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SECTION 1. RELIABILITY AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES.

    Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) Consideration of safe and reliable interconnection
        of distributed resources.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Ancillary service.--The term
                        `ancillary service' includes--
                                    ``(I) reactive supply;
                                    ``(II) regulation and frequency
                                response;
                                    ``(III) energy imbalance;
                                    ``(IV) operating reserves;
                                    ``(V) generation imbalance; and
                                    ``(VI) flexibility and ramping
                                services.
                            ``(ii) Distributed resource.--The term
                        `distributed resource' means an electric power
                        source connected directly to the distribution
                        network or on the customer side of the meter.
                    ``(B) Requirement for proceedings related to
                distributed resources.--Each State regulatory authority
                shall--
                            ``(i) establish proceedings to examine the
                        degree to which distributed resources
                        contribute ancillary services; and
                            ``(ii) prescribe appropriate measures to
                        ensure adequate ancillary services so that grid
                        interconnection for distributed resources is
                        safe, reliable, and efficient.''.

SEC. 2. NET METERING EFFECTS.

    Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) (as amended by section 1) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
            ``(21) Net metering effects.--Each State regulatory
        authority shall--
                    ``(A) establish proceedings to examine the effects
                of net metering and customer-owned distributed
                generation on resource planning of each electric
                utility, including--
                            ``(i) the effects on resource utilization,
                        fuel diversity, grid security, and shifting of
                        grid costs to customers who do not use net
                        metering or customer-owned distributed
                        generation; and
                            ``(ii) the impact on--
                                    ``(I) the financial health of the
                                entity providing distribution services;
                                and
                                    ``(II) the ability of the entity to
                                attract investment in light of net
                                metering and customer-owned distributed
                                generation within the State; and
                    ``(B) establish proceedings to determine whether
                electricity rates established for net metering service
                are just and reasonable and not unduly preferential or
                discriminatory, in accordance with State law.''.

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE.

    (a) Time Limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
        of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with
        respect to each electric utility for which the authority has
        ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility
        shall, with respect to the standard established by paragraphs
        (20) and (21) of section 111(d)--
                    ``(i) commence the consideration required under
                those paragraphs; or
                    ``(ii) set a hearing date for such consideration,
                with respect to the standard established by paragraphs
                (20) and (21) of section 111(d).
            ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
        this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect
        to each electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking
        authority) and each nonregulated electric utility shall, with
        respect to the standards established by paragraphs (20) and
        (21) of section 111(d)--
                    ``(i) complete the consideration required under
                those paragraphs; and
                    ``(ii) make the determination referred to in
                section 111 with respect to the standards established
                by those paragraphs.''.
    (b) Failure To Comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``In the case of the standard
established by paragraphs (20) and (21) of section 111(d), the
reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of those
paragraphs.''.

Output: This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to define "distributed resource" as an electric power source connected directly to the distribution network or on the customer side of the meter. State regulatory authorities shall by certain deadlines:  establish proceedings to examine the degree to which distributed resources contribute specified ancillary services, such as reactive supply, energy imbalance, and flexibility and ramping services, among others;  prescribe measures to ensure adequate ancillary services so that grid interconnection for distributed resources is safe, reliable, and efficient; examine the effects of net metering and customer-owned distributed generation on resource planning of each electric utility, and  determine whether electricity rates established for net metering service are just and reasonable and not unduly preferential or discriminatory.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Making Home Affordable Improvements
Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE FUNDING FOR FORECLOSURE
              MITIGATION COUNSELING IN CONNECTION WITH HOME AFFORDABLE
              MODIFICATION PROGRAM AND HOME AFFORDABLE FORECLOSURE
              ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM.

    (a) Funding for Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling.--From any
amounts made available for carrying out the Making Home Affordable
initiative of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to title I of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.),
the Secretary shall provide assistance, in the amounts provided under
subsection (c), to the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling
Program for foreclosure mitigation counseling activities in connection
with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) of such
initiative.
    (b) Distribution of Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The National Foreclosure Mitigation
        Counseling Program shall distribute amounts received pursuant
        to subsection (a) to grantees in good standing in accordance
        with guidelines, policies, and procedures of the Program.
            (2) Housing counseling agency eligibility.--For a housing
        counseling agency to be eligible to receive assistance from
        amounts received pursuant to subsection (a), the agency must be
        a recipient of funding from the National Foreclosure Mitigation
        Counseling Program.
    (c) Formula for Funding.--The amount provided under this subsection
shall be an amount, for each mortgage modified under the Home
Affordable Modification Program, as follows:
            (1) Trial modifications.--For each mortgage for which a
        servicer or lender has entered into a trial modification under
        the Program with the borrower, $500.
            (2) Permanent modifications.--For each mortgage for which a
        servicer or lender has entered into a permanent modification
        under the Program with the borrower, $750.
            (3) Home affordable foreclosure alternatives program.--For
        each mortgage for which the servicer or lender has agreed to an
        alternative to foreclosure under the Home Affordable
        Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) Program, $300.
    (d) Administrative Fees.--The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
may use up to 15 percent of the amount allocated under subsection (a)
for administrative expenses.
    (e) Use of Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Funds.--Not later than
the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation shall
establish a procedure by which the National Foreclosure Mitigation
Counseling Program shall direct the amounts provided to such Program
pursuant to this section to participating housing counseling agencies.
    (f) National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program.--For
purposes of this section, the term ``National Foreclosure Mitigation
Counseling Program'' means the program of the Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities carried out
pursuant to--
            (1) title III of division K of the Consolidated
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2441);
            (2) section 2305 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act
        of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 5301 note);
            (3) title III of division I of the Omnibus Appropriations
        Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 9821); and
            (4) any other provision of law providing amounts to the
        Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for such activities.
    (g) Guidelines.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall revise the
guidelines of the Making Home Affordable initiative and the Home
Affordable Modification Program as necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION OF PROGRAM DATA AND DISCLOSURE TO SECRETARY OF
              HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Collection of Program Data.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall revise the guidelines of the Home Affordable Modification Program
(HAMP) of the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary,
authorized under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.), to provide for the collection, by the
Secretary on a monthly basis from each mortgage servicer and lender
participating in the Program, of comprehensive data on the activities
of the servicer or lender under the Home Affordable Modification
Program. Such comprehensive data shall identify the participating
housing counseling agency, when applicable, and shall include the
following information:
            (1) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has received.
            (2) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has received for
        mortgages for borrowers having back-end debt-to-income ratios
        equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (3) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has processed.
            (4) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has processed for
        mortgages for borrowers having back-end debt-to-income ratios
        equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (5) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which the servicer or lender has entered into a
        trial modification with the borrower.
            (6) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which--
                    (A) the servicer or lender has entered into a trial
                modification with the borrower; and
                    (B) the borrower has a back-end debt-to-income
                ratio equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (7) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which the servicer or lender has entered into a
        permanent modification with the borrower.
            (8) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which--
                    (A) the servicer or lender has entered into a
                permanent modification with the borrower; and
                    (B) the borrower has a back-end debt-to-income
                ratio equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (9) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has denied.
            (10) The number of requests for mortgage modifications
        under the Program that the servicer or lender has denied for
        mortgages for borrowers having back-end debt-to-income ratios
        equal to or greater than 55 percent.
    (b) Disclosure to Secretary of HUD.--Not later than 14 days after
each monthly deadline for submission of data by mortgage servicers and
lenders participating in the Home Affordable Modification Program, the
Secretary shall provide a report to the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development containing such monthly data collected by the Secretary of
the Treasury from mortgage servicers and lenders participating in the
Program, including the information specified in subsection (a).
    (c) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after receipt by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of each monthly report
pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make
such report publicly available by means of a World Wide Web site of the
Secretary and by submitting a report to the Congress.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Back-end debt-to-income ratio.--The term ``back-end
        debt-to-income ratio'' means, with respect to the borrower
        under a mortgage for which a request for modification under the
        Home Affordable Modification Program or a modification under
        such Program has been made, the ratio of monthly payments due
        on all debts of the borrower (including mortgage principal,
        interest, taxes, and insurance, and all other recurring debt)
        to the gross monthly income of the borrower before any such
        modification under such Program, as further defined by the
        Secretary in guidelines for the Home Affordable Modification
        Program.
            (2) Secretary.--Except where specifically provided
        otherwise, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        Treasury.

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Making Home Affordable Improvements Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide assistance in specified amounts to the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program (Program) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) for foreclosure mitigation counseling activities in connection with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) of the Making Home Affordable initiative.

Directs the Program to distribute funds to grantee housing counseling agencies in good standing.

 Directs the NRC to establish a procedure by which the Program shall direct funds to such agencies.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) revise HAMP guidelines to provide for monthly collection by the Secretary of the Treasury from each participating mortgage servicer and lender of comprehensive data on its activities; and (2) report such data to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), report it to Congress, and make it publicly available on the Treasury World Wide Web site.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose
Prevention Act of 2016'' or the ``STOP Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES MAIL SECURITY.

    (a) Importer of Record.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 484(a)(2) of
        the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)) is amended to
        read as follows:
            ``(B)(i) When an entry of merchandise is made under this
        section, the required documentation or information shall be
        filed or electronically transmitted--
                    ``(I) by the owner or purchaser of the merchandise;
                    ``(II) when appropriately designated by the owner,
                purchaser, or consignee of the merchandise, by a person
                holding a valid license under section 641; or
                    ``(III) in the case of non-letter class mail, by
                the Postmaster General or a designee of the Postmaster
                General, which may include a person holding a valid
                license under section 641.
            ``(ii) When a consignee declares on entry that he or she is
        the owner or purchaser of merchandise, U.S. Customs and Border
        Protection may, without liability, accept the declaration.
            ``(iii) For the purposes of this Act, the importer of
        record must be one of the parties who is eligible to file the
        documentation or information required by this section.
            ``(iv) In this subparagraph, the term `non-letter class
        mail' means any product of the United States Postal Service or
        a Universal Postal Union designated operator that is provided
        pursuant to--
                    ``(I) the Universal Postal Union's Parcel Post
                Regulations and Final Protocol; or
                    ``(II) the Universal Postal Union's Letter Post
                Regulations and Final Protocol, except `small letters'
                as defined in Article RL 124(1), as such regulations
                were in effect on the date of the enactment of the
                Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of
                2016.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
        shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Informal Entries.--Section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1498) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Regulations Related to Informal Customs Entries.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, not later than six months after the date of the enactment
        of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of
        2016, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations to
        require the Postmaster General or designee of the Postmaster
        General, which may include a person holding a valid license
        under section 641, to file informal customs entries for all
        non-letter class mail that meets the informal entry
        requirements of this section and subpart C of part 143 of title
        19, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(2) Non-letter class mail.--In this subsection, the term
        `non-letter class mail' has the meaning given that term in
        section 484(a)(2)(B)(iv).''.
    (c) De Minimis Shipments.--
            (1) Reduction or modification of exemption.--Section 321 of
        the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended by adding at
        the end the following:
    ``(c) The Postmaster General or a designee of the Postmaster
General, which may include a person holding a valid license under
section 641, shall be designated as the importer of record for non-
letter class mail (as that term is defined in section 484(a)(2)(B)(iv))
that is subject to the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) or
(b).''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than six months after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
        shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Customs Fees.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 13031(a) of the
        Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
        U.S.C. 58c(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for each
        item of dutiable mail for which a document is prepared by a
        customs officer, $5.
            ``(B) For the arrival of each item of any non-letter class
        mail (as that term is defined in clause (iv) of section
        484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
        1484(a)(2)(B))), $1.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
        shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Mandatory Advanced Electronic Information for Non-Letter Class
Mail.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (K) of section 343(a)(3) of
        the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 note)
        is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(K) The Secretary shall require the Postmaster
                General to provide the information required in
                paragraphs (1) and (2) to U.S. Customs and Border
                Protection for any non-letter class mail (as that term
                is defined in clause (iv) of section 484(a)(2)(B) of
                the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)))
                imported into the United States.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than six months after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
        shall issue regulations to carry out subparagraph (K) of
        section 343(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by
        paragraph (1).
    (f) Limitation on International Postal Arrangements.--The Secretary
of State may not conclude any international postal arrangement pursuant
to the authority set out in section 407 of title 39, United States
Code, that is inconsistent with this Act or any amendment made by this
Act.

Output: Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2016 or the STOP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General or Postmaster General designee, including a person holding a valid customs broker's license, the importer of record for non-letter class mail imported into the United States. The term "non-letter class mail" means any product of the U.S. Postal Service or a Universal Postal Union designated operator that is provided pursuant to:  the Universal Postal Union's Parcel Post Regulations and Final Protocol; or the Universal Postal Union's Letter Post Regulations and Final Protocol, except small letters, as in effect upon enactment of this bill.  The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a duty of $1 on each item of non-letter class mail imported into the United States. The bill amends the Trade Act of 2002 to direct the Department of the Treasury to require the Postmaster General to provide for the advanced electronic transmission to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of certain information on non-letter class mail imported into the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Normalization With Cuba Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the
        Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States
        or the Western Hemisphere;
            (2) the continuation of the embargo on trade between the
        United States and Cuba that was declared in February of 1962 is
        counterproductive, adding to the hardships of the Cuban people
        while making the United States the scapegoat for the failures
        of the communist system;
            (3) in the former Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc countries,
        China, and Vietnam, the United States is using economic,
        cultural, academic, and scientific engagement to support its
        policy of promoting democratic and human rights reforms; and
            (4) the United States can best support democratic change in
        Cuba by promoting trade and commerce, travel, communications,
        and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges.

SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS
              WITH CUBA.

    (a) Authority for Embargo and Sugar Quota.--Section 620(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed.
    (b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--The authorities conferred upon the
President by section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, which were
being exercised with respect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a
national emergency declared by the President before that date, and are
being exercised on the day before the effective date of this Act, may
not be exercised on or after such effective date with respect to Cuba.
Any regulations in effect on the day before such effective date
pursuant to the exercise of such authorities, shall cease to be
effective on such date.
    (c) Exercise of Authorities Under Other Provisions of Law.--
            (1) Removal of prohibitions.--Any prohibition on exports to
        Cuba that is in effect on the day before the effective date of
        this Act under the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall
        cease to be effective on such effective date.
            (2) Authority for new restrictions.--The President may, on
        and after the effective date of this Act--
                    (A) impose export controls with respect to Cuba
                under section 5, 6(j), 6(l), or 6(m) of the Export
                Administration Act of 1979, and
                    (B) exercise the authorities he has under the
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act with
                respect to Cuba pursuant to a declaration of national
                emergency required by that Act that is made on account
                of an unusual and extraordinary threat, that did not
                exist before the enactment of this Act, to the national
                security, foreign policy, or economy of the United
                States.
    (d) Cuban Democracy Act.--The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 6001 and following) is repealed.
    (e) Repeal of Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD)
Act of 1996.--
            (1) Repeal.--The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity
        (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 498A of the Foreign
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended--
                    (i) in subsection (a)(11) by striking ``and
                intelligence facilities, including the military and
                intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos,''
                and inserting ``facilities,'';
                    (ii) in subsection (b)--
                            (I) in paragraph (4) by adding ``and''
                        after the semicolon;
                            (II) by striking paragraph (5); and
                            (III) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
                        paragraph (5); and
                    (iii) by striking subsection (d).
            (B) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
        (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and
        (4).
            (C) Section 1611 of title 28, United States Code, is
        amended by striking subsection (c).
            (D) Sections 514 and 515 of the International Claims
        Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l and 1643m) are
        repealed.
    (f) Termination of Denial of Foreign Tax Credit With Respect to
Cuba.--Subparagraph (A) of section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to denial of foreign tax credit, etc., with
respect to certain foreign countries) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new flush sentence:
                ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this
                subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the date which
                is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
                sentence.''.
    (g) Sugar Quota Prohibition Under Food Security Act of 1985.--
Section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is repealed.

SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.

    Any common carrier within the meaning of section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is authorized to install,
maintain, and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in
Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the
United States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes the
authority to upgrade facilities and equipment.

SEC. 5. TRAVEL.

    (a) In General.--Travel to and from Cuba by individuals who are
citizens or residents of the United States, and any transactions
ordinarily incident to such travel, may not be regulated or prohibited
if such travel would be lawful in the United States.
    (b) Transactions Incident to Travel.--Any transactions ordinarily
incident to travel which may not be regulated or prohibited under
subsection (a) include--
            (1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or
        maintenance in Cuba; and
            (2) normal banking transactions involving foreign currency
        drafts, traveler's checks, or other negotiable instruments
        incident to such travel.

SEC. 6. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA.

    The United States Postal Service shall take such actions as are
necessary to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba, including,
in the absence of common carrier service between the 2 countries, the
use of charter providers.

SEC. 7. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA.

    (a) Negotiations.--The President should take all necessary steps to
conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba--
            (1) for the purpose of settling claims of nationals of the
        United States against the Government of Cuba for the taking of
        property by such government; and
            (2) for the purpose of securing the protection of
        internationally recognized human rights.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``national of the
United States'' and ``property'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 502 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22
U.S.C. 1643a).

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output:
Repeals: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; and (3) the sugar quota prohibition under the Food Security Act of 1985.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba after enactment of this Act.
Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, including telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba; and (2) travel to and from Cuba by United States citizens or residents.
Requires the United States Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.
Directs the President to negotiate with the Government of Cuba for the purpose of: (1) settling claims of U.S. nationals for the taking of property by such government; and (2) securing the protection of internationally recognized human rights.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Beverage Container
Recycling Initiative Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The failure to reuse and recycle empty beverage
        containers represents a significant and unnecessary waste of
        important national energy and material resources.
            (2) The littering of empty beverage containers constitutes
        a public nuisance, safety hazard, and aesthetic blight and
        imposes on public agencies, private businesses, farmers, and
        landowners unnecessary costs for the collection and removal of
        the containers.
            (3) Solid waste resulting from the empty beverage
        containers constitutes a significant proportion of municipal
        solid waste and increases the cost and problems of effectively
        managing the disposal of the waste.
            (4) It is difficult for local communities to raise the
        necessary capital to initiate comprehensive recycling programs.
            (5) The reuse and recycling of empty beverage containers
        would help eliminate unnecessary burdens on individuals, local
        governments, and the environment.
            (6) Several States have previously enacted and implemented
        State laws designed to protect the environment, conserve energy
        and material resources, and promote resource recovery of waste
        by requiring a refund value on the sale of all beverage
        containers.
            (7) The laws referred to in paragraph (6) have proven
        inexpensive for government to administer and effective at
        reducing financial burdens on communities by internalizing the
        cost of recycling and litter control to the producers and
        consumers of beverages.
            (8) A national system for requiring a refund value on the
        sale of all beverage containers would act as a positive
        incentive to individuals to clean up the environment and
        would--
                    (A) result in a high level of reuse and recycling
                of the containers; and
                    (B) help reduce the costs associated with solid
                waste management.
            (9) A national system for requiring a refund value on the
        sale of all beverage containers would result in significant
        energy conservation and resource recovery.
            (10) The reuse and recycling of empty beverage containers
        would eliminate unnecessary waste management burdens on the
        Federal Government, State and local governments, and the
        environment.
            (11) The collection of unclaimed refunds from a national
        system of beverage container recycling would provide the
        resources necessary to assist comprehensive reuse and recycling
        programs throughout the United States.
            (12) A national system of beverage container recycling is
        consistent with the intent of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
        U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
            (13) This Act is consistent with the goals established by
        the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during
        June 1996 that include a national goal of 35 percent source
        reduction and recycling by 2005, coupled with a reduction in
        per capita waste generation.

SEC. 3. BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.

    (a) In General.--The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

               ``Subtitle K--Beverage Container Recycling

``SEC. 12001. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subtitle:
            ``(1) Beverage.--The term `beverage' means beer, ale, or
        other drink produced by fermenting malt, spirits, wine, wine
        coolers, soda or noncarbonated water, and all nonalcoholic
        carbonated or noncarbonated drinks in liquid form and intended
        for human consumption except for milk and dairy-derived
        products.
            ``(2) Beverage container.--The term `beverage container'
        means a bottle, can, jar, or other container made of glass,
        metal, or plastic which has been sealed by a manufacturer and
        which, at the time of sale, contains 4 liters or less of a
        beverage.
            ``(3) Beverage distributor.--The term `beverage
        distributor' means a person who sells or offers for sale in
        interstate commerce to beverage retailers beverages in beverage
        containers for resale.
            ``(4) Beverage retailer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `beverage retailer'
                means a person who--
                            ``(i) purchases from a beverage distributor
                        beverages in beverage containers for sale to a
                        consumer; or
                            ``(ii) sells or offers to sell in commerce
                        beverages in beverage containers to a consumer.
                    ``(B) Beverage vending machines.--The Administrator
                shall promulgate regulations that define `beverage
                retailer' for any case in which a beverage in a
beverage container is sold to a consumer through a beverage vending
machine.
            ``(5) Consumer.--The term `consumer' means a person who
        purchases a beverage container for any use other than resale.
            ``(6) Refund value.--The term `refund value' means the
        amount specified as the refund value of a beverage container
        under section 12002.
            ``(7) Unbroken beverage container.--The term `unbroken
        beverage container' includes--
                    ``(A) a beverage container opened in a manner in
                which the container was designed to be opened; and
                    ``(B) a beverage container made of metal or plastic
                that is compressed if the statement of the amount of
                the refund value of the container is still readable.
            ``(8) Wine cooler.--The term `wine cooler' means a drink
        containing less than 8 percent alcohol (by volume)--
                    ``(A) consisting of wine and plain, sparkling, or
                carbonated water; and
                    ``(B) containing a non-alcoholic beverage,
                flavoring, coloring material, fruit juice, fruit
                adjunct, sugar, carbon dioxide, preservatives, or any
                other natural or artificial blending materials (or any
                combination thereof).
            ``(9) Spirits.--The term `spirits' means any liquor
        produced by distillation or, if produced by any other process,
        strengthened or fortified by the addition of distilled spirits
        of any kind. The term includes fortified wine.
            ``(10) Wine.--The term `wine' means any liquor containing
        not more than 15.5 percent alcohol by volume which is produced
        by the fermentation of fruit or other agricultural products
        containing sugar and to which no spirits are added. The term
        includes table wine, still wine, sparkling wine, and champagne,
        if the alcohol content is not above 15.5 percent by volume.

``SEC. 12002. REQUIRED BEVERAGE CONTAINER LABELING.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in section 12007, no beverage
distributor or beverage retailer may sell or offer for sale in
interstate commerce a beverage in a beverage container unless--
            ``(1) in the case of wine and spirit containers, there is
        clearly, prominently, and securely affixed to, or printed on,
        the container a statement of the refund value of the container
        in the amount of 15 cents (as adjusted under subsection (c));
        and
            ``(2) in the case of all other containers, there is
        clearly, prominently, and securely affixed to, or printed on,
        the container a statement of the refund value of the container
        in the amount of 5 cents (as adjusted under subsection (c)).
    ``(b) Size and Location of Statement.--The Administrator shall
promulgate regulations establishing uniform standards for the size and
location of the refund value statement on beverage containers.
    ``(c) Adjustments of Refund Value.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall adjust the
        amount of the refund value of the container under subsection
        (a)--
                    ``(A) on the date that is 10 years after the date
                of enactment of this subtitle, to reflect changes in
                the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers
                published by the Department of Labor since the date of
                enactment of this subtitle; and
                    ``(B) on the date that is 10 years after the
                initial adjustment made under paragraph (1), and each
                10 years thereafter, to reflect changes in the Consumer
                Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the
                Department of Labor since the most recent adjustment.
            ``(2) Rounding.--The Administrator shall round any
        adjustment under paragraph (1) to the nearest 5 cent increment.

``SEC. 12003. COLLECTION OF REFUND VALUE.

    ``(a) Collection From Retailers by Distributors.--In the case of
each beverage in a beverage container sold in interstate commerce to a
beverage retailer by a beverage distributor, the distributor shall
collect from the retailer or redemption center the amount of the refund
value shown on the container.
    ``(b) Collection From Consumers by Retailers.--In the case of each
beverage in a beverage container sold in interstate commerce to a
consumer by a beverage retailer, the retailer shall collect from the
consumer the amount of the refund value shown on the container.
    ``(c) Other Collections.--No person other than a person described
in subsection (a) or (b) may collect a deposit on a beverage container.

``SEC. 12004. RETURN OF REFUND VALUE.

    ``(a) Payment by Retailer.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a person, other than a beverage
        distributor or beverage retailer, tenders for refund an empty,
        unbroken, and reasonably clean beverage container to a beverage
        retailer who sells (or has sold at any time during the 90-day
        period ending on the date of tender) the same brand of beverage
        in the same kind and size of container, the retailer shall
        promptly pay the person the amount of the refund value stated
        on the container.
            ``(2) Limitations.--(A) A retailer may limit the total
        number of beverage containers which the retailer will accept
        from any one consumer or other person in any one business day
        to 240 containers, or any other number greater than 240.
            ``(B) A retailer may refuse to accept beverage containers
        during no more than 8 hours in any one business day. If a
        retailer refuses to accept beverage containers under this
        subsection, the hours during which the retailer would accept
        containers shall be conspicuously posted.
    ``(b) Payment by Distributor.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a person tenders for refund an empty
        and unbroken beverage container to a beverage distributor who
        sells (or has sold at any time during the 90-day period ending
        on the date of tender) the same brand of beverage in the same
        kind and size of container, the distributor shall promptly pay
        the person--
                    ``(A) the amount of the refund value stated on the
                container; plus
                    ``(B) an amount equal to at least 2 cents per
                container to help defray the cost of handling.
            ``(2) Tendering beverage containers to other persons.--This
        subsection shall not preclude any person from tendering a
        beverage container to a person other than a beverage
        distributor.
    ``(c) Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes an
        agreement between a distributor, a retailer, or other person to
        establish a centralized beverage container collection center,
        including a center that acts as an agent of the retailer.
            ``(2) Agreement for crushing or bundling.--Nothing in this
        subtitle precludes an agreement between a beverage retailer, a
        beverage distributor, or other person for the crushing or
        bundling (or both) of beverage containers.

``SEC. 12005. ACCOUNTING FOR UNCLAIMED REFUNDS AND PROVISIONS FOR STATE
              RECYCLING FUNDS.

    ``(a) Unclaimed Refunds.--
            ``(1) Payments to states.--At the end of each calendar
        year, each beverage distributor shall pay to each State an
        amount equal to the sum by which the total refund value of all
        containers sold by the distributor for resale in that State
        during the year exceeds the total sum paid during that year by
        the distributor under section 12004(b) to persons in the State.
            ``(2) Use by states.--The total amount of unclaimed refunds
        received by any State under this section shall be available to
        carry out pollution prevention and recycling programs in the
        State.
    ``(b) Refunds in Excess of Collections.--If the total amount of
payments made by a beverage distributor for any calendar year under
section 12004(b) for any State exceeds the total amount of the refund
values of all containers sold by the distributor for resale in the
State, the excess shall be credited against the amount otherwise
required to be paid by the distributor to that State under subsection
(a) for a subsequent calendar year, designated by the beverage
distributor.

``SEC. 12006. PROHIBITIONS ON DETACHABLE OPENINGS AND POST-REDEMPTION
              DISPOSAL.

    ``(a) Detachable Openings.--No beverage distributor or beverage
retailer may sell, or offer for sale, in interstate commerce a beverage
in a metal beverage container a part of which is designed to be
detached in order to open the container.
    ``(b) Post-Redemption Disposal.--No retailer or distributor or
agent of a retailer or distributor may dispose of any beverage
container labeled pursuant to section 12002 or any metal, glass, or
plastic from the beverage container (other than the top or other seal
of the container) in any landfill or other solid waste disposal
facility.

``SEC. 12007. EXEMPTED STATES.

    ``(a) Exemption.--Sections 12002 through 12005 and sections 12008
and 12009 shall not apply in any State that has adopted and implemented
requirements applicable to all beverage containers sold in the State if
the Administrator determines the requirements to be substantially
similar to the requirements of sections 12002 through 12005 and
sections 12008 and 12009.
    ``(b) Determination of Tax.--No State or political subdivision of a
State that imposes a tax on the sale of any beverage container may
impose a tax on any amount attributable to the refund value of the
container.
    ``(c) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
authority of any State or political subdivision of a State--
            ``(1) to enact or enforce (or continue in effect) any law
        concerning a refund value on containers other than beverage
        containers; or
            ``(2) to regulate redemption and other centers that
        purchase empty beverage containers from beverage retailers,
        consumers, or other persons.

``SEC. 12008. PENALTIES.

    ``A person who violates section 12002, 12003, 12004, or 12006 shall
be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each
violation.

``SEC. 12009. REGULATIONS.

    ``Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subtitle, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to carry out
this subtitle.

``SEC. 12010. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    ``Except as provided in section 12009, this subtitle takes effect
on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this
subtitle.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

               ``Subtitle K--Beverage Container Recycling

``Sec. 12001. Definitions.
``Sec. 12002. Required beverage container labeling.
``Sec. 12003. Collection of refund value.
``Sec. 12004. Return of refund value.
``Sec. 12005. Accounting for unclaimed refunds and provisions for State
                            recycling funds.
``Sec. 12006. Prohibitions on detachable openings and post-redemption
                            disposal.
``Sec. 12007. Exempted States.
``Sec. 12008. Penalties.
``Sec. 12009. Regulations.
``Sec. 12010. Effective date.''.

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National Beverage Container Recycling Initiative Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the sale of beer, ale, or other drinks produced by fermenting malt, soda or noncarbonated water, and all nonalcoholic carbonated or noncarbonated drinks in liquid form (except for dairy products) in beverage containers by retailers and distributors unless such containers carry a refund value of five cents.  Bars sales of wine and spirits unless their beverage containers carry a refund value of 15 cents.  Provides for the adjustment for inflation of the refund amount at ten-year intervals. Requires:  (1) distributors to collect from retailers or redemption centers the refund value for each beverage sold to retailers; and (2) retailers to collect from consumers the refund value for each beverage sold to consumers.  Requires retailers and distributors to pay the refund on returned containers of brands (in the same kind and size of container) sold.  Authorizes retailers to limit the daily amount of containers accepted from any one person.
Directs distributors to pay annually to a State unclaimed refund amounts (the amount by which the total refund value of all containers sold by distributors exceeds the amount paid by distributors to persons in that State).  Makes unclaimed refunds available to a State for carrying out pollution prevention and recycling programs.
Prohibits distributors and retailers from:  (1) selling beverages in metal beverage containers with detachable openings; and (2) disposing of containers subject to this Act or any metal, glass, or plastic from such containers (other than the top or seal) in landfills or solid waste disposal facilities.
Makes this Act inapplicable to States that have adopted requirements substantially similar to those under this Act.
Prohibits States or political subdivisions that impose taxes on the sale of beverage containers from imposing any tax on the amount attributable to the refund value of such containers.
Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ports-to-Forts Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Seaports serve vital national interests by supporting
        the mobilization and deployment of United States troops,
        facilitating the flow of trade, and creating jobs.
            (2) The Commercial Strategic Seaport Grant Program is
        designed to facilitate the movement of military forces securely
        through United States seaports with minimal disruptions to
        commerce.
            (3) The exponential growth of commercial cargo over the
        past 20 years has generated concern over the potential for
        conflict between military and commercial needs and about the
        future adequacy of the commercial strategic seaport
        infrastructure to meet national security requirements.
            (4) The existing infrastructure at seaports may not be
        readily available when required by the Department of Defense.

SEC. 3. COMMERCIAL STRATEGIC SEAPORT GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Maritime Administrator, subject to the
availability of appropriations, may make a grant to a State or port
authority to assist that State or port authority to conduct repair or
construction activities relating to a commercial strategic seaport.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under this
        section, a State or port authority shall submit to the
        Administrator, by not later than 1 year after publication of
        notice under paragraph (2), an application in such form and
        containing such information as the Administrator may require.
        The application shall include, at a minimum, a certification
        that any grant funds received by the State or port authority
        shall be used only as provided under subsection (c).
            (2) Notice.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in the Federal
        Register, publish notice that applications are being accepted
        for grants under subsection (a).
            (3) Application acceptability.--If the Administrator
        determines that an application received under paragraph (1) is
        incomplete or unacceptable, the Administrator shall--
                    (A) reject the application; and
                    (B) advise the State or port authority that
                submitted the application of the reasons for the
                rejection.
            (4) Reapplication.--If the Administrator rejects a State's
        or port authority's application under paragraph (1), that State
        or port authority may submit an additional application under
        that paragraph not later than the end of the 1-year application
        period established under that paragraph.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) State.--A State that receives a grant under subsection
        (a) may only use funds from such grant for direct or indirect
        costs of repair or construction activities relating to--
                    (A) a commercial strategic seaport; or
                    (B) bridges, roads, rail systems, and other
                infrastructure in the vicinity of such seaport.
            (2) Port authority.--A port authority that receives a grant
        under subsection (a) may only use funds from such grant for
        direct or indirect costs of repair or construction activities
        relating to infrastructure that is part of the commercial
        strategic seaport.
    (d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which a State or port authority receives a grant under subsection (a),
and annually thereafter until all repair or construction activities to
be carried out under the grant are completed, the State or port
authority shall submit a report to the Administrator that includes--
            (1) a description of the progress made with respect to such
        activities; and
            (2) a detailed list of all expenses related to such
        activities.
    (e) Authorization of Use of Department of Defense Appropriations.--
Such sums as are necessary to carry out this section may be used by the
Maritime Administrator from any amounts otherwise appropriated for the
Department of Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commercial strategic seaport.--The term ``commercial
        strategic seaport'' means a port (including bridges, roads,
        rail systems, and other infrastructure that is part of the
        port) that the Secretary of Defense has determined to be vital
        to the readiness and cargo throughput capacity of the
        Department of Defense.
            (2) Port authority.--The term ``port authority'' means a
        local port authority with jurisdiction over a commercial
        strategic seaport.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States of the United States and Guam.

Output: Ports-to-Forts Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to make grants to states or port authorities to cover the direct or indirect costs for repair or construction of: (1) commercial strategic seaports; or (2) bridges, roads, rail systems, and other infrastructure near such seaports.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Los Angeles Homeless Veterans
Leasing Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
              VETERANS AFFAIRS WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
leases described in subsection (b) at the Department of Veterans
Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California.
    (b) Leases Described.--Leases described in this subsection are the
following:
            (1) An enhanced-use lease of real property under subchapter
        V of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes
        of providing supportive housing, as that term is defined in
        section 8161(3) of such title.
            (2) A lease of real property for a term not to exceed 50
        years to a third party to provide services that principally
        benefit veterans and their families and that are limited to one
        or more of the following purposes:
                    (A) The promotion of health and wellness, including
                nutrition and spiritual wellness.
                    (B) Education.
                    (C) Vocational training, skills building, or other
                training related to employment.
                    (D) Peer activities, socialization, or physical
                recreation.
                    (E) Assistance with legal issues and Federal
                benefits.
                    (F) Volunteerism.
                    (G) Family support services, including child care.
                    (H) Transportation.
                    (I) Services in support of one or more of the
                purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
            (3) A lease of real property for a term not to exceed 10
        years to an institution of the State of California that has had
        a medical affiliation with the Department at the campus
        specified in subsection (a) for more than 20 years, if--
                    (A) the lease is consistent with the master plan
                described in subsection (e);
                    (B) the provision of services to veterans is the
                predominant focus of the activities of the institution
                at the campus during the term of the lease; and
                    (C) the institution expressly agrees to provide,
                during the term of the lease and to an extent and in a
                manner that the Secretary considers appropriate,
                services and support that--
                            (i) principally benefit veterans and their
                        families, including veterans that are severely
                        disabled, women, aging, or homeless; and
                            (ii) may consist of activities relating to
                        the medical, clinical, therapeutic, dietary,
                        rehabilitative, legal, mental, spiritual,
                        physical, recreational, research, and
                        counseling needs of veterans and their families
                        or any of the purposes specified in any of
                        subparagraphs (A) through (I) of paragraph (2).
    (c) Limitation on Land-Sharing Agreements.--The Secretary may not
carry out any land-sharing agreement pursuant to section 8153 of title
38, United States Code, at the campus specified in subsection (a)
unless such agreement--
            (1) provides additional health care resources to the
        campus; and
            (2) benefits veterans and their families other than from
        the generation of revenue for the Department of Veterans
        Affairs.
    (d) Prohibition on Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding section 8164
of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary may not sell or
otherwise convey to a third party fee simple title to any real property
or improvements to real property made at the campus specified in
subsection (a).
    (e) Consistency With Master Plan.--The Secretary shall ensure that
each lease carried out under this section is consistent with the new
master plan under development as of the date of the enactment of this
Act that will detail how the campus specified in subsection (a) will be
used to benefit all veterans.
    (f) Compliance With Certain Laws.--
            (1) Laws relating to leases and land use.--If the Inspector
        General of the Department of Veterans Affairs determines, as
        part of an audit report or evaluation conducted by the
        Inspector General, that the Department is not in compliance
        with all Federal laws relating to leases and land use at the
        campus specified in subsection (a), or that significant
        mismanagement has occurred with respect to leases or land use
        at the campus, the Secretary may not enter into any lease or
        land-sharing agreement at the campus, or renew any such lease
        or land-sharing agreement that is not in compliance with such
        laws, until the Secretary certifies to the Committee on
        Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans'
        Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each Member of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives who represents the area
        in which the campus is located that all recommendations
        included in the audit report or evaluation have been
        implemented.
            (2) Compliance of particular leases.--No lease may be
        entered into or renewed under this section unless the lease
        complies with chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, and
        all Federal laws relating to environmental and historic
        preservation.
    (g) Notification and Reports.--
            (1) Congressional notification.--With respect to each lease
        or land-sharing agreement intended to be entered into or
        renewed at the campus specified in subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall notify the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
        the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
        Representatives, and each Member of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives who represents the area in which the campus is
        located of the intent of the Secretary to enter into or renew
        the lease or land-sharing agreement not later than 45 days
        before entering into or renewing the lease or land-sharing
        agreement.
            (2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than
        annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on
        Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each
        Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives who
        represents the area in which the campus specified in subsection
        (a) is located an annual report evaluating all leases and land-
        sharing agreements carried out at the campus.
            (3) Inspector general report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than each of two years
                and five years after the date of the enactment of this
                Act, and as determined necessary by the Inspector
                General of the Department of Veterans Affairs
                thereafter, the Inspector General shall submit to the
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
                Representatives, and each Member of the Senate and the
                House of Representatives who represents the area in
                which the campus specified in subsection (a) is located
                a report on all leases carried out at the campus and
                the management by the Department of the use of land at
                the campus, including an assessment of the efforts of
                the Department to implement the master plan described
                in subsection (e) with respect to the campus.
                    (B) Consideration of annual report.--In preparing
                each report required by subparagraph (A), the Inspector
                General shall take into account the most recent report
                submitted to Congress by the Secretary under paragraph
                (2).
    (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as a limitation on the authority of the Secretary to enter
into other agreements regarding the campus specified in subsection (a)
that are authorized by law and not inconsistent with this section.
    (i) Principally Benefit Veterans and Their Families Defined.--In
this section the term ``principally benefit veterans and their
families'', with respect to services provided by a person under a lease
of property, land-sharing agreement, or revocable license agreement--
            (1) means services--
                    (A) provided exclusively to veterans and their
                families; or
                    (B) that are designed for the particular needs of
                veterans and their families, as opposed to the general
                public, and any benefit of those services to the
                general public is ancillary to the intended benefit to
                veterans and their families; and
            (2) excludes services in which the only benefit to veterans
        and their families is the generation of revenue for the
        Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (j) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Prohibition on disposal of property.--Section 224(a) of
        the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121
        Stat. 2272) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs'' and inserting ``Except as authorized under section 2
        of the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015, the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs''.
            (2) Enhanced-use leases.--Section 8162(c) of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, other than an
        enhanced-use lease under section 2 of the Los Angeles Homeless
        Veterans Leasing Act of 2015,'' before ``shall be considered''.

Output: Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out certain leases at the VA's West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California, for: (1) supportive housing; (2) health, education, family support, vocational training, and other services that principally benefit veterans and their families; and (3) a lease of real property to a California institution that has had a long-term medical affiliation with the VA at such Campus.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Mental
Health Improvement Act''.
    (b) References to Social Security Act.--Whenever in this Act an
amendment 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 that section or other provision of the Social Security Act.

SEC. 2. INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SERVICES.

    (a) Services Covered.--Section 1812(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) inpatient hospital services furnished primarily for
        the diagnosis or treatment of mental illness or substance abuse
        for up to 60 days during a year.''.
    (b) Limitation on Coverage.--Section 1812(b)(3) (42 U.S.C.
1395d(b)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) inpatient hospital services furnished primarily for
        the diagnosis or treatment of mental illness or substance abuse
        that are furnished to the individual during a year after such
        services have been furnished to the individual for a total of
        60 days during the year.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1812(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.
1395d(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(other than services described
in paragraph (5))'' after ``inpatient hospital services'' the first
place it appears.
    (2) Section 1812(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(b)(1)) is amended by
inserting ``(other than services described in paragraph (3))'' after
``inpatient hospital services'' the first place it appears.
    (3) Section 1812 (42 U.S.C. 1395d) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
    (4) Section 1814(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A);
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(other than inpatient
        psychiatric hospital services)''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (4).
    (5) Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
    (d) Effective Date; Transition.--The amendments made by this
section shall take effect January 1, 1996, except that--
            (1) an individual who at any time prior to such date has
        been furnished inpatient psychiatric hospital services (as
        defined for purposes of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act) for 190
        consecutive days is not entitled to any services under section
        1812(a)(5) (as added by subsection (a)(3)); and
            (2) in the case of an individual who is not described in
        paragraph (1) and is receiving inpatient psychiatric hospital
        services (as defined for purposes of title XVIII of the Social
        Security Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act) on
        December 31, 1995, for which payment may be made under section
        1812 of such Act, the number of days of services for which the
        individual is entitled under section 1812(a)(5) (and the number
        of days applicable under section 1812(b)(3)) shall be equal to
        the greater of 60 or the difference between 190 days and the
        number of days of such inpatient psychiatric hospital services
        furnished to the individual prior to January 1, 1996.

SEC. 3. INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

    (a) Coverage Under Part A.--Section 1812(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)),
as amended by section 2(a), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) intensive residential services (as described in
        section 1861(qq)) furnished to an individual for up to 120 days
        during any calendar year, except that such services may be
        furnished to the individual for additional days during the year
        if necessary for the individual to complete a course of
        treatment to the extent that the number of days of inpatient
        hospital services described in paragraph (5) that may be
        furnished to the individual during the year (as reduced under
        such paragraph) is not less than 15.''.
            (2) Services described.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as
        amended by section 146(a) of the Social Security Act Amendments
        of 1994, is amended by adding at the end the following new
        subsection:

                    ``Intensive Residential Services

    ``(mm)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the term `intensive residential
services' means inpatient services provided in any of the following
facilities:
            ``(A) Residential detoxification centers.
            ``(B) Crisis residential programs or mental illness
        residential treatment programs.
            ``(C) Therapeutic family or group treatment homes.
            ``(D) Residential centers for substance abuse treatment.
    ``(2) No service may be treated as an intensive residential service
under paragraph (1) unless the facility at which the service is
provided--
            ``(A) is legally authorized to provide such service under
        the law of the State (or under a State regulatory mechanism
        provided by State law) in which the facility is located or is
        certified to provide such service by an appropriate
        accreditation entity approved by the State in consultation with
        the Secretary; and
            ``(B) meets such other requirements as the Secretary may
        impose to assure the quality of the intensive residential
        services provided.
    ``(3) No service may be treated as an intensive residential service
under paragraph (1) unless the service is furnished in accordance with
standards established by the Secretary for the management of such
services.''.
            (3) Reduction in days of coverage for inpatient services.--
        Section 1812(a)(5) and section 1812(b)(3), as amended by
        section 2, are each amended by striking the period at the end
        and inserting the following: ``, reduced by a number of days
        determined by the Secretary so that the actuarial value of
        providing such number of days of services under this paragraph
        to the individual is equal to the actuarial value of the days
        of inpatient residential services furnished to the individual
        under paragraph (6) during the year after such services have
        been furnished to the individual for 120 days during the year
        (rounded to the nearest day).''.
            (4) Amount of payment.--Section 1814 (42 U.S.C. 1395f) is
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding
                paragraph (1), by inserting ``other than intensive
                residential services,'' after ``hospice care,''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subsection:

              ``Payment for Intensive Residential Services

    ``(m) The amount of payment under this part for intensive
residential services under section 1812(a)(6) shall be equal to--
            ``(1) the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the reasonable cost of such services, as
                determined under section 1861(v), or
                    ``(B) the customary charges with respect to such
                services,
        less the amount a provider may charge as described in clause
        (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A):
            ``(2) if such services are furnished by a public provider
        of services or by another provider which demonstrates to the
        satisfaction of the Secretary that a significant portion of its
        patients are low-income (and requests that payment be made
        under this clause), free of charge or at nominal charges to the
        public, the amount determined in accordance with subsection
        (b)(2); and
            ``(3) if (and for so long as) the conditions described in
        subsection (b)(3) are met, the amounts determined under the
        reimbursement system described in such section.''.

SEC. 4. LOWERING COINSURANCE FOR CERTAIN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND
              SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(c)) is amended by
striking ``mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders'' and all
that follows through ``are incurred'' and inserting the following:
``mental illness or substance abuse of an individual who, at the time
such expenses are incurred, is over 18 years of age, is not an
inpatient of a hospital, and has received 5 or more sessions of such
treatment during the calendar year,''.
    (b) Requiring Services To Be Furnished in Accordance With
Management Standards.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)), as amended
by section 156(a)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994,
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(16) in the case of any items or services furnished under
        part B for the treatment of mental illness or emotional
        disturbance (including substance abuse), if the services are
        not furnished in accordance with standards established by the
        Secretary for the management of such services.''.

SEC. 5. INTENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.

    (a) Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1832(a)(2)(J) (42 U.S.C.
        1395k(a)(2)(J)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(J) intensive community-based services (as
                described in section 1861(ff))--
                            ``(i) for an unlimited number of days
                        during any calendar year, in the case of
                        services described in section 1861(ff)(2)(E)
                        that are furnished to an individual who is a
                        seriously mentally ill adult, a seriously
                        emotionally disturbed child, or an adult or
                        child with serious substance abuse disorder (as
                        determined in accordance with criteria
                        established by the Secretary),
                            ``(ii) in the case of day treatment
                        services for an individual under 19 years of
                        age described in section 1861(ff)(2)(C), for up
                        to 180 days during any calendar year, except
                        that such services may be furnished to the
                        individual for a number of additional days
                        during the year equal to the difference between
                        the total number of days of intensive
                        residential services which the individual may
                        receive during the year under part A (as
                        determined under section 1812(a)(6)) and the
                        number of days of such services which the
                        individual has received during the year, or
                            ``(iii) in the case of any other such
                        services, for up to 90 days during any calendar
                        year, except that such services may be
                        furnished to the individual for the number of
                        additional days during the year described in
                        clause (ii).''.
            (2) Reduction in number of days of intensive residential
        services.--Section 1812(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)(6)), as added
        by section 3(a), is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``such services'';
                and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                the following: ``, and (B) reduced by a number of days
                determined by the Secretary so that the actuarial value
                of providing such number of days of services under this
                paragraph to the individual is equal to the actuarial
                value of the days of intensive community-based services
                furnished to the individual under section 1832(a)(2)(J)
                during the year after such services have been furnished
                to the individual for 90 days (or, in the case of
                services described in section 1832(a)(2)(J)(ii), for
                180 days) during the year (rounded to the nearest
                day).''.
    (b) Services Described.--Section 1861(ff)(2) (42 U.S.C.
1395x(ff)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
        ``are--'' and inserting ``are as follows:'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by inserting ``behavioral aide services,''
                after ``nurses'', and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(to the
                extent authorized under State law)'';
            (3) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
            (4) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``, and'' and
        inserting a period;
            (5) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as
        clauses (i) through (viii) and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems
        to the right;
            (6) by inserting before clause (i) (as so redesignated) the
        following:
                    ``(A) Partial hospitalization services consisting
                of--'';
            (7) by inserting after clause (viii) (as so redesignated)
        the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(B) Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
            ``(C) Day treatment services for substance abuse treatment
        for individuals of any age and for other mental health services
        for individuals under 19 years of age.
            ``(D) In-home services.
            ``(E) Case management services, including collateral
        services designated as such case management services by the
        Secretary.
            ``(F) Ambulatory detoxification services.''; and
            (8) in subparagraph (I)--
                    (A) by striking ``such'' and inserting ``Such'',
                and
                    (B) by redesignating such subparagraph as
                subparagraph (G).
    (c) Permitting Non-Physician Providers To Supervise Individual
Program of Treatment.--Section 1861(ff)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(1)) is
amended by inserting after ``supervision of a physician'' the
following: ``(or, to the extent permitted under the law of the State in
which the services are furnished, a non-physician mental health or
substance abuse treatment professional)''.
    (d) Requiring Services To Meet Management Standards.--Section
1861(ff)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(1)) is amended by striking the period
at the end and inserting the following: ``, but does not include any
item or service that is not furnished in accordance with standards
established by the Secretary for the management of such services.''.
    (e) Programs Eligible To Provide Services.--Section 1861(ff)(3) (42
U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) A program described in this paragraph is a program (whether
facility-based or freestanding) which is furnished by an entity--
            ``(A) legally authorized to furnish such a program under
        State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State
        law) or certified to furnish such a program by an appropriate
        accreditation entity approved by the State in consultation with
        the Secretary; and
            ``(B) meeting such other requirements as the Secretary may
        impose to assure the quality of the intensive community-based
        services provided.''.
    (f) Waiver of Copayment for Case Management Services Furnished to
Certain Individuals.--Section 1833(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(2)), as
amended by section 147(f)(6)(C) of the Social Security Act Amendments
of 1994, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or (E)'' and
        inserting ``(E), or (F)'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
            (3) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F); and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) with respect to services described in section
                1832(a)(2)(J)(i), the amount determined under
                subparagraph (B), except that `100 percent' shall be
                substituted for any reference in such subparagraph to
                `80 percent';''.
    (g) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1835(a)(2)(F) (42 U.S.C.
1395n(a)(2)(F)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``partial hospitalization'' and inserting
        ``intensive community-based''; and
            (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``physician'' and inserting
        ``physician (or, to the extent permitted under the law of the
        State in which the services are furnished, a non-physician
        mental health professional)''.
    (2) Section 1861(s)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(B)) is amended by
striking ``partial hospitalization'' and inserting ``intensive
community-based''.
    (3) Section 1861(ff) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)) is amended--
            (A) in the heading, by striking ``Partial Hospitalization''
        and inserting ``Intensive Community-Based''; and
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``partial
        hospitalization'' and inserting ``intensive community-based''.
    (4) Section 1866(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(e)(2)) is amended by
striking ``partial hospitalization'' and inserting ``intensive
community-based''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to items and services
furnished on or after January 1, 1996.

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Medicare Mental Health Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to:  (1) include under Medicare coverage inpatient hospital services for up to 60 days during a year when furnished primarily for the diagnosis or treatment of mental illness or substance abuse; (2) require patient payment for services rendered beyond such limit; and (3) make such changes effective on January 1, 1996 (with exceptions and transition provisions).
(Sec. 3) Includes under Medicare coverage the following "intensive residential services" for up to 120 days in a year:  (1) residential detoxification centers; (2) crisis or mental illness residential treatment programs; (3) therapeutic family or group treatment homes; and (4) residential centers for substance abuse treatment.  Requires facilities providing such services to be authorized to do so and to meet quality standards imposed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Allows additional days to be taken for intensive residential services from the 60 days permitted for inpatient hospital services (with an actuarial cost limit), requiring at least 15 days to be retained yearly for the latter services.  Provides for the determination of payment amounts for intensive residential services.
(Sec. 4) Subjects inpatient hospitalization and intensive residential services to the same deductibles and copayment as inpatient hospital services for physical disorders.
(Sec. 5) Makes mental health case management services available with no copayment and for an unlimited duration for an adult with serious mental illness, a child with a serious emotional disturbance, or an adult or child with a serious substance abuse disorder.  Makes day treatment available for up to 180 days annually for children under 19.  Allows additional days for day treatment services for such children to be taken from intensive residential services (with an actuarial cost limit). Authorizes coverage for up to 90 days annually, with a 20 percent copayment requirement, for:  (1) partial hospitalization; (2) psychiatric rehabilitation; (3) day treatment for substance abuse and for children under age 19; (4) in-home services; (5) case management; and (6) ambulatory detoxification.  Permits non-physician mental health or substance abuse professionals to supervise an individual plan of treatment to the extent permitted under State law.  Requires any program furnishing mental health or substance abuse services to be legally authorized under State law or accredited by an organization approved by the Secretary in consultation with the State.  Requires such programs to meet standards established by the Secretary for the management of such services.