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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

     The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Russian Federation has adopted constitutional
        protections and statutory and administrative procedures that
        accord its citizens the right and opportunity to emigrate, free
        of anything more than a nominal tax on emigration or on the
        visas or other documents required for emigration and free of
        any tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any citizens as a
        consequence of the desire of such citizens to emigrate to the
        country of their choice or to return to the Russian Federation;
            (2) the Russian Federation has been found to be in full
        compliance with the freedom of emigration requirements under
        title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 since 1994;
            (3) the Russian Federation has taken important steps toward
        the creation of democratic institutions and a free-market
        economy and, as a participating state of the Organization for
        Security and Cooperation in Europe (in this Act referred to as
        the ``OSCE''), is committed to developing a system of
        governance in accordance with the principles regarding human
        rights and humanitarian affairs that are set forth in the Final
        Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
        (also known as the ``Helsinki Final Act'') and successive
        documents;
            (4) the Russian Federation is committed to addressing
        issues relating to its national and religious minorities as a
        participating state of the OSCE, to adopting measures to ensure
        that persons belonging to national minorities have full
        equality both individually and communally, and to respecting
        the independence of minority religious communities, although
        problems still exist regarding the registration of religious
        groups, visa, and immigration requirements, and other laws,
        regulations, and practices that interfere with the activities
        or internal affairs of minority religious communities;
            (5) the Russian Federation has enacted legislation
        providing protection against discrimination or incitement to
        violence against persons or groups based on national, racial,
        ethnic, or religious discrimination, including anti-Semitism;
            (6) the Russian Federation has committed itself, including
        through exchanges of letters, to ensuring freedom of religion,
        equal treatment of all religious groups, and combating racial,
        ethnic, and religious intolerance and hatred, including anti-
        Semitism;
            (7) the Russian Federation has engaged in efforts to combat
        ethnic and religious intolerance by cooperating with various
        United States nongovernmental organizations;
            (8) the Russian Federation is continuing the restitution of
        religious properties, including religious and communal
        properties confiscated from national and religious minorities
        during the Soviet era, facilitating the reemergence of these
        minority groups in the national life of the Russian Federation,
        and has committed itself, including through exchanges of
        letters, to continue the restitution of such properties;
            (9) the Russian Federation has received normal trade
        relations treatment since concluding a bilateral trade
        agreement with the United States that entered into force on
        June 17, 1992;
            (10) the Russian Federation is making progress toward
        accession to the World Trade Organization, recognizing that
        many central issues remain to be resolved, including removal of
        unjustified restrictions on agricultural products of the United
        States, commitments relating to tariff reductions for goods,
        trade in services, protection of intellectual property rights,
        reform of the industrial energy sector, elimination of export
        incentives for industrial goods, reform of customs procedures
        and technical, sanitary, and phytosanitary measures, and
        inclusion of trade remedy provisions;
            (11) the Russian Federation has enacted some protections
        reflecting internationally recognized labor rights, but serious
        gaps remain both in the country's legal regime and its
        enforcement record;
            (12) the Russian Federation has provided constitutional
        guarantees of freedom of the press, although infringements of
        this freedom continue to occur; and
            (13) the Russian Federation has demonstrated a strong
        desire to build a friendly and cooperative relationship with
        the United States.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974
              TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    (a) Presidential Determinations and Extensions of Nondiscriminatory
Treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may--
            (1) determine that such title should no longer apply to the
        Russian Federation; and
            (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with
        respect to the Russian Federation, proclaim the extension of
        nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment)
        to the products of that country.
    (b) Termination of Application of Title IV.--On and after the
effective date of the extension under subsection (a)(2) of
nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Russian Federation,
chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to
that country.

SEC. 3. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.

    It is the policy of the United States to remain fully committed to
a multifaceted engagement with the Russian Federation, including by--
            (1) urging the Russian Federation to ensure that its
        national, regional, and local laws, regulations, practices, and
        policies fully, and in conformity with the standards of the
        OSCE--
                    (A) provide for the free emigration of its
                citizens;
                    (B) safeguard religious liberty throughout the
                Russian Federation, including by ensuring that the
                registration of religious groups, visa and immigration
                requirements, and other laws, regulations, and
                practices are not used to interfere with the activities
                or internal affairs of minority religious communities;
                    (C) enforce and enhance existing Russian laws at
                the national and local levels to combat ethnic,
                religious, and racial discrimination and related
                violence;
                    (D) expand the restitution of religious and
                communal properties, including by establishing a legal
                framework for the timely completion of such
                restitution; and
                    (E) respect fully freedom of the press;
            (2) working with the Russian Federation, including through
        the Secretary of Labor and other appropriate executive branch
        officials, to address the issues described in section 1(11);
        and
            (3) continuing rigorous monitoring by the United States of
        human rights issues in the Russian Federation, including the
        issues described in paragraphs (1) and (2), providing
        assistance to nongovernmental organizations and human rights
        groups involved in human rights activities in the Russian
        Federation, and promoting annual discussions and ongoing dialog
        with the Russian Federation regarding those issues, including
        the participation of United States and Russian nongovernmental
        organizations in such discussions.

SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

     The reports required by sections 102(b) and 203 of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b) and
6433) shall include an assessment of the status of the issues described
in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 3(1).

SEC. 5. CONTINUED ENJOYMENT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE JUNE 17, 1992,
              BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that the trade agreement between
the United States and the Russian Federation that entered into force on
June 17, 1992, remains in force between the 2 countries and provides
the United States with important rights, including the right to use
specific safeguard rules to respond to import surges from the Russian
Federation.
    (b) Applicability of Safeguard.--Section 421 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2451) shall apply to the Russian Federation to the same
extent as such section applies to the People's Republic of China.

SEC. 6. EXERCISE OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OVER WTO ACCESSION
              NEGOTIATIONS.

    (a) Notice of Agreement on Accession to WTO by Russian
Federation.--Not later than 5 days after the date on which the United
States has entered into a bilateral agreement with the Russian
Federation on the terms of accession by the Russian Federation to the
World Trade Organization, the President shall so notify the Congress,
and the President shall transmit to the Congress, not later than 15
days after that agreement is entered into, a report that sets forth the
provisions of that agreement.
    (b) Resolution of Disapproval.--
            (1) Introduction.--If a resolution of disapproval is
        introduced in the House of Representatives or the Senate during
        the 30-day period (not counting any day which is excluded under
        section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2194(b)),
        beginning on the date on which the President first notifies the
        Congress under subsection (a) of the agreement referred to in
        that subsection, that resolution of disapproval shall be
        considered in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Resolution of disapproval.--In this subsection, the
        term ``resolution of disapproval'' means only a joint
        resolution of the two Houses of the Congress, the matter after
        the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That the
        Congress does not approve the agreement between the United
        States and the Russian Federation on the terms of accession by
        the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization, of
        which Congress was notified on ____.'', with the blank space
        being filled with the appropriate date.
            (3) Procedures for considering resolutions.--
                    (A) Introduction and referral.--Resolutions of
                disapproval--
                            (i) in the House of Representatives--
                                    (I) may be introduced by any Member
                                of the House;
                                    (II) shall be referred to the
                                Committee on Ways and Means and, in
                                addition, to the Committee on Rules;
                                and
                                    (III) may not be amended by either
                                Committee; and
                            (ii) in the Senate--
                                    (I) may be introduced by any Member
                                of the Senate;
                                    (II) shall be referred to the
                                Committee on Finance; and
                                    (III) may not be amended.
                    (B) Committee discharge and floor consideration.--
                The provisions of subsections (c) through (f) of
                section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192(c)
                through (f)) (relating to committee discharge and floor
                consideration of certain resolutions in the House and
                Senate) apply to a resolution of disapproval to the
                same extent as such subsections apply to resolutions
                under such section.
    (c) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--Subsection (b)
is enacted by the Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such are
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and
        such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that
        they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
            (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right
        of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as any other rule of that House.

Output: Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Russian Federation.Declares that it is the policy of the United States to remain fully committed to a multifaceted engagement with the Russian Federation, including by urging the Russian Federation to ensure that its laws and policies in conformity with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) standards provide for the free emigration of its citizens and recognize human rights.Declares that the trade agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation that entered into force on June 17, 1992, remains in force and provides the United States with important rights, including the right to use specific safeguard rules to respond to import surges from the Russian Federation.Requires the President to notify Congress not later than five days after the United States has entered into a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation on the terms of its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).Provides for congressional approval of such agreement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Lifeline
Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE MEDICARE
              COVERAGE GAP TO SWITCH TO A PLAN THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE
              IN THE GAP.

    (a) Process.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, by not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as
the ``Secretary'') shall establish a process under which an applicable
individual may terminate enrollment in the prescription drug plan or
the MA-PD plan in which they are enrolled and enroll in any
prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan--
            (1) that provides some coverage of covered part D drugs (as
        defined in subsection (e) of section 1860D-2 of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102)) after the individual has
        reached the initial coverage limit under the plan but has not
        reached the annual out-of-pocket threshold under subsection
        (b)(4)(B) of such section; and
            (2) subject to subsection (b), that serves the area in
        which the individual resides.
    (b) Special Rule Permitting Applicable Individuals to Enroll in a
Prescription Drug Plan Outside of the Region in Which the Individual
Resides.--In the case of an applicable individual that resides in a PDP
region under section 1860D-11(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-111(a)(2)) in which there is no prescription drug plan
available that provides some coverage of brand name covered part D
drugs (as so defined) after the individual has reached the initial
coverage limit under the plan but before the individual has reached
such annual out-of-pocket threshold, the Secretary shall ensure that
the process established under subsection (a) permits the individual to
enroll in a prescription drug plan that provides such coverage but is
in another PDP region. The Secretary shall determine the PDP region in
which the individual may enroll in such a prescription drug plan.
    (c) Notification of Applicable Individuals.--Under the process
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify, or
require sponsors of prescription drug plans and organizations offering
MA-PD plans to notify, applicable individuals of the option to change
plans under such process. Such notice shall be provided to an
applicable individual within 30 days of meeting the definition of such
an individual.
    (d) Process in Effect for Remaining Portion of 2006.--The process
established under subsection (a) shall remain in effect through
December 31, 2006.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicable individual.--The term ``applicable
        individual'' means a part D eligible individual (as defined in
        section 1860D-1(a)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395w-101(a)(3)(A)) who, with respect to a year--
                    (A) is enrolled in a prescription drug plan or an
                MA-PD plan that does not provide any coverage of
                covered part D drugs (as so defined) after the
                individual has reached the initial coverage limit under
                the plan but has not reached such annual out-of-pocket
                threshold; and
                    (B) has reached such initial coverage limit or is
                within $750 of reaching such limit.
            (2) Prescription drug plan; ma-pd plan.--The terms
        ``prescription drug plan'' and ``MA-PD plan'' have the meanings
        given those terms in section 1860D-41(a)(14) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-151(a)(14)) and section 1860D-
        1(a)(3)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(a)(3)(C)),
        respectively.

SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE ELIMINATION OF THE MEDICARE PART D
              COVERAGE GAP.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on--
            (1) the costs to the Medicare program of eliminating the
        initial coverage limit under paragraph (3) of section 1860D-
        2(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)) (and
        providing that standard prescription drug coverage included the
        coverage described in paragraph (2) of such section until the
        individual reached the annual out-of-pocket threshold under
        subsection (b)(4)(B) of such section); and
            (2) the adjustment to the coinsurance under paragraph (2)
        of such section that would be necessary to eliminate the
        initial coverage limit (and provide that standard prescription
        drug coverage included such adjusted coinsurance amount until
        the individual reached such annual out-of-pocket threshold)
        without increasing the costs to the Medicare program.
    (b) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2007, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit a report to Congress on the study
conducted under subsection (a) together with such recommendations as
the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.

Output:
Medicare Prescription Drug Lifeline Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process under which an individual may terminate enrollment in the prescription drug plan or the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) Plan in which he or she is enrolled and enroll in any prescription drug plan or MA-PD Plan serving the area where the individual resides that provides some coverage of covered part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs after the individual has reached the initial coverage limit but not yet the annual out-of-pocket threshold.

Sets forth a special rule permitting applicable individuals to enroll in a prescription drug plan outside the region in which they reside.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on: (1) the costs to the Medicare program of eliminating the initial coverage limit and providing specified standard prescription drug coverage until the individual reaches the annual out-of-pocket threshold; and (2) the adjustment to the applicable coinsurance that would be necessary to eliminate the initial coverage limit under such conditions without increasing the costs to the Medicare program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENT, RECKLESS, OR FRAUDULENT ASSERTION OF
              CLAIM.

    Chapter 1 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``Sec. 113. Remedies for negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion
              of claim
    ``(a) In this section--
            ``(1) a person `asserts a claim' by, without limitation,
        preparing, signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating a
        proof of claim under section 501 of this title, a motion
        seeking relief from the stay imposed under section 362 of this
        title, or other paper, representing to the court that a claim
        is owed or that it is owed in a specific amount;
            ``(2) a person who assists another person in asserting a
        claim shall also be deemed to have asserted the claim,
        including--
                    ``(A) any officer, director, employee, or agent of
                the person asserting a claim; and
                    ``(B) any attorney, accountant, or other
                professional person who is employed by or is assisting
                the person asserting a claim; and
            ``(3) the term `relief' means, without limitation, and in
        addition to any legal, equitable, monetary or injunctive relief
        otherwise available under any provision of this title or other
        provision of law, or under a court's inherent powers--
                    ``(A) an order or judgment imposing upon a person
                in one or more cases, wherever situated, in which the
                person has asserted a claim or claims in violation of
                subsection (b) a civil penalty of not more than $5,000
                for each such claim;
                    ``(B) an order or judgment requiring a person in
                one or more cases, wherever situated, in which the
                person has asserted a claim or claims in violation of
                subsection (b), to pay actual damages to an injured
                debtor, or trustee; and
                    ``(C) an order or judgment imposing upon a person
                in one or more cases, wherever situated, in which the
                person has asserted, or could assert, a claim or claims
                in violation of subsection (b) of this section, other
                prospective or retrospective relief, including but not
                limited to declaratory relief, injunctive relief, or an
                auditing requirement.
    ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law,
and in addition to any other remedy provided under Federal or State
law, if a court, on its own motion or on the motion of the United
States trustee (or bankruptcy administrator, if any), finds, based upon
a preponderance of the evidence, that a person has, through negligence,
recklessness, or fraud, improperly asserted a claim in any case under
chapter 7 or chapter 13 of this title before the court, the court may--
            ``(1) enter relief against the person in the case before
        the court; and
            ``(2) enter relief against the person in any other case
        under chapter 7 or chapter 13 that is pending or might
        thereafter be filed under this title, wherever situated, to the
        extent the court deems it necessary--
                    ``(A) to rectify the person's negligent, reckless,
                or fraudulent assertion of a claim; or
                    ``(B) to prevent the person from asserting any
                negligent, reckless, or fraudulent claim.
    ``(c)(1) Civil penalties imposed under this section in judicial
districts served by United States trustees shall be paid to the United
States trustees, who shall deposit an amount equal to such fines in the
United States Trustee Fund.
    ``(2) Civil penalties imposed under this section in judicial
districts served by bankruptcy administrators shall be deposited as
offsetting receipts to the fund established under section 1931 of title
28, and shall remain available until expended to reimburse any
appropriation for the amount paid out of such appropriation for
expenses of the operation and maintenance of the courts of the United
States.''.

SEC. 3. DUTY OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE TO ADDRESS CLAIMS.

    Section 586(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) when the United States trustee deems it appropriate--
                    ``(A) monitor and investigate the conduct of other
                parties in interest with respect to claims; and
                    ``(B) take action that the United States trustee
                deems necessary to prevent or remedy any negligent,
                reckless, or fraudulent assertion of a claim, as
                defined in section 113(a) of title 11, by exercising
                any of the United States trustee's powers and
                authorities under this title and under title 11
                respecting claims, including--
                            ``(i) filing, pursuing, or commenting upon
                        any action brought under section 113 of title
                        11; and
                            ``(ii) filing, pursuing, or commenting upon
                        any civil action, or upon any civil proceeding
                        arising under title 11, or arising in or
                        related to a case under title 11.''.

SEC. 4. PROCEDURES FOR THE AUDITING OF PROOFS OF CLAIM.

    (a) Title 28.--Section 586 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Claims Audit Procedures.--
            ``(A) The Director of the Executive Office for United
        States Trustees shall establish audit procedures to determine
        the accuracy, veracity, and completeness of proofs of claim
        filed under section 501(a) of title 11, with respect to cases
        filed under chapter 7 or 13 of title 11, in which the debtor is
        an individual.
            ``(B) The procedures established pursuant to subparagraph
        (A) shall--
                    ``(i) establish a method of selecting appropriate
                qualified persons to contract to perform audits;
                    ``(ii) establish a method of selecting proofs of
                claim to be audited, except that the number of audits
                to be performed shall be within the sole discretion of
                the Director of the Executive Office for United States
                Trustees; and
                    ``(iii) establish procedures for providing, not
                less frequently than annually, public information
                concerning the aggregate results of such audits,
                including the percentage of cases, by district, in
                which inaccurate, untrue, or incomplete proofs of claim
                were filed.
    ``(2) The United States trustee for each district is authorized to
contract with auditors to perform audits of proofs of claim designated
by the United States trustee, in accordance with the procedures
established under paragraph (1). An audit may, in the discretion of the
United States trustee, encompass multiple proofs of claim filed by the
same entity in one case or multiple cases, whether in the same district
or multiple districts. The United States trustees from multiple regions
may contract with a single auditor to audit proofs of claim filed by
the same entity in districts within their regions.
    ``(3)(A) The report of each audit performed pursuant to paragraph
(2) shall be filed with the court where the case is pending and
transmitted to the United States trustee and to any trustee serving in
the case. Each such report shall clearly and conspicuously specify any
findings that the claim asserted in the proof of claim is--
            ``(i) not valid;
            ``(ii) not owed in the amount claimed; or
            ``(iii) not supported by adequate documentation.
    ``(B) If a claims audit report identifies deficiencies in the proof
of claim as described in paragraph (2)(A), the United States trustee
shall--
            ``(i) if appropriate, report the deficient filing to the
        United States Attorney pursuant to section 3057 of title 18;
        and
            ``(ii) if advisable, take appropriate action, including
        objecting to the proof of claim under section 502(b) of title
        11, or commencing an action under section 113(b) of title 11,
        against entities responsible for the deficiencies.''.
    (b) Title 11.--Section 502(b) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) the court finds the entity filing a proof of claim
        that was selected for audit under section 586(g) of title 28
        failed to make available to the auditor for inspection
        necessary accounts, papers, documents, financial records,
        files, or other papers, that were requested by the auditor.''.

SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF SERVICEMEMBERS IN FORECLOSURE.

    Section 362(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end of the undesignated matter following paragraph (4)
the following: ``In any case under this title involving a
servicemember, as defined in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act, to whom section 303 of that Act applies, no action may be
taken under this subsection unless the party in interest certifies,
under penalty of perjury, that the requirements of section 303 of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act have been met.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) Remedies; Duty To Address Claims.--The provisions of section
113 and section 362(d) of title 11, United States Code, and paragraph
(9) of section 586(a) of title 28, United States Code, added by this
Act, shall become effective with respect to all cases filed or pending
under title 11, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment
of this Act.
    (b) Auditing of Proofs of Claim.--Section 586(g) of title 28,
United States Code, as added by this Act, shall become effective 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act for all cases filed or
pending on or after that date of enactment, except that the Director of
the Executive Office for United States Trustees may, in the sole
discretion of the Director, establish an earlier effective date by
publishing notice in the Federal Register at least 2 weeks before the
proposed effective date.

Output:
Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act of 2011 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prescribe remedies, including civil penalties, for a negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of claim in a bankruptcy proceeding under either chapter 7 (liquidation) or chapter 13 (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income).

Prohibits the court, in any case involving a service member, from granting relief from an automatic stay upon request of a party in interest unless such party certifies under penalty of perjury that the requirements of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act pertaining to mortgages used as security on real or personal property have been met.

Amends the federal judicial code to confer upon the U.S. trustee the duty to exercise the trustee's powers and authorities to prevent or remedy any negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of a claim.

Requires the Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees to establish specified audit procedures to determine the accuracy, veracity, and completeness of proofs of claim filed under federal bankruptcy laws.


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SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP BONUSES OR AWARDS PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 714. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of
              Department
    ``(a) Recoupment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may issue an order directing an employee of the Department to
repay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of any award or bonus
paid to the employee under title 5, including under chapters 45 or 53
of such title, or this title if--
            ``(1) the Secretary determines such repayment appropriate
        pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary to carry
        out this section; and
            ``(2) the employee is afforded notice and an opportunity
        for a hearing conducted by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Review.--The decision of the Secretary regarding a repayment
by an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is final and may not be
reviewed by any other agency or any court.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``714. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of
                            Department.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 714 of title 38, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to an award or
bonus paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an employee of the
Department of Veterans Affairs before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by
this Act may be construed to modify the certification issued by the
Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget
regarding the performance appraisal system of the Senior Executive
Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTS UNDER CONTRACTS WITH SMALL BUSINESS
              CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new
        subsection (l):
    ``(l) Limitations on Subcontracting.--(1)(A) The requirements
applicable to a covered small business concern under section 46 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s) shall apply with respect to a small
business concern owned and controlled by a veteran with a service-
connected disability or a small business concern owned and controlled
by a veteran that is awarded a contract that is counted for purposes of
meeting the goals under subsection (a).
    ``(B) For purposes of applying the requirements of section 46 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s) pursuant to subparagraph (A),
the term `similarly situated entity' used in such section 46 includes a
subcontractor for a small business concern owned and controlled by a
veteran with a service-connected disability or a small business concern
owned and controlled by a veteran described in such subparagraph (A).
    ``(2) Before awarding a contract that is counted for purposes of
meeting the goals under subsection (a), the Secretary shall obtain from
an offeror a certification that the offeror will comply with the
requirements described in paragraph (1)(A) if awarded the contract.
Such certification shall--
            ``(A) specify the exact performance requirements applicable
        under such paragraph; and
            ``(B) explicitly acknowledge that the certification is
        subject to section 1001 of title 18.
    ``(3) If the Secretary determines that a small business concern
that is awarded a contract that is counted for purposes of meeting the
goals under subsection (a) did not act in good faith with respect to
the requirements described in paragraph (1)(A), the small business
concern shall be subject to the penalties specified in--
            ``(A) section 16(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
        645(g)(1)); and
            ``(B) section 1001 of title 18.
    ``(4)(A) The Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization for the Department, established pursuant to section 15(k)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)), and the Chief Acquisition
Officer of the Department, established pursuant to section 1702 of
title 41, shall jointly implement a process using the systems described
in section 16(g)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(g)(2)), or
any other systems available, to monitor compliance with this
subsection. The Director and the Chief Acquisition Officer shall
jointly refer any violations of this subsection to the Inspector
General of the Department.
    ``(B) Not later than November 30 of each year, the Inspector
General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report for the fiscal year
preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted that
includes, for the fiscal year covered by the report--
            ``(i) the number of referred violations received under
        subparagraph (A); and
            ``(ii) the disposition of such referred violations,
        including the number of small business concerns suspended or
        debarred from Federal contracting or referred to the Attorney
        General for prosecution.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (l) of section 8127 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to a contract entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF LISTS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.

    (a) Review of Lists of Prisoners of War.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall review the VA POW list and the DOD POW list to identify
any discrepancies in such lists.
    (b) Inspector General Review of Process.--The Inspector General of
the Department of Veterans Affairs shall review the process by which
the Secretary determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war,
including whether the Secretary is following guidelines established by
the Secretary to determine that a veteran is a former prisoner of war.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress a report on the VA POW list, including the following:
            (1) Any discrepancies, by period of conflict, in the number
        of prisoners of war included on the VA POW list and the DOD POW
        list.
            (2) With respect to veterans included on the VA POW list
        who are not included on the DOD POW list, information regarding
        how such determinations were made, including what types of
        evidence were used, in a manner that does not personally
        identify such veterans.
            (3) The results of the review of the Inspector General
        under subsection (b), without change.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``DOD POW list'' means the list maintained by
        the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Prisoner
        of War/Missing Personnel Office, of members of the Armed Forces
        who were prisoners of war.
            (2) The term ``VA POW list'' means the list maintained by
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of veterans whom the
        Secretary determines are former prisoners of war.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON EXPANSION OF DIALYSIS PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall not expand
the dialysis pilot program or create any new dialysis capability
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is
not an initial facility until after the date that--
            (1) the Secretary has implemented the dialysis pilot
        program at each initial facility for a period of not less than
        two years;
            (2) an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program
        has been conducted at each initial facility; and
            (3) the report required by subsection (b) has been
        submitted.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
completion of the independent analysis required by subsection (a)(2),
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) includes the results of that independent analysis,
        including a comparison of not only cost but non-cost factors
        such as access to care, quality of care, and Veteran
        satisfaction; and
            (2) addresses any recommendations with respect to the
        dialysis pilot program provided in a report prepared by the
        Government Accountability Office.
    (c) Use of Existing Dialysis Resources.--In order to increase the
access of veterans to dialysis care and decrease the amount of time
such veterans are required to travel to receive such care, the
Secretary shall fully use the dialysis resources of the Department that
exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act, including any
community dialysis provider with which the Secretary has entered into a
contract or agreement for the provision of such care.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``dialysis pilot program'' means the pilot
        demonstration program established by the Secretary in 2009 to
        provide dialysis care to patients at certain outpatient
        facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) The term ``initial facility'' means one of the four
        outpatient facilities identified by the Secretary to
        participate in the dialysis pilot program prior to the date of
        the enactment of this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 38,
        United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs to recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to employees
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
        purposes.''.

Output: (Sec. 1) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue an order directing a VA employee to repay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of an award or bonus paid to the employee if: (1) the Secretary determines that such repayment is appropriate, and (2) the employee is afforded notice and an opportunity for a hearing. Makes the Secretary's repayment decisions final and unreviewable by any other agency or any court. (Sec. 2) Extends subcontracting limitations that apply to certain small businesses awarded contracts under various Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with or without service-connected disabilities who are awarded VA contracts. Requires, for purposes of applying such subcontracting limitations to veterans with small businesses awarded such VA contracts, that: (1) small businesses owned and controlled by veterans be treated in the same manner as small businesses owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities, and (2) "similarly situated entities" include subcontractors for small businesses owned and controlled by a veteran with or without a service-connected disability (contract amounts expended by small businesses on subcontractors that are similarly situated entities are not considered toward subcontracting limits). Directs the Secretary, before awarding such a contract, to obtain a certification from the offeror: (1) specifying and promising to comply with the subcontracting performance requirements applicable to such offeror, and (2) acknowledging that the certification is subject to criminal laws concerning false or fraudulent statements or representations. Subjects small businesses to fines, imprisonment, or both for not acting in good faith.  Requires the VA's Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the VA's Chief Acquisition Officer to: (1) establish a process to monitor the subcontracting requirement compliance of veterans' small businesses that are awarded VA contracts, and (2) refer violations to the VA's Inspector General. Directs the Inspector General to submit annual reports to Congress regarding such violations. (Sec. 3) Requires: (1) the Secretary to review the prisoner of war (POW) lists of the VA and the Department of Defense to identify any discrepancies; and (2) the VA's Inspector General to review the process by which the Secretary determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the VA's POW list, including information on: (1) such discrepancies, and (2) the results of the Inspector General's review. (Sec. 4) Prohibits the Secretary from expanding the dialysis pilot program (established by the Secretary in 2009 to provide dialysis care to patients at certain VA outpatient facilities) or creating any new VA dialysis capability in any facility other than an initial facility (one of four outpatient facilities the Secretary identified to participate in the program) until after:    the Secretary has implemented the pilot program at each initial facility for at least two years,   an independent analysis of the program has been conducted at each initial facility, and   the Secretary has submitted a report on such analysis to Congress.  Requires the Secretary, in order to increase veterans' access to dialysis care and decrease the travel time required to receive such care, to fully use existing VA dialysis resources, including any community dialysis provider with which the Secretary has entered into a contract or agreement to provide such care.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--That this Act may be cited as the ``Community
Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Community Initiative Program.--Section 681 (42 U.S.C. 9910) is
amended to read as follows:

                     ``community initiative program

    ``Sec. 681. (a) Grants.--
            ``(1) Authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to
                make grants to local, private, nonprofit community
                development corporations, or to enter into contracts or
                cooperative agreements with such community development
                corporations, to plan for and carry out economic
                development activities in economically distressed
                communities.
                    ``(B) Economic development activities.--Economic
                development activities under this section shall be
                designed to address the economic needs of low-income
                individuals and families by creating employment and
                business development opportunities and by providing
                support services that are designed to enhance the
                ability of low-income individuals and families to
                successfully avail themselves of such opportunities. In
                addition to any other activities consistent with the
                purposes of this section, such activities may include
                the development of facilities through means such as the
                establishment of partnerships with Head Start agencies,
                agencies or organizations providing child care or
                otherwise engaged in the field of child care or child
                development, and agencies or organizations serving
                children, youth and families.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall exercise the
        authority provided under paragraph (1) in consultation with
        other relevant Federal officials.
    ``(b) Governing Boards.--Each community development corporation
receiving funds under this section shall be governed by a board that
shall consist of residents of the community and business and civic
leaders.
    ``(c) Annual Statement.--The Secretary shall annually publish a
statement of the types of projects or activities for which funding
under this section will be a priority, such as projects or activities
designed to strengthen or enhance activities funded by other Federal
programs.
    ``(d) Geographic Distribution.--In providing assistance or entering
into other arrangements under this section, the Secretary shall take
into consideration the geographic distribution of funds among States
and the relative proportion of funding among rural and urban areas.
    ``(e) Reservation.--Of the amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Secretary may reserve not to exceed 1 percent for each
fiscal year to make grants to private nonprofit organizations or to
enter into contracts with private nonprofit or for profit organizations
to provide technical assistance to aid community development
corporations in developing or implementing projects funded under this
section and to evaluate projects funded under this section.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 505 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (42
U.S.C. 1315 note) is repealed.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) State allocations.--Section 674(a) (42 U.S.C. 9903(a))
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``which remains
                after'' and all that follows through ``allot to each
                State;'' and inserting ``which remains after the
                Secretary makes the apportionment required in
                subsection (b)(1), allot to each State''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``which
                remains after'' and all that follows through
                ``exceeds'' and inserting ``which remains after the
                Secretary makes the apportionment required in
                subsection (b)(1), exceeds''.
            (2) Annual report.--Section 682(c) (42 U.S.C. 9911(c)) is
        amended by striking ``section 681(d)'' and inserting ``section
        672(b)''.
            (3) Limitation.--Section 680(a) (42 U.S.C. 9909(a)) is
        amended by striking ``section 681(c)'' and inserting ``section
        681''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (b) of section 672
(42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $434,622,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 1996 through 1998, to carry out the provisions of this
subtitle.''.
    (b) Repeals.--
            (1) Community food and nutrition.--Section 681A (42 U.S.C.
        9910a) is repealed.
            (2) Demonstration partnership agreements.--Section 408 of
        the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
        9910b) is repealed.

SEC. 4. ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) Section Heading.--Section 674 (42 U.S.C. 9903) is amended in
the section heading to read as follows:

                            ``allotments''.

    (b) Set-Asides.--Section 674 (42 U.S.C. 9903) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and (c) as
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subsection (e) (as so
        redesignated), the following new subsections:
    ``(a) With respect to amounts appropriated under section 672(b),
the Secretary shall make allotments in accordance with subsections (b)
through (g).
    ``(b) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 672(b) for
fiscal year 1995 and each of the following 4 fiscal years, the
Secretary shall reserve $35,000,000 for each such fiscal year for
carrying out section 681.
    ``(c) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 672(b), the
Secretary may reserve not to exceed one-half of 1 percent of the amount
remaining after the application of subsection (b) for each of the
fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and up to 1 percent of such amount for
fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter, for training,
technical assistance, planning, and evaluation activities related to
programs or projects carried out under this Act. Such activities may be
carried out by the Secretary directly or through grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.
    ``(d) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 672(b), the
Secretary may reserve not to exceed 2\1/2\ percent of the amount
remaining after the application of subsection (b) for fiscal year 1995,
up to 4 percent of such amount for fiscal year 1996, up to 5 percent of
such amount for fiscal year 1997, and up to 6 percent of such amount
for fiscal year 1998, for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
to address needs or problems of the poor which are identified by the
Secretary as priorities in the effort to alleviate the causes of
poverty.''.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Assured Activities.--Section 675(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C.
9904(c)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ``the homeless, migrants, and''
before ``the elderly poor''.
    (b) State Responsibilities.--Section 675(c)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C.
9904(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(B) if less than 100 percent of the allotment is expended
        under subparagraph (A), provide assurances that with respect to
        the remainder of the allotment a reasonable amount shall be
        used for--
                    ``(i) monitoring the activities of eligible
                entities and providing training and technical
                assistance to those entities in need of such
                assistance;
                    ``(ii) coordinating State-operated programs and
                services targeted to low-income children and families
                with services provided by eligible entities funded
                under this Act; and
                    ``(iii) considering the distribution of funds under
                this Act within the State to determine if such funds
                have been targeted to the areas of highest need and,
                thereafter, not more than the greater of $55,000 or 5
                percent of its allotment under section 674 for
                administrative expenses at the State level;''.
    (c) Tripartite Board.--Section 675(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(3)) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
        clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
            (2) by striking the comma after ``provide assurances that''
        and inserting ``(A)''; and
            (3) by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof
        ``, and (B) in the case of a public organization receiving
        funds under this subtitle, such organization either establish--
                    ``(i) a board of which at least one-third of the
                members are persons chosen in accordance with
                democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that
                they are representative of the poor in the area served;
                or
                    ``(ii) another mechanism specified by the State to
                assure citizen participation in the planning,
                administration, and evaluation of projects for which
                such organization has been funded;''.
    (d) Community Action Agency Plan.--Section 675(c) (42 U.S.C.
9904(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (11)(B) by striking ``and'' at the end
        thereof;
            (2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period and inserting
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(13) secure from each eligible entity as a condition to
        its receipt of funding under this Act a community action plan
        (which shall be available to the Secretary for inspection) that
        includes--
                    ``(A) a community needs assessment (including food
                needs);
                    ``(B) a description of the service delivery system
                targeted to low-income individuals and families in the
                service area;
                    ``(C) a description of how linkages will be
                developed to fill identified gaps in services through
                information, referral, case management, and followup
                consultations;
                    ``(D) a description of how funding under this Act
                will be coordinated with other public and private
                resources; and
                    ``(E) a description of outcome measures to be used
                to monitor success in promoting self-sufficiency,
                family stability, and community revitalization.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall become effective with respect
to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1994.

Output:
Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to authorize a community initiative grant program to carry out economic development activities in economically distressed communities.
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the community services block grant program.  Obligates funds for the community initiatives program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Political Broadcasting Access Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. ALLOCATION TO POLITICAL PARTIES OF FREE BROADCAST TIME FOR
              POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

    (a) Condition of License Renewal.--Section 309(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(h)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end thereof the following: ``; and (4) every
broadcast station license issued under this Act shall be subject to the
free broadcast time obligations imposed by section 315(c)''.
    (b) Free-Time Obligations.--Section 315 of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Each license for a broadcasting station shall annually
make available free broadcast time for political advertising in
accordance with the requirements of this subsection. The Commission
shall not renew the license of any licensee who substantially fails or
refuses to comply with the requirements of this subsection, but such
licensee shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such
failure or refusal.
    ``(2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall allot free
broadcast time to each qualified political party in accordance with the
following standards:
            ``(A) Such licensee shall allot an equal amount, but not
        less than 2 hours, of free broadcast time annually to--
                    ``(i) the national organization of each qualified
                political party; and
                    ``(ii) the State organization of each qualified
                political party of the State within which the
                preponderance of the station's audience resides.
            ``(B) The 2 or more hours of free broadcast time allotted
        to any organization under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of
        units of varying lengths of not more than 5 minutes nor less
        than 10 seconds, as determined by negotiation between such
        organization and the licensee.
            ``(C) The broadcast time allotted by any licensee shall be
        allotted so that--
                    ``(i) at least one-half is broadcast during the
                hours of 7 to 10 p.m. on weekdays;
                    ``(ii) during any even numbered year, at least two-
                thirds is broadcast during the two months immediately
                preceding election day and at least one-half is
                broadcast during the three weeks immediately preceding
                election day;
                    ``(iii) each national organization of a qualified
                political party is allotted free broadcast time that is
                comparable, by time of day and day of week, to the time
                allotted to other such national organizations, and each
                State organization of a qualified political party is
                allotted free broadcast time that is comparable, by
                time of day and day of week, to the time allotted to
                other such State organizations.
    ``(3) A political party shall be treated as a qualified political
party for purposes of paragraph (2)(A) if the candidate for President
of such party in the most recent presidential election received more
than 5 percent of the total number of votes cast by individuals for
that office, except that, in the case of any political party whose
candidate (as described in subparagraph (A) or (B)) received less than
33\1/3\ percent of such total votes, the amount of free broadcast time
required to be allotted under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(A)
shall be reduced by 0.4 hours for each percent of such vote received
that is less than 33\1/3\ percent.
    ``(4) A licensee allots free broadcast time as required by this
subsection by broadcasting the statements, presentations,
announcements, or other sounds or visual images requested to be
broadcast by a political organization without remuneration or
compensation in any form, whether by public or private funds, tax
deduction or credit, or otherwise.
    ``(5) Nothing in this subsection, and no use of free broadcast time
allotted under this subsection, shall be construed to restrict or
otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under subsection (b)
of this section.''.

SEC. 3. FREE CABLE TIME.

    Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 531) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) A cable operator shall annually make available free cable
time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of
regulations prescribed by the Commission. Such regulations shall, to
the extent practicable, require each such cable operator to provide
such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the same
eligible political organizations, and subject to the same conditions as
free broadcast time is required to be provided by broadcast station
licensees under section 315(c) of this Act. No franchise authority
shall renew the franchise of any cable operator that fails  to comply
with such regulations, but such operator shall not be subject to any
other sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal.''.

Output:
Political Broadcasting Access Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each licensee for a broadcasting station to make available annually free broadcast time for political advertising.  Provides standards for time allotment, including total time to be allotted, the length of each unit of such free time, and the hours of the day and the time of the year in which such free time must be allowed.  Requires national political parties meeting certain minimum qualifying standards to be treated equally for purposes of such allotment.
Provides that nothing in this Act shall restrict a candidate's or party's right to purchase other broadcast time on such station.
Requires a cable operator to make available annually free cable time for political advertising under similar requirements.  Prohibits the renewal of a franchise of any cable operator that fails to comply with such requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Employment and Training
Through Education Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN
              THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Pilot Projects To Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Effort
in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out, under
        such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be
        appropriate, pilot projects to identify best practices for
        employment and training programs under this Act to raise the
        number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment,
        increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on
        public assistance, including but not limited to the
        supplemental nutrition assistance program.
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--Pilot projects shall be selected
        based on criteria the Secretary establishes, that shall
        include--
                    ``(A) enhancing existing employment and training
                programs in the State;
                    ``(B) agreeing to participate in the evaluation
                described in paragraph (3), including making available
                data on participants' employment activities and post-
                participation employment, earnings, and public benefit
                receipt;
                    ``(C) collaborating with the State workforce board
                and other job training programs in the State and local
                area;
                    ``(D) the extent to which the pilot project's
                components can be easily replicated by other States or
                political subdivisions; and
                    ``(E) such additional criteria that ensure that the
                pilot projects--
                            ``(i) target a variety of populations of
                        work registrants, including childless adults,
                        parents, and individuals with low skills or
                        limited work experience;
                            ``(ii) are selected from a range of
                        existing employment and training programs
                        including programs that provide--
                                    ``(I) section 20 workfare;
                                    ``(II) skills development for work
                                registrants with limited employment
                                history;
                                    ``(III) post-employment support
                                services necessary for maintaining
                                employment; and
                                    ``(IV) education leading to a
                                recognized postsecondary credential,
                                registered apprenticeship, or secondary
                                school diploma or its equivalent;
                            ``(iii) are located in a range of
                        geographic areas, including rural, urban, and
                        Indian reservations; and
                            ``(iv) include participants who are exempt
                        and not exempt under section (6)(d)(2).
            ``(3) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an
        independent evaluation of projects selected under this
        subsection to measure the impact of the pilot projects on the
        ability of each pilot project target population to find and
        retain employment that leads to increased household income and
        reduced dependency, compared to what would have occurred in the
        absence of the pilot project.
            ``(4) Report to congress.--By September 30, 2017, the
        Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Agriculture of the
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes a
        description of--
                    ``(A) the results of each pilot project, including
                an evaluation of the impact of the project on the
                employment, income, and public benefit receipt of the
                targeted population of work registrants;
                    ``(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of each
                pilot project;
                    ``(C) the planned dissemination of the reports'
                findings with State agencies; and
                    ``(D) the steps and funding necessary to
                incorporate components of pilot projects that
                demonstrate increased employment and earnings into
                State employment and training programs.
            ``(5) Funding.--From amounts made available under section
        18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make $10,000,000 available for
        each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this
        subsection. Such amounts shall remain available until expended.
            ``(6) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds provided under this subsection for
                pilot projects shall be used only for--
                            ``(i) pilot projects that comply with the
                        provisions of this Act;
                            ``(ii) the costs and administration of the
                        pilot projects;
                            ``(iii) the costs incurred in providing
                        information and data to the independent
                        evaluation under paragraph (3); and
                            ``(iv) the costs of the evaluation under
                        paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Funds made available under this subsection
                may not be used to supplant non-Federal funds used for
                existing employment and training activities.''.

Output: Enhancing Employment and Training Through Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to identify best practices for employment and training programs to increase the number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on public assistance, including but not limited to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Sets forth selection criteria.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drive Away From Ethanol Welfare Act
of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF INCENTIVES FOR ALCOHOL FUELS.

    (a) Denial of Credit for Alcohol Used To Produce Ether.--Subsection
(b) of section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Denial of credit for alcohol used to produce ether.--
        No credit shall be allowed under this section for alcohol used
        to produce any ether.''
    (b) Limitation on Alcohol Eligible for Credit for Alcohol Used as
Fuel--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 40(d)(1) of
        such Code (defining alcohol) is amended by striking ``or'' at
        the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of
        clause (ii) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end
        the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) alcohol produced by a still (or
                        other distilling apparatus) placed in service
                        after December 31, 1996.''
            (2) Future credit limited to average historical
        production.--Section 40 of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Expanded Production Ineligible for Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply to alcohol
        produced after December 31, 1996, only if the alcohol is
        designated under this subsection by a producer who is
        registered under section 4101.
            ``(2) Designation based on historical production.--The
        amount of alcohol produced by a producer during any calendar
        year which may be designated under this subsection by any
        producer other than an eligible small ethanol producer is the
        amount equal to the average annual amount of alcohol (as
        defined in subsection (d)(1)(A) without regard to clause
        (iii))--
                    ``(A) which was produced by such producer (other
                than casual off-farm production) during the 3-year
                period ending on June 30, 1996, and
                    ``(B) which was sold or used by such producer for
                any purpose described in clause (i) of subsection
                (b)(4)(B).
        For purposes of the preceding sentence, a rule similar to the
        rule of subsection (b)(4)(D) shall apply.
            ``(3) Production for less than entire base period.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If alcohol is produced by a
                producer for less than the entire 3-year period
                referred to in paragraph (2)(A), the average referred
                to in paragraph (2) shall be treated as being equal to
                50 percent of the annual productive capacity of such
                producer as of December 31, 1996.
                    ``(B) Producer may establish higher average
                production.--In the case of a producer who produced
                alcohol during at least the last 3 months of such 3-
                year period, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
                substituting for `50 percent' the percentage
                established by such producer to the satisfaction of the
                Secretary as the percentage which such producer's
                normal alcohol production is of its productive
                capacity.
            ``(4) Acquisitions and dispositions.--Rules similar to the
        rules of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(3) shall
        apply for purposes of this subsection.''
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 40(g)
        of such Code is amended by striking ``clauses (i) and (ii)''
        and inserting ``clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)''.
    (c) Reduction of Credit For Ethanol By Reason of Carbon Dioxide
Byproduct Benefit.--Subsection (h) of section 40 of such Code is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``54 cents'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``51 cents'', and
            (2) by striking ``40 cents'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``38.25 cents''.
    (d) Conforming Reductions of Other Incentives for Ethanol Fuel.--
            (1) Repeal of reduced rate on ethanol fuel produced other
        than from petroleum or natural gas.--Subsection (b) of section
        4041 of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Exemption for Off-Highway Business Use.--
            ``(1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection
        (a) or (d)(1) on liquids sold for use or used in an off-highway
        business use.
            ``(2) Tax where other use.--If a liquid on which no tax was
        imposed by reason of paragraph (1) is used otherwise than in an
        off-highway business use, a tax shall be imposed by paragraph
        (1)(B), (2)(B), or (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (a) (whichever is
        appropriate) and by the corresponding provision of subsection
        (d)(1) (if any).
            ``(3) Off-highway business use defined.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term `off-highway business use' has the
        meaning given to such term by section 6421(e)(2); except that
        such term shall not, for purposes of subsection (a)(1), include
        use in a diesel-powered train.''
            (2) Repeal of reduced rate on ethanol fuel produced from
        natural gas.--Subsection (m) of section 4041 of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or ethanol'' each place it
                appears (including the heading of paragraph (2)), and
                    (B) by striking ``, ethanol, or other alcohol'' in
                paragraph (2) and inserting ``or other alcohol (other
                than ethanol)''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments To Excise Taxes; Fuel Alcohol Taxed in
Same Manner as Other Motor Fuels.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 4083(a) of such
        Code (defining taxable fuel) is amended by striking ``and'' at
        the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end
        of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at
        the end the following:
                    ``(C) fuel alcohol.''
            (2) Fuel alcohol.--Subsection (a) of section 4083 of such
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Fuel alcohol.--The term `fuel alcohol' means any
        alcohol (including ethanol and methanol)--
                    ``(A) which is produced other than from petroleum,
                natural gas, or coal (including peat), and
                    ``(B) which is withdrawn from the distillery where
                produced free of tax under chapter 51 by reason of
                section 5181 or so much of section 5214(a)(1) as
                relates to fuel use.
        Such term shall not include alcohol designated under section
        40(i).''
            (3) Rate of tax.--Clause (i) of section 4081(a)(2)(A) of
        such Code is amended by inserting ``or fuel alcohol'' after
        ``gasoline''.
            (4) Special rules for imposition of tax.--
                    (A) Paragraph (1) of section 4081(a) of such Code
                is amended by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Special rules for fuel alcohol.--In the case
                of fuel alcohol--
                            ``(i) the distillery where produced shall
                        be treated as a refinery, and
                            ``(ii) subparagraph (B) shall be applied by
                        including transfers by truck or rail in excess
                        of such minimum quantities as the Secretary
                        shall prescribe.''
                    (B) Paragraph (1) of section 4081(b) of such Code
                is amended by inserting ``(other than fuel alcohol
                designated under section 40(i))'' after ``taxable
                fuel''.
            (5) Repeal of reduced rates on alcohol fuels.--
                    (A) Section 4041 of such Code is amended by
                striking subsection (k).
                    (B) Section 4081 of such Code is amended by
                striking subsection (c).
                    (C) Section 4091 of such Code is amended by
                striking subsection (c).
            (6) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsection (c) of section 40 of such Code is
                amended by striking all that follows ``application of''
                and inserting ``the last sentence of section
                4083(a)(4)''.
                    (B) Paragraph (4) of section 40(d) of such Code is
                amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Volume of alcohol.--For purposes of determining under
        subsection (a) the number of gallons of alcohol with respect to
        which a credit is allowable under subsection (a), the volume of
        alcohol shall include the volume of any denaturant (including
gasoline) which is added under any formulas approved by the Secretary
to the extent that such denaturants do not exceed 5 percent of the
volume of such alcohol (including denaturants).''
                    (C) Paragraph (2) of section 4041(a) of such Code
                is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No tax
                shall be imposed by this paragraph on the sale or use
                of any liquid if tax was imposed on such liquid under
                section 4081 and the tax thereon was not credited or
                refunded.''
                    (D) Section 6427 of such Code is amended by
                striking subsection (f).
                    (E) Subsection (i) of section 6427 of such Code is
                amended by striking paragraph (3).
                    (F) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) of such Code
                is amended by striking ``(3)''.
                    (G)(i) Paragraph (1) of section 6427(l) of such
                Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of
                subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph
                (A) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) any fuel alcohol (as defined in section 4083)
                on which tax has been imposed by section 4081, or''.
                    (ii) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(l) of such Code
                is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
                subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph
                (A) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) in the case of fuel alcohol (as so defined),
                any use which is exempt from the tax imposed by section
                4041(a)(2) other than by reason of a prior imposition
                of tax, and''.
                    (iii) The heading of subsection (l) of section 6427
                of such Code is amended by inserting ``, Fuel
                Alcohol,'' after ``Diesel Fuel''.
                    (H) Sections 9503(b)(1)(E) and 9508(b)(2) of such
                Code are each amended by striking ``and kerosene'' and
                inserting ``kerosene, and fuel alcohol''.
                    (I) Section 9502 of such Code is amended by
                striking subsection (e) and by redesignating subsection
                (f) as subsection (e).
                    (J) Subsection (e) of section 9502 of such Code (as
                redesignated by subparagraph (I)) is amended by
                striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph
                (3) as paragraph (2).
                    (K) Subsection (b) of section 9503 of such Code is
                amended by striking paragraph (5).
                    (L) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(f) of such Code
                is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Partially exempt methanol or ethanol fuel.--In the
        case of a rate of tax determined under section 4041(m), the
        Highway Trust Fund financing rate is the excess (if any) of the
        rate so determined over 4.3 cents per gallon.''
    (f) Increase in Small Ethanol Producer Credit.--Subparagraph (A) of
section 40(b)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ``10 cents'' and
inserting ``13 cents''.
    (g) Effective Date.--
            (1) Amendments relating to credit.--The amendments made by
        subsections (a), (b), (c), and (f) shall apply to alcohol
        produced after December 31, 1996, in taxable years ending after
        such date.
            (2) Amendments relating to excise taxes.--The amendments
        made by subsections (d) and (e) shall take effect on January 1,
        1997.
            (3) Stills placed in service pursuant to binding
        contracts.--For purposes of subsections (d)(1)(A)(iii) and
        (i)(3)(A) of section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
        as amended by this section, a still (or other distilling
        apparatus) shall be treated as placed in service before January
        1, 1997, if such still (or other apparatus)--
                    (A) is constructed or acquired by the taxpayer
                pursuant to a written contract which was binding on
                April 30, 1996, and at all times thereafter before such
                construction or acquisition, and
                    (B) is placed in service before January 1, 1998.
    (h) Floor Stock Taxes.--
            (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of fuel alcohol which
        is held on January 1, 1997, by any person, there is hereby
        imposed a floor stocks tax of 18.4 cents per gallon.
            (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
                    (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding fuel
                alcohol on January 1, 1997, to which the tax imposed by
                paragraph (1) applies shall be liable for such tax.
                    (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by
                paragraph (1) shall be paid in such manner as the
                Secretary shall prescribe.
                    (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph
                (1) shall be paid on or before June 30, 1997.
            (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) Fuel alcohol.--The term ``fuel alcohol'' has
                the meaning given such term by section 4083 of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this
                section.
                    (B) Held by a person.--Fuel alcohol shall be
                considered as ``held by a person'' if title thereto has
                passed to such person (whether or not delivery to the
                person has been made).
                    (C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
                Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
            (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to fuel alcohol held by any
        person exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund
        of the tax imposed by section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 is allowable for such use.
            (5) Exception for fuel held in vehicle tank.--No tax shall
        be imposed by paragraph (1) on fuel alcohol held in the tank of
        a motor vehicle or motorboat.
            (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
                    (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by
                paragraph (1) on fuel alcohol held on January 1, 1997,
                by any person if the aggregate amount of fuel alcohol
                held by such person on such date does not exceed 2,000
                gallons. The preceding sentence shall apply only if
                such person submits to the Secretary (at the time and
                in the manner required by the Secretary) such
                information as the Secretary shall require for purposes
                of this paragraph.
                    (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
                there shall not be taken into account fuel held by any
                person which is exempt from the tax imposed by
                paragraph (1) by reason of paragraph (4) or (5).
                    (C) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            (i) Corporations.--
                                    (I) In general.--All persons
                                treated as a controlled group shall be
                                treated as 1 person.
                                    (II) Controlled group.--The term
                                ``controlled group'' has the meaning
                                given to such term by subsection (a) of
                                section 1563 of such Code; except that
                                for such purposes the phrase ``more
                                than 50 percent'' shall be substituted
                                for the phrase ``at least 80 percent''
                                each place it appears in such
                                subsection.
                            (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common
                        control.--Under regulations prescribed by the
                        Secretary, principles similar to the principles
                        of clause (i) shall apply to a group of persons
                        under common control where 1 or more of such
                        persons is not a corporation.
            (7) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law,
        including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes
        imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar as
        applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this
        subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes imposed
        by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes were
        imposed by such section 4081.

Output: Drive Away from Ethanol Welfare Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the credit for alcohol used to produce any ether.  Limits other tax incentives to produce alcohol for use as fuel.  Reduces the credit for any alcohol which is ethanol.