and carry out a family right-to-know
        initiative in accordance with this section.
            ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Grants made under this
        subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the
        Administrator establishes to further the purposes of this
        title.
    ``(c) Requirements of Initiative.--A State carrying out a family
right-to-know initiative shall--
            ``(1) require that any user who applies an environmental
        pollutant in a public area that is reasonably accessible to
        children complete a simple, easy-to-understand form that
        provides the amount of environmental pollutant applied, where
        the environmental pollutant was applied, and when the
        environmental pollutant was applied;
            ``(2) work with the Administrator to--
                    ``(A) develop a uniform definition of the term
                `public area that is reasonably accessible to children'
                for purposes of this section, that shall include, at a
                minimum, schools, shopping malls, movie theaters, and
                parks;
                    ``(B) develop a uniform form to be completed by
                users under paragraph (1);
                    ``(C) determine the manner and length of time of
                keeping the forms completed by users; and
                    ``(D) determine the format for reporting
                information collected under paragraph (1) to the
                public;
            ``(3) prepare annual State reports summarizing the
        information collected under paragraph (1) for distribution to
        the Administrator;
            ``(4) provide the public with copies of annual State
        reports and local recordkeeping for schools, parks, and public
        areas;
            ``(5) make State reports available to the public on the
        Internet;
            ``(6) provide the Administrator with such data as the
        Administrator requests to prepare a nationwide survey under
        subsection (d); and
            ``(7) satisfy such other requirements as the Administrator
        prescribes to carry out this section.
    ``(d) Nationwide Surveys.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall prepare a
        biennial nationwide survey of the information collected under
        this section.
            ``(2) Assessment.--The nationwide survey shall assess the
        extent to which environmental pollutants are present in private
        office and commercial buildings that are reasonably accessible
        to children.
            ``(3) Recommendation.--The nationwide survey shall
        recommend whether public recordkeeping and public reporting
        concerning application of environmental pollutants in areas
        that are reasonably accessible to children should be required.
    ``(e) Public Availability of Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--On request by a member of the public,
        the Administrator shall provide a copy of any State report or
        nationwide survey prepared under this section.
            ``(2) Internet.--The Administrator shall make any State
        report or nationwide survey prepared under this section
        available to the public on the Internet.

``SEC. 504. SAFE SCHOOLS AND PARKS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this title, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) identify hazardous substances and pesticides commonly
        used in schools and parks;
            ``(2) create, after peer review, a list of the substances
        identified in paragraph (1) with high hazard health risks to
        children and other vulnerable subpopulations;
            ``(3) make the list created under paragraph (2) available
        to the public;
            ``(4) review the list created under paragraph (2) on a
        biennial basis; and
            ``(5) develop and issue an Environmental Protection Agency
        approved sign and label for posting by a school or park to
        indicate that high hazard environmental pollutants were not
        used in the school or park.
    ``(b) Cooperation.--The Administrator shall work with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary
of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure wide public
distribution of the list created under subsection (a)(2).
    ``(c) Compliance by Schools and Parks.--Not later than 1 year after
the list created under subsection (a)(2) is made available to the
public, the Administrator shall prohibit a school or park from using
any environmental pollutant on the list.

``SEC. 505. RESEARCH TO IMPROVE INFORMATION ON EFFECTS ON CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Toxicity Data.--The Administrator, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
coordinate the development and implementation of research studies to
examine the physiological and pharmacokinetic differences in the
effects and toxicity of pesticides (including active and inert
ingredients) and other environmental pollutants on children and other
vulnerable subpopulations, as identified in the study of the National
Academy of Sciences entitled `Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and
Children'.
    ``(b) Exposure Data.--The Administrator, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
conduct surveys and applied research to document differences between
children and adults with respect to dietary, dermal, and inhalation
exposure to pesticides and other environmental pollutants.
    ``(c) Biennial Reports.--The Administrator, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
submit biennial reports to Congress on actions taken to carry out this
section.

``SEC. 506. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND OTHER VULNERABLE SUBPOPULATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
            ``(1) evaluate environmental health risks to vulnerable
        subpopulations in all of the risk assessments, risk
        characterizations, environmental and public health standards,
        and general regulatory decisions carried out by the
        Administrator;
            ``(2) carry out paragraph (1) in accordance with the policy
        of the Environmental Protection Agency on the assessment of
        risks to children in effect on November 1, 1995; and
            ``(3) develop and use a separate assessment or finding of
        risks to vulnerable subpopulations or publish in the Federal
        Register an explanation of why the separate assessment or
        finding is not used.
    ``(b) Reevaluation of Current Public Health and Environmental
Standards.--
            ``(1) In general.--As part of any risk assessment, risk
        characterization, environmental or public health standard, or
        general regulatory decision carried out by the Administrator,
        the Administrator shall evaluate the environmental health risks
        to children and other vulnerable subpopulations.
            ``(2) Implementation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), not
        later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title,
        the Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) develop an administrative strategy and an
                administrative process for reviewing standards;
                    ``(B) identify a list of standards that may need
                revision to ensure the protection of children and
                vulnerable subpopulations;
                    ``(C) prioritize the list according to the
                standards that are most important for expedited review
                to protect children and vulnerable subpopulations;
                    ``(D) identify which standards on the list will
                require additional research in order to be reevaluated
and outline the time and resources required to carry out the research;
and
                    ``(E) identify, through public input and peer
                review, not fewer than 5 public health and
                environmental standards of the Environmental Protection
                Agency to be repromulgated on an expedited basis to
                meet the criteria of this subsection.
            ``(3) Revised standards.--Not later than 6 years after the
        date of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall
        propose not fewer than 5 revised standards that meet the
        criteria of this subsection.
            ``(4) Completed revision of standards.--Not later than 15
        years after the date of enactment of this title, the
        Administrator shall complete the revision of standards in
        accordance with this subsection.
            ``(5) Report.--The Administrator shall report to Congress
        on an annual basis on progress made by the Administrator in
        carrying out the objectives and policy of this subsection.

``SEC. 507. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA.

    ``(a) Disclosure of Health Effects and Exposure Data.--Subject to
subsection (b), any data or information known by a Federal agency
concerning any test of a pesticide, residue of a pesticide, or other
environmental pollutant to determine the potential levels of exposure
or health effects shall be available for disclosure to the public,
except to the extent the data or information relates to--
            ``(1) a manufacturing or quality control process;
            ``(2) a method for detecting the quantity of any
        deliberately added inert ingredient of a chemical substance
        other than a method for detecting a residue of the inert
        ingredient in or on food; or
            ``(3) explicit information derived from a pesticide use
        form submitted under section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture,
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 136i-1).
    ``(b) Data and Information Submitted Under FIFRA.--Any data or
information described in subsection (a) that was submitted to the
Administrator under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) shall be made available for disclosure to
the public in accordance with section 10 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 136h).
    ``(c) Disclosure.--This section shall not restrict the release of--
            ``(1) information that is otherwise subject to disclosure
        under section 552 of title 5, United States Code; or
            ``(2) information available through--
                    ``(A) a material safety data sheet;
                    ``(B) published scientific literature; or
                    ``(C) a government document.

``SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this title.''.

Output:
Children's Environmental Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to state U.S. policy regarding the adequacy of protection of children and other vulnerable subpopulations from exposure to environmental pollutants.  Defines "vulnerable subpopulations" to include children, pregnant women, the elderly, individuals with a history of serious illness, and other subpopulations identified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as likely to experience elevated health risks from environmental pollutants.
Directs the Administrator to:  (1) work with each State, including by making grants, to develop a family right-to-know initiative requiring disclosure of the details of application of a pollutant in a public area accessible to children, State reports of such information, and provision of data for a nationwide survey; (2) identify and make publicly available a list of hazardous substances and pesticides commonly used in schools and parks; (3) create a list of substances with high hazard risks; (4) develop and issue an EPA-approved warning sign and label for posting in such areas; and (5) prohibit a school or park from using any pollutant on the high hazard risk list.
Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services to:  (1) coordinate and implement research studies of the physiological and pharmacokinetic differences in the effects and toxicity of pesticides and other pollutants on children and other vulnerable subpopulations; (2) conduct surveys and research to document differences between children and adults with respect to exposure; and (3) report to the Congress.
Directs the Administrator to evaluate environmental health risks to children and vulnerable subpopulations in all risk assessments and characterizations, environmental or public health standards, or general regulatory decisions and develop and use a separate assessment with respect to vulnerable subpopulations.  Requires a report to the Congress.
Requires public availability, subject to restrictions, of information concerning any test of a pesticide, pesticide residue, or other pollutant to determine potential levels of exposure or health effects.
Authorizes appropriations.