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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserve Access to Care in the Home
(PATCH) Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Home health services are a vital component of the
        benefits that are provided to beneficiaries under the medicare
        program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
            (2) Home health services under the medicare program enable
        homebound individuals who are at great risk for costly
        institutionalized care to stay in their own homes and
        communities.
            (3) Implementation of the home health interim payment
        system under the medicare program has inadvertently exacerbated
        payment disparities for home health services between regions,
        penalizing efficient, low-cost home health agencies in rural
        areas and providing insufficient compensation for the care of
        higher acuity, medically complex patients.
            (4) The frequency and volume of prepayment medical reviews,
        including requests for medical records, and other
        administrative changes imposed upon home health agencies,
        particularly those agencies that are located in rural areas,
        has had a devastating effect on smaller care agencies.
            (5) The combination of insufficient payments and new
        administrative changes has precipitated the closure of nearly
        2,000 home health agencies and branch offices and has forced
        many surviving agencies to shrink their service areas or limit
        the types of patients they may serve, resulting in restricted
        access to home health services in many areas.
            (6) The scheduled additional 15 percent across the board
        reduction in home health payments under the medicare program
        will severely compromise existing access to home health
        services, particularly in low-cost rural areas.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To ensure access to care for patients with high medical
        needs by establishing a process for home health agencies to
        exclude high acuity, medically complex patients from the per-
        beneficiary limits under the interim payment system for home
        health services and instead receive cost-based reimbursement
        for services provided such patients.
            (2) To eliminate the 15 percent across the board reduction
        in home health payments under the medicare program.
            (3) To bring relief from certain administrative
        requirements to home health agencies with--
                    (A) strong, established compliance records; and
                    (B) a history of claim denial rates of less than 5
                percent.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN HOME HEALTH
              PAYMENTS.

    (a) Contingency Reduction.--Section 4603 of the Balanced Budget Act
of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1395fff note) (as amended by section 5101(c)(3) of
the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 (contained in division J
of Public Law 105-277)) is amended by striking subsection (e).
    (b) Prospective Payment System.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Initial basis.--'' and all that follows
        through ``Under such system'', and inserting ``Initial basis.--
        Under such system'';
            (2) in the matter preceding clause (ii), by striking ``but
        if the reduction in limits described in clause (ii) had been in
        effect''; and
            (3) by striking clause (ii).

SEC. 4. OUTLIER PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) Waiver of Applicable Home Health Payment Limits for Outliers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) (as amended by section
        5101 of the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998
        (contained in Division J of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (viii) the following:
    ``(ix)(I) Notwithstanding the applicable limit under this
subparagraph, in the case of a provider that demonstrates to the
Secretary that with respect to an individual to whom the provider
furnished home health services appropriate to the individual's
condition (as determined by the Secretary) at a reasonable cost (as
determined by the Secretary), and that such reasonable cost
significantly exceeded such applicable limit because of unusual
variations in the type or amount of medically necessary care required
to treat the individual, the Secretary, upon application by the
provider, shall pay to such provider for such individual such
reasonable cost.
    ``(II) The Secretary shall establish such criteria as is required
for payment under this clause, including a description of the type of
patient, patient condition, unusual variations, and home health service
that qualifies for such payment.
    ``(III) In making determinations under subclause (I), the Secretary
shall use data from the cost report, or from other data collected by
the Secretary, of the provider for such year.
    ``(IV) A provider may make an application for payment under this
clause for a fiscal year no earlier than the end of the cost reporting
period beginning in such fiscal year.
    ``(V) In the case of an application for payment under this clause
that is approved by the Secretary, a home health agency may elect to
receive payment on a quarterly basis.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on September 30, 1999, and apply with respect to each
application for payment of reasonable costs for outliers submitted by
any home health agency for cost reporting periods ending on or after
such date.

SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF HOMEBOUND.

    (a) In General.--The last sentence of sections 1814(a) and 1835(a)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a); 1395n(a)) are each
amended--
            (1) by striking ``leave home,'' and inserting ``leave home
        and''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and that absences'' and all that
        follows before the period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to items and services provided on or after the date of enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 6. REVIEW OF CLAIMS SUBMITTED BY HOME HEALTH AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1816(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395h(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(D)(i) Each agreement under this section shall provide that if
the average finalized denial rate of claims submitted by a home health
agency (determined for the 3 most recent cost reporting periods ending
before the date of such determination) is less than 5 percent--
            ``(I) no prepayment medical review, including requests for
        medical records and focused medical reviews, may be conducted
        with respect to a claim submitted by such agency (absent
        probable cause that the particular claim is invalid) during the
        agency's next succeeding cost reporting period; and
            ``(II) post-payment review of claims submitted by the
        agency during the agency's next succeeding cost reporting
        period shall not exceed 10 percent of the dollar value of all
        of the services provided by the agency for which a claim for
        reimbursement is filed under this title during such period.
    ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the finalized denial rate of
claims submitted by a home health agency for any cost reporting period
is equal to the percentage determined by dividing--
            ``(I) the dollar value of all of the services provided by
        the agency for which--
                    ``(aa) a claim for reimbursement is filed under
                this title during such period; and
                    ``(bb) a denial for such claim has become final
                after all rights to request reconsideration or to
                appeal have been exhausted, by
            ``(II) the dollar value of all of the services provided by
        the agency for which a claim for reimbursement is--
                    ``(aa) filed under this title during such period;
                and
                    ``(bb) reviewed by the Secretary or an agency or
                organization with an agreement under this section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to
agreements entered into or renewed on or after such date.

SEC. 7. RESTORATION OF PERIODIC INTERIM PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH
              AGENCIES.

    Section 4603(b) of Public Law 105-33 is repealed.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PPS FOR
              HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services should--
            (1) ensure that the prospective payment system for home
        health services under section 1895 of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395fff) provides for appropriate payment of
        services that are provided to beneficiaries;
            (2) ensure that reimbursement rates under such system--
                    (A) include incentives to provide services
                efficiently to all beneficiaries; and
                    (B) do not create unintentional incentives to
                discriminate against beneficiaries with medically
                complex conditions;
            (3) ensure that the establishment of the case mix
        adjustment for such services under subsection (b)(4) of such
        section--
                    (A) does not penalize agencies that serve
                beneficiaries with medically complex conditions;
                    (B) provides some predictive value and accounts for
                a fair portion of the variation in costs associated
                with providing services to beneficiaries; and
                    (C) takes into account such variables as the health
                status, age, and socioeconomic status of beneficiaries;
            (4) establish a nationally uniform process to ensure that
        fiscal intermediaries have the training and ability to provide
        timely and accurate coverage and payment information to home
        health agencies under the medicare program under title XVIII of
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);
            (5) assess the costs to home health agencies of
        implementing new regulations and interpretations associated
        with the prospective payment system for home health services
        and consider the impact of such costs on the ability of such
        agencies to provide home health services to beneficiaries; and
            (6) provide periodic updates to Congress and home health
        agencies regarding the progress by the Secretary of
        implementing the prospective payment system for home health
        services.

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Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) create outlier provisions for home health services; (2) revise the definition of homebound; and (3) restructure the review process for claims submitted by home health agencies.
Amends BBA '97 for the stated purpose of restoring periodic interim payments for home health agencies.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should: (1) ensure that the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services provides for appropriate payment of services provided to beneficiaries at rates that include incentives to provide services efficiently to all beneficiaries and do not create unintentional incentives to discriminate against beneficiaries with complex medical conditions; (2) ensure that the establishment of the case mix adjustment for such services does not penalize agencies that serve such beneficiaries, provides some predictive value, and accounts for appropriate variables, such as age and health status; (3) establish a nationally uniform process to ensure that fiscal intermediaries have the training and ability to provide timely and accurate coverage and payment information to Medicare home health agencies; (4) assess home health agency regulatory costs associated with the PPS for home health services and consider the cost impact on the agency's ability to provide such services; and (5) provide periodic updates to Congress and home health agencies on the Secretary's progress in implementing such PPS.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Flexibility
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the ``National Survey of Veterans, Active
        Duty Service Members, Demobilized National Guard and Reserve
        Members, Family Members, and Surviving Spouses Final Report'',
        commissioned by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 2010, 20.6
        percent of eligible veterans--approximately 2,621,753
        veterans--were unable to use their GI bill educational benefits
        because their period of eligibility expired.
            (2) The time limitations for using GI bill educational
        benefits do not reflect the realities of the modern economy of
        the United States. After leaving the service, many veterans
        postpone further education to join the workforce and support
        their families or are faced with lengthy rehabilitations from
        service-related injuries.
            (3) Access to education and job retraining has proved the
        arbiter of success in today's economy, and if the United States
        is to lower the unemployment rate among the veteran population,
        the United States must provide veterans unfettered access to
        educational benefits.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to remove the delimiting
dates and retroactively restore the Department of Veterans Affairs
Educational benefits within the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational
Assistance Program (VEAP), Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty (MGIB-AD),
and Post-9/11 GI Bill.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ELIGIBILITY AND
              ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3031 of chapter 30 of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3031. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance
              expiring during a quarter or semester or after a major
              portion of a course is complete
    ``(a) Educational Institutions Operating on Quarter or Semester
System.--If an individual eligible for educational assistance under
this chapter is enrolled under this chapter in an educational
institution regularly operated on the quarter or semester system and
the period of such individual's entitlement under this chapter would,
under section 3013, expire during a quarter or semester, such period
shall be extended to the end of such quarter or semester.
    ``(b) Other Educational Institutions.--If an individual eligible
for educational assistance under this chapter is enrolled under this
chapter in an educational institution not regularly operated on the
quarter or semester system and the period of such individual's
entitlement under this chapter would, under section 3013, expire after
a major portion of the course is completed, such period shall be
extended to the end of the course or for 12 weeks, whichever is the
lesser period of extension.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 3031 and inserting the following new item:

``3031. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring
                            during a quarter or semester or after a
                            major portion of a course is complete.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Chapter 33 of title 38, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 3018C(e)(3)(B)--
                            (i) by striking ``(i) The Secretary'' and
                        inserting ``The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
                    (B) in section 3020--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking
                        ``Subject to the time limitation for use of
                        entitlement under section 3031 of this title,
                        an'' and inserting ``An''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (h), by striking
                        ``Notwithstanding section 3031 of this title,
                        a'' and inserting ``A''.
    (b) Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3232 of title 38, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
                subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3035(b)(1) of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``and from'' and all
        that follows through ``title''.
    (c) Post-9/11 GI Bill.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3321 of chapter 30 of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3321. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance
              expiring during a quarter or semester or after a major
              portion of a course is complete
    ``Section 3031 shall apply with respect to the termination of an
individual's entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter
in the same manner as such section applies to the termination of an
individual's entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30,
except that, in the administration of such section for purposes of this
chapter, the reference to section 3013 shall be deemed to be a
reference to section 3312 of this title.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 3321 and inserting the following new item:

``3321. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring
                            during a quarter or semester or after a
                            major portion of a course is complete.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Chapter 33 of title 38, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 3312(b), by striking ``3321(b)(2)''
                and inserting ``3321'';
                    (B) in section 3319--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking
                        ``Subject to'' and all that follows through
                        ``an'' and inserting ``An''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (h)(5)(A), by striking
                        ``may use'' and all that follows through
                        ``but''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments for Reserve Component Programs.--
            (1) Selected reserve.--Section 16133(b) of title 10, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section
                3031(f)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b) of
                section 3031''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, as such
                section existed on the day before the date of the
                enactment of the Veterans Education Flexibility Act,''
                after ``title 38''.
            (2) Other reserve components.--Section 16164(b)(2) of title
        10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The following provisions shall apply to the period of
entitlement prescribed by paragraph (1):
            ``(A) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 3031 of title 38.
            ``(B) Subsection (d) of section 3031 of title 38, as such
        subsection existed on the day before the date of the enactment
        of the Veterans Education Flexibility Act.''.
    (e) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to any individual who has been entitled to educational
assistance under chapters 30, 32, or 33 of title 38, United States
Code. For purposes of determining the number of months of entitlement
to such educational assistance that an individual is entitled to, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disregard any delimiting date
eliminated by this Act that occurred before the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output: Veterans Education Flexibility Act This bill declares that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of entitlement (10 years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, the period shall be extended to the end of that period (or until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis). The bill: (1) repeals the delimiting period for the use of assistance under the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program (generally 10 years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty), and (2) applies the assistance extension provided under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program to the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Inventory of Assets for
Communications Facilities Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF FEDERAL ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Administrator of General Services, in coordination
        with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
        Information, shall ensure that the database established under
        section 5(c) of Executive Order 13327 (69 Fed. Reg. 5895)
        includes an inventory of covered assets, which shall include
        the information provided under subsections (b) and (c);
            (2) the Administrator shall make such inventory available
        to the Assistant Secretary for purposes of paragraph (3); and
            (3) the Assistant Secretary shall make such inventory
        available to any entity that constructs or operates
        communications facilities or provides communications service.
    (b) Provision of Information by Executive Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the head of an Executive agency
        shall provide to the Administrator, in a manner and format to
        be determined by the Administrator, the information described
        in paragraph (2) with respect to a covered asset of such
        agency.
            (2) Information described.--The information described in
        this paragraph is--
                    (A) the location of the covered asset;
                    (B) the type of the covered asset, such as whether
                the asset is a building (and the type of building),
                land (and the type or use of the land), right-of-way,
                easement, utility pole, wireless communications tower,
                underground utility route, or cable on which capacity
                is available for lease;
                    (C) contact information for an officer or employee
                of the agency who may be contacted for permitting or
                other information about the covered asset;
                    (D) whether the covered asset is historic property
                (as defined in section 300308 of title 54, United
                States Code); and
                    (E) such other information as the Administrator
                considers appropriate.
            (3) Provision of updated information.--
                    (A) Change in information.--In the case of a change
                in any of the information provided to the Administrator
                under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered asset of
                an Executive agency, the head of such agency shall
                provide updated information to the Administrator not
                later than 30 days after such change.
                    (B) Acquisition of new covered asset.--In the case
                of the acquisition of a covered asset by an Executive
                agency after the date that is 9 months after the date
                of the enactment of this Act, the head of such agency
                shall provide to the Administrator the information
                required by paragraph (1) with respect to such asset
                not later than 30 days after such acquisition.
            (4) Exclusion of information for national security
        reasons.--
                    (A) Classified information.--The head of an
                Executive agency may exclude classified information
                from the information provided to the Administrator
                under this subsection.
                    (B) Other information.--If the head of an Executive
                agency determines, in consultation with the
                Administrator, that inclusion of information (other
                than classified information) about a covered asset of
                such agency in the inventory established under
                subsection (a) would harm national security, the head
                of the agency may exclude such information from the
                information provided to the Administrator under this
                subsection.
                    (C) Classified information defined.--In this
                paragraph, the term ``classified information'' means
                any information or material that has been determined by
                the Federal Government pursuant to an Executive order,
                statute, or regulation, to require protection against
                unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national
                security and any restricted data, as defined in section
                11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
                2014(y)).
    (c) Information on State and Local Assets.--
            (1) Voluntary provision of information.--A State or local
        government may provide to the Administrator for inclusion in
        the inventory established under subsection (a), in a manner and
        format to be determined by the Administrator, information with
        respect to a State or local asset that would be a covered asset
        if under the custody and control of an Executive agency.
            (2) Inclusion of information.--The Administrator shall
        include in such inventory any information provided by a State
        or local government in accordance with paragraph (1) in the
        same manner as information provided by an Executive agency
        under subsection (b).
            (3) Provision of updated information.--In the case of a
        change in any of the information provided to the Administrator
        under paragraph (1) with respect to a State or local asset, the
        State or local government shall provide updated information to
        the Administrator not later than 30 days after such change. If
        a State or local government does not comply with the preceding
        sentence, the Administrator shall deny the State or local
        government access to the inventory established under subsection
        (a).
    (d) Updating of Inventory.--After the establishment of the
inventory under subsection (a), the Administrator shall include in the
inventory information provided under subsection (b) or (c) not later
than the date that is 7 days after the Administrator receives such
information. The information with respect to each covered asset or
State or local asset in the inventory shall include the most recent
date on which such information was added or updated.
    (e) Format of Location Information.--The information in the
inventory established under subsection (a) about the location of a
covered asset or State or local asset shall be in Geographic
Information System format or another format that the Administrator
considers appropriate.
    (f) Information Security.--The Administrator shall adopt measures
to prevent unauthorized access to the information in the inventory
established under subsection (a).
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
        and Information.
            (3) Communications facility.--The term ``communications
        facility'' includes--
                    (A) any wireless or wireline infrastructure for the
                transmission of writing, signs, signals, data, images,
                pictures, or sounds of all kinds;
                    (B) any transmitting device, tower, or support
                structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring,
                cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets,
                associated with the provision of communications
                services; and
                    (C) any antenna or apparatus that--
                            (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting
                        radio frequency;
                            (ii) is designed to be operated, or is
                        operating, from a fixed location; and
                            (iii) is added to a tower, building, or
                        other structure.
            (4) Communications service.--The term ``communications
        service'' means a service for the transmission of writing,
        signs, signals, data, images, pictures, or sounds of all kinds.
            (5) Covered asset.--The term ``covered asset'' means, with
        respect to an agency, any Federal real property (as defined in
        section 2(a) of Executive Order 13327 (69 Fed. Reg. 5895))
        under the custody and control of such agency--
                    (A)(i) on which a broadband communications facility
                could be constructed; or
                    (ii) that could otherwise be made available to an
                entity that--
                            (I) constructs or operates broadband
                        communications facilities for use in connection
                        with such construction or operation; or
                            (II) provides broadband communications
                        service for use in connection with such
                        provision; and
                    (B) that is suitable for the deployment, or use in
                connection with the deployment, of broadband
                communications facilities or broadband communications
                services.
            (6) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United
        States Code.

Output: Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 This bill requires the General Services Administration and the Department of Commerce to ensure the federal real property database includes an inventory of real property on which a broadband communications facility could be constructed or that is suitable for deployment of broadband communications facilities or services. Commerce must make the inventory available to any entity that constructs or operates communications facilities or provides communications services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Burial Benefits
Enhancement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF STATES FOR BURIAL PLOT
              ALLOWANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 2303(b) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``a
        burial allowance under such section 2302, or under such
        subsection, who was discharged from the active military, naval,
        or air service for a disability incurred or aggravated in line
        of duty, or who is a veteran of any war'' and inserting
        ``burial in a national cemetery under section 2402 of this
        title''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(other than a veteran
        whose eligibility for benefits under this subsection is based
        on being a veteran of any war)'' and inserting ``is eligible
        for a burial allowance under section 2302 of this title or
        under subsection (a) of this section, or was discharged from
        the active military, naval, or air service for a disability
        incurred or aggravated in line of duty, and such veteran''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the burial of persons dying on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. LEASE OF UNUTILIZED OR UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTY OR FACILITIES OF
              NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 2406 the following new section:
``Sec. 2406A. Lease of unutilized or underutilized land or facilities
    ``(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may
lease to such lessee, and upon such terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers will be in the public interest, any unutilized or
underutilized land or facilities of the United States that are part of
the National Cemetery Administration as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
    ``(b) The term of any lease of land or facilities under subsection
(a) may not exceed three years.
    ``(c)(1) A lease under subsection (a) to any public or nonprofit
organization may be made without regard to the provisions of section
3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
    ``(2) Notwithstanding section 1302 of title 40 or any other
provision of law, a lease under subsection (a) to any public or
nonprofit organization may provide for the maintenance, protection, or
restoration by the lessee of the land or facilities covered by the
lease as a part or all of the consideration for the lease.
    ``(3) Before entering into a lease of land or facilities under
subsection (a) to a public or nonprofit organization, the Secretary
shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the community in
which such land or facilities are located appropriate public notice of
the intention of the Secretary to enter into the lease.
    ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds from the
lease of land or facilities under subsection (a) shall be deposited in
the National Cemetery Administration account. Amounts so deposited
shall be merged with amounts in such account, and shall be available
for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and
limitations, as the amounts with which merged.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
that chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
2406 the following new item:

``2406A. Lease of unutilized or underutilized land or facilities.''.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERIES FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY
              UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS OF VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2412. Establishment of national cemeteries: geographically
              underserved populations of veterans
    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall
establish a national cemetery in each geographic area identified by the
Secretary under subsection (b) in order to ensure that the veterans who
reside in such geographic area reside not more than 50 miles from an
open national cemetery.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall identify each geographic area in the
United States in which--
            ``(1) the number of veterans who reside more than 50 miles
        from an open national cemetery or State cemetery for veterans
        exceeds 170,000 veterans; or
            ``(2) the number of veterans who reside more than 50 miles
        from an open national cemetery or State cemetery for veterans,
        when combined with the number of veterans who reside within 50
        miles of a State cemetery for veterans but are ineligible for
        burial in such State cemetery due to residency requirements,
        exceeds 170,000 veterans.
    ``(c) If the Secretary determines that the expansion of one or more
national cemeteries in a geographic area identified under subsection
(b) is adequate and appropriate to meet the needs of veterans and their
families in such geographic area, the Secretary shall expand such
national cemetery or cemeteries in lieu of meeting the requirement for
such geographic area under subsection (a).
    ``(d) A national cemetery established under this section shall be
treated as a national cemetery of the National Cemetery Administration
under this chapter.
    ``(e) In this section, the term `open', with respect to a national
cemetery or State cemetery for veterans, means that the national
cemetery or State cemetery for veterans has the capacity for each of
the following:
            ``(1) First interment, in-ground casket burials.
            ``(2) Burial or inurnment of cremated remains.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
that chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2412. Establishment of national cemeteries: geographically
                            underserved populations of veterans.''.

Output:
Veterans' Burial Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003 - Revises eligibility requirements concerning the veterans' burial plot allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a State cemetery.

Authorizes the Secretary to lease any unutilized or underutilized land or facilities of the United States that are part of the National Cemetery Administration (Administration) for up to three years. Requires: (1) the lessee to maintain, protect, or restore such land or facilities; and (2) lease proceeds to be deposited into the Administration account.

Directs the Secretary to establish a national cemetery in each geographic area in which more than 170,000 veterans reside more than 50 miles from an open (unfilled) national or State veterans' cemetery. Allows the Secretary to expand a current (filled) national cemetery in such an area in lieu of such requirement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Human Rights Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) There is currently not a democratic government in Iran.
        Instead, Iran is an ideological dictatorship presided over by
        an unelected Supreme Leader with limitless veto power, an
        unelected Expediency Council, and a Council of Guardians
        capable of eviscerating any reforms.
            (2) The Supreme Leader appoints the heads of the judiciary,
        the clergy members on the powerful Council of Guardians, the
        commanders of all the armed forces, Friday prayer leaders, and
        the head of radio and television and confirms the president's
        election, rendering him the most powerful person in Iranian
        politics with little accountability within the political
        system.
            (3) Members of the Council of Guardians in Iran, who are
        chosen by the Supreme Leader, must vet all candidates for
        election based on their political predispositions and all
        legislation before it can be entered into law.
            (4) There has been a re-entrenchment of revolutionary
        forces in the political system in Iran. Elections held in
        February 2004 resulted in significant gains by conservative
        hard-liners affiliated with the regime's clerical army, the
        Pasdaran, culminating in the election of President Mahmoud
        Ahmadinejad in June 2005.
            (5) Over the past decade, human rights have been in steady
        decline in Iran. Torture, executions after unfair trials, and
        censorship of all media remain rampant throughout the country.
        Stoning, amputation, flogging, and beheading are used as
        methods of punishment.
            (6) Since his rise to power, President Ahmadinejad has
        embarked upon a concerted campaign of domestic repression,
        including new restrictions on radio, television, and film
        content, a ban on the publication of virtually all books, and
        an expansion in the activities of the regime's ``morals
        police''.
            (7) The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution
        61/176 on December 19, 2006, to express its grave concern over
        the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. The
        resolution urges the Government of Iran ``to ensure full
        respect for the rights to freedom of assembly, opinion and
        expression ... to eliminate the use of torture and other cruel,
        inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ... [and] to
        eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination
        based on religion, ethnicity, or linguistic grounds.
            (8) The 2006 State Department Country Reports on Human
        Rights Practices states that ``the Government's poor human
        rights record worsened, and it continued to commit numerous,
        serious abuses''.
            (9) According to Human Rights Watch's World Report 2006,
        many of the human rights violations committed in Iran were
        performed by quasi-official ``parallel institutions'', which
        include ``paramilitary groups and plainclothes intelligence
        agents [that] violently attack peaceful protesters, and
        intelligence services [that] run illegal secret prisons and
        interrogation centers''. Uniformed police officers are fearful
        of challenging plainclothes agents, who belong to groups such
        as Ansar-e Hizbollah and Basij.
            (10) According to the 2006 State Department International
        Religious Freedom Report, the population of Iran is 89 percent
        Shi'a Muslim and 8 percent Sunni Muslim; less than 2 percent of
        the remaining population is comprised of Baha'is, Jews,
        Christians, Mandaeans, and Zoroastrians.
            (11) Religious minorities in Iran face significant
        discrimination, including imprisonment, harassment, and
        intimidation. Accordingly, the Secretary of State has, since
        1999, designated Iran as a country of particular concern
        pursuant to section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious
        Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)).
            (12) Ambeyi Ligabo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on
        the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, submitted a
        report to the Commission on Human Rights in 2004 on ``Civil and
        Political Rights, Including the Question of Freedom of
        Expression''. Mr. Ligabo asserted that ``the climate of fear
        induced by the systematic repression of people expressing
        critical views against the authorized political and religious
        doctrine and the functioning of the institutions coupled with
        the severe and disproportionate sentences imposed lead to self-
        censorship on the part of many journalists, intellectuals,
        politicians, students and the population at large, thus in
        effect impeding freedom of expression''.
            (13) According to the 2006 State Department Country Reports
        on Human Rights Practices, on July 31, 2006, student protestor
        Akbar Mohammadi died in Evin Prison from medical complications
        related to a hunger strike. The report states that
        ``authorities reportedly denied Mohammadi's parents permission
        to see their son's body and did not respond to calls for an
        independent investigation into the cause of death.
            (14) Amnesty International's 2003 Report on Iran detailed
        the arrest of Iranian-born Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi for
        taking photographs outside Evin prison in Tehran on June 23,
        2003. Over the course of her detention, judicial officials
        interrogated Ms. Kazemi for three days. While in custody, Ms.
        Kazemi was beaten, and she died of a brain hemorrhage on July
        23, 2003. Despite court orders for investigation, no progress
        has been made on this case.
            (15) Men and women are not equal under the laws of Iran,
        and women are legally deprived of their basic rights. The 2006
        State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
        stated that the weight of a woman's court testimony in Iran is
        half that of a man's testimony and the family of a female crime
        victim in that country receives only half the amount of ``blood
        money'' provided to the family of a male crime victim. The
        Government of Iran mandates gender segregation in most public
        spaces, including on public buses and at entrances to public
        buildings, universities, and airports.
            (16) The April 30, 2007, State Department Country Reports
        on Terrorism states that Iran remains the most active state
        sponsor of terrorism.
            (17) There exists a broad-based movement and desire for
        political change in the Islamic Republic of Iran that is pro-
        democratic and seeks freedom and economic opportunity, and
        which represents all sectors of Iranian society, including
        youth, women, students, military personnel, and religious
        figures.
            (18) The people of Iran have increasingly expressed
        frustration at the slow pace of reform in Iran, and any efforts
        for nonviolent change in their society have been suppressed.
            (19) On September 7, 2006, Mohammad Khatami, President of
        Iran from 1997 to 2005, became the highest ranking Iranian to
        visit Washington, DC, since the hostage crisis of 1979, despite
        his government's state sponsorship of terrorism, repression of
        political opponents, and dismal human rights record and the
        advancement of Iran's uranium enrichment program.
            (20) President Ahmadinejad is moving to limit freedom of
        expression in higher education. On September 5, 2006, he
        expressed concern that universities were too secular and called
        for a purge of liberal and secular faculty members from
        universities in Iran.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.

    (a) Foreign Policy Priorities.--Section 301(a) of the Iran Freedom
Support Act (Public Law 109-293; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in Iran.'' and
        inserting ``inside and outside Iran that maintain
        internationally recognized human rights standards, including
        those provided for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
        and the Helsinki Commitments;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to make the deplorable human rights record of the
        Government of Iran a top concern and priority of United States
        foreign policy; and
            ``(4) to keep the deplorable human rights record of Iran a
        top priority, irrespective of ongoing nuclear issues.''.
    (b) Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran.--Section 302 of
such Act is amended--
            (1) by amending the section header to read as follows:
        ``support for democracy and human rights in iran''; and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as
        subsections (b) through (h), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated--
                    (A) by inserting ``, acting through the Special
                Envoy,'' after ``The President''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(g)'' and
                inserting ``(h)''; and
            (4) by inserting before subsection (b) the following:
    ``(a) Special Envoy on Human Rights in Iran.--
            ``(1) Appointment of special envoy.--The President shall
        appoint a special envoy for human rights in Iran within the
        Department of State (in this section referred to as the
        `Special Envoy'). The Special Envoy should--
                    ``(A) be a person of recognized distinction in the
                field of human rights;
                    ``(B) not be an incumbent official of the
                Department of State; and
                    ``(C) report directly to the Secretary of State.
            ``(2) Duties.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Special Envoy shall
                coordinate and promote efforts to improve respect for
                the fundamental human rights of the people of Iran and
                work with organizations committed to promoting
                democracy in Iran.
                    ``(B) Specific duties.--The Special Envoy shall--
                            ``(i) support and promote international
                        efforts to promote human rights and political
                        freedoms in Iran, including coordination
                        between the United States and the United
                        Nations, the European Union, the Organization
                        for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and
                        countries in the region;
                            ``(ii) establish the regional framework
                        described in section 304;
                            ``(iii) coordinate with appropriate offices
                        of the Department of State, the Department of
                        Defense, the National Security Council, and
                        such other agencies as may be necessary to
                        coordinate the establishment and operation of
                        the regional framework;
                            ``(iv) serve as point of contact for
                        opposition groups, diaspora groups, and
                        nongovernmental organizations interested in
                        advocating democracy and human rights in Iran;
                            ``(v) coordinate efforts with appropriate
                        departments and agencies of the Federal
                        Government, international organizations,
                        nongovernmental organizations, and individuals
                        and organizations from the Iranian diaspora to
                        acquire greater information and reporting on
                        conditions in Iran;
                            ``(vi) oversee funding for, and providing
                        consultative authority with respect to, public
                        and private broadcasting into Iran; and
                            ``(vii) review strategies for improving the
                        protection of human rights in Iran, including
                        technical training and exchange programs.
            ``(3) Report on activities.--Not later than 180 days after
        the date of the enactment of the Iran Human Rights Act of 2007,
        and annually thereafter for each of the following 5 years, the
        Special Envoy shall submit a report on the activities
        undertaken under paragraph (2) during the preceding 12 months
        to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
                Senate;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                Senate;
                    ``(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
                of Representatives; and
                    ``(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House
                of Representatives.''.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--Title III of such Act is amended by adding
at the end the following:

``SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN
              IRAN.

    ``It is the sense of Congress that--
            ``(1) there is a direct relationship between the state of
        freedom and democracy within Iran and the efforts of the
        current regime of Iran to acquire nuclear weapons and the long-
        term success of the global war on terror; and
            ``(2) it is essential that the issue of human rights
        violations in Iran should remain a top United States foreign
        policy priority, independent of efforts to address the nuclear
        threat in Iran.

``SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL FRAMEWORK.

    ``(a) Finding.--Congress finds that human rights initiatives can be
undertaken on a multilateral basis, as demonstrated by the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which established a regional
framework for discussing human rights, scientific and educational
cooperation, and economic and trade issues.
    ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
United States Government should explore the possibility of a regional
human rights dialogue on Iran that is modeled on the Helsinki process
established by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
engaging all countries in the region in a common commitment to respect
human rights and fundamental freedoms.

``SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

    ``It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations has a
significant role to play in promoting and improving human rights in
Iran, and that--
            ``(1) the United Nations General Assembly has taken
        positive steps by adopting Resolution 61/176, which expresses
        its grave concern over the deteriorating human rights situation
        in Iran;
            ``(2) the severe human rights violations in Iran warrant
        country-specific attention and reporting by the United Nations
        Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the United Nations
        Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, the
        Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary
        Executions, the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and
        Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression,
        the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and
        the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women;
            ``(3) United Nations member states should not support Iran
        as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council until
        the Government of Iran has made significant progress in its
        human rights record, including the adherence to the Universal
        Declaration on Human Rights; and
            ``(4) the Special Envoy should work with the United Nations
        to compile accurate statistical data on social and political
        conditions inside Iran.

``SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VISA POLICY.

    ``It is the sense of Congress that the commitment to human rights
and democracy of a national of Iran who has applied for a visa to enter
the United States should be considered when determining the eligibility
of such national for the visa.''.

Output:
Iran Human Rights Act of 2007 - Amends the Iran Freedom Support Act to direct the President to appoint a special envoy for human rights in Iran within the Department of State to coordinate efforts to improve respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of Iran and work with organizations committed to promoting democracy in Iran.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) there is a direct relationship between the state of freedom and democracy within Iran and the efforts of the Iranian regime to acquire nuclear weapons and the long-term success of the global war on terror; (2) it is essential that the issue of human rights violations in Iran should remain a top U.S. foreign policy priority independent of efforts to address the nuclear threat in Iran; (3) the U.S. government should explore the possibility of a regional human rights dialogue with Iran; (4) the United Nations has a significant role to play in improving human rights in Iran; and (5) the commitment to human rights and democracy of an Iranian national who has applied for a U.S. entry visa should be considered when determining visa eligibility.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Griffith Project Prepayment and
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) The term ``Authority'' means the Southern Nevada Water
    Authority, organized under the laws of the State of Nevada.
        (2) The term ``Griffith Project'' means the Robert B. Griffith
    Water Project, authorized by and constructed pursuant to the
    Southern Nevada Water Project Act, Public Law 89-292, as amended
    (commonly known as the ``Southern Nevada Water Project Act'') (79
    Stat. 1068), including pipelines, conduits, pumping plants, intake
    facilities, aqueducts, laterals, water storage and regulatory
    facilities, electric substations, and related works and
    improvements listed pursuant to ``Robert B. Griffith Water Project
    (Formerly Southern Nevada Water Project), Nevada: Southern Clark
    County, Lower Colorado Region Bureau of Reclamation'', on file at
    the Bureau of Reclamation and all interests in land acquired under
    Public Law 89-292, as amended.
        (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
        (4) The term ``Acquired Land(s)'' means all interests in land,
    including fee title, right(s)-of-way, and easement(s), acquired by
    the United States from non-Federal sources by purchase, donation,
    exchange, or condemnation pursuant to Public Law 89-292, as amended
    for the Griffith Project.
        (5) The term ``Public Land'' means lands which have never left
    Federal ownership and are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of
    Land Management.
        (6) The term ``Withdrawn Land'' means Federal lands which are
    withdrawn from settlement, sale, location of minerals, or entry
    under some or all of the general land laws and are reserved for a
    particular public purpose pursuant to Public Law 89-292, as
    amended, under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, or
    are reserved pursuant to Public Law 88-639 under the jurisdiction
    of the National Park Service.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF GRIFFITH PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--In consideration of the Authority assuming from
the United States all liability for administration, operation,
maintenance, and replacement of the Griffith Project and subject to the
prepayment by the Authority of the Federal repayment amount of
$121,204,348 (which amount shall be increased to reflect any accrued
unpaid interest and shall be decreased by the amount of any additional
principal payments made by the Authority after September 15, 1999,
prior to the date on which prepayment occurs), the Secretary shall,
pursuant to the provisions of this Act--
        (1) convey and assign to the Authority all of the right, title,
    and interest of the United States in and to improvements and
    facilities of the Griffith Project in existence as of the date of
    this Act;
        (2) convey and assign to the Authority all of the right, title,
    and interest of the United States to Acquired Lands that were
    acquired for the Griffith Project; and
        (3) convey and assign to the Authority all interests reserved
    and developed as of the date of this Act for the Griffith Project
    in lands patented by the United States.
    (b) Pursuant to the authority of this section, from the effective
date of conveyance of the Griffith Project, the Authority shall have a
right-of-way at no cost across all Public Land and Withdrawn Land--
        (1) on which the Griffith Project is situated; and
        (2) across any Federal lands as reasonably necessary for the
    operation, maintenance, replacement, and repair of the Griffith
    Project, including existing access routes.
Rights-of-way established by this section shall be valid for as long as
they are needed for municipal water supply purposes and shall not
require payment of rental or other fee.
    (c) Within twelve months after the effective date of this Act--
        (1) the Secretary and the Authority shall agree upon a
    description of the land subject to the rights-of-way established by
    subsection (b) of this section; and
        (2) the Secretary shall deliver to the Authority a document
    memorializing such rights-of-way.
    (d) Report.--If the conveyance under subsection (a) has not
occurred within twelve months after the effective date of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the
conveyance.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING CONTRACTS.

    The Secretary and the Authority may modify Contract No. 7-07-30-
W0004 and other contracts and land permits as necessary to conform to
the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS AND FUTURE BENEFITS.

    (a) If the Authority changes the use or operation of the Griffith
Project, the Authority shall comply with all applicable laws and
regulations governing the changes at that time.
    (b) On conveyance of the Griffith Project under section 3 of this
Act, the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391 et seq.), and all Acts
amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to the
Griffith Project. Effective upon transfer, the lands and facilities
transferred pursuant to this Act shall not be entitled to receive any
further Reclamation benefits pursuant to the Act of June 17, 1902, and
all Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto attributable to
their status as a Federal Reclamation Project, and the Griffith Project
shall no longer be a Federal Reclamation Project.
    (c) Nothing in this Act shall transfer or affect Federal ownership,
rights, or interests in Lake Mead National Recreation Area associated
lands, nor affect the authorities of the National Park Service to
manage Lake Mead National Recreation Area including lands on which the
Griffith Project is located consistent with the Act of August 25, 1916
(39 Stat. 535), Public Law 88-639, October 8, 1964 (78 Stat. 1039), or
any other applicable legislation, regulation, or policy.
    (d) Nothing in this Act shall affect the application of Federal
reclamation law to water delivered to the Authority pursuant to any
contract with the Secretary under section 5 of the Boulder Canyon
Project Act.
    (e) Effective upon conveyance of the Griffith Project and acquired
interests in land under section 3 of this Act, the United States shall
not be liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission,
or occurrence based on its prior ownership of the conveyed property.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
Grants to the Authority at no cost a right-of-way across all public land and withdrawn land on which the Project is situated and across any Federal lands as reasonably necessary for the operation, maintenance, replacement, and repair of the Project, including existing access routes. Provides that such rights-of-way shall be valid for as long as they are needed for municipal water supply purposes and shall not require payment of rental or other fee.
Requires the Secretary, if such conveyance has not occurred within 12 months after the effective date of this Act, to report on its status to Congress.


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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Route 66.--The term ``Route 66'' means--
                    (A) portions of the highway formerly designated as
                United States Route 66 that remain in existence as of
                the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) public and private land in the vicinity of the
                highway.
            (2) Preservation office.--The term ``Preservation Office''
        means the Office for the Preservation of America's Main Street
        established by the Secretary under section 3.
            (3) Preservation of route 66.--The term ``preservation of
        Route 66'' means the preservation or restoration of portions of
        the highway, businesses and sites of interest or potentially of
        interest to the public along the highway, or other resources of
        the highway.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
        Park Service.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means a State in which a
        portion of Route 66 is located.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

    Route 66 is designated as ``America's Main Street''.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Establishment of Office.--The Secretary shall establish an
office, to be known as the ``Office for the Preservation of America's
Main Street''.
    (b) Designation of Officials.--The Secretary shall designate
officials of the National Park Service stationed at locations
convenient to the States and interested persons in the States, to
perform the functions of the Preservation Office under this Act.
    (c) General Functions.--The Preservation Office shall--
            (1) support efforts of State and local public and private
        persons and entities in the States to preserve Route 66 by
        providing technical assistance, participating in cost-sharing
        programs, and making grants and loans;
            (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Federal,
        State, and local agencies and private persons and entities
        interested in the preservation of Route 66; and
            (3) assist the States in determining the appropriate form
        of and establishing and supporting a non-Federal entity or
        entities to perform the functions of the Preservation Office
        after the Preservation Office is terminated.
    (d) Authorities.--In carrying out this Act, the Preservation Office
may--
            (1) enter into cooperative agreements;
            (2) accept donations;
            (3) provide cost-share grants;
            (4) provide technical assistance in historic preservation
        and fundraising; and
            (5) conduct research.
    (e) Road Signs.--The Preservation Office shall sponsor a road sign
program on Route 66 to be implemented on a cost-sharing basis with
State and local organizations.
    (f) Preservation Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Preservation Office shall provide
        assistance in the preservation of Route 66 in a manner that is
        compatible with the idiosyncratic nature of the highway.
            (2) Planning.--The Preservation Office shall not prepare or
        require preparation of an overall management plan for Route 66,
        but shall cooperate with the States and local public and
        private persons and entities in developing local preservation
        plans to guide efforts to protect the most important or
        representative resources of Route 66.

SEC. 4. RESOURCE TREATMENT.

    (a) Technical Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Preservation Office shall develop a
        program of technical assistance in the preservation of Route
        66.
            (2) Guidelines for preservation needs.--
                    (A) In general.--As part of the program under
                paragraph (1), the Preservation Office shall establish
                guidelines for setting priorities for preservation
                needs.
                    (B) Basis.--The guidelines under subparagraph (A)
                may be based on national register standards, modified
                as appropriate to meet the needs of Route 66 so as to
                allow for the preservation of the spirit of Route 66 by
                including more modern resources that are integral to
                the evolution of the Route 66 experience.
    (b) Program for Coordination of Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Preservation Office shall coordinate a
        program of historic research, curation, preservation
        strategies, and the collection of oral and video histories of
        Route 66.
            (2) Design.--The program under paragraph (1) shall be
        designed for continuing use and implementation by other
        organizations after the Preservation Office is terminated.
    (c) Cost-share Grants.--Cost-share grants for preservation of Route
66 shall be available for resources that meet the guidelines under
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

    The Preservation Office shall terminate on the date that is 10
years after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output:
Designates portions of the highway formerly designated as U.S. Route 66 that remain in existence as "America's Main Street."
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) establish the Office for the Preservation of America's Main Street; and (2) designate National Park Service officials stationed at locations convenient to the States in which a portion of Route 66 is located and interested persons in such States to perform Office functions. Requires the Office to:  (1) support efforts of State and local public and private persons and entities in such States to preserve Route 66 by providing technical assistance, participating in cost-sharing programs, and making grants and loans; (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Federal, State, and local agencies and private persons and entities interested in the preservation of Route 66; and (3) assist such States in determining the appropriate form of and establishing and supporting a non-Federal entity or entities to perform the Office's functions after it is terminated.  Authorizes the Office to:  (1) enter into cooperative agreements; (2) accept donations; (3) provide cost-share grants; (4) provide technical assistance in historic preservation and fundraising; and (5) conduct research.
Requires the Office:  (1) to sponsor a road sign program on Route 66 to be implemented on a cost-sharing basis with State and local organizations; (2) to provide assistance in the preservation of Route 66 that is compatible with the idiosyncratic nature of the highway; (3) not to prepare an overall management plan for Route 66, but to cooperate with the States and local public and private persons and entities in developing local preservation plans to guide efforts to protect the most important or representative resources of Route 66; (4) to develop a technical assistance program in the preservation of Route 66, including guidelines for setting priorities for preservation needs; and (5) to coordinate a program of historic research, curation, preservation strategies, and collection of oral and video histories of Route 66 designed for continuing use and implementation by other organizations after the Office is terminated.
Makes available cost-share grants for the preservation of Route 66 for resources that meet the guidelines under the program.
Authorizes appropriations.
Terminates the Office ten years after the date of enactment of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Camera Accountability Maintenance
and Transparency in Policing Act of 2017'' or the ``CAM TIP Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. BODY-WORN CAMERA GRANTS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                   ``PART MM--BODY-WORN CAMERA GRANTS

``SEC. 3031. IN GENERAL.

    ``From amounts made available to the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may make grants to
States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the
acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law
enforcement officers. In making such grants, the Director shall assess
the program proposed by the applicant for the elements described in
section 3033.

``SEC. 3032. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``Grants awarded under this part shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local
        government, or Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) used for the program described under section 3033.

``SEC. 3033. PROGRAM DESCRIBED.

    ``The program described in this section is any program implemented
by a grantee requiring the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement
officers in that jurisdiction, which--
            ``(1) establishes policies and procedures for when law
        enforcement officers should wear, activate, and deactivate
        body-worn cameras;
            ``(2) ensures the protection of the civil liberties of
        members of general public relating to the use of body-worn
        cameras by law enforcement officers;
            ``(3) establishes policies limiting the use of recordings
        of body-worn cameras to monitor the conduct of law enforcement
        officers outside of their interactions, in an official
        capacity, with members of the general public;
            ``(4) establishes or proposes to develop standards relating
        to the effective placement, on a law enforcement officer's
        body, of a body-worn camera;
            ``(5) describes the best practices for receiving an
        accurate narrative from the recordings of body-worn cameras;
            ``(6) establishes policies for the collection and storage
        of the recordings of body-worn cameras;
            ``(7) establishes policies relating to the availability of
        recordings of body-worn cameras--
                    ``(A) to the general public;
                    ``(B) to victims of crimes; and
                    ``(C) for internal use by the law enforcement
                agency; and
            ``(8) has in place guidelines and training courses for law
        enforcement officers relating to the proper management and use
        of body-worn cameras.

``SEC. 3034. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Federal Share.--The portion of the costs of a program
provided by a grant under this part may not exceed 50 percent. Any
funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law
enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the
non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this
subsection.
    ``(b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of payments made
under this part may be made in cash or in-kind fairly evaluated,
including planned equipment or services.

``SEC. 3035. FUNDING.

    ``Grants under this part may be made using the funds that are
available under section 506(a)(1).''.

SEC. 3. STUDY ON THE COST OF THE PURCHASE AND USE OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS
              BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) Study.--The Attorney General shall conduct a study on the cost
to State and local law enforcement agencies of purchasing and using
body-worn cameras or other similar cameras, including gun-mounted
cameras.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a
report that contains the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a).

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE ON COMMUNITY POLICING AND BODY
              CAMERA ACCOUNTABILITY.

    There shall be established in the Department of Justice a task
force to do the following:
            (1) The task force shall be created to provide
        recommendations on community policing, including best practices
        for creating accountability and transparency.
            (2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
        of this Act, the task force shall provide a report to the
        Congress, which shall include the recommendations under
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Membership shall include representatives of civil
        rights organizations, Federal, State, and local law enforcement
        personnel, and community policing experts.
            (4) The task force shall develop proper body-worn camera
        training protocol.
            (5) The task force shall study the impact that citizen
        review boards could have on investigating cases of alleged
        police misconduct.
            (6) Not later than 1 year after implementation of the body
        camera requirement policy under section 3033 of title I of the
        Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1968, the task force shall conduct
        a survey to determine best practices and effectiveness of the
        policy with findings to be reported back to the Congress.

SEC. 5. GAO REPORT ON PENTAGON'S 1033 PROGRAM.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a
report on the Department of Defense Excess Personal Property Program
established pursuant to section 1033 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201), that
includes information on--
            (1) which jurisdictions equipment is sent to;
            (2) the value of equipment sent to each jurisdiction;
            (3) the level of training provided to officers; and
            (4) how the equipment is used in the jurisdiction.

Output: Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2017 or the CAM TIP Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to acquire, operate, and maintain body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers. Additionally, it establishes a task force in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide recommendations on community policing, including best practices for accountability and transparency. DOJ must study the cost to purchase and use body-worn cameras.  Finally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the Department of Defense Excess Personal Property Program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Corporate Governance
Through Diversity Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY BY CERTAIN
              CONTRACTORS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of subtitle I of title 41, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4713. Submission of data relating to diversity by certain
              contractors.
    ``(a) Submission of Data.--In the case of the award of a contract
in an amount of $5,000,000 or more to a covered contractor, the head of
an executive agency shall require the contractor to submit, not later
than 60 days after the award of the contract, the following:
            ``(1) Data on the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of
        the board of directors and the C-level executives of the
        covered contractor.
            ``(2) Data on the affiliation of any member of the board of
        directors or any C-level executive to a historically
        underrepresented group, including veterans of the Armed Forces
        and individuals with disabilities.
            ``(3) Any plan or strategy that exists on the date of the
        submission of data under this subsection to improve the
        diversity of the board of directors or the C-level executives
        of the covered contractor.
    ``(b) Reports.--
            ``(1) Quarterly report to general services
        administration.--After the end of a calendar quarter, each
        executive agency shall submit to the Administrator of General
        Services a report that includes the data submitted by
        contractors under subsection (a) during the quarter covered.
            ``(2) Annual report to congress and offices of minority and
        women inclusion.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than February 14 of
                each calendar year, the Administrator of General
                Services shall submit to Congress and each Office of
                Minority and Women Inclusion established under section
                342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
                Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5452) an annual report that--
                            ``(i) includes the data submitted to the
                        Administrator under paragraph (1) during the
                        preceding calendar year and the data submitted
                        under section 13(s) of the Securities Exchange
                        Act of 1934;
                            ``(ii) uses the data described in clause
                        (i), as well as information from other reliable
                        sources, to analyze the diversity of the board
                        of directors and the C-level executives of each
                        entity submitting data in comparison to the
                        industry peers of such entity, including any
                        trends and progress related to such diversity;
                        and
                            ``(iii) based on the analysis conducted
                        under clause (ii), lists each entity submitting
                        data that is significantly lagging behind the
                        industry peers of such entity with respect to
                        the diversity of the board of directors and the
                        C-level executives.
                    ``(B) Public availability.--The Administrator of
                General Services shall make publicly available each
                annual report submitted under subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Public Comment.--After the end of the four-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, and every four
years thereafter, the Administrator of General Services shall review
the implementation of the requirements of this section and provide an
opportunity for public comment on such review.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered contractor.--The term `covered contractor'
        means a for-profit business with annual gross receipts in
        excess of $1,000,000,000 during the year preceding the
        submission of a bid or proposal for a contract described in
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) C-level executive.--The term `C-level executive'
        means the most senior executive officer, information officer,
        technology officer, financial officer, compliance officer, or
        security officer of a covered contractor.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 47 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 4712 the following new item:

``4713. Submission of data relating to diversity by certain
                            contractors.''.

SEC. 3. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY BY ISSUERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Submission of Data Relating to Diversity.--
            ``(1) Submission of data.--Each issuer required to file an
        annual report under subsection (a) shall disclose in that
        report, the following:
                    ``(A) Data on the racial, ethnic, and gender
                composition of the board of directors and the C-level
                executives of the issuer.
                    ``(B) Data on the affiliation of any member of the
                board of directors or any C-level executive of the
                issuer to a historically underrepresented group,
                including veterans of the Armed Forces and individuals
                with disabilities.
                    ``(C) Any plan or strategy that exists on the date
                of the submission of data under this paragraph to
                improve the diversity of the board of directors or the
                C-level executives of the issuer.
            ``(2) C-level executive defined.--In this subsection, the
        term `C-level executive' means the most senior executive
        officer, information officer, technology officer, financial
        officer, compliance officer, or security officer of an
        issuer.''.
    (b) Corporate Governance Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange
Commission shall revise paragraph (v) of section 229.407(c)(2) of title
17, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that when the description
described in such paragraph is presented in a proxy or information
statement relating to the election of directors, the qualities and
skills described in such paragraph, along with the nominee's gender,
race, ethnicity, and affiliation with a historically underrepresented
group should be presented in a chart or matrix form.

Output: Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017 This bill directs executive agencies to require any covered contractor (a for-profit business with gross receipts exceeding $1 billion for the previous year) awarded a contract of $5 million or more to submit, within 60 days:  data on the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of such contractor's board of directors and senior executives; data on the affiliation of any such board member or executive to a historically underrepresented group, including veterans and individuals with disabilities; and  any plan or strategy to improve the diversity of such board members or executives.  Each agency shall submit quarterly reports on such data to the General Services Administration, which shall report to Congress annually on the diversity of such contractor boards and executives. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended to require each issuer of a registered security to disclose such data, plan, and strategy in its required annual report.  The Securities and Exchange Commission must revise corporate governance regulations to require that when the description is presented in a proxy or information statement relating to the election of directors, the nominee's qualities and skills, along with the nominee's gender, race, ethnicity, and affiliation with a historically underrepresented group, are presented in a chart or matrix form.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY UNDER MEDICAID.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(a)), as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1990, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (21);
            (2) in paragraph (24), by striking the comma at the end and
        inserting a semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (22), (23), and (24) as
        paragraphs (21), (22), and (23), respectively, and by
        transferring and inserting paragraph (25) after paragraph (23),
        as so redesignated; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(24) screening mammography (as defined in subsection
        (t)(1)) that meets the quality standards established under
        section 1834(c)(3), to the extent consistent with the frequency
        permitted under subsection (t)(2); and''.
    (b) Frequency of Coverage.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(t) Coverage of Screening Mammography.--
            ``(1) Definition.--The term `screening mammography' means a
        radiologic procedure provided to a woman for the purpose of
        early detection of breast cancer and includes a physician's
        interpretation of the results of the procedure.
            ``(2) Frequency covered.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to revision by the
                Secretary under subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) Medical assistance is not required to
                        be made under this title for screening
                        mammography performed on a woman under 35 years
                        of age.
                            ``(ii) Medical assistance is available
                        under this title for only 1 screening
                        mammography performed on a woman over 34 years
                        of age, but under 40 years of age.
                            ``(iii) In the case of a woman over 39
                        years of age, but under 50 years of age, who--
                                    ``(I) is at a high risk of
                                developing breast cancer (as determined
                                pursuant to factors identified by the
                                Secretary), medical assistance is not
                                required to be made available under
                                this title for a screening mammography
                                performed within 11 months of a
                                previous screening mammography, or
                                    ``(II) is not at a high risk of
                                developing breast cancer, medical
                                assistance is not required to be made
                                available under this title for a
                                screening mammography performed within
                                23 months of a previous screening
                                mammography.
                            ``(iv) In the case of a woman over 49 years
                        of age, medical assistance is not required to
                        be made available under this title for
                        screening mammography performed within 11
                        months of a previous screening mammography.
                    ``(B) Revision of frequency.--
                            ``(i) Review.--The Secretary, in
                        consultation with the Director of the National
                        Cancer Institute, shall review periodically
                        appropriate frequency for performing screening
                        mammography, based on age and such other
                        factors as the Secretary believes to be
                        pertinent.
                            ``(ii) Revision of frequency.--The
                        Secretary, taking into consideration the review
                        made under clause (i), may revise from time to
                        time the frequency with which medical
                        assistance is required to be made available
                        under this title, but no such revision shall
                        apply to screening mammography performed before
                        January 1, 1993.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1902(a)(10(A) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ``(17) and (21)''
and inserting ``(17), (21) and (24)''.
    (2) Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(C)(iv)) is
amended--
            (A) by striking ``(5) and (17)'' and inserting ``(5), (17),
        and (24)''; and
            (B) by striking ``through (21)'' and inserting ``through
        (24)''.
    (3) Section 1902(j) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking
``through (22)'' and inserting ``through (24)''.
    (4) Sections 1916(a)(2)(D) and 1916(b)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C.
1396o(a)(2)(D), 1396o(b)(2)(D)) are each amended by inserting
``services described in section 1905(a)(24)'' before ``family planning
services''.
    (d) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to
screening mammography performed on or after January 1, 1994, without
regard to whether or not final regulations to carry out such amendments
have been promulgated by such date.
    (2) In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title
XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human
Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation
appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional
requirement imposed by the amendments made by this section, the State
plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements
of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this
additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar
quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the
State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this
Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be
deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Output: Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammographies for women age 35 and older.  Varies the permissible frequency of such covered tests on the basis of a woman's age and her risk of developing breast cancer. Directs the Secretary to periodically review and revise permissible frequencies of such tests.