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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NSF Major Research Facility Reform
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the Foundation.
            (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the National
        Science Foundation established under section 2 of the National
        Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).
            (3) Major multi-user research facility.--The term ``major
        multi-user research facility'' means a science and engineering
        infrastructure construction project that exceeds the lesser of
        10 percent of a Directorate's annual budget or $100,000,000 in
        total project cost that is funded in the major research
        equipment and facilities construction account, or any successor
        thereto.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF LARGE FACILITIES.

    (a) Large Facilities Office.--The Director shall maintain a Large
Facilities Office. The functions of the Large Facilities Office shall
be to support the research directorates in the development,
implementation, and assessment of major multi-user research facilities,
including by--
            (1) serving as the Foundation's primary resource for all
        policy or process issues related to the development and
        implementation of major multi-user research facilities;
            (2) serving as a Foundation-wide resource on project
        management, including providing expert assistance on
        nonscientific and nontechnical aspects of project planning,
        budgeting, implementation, management, and oversight;
            (3) coordinating and collaborating with research
        directorates to share best management practices and lessons
        learned from prior projects; and
            (4) assessing projects during preconstruction and
        construction phases for cost and schedule risk.
    (b) Oversight of Large Facilities.--The Director shall appoint a
senior agency official as head of the Large Facilities Office whose
responsibility is oversight of the development, construction, and
transfer to operations of major multi-user research facilities across
the Foundation.
    (c) Policies for Large Facility Costs.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall ensure that the
        Foundation's polices for developing and maintaining major
        multi-user research facility construction costs are consistent
        with the best practices described in the March 2009 Government
        Accountability Office Report GAO-09-3SP, or any successor
        report thereto, the Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part 200, and the
        Federal Acquisition Regulation as appropriate.
            (2) Cost proposal analysis.--
                    (A) General requirement.--The Director shall ensure
                that an external cost proposal analysis is conducted
                for any major multi-user research facility.
                    (B) Resolution of issues found.--The Director, or a
                senior agency official within the Office of the
                Director designated by the Director, shall certify in
                writing that all issues identified during the cost
                analysis, including any findings of unjustified or
                questionable cost items, are resolved before the
                Foundation may execute a construction agreement with
                respect to the project.
                    (C) Transmittal to congress.--The Director shall
                transmit each certification made under subparagraph (B)
                to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
                the House of Representatives, the Committee on
                Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
                the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
                Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of
                the Senate.
            (3) Incurred cost audits.--The Director shall ensure that
        an incurred cost audit is conducted at least biennially on any
        major multi-user research facility, in accordance with
        Government Auditing Standards as established in Government
        Accountability Office Report GAO-12-331G, or any successor
        report thereto, with the first incurred cost audit to commence
        no later than 12 months after execution of the construction
        agreement.
            (4) Contingencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided for in
                subparagraph (C)(ii), the Foundation shall--
                            (i) provide oversight for contingency in
                        accordance with Cost Principles Uniform
                        Guidance in 2 CFR part 200.433, or any
                        successor thereto, and the Federal Acquisition
                        Regulation as appropriate, except as provided
                        in this paragraph; and
                            (ii) not make any award which provides for
                        contributions to a contingency reserve held or
                        managed by the awardee, as defined in 2 CFR
                        part 200.433(c).
                    (B) Updating policy manual.--The Foundation shall
                update its Large Facilities Manual and any other
                applicable guidance for contingencies on major multi-
                user research facilities with regard to estimating,
                monitoring, and accounting for contingency.
                    (C) Foundation requirements.--The policy updated
                under subparagraph (B) shall require that the
                Foundation--
                            (i) may only include contingency amounts in
                        an award in accordance with Cost Principles
                        Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part 200.433, or any
                        successor thereto, and the Federal Acquisition
                        Regulation as appropriate; and
                            (ii) shall retain control over funds
                        budgeted for contingency, but may disburse
                        budgeted contingency funds incrementally to the
                        awardee to ensure project stability and
                        continuity.
                    (D) Awardee requirements.--The policy updated under
                subparagraph (B) shall require that an awardee shall--
                            (i) provide verifiable documentation to
                        support any amounts proposed for contingencies;
                        and
                            (ii) support requests for the release of
                        contingency funds with evidence of a bona fide
                        need and that the amounts allocated to the
                        performance baseline are reasonable and
                        allowable.
                    (E) Current awardees.--The Foundation shall work
                with awardees for whom awards with contingency
                provisions have been made before the date of enactment
                of this Act--
                            (i) to determine if any of their use of
                        contingency funds represents out-of-scope
                        changes for which Foundation's prior written
                        approval was not obtained; and
                            (ii) if out-of-scope changes are found, to
                        identify any financial action that may be
                        appropriate.
            (5) Management fees.--
                    (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
                ``management fee'' means a portion of an award made by
                the Foundation for the purpose of covering ordinary and
                legitimate business expenses necessary to maintain
                operational stability which are not otherwise allowable
                under Cost Principles Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part
                200, Subpart E, or any successor regulation thereto.
                    (B) Limitation.--The Foundation may provide a
                management fee under an award only if the awardee
                provides justification as to the need for such funds.
                In such cases, the Foundation shall take into account
                the awardee's overall financial circumstances when
                determining the amount of the fee if justified.
                    (C) Financial information.--The Foundation shall
                require award applicants to provide income and
                financial information covering a period of no less than
                3 prior years (or in the case of an entity established
                less than 3 years prior to the entity's application
                date, the period beginning on the date of establishment
                and ending on the application date), including cash on
                hand and net asset information, in support of a request
                for management fees. The Foundation shall also require
                awardees to report to the Foundation annually any
                sources of non-Federal funds received in excess of
                $50,000 during the award period.
                    (D) Expense reporting.--The Foundation shall
                require awardees to track and report to the Foundation
                annually all expenses reimbursed or otherwise paid for
                with management fee funds, in accordance with Federal
                accounting practices as established in Government
                Accountability Office Report GAO-12-331G, or any
                successor report thereto.
                    (E) Audits.--The Inspector General of the
                Foundation may audit any Foundation award for
                compliance with this paragraph.
                    (F) Prohibited uses.--An awardee may not use
                management fees for--
                            (i) costs allowable under Cost Principles
                        Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part 200, Subpart E,
                        or any successor regulation thereto;
                            (ii) alcoholic beverages;
                            (iii) tickets to concerts, sporting, or
                        other entertainment events;
                            (iv) vacation or other travel for
                        nonbusiness purposes;
                            (v) charitable contributions, except for a
                        charitable contribution of direct benefit to
                        the project or activity supported by the
                        management fee;
                            (vi) social or sporting club memberships;
                            (vii) meals or entertainment for
                        nonbusiness purposes;
                            (viii) luxury or personal items;
                            (ix) lobbying, as described in the Uniform
                        Guidance at 2 CFR 200.450; or
                            (x) any other purpose the Foundation
                        determines is inappropriate.
                    (G) Review.--The Foundation shall review management
                fee usage for each Foundation award on at least an
                annual basis for compliance with this paragraph and the
                Foundation's Large Facilities Manual.
            (6) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a
        report describing the Foundation's policies for developing and
        managing major multi-user research facility construction costs,
        including a description of any aspects of the policies that
        diverge from the best practices recommended in Government
        Accountability Office Report GAO-09-3SP, or any successor
        report thereto, and the Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part 200.
            (7) Noncompliance.--The Director shall ensure that the
        Foundation shall take the enforcement actions specified in 45
        CFR 92.43 for noncompliance with this section.

SEC. 4. WHISTLEBLOWER EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--The Foundation shall be subject to section 4712 of
title 41, United States Code.
    (b) Education and Training.--The Foundation shall provide education
and training for Foundation managers and staff on the requirements of
such section 4712, and provide information on such section to all
awardees, contractors, and employees of such awardees and contractors.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 14, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 13, 2016.  NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016  (Sec. 3) This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain a Large Facilities Office to support its research directorates in the development, implementation, and assessment of major multi-user research facilities.   The NSF shall appoint a senior agency official to head the Office, whose responsibility shall be to oversee development, construction, and transfer to operations of major multi-user facilities across the NSF.  The bill requires:  an external cost proposal analysis for any major multi-user research facility;  the resolution of all issues identified, including any unjustified or questionable cost items; and biennial incurred cost audits of any such facility.   The NSF shall not make any award which arranges for contributions to an awardee's contingency reserve. (Contingency is the part of a budget estimate of future costs associated with possible events or conditions arising from causes whose precise outcome is indeterminable at the time of estimate, and that experience shows will likely result, in aggregate, in additional costs for the approved activity or project.) The NSF shall update its Large Facilities Manual and any other applicable guidance for estimating, monitoring, and accounting for contingencies on major multi-user research facilities.  The updated policy shall state that the NSF: (1) may only include contingency amounts in an award meeting specified criteria; and (2) shall retain control over funds budgeted for contingency, but may disburse budgeted contingency funds incrementally to an awardee to ensure project stability and continuity. An awardee shall: (1) furnish verifiable documentation to support proposed contingency amounts, and (2) support requests for the release of contingency funds with evidence of a bona fide need and reasonable and allowable allocations to the performance baseline.  The NSF shall work with current awardees to: (1) determine if any of their use of contingency funds represents out-of-scope changes for which prior NSF written approval was not obtained, and (2) identify appropriate financial action regarding any out-of-scope changes found.   The NSF may include management fees under an award for ordinary and legitimate business expenses, not otherwise allowable, only if the awardee furnishes a justification of need. The NSF shall require award applicants to report:  income and financial information covering at least three prior years, including cash on hand and net asset information, in support of a request for management fees; and any sources of nonfederal funds received in excess of $50,000 during the award period.  The NSF shall require awardees to track and report annually all expenses reimbursed or otherwise paid for with management fee funds. The bill specifies prohibited uses for management fees.  (Sec. 4) The bill subjects the NSF to the pilot program for enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for (whistleblower) disclosure of certain information.  The NSF shall arrange for education and training for NSF managers and staff on the pilot program and furnish information on it to all awardees and contractors and their employees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Information Technology
Enterprise Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology,
        because of the electronic commerce, information technology and
        security expertise in its laboratories and the healthcare
        component of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and
        its long history of working with the information technology and
        healthcare industries, is well equipped to complement the
        healthcare information technology implementation efforts as
        established by Executive Order 13335 of April 27, 2004, by
        addressing the technical challenges posed by healthcare
        information enterprise integration.
            (2) Therefore, it is in the national interest for the
        National Institute of Standards and Technology to accelerate
        its efforts--
                    (A) to participate in the development of technical
                standards, standards conformance tests, and enterprise
                integration processes that are necessary to increase
                efficiency and quality of care, and lower costs in the
                healthcare industry; and
                    (B) ensuring that all components of the United
                States healthcare infrastructure can be a part of an
                electronic information network that is reliable,
                interoperable, and secure.

SEC. 3. HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION INITIATIVE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology shall establish an initiative for advancing
healthcare information enterprise integration within the United States.
In carrying out this section, the Director shall involve various units
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including its
laboratories and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program. This
initiative shall build upon ongoing efforts of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, the private sector, and other Federal
agencies, shall involve consortia that include government and industry,
and shall be designed to permit healthcare information enterprise
integration. These efforts shall complement ongoing activities
occurring under Executive Order 13335 of April 27, 2004.
    (b) Technical Activities.--In order to carry out this section, the
Director may focus on--
            (1) information technology standards and interoperability
        analysis, which may include the development of technical
        testbeds;
            (2) supporting the establishment of conformance testing
        infrastructure, including software conformance and
        certification;
            (3) security;
            (4) medical device communication;
            (5) supporting the provisioning of technical architecture
        products for management and retrieval; and
            (6) information management including electronic health
        records management, health information usability, and access
        and decision support.
    (c) Other Activities.--The Director may assist healthcare
representatives and organizations and Federal agencies in the
development of technical roadmaps that identify the remaining steps
needed to ensure that technical standards for application protocols,
interoperability, data integrity, and security, as well as the
corollary conformance test protocols, will be in place. These roadmaps
shall rely upon voluntary consensus standards where possible consistent
with Federal technology transfer laws.
    (d) Plans and Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director shall
transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate on the activities of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology under this section.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Guidelines and Standards.--Not later than 12 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, in consultation with industry and
appropriate Federal agencies, shall report on development of
technology-neutral information technology infrastructure guidelines and
standards, or the adoption of existing technology-neutral industry
guidelines and private sector standards, for use by Federal agencies to
enable those agencies to effectively select and utilize healthcare
information technologies in a manner that is--
            (1) sufficiently secure to meet the needs of those agencies
        (as is consistent with the Computer Security Act of 1987, as
        amended, section 225 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and
        title III of the E-Government Act of 2002), their transaction
        partners, and the general public;
            (2) interoperable, to the maximum extent possible; and
            (3) inclusive of ongoing Federal efforts that provide
        technical expertise to harmonize existing standards and assist
        in the development of interoperability specifications.
    (b) Elements.--The guidelines and standards developed under
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) promote the use by Federal agencies of commercially
        available products that incorporate the guidelines and
        standards developed under subsection (a);
            (2) develop uniform testing procedures suitable for
        determining the conformance of commercially available and
        Federal healthcare information technology products with the
        guidelines and standards;
            (3) support and promote the testing of electronic
        healthcare information technologies utilized by Federal
        agencies;
            (4) provide protection and security profiles;
            (5) establish a core set of interoperability specifications
        in transactions between Federal agencies and their transaction
        partners; and
            (6) include validation criteria to enable Federal agencies
        to select healthcare information technologies appropriate to
        their needs.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director shall transmit to
the Congress a report that includes a description and analysis of--
            (1) the level of interoperability and security of
        technologies for sharing healthcare information among Federal
        agencies; and
            (2) the problems Federal agencies are having with, and the
        progress such agencies are making toward, ensuring
        interoperable and secure healthcare information systems and
        electronic healthcare records.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Healthcare Information Enterprise Integration Research
Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the National Institute of
        Standards and Technology, in consultation the Director of the
        National Science Foundation and other appropriate Federal
        agencies, shall establish a program of assistance to
        institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof which
        may include nonprofit entities and Federal Government
        laboratories) to establish multidisciplinary Centers for
        Healthcare Information Enterprise Integration.
            (2) Review; competition.--Grants shall be awarded under
        this subsection on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis.
            (3) Purpose.--The purposes of the Centers shall be--
                    (A) to generate innovative approaches to healthcare
                information enterprise integration by conducting
                cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research on the systems
                challenges to healthcare delivery; and
                    (B) the development and use of information
                technologies and other complementary fields.
            (4) Research areas.--Research areas may include--
                    (A) the interfaces between human information and
                communications technology systems;
                    (B) voice-recognition systems;
                    (C) software that improves interoperability and
                connectivity among systems;
                    (D) software dependability in systems critical to
                healthcare delivery;
                    (E) measurement of the impact of information
                technologies on the quality and productivity of
                healthcare;
                    (F) healthcare information enterprise management;
                and
                    (G) information technology security and integrity.
            (5) Applications.--An institution of higher education (or a
        consortium thereof) seeking funding under this subsection shall
        submit an application to the Director at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the Director may
        require. The application shall include, at a minimum, a
        description of--
                    (A) the research projects that will be undertaken
                by the Center and the respective contributions of the
                participating entities;
                    (B) how the Center will promote active
                collaboration among scientists and engineers from
                different disciplines, such as information technology,
                biologic sciences, management, social sciences, and
                other appropriate disciplines;
                    (C) technology transfer activities to demonstrate
                and diffuse the research results, technologies, and
                knowledge; and
                    (D) how the Center will contribute to the education
                and training of researchers and other professionals in
                fields relevant to healthcare information enterprise
                integration.
    (b) National Information Technology Research and Development
Program.--The National High-Performance Computing Program established
by section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5511) shall coordinate Federal research and development programs
related to the development and deployment of health information
technology, including activities related to--
            (1) computer infrastructure;
            (2) data security;
            (3) development of large-scale, distributed, reliable
        computing systems;
            (4) wired, wireless, and hybrid high-speed networking;
            (5) development of software and software-intensive systems;
            (6) human-computer interaction and information management
        technologies; and
            (7) the social and economic implications of information
        technology.
    (c) Strategic Plan for Healthcare Technologies and
Classification.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the National Institute of
        Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Director of
        the National Science Foundation, not later than 90 days after
        the date of enactment of this Act, shall establish a task force
        whose membership includes representatives of other Federal
        agencies and industry groups (such as the American Health
        Information Management Association and the American Medical
        Informatics Association) to develop a strategic plan including
        recommendations for--
                    (A) the development, adoption, and maintenance of
                terminologies and classifications;
                    (B) gaining commitment of terminology and
                classification stakeholders (such as developers, end
                users, and other service and technology suppliers) to
                principles and guidelines for open and transparent
                processes to enable cost-effective interoperability and
                complete and accurate information;
                    (C) the design of a centralized authority or
                governance model, including principles for its
                operation and funding scenarios;
                    (D) United States participation in the
                International Health Terminology Standards Development
                Organization; and
                    (E) any other issues identified by the task force.
            (2) Task force report.--The task force shall report its
        findings and recommendations to the Committee on Science and
        Technology of the House of Representatives not later than 18
        months after the date of enactment of this Act. The task force
        shall terminate after transmitting such report.
            (3) Federal advisory committee act.--The task force
        established under this subsection shall not be subject to the
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying out this
Act $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010, to be
derived from amounts authorized under section 3001 of Public Law 110-
69.

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Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish an initiative for advancing health care information enterprise integration within the United States. Authorizes the Director to focus on: (1) information technology standards and interoperability analysis; (2) supporting the establishment of conformance testing infrastructure; (3) security; (4) medical device communication; (5) supporting the provisioning of technical architecture products for management and retrieval; and (6) information management.

Allows the Director to assist health care representatives and organizations and federal agencies in the development of technical roadmaps that identify the remaining steps needed to ensure that standards will be in place. Requires such roadmaps to rely upon voluntary consensus standards, where possible, consistent with federal technology transfer laws.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Director to report on the development or adoption of technology-neutral information technology infrastructure guidelines and standards to enable federal agencies to effectively select and utilize health care information technologies in a manner that is: (1) sufficiently secure; (2) interoperable; and (3) inclusive of ongoing federal efforts that provide technical expertise to harmonize existing standards and assist in the development of interoperability specifications. Requires such guidelines and standards to: (1) promote the use by federal agencies of commercially available products; (2) develop uniform testing procedures suitable for determining product conformance; (3) support and promote the testing of electronic health care information technologies utilized by federal agencies; (4) provide protection and security profiles; (5) establish a core set of interoperability specifications in federal agency transactions; and (6) include validation criteria to enable federal agencies to select appropriate health care information technologies. Requires the Director to report on: (1) the level of interoperability and security of technologies for sharing health care information among federal agencies; and (2) federal agency problems and progress in ensuring interoperable and secure health care information systems and electronic health care records.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Director to establish a program of assistance to institutions of higher education to establish multidisciplinary Centers for Healthcare Information Enterprise Integration in order to: (1) generate innovative approaches to health care information enterprise integration; and (2) develop and use information technologies and other complementary fields.

Directs the National High-Performance Computing Program to coordinate federal research and development programs related to the development and deployment of health information technology.

Requires the Director to establish a task force to develop a strategic plan, including recommendations for: (1) the development, adoption, and maintenance of terminologies and classifications; (2) gaining commitment of terminology and classification stakeholders to principles and guidelines for an open and transparent process to enable cost-effective interoperability and complete and accurate information; (3) the design of a centralized authority or governance model; and (4) U.S. participation in the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes Appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IF GOVERNMENT
              SHUTDOWN IS IN EFFECT OR PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT IS REACHED.

    (a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--If during any pay period during a
Congress a Government shutdown is in effect or the public debt limit is
reached, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall--
            (1) withhold from the payments otherwise required to be
        made with respect to the pay period for the compensation of
        each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an
        amount equal to the product of--
                    (A) an amount equal to one day's worth of pay under
                the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under
                section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
                1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) for the pay period; and
                    (B) the number of 24-hour periods during which the
                Government shutdown is in effect or the public debt
                limit is reached (as the case may be) which occur
                during the pay period; and
            (2) deposit in an escrow account all amounts withheld under
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Transfer to Secretary of the Treasury at End of the Congress.--
            (1) Transfer.--The payroll administrator of a House of
        Congress shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury any
        amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on
        the last day of the Congress involved.
            (2) Requiring amounts to be used for deficit reduction.--
        Any amounts transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury under
        paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for
        deficit reduction.
    (c) Role of Secretary of the Treasury.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of
Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll
administrators to carry out this section.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Member of Congress'' means an individual
        serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of
        section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
        U.S.C. 31); and
            (2) the ``payroll administrator'' of a House of Congress
        means--
                    (A) in the case of the House of Representatives,
                the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
                Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the
                Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the
                Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section;
                and
                    (B) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the
                Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary
                of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to
                carry out this section.

SEC. 3. WITHHOLDING OF PAY OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IF
              GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OCCURS OR PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT IS
              REACHED.

    (a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--If during any pay period during a
President's or Vice President's term of office a Government shutdown is
in effect or the public debt limit is reached, the White House Office
shall--
            (1) withhold from the payments otherwise required to be
        made with respect to the pay period for the compensation of the
        President or the Vice President an amount equal to the product
        of--
                    (A) an amount equal to one day's worth of pay under
                the annual rate of compensation of the President under
                102 of title 3, United States Code, or the annual rate
                of salary of the Vice President under section 104 of
                title 3, United States Code (as the case may be), for
                the pay period; and
                    (B) the number of 24-hour periods during which the
                Government shutdown is in effect or the public debt
                limit is reached (as the case may be) which occur
                during the pay period; and
            (2) deposit in an escrow account all amounts withheld under
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Role of Secretary of the Treasury.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall provide the White House Office with such assistance as
may be necessary to enable the White House Office to carry out this
section.
    (c) Transfer to Secretary of the Treasury at End of Term of
Office.--
            (1) Transfer.--The White House Office shall transfer to the
        Secretary of the Treasury any amounts remaining in any escrow
        account under this section on the last day of the President's
        or Vice President's term of office involved.
            (2) Requiring amounts to be used for deficit reduction.--
        Any amounts transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury under
        paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for
        deficit reduction.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Government Shutdown.--For purposes of this Act, a Government
shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in
appropriations for any Federal agency or department as a result of a
failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing
resolution.
    (b) Public Debt Limit.--For purposes of this Act, the public debt
limit shall be considered to be reached if the Federal Government is
unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt
limit under section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, has been
reached.

Output: Pay Accountability Act - Requires the pay of Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President to be withheld during any period of: (1) a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government's inability to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit. Provides for such withheld amounts to be deposited in an escrow account to be transferred (on the last day of the Congress involved with respect to a Member, or the last day of the term of office involved with respect to the President or Vice President) to the Secretary of the Treasury and deposited in the Treasury for deficit reduction.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Credit Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM LOANS.

    (a) Farm Ownership Loans.--Section 302(a) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--The'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Eligibility requirements.--The'';
            (2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ``limited
        liability companies'' the following: ``, and such other legal
        entities as the Secretary deems appropriate,'';
            (3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating clauses (1)
        through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respectively;
            (4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by striking ``and
        limited liability companies'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``limited liability companies, and such other legal
        entities''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Special deeming rules.--
                    ``(A) Eligibility of certain operating-only
                entities.--An entity that is or will become only the
                operator of a family farm is deemed to meet the owner-
                operator requirements of paragraph (1) if the
                individuals that are the owners of the family farm own
                more than 50 percent (or such other percentage as the
                Secretary determines is appropriate) of the entity.
                    ``(B) Eligibility of certain embedded entities.--An
                entity that is an owner-operator described in paragraph
                (1), or an operator described in subparagraph (A) of
                this paragraph that is owned, in whole or in part, by
                other entities, is deemed to meet the direct ownership
                requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75
                percent of the ownership interests of each embedded
                entity of such entity is owned directly or indirectly
                by the individuals that own the family farm.''.
    (b) Conservation Loans.--Section 304(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1924(c)) is amended by inserting after ``limited liability companies''
the following: ``, or such other legal entities as the Secretary deems
appropriate,''.
    (c) Farm Operating Loans.--Section 311(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1941(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--The'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Eligibility requirements.--The'';
            (2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ``limited
        liability companies'' the following: ``, and such other legal
        entities as the Secretary deems appropriate,'';
            (3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating clauses (1)
        through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respectively;
            (4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by striking ``and
        limited liability companies'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``limited liability companies, and such other legal
        entities''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Special deeming rule.--An entity that is an operator
        described in paragraph (1) that is owned, in whole or in part,
        by other entities, is deemed to meet the direct ownership
        requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent
        of the ownership interests of each embedded entity of such
        entity is owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that
        own the family farm.''.
    (d) Emergency Loans.--Section 321(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a))
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``owner-operators (in the case of loans for
        a purpose under subtitle A) or operators (in the case of loans
        for a purpose under subtitle B)'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``(in the case of farm ownership loans in accordance
        with subtitle A) owner-operators or operators, or (in the case
        of loans for a purpose under subtitle B) operators'';
            (2) by inserting after ``limited liability companies'' the
        1st place it appears the following: ``, or such other legal
        entities as the Secretary deems appropriate''; and
            (3) by inserting after ``limited liability companies'' the
        2nd place it appears the following: ``, or other legal
        entities'';
            (4) by striking ``and limited liability companies,'' and
        inserting ``limited liability companies, and such other legal
        entities'';
            (5) by striking ``ownership and operator'' and inserting
        ``ownership or operator''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following: ``An entity that is
        an owner-operator or operator described in this subsection is
        deemed to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under
        this subsection if the entity is owned, in whole or in part, by
        other entities and each individual that is an owner of the
        family farm involved has a direct or indirect ownership
        interest in each of the other entities.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 304(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(c)(2)) by
        striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 302(a)'' and
        inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 302(a)(1)''.
            (2) Section 310D of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1934) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after ``partnership'' the
                following: ``, or such other legal entities as the
                Secretary deems appropriate,''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``partners'' the following:
                ``, or owners,''.
            (3) Section 343(a)(11) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11))
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after ``joint operation,'' the 1st
                place it appears the following: ``or such other legal
                entity as the Secretary deems appropriate,'';
                    (B) by striking ``or joint operators'' each place
                it appears and inserting ``joint operators, or
                owners''; and
                    (C) by inserting after ``joint operation,'' each
                other place it appears the following: ``or such other
                legal entity,''.
            (4) Section 359(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a(b)(2)) is
        amended by striking ``section 302(a)(2) or 311(a)(2)'' and
        inserting ``section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B)''.

Output:
Agricultural Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans.

Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for farm ownership and operating loans.

Deems specified operating-only entities eligible for farm ownership loans.

Deems an entity that is an owner-operator or operator to meet the direct ownership loan requirement if it is owned in whole or in part by other entities and each individual that is an owner of the family farm involved has an ownership interest in each of the other entities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Telemedicine Enhancing
Community Health (TECH) Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. TELEHEALTH PILOT PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish 3-
year telehealth pilot projects for the purpose of analyzing the
clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth
services in a variety of geographic areas. The Secretary shall provide
evaluation and treatment services to entities participating in the
pilot projects.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall select eligible
        entities to participate in the pilot projects under this
        section.
            (2) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to
        participate in the pilot projects under this section, the
        Secretary shall give priority to such entities located in
        medically underserved areas and facilities of the Indian Health
        Service.
    (c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall, through the pilot projects,
evaluate--
            (1) the effective and economic delivery of care in treating
        behavioral health issues (including post-traumatic stress
        disorder) with the use of telehealth services in medically
        underserved and tribal areas, including collaborative uses of
        health professionals, integration of the range of telehealth
        and other technologies, and exploration of appropriate
        reimbursement methods for third party payers;
            (2) the effectiveness of improving the capacity of non-
        medical providers and non-specialized medical providers to
        provide health services for chronic complex diseases in
        medically underserved and tribal areas; and
            (3) the effectiveness of using telehealth services to
        provide acute stroke evaluation and treatment, occupational
        therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology
        services to treat cerebrovascular disease in medically
        underserved and tribal areas.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the pilot projects are
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report describing the outcomes of such pilot projects and
providing recommendations for expanding the use of telehealth services.
    (e) Expansion of Project.--If the Secretary determines that the
pilot projects under this section enhance outcomes for patients and
reduce expenditures for participating entities, the Secretary may
initiate similar projects for additional medical conditions and
geographic areas.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $13,500,000 for fiscal years
2011 through 2014.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING ACCESS TO STROKE TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) Expansion of Originating Sites for Stroke Telehealth
Services.--Section 1834(m)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(m)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding
                subclause (I), by striking ``The term'' and inserting
                ``Subject to clause (iii), the term''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) Expansion of originating sites for
                        stroke telehealth services.--In the case of
                        stroke telehealth services, the term
                        `originating site' means any site described in
                        clause (ii) at which the eligible telehealth
                        individual is located at the time the service
                        is furnished via a telecommunications system,
                        regardless of where the site is located.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) Stroke telehealth services.--The term `stroke
                telehealth services' means a telehealth service used
                for the evaluation or treatment of individuals with
                acute stroke, occupational therapy, physical therapy,
                and speech language pathology services furnished
                subsequent to a stroke, and stroke prevention and
                education services.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to telehealth services furnished on or after the date that is 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. IMPROVING ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES AT IHS FACILITIES AND
              FQHCS.

    (a) Inclusion of IHS Facilities as Originating Sites.--Section
1834(m)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(m)(4)(C)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subclause:
                                    ``(IX) A facility of the Indian
                                Health Service, whether operated by
                                such Service or by an Indian tribe or
                                tribal organization (as those terms are
                                defined in section 4 of the Indian
                                Health Care Improvement Act).''.
    (b) Access to Store-and-Forward and Videoconferencing
Technologies.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1834(m)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395m(m)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following
        sentence: ``For purposes of the first sentence, in the case of
        telehealth services described in subclause (I) of paragraph
        (4)(F)(iii) that are furnished by a facility of the Indian
        Health Service (whether operated by such Service or by an
        Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined
        in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)) or a
        federally qualified health center (as defined in section
        1861(aa)(4)), the term `telecommunications system' includes
        store-and-forward technologies described in the preceding
        sentence and, in the case of telehealth services described in
        subclause (II) of such paragraph that are furnished by such a
        facility or federally qualified health center, such term
        includes videoconferencing technologies.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1834(m)(4)(F) of such
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F)) is amended by adding at the end
        the following new clauses:
                            ``(iii) Telehealth services described.--For
                        purposes of paragraph (1):
                                    ``(I) The telehealth services
                                described in this subclause include
                                consultations related to neurosurgery,
                                neurology, cardiology, dermatology,
                                pediatric specialty, and orthopedic (as
                                specified by the Secretary).
                                    ``(II) The telehealth services
                                described in this subclause are
                                services related to hepatitis and other
                                chronic conditions and behavioral
                                health services (as specified by the
                                Secretary).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to telehealth services furnished on or after the date that is 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. IMPROVING CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING STANDARDS FOR
              TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Establishment of remote credentialing and privileging
        standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
                date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
                shall establish reasonable regulations for considering
                the remote credentialing and privileging standards
                applicable to telehealth services, including
                interpretative services, for originating sites under
                this subsection. Such regulations shall allow an
                originating site to accept, and not duplicate, the
                credentialing and privileging processes and decisions
                made by another site.
                    ``(B) Clarification regarding acceptance of
                processes and decisions prior to enactment of
                regulations.--During the period beginning on such date
                of enactment and ending on the effective date of the
                regulations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                not take any punitive action under any rule or
                regulation against an originating site on the basis of
                that site's acceptance, for purposes of receiving
                telehealth services (including interpretive services),
                the credentialing and privileging processes and
                decisions made by another site that is accredited by a
                national accreditation body recognized by the Secretary
                under section 1865(a)(1) if the site accepting such
                credentialing and privileging processes is also so
                accredited and complies with the applicable
                requirements for such acceptance.''.

Output:
Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health (TECH) Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish telehealth pilot projects for the purpose of analyzing the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth services in a variety of geographic areas.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for expansion of originating telehealth sites for stroke telehealth services; (2) provide access to store-and-forward telehealth services in facilities of the Indian Health Service and federally qualified health centers; and (3) direct the Secretary to establish reasonable regulations to consider the remote credentialing and privileging standards for originating sites with respect to telehealth services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Reporting to Protect
American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act''.

SEC. 2. DATA REPORTING ON NONIMMIGRANT EMPLOYEES.

    Section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(8)(A)(i)(I) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate and timely upload to a public website
a report (along with the corresponding raw data set) with respect to
each of the subparagraphs of sections 101(a)(15) and 214(e) that permit
employment in the United States under any circumstances, including
cultural exchange, training, or business activities which result in
receiving any form of compensation, including a stipend, from any
source.
    ``(II) Each report under subclause (I) shall contain the following
data regarding any nonimmigrant visa or any grant of nonimmigrant
status:
            ``(aa) The number of aliens who were granted such a visa or
        status.
            ``(bb) The number of aliens who had such visas or statuses
        that were expired, revoked, or otherwise terminated during each
        month of the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(cc) Information on the countries of origin of (including
        local region or state if available), age, gender, and
        occupations of, educational levels attained by, and
        compensation paid to aliens issued such visa or status.
            ``(dd) The names and addresses of employers and the number
        of aliens authorized per category and subclass to work for each
        employer, including the country of origin, age, and gender of
        each alien authorized to work for each employer, the alien's
        primary work location, and secondary work location if one
        exists.
    ``(III) Each report under subclause (I) shall contain the following
data regarding any nonimmigrant visa category or status (including
extensions and transfers to another visa category or subclass, or
request to switch to another employer) that requires approval from the
Secretary of Homeland Security through a Petition for Nonimmigrant
Worker, Form I-129 (or any successor form):
            ``(aa) The number of petitions filed.
            ``(bb) The number of petitions approved and the number of
        workers (by occupation) included in such approved petitions.
            ``(cc) The number of petitions denied and the number of
        workers (by occupation) requested in such denied petitions.
            ``(dd) The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code
        for each occupation in each approved petition.
            ``(ee) The number of petitions withdrawn.
            ``(ff) The number of petitions awaiting final action.
    ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall submit to
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of
the Senate and timely upload to a public website a report (along with
the corresponding raw data set) that contains the following:
            ``(I) A list of all employers who petition for visas under
        section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
            ``(II) The number of such petitions filed and approved for
        each such employer.
            ``(III) The Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for
        the approved positions.
            ``(IV) The number of nonimmigrants for whom each such
        employer files for adjustment to permanent resident status.
            ``(V) A list of all employers who are H-1B-dependent
        employers (as defined in section 212(n)(3)(A)).
            ``(VI) A list of all employers for whom more than 30
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VII) A list of all employers for whom more than 50
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VIII) A gender breakdown by occupation and by country of
        origin for the nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
            ``(IX) A list of all employers who conduct outplacement of
        nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
            ``(X) The number of nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) categorized by their highest level of
        education and major or primary field of study, and whether such
        education was obtained in the United States or in a foreign
        country.
    ``(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall submit to
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of
the Senate and timely upload to a public website a report (along with
the corresponding raw data set) that contains the following:
            ``(I) A list of all employers who have filed petitions with
        the Secretary of Homeland Security for nonimmigrants under
        section 101(a)(15)(L).
            ``(II) The number of such petitions filed and approved for
        each such employer, whether each petition was processed by the
        Department of Homeland Security or the Department of State as a
        blanket petition under paragraph (2)(A).
            ``(III) The Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC)
        code for each occupation in each approved positions.
            ``(IV) The amount of compensation paid to each beneficiary.
            ``(V) The number of nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(L) for whom each such employer files for adjustment
        to permanent resident status.
            ``(VI) A list of all employers for whom more than 30
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VII) A list of all employers for whom more than 50
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VIII)(aa) A list of all employers who have been
        authorized to file blanket petitions under paragraph (2)(A),
        including those who were identified by aliens applying for a
        visa under section 101(a)(15)(L) as the employer seeking to
        employ such aliens; and
            ``(bb) the number of such visa applications approved
        pursuant to each blanket petition.
            ``(IX) A gender breakdown by occupation and by country of
        origin for the nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(L).
            ``(X) list of all employers who conduct outplacement of
        nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L).
            ``(XI) The number of nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(L) categorized by their highest level of education
        and major or primary field of study, and whether such education
        was obtained in the United States or in a foreign country.
            ``(XII) The number of petitions which have been authorized
        as blanket petitions under paragraph (2)(A).
    ``(iv) Reporting required by this subparagraph includes information
gathered on petitions for nonimmigrant status or in any other manner,
including consular processing, and computer systems managed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security for tracking students and exchange
visitors.
    ``(v) The information included in the reports under this
subparagraph shall be disaggregated by nonimmigrant visa type and each
subclass, if applicable as set forth in subparagraph (C).
    ``(vi) The annual reports required under this subparagraph shall be
submitted not later than 3 months after the end of each fiscal year and
shall contain data pertaining to the requested categories from the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall maintain an
accurate count of the number of aliens subject to numerical
limitations, if any, of the visa issued or nonimmigrant status
provided, including under subsection (g)(1).
    ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify, on a
quarterly basis, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of the numbers of aliens who during the
preceding 3-month period were issued visas or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
    ``(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify, on a
semiannual basis, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of the number of aliens who during the
preceding 1-year period were issued visas or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status under all annually capped visas enumerated in
section 101(a)(15) or who had such a visa or such status revoked or
otherwise terminated.
    ``(iv) Each notification under clause (i), and each submission
under clause (ii), shall include the number of aliens who were issued
visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status pursuant to petitions
filed by institutions or organizations described in section 212(p)(1).
    ``(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall collect and report
the required data described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for
nonimmigrant visas issued, or nonimmigrant status granted, under any
subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) and disaggregate the data
accordingly with respect to any particular subclass, or employment-
authorized exchange or training program authorized under each subclass
or otherwise specified in regulations or Federal agency guidance or
directives, including--
            ``(i) with respect to section 101(a)(15)(J), the specific
        program provisions enumerated in subpart B of part 62 of title
        22, Code of Federal Regulations;
            ``(ii) with respect to section 101(a)(15)(B), the specific
        categories of business visitor activity enumerated in notes 9-
        11 of section 41.31 of volume 9, U.S. Department of State
        Foreign Affairs Manual; and
            ``(iii) with respect to section 101(a)(15)(F), all persons
        granted employment authorization pursuant to the provisions
        enumerated in section 214.2(f)(10) of title 8, Code of Federal
        Regulations.
    ``(D) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that
information maintained by either the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Labor is required to make a submission described in this
paragraph, for example if any of the required information is gathered
during consular processing or during the labor certification process,
the Secretaries of State and Labor shall provide such information to
the Secretary of Homeland Security upon request.
    ``(E) The Secretaries of Homeland Security, State, and Labor shall
take such steps as are necessary to revise any applications, petition
forms, and databases used for nonimmigrant visas or status under each
subparagraph and corresponding subcategory or subclass of section
101(a)(15) which permit an alien beneficiary to work in the United
States under any circumstances, including training or business
activities which result in receiving any form of compensation,
including a stipend, from any source, so as to ensure that sufficient
information is collected to report the data as required under this
paragraph.''.

Output: Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and expand the data reporting requirements to cover all nonimmigrant employees.  Requires that such information be available on a public website.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Community Renewal Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF RENEWAL COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1400E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to designation of renewal communities) is amended by
redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after
subsection (e) the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Additional Designations Permitted.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the areas designated
        under subsection (a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban
        Development may designate in the aggregate an additional 20
        nominated areas as renewal communities under this section,
        subject to the availability of eligible nominated areas. Of
        that number, not less than 5 shall be designated in areas
        described in subsection (a)(2)(B).
            ``(2) Period designations may be made and take effect.--A
        designation may be made under this subsection after the date of
        the enactment of this subsection and before January 1, 2004.
        Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(1), such
        designations shall remain in effect during the period beginning
        on January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2011.
            ``(3) Modifications to eligibility determinations.--The
        rules of this section shall apply to designations under this
        subsection, except that population and poverty rate shall be
        determined by using the 2000 census.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON PROCEEDS OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
              WHICH ARE INVESTED IN RENEWAL COMMUNITY, ETC. BUSINESSES.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to common nontaxable exchanges)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1046. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON PROCEEDS OF SALE OF REAL
              PROPERTY WHICH ARE INVESTED IN RENEWAL COMMUNITY, ETC.
              BUSINESSES.

    ``(a) Nonrecognition of Gain.--In the case of a sale of real
property held by the taxpayer for more than 1 year and with respect to
which the taxpayer elects the application of this section, gain from
such sale shall be recognized only to the extent that the amount
realized on such sale exceeds--
            ``(1) the cost of any qualified asset purchased by the
        taxpayer during the 60-day period beginning on the date of such
        sale, reduced by
            ``(2) any portion of such cost previously taken into
        account under this section.
    ``(b) Qualified Asset.--For purposes of this section, the term
`qualified asset' means--
            ``(1) any qualified empowerment zone asset (as defined in
        section 1397B),
            ``(2) any qualified community asset (as defined in section
        1400F(b)), and
            ``(3) any property which would be a qualified empowerment
        zone asset (as so defined) if enterprise communities and HUB
        zones were treated as empowerment zones.
    ``(c) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Ordinary income not eligible for rollover.--This
        section shall not apply to any gain which is treated as
        ordinary income for purposes of this subtitle.
            ``(2) Purchase.--A taxpayer shall be treated as having
        purchased any property if, but for paragraph (4), the
        unadjusted basis of such property in the hands of the taxpayer
        would be its cost (within the meaning of section 1012).
            ``(3) Basis adjustments.--If gain from any sale is not
        recognized by reason of subsection (a), such gain shall be
        applied to reduce (in the order acquired) the basis for
        determining gain or loss of any qualified asset which is
        purchased by the taxpayer during the 60-day period described in
        subsection (a). This paragraph shall not apply for purposes of
        section 1202.
            ``(4) Holding period.--For purposes of determining whether
        the nonrecognition of gain under subsection (a) applies to any
        qualified asset which is sold--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer's holding period for such asset
                and the asset referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall be
                determined without regard to section 1223, and
                    ``(B) only the first year of the taxpayer's holding
                period for the asset referred to in subsection (a)(1)
                shall be taken into account for purposes of paragraphs
                (2)(A)(iii), (3)(C), and (4)(A)(iii) of section
                1400F(b) or comparable rules under section 1397B.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (23) of section 1016(a) of such Code is
        amended is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or 1397B'' and inserting ``1397B,
                or 1046'', and
                    (B) by striking ``or 1397B(b)(4)'' and inserting
                ``1397B(b)(4), or 1046(c)(4)''.
            (2) Paragraph (15) of section 1223 is amended by striking
        ``or 1397B'' and inserting ``, 1397B, or 1046''.
            (3) The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new item:

``Sec. 1046. Nonrecognition of gain on proceeds of sale of real
                            property which are invested in renewal
                            community, etc. businesses.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. LOCAL ALLOCATION OF COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION DEDUCTION AMOUNTS
              WHERE STATE FAILS TO ADOPT ALLOCATION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 1400I of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to commercial revitalization deduction)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Local allocation of revitalization amount where state
        fails to adopt allocation plan.--If a qualified allocation plan
        with respect to any State is not approved as provided in
        paragraph (1) before the 120th day after the date of the
        enactment of this paragraph, then, beginning on such 120th
        day--
                    ``(A) subsection (d)(3) shall cease to apply, and
                    ``(B) the term `commercial revitalization agency'
                means, with respect to any renewal community, any
                agency authorized to carry out this section by the
                local governmental unit having within its jurisdiction
                the largest portion of such community.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: American Community Renewal Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for the designation of 20 additional renewal communities; (2) permit the nonrecognition of gain on proceeds of sales of real property which are invested in qualified renewal community zone assets; and (3) provide for the local allocation of commercial revitalization expenditure amounts if a State fails to adopt a qualified allocation plan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Protection and
Preparedness Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. RAIL SPILL PREPAREDNESS FUND.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5110 the following:
``Sec. 5111. Rail spill preparedness fund
    ``(a) Establishment of Rail Account.--There is established in the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund a separate account to be known as the
`Rail Account' consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated,
credited, deposited, or transferred to such account as provided in this
section.
    ``(b) Fee for Certain Railroad Tank Cars Transporting Class 3
Flammable Liquids.--Not later than October 1, 2017, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall impose a fee of $1,500 for each DOT-111
specification railroad tank car, including each CPC-1232 tank car, used
to transport Class 3 flammable liquids during the previous fiscal year
that, at the time such tank car was used, did not meet the DOT-117,
DOT-117P, or DOT-117R specifications in part 179 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations. Such fee shall be--
            ``(1) paid by each person who causes such liquids to be
        transported by such a tank car in commerce; and
            ``(2) imposed regardless of--
                    ``(A) train composition; or
                    ``(B) the phase-out schedule under section 7304(b)
                of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 20155 note).
    ``(c) Limitation.--A fee imposed pursuant to subsection (b) may not
be imposed on a railroad carrier that transports Class 3 flammable
liquids.
    ``(d) Means of Collection.--The Secretary shall prescribe
procedures to collect the fees described in subsection (b). The
Secretary may use a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government or of a State or local government to collect
the fee and may reimburse the department, agency, or instrumentality a
reasonable amount for its services.
    ``(e) Deposits.--Amounts equivalent to the fees collected pursuant
to subsection (b) shall be deposited into the Rail Account.
    ``(f) Expenditures.--Amounts deposited pursuant to subsection (e)
shall be available to the Secretary, without need of further
appropriation, only for the following purposes:
            ``(1) The payment of removal and remediation costs and
        other costs, expenses, claims, and damages related to an
        accident or incident involving the transportation of Class 3
        flammable liquids by rail.
            ``(2) For the Secretary to make grants to States and Indian
        tribes to--
                    ``(A) to develop, improve, and carry out emergency
                plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-
                To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.) related
                to an accident or incident involving the transportation
                of Class 3 flammable liquids by rail, including
                ascertaining flow patterns of Class 3 flammable liquids
                on lands under the jurisdiction of a State or Indian
                tribe and lands of another State or Indian tribe;
                    ``(B) to develop and train regional hazardous
                material emergency response teams to prepare for an
                accident or incident involving the transportation of
                Class 3 flammable liquids by rail;
                    ``(C) to train public sector employees to respond
                to accidents and incidents involving the transportation
                of Class 3 flammable liquids by rail consistent with
                the requirements of section 5116; and
                    ``(D) for any other measures that the Secretary, in
                consultation with States and Indian tribes, determines
                necessary to assist such States and Indian tribes in
                preparing for accidents and incidents involving the
                transportation of Class 3 flammable liquids by rail.
    ``(g) Public Sector Training Standards.--To the extent that a grant
under subsection (f) is used to train emergency responders, the State
or Indian tribe shall ensure that the emergency responders who receive
training under the grant have the ability to protect nearby persons,
property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or
incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in
accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection
Association standards for competence of responders to accidents and
incidents involving hazardous materials, including the transportation
of Class 3 flammable liquids by rail.
    ``(h) No Effect on Compliance or Liability Under Federal or State
Law.--Nothing in this section may be construed to affect or limit the
application of, obligation to comply with, or liability under any
Federal or State law.
    ``(i) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Class 3 flammable liquid.--The term `Class 3
        flammable liquid' has the meaning given the term flammable
        liquid in section 173.120(a) of title 49, Code of Federal
        Regulations.
            ``(2) Railroad carrier.--The term `railroad carrier' has
        the meaning given such term in section 20102.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 5110 the following new item:

``5111. Rail spill preparedness fund.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED INSPECTIONS OF CERTAIN RAIL TRACK.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such
regulations as are necessary to require each Class I railroad carrier
to inspect all track where an accident or incident involving the
transportation of flammable liquids or material poisonous or toxic by
inhalation by rail could affect a high consequence area, in accordance
with a schedule prescribed by the Secretary.
    (b) Method of Inspection.--The inspections required under
subsection (a) shall be carried out--
            (1) on foot; and
            (2) periodically, by a gage restraint measurement system,
        as described in section 213.110 of title 49, Code of Federal
        Regulations.
    (c) Remedial Action.--If the individual making an inspection
required under subsection (a) finds a deviation from the requirements
of part 213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, the individual
shall immediately initiate remedial action.
    (d) Other Railroad Carriers.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to restrict the discretion of the Secretary to require
railroad carriers other than Class I railroad carriers to inspect track
in accordance with this section. In exercising such discretion, the
Secretary shall consider the risk to the public and to railroad
employees associated with the operations of the railroad carrier and
the transportation of flammable liquids or material poisonous or toxic
by inhalation by rail.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) High consequence area.--The term ``high consequence
        area'' means--
                    (A) a commercially navigable waterway, which means
                a waterway where a substantial likelihood of commercial
                navigation exists;
                    (B) a high population area, which means an
                urbanized area, as defined and delineated by the Census
                Bureau, that contains 50,000 or more people and has a
                population density of at least 1,000 people per square
                mile;
                    (C) an other populated area, which means a place,
                as defined and delineated by the Census Bureau, that
                contains a concentrated population, such as an
                incorporated or unincorporated city, town, village, or
                other designated residential or commercial area; or
                    (D) an unusually sensitive area, including a
                drinking water or ecological resource area that is
                unusually sensitive to environmental damage.
            (2) Material poisonous or toxic by inhalation.--The term
        ``material poisonous or toxic by inhalation'' has the meaning
        given the terms material poisonous by inhalation and material
        toxic by inhalation in section 171.8 of title 49, Code of
        Federal Regulations.
            (3) Other definitions.--The definitions contained in
        section 20102 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to
        this section.

SEC. 4. TRACK SAFETY SPECIALISTS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
to hire a minimum of 2 additional track safety specialists per region.

Output: Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), annually, to impose a $1,500 fee for each DOT-111 specification railroad tank car used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids during the previous fiscal year that did not meet DOT-117, DOT-117P, or DOT-117R specifications at the time it was used. Such fee shall be paid by each person who causes such liquids to be transported by such car in commerce and not by the railroad carrier that transports such liquids. Collected fees shall be deposited into a Rail Account established within the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall be available only for: (1) the payment of removal and remediation costs and other costs, expenses, claims, and damages related to an accident or incident involving the transportation of Class 3 flammable liquids by rail; and (2) DOT grants to states and Indian tribes to develop emergency plans and to train regional hazardous material emergency response teams and public employees responding to such an accident or incident.  DOT shall issue such regulations as necessary to require each Class I railroad carrier to inspect all track where an accident or incident involving the transportation by rail of flammable liquids or material poisonous or toxic by inhalation could affect a "high consequence area" (a commercially navigable waterway, an area with a high or concentrated population, or an area that is unusually sensitive to environmental damage). The inspections shall be carried out on foot and by a gage restraint measurement system. An inspector who finds a deviation from requirements regarding track safety standards shall immediately initiate remedial action. Necessary amounts are authorized for the Federal Railroad Administration to hire at least two additional track safety specialists per region.