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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Strategy to Destroy
ISIS Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, nearly
        500,000 Syrians have been killed, including 50,000 children.
            (2) The ongoing civil war in Syria has been among the most
        disruptive and costly of this century, having displaced an
        estimated 4,900,000 refugees and an additional 6,300,000
        internally displaced persons according to the United Nations
        High Commissioner for Refugees.
            (3) In June 2014 the self-described caliphate of the
        Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) conquered territory in
        Syria and Iraq.
            (4) According to the House Committee on Homeland Security's
        Task Force on Combatting Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel,
        nearly 300,000 people from over 100 countries have traveled to
        the conflict zone in Iraq and Syria since 2011 to join or
        attempt to join terrorist groups, including ISIS.
            (5) According to CNN, ISIS has committed 143 attacks in 29
        countries outside of Iraq and Syria, killing 2,043 people since
        June 2014.
            (6) According to the United Nations Assistance Mission for
        Iraq, over 27,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since June
        2014.
            (7) On March 17, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry
        stated, ``Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in
        areas under its control''.
            (8) On January 28, 2017, the President signed National
        Security Presidential Memo-3 to require the Secretary of
        Defense to submit to the President within 30 days a ``plan to
        defeat ISIS''.

SEC. 3. STRATEGY TO DESTROY THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND AL-SHAM AND
              ITS AFFILIATES.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a strategy to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq
and al-Sham (ISIS) and its affiliates.
    (b) Elements of the Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection
(a) shall include the following elements:
            (1) An update on the status and progress of the Global
        Coalition to Counter ISIS and specific actions being taken in
        conjunction with such Coalition to destroy and eliminate ISIS.
            (2) A strategy for the deployment of United States military
        assets, including ground combat forces, to train and equip
        allies, as well as potential direct confrontation with ISIS
        fighters and its affiliates.
            (3) A strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes in Iraq and
        Syria against ISIS senior leaders and infrastructure, as well
        as the viability of the use of airstrikes in conjunction with
        regional partners that face a significant threat from ISIS and
        its affiliates.
            (4) A plan to strengthen the capacity of the Iraqi Security
        Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, the Jordanian Armed Forces, the
        Afghanistan Security Forces, and others to counter gains by
        ISIS and its affiliates.
            (5) A plan to provide humanitarian assistance and relief,
        governance, and rule of law to regions previously impacted by
        ISIS and its affiliates.
            (6) Prevention of a reconstitution of ISIS or its
        affiliates in the region.
            (7) A strategy to pursue war crimes prosecutions against
        ISIS fighters through international fora.
            (8) Use of social media and other communication
        technologies to counter ISIS's propaganda, influence, and
        ability to recruit fighters domestically and internationally.
            (9) A strategy to deny financial resources, including
        revenues from natural resources extraction, sale of
        antiquities, kidnapping, extortion, and taxation, to ISIS and
        its affiliates.
    (c) Update.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an update of the
strategy required by subsection (a) at least once every 2 years after
the date of the initial submission of the strategy.

SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO BRING THE CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA TO A SUSTAINABLE END.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a strategy to bring the civil war in Syria to a
sustainable end.
    (b) Elements of the Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection
(a) shall include the following elements:
            (1) A description of military and diplomatic actions to end
        the Syrian Civil War.
            (2) An assessment on the viability of safe zones for Syrian
        refugees displaced from their homes to allow such refugees to
        settle for an unspecified amount of time and live in peace and
        security.
            (3) A plan to bring the various moderate opposition
        factions and the Government of Syria to the negotiating table
        in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, and
        specifically includes plans for a transition of power from the
        presidency of Bashar al-Assad to a confederation of multi-
        sectarian and moderate parties that does not include any known
        radical Islamist groups in order to rebuild Syria.
            (4) A strategy to pursue war crimes prosecutions against
        Bashar al-Assad and Syrian government officials responsible for
        crimes against humanity.
            (5) A plan that will prevent the reconstitution of the ISIS
        in Syrian territory.

SEC. 5. ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress an assessment of the following:
            (1) The willingness and capabilities of coalition members
        and allies to defeat and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and
        al-Sham (ISIS) and its affiliates with their own military
        assets.
            (2) The presence of ISIS or its affiliates in countries
        other than Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan.
            (3) Preventing radicalization of citizens of regional
        countries by ISIS and its affiliates and tactics used by
        countries to stop radicalization.
            (4) Assessment of the number of foreign fighters joining
        ISIS and its affiliates and tactics that can be used by
        countries with foreign fighter populations to prevent further
        recruitment.
            (5) Significant United States intelligence gaps concerning
        ISIS and its affiliates and the ability to carry out a regional
        strategy to defeat ISIS and its affiliates.

SEC. 6. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

Output: Comprehensive Strategy to Destroy ISIS Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State to jointly develop and submit to Congress: (1) a strategy to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and its affiliates, (2) a biennial update of such strategy, and (3) a strategy to bring the civil war in Syria to a sustainable end. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress an assessment of:  the willingness and capabilities of coalition members and allies to defeat ISIS with their own military assets; the presence of ISIS or its affiliates in countries other than Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan; preventing radicalization of citizens of regional countries by ISIS; the number of foreign fighters joining ISIS and tactics to prevent further recruitment; and significant U.S. intelligence gaps concerning ISIS and the ability to carry out a regional strategy to defeat it.


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SECTION 1. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
              TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TO QUALIFIED
              ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 170 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(6) Special rule for contributions of computer equipment
        and software used for educational purposes.--
                    ``(A) Limit on reduction.--In the case of a
                qualified educational contribution, the reduction under
                paragraph (1)(A) shall be no greater than the amount
                determined under paragraph (3)(B).
                    ``(B) Qualified educational contribution.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `qualified
                educational contribution' means a charitable
                contribution by a corporation of any computer software
                or computer or peripheral equipment, but only if--
                            ``(i) the contribution is to--
                                    ``(I) an educational organization
                                described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii),
                                    ``(II) a governmental unit
                                described in subsection (c)(1), or
                                    ``(III) an organization described
                                in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from
                                taxation under section 501(a), or a
                                governmental unit described in
                                subsection (c)(1), that has documented
                                experience and expertise at the
                                community level in providing training
                                and evaluation for information
                                technology services and devices to
                                individuals with disabilities, their
                                parents, family members, guardians,
                                advocates, or authorized
                                representatives,
                            ``(ii) the contribution is made not later
                        than 3 years after the date the taxpayer
                        acquired the property (or in the case of
                        property constructed by the taxpayer, the date
                        the construction of the property is
                        substantially completed),
                            ``(iii) substantially all of the use of the
                        property by the donee is for use within the
                        United States for educational purposes related
                        to the purpose or function of the organization
                        or unit,
                            ``(iv) the original use of the property
                        began with--
                                    ``(I) the donee, in the case of
                                property constructed by the taxpayer or
                                property of the taxpayer described in
                                section 1221(1), or
                                    ``(II) the taxpayer, in any case
                                not described in subclause (I),
                            ``(v) the property is not transferred by
                        the donee in exchange for money, other
                        property, or services, and
                            ``(vi) the taxpayer receives from the donee
                        a written statement representing that its use
                        and disposition of the property will be in
                        accordance with the provisions of clauses (iii)
                        and (v).
                    ``(C) Donations to charity for refurbishing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this
                        paragraph, a charitable contribution by a
                        corporation shall be treated as a qualified
                        education contribution if--
                                    ``(I) such contribution is a
                                contribution of any computer or
                                peripheral equipment to a qualified
                                organization, and
                                    ``(II) the taxpayer receives from
                                such organization a written statement
                                representing that its use of the
                                property (and any use by the
                                organization or unit to which it
                                donates the property) meets the needs
                                of the donee and the requirements of
                                clause (v) of subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Qualified organization.--For
                        purposes of clause (i), an organization is a
                        qualified organization if--
                                    ``(I) the organization is described
                                in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from
                                taxation under section 501(a), and
                                    ``(II) a substantial part of the
                                business of the organization is the
                                repair and refurbishment of computers
                                or peripheral equipment and the
                                donation of such equipment to an
                                organization or unit described in
                                subparagraph (B)(i) for a purpose
                                described in subparagraph (B)(iii).
                    ``(D) Special rules.--For the purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) Construction of property by
                        taxpayer.--Paragraph (4)(C) shall apply.
                            ``(ii) Refurbishment of property by
                        taxpayer.--Property that is substantially
                        refurbished by the taxpayer shall be treated as
                        property constructed by the taxpayer.
                    ``(E) Definitions.--For the purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) Computer or peripheral equipment.--
                        The term `computer or peripheral equipment' has
                        the meaning given such term by section
                        168(i)(2)(B).
                            ``(ii) Computer software.--The term
                        `computer software' has the meaning given such
                        term by section 197(e)(3)(B).
                            ``(iii) Educational purpose.--The term
                        `educational purpose' includes administration
                        incident to providing education.
                            ``(iv) Disability.--The term `disability'
                        has the meaning given such term by section 3(2)
                        of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
                            ``(v) Information technology.--The term
                        `information technology' includes any computer
                        or peripheral equipment, computer software,
                        digital augmentative speech device, firmware,
                        and services related thereto.
                            ``(vi) Corporation.--The term `corporation'
                        has the meaning given such term by paragraph
                        (4)(D).''
    (b) Computer Training.--Section 170 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Computer Training.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
        `charitable contribution' includes a contribution by a
        corporation of qualified computer training.
            ``(2) Qualified computer training.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
                the term `qualified computer training' means training--
                            ``(i) provided by the taxpayer in the use
                        of computer software or any computer or
                        peripheral equipment (as defined in subsection
                        (e)(6)(E)) contributed to the donee by the
                        taxpayer for a purpose described in subsection
                        (e)(6)(B)(iii),
                            ``(ii) provided to an individual employed
                        by an organization or unit described in
                        subsection (e)(6)(B)(i), and
                            ``(iii) for which the taxpayer receives
                        from the donee a written statement representing
                        that the training is not in exchange for money,
                        other property, or services.
                    ``(B) Time limitation.--Not more than 8 hours of
                training may be taken into account under subparagraph
                (A) with respect to each contribution.
                    ``(C) Valuation.--For the purpose of this
                subsection, the value of the time of an individual who
                provides computer training shall be based on the usual
                wage rate of the individual.''
    (c) Contribution of Digital Augmentative Speech Devices for Use by
Individuals With Disabilities.--Subsection (e) of section 170 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a) of this
section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(7) Special rule for contributions of digital
        augmentative speech devices.--
                    ``(A) Limit on reduction.--In the case of a
                contribution or gift of a digital augmentative speech
                device to an entity described in subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) the reduction under paragraph (1)(A)
                        shall be no greater than the amount determined
                        under paragraph (3)(B), and
                            ``(ii) qualified training in the use of
                        such device shall be treated as a charitable
                        contribution for purposes of this section.
                    ``(B) Entity described.--An entity is described in
                this subparagraph if the entity is--
                            ``(i) described in section 501(c)(3) and
                        exempt from taxation under section 501(a), or
                            ``(ii) a governmental unit described in
                        subsection (c)(1),
                that has documented experience and expertise at the
                community level in providing training and evaluation
                for information technology services and devices to
                individuals with disabilities, their parents, family
                members, guardians, advocates, or authorized
                representatives.
                    ``(C) Qualified training.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified
                        training' means training in the use of a
                        digital augmentative speech device contributed
                        by the taxpayer under subparagraph (A) to an
                        entity described in subparagraph (B) that is --
                                    ``(I) provided by the taxpayer,
                                    ``(II) provided to an individual
                                employed by such entity, and
                                    ``(III) for which the taxpayer
                                receives from the donee a written
                                statement representing that the
                                training meets the requirements of
                                subparagraph (D).
                    ``(D) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) Exchange for money, etc.--
                        Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to property or
                        training donated under this paragraph if such
                        property is transferred by the donee in
                        exchange for money, other property, or
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Time and valuation.--Subparagraphs
                        (B) and (C) of paragraph (6) shall apply to
                        training subject to this subparagraph.
                    ``(E) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the terms `disability' and `information technology'
                have the meaning given such terms by subsection
                (e)(6)(E).''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
              COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE IN MEETING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF
              STUDENTS.

    Not later than December 31, 1998, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the
enhanced charitable contribution under section 170(e)(6) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 1 of this Act) in
meeting educational needs of students in the United States. The
Comptroller General shall submit the report to the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate.

SEC. 3. DONATIONS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOLS.

    It is the sense of Congress that one of the main purposes of the
enhanced charitable deduction under section 170(e)(6) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 1 of this Act) is to
encourage the donation of computer equipment and software to--
            (1) schools serving low income communities;
            (2) schools whose fiscal year budgets are below the
        applicable State-wide norm; and
            (3) schools at which student test scores are substantially
        below the State-wide norm.

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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a special rule for the donation by a corporation, as a charitable deduction, of computer equipment and software, as well as related training, to elementary and secondary schools and to qualified organizations providing assistance to disabled individuals.  Directs the Comptroller General to report concerning such deductions.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that one of the main purposes of such enhanced charitable deduction is to encourage the donation of computer equipment and software to:  (1) schools serving low income communities; (2) schools with budgets below applicable norms; and (3) schools with student test scores below the norm.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Contact Lens Consumer Health
Protection Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CONTACT LENS PRESCRIBER VERIFICATION PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Fairness to Contact Lens
Consumers Act (15 U.S.C. 7603) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) A toll-free telephone number and email address for
        prescribers to call or email with questions relating to a
        verification request, as required under subsection (i).'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``, or a similar time as defined by
                the Federal Trade Commission,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``The prescriber'';
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) If a prescriber communicates a question or concern
        about the accuracy of the prescription, or any other matter
        relating to the verification of the prescription, to a seller
        through the toll-free telephone service or dedicated email
        address required under subsection (i) before such 8-business-
        hour period has ended, the prescription shall be considered
        unverified until the seller obtains affirmative confirmation of
        the accuracy of the prescription from the prescriber.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as
        subsections (f) through (h), respectively;
            (4) by amending subsection (f), as redesignated by
        paragraph (3), to read as follows:
    ``(f) Invalid Prescriptions and Questions Concerning Accuracy.--
            ``(1) Invalid prescriptions.--If a prescriber informs a
        seller before the deadline set forth in subparagraph (A) of
        subsection (d)(3) that the contact lens prescription is
        inaccurate, expired, or otherwise invalid--
                    ``(A) the seller shall not fill the prescription;
                and
                    ``(B) the prescriber shall specify the basis for
                the inaccuracy or invalidity of the prescription.
            ``(2) Questions concerning accuracy.--If a prescriber
        communicates a question or concern about the accuracy of a
        prescription as described in subsection (d)(3)(B) before the
        deadline set forth in such subsection--
                    ``(A) the seller shall not fill the prescription;
                and
                    ``(B) the prescriber shall provide the seller with
                an accurate prescription.
            ``(3) Correction.--In any case, if the prescription
        communicated by the seller to the prescriber is inaccurate, the
        prescriber shall correct it.'';
            (5) by adding after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Prescriber Preferred Method of Communication.--
            ``(1) In general.--A prescriber may provide written
        notification to a seller requesting that all requests for
        verification from that seller be communicated to that
        prescriber by that prescriber's preferred method or methods of
        communication, selected from among the methods of communication
        offered by the seller pursuant to paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Methods offered.--Each seller shall offer a
        prescriber methods for communication for selection as the
        prescriber's preferred method or methods of communication under
        paragraph (1). Such offer--
                    ``(A) shall include--
                            ``(i) live telephone;
                            ``(ii) facsimile; and
                            ``(iii) email; and
                    ``(B) may include such additional methods of
                communication as the seller considers appropriate.
            ``(3) Requirement.--In a case in which a prescriber,
        pursuant to paragraph (1), provides written notification to a
        seller indicating a preferred method or methods of
        communication as described in such paragraph, the seller may
        only request verification from the prescriber through the
        method or methods indicated.''; and
            (6) by inserting after subsection (h), as redesignated by
        paragraph (3), the following:
    ``(i) Telephone Service and Dedicated Email Address.--
            ``(1) In general.--A seller of contact lenses who requests
        verification of any contact lens prescription shall provide--
                    ``(A) a toll-free telephone service that is
                operable during regular business hours and operated by
                live persons; and
                    ``(B) a dedicated email address for the sole
                purpose of responding to prescribers' questions and
                concerns regarding verification requests.
            ``(2) Capacity.--Such toll-free telephone service shall
        maintain a sufficient number of working telephone lines
        operated by live persons to enable ready access by prescribers
        to the service.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON ALTERATION OF CONTACT LENS
              PRESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 4 of the Fairness to
Contact Lens Consumers Act (15 U.S.C. 7603) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(f) No Alteration.--
            ``(1) In general.--A seller may not alter a contact lens
        prescription and when dispensing a contact lens prescription,
        may only dispense such prescription exactly as written by the
        prescriber.
            ``(2) Private labels.--In a case in which a private label
        contact lens is included on the contact lens prescription and
        the same contact lens is manufactured by the same company and
        sold under multiple labels to individual providers, the seller
        may fill the prescription with a contact lens of exactly the
        same material, design, and power as manufactured by that
        company under another label.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPROVED RECORDKEEPING BY SELLERS OF CONTACT
              LENSES.

    Section 4(b) of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (15
U.S.C. 7603(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``A seller'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Communications generally.--A seller''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Prescriptions.--Each seller shall maintain a database
        that includes, for each prescription received by a seller, the
        following:
                    ``(A) The date on which the prescription was
                issued.
                    ``(B) The specified expiration date of the
                prescription.
            ``(3) Preferred methods of communication.--For each written
        notification that a seller receives under subsection (e)(1),
        the seller shall keep a copy of such notification for a period
        of not less than 3 years.''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON REPRESENTATION IN ADVERTISING THAT PRESCRIPTIONS
              FOR CONTACT LENSES MAY BE FILLED AFTER EXPIRATION DATE.

    Section 6 of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (15 U.S.C.
7605) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``that contact'' and inserting the
        following: ``that--
            ``(1) contact'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of
        this section, by striking the period at the end and inserting
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) a prescription for a contact lens may be filled after
        the expiration date of the prescription.''.

SEC. 6. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SELLERS OF CONTACT LENSES WHO VIOLATE
              REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRESCRIBER VERIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 9 of the Fairness to
Contact Lens Consumers Act (15 U.S.C. 7608) is amended by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``, except that fines imposed for a
violation of section 4 of this Act may be in an amount up to $40,000
per violation.''.
    (b) Clarification of Applicability.--Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Applicability.--This chapter shall apply to all sales of
contact lenses in the United States and the sellers involved in such
sales, notwithstanding where the seller is located.''.

SEC. 7. CONTACT LENS CONSUMER COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY STUDY.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services,
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, shall conduct a study to examine the adverse and
potentially adverse effects on consumers of violations by sellers of
the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (15 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as
amended by section 2, particularly with respect to matters regarding
prescription verification, business practices, and enforcement by the
Federal Trade Commission of such Act.
    (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall
specifically address the following:
            (1) The overfilling of prescriptions with quantities of
        lenses such that the normal expiration dates of the
        prescriptions will be exceeded.
            (2) The dispensing of prescriptions that have expired or
        are inaccurate.
            (3) The failure by a seller to allow prescribers to contact
        the seller within 8 business hours to advise that a
        prescription is inaccurate or expired.
            (4) The health risks to the consumer of receiving an
        incorrect prescription from a seller, or issues with patient
        access to the medically prescribed contact lenses.
            (5) The economic risks to the consumer of receiving an
        incorrect prescription from a seller.
            (6) The improper advertising to consumers about what
        constitutes a valid prescription or valid prescription
        information, or advertising that no prescription is needed.
            (7) Such other matters regarding the effects on the health
        of the consumers from violations of the verification or sales
        requirements of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (15
        U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and the Federal
Trade Commission a report on the study required by subsection (a).

SEC. 8. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 11 of the Fairness to Contact Lens
Consumers Act (15 U.S.C. 7610) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (E) to read
        as follows:
                    ``(E) Power, material, manufacturer, or device
                name.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Business hour.--The term `business hour' means, with
        respect to a prescriber, any hour during a business day within
        the period beginning at 9:00 in the morning and ending at 5:00
        in the evening in the time zone of the prescriber.
            ``(5) Business day.--The term `business day' means any day
        other than Saturday and Sunday and other than a legal holiday
        (within the meaning of section 7503 of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to require contact lens sellers to provide a toll-free telephone number and email address that prescribers can use to ask questions about a seller's prescription verification request. Under current law, a prescription is considered verified if the prescriber fails to communicate with the seller within eight business hours after receiving the seller-provided verification information. The bill requires the prescription to be considered unverified until the seller obtains affirmative confirmation of the accuracy of the prescription from the prescriber in cases where a prescriber communicates a question or concern about the accuracy or verification of the prescription to a seller through the toll-free telephone service or email address before the end of that eight-hour period.  The bill removes the Federal Trade Commission's authority to adjust the eight-hour period.  If a prescriber communicates a question or concern about the accuracy of a prescription before the deadline: (1) the seller shall not fill the prescription, and (2) the prescriber shall provide the seller with an accurate prescription. Sellers must offer prescribers different communication methods that the prescribers may select as their preferred method for verification requests. The bill allows a seller to alter a prescription only if: (1) a private label contact lens is included on the prescription and the same contact lens is manufactured by the same company and sold under multiple labels to individual providers; and (2) the seller fills the prescription with a contact lens of exactly the same material, design, and power as manufactured by that company under another label. Sellers must maintain a database of the issuance and expiration dates of each prescription they receive. The bill prohibits advertisements representing that a contact lens prescription may be filled after the prescription expires. Sellers violating certain prescriber verification requirements are subject to increased penalties of up to $40,000 per violation. Such requirements apply to all contact lens sales in the United States, notwithstanding where the seller is located.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must examine the potentially adverse effects of seller violations on consumers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Human Rights Protection Act
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION.

    The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
            (1) It is the sense of Congress that the State Department
        should designate within the appropriate bureau a special
        assistant to the Assistant Secretary to promote international
        women's human rights within the overall human rights policy of
        the United States Government.
            (2) The purpose of assigning a special assistant on women's
        human rights issues is not to segregate such issues, but rather
        to assure that they are considered along with other human
        rights issues in the development of United States foreign
        policy.
            (3) A specifically designated special assistant is
        necessary because within the human rights field and the foreign
        policy establishment, the issues of gender-based discrimination
        and violence against women have long been ignored or made
        invisible.
            (4) The Congress believes that abuses against women would
        have greater visibility and protection of women's human rights
        would improve if the advocate were responsible for integrating
        women's human rights issues into United States human rights
        policy in ways including, but not limited to, the following:
                    (A) The designated women's human rights advocate
                would seek to assure that the issue of abuses against
                women, along with human rights issues generally, are a
                factor in determining appropriate recipients for United
                States bilateral assistance as well as United States
                votes at the multilateral development banks.
                    (B) The advocate would work with the regional
                bureaus of the Department of State to devise strategies
                for the executive branch to bring pressure to bear on
                governments that engage in violence or systematic
                discrimination against women or fail to afford equal
                treatment of women before the law.
                    (C) The advocate would, in consultation with the
                bureau responsible for international organizations,
                pursue strategies to increase the visibility and
                integration of gender-based persecution and violence in
                multilateral fora including, but not limited to, the
                United States Commission on Human Rights and the
                Working Group on Torture.
                    (D) The advocate would seek to assure that the
                United States Trade Representative conduct inquiries
                and take steps to prevent countries from receiving
                trade benefits under the Generalized System of
                Preferences and most favored nation status where
                governments fail to address violence, systematic
                discrimination, and exploitation of women workers.
                    (E) The advocate would seek to assure that the
                protection of women's human rights, including womens'
                participation in the political process, women's right
                to freedom of association and expression, and freedom
                from discrimination, would be addressed in the context
                of United States funded programs in the area of
                democracy including, but not limited to, democracy
                programs at the Agency for International Development
                (AID), democracy programs for Eastern Europe funded by
                the Support Eastern European Democracy (SEED)
                legislation, and new programs that may be contemplated.
                    (F) The advocate would seek to assure that United
                States assistance programs in the area of
                administration of justice include efforts to redress
                violations of women's rights.
                    (G) The advocate would work with AID and the
                appropriate office at the Department of State to secure
                funding for programs to meet the needs of women victims
                of human rights abuses including, but not limited to,
                medical and psychological assistance for rape victims.
                    (H) The advocate would work to assure United States
                ratification of the United Nations Convention on the
                Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
                Women (CEDAW) and oversee the preparation of reports
                pursuant to that Convention.
                    (I) The advocate would seek to upgrade the quality
                and quantity of information about abuses of women's
                human rights in the reporting from United States
                embassies overseas, incorporate that information not
                only in the State Department Country Reports on Human
                Rights, but also in other public statements and
                documents including, but not limited to, congressional
                testimony and private demarches.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress
on the steps taken to create the position described in section 2 or to
otherwise fulfill the objectives detailed in that section.
    (b) United States Ratification of CEDAW.--If the United Nations
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW) has not been submitted to the Senate for ratification,
not more than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress on the
administration's position on the ratification of CEDAW and timetable
for submission of CEDAW for congressional consideration and approval.

Output:
Women's Human Rights Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of State to report to the Congress on steps taken to create a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State to promote international women's human rights or to fulfill other specified objectives concerning such rights.
Requires the Secretary, if the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has not been submitted to the Senate for ratification, to report to the Congress on the Administration's position on ratification and the timetable for submission of CEDAW for congressional approval.


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SECTION 1. INCENTIVES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.

    (a) Infrastructure Income To Be Qualifying Income for Purposes of
Determining Publicly Traded Partnership Status.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 7704(d) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualifying income) is
        amended by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as
        subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively, and by inserting after
        subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) income and gains from the use, sale, or
                exchange of infrastructure property,''.
            (2) Infrastructure property.--Subsection (d) of section
        7704 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) Infrastructure property.--The term `infrastructure
        property' means property which is part of any of the following:
                    ``(A) Roads and related improvements.
                    ``(B) Train tracks and related improvements.
                    ``(C) Airports.
                    ``(D) Docks and wharves.
                    ``(E) Facilities for the furnishing of water.
                    ``(F) Sewage facilities.
                    ``(G) Solid waste disposal facilities.
                    ``(H) Facilities for the generation, transmission,
                and distribution of electricity, including property
                described in clause (iii) or (iv) of section
                168(e)(3)(D).
                    ``(I) Facilities for the transmission and
                distribution of natural gas.
                    ``(J) Communications facilities.
        For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), related improvements
        include bridges, tunnels, and traffic control equipment.''.
    (b) Expansion of Deduction for Domestic Production Activities in
the Case of Publicly Traded Partnerships.--
            (1) Reduction for oil related qualified production
        activities income not to apply.--Paragraph (9) of section
        199(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Exception for income from publicly traded
                partnerships.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
                income derived from any publicly traded partnership (as
                defined in section 7704(b)).''.
            (2) Distribution and transmission activities of a publicly
        traded partnership to be eligible.--Subparagraph (B) of section
        199(c)(4) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new flush sentence:
                ``Clause (ii) shall not apply to the activities of a
                publicly traded partnership (as defined in section
                7704(b)).''.
    (c) Infrastructure Property Treated as 5-Year Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(e)(3) of
        such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause
        (vi), by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and
        inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after clause (vii) the
        following new clause:
                            ``(viii) infrastructure property (as
                        defined in section 7704(d)(6)).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 168(e)(3) of such
                Code is amended by striking clause (i) and by
                redesignating the succeeding clauses accordingly.
                    (B) Subparagraph (D) of such section is amended by
                adding ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking
                ``, and'' at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a
                period, and by striking clauses (iii) and (iv).
                    (C) Subparagraph (E) of such section is amended by
                striking clauses (i), (ii), and (vii) and by
                redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii),
                and (ix) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and
                (vi), respectively.
                    (D) Subparagraph (F) of such section is hereby
                repealed.
                    (E) Subsection (e) of section 168 of such Code is
                amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and by
                redesignating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
                    (F) The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) of
                such Code is amended by striking the item relating to
                subparagraph (C)(i) and all that follows and inserting
                the following:

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``(C)(ii)..................................................           22
(C)(iii)...................................................           14
(D)(i).....................................................           15
(D)(ii)....................................................           20
(E)(i).....................................................           20
(E)(ii)....................................................           39
(E)(iii)...................................................           39
(E)(iv)....................................................           20
(E)(v).....................................................           35
(E)(vi)....................................................        39''.
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    (d) Like-Kind Exchange Treatment for Exchanges of Infrastructure
Property.--Section 1031 of such Code (relating to exchange of property
held for productive use or investment) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
    ``(j) All Infrastructure Property Treated as Like Kind.--Except as
provided in subsection (h), each real property--
            ``(1) which is infrastructure property (as defined in
        section 7704(d)(6)), and
            ``(2) which is held for productive use in a trade or
        business or for investment,
shall be treated as being of a like kind to every other real property
which is infrastructure property (as so defined) and which is so
held.''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
        (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
        years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Depreciation.--The amendments made by subsection (c)
        shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the
        enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.
            (3) Exchanges.--The amendment made by subsection (d) shall
        apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act
        in taxable years ending after such date.

Output:
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat income and gains from the use, sale, or exchange of infrastructure property as qualifying income for purposes of the tax treatment of publicly-traded partnerships; (2) exempt publicly-traded partnerships from the limitation on the tax deduction for income attributable to oil-related qualified production activities; (3) allow accelerated depreciation of infrastructure property (i.e., classify such property as five-year property); and (4) treat exchanges of infrastructure property as like-kind exchanges (thus exempting gain from such exchanges from tax).

Defines "infrastructure property" as property which is part of: (1) roads and related improvements; (2) train tracks and related improvements; (3) airports; (4) docks and wharves; (5) facilities for sewage, solid waste disposal, the furnishing of water, the transmission and distribution of natural gas, or the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; or (6) communications facilities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Pharmacy Protection Act
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN PAYMENTS TO
              PHARMACIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-12(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-112(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(4) Payments to pharmacies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each contract entered into with
                a PDP sponsor under this section with respect to a
                prescription drug plan offered by such sponsor shall
                provide for the following:
                            ``(i) Availability of direct deposit
                        payments.--The option for any participating
                        pharmacy to elect for the plan to make payments
                        by direct deposits to the pharmacy for covered
                        part D drugs dispensed through the pharmacy.
                            ``(ii) Increased dispensing fee for generic
                        drugs.--The payment of dispensing fees by the
                        plan to each participating pharmacy for covered
                        part D drugs dispensed through the
                        participating pharmacy, in accordance with
                        subparagraph (B).
                            ``(iii) Payments within 10 days for certain
                        pharmacies.--In the case of a participating
                        pharmacy that is not part of a chain of
                        pharmacies that consists of more than three
                        pharmacies at different locations, payment with
                        respect to any non-disputed claim (as defined
                        in subparagraph (C)) for a covered part D drug
                        dispensed through the pharmacy to be made by
                        the plan to the pharmacy in full by a date that
                        is not more than 10 days after the date on
                        which the claim is received by the plan.
                    ``(B) Payment of dispensing fees to encourage use
                of generic drugs.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of
                        subparagraph (A)(ii) and subject to clauses
                        (ii) and (iii), with respect to a generic
                        covered part D drug that is therapeutically
                        equivalent and bioequivalent to a brand name
                        drug that is a covered part D drug dispensed
                        through a participating pharmacy, the amount of
                        the dispensing fee paid to the pharmacy for the
                        generic covered part D drug shall be an amount
                        that is at least 50 percent greater than the
                        amount of the dispensing fee for the brand name
                        drug.
                            ``(ii) Cap on amount of dispensing fees for
                        generic drugs.--For purposes of subclause (i),
                        the amount of the dispensing fee paid to a
                        participating pharmacy for a generic covered
                        part D drug shall not be more than $10.
                            ``(iii) Safe harbor for brand name drug
                        dispensing fee amounts.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--For purposes of
                                clause (i) and subject to subclause
                                (II), a prescription drug plan under
                                this section shall not decrease the
                                amount of the dispensing fee paid by
                                the plan to a participating pharmacy
                                for a brand name drug described in such
                                clause to an amount that is less than
                                the amount of the dispensing fee paid
                                by such plan to such pharmacy for such
                                drug on the date of the enactment of
                                the `Independent Pharmacy Protection
                                Act of 2006'.
                                    ``(II) Exception.--The Secretary
                                may waive the prohibition under
                                subclause (I) with respect to a
                                dispensing fee paid by a prescription
                                drug plan for a brand name drug, as the
                                Secretary determines appropriate.
                    ``(C) Non-disputed claim defined.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A)(iii), a `non-disputed claim' means a
                claim that has no defect or impropriety or particular
                circumstance requiring special treatment that prevents
                timely payment from being made under this part.''.
    (b) Application to MA-PD Plans.--Section 1857(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-27(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(4) Incorporation of prescription drug plan contract
        requirements for pharmacy payments.--The provisions of section
        1860D-12(b)(4) shall apply to contracts with a Medicare
        Advantage organization in the same manner as they apply to
        contracts with a PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan
        under part D.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
plan years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Independent Pharmacy Protection Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each prescription drug plan contract entered into with a plan sponsor to provide for: (1) the availability of direct deposit payments; (2) an increased dispensing fee for generic drugs; and (3) payments within 10 days for certain pharmacies.

Requires the dispensing fee paid to a participating pharmacy for a generic covered part D drug therapeutically equivalent and bioequivalent to a brand name covered part D drug dispensed through the pharmacy to be at least 50% greater than the dispensing fee for the brand name drug.

Limits to $10 the dispensing fee paid to a participating pharmacy for a generic covered part D drug.

Prohibits a prescription drug plan, subject to exception by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from decreasing the dispensing fee paid to a participating pharmacy for a brand name drug to an amount less than the dispensing fee paid for it on the date of enactment of this Act.

Applies this Act to contracts with a Medicare Advantage organization in the same manner as they apply to those with a prescription drug plan sponsor.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Disaster
Tax Relief Act of 1993''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN PLANS MAY BE USED WITHOUT PENALTY TO
              REPLACE HOMES.

    (a) In General.--No additional tax shall be imposed under section
72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on any distribution
described in subsection (b) to the extent such distribution is used,
within 60 days of the distribution, to pay qualified acquisition costs
with respect to a principal residence of an eligible individual.
    (b) Distributions.--Subsection (a) shall apply to distributions--
            (1) from an individual retirement plan, or
            (2) from amounts attributable to employer contributions
        made pursuant to elective deferrals described in subparagraph
        (A) or (C) of section 402(g)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 or section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii) of such Code.
    (c) Definitions and Special Rules.--
            (1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual''
        means an individual--
                    (A) who receives a distribution described in
                subsection (b), or who is the spouse, child, or
                grandchild of such individual, and
                    (B) whose principal residence was destroyed or
                substantially damaged by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane
                Iniki, or Typhoon Omar.
            (2) Qualified acquisition costs.--The term ``qualified
        acquisition costs'' means the costs of acquiring, constructing,
        or reconstructing a residence. Such term includes any usual or
        reasonable settlement, financing, or other closing costs.
            (3) Principal residence.--The term ``principal residence''
        has the same meaning as when used in section 1034 of such Code.
            (4) Distributions allowed.--A distribution to which
        subsection (a) applies shall be treated as a distribution
        allowed under section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) or 403(b)(11) of such
        Code.
            (5) Transition.--In the case of any distribution before the
        date of the enactment of this Act, qualified acquisition costs
        paid within 90 days of such date shall be treated as paid
        within 60 days of the distribution.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to distributions
after July 31, 1992.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE FOR INCLUSION OF CROP PROCEEDS OF CERTAIN DISASTER
              VICTIMS.

    (a) In General.--If, for the taxpayer's taxable year which includes
the designation date described in subsection (b), the taxpayer has
income derived from the sale or exchange of crops grown in a qualified
disaster area, the taxpayer may elect to include such income for the
taxable year following the taxable year in which such sale or exchange
occurs.
    (b) Qualified Disaster Area.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
term ``qualified disaster area'' means an area designated by the
President of the United States to warrant assistance by the Federal
Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act by reason of Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, or
Typhoon Omar.
    (c) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to a taxpayer
whose principal trade or business is farming (within the meaning of
section 6420(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
    (d) Special Rules for Self-Employment Tax.--If, for any taxable
year, a taxpayer includes in gross income any amounts which, but for
subsection (a), would have been included in gross income for the
preceding taxable year, then the applicable contribution base for
purposes of section 1402(b) of such Code for the taxable year of
inclusion shall be increased by the lesser of--
            (1) the applicable contribution base for the preceding
        taxable year, reduced by the self-employment income of the
        taxpayer for the preceding taxable year, or
            (2) the amounts so included in gross income for the taxable
        year of inclusion.
    (e) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply to
taxable years ending after December 31, 1991.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION RULES FOR CERTAIN
              DISASTER-RELATED CONVERSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1033 (relating to involuntary conversions)
is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by
inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Special Rules for Principal Residences Damaged by
Presidentially Declared Disasters.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer's principal residence or
        any of its contents is compulsorily or involuntarily converted
        as a result of a Presidentially declared disaster--
                    ``(A) Treatment of insurance proceeds.--
                            ``(i) Exclusion for unscheduled personal
                        property.--No gain shall be recognized by
                        reason of the receipt of any insurance proceeds
                        for personal property which was part of such
                        contents and which was not scheduled property
                        for purposes of such insurance.
                            ``(ii) Other proceeds treated as common
                        fund.--In case of any insurance proceeds (not
                        described in clause (i)) for such residence or
                        contents--
                                    ``(I) such proceeds shall be
                                treated as received for the conversion
                                of a single item of property, and
                                    ``(II) any property which is
                                similar or related in service or use to
                                the residence so converted (or contents
                                thereof) shall be treated for purposes
                                of subsection (a)(2) as property
                                similar or related in service or use to
                                such single item of property.
                    ``(B) Extension of replacement period.--Subsection
                (a)(2)(B) shall be applied with respect to any property
                so converted by substituting `4 years' for `2 years'.
            ``(2) Presidentially declared disaster.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term `Presidentially declared disaster'
        means any disaster which, with respect to the area in which the
        residence is located, resulted in a subsequent determination by
        the President that such area warrants assistance by the Federal
        Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
        Emergency Assistance Act.
            ``(3) Principal residence.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `principal residence' has the same meaning
        as when used in section 1034, except that no ownership
        requirement shall be imposed.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to property compulsorily or involuntarily converted as a result
of disasters for which the determination referred to in section
1033(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this
section) is made on or after September 1, 1991, and to taxable years
ending on or after such date.

SEC. 5. APPLICATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDITS AND MORTGAGE REVENUE
              BONDS TO NATURAL DISASTER AREAS.

    (a) Low-Income Housing Credits.--
            (1) Waiver of 24-month completion requirement.--In the case
        of any qualified building located in a qualified disaster area
        with respect to which a low-income housing allocation is made
        before the occurrence of the natural disaster, the Secretary
        may extend the period described in section 42(h)(1)(E)(i) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to not later than the close
        of the fourth calendar year following the calendar year in
        which the allocation is made.
            (2) Waiver of written income verification requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to any occupant of a
                low-income unit in any qualified low-income building
                located in a qualified disaster area or any such
                occupant in any other qualified low-income building who
                immediately prior to such occupation resided in a
                qualified disaster area, the Secretary may waive the
                requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 42(l)
                of such Code regarding occupant income information
                until such information is reasonably obtainable.
                    (B) Discovery of ineligibility.--If upon receipt of
                occupant income information the income of any occupant
                of a low-income unit in the building is determined to
                exceed the income limitation under section 42(g) of
                such Code, such unit shall continue to be treated as a
                low-income unit if no subsequently available
                residential rental unit in the building is occupied by
                a new resident whose income exceeds such income
                limitation and such occupant vacates the unit upon the
                later of the lease termination or 30 days after receipt
                of such information by the Secretary.
            (3) Waiver of tenant income limitations.--With respect to
        any tenant occupying a unit in a qualified low-income housing
        project located in a qualified disaster area who relocates to
        any other unit of a qualified low-income housing project, the
        Secretary may waive the income limitation of subparagraph (A)
        or (B) of section 42(g)(1) of such Code if the income of such
        tenant does not exceed 140 percent of such income limitation.
            (4) Waiver of 6-month residence requirement.--With respect
        to any unit in a building located in a qualified disaster area
        or any unit occupied by individuals who immediately prior to
        such occupation resided in a qualified disaster area, the
        Secretary may waive the requirement of clause (i) of section
        42(i)(3)(B) of such Code and allow the use of such unit on a
        transient basis.
            (5) Waiver on 10-year rule for existing buildings.--The
        Secretary may waive the requirement of subparagraph (B)(ii) of
        section 42(d)(2) of such Code with respect to any building
        located in a qualified disaster area.
            (6) Waiver of the national pool allocation.--The Secretary
        may modify the formula described in the penultimate sentence of
        section 42(h)(3)(D)(iii) of such Code for any calendar year
        with respect to the allocation to any qualified State in which
        is located a qualified disaster area to increase such
        allocation to take into account the effects of such disaster.
            (7) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on
        July 1, 1992.
    (b) Waiver of Dollar Limitation for Home Improvement Loans for
Residences in Qualified Disaster Areas.--The $15,000 limitation
specified in the last sentence of section 143(k)(4) of such Code shall
not apply to any loan for residences located in a qualified disaster
area if such loan is made on or after June 30, 1992, and before January
1, 1994.
    (c) Qualified Disaster Area.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``qualified disaster area'' means an area designated by the
President of the United States to warrant assistance by the Federal
Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act by reason of Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, or
Typhoon Omar.

Output:
Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free distributions from individual retirement plans to pay acquisition costs to replace a principal residence that was destroyed or substantially damaged by the disasters Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, or Typhoon Omar.
Allows a farmer who has income derived from the sale or exchange of crops grown in such disaster areas, to elect to defer such income for the next taxable year.  Provides a special rule for the self-employment tax.
Requires the nonrecognition of gain of insurance proceeds for the contents of principal residences compulsorily or involuntarily converted as a result of a presidentially-declared disaster.  Allows insurance proceeds from personal property and real property to be lumped together into one common fund.  Extends the time to replace a principal residence so converted from two years to four years.
Waives certain requirements with respect to low-income housing in areas damaged by the disasters Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, or Typhoon Omar.  Waives the dollar limitation for home improvement loans through mortgage revenue bonds for residences in such disaster areas.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Return of Talent Act''.

SEC. 2. RETURN OF TALENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317 the
following:

 ``temporary absence of persons participating in the return of talent
                                program

    ``Sec. 317A.  (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish the Return
of Talent Program to permit eligible aliens to temporarily return to
the alien's country of citizenship in order to make a material
contribution to that country if the country is engaged in post-conflict
or natural disaster reconstruction activities, for a period not
exceeding 24 months, unless an exception is granted under subsection
(d).
    ``(b) Eligible Alien.--An alien is eligible to participate in the
Return of Talent Program established under subsection (a) if the alien
meets the special immigrant description under section 101(a)(27)(N).
    ``(c) Family Members.--The spouse, parents, siblings, and any minor
children of an alien who participates in the Return of Talent Program
established under subsection (a) may return to such alien's country of
citizenship with the alien and reenter the United States with the
alien.
    ``(d) Extension of Time.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may
extend the 24-month period referred to in subsection (a) upon a showing
that circumstances warrant that an extension is necessary for post-
conflict or natural disaster reconstruction efforts.
    ``(e) Residency Requirements.--An immigrant described in section
101(a)(27)(N) who participates in the Return of Talent Program
established under subsection (a), and the spouse, parents, siblings,
and any minor children who accompany such immigrant to that immigrant's
country of citizenship, shall be considered, during such period of
participation in the program--
            ``(1) for purposes of section 316(a), physically present
        and residing in the United States for purposes of
        naturalization within the meaning of that section; and
            ``(2) for purposes of section 316(b), to meet the
        continuous residency requirements in that section.
    ``(f) Oversight and Enforcement.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall oversee
and enforce the requirements of this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 317 the following:

``317A. Temporary absence of persons participating in the Return of
                            Talent Program.''.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS.

    Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (L), by inserting a semicolon after
        ``Improvement Act of 1998'';
            (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(N) an immigrant who--
                    ``(i) has been lawfully admitted to the United
                States for permanent residence;
                    ``(ii) demonstrates an ability and willingness to
                make a material contribution to the post-conflict or
                natural disaster reconstruction in the alien's country
                of citizenship; and
                    ``(iii) as determined by the Secretary of State in
                consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security--
                            ``(I) is a citizen of a country in which
                        Armed Forces of the United States are engaged,
                        or have engaged in the 10 years preceding such
                        determination, in combat or peacekeeping
                        operations;
                            ``(II) is a citizen of a country where
                        authorization for United Nations peacekeeping
                        operations was initiated by the United Nations
                        Security Council during the 10 years preceding
                        such determination; or
                            ``(III) is a citizen of a country which
                        received, during the preceding 2 years, funding
                        from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
                        of the United States Agency for International
                        Development in response to a declared disaster
                        in such country by the United States
                        Ambassador, the Chief of the U.S. Mission, or
                        the appropriate Assistant Secretary of State,
                        that is beyond the ability of such country's
                        response capacity and warrants a response by
                        the United States Government.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, shall submit a report to Congress that describes--
            (1) the countries of citizenship of the participants in the
        Return of Talent Program established under section 317A of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2;
            (2) the post-conflict or natural disaster reconstruction
        efforts that benefitted, or were made possible, through
        participation in the program; and
            (3) any other information that the Secretary of Homeland
        Security determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate regulations to
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services for fiscal year 2008, such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this
Act.

Output:
Return of Talent Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the Return of Talent Program to permit an eligible immigrant alien (as defined by this Act) and certain family members to return for up to 24 months (with an extension available) to the alien's country of citizenship in order to make a material contribution to that country if the country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster reconstruction activities.

States that during such absence the alien and family members shall be considered to be physically and continuously present and residing in the United States for naturalization purposes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lifelong Improvements in Food and
Exercise (LIFE) Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Currently, 64.5 percent of adults in the United States,
        age 20 years and older, are overweight and 30.5 percent of them
        are obese.
            (2) Data from two National Health and Nutrition Examination
        Surveys show that among adults aged 20-74 years the prevalence
        of obesity increased from 15.0 percent in the 1976-1980 survey
        to 32.9 percent in the 2003-2004 survey.
            (3) 50 percent of women aged 20 to 74 are overweight or
        obese in the United States according to the National Women's
        Health Information Center.
            (4) In 2003-04, of children and adolescents 2-19 years of
        age more than 12,500,000 (or 17.1 percent) were overweight, and
        of adults more than 66,000,000 (or 32.2 percent) were obese.
        Almost 5 percent of adults were extremely obese.
            (5) The percentage of children who are overweight has more
        than doubled, and among adolescents the rates have more than
        tripled, since 1980 increasing from 5 percent to 17.1 percent.
            (6) More than 50 percent of adults in the United States do
        not get enough physical activity and national data have shown
        an increase in the calorie consumption of adults.
            (7) About two-thirds of young people in grades 9-12 are not
        engaged in recommended levels of physical activity. Daily
        participation in high school physical education classes dropped
        from 42 percent in 1991 to 33 percent in 2005.
            (8) The rising rates of obesity portend greater disease and
        health conditions including hypertension, high total
        cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke,
        gallbladder disease, osteoporosis, sleep apnea, and respiratory
        problems, and some cancers, such as endometrial, breast, and
        colon cancer.
            (9) Many underlying factors have been linked to the
        increase in obesity, such as increasing portion sizes, eating
        out more often, increased consumption of sugar-sweetened
        drinks, increasing television, computer, and electronic gaming
        time, changing labor markets, and fear of crime, which prevents
        outdoor exercise.
            (10) Chronic diseases account for 1.7 million, or 70
        percent, of all deaths in the United States each year. Although
        chronic diseases are among the most common and costly health
        problems, they are also among the most preventable. Adopting a
        healthy lifestyle such as eating nutritious foods and engaging
        in physical activity, can prevent or control the devastating
        effects of these diseases. Although chronic diseases are among
        the most common and costly health problems, they are also among
        the most preventable.
            (11) According to the Surgeon General's Call to Action to
        Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, the cost of
        obesity in the United States in 2000 was more than $117
        billion.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE OF OBESITY; PROGRAM FOR LIFELONG
              IMPROVEMENTS IN FOOD AND EXERCISE.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317S the following
section:

                  ``reduction in prevalence of obesity

    ``Sec. 317T.  (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry
out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding
individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress
toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of
obesity among individuals in the United States.
    ``(b) Certain Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall (directly or through grants or contracts) carry out the
following with respect to individuals who are overweight:
            ``(1) Activities to train health professionals to recognize
        that patients are overweight and to recommend prevention
        activities regarding such condition, including educating
        patients on the relationship between such condition and
        cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other health conditions,
        and on proper nutrition and regular physical activities.
            ``(2) Activities to educate the public with respect to the
        condition of being overweight, including the development of a
        strategy for a public awareness campaign.
            ``(3) The development and demonstration of intervention
        strategies for use at worksites and in community settings such
        as hospitals and community health centers.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000
for fiscal year 2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2010 through 2013.''.

Output: Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing obesity in the United States. Requires such activities to include: (1) training health professionals; (2) educating the public; and (3) developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has
        the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in
        persons'' as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
        Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to
be known as ``Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness
Training'' (or ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Training'') (referred to
in this Act as the ``pilot program''), to provide training to health
care providers and other related providers, at all levels, on human
trafficking in accordance with the purpose described in subsection (b).
    (b) Purpose.--The pilot program established under subsection (a)
shall train health care providers and other related providers to enable
such providers to--
            (1) identify potential human trafficking victims;
            (2) implement proper protocols and procedures for working
        with law enforcement to report, and facilitate communication
        with, such victims, in accordance with all applicable Federal,
        State, local, and tribal requirements, including legal
        confidentiality requirements for patients and health care
        providers;
            (3) implement proper protocols and procedures for referring
        such victims to appropriate social or victims service agencies
        or organizations;
            (4) provide such victims care that is--
                    (A) coordinated;
                    (B) victim centered;
                    (C) culturally relevant;
                    (D) comprehensive;
                    (E) evidence based;
                    (F) gender responsive;
                    (G) age appropriate, with a focus on care for
                youth; and
                    (H) trauma informed; and
            (5) consider the potential for integrating the training
        described in paragraphs (1) through (4) with training programs,
        in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, for victims of
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking,
        child abuse, child neglect, child maltreatment, and child
        sexual exploitation.
    (c) Functions.--
            (1) In general.--The functions of the pilot program
        established under subsection (a) shall include the functions of
        the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness
        Training program that was operating on the day before the date
        of enactment of this Act and the authorized initiatives
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Authorized initiatives.--The authorized initiatives of
        the pilot program established under subsection (a) shall
        include--
                    (A) engaging stakeholders, including victims of
                human trafficking and any Federal, State, local, or
                tribal partners, to develop a flexible training
                module--
                            (i) for achieving the purpose described in
                        subsection (b); and
                            (ii) that adapts to changing needs,
                        settings, health care providers, and other
                        related providers;
                    (B) making grants available to support training in
                health care sites that represent diversity in--
                            (i) geography;
                            (ii) the demographics of the population
                        served;
                            (iii) the predominate types of human
                        trafficking cases; and
                            (iv) health care provider profiles;
                    (C) providing technical assistance for health
                education programs to implement nationwide health care
                protocol, or develop continuing education training
                materials, that assist in achieving the purpose
                described in subsection (b);
                    (D) developing a strategy to incentivize the
                utilization of training materials developed under
                subparagraph (C) and the implementation of nationwide
                health care protocol described in such subparagraph, as
                the Secretary determines appropriate; and
                    (E) developing a reliable methodology for
                collecting data, and reporting such data, on the number
                of human trafficking victims identified and served in
                health care settings or other related provider
                settings.
    (d) Termination.--The pilot program established under subsection
(a) shall terminate on October 1, 2022.

SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Data Collection.--
            (1) In general.--During each of fiscal years 2018 through
        2022, the Secretary shall collect data on each of the
        following:
                    (A) The total number of facilities that were
                operating under the pilot program established under
                section 3(a)--
                            (i) during the previous fiscal year; and
                            (ii) before the previous fiscal year.
                    (B) The total number of health care providers and
                other related providers trained through such pilot
                program during each of the periods described in clauses
                (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
            (2) Initial report.--In addition to the data required to be
        collected under paragraph (1), for purposes of the initial
        report to be submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary
        shall collect data on the total number of facilities that were
        operating under, and the total number of health care providers
        and other related providers trained through, the Stop, Observe,
        Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training program that
        was operating before the establishment of the pilot program
        under section 3(a).
    (b) Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after the first day of each
of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Secretary shall prepare and
submit to Congress a report on the data collected under subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.

Output: SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program, to be known as Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training), to train health care providers and other related providers to:   identify potential human trafficking victims,  work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims,  refer victims to social or victims service agencies or organizations,  provide such victims with coordinated care tailored to their circumstances, and   consider integrating this training with existing training programs.  The pilot program must include the functions of the training program with the same name that was operating before this bill's enactment and the following initiatives:   engaging stakeholders to develop a flexible training module,  supporting training in diverse health care sites,  providing technical assistance to health education programs,  developing a strategy to incentivize the use of training materials developed under this bill and the implementation of a nationwide health care protocol, and   developing a methodology for collecting and reporting data on the number of human trafficking victims served in health care settings or other related provider settings.   The pilot program is authorized through FY2022. HHS must report on the number of facilities operating under the pilot program, the number of providers trained through the pilot program, and these numbers for the program operating before the pilot program.