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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taking Account of Institutions with
Low Operation Risk Act of 2015'' or the ``TAILOR Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS APPROPRIATE TO BUSINESS MODELS.

    (a) In General.--For any regulatory action occurring subsequent to
enactment of this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies shall--
            (1) take into consideration the risk profile and business
        models of the various institutions or classes of institutions
        subject to the regulatory action;
            (2) determine the necessity, appropriateness, and impact of
        applying such regulatory action to such institutions or classes
        of institutions; and
            (3) tailor such regulatory action applicable to such
        institutions or class of institutions in a manner that limits
        the regulatory compliance impact, cost, liability risk, and
        other burdens as is appropriate for the risk profile and
        business model involved.
    (b) Other Considerations.--In satisfying the requirements of
subsection (a) and when implementing such regulatory action, the
Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies shall also
consider--
            (1) the impact that such regulatory action, both by itself
        and in conjunction with the aggregate effect of other
        regulations, has on the ability of the institution or class of
        institutions to flexibly serve evolving and diverse customer
        needs;
            (2) the potential unintended impact of examination manuals
        or other regulatory directives that work in conflict with the
        tailoring of such regulatory action described in subsection
        (a)(3); and
            (3) the underlying policy objectives of the regulatory
        action and statutory scheme involved.
    (c) Notice of Proposed and Final Rulemaking.--The Federal financial
institutions regulatory agencies shall disclose in every notice of
proposed rulemaking and in any final rulemaking for a regulatory action
how the agency has applied subsections (a) and (b).
    (d) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Individual agency reports.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal financial institutions
                regulatory agencies shall individually report to the
                Committee on Financial Services of the House of
                Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
                and Urban Affairs of the Senate, within twelve months
                of enactment of this section and annually thereafter,
                on the specific actions taken to tailor the agency's
                regulatory actions pursuant to the requirements of this
                section.
                    (B) Appearance before the committees.--The head of
                each Federal financial institution regulatory agency
                shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate after
                each report is made pursuant to subparagraph (A), to
                testify on the contents of such report.
            (2) FIEC reports.--
                    (A) In general.--The Financial Institutions
                Examination Council shall report to the Committee on
                Financial Services of the House of Representatives and
                the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
                the Senate, within three months after the reports
                required under paragraph (1)--
                            (i) on the extent to which regulatory
                        actions tailored pursuant to this section
                        result in differential regulation of similarly-
                        situated institutions of diverse charter types
                        with respect to comparable regulations; and
                            (ii) the reasons for such differential
                        treatment.
                    (B) Appearance before the committees.--The Chairman
                of the Financial Institutions Examination Council shall
                appear before the Committee on Financial Services of
                the House of Representatives and the Committee on
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate after
                each report is made pursuant to subparagraph (A), to
                testify on the contents of such report.
    (e) Limited Look-Back Application.--The Federal financial
institutions regulatory agencies shall conduct a review of all
regulations adopted during the period beginning on the date that is
five years before the date of the introduction of this Act in the House
of Representatives and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act
and apply the requirements of this section to such regulations. If the
application of the requirements of this section to any such regulation
requires such regulation to be revised, the agency shall revise such
regulation within three years of the enactment of this section.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies.--
        The term ``Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies''
        means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board
        of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union
        Administration, and the Bureau of Consumer Financial
        Protection.
            (2) Regulatory action.--The term ``regulatory action''
        means any proposed, interim, or final rule or regulation,
        guidance, or published interpretation.

Output: .  Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015 or the TAILOR Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (federal financial institutions regulatory agencies) to:    take into consideration the risk profile and business models of institutions subject to regulatory action;  determine the necessity, appropriateness, and impact of applying that action to such institutions; and   tailor regulatory action so as to limit the burden of regulatory compliance as befits the risk profile and business model involved.   The federal financial institutions regulatory agencies shall also consider:    the impact that such regulatory action has upon the ability of the institution to flexibly serve evolving and diverse customer needs,   the potential unintended impact of examination manuals or other regulatory directives that work in conflict with the tailoring of such regulatory action, and  the underlying policy objectives of the regulatory action and statutory scheme involved.   In addition, a federal financial institutions regulatory agency must disclose in every notice of a proposed and final rulemaking for a regulatory action how it has applied this bill. The Financial Institutions Examination Council shall report to Congress on the extent to which regulatory actions tailored pursuant to this bill result in differential regulation of similarly-situated institutions of diverse charter types with respect to comparable regulations.  The agencies must also apply the requirements of this bill to all regulations adopted five years before the introduction of this bill and ending on the date of its enactment.


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SECTION 1. CONSIDERATIONS IN THE APPROVAL OF H-2A PETITIONS.

    Section 218(a) (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) In considering an employer's petition for admission
        of H-2A aliens, the Attorney General shall consider the
        certification decision of the Secretary of Labor and shall
        consider any countervailing evidence submitted by the employer
        with respect to the nonavailability of United States workers
        and the employer's compliance with the requirements of this
        section, and may consult with the Secretary of Agriculture.''.

SEC. 2. CONDITION FOR DENIAL OF LABOR CERTIFICATION.

    Section 218(b)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1188(b)(4)) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Determination by the secretary.--The Secretary
        determines that the employer has not filed a job offer for the
        position to be filled by the alien with the appropriate local
        office of the State employment security agency having
        jurisdiction over the area of intended employment, or with the
        State office of such an agency if the alien will be employed in
        an area within the jurisdiction of more than one local office
        of such an agency, which meets the criteria of paragraph (5).
            ``(5) Required terms and conditions of employment.--The
        Secretary determines that the employer's job offer does not
        meet one or more of the following criteria:
                    ``(A) Required rate of pay.--The employer has
                offered to pay H-2A aliens and all other workers in the
                occupation in the area of intended employment an
                adverse effect wage rate of not less than the median
                rate of pay for similarly employed workers in the area
                of intended employment.
                    ``(B) Provision of housing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The employer has offered
                        to provide housing to H-2A aliens and those
                        workers not reasonably able to return to their
                        residence within the same day, without charge
                        to the worker. The employer may, at the
                        employer's option, provide housing meeting
                        applicable Federal standards for temporary
                        labor camps, or provide rental or public
                        accommodation type housing which meets
                        applicable local or state standards for such
                        housing.
                            ``(ii) Housing allowance as alternative.--
                        In lieu of offering the housing required in
                        clause (i), the employer may provide a
                        reasonable housing allowance to workers not
                        reasonably able to return to their place of
                        residence within the same day, but only if the
                        Secretary determines that housing is reasonably
                        available within the approximate area of
                        employment. An employer who offers a housing
                        allowance pursuant to this subparagraph shall
                        not be deemed to be a housing provider under
                        section 203 of the Migrant and Seasonal
                        Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C.
                        1823) merely by virtue of providing such
                        housing allowance.
                            ``(iii) Special housing standards for short
                        duration employment.-- The Secretary shall
                        promulgate special regulations permitting the
                        provision of short-term temporary housing for
                        workers employed in occupations in which
                        employment is expected to last 40 days or less.
                            ``(iv) Transitional period for provision of
                        special housing standards in other
                        employment.--For a period of five years after
                        the date of enactment of this section, the
                        Secretary shall approve the provision of
                        housing meeting the standards described in
clause (iii) in occupations expected to last longer than 40 days in
areas where available housing meeting the criteria described in
subparagraph (i) is found to be insufficient.
                            ``(v) Preemption of state and local
                        standards.--The standards described in clauses
                        (ii) and (iii) shall preempt any State and
                        local standards governing the provision of
                        temporary housing to agricultural workers.
                    ``(C) Reimbursement of transportation costs.--The
                employer has offered to reimburse H-2A aliens and
                workers recruited from beyond normal commuting distance
                the most economical common carrier transportation
                charge and reasonable subsistence from the place from
                which the worker comes to work for the employer, (but
                not more than the most economical common carrier
                transportation charge from the worker's normal place of
                residence) if the worker completes 50 percent of the
                anticipated period of employment. If the worker
                recruited from beyond normal commuting distance
                completes the period of employment, the employer will
                provide or pay for the worker's transportation and
                reasonable subsistence to the worker's next place of
                employment, or to the worker's normal place of
                residence, whichever is less.
                    ``(D) Guarantee of employment.--The employer has
                offered to guarantee the worker employment for at least
                three-fourths of the workdays of the employer's actual
                period of employment in the occupation. Workers who
                abandon their employment or are terminated for cause
                shall forfeit this guarantee.
            ``(6) Preference for united states workers.--The employer
        has not assured on the application that the employer will
        provide employment to all qualified United States workers who
        apply to the employer and assure that they will be available at
        the time and place needed until the time the employer's foreign
        workers depart for the employer's place of employment (but not
        sooner than 5 days before the date workers are needed), and
        will give preference in employment to United States workers who
        are immediately available to fill job opportunities that become
        available after the date work in the occupation begins.''.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO THE ISSUANCE OF LABOR
              CERTIFICATIONS.

    Section 218(c) (8 U.S.C. 1188(c)) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Special Rules Applicable to the Issuance of Labor
Certifications.--The following rules shall apply to the issuance of
labor certifications by the Secretary under this section:
            ``(1) Deadline for filing applications.--The Secretary may
        not require that the application be filed more than 40 days
        before the first date the employer requires the labor or
        services of the H-2A worker.
            ``(2) Notice within seven days of deficiencies.--
                    ``(A) The employer shall be notified in writing
                within seven calendar days of the date of filing, if
                the application does not meet the criteria described in
                subsection (b) for approval.
                    ``(B) If the application does not meet such
                criteria, the notice shall specify the specific
                deficiencies of the application and the Secretary shall
                provide an opportunity for the prompt resubmission of a
                modified application.
            ``(3) Issuance of certification.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary shall provide to the employer,
                not later than 20 days before the date such labor or
                services are first required to be performed, the
                certification described in subsection (a)(1)--
                            ``(i) with respect to paragraph (a)(1)(A)
                        if the employer's application meets the
                        criteria described in subsection (b), or a
                        statement of the specific reasons why such
                        certification cannot be made, and
                            ``(ii) with respect to subsection
                        (a)(1)(B), to the extent that the employer does
                        not actually have, or has not been provided
                        with the names, addresses and Social Security
                        numbers of workers referred to the employer who
                        are able, willing and qualified and have
                        indicated they will be available at the time
                        and place needed to perform such labor or
                        services on the terms and conditions of the job
                        offer approved by the Secretary. For each
                        worker referred, the Secretary shall also
                        provide the employer with information
                        sufficient to permit the employer to
contact the referred worker for the purpose of reconfirming the
worker's availability for work at the time and place needed.
                    ``(B) If, at the time the Secretary determines that
                the employer's job offer meets the criteria described
                in subsection (b) there are already unfilled job
                opportunities in the occupation and area of intended
                employment for which the employer is seeking workers,
                the Secretary shall provide the certification at the
                same time the Secretary approves the employer's job
                offer.''.

SEC. 4. EXPEDITED APPEALS OF CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 218(e) (8 U.S.C 1188(e)) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Expedited Appeals of Certain Determinations.--The Secretary
shall provide by regulation for an expedited procedure for the review
of the nonapproval of an employer's job offer pursuant to subsection
(c)(2) and of the denial of certification in whole or in part pursuant
to subsection (c)(3) or, at the applicant's request, a de novo
administrative hearing respecting the nonapproval or denial.''.

SEC. 5. PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H-2A PETITIONS.

    Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188)
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as
        subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and
            (2) by adding the following after subsection (e):
    ``(f) Procedures for the Consideration of H-2A Petitions.--The
following procedures shall apply to the consideration of petitions by
the Attorney General under this section:
            ``(1) Expedited processing of petitions.--The Attorney
        General shall provide an expedited procedure for the
        adjudication of petitions filed under this section, and the
        notification of visa-issuing consulates where aliens seeking
        admission under this section will apply for visas and/or ports
        of entry where aliens will seek admission under this section
        within 15 calendar days from the date such petition is filed by
        the employer.
            ``(2) Expedited amendments to petitions.--The Attorney
        General shall provide an expedited procedure for the amendment
        of petitions to increase the number of workers on or after five
        days before the employers date of need for the labor or
        services involved in the petition to replace referred workers
        whose continued availability for work at the time and place
        needed under the terms of the approved job offer can not be
        confirmed and to replace referred workers who fail to report
        for work on the date of need and replace referred workers who
        abandon their employment or are terminated for cause, and for
        which replacement workers are not immediately available
        pursuant to subsection (b)(6).''.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON EMPLOYER LIABILITY.

    Section 218(g) (8 U.S.C. 1188(g)) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (2)(A); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2)(A) the following:
            ``(B) No employer shall be subject to any liability or
        punishment on the basis of an employment action or practice by
        such employer that conforms with the terms and conditions of a
        job offer approved by the Secretary pursuant to this section,
        unless and until the employer has been notified that such
        certification has been amended or invalidated by a final order
        of the Secretary or of a court of competent jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REMEDIES.

    Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1188(h)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(3) No court of the United States shall have jurisdiction
        to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent
        injunction preventing or delaying the issuance by the Secretary
        of a certification pursuant to this section, or the approval by
        the Attorney General of a petition to import an alien as an H-
        2A worker, or the actual importation of any such alien as an H-
        2A worker following such approval by the Attorney General.''.

Output: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A visa) program with respect to:  (1) H-2A petition considerations and approvals; (2) labor certification denial; (3) reduction in deadline filing; (4) expedited appeal of certain decisions; and (5) limitations on employer liability and judicial remedies.


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    (a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--
            (1) In general.--If by April 15, 2017, a House of Congress
        has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for
        fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional
        Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph
        (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall
        deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to
        be made during such period for the compensation of Members of
        Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release
        such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such
        period.
            (2) Period described.--With respect to a House of Congress,
        the period described in this paragraph is the period which
        begins on April 16, 2017, and ends on the earlier of--
                    (A) the day on which the House of Congress agrees
                to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
                year 2018 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional
                Budget Act of 1974; or
                    (B) the last day of the One Hundred Fifteenth
                Congress.
            (3) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments
        held in escrow.--The payroll administrator shall provide for
        the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment
        deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would
        apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to
        paragraph (1).
            (4) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to
        ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall
        not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in
        violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the
        Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of
        a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of
        that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow
        account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred
        Fifteenth Congress.
            (5) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of
        the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the
        Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to
        enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
    (b) Treatment of Delegates as Members.--In this section, the term
``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to
the Congress.
    (c) Payroll Administrator Defined.--In this section, the term
``payroll administrator'' of a House of Congress means--
            (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an
        employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who
        is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out
        this section; and
            (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate,
        or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who
        is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO
              SUBMIT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

    Not later than 3 days after the President's budget is due, the
Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management shall--
            (1) make an annual determination of whether the Director of
        the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President are
        in compliance with section 1105 of title 31, United States
        Code; and
            (2) provide a written notification of such determination to
        the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Chairpersons
        of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 4. NO PAY UPON FAILURE TO TIMELY SUBMIT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET TO
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the
United States Treasury for the pay of the Director of OMB, Deputy
Director of OMB, and the Deputy Director for Management of OMB during
any period of noncompliance determined by the Inspector General of the
Office of Personnel Management under section 3.
    (b) No Retroactive Pay.--The Director of OMB, Deputy Director of
OMB, and the Deputy Director for Management of OMB may not receive pay
for any period of noncompliance determined by the Inspector General of
the Office of Personnel Management under section 3 at any time after
the end of that period.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Sections 3 and 4 shall take effect upon the date of enactment of
this Act.

Output: Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act  This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2018 by April 15, 2017, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.  Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2017, until the house of Congress agrees to a budget resolution or the last day of the 115th Congress, whichever is earlier.  The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), by three days after the President's budget is due, shall: (1) make an annual determination of whether the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President are in compliance with statutory requirements for the President's annual budget submission to Congress, and (2) provide a written notification of such determination to specified congressional committees. No funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the Treasury for the pay of the Director, Deputy Director, and Deputy Director for Management of the OMB during any period of noncompliance determined by the OPM Inspector General. Such officials may not receive pay for any period of noncompliance at any time after the end of that period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recycled Roads Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) in 2000, there were more than 3,951,000 miles of
        highways in the United States;
            (2) in the early 1990s, as much as 350,000,000 tons of raw
        and recyclable material were used annually for highway
        construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance;
            (3) in 2002, the Federal Government provided
        $26,348,000,000, or more than 34 percent of funding, for
        highways in the United States;
            (4) at least 45 States recycle a total of 73,000,000 tons
        of reclaimed asphalt pavement annually, the use of which
        results in an annual savings of approximately $300,000,000 as
        compared with the cost of using raw material;
            (5) in 2002, the Federal Highway Administration issued a
        policy encouraging States to use recycled material in highway
        construction because recycling and reuse can offer engineering,
        economic, and environmental benefits;
            (6) greater incorporation of recyclable material in highway
        construction would--
                    (A) provide a significant new national market for
                the use of recyclable material;
                    (B) create new markets and incentives for recycling
                in small communities;
                    (C) conserve raw material; and
                    (D) reduce the quantities of waste deposited in
                landfills in the United States (which would produce an
                additional savings for the Federal Government and State
                governments); and
            (7) the increased use of recyclable material in highway
        construction could--
                    (A) provide additional opportunities for rural
                economic development; and
                    (B) encourage expanded use of biomass products.

SEC. 3. USE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL IN FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 138 the following:
``Sec. 139. Use of recyclable material in Federal-aid highway
              construction
    ``(a) Definition of Recyclable Material.--In this section:
            ``(1) In general.--The term `recyclable material' means any
        material described in paragraph (2) that is determined by the
        Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the
        Environmental Protection Agency--
                    ``(A) to be recyclable and usable in construction
                of a Federal-aid highway; and
                    ``(B) to have undergone a recycling process to
                prepare the material for further use.
            ``(2) Materials.--The materials referred to in paragraph
        (1) are--
                    ``(A) glass;
                    ``(B) forest biomass;
                    ``(C) a used tire or tire product;
                    ``(D) reclaimed asphalt;
                    ``(E) plastic; and
                    ``(F) any other suitable material that does not
                contain a total concentration of any toxic constituent
                that poses a risk to human health or the environment--
                            ``(i) during preconstruction activity,
                        including storage, transportation, or
                        preparation of the material for use in road
                        construction;
                            ``(ii) during the useful life of the road;
                        or
                            ``(iii) after the useful life of the road,
                        including subsequent recycling, reuse, or
                        disposal of components of or debris from the
                        road.
    ``(b) Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
        recycled roads incentive grant program to encourage the
        expanded use by States and Indian tribes of a diverse range of
        recyclable material in the construction of Federal-aid
        highways.
            ``(2) Grants.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
        shall provide to each State or qualified (as determined by the
        Secretary) Indian tribe--
                    ``(A) a grant, in an amount not to exceed $125,000
                for a fiscal year, to be used by the State or Indian
                tribe in employing a coordinator to promote the use of
                a diverse range of recyclable material in Federal-aid
                highway construction; and
                    ``(B) a grant, on a competitive basis, in an amount
                not to exceed $1,400,000 for a fiscal year, to be used
                by the State or Indian tribe in carrying out projects
                and activities to promote the expanded use of a diverse
                range of recyclable material in Federal-aid highway
                construction and maintenance, such as projects and
                activities to--
                            ``(i) eliminate economic barriers;
                            ``(ii) develop markets;
                            ``(iii) provide outreach, training, or
                        technical assistance; or
                            ``(iv) collect program and performance
                        data.
            ``(3) Administration.--
                    ``(A) Redistribution of funds.--If funds made
                available for use in providing grants under
                subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) for a fiscal
                year remain after the Secretary has provided grants
                under the subparagraph for the fiscal year, the
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) may use the remaining funds to
                        provide additional grants under that paragraph
                        for the fiscal year; but
                            ``(ii) notwithstanding any other provision
                        of this title, shall not use the funds to
                        provide grants or assistance under any other
                        program under this title.
                    ``(B) Transportation and environmental
                cooperation.--In providing a grant to a State or Indian
                tribe under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall
                encourage cooperation between transportation and
                environmental programs carried out by the State or
                Indian tribe.
                    ``(C) Equitable treatment of states and indian
                tribes.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
                Secretary shall treat an Indian tribe as a State for
                the purpose of a grant provided under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) State and tribal reports.--For the fiscal year in
        which the program under this section is implemented and each
        fiscal year thereafter, each State and Indian tribe that
        receives a grant under paragraph (2) shall--
                    ``(A) collect a sampling of data pertaining to the
                use by the State or Indian tribe, during the fiscal
                year covered by the report, of recyclable material in
                the projects for construction of Federal-aid highways
                in the State or on land under the jurisdiction of the
                Indian tribe that are carried out under this section or
                any other provision of this title using at least
                $1,000,000 in Federal funds, including a description
                of--
                            ``(i) each type of recyclable material
                        used;
                            ``(ii) the quantity of each recyclable
                        material used; and
                            ``(iii) the proportion that--
                                    ``(I) the quantity of each
                                recyclable material used; bears to
                                    ``(II) the quantity of all
                                recyclable material and raw material
                                used; and
                    ``(B) submit to the Secretary a report describing
                those data.
            ``(5) Quality control.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the
        maximum extent practicable, that data provided by a State or
        Indian tribe under paragraph (4) is of a sufficient quality and
        range to permit the Secretary to assess national
        accomplishments involving the use of recyclable material.
    ``(c) Reports.--
            ``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of enactment of the Recycled Roads Act of 2003, the
        Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
        Congress a report on the program to be carried out under this
        section that includes--
                    ``(A) an overview of program requirements;
                    ``(B) an analysis of any significant issues
                relating to the program; and
                    ``(C) a proposed timeline for implementation of the
                program.
            ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than 2 years after the
        date of enactment of the Recycled Roads Act of 2003, and
        annually thereafter on the date of issuance of the annual
        program performance report under section 1116 of title 31,
        United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the
        appropriate committees of Congress a report on the program
        under this section, including, for each recyclable material
        used in the construction of a Federal-aid highway during the
        period covered by the report, the information described in
        subsection (b)(4).
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account)--
            ``(1) $10,125,000 for use in providing grants under
        subsection (b)(2)(A) for each fiscal year; and
            ``(2) $113,400,000 for use in providing grants under
        subsection (b)(2)(B) for each fiscal year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 138 the following:

``139. Use of recyclable material in Federal-aid highway
                            construction.''.

Output: Recycled Roads Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a recycled roads incentive grant program to encourage, and to make grants to States and Indian tribes to employ a coordinator and carry out projects and activities to promote, the expanded use of a diverse range of recyclable material in the construction and maintenance of Federal-aid highways. Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage cooperation between transportation and environmental programs carried out by the State or Indian tribe; and (2) treat an Indian tribe as a State for the purpose of such grants.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Information Health Insurance
Nondiscrimination Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF HEALTH INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
              GENETIC INFORMATION.

    (a) Group Coverage.--
            (1) Amendments to public health service act.--
                    (A) Inclusion of genetic testing.--Section
                2702(a)(1)(F) of the Public Health Service Act (42
                U.S.C. 300gg-1(a)(1)(F)), as added by section 102(a) of
                Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
                1996, is amended by inserting ``(or a request for, or
                receipt of, genetic information or a genetic test)''
                after ``genetic information''.
                    (B) Limitation on collection and disclosure of
                genetic information.--Subpart 2 of part A of title
                XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by
                section 703(a) of Public Law 104-204, is amended by
                adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2706. LIMITATION ON COLLECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF GENETIC
              INFORMATION.

    ``(a) Limitation on Collection.--A health insurance issuer may not
request or require an individual to whom the issuer provides health
insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan (or an
individual who desires the issuer to provide health insurance coverage
in connection with a group health plan ), and a group health plan may
not request or require a participant or beneficiary under the plan (or
an individual who desires to become such a participant or beneficiary),
to disclose any genetic information or to obtain any genetic test.
    ``(b) Restriction on Disclosure.--Subject to subsection (c), a
health insurance issuer in connection with health insurance coverage
offered in connection with a group health plan and a group health plan
may not disclose genetic information about an individual (regardless of
how the information was obtained) without a prior written authorization
of the individual (or legal representative of the individual) that
includes--
            ``(1) a description of the information being disclosed,
            ``(2) the name of the individual or person to whom the
        disclosure is being made, and
            ``(3) the purpose of the disclosure.
Such authorization is required for each disclosure.
    ``(c) Exceptions to Disclosure Restriction.--Genetic information
concerning an individual may be disclosed by a health insurance issuer
or group health plan if such disclosure--
            ``(1) is authorized under criminal laws relating to the
        identification of individuals, or is authorized under Federal
        or State law and is necessary for the purpose of a criminal or
        death investigation, a criminal or juvenile proceeding, an
        inquest, or a child fatality review by a multidisciplinary
        child abuse team;
            ``(2) is required under the specific order of a court;
            ``(3) is authorized under law for the purpose of
        establishing paternity;
            ``(4) is for the purpose of furnishing genetic information
        relating to a decedent to the blood relatives of the decedent
        for the purpose of medical diagnosis; or
            ``(5) is for the purpose of identifying a body.
    ``(d) Notice.--A group health plan under this part shall comply
with the notice requirement under section 713(d) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements
of this section as if such section applied to such plan.''.
                    (C) Definitions.--Section 2791(d) of the Public
                Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(d)) is amended
                by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(15) Genetic information; genetic test.--(A) The term
        `genetic information' means the information about genes, gene
        products, or inherited characteristics that may derive from an
        individual or a blood-relative of the individual.
            ``(B) The term `genetic test' means a test for determining
        the presence or absence of genetic characteristics in an
        individual.''.
                    (D) Conforming amendment.--Section 2723(c) of such
                Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-23(c)), as amended by section
                604(b)(2) of Public Law 104-204, is amended by striking
                ``section 2704'' and inserting ``sections 2704 and
                2706''.
            (2) ERISA amendments.--
                    (A) Inclusion of genetic testing.--Section
                702(a)(1)(F) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(F)), as added by
                section 101(a) of Health Insurance Portability and
                Accountability Act of 1996, is amended by inserting
                ``(or a request for, or receipt of, genetic information
                or a genetic test)'' after ``genetic information''.
                    (B) Limitation on collection and dislosure of
                genetic information.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B
                of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                Act of 1974, as amended by section 702(a) of Public Law
                104-204, is amended by adding at the end the following
                new section:

``SEC. 713. LIMITATION ON COLLECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF GENETIC
              INFORMATION.

    ``(a) Limitation on Collection.--A health insurance issuer may not
request or require an individual to whom the issuer provides health
insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan (or an
individual who desires the issuer to provide health insurance coverage
in connection with a group health plan ), and a group health plan may
not request or require a participant or beneficiary under the plan (or
an individual who desires to become such a participant or beneficiary),
to disclose any genetic information or to obtain any genetic test.
    ``(b) Restriction on Disclosure.--Subject to subsection (c), a
health insurance issuer in connection with health insurance coverage
offered in connection with a group health plan and a group health plan
may not disclose genetic information about an individual (regardless of
how the information was obtained) without a prior written authorization
of the individual (or legal representative of the individual) that
includes--
            ``(1) a description of the information being disclosed,
            ``(2) the name of the individual or person to whom the
        disclosure is being made, and
            ``(3) the purpose of the disclosure.
Such authorization is required for each disclosure.
    ``(c) Exceptions to Disclosure Restriction.--Genetic information
concerning an individual may be disclosed by a health insurance issuer
or group health plan if such disclosure--
            ``(1) is authorized under criminal laws relating to the
        identification of individuals, or is authorized under Federal
        or State law and is necessary for the purpose of a criminal or
        death investigation, a criminal or juvenile proceeding, an
        inquest, or a child fatality review by a multidisciplinary
        child abuse team;
            ``(2) is required under the specific order of a court;
            ``(3) is authorized under law for the purpose of
        establishing paternity;
            ``(4) is for the purpose of furnishing genetic information
        relating to a decedent to the blood relatives of the decedent
        for the purpose of medical diagnosis; or
            ``(5) is for the purpose of identifying a body.
    ``(d) Notice Under Group Health Plan.--The imposition of the
requirements of this section shall be treated as a material
modification in the terms of the plan described in section 102(a)(1),
for purposes of assuring notice of such requirements under the plan;
except that the summary description required to be provided under the
last sentence of section 104(b)(1) with respect to such modification
shall be provided by not later than 60 days after the first day of the
first plan year in which such requirements apply.''.
                    (C) Definitions.--Section 733(d) of the Employee
                Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
                1186(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following
                new paragraph:
            ``(5) Genetic information; genetic test.--(A) The term
        `genetic information' means the information about genes, gene
        products, or inherited characteristics that may derive from an
        individual or a blood-relative of the individual.
            ``(B) The term `genetic test' means a test for determining
        the presence or absence of genetic characteristics in an
        individual.''.
            ``(2) Construction.--Section 731(a)(1) shall not be
        construed as superseding a State law described in paragraph
        (1).''.
                    (D) Conforming amendments.--(i) Section 731(c) of
                such Act (29 U.S.C. 1191(c)), as amended by section
                603(b)(1) of Public Law 104-204, is amended by striking
                ``section 711'' and inserting ``sections 711 and 713''.
                    (ii) Section 732(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
                1191a(a)), as amended by section 603(b)(2) of Public
                Law 104-204, is amended by striking ``section 711'' and
                inserting ``sections 711 and 713''.
                    (iii) The table of contents in section 1 of such
                Act is amended by ins0erting after the item relating to
                section 712 the following new item:

``Sec. 713. Limitation on collection and disclosure of genetic
                            information.''.
            (3) Internal revenue code amendments.--
                    (A) Genetic information.--Section 9802(a)(1)(F) of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section
                401(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and
                Accountability Act of 1996, is amended by inserting
                ``(or a request for, or receipt of, genetic information
                or a genetic test)'' after ``genetic information''.
                    (B) Definitions.--Section 9805(d) of such Act is
                amended by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(6) Genetic information; genetic test.--(A) The term
        `genetic information' means the information about genes, gene
        products, or inherited characteristics that may derive from an
        individual or a blood-relative of the individual.
            ``(B) The term `genetic test' means a test for determining
        the presence or absence of genetic characteristics in an
        individual.''.
    (b) Individual Health Insurance.--Part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 605(a) of Public Law
104-204, is amended by inserting after section 2751 the following new
section:

``SEC. 2752. LIMITATION ON COLLECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF GENETIC
              INFORMATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The provisions of section 2706 (other than
subsection (d)) shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a
health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as
it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance
issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small or large
group market.
    ``(b) Notice.--A health insurance issuer under this part shall
comply with the notice requirement under section 713(d) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements
referred to in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer
and such issuer were a group health plan.''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--(1) The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to group health plans for plan years beginning
on or after January 1, 1998.
    (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect
to health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect,
or operated in the individual market on or after such date.

Output:
Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group coverage from discriminating on the basis of a request for or receipt of genetic information or a genetic test.  Regulates the collection and disclosure of genetic information by plans and issuers.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit group health plans from discriminating on the basis of a request for or receipt of genetic information or a genetic test.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to regulate the collection and disclosure of genetic information by health insurance issuers offering individual coverage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.

    (a) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the last sentence and
        inserting the following: ``An individual is not eligible to
        serve more than two consecutive terms as a member of the
        Commission. Each member serving on the Commission on the date
        of enactment of the United States Commission on International
        Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 may be
        reappointed to not more than one additional consecutive
        term.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``May 15,
                2003, through May 14, 2005'' and inserting ``May 15,
                2012, through May 14, 2014''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``May 15,
                2003, and shall end on May 14, 2004'' and inserting
                ``May 15, 2012, and shall end on May 14, 2013''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Ineligibility for reappointment.--If a member of the
        Commission attends, by being physically present or by
        conference call, less than 75 percent of the meetings of the
        Commission during one of that member's terms on the Commission,
        the member shall not be eligible for reappointment to the
        Commission.''.
    (b) Election of Chair.--Section 201(d) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(d)) is amended by
inserting at the end the following: ``No member of the Commission is
eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second,
consecutive term.''.
    (c) Applicability.--A member of the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom who is serving on the Commission on the
date of enactment of this Act shall continue to serve on the Commission
until the expiration of the current term of the member under the terms
and conditions for membership on the Commission as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.

    Section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the
following new subsection:
    ``(g) Application of Antidiscrimination Laws.--For purposes of
providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of
rights and protections that pertain to employment discrimination,
family and medical leave, fair labor standards, employee polygraph
protection, worker adjustment and retraining, veterans' employment and
reemployment, intimidation or reprisal, protections under the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, occupational safety and health, labor-
management relations, and rights and protections that apply to
employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, all
employees of the Commission shall be treated as employees whose pay is
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives and the Commission shall be
treated as an employing office of the Senate or the House of
Representatives.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(22 U.S.C. 6435(a)) is amended by striking ``for the fiscal year 2003''
and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013''.

SEC. 5. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE.

    Section 208 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6435a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``$100,000'' and
        inserting ``$250,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``International
        Relations'' and inserting ``Foreign Affairs''.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

    Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2011'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2013''.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS
              FREEDOM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Consultation.--The Comptroller General shall consult with the
appropriate congressional committees and nongovernmental organizations
for purposes of preparing the report.
    (c) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the
following:
            (1) A review of the effectiveness of all United States
        Government programs to promote international religious freedom,
        including their goals and objectives.
            (2) An assessment of the roles and functions of the Office
        on International Religious Freedom established in section
        101(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
        U.S.C. 6411(a)) and the relationship of the Office to other
        offices in the Department of State.
            (3) A review of the role of the Ambassador at Large for
        International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b)
        of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
        6411(b)) and the placement of such position within the
        Department of State.
            (4) A review and assessment of the goals and objectives of
        the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
        established under section 201(a) of the International Religious
        Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)).
            (5) A comparative analysis of the structure of the United
        States Commission on International Religious Freedom as an
        independent non-partisan entity in relation to other United
        States advisory commissions, whether or not such commissions
        are under the direct authority of Congress.
            (6) A review of the relationship between the Ambassador at
        Large for International Religious Freedom and the United States
        Commission on International Religious Freedom, and possible
        reforms that would improve the ability of both to reach their
        goals and objectives.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' has the meaning given the term in section 3
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402).

Output:
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit: (1) an individual from serving more than two consecutive terms as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, (2) each member serving on the date of enactment of this Act from being reappointed to more than one additional consecutive term, (3) a member attending less than 75% of the meetings during one of such member's terms from being eligible for reappointment, and (4) a member from being eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, consecutive term.

Establishes staggered office terms by modifying certain terms of office conditions for members appointed to serve from May 15, 2012, through May 14, 2014.

Requires, for purposes of providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of rights and protections that pertain to various specified antidiscrimination laws, that all employees of the Commission be treated as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and that the Commission be treated as an employing office of the Senate or House.

Increases to $250,000 the maximum amount the Commission may expend in any fiscal year to procure temporary or intermittent services contracts for the conduct of certain activities necessary to Commission functions.

Extends the Commission's termination date to September 30, 2013.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technological Resource to Assist
Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to increase public safety by assisting law enforcement
        in solving more gun-related crimes and offering prosecutors
        evidence to link felons to gun crimes through ballistics
        technology;
            (2) to provide for ballistics testing of all new firearms
        for sale to assist in the identification of firearms used in
        crimes;
            (3) to require ballistics testing of all firearms in
        custody of Federal agencies to assist in the identification of
        firearms used in crimes; and
            (4) to add ballistics testing to existing firearms
        enforcement programs.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF BALLISTICS.

    Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(36) The term `ballistics' means a comparative analysis of fired
bullets and cartridge casings to identify the firearm from which
bullets and cartridge casings were discharged, through identification
of the unique markings that each firearm imprints on bullets and
cartridge casings.''.

 SEC. 4. TEST FIRING AND AUTOMATED STORAGE OF BALLISTICS RECORDS.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m)(1) In addition to the other licensing requirements under this
section, a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer shall--
            ``(A) test fire firearms manufactured or imported by such
        licensees as specified by the Attorney General by regulation;
            ``(B) prepare ballistics images of the fired bullet and
        cartridge casings from the test fire;
            ``(C) make the records available to the Attorney General
        for entry in a computerized database; and
            ``(D) store the fired bullet and cartridge casings in such
        a manner and for such a period as specified by the Attorney
        General by regulation.
    ``(2) Nothing in this subsection creates a cause of action against
any Federal firearms licensee or any other person for any civil
liability except for imposition of a civil penalty under this section.
    ``(3)(A) The Attorney General shall assist firearm manufacturers
and importers in complying with paragraph (1) by--
            ``(i) acquiring, installing, and upgrading ballistics
        equipment and bullet and cartridge casing recovery equipment to
        be placed at or near the sites of licensed manufacturers and
        importers;
            ``(ii) hiring or designating sufficient personnel to
        develop and maintain a database of ballistics images of fired
        bullets and cartridge casings, research, and evaluation;
            ``(iii) providing education about the role of ballistics as
        part of a comprehensive firearm crime reduction strategy;
            ``(iv) providing for the coordination among Federal, State,
        and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies and the
        firearm industry to curb firearm-related crime and illegal
        firearm trafficking; and
            ``(v) taking other necessary steps to make ballistics
        testing effective.
    ``(B) The Attorney General shall--
            ``(i) establish a computer system through which State and
        local law enforcement agencies can promptly access the
        ballistics records stored under this subsection, as soon as
        such a capability is available; and
            ``(ii) require training for all ballistics examiners.
    ``(4) The Attorney General shall conduct mandatory ballistics
testing of all firearms obtained or in the possession of their
respective agencies.
    ``(5) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
subsection, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report regarding the implementation of this section,
including--
            ``(A) the number of Federal and State criminal
        investigations, arrests, indictments, and prosecutions of all
        cases in which access to ballistics records, provided under the
        system established under this section and under similar systems
        operated by any State, served as a valuable investigative tool
        in the prosecution of gun crimes;
            ``(B) the extent to which ballistics records are accessible
        across jurisdictions; and
            ``(C) a statistical evaluation of the test programs
        conducted pursuant to paragraph (4).
    ``(6) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Justice $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2007, to
carry out this subsection, to be used to--
            ``(A) install ballistics equipment and bullet and cartridge
        casing recovery equipment;
            ``(B) establish sites for ballistics testing;
            ``(C) pay salaries and expenses of necessary personnel; and
            ``(D) conduct related research and evaluation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
        (3), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
        the date on which the Attorney General, in consultation with
        the Board of the National Integrated Ballistics Information
        Network, certifies that the ballistics system used by the
        Department of Justice is sufficiently developed to support
        mandatory ballistics testing of new firearms.
            (2) Ballistics testing.--Section 923(m)(1) of title 18,
        United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
        effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Effective on date of enactment.--Section 923(m)(4) of
        title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
        take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. PRIVACY RIGHTS OF LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.

    Ballistics information of individual guns in any form or database
established by this Act may not be used for prosecutorial purposes
unless law enforcement officials have a reasonable belief that a crime
has been committed and that ballistics information would assist in the
investigation of that crime.

Output: Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require a licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms to: (1) test fire manufactured or imported firearms as specified by the Attorney General; (2) prepare ballistics images of the fired bullet and cartridge casings; (3) make the records available to the Attorney General for entry into a computerized database; and (4) store the fired bullet and cartridge casings.Directs the Attorney General to assist firearm manufacturers and importers in complying with these requirements by: (1) acquiring, installing, and upgrading ballistics equipment and bullet and cartridge casing recovery equipment; (2) hiring or designating sufficient personnel to develop and maintain a ballistics database; (3) providing education about the role of ballistics; and (4) providing for the coordination among law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and the firearm industry to curb firearm-related crime and illegal firearm trafficking.Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a computer system through which State and local law enforcement agencies can promptly access ballistics records; (2) require training for all ballistics examiners; (3) conduct mandatory ballistics testing of all firearms obtained by or in the possession of the Department of Justice; and (4) report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.Prohibits the use of ballistics information of individual guns for prosecutorial purposes unless officials have a reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that ballistics information would assist in the investigation.


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SECTION 1. HOV FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 166. HOV facilities
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Alternative fuel vehicle.--The term `alternative fuel
        vehicle' means a dedicated vehicle that is operating solely
        on--
                    ``(A) methanol, denatured ethanol, or other
                alcohols;
                    ``(B) a mixture containing at least 85 percent of
                methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols by
                volume with gasoline or other fuels;
                    ``(C) natural gas;
                    ``(D) liquefied petroleum gas;
                    ``(E) hydrogen;
                    ``(F) fuels (except alcohol) derived from
                biological materials;
                    ``(G) electricity (including electricity from solar
                energy); or
                    ``(H) any other fuel that the Secretary prescribes
                by regulation that is not substantially petroleum and
                that would yield substantial energy security and
                environmental benefits, including fuels regulated under
                section 490 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
                (or successor regulations).
            ``(2) HOV facility.--The term `HOV facility' means a high
        occupancy vehicle facility.
            ``(3) Public transportation vehicle.--The term `public
        transportation vehicle' means a vehicle that--
                    ``(A) provides designated public transportation (as
                defined in section 221 of the Americans with
                Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12141)) or provides
                public school transportation (to and from public or
                private primary, secondary, or tertiary schools); and
                    ``(B)(i) is owned or operated by a public entity;
                    ``(ii) is operated under a contract with a public
                entity; or
                    ``(iii) is operated pursuant to a license by the
                Secretary or a State agency to provide motorbus or
                school vehicle transportation services to the public.
            ``(4) State agency.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `State agency', as used
                with respect to a HOV facility, means an agency of a
                State or local government having jurisdiction over the
                operation of the facility.
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `State agency' includes
                a State transportation department.
    ``(b) State Requirements.--
            ``(1) Authority of state agencies.--A State agency that has
        jurisdiction over the operation of a HOV facility shall
        establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating on
        the facility.
            ``(2) Occupancy requirement.--Except as otherwise provided
        by this section, no fewer than 2 occupants per vehicle may be
        required for use of a HOV facility.
    ``(c) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the occupancy
        requirement of subsection (b)(2), the exceptions in paragraphs
        (2) through (5) shall apply with respect to a State agency
        operating a HOV facility.
            ``(2) Motorcycles and bicycles.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                State agency shall allow motorcycles and bicycles to
                use the HOV facility.
                    ``(B) Safety exception.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State agency may
                        restrict use of the HOV facility by motorcycles
                        or bicycles (or both) if the agency certifies
                        to the Secretary that such use would create a
                        safety hazard and the Secretary accepts the
                        certification.
                            ``(ii) Acceptance of certification.--The
                        Secretary may accept a certification under this
                        subparagraph only after the Secretary publishes
                        notice of the certification in the Federal
                        Register and provides an opportunity for public
                        comment.
            ``(3) Public transportation vehicles.--The State agency may
        allow public transportation vehicles to use the HOV facility if
        the agency establishes--
                    ``(A) requirements for clearly identifying the
                vehicles; and
                    ``(B) procedures for enforcing the restrictions on
                the use of the facility by the vehicles.
            ``(4) High occupancy toll vehicles.--The State agency may
        allow vehicles not otherwise exempt pursuant to this subsection
        to use the HOV facility if the operators of the vehicles pay a
        toll charged by the agency for use of the facility and the
        agency--
                    ``(A) establishes a program that addresses how
                motorists can enroll and participate in the toll
                program;
                    ``(B) develops, manages, and maintains a system
                that will automatically collect the toll; and
                    ``(C) establishes policies and procedures--
                            ``(i) to manage the demand to use the
                        facility by varying the toll amount that is
                        charged; and
                            ``(ii) to enforce violations of use of the
                        facility.
            ``(5) Alternative fuel vehicles and new qualified plug-in
        electric drive motor vehicles.--
                    ``(A) Use of hov facilities.--For a period
                beginning not later than 1 year after the date of
                enactment of this section and ending on September 30,
                2017, the State agency--
                            ``(i) may allow alternative fuel vehicles
                        and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor
                        vehicles (as defined in section 30D(d)(1) of
                        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), to use HOV
                        facilities in the State; and
                            ``(ii) shall establish procedures for use
                        in enforcing the restrictions on that use of
                        HOV facilities by those vehicles.
                    ``(B) Existing programs and procedures.--The State
                agency shall--
                            ``(i) not later than 1 year after the date
                        of enactment of this section, develop and
                        publish in the Federal Register a plan for use
                        in--
                                    ``(I) revising the HOV facility
                                programs and procedures of the State
                                agency to ensure that those programs
                                and procedures are in compliance with
                                this section; and
                                    ``(II) notifying the public of any
                                upcoming changes in vehicle eligibility
                                for HOV facility usage; and
                            ``(ii) not later than 3 years after the
                        date of enactment of this section, update HOV
                        facility programs and procedures in accordance
                        with the plan described in clause (i).
    ``(d) Requirements Applicable to Tolls.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 129 and 301,
        and except as provided in paragraph (2), tolls may be charged
        under subsection (c)(4).
            ``(2) Excess toll revenues.--If a State agency makes a
        certification under section 129(a)(3) with respect to toll
        revenues collected under subsection (c)(4), the State, in the
        use of toll revenues under subsection (c)(4), shall give
        priority consideration to projects for developing alternatives
        to single occupancy vehicle travel and projects for improving
        highway safety.
    ``(e) HOV Facility Management, Operation, Monitoring, and
Enforcement.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State agency that allows vehicles to
        use a HOV facility under paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (c)
        shall submit to the Secretary a report demonstrating that the
        facility is not already degraded, and that the presence of the
        vehicles will not cause the facility to become degraded, and
        certify that the agency will carry out the following
        responsibilities with respect to the facility:
                    ``(A) Establishing, managing, and supporting a
                performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
                program for the HOV facility that provides for
                continuous monitoring, assessment, and reporting on the
                impacts that the vehicles may have on the operation of
                the facility and adjacent highways and submitting to
                the Secretary annual reports of those impacts.
                    ``(B) Establishing, managing, and supporting an
                enforcement program that ensures that the HOV facility
                is being operated in accordance with this section.
                    ``(C) Limiting or discontinuing the use of the HOV
                facility by the vehicles, whenever the operation of the
                facility is degraded, that requires such a limitation
                or discontinuation of use to apply first to vehicles
                using the HOV facility under subsection (c)(4) before
                applying to vehicles using the HOV facility under
                subsection (c)(5).
            ``(2) Maintenance of operating performance.--A facility
        that has become degraded shall be brought back into compliance
        with the minimum average operating speed performance standard
        by not later than 180 days after the date on which the
        degradation is identified through changes to operation,
        including the following:
                    ``(A) Increase the occupancy requirement for HOVs.
                    ``(B) Increase the toll charged for vehicles
                allowed under subsection (b) to reduce demand.
                    ``(C) Charge tolls to any class of vehicle allowed
                under subsection (b) that is not already subject to a
                toll.
                    ``(D) Limit or discontinue allowing vehicles under
                subsection (b).
                    ``(E) Increase the available capacity of the HOV
                facility.
            ``(3) Compliance.--If the State fails to bring a facility
        into compliance under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
        subject the State to appropriate program sanctions under
        section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or
        successor regulations), until the performance is no longer
        degraded.
            ``(4) Degraded facility.--
                    ``(A) Definition of minimum average operating
                speed.--In this paragraph, the term `minimum average
                operating speed' means less than 65 percent of the HOV
                facility rated speed limit.
                    ``(B) Standard for determining degraded facility.--
                For purposes of paragraph (1), the operation of a HOV
                facility shall be considered to be degraded if vehicles
                operating on the HOV facility are failing to maintain a
                minimum average operating speed 65 percent of the time
                over a consecutive 180-day period during morning or
                evening weekday peak hour periods (or both).''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary and the States should provide additional incentives
(including the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes on State highways
and routes on the Interstate System) for the purchase and use of
advanced technology and dedicated alternative fuel vehicles, which have
been proven to minimize air emissions and decrease consumption of
fossil fuels.

Output:
Revises state agency authority with respect to operation of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities. Replaces the exception from general HOV restrictions for low emission and energy-efficient vehicles with one for alternative fuel vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.

Authorizes a state agency (including a state transportation department) with jurisdiction over the operation of an HOV facility to permit alternative fuel vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles to use HOV lane highways. Requires states to establish procedures for enforcing restrictions on such vehicles operating on HOV lane highways.

Requires a state agency which collects tolls on HOV facilities for their use by vehicles not otherwise exempted from HOV restrictions to use excess toll revenues for certain highway projects, giving priority consideration to those for developing alternatives to single occupancy vehicle travel and projects for improving highway safety.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation and states should provide additional incentives (including the use of HOV lanes on state Interstate System highways and routes) for the purchase and use of advanced technology and dedicated alternative fuel vehicles.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expatriate Health Coverage
Clarification Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF EXPATRIATE HEALTH PLANS UNDER ACA.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of
(including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and of title I and subtitle B of title II
of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-152) shall not apply with respect to--
            (1) expatriate health plans;
            (2) employers with respect to any such plans for which such
        employers are acting as plan sponsors; or
            (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to
        coverage offered by such issuers under such plans.
    (b) Minimum Essential Coverage and Eligible Employer-Sponsored
Plan.--For purposes of section 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, and any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that
incorporates the definition of minimum essential coverage provided
under such section 5000A(f) by reference, coverage under an expatriate
health plan shall be deemed to be minimum essential coverage under an
eligible employer-sponsored plan as defined in paragraph (2) of such
section.
    (c) Qualified Expatriates and Dependents Not United States Health
Risk.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of section 9010 of the
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (26 U.S.C. 4001 note
        prec.), for calendar years after 2014, a qualified expatriate
        (and any dependent of such individual) enrolled in an
        expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States
        health risk.
            (2) Special rule for 2014.--The fee under section 9010 of
        such Act for calendar year 2014 with respect to any expatriate
        health insurance issuer shall be the amount which bears the
        same ratio to the fee amount determined by the Secretary of the
        Treasury with respect to such issuer under such section for
        such year (determined without regard to this paragraph) as--
                    (A) the amount of premiums taken into account under
                such section with respect to such issuer for such year,
                less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans
                taken into account under such section with respect to
                such issuer for such year, bears to
                    (B) the amount of premiums taken into account under
                such section with respect to such issuer for such year.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Expatriate health insurance issuer.--The term
        ``expatriate health insurance issuer'' means a health insurance
        issuer that issues expatriate health plans.
            (2) Expatriate health plan.--The term ``expatriate health
        plan'' means a group health plan, health insurance coverage
        offered in connection with a group health plan, or health
        insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described
        in paragraph (3)(B) (which may include dependents of such
        individuals) that meets each of the following standards:
                    (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in
                such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates, with
                respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the
                previous sentence, an individual shall not be taken
                into account as a primary enrollee if the individual is
                not a national of the United States and resides in the
                country of which the individual is a citizen.
                    (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided
                under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits
                described in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue
                Code of 1986.
                    (C) The plan or coverage provides benefits for
                items and services, in excess of emergency care,
                furnished by health care providers--
                            (i) in the case of individuals described in
                        paragraph (3)(A), in the country or countries
                        in which the individual is present in
                        connection with the individual's employment,
                        and such other country or countries as the
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
                        consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury
                        and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or
                            (ii) in the case of individuals described
                        in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or
                        countries as the Secretary of Health and Human
                        Services, in consultation with the Secretary of
                        the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may
                        designate.
                    (D) In the case of an expatriate health plan that
                is a group health plan offered by a plan sponsor that--
                            (i) also offers a qualifying minimum value
                        domestic group health plan, the plan sponsor
                        reasonably believes that the benefits provided
                        by the expatriate health plan are actuarially
                        similar to, or better than, the benefits
                        provided under a qualifying minimum value
                        domestic group health plan offered by that plan
                        sponsor; or
                            (ii) does not also offer a qualifying
                        minimum value domestic group health plan, the
                        plan sponsor reasonably believes that the
                        benefits provided by the expatriate health plan
                        are actuarially similar to, or better than, the
                        benefits provided under a qualifying minimum
                        value domestic group health plan.
                    (E) If the plan or coverage provides dependent
                coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such
                dependent coverage available for adult children until
                the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such
                individual is the child of a child receiving dependent
                coverage.
                    (F) The plan or coverage--
                            (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan
                        issuer, or administered by an administrator,
                        that maintains, with respect to such plan or
                        coverage--
                                    (I) network provider agreements
                                with health care providers that are
                                outside of the United States; and
                                    (II) call centers in more than one
                                country and accepts calls from
                                customers in multiple languages; and
                            (ii) offers reimbursements for items or
                        services under such plan or coverage in more
                        than two currencies.
                    (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or
                expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such
                plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title
                XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg
                et seq.), chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of
                1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the
                Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
                U.S.C. 1181 et seq.), which would otherwise apply to
                such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not
                for the enactment of the Patient Protection and
                Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title
                II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
                of 2010.
            (3) Qualified expatriate.--The term ``qualified
        expatriate'' means any of the following individuals:
                    (A) Workers.--An individual who is a participant in
                a group health plan, who is an alien residing outside
                the United States, a national of the United States,
                lawful permanent resident, or nonimmigrant for whom
                there is a good faith expectation by the plan sponsor
                of the plan that, in connection with the individual's
                employment, the individual is abroad for a total of not
                less than 180 days during any period of 12 consecutive
                months.
                    (B) Other individuals abroad.--An individual, such
                as a student or religious missionary, who is abroad,
                and who is a member of a group determined appropriate
                by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
                consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
                Secretary of Labor.
            (4) Qualifying minimum value domestic group health plan.--
        The term ``qualifying minimum value domestic group health
        plan'' means a group health plan that is offered in the United
        States that meets the following requirements:
                    (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in
                the plan are not qualified expatriates, with respect to
                such plan.
                    (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided
                under the plan are not excepted benefits described in
                section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                    (C) The application of section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of
                such Code to such plan would not prevent an employee
                eligible for coverage under such plan from being
                treated as eligible for minimum essential coverage for
                purposes of section 36B(c)(2)(B) of such Code.
            (5) Abroad.--
                    (A) United states nationals.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii), for purposes of applying paragraph
                        (3) to a national of the United States, the
                        term ``abroad'' means outside the 50 States,
                        the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
                            (ii) Special rule.--For purposes of
                        applying paragraph (3) to a national of the
                        United States who resides in the United States
                        Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the
                        Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or
                        Guam, the term ``abroad'' means outside of the
                        50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
                        Rico, and such territory or possession.
                    (B) Foreign citizens.--For purposes of applying
                paragraph (3) to an individual who is not a national of
                the United States, the term ``abroad'' means outside of
                the country of which that individual is a citizen.
            (6) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50
        States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
        States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
        Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
            (7) Miscellaneous terms.--
                    (A) Group health plan; health insurance coverage;
                health insurance issuer; plan sponsor.--The terms
                ``group health plan'', ``health insurance coverage'',
                ``health insurance issuer'', and ``plan sponsor'' have
                the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the
                Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91), except
                that in applying such terms under this section the term
                ``health insurance issuer'' includes a foreign
                corporation which is predominantly engaged in an
                insurance business and which would be subject to tax
                under subchapter L of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
                Code of 1986 if it were a domestic corporation.
                    (B) Foreign state; national of the united states;
                nonimmigrant; reside; lawful permanent resident.--The
                terms ``national of the United States'', and
                ``nonimmigrant'' have the meaning given such terms in
                section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
                (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)), the term ``reside'' means having a
                residence (within the meaning of such term in such
                section), and the term ``lawful permanent resident''
                means an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
                residence (as defined in such section).

            Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 - Exempts expatriate health plans, employers acting as sponsors of such plans, and health insurance issuers providing coverage under such plans from the health care coverage requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Deems expatriate health coverage to be minimum essential coverage for purposes of meeting the individual responsibility requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Declares that a qualified expatriate (and any dependent) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a U.S. health risk for purposes of assessing the annual fee on health insurance providers that provide health coverage to any U.S. health risk for any year after 2014. Establishes a special rule for calculating the amount of this fee for calendar 2014. Defines a "qualified expatriate" as: (1) a participant in a group health plan who is an alien residing outside the United States, a U.S. national, a lawful permanent resident, or a nonimmigrant about whom there is a good faith expectation of being abroad, in connection with his or her employment, for at least 180 days in a 12-month period; or (2) an individual who is abroad as a member of a group determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).