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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety
and Roadway Enhancement Act of 2009.''

   TITLE I--ROADWAY SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER DRIVERS AND
                              PEDESTRIANS

SEC. 101. ROADWAY SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER DRIVERS AND
              PEDESTRIANS.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall establish and implement a program, the roadway safety enhancement
program for older drivers and pedestrians, to improve roadway safety
infrastructure in all States in a manner consistent with the
recommendations included in the publication of the Federal Highway
Administration entitled ``Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and
Pedestrians'' (FHWA-RD-01-103), referred to in this Act as the
``Handbook'', dated May 2001 or as subsequently revised and updated
pursuant to section 103.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the roadway safety enhancement program
for older drivers and pedestrians is to achieve a significant reduction
in roadway fatalities and serious injuries among drivers and
pedestrians 65 years of age or older on all public roads.
    (c) Apportionment of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, the
        Secretary shall apportion such funds authorized to be
        appropriated to carry out this section for such fiscal year
        among the States in accordance with the following formula:
                    (A) 33\1/3\ percent of the apportionment in the
                ratio that--
                            (i) the total vehicle miles traveled on
                        lanes on public roads in each State; bears to
                            (ii) the total vehicle miles traveled on
                        lanes on public roads in all States.
                    (B) 33\1/3\ percent of the apportionment in the
                ratio that--
                            (i) the total per capita population of
                        individuals 65 years of age or older residing
                        in each State in the latest fiscal year for
                        which data is available, bears to
                            (ii) the total per capital population of
                        individuals 65 years of age or older residing
                        in all States in the latest fiscal year for
                        which data is available.
                    (C) 33\1/3\ percent of the apportionments in the
                ratio that--
                            (i) the total number of fatalities and
                        serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians
                        65 years of age or older on public roads in
                        each State in the latest fiscal year for which
                        data are available, bears to
                            (ii) the total number of fatalities and
                        serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians
                        65 years of age or older on the public roads in
                        all States in the latest fiscal year for which
                        data are available.
            (2) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
        each State shall receive a minimum apportionment of not less
        than one percent of the funds apportioned under this
        subsection.
    (d) Project Eligibility and Selection.--
            (1) In general.--A State may obligate funds apportioned to
        the State under subsection (c) for the planning, design, and
        construction of infrastructure-related projects that employ
        safety enhancement recommendations set forth in the Handbook--
                    (A) to improve safety at intersections,
                interchanges, rail grade crossings, and roadway
                segments;
                    (B) to make systemic roadway safety improvements on
                public roads; and
                    (C) to improve roadway safety on other sections or
                elements of public roads that a State transportation
                department identifies as hazardous for older drivers
                and pedestrians.
            (2) Project identification and selection priorities.--To
        obligate funds apportioned under subsection (c) to carry out
        this section, a State shall have in effect, either in
        conjunction with a State strategic highway safety plan pursuant
        to section 148 of title 23, United States Code, or separately,
        appropriate policies and procedures developed by the State
        transportation department to--
                    (A) analyze and make effective use of State,
                regional and local crash and fatality data, hospital
                reports and other data to document traffic-related
                fatalities and injuries to individuals 65 years of age
                or older;
                    (B) consult with appropriate State and local
                transportation planning agencies, State and local
                safety agencies and organizations, representatives of
                the roadway infrastructure safety industry, and State
                and local organizations representing older drivers and
                pedestrians, to identify hazardous locations, sections,
                and elements of public roads that constitute a danger
                for drivers, vehicle occupants, or pedestrians 65 years
                of age or older;
                    (C) determine the relative severity of hazardous
                road and highway locations, sections and elements for
                drivers and pedestrians age 65 years or older through
                crash and injury data analysis;
                    (D) establish priorities for obligating funds among
                potential projects for correction of hazardous road and
                highway conditions, which shall include projects that--
                            (i) involve hazardous intersection, road or
                        highway conditions identified in a strategic
                        highway safety plan pursuant to section
                        148(c)(1)(D) as exhibiting the most severe
                        safety needs;
                            (ii) make use of multiple Handbook
                        recommendations or the use of a systemic
                        program to correct the most serious highway
                        safety hazards for drivers or pedestrians 65
                        years of age or older; or
                            (iii) are used in conjunction with other
                        Federal programs such as the safe routes to
                        schools program pursuant to section 1404 of
                        SAFETEA-LU or such other road safety design
                        improvements or funding that enhance traffic
                        and pedestrian safety for all roadway users;
                    (E) establish and implement a schedule of roadway
                infrastructure safety improvement projects for hazard
                correction and hazard prevention; and
                    (F) establish an evaluation process to analyze and
                assess results achieved by highway safety improvement
                projects carried out in accordance with procedures and
                criteria established by the section and report annually
                the results of such evaluations to the Secretary.
    (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out under this section shall be 90 percent.
    (f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms ``public
road'', ``State'', and ``State transportation department'' have the
meaning such terms have in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated out
        of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
        $500,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years
        2010 through 2015.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized to be
        appropriated to carry out this section shall be available for
        obligation in the same manner as if such funds were
        appropriated under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
        and such funds shall remain available until expended and shall
        not be transferable.

SEC. 102. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out section 101.

SEC. 103. REVISION OF THE HIGHWAY DESIGN HANDBOOK FOR OLDER DRIVERS AND
              PEDESTRIANS.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall--
            (1) finalize the revision of the Handbook for publication
        on or before the date required for issuance of regulations in
        section 102;
            (2) initiate a review of applicable traffic safety research
        for purposes of incorporating in the Handbook appropriate
        recommendations relating to--
                    (A) supplemental lighting at intersections,
                interchanges, rail-grade rail crossings and hazardous
                sections of roadways, as appropriate, to address visual
                impairments among older drivers;
                    (B) wet-night visibility of pavement markings and
                edgelines; and
                    (C) design of intersection curbs and curb ramps to
                address physical limitations of older or disabled
                pedestrians;
            (3) issue, not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of this section, a guidance memo regarding the
        appropriateness of applying to public roads and highways
        pedestrian safety improvements relating to the following
        intersection design elements:
                    (A) receiving lane (throat) width for turning
                operations;
                    (B) channelization;
                    (C) offset (single) left-turn lane geometry,
                signing, and delineation;
                    (D) curb radius; and
                    (E) pedestrian crossing design, operations, and
                control; and
            (4) conduct ongoing research to permit revision and
        publication of an updated Handbook not later than December 31,
        2014.

  TITLE II--OLDER DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SAFETY AMENDMENTS AND
                      ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION

SEC. 201. MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Collection of Traffic Injury and Fatality Data on Older Drivers
and Pedestrians.--Section 148(c)(1)(D) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
            (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (iv); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iv), the following:
                            ``(v) includes a means of identifying the
                        relative severity of hazardous locations
                        described in clause (iii) in terms of
                        accidents, injuries, and death involving
                        drivers, passengers, and pedestrians 65 years
                        of age or older;''.
    (b) Repeal of Existing Law.--Section 1405 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C.
401 note; 119 Stat. 1230), and the item relating to such section in
section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

SEC. 202. COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF OLDER DRIVER SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall appoint a Special Assistant
for Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety within the Office of the
Secretary to oversee and coordinate programs operated or funded by the
Department relating to transportation safety, research, and services
for individuals age 65 and older.
    (b) Policy Goals and Implementation.--The Secretary shall
establish, after consultation with other Federal and State
transportation agencies, organizations representing individuals age 65
and older, representatives of law enforcement, and advocates for
roadway safety infrastructure, national goals for increasing driver,
passenger, and pedestrian safety for persons age 65 and older, together
with procedures for implementing and monitoring progress toward
achieving such goals.
    (c) Duties of the Special Assistant.--The Special Assistant for
Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety shall be responsible for planning
and implementing policies to achieve the national goals set forth by
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b), and, in consultation with the
Secretary and the Undersecretary for Policy, shall also have
responsibility to:
            (1) oversee collection and analysis of national traffic
        accident, injury, and fatality data relating to individuals age
        65 and older;
            (2) coordinate and make recommendations regarding research
        undertaken by the Department to identify and address the safety
        needs of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians age 65 and older;
            (3) oversee the revision of the Handbook, as required by
        section 103 of this Act;
            (4) oversee the conduct of research and make
        recommendations for inclusion in the manual on uniform traffic
        control devices of appropriate safety features and traffic
        control devices in the Handbook that have been determined
        effective in reducing injuries or fatalities among drivers,
        passengers, and pedestrians age 65 and older;
            (5) oversee research by the National Highway Traffic Safety
        Administration to test and implement vehicle crash dummies that
        more accurately reproduce and measure the severity of vehicle-
        related injuries for occupants age 65 and older;
            (6) encourage and facilitate revision of the abbreviated
        injury scale system of injury quantification to more accurately
        measure injuries and fatalities to vehicle occupants age 65 and
        older, including measuring the effect of pre-existing and
        chronic conditions and long-term injury outcomes;
            (7) improve coordination of research sponsored by the
        Department to develop efficient, effective and safe mobility
        options for individuals age 65 and older with research
        conducted by the National Center on Senior Transportation; and
            (8) undertake such other duties and responsibilities that
        the Secretary or the Undersecretary for Policy shall determine
        appropriate.
    (d) Report to Congress.--The Secretary, not later than 12 months
after the date of enactment of this section, and not less than annually
thereafter, shall submit to Congress a report that documents the
progress made by the Department to achieve the goals set forth by the
Secretary pursuant to subsection (b), that shall include, as
appropriate, descriptions of any impediments to achieving such goals,
explanation of strategies or plans to address such impediments, and
recommendations for additional Congressional action.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated out
        of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
        $250,000 to carry out subsection (d) for each of fiscal years
        2010 through 2015.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized to be
        appropriated to carry out subsection (d) shall be available for
        obligation in the same manner as if such funds were
        appropriated under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
        and such funds shall remain available until expended and shall
        not be transferable.

SEC. 203. MINIMUM LEVELS OF RETROREFLECTIVITY FOR PAVEMENT MARKINGS.

    Not later than October 1, 2010, the Secretary of Transportation
shall revise the manual on uniform traffic control devices to include a
standard for a minimum level of retroreflectivity that must be
maintained for pavement markings, which shall apply to all roads open
to public travel.

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Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety and Roadway Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to implement a roadway safety enhancement program for older drivers and pedestrians to: (1) improve roadway safety infrastructure in states that is consistent with recommendations of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the "Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians"; and (2) achieve significant reductions in roadway fatalities and serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians 65 years old or older on all public roads.

Sets forth project eligibility requirements and project identification and selection priorities.

Requires the Secretary to finalize revision of the Handbook for publication.

Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to repeal its program for roadway safety improvements for older drivers and pedestrians.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) appoint a Special Assistant for Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety within the Office of the Secretary; and (2) establish national goals for increasing driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety for persons 65 years old or older.

Requires the Secretary to revise the manual on uniform traffic control devices to include a standard for a minimum level of retroreflectivity for pavement markings on all public roads.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Transparency Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF SETTLEMENT FEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures
Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2603) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking
        ``The Secretary,'' and inserting ``Provision of Settlement
        Statement.--The Secretary,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``The form'' and inserting
                        ``Advance Inspection of Settlement Statement.--
                        The form''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, except'' and all that
                        follows through ``available at such time''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``Upon the request of the
                        borrower to inspect the form prescribed under
                        this section during the'' and inserting ``At
                        least 1'';
                            (ii) by striking ``shall permit the'' and
                        inserting ``shall provide a completed, written
                        copy of the settlement statement to the''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``to inspect those'' and
                        all that follows through ``preceding day''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Agreement for Originator Fees.--
            ``(1) Notice of fees.--Not later than 3 days after a person
        applies for a federally related mortgage loan, the mortgage
        originator of such loan shall provide to that person a written
        agreement itemizing all of the fees that person may be charged
        by the mortgage originator, including any origination fees,
        underwriting fees, broker fees, and any other fees to be
        charged at or before the settlement of such loan to be paid to
        the mortgage originator. Bona fide discount points payable by
        such person to reduce the interest rate of such loan need not
        be included on any originator fees agreement under this
        paragraph.
            ``(2) Method of payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each originator fee agreement
                under paragraph (1) shall set out the following 3
                methods for the payment of the fees described in any
                such agreement:
                            ``(i) Payment in cash before or at
                        settlement.
                            ``(ii) Adding such fees into the total loan
                        amount to be borrowed.
                            ``(iii) Increasing the interest rate of the
                        loan.
                    ``(B) Borrower's choice of payment method.--Each
                applicant for a federally related mortgage loan, in
                determining how to pay any of the fees described in an
                originator fees agreement under paragraph (1), shall
                choose one of the payment methods described under
                subparagraph (A), except that the applicant may choose
                to combine the payment methods described under clauses
                (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Required explanation.--
                            ``(i) Written.--Each originator fee
                        agreement under paragraph (1) shall include a
                        written explanation of each of the payment
                        options listed in subparagraph (A), along with
                        a clear and concise illustration of the effect
                        of each option on the amount borrowed, the
                        interest rate, the payments required on the
                        loan, and any other loan terms which might be
                        affected by such option.
                            ``(ii) Oral.--Each mortgage originator of a
                        federally related mortgage loan shall explain
                        to each applicant for such a loan each of the
                        payment options listed in subparagraph (A)
                        before accepting any payment from that person.
                    ``(D) Required signature.--Before any applicant for
                a federally related mortgage loan is obligated to pay
                any of the fees described in the originator fees
                agreement under paragraph (1), the person shall have--
                            ``(i) agreed to and signed the originator
                        fees agreement described under paragraph (1);
                        and
                            ``(ii) exercised the option for determining
                        the method of payment for such fees.
    ``(d) Early Settlement Statement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 days after a person
        applies for a federally related mortgage loan, the mortgage
        originator of such loan shall provide to that person a written
        early settlement statement of all of the settlement costs to be
        charged to that person at or before settlement. The early
        settlement statement shall be in the same or a similar form as
        the statement of settlement costs provided to the person
        pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(2) Required inclusions.--Each early settlement statement
        under this subsection shall include an itemization of the
        following:
                    ``(A) All fees agreed to by the applicant of a
                federally related mortgage loan pursuant to the
                originator fees agreement described under subsection
                (c)(1).
                    ``(B) All fees to be charged to that applicant by
                independent third parties, including government
                agencies at or before settlement of the loan, plus all
                escrows reserves which may be required of that person.
    ``(e) Borrower Liability for Fees.--No borrower shall be liable for
any fees which are not disclosed on an early settlement statement,
except that the borrower is liable for such fees if--
            ``(1) the total amount charged for fees imposed by
        independent third parties is--
                    ``(A) not more than 10 percent greater than that
                stated in the early settlement statement; or
                    ``(B) greater than that allowed under subparagraph
                (A) because bona fide and reasonable expenses were
                incurred by such third parties for unanticipated
                inspection, appraisal, survey, or flood certification
                of the home which was the subject of such loan;
            ``(2) the mortgage originator provides a reasonable
        explanation of the circumstances surrounding the settlement of
        the loan of the borrower which were different than anticipated
        by the mortgage originator when the statement was provided; and
            ``(3) the mortgage originator does not engage in a pattern
        or practice of providing early settlement statements which
        disclose individual fees of independent third parties in
        different amounts than actually charged at settlement.
    ``(f) Liability for Failure To Comply.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whoever fails to comply with any
        provision of this section shall be liable to the borrower for
        an amount equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) any actual damages to the borrower as a
                result of the failure; and
                    ``(B) $5,000 for each such instance of
                noncompliance.
            ``(2) Court costs.--In addition to any amount under
        paragraph (1), in the case of any successful action brought by
        a borrower under this subsection, such borrower shall be
        reimbursed for the costs of the action, together with any
        attorneys fees incurred in connection with such action as the
        court may determine to be reasonable under the circumstances.
    ``(g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `mortgage
originator'--
            ``(1) means any person who, for direct or indirect
        compensation or gain, or in the expectation of direct or
        indirect compensation or gain--
                    ``(A) takes a residential mortgage loan
                application; or
                    ``(B) assists a consumer in obtaining or applying
                to obtain a residential mortgage loan; and
            ``(2) includes any person who makes loans directly or
        brokers loans for others.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(c) of the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604(c)) is hereby
repealed.

Output:
Real Estate Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements governing settlement statements.

Requires the originator of a federally related mortgage loan to provide, within three days of a loan application, a written agreement to the applicant itemizing all of the fees the originator may charge at or before loan settlement, including origination, underwriting, and broker fees. Excludes from such requirement bona fide discount points payable by the borrower to reduce the loan's interest rate.

Requires an originator fee agreement to set out the following fee payment methods: (1) paying in cash before or at settlement; (2) adding such fees into the total loan amount to be borrowed; and (3) increasing the loan's interest rate.

Requires: (1) written and oral explanations of a borrower's payment options; and (2) a borrower's signature attesting agreement with originator fees and with the chosen method of payment.

Requires the originator to provide the applicant with a written early settlement statement of all settlement costs to be charged at or before settlement.

Shields borrowers from liability for any such fees not disclosed on an early settlement statement, except in certain circumstances.

Establishes originator liability to a borrower for non-compliance with this Act, including reimbursement of the borrower for court costs.

Repeals the requirement that special information booklets prepared by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for borrowers contain a good faith estimate of the amount or range of expected settlement charges.


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SECTION 1. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TRANSITION (MOST) PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3687 the following
new section:
``Sec. 3687A. Military occupational specialty transition (MOST) program
    ``(a) Establishment; Eligibility.--(1) Subject to the availability
of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall carry out a
program of training to provide eligible veterans with skills relevant
to the job market.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `eligible veteran'
means any veteran--
            ``(A) whose military occupational specialty at the time of
        discharge is determined by the Secretary to have limited
        transferability to the civilian job market;
            ``(B) who is not otherwise eligible for education or
        training services under this title;
            ``(C) who has not acquired a marketable skill since leaving
        military service;
            ``(D) who was discharged under conditions not less than
        general under honorable conditions; and
            ``(E)(i) who has been unemployed for at least 90 days
        during the 180-day period preceding the date of application for
        the program established under this section; or
            ``(ii) the maximum hourly rate of pay of such veteran
        during such 180-day period is not more than 150 percent of the
        Federal minimum wage.
    ``(b) MOST Program.--The program established under this section
shall provide for payments to employers who provide for eligible
veterans a program of apprenticeship or on-the-job training if--
            ``(1) such program is approved as provided in paragraph (1)
        or (2) of section 3687(a) of this title;
            ``(2) the rate of pay for veterans participating in the
        program is not less than the rate of pay for nonveterans in
        similar jobs; and
            ``(3) the Secretary reasonably expects that--
                    ``(A) the veteran will be qualified for employment
                in that field upon completion of training; and
                    ``(B) the employer providing the program will hire
                the veteran at the completion of training.
    ``(c) Payments to Employers.--(1) Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall enter into
contracts with employers to provide programs of apprenticeship or on-
the-job training that meet the requirements of this section. Each such
contract shall provide for the payment of the amounts described in
subsection (b) to employers whose programs meet such requirements.
    ``(2) The amount paid under this section with respect to any
eligible veteran for any period shall be 50 percent of the wages paid
by the employer to such veteran for such period. Wages shall be
calculated on an hourly basis.
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B)--
            ``(i) the amount paid under this section with respect to a
        veteran participating in the program established under this
        section may not exceed $20,000 in the aggregate and $1,666.67
        per month; and
            ``(ii) such payments may only be made during the first 12
        months of such veteran's participation in the program.
    ``(B) In the case of a veteran participating in the program on a
less than full-time basis, the Secretary may extend the number of
months of payments under subparagraph (A) and proportionally adjust the
amount of such payments, but the maximum amount paid with respect to a
veteran may not exceed the maximum amount of $20,000 and the maximum
amount of such payments may not exceed 24 months.
    ``(4) Payments under this section shall be made on a quarterly
basis.
    ``(5) Each employer providing a program of apprenticeship or on-
the-job training pursuant to this section shall submit to the Secretary
on a quarterly basis a report certifying the wages paid to eligible
veterans under such program (which shall be certified by the veteran as
being correct) and containing such other information as the Secretary
may specify. Such report shall be submitted in the form and manner
required by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018 to
carry out this section.
    ``(e) Reporting.--The Secretary shall include a detailed
description of activities carried out under this section in the annual
report prepared by the Veterans Benefits Administration.
    ``(f) Separate Accounting.--The Department shall have a separate
line item in budget proposals of the Department for funds to be
appropriated to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3687 the
following new item:

``3687A. Military occupational specialty transition (MOST) program.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 3034
of such title is amended by striking ``and 3687'' and inserting ``3687,
and 3687A''.
    (2) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3241 of such title are
each amended by striking ``section 3687'' and inserting ``sections 3687
and 3687A''.
    (3) Subsection (d)(1) of section 3672 of such title is amended by
striking ``and 3687'' and inserting ``3687, and 3687A''.
    (4) Paragraph (3) of section 4102A(b) of such title is amended by
striking ``section 3687'' and inserting ``section 3687 or 3687A''.

Output: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of job training in skills relevant to the job market for discharged veterans who are either currently not paid at more than 150% of the federal minimum wage, or: (1) had a military occupational specialty of limited transferability to the civilian job market; (2) are not otherwise eligible for veterans' education or training services; (3) have not acquired a marketable skill since leaving military service; (4) were discharged under conditions not less than honorable; and (5) have been unemployed for at least 90 of the previous 180 days. Designates the program as the MOST (military occupational specialty transition) Program. Directs the Secretary to contract with employers to provide on-the-job training or apprenticeship programs for such veterans. Limits payments under the program to $20,000 per veteran and 24 months in duration.


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SECTION 1. INCREASE IN EXPENSING UNDER SECTION 179 FOR GULF OPPORTUNITY
              ZONE PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Increase in Limitation for Gulf Opportunity Zone Property.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section--
                    ``(A) the dollar amount in effect under subsection
                (b)(1) for the taxable year shall be increased by the
                lesser of--
                            ``(i) $100,000, or
                            ``(ii) the cost of qualified section 179
                        Gulf Opportunity Zone property placed in
                        service during the taxable year, and
                    ``(B) the the dollar amount in effect under
                subsection (b)(2) for the taxable year shall be
                increased by the lesser of--
                            ``(i) $600,000, or
                            ``(ii) the cost of qualified section 179
                        Gulf Opportunity Zone property placed in
                        service during the taxable year.
            ``(2) Qualified section 179 gulf opportunity zone
        property.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified
        section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property' means section 179
        property which is qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone property.
            ``(3) Qualified gulf opportunity zone property.-- For
        purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified Gulf
                Opportunity Zone property' means property--
                            ``(i) which is described in section
                        168(k)(2)(A)(i),
                            ``(ii) substantially all of the use of
                        which is in the Gulf Opportunity Zone and is in
                        the active conduct of a trade or business by
                        the taxpayer in such Zone,
                            ``(iii) the original use of which in the
                        Gulf Opportunity Zone commences with the
                        taxpayer on or after August 28, 2005,
                            ``(iv) which is acquired by the taxpayer by
                        purchase (as defined in subsection (d)) on or
                        after August 28, 2005, but only if no written
                        binding contract for the acquisition was in
                        effect before August 28, 2005, and
                            ``(v) which is placed in service by the
                        taxpayer on or before December 31, 2007.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Alternative depreciation property.--
                        Such term shall not include any property
                        described in section 168(k)(2)(D)(i).
                            ``(ii) Tax-exempt bond-financed property.--
                        Such term shall not include any property any
                        portion of which is financed with the proceeds
                        of any obligation the interest on which is
                        exempt from tax under section 103.
                            ``(iii) Election out.--If a taxpayer makes
                        an election under this clause with respect to
                        any class of property for any taxable year,
                        this subsection shall not apply to all property
                        in such class placed in service during such
                        taxable year.
            ``(4) Gulf opportunity zone; hurricane katrina disaster
        area.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Gulf opportunity zone.--The term `Gulf
                Opportunity Zone' means that portion of the Hurricane
                Katrina disaster area determined by the President to
                warrant individual or individual and public assistance
                from the Federal Government under the Robert T.
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
                by reason of Hurricane Katrina.
                    ``(B) Hurricane katrina disaster area.--The term
                `Hurricane Katrina disaster area' means an area with
                respect to which a major disaster has been declared by
                the President before September 14, 2005, under section
                401 of such Act by reason of Hurricane Katrina.
            ``(5) Coordination with empowerment zones and renewal
        communities.--For purposes of sections 1397A and 1400J,
        qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property shall not
        be treated as qualified zone property or qualified renewal
        property, unless the taxpayer elects not to take such qualified
        section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property into account for
        purposes of this subsection.
            ``(6) Recapture.--For purposes of this subsection, rules
        similar to the rules under subsection (d)(10) shall apply with
        respect to any qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone
        property which ceases to be qualified section 179 Gulf
        Opportunity Zone property.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to property placed in service after August 28, 2005.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue to increase the expensing allowance (i.e., a tax deduction in the current taxable year) for the cost of Gulf Opportunity Zone property placed in service in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Veteran
Healthcare Experience Act of 2011''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the current health care system of the Department of
        Veterans Affairs is neither fiscally efficient nor effective in
        providing easily accessible treatment for all veterans;
            (2) health care can be provided more efficiently to provide
        veterans with care that is available closer to where they live
        and to allow veterans more flexibility in choosing their own
        doctors; and
            (3) better health care can be provided to veterans at
        little-to-no increased cost to the taxpayer by replacing the
        fee-based care system of the Department with the veterans
        enhanced care program, as described under section 2, and
        reprogramming funds to this program.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED CONTRACT CARE AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF
              VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Type of care.--Subsection (a) of section 1703 of title
        38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The Secretary shall provide an eligible veteran with
covered health services that are provided by a non-Department provider
whom the Secretary enters into a contract with under this section if
the Secretary determines that facilities of the Department are not
capable of--
            ``(A) economically furnishing covered health services to
        such veteran because of geographical inaccessibility; or
            ``(B) furnishing covered health services to such veteran
        because such facilities lack the required personnel, resources,
        or ability.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `covered health services' means, with
        respect to an eligible veteran, any hospital care, medical
        service, rehabilitative service, or preventative health service
        that is authorized to be provided by the Secretary to the
        veteran under this chapter or any other provision of law.
            ``(B) The term `eligible veteran' means a veteran enrolled
        in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of
        this title who elects to receive care under this section.''.
            (2) Qualified providers; quality of care.--Such section is
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(e) The Secretary may enter into a contract with a non-Department
provider under this section if such provider--
            ``(1) demonstrates the ability to provide non-Department
        health care services to veterans;
            ``(2) meets or exceeds internal credentialing standards of
        the Department and standards of the Utilization Review
        Accreditation Commission;
            ``(3) has care coordinators who help veterans make,
        confirm, and keep medical appointments;
            ``(4) has--
                    ``(A) a system that allows veterans to file
                complaints; and
                    ``(B) a demonstrated ability to respond to
                potential quality indicators and patient safety events;
                and
            ``(5) has the ability to--
                    ``(A) process claims from others in the network of
                the provider;
                    ``(B) bill a third party (as defined in section
                1725(f)(2) of this title) for care provided under this
                section, as appropriate; and
                    ``(C) transmit directly to the Secretary any
                amounts received pursuant to subparagraph (B).
    ``(f) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure the
following:
            ``(1) With respect to each medical center of the
        Department, the Secretary is consistent in determining the
        eligibility of veterans under subsection (a).
            ``(2) The Secretary includes care coordinators of a non-
        Department provider described in subsection (e)(3) in
        initiatives of the Department to provide patient-centered care
        and uses such coordinators when the Secretary is unable to
        assign a veteran a case manager from the Department.
            ``(3) The Department and a non-Department provider under
        this section exchange clinical information to improve both
        clinical decision-making and the care a veteran receives.
            ``(4) Both non-Department facilities under this section and
        Department facilities meet performance metrics regarding--
                    ``(A) the quality of health care provided; and
                    ``(B) the satisfaction of veterans.
            ``(5) A non-Department facility under this section or
        employee of the Department who exceeds performance metrics
        under paragraph (4) are eligible for incentive or bonus
        payments.
    ``(g)(1) Not later than October 31 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee of Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a
report on care provided under this section, including--
            ``(A) the cost to the Department;
            ``(B) the number of veterans receiving care under this
        section;
            ``(C) the quality of such care and the satisfaction of such
        veterans; and
            ``(D) other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(2) Not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee of Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the allocation of resources with respect to
care provided by the Department and by non-Department facilities.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)
        and (2) shall take effect on October 1, 2012.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 1703 of title 38,
United States Code, as amended by this section, for fiscal year 2013
$5,000,000,000.

Output:
Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Experience Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that better health care can be provided to veterans at little-to-no increased cost by revising the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) fee-based system for hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain enrolled veterans with health services (authorized hospital care or medical, rehabilitative, or preventative health services) that are provided by a non-VA provider with whom the Secretary enters into a contract pursuant to this Act if the Secretary determines that VA facilities are incapable of furnishing such services because of: (1) geographical inaccessibility; or (2) a lack of required personnel, resources, or ability at VA facilities.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter a contract with a non-VA provider that: (1) demonstrates the ability to provide non-VA health care services to veterans; (2) meets or exceeds credentialing standards of the VA and the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission; (3) has coordinators who help veterans make, confirm, and keep medical appointments, a system that allows veterans to file complaints, and a demonstrated ability to respond to potential quality indicators and patient safety events; and (4) has the ability to process claims from other providers in its network, bill third parties, and transmit received amounts to the Secretary.

Sets forth requirements concerning the VA's coordination with non-VA providers, performance metrics, and bonus payments for exceeding such metrics.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Probation System Reform
Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPERVISION OF A PERSON ASSIGNED AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING
              DEVICE AS A CONDITION OF RELEASE; PENALTY FOR DISABLING
              AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE.

    (a) In General.--Part II of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 237 the following new chapter:

              ``CHAPTER 239--ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES

``Sec.
``3801. Supervision of a person assigned an electronic monitoring
                            device as a condition of release.
``3802. Penalty for disabling an electronic monitoring device.
``Sec. 3801. Supervision of a person assigned an electronic monitoring
              device as a condition of release
    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a person who was convicted of a
Federal offense who has been sentenced to probation pursuant to
subchapter B of chapter 227, placed on probation pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 403, or placed on supervised release pursuant to
section 3583, or a person accused of such an offense who has been
released pending trial, sentence, or appeal pursuant to chapter 207,
who is required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition
of such probation or release, the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts shall ensure that an appropriate probation
officer or pretrial services officer supervises the person by doing the
following:
            ``(1) Conducting a daily review of any data produced by the
        electronic monitoring device worn by the person.
            ``(2) In the case of an alert produced by an electronic
        monitoring system that the Director determines requires an
        investigation, conducting an investigation immediately
        following the alert, including--
                    ``(A) contacting the person;
                    ``(B) inspecting the electronic monitoring device;
                and
                    ``(C) documenting the alert and the response taken.
    ``(b) Uniform Standards.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall issue uniform standards in
order to implement subsection (a).
``Sec. 3802. Penalty for disabling an electronic monitoring device
    ``(a) Offense.--Whoever--
            ``(1) intentionally disables an electronic monitoring
        device that was assigned to a person as a condition of
        probation pursuant to subchapter B of chapter 227 or chapter
        403, supervised release pursuant to section 3583, or release
        pending trial, sentence, or appeal pursuant to chapter 207; or
            ``(2) having been assigned an electronic monitoring device
        as a condition of probation pursuant to subchapter B of chapter
        227 or chapter 403, supervised release pursuant to section
        3583, or release pending trial, sentence, or appeal pursuant to
        chapter 207, intentionally allows another person to disable
        such device;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Punishment.--The punishment for an offense under subsection
(a) is--
            ``(1) if the person to whom the electronic monitoring
        device was assigned commits a Federal, State, or local offense
        in addition to violating subsection (a) upon the disabling of
        such device, a fine under this title or imprisonment for not
        more than 4 years; or
            ``(2) if the person to whom the electronic monitoring
        device was assigned does not commit a Federal, State or local
        crime in addition to violating subsection (a) upon the
        disabling of such device, a fine under this title or
        imprisonment for not more than 1 year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part II of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to chapter 237 the following:

``239. Electronic Monitoring Devices........................    3801''.

SEC. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PROBATION AND PRETRIAL SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 207 of part II of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 3155 and 3156 as sections
        3156 and 3157, respectively;
            (2) after section 3154, by inserting the following:
``Sec. 3155. Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within pretrial services
(commonly referred to as the United States Probation and Pretrial
Services System) the Office of the Inspector General for Probation and
Pretrial Services (referred to in this section as the `Office').
    ``(b) Appointment, Term, and Removal of Inspector General.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The head of the Office shall be the
        Inspector General, who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice
        of the United States after consultation with the majority and
        minority leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and minority
        leader of the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Term.--The Inspector General shall serve for a term
        of four years and may be reappointed by the Chief Justice of
        the United States for any number of additional terms.
            ``(3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from
        office by the Chief Justice of the United States. The Chief
        Justice shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to
        both Houses of Congress.
    ``(c) Duties.--With respect to probation and pretrial services, the
Office shall--
            ``(1) conduct investigations of alleged misconduct;
            ``(2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations;
            ``(3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse; and
            ``(4) recommend changes in laws or regulations governing
        probation and pretrial services.
    ``(d) Powers.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the duties of the
        Office, the Inspector General shall have the power--
                    ``(A) to make investigations and reports;
                    ``(B) to obtain information or assistance from any
                Federal, State, or local governmental agency, or other
                entity, or unit thereof, including all information kept
                in the normal course of business by probation and
                pretrial services in any judicial district;
                    ``(C) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the
                attendance and testimony of such witnesses, and the
                production of such books, records, correspondence
                memoranda, papers, and documents; which subpoena, in
                the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be
                enforceable by civil action;
                    ``(D) to administer to or take from any person an
                oath, affirmation, or affidavit;
                    ``(E) to employ such officers and employees,
                subject to the provisions of title 5, governing
                appointments in the competitive service, and the
                provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
                53 of such title relating to classification and General
                Schedule pay rates;
                    ``(F) to obtain services authorized by section 3109
                of title 5 at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent
                rate prescribed for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule
                by section 5332 of title 5; and--
                    ``(G) to the extent and in such amounts as may be
                provided in advance by appropriations Acts, to enter
                into contracts and other arrangements for audits,
                studies, analyses, and other services with public
                agencies and with private persons, and to make such
                payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties of
                the Office.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Inspector General shall not have the
        authority to--
                    ``(A) investigate or review any matter that is
                directly related to the merits of a decision or
                procedural ruling by any judge or court; or
                    ``(B) punish or discipline any pretrial services
                officer or probation officer.
    ``(e) Reports.--
            ``(1) When to be made.--The Inspector General shall--
                    ``(A) make an annual report to the Director of the
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts and
                to Congress relating to the activities of the Office;
                and
                    ``(B) make prompt reports to the Director and to
                Congress on matters that may require action by them.
            ``(2) Sensitive matter.--If a report contains sensitive
        matter, the Inspector General may so indicate and Congress may
        receive that report in closed session.
            ``(3) Duty to inform attorney general.--In carrying out the
        duties of the Office, the Inspector General shall report
        expeditiously to the Attorney General whenever the Inspector
        General has reasonable grounds to believe there has been a
        violation of Federal criminal law.
    ``(f) Whistleblower Protection.--
            ``(1) In general.--No officer, employee, agent, contractor,
        or subcontractor of pretrial services may discharge, demote,
        threaten, suspend, harass, or in any other manner discriminate
        against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment
        because of any lawful act done by the employee to provide
        information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise
        assist in an investigation regarding any possible violation of
        Federal law or regulation, or misconduct, by a pretrial
        services officer or probation officer, which may assist the
        Inspector General in the performance of duties under this
        chapter.
            ``(2) Civil action.--An employee injured in violation of
        paragraph (1) may, in a civil action, obtain appropriate
        relief.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--Chapter 207 of part II of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 3157(b) (as redesignated by this Act) is
        amended by striking ``3152-3155'' and inserting ``3152-3156'';
        and
            (2) in the table of sections, after the item relating to
        section 3154, by inserting the following:

``3155. Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services.''.

Output: Federal Probation System Reform Act - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to ensure that an appropriate probation or pretrial services officer supervises a person convicted of a federal offense who has been sentenced to probation, placed on probation, or placed on supervised release, or a person accused of such an offense who has been released pending trial, sentence, or appeal, and who is required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of such probation or release, including by: (1) conducting a daily review of any data produced by such device; and (2) conducting an investigation immediately following an electronic monitoring system alert that the Director determines requires investigation. Prohibits, and sets penalties for, intentionally disabling such a device or allowing another person to disable such device.  Establishes within the United States Probation and Pretrial Services System the Office of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services, which shall: (1) conduct investigations of alleged misconduct; (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations; (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse; (4) recommend changes in laws or regulations governing probation and pretrial services; and (5) report expeditiously to the Attorney General whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of federal criminal law. Provides whistleblower protection for an employee who provides information to or otherwise assists the Inspector General in an investigation of a possible violation of federal law or misconduct by a pretrial services or probation officer.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Fab Lab Network Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Scientific discoveries and technical innovations are
        critical to the economic and national security of the United
        States.
            (2) Maintaining the leadership of the United States in
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics will require
        a diverse population with the skills, interest, and access to
        tools required to advance these fields.
            (3) Just as earlier digital revolutions in communications
        and computation provided individuals with the Internet and
        personal computers, a digital revolution in fabrication will
        allow anyone to make almost anything, anywhere.
            (4) Fab labs like the Center for Bits and Atoms at the
        Massachusetts Institute of Technology provide a model for a new
        kind of national laboratory that links local facilities for
        advanced manufacturing to expand access and empower
        communities.
            (5) A coordinated national public-private partnership will
        be the most effective way to accelerate the provision of this
        infrastructure for learning skills, developing inventions,
        creating businesses, and producing personalized products.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FAB LAB NETWORK.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``fab lab'' means a facility--
                    (A) equipped with an integrated suite of
                fabrication tools to convert digital designs into
                functional physical things and scanning tools to
                convert physical things into digital designs; and
                    (B) available for a range of individual and
                collaborative educational, commercial, creative, and
                social purposes, based on guidelines established by the
                NFLN relating to sustainable operation; and
            (2) the term ``NFLN'' means the National Fab Lab Network.
    (b) Federal Charter.--The National Fab Lab Network is a federally
charted nonprofit corporation, which shall facilitate the creation of a
national network of local fab labs and serve as a resource to assist
stakeholders with the effective operation of fab labs.
    (c) Membership and Organization.--
            (1) In general.--Eligibility for membership in the NFLN and
        the rights and privileges of members shall be as provided in
        the constitution and bylaws of the NFLN. The Board of
        Directors, officers, and other employees of the NFLN, and their
        powers and duties, shall be provided in the bylaws of the NFLN.
            (2) Board of directors.--The Board of Directors of the NFLN
        shall include--
                    (A) the Director of the Fab Foundation;
                    (B) members of the manufacturing sector and
                entrepreneurial community; and
                    (C) leaders in science, technology, engineering,
                and mathematics education.
            (3) Coordination.--When appropriate, the NFLN should work
        with Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the
        National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Small
        Business Administration, and other agencies of the Federal
        Government to provide additional resources to fab lab users.
    (d) Functions.--The NFLN shall--
            (1) serve as the coordinating body for the creation of a
        national network of local fab labs in the United States;
            (2) provide a first point of contact for organizations and
        communities seeking to create fab labs, providing information,
        assessing suitability, advising on the lab lifecycle, and
        maintaining descriptions of prospective and operating sites;
            (3) link funders and sites with operational entities that
        can source and install fab labs, provide training, assist with
        operations, account for spending, and assess impact;
            (4) perform outreach for individuals and communities on the
        benefits available through the NFLN;
            (5) facilitate use of the NFLN in synergistic programs,
        such as workforce training, job creation, research broader
        impacts, and the production of civic infrastructure; and
            (6) offer transparency in the management, governance, and
        operation of the NFLN.
    (e) Purposes.--In carrying out its functions, the NFLN's purposes
and goals shall be to--
            (1) create a national network of connected local fab labs
        to empower individuals and communities in the United States;
        and
            (2) foster the use of distributed digital fabrication tools
        to promote science, technology, engineering and math skills,
        increase invention and innovation, create businesses and jobs,
        and fulfill needs.
    (f) Funding.--The NFLN may accept gifts from private individuals,
corporations, government agencies, or other organizations.

Output: National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013 - Grants a federal charter to the National Fab Lab Network.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Deployment Health Assessment
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
              DEPLOYED IN CONNECTION WITH A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

    (a) Mental Health Screenings.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
        guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health
        screening for each member of the Armed Forces who is deployed
        in connection with a contingency operation as follows:
                    (A) At a time during the period beginning 180 days
                before the date of deployment in connection with the
                contingency operation and ending 90 days before the
                date of deployment in connection with the contingency
                operation.
                    (B) At a time during the period beginning 90 days
                after the date of redeployment from the contingency
                operation and ending 180 days after the date of
                redeployment from the contingency operation.
                    (C) Subject to subsection (d), not later than each
                of 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months after the
                screening provided under subparagraph (B).
            (2) Exclusion of certain members.--A mental health
        screening is not required for a members of the Armed Forces
        under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) if the
        Secretary determines that the member was not subjected or
        exposed to combat stress during deployment in the contingency
        operation concerned.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the mental health screenings provided
pursuant to this section shall be to identify post-traumatic stress
disorder, suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues
identified among members of the Armed Forces described in subsection
(a) in order to determine which such members are in need of additional
care and treatment for such health issues.
    (c) Elements.--
            (1) In general.--The mental health screenings provided
        pursuant to this section shall--
                    (A) be performed by personnel trained and certified
                to perform such screenings in accordance with such
                criteria as the Secretary of Defense shall establish;
                and
                    (B) include an in-person dialogue between members
                of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) and
                personnel described by paragraph (1) on such matters as
                the Secretary shall specify in order that the
                screenings achieve the purpose specified in subsection
                (b) for such screenings.
            (2) Treatment of current assessments and screenings.--The
        Secretary may treat periodic health assessments and other in-
        person screenings that are provided to members of the Armed
        Forces as of the date of the enactment of this Act as meeting
        the requirements for mental health screenings required under
        this section if the Secretary determines that such assessments
        and in-person screenings meet the requirements for mental
        health screenings established by this section.
    (d) Cessation of Screenings.--No mental health screening is
required to be provided an individual under subsection (a)(1)(C) after
the individual's discharge or release from the Armed Forces.
    (e) Sharing of Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall share with
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such information on members
        of the Armed Forces that is derived from confidential mental
        health screenings, including mental health screenings provided
        pursuant to this section and health assessments and other in-
        person screenings provided before the date of the enactment of
        this Act, as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs jointly consider appropriate to ensure
        continuity of mental health care and treatment of members of
        the Armed Forces during their transition from health care and
        treatment provided by the Department of Defense to health care
        and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) Protocols.--Any sharing of information under paragraph
        (1) shall occur pursuant to a protocol jointly established by
        the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
        for purposes of this subsection. Any such protocol shall be
        consistent with the following:
                    (A) Applicable provisions of the Wounded Warrior
                Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071
                note), including in particular, section 1614 of that
                Act (122 Stat. 443; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
                    (B) Section 1720F of title 38, United States Code.
    (f) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this section, the term
``contingency operation'' has the meaning given that term in section
101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Report on guidance.--Upon the issuance of the guidance
        required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
        submit to Congress a report describing the guidance.
            (2) Report on implementation of guidance.--Not later than
        one year after the date of the issuance of the guidance
        required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to
        Congress a report on the implementation of the guidance by the
        military departments. The report shall include an evidence-
        based assessment of the effectiveness of the mental health
        screenings provided pursuant to the guidance in achieving the
        purpose specified in subsection (b) for such screenings.

Output:
Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health screening for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in connection with a contingency operation, in order to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues for which additional care and treatment may be necessary. Excludes from such screenings members not subjected or exposed to combat stress during their deployment.

Requires the Secretary to share screening results with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to ensure continuity of mental health care and treatment for such members during their transition from health care and treatment provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to health care and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reliable Farm Safety Net Act''.

SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR FUTURE CROP YEARS.

    The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after
section 518 (7 U.S.C. 1518) the following:

``SEC. 519. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL
              ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Definition of Federally Declared Disaster Area.--In this
section, the term `federally declared disaster area' means--
            ``(1) a county covered by--
                    ``(A) a Presidential declaration of major disaster
                issued under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
                5170); or
                    ``(B) a declaration by the Secretary of a disaster
                area under subpart A of part 1945 of title 7, Code of
                Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
            ``(2) each county contiguous to a county described in
        paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Crop Disaster Assistance.--
            ``(1) Authority to provide emergency assistance.--The
        Secretary shall use the funds of the Commodity Credit
        Corporation to make emergency financial assistance available to
        producers on a farm that incur qualifying crop losses for an
        insurable crop due to damaging weather or related condition, as
        determined by the Secretary, that results in the designation of
        the county in which the farm or ranch is located as a federally
        declared disaster area.
            ``(2) Administration.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3)
        and (4), the Secretary shall make assistance available under
        this subsection in the same manner as provided under section
        815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
        (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-55), including using the
        same loss thresholds for the quantity and quality losses as
        were used in administering that section.
            ``(3) Payment rate.--The Secretary shall make assistance
        available to producers on a farm for a crop under this
        subsection at a rate equal to 65 percent of the established
        price for the crop for any deficiency in production of 35
        percent or more for the crop.
            ``(4) Ineligibility for assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the producers on a farm shall not be
                eligible for assistance under this subsection with
                respect to losses to an insurable commodity or
                noninsurable commodity if the producers on the farm--
                            ``(i) in the case of an insurable
                        commodity, did not obtain a policy or plan of
                        insurance for the insurable commodity under
                        this Act for the crop incurring the losses;
                            ``(ii) in the case of a noninsurable
                        commodity, did not file the required paperwork,
                        and pay the administrative fee by the
                        applicable State filing deadline, for the
                        noninsurable commodity under section 196 of the
                        Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
                        of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) for the crop incurring
                        the losses;
                            ``(iii) had adjusted gross incomes, as
                        defined by section 1001D of the Food Security
                        Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a), of greater than
                        $2,500,000 in 2003; or
                            ``(iv) were not in compliance with highly
                        erodible land conservation and wetland
                        conservation provisions.
                    ``(B) Contract waiver.--The Secretary may waive
                subparagraph (A) with respect to the producers on a
                farm if the producers enter into a contract with the
                Secretary under which the producers agree--
                            ``(i) in the case of an insurable
                        commodity, to obtain a policy or plan of
                        insurance under this Act providing additional
                        coverage for the insurable commodity for each
                        of the next 2 crops, at a level of coverage
                        equal to or greater than 60 percent; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a noninsurable
                        commodity, to file the required paperwork and
                        pay the administrative fee by the applicable
                        State filing deadline, for the noninsurable
                        commodity for each of the next 2 crops under
                        section 196 of the Federal Agriculture
                        Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
                        7333).
                    ``(C) Effect of violation.--In the event of the
                violation of a contract under subparagraph (B) by a
                producer, the producer shall reimburse the Secretary
                for the full amount of the assistance provided to the
                producer under this subsection.
    ``(c) Livestock Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Emergency financial assistance.--The Secretary shall
        use such sums as are necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit
        Corporation to make and administer payments for livestock
        losses of eligible applicants due to a disaster, as determined
        by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Eligible applicants.--In carrying out the program
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide
        assistance to any applicant that--
                    ``(A)(i) conducts a livestock operation that is
                located in a federally declared disaster area,
                including any applicant conducting a livestock
                operation with eligible livestock (within the meaning
                of the livestock assistance program under section
                101(b) of division B of Public Law 108-324 (118 Stat.
                1234)); or
                    ``(ii) produces an animal described in section
                10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
                Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); and
                    ``(B) meets all other eligibility requirements
                established by the Secretary for the program.
            ``(3) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance
        available under this subsection in the same manner as provided
        under section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
        and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
        Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-51).
            ``(4) Mitigation.--In determining the eligibility for or
        amount of payments for which a producer is eligible under the
        livestock assistance program, the Secretary shall not penalize
        a producer that takes actions (recognizing disaster conditions)
        that reduce the average number of livestock the producer owned
        for grazing during the production year for which assistance is
        being provided.
    ``(d) Livestock Indemnity Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use such sums as are
        necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry
        out a livestock indemnity program for livestock losses of
        eligible applicants in federally declared disaster areas, as
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance
        available under this subsection in the same manner as provided
        under section 3012(b) of the Emergency Agricultural Disaster
        Assistance Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 476).
            ``(3) Limitation on assistance.--A producer may apply for
        assistance under this subsection or subsection (c), but not
        both.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such amounts as are necessary to reimburse the Commodity
Credit Corporation for funds expended by the Secretary under this
section.
    ``(f) Effective Date.--This section applies to the 2007 and
subsequent crop years.''.

Output: Reliable Farm Safety Net Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish permanent authority (beginning with crop year 2007) for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide disaster relief to qualifying agricultural producers who incur crop or livestock losses as a result of damaging weather or related condition in federally declared disaster areas.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green River National Wildlife Refuge
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Green River bottoms area, Kentucky, was once part
        of a large bottomland hardwood forest;
            (2) most of the bottoms area has been converted to
        agricultural use through--
                    (A) draining of wetland;
                    (B) altering of interior drainage systems; and
                    (C) clearing of bottomland hardwood forest;
            (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the bottoms
        area is predominantly ridge and swale farmland, with river-scar
        oxbows, several sloughs, wet depression areas, and a small
        quantity of bottomland hardwood forest;
            (4) approximately 1,200 acres of bottomland hardwood forest
        remain, consisting mostly of cypress, willow, hackberry, silver
        maple, ash, and buttonbush;
            (5) many of the interior drainage systems on the land offer
        excellent opportunities to restore, with minor modifications,
        the historical hydrology, wetland, and bottomland hardwood
        forest of the bottoms area to high-quality wildlife habitats;
            (6) in the bottoms area, waterfowl occur in large numbers
        when sufficient water levels occur, primarily when flood
        conditions from the Ohio River and the Green River negate the
        extensive drainages and alterations made by man;
            (7) the wooded and shrub tracts of the bottoms area are
        used by many species of nongame neotropical migratory birds;
            (8) migratory shorebirds use the bottoms area during spring
        migrations;
            (9) wading birds such as snipe, great blue heron, green
        heron, common egret, and great egret frequent the bottoms area;
            (10) bald eagles and myriad other raptors frequent the
        bottoms area;
            (11) several species listed as endangered or threatened
        species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
        1531 et seq.) have been found near the bottoms area, including
        Indiana bat maternity colonies, fanshell, pink mucket pearly
        mussel, and fat pocketbook;
            (12) several species of mussel listed as endangered or
        threatened species under that Act historically occurred near
        the bottoms area, including purple cat's paw pearly mussel,
        tubercled-blossom pearly mussel, ring pink, and white wartyback
        pearly mussel;
            (13) the copperbelly water snake, covered by the
        Copperbelly Water Snake Conservation Plan, is found in the
        wetland complex and buttonbush shrub in the Scuffletown area;
            (14) significant populations of resident game species,
        including white-tailed deer, swamp rabbit, cottontail rabbit,
        gray squirrel, mink, muskrat, beaver, fox, and coyote, occur in
        the bottoms area;
            (15) the Ohio River and the Green River are important
        habitat for big river species such as paddlefish, sturgeon,
        catfish, carp, buffalo, and gar;
            (16) conservation, enhancement, and ecological restoration
        of the bottoms area through inclusion in the National Wildlife
        Refuge System would help meet the habitat conservation goals
        of--
                    (A) the North American Waterfowl Management Plan;
                    (B) the Lower Mississippi Joint Venture;
                    (C) the Interior Low Plateaus Bird Conservation
                Plan; and
                    (D) the Copperbelly Water Snake Conservation Plan;
            (17) the valuable complex of wetland habitats comprising
        the bottoms area, with its many forms of wildlife, has
        extremely high recreational value for hunters, anglers,
birdwatchers, nature photographers, and others; and
            (18) the Green River bottoms area is deserving of inclusion
        in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish the Green River National
Wildlife Refuge in the Green River bottoms area, Henderson County,
Kentucky, to provide--
            (1) habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl;
            (2) habitat for nongame land birds;
            (3) habitats for a natural diversity of fish and wildlife;
            (4) nesting habitat for wood ducks and other locally
        nesting migratory waterfowl;
            (5) high-quality hunting and sportfishing opportunities;
        and
            (6) opportunities for environmental education,
        interpretation, and wildlife-oriented recreation.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Refuge.--The term ``Refuge'' means the Green River
        National Wildlife Refuge established under section 5.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish the Green
        River National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of approximately
        23,000 acres of Federal land, water, and interests in land or
        water within the boundaries depicted on the map entitled
        ``Green River National Wildlife Refuge'', dated September 10,
        2001.
            (2) Boundary revisions.--The Secretary shall make such
        minor revisions of the boundaries of the Refuge as are
        appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Refuge or to
        facilitate the acquisition of land, water, and interests in
        land or water within the Refuge.
            (3) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph
        (1) shall be available for inspection in appropriate offices of
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Effective Date.--The establishment of the Refuge shall take
effect on the date on which the Secretary publishes, in the Federal
Register and publications of local circulation in the vicinity of the
Refuge, a notice that sufficient property has been acquired by the
United States within the Refuge to constitute an area that can be
efficiently managed as a national wildlife refuge.

SEC. 6. ACQUISITION OF LAND, WATER, AND INTERESTS IN LAND OR WATER.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary may obtain by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or
exchange up to 23,000 acres of land and water, or interests in land or
water, within the boundaries of the Refuge described in section
5(a)(1).
    (b) Inclusion in Refuge.--Any land, water, or interest acquired by
the Secretary under this section shall be part of the Refuge.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    In administering the Refuge, the Secretary shall--
            (1) conserve, enhance, and restore the native aquatic and
        terrestrial community characteristics of the Green River
        (including associated fish, wildlife, and plant species);
            (2) conserve, enhance, and restore habitat to maintain and
        assist in the recovery of species of animals and plants that
        are listed as endangered species or threatened species under
        the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
            (3) in providing opportunities for compatible fish- and
        wildlife-oriented recreation, ensure that hunting, fishing,
        wildlife observation and photography, and environmental
        education and interpretation are the priority general public
        uses of the Refuge, in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4)
        of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System
        Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)); and
            (4) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate
        partnerships among the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
        local communities, conservation organizations, and other non-
        Federal entities to promote--
                    (A) public awareness of the resources of the Refuge
                and the National Wildlife Refuge System; and
                    (B) public participation in the conservation of
                those resources.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
for--
            (1) the acquisition of land and water within the boundaries
        of the Refuge; and
            (2) the development, operation, and maintenance of the
        Refuge.

Output: Green River National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish, revise the boundaries of, and acquire land and water for the Green River National Wildlife Refuge in Kentucky.Requires the Secretary, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) conserve, enhance, and restore the native aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of the Green River; (2) conserve, enhance, and restore habitat to maintain and assist in the recovery of animals and plants that are listed as endangered or threatened species; (3) ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority general public uses of the Refuge; and (4) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, local communities, conservation organizations, and other non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the refuge resources and public participation in resource conservation.