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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Water Management Conservation
and Efficiency Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. SMART WATER MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a utility;
                    (B) a municipality;
                    (C) a water district; and
                    (D) any other authority that provides drinking
                water, wastewater treatment, or water reuse services.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.
            (3) Smart water management pilot program.--The term ``smart
        water management pilot program'' or ``pilot program'' means the
        pilot program established under subsection (b).
    (b) Smart Water Management Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
        out a smart water management pilot program in accordance with
        this section.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the smart water management
        pilot program is to award grants to eligible entities to
        demonstrate and deploy novel and innovative technology-based
        solutions that will--
                    (A) increase the energy and water efficiency of
                drinking water, wastewater treatment, and water reuse
                systems;
                    (B) improve drinking water, water reuse, and
                wastewater treatment systems to help communities across
                the United States make significant progress in
                conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs;
                and
                    (C) support the implementation of innovative
                processes and the installation of advanced automated
                systems that provide real-time data on energy and
                water.
            (3) Project selection.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make
                competitive, merit-reviewed grants under the pilot
                program to not less than 3, but not more than 5,
                eligible entities.
                    (B) Selection criteria.--In selecting an eligible
                entity to receive a grant under the pilot program, the
                Secretary shall consider--
                            (i) energy and cost savings;
                            (ii) the novelty of the technology to be
                        used;
                            (iii) the degree to which the project
                        integrates next-generation sensors, software,
                        analytics, and management tools;
                            (iv) the anticipated cost-effectiveness of
                        the pilot project in terms of energy efficiency
                        savings, water savings or reuse, and
                        infrastructure costs averted;
                            (v) whether the technology can be deployed
                        in a variety of geographic regions and the
                        degree to which the technology can be
                        implemented on a smaller or larger scale; and
                            (vi) whether the project will be completed
                        in 5 years or less.
                    (C) Applications.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), an
                        eligible entity seeking a grant under the pilot
                        program shall submit to the Secretary an
                        application at such time, in such manner, and
                        containing such information as the Secretary
                        determines to be necessary.
                            (ii) Contents.--An application under clause
                        (i) shall, at a minimum, include--
                                    (I) a description of the project;
                                    (II) a description of the
                                technology to be used in the project;
                                    (III) the anticipated results,
                                including energy and water savings, of
                                the project;
                                    (IV) a comprehensive budget for the
                                project;
                                    (V) the names of the project lead
                                organization and any partners;
                                    (VI) the number of users to be
                                served by the project; and
                                    (VII) any other information that
                                the Secretary determines to be
                                necessary to complete the review and
                                selection of a grant recipient.
            (4) Administration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 300 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
                select grant recipients under this section.
                    (B) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall annually
                carry out an evaluation of each project for which a
                grant is provided under this section that--
                            (i) evaluates the progress and impact of
                        the project; and
                            (ii) assesses the degree to which the
                        project is meeting the goals of the pilot
                        program.
                    (C) Technical assistance.--On the request of a
                grant recipient, the Secretary shall provide technical
                assistance.
                    (D) Best practices.--The Secretary shall make
                available to the public--
                            (i) a copy of each evaluation carried out
                        under subparagraph (B); and
                            (ii) a description of any best practices
                        identified by the Secretary as a result of
                        those evaluations.
                    (E) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall submit
                to Congress a report containing the results of each
                evaluation carried out under subparagraph (B).
    (c) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use not less than
        $7,500,000 of amounts made available to the Secretary to carry
        out this section.
            (2) Prioritization.--In funding activities under this
        section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding in the
        following manner:
                    (A) Any unobligated amounts made available to the
                Secretary to carry out the activities of the Energy
                Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office.
                    (B) Any unobligated amounts (other than those
                described in subparagraph (A)) made available to the
                Secretary.

Output: Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart water management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water reuse services) to demonstrate and deploy novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will: (1) increase the energy and water efficiency of drinking water, wastewater treatment, and water reuse systems; (2) improve such systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs; and (3) support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water.  Directs the Secretary, in selecting grant recipient, to consider:   energy and cost savings;   the novelty of the technology to be used;   the degree to which the project integrates next-generation sensors, software, analytics, and management tools;  the anticipated cost-effectiveness of the pilot project in terms of energy efficiency savings, water savings or reuse, and infrastructure costs averted;   whether the technology can be deployed in a variety of geographic regions and the degree to which the technology can be implemented on a smaller or larger scale; and   whether the project will be completed in five years or less.  Requires the Secretary to evaluate, annually, each project for which a grant is provided and make best practices identified available to the public.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Incentive Access Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. INCENTIVE PAYMENT IN MEDICARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE
              AREAS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

  ``incentive payments in medicare health professional shortage areas
                         demonstration project

    ``Sec. 1897. (a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
        demonstration project under which--
                    ``(A) pursuant to paragraph (3), the Secretary
                designates areas in a State selected under paragraph
                (5) as medicare health professional shortage areas; and
                    ``(B) an incentive payment is provided under part B
                to primary care physicians for each physician's service
                (as defined in section 1861(q)) that is furnished in a
                medicare health professional shortage area to an
                individual enrolled under such part.
            ``(2) Primary care physician defined.--For purposes of this
        section, the term `primary care physician' has the meaning
        given such term for purposes of designating health professional
        shortage areas under section 332(a) of the Public Health
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)).
            ``(3) Designation of areas.--The Secretary shall designate
        an area in a State selected under paragraph (5) as a medicare
        health professional shortage area if the Secretary determines,
        using the methodology established under subsection (b)(1)(B),
        that individuals enrolled under part B and residing in the area
        have inadequate access to primary care physicians.
            ``(4) Terms and conditions.--
                    ``(A) Incentive payment in addition to payment
                otherwise made.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
                        the incentive payment made under the
                        demonstration project for a physician's service
                        shall be in addition to the amount otherwise
                        made for the service under part B.
                            ``(ii) No payments under the incentive
                        payment program in a demonstration state during
                        operation of the demonstration program.--
                        Subject to subparagraph (D), notwithstanding
                        section 1833(m), during the operation of the
                        demonstration project in a State selected under
                        paragraph (5), the Secretary may not make any
                        incentive payment to any physician under such
                        section for any service furnished in any part
                        of such State, regardless of--
                                    ``(I) whether the physician is
                                eligible for bonus payments under the
                                demonstration program; and
                                    ``(II) where the service was
                                furnished in the State.
                    ``(B) Amount of incentive payment.--The amount of
                the incentive payment for a physician's service
                furnished under the demonstration project shall be an
                amount equal to 40 percent of the payment amount for
                the service under part B.
                    ``(C) No effect on amount of coinsurance an
                individual is required to pay.--The amount of any
                coinsurance that an individual enrolled under part B is
                responsible for paying with respect to a physicians'
                service furnished to the individual shall be determined
                as if this section had not been enacted.
                    ``(D) No effect on payments to critical access
                hospitals.--The amount of payment for outpatient
                critical access services of a critical access hospital
                under section 1834(g) shall be determined as if this
                section had not been enacted.
            ``(5) Demonstration sites.--The Secretary shall conduct the
        demonstration project in 5 States selected by the Secretary as
        demonstration sites.
            ``(6) Automation of incentive payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Under the demonstration project,
                incentive payments under paragraph (1)(B) to a primary
                care physician shall be made automatically to the
                physician rather than the physician being responsible
                for determining when a payment is required to be made
                under that paragraph.
                    ``(B) Incentive payment based on zip codes.--In
                order to comply with subparagraph (A), the Secretary
                shall establish procedures in which the amount of
                payment otherwise made for a physician's service is
                automatically increased by the amount of the incentive
                payment under the demonstration project if the service
                was furnished in any zip code that is entirely
or partially in a designated medicare health professional shortage area
in a State selected under paragraph (5).
            ``(7) Duration.--The demonstration project shall be
        conducted for a 3-year period. The period for establishing the
        methodology under subsection (b) shall not be counted for
        purposes determining such 3-year period.
    ``(b) Establishment of Methodology for Assisting Secretary in
Designating Medicare Health Professional Shortage Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall select 1 or more
        Federal rural health research centers within the Health
        Resources Services Administration to establish a methodology to
        assist the Secretary in designating areas within the States
        selected under subsection (a)(5) as medicare health
        professional shortage areas pursuant to subsection (a)(3).
            ``(2) Rules for establishing methodology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The methodology established
                under paragraph (1) shall address--
                            ``(i) how to measure the percentage of the
                        total population in an area that consists of
                        individuals enrolled under part B; and
                            ``(ii) the appropriate ratio of such
                        individuals to primary care physicians in an
                        area in order to ensure that such individuals
                        have adequate access to services furnished by
                        such physicians.
                    ``(B) Methodology may be similar to methodologies
                used under the public health service act.--The
                methodology established under paragraph (1) may be
                similar to methodologies utilized by the Secretary for
                designating areas, and population groups within areas,
                as health professional shortage areas under section
                332(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
                254e(a)).
                    ``(C) Consultation.--The Federal rural health
                research centers selected under paragraph (1) shall
                consult with the State and local medical societies of
                the States selected under subsection (a)(5) in
                establishing the methodology under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) No Effect on Designation as a Health Professional Shortage
Area.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii), the designation
of an area as a medicare health professional shortage area under
subsection (a)(3) shall have no effect on the designation of such area
as a health professional shortage area under section 332(a) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)).
    ``(d) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive such requirements
of title XI and this title as may be necessary for the purpose of
carrying out the demonstration project.
    ``(e) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the
        completion of the demonstration project, the Secretary shall
        submit to Congress a report on such project.
            ``(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
        shall contain--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of whether the demonstration
                project has had the effect of stabilizing, maintaining,
                or increasing access of individuals enrolled under part
                B to physicians' services furnished by primary care
                physicians, including whether the amount of the
                incentive payment is adequate to stabilize, maintain,
                or increase such access and if not, then what amount
                will;
                    ``(B) a comparison of the effectiveness of the
                demonstration project in stabilizing, maintaining, or
                increasing such access with the effectiveness of other
                Federal, State, and local programs, such as the
                incentive program under section 1833(m), that are
                designed to stabilize, maintain, or increase such
                access;
                    ``(C) recommendations for such legislation and
                administrative actions as the Secretary considers
                appropriate; and
                    ``(D) any other items that the Secretary considers
                appropriate.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Incentive payments.--The Secretary shall use funds in
        the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under
        section 1841 to make the incentive payments under this section.
            ``(2) Establishment of methodology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated $6,000,000 to establish the methodology
                under subsection (b)(1).
                    ``(B) Availability.--Any amounts appropriated
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall remain available
                until expended.''.

Output: Medicare Incentive Access Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) to establish a three-year demonstration project under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall: (1) select one or more Federal rural health research centers within the Health Resources Services Administration to develop a methodology for designating Medicare health professional shortage areas; (2) select five States as demonstration sites and designate Medicare health professional shortage areas in them; and (3) provide incentive payments to primary care physicians to service those shortage areas.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Salvadoran Families Together
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF EL SALVADOR
              GRANTED OR ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 244 the
following:

``SEC. 244A. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF EL SALVADOR
              GRANTED OR ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.

    ``(a) In General.--The status of any alien described in subsection
(c) shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to that of
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the alien--
            ``(1) applies for such adjustment within 3 years after the
        date of the enactment of this section;
            ``(2) is determined to be admissible to the United States
        for permanent residence; and
            ``(3) meets the criteria established under subsection (c).
    ``(b) Certain Grounds for Inadmissability Inapplicable.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of determining
        admissibility under subsection (a)(2), the grounds for
        inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and
        (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
        shall not apply.
            ``(2) Additional waiver for individual aliens.--The
        Secretary may waive any other provision of section 212(a) in
        the case of an individual alien for humanitarian purposes, to
        assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public
        interest.
    ``(c) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--An alien shall be
eligible for adjustment of status if the alien--
            ``(1) is a national of El Salvador who was granted
        temporary protected status, or was otherwise eligible for
        temporary protected status, on or before the date of the
        enactment of this section; and
            ``(2) has been continuously physically present in the
        United States for a period of not less than 3 years before the
        date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(d) Waiver Authorized.--Notwithstanding any provision of this
Act, an alien who fails to meet the continuous physical presence
requirement under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall be considered
eligible for status adjustment as provided in this section if the
Attorney General or the Secretary determines that the removal of the
alien from the United States would result in extreme hardship to the
alien, their spouse, their children, their parents, or their domestic
partner.
    ``(e) Effect of Application on Certain Orders.--An alien present in
the United States who has been ordered removed or has been granted
voluntary departure from the United States may, notwithstanding such
order, apply for adjustment of status under this section. Such alien
shall not be required to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider,
or vacate the order of removal. If the Secretary approves the
application, the Secretary shall cancel the order of removal. If the
Secretary renders a final administrative decision to deny the
application, the order of removal shall be effective and enforceable to
the same extent as if the application had not been made.
    ``(f) Work Authorization.--The Secretary shall authorize an alien
who has applied for adjustment of status under this section to engage
in employment in the United States during the pendency of such
application and shall provide the alien with an appropriate document
signifying authorization of employment.
    ``(g) Adjustment of Status for Certain Family Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--The status of an alien shall be adjusted
        by the Secretary to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
        permanent residence if the alien--
                    ``(A) is the spouse, parent, or unmarried son or
                daughter of an alien whose status is adjusted under
                this section;
                    ``(B) applies for adjustment under this section
                within 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
                section; and
                    ``(C) is determined to be admissible to the United
                States for permanent residence.
            ``(2) Certain grounds for inadmissibility inapplicable.--
        For purposes of determining admissibility under subsection
        (g)(1)(C), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in
        paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) shall
        not apply.
    ``(h) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Secretary shall
provide to aliens applying for adjustment of status under this section
the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are
provided to--
            ``(1) applicants for adjustment of status under section
        245; and
            ``(2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section
        240.
    ``(i) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--The granting of
adjustment of status under this section shall not reduce the number of
immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision of this
Act.
    ``(j) Treatment of Brief, Casual, and Innocent Departures and
Certain Other Absences.--An alien who has failed to maintain the 3-year
continuous physical presence requirement under subsection (c) because
of brief, casual, and innocent departures or, emergency travel, or
extenuating circumstances outside of the control of the alien, shall
not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical
presence in the United States.
    ``(k) Definition.--In this section, the term `domestic partner'
means an adult of at least 18 years of age in a committed relationship
with an alien applying for adjustment of status under this section. A
committed relationship is one in which the employee and the domestic
partner of the employee are each other's sole domestic partner (and are
not married to or domestic partners with anyone else) and share
responsibility for a significant measure of each other's common welfare
and financial obligations. This includes any relationship between two
individuals of the same or opposite sex that is granted legal
recognition by a State or by the District of Columbia as a marriage or
analogous relationship (including a civil union).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 244 the following:

``Sec. 244A. Adjustment of status for certain nationals of El Salvador
                            granted or eligible for temporary protected
                            status.''.

SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT OF RELATION OF PERIOD OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
              TO CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.

    Section 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1254a(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``With respect to an alien'' and inserting
        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to an alien''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Waiver for certain temporary protected status
        holders.--The provisions in subsection (e) shall not apply to
        an alien who is eligible for adjustment of status pursuant to
        section 244A.''.

SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR NATURALIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 319(b), 328, and 329 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(b), 1439, and 1440),
an alien whose status is adjusted under section 244A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, as added by section 2 of this Act, to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence may apply for
naturalization under chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) not earlier than 5 years after
such adjustment of status.
    (b) Language Requirement Waiver.--Section 312(b)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
        ``334, either--'' and inserting ``334--'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, or'' at the end
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) is an alien who received adjustment of status
                under section 244A.''.

Output: Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is a national of El Salvador in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien:   is eligible for permanent resident status,  applies for adjustment within three years,  was granted or was eligible for TPS status, and  has been continuously physically present in the United States for at least three years.   (TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States.)  The bill:   waives certain grounds of inadmissibility;  authorizes the waiver of the continuous physical presence requirement if an alien's removal would cause extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, children, parents, or domestic partner;  authorizes an alien who has applied for status adjustment to work; and authorizes an alien who has been ordered removed or granted voluntary departure to apply for status adjustment.   An alien's spouse, parent, or unmarried child shall have his or her status adjusted to legal permanent resident if such person is eligible for status adjustment and applies within three years.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax
Incentive Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF CERTAIN FARMLAND.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross income) is amended by adding after section 121 the following
new section:

``SEC. 121A. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF QUALIFIED FARM PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Exclusion.--In the case of a natural person, gross income
shall not include--
            ``(1) 100 percent of the gain from the sale or exchange of
        qualified farm property to a first-time farmer (as defined in
        section 147(c)(2)(C) (determined without regard to clause
        (i)(II) thereof)) who certifies that the use of such property
        shall be as a farm for farming purposes for not less than 10
        years after such sale or exchange,
            ``(2) 50 percent of the gain from the sale or exchange of
        qualified farm property to any other person who certifies that
        the use of such property shall be as a farm for farming
        purposes for not less than 10 years after such sale or
        exchange, and
            ``(3) 25 percent of the gain from the sale or exchange of
        qualified farm property to any other person for any other use.
    ``(b) Limitation on Amount of Exclusion.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of gain excluded from gross
        income under subsection (a) with respect to any taxable year
        shall not exceed $500,000 ($250,000 in the case of a married
        individual filing a separate return), reduced by the aggregate
        amount of gain excluded under subsection (a) for all preceding
        taxable years.
            ``(2) Special rule for joint returns.--The amount of the
        exclusion under subsection (a) on a joint return for any
        taxable year shall be allocated equally between the spouses for
        purposes of applying the limitation under paragraph (1) for any
        succeeding taxable year.
    ``(c) Qualified Farm Property.--
            ``(1) Qualified farm property.--For purposes of this
        section, the term `qualified farm property' means real property
        located in the United States if, during periods aggregating 3
        years or more of the 5-year period ending on the date of the
        sale or exchange of such real property--
                    ``(A) such real property was used as a farm for
                farming purposes by the taxpayer or a member of the
                family of the taxpayer, and
                    ``(B) there was material participation by the
                taxpayer (or such a member) in the operation of the
                farm.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        terms `member of the family', `farm', and `farming purposes'
        have the respective meanings given such terms by paragraphs
        (2), (4), and (5) of section 2032A(e).
            ``(3) Special rules.--For purposes of this section, rules
        similar to the rules of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section
        2032A(b) and paragraphs (3) and (6) of section 2032A(e) shall
        apply.
    ``(d) Other Rules.--For purposes of this section, rules similar to
the rules of subsection (e) and subsection (f) of section 121 shall
apply.
    ``(e) Treatment of Disposition or Change in Use of Property.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, as of the close of any taxable year,
        there is a recapture event with respect to any qualified farm
        property transferred to the taxpayer in a sale or exchange
        described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), then the
        tax of the taxpayer under this chapter for such taxable year
        shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of--
                    ``(A) the applicable recapture percentage, and
                    ``(B) 10 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted basis
                in the property on the date such property was
                transferred to the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Applicable recapture percentage.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
                the applicable recapture percentage shall be determined
                from the following table:

``If the recapture event occurs in: The applicable recapture percentage
                                            is:
                Years 1 through 5....................          100
                Year 6...............................           80
                Year 7...............................           60
                Year 8...............................           40
                Year 9...............................           20
                Years 10 and thereafter..............            0.
                    ``(B) Years.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
                year 1 shall begin on the date of the sale or exchange
                described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).
            ``(3) Recapture event defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `recapture event' means--
                    ``(A) Cessation of operation.--The cessation of the
                operation of any property the sale or exchange of which
                to the taxpayer is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of
                subsection (a) as a farm for farming purposes.
                    ``(B) Change in ownership.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii), the disposition of a taxpayer's
                        interest in any property the sale or exchange
                        of which to the taxpayer is described in
                        paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).
                            ``(ii) Agreement to assume recapture
                        liability.--Clause (i) shall not apply if the
                        person acquiring such interest in the property
                        agrees in writing to assume the recapture
                        liability of the person disposing of such
                        interest in effect immediately before such
                        disposition. In the event of such an
                        assumption, the person acquiring the interest
                        in the property shall be treated as the
                        taxpayer for purposes of assessing any
                        recapture liability (computed as if there had
                        been no change in ownership).
            ``(4) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) No credits against tax.--Any increase in tax
                under this subsection shall not be treated as a tax
                imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the
                amount of any credit under subpart A, B, or D of this
                part.
                    ``(B) No recapture by reason of hardship.--The
                increase in tax under this subsection shall not apply
                to any disposition of property or cessation of the
                operation of any property as a farm for farming
                purposes by reason of any hardship as determined by the
                Secretary.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding after the item relating to section 121 the following
new item:

``Sec. 121A. Exclusion of gain from sale of qualified farm property.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to any sale or exchange on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Output: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income: (1) 100 percent of the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farm property to a first-time farmer who certifies that the use of such property shall be as a farm for farming purposes for not less than 10 years after such sale or exchange; (2) 50 percent of the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farm property to any other person who certifies that the use of such property shall be as a farm for farming purposes for not less than 10 years after such sale or exchange; and (3) 25 percent of the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farm property to any other person for any other use. Limits the amount of any of the above exclusions with respect to any taxable year to $500,000 on a joint return.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Relief Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 51 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred to individuals who begin work for the
employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 45D(f)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to national limitation on
amount of investments designated) is amended by striking ``for 2006,
2007, and 2008'' and inserting ``for 2006 and each calendar year
thereafter''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT PROPERTY AND QUALIFIED
              RESTAURANT PROPERTY TREATED AS 15-YEAR PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ``placed
in service before January 1, 2008''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subsection (h).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 45C(b)(1) of such Code (relating
to qualified clinical testing expenses) is amended by striking
subparagraph (D).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2007.

SEC. 6. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 198 is amended by striking subsection (h).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2007.

SEC. 7. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS
              STOCK.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1202(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and
inserting ``62.5 percent''.
    (b) Empowerment Zone Businesses.--Subparagraph (A) of section
1202(a)(2) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``60 percent'' and inserting ``75
        percent'', and
            (2) by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``62.5
        percent''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales or exchanges of qualified small business stock in
taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES ELECTION OF TAXABLE YEAR ENDING IN A
              MONTH FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter E of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to accounting periods) is
amended by inserting after section 444 the following new section:

``SEC. 444A. QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES ELECTION OF TAXABLE YEAR ENDING
              IN A MONTH FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER.

    ``(a) General Rule.--A qualified small business may elect to have a
taxable year, other than the required taxable year, which ends on the
last day of any of the months of April through November (or at the end
of an equivalent annual period (varying from 52 to 53 weeks)).
    ``(b) Years for Which Election Effective.--An election under
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall be made not later than the due date (including
        extensions thereof) for filing the return of tax for the first
        taxable year of the qualified small business, and
            ``(2) shall be effective for such first taxable year or
        period and for all succeeding taxable years of such qualified
        small business until such election is terminated under
        subsection (c).
    ``(c) Termination.--
            ``(1) In general.--An election under subsection (a) shall
        be terminated on the earliest of--
                    ``(A) the first day of the taxable year following
                the taxable year for which the entity fails to meet the
                gross receipts test,
                    ``(B) the date on which the entity fails to qualify
                as an S corporation, or
                    ``(C) the date on which the entity terminates.
            ``(2) Gross receipts test.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        an entity fails to meet the gross receipts test if the entity
        fails to meet the gross receipts test of section 448(c).
            ``(3) Effect of termination.--An entity with respect to
        which an election is terminated under this subsection shall
        determine its taxable year for subsequent taxable years under
        any other method that would be permitted under subtitle A.
            ``(4) Income inclusion and deduction rules for period after
        termination.--If the termination of an election under paragraph
        (1)(A) results in a short taxable year--
                    ``(A) items relating to net profits for the period
                beginning on the day after its last fiscal year-end and
                ending on the day before the beginning of the taxable
                year determined under paragraph (4) shall be includible
                in income ratably over the succeeding 4 taxable years,
                or (if fewer) the number of taxable years equal to the
                fiscal years for which the election under this section
                was in effect, and
                    ``(B) items relating to net losses for such period
                shall be deductible in the first taxable year after the
                taxable year with respect to which the election
                terminated.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified small business.--The term `qualified small
        business' means an entity--
                    ``(A)(i) for which an election under section
                1362(a) is in effect for the first taxable year or
                period of such entity and for all subsequent years, or
                    ``(ii) which is treated as a partnership for the
                first taxable year or period of such entity for Federal
                income tax purposes,
                    ``(B) which conducts an active trade or business or
                which would qualify for an election to amortize start-
                up expenditures under section 195, and
                    ``(C) which is a start-up business.
            ``(2) Start-up business.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C),
        an entity shall be treated as a start-up business so long as
        not more than 75 percent of the entity is owned by any person
        who previously conducted a similar trade or business at any
        time within the 1-year period ending on the date on which such
        entity is formed. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a
        person and any other person bearing a relationship to such
        person specified in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1) shall be
        treated as one person, and sections 267(b) and 707(b)(1) shall
        be applied as if section 267(c)(4) provided that the family of
        an individual consists of the individual's spouse and the
        individual's children under the age of 21.
            ``(3) Required taxable year.--The term `required taxable
        year' has the meaning given to such term by section 444(e).
    ``(e) Tiered Structures.--The Secretary shall prescribe rules
similar to the rules of section 444(d)(3) to eliminate abuse of this
section through the use of tiered structures.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 444(a)(1) of such Code is
amended by striking ``section,'' and inserting ``section and section
444A''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of
subchapter E of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 444 the following new item:

``444A. Qualified small businesses election of taxable year ending in a
                            month from April to November.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 9. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF S CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(b)(1) is amended
by striking ``100'' and inserting ``150''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 10. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES NOT SUBJECT TO TAX
              WITHHOLDING.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 3402(t) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) to any specified small business.''.
    (b) Specified Small Business.--Subsection (t) of section 3402 is
amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by
inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Specified small business.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `specified small business' means a
        corporation or partnership which meets the gross receipts test
        of section 448(c) for the taxable year prior to the taxable
        year in which the payment is received (or, in the case of a
        sole proprietorship, which would meet such test if such
        proprietorship were a corporation).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.

Output: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit, the new markets tax credit, and the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) make permanent accelerated depreciation of qualified leasehold improvement and restaurant property and expensing of environmental remediation expenditures; (3) increase the partial tax exclusion of gain from sales of certain small business stock for noncorporate business taxpayers and businesses in an empowerment zone; (4) permit certain small businesses to elect taxable years ending between April and November; (5) increase the allowable number of S corporation shareholders from 100 to 150; and (6) exempt certain small businesses from the 3% withholding requirement applicable to payments made to such businesses by government entities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``College Research Education and
Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012''.

    TITLE I--RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS

SEC. 101. RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS.

    (a) Credit Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b)
        of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
    (b) Increased Percentage of Contract Research Expenses Paid to
Colleges and Universities.--Paragraph (3) of section 41(b) of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Amounts paid to colleges and universities.--
                In the case of amounts paid for qualified research by
                the taxpayer to an institution of higher education (as
                defined in section 3304(f))--
                            ``(i) subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
                        substituting `100 percent' for `65 percent',
                        and
                            ``(ii) subparagraphs (C) and (D) shall not
                        apply.''.
    (c) Research in Social Sciences Included in Qualified Research.--
Subparagraph (G) of section 41(d)(6) of such Code is amended--
            (1) by striking ``social sciences, arts,'' in the text and
        inserting ``arts'', and
            (2) by striking ``Social sciences, etc'' in the heading and
        inserting ``Arts and humanities''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.

                    TITLE II--YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as
        paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5)(A) In the case of a student attending a junior or
        community college (as defined in section 312(f)), the Secretary
        shall award the student not more than two Federal Pell Grants
        during a single award year to permit such student to accelerate
        the student's progress toward a degree or certificate if the
        student is enrolled--
                    ``(i) on at least a half-time basis for a period of
                more than one academic year, or more than two semesters
                or an equivalent period of time, during a single award
                year; and
                    ``(ii) in a program of instruction at the junior or
                community college for which the college awards an
                associate degree or a certificate.
            ``(B) In the case of a student receiving more than one
        Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under subparagraph
        (A), the total amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such
        student for the award year may exceed the maximum basic grant
        level specified in the appropriate appropriations Act for such
        award year.''.

SEC. 202. CONFORMING CHANGE.

    Section 401(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (7)(B)''
and inserting ``paragraph (8)(B)''.

SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 201 shall be effective for award
year 2013-2014 and each succeeding award year.

            TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE TEACH GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 420N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g-
2) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) in the event that the applicant is determined to have
        failed or refused to comply with all or part of such service
        obligation, at least a portion of the amount of any TEACH
        Grants received by such applicant will be treated as a loan and
        collected from the applicant in accordance with subsection (c)
        and the regulations thereunder; and''.
            (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Repayment for Inability To Complete Service.--In the event
that a recipient of a grant under this subpart fails or refuses to
comply with all or part of the recipient's service obligation in the
agreement under subsection (b) and is not excused from fulfilling that
portion of the service obligation under subsection (d)(2), the sum of
the amounts of any TEACH Grants received by such recipient shall, upon
a determination of such a failure or refusal in such service
obligation, be treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
under part D of title IV, and shall be subject to repayment, together
with interest thereon accruing from the date of the grant award, but
only in proportion to the degree to which the recipient fails or
refuses to comply with such service obligation and in accordance with
terms and conditions specified by the Secretary in regulations under
this subpart.''.

SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 301 shall apply to TEACH grants
awarded for academic year 2013-2014 and each succeeding academic year.

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College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the research tax credit permanent.

Makes 100% of a taxpayer's expenditures for qualified research at an institution of higher education eligible for the research tax credit. (Currently, 65% of those expenditures are eligible.)

Considers research in the social sciences to be qualified research, eligible for the research tax credit.

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award a student two Pell Grants during a single award year if the student is enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program at a junior or community college on at least a half-time basis for the equivalent of more than one academic year during the Pell Grant award year.

Treats a Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant as a Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan only in proportion to the extent to which its recipient fails to comply with the Grant's service obligation. (TEACH Grants are provided to students who agree to teach for four years in a high-need field at an elementary or secondary school that serves a high number or percentage of low-income students.)


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug
Price Monitoring Commission Act of 1998''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Although prescription drugs represent one of the most
        frequently used medical care interventions in treating common
        acute and chronic diseases, many Americans, especially elderly
        and other vulnerable populations, are unable to afford
        necessary medications because of excessive and persistent
        prescription drug price inflation.
            (2) Between 1981 and 1998, the rate of inflation for
        prescription drugs has increased at over 2.5 times the general
        rate of inflation.
            (3) Because of the limited availability of private or
        public prescription drug coverage for the elderly, prescription
        drugs represent the highest out-of-pocket medical care cost for
        75 percent of elderly patients, surpassed only by costs of
        long-term care services.
            (4) The Federal Government and the American taxpayer
        provide substantial subsidies to the pharmaceutical industry in
        the form of tax incentives, tax write-offs, and grants for
        nonresearch activities.
            (5) According to the most current edition of the Internal
        Revenue Service Corporation Source Book of Statistics of
        Income, the 1994-95 edition, the pharmaceutical industry
        claimed $6,061,807,000 in deductions for advertising and
        marketing of their products.
            (6) The statistic described in paragraph (5) is not
        indicative of the current amounts deducted by prescription drug
        manufacturers, since the Food and Drug Administration Reform
        Act of 1996, effective taxable year 1996, substantially
        expanded the advertising activities the costs of which are
        deductible by the pharmaceutical industry.
            (7) According to the Internal Revenue Service Corporation
        Source Book of Statistics of Income, the pharmaceutical
        industry claimed $2,115,690,000 in tax credits to locate their
        production facilities in United States possessions.
            (8) There is a need to determine whether Federal subsidies
        are used in the most efficient manner by the pharmaceutical
        industry to develop drugs which represent true therapeutic
        advances over those products already on the market.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Prescription
Drug Price Monitoring Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Studies.--The Commission shall conduct the following studies:
            (1) A study of the impact of a pharmaceutical price review
        board on containing inflation on the cost of prescription
        pharmaceutical products in the United States.
            (2) A study on how Federal tax credits and subsidies, as
        well as market exclusivity given to the pharmaceutical
        industry, can be used to modify an individual manufacturer's
        pricing behavior and research priorities.
            (3) A study on drug prices in other industrialized nations.
            (4)(A) A study on the feasibility of establishing in the
        United States a pharmaceutical products price review board.
            (B) In conducting the study under subparagraph (A), the
        Commission shall--
                    (i) assess the impact of such a board in other
                industrialized nations, such as Canada, on containing
                the costs of prescription drugs and the introductory
                prices of new drugs;
                    (ii) recommend how such a board might operate in
                the United States, including the membership of the
                Board;
                    (iii) recommend guidelines that might be used by
                the board in determining whether prices or price
                increases for prescription drugs are excessive and
                whether the introductory prices of new drugs are
                excessive; and
                    (iv) recommend incentives for drug manufacturers to
                price their products fairly in the United States,
                including a system of compulsory licensing of
                pharmaceutical products or a reduction in the period of
                market exclusivity as a penalty for excessive
                inflation.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Annual reports.--The Commission shall submit to the
        Congress an annual report (by not later than January 1 of each
        year beginning with 1999) which shall include information and
        recommendations regarding national and international drug
        policy issues, such as--
                    (A) trends and changes in prices for prescription
                and nonprescription drugs in the inpatient and
                outpatient setting in the United States;
                    (B) trends and changes in prices for prescription
                drugs in other industrialized nations, such as Canada,
                Japan, Mexico, and countries of the European Union;
                    (C) the scope of coverage, reimbursement, and
                financing under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social
Security Act and other programs that directly provide or receive
Federal funds to provide coverage for or reimbursement of prescription
drugs, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of
Defense, and Public Health Service clinics;
                    (D) the availability and affordability of
                prescription drugs for various population groups in the
                United States, and the accessibility and affordability
                of public and private insurance programs for
                prescription drugs for such population groups;
                    (E) changes in the level and nature of use of
                prescription drugs by recipients of benefits under
                titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, taking
                into account the impact of such changes on aggregate
                expenditures under these titles;
                    (F) recommendations to make prescription drugs more
                affordable and cost-effective for third-party insurers,
                including State-based pharmaceutical assistance and
                general assistance programs;
                    (G) evaluation of technologies available for
                efficient third-party prescription drug program
                administration, such as electronic claims management
                and payment technologies;
                    (H) methods of providing reimbursement under
                Federal health care programs to providers for drug
                products;
                    (I) evaluation of the use and efficiency of all
                Federal tax credits and subsidies given to the
                pharmaceutical industry for various purposes, including
                the tax credit allowed under section 936 of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    (J) evaluation of the effect of direct marketing on
                price, the volume of sales, and advertising deductions.
            (2) Special report.--The Commission shall submit to the
        Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, the Committee
        on Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
        Representatives, and the Special Committee on Aging of the
        United States Senate, by not later than October 1, 1999, a
        report on the study conducted under subsection (a)(4).

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 7
members appointed as follows:
            (1) The President shall appoint three members.
            (2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
        appoint one member.
            (3) The minority leader of the House of Representatives
        shall appoint one member.
            (4) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint one
        member.
            (5) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one
        member.
    (b) Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--The membership of the Commission shall
        include the following:
                    (A) Individuals with national recognition for their
                expertise in the provision and financing of inpatient
                and outpatient drugs and biologicals.
                    (B) Individuals with national recognition for their
                expertise in the fields of health care economics and
                quality assurance, medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy,
                and prescription drug reimbursement.
                    (C) Other health care professionals.
                    (D) At least one individual who is an advocate for
                medicare and medicaid recipients.
            (2) Limitation.--No more than 2 individuals who are, or
        have been, in the full- or part-time employ of a pharmaceutical
        company within one year from the date of appointment under
        subsection (a) may be appointed to the Commission at any time.
    (c) Chairman.--The Chairman shall be elected by the members.
    (d) Deadline for Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be
appointed not later than October 1, 1998.
    (e) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for the
        life of the Commission.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson or a majority of its members.
    (g) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (h) Waiver of Limitation on Executive Schedule Positions.--
Appointments may be made under this section without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following provisions of section 1805 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6) shall apply to the Commission
in the same manner as they apply to the Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission:
            (1) Subsection (c)(4) (relating to compensation of
        members).
            (2) Subsection (d) (relating to staffing and
        administration).
            (3) Subsection (e) (relating to powers of the Commission
        generally).
    (b) Technical Assistance.--Upon the request of the Commission, the
head of a Federal agency shall provide such technical assistance to the
Commission as the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out
its duties.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on October 1, 2003.

SEC. 7. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEDERAL SUBSIDIES AND INCENTIVES PROVIDED
              TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with Secretary of the Treasury, shall conduct a study on
Federal subsidies and incentives provided to the pharmaceutical
industry. Matters studied shall include--
            (1) a determination of the total cost over the 5 preceding
        fiscal years to Federal taxpayers of all Federal subsidies
        provided to the pharmaceutical industry (including tax
        incentives, subsidies, grants, and any other financial
        support);
            (2)(A) the purposes for which such Federal subsidies are
        used by the pharmaceutical industry;
            (B) the Federal role in researching and developing patented
        pharmaceutical products and the extent to which the Federal
        Government should co-license certain drugs and biologicals;
            (C) the extent to which pharmaceutical industry marketing
        research costs are incorporated into allowable Federal tax
        credits;
            (D) comparable financial incentives, subsidies, and tax
        credits provided to the pharmaceutical industry by other
        industrialized nations and the use of such incentives,
        subsidies, and credits by such industry;
            (E) the relationship between the total Federal financial
        support provided to the pharmaceutical industry by the United
        States and other industrialized nations and the prices paid by
        the citizens of such respective nations for prescription drugs;
        and
            (F) the extent to which tax credits provided by the Federal
        Government subsidize total worldwide pharmaceutical industry
        research and development; and
            (3) the relation of Federal tax credits to pharmaceutical
        manufacturers and marketing exclusivity for drug products to--
                    (A) an individual manufacturer's pricing behavior
                in the marketplace; and
                    (B) the relative therapeutic value of new
                pharmaceutical products researched, developed, and
                marketed in the United States.
    (b) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1999, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, after consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance of the
United States Senate, the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives, and the
Special Committee on Aging of the United States Senate, on the study
conducted under subsection (a), and shall include such recommendations
as the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems appropriate.

SEC. 8. MANUFACTURER INTERNATIONAL DRUG PRICE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1927(b)(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and
        inserting ``, and'', and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) not later than 30 days after the
                        end of each calendar year, the average price at
                        which the manufacturer sold each covered
                        outpatient drug in such calendar year in the
                        following countries: Canada, Australia, Mexico,
                        and the countries of the European Union.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 1927(b)(3)(A) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(b)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting a comma
after ``1990''.

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Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission Act of 1998 - Establishes the Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission which shall conduct specified studies concerning U.S. pharmaceutical prices, including the establishment of a pharmaceutical products price review board.  Terminates the Commission on a specified date.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report on Federal subsidies and incentives provided to the pharmaceutical industry.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers participating in the Medicaid rebate program to report within a certain time after the end of each calendar year (currently, after each rebate period) on the average price at which the manufacturer sold each covered outpatient drug in Canada, Australia, Mexico, and the European Union countries.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Federal File Sharing Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Updated Guidance on Use of Certain Software Programs.--Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after consultation
with the Federal Chief Information Officers Council, shall issue
guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software--
            (1) to prohibit the download, installation, or use by
        Government employees and contractors of open-network peer-to-
        peer file sharing software on all Federal computers, computer
        systems, and networks, including those operated by contractors
        on the Government's behalf, unless such software is approved in
        accordance with procedures under subsection (b); and
            (2) to address the download, installation, or use by
        Government employees and contractors of such software on home
        or personal computers as it relates to telework and remotely
        accessing Federal computers, computer systems, and networks,
        including those operated by contractors on the Government's
        behalf.
    (b) Approval Process for Certain Software Programs.--Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall develop a procedure by which
the Director, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer, may
receive requests from heads of agencies or chief information officers
of agencies for approval for use by Government employees and
contractors of specific open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software
programs that are--
            (1) necessary for the day-to-day business operations of the
        agency;
            (2) instrumental in completing a particular task or project
        that directly supports the agency's overall mission;
            (3) necessary for use between, among, or within Federal,
        State, or local government agencies in order to perform
        official agency business; or
            (4) necessary for use during the course of a law
        enforcement investigation.
    (c) Agency Responsibilities.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall--
            (1) direct agencies to establish or update personal use
        policies of the agency to be consistent with the guidance
        issued pursuant to subsection (a);
            (2) direct agencies to require any contract awarded by the
        agency to include a requirement that the contractor comply with
        the guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) in the
        performance of the contract;
            (3) direct agencies to update their information technology
        security or ethics training policies to ensure that all
        employees, including those working for contractors on the
        Government's behalf, are aware of the requirements of the
        guidance required by subsection (a) and the consequences of
        engaging in prohibited conduct; and
            (4) direct agencies to ensure that proper security controls
        are in place to prevent, detect, and remove file sharing
        software that is prohibited by the guidance issued pursuant to
        subsection (a) from all Federal computers, computer systems,
        and networks, including those operated by contractors on the
        Government's behalf.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation
of this Act, including--
            (1) a justification for each open-network peer-to-peer file
        sharing software program that is approved pursuant to
        subsection (b); and
            (2) an inventory of the agencies where such programs are
        being used.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning provided
        the term ``Executive agency'' by section 105 of title 5, United
        States Code.
            (2) Open-network.--The term ``open-network'', with respect
        to software, means a network in which--
                    (A) access is granted freely, without limitation or
                restriction; or
                    (B) there are little or no security measures in
                place.
            (3) Peer-to-peer file sharing software.--The term ``peer-
        to-peer file sharing software''--
                    (A) means a program, application, or software that
                is commercially marketed or distributed to the public
                and that enables--
                            (i) a file or files on the computer on
                        which such program is installed to be
                        designated as available for searching and
                        copying to one or more other computers;
                            (ii) the searching of files on the computer
                        on which such program is installed and the
                        copying of any such file to another computer--
                                    (I) at the initiative of such other
                                computer and without requiring any
                                action by an owner or authorized user
                                of the computer on which such program
                                is installed; and
                                    (II) without requiring an owner or
                                authorized user of the computer on
                                which such program is installed to have
                                selected or designated another computer
                                as the recipient of any such file; and
                            (iii) an owner or authorized user of the
                        computer on which such program is installed to
                        search files on one or more other computers
                        using the same or a compatible program,
                        application, or software, and copy such files
                        to such owner or user's computer; and
                    (B) does not include a program, application, or
                software designed primarily--
                            (i) to operate as a server that is
                        accessible over the Internet using the Internet
                        Domain Name system;
                            (ii) to transmit or receive email messages,
                        instant messaging, real-time audio or video
                        communications, or real-time voice
                        communications; or
                            (iii) to provide network or computer
                        security (including the detection or prevention
                        of fraudulent activities), network management,
                        maintenance, diagnostics, or technical support
                        or repair.
            (4) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'' means a prime
        contractor or a subcontractor, as defined by the Federal
        Acquisition Regulation.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION FOR THIS ACT.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Secure Federal File Sharing Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to: (1) prohibit the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software on all federal computers, computer systems, and networks, unless approved in accordance with procedures under this Act; and (2) address the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of such software on home or personal computers as it relates to telework and remotely accessing federal computers, computer systems, and networks.

Requires the Director to develop a procedure for receiving requests from heads or chief information officers of agencies for approval for use by government employees and contractors of specific open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software programs that are: (1) necessary for day-to-day business operations, for use in the course of a law enforcement investigation, or to perform official agency business; or (2) instrumental in completing a particular task or project that directly supports the agency's overall mission.

Requires the Director to direct agencies to: (1) establish or update personal use policies to be consistent with the guidance issued under this Act; (2) require contracts to require contractor compliance with that guidance; (3) update their information technology security or ethics training policies to ensure that all employees are aware of the requirements of that guidance and the consequences of engaging in prohibited conduct; and (4) ensure that proper security controls are in place to prevent, detect, and remove file sharing software that is prohibited.

Requires the Director to report annually to specified congressional committees, including: (1) a justification for each open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software program that is approved under this Act; and (2) an inventory of the agencies where such programs are being used.

Requires the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, to be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Commission Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare
Program (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 members
appointed as follows:
            (1) Five members shall be appointed by the President from
        among officers or employees of the executive branch, private
        citizens of the United States, or both. Not more than 3 members
        selected by the President shall be members of the same
        political party.
            (2) Five members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader
        of the Senate from among members of the Senate, private
        citizens of the United States, or both. Not more than 3 of the
        members selected by the Majority Leader shall be members of the
        same political party.
            (3) Five members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
        House of Representatives from among members of the House of
        Representatives, private citizens of the United States, or
        both. Not more than 3 of the members selected by the Speaker
        shall be members of the same political party.
            (4) Date.--The appointments of the members of the
        Commission shall be made no later than November 30, 1995.
    (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--No later than 30 days after the date on which
all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall
hold its first meeting.
    (e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (g) Chairman.--The Commission shall select a Chairman from among
its members.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Analyses and Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
                    (A) review relevant analyses of the current and
                long-term financial condition of the medicare trust
                funds;
                    (B) identify problems that may threaten the long-
                term solvency of such trust funds;
                    (C) analyze potential solutions to such problems
                that will both assure the financial integrity of the
                medicare program under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and the provision of appropriate
health benefits; and
                    (D) provide appropriate recommendations to the
                Secretary of Health and Human Services, the President,
                and the Congress.
            (2) Definition of medicare trust funds.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term ``medicare trust funds'' means the
        Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section
        1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) and the
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established
        under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t).
    (b) Report.--The Commission shall submit its report to the
President and the Congress not later than December 31, 1996.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--
            (1) Officers and employees of the federal government.--All
        members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the
        Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition
        to that received for their services as officers or employees of
        the United States.
            (2) Private citizens of the united states.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), all
                members of the Commission who are not officers or
                employees of the Federal Government shall serve without
                compensation for their work on the Commission.
                    (B) Travel expenses.--The members of the Commission
                who are not officers or employees of the Federal
                Government shall be allowed travel expenses, including
                per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
                for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter
                57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
                their homes or regular places of business in the
                performance of services for the Commission, to the
                extent funds are available therefore.
    (b) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairman of the Commission may,
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the
        Commission to perform its duties. At the request of the
        Chairman, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
        provide the Commission with any necessary administrative and
        support services. The employment of an executive director shall
        be subject to confirmation by the Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission may fix
        the compensation of the executive director and other personnel
        without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
        III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates,
        except that the rate of pay for the executive director and
        other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of
        the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (c) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service
status or privilege.
    (d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the
Commission submits its report under section 2(b).

SEC. 7. FUNDING FOR THE COMMISSION.

    Any expenses of the Commission shall be paid from such funds as may
be otherwise available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Output: Medicare Commission Act of 1995 - Establishes the National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program to provide analyses of and recommendations with respect to the current and long-term financial condition of the Medicare trust funds for a report to the President, the Congress, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.