SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Resiliency and
Sustainability Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Hydrologic condition.--The term ``hydrologic
        condition'' means the quality, quantity, or reliability of the
        water resources of a region of the United States.
            (3) Owner or operator of a water system.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``owner or operator of a
                water system'' means an entity (including a regional,
                State, tribal, local, municipal, or private entity)
                that owns or operates a water system.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``owner or operator of a
                water system'' includes--
                            (i) a non-Federal entity that has
                        operational responsibilities for a federally,
                        tribally, or State-owned water system; and
                            (ii) an entity established by an agreement
                        between--
                                    (I) an entity that owns or operates
                                a water system; and
                                    (II) at least 1 other entity.
            (4) Water system.--The term ``water system'' means--
                    (A) a community water system (as defined in section
                1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f));
                    (B) a treatment works (as defined in section 212 of
                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
                1292)), including a municipal separate storm sewer
                system (as that term is used in that Act (33 U.S.C.
                1251 et seq.));
                    (C) a decentralized wastewater treatment system for
                domestic sewage;
                    (D) a groundwater storage and replenishment system;
                    (E) a system for transport and delivery of water
                for irrigation or conservation; or
                    (F) a natural or engineered system that manages
                floodwater.

SEC. 3. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    (a) Program.--The Administrator shall establish and implement a
program, to be known as the ``Water Infrastructure Resiliency and
Sustainability Program'', under which the Administrator shall award
grants for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to owners or
operators of water systems for the purpose of increasing the resiliency
or adaptability of the water systems to any ongoing or forecasted
changes (based on the best available research and data) to the
hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States.
    (b) Use of Funds.--As a condition on receipt of a grant under this
Act, an owner or operator of a water system shall agree to use the
grant funds exclusively to assist in the planning, design,
construction, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a program or
project that meets the purpose described in subsection (a) by--
            (1) conserving water or enhancing water use efficiency,
        including through the use of water metering and electronic
        sensing and control systems to measure the effectiveness of a
        water efficiency program;
            (2) modifying or relocating existing water system
        infrastructure made or projected to be significantly impaired
        by changing hydrologic conditions;
            (3) preserving or improving water quality, including
        through measures to manage, reduce, treat, or reuse municipal
        stormwater, wastewater, or drinking water;
            (4) investigating, designing, or constructing groundwater
        remediation, recycled water, or desalination facilities or
        systems to serve existing communities;
            (5) enhancing water management by increasing watershed
        preservation and protection, such as through the use of natural
        or engineered green infrastructure in the management,
        conveyance, or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater;
            (6) enhancing energy efficiency or the use and generation
        of renewable energy in the management, conveyance, or treatment
        of water, wastewater, or stormwater;
            (7) supporting the adoption and use of advanced water
        treatment, water supply management (such as reservoir
        reoperation and water banking), or water demand management
        technologies, projects, or processes (such as water reuse and
        recycling, adaptive conservation pricing, and groundwater
        banking) that maintain or increase water supply or improve
        water quality;
            (8) modifying or replacing existing systems or constructing
        new systems for existing communities or land that is being used
        for agricultural production to improve water supply,
        reliability, storage, or conveyance in a manner that--
                    (A) promotes conservation or improves the
                efficiency of use of available water supplies; and
                    (B) does not further exacerbate stresses on
                ecosystems or cause redirected impacts by degrading
                water quality or increasing net greenhouse gas
                emissions;
            (9) supporting practices and projects, such as improved
        irrigation systems, water banking and other forms of water
        transactions, groundwater recharge, stormwater capture,
        groundwater conjunctive use, and reuse or recycling of drainage
        water, to improve water quality or promote more efficient water
        use on land that is being used for agricultural production;
            (10) reducing flood damage, risk, and vulnerability by--
                    (A) restoring floodplains, wetland, and upland
                integral to flood management, protection, prevention,
                and response;
                    (B) modifying levees, floodwalls, and other
                structures through setbacks, notches, gates, removal,
                or similar means to facilitate reconnection of rivers
                to floodplains, reduce flood stage height, and reduce
                damage to properties and populations;
                    (C) providing for acquisition and easement of
                flood-prone land and properties in order to reduce
                damage to property and risk to populations; or
                    (D) promoting land use planning that prevents
                future floodplain development;
            (11) conducting and completing studies or assessments to
        project how changing hydrologic conditions may impact the
        future operations and sustainability of water systems; or
            (12) developing and implementing measures to increase the
        resilience of water systems and regional and hydrological
        basins, including the Colorado River Basin, to rapid hydrologic
        change or a natural disaster (such as tsunami, earthquake,
        flood, or volcanic eruption).
    (c) Application.--To seek a grant under this Act, the owner or
operator of a water system shall submit to the Administrator an
application that--
            (1) includes a proposal for the program, strategy, or
        infrastructure improvement to be planned, designed,
        constructed, implemented, or maintained by the water system;
            (2) provides the best available research or data that
        demonstrate--
                    (A) the risk to the water resources or
                infrastructure of the water system as a result of
                ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic system
                of a region, including rising sea levels and changes in
                precipitation patterns; and
                    (B) the manner in which the proposed program,
                strategy, or infrastructure improvement would perform
                under the anticipated hydrologic conditions;
            (3) describes the manner in which the proposed program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement is expected--
                    (A) to enhance the resiliency of the water system,
                including source water protection for community water
                systems, to the anticipated hydrologic conditions; or
                    (B) to increase efficiency in the use of energy or
                water of the water system; and
            (4) describes the manner in which the proposed program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement is consistent with an
        applicable State, tribal, or local climate adaptation plan, if
        any.
    (d) Priority.--
            (1) Water systems at greatest and most immediate risk.--In
        selecting grantees under this Act, subject to section 4(b), the
        Administrator shall give priority to owners or operators of
        water systems that are, based on the best available research
        and data, at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing
        significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic
        conditions.
            (2) Goals.--In selecting among applicants described in
        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that, to the
        maximum extent practicable, the final list of applications
        funded for each year includes a substantial number that propose
        to use innovative approaches to meet 1 or more of the following
        goals:
                    (A) Promoting more efficient water use, water
                conservation, water reuse, or recycling.
                    (B) Using decentralized, low-impact development
                technologies and nonstructural approaches, including
                practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural
                hydrological cycle or protect natural flows.
                    (C) Reducing stormwater runoff or flooding by
                protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions.
                    (D) Modifying, upgrading, enhancing, or replacing
                existing water system infrastructure in response to
                changing hydrologic conditions.
                    (E) Improving water quality or quantity for
                agricultural and municipal uses, including through
                salinity reduction.
                    (F) Providing multiple benefits, including to water
                supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality
                protection or improvement, increased flood protection,
                and ecosystem protection or improvement.
    (e) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
            (1) Federal share.--The share of the cost of any program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement that is the subject of
        a grant awarded by the Administrator to the owner or operator
        of a water system under subsection (a) paid through funds
        distributed under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the
        cost of the program, strategy, or infrastructure improvement.
            (2) Calculation of non-federal share.--In calculating the
        non-Federal share of the cost of a program, strategy, or
        infrastructure improvement proposed by a water system in an
        application submitted under subsection (c), the Administrator
        shall--
                    (A) include the value of any in-kind services that
                are integral to the completion of the program,
                strategy, or infrastructure improvement, including
                reasonable administrative and overhead costs; and
                    (B) not include any other amount that the water
                system involved receives from the Federal Government.
    (f) Davis-Bacon Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--All laborers and mechanics employed by
        contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by
        or assisted in whole or in part by this Act shall be paid wages
        at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
        character similar in the locality as determined by the
        Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter
        31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code
        (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').
            (2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards
        specified in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have
        the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan
        Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section
        3145 of title 40, United States Code.
    (g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the progress in implementing this Act; and
            (2) includes information on project applications received
        and funded annually under this Act.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
    (b) Reduction of Flood Damage, Risk, and Vulnerability.--Of the
amount made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year, not more
than 20 percent may be made available to grantees for activities
described in subsection (b)(10).

Summary: Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2015-FY2019 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a US region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater storage and replenishment system, a system for transport and delivery of water for irrigation or conservation, or a natural or engineered system that manages floodwater. The EPA must give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions. The EPA must ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the list of grant applications funded includes a substantial number that propose to use innovative approaches that meet at least one of these goals: promote more efficient water use, conservation, reuse, or recycling, use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches. Reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions. Modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions, improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses. And provide multiple benefits, including water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World War II Memorial Completion
Act''.

SEC. 2. FUND RAISING BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION FOR WORLD
              WAR II MEMORIAL.

    (a) Codification of Existing Authority; Expansion of Authority.--
(1) Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `World War II memorial' means the memorial
        authorized by Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) to be
        established by the American Battle Monuments Commission on
        Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to
        honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II
        and to commemorate the participation of the United States in
        that war.
            ``(2) The term `Commission' means the American Battle
        Monuments Commission.
            ``(3) The term `memorial fund' means the fund created by
        subsection (c).
    ``(b) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions.--Consistent
with the authority of the Commission under section 2103(e) of this
title, the Commission shall solicit and accept contributions for the
World War II memorial.
    ``(c) Creation of Memorial Fund.--(1) There is hereby created in
the Treasury a fund for the World War II memorial, which shall consist
of the following:
            ``(A) Amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds
        credited, under paragraph (2).
            ``(B) Obligations obtained under paragraph (3).
            ``(C) The amount of surcharges paid to the Commission for
        the World War II memorial under the World War II 50th
        Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act.
            ``(D) Amounts borrowed using the authority provided under
        subsection (e).
            ``(E) Any funds received by the Commission under section
        2103(l) of this title in exchange for use of, or the right to
        use, any mark, copyright or patent.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit in the memorial
fund the amounts accepted as contributions under subsection (b). The
Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the memorial fund the
interest on, and the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obligations
held in the memorial fund.
    ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the
memorial fund that, as determined by the Chairman of the Commission, is
not required to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made in
an interest bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States that, as
determined by the Chairman of the Commission, has a maturity suitable
for the memorial fund.
    ``(d) Use of Memorial Fund.--The memorial fund shall be available
to the Commission for--
            ``(1) the expenses of establishing the World War II
        memorial, including the maintenance and preservation amount
        provided for in section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40
        U.S.C. 1008(b));
            ``(2) such other expenses, other than routine maintenance,
        with respect to the World War II memorial as the Commission
        considers warranted; and
            ``(3) to secure, obtain, register, enforce, protect, and
        license any mark, copyright or patent that is owned by,
        assigned to, or licensed to the Commission under section
        2103(l) of this title to aid or facilitate the construction of
        the World War II memorial.
    ``(e) Special Borrowing Authority.--(1) To assure that
groundbreaking, construction, and dedication of the World War II
memorial are completed on a timely basis, the Commission may borrow
money from the Treasury of the United States in such amounts as the
Commission considers necessary, but not to exceed a total
of $65,000,000. Borrowed amounts shall bear interest at a rate
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration
the average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the
United States of comparable maturities during the month preceding the
month in which the obligations of the Commission are issued. The
interest payments on such obligations may be deferred with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury, but any interest payment so deferred
shall also bear interest.
    ``(2) The borrowing of money by the Commission under paragraph (1)
shall be subject to such maturities, terms, and conditions as may be
agreed upon by the Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury, except
that the maturities may not exceed 20 years and such borrowings may be
redeemable at the option of the Commission before maturity.
    ``(3) The obligations of the Commission shall be issued in amounts
and at prices approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The authority
of the Commission to issue obligations under this subsection shall
remain available without fiscal year limitation. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall purchase any obligations of the Commission to be issued
under this subsection, and for such purpose the Secretary of the
Treasury may use as a public debt transaction of the United States the
proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of
title 31. The purposes for which securities may be issued under such
chapter are extended to include any purchase of the Commission's
obligations under this subsection.
    ``(4) Repayment of the interest and principal on any funds borrowed
by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be made from amounts in the
memorial fund. The Commission may not use for such purpose any funds
appropriated for any other activities of the Commission.
    ``(f) Treatment of Borrowing Authority.--In determining whether the
Commission has sufficient funds to complete construction of the World
War II memorial, as required by section 8 of the Commemorative Works
Act (40 U.S.C. 1008), the Secretary of the Interior shall consider the
funds that the Commission may borrow from the Treasury under subsection
(e) as funds available to complete construction of the memorial,
whether or not the Commission has actually exercised the authority to
borrow such funds.
    ``(g) Voluntary Services.--(1) Notwithstanding section 1342 of
title 31, the Commission may accept from any person voluntary services
to be provided in furtherance of the fund-raising activities of the
Commission relating to the World War II memorial.
    ``(2) A person providing voluntary services under this subsection
shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 81
of title 5, relating to compensation for work-related injuries, and
chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. A volunteer who is
not otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall not be
considered to be a Federal employee for any other purpose by reason of
the provision of such voluntary service, except that any volunteers
given responsibility for the handling of funds or the carrying out of a
Federal function are subject to the conflict of interest laws contained
in chapter 11 of title 18, and the administrative standards of conduct
contained in part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
    ``(3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement of incidental
expenses which are incurred by a person providing voluntary services
under this subsection. The Commission shall determine which expenses
are eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
    ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require
Federal employees to work without compensation or to allow the use of
volunteer services to displace or replace Federal employees.
    ``(h) Treatment of Certain Contracts.--A contract entered into by
the Commission for the design or construction of the World War II
memorial is not funding agreement as that term is defined in section
201 of title 35.
    ``(i) Extension of Authority to Establish Memorial.--
Notwithstanding section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C.
1010), the legislative authorization for the construction of the World
War II memorial contained in Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) shall not
expire until December 31, 2005.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) is
amended by striking sections 3, 4, and 5.
    (c) Effect of Repeal of Current Memorial Fund.--Upon the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer amounts in
the fund created by section 4(a) of Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 91) to
the fund created by section 2113 of title 36, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION TO
              SOLICIT AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Solicitation and Receipt of Contributions.--(1) The
Commission may solicit and receive funds and in-kind donations and
gifts from any State, municipal, or private source to carry out the
purposes of this chapter. The Commission shall deposit such funds in a
separate account in the Treasury. Funds from this account shall be
disbursed upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Commission as
well as by a Federal official authorized to sign payment vouchers.
    ``(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines setting
forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of
funds and in-kind donations and gifts under paragraph (1) would--
            ``(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Commission,
        or any employee of the Commission, to carry out the
        responsibilities or official duties of the Commission in a fair
        and objective manner; or
            ``(B) compromise the integrity or the appearance of the
        integrity of the programs of the Commission or any official
        involved in those programs.''.

SEC. 4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RELATED ITEMS.

    Section 2103 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Intellectual Property and Related Items.--(1) The Commission
may--
            ``(A) adopt, use, register, and license trademarks, service
        marks, and other marks;
            ``(B) obtain, use, register, and license the use of
        copyrights consistent with section 105 of title 17;
            ``(C) obtain, use, and license patents; and
            ``(D) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents and
        licenses for use by the Commission.
    ``(2) The Commission may grant exclusive and nonexclusive licenses
in connection with any mark, copyright, patent, or license for the use
of such mark, copyright or patent, except to extent the grant of such
license by the Commission would be contrary to any contract or license
by which the use of such mark, copyright or patent was obtained.
    ``(3) The Commission may enforce any mark, copyright, or patent by
an action in the district courts under any law providing for the
protection of such marks, copyrights, or patents.
    ``(4) The Attorney General shall furnish the Commission with such
legal representation as the Commission may require under paragraph (3).
The Secretary of Defense shall provide representation for the
Commission in administrative proceedings before the Patent and
Trademark Office and Copyright Office.
    ``(5) Section 203 of title 17 shall not apply to any copyright
transferred in any manner to the Commission.''.

Summary: World War II Memorial Completion Act - Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to solicit and accept contributions for establishing the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs . Establishes in the Treasury a fund to hold and expend such contributions. Authorizes the Commission to: (1) borrow up to $65 million from the Treasury to ensure that memorial groundbreaking, construction, and dedication are completed on a timely basis. And (2) accept voluntary services in furtherance of fund-raising activities . Extends until December 31, 2005 , the authority to construct the memorial. Revises current Commission authority to receive State, local, and private amounts for establishing the memorial to: (1) authorize the Commission to solicit such contributions. And (2) require the deposit of such amounts in the fund created under this Act. Requires the Commission to establish written guidelines for the acceptance of funds and in-kind contributions. Authorizes the Commission to adopt, obtain, use, register, and license trademarks, copyrights, and patents in connection with intellectual property and related items.

World War II Memorial Completion Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Broker Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MORTGAGE BROKER REQUIREMENTS.

    The Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 129 the following new section:
``Sec. 129A. Duties of mortgage brokers
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            ``(1) Home mortgage loan.--The term `home mortgage loan'
        means any consumer credit transaction in which a security
        interest, including any such interest arising by operation of
        law, is or will be retained or acquired in any real property
        located within the United States which is or, upon the
        completion of the transaction, will be used as the principal
        residence of the consumer.
            ``(2) Mortgage broker.--The term `mortgage broker' means
        any person who, for compensation or in anticipation of
        compensation, provides mortgage brokerage services with respect
        to home mortgage loans for which the person is not the creditor
        and includes any loan correspondents that provide such
        services.
            ``(3) Mortgage brokerage services.--The term `mortgage
        brokerage services' means any of the following services:
                    ``(A) Arranging or negotiating, or attempting to
                arrange or negotiate, home mortgage loans or
                commitments for such loans.
                    ``(B) Referring consumer applicants or prospective
                applicants for home mortgage loans to creditors.
                    ``(C) Selecting or offering to select, on behalf of
                consumers, creditors to whom requests for an extension
                of a home mortgage loan may be made.
    ``(b) Mortgage Broker Responsibilities and Duties.--
            ``(1) Agency by operation of law.--A mortgage broker who
        provides mortgage brokerage services to any consumer shall be
        deemed to have an agency relationship with the consumer for
        such purposes and the broker shall be subject to all
        requirements for agents of consumers that are applicable under
        State or Federal law in connection with providing such
        services.
            ``(2) Broker duties.--In providing any mortgage brokerage
        services to any consumer, the mortgage broker shall--
                    ``(A) act with reasonable skill, care, and
                diligence in providing any such services to the
                consumer and provide the consumer with a reasonable
                choice among available home mortgage loan products that
                meet the consumer's stated needs for mortgage
                financing;
                    ``(B) disclose to a consumer the risks and benefits
                of each home mortgage loan product offered to the
                borrower, including any possibility of, and the
                possible extent of, a payment increase at the time of
                any resetting of rate, the extent of any prepayment
                penalties, balloon payments, and the consumer's
                responsibilities to pay taxes and insurance with
                respect to such product;
                    ``(C) disclose to the consumer--
                            ``(i) all fees or other payments the
                        mortgage broker may or will receive, if any,
                        from a creditor in connection with each home
                        mortgage loan product that is offered or
                        disclosed to the consumer, directly or
                        indirectly, in the course of providing such
                        services;
                            ``(ii) the amount of each such fee or
                        payment;
                            ``(iii) the rate used to determine the
                        amount of any such fee;
                            ``(iv) how the consumer may use the amount
                        of such fees or payments to reduce settlement
                        costs otherwise applicable to the consumer upon
                        entering into consumer credit transaction
                        involving such home mortgage loan product; and
                            ``(v) all fees or other payments the
                        mortgage broker may or will receive, if any,
                        from the consumer in connection with each home
                        mortgage loan product that is offered or
                        disclosed to the consumer, directly or
                        indirectly, in the course of providing such
                        services;
                    ``(D) meet all applicable licensing requirements
                under State or local law; and
                    ``(E) obtain and permanently maintain a bond--
                            ``(i) for an amount equal to not less than
                        1 percent of the aggregate value of all direct
                        and indirect fees received by the mortgage
                        broker in connection with providing mortgage
                        brokerage services in the calendar year
                        preceding the date of the transaction;
                            ``(ii) that inures, first, to the benefit
                        of any consumer who has any claim against the
                        mortgage broker under this title or any other
                        applicable provision of law; and, second, to
                        the benefit of creditors that deal with
                        mortgage brokers in accordance with this title;
                        and
                            ``(iii) under which any assignee or
                        subsequent transferee or trustee of a consumer
                        or creditor remains a beneficiary of the bond.
            ``(3) Steering prohibited.--In connection with a home
        mortgage loan, a mortgage broker may not steer, counsel, or
        direct a consumer to a higher-cost mortgage as evidenced by
        higher rates, charges, principal amounts, or the inclusion of
        prepayment penalties or other terms than a lower-cost mortgage
        for which the consumer would otherwise qualify, considering the
        loan features requested by the consumer.
    ``(c) Statutory Obligation.--No requirement imposed on any mortgage
broker under this section may be waived by any consumer or by the terms
of any agreement executed between the mortgage broker and any consumer.
    ``(d) Enforcement.--For purposes of providing a cause of action for
any failure to comply with any requirement imposed this section,
section 130(a) shall be applied with respect to any such failure--
            ``(1) by substituting `mortgage broker' for `creditor' each
        place such term appears in such section; and
            ``(2) by treating all points, fees, and costs incurred in
        the origination of any home mortgage loan as actual damages
        sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure.''.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF AFFILIATIONS.

    The Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 129A (as added by section 2 of this Act) the
following new section:
``Sec. 129B. Disclosures in connection with all home mortgage loans
    ``Each creditor, mortgage broker (as defined in section 129A), or
other person involved in making or obtaining a home mortgage loan (as
defined in section 129A) to or for any consumer shall disclose to the
consumer any financial or other business relationship the creditor,
mortgage broker, or other person has with any person that may be
involved in the transaction resulting in the home mortgage loan,
including any real estate agent, any person providing title insurance,
any person providing settlement services (as defined in section 3 of
the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974), or any person
providing table-top financing (in the case of a loan correspondent) and
information sufficient to inform the consumer about the relationship,
including whether the relationship is exclusive.''.

SEC. 4. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

    The table of sections for chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 129 the
following new items:

``129A. Duties of mortgage brokers.
``129B. Disclosures in connection with all home mortgage loans.''.

Summary: Mortgage Broker Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007  Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish mandatory responsibilities, duties, and disclosures governing mortgage brokers. Deems any mortgage broker to have a statutory agency relationship with the consumer subject to all requirements under state or federal law. Sets forth disclosure requirements, including disclosure of: (1) the risks and benefits of each home mortgage loan product. (2) possible payment increases at the time of any resetting of rate, (3) the extent of any prepayment penalties and balloon payments. And (4) the consumer's responsibilities to pay taxes and insurance with respect to such product. Requires mortgage brokers to maintain a bond that inures, first, to the benefit of any consumer who has any claim against the mortgage broker under this Act. Prohibits: (1) mortgage brokers from steering a consumer to a higher-cost mortgage than one for which the consumer would otherwise qualify. And (2) waiver by a consumer of the requirements imposed upon a mortgage broker under this Act. Requires disclosure of specified affiliations on the part of persons involved in the home mortgage loan process.

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish transparency and accountability requirements for mortgage brokers, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FMAP ADJUSTMENT FOR AFFECTED JURISDICTIONS EQUIVALENT TO
              COMPACT MIGRANT EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Payment of Increased FMAP.--For calendar quarters beginning on
or after January 1 of the first year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
increase the FMAP for each affected jurisdiction (without regard for
any limitation otherwise specified in section 1905(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(b))) by the number of percentage points estimated under
subsection (d).
    (b) Estimation of Amount of Compact Migrant Expenditures.--For
purposes of subsection (a), not later than 90 days before the beginning
of the calendar quarter involved, the chief executive official of the
affected jurisdiction shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an
estimation of the amount of compact migrant expenditures that will be
made by such jurisdiction for such quarter.
    (c) Review by Secretary of the Interior.--Not later than 60 days
before the beginning of the calendar quarter involved, the Secretary of
the Interior shall review the estimation submitted by the chief
executive official under subsection (b), make any appropriate
adjustments, and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a
final estimated amount of compact migrant expenditures for such
quarter.
    (d) Estimation and Notification by Secretary of HHS.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
        shall estimate the number of percentage points that the FMAP
        for each affected jurisdiction would need to be increased for a
        calendar quarter to result in an increase in the amount of
        total Federal payments to the affected jurisdiction under title
        XIX of the Social Security Act for such quarter that is
        equivalent to the final estimated amount of compact migrant
        expenditures submitted under subsection (c) for such quarter.
            (2) Continued application of limitation.--In no case may
        the increase in the FMAP estimated by the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services under paragraph (1) result in the payments
        to an affected jurisdiction under title XIX of the Social
        Security Act that exceed the limitations under subsections (f)
        and (g) of section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308).
            (3) Notification.--Not later than 30 days before the
        beginning of the calendar quarter involved, the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services shall notify each such chief
        executive official of the increase in the FMAP estimated by the
        Secretary under this subsection for the affected jurisdiction
        involved.
    (e) Reconciling and Payment Adjustments.--
            (1) Report by affected jurisdictions.--For each calendar
        quarter in which an increase in the FMAP is made for an
        affected jurisdiction under subsection (d), the chief executive
        official for the jurisdiction shall submit to the Secretary of
        the Interior an accounting of the total amount of compact
        migrant expenditures made by such jurisdiction for such
        quarter. Such accounting shall be submitted in such form and
        manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services, shall specify.
            (2) Review by the interior.--The Secretary of the Interior
        shall review each accounting submitted under paragraph (1) for
        accuracy, make any appropriate adjustments, and submit a final
        accounting of the amount of compact migrant expenditures for
        such quarter for each affected jurisdiction involved to the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (3) Adjustment by hhs.--The Secretary of Health and Human
        Services shall--
                    (A) review whether the increase in the FMAP for
                each affected jurisdiction under subsection (a) for a
                calendar quarter involved resulted in an increase in
                Federal payments to the affected jurisdiction under
                title XIX of the Social Security Act for such quarter
                in an amount that is equivalent to the final accounting
                of the amount of compact migrant expenditures submitted
                under paragraph (2) for such jurisdiction; and
                    (B) subject to the limitations under subsection (f)
                and (g) of section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308),
                shall make appropriate adjustments to the FMAP for the
                affected jurisdiction for future quarters to account
                for any overpayment or underpayment occurring as a
                result of the increase in such FMAP under this section
                for the quarter involved for that jurisdiction.
    (f) Limitation of FMAP to 100 Percent.--In no case shall an
increase in the FMAP applicable to an affected jurisdiction under this
section result in an FMAP for that jurisdiction that exceeds 100
percent.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed as
treating compact migrant expenditures as medical assistance under title
XIX of the Social Security Act.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affected jurisdiction.--The term ``affected
        jurisdiction'' has the meaning given such term in section
        104(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
        2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2)).
            (2) Compact migrant expenditures.--(A) The term ``compact
        migrant expenditures'' means, for a calendar quarter with
        respect to an affected jurisdiction, the amount of non-Federal
        funds expended by such jurisdiction for items and services
        described in section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396d(a)) for qualified nonimmigrants (as defined in
        section 104(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
        Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2))) and related administrative
        costs.
            (B) Such term includes payments made by an affected
        jurisdiction to health care providers for health care items and
        services provided to qualified nonimmigrants described in
        subparagraph (A), if such payment is not made under a State
        plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and such
        payment is not made from any other source of Federal funds.
            (3) FMAP.--The term ``FMAP'' means the Federal medical
        assistance percentage, as defined in section 1905(b) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), as determined without
        regard to this section.
    (i) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1905(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by inserting ``subject to section 2
of the Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016,'' after `` 83 per centum,
(2)''.

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION OF
              CITIZENS OF FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 8001 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) educate alien children admitted to the United States
        as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States.''.
    (b) Payments for Eligible Federally Connected Children.--Section
8003(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) resided in the United States pursuant to an
                admission into the United States as a citizen of the
                Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
                of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Multiply the number of children described in
                paragraph (1)(H) by a factor of 1.25.''.
    (c) Authorization of Additional Funds for Eligible Federally
Connected Children.--Section 8014 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7714) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Additional Funding for Eligible Federally Connected
Children.--For the purpose of making additional payments for federally
connected children described in section 8003(a)(1) under this title,
there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2017 and for each succeeding fiscal year.''.

SEC. 4. PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR NATIONALS FOR CERTAIN
              HOUSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 214(a)(7) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``within Guam'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``within
Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any citizen
or national of the United States shall be entitled to a preference or
priority in receiving financial assistance before any such alien who is
otherwise eligible for assistance.''.

SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP
              BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, THE
              FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND PALAU.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into an
agreement with an eligible organization to conduct an independent
assessment of the strategic importance of the relationship between the
United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The assessment required under
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the relationships between the United
        States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
        States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau as a component
        of the Asia-Pacific re-balance and for the security and
        stability of the Asia-Pacific region;
            (2) an assessment of the capabilities, expertise, and
        shortfalls of United States Government agencies in effectively
        administering the Compact of Free Association between the
        United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
        Compact of Free Association between the United States and the
        Federated States of Micronesia, and United States financial
        support provided to the Republic of Palau, including
        recommendations on improvements to such capabilities, as
        required, and changes to processes or organizations that may be
        necessary;
            (3) recommendations regarding renewal and future
        administration of such Compacts and financial support; and
            (4) any other matters the eligible organization that enters
        into an agreement under this section determines to be
        appropriate.
    (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the eligible organization that
        enters into an agreement under this section shall submit to the
        Secretary of State a report that shall include--
                    (A) the assessment required under subsection (a);
                    (B) the matters to be included required under
                subsection (b); and
                    (C) any other matters the Secretary determines to
                be appropriate.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
        annex if necessary.
    (d) Obtaining Official Data.--The eligible organization that enters
into an agreement under this section may secure directly from any
department or agency of the United States information necessary to
enable it to carry out this section. Upon request of such eligible
organization, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the eligible organization.

Summary: Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to make quarterly increases in the federal medical assistance percentage, under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to cover expenditures for medical assistance provided to qualified nonimmigrants under the Compact of Free Association by American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the State of Hawaii. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make local educational agencies eligible for impact aid for educating alien children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States. The bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 to grant a preference to citizens and nationals of the United States within Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the receipt of housing assistance over any non-resident alien. The bill directs the Department of State to contract with an eligible organization to conduct an independent assessment of the strategic importance of the relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TPS Reform Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.

    (a) Power To Designate a Foreign State.--Section 244(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting
        the following:
            ``(1) Initial designation.--For purposes of this section, a
        foreign state shall be designated upon the enactment of an Act
        that satisfies the following requirements:
                    ``(A) The Act shall contain a finding--
                            ``(i) that there is an ongoing armed
                        conflict within the state and, due to such
                        conflict, requiring the return of aliens who
                        are nationals of that state (or to the part of
                        the state) would pose a serious threat to their
                        personal safety;
                            ``(ii) that--
                                    ``(I) there has been an earthquake,
                                flood, drought, epidemic, or other
                                immediately life-threatening
                                environmental disaster in the state
                                resulting in a substantial, but
                                temporary, disruption of living
                                conditions in the area affected;
                                    ``(II) the foreign state is unable,
                                temporarily, to handle adequately the
                                return to the state of aliens who are
                                nationals of the state; and
                                    ``(III) the foreign state
                                officially has requested designation
                                under this subparagraph; or
                            ``(iii) that there exist extraordinary and
                        temporary conditions in the foreign state that
                        prevent aliens who are nationals of the state
                        from returning to the state in safety and that
                        permitting the aliens to remain temporarily in
                        the United States is not contrary to the
                        national interest of the United States.
                    ``(B) The Act shall include--
                            ``(i) an estimate of the number of
                        nationals of the foreign state who are (or
                        within the effective period of the designation
                        are likely to become) eligible for temporary
                        protected status under this section;
                            ``(ii) such nationals' immigration status
                        in the United States; and
                            ``(iii) a time period for the effectiveness
                        of the designation that is not greater than 18
                        months.
            ``(2) Termination.--
                    ``(A) Timely termination.--If an initial
                designation of a foreign state is not extended under
                paragraph (3), the initial designation shall terminate
                at the end of the time period described in paragraph
                (1)(B)(iii).
                    ``(B) Early termination.--For purposes of this
                section, the designation of a foreign state shall be
                terminated upon the enactment of an Act that contains a
                finding that the foreign state (or part of such foreign
                state) no longer meets the conditions for designation
                under paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(3) Extension.--For purposes of this section, the time
        period for the effectiveness of the designation of a foreign
        state shall be extended upon the enactment of an Act that
        includes--
                    ``(A) a finding that the conditions for designation
                under paragraph (1)(A) continue to be met; and
                    ``(B) a time period for the effectiveness of the
                extension that is not greater than 12 months.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``of the Attorney
        General'' and inserting ``made in any Act''.
    (b) Aliens Lacking Lawful Immigration Status.--Section 244(c)(2)(B)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(2)(B)) is
amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``, or'' at the end and
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) the alien lacks a lawful
                        immigration status.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 244 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``If the Attorney
        General terminates the designation of a foreign state (or part
        of such foreign state) under subsection (b)(3)(B)'' and
        inserting ``If the designation of a foreign state (or part of
        such foreign state) is terminated under section 244(b)(2)'';
        and
            (2) in subsection (i)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at
                the end and adding ``; and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, and'' at
                the end and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (d) Technical Corrections.--Section 244 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), as amended by subsections (a) and (b)
of this Act, is further amended by striking ``Attorney General'' each
place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''.

Summary: TPS Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the criteria for designation of a foreign state as eligible to have its citizens be given temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States. Such revisions include the following: (1) such a foreign state shall be designated by an Act of Congress rather than by the Department of Justice. (2) such Act must find that an environmental disaster in such a foreign state is immediately life-threatening. (3) such Act may provide for early termination of a foreign state's designation. (4) such Act shall include an estimate of the number of a foreign state's nationals who are TPS eligible, their US immigration status, and a time period for the effectiveness of the designation of not more than 18 months. And (5) an alien lacking lawful immigration status shall be ineligible for TPS.

TPS Reform Act of 2016


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1703 the following
new section:
``Sec. 1703A. Veterans Care Agreements with certain health care
              providers
    ``(a) Veterans Care Agreements.--(1) In addition to furnishing
hospital care, medical services, or extended care under this chapter at
facilities of the Department or under contracts or sharing agreements
entered into pursuant to provisions of law other than this section, the
Secretary may furnish such care and services to eligible veterans
through the use of agreements entered into under this section by the
Secretary with eligible providers.
    ``(2) The Secretary may enter into Veterans Care Agreements under
this section with eligible providers to furnish hospital care, medical
services, and extended care to veterans whom the Secretary determines
that furnishing such care and services at facilities of the Department
or under contracts or sharing agreements under provisions of law other
than this section is impracticable or inadvisable because of the
medical condition of the veteran, the travel involved, or the nature of
the care or services required, or a combination of such factors.
    ``(b) Veteran Eligibility.--Eligibility of a veteran for care and
services under this section shall be determined as if such care or
services were furnished in a facility of the Department, and provisions
of this title applicable to veterans receiving such care and services
in a facility of the Department shall apply to veterans receiving care
and services under this section.
    ``(c) Provider Eligibility.--Subject to the certification process
pursuant to subsection (d)(1), a provider of hospital care, medical
services, or extended care is eligible to enter into a Veterans Care
Agreement under this section if the Secretary determines that the
provider meets each of the following criteria:
            ``(1) The gross annual revenue of the provider in the year
        preceding the year in which the provider enters into the
        Veterans Care Agreement does not exceed $11,000,000 (as
        adjusted in a manner similar to amounts adjusted pursuant to
        section 5312 of this title).
            ``(2) The provider does not otherwise provide such care or
        services to patients pursuant to a contract entered into with a
        department or agency of the Federal Government.
            ``(3) The provider is--
                    ``(A) a provider of services that has enrolled and
                entered into a provider agreement under section 1866(a)
                of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a));
                    ``(B) a physician or supplier that has enrolled and
                entered into a participation agreement under section
                1842(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(h));
                    ``(C) a provider of items and services receiving
                payment under a State plan under title XIX of such Act
                (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a waiver of such a plan;
                    ``(D) an Aging and Disability Resource Center, an
                area agency on aging, or a State agency (as defined in
                section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
                U.S.C. 3002)); or
                    ``(E) a center for independent living (as defined
                in section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
                U.S.C. 796a)).
            ``(4) Any additional criteria determined appropriate by the
        Secretary.
    ``(d) Provider Certification.--(1) The Secretary shall establish a
process for the certification of eligible providers to enter into
Veterans Care Agreements under this section that shall, at a minimum,
set forth the following:
            ``(A) Procedures for the submission of applications for
        certification and deadlines for actions taken by the Secretary
        with respect to such applications.
            ``(B) Standards and procedures for the approval and denial
        of certifications and the revocation of certifications.
            ``(C) Procedures for assessing eligible providers based on
        the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse of such providers similar
        to the level of screening under section 1866(j)(2)(B) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(j)(2)(B)) and the standards
        set forth under section 9.104 of title 48, Code of Federal
        Regulations, or any successor regulation.
            ``(D) Requirement for denial or revocation of certification
        if the Secretary determines that the otherwise eligible
        provider is--
                    ``(i) excluded from participation in a Federal
                health care program (as defined in section 1128B(f) of
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(f))) under
                section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act (42
                U.S.C. 1320a-7 and 1320a-7a); or
                    ``(ii) identified as an excluded source on the list
                maintained in the System for Award Management, or any
                successor system.
            ``(E) Procedures by which a provider whose certification is
        denied or revoked under the procedures established under this
        subsection will be identified as an excluded source on the list
        maintained in the System for Award Management, or successor
        system, if the Secretary determines that such exclusion is
        appropriate.
    ``(2) To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall establish the
procedures under paragraph (1) in a manner that takes into account any
certification process administered by another department or agency of
the Federal Government that an eligible provider has completed by
reason of being a provider described in any of subparagraphs (A)
through (E) of subsection (c)(3).
    ``(e) Terms of Agreements.--The Secretary shall ensure that each
Veterans Care Agreement include provisions requiring the eligible
provider to do the following:
            ``(1) To accept payment for care and services furnished
        under this section at rates established by the Secretary for
        purposes of this section, which shall be, to the extent
        practicable--
                    ``(A) the rates paid by the United States for such
                care to providers of services and suppliers under the
                Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);
                    ``(B) the rates paid by the United States pursuant
                to the Alaska Fee Schedule of the Department of
                Veterans Affairs;
                    ``(C) the rates paid by the United States pursuant
                to an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social
                Security Act; or
                    ``(D) the rates paid by the United States in a
                highly rural area pursuant to section
                101(d)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and
                Accountability Act of 2014 (38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
            ``(2) To accept payment under paragraph (1) as payment in
        full for care and services furnished under this section and to
        not seek any payment for such care and services from the
        recipient of such care.
            ``(3) To furnish under this section only the care and
        services authorized by the Department under this section unless
        the eligible provider receives prior written consent from the
        Department to furnish care and services outside the scope of
        such authorization.
            ``(4) To bill the Department for care and services
        furnished under this section in accordance with a methodology
        established by the Secretary for purposes of this section.
            ``(5) Not to seek to recover or collect from a health-plan
        contract or third party (as those terms are defined in section
        1729 of this title) for any care or services for which payment
        is made by the Department under this section.
            ``(6) To provide medical records for veterans furnished
        care and services under this section to the Department in a
        timeframe and format specified by the Secretary for purposes of
        this section, except the Secretary may not require that any
        payment by the Secretary to the eligible provider be contingent
        on such provision of medical records.
            ``(7) To meet other such terms and conditions, including
        quality of care assurance standards, as the Secretary may
        specify for purposes of this section.
    ``(f) Exclusion of Certain Federal Contracting Provisions.--(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may enter
into a Veterans Care Agreement using procedures other than competitive
procedures.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and unless
otherwise provided in this section, an eligible provider that enters
into a Veterans Care Agreement under this section is not subject to, in
the carrying out of the agreement, any provision of law that providers
of services and suppliers under the original Medicare fee-for-service
program under parts A and B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or the Medicaid program under title XIX of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) are not subject to.
    ``(B) In addition to the provisions of laws covered by subparagraph
(A), an eligible provider shall be subject to the following provisions
of law:
            ``(i) Any applicable law regarding integrity, ethics, or
        fraud, or that subject a person to civil or criminal penalties.
            ``(ii) Section 431 of title 18.
            ``(iii) Section 1352 of title 31, except for the filing
        requirements under subsection (b) of such section.
            ``(iv) Section 4705 or 4712 of title 41, and any other
        applicable law regarding the protection of whistleblowers.
            ``(v) Section 4706(d) of title 41.
            ``(vi) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
        2000e et seq.) to the same extent as such title applies with
        respect to the eligible provider in providing care or services
        through an agreement or arrangement other than under a Veterans
        Care Agreement.
    ``(C) An eligible provider that receives a payment from the Federal
Government pursuant to a Veterans Care Agreement shall not be treated
as a Federal contractor or subcontractor by the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor based on the
work performed or actions taken by such eligible provider that resulted
in the receipt of such payments.
    ``(g) Termination of Veterans Care Agreement.--(1) An eligible
provider may terminate a Veterans Care Agreement with the Secretary
under this section at such time and upon such notice to the Secretary
as the Secretary may specify for purposes of this section.
    ``(2) The Secretary may terminate a Veterans Care Agreement with an
eligible provider under this section at such time and upon such notice
to the eligible provider as the Secretary may specify for the purposes
of this section, if the Secretary--
            ``(A) determines that the eligible provider failed to
        comply with the provisions of the agreement or this section or
        other applicable provision of law;
            ``(B) makes a revocation pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(4);
            ``(C) ascertains that the eligible provider has been
        convicted of a felony or other serious offense under Federal or
        State law and determines that the continued participation of
        the eligible provider would be detrimental to the best
        interests of veterans of the Department; or
            ``(D) determines that it is reasonable to terminate the
        agreement based on the health care needs of veterans.
    ``(h) Duration; Mandatory Reviews.--(1) Each Veterans Care
Agreement entered into under this section shall be for a two-year
period unless the Secretary extends the agreement pursuant to paragraph
(2)(B).
    ``(2)(A) During the 180-day period beginning 540 days after the
date on which a Veterans Care Agreement is entered into or renewed, the
Secretary shall review the agreement to determine whether it is
feasible and advisable to instead furnish the hospital care, medical
services, or extended care furnished under the agreement at facilities
of the Department or through contracts or sharing agreements entered
into under authorities other than this section.
    ``(B) If the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that it is
not feasible and advisable to instead furnish hospital care, medical
services, or extended care furnished under a Veterans Care Agreement at
facilities of the Department or through contracts or sharing agreements
entered into under authorities other than this section, the Secretary--
            ``(i) shall prepare a written memorandum of such
        determination; and
            ``(ii) may renew such agreement.
    ``(i) Disputes.--(1) The Secretary shall establish administrative
procedures for eligible providers with which the Secretary has entered
into a Veterans Care Agreement to present any dispute arising under or
related to the agreement.
    ``(2) Before using any dispute resolution mechanism under chapter
71 of title 41 with respect to a dispute arising under a Veterans Care
Agreement under this section, an eligible provider must first exhaust
the administrative procedures established by the Secretary under
paragraph (1).
    ``(j) Annual Reports.--Not later than October 1 of the year
following the fiscal year in which the Secretary first enters into a
Veterans Care Agreement, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report
that includes--
            ``(1) a list of all Veterans Care Agreements entered into
        as of the date of the report; and
            ``(2) summaries of each determination made by the Secretary
        under subsection (h)(2) during the fiscal year covered by the
        report.
    ``(k) Quality of Care.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall use the quality of care standards set forth or used by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    ``(l) Delegation.--The Secretary may delegate the authority to
enter into or terminate a Veterans Care Agreement, or to make a
determination described in subsection (h)(2), at a level not below the
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care.
    ``(m) Sunset.--The Secretary may not enter into or renew a Veterans
Care Agreement under this section after the date that is five years
after the enactment of this Act.
    ``(n) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
        means--
                    ``(A) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
                House of Representatives and the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committees on Appropriations of the House
                of Representatives and the Senate.
            ``(2) The term `eligible provider' means a provider of
        hospital care, medical services, or extended care that the
        Secretary determines is eligible to enter into Veterans Care
        Agreements under subsection (c).
            ``(3) The term `Veterans Care Agreement' means an agreement
        entered into by the Secretary with an eligible provider under
        subsection (a)(1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item related
to section 1703 the following new item:

``1703A. Veterans Care Agreements with certain health care
                            providers.''.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
prescribe interim final regulations to implement section 1703A of title
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and publish such
regulations in the Federal Register.

Summary: Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in addition to furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under contracts or sharing agreements, to furnish such care and services to eligible veterans through the use of Veterans Care Agreements with eligible providers. An eligible provider is: a provider whose income in the year preceding the year of entering into an agreement did not exceed $11 million. A provider who does not otherwise provide such care or services pursuant to a federal contract. And a physician or provider of Medicaid or Medicare services, an Aging and Disability Resource Center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living. The VA shall: (1) establish a certifying process for providers, (2) review agreements at least once every two years, and (3) use the quality of care standards set forth or used by the Centers for Medicare amp. Medicaid Services. The VA may enter into an agreement using non-competitive procedures.


SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory committee''
        means the advisory committee established by the Secretary under
        section 2(b).
            (2) Columbia/snake river basin.--The term ``Columbia/Snake
        River Basin'' means the basin of the Columbia River and Snake
        River in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
            (3) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Pacific
        Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council
        established under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and
        Conservation Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.).
            (4) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means--
                    (A) the Bonneville Power Administration in the
                Department of Energy;
                    (B) the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of
                Reclamation, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
                and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of
                the Interior;
                    (C) the National Marine Fisheries Service in the
                Department of Commerce;
                    (D) the Army Corps of Engineers in the Department
                of the Army;
                    (E) the Forest Service and the Natural Resource
                Conservation Service in the Department of Agriculture;
                and
                    (F) the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (5) Memorandum of understanding.--The term ``memorandum of
        understanding'' means any written or unwritten agreement
        between or among 1 or more of the Federal agencies and 1 or
        more State or local government agencies, 1 or more Indian
        tribes, or 1 or more private persons or entities--
                    (A) concerning the manner in which any authority of
                a Federal agency under any law is to be exercised
                within the Columbia/Snake River Basin; or
                    (B) for the purpose of formulating recommendations
                concerning the manner in which any such authority
                should be exercised.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS ON MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    (a) In General.--The Bonneville Power Administration or any other
Federal agency, acting individually or with 1 or more of the other
Federal agencies, shall not enter into or implement a memorandum of
understanding unless all of the conditions stated in this section are
met.
    (b) Advisory Committee.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
        advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
        U.S.C. App.) to advise the Federal agencies with respect to
        matters to be addressed under any memorandum of understanding,
        including the economic and social impacts of proposed
        activities or recommendations.
            (2) Membership.--The advisory committee shall be composed
        of--
                    (A) 1 representative of the large industrial
                customers served directly by the Bonneville Power
                Administration;
                    (B) 1 representative of the preference power
                customers that purchase power from the Bonneville Power
                Administration;
                    (C) 1 representative of non-Federal utilities that
                have hydropower generation on the Columbia River or
                Snake River;
                    (D) 1 irrigator that receives water diverted from a
                Federal water project on the Snake River;
                    (E) 1 irrigator that receives water diverted from a
                Federal water project on the Columbia River or a
                tributary of the Columbia River (other than a tributary
                that is also a tributary of the Snake River);
                    (F) 1 private forest land owner;
                    (G) 1 representative of the commercial fishing
                industry;
                    (H) 1 representative of the sport fishing industry;
                    (I) 1 representative of the environmental
                community;
                    (J) 1 representative of a river port upstream of
                Bonneville Dam;
                    (K) 1 representative of shippers that ship from
                places upstream of any lock on the Columbia River;
                    (L) 1 representative of persons that hold Federal
                grazing permits; and
                    (M) 1 representative of county governments from
                each of the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and
                Montana.
            (3) Manner of appointment.--The members of the advisory
        committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior
        from among persons nominated by the Governors of the States of
        Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
            (4) Chairperson.--At the first meeting of the advisory
        committee, the members shall select 1 of the members to serve
        as chairperson, on a simple majority vote.
            (5) Compensation.--A member of the advisory committee shall
        serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel,
        subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the
        performance of duties of the advisory committee.
            (6) Support.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) provide such office space, furnishings and
                equipment as may be required to enable the advisory
                committee to perform its functions; and
                    (B) furnish the advisory committee with such staff,
                including clerical support, as the advisory committee
                may require.
            (7) Opportunity to formulate and present views.--The
        advisory committee shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity
        to--
                    (A) attend each meeting convened under the
                memorandum of understanding; and
                    (B) formulate and present its views on each matter
                addressed at the meeting.
            (8) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out the activities of the advisory
        committee a total of $1,000,000 during the period in which the
        advisory committee is in existence.
            (9) Termination.--The advisory committee shall terminate on
        termination of the memorandum of understanding.
    (c) Reconciliation of Differences.--The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall designate an official who, at the request
of a non-Federal party to any memorandum of understanding, shall have
authority to reconcile differences between the Federal agencies on any
issue relating to activities addressed under the memorandum of
understanding.
    (d) Public Availability of Data and Methodologies.--Each Federal
agency shall publish and make available to the public, through use of
the Internet and by other means--
            (1) all scientific data that are prepared by or made
        available to the Federal agency for use for the purpose of
        formulating recommendations regarding any matter addressed
        under any memorandum of understanding; and
            (2) all methodologies that are prepared by or made
        available to the Federal agency for the purpose of assessing
        the cost or benefit of any activity addressed under any
        memorandum of understanding.
    (e) Reporting by the Council.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days before the
        beginning of each fiscal year, the Council shall submit to
        Congress a report that describes how the recommendations on
        fish and wildlife activities under any memorandum of
        understanding during the fiscal year will be reconciled and
        coordinated with activities of the Council under the Pacific
        Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Act (16
        U.S.C. 839 et seq.).
            (2) Cooperation.--Each Federal agency that is a party to a
        memorandum of understanding shall provide the Council such
        information and cooperation as the Council may request to
        enable the Council to make determinations necessary to prepare
        a report under paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. BUDGET INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--The President shall include in each budget of the
United States Government for a fiscal year submitted under section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, a separate section that states for
each Federal agency the amount of budget authority and outlays proposed
to be expended in the Columbia/Snake River Basin (including a pro rata
share of overhead expenses) for the fiscal year.
    (b) Itemization.--The statement of budget authority and outlays for
the Columbia/Snake River Basin under subsection (a) for each Federal
agency shall be stated in the same degree of specificity for each
category of expense as in the statement of budget authority and outlays
for the entire Federal agency elsewhere in the budget.

Summary: Prescribes conditions under which the Bonneville Power Administration or any other Federal agency may enter into or implement a memorandum of understanding. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish an advisory committee to advise Federal agencies regarding matters addressed under any such memorandum, including the economic and social impact of proposed activities or recommendations. Instructs the Secretary to appoint committee members from among the persons nominated by the Governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Authorizes appropriations. Instructs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, upon the request of a non-Federal party to such a memorandum, to designate an official authorized to reconcile differences between the Federal agencies on issues pertinent to the memorandum. Requires each Federal agency to make available to the public all data and methodologies prepared under such a memorandum. Directs the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council to report annually to the Congress on how the recommendations concerning fish and wildlife activities under the current memorandum of understanding will be reconciled and coordinated with its activities under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Act. Requires the President to include in each fiscal year budget for each Federal agency the amount of budget authority and outlays proposed to be expended in the Columbia-Snake River Basin.

A bill to establish the conditions under which the Bonneville Power Administration and certain Federal agencies may enter into a memorandum of agreement concerning management of the Columbia/Snake River Basin, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to appoint an advisory committee to make recommendations regarding activities under the memorandum of understanding, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Land Use
Notification Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES
              AFFECTING PROPERTY LOCATED IN DISTRICT.

    (a) Requirements for General Services Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Title II of the Federal Property and
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   ``notice to district of columbia of activities affecting property
                        located in the district

    ``Sec. 213. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Administrator may not carry out any activity under this title that
affects real property located in the District of Columbia (including
transferring excess property or disposing of surplus property) unless--
            ``(1) not later than 60 days before carrying out such
        activity, the Administrator provides a notice describing such
        activity and the property affected to the Mayor of the District
        of Columbia, the Chair of the Council of the District of
        Columbia, and the Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission
        (as established pursuant to section 738 of the District of
        Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act)
        in whose neighborhood such property is located; and
            ``(2) the Administrator provides the individuals described
        in paragraph (1) with the opportunity to present oral or
        written comments on the activity to the Administrator (or the
        Administrator's designee) before the Administrator carries out
        the activity.
    ``(b) The Administrator may waive the requirements described in
subsection (a) if the Administrator finds that compliance with the
requirements would jeopardize the public safety or the national
security interests of the United States, but only if the
Administrator--
            ``(1) certifies such finding and the reasons for such
        finding to the individuals described in paragraph (1) of such
        subsection and to Congress; and
            ``(2) at the earliest time practicable, provides such
        individuals with the notice described in paragraph (1) of such
        subsection and the opportunity to present comments described in
        paragraph (2) of such subsection.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act
        is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 212
        the following new item:

        ``Sec. 213. Notice to District of Columbia of activities
                            affecting property located in the
                            District.''.
    (b) Notice Requirements for Other Covered Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
        covered agency (as defined in paragraph (3)) may not carry out
        any activity that affects real property located in the District
        of Columbia unless--
                    (A) not later than 60 days before carrying out such
                activity, such agency provides a notice describing such
                activity and the property affected to the Mayor of the
                District of Columbia, the Chair of the Council of the
                District of Columbia, and the Chair of the Advisory
                Neighborhood Commission (as established pursuant to
                section 738 of the District of Columbia Self-Government
                and Governmental Reorganization Act) in whose
                neighborhood such property is located; and
                    (B) the agency provides the individuals described
                in subparagraph (A) with the opportunity to present
                oral or written comments on the activity to a
                representative of the agency before the agency carries
                out the activity.
            (2) Exception for emergencies.--A covered agency may waive
        the requirements of paragraph (1) if the agency finds that
        compliance with the requirements would jeopardize the public
        safety or the national security interests of the United States,
        but only if the agency--
                    (A) certifies such finding and the reasons for such
                finding to the individuals described in subparagraph
                (A) of such paragraph and to Congress; and
                    (B) at the earliest time practicable, provides such
                individuals with the notice described in subparagraph
                (A) of such paragraph and the opportunity to present
                comments described in subparagraph (B) of such
                paragraph.
            (3) Covered agency defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``covered agency'' means any of the following:
                    (A) The Architect of the Capitol.
                    (B) The National Park Service.
                    (C) The Smithsonian Institution.
    (c) Prior Approval for Events at Tennis Stadium at Rock Creek
Park.--No event may be held at the William H. G. Fitzgerald Tennis
Center at Rock Creek Park without the prior approval of the Director of
the National Park Service and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2(a) shall apply to activities
carried out after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on
the date of the enactment of this Act, and sections 2 (b) and (c) shall
apply to activities carried out and events held after the expiration of
such period.

Summary: District of Columbia Land Use Notification Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit the Administrator of General Services, the Architect of the Capitol, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution from carrying out any activity that affects real property located in the District of Columbia unless the following individuals are notified with an opportunity to comment: (1) the Mayor of the District of Columbia, (2) the Chair of the Council of the District. And (3) the Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in whose neighborhood such property is located. Prohibits an event from being held at the William H. G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center at Rock Creek Park without the prior approval of the Director of the National Park Service and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Administrator to waive the requirements of this Act if compliance would jeopardize public safety or national security interests: (1) upon certifying such finding to such individuals. And (2) providing the individuals with a notice and an opportunity to comment.