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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Background Checks Act
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR STATES THAT DO NOT MAKE DATA AVAILABLE TO THE
              NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.

    (a) Increased Mandatory Penalties.--Section 104(b) of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraphs:
            ``(3) Increased mandatory reductions.--Notwithstanding
        paragraphs (1) and (2), after the expiration of the period
        referred to in section 107(b), the Attorney General shall
        withhold 10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be
        allocated to a State under section 505 of title I of the
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
        3755), if--
                    ``(A) the State fails to comply with section 107;
                or
                    ``(B) the State provides less than 90 percent of
                the records required to be provided under sections 102
                and 103.
            ``(4) Waivers by attorney general.--The Attorney General
        may--
                    ``(A) waive the applicability of paragraph (2) to a
                State if the State provides substantial evidence, as
                determined by the Attorney General, that the State is
                making a reasonable effort to comply with the
                requirements of sections 102 and 103, including an
                inability to comply due to court order or other legal
                restriction;
                    ``(B) waive the applicability of paragraph (3) to a
                State for one year if the State provides substantial
                evidence, as determined by the Attorney General, that
                the State is making a reasonable effort to comply with
                the requirements of sections 102, 103, and 107,
                including an inability to comply due to court order,
                conflicts between section 107 and the constitution of
                the State, or other legal restriction; and
                    ``(C) waive the applicability of paragraph (3), in
                part, to a State for which the waiver period under
                subparagraph (B) has expired, for additional one-year
                periods, if--
                            ``(i) the State provides substantial
                        evidence, as determined by the Attorney
                        General, that the State is making a reasonable
                        effort to comply with the requirements of
                        sections 102, 103, and 107, including an
                        inability to comply due to court order,
                        conflicts between section 107 and the
                        constitution of the State, or other legal
                        restriction; and
                            ``(ii) the Attorney General withholds 5
                        percent of the amount that would otherwise be
                        allocated to a State under section 505 of title
                        I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
                        Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) for each such one-
                        year period.''.
    (b) State Laws Requiring Provision of Records.--Title I of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is further
amended by inserting after section 106 the following new section:

``SEC. 107. STATE LAWS REQUIRING PROVISION OF RECORDS.

    ``(a) In General.--For each fiscal year after the expiration of the
period specified in subsection (b), the State shall have in effect
throughout the State laws and policies that--
            ``(1) require the State to provide to the Attorney General
        not less than 90 percent of the records required to be provided
        under sections 102 and 103; and
            ``(2) require the State to provide such records to the
        Attorney General in the same manner, or in a manner
        substantially similar to, the manner in which such records are
        required to be provided by the State under such sections.
    ``(b) Compliance Period.--Each State shall have not more than 2
years from the date of enactment of the Strengthening Background Checks
Act of 2013 in which to fully implement this section.''.
    (c) Authorization and Appropriation for Implementation Assistance
to States.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 103(e) of the
        NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$125,000,000
                for fiscal year 2012'' and all that follows and
                inserting ``and $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years
                2012 through 2015.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years
                2011, 2012, and 2013'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
                years 2011 through 2015''.
            (2) Appropriation.--
                    (A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated for
                the first fiscal year beginning after the date of
                enactment of this Act, out of funds in the Treasury not
                otherwise appropriated, $125,000,000 to carry out the
                grant program authorized under section 103 of the NICS
                Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922
                note).
                    (B) Offset.--Of the unobligated balances available
                under the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund,
                $125,000,000 are permanently cancelled.

Output: Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require each state, for each fiscal year after a two-year period after this Act's enactment, to have in effect laws and policies that require it to: (1) provide to the Attorney General not less than 90% of the records relevant to a determination of whether a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm that are required to be provided under such Act for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and (2) provide such records to the Attorney General in the same manner, or in a manner substantially similar to, that in which such records are required to be provided by the state under such Act.  Directs the Attorney General to withhold 10% of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds that would otherwise be allocated to the state if the state fails to comply with such requirements. Authorizes the Attorney General to waive such withholding for a state: (1) for one year if the state provides substantial evidence that it is making a reasonable effort to comply; and (2) for additional one-year periods if the state provides substantial evidence that it is making a reasonable effort to comply and if the Attorney General withholds 5% of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a state for each one-year period. Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2015 for grants under such Act to states and Indian tribal governments to establish or upgrade information and identification technologies for firearms eligibility determinations. Appropriates such authorized amount for the first fiscal year beginning after enactment of this Act and cancels a corresponding amount of the unobligated balances available under the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This bill may be cited as the ``Freedom to Fish Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Recreational fishing is traditionally one of the most
        popular outdoor sports with more than 45 million participants
        of all ages, in all regions of the country.
            (2) Recreational fishing makes substantial contributions to
        the local, State, and national economies. According to the most
        recent economic figures, recreational fishing infuses $108
        billion annually into the national economy. Nationally, over
        1.2 million jobs are related to recreational fishing; this
        represents approximately 1 percent of the nation's entire
        civilian work force. For those communities and small businesses
        that rely on seasonal tourism, the expenditures of recreational
        fishers result in substantial benefits to the local economies.
            (3) Recreational fishers have long demonstrated a
        conservation ethic. Through catch-and-release fisheries and
        through the use of non-lethal fishing gear. In addition to
        payment of Federal excise taxes on fishing equipment,
        motorboats and fuel, as well as license fees, recreational
        fishers contribute over $500 million annually to State
        fisheries conservation management programs and projects.
            (4) The single most important element of recreational
        fishing is open access to places to fish. The open access
        principle is universally accepted on all Federal lands and
        waters including wildlife refuges, national parks, wilderness
        areas, and the exclusive economic zone.
            (5) All recreational fishery resources can be maintained
        through a variety of management measures including take limits,
        minimum size requirements, and closed seasons without
        unnecessarily restricting public access to places to fish.
            (6) The absence of clear Congressional policy has confused
        the general public as to how programs within the National
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration complement one another
        with respect to recreational fishing.

SEC. 3. POLICY.

    It is the policy of the Congress in this Act--
            (1) to ensure that all Federal regulations promote open
        access for recreational fishing to the maximum extent
        practicable;
            (2) to ensure that recreational fishers will be actively
        involved in any regulatory procedures that contemplate
        restrictions on their access to places to fish; and
            (3) to ensure that whenever access to fishing places is
        restricted, that the restricted areas be as small as are
        scientifically necessary to provide for the conservation of the
        fishery resource.

SEC. 4. MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
              AMENDMENT.

    Section 303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in paragraph
        (13);
            (2) by striking ``fishery.'' in paragraph (14) and
        inserting ``fishery; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) not establish areas closed to recreational fishing
        unless--
                    ``(A) there is a clear indication that recreational
                fishermen are the cause of a specific conservation
                problem and that less severe conservation measures,
                such as gear restrictions, quotas, or closed seasons
                will not adequately provide for conservation and
                management of the affected stocks of fish;
                    ``(B) the closed area regulation includes specific
                measurable criteria to determine the conservation
                benefit of the closed area on the affected stocks of
                fish and provides a timetable for periodic review of
                the continued need for the closed area at least once
                every three years;
                    ``(C) the closed area is no larger than that which
                is supported by the best available scientific
                information; or
                    ``(D) provision is made to reopen the closed area
                to recreational fishing whenever the condition in
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) that was the basis of the
                closure no longer exists.''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT AMENDMENT.

    Section 304(a)(5) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C.
1434(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) Fishing regulations.--The Secretary shall provide the
appropriate Regional Fishery Management Council with the opportunity to
propose, and revise from time to time, all regulations applicable to
fishing within designated marine sanctuaries according to the standards
and procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). The regulations, upon approval
by the Secretary, shall apply within the exclusive economic zone, and
may be applied within the boundaries of a State, with the approval of
the Governor of the State, or pursuant to the authority of the
Secretary under section 306(b) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1856(b)).''.

Output: Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to direct the Secretary to provide such a Council with the opportunity to propose and revise all regulations applicable to fishing within designated marine sanctuaries according to the standards and procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Requires such regulations, upon approval by the Secretary, to apply within the exclusive economic zone and allows them to be applied within a State, with the approval of the State's Governor or pursuant to the Secretary's authority under such Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``All Economic Regulations are
Transparent Act of 2015'' or the ``ALERT Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS PUBLICATION OF
              INFORMATION RELATING TO RULES.

    (a) Amendment.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 6, the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 6A--OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS PUBLICATION
                    OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RULES

``Sec. 651. Agency monthly submission to office of information and
                            regulatory affairs.
``Sec. 652. Office of information and regulatory affairs publications.
``Sec. 653. Requirement for rules to appear in agency-specific monthly
                            publication.
``Sec. 654. Definitions.

``SEC. 651. AGENCY MONTHLY SUBMISSION TO OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND
              REGULATORY AFFAIRS.

    ``On a monthly basis, the head of each agency shall submit to the
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(referred to in this chapter as the `Administrator'), in such a manner
as the Administrator may reasonably require, the following information:
            ``(1) For each rule that the agency expects to propose or
        finalize during the following year:
                    ``(A) A summary of the nature of the rule,
                including the regulation identifier number and the
                docket number for the rule.
                    ``(B) The objectives of and legal basis for the
                issuance of the rule, including--
                            ``(i) any statutory or judicial deadline;
                        and
                            ``(ii) whether the legal basis restricts or
                        precludes the agency from conducting an
                        analysis of the costs or benefits of the rule
                        during the rule making, and if not, whether the
                        agency plans to conduct an analysis of the
                        costs or benefits of the rule during the rule
                        making.
                    ``(C) Whether the agency plans to claim an
                exemption from the requirements of section 553 pursuant
                to section 553(b)(B).
                    ``(D) The stage of the rule making as of the date
                of submission.
                    ``(E) Whether the rule is subject to review under
                section 610.
            ``(2) For any rule for which the agency expects to finalize
        during the following year and has issued a general notice of
        proposed rule making--
                    ``(A) an approximate schedule for completing action
                on the rule;
                    ``(B) an estimate of whether the rule will cost--
                            ``(i) less than $50,000,000;
                            ``(ii) $50,000,000 or more but less than
                        $100,000,000;
                            ``(iii) $100,000,000 or more but less than
                        $500,000,000;
                            ``(iv) $500,000,000 or more but less than
                        $1,000,000,000;
                            ``(v) $1,000,000,000 or more but less than
                        $5,000,000,000;
                            ``(vi) $5,000,000,000 or more but less than
                        $10,000,000,000; or
                            ``(vii) $10,000,000,000 or more; and
                    ``(C) any estimate of the economic effects of the
                rule, including any estimate of the net effect that the
                rule will have on the number of jobs in the United
                States, that was considered in drafting the rule. If
                such estimate is not available, a statement affirming
                that no information on the economic effects, including
                the effect on the number of jobs, of the rule has been
                considered.

``SEC. 652. OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS PUBLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Agency-Specific Information Published Monthly.--Not later
than 30 days after the submission of information pursuant to section
651, the Administrator shall make such information publicly available
on the Internet.
    ``(b) Cumulative Assessment of Agency Rule Making Published
Annually.--
            ``(1) Publication in the federal register.--Not later than
        October 1 of each year, the Administrator shall publish in the
        Federal Register, for the previous year the following:
                    ``(A) The information that the Administrator
                received from the head of each agency under section
                651.
                    ``(B) The number of rules and a list of each such
                rule--
                            ``(i) that was proposed by each agency,
                        including, for each such rule, an indication of
                        whether the issuing agency conducted an
                        analysis of the costs or benefits of the rule;
                        and
                            ``(ii) that was finalized by each agency,
                        including for each such rule an indication of
                        whether--
                                    ``(I) the issuing agency conducted
                                an analysis of the costs or benefits of
                                the rule;
                                    ``(II) the agency claimed an
                                exemption from the procedures under
                                section 553 pursuant to section
                                553(b)(B); and
                                    ``(III) the rule was issued
                                pursuant to a statutory mandate or the
                                rule making is committed to agency
                                discretion by law.
                    ``(C) The number of agency actions and a list of
                each such action taken by each agency that--
                            ``(i) repealed a rule;
                            ``(ii) reduced the scope of a rule;
                            ``(iii) reduced the cost of a rule; or
                            ``(iv) accelerated the expiration date of a
                        rule.
                    ``(D) The total cost (without reducing the cost by
                any offsetting benefits) of all rules proposed or
                finalized, and the number of rules for which an
                estimate of the cost of the rule was not available.
            ``(2) Publication on the internet.--Not later than October
        1 of each year, the Administrator shall make publicly available
        on the Internet the following:
                    ``(A) The analysis of the costs or benefits, if
                conducted, for each proposed rule or final rule issued
                by an agency for the previous year.
                    ``(B) The docket number and regulation identifier
                number for each proposed or final rule issued by an
                agency for the previous year.
                    ``(C) The number of rules and a list of each such
                rule reviewed by the Director of the Office of
                Management and Budget for the previous year, and the
                authority under which each such review was conducted.
                    ``(D) The number of rules and a list of each such
                rule for which the head of an agency completed a review
                under section 610 for the previous year.
                    ``(E) The number of rules and a list of each such
                rule submitted to the Comptroller General under section
                801.
                    ``(F) The number of rules and a list of each such
                rule for which a resolution of disapproval was
                introduced in either the House of Representatives or
                the Senate under section 802.

``SEC. 653. REQUIREMENT FOR RULES TO APPEAR IN AGENCY-SPECIFIC MONTHLY
              PUBLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a rule may not take
effect until the information required to be made publicly available on
the Internet regarding such rule pursuant to section 652(a) has been so
available for not less than 6 months.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--The requirement of subsection (a) shall not
apply in the case of a rule--
            ``(1) for which the agency issuing the rule claims an
        exception under section 553(b)(B); or
            ``(2) which the President determines by Executive order
        should take effect because the rule is--
                    ``(A) necessary because of an imminent threat to
                health or safety or other emergency;
                    ``(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal
                laws;
                    ``(C) necessary for national security; or
                    ``(D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing
                an international trade agreement.

``SEC. 654. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this chapter, the terms `agency', `agency action', `rule', and
`rule making' have the meanings given those terms in section 551.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for
part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to chapter 5, the following:

``6.  The Analysis of Regulatory Functions..................       601
``6A.  Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs              651''.
                            Publication of Information
                            Relating to Rules.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Agency monthly submission to the office of information
        and regulatory affairs.--The first submission required pursuant
        to section 651 of title 5, United States Code, as added by
        subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter.
            (2) Cumulative assessment of agency rule making.--
                    (A) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 652 of
                title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection
                (a), shall take effect on the date that is 60 days
                after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Deadline.--The first requirement to publish or
                make available, as the case may be, under subsection
                (b) of section 652 of title 5, United States Code, as
                added by subsection (a), shall be the first October 1
                after the effective date of such subsection.
                    (C) First publication.--The requirement under
                section 652(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, as
                added by subsection (a), shall include for the first
                publication, any analysis of the costs or benefits
                conducted for a proposed or final rule, for the 10
                years before the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Requirement for rules to appear in agency-specific
        monthly publication.--Section 653 of title 5, United States
        Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date
        that is 8 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: . The expanded summary of the version reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is repeated here.) All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2015 or the ALERT Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Requires the head of each federal agency to submit a monthly report to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each rule such agency expects to propose or finalize during the following year. Sets forth the required content of such reports, including: (1) a summary of the nature of the rule, (2) the objectives of and legal basis for issuance of the rule, (3) the stage of the rulemaking as of the date of submission, and (4) whether the rule is subject to periodic review as a rule with a significant economic impact.  Requires each agency head to submit a monthly report for any rule expected to be finalized during the following year for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking. Requires such reports to include an approximate schedule for completing action on the rule and an estimate of its cost and economic effects.  Requires the Administrator to make such monthly reports publicly available on the Internet.  Requires the Administrator to publish, not later than October 1 of each year, in the Federal Register: (1) information that the Administrator receives from each agency under this Act; (2) the number of rules and a list of each such rule that was proposed by each agency and each rule that was finalized by each agency; (3) the number of agency actions that repealed a rule, reduced the scope or cost of a rule, or accelerated the expiration date of a rule; (4) the total cost of all rules proposed or finalized; and (5) the number of rules for which an estimate of the cost of the rule was not available.  Requires the Administrator to make publicly available on the Internet, not later than October 1 of each year: (1) the analysis of the costs or benefits of each proposed or final rule issued by an agency for the preceding year, (2) the docket number and regulation identifier number for each such rule, (3) the number of rules reviewed by OMB for the preceding year, (4) the number of rules for which a review by the head of an agency was completed, (5) the number of rules submitted to the Comptroller General, and (6) the number of rules for which a resolution of disapproval was introduced in Congress.  Prohibits a rule from taking effect until the information required by this Act is posted on the Internet for not less than six months, unless the agency proposing the rule seeks an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act or the President determines by executive order that such rule is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement. Makes such requirement effective eight months after enactment of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Court Interpreter Grant
Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the fair administration of justice depends on the
        ability of all participants in a courtroom proceeding to
        understand that proceeding, regardless of their English
        proficiency;
            (2) 18 percent of the population of the United States over
        5 years of age speaks a language other than English at home;
            (3) only qualified court interpreters can ensure that
        persons with limited English proficiency comprehend judicial
        proceedings in which they are a party;
            (4) the knowledge and skills required of a qualified court
        interpreter differ substantially from those required in other
        interpretation settings, such as social service, medical,
        diplomatic, and conference interpreting;
            (5) the Federal Government has demonstrated its commitment
        to equal administration of justice regardless of English
        proficiency;
            (6) Executive Order 13166, issued August 11, 2000, requires
        Federal Agencies, including courts, to improve access for
        persons who have limited English proficiency;
            (7) 29 States have developed, or are developing, court
        interpreting programs;
            (8) robust, effective court interpreter programs--
                    (A) actively recruit skilled individuals to be
                court interpreters;
                    (B) train those individuals in the interpretation
                of court proceedings;
                    (C) develop and use a thorough, systematic
                certification process for court interpreters;
                    (D) have sufficient funding to ensure that a
                qualified interpreter will be available to the court
                whenever necessary; and
            (9) Federal funding is necessary to--
                    (A) encourage States that do not have court
                interpreter programs to develop them;
                    (B) assist States with nascent court interpreter
                programs to implement them;
                    (C) assist States with limited court interpreter
                programs to enhance them; and
                    (D) assist States with robust court interpreter
                programs to make further improvements and share
                successful programs with other States.

SEC. 3. STATE COURT INTERPRETER PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Office of Justice
        Programs of the Department of Justice (referred to in this
        section as the ``Administrator'') shall make grants, in
        accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may
        prescribe, to States to develop and implement programs to
        assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access
        and understand State court proceedings in which they are a
        party.
            (2) Technical assistance.--The Administrator shall
        allocate, for each fiscal year, $500,000 of the amount
        appropriated pursuant to section 4 to be used to establish a
        court interpreter technical assistance program to assist States
        receiving grants under this Act.
    (b) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) may
be used by States to--
            (1) assess regional language demands;
            (2) develop a court interpreter program for the State;
            (3) develop, institute, and administer language
        certification examinations;
            (4) recruit, train, and certify qualified court
        interpreters;
            (5) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology
        necessary to implement the court interpreter program developed
        pursuant to paragraph (2); and
            (6) engage in other related activities, as prescribed by
        the Attorney General.
    (c) Application.--Each State desiring a grant under this section
shall submit an application to the Administrator at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may
reasonably require.
    (d) State Allotments.--
            (1) Base allotment.--From amounts appropriated for each
        fiscal year pursuant to section 4, the Administrator shall
        allocate $100,000 to each State, which has an application
        approved under subsection (c).
            (2) Discretionary allotment.--From amounts appropriated for
        each fiscal year pursuant to section 4, the Administrator shall
        allocate a total of $5,000,000 to the States that have
        extraordinary needs that must be addressed in order to develop,
        implement, or expand a State court interpreter program.
            (3) Additional allotment.--In addition to the allocations
        made under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator shall
        allocate to each State, which has an application approved under
        subsection (c), an amount equal to the product reached by
        multiplying--
                    (A) the unallocated balance of the amount
                appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to section
                4; and
                    (B) the ratio between the number of people over 5
                years of age who speak a language other than English at
                home in the State and the number of people over 5 years
                of age who speak a language other than English at home
                in all the States that receive an allocation under
                paragraph (1), as those numbers are determined by the
                Bureau of the Census.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2005 through 2008 to carry out this Act.

Output:
State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice to: (1) make grants to States to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand State court proceedings in which they are a party; and (2) allocate specified funds to establish a court interpreter technical assistance program to assist States receiving grants under this Act.

Authorizes the use of grant awards by States to: (1) assess regional language demands; (2) develop a court interpreter program; (3) develop, institute, and administer language certification examinations; (4) recruit, train, and certify qualified court interpreters; and (5) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology necessary to implement the programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and
Treatment Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING AND CERTAIN DRUG
              TREATMENTS.

    (a) Coverage of Screening Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (N);
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (O); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(P) services for the early detection of prostate cancer
        (as defined in subsection (oo)); and''.
            (2) Services described.--Section 1861 of such Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new
        subsection:

         ``Services for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

    ``(oo) The term `services for the early detection of prostate
cancer' means the following procedures provided to a man for the
purpose of early detection of prostate cancer:
            ``(1) Digital rectal examination.
            ``(2) Prostate-specific antigen blood test.
            ``(3) Transrectal ultrasonography.
            ``(4) Such other procedures as the Secretary may designate
        as appropriate for early detection of prostate cancer.''.
            (3) Payment amounts; limitations on frequency of
        coverage.--Section 1834 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is
        amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d) Payment Amounts and Frequency Limits for Services for the
Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        this part, with respect to expenses incurred for services for
        the early detection of prostate cancer (as defined in section
        1861(oo))--
                    ``(A) payment may be made only for services
                provided consistent with the frequency permitted under
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) the amount of the payment under this part
                shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the
                actual charge for the service or--
                            ``(i) in the case of a service for the
                        early detection of prostate cancer consisting
                        of a prostate-specific antigen blood test, the
                        fee schedule amount established for the service
                        under section 1833(h) (relating to payments for
                        clinical diagnostic laboratory tests); or
                            ``(ii) in the case of any other service for
                        the early detection of prostate cancer, the
                        amount provided under the fee schedule
                        established by the Secretary under paragraph
                        (3) (subject to the deductible established
                        under section 1833(b)).
            ``(2) Frequency covered.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and
                to revision by the Secretary under subparagraph (C), no
                payment may be made under this part for a service for
                the early detection of prostate cancer provided to an
                individual--
                            ``(i) if the individual is under 50 years
                        of age; or
                            ``(ii) if the service is provided within
                        the 11 months after a previous service for the
                        early detection of prostate cancer.
                    ``(B) Exception for high risk individuals.--Payment
                may be made under this part for a service for the early
                detection of prostate cancer provided to an individual
                more frequently than the limit established under
                subparagraph (A)(ii) if the individual is at a high
                risk of developing prostate cancer (as determined
                pursuant to factors identified by the Secretary).
                    ``(C) Revision by secretary.--
                            ``(i) Review.--The Secretary, in
                        consultation with the Director of the National
                        Cancer Institute, shall review periodically the
                        appropriate frequency for performing services
                        for the early detection of prostate cancer
                        based on age and such other factors as the
                        Secretary believes to be pertinent.
                            ``(ii) Revision of frequency.--The
                        Secretary, taking into consideration the review
                        made under clause (i), may revise from time to
                        time the frequency with which such services may
                        be paid for under this subsection, but no such
                        revision shall apply to services performed
                        before January 1, 2000.
            ``(3) Establishment of fee schedule.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                fee schedules (on such geographic basis as the
                Secretary considers appropriate) for payment for
                services for the early detection of prostate cancer
under this part (other than prostate-specific antigen blood tests),
effective for services furnished after the expiration of the 90-day
period beginning on the date the Secretary establishes the fee
schedules.
                    ``(B) Factors considered.--In establishing fee
                schedules under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                take into consideration variations in the cost of
                furnishing such services among geographic areas and
                among different sites where services are furnished,
                together with such other factors as may be appropriate
                to assure that payment amounts are equitable.
            ``(4) Limiting charges of nonparticipating physicians.--In
        the case of a service for the early detection of prostate
        cancer for which payment may be made under this part, if a
        nonparticipating physician or nonparticipating supplier or
        other person (as defined in section 1842(i)(2)) who does not
        accept payment on an assignment-related basis provides the
        service to an individual enrolled under this part, section
        1848(g)(1) shall apply to the service in the same manner as
        such section applies to a physician's service.''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--(A) Paragraphs (1)(D) and
        (2)(D) of section 1833(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) are
        each amended by striking ``subsection (h)(1),'' and inserting
        ``subsection (h)(1) or section 1834(d)(1)(B)(i),''.
            (B) Section 1833(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1))
        is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``and (P)'' and inserting ``(P)'';
                and
                    (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and
                inserting the following: ``, and (Q) with respect to
                services for the early detection of prostate cancer (as
                defined in section 1861(oo)) (other than prostate-
                specific antigen tests), the amounts paid shall be the
                amounts described in section 1834(d)(1);''.
            (C) Section 1833(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is
        amended--
                    (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (6);
                    (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (7) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(8) in the case of services for the early detection of
        prostate cancer (as defined in section 1861(oo)) (other than
        prostate-specific antigen tests), the amounts described in
        section 1834(d)(1).''.
            (D) Section 1833(h)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395l(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and
        inserting ``Subject to section 1834(d), the Secretary''.
            (E) Section 1862(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is
        amended--
                    (i) in paragraph (1)--
                            (I) in subparagraph (E), by striking
                        ``and'' at the end,
                            (II) in subparagraph (F), by striking the
                        semicolon at the end and inserting ``, and'',
                        and
                            (III) by adding at the end the following
                        new subparagraph:
            ``(G) in the case of services for the early detection of
        prostate cancer (as defined in section 1861(oo)), which are
        performed more frequently than is covered under section
        1834(d)(2);''; and
                    (ii) in paragraph (7), by striking ``paragraph
                (1)(B) or under paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting
``subparagraphs (B), (F), or (G) of paragraph (1)''.
    (b) Coverage of Certain Drug Treatments.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by subsection
(a)(1), is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (P);
            (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (Q); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(R) an oral drug prescribed for the treatment of prostate
        cancer, if the use of the drug for such purpose is a medically
        accepted indication under subsection (t)(2);''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services provided on or after January 1, 1998, without regard
to whether or not the Secretary has established fee schedules under
section 1834(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection
(a)(3)) or promulgated other regulations to carry out such amendments
by that date.

SEC. 3. EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER IN VETERANS.

    (a) Preventive Health Services.--Section 1701(9) of title 38,
United States Code is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) and (K) as
        subparagraphs (K) and (L), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new
        subparagraph (J):
            ``(J) tests for the early detection and diagnosis of
        prostate cancer;''.
    (b) Coverage of Services for Early Detection and Treatment of
Prostate Cancer.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 17 of such title is amended by
        inserting after section 1724 the following new section:
``Sec. 1725. Prostate cancer detection and treatment
    ``(a) The Secretary shall include in the medical services furnished
to veterans under this chapter--
            ``(1) services for the early detection and treatment of
        prostate cancer;
            ``(2) information on the early detection and treatment of
        prostate cancer; and
            ``(3) counseling regarding prostate cancer.
    ``(b) Based on the best available medical evidence, the Secretary
shall implement a schedule for early detection of prostate cancer for
veterans confined to hospitals or other institutions.
    ``(c) For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) services for the early detection of prostate cancer
        are procedures provided to a male for the purpose of the early
        detection of prostate cancer, including digital rectal
        examinations, prostate-specific antigen blood tests, and
        transrectal ultrasonography; and
            ``(2) services for treatment of prostate cancer may include
        the furnishing of drugs approved by the Food and Drug
        Administration for the treatment of prostate cancer.
    ``(d) The Secretary may carry out research and research training in
the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer based upon the prostate
cancer services provided under this section and may develop guidelines
outlining effective treatment regimens for prostate cancer.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
        item relating to section 1724 the following new item:

``1725. Prostate cancer detection and treatment.''.

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Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services for the early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatments for such cancer.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for such services.
Amends Federal law to cover such detection and treatment services for veterans as a preventive health service.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device User Fee
Stabilization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.

    (a) Device User Fees.--Section 738 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) after ``2004;'', by inserting ``and''; and
            (B) by striking ``2005;'' and all that follows through
        ``2007'' and inserting ``2005'';
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Annual Fee
        Setting.--'';
            (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4);
            (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
        (1) and (2), respectively;
            (D) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by--
                (i) striking the heading and inserting ``In general.--
            '';
                (ii) striking ``establish, for the next fiscal year,
            and'' and all that follows through ``the fees'' and
            inserting ``publish in the Federal Register fees under
            subsection (a). The fees'';
                (iii) striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2006''; and
                (iv) striking ``$154,000.'' and inserting ``$259,600,
            and the fees established for fiscal year 2007 shall be
            based on a premarket application fee of $281,600.''; and
            (E) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Supplement.--
            ``(A) In general.--For fiscal years 2006 and 2007, the
        Secretary may use unobligated carryover balances from fees
        collected in previous fiscal years to ensure that sufficient
        fee revenues are available in that fiscal year, so long as the
        Secretary maintains unobligated carryover balances of not less
        than 1 month of operating reserves for the first month of
        fiscal year 2008.
            ``(B) Notice to congress.--Not later than 14 days before
        the Secretary anticipates the use of funds described in
        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide notice to the
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
        Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
        House of Representatives.'';
        (3) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after the first sentence
        the following: ``For the purposes of this paragraph, the term
        `small business' means an entity that reported $30,000,000 or
        less of gross receipts or sales in its most recent Federal
        income tax return for a taxable year, including such returns of
        all of its affiliates, partners, and parent firms.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by--
                (i) striking ``(i) In general.--'';
                (ii) striking ``subsection,'' and inserting
            ``paragraph,'';
                (iii) striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting
            ``$100,000,000''; and
                (iv) striking clause (ii);
        (4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and
    inserting ``$100,000,000'';
        (5) in subsection (g)(1)--
            (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
                ``(i) For fiscal year 2005, the Secretary is expected
            to meet all of the performance goals identified for the
            fiscal year if the amount so appropriated for such fiscal
            year, excluding the amount of fees appropriated for such
            fiscal year, is equal to or greater than $205,720,000
            multiplied by the adjustment factor applicable to the
            fiscal year.''; and
                (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the matter preceding
            subclause (I) and inserting the following:
                ``(ii) For fiscal year 2005, if the amount so
            appropriated for such fiscal year, excluding the amount of
            fees appropriated for such fiscal year, is more than 1
            percent less than the amount that applies under clause (i),
            the following applies:'';
            (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by--

                    (I) striking ``2003 through'' and inserting ``2005
                and''; and
                    (II) inserting ``more than 1 percent'' after
                ``years, is''; and

                (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``sum'' and inserting
            ``amount''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting ``more than 1
        percent'' after ``year, is'';
        (6) in subsection (h)(3)--
            (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking the semicolon and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (B) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the
        following:
            ``(D) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
        years 2006 and 2007.''; and
        (7) by striking ``subsection (c)(5)'' each place it appears and
    inserting ``subsection (c)(1)''.
    (b) Annual Reports.--Section 103 of the Medical Device User Fee and
Modernization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1600)) is
amended--
        (1) by striking ``Beginning with'' and inserting ``(a) In
    General.--Beginning with''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Additional Information.--For fiscal years 2006 and 2007, the
report described under subsection (a)(2) shall include--
        ``(1) information on the number of different types of
    applications and notifications, and the total amount of fees paid
    for each such type of application or notification, from businesses
    with gross receipts or sales from $0 to $100,000,000, with such
    businesses categorized in $10,000,000 intervals; and
        ``(2) a certification by the Secretary that the amounts
    appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Food and Drug
    Administration for such fiscal year and obligated by the Secretary
    for the performance of any function relating to devices that is not
    for the process for the review of device applications, as defined
    in paragraph (5) of section 737 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
    Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379i), are not less than such amounts for
    fiscal year 2002 multiplied by the adjustment factor, as defined in
    paragraph (7) of such section 737.''.
    (c) Misbranded Devices.--
        (1) In general.--Section 502(u) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
    Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(u)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(u)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if it is a reprocessed single-
use device, unless it, or an attachment thereto, prominently and
conspicuously bears the name of the manufacturer of the reprocessed
device, a generally recognized abbreviation of such name, or a unique
and generally recognized symbol identifying such manufacturer.
    ``(2) If the original device or an attachment thereto does not
prominently and conspicuously bear the name of the manufacturer of the
original device, a generally recognized abbreviation of such name, or a
unique and generally recognized symbol identifying such manufacturer, a
reprocessed device may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1)
through the use of a detachable label on the packaging that identifies
the manufacturer and is intended to be affixed to the medical record of
a patient.''.
        (2) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
    shall issue guidance to identify circumstances in which the name of
    the manufacturer of the original device, a generally recognized
    abbreviation of such name, or a unique and generally recognized
    symbol identifying such manufacturer, is not ``prominent and
    conspicuous'', as used in section 502(u) of Federal Food, Drug, and
    Cosmetic Act (as amended by paragraph (1)).
    (d) Effective Date.--Section 301(b) of the Medical Device User Fee
and Modernization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1616)), as
amended by section 2(c) of Public Law 108-214 (118 Stat. 575), is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Effective Date.--Section 502(u) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (as amended by section 2(c) of the Medical Device User
Fee Stabilization Act of 2005)--
        ``(1) shall be effective--
            ``(A) with respect to devices described under paragraph (1)
        of such section, 12 months after the date of enactment of the
        Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005, or the date
        on which the original device first bears the name of the
        manufacturer of the original device, a generally recognized
        abbreviation of such name, or a unique and generally recognized
        symbol identifying such manufacturer, whichever is later; and
            ``(B) with respect to devices described under paragraph (2)
        of such section 502(u), 12 months after such date of enactment;
        and
        ``(2) shall apply only to devices reprocessed and introduced or
    delivered for introduction in interstate commerce after such
    applicable effective date.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output:
Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to adjust medical device user fees (e.g., premarket application, premarket report, supplement, and submission fees).

Repeals the fee revenue target amounts for FY2006 and FY2007.

Eliminates the inflation, workload, compensating, and final year adjustments of revenues used for setting fees.

Sets the premarket application fee for devices for FY2006 and FY2007.

Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use unobligated carryover balances from fees collected in previous fiscal years with notice to the appropriate congressional committees.

Increases the annual gross receipts or sales threshold below which businesses are eligible for reduced fees or a waiver of fees by the Secretary.

Removes the prohibition against the Secretary assessing fees unless certain cumulative fee revenues were met for FY2003 through 2006.

Requires the Secretary to include in annual reports to Congress: (1) information on the number and total amount of fees paid for each different type of application or notification from small businesses; and (2) a certification that the amounts obligated for the performance of functions other than the review of device applications is not less than such amount for FY2002 multiplied by the adjustment factor.

Deems as branded any reprocessed single use device unless it identifies the manufacturer, but allows such information to be provided by a detachable label intended to be affixed to the medical record of a patient.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Made in America Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. AMERICA STAR LABELS.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations in
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to
establish labels that a person may use as a voluntary means of
indicating to consumers the extent to which products that such person
introduces, delivers for introduction, sells, advertises, or offers for
sale in commerce are of United States origin. Such labels shall be
known as America Star labels.
    (b) Requirements for Labels.--
            (1) In general.--The regulations required by subsection (a)
        shall establish 4 America Star labels, as follows:
                    (A) A label that may be used for a product that
                satisfies the standard for an unqualified United States
                origin claim set forth by the Commission in the
                Enforcement Policy Statement.
                    (B) A label that may be used for a product for
                which not less than 90 percent of the total cost of
                manufacturing the product is attributable to United
                States costs, as determined under the Enforcement
                Policy Statement.
                    (C) A label that may be used for a product for
                which not less than 80 percent of the total cost of
                manufacturing the product is attributable to United
                States costs, as determined under the Enforcement
                Policy Statement.
                    (D) A label that may be used for a product for
                which not less than 70 percent of the total cost of
                manufacturing the product is attributable to United
                States costs, as determined under the Enforcement
                Policy Statement.
            (2) Goals.--The America Star labels shall be designed to
        achieve the following goals:
                    (A) Providing clarity for consumers about the
                extent to which products are manufactured in the United
                States.
                    (B) Encouraging manufacturers to manufacture more
                products in the United States.
                    (C) Highlighting the importance of domestic
                manufacturing for the economy of the United States.
            (3) Appearance and content; additional standards and
        requirements.--The regulations required by subsection (a) shall
        establish the visual appearance and content of the America Star
        labels, any standards (in addition to the standards described
        in paragraph (1)) that a product shall meet in order for a
        particular America Star label to be used for such product, and
        requirements for the permissible use of the America Star
        labels, as the Commission considers appropriate to achieve the
        goals described in paragraph (2) and to ensure that the
        labels--
                    (A) are consistent with public perceptions of the
                meaning of descriptions of the extent to which a
                product is of United States origin; and
                    (B) are not used in a way that is unfair or
                deceptive, including, for a product that does not meet
                the standards for an America Star label, placing such
                label on such product, using such label in any
                marketing materials for such product, or in any other
                way representing that such product meets the standards
                of such label.
    (c) Use of Labels Voluntary.--The Commission may not require a
person who makes a qualified or unqualified claim that a product is of
United States origin to use an America Star label to make such claim.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to affect the standards of the Commission in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act for a qualified or unqualified
claim that a product is of United States origin.
    (e) Consultation.--In promulgating the regulations required by
subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with--
            (1) the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border
        Protection in order to ensure consistency with the country of
        origin labeling requirements under section 304 of the Tariff
        Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304); and
            (2) the United States Trade Representative in order to
        ensure consistency with the obligations of the United States
        under international trade agreements.
    (f) Enforcement.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of
        a regulation promulgated under this section shall be treated as
        a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the
        Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding
        unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
            (2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce the
        regulations promulgated under this section in the same manner,
        by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and
        duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the
        Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were
        incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who
        violates a regulation promulgated under this section shall be
        subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and
        immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

SEC. 3. PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN STATE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Requirements More Stringent Than FTC Standards.--Section 320933
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C.
45a) and any regulation promulgated by the Commission under such
section shall supercede any provision of law of a State or a political
subdivision of a State that imposes more stringent requirements
relating to the extent to which any person may introduce, deliver for
introduction, sell, advertise, or offer for sale in commerce a product
with a ``Made in the U.S.A.'' or ``Made in America'' label, or the
equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product is in whole
or substantial part of domestic origin.
    (b) Requirements Limiting Ability To Use America Star Labels.--The
regulations promulgated under section 2 shall supercede any provision
of law of a State or a political subdivision of a State relating to the
extent to which any person introduces, delivers for introduction,
sells, advertises, or offers for sale in commerce a product with a
``Made in the U.S.A.'' or ``Made in America'' label, or the equivalent
thereof, in order to represent that such product is in whole or
substantial part of domestic origin, to the extent that such provision
would have the effect of limiting the ability of a person to use an
America Star label with respect to a product in accordance with such
regulations.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Enforcement policy statement.--The term ``Enforcement
        Policy Statement'' means the Enforcement Policy Statement on
        U.S. Origin Claims issued by the Commission in December 1998,
        or any successor guidance or regulation.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory,
        or possession of the United States, and each federally
        recognized Indian tribe.

Output: Made in America Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish labels that persons or businesses may use voluntarily to indicate to consumers the extent to which products introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in commerce are of U.S. origin.  The FTC must establish four categories of such labels, to be known as America Star labels, which may be used to designate products: (1) that satisfy the standard for an unqualified U.S. origin claim set forth by the FTC in the Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims; or (2) for which not less than 90%, 80%, or 70% of the total cost of manufacturing is attributable to U.S. costs. The FTC must promulgate regulations for such labels and enforce such regulations under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The bill also preempts certain state law requirements relating to the use of "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in America" labels. The preemption provisions provide for: (1) the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to supersede state laws that impose more stringent requirements, and (2) FTC regulations under this bill to supersede state laws.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Superfund Liability
Relief Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. SMALL PARTY LIABILITY RELIEF UNDER SUPERFUND.

    (a) Liability Exemption.--Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9607(a)) is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (4), by striking ``by such person,'' and
        all that follows through ``shall be liable for--'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``by such person--
from which there is a release, or a threatened release, that causes the
incurrence of response costs, of a hazardous substance, shall be liable
for--''.
            (2) By designating the text beginning with ``The amounts
        recoverable'' and ending with ``this subsection commences.'' as
        paragraph (5) and aligning the margin of such text with
        paragraph (4).
            (3) By adding the following new paragraph after paragraph
        (5):
            ``(6)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (4) of this
        subsection, a person who does not impede the performance of a
        response action or natural resource restoration at a facility
        shall not be liable to the extent liability at such facility is
        based solely on paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection, and
        the person arranged for disposal, treatment, or transport for
        disposal or treatment, or accepted for transport for disposal
        or treatment of only municipal solid waste or sewage sludge
        owned or possessed by such person, and the person is--
                    ``(i) the owner, operator, or lessee of residential
                property;
                    ``(ii) a small business; or
                    ``(iii) a small non-profit organization.
            ``(B) This paragraph shall have no effect on the liability
        of any other person.''.
    (b) Small Business Defined.--Section 101 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
9601) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(39) Small business.--The term `small business' refers to
        any business entity that employs no more than 100 individuals
        and is a `small business concern' as defined under the Small
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).''.

SEC. 3. INNOCENT LANDOWNER PROTECTION UNDER SUPERFUND.

    (a) Environmental Site Assessment.--Section 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(o) Innocent Landowners.--
            ``(1) Conduct of environmental assessment.--A person who
        has acquired real property shall have made all appropriate
        inquiry within the meaning of subparagraph (B) of section
        101(35) if he establishes that, within 180 days prior to the
        time of acquisition, an environmental site assessment of the
        real property was conducted which meets the requirements of
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Definition of environmental site assessment.--For
        purposes of this subsection, the term `environmental site
        assessment' means an assessment conducted in accordance with
        the standards set forth in the American Society for Testing and
        Materials (ASTM) Standard E1527-94, titled `Standard Practice
        for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site
        Assessment Process' or with alternative standards issued by
        rule by the President or promulgated or developed by others and
        designated by rule by the President. Before issuing or
        designating alternative standards, the President shall first
        conduct a study of commercial and industrial practices
        concerning environmental site assessments in the transfer of
        real property in the United States. Any such standards issued
        or designated by the President shall also be deemed to
constitute commercially reasonable and generally accepted standards and
practices for purposes of this paragraph. In issuing or designating any
such standards, the President shall consider requirements governing
each of the following:
                    ``(A) Interviews of owners, operators, and
                occupants of the property to determine information
                regarding the potential for contamination.
                    ``(B) Review of historical sources as necessary to
                determine previous uses and occupancies of the property
                since the property was first developed. For purposes of
                this subclause, the term `historical sources' means any
                of the following, if they are reasonably ascertainable:
                recorded chain of title documents regarding the real
                property, including all deeds, easements, leases,
                restrictions, and covenants, aerial photographs, fire
                insurance maps, property tax files, USGS 7.5 minutes
                topographic maps, local street directories, building
                department records, zoning/land use records, and any
                other sources that identify past uses and occupancies
                of the property.
                    ``(C) Determination of the existence of recorded
                environmental cleanup liens against the real property
                which have arisen pursuant to Federal, State, or local
                statutes.
                    ``(D) Review of reasonably ascertainable Federal,
                State, and local government records of sites or
                facilities that are likely to cause or contribute to
                contamination at the real property, including, as
                appropriate, investigation reports for such sites or
                facilities; records of activities likely to cause or
                contribute to contamination at the real property,
                including landfill and other disposal location records,
                underground storage tank records, hazardous waste
                handler and generator records and spill reporting
                records; and such other reasonably ascertainable
                Federal, State, and local government environmental
                records which could reflect incidents or activities
                which are likely to cause or contribute to
                contamination at the real property.
                    ``(E) A visual site inspection of the real property
                and all facilities and improvements on the real
                property and a visual inspection of immediately
                adjacent properties, including an investigation of any
                hazardous substance use, storage, treatment, and
                disposal practices on the property.
                    ``(F) Any specialized knowledge or experience on
                the part of the landowner.
                    ``(G) The relationship of the purchase price to the
                value of the property if uncontaminated.
                    ``(H) Commonly known or reasonably ascertainable
                information about the property.
                    ``(I) The obviousness of the presence or likely
                presence of contamination at the property, and the
                ability to detect such contamination by appropriate
                investigation.
        A record shall be considered to be `reasonably ascertainable'
        for purposes of this paragraph if a copy or reasonable
        facsimile of the record is publicly available by request
        (within reasonable time and cost constraints) and the record is
        practically reviewable.
            ``(3) Appropriate inquiry.--A person shall not be treated
        as having made all appropriate inquiry under paragraph (1)
        unless--
                    ``(A) the person has maintained a compilation of
                the information reviewed and gathered in the course of
                the environmental site assessment;
                    ``(B) the person exercised appropriate care with
                respect to hazardous substances found at the facility
                by taking reasonable steps to stop on-going releases,
                prevent threatened future releases of hazardous
                substances, and prevent or limit human or natural
                resource exposure to hazardous substances previously
                released into the environment; and
                    ``(C) the person provides full cooperation,
                assistance, and facility access to persons authorized
                to conduct response actions or natural resource
                restoration at the facility, including the cooperation
                and access necessary for the installation, integrity,
                operation, and maintenance of any complete or partial
                response action or natural resource restoration at the
                facility.''.
    (b) Cross Reference.--Section 101(35)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
9601(35)(B)) is amended by inserting after ``all appropriate inquiry''
the following: ``(as specified in section 107(o))''.

SEC. 4. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER PROTECTION UNDER SUPERFUND.

    (a) Limitations on Liability.--Section 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9607) is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(p) Limitations on Liability for Prospective Purchasers.--
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a), to the
extent the liability of a person, with respect to a release or the
threat of a release from a facility, is based solely on subsection
(a)(1), the person shall not be liable under this Act if the person--
            ``(1) is a bona fide prospective purchaser of the facility;
        and
            ``(2) does not impede the performance of any response
        action or natural resource restoration at a facility.''.
    (b) Prospective Purchaser and Windfall Lien.--Section 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended by adding
after subsection (p) the following new subsection:
    ``(q) Prospective Purchaser and Windfall Lien.--
            ``(1) In general.--In any case in which there are
        unrecovered response costs at a facility for which an owner of
        the facility is not liable by reason of subsection (p), and the
        conditions described in paragraph (3) are met, the United
        States shall have a lien on the facility, or may obtain, from
        the appropriate responsible party or parties, a lien on other
        property or other assurances of payment satisfactory to the
        Administrator, for the unrecovered costs.
            ``(2) Amount; duration.--The lien--
                    ``(A) shall be for an amount not to exceed the
                increase in fair market value of the property
                attributable to the response action at the time of a
                subsequent sale or other disposition of the property;
                    ``(B) shall arise at the time costs are first
                incurred by the United States with respect to a
                response action at the facility;
                    ``(C) shall be subject to the requirements for
                notice and validity specified in subsection (l)(3); and
                    ``(D) shall continue until the earlier of
                satisfaction of the lien or recovery of all response
                costs incurred at the facility.
            ``(3) Conditions.--The conditions referred to in paragraph
        (1) are the following:
                    ``(A) Response action.--A response action for which
                there are unrecovered costs is carried out at the
                facility.
                    ``(B) Fair market value.--The response action
                increases the fair market value of the facility above
                the fair market value of the facility that existed on
                the date that is 180 days before the response action
                was commenced.''.
    (c) Definition of Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser.--Section 101 of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
            ``(40) Bona fide prospective purchaser.--The term `bona
        fide prospective purchaser' means a person who acquires
        ownership of a facility after the date of enactment of this
        paragraph, or a tenant of such a person, who can establish each
        of the following by a preponderance of the evidence:
                    ``(A) Disposal prior to acquisition.--All active
                disposal of hazardous substances at the facility
                occurred before the person acquired the facility.
                    ``(B) Inquiry.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The person made all
                        appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership
                        and uses of the facility in accordance with
                        generally accepted good commercial and
                        customary standards and practices.
                            ``(ii) Standards.--The ASTM standards
                        described in section 107(o)(2) or the
                        alternative standards issued or designated by
                        the President pursuant to that section shall
                        satisfy the requirements of this subparagraph.
                            ``(iii) Residential property.--In the case
                        of property in residential or other similar use
                        at the time of purchase by a nongovernmental or
                        noncommercial entity, a site inspection and
                        title search that reveal no basis for further
                        investigation shall satisfy the requirements of
                        this subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Notices.--The person provided all legally
                required notices with respect to the discovery or
                release of any hazardous substances at the facility.
                    ``(D) Care.--The person exercised appropriate care
                with respect to hazardous substances found at the
                facility by taking reasonable steps to--
                            ``(i) stop ongoing releases;
                            ``(ii) prevent threatened future releases
                        of hazardous substances; and
                            ``(iii) prevent or limit human or natural
                        resource exposure to hazardous substances
                        previously released into the environment.
                    ``(E) Cooperation, assistance, and access.--The
                person provides full cooperation, assistance, and
                facility access to such persons as are authorized to
                conduct response actions at the facility, including the
                cooperation and access necessary for the installation,
                integrity, operation, and maintenance of any complete
                or partial response action at the facility.
                    ``(F) Relationship.--The person is not liable, or
                is not affiliated with any other person that is
                potentially liable, for response costs at the facility,
                through any direct or indirect familial relationship,
                or any contractual, corporate, or financial
                relationship other than that created by the instruments
                by which title to the facility is conveyed or
                financed.''.

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Common Sense Superfund Liability Relief Act of 1997 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to absolve of liability for response actions a person who does not impede a response action or natural resource restoration to the extent liability is based solely on arrangement, transportation, or acceptance provisions relating to disposal or treatment of hazardous substances and such activities only involved municipal solid waste or sewage sludge possessed by the person and the person is:  (1) the owner, operator, or lessee of residential property; (2) a small business; or (3) a small nonprofit organization.
Adds provisions related to defenses to liability of an owner of after-acquired property, to deem a person to have made (under current law, "undertaken") appropriate inquiry into the property's previous ownership and uses if the person establishes that an environmental site assessment was conducted which meets specified requirements (compliance with an American Society for Testing and Materials standard or with standards issued by the President) and the person fulfills certain responsibilities concerning information compilation, exercise of appropriate care with respect to hazardous substances at the facility, and cooperation with those conducting response actions.
Absolves from liability for response actions bona fide prospective purchasers to the extent liability at a facility for a release or threat thereof is based solely on ownership or operation of a facility.  Gives a lien upon a facility to the United States for unrecovered response costs in any case in which there are such unrecovered costs for which the owner is not liable by reason of this section and the facility's fair market value has increased above that which existed 180 days before the action was taken.


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TITLE I--HOMELESS VETERANS MATTERS

SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Homeless Heroes Act of
2011''.

SEC. 102. ENHANCEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Enhancement of Grants.--Section 2011 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``expansion,
        remodeling, or alteration of existing facilities, or
        acquisition of facilities,'' and inserting ``new construction
        of facilities, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing
        facilities, or acquisition of facilities''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``A grant''
                and inserting ``(1) A grant'';
                    (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), as
                designated by subparagraph (A), by striking ``The
                amount'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) The amount''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3)(A) The Secretary may not deny an application from an
        entity that seeks a grant under this section to carry out a
        project described in subsection (b)(1)(A) solely on the basis
        that the entity proposes to use funding from other private or
        public sources, if the entity demonstrates that a private
        nonprofit organization will provide oversight and site control
        for the project.
                    ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `private
                nonprofit organization' means the following:
                            ``(i) An incorporated private institution,
                        organization, or foundation--
                                    ``(I) that has received, or has
                                temporary clearance to receive, tax-
                                exempt status under paragraph (2), (3),
                                or (19) of section 501(c) of the
                                Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                                    ``(II) for which no part of the net
                                earnings of the institution,
                                organization, or foundation inures to
                                the benefit of any member, founder, or
                                contributor of the institution,
                                organization, or foundation; and
                                    ``(III) that the Secretary
                                determines is financially responsible.
                            ``(ii) A for-profit limited partnership or
                        limited liability company, the sole general
                        partner or manager of which is an organization
                        that is described by subclauses (I) through
                        (III) of clause (i).
                            ``(iii) A corporation wholly owned and
                        controlled by an organization that is described
                        by subclauses (I) through (III) of clause
                        (i).''.
    (b) Grant and Per Diem Payments.--
            (1) Study and development of fiscal controls and payment
        method.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
        shall--
                    (A) complete a study of all matters relating to the
                method used by the Secretary to make per diem payments
                under section 2012(a) of title 38, United States Code;
                and
                    (B) develop an improved method for adequately
                reimbursing recipients of grants under section 2011 of
                such title for services furnished to homeless veterans.
            (2) Consideration.--In developing the method required by
        paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may consider payments and
        grants received by recipients of grants described in such
        paragraph from other departments and agencies of Federal and
        local governments and from private entities.
            (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
        report on--
                    (A) the findings of the Secretary with respect to
                the study required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph
                (1);
                    (B) the method developed under subparagraph (B) of
                such paragraph; and
                    (C) any recommendations of the Secretary for
                revising the method described in subparagraph (A) of
                such paragraph and any legislative action the Secretary
                considers necessary to implement such method.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2013 of such title is
amended by striking ``subchapter'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting the following: ``subchapter amounts as follows:
            ``(1) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through
        2009.
            ``(2) $175,100,000 for fiscal year 2010.
            ``(3) $217,700,000 for fiscal year 2011.
            ``(4) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
            ``(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal
        year thereafter.''.

SEC. 103. MODIFICATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH
              SPECIAL NEEDS.

    (a) Inclusion of Entities Eligible for Comprehensive Service
Program Grants and Per Diem Payments for Services to Homeless
Veterans.--Subsection (a) of section 2061 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``to grant and per diem providers'' and
        inserting ``to entities eligible for grants and per diem
        payments under sections 2011 and 2012 of this title''; and
            (2) by striking ``by those facilities and providers'' and
        inserting ``by those facilities and entities''.
    (b) Inclusion of Male Homeless Veterans With Minor Dependents.--
Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, including women who
        have care of minor dependents'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) individuals who have care of minor dependents.''.
    (c) Authorization of Provision of Services to Dependents.--Such
section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Provision of Services to Dependents.--A recipient of a grant
under subsection (a) may use amounts under the grant to provide
services directly to a dependent of a homeless veteran with special
needs who is under the care of such homeless veteran while such
homeless veteran receives services from the grant recipient under this
section.''.

SEC. 104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND
              REHABILITATION TO CERTAIN VETERANS TO INCLUDE PROVISION
              OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION TO HOMELESS VETERANS WHO
              ARE NOT SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL.

    Section 2031(a) of such title is amended in the matter before
paragraph (1) by striking ``, including'' and inserting ``and to''.

SEC. 105. PLAN TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress a comprehensive plan to end homelessness among veterans.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
            (1) An analysis of programs of the Department of Veterans
        Affairs and other departments and agencies of the Federal
        Government that are designed to prevent homelessness among
        veterans and assist veterans who are homeless.
            (2) An evaluation of whether and how coordination between
        the programs described in paragraph (1) would contribute to
        ending homelessness among veterans.
            (3) Recommendations for improving the programs described in
        paragraph (1), enhancing coordination between such programs, or
        eliminating programs that are no longer effective.
            (4) Recommendations for new programs to prevent and end
        homelessness among veterans, including an estimate of the cost
        of such programs.
            (5) A timeline for implementing the plan, including
        milestones to track the implementation of the plan.
            (6) Benchmarks to measure the effectiveness of the plan and
        the efforts of the Secretary to implement the plan.
            (7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
        necessary.
    (c) Consideration of Veterans Located in Rural Areas.--The
analysis, evaluation, and recommendations included in the report
required by subsection (a) shall include consideration of the
circumstances and requirements that are unique to veterans located in
rural areas.

SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HOMELESS
              VETERANS.

    (a) Health Care for Homeless Veterans.--Section 2031(b) of title
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2011''
and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (b) Centers for Provision of Comprehensive Services to Homeless
Veterans.--Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by striking
``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
    (c) Property Transfers for Housing Assistance for Homeless
Veterans.--Section 2041(c) of such title is amended by striking
``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
    (d) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.--Section 2066(d) of
such title is amended by striking ``December 30, 2011'' and inserting
``December 30, 2013''.

SEC. 107. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
              REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 2021(e)(1) of such title is amended adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
            ``(G) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.''.

SEC. 108. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
              FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN
              FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--Section 2044(e) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2011'' and inserting
        ``2012''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such subsection is
further amended by striking ``carry out subsection (a), (b), and (c)''
and inserting ``carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c)''.

SEC. 109. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR
              HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

    Section 2061(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``2011''
and inserting ``2013''.

Output:
Helping Homeless Heroes Act of 2011 - Allows grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for homeless veterans' comprehensive services programs (outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling, and transitional housing assistance) to be used for the construction of new facilities. Prohibits the Secretary from denying applications for such grants solely on the basis that the grant entity proposes to use funding from other private or public sources, as long as such entity demonstrates that a private nonprofit organization will provide project oversight and site control.

Revises eligibility: (1) under the grant program for entities serving homeless veterans with special needs, and (2) for treatment and rehabilitation of homeless veterans who are not seriously mentally ill.

Includes all individuals caring for minor dependents (current law applies only to women caring for minor dependents) within the definition of "homeless veterans with special needs."

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to end homelessness among veterans. Requires the plan to consider circumstances and requirements unique to veterans located in rural areas.

Extends provisions concerning: (1) homeless veterans' health care to December 31, 2012; (2) centers for provision of comprehensive services and property transfers for housing assistance to December 31, 2014; and (3) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans to December 30, 2013.