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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``After School Education and Anti-
Crime Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to improve academic and social outcomes
for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth
will become victims of crime by providing productive activities during
after school hours.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Today's youth face far greater social risks than did
        their parents and grandparents.
            (2) Students spend more of their waking hours alone,
        without supervision, companionship, or activity, than the
        students spend in school.
            (3) Law enforcement statistics show that youth who are ages
        12 through 17 are most at risk of committing violent acts and
        being victims of violent acts between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
            (4) The consequences of academic failure are more dire in
        1999 than ever before.
            (5) After school programs have been shown in many States to
        help address social problems facing our Nation's youth, such as
        drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and gang involvement.
            (6) Many of our Nation's governors endorse increasing the
        number of after school programs through a Federal/State
        partnership.
            (7) Over 450 of the Nation's leading police chiefs,
        sheriffs, and prosecutors, along with presidents of the
        Fraternal Order of Police and the International Union of Police
        Associations, which together represent 360,000 police officers,
        have called upon public officials to provide after school
        programs that offer recreation, academic support, and community
        service experience, for school-age children and teens in the
        United States.
            (8) One of the most important investments that we can make
        in our children is to ensure that they have safe and positive
        learning environments in the after school hours.

SEC. 4. GOALS.

    The goals of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To increase the academic success of students.
            (2) To promote safe and productive environments for
        students in the after school hours.
            (3) To provide alternatives to drug, alcohol, tobacco, and
        gang activity.
            (4) To reduce juvenile crime and the risk that youth will
        become victims of crime during after school hours.

SEC. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 10903 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
(20 U.S.C. 8243) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``to
                Local Educational Agencies for Schools'' after
                ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``rural and inner-city public'' and
                all that follows through ``or to'' and inserting
                ``local educational agencies for the support of public
                elementary schools or secondary schools, including
                middle schools, that serve communities with substantial
                needs for expanded learning opportunities for children
                and youth in the communities, to enable the schools to
                establish or''; and
                    (C) by striking ``a rural or inner-city community''
                and inserting ``the communities'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``States, among'' and inserting
                ``States and among''; and
                    (B) by striking ``United States,'' and all that
                follows through ``a State'' and inserting ``United
                States''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``3'' and inserting
        ``5''.

SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS.

    Section 10904 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
(20 U.S.C. 8244) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``an
                        elementary or secondary school or consortium''
                        and inserting ``a local educational agency'';
                        and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking
                        ``Each such'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Contents.--Each such''; and
            (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or
                consortium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the
                semicolon; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
                        including programs under the Child Care and
                        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                        9858 et seq.)'' after ``maximized'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
                        ``students, parents, teachers, school
                        administrators, local government, including law
                        enforcement organizations such as Police
                        Athletic and Activity Leagues,'' after
                        ``agencies,'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or
                        consortium''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause
                                (i), by striking ``or consortium''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking
                                the period and inserting a semicolon;
                                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) information demonstrating that the local educational
        agency will--
                    ``(A) provide not less than 35 percent of the
                annual cost of the activities assisted under the
                project from sources other than funds provided under
                this part, which contribution may be provided in cash
                or in kind, fairly evaluated; and
                    ``(B) provide not more than 25 percent of the
                annual cost of the activities assisted under the
                project from funds provided by the Secretary under
                other Federal programs that permit the use of those
                other funds for activities assisted under the project;
                and
            ``(5) an assurance that the local educational agency, in
        each year of the project, will maintain the agency's fiscal
        effort, from non-Federal sources, from the preceding fiscal
        year for the activities the local educational agency provides
        with funds provided under this part.''.

SEC. 7. USES OF FUNDS.

    Section 10905 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
(20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended--
            (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and
        inserting:
    ``(a) In General.--Grants awarded under this part may be used to
establish or expand community learning centers. The centers may provide
1 or more of the following activities:'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(11) (as redesignated by paragraph
        (1)), by inserting ``, and job skills preparation'' after
        ``placement''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) After school programs, that--
                    ``(A) shall include at least 2 of the following--
                            ``(i) mentoring programs;
                            ``(ii) academic assistance;
                            ``(iii) recreational activities; or
                            ``(iv) technology training; and
                    ``(B) may include--
                            ``(i) drug, alcohol, and gang prevention
                        activities;
                            ``(ii) health and nutrition counseling; and
                            ``(iii) job skills preparation activities.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Not less than \2/3\ of the amount appropriated
under section 10907 for each fiscal year shall be used for after school
programs, as described in paragraph (14). Such programs may also
include activities described in paragraphs (1) through (13) that offer
expanded opportunities for children or youth.''.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 10905 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
(20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Administration.--In carrying out the activities described in
subsection (a), a local educational agency or school shall, to the
greatest extent practicable--
            ``(1) request volunteers from business and academic
        communities, and law enforcement organizations, such as Police
        Athletic and Activity Leagues, to serve as mentors or to assist
        in other ways;
            ``(2) ensure that youth in the local community participate
        in designing the after school activities;
            ``(3) develop creative methods of conducting outreach to
        youth in the community;
            ``(4) request donations of computer equipment and other
        materials and equipment; and
            ``(5) work with State and local park and recreation
        agencies so that activities carried out by the agencies prior
        to the date of enactment of this subsection are not duplicated
        by activities assisted under this part.''.

SEC. 9. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER DEFINED.

    Section 10906 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
(20 U.S.C. 8246) is amended in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, including
law enforcement organizations such as the Police Athletic and Activity
League'' after ``governmental agencies''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 10907 of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
(20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year
1995'' and all that follows and inserting ``$600,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2004, to carry out this part.''.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take effect on
October 1, 1999.

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(Sec. 6) Requires an LEA, to be eligible to receive a grant, to submit an application including: (1) information demonstrating that the LEA will provide not less than 35 percent of the annual cost of the activities assisted under the project from sources other than funds provided under the Act, which may be provided in cash or in kind, and provide not more than 25 percent of the annual cost of the activities assisted under the project from funds provided by the Secretary under other Federal programs that permit their use; and (2) an assurance that the LEA, in each year of the project, will maintain the agency's fiscal effort, from non-Federal sources, from the preceding fiscal year.
(Sec. 7) Allows the use of grant funds to establish or expand community learning centers. Allows such centers to provide one or more of specified activities, including after school programs that: (1) include (at least two of the following) mentoring programs, academic assistance, recreational activities, or technology training; and (2) may include drug, alcohol, and gang prevention activities, health and nutrition counseling, and job skills preparation activities. Limits the amount of appropriated funds that may be used for after school programs.
(Sec. 8) Directs an LEA to: (1) request volunteers from business and academic communities, and law enforcement organizations, to serve as mentors or to assist in other ways; (2) ensure that youth in the local community participate in designing the after school activities; (3) develop creative methods of conducting outreach to youth in the community; (4) request donations of computer equipment and other materials and equipment; and (5) work with State and local park and recreation agencies so that activities carried out by the agencies prior to this Act's enactment are not duplicated.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma
Patient Registry Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PATIENT REGISTRY FOR MESOTHELIOMA DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting
after section 399V-5 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-16) the following:

``SEC. 399V-6. PATIENT REGISTRY FOR MESOTHELIOMA DATA COLLECTION AND
              RESEARCH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall develop
a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma, including
information with respect to the incidence and prevalence of the disease
in the United States.
    ``(b) Uses.--The Secretary shall use the registry under subsection
(a)--
            ``(1) to enhance and expand infrastructure and activities
        for tracking the epidemiology of mesothelioma patients;
            ``(2) to collect, consolidate, and report on health
        information on patients who have been diagnosed with
        mesothelioma, including with respect to--
                    ``(A) treatment outcomes, including patient
                longevity; and
                    ``(B) the number of patients receiving treatment
                for mesothelioma disaggregated by hospital;
            ``(3) to better describe the incidence and prevalence of
        mesothelioma in the United States;
            ``(4) to facilitate further research on mesothelioma;
            ``(5) to examine factors, such as environmental and
        occupational factors, that may be associated with mesothelioma;
            ``(6) to better outline key demographic factors (such as
        age, race or ethnicity, gender, and family history) associated
        with mesothelioma; and
            ``(7) to make the information in such registry, other than
        individually identifiable information, available to the public
        to facilitate and enhance research on, and prevention and
        treatment of, mesothelioma.
    ``(c) Content.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall provide for the collection and storage of
        information on the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in
        the United States;
            ``(2) when scientifically possible, shall provide for the
        collection and storage of other available information on
        mesothelioma, such as information concerning--
                    ``(A) demographics and other information associated
                or possibly associated with mesothelioma, such as age,
                race, ethnicity, sex, geographic location, and family
                history;
                    ``(B) risk factors associated or possibly
                associated with mesothelioma, including genetic and
                environmental risk factors; and
                    ``(C) diagnosis and progression markers; and
            ``(3) may provide for the collection and storage of
        information relevant to analysis on mesothelioma, such as
        information concerning--
                    ``(A) the epidemiology of the disease;
                    ``(B) the natural history of the disease;
                    ``(C) the prevention of the disease;
                    ``(D) the detection, management, and treatment
                approaches for the disease; and
                    ``(E) the development of outcomes measures.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise, including
non-Federal mesothelioma experts including--
            ``(1) epidemiologists with experience in disease
        surveillance or registries;
            ``(2) representatives of national voluntary associations
        that focus on mesothelioma or have demonstrated experience in
        research, care, or patient service for mesothelioma;
            ``(3) health information technology experts or other
        information management specialists;
            ``(4) clinicians with expertise in mesothelioma; and
            ``(5) research scientists with experience conducting
        translational research or utilizing surveillance systems for
        scientific research purposes.
    ``(e) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary
shall make information in and analysis derived from the registry under
this section available, as appropriate, to Federal departments and
agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug
Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and the Department of Defense.
    ``(f) Public Access.--Subject to subsection (g), the Secretary
shall make information in, and analysis derived from, the registry
under this section available, as appropriate, to the public, including
researchers.
    ``(g) Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and
security protections applicable to the registry under this section are
at least as stringent as the privacy and security protections under
HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 3009).
    ``(h) Reports to Congress.--
            ``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 18 months after the
        date of enactment of the Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma
        Patient Registry Act of 2015, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Congress a report that--
                    ``(A) shall outline--
                            ``(i) the findings in the mesothelioma
                        patient registry under subsection (a);
                            ``(ii) future plans for expansion or
                        revision of such registry; and
                            ``(iii) the scope of such registry; and
                    ``(B) may include a description of the activities
                undertaken by the Secretary to establish partnerships
                with research and patient advocacy communities to
                expand such registry.
            ``(2) Subsequent report.--Not later than 4 years after the
        date of enactment of the Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma
        Patient Registry Act of 2015, the Secretary shall submit a
        report to the Congress concerning the implementation of this
        section. Such report should include information on--
                    ``(A) the development and maintenance of the
                mesothelioma patient registry under subsection (a);
                    ``(B) the type of information collected and stored
                in the registry;
                    ``(C) the use and availability of such information,
                including guidelines for such use; and
                    ``(D) the use and coordination of databases that
                collect or maintain information on mesothelioma.''.

Output: Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. The Agency shall use the registry to:   enhance and expand infrastructure and activities for tracking the epidemiology of mesothelioma patients;   collect, consolidate, and report on health information on mesothelioma patients;   describe the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States;   facilitate research on mesothelioma;   examine factors that may be associated with mesothelioma;  outline key demographic factors associated with mesothelioma; and   make information available to the public to facilitate and enhance research on, and the prevention and treatment of, mesothelioma.  The Agency: (1) shall provide for the collection and storage of information on the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States and information concerning demographics and other information associated with mesothelioma, such as geographic location and family history, risk factors, and diagnosis and progression markers; (2) may provide for the collection and storage of information relevant to analysis on mesothelioma, such as information concerning the epidemiology, natural history, and prevention of the disease, the detection, management, and treatment approaches for the disease, and the development of outcomes measures; and (3) shall make registry information available to federal agencies and the public.


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SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL
              MILITARY-TO-CIVILIAN AND CIVILIAN-TO-CIVILIAN CONTACT
              ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1007 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 10219. International military-civilian contact activities
              conducted by the National Guard: availability of
              appropriated funds to support activities
    ``(a) Availability of Appropriated Funds; Authorized Purposes.--
Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense shall be available for
the payment of costs incurred by the National Guard (including the
costs of pay and allowances of members of the National Guard) in
conducting international military-to-civilian contacts, civilian-to-
civilian contacts, and comparable activities for purposes as follows:
            ``(1) To support the objectives of the commander of the
        combatant command for the theater of operations in which such
        contacts and activities are conducted.
            ``(2) To build international civil-military partnerships
        and capacity.
            ``(3) To strengthen cooperation between the departments and
        agencies of the United States Government and agencies of
        foreign governments.
            ``(4) To facilitate intergovernmental collaboration between
        the United States Government and foreign governments.
            ``(5) To facilitate and enhance the exchange of information
        between the United States Government and foreign governments on
        matters relating to defense and security.
    ``(b) Limitations.--(1) Funds shall not be available under
subsection (a) for contacts and activities described in that subsection
that are conducted in a foreign country unless jointly approved by the
commander of the combatant command concerned and the chief of mission
concerned.
    ``(2) Funds shall not be available under subsection (a) for the
participation of a member of the National Guard in contacts and
activities described in that subsection in a foreign country unless the
member is on active duty in the Armed Forces at the time of such
participation.
    ``(c) Reimbursement.--In the event of the participation of
personnel of a department or agency of the United States Government
(other than the Department of Defense) in contacts and activities for
which payment is made under subsection (a), the head of such department
or agency shall reimburse the Secretary of Defense for the costs
associated with the participation of such personnel in such contacts
and activities. Amounts reimbursed the Department of Defense under this
subsection shall be deposited in the appropriation or account from
which amounts for the payment concerned were derived. Any amounts so
deposited shall be merged with amounts in such appropriation or
account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to
the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such appropriation
or account.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `military-to-civilian contacts' means the
        following:
                    ``(A) Contacts between members of the Armed Forces
                and foreign civilian personnel.
                    ``(B) Contacts between members of foreign Armed
                Forces and United States civilian personnel.
            ``(2) The term `civilian-to-civilian contacts' means
        contacts between United States civilian personnel and foreign
        civilian personnel.
            ``(3) The term `United States civilian personnel' means the
        following:
                    ``(A) Personnel of the United States Government
                (including personnel of departments and agencies of the
                United States Government other than the Department of
                Defense) and personnel of State and local governments
                of the United States.
                    ``(B) Members and employees of the legislative
                branch, and non-governmental individuals, if the
                participation of such individuals in contacts and
                activities described in subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) contributes to responsible management
                        of defense resources;
                            ``(ii) fosters greater respect for and
                        understanding of the principle of civilian
                        control of the military;
                            ``(iii) contributes to cooperation between
                        foreign military and civilian government
                        agencies and United States military and
                        civilian governmental agencies; or
                            ``(iv) improves international partnerships
                        and capacity on matters relating to defense and
                        security.
            ``(4) The term `foreign civilian personnel' means the
        following:
                    ``(A) Civilian personnel of foreign governments at
                any level (including personnel of ministries other than
                ministries of defense).
                    ``(B) Non-governmental individuals of foreign
                countries, if the participation of such individuals in
                contacts and activities described in subsection (a)
                will further the achievement of any matter set forth in
                clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (3)(B).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10219. International military-civilian contact activities conducted
                            by the National Guard: availability of
                            appropriated funds to support
                            activities.''.

Output: Makes funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) available for costs incurred by the National Guard in conducting international military-to-civilian contacts, civilian-to-civilian contacts, and comparable activities in order to: (1) support objectives of the commander of the combatant command for the theater of operations in which the contacts occur; (2) build international civil-military partnerships and capacity; (3) strengthen cooperation between U.S. and foreign departments and agencies; (4) facilitate intergovernmental collaboration between the U.S. government and foreign governments; and (5) facilitate the exchange of information between the U.S. government and foreign governments on matters relating to defense and security.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Trigger Safety Act of
2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) It is in the interest of the United States to protect
        its citizens from handgun violence and accidental firearm
        deaths.
            (2) Personalizing handguns would prevent unauthorized
        users, whether children, criminals, or others, from misusing
        the weapons.
            (3) Personalizing handguns would allow authorized users to
        continue to lawfully own and use their handguns more safely.
            (4) In 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control,
        there were 851 accidental firearm deaths.
            (5) In 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control,
        62 people under the age of 15 were killed accidentally with
        firearms.
            (6) According to the National Crime Victimization Survey,
        almost 350,000 incidents of firearm theft from private citizens
        occur each year.
            (7) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 45
        law enforcement officers were killed with their own firearm
        between 2002 and 2011.
            (8) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
        almost half of all murders in the United States in 2011 were
        committed with handguns.

          TITLE I--TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONALIZED HANDGUNS GRANTS

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Handgun.--The term ``handgun'' has the meaning given
        the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code.
            (2) Personalized handgun.--The term ``personalized
        handgun'' means a handgun that--
                    (A) enables only an authorized user of the handgun
                to fire the handgun; and
                    (B) was manufactured in such a manner that the
                firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) is incorporated into the design of the
                        handgun;
                            (ii) is not sold as an accessory; and
                            (iii) cannot be readily removed or
                        deactivated.
            (3) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity''
        means--
                    (A) a State or unit of local government;
                    (B) a nonprofit or for-profit organization; or
                    (C) an institution of higher education (as defined
                in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 1001)).
            (4) Retrofitted personalized handgun.--The term
        ``retrofitted personalized handgun'' means a handgun fitted
        with a device that--
                    (A) enables only an authorized user of the handgun
                to fire the handgun; and
                    (B) cannot be readily removed or deactivated.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION.

    The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National
Institute of Justice (referred to in this title as the ``Director''),
shall make grants to qualified entities to develop technology for
personalized handguns.

SEC. 103. APPLICATIONS.

    A qualified entity seeking a grant under this title shall submit to
the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.

SEC. 104. USES OF FUNDS.

    A qualified entity that receives a grant under this title--
            (1) shall use not less than 70 percent of the amount of the
        grant to develop technology for personalized handguns;
            (2) may use not more than 20 percent of the amount of the
        grant to develop technology for retrofitted personalized
        handguns; and
            (3) may use not more than 10 percent of the amount of the
        grant for administrative costs associated with the development
        of technology funded under this title.

SEC. 105. TERM; RENEWAL.

    (a) Term.--A grant awarded under this title shall be for a term of
1 year.
    (b) Renewal.--A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title
may renew the grant by submitting to the Director an application for
renewal at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Director may reasonably require.

SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    (a) Reports to Director.--A qualified entity receiving a grant
under this title shall submit to the Director such reports, at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director
may reasonably require.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--Each year, the Director shall submit to
Congress a report that contains a summary of the information submitted
to the Director under subsection (a) during the previous year.

SEC. 107. REGULATIONS.

    The Director may promulgate such guidelines, rules, regulations,
and procedures as may be necessary to carry out this title.

SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

      TITLE II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAFETY STANDARD

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Antique firearm; firearm; handgun.--The terms ``antique
        firearm'', ``firearm'', and ``handgun'' have the meaning given
        those terms in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.
            (2) Authorized user.--The term ``authorized user'', with
        respect to a firearm, means--
                    (A) the lawful owner of the firearm; and
                    (B) any individual who is--
                            (i) authorized by the lawful owner of the
                        firearm to use the firearm; and
                            (ii) authorized, under the law of the State
                        where the firearm is being used, to own, carry,
                        or use a firearm in the State.
            (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
        Product Safety Commission
            (4) Consumer product safety rule.--The term ``consumer
        product safety rule'' has the meaning given such term in
        section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
        2052(a)).
            (5) Manufactured and manufacturer.--The terms
        ``manufactured'' and ``manufacturer'' have the meaning given
        such terms in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act
        (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)).
            (6) Personalized handgun.--The term ``personalized
        handgun'' means a handgun that--
                    (A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun to
                fire the handgun; and
                    (B) is manufactured in such a manner that the
                firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) is incorporated into the design of the
                        handgun; and
                            (ii) cannot be readily removed or
                        deactivated.
            (7) Retrofitted personalized handgun.--The term
        ``retrofitted personalized handgun'' means a handgun fitted
        with a device that--
                    (A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun to
                fire the handgun; and
                    (B) attaches to the handgun in a manner such that
                the device cannot be readily removed or deactivated.
            (8) State and united states.--The terms ``State'' and
        ``United States'' have the meaning given such terms in section
        3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)).
            (9) To distribute in commerce and distribution in
        commerce.--The terms ``to distribute in commerce'' and
        ``distribution in commerce'' have the meaning given such terms
        in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
        2052(a)).

SEC. 202. PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF HANDGUNS
              THAT ARE NOT PERSONALIZED HANDGUNS.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) Manufacturing.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years
        after the date of enactment of this Act, no person may
        manufacture in the United States a handgun that is not a
        personalized handgun.
            (2) Distribution in commerce.--Beginning on the date that
        is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, no person
        may distribute in commerce any handgun that is not a
        personalized handgun or a retrofitted personalized handgun.
            (3) Exemptions for antique firearms and military
        firearms.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to--
                    (A) an antique firearm;
                    (B) the manufacture of a firearm that is sold to
                the Department of Defense; or
                    (C) the sale or distribution of a firearm to the
                Department of Defense.
    (b) Enforcement by Consumer Product Safety Commission.--
            (1) Treatment of violation.--Notwithstanding section
        3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
        2052(a)(5)(E)), a violation of subsection (a) or any rule
        promulgated by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (4) shall
        be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer
        Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)).
            (2) Treatment as consumer product safety standards.--
        Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product
        Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), subsection (a) and any
        rule promulgated pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be considered
        consumer product safety rules.
            (3) Powers of commission.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this
                section in the same manner, by the same means, and with
                the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
                applicable terms and provisions of the Consumer Product
                Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) were incorporated
                into and made a part of this section.
                    (B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who
                violates this section shall be subject to the penalties
                and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided
                in the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et
                seq.).
            (4) Regulations.--The Commission, in consultation with the
        Attorney General and the Director of the National Institute of
        Justice, may promulgate such rules as the Commission considers
        appropriate to carry out this section.
    (c) Enforcement by States.--If an attorney general, other official,
or agency of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the
residents of the State has been or is threatened or adversely affected
by a person who violates subsection (a), the attorney general,
official, or agency may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents
of the State against the person in an appropriate district court of the
United States to enjoin any further such violation and for other relief
as may be appropriate.
    (d) Cost of Retrofitting.--
            (1) Cost borne by manufacturers.--Upon the request of the
        owner of a handgun that was manufactured in the United States
        and that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted
        personalized handgun, the manufacturer of the handgun--
                    (A) shall--
                            (i) retrofit the handgun so that the
                        handgun is a retrofitted personalized handgun;
                        and
                            (ii) return the handgun to the owner within
                        a reasonable period of time; and
                    (B) may not request compensation for the retrofit
                from the owner.
            (2) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the
        Attorney General and the Director of the National Institute of
        Justice, shall by regulation establish the maximum period of
        time within which a manufacturer that receives a request from
        the owner of a handgun under paragraph (1) shall retrofit and
        return the handgun to the owner.
            (3) Reimbursement from department of justice assets
        forfeiture fund.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
                following:
            ``(J) payments to reimburse manufacturers of handguns for
        the costs of retrofitting handguns to comply with the
        requirement under section 202(d)(1) of the Handgun Trigger
        Safety Act of 2014.''.
    (e) Relation to State Law.--Nothing in this section or the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) shall be construed to
preempt or otherwise affect any State requirement with respect to any
handgun not specifically regulated in a consumer product safety
standard under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

TITLE III--EXEMPTION FROM THE PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT

SEC. 301. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS
              ACT.

    Section 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15
U.S.C. 7903) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``The term `qualified product'
                means'' and inserting the following: ``The term
                `qualified product'--
                            ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii),
                        means'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) does not include a handgun that--
                                    ``(I) is manufactured on or after
                                the date that is 2 years after the date
                                of enactment of the Handgun Trigger
                                Safety Act of 2014; and
                                    ``(II) is not a--
                                            ``(aa) personalized
                                        handgun; or
                                            ``(bb) retrofitted
                                        personalized handgun.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Authorized user.--The term `authorized user', with
        respect to a handgun, means--
                    ``(A) the lawful owner of the firearm; and
                    ``(B) any individual who is--
                            ``(i) authorized by the lawful owner of the
                        firearm to use the firearm; and
                            ``(ii) authorized, under the law of the
                        State where the firearm is being used, to own,
                        carry, or use a firearm in the State.
            ``(11) Handgun.--The term `handgun' has the meaning given
        the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(12) Personalized handgun.--The term `personalized
        handgun' means a handgun that--
                    ``(A) enables only an authorized user of the
                handgun to fire the handgun; and
                    ``(B) is manufactured in such a manner that the
                firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) is incorporated into the design of
                        the handgun; and
                            ``(ii) cannot be readily removed or
                        deactivated.
            ``(13) Retrofitted personalized handgun.--The term
        `retrofitted personalized handgun' means a handgun fitted with
        a device that--
                    ``(A) enables only an authorized user of the
                handgun to fire the handgun; and
                    ``(B) attaches to the handgun in a manner such that
                the device cannot be readily removed or deactivated.''.

Output: Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make one-year grants to qualified entities (states or local governments, organizations, or institutions of higher education) to develop technology for personalized handguns (a handgun that is manufactured to enable only the authorized user to fire it). Provides that a recipient shall use at least 70% of the grant amount to develop technology for personalized handguns and may use not more than 20% to develop technology for retrofitted personalized handguns and not more than 10% for administrative costs.  Prohibits any person: (1) beginning two years after enactment of this Act, from manufacturing in the United States a handgun that is not a personalized handgun; or (2) beginning three years after enactment of this Act, from distributing in commerce any handgun that is not a personalized handgun or a retrofitted personalized handgun. Exempts antique firearms and firearms distributed or sold to the Department of Defense (DOD). Provides for the enforcement of such prohibitions by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and by the states. Requires a handgun manufacturer, upon request of the owner of a handgun manufactured in the United States that is not a personalized handgun or a retrofitted personalized handgun, to retrofit the handgun and return it to the owner within a reasonable period of time as established by the CPSC. Makes the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund available to the Attorney General for payments to reimburse handgun manufacturers for the costs of retrofitting handguns.  Amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to exclude from the definition of "qualified product" any handgun manufactured after two years after enactment of this Act that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farmer Bankruptcy
Clarification Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RULE ALLOWING DISCHARGE TO GOVERNMENTAL CLAIMS
              ARISING FROM THE DISPOSITION OF FARM ASSETS UNDER CHAPTER
              12 BANKRUPTCIES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 11, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of
              property used in a farming operation
    ``(a) Any unsecured claim of a governmental unit against the debtor
or the estate that arises before the filing of the petition, or that
arises after the filing of the petition and before the debtor's
discharge under section 1228, as a result of the sale, transfer,
exchange, or other disposition of any property used in the debtor's
farming operation--
            ``(1) shall be treated as an unsecured claim arising before
        the date on which the petition is filed;
            ``(2) shall not be entitled to priority under section 507;
            ``(3) shall be provided for under a plan; and
            ``(4) shall be discharged in accordance with section 1228.
    ``(b) For purposes of applying sections 1225(a)(4), 1228(b)(2), and
1229(b)(1) to a claim described in subsection (a) of this section, the
amount that would be paid on such claim if the estate of the debtor
were liquidated in a case under chapter 7 of this title shall be the
amount that would be paid by the estate in a chapter 7 case if the
claim were an unsecured claim arising before the date on which the
petition was filed and were not entitled to priority under section 507.
    ``(c) For purposes of applying sections 523(a), 1228(a)(2), and
1228(c)(2) to a claim described in subsection (a) of this section, the
claim shall not be treated as a claim of a kind specified in section
523(a)(1).
    ``(d)(1) A governmental unit may file a proof of claim for a claim
described in subsection (a) that arises after the date on which the
petition is filed.
    ``(2) If a debtor files a tax return after the filing of the
petition for a period in which a claim described in subsection (a)
arises, and the claim relates to the tax return, the debtor shall serve
notice of the claim on the governmental unit charged with the
responsibility for the collection of the tax at the address and in the
manner designated in section 505(b)(1). Notice under this paragraph
shall state that the debtor has filed a petition under this chapter,
state the name and location of the court in which the case under this
chapter is pending, state the amount of the claim, and include a copy
of the filed tax return and documentation supporting the calculation of
the claim.
    ``(3) If notice of a claim has been served on the governmental unit
in accordance with paragraph (2), the governmental unit may file a
proof of claim not later than 180 days after the date on which such
notice was served. If the governmental unit has not filed a timely
proof of the claim, the debtor or trustee may file proof of the claim
that is consistent with the notice served under paragraph (2). If a
proof of claim is filed by the debtor or trustee under this paragraph,
the governmental unit may not amend the proof of claim.
    ``(4) A claim filed under this subsection shall be determined and
shall be allowed under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 502, or
disallowed under subsection (d) or (e) of section 502, in the same
manner as if the claim had arisen immediately before the date of the
filing of the petition.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 11,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 1222(a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking
                        ``unless--'' and all that follows through ``the
                        holder'' and inserting ``unless the holder'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and''
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) subject to section 1232, provide for the treatment of
        any claim by a governmental unit of a kind described in section
        1232(a).'';
                    (B) in section 1228--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding
                                paragraph (1)--
                                            (aa) by inserting a comma
                                        after ``all debts provided for
                                        by the plan''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting a comma
                                        after ``allowed under section
                                        503 of this title''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), by striking
                                ``the kind'' and all that follows and
                                inserting ``a kind specified in section
                                523(a) of this title, except as
                                provided in section 1232(c).''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``,
                        except as provided in section 1232(c)'' before
                        the period at the end; and
                    (C) in section 1229(a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the
                        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) provide for the payment of a claim described in
        section 1232(a) that arose after the date on which the petition
        was filed.''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
        subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of
                            property used in a farming operation.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any bankruptcy case that--
            (1) is pending on the date of enactment of this Act and
        relating to which an order of discharge under section 1228 of
        title 11, United States Code, has not been entered; or
            (2) commences on or after the date of enactment of this
        Act.

Output: Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends chapter 12 of federal bankruptcy law (Debt Adjustment of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income) with respect to discharge of governmental claims based upon the disposition of property used in a farming operation. Treats any unsecured claim of a governmental unit against the debtor or debtor's estate as an unsecured debt (hence, not entitled to priority payment), if it results from the sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of any property used in the debtor's farming operation and it arises either: (1) before the petition in bankruptcy is filed, or (2) after such filing but before the debtor's discharge.  Authorizes a governmental unit to file a proof for a claim that arises after the date on which the petition is filed. Requires such debt to be discharged in accordance with specified discharge procedures. States that, for purposes of applying procedures governing plan confirmation, discharge, and modification after plan confirmation, the amount that would be paid on the claim if the estate were liquidated under chapter 7 shall be the amount that would be paid by the estate in a chapter 7 case if the claim were an unsecured claim arising before the date on which the petition was filed and not entitled to priority payment status.


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SECTION 1. ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

    (a) Requirement of Benchmarking and Disclosure for Leasing
Buildings Without Energy Star Labels.--Section 435(b)(2) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17091(b)(2)) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
        (1)''; and
            (2) by striking ``signing the contract,'' and all that
        follows through the period at the end and inserting the
        following: ``signing the contract, the following requirements
        are met:
                    ``(A) The space is renovated for all energy
                efficiency and conservation improvements that would be
                cost effective over the life of the lease, including
                improvements in lighting, windows, and heating,
                ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
                    ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is
                benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free
                benchmarking program, with public disclosure, unless
                the space is a space for which owners cannot access
                whole building utility consumption data, including
                spaces--
                            ``(I) that are located in States with
                        privacy laws that provide that utilities shall
                        not provide such aggregated information to
                        multitenant building owners; and
                            ``(II) for which tenants do not provide
                        energy consumption information to the
                        commercial building owner in response to a
                        request from the building owner.
                    ``(ii) A Federal agency that is a tenant of the
                space shall provide to the building owner, or authorize
                the owner to obtain from the utility, the energy
                consumption information of the space for the
                benchmarking and disclosure required by this
                subparagraph.''.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in
        collaboration with the Administrator of the Environmental
        Protection Agency, shall complete a study--
                    (A) on the impact of--
                            (i) State and local performance
                        benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any
                        associated building efficiency policies, for
                        commercial and multifamily buildings; and
                            (ii) programs and systems in which
                        utilities provide aggregated information
                        regarding whole building energy consumption and
                        usage information to owners of multitenant
                        commercial, residential, and mixed-use
                        buildings;
                    (B) that identifies best practice policy approaches
                studied under subparagraph (A) that have resulted in
                the greatest improvements in building energy
                efficiency; and
                    (C) that considers--
                            (i) compliance rates and the benefits and
                        costs of the policies and programs on building
                        owners, utilities, tenants, and other parties;
                            (ii) utility practices, programs, and
                        systems that provide aggregated energy
                        consumption information to multitenant building
                        owners, and the impact of public utility
                        commissions and State privacy laws on those
                        practices, programs, and systems;
                            (iii) exceptions to compliance in existing
                        laws where building owners are not able to
                        gather or access whole building energy
                        information from tenants or utilities;
                            (iv) the treatment of buildings with--
                                    (I) multiple uses;
                                    (II) uses for which baseline
                                information is not available; and
                                    (III) uses that require high levels
                                of energy intensities, such as data
                                centers, trading floors, and
                                televisions studios;
                            (v) implementation practices, including
                        disclosure methods and phase-in of compliance;
                            (vi) the safety and security of
                        benchmarking tools offered by government
                        agencies, and the resiliency of those tools
                        against cyber attacks; and
                            (vii) international experiences with regard
                        to building benchmarking and disclosure laws
                        and data aggregation for multitenant buildings.
            (2) Submission to congress.--At the conclusion of the
        study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy
        and Commerce of the House of Representatives and Committee on
        Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the
        results of the study.
    (c) Creation and Maintenance of Database.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act and following opportunity for public
        notice and comment, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination
        with other relevant agencies, shall maintain, and if necessary
        create, a database for the purpose of storing and making
        available public energy-related information on commercial and
        multifamily buildings, including--
                    (A) data provided under Federal, State, local, and
                other laws or programs regarding building benchmarking
                and energy information disclosure;
                    (B) information on buildings that have disclosed
                energy ratings and certifications; and
                    (C) energy-related information on buildings
                provided voluntarily by the owners of the buildings,
                only in an anonymous form unless the owner provides
                otherwise.
            (2) Complementary programs.--The database maintained
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall complement and not duplicate
        the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy
        Star Portfolio Manager tool.
    (d) Input From Stakeholders.--The Secretary of Energy shall seek
input from stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of the actions
taken under this section.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate a report on the progress made in complying with this section.

Output: This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label to include in its lease provisions requirements that the space's energy efficiency be measured against a nationally-recognized benchmark. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption disclosure requirements. The Department of Energy (DOE) must study and report on: (1) the impact of state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings; (2) the impact of programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings; and (3) the best practice policy approaches studied in those impact analyses that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency. DOE must maintain a database for storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Identity Protection Act'',
or the ``VIP Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to reimburse injured persons for injuries suffered as a
        result of the unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of
        identifying information improperly released by or obtained from
        the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
            (2) to provide for the expeditious consideration and
        settlement of claims for those injuries.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims.
            (2) Injured person.--The term ``injured person'' means an
        individual--
                    (A) whose name or other personal identifying
                information is part of data of the Department of
                Veterans Affairs that--
                            (i) was stolen from the home of an employee
                        of the Department of Veterans Affairs on or
                        around May 3, 2006;
                            (ii) was reported missing from the
                        Birmingham VA Medical Center on or around
                        January 22, 2007; or
                            (iii) is otherwise compromised as a result
                        of a security breach, including any action or
                        ommission by an officer, employee, volunteer,
                        or contractor (or employee of a contractor) of
                        the Department of Veterans Affairs in
                        contravention of any security policy or
                        procedure of the Department that results in
                        such a breach; and
                    (B) who suffered an injury as a result of the
                unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of
                personal identifying information that was included in
                data described in subparagraph (A).
            (3) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of
        Veterans Identity Protection Claims established under section
        4(a).

SEC. 4. OFFICE OF VETERANS IDENTITY PROTECTION CLAIMS.

    (a) Office Established.--There is established an independent office
of the executive branch to receive, process, and pay claims in
accordance with this Act. Such office shall be known as the Office of
Veterans Identity Protection Claims.
    (b) Director.--Not later than 30 days after the enactment of this
Act, the President shall appoint a director of the Office of Veterans
Identity Protection Claims. The Director shall, on behalf of the United
States, investigate, consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, grant,
deny, or settle any claim for money damages asserted under section
5(b).
    (c) Funding.--The Office--
            (1) shall be funded from funds made available to the
        Director under this Act;
            (2) may reimburse other Federal agencies for claims
        processing support and assistance;
            (3) may appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary
        personnel as may be necessary, without regard to the provisions
        of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
        competitive service; and
            (4) upon the request of the Director, may request that the
        head of any Federal department or agency detail, on a
        reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or
        agency to the Office to assist it in carrying out its duties
        under this Act.

SEC. 5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR INJURIES SUFFERED.

    (a) Reimbursement.--Each injured person shall be entitled to
receive from the United States--
            (1) reimbursement for any injuries suffered by the injured
        person as a result of the unauthorized use, disclosure, or
        dissemination of personal identifying information that was
        included in the data described in section 3(2)(A); and
            (2) damages described in subsection (d)(3), as determined
        by the Director.
    (b) Submission of Claims.--Not later than 2 years after the date on
which regulations are first promulgated under subsection (f), an
injured person may submit to the Director a written claim for one or
more injuries suffered by the injured person in accordance with such
requirements as the Director determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Investigation of Claims.--
            (1) Applicability of state law.--Except as otherwise
        provided in this Act, the laws of the State in which the
        injured person resides shall apply to the calculation of
        damages under subsection (d)(3).
            (2) Extent of damages.--Any payment under this Act--
                    (A) shall be limited to actual compensatory damages
                measured by injuries suffered and interest before
                settlement or payment of a claim; and
                    (B) shall not include punitive damages.
    (d) Payment of Claims.--
            (1) Determination and payment of amount.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
                date on which a claim is submitted under this Act, the
                Director shall determine and fix the amount, if any, to
                be paid for the claim.
                    (B) Parameters of determination.--In determining
                and settling a claim under this Act, the Director shall
                determine only--
                            (i) whether the claimant is an injured
                        person;
                            (ii) whether the injury that is the subject
                        of the claim resulted from the unauthorized
                        use, disclosure, or dissemination of personal
                        identifying information that was included in
                        the data described in section 3(2)(A);
                            (iii) the amount, if any, to be allowed and
                        paid to the injured person under this Act.
                    (C) Other payments or settlements.--In determining
                the amount of, and paying, a claim under this Act, to
                prevent recovery by a claimant in excess of actual
                compensatory damages, the Director shall reduce the
                amount to be paid for the claim by an amount that is
                equal to the total of any payments or settlements of
                any nature that were paid, or will be paid, to the
                injured person with respect to the claim.
            (2) Partial payment.--
                    (A) In general.--At the request of a claimant, the
                Director may make one or more advance or partial
                payments before the final settlement of a claim,
                including final settlement on any portion or aspect of
                a claim that is determined to be severable.
                    (B) Judicial decision.--If a claimant receives a
                partial payment on a claim under this Act, but further
                payment on the claim is subsequently denied by the
                Director, the claimant may--
                            (i) seek judicial review under subsection
                        (i); and
                            (ii) keep any partial payment that the
                        claimant received, unless the Director
                        determines that the claimant--
                                    (I) was not eligible to receive the
                                reimbursement; or
                                    (II) fraudulently procured the
                                reimbursement.
            (3) Allowable damages.--A claim that is paid under this Act
        may include otherwise uncompensated damages for loss of
        property, business loss, or financial loss resulting from the
        unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of personal
        identifying information that was included in the data described
        in section 3(2)(A).
    (e) Acceptance of Award.--The acceptance by a claimant of any
payment under this Act, except an advance or partial payment made under
subsection (d)(2), shall--
            (1) be final and conclusive on the claimant, with respect
        to all claims arising out of or relating to the same subject
        matter;
            (2) constitute a complete release of all claims against the
        United States (including any agency or employee of the United
        States) under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code
        (commonly known as the ``Federal Tort Claims Act''), or any
        other Federal or State law, arising out of or relating to the
        same subject matter; and
            (3) shall include a certification by the claimant, made
        under penalty of perjury and subject to the provisions of
        section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, that such claim
        is true and correct.
    (f) Regulations and Public Information.--
            (1) Regulations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of
        this Act, the Director shall promulgate and publish in the
        Federal Register interim final regulations for the processing
        and payment of claims under this Act.
            (2) Public information.--
                    (A) In general.--At the time at which the Director
                promulgates regulations under paragraph (1), the
                Director shall publish, in newspapers of general
                circulation in the each of the several States and the
                District of Columbia, a clear, concise, and easily
                understandable explanation, in English and Spanish,
                of--
                            (i) the rights conferred under this Act;
                        and
                            (ii) the procedural and other requirements
                        of the regulations promulgated under paragraph
                        (1).
                    (B) Dissemination through other media.--The
                Director shall disseminate the explanation published
                under subparagraph (A) through brochures, pamphlets,
                radio, television, and other media that the Director
                determines are likely to reach prospective claimants.
    (g) Consultation.--In administering this Act, the Director shall
consult with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
the Secretary of the Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, other Federal
agencies, and State and local authorities, as determined to be
necessary by the Director to--
            (1) ensure the efficient administration of the claims
        process; and
            (2) provide for local concerns.
    (h) Election of Remedy.--
            (1) In general.--An injured person may elect to seek
        reimbursement from the United States for one or more injuries
        resulting from the unauthorized use, disclosure, or
        dissemination of personal identifying information that was
        included in the data described in section 3(2)(A) by--
                    (A) submitting a claim under this Act;
                    (B) filing a claim or bringing a civil action under
                chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code; or
                    (C) bringing an authorized civil action under any
                other provision of law.
            (2) Effect of election.--An election by an injured person
        to seek reimbursement in any manner described in paragraph (1)
        shall be final and conclusive on the claimant with respect to
        all injuries resulting from the unauthorized use, disclosure,
        or dissemination of personal identifying information that was
        included in the data described in section 3(2)(A) that are
        suffered by the claimant.
            (3) Arbitration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall
                establish by regulation procedures under which a
                dispute regarding a claim submitted under this Act may
                be settled by arbitration.
                    (B) Arbitration as remedy.--On establishment of
                arbitration procedures under subparagraph (A), an
                injured person that submits a disputed claim under this
                Act may elect to settle the claim through arbitration.
                    (C) Binding effect.--An election by an injured
                person to settle a claim through arbitration under this
                paragraph shall--
                            (i) be binding; and
                            (ii) preclude any exercise by the injured
                        person of the right to judicial review of a
                        claim described in subsection (i).
            (4) No effect on entitlements.--Nothing in this Act affects
        any right of a claimant to file a claim for benefits under any
        Federal entitlement program.
    (i) Judicial Review.--
            (1) In general.--Any claimant aggrieved by a final decision
        of the Director under this Act may, not later than 60 days
        after the date on which the decision is issued, bring a civil
        action in the an appropriate United States District Court, to
        modify or set aside the decision, in whole or in part.
            (2) Record.--The court shall hear a civil action under
        paragraph (1) on the record made before the Director.
            (3) Standard.--The decision of the Director incorporating
        the findings of the Director shall be upheld if the decision is
        supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a
        whole.
    (j) Attorney's and Agent's Fees.--
            (1) In general.--No attorney or agent, acting alone or in
        combination with any other attorney or agent, shall charge,
        demand, receive, or collect, for services rendered in
        connection with a claim submitted under this Act, fees in
        excess of 10 percent of the amount of any payment on the claim.
            (2) Violation.--An attorney or agent who violates paragraph
        (1) shall be fined not more than $10,000.
    (k) Applicability of Debt Collection Requirements.--Section 3716 of
title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to any payment under this
Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT; AUDIT.

    (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of promulgation of
regulations under section 5(f)(1), and semiannually thereafter, the
Director shall submit to the Committees on Veterans Affairs, Energy and
Commerce, and Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the
Committees on Veterans Affairs, Commerce, Science and Transportation,
and Judiciary of the Senate, a report that describes the claims
submitted under this Act during the six months preceding the date of
submission of the report, including, for each claim--
            (1) the amount claimed;
            (2) a brief description of the nature of the claim; and
            (3) the status or disposition of the claim, including the
        amount of any payment under this Act.
    (b) The Comptroller General shall conduct an annual audit on the
payment of all claims made under this Act, and shall report to the
committees described in subsection (a) on the results of this audit
beginning not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act, to remain available until
expended.

Output: Veterans Identity Protection Act or VIP Act - Establishes as an independent office in the executive branch the Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims, headed by a Director, to receive, process, and pay claims for injuries suffered as a result of the unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of identifying information stolen from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or otherwise compromised as a result of a security breach. Authorizes judicial review of claim determinations.