SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Accessibility Innovation Act
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY INNOVATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5307 the following:
``Sec. 5308. Transit accessibility innovation program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a transit
accessibility innovation program in accordance with the requirements of
this section to encourage public transit systems to take actions to
address deficiencies in service for individuals with disabilities.
    ``(b) Grants Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the
        Secretary shall distribute amounts made available to carry out
        this section as competitive discretionary grants to public
        transit agencies for eligible projects.
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall develop
        criteria to ensure that projects receiving funding under the
        program are innovative and replicable in other communities, and
        will result in a substantive improvement in service for
        individuals with disabilities.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive a
        grant under the program, a public transit agency shall submit
        to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application for a grant under the
        program shall contain, at a minimum, a description of--
                    ``(A) the project for which the applicant is
                seeking funding;
                    ``(B) the anticipated benefits the project will
                deliver for the following long-term outcomes: community
                integration, safety, accessibility, quality,
                coordination, and customer service;
                    ``(C) the expected contribution of the project to
                the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the
                delivery of public transportation and ADA paratransit
                service;
                    ``(D) the ability of the project to facilitate
                innovation in providing public transportation to
                individuals with disabilities; and
                    ``(E) the ability of the project to attract new
                partnerships and non-Federal funding, including State,
                local, private, and philanthropic funding.
            ``(3) Community coordination requirements.--
                    ``(A) Certification.--To ensure that projects
                receiving funding under this section address the needs
                of individuals with disabilities in a geographic area,
                an application for a grant under the program shall
                contain a certification that--
                            ``(i) each project for which the applicant
                        is seeking funding is included in a locally
                        developed, coordinated public transit-human
                        services transportation plan; and
                            ``(ii) the plan was developed and approved
                        through a process that included community
                        participation, including by--
                                    ``(I) seniors;
                                    ``(II) individuals with
                                disabilities;
                                    ``(III) representatives of public,
                                private, and nonprofit transportation
                                and human service providers; and
                                    ``(IV) other members of the public.
                    ``(B) Use of existing plans.--A plan used to
                coordinate the funding of projects under section 5310
                may be used to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph
                (A).
                    ``(C) Limitation.--The requirements of this
                paragraph shall not apply to the transportation
                promotion pilot program established under this section.
    ``(d) Factors.--In providing grant funds for projects under the
program, the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the ability of the
project to--
            ``(1) enhance accessibility to rail and fixed route bus
        service;
            ``(2) promote paratransit coordination with other programs
        and utilize other revenue streams;
            ``(3) increase service quality to address customer
        complaints;
            ``(4) provide fixed route travel training for passengers
        and specialized training for paratransit personnel;
            ``(5) reduce turnover through increased wages and benefits,
        and increase monitoring, in the provision of ADA paratransit;
            ``(6) provide ADA complementary paratransit services in a
        way that maximizes quality, reliability, safety, customer
        satisfaction, and a stable workforce by determining what
        factors within contracting might impact the quality of ADA
        paratransit services;
            ``(7) improve ADA paratransit on-time performance and
        interoperability with other transportation services available
        to people with disabilities, both public and private;
            ``(8) delay or suspend proposed ADA paratransit service
        cuts triggered by the elimination or cutting of fixed route bus
        routes;
            ``(9) delay or suspend cuts for paratransit services that
        exceed ADA requirements, except that grant funds may not be
        issued under this section more than once for the same route (or
        a significantly similar route);
            ``(10) increase opportunities for community integration and
        independence of people with disabilities by promoting access to
        employment and other resources; and
            ``(11) augment passenger safety, without compromising
        passengers' rights under the ADA.
    ``(e) Practices To Promote Successful Outcomes and Sharing of
Information.--
            ``(1) Priority.--In providing grant funds for eligible
        projects under the program, the Secretary shall give priority
        to projects that are replicable in other communities using
        existing resources.
            ``(2) Set aside for activities to promote sharing of best
        practices.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) set aside 2 percent of the funds made
                available to carry out this section; and
                    ``(B) use those amounts to carry out activities to
                ensure that innovative practices, program models, and
                new service delivery options are collected, reviewed,
                and disseminated to other public transit agencies, so
                that the practices, models, and options can be
                replicated in other communities.
            ``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
        technical assistance to recipients of grant funds under the
        program to ensure that the projects carried out using the funds
        are successful.
    ``(f) Maintenance of Effort.--
            ``(1) ADA minimum standards.--Funds received under the
        program may not be used to meet the minimum standards of the
        ADA, including ADA complementary paratransit service
        requirements.
            ``(2) Certification.--To ensure that grant activities are
        not supplanting existing, budgeted services and that public
        transit agencies are upholding maintenance of effort on
        existing programs, a public transit agency receiving grant
        funds under the program shall--
                    ``(A) certify that the funds will not be used to
                pay for existing services; or
                    ``(B) provide an explanation as to why the existing
                services are justified grant activities.
    ``(g) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall be
subject to the same requirements as a grant under section 5307, except
that any public transit agency may use grant funds received under the
program for operating expenses.
    ``(h) Transportation Promotion Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) Set aside.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary
        shall--
                    ``(A) set aside 1 percent of the funds made
                available to carry out this section or $100,000,
                whichever amount is greater; and
                    ``(B) use those amounts to carry out a
                transportation promotion pilot program under this
                subsection.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the transportation promotion
        pilot program shall be to ensure that--
                    ``(A) public transit agencies fulfill their
                requirements under the ADA; and
                    ``(B) individuals with disabilities have advocates
                to ensure greater opportunities for integration and
                access into transit systems.
            ``(3) Grant authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the
                transportation promotion pilot program, the Secretary
                shall make grants to--
                            ``(i) agencies implementing a system
                        established under section 143 of the
                        Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill
                        of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15043) that
                        have demonstrated histories of transportation
                        expertise or advocacy; and
                            ``(ii) nonprofit organizations that have
                        demonstrated histories of transportation
                        expertise or advocacy.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a
                grant under this paragraph, an agency or organization
                shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the agency or
                organization--
                            ``(i) has a mission that includes
                        individual or systemic advocacy and monitoring
                        to address the transportation needs of
                        individuals with disabilities; and
                            ``(ii) has the support of other
                        organizations in the disability community.
                    ``(C) Use of grants.--Grants funds received under
                this paragraph shall be used to fund individual or
                systemic advocacy and monitoring to address the
                transportation needs of people with disabilities.
    ``(i) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this
section may be construed to affect projects or activities carried out
under section 5310 or the funding of such projects or activities.
    ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) ADA.--The term `ADA' means the Americans with
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
            ``(2) ADA paratransit.--The term `ADA paratransit' means
        the provision of nonfixed route paratransit transportation
        services in accordance with section 223 of the ADA (42 U.S.C.
        12143).
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2020.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 5307 the following:

``5308. Transit accessibility innovation program.''.

SEC. 3. RAISING CAPS ON USE OF FORMULA FUNDS FOR PROVISION OF NONFIXED
              ROUTE PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

    Section 5302(3)(I) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''.

Summary: Transit Accessibility Innovation Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to implement a transit accessibility innovation program by distributing competitive discretionary grants to public transit agencies for eligible projects in order to encourage public transit systems to take action to address deficiencies in service for individuals with disabilities. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to use 2 of funds made available under this Act to carry out activities to ensure that innovative practices, program models, and new service delivery options are collected, reviewed, and disseminated to other public transit agencies for replication in other communities. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, also to use certain funds to carry out a transportation promotion pilot program to ensure that: (1) public transit agencies fulfill their requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and (2) individuals with disabilities have advocates to ensure greater opportunities for integration and access into transit systems. Requires the Secretary to make grants to: (1) agencies implementing a system established under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 that have demonstrated histories of transportation expertise or advocacy, and (2) nonprofit organizations that have also demonstrated such histories. Increases from 10 to 15 the limitation on the use of a recipient's annual formula apportionment for provision of nonfixed route paratransit transportation services in accordance with the ADA.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Outreach Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) many individuals, including senior citizens, homeless
        individuals, children, and disabled individuals, face
        extraordinary difficulties in securing benefits under the
        Social Security Act, the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and other
        Federal programs, to which they are otherwise entitled;
            (2) without the benefits under such programs these
        individuals, lacking any resources, are unable to secure other
        vital necessities;
            (3) many barriers exist that prevent potentially eligible
        individuals from securing benefits under such programs,
        including--
                    (A) communication barriers such as illiteracy in
                English or a foreign language and sensory impairments;
                    (B) disabilities which limit mobility and
                connections to social services organizations;
                    (C) homelessness often coupled with mental illness,
                drug addiction, or alcoholism;
                    (D) distrust or fear of government bureaucracy;
                    (E) concern that eligibility will preclude future
                work attempts;
                    (F) lack of transportation;
                    (G) lack of access to a telephone;
                    (H) lack of an understanding of how to contact
                Social Security Administration field offices;
                    (I) lack of any connections to social service
                organizations; and
                    (J) cognitive or other mental impairments which
                limit a person's ability to understand benefits,
                rights, or procedures.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to overcome the
barriers to securing benefits under the Social Security Act and the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 faced by many homeless individuals and other
hard to reach populations by establishing an office in the Social
Security Administration which will be responsible for coordinating
outreach activities and services, including an outreach grant program.
The grant program will help establish innovative approaches to identify
individuals potentially eligible for such benefits and to aid such
individuals in the application process for such benefits.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF OUTREACH COORDINATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(hereafter referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall, within
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish within
the Social Security Administration an Office of Outreach Coordination,
to be administered by a Director of Outreach Coordination (hereafter in
this section referred to as the ``Director'') who shall be appointed by
the Commissioner of Social Security.
    (b) Duties of the Director.--The Director shall--
            (1) administer the grant program established under section
        4 and provide technical assistance to the entities receiving
        grants under such section;
            (2) formulate and provide information and technical
        assistance to Social Security Administration field offices
        regarding--
                    (A) outreach policies and methods; and
                    (B) local outreach activities and services; and
            (3) implement the requirements of section 1635 of the
        Social Security Act.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR
              OUTREACH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, through the Office of
Outreach Coordination in the Social Security Administration
(established under section 3), provide grants to local governments and
nonprofit organizations submitting applications to the Secretary under
this section, to conduct outreach activities and services targeted at
homeless individuals and other hard to reach populations, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Grant Criteria.--The Secretary shall provide grants under this
section only to entities that demonstrate to the Secretary that the
entities--
            (1) have experience with low-income people;
            (2) have, in the case of entities applying for grants to
        work with a specific hard to reach population, sufficient
        experience in working with such population, including--
                    (A) knowledge of the community in which such
                population lives; and
                    (B) proficiency in any applicable foreign language;
            (3) are able to conduct outreach activities and services
        appropriate to the targeted hard to reach population,
        including--
                    (A) regular visits to places frequented by homeless
                individuals, including soup kitchens, homeless
                shelters, street sites, and day centers;
                    (B) the provision of information to individuals and
                organizations regarding eligibility for benefits under
                the Social Security Act and the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
                and provision of applications to apply for benefits
                under such programs;
                    (C) the provision of assistance to individuals in
                completing applications to establish eligibility for
                benefits under the Social Security Act and benefits
                under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and
                    (D) the provision of assistance to individuals with
                respect to--
                            (i) obtaining appointments for any medical
                        examination required in order to obtain
                        benefits for which such individuals may be
                        eligible under the Social Security Act so that
                        all such examinations take place within 2 weeks
                        after submission of the application for
                        benefits under such Act;
                            (ii) obtaining and developing evidence of
                        disability and supporting documentation for
                        nondisability-related eligibility requirements
                        under the Social Security Act; and
                            (iii) other matters relevant to obtaining
                        benefits under the Social Security Act,
                        including arranging transportation, and where
                        appropriate, arranging for persons to accompany
                        applicants to any necessary medical
                        examinations; and
            (4) are able to meet such further requirements as the
        Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out the
        purposes of this section.
    (c) Assistance to Applicants and Beneficiaries Who Are Homeless
Individuals In Obtaining Needed Goods and Services.--An entity that
receives a grant under this section to conduct outreach activities to
homeless individuals may use some of the funds received under the grant
to assist homeless individuals in gaining access to appropriate
services in the community, including permanent housing assistance,
nutrition, physical and mental health care, and case management
services.
    (d) Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary shall provide that each
entity receiving grants under this section shall be required to prepare
and submit to the Office of Outreach Coordination an annual report on
the use of grant funds and on the activities of the entity undertaken
to carry out the purposes of this section.
    (e) Grant Funds.--In order to provide for grants under this
section, the Secretary shall set aside and utilize no less than .37
percent of the amounts available on an annual basis for the
administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration.
    (f) Administrative Provisions.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to
        carry out this section within 240 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) notify local governments and nonprofit organizations of
        the availability of grant funds under this section within 270
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (3) begin to award grants under this section as described
        in subsection (a) within 360 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act and annually thereafter.

SEC. 5. SPECIAL PROCEDURES RELATING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Expedited Consideration of Applications.--Within 240 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations to ensure that, in determining disability for purposes of
awarding benefits under the Social Security Act, priority consideration
shall be given to applications received from homeless individuals.
    (b) Assistance in Filing Documents for Appeal and in Seeking
Representation.--If the Secretary issues a decision to deny, suspend,
reduce, or terminate benefits under the Social Security Act to a
homeless individual, the Secretary shall take affirmative steps to
locate the individual and--
            (1) inform the individual of the importance of appealing
        such decision; and
            (2) if the individual indicates a desire to file such an
        appeal, assist the individual in filing the necessary forms.
    (c) Procedure Governing the Potential Denial or Suspension of
Benefits for a Homeless Individual.--
            (1) Determination.--Before the Secretary decides to deny,
        reduce, suspend, or terminate benefits under the Social
        Security Act to a homeless individual on the grounds that the
        individual must provide additional information before
        receiving, or continuing to receive, such benefits, the
        Secretary shall determine whether the individual is likely to
        have difficulty in responding to the request due to--
                    (A) a mental or physical impairment;
                    (B) advanced age;
                    (C) inability to communicate in English;
                    (D) lack of transportation;
                    (E) lack of a fixed address; or
                    (F) any other comparable limitation.
            (2) Action.--If the Secretary determines that an individual
        has one of the limitations described in paragraph (1), the
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) take affirmative steps to locate the individual
                and assist the individual in filing an appeal from an
                adverse decision regarding such benefits, and in
                securing the evidence required to establish eligibility
                for, or to restore, such benefits; and
                    (B) try to contact the individual by telephone and,
                if unsuccessful, make a personal visit to the last
                known address of the individual, contact individuals in
                the neighborhood, friends, or the post office, of the
                individual, and, to assist in these efforts, contact
                social agencies, shelters, soup kitchens, and any other
                agencies that provide services to homeless individuals.
            (3) Restoration of benefits.--If the efforts described in
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) are unsuccessful,
        and such benefits are denied, suspended, reduced, or
        terminated, and the individual within 12 months of such denial,
        suspension, reduction, or termination contacts the Social
        Security Administration with the necessary information to seek
        restoration of benefits, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) immediately resume payment of such benefits;
                and
                    (B) from funds retained in the local office
                accounts, pay the benefits of the individual for the
                current month and for subsequent months until regular
                monthly payments of benefits resume.
    (d) Regulations on Presumptive Disability.--Within 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations to ensure that presumptive disability payments made under
section 1631(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act and emergency advance
payments made under section 1631(a)(4)(B) of such Act are fully
available to homeless individuals.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Evaluations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall prepare an evaluation
        of the activities carried out under this Act.
            (2) Criteria.--At a minimum, the criteria used by the
        Secretary in evaluating such activities shall--
                    (A) fully take into account the special
                circumstances of the individuals reached through the
                outreach activities conducted under this Act and the
                need of such individuals for personalized attention and
                follow-through assistance; and
                    (B) emphasize the extent to which--
                            (i) the procedures used to carry out the
                        outreach activities take into account such
                        circumstances; and
                            (ii) the assistance made available to such
                        individuals through such activities meets such
                        need.
    (b) Reports.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a full and
complete report containing the evaluation described in subsection (a)
and such recommendations for additional legislative or regulatory
action as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``homeless individual'' means
any individual--
            (1) who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime
        residence; or
            (2) whose primary nighttime residence is--
                    (A) a supervised publicly or privately operated
                shelter designed to provide temporary living
                accommodations (including a welfare hotel, a congregate
                shelter, and transitional housing for the mentally
                ill);
                    (B) an institution that provides a temporary
                residence for individuals intended to be
                institutionalized; or
                    (C) a public or private place not designed for, or
                ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation
                for human beings.

Summary: SSI Outreach Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Social Security Administration an Office of Outreach Coordination to: (1) administer a program under which the Secretary provides grants and technical assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations for outreach activities and services targeted at obtaining various assistance for homeless individuals and other hard to reach populations. (2) formulate and provide information and technical assistance to Social Security Administration field offices regarding outreach policies and methods and local outreach activities and services. And (3) implement the requirements of title XVI (SSI) of the Social Security Act relating to the outreach program for children. Sets forth special rules governing the provision of social security benefits to homeless individuals.

SSI Outreach Act of 1993


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Credit Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DEBT FORGIVENESS.

    Section 343(a)(12)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(12)(B)) is amended to read as
follows:
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--The term `debt forgiveness' does
                not include--
                            ``(i) consolidation, rescheduling,
                        reamortization, or deferral of a loan;
                            ``(ii) a write-down during the lifetime of
                        the borrower that is due to a financial problem
                        of the borrower relating to a natural disaster
                        or a medical condition of the borrower or an
                        immediate family member of the borrower (or, in
                        the case of a borrower that is an entity, a
                        principal owner of the borrower or an immediate
                        family member of such an owner); or
                            ``(iii) any write-down provided as a part
                        of a resolution of a discrimination complaint
                        against the Secretary.''.

SEC. 3. LOAN ELIGIBILITY FOR BORROWERS WITH PRIOR DEBT FORGIVENESS.

    Section 373(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 2008h(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Loans Prohibited for Certain Borrowers Who Have Received Debt
Forgiveness.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        Secretary may not make or guarantee a loan under subtitle A or
        B to a borrower who, on more than 2 occasions, received debt
        forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this title.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--The Secretary may make a direct or
        guaranteed farm operating loan for paying annual farm or ranch
        operating expenses of a borrower who--
                    ``(A) was restructured with a write-down under
                section 353; or
                    ``(B) is current on payments under a confirmed
                reorganization plan under chapter 11, 12, or 13 of
                title 11, United States Code.''.

SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
              AND RANCHERS.

    Section 355(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``shall be reallocated
within such State'' and inserting ``in the first 10 months of the
fiscal year may be pooled and rcated for use of socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers in other States as determined by the Secretary, in
excess of the funds otherwise allocated in accordance with this
section''.

SEC. 5. EXCEPTION TO TERM LIMITS ON OPERATING LOANS ONLY FOR DISASTERS
              OR EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Direct Operating Loans.--Section 311(c) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (3), the''
                and inserting ``The'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) is operating in an area which, during the
                previous or current crop year--
                            ``(i) the Secretary finds has been affected
                        by a natural disaster in the United States or
                        by a major disaster or emergency designated by
                        the President under the Disaster Relief and
                        Emergency Assistance Act; or
                            ``(ii) has suffered from an economic
                        emergency, as determined by the Secretary.'';
                        and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Guaranteed Operating Loans.--Section 319(b)(2) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 1949(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Disasters and emergencies.--A farmer or rancher shall
        be eligible to receive a guaranteed operating loan under this
        subtitle if the borrower is operating in an area which, during
        the preceding or current crop year--
                    ``(A) the Secretary finds has been affected by a
                natural disaster in the United States or by a major
                disaster or emergency designated by the President under
                the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; or
                    ``(B) has suffered from an economic emergency, as
                determined by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 6. PERCENTAGE OF RECAPTURE FOR SHARED APPRECIATION ARRANGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 353(e)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``,
and 50'' and inserting ``, 50 percent if the recapture occurs after 4
years and within 8 years after the restructuring, and 35''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to shared appreciation arrangements with respect to which
recapture has not occurred, regardless of whether the arrangements were
entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 353 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 2001) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (m); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (n) and (o) as subsections
        (m) and (n), respectively.

Summary: Agricultural Credit Act of 2001 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to exclude from debt forgiveness: (1) loan rescheduling, consolidation, deferral, or reamortization. (2) a write-down due to natural disaster or family medical condition. Or (3) a write-down as part of the resolution of a discrimination complaint against the Secretary of Agriculture. Increases the number of occasions of permitted loan or loan guarantee debt forgiveness per borrower from one to two. Includes as an exception to such limitation an operating loan or loan guarantee to an individual whose payments are current under a specified reorganization plan. Permits excess funds obligated for socially disadvantaged farmers to be reallocated for such use in another State . Permits direct operating loans and loan guarantees to be made to persons in areas: (1) affected by a natural disaster or designated emergency. Or (2) determined to be suffering from an economic emergency. Revises recapture percentage provisions.

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve the agricultural credit programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Security Clearance Family Review
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, establishes
        anti-nepotism laws.
            (2) The specific purpose of the statute was to prevent
        nepotism and unfair conduct in Federal hiring practices.
            (3) The White House announced Jared Kushner's Federal
        employment appointment as senior White House adviser on January
        9, 2017.
            (4) The White House announced Ivanka Trump's appointment as
        an official government employee as assistant to the President
        on March 29, 2017.
            (5) Under section 3110(a)(3) of title 5, United States
        Code, a daughter or son-in-law constitute a ``relative'' for
        purposes of a public official.
            (6) According to recent reporting by the New York Times,
        both Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump retain substantial holdings,
        totaling as much as $740 million, that would be impacted based
        on a decision made by the Government.
            (7) Question 20A.1 on United States Government Standard
        Form 86 (SF 86), which all applicants seeking a security
        clearance must submit, asks: ``Have you, your spouse, or
        cohabitant ever had any foreign financial interests (such as
        stocks, property, financial investments, bank accounts,
        ownership of corporate entities, corporate interests, or
        businesses) in which you or they have direct control or direct
        ownership?''.
            (8) Question 20A.2 on such Form asks: ``Have you, your
        spouse, cohabitant, or dependent children ever had any foreign
        financial interests that someone controlled on your behalf?''.
            (9) Question 20A.3 on such Form asks: ``Have you, your
        spouse, cohabitant, or dependent children ever owned, or do you
        anticipate owning, or plan to purchase real estate in a foreign
        country?''.
            (10) Financial disclosures released on March 31, 2017,
        indicate that while both Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump have
        divested from direct leadership roles in their previous
        businesses and real estate interests, their financial wealth
        remains tied to the success of those ventures by way of various
        trusts and company holdings.
            (11) President Trump has repeatedly declined to disclose
        personal or commercial tax returns or divesture agreements.
            (12) Given President Trump's refusal to disclose tax
        returns or divesture agreements, it is difficult to assess
        whether Mr. Trump's relatives sufficiently divested in holdings
        or are subject to foreign financial influence, including
        possible loans to the Trump Organization or to Mr. Kushner's
        businesses from state-owned foreign financial entities,
        including China's Anbang Insurance Group and Russia's
        VneshEconomBank.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES TO RELATIVES OF
              THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) Limitation on Security Clearances.--Section 3110(a)(1) of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the semicolon and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) for purposes of subsection (f), an office,
                agency, or other establishment within the White House
                or the Executive Office of the President;''.
    (b) Prohibition on Security Clearances to Relatives of the
President.--Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Prohibition on Security Clearances to Relatives of the
President.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided for under paragraph
        (2), an agency, including the Department of Defense, may not
        grant eligibility for access to classified information to a
        relative of the President for the purposes of Federal
        employment unless a favorable determination is submitted to the
        head of the agency pursuant to paragraph (2)(C).
            ``(2) Review process.--
                    ``(A) Request for determination.--If the President
                determines that a relative of the President requires
                access to classified information for Federal
                employment, the President shall submit a letter to the
                Director of the Office of Government Ethics requesting
                a determination regarding the relative's suitability
                for such access.
                    ``(B) OGE review.--The Director shall conduct a
                review to determine whether the applicable relative has
                any ongoing and substantial commercial relationships
                with state-owned or privately owned foreign enterprises
                or financial institutions and, if so, whether the
                relative is ineligible for access to security clearance
                because of such relationships.
                    ``(C) Submission.--Not later than 60 days after
                receipt of a letter under subparagraph (A), the
                Director shall submit the determination made under
                subparagraph (B) to--
                            ``(i) the President;
                            ``(ii) the head of the employing agency of
                        the relative; and
                            ``(iii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
                        the Committee on Armed Services, and the
                        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
                        the House of Representatives.''.

Summary: Security Clearance Family Review Act This bill prohibits specified federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, from granting access to classified information to a relative of the President for purposes of federal employment unless the Office of Government Ethics makes a favorable determination during a review process regarding the relative's suitability for such access. In conducting a review, the Office of Government Ethics must determine whether the relative of the President has any ongoing and substantial commercial relationships with state-owned or privately owned foreign enterprises or financial institutions, and, if so, whether the relative is ineligible for access to classified information because of such relationships.

Security Clearance Family Review Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor's mission is--
                    (A) to commemorate the extraordinary sacrifice of
                America's servicemen and servicewomen who were killed
                or wounded in combat; and
                    (B) to collect and preserve the stories of National
                Purple Heart recipients from all branches of service
                and across generations to ensure that all recipients
                are represented.
            (2) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor first opened
        its doors on November 10, 2006, in New Windsor, NY.
            (3) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located at
        the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, where General
        George Washington's Army camped during the Revolutionary War
        and where he first awarded the Badge of Military Merit, a piece
        of purple cloth that became the model for the Purple Heart.
            (4) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is the first to
        recognize the more than 1.7 million U.S. servicemembers wounded
        or killed in action ranging from the American Revolutionary War
        to the present day, serving as a living memorial to their
        sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews, exhibits
        and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer database of each
        recipient.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
            (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
                copper.
            (3) Half-dollar clad coins.--Not more than 750,000 half-
        dollar coins which shall--
                    (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
                    (C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar
                coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United
                States Code.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
        Act shall be emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of
        Honor.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year ``2017''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Commission of Fine Arts and the National Purple Heart Hall of
        Honor, Inc.; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only the West Point Mint may be used to strike
any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1,
2017.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect to
        such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall
include a surcharge of--
            (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin;
            (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and
            (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of title 31,
United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the
sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., to help
finance the construction of a new building and renovation of existing
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.
    (c) Audits.--The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., shall
be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, with regard to the amounts received under
subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.

Summary: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Limits the minting of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2017. Prescribes surcharges for coin sales, which shall be paid to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc. to help finance the construction of a new building and renovation of existing National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Rate Review Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS FROM EXCESSIVE, UNJUSTIFIED, OR
              UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY RATES.

    (a) Protection From Excessive, Unjustified, or Unfairly
Discriminatory Rates.--The first section 2794 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-94), as added by section 1003 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Protection From Excessive, Unjustified, or Unfairly
Discriminatory Rates.--
            ``(1) Authority of states.--Nothing in this section shall
        be construed to prohibit a State from imposing requirements
        (including requirements relating to rate review standards and
        procedures and information reporting) on health insurance
        issuers with respect to rates that are in addition to the
        requirements of this section and are more protective of
        consumers than such requirements.
            ``(2) Consultation in rate review process.--In carrying out
        this section, the Secretary shall consult with the National
        Association of Insurance Commissioners and consumer groups.
            ``(3) Determination of who conducts reviews for each
        state.--The Secretary shall determine, after the date of
        enactment of this section and periodically thereafter, the
        following:
                    ``(A) In which States the State insurance
                commissioner or relevant State regulator shall
                undertake the corrective actions under paragraph (4),
                as a condition of the State receiving the grant in
                subsection (c), based on the Secretary's determination
                that the State is adequately prepared to undertake and
                is adequately undertaking such actions.
                    ``(B) In which States the Secretary shall undertake
                the corrective actions under paragraph (4), in
                cooperation with the relevant State insurance
                commissioner or State regulator, based on the
                Secretary's determination that the State is not
                adequately prepared to undertake or is not adequately
                undertaking such actions.
            ``(4) Corrective action for excessive, unjustified, or
        unfairly discriminatory rates.--In accordance with the process
        established under this section, the Secretary or the relevant
        State insurance commissioner or State regulator shall take
        corrective actions to ensure that any excessive, unjustified,
        or unfairly discriminatory rates are corrected prior to
        implementation, or as soon as possible thereafter, including
        through mechanisms such as--
                    ``(A) denying rates;
                    ``(B) modifying rates; or
                    ``(C) requiring rebates to consumers.''.
    (b) Clarification of Regulatory Authority.--Such section is further
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Premium'' and
                inserting ``Rate'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``unreasonable
                increases in premiums'' and inserting ``potentially
                excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory
                rates, including premiums,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``an unreasonable premium
                        increase'' and inserting ``a potentially
                        excessive, unjustified, or unfairly
                        discriminatory rate'';
                            (ii) by striking ``the increase'' and
                        inserting ``the rate''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``such increases'' and
                        inserting ``such rates'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``premium increases'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``rates''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``premium''
                and inserting ``rate''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Premium'' and
                inserting ``Rate'';
                    (B) by inserting ``that satisfy the condition under
                subsection (e)(3)(A)'' after ``award grants to
                States''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``premium
                increases'' and inserting ``rates''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Title XXVII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2723 (42 U.S.C. 300gg-22), as redesignated
        by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by
                                inserting ``or section 2794 that is''
                                after ``this part''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by
                                inserting ``or section 2794'' after
                                ``this part''; and
            (2) in section 2761 (42 U.S.C. 300gg-61)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``or section
                                2794'' after ``set forth in this
                                part''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and section
                                2794'' after ``the requirements of this
                                part''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and section 2794'' after
                        ``this part''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and section 2794''
                        after ``part A''.
    (d) Applicability to Grandfathered Plans.--Section 1251(a)(4)(A) of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as
added by section 2301 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
                            ``(v) Section 2794 (relating to
                        reasonableness of rates with respect to health
                        insurance coverage).''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal provisions requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage shall not be construed to prohibit a state from imposing additional rate requirements on health insurance issuers that are more protective of consumers. Expands such review to include all rate increases, not only premium increases. Directs the Secretary or the relevant state insurance commissioner to take corrective actions to ensure that any excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory rates are corrected prior to, or as soon as possible after, implementation, including through mechanisms such as denying rates, modifying rates, or requiring rebates to consumers. Requires the Secretary to determine whether the state insurance commissioner or regulator or the Secretary will undertake such corrective actions based on whether the state can adequately undertake such actions. Applies these provisions to grandfathered health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Courts Assistance
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Nearly one-third of American women report being
        physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some
        point in their lives.
            (2) Family violence costs the nation between $5,000,000,000
        and $10,000,000,000 each year in medical expenses, police and
        court costs, shelters and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism,
        and nonproductivity.
            (3) The Nation's first specialized domestic violence court
        was established in Chicago in the early 1980s to centralize the
        prosecution of domestic violence offenders.
            (4) There are presently more than 300 domestic violence
        courts in at least 23 States nationwide.
            (5) Specialized domestic violence courts in several
        communities have resulted in cutting the processing time of
        domestic violence, reducing a backlog of existing domestic
        violence cases and raising the conviction rate.
            (6) Specialized domestic violence courts allow judges,
        prosecutors and defense attorneys to focus on the intricacies
        of domestic violence cases, especially with regards to repeat
        offenders.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT SYSTEMS FROM AMOUNTS
              AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

    (a) In General.--Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (relating to grants to combat violent crimes
against women) is amended as follows:
            (1) Purposes for which grants may be used.--Section 2001(b)
        of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(12) providing the resources to establish and maintain a
        court system dedicated to the adjudication of domestic violence
        cases, including providing such resources as--
                    ``(A) prosecutors and court personnel, including
                those who perform interpretation and translation
                services;
                    ``(B) technical assistance and counseling;
                    ``(C) training of attorneys, judges, and court
                personnel, including those who perform interpretation
                and translation services (which should be carried out
                in consultation with local domestic violence advocates,
                State domestic violence coalitions, or both);
                    ``(D) technological improvements and data
                collection; and
                    ``(E) improvement of court facilities, including
                the creation of safe waiting areas and improved
                security.''.
            (2) Qualification for funds.--Section 2002(c)(3)(C) of that
        Act (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-1(c)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting after
        ``including juvenile courts'' the following: ``and specialized
        domestic violence courts''.
    (b) Attorney General Report.--Not later than thirty days after the
expiration of the third fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a
report on the implementation and effectiveness of the amendments made
by subsection (b), including the effectiveness of grants made under
such amendments in reducing the rates of domestic violence and
shortening the period of judicial review in domestic violence cases.
    (c) State Justice Institute.--Section 206(c) of the State Justice
Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10705(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (14) by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (15) by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(16) implement and evaluate court-based approaches to
        adjudicating domestic violence cases in State courts,
        including--
                    ``(A) domestic violence courts;
                    ``(B) integrated case management information
                systems;
                    ``(C) collaborations among courts, law enforcement
                agencies, social service agencies, women's shelters,
                and victims of crime support organizations; and
                    ``(D) any other innovative practices likely to
                improve the criminal justice system's response to
                domestic violence; and
            ``(17) provide technical assistance to State courts to
        facilitate the development and adoption of improved practices
        in the adjudication of domestic violence cases.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out paragraphs (16) and (17) of section 206(c) of
the State Justice Institute Act of 1984, as added by subsection (c),
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.

Summary: Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow such grants to be used to provide the resources to establish and maintain a court system dedicated to the adjudication of domestic violence cases. Requires a State to certify that at least five percent of grant funds shall be allocated for specialized domestic violence courts. Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to allow funds available pursuant to grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts awarded under the Act to be used to: (1) implement and evaluate court-based approaches to adjudicating domestic violence cases in State courts. And (2) provide technical assistance to State courts to facilitate the development and adoption of improved practices in such adjudication.

To authorize the establishment of domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Producers Value-Added
Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FARMER INVESTMENT IN VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45G. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a
taxpayer who is--
            ``(1) an eligible person, or
            ``(2) a farmer-owned entity,
the value-added agricultural property investment credit determined
under this section for any taxable year is 50 percent of the basis of
any qualified value-added agricultural property placed in service
during the taxable year. In the case of a farmer-owned entity, such
credit shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among eligible persons
holding qualified interests in such entity as of the last day of such
taxable year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Property placed in service by eligible person.--In
        the case of property placed in service during a taxable year by
        an eligible person, the credit determined under this section
        for such year shall not exceed $30,000, reduced by the amount
        of the creditable investments allowed for the taxable year
        under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Property placed in service by farmer-owned entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of property placed
                in service by a farmer-owned entity, the credit
                determined under this section shall not exceed the sum
                of the eligible person's creditable investments in such
                entity as of the date such property is placed in
                service.
                    ``(B) Creditable investments.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `creditable investments'
                means, with respect to any property placed in service
                by a farmer-owned entity, the aggregate qualified
                investments made by the eligible person in such entity,
                reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of--
                            ``(i) the amount of the aggregate qualified
                        investments made by such person in such entity
                        which were taken into account under this
                        section with respect to property previously
                        placed in service by such entity, and
                            ``(ii) the amount of the aggregate
                        qualified investments made by such person in
                        all other farmer-owned entities which were
                        taken into account under this section with
                        respect to property previously placed in
                        service by such other entities.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the aggregate qualified investments made by the
                eligible person which may be taken into account for any
                taxable year shall not exceed $30,000.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified value-added agricultural property.--The
        term `qualified value-added agricultural property' means
        property--
                    ``(A) which is used to add value to a good or
                product, suitable for food or nonfood use, derived in
                whole or in part from organic matter which is available
                on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and
                agricultural wastes and residues, wood wastes and
                residues, and domesticated animal wastes,
                    ``(B)(i) to which section 168 applies without
                regard to any useful life, or
                    ``(ii) with respect to which depreciation (or
                amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable and
                having a useful life (determined as of the time such
                property is placed in service) of 3 years or more, and
                    ``(C) which is owned and operated by an eligible
                person or a farmer-owned entity.
            ``(2) Eligible person.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible person' means
                a person who materially participates during the taxable
                year in an eligible farming business.
                    ``(B) Material participation.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the determination of whether a person
                materially participates in the trade or business of
                farming shall be made in a manner similar to the manner
                in which such determination is made under section
                2032A(e)(6). In the case that the person is a
                corporation, cooperative, partnership, estate, or
                trust, such determination shall be made at the
                shareholder, partner, or beneficial interests level (as
                the case may be).
                    ``(C) Eligible farming business.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `eligible farming business'
                means a farming business (as defined in section
                263A(e)(4)) which is not a passive activity (within the
                meaning of section 469(c)).
            ``(3) Farmer-owned entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `farmer-owned entity'
                means--
                            ``(i) a corporation (including an S
                        corporation) in which eligible persons own 50
                        percent or more of the total voting power of
                        the stock and 50 percent or more (in value) of
                        the stock,
                            ``(ii) a partnership in which eligible
                        persons own 50 percent or more of the total
                        voting power of the profits interest and 50
                        percent or more (in value) of the profits
                        interest, and
                            ``(iii) a cooperative in which eligible
                        persons own 50 percent or more of the total
                        voting power of the member patronage interests
                        and 50 percent or more (in value) of the member
                        patronage interests.
                    ``(B) Constructive ownership rules.--For purposes
                of subparagraph (A), rules similar to the rules of
                section 263A(e)(2)(B) shall apply; except that, in
                applying such rules, the members of an individual's
                family shall be the individuals described in
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Members of family.--The family of any
                individual shall include only his spouse and children,
                grandchildren, and great grandchildren (whether by the
                whole or half blood), and the spouses of his children,
                grandchildren, and great grandchildren, who reside in
                the same household or jointly operate farming
                businesses (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)). For
                purposes of the preceding sentence, a child who is
                legally adopted, or who is placed with the taxpayer by
                an authorized placement agency for adoption by the
                taxpayer, shall be treated as a child by blood.
            ``(4) Qualified investments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified investments'
                means a payment of cash for the purchase of a qualified
                equity interest in a farmer-owned entity.
                    ``(B) Qualified equity interest.--The term
                `qualified equity interest' means--
                            ``(i) any stock in a domestic corporation
                        if such stock is acquired by the taxpayer after
                        December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2011,
                        at its original issue (directly or through an
                        underwriter) from the corporation solely in
                        exchange for cash,
                            ``(ii) any capital or profits interest in a
                        domestic partnership if such interest is
                        acquired by the taxpayer after December 31,
                        2004, and before January 1, 2011, and
                            ``(iii) any patronage interest in a
                        cooperative if such interest is acquired by the
                        taxpayer after December 31, 2004, and before
                        January 1, 2011.
                Rules similar to the rules of section 1202(c)(3) shall
                apply for purposes of this paragraph.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Treatment of married individuals.--In the case of a
        separate return by a married individual (as defined in section
        7703), subsection (b)(3)(A) shall be applied by substituting
        `$15,000' for `$30,000'.
            ``(2) Applicable rules.--Under regulations prescribed by
        the Secretary--
                    ``(A) Allocation of credit in the case of estates
                and trusts.--Rules similar to the rules of subsection
                (d) of section 52 shall apply.
                    ``(B) Certain property not eligible.--Rules similar
                to the rules of section 50(b) shall apply.
            ``(3) Basis adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if
        a credit is allowed under this section to any eligible person
        with respect to qualified value-added agricultural property,
        the basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of
        the credit so allowed and increased by the amount of recapture
        under subsection (e).
    ``(e) Recapture in the Case of Certain Dispositions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary, rules similar to the rules of section 50(a) shall
        apply with respect to an eligible person if, within the 5-year
        period beginning on the date qualified value-added agricultural
        property with respect to which such person was allowed a credit
        under subsection (a) is originally placed in service--
                    ``(A) such property ceases to be qualified for
                purposes of this section,
                    ``(B) the eligible person or the farmer-owned
                entity (as the case may be) disposes of all or part of
                such property, or
                    ``(C) the eligible person or the farmer-owned
                entity (as the case may be) ceases to be an eligible
                person or farmer-owned entity for purposes of this
                section.
            ``(2) Special rules in event of death.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The period in paragraph (1)
                shall be suspended with respect to an eligible person
                for the 2-year period beginning on the date of death of
                such person.
                    ``(B) Heirs who are eligible persons.--In the case
                that an heir of an eligible person is also an eligible
                person, neither paragraph (1) nor subparagraph (A) of
                this paragraph (unless elected by such heir) shall
                apply with respect to the transfer of property to such
                heir.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
    ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to property placed
in service after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section
38(b) of such Code (defining current year business credit) is amended
by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``, plus'', and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) in the case of an eligible person (as defined in
        section 45G(c)), the value-added agricultural property
        investment credit determined under section 45G(a).''.
    (c) Credit Allowable Against Minimum Tax.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 38 of such Code
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and value-added agricultural
                property credit'' after ``employee credit'' in the
                heading,
                    (B) by inserting ``and the value-added agricultural
                property credit'' after ``employee credit'' each place
                it appears in subparagraph (A), and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Value-added agricultural property credit.--
                For purposes of this subsection, the term `value-added
                agricultural property credit' means the credit
                determined under section 45G.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subclause (II) of section
        38(c)(2)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting ``or the
        value-added agricultural property credit'' after ``employment
        credit''.
    (d) Limitation on Carryback.--Subsection (d) of section 39 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
            ``(10) No carryback of value-added agricultural property
        investment credit before effective date.--No portion of the
        unused business credit for any taxable year which is
        attributable to the credit determined under section 45G may be
        carried back to any taxable year ending before the date of the
        enactment of section 45G.''.
    (e) Deduction for Certain Unused Business Credits.--Subsection (c)
of section 196 of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10)
and inserting ``, and'', and by adding after paragraph (10) the
following new paragraph:
            ``(11) the value-added agricultural property investment
        credit determined under section 45G.''.
    (f) Basis Adjustment.--Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code
is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting ``;
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(29) to the extent provided in section 45G(d)(3), in the
        case of payments with respect to which a credit has been
        allowed under section 38.''.
    (g) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:

                              ``Sec. 45G. Value-added agricultural
                                        property investment credit.''.
    (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to qualified investments (as defined in section 45G(c)(5) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) made, and
property placed in service, after December 31, 2004.

Summary: Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who materially participate in a farming business and certain farmer-owned entities a business tax credit up to $30,000 for investment in qualified value-added agricultural property. Defines qualified value-added agricultural property as depreciable property which is used to add value to a good or product, suitable for food or nonfood use, derived in whole or in part from organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood wastes and residues, and domesticated animal wastes. Terminates the credit after 2010.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Census Address List Improvement Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ADDRESS INFORMATION REVIEWED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 13, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 15 the following new section:
``Sec. 16. Address information reviewed by States and local governments
    ``(a) The Secretary, to assist efforts to ensure the accuracy of
censuses and surveys under this title, shall--
        ``(1) publish standards defining the content and structure of
    address information which States and local units of general purpose
    government may submit to the Secretary to be used in developing a
    national address list;
        ``(2)(A) develop and publish a timetable for the Bureau to
    receive, review, and respond to submissions of information under
    paragraph (1) before the decennial census date; and
        ``(B) provide for a response by the Bureau with respect to such
    submissions in which the Bureau specifies its determinations
    regarding such information and the reasons for such determinations;
    and
        ``(3) be subject to the review process developed under section
    3 of the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 relating to
    responses pursuant to paragraph (2).
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary--
        ``(A) shall provide officials who are designated as census
    liaisons by a local unit of general purpose government with access
    to census address information for the purpose of verifying the
    accuracy of the address information of the Bureau for census and
    survey purposes; and
        ``(B) together with such access, should provide an explanation
    of duties and obligations under this title.
    ``(2) Access under paragraph (1) shall be limited to address
information concerning addresses within the local unit of general
purpose government represented by the census liaison or an adjacent
local unit of general purpose government.
    ``(3) The Bureau should respond to each recommendation made by a
census liaison concerning the accuracy of address information,
including the determination (and reasons therefor) of the Bureau
regarding each such recommendation.
    ``(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), in a case in which a local
unit of general purpose government is within another local unit of
general purpose government and is not independent of the enclosing
unit, the census liaison shall be designated by the local unit of
general purpose government which is within the enclosing local unit of
general purpose government.
    ``(5) A census liaison may not use information made available under
paragraph (1) for any purpose other than the purpose specified in
paragraph (1).
    ``(c) For the purposes of this section--
        ``(1) the term `local unit of general purpose government' has
    the meaning given such term by section 184(1) of this title; and
        ``(2) the term `State' includes the District of Columbia, the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
    Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any
    other territory or possession of the United States.''.
    (b) Confidentiality.--Section 9(a) of such title is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``or local government census liaison,'' after
    ``thereof,''; and
        (2) by inserting ``or 16'' after ``section 8''.
    (c) Penalty.--Section 214 of such title is amended by inserting
``or whoever, being or having been a census liaison within the meaning
of section 16 of this title,'' after ``title,'' the second place it
appears.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 15 the following:

    ``16. Address information reviewed by local governments.''.
SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF APPEALS PROCESS BY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE OFFICE
OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS.
    The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, acting through the Chief Statistician and in consultation with
the Bureau of the Census, shall develop an appeals process for those
States and local units of general purpose government which desire to
appeal determinations of the Bureau of the Census pursuant to section
16(a)(2) or (b)(3) of title 13, United States Code. Appeals under such
process shall be resolved before the decennial census date. The Chief
Statistician shall publish the proposed appeals process for a period of
public comment before finalizing such process.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO SHARE ADDRESS
LISTS.
    Section 412 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking out ``Except'' and all that follows through
    ``law,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(a) Except as specifically
    provided by subsection (b) or other law,''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) The Postal Service shall provide to the Secretary of Commerce
for use by the Bureau of the Census such address information, address-
related information, and point of postal delivery information,
including postal delivery codes, as may be determined by the Secretary
to be appropriate for any census or survey being conducted by the
Bureau of the Census. The provision of such information under this
subsection shall be in accordance with such mutually agreeable terms
and conditions, including reimbursability, as the Postal Service and
the Secretary of Commerce shall deem appropriate.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Summary: Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) publish standards defining the content and structure of address information which States and local governments may submit to the Secretary to be used in developing a national address list. (2) develop and publish a timetable for the Bureau of the Census to receive, review, and respond to the submitted information before the decennial census date. (3) provide for a response by the Bureau that specifies its determinations regarding such information and the reasons for such determinations. And (4) be subject to the review process developed under this Act relating to such responses. Directs the Secretary to provide officials who are designated as census liaisons by local governments with access to census address information for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the Bureau's address information for census and survey purposes and together with such access, provide an explanation of duties and obligations under this Act. Limits such access to the addresses within the local government represented by the census liaison or an adjacent local government. Requires the Bureau to respond to each recommendation made by a census liaison concerning the accuracy of address information, including the determination of the Bureau regarding each such recommendation. Prohibits a census liaison from using information made available under this Act for purposes other than the purposes specified in this Act. Makes provisions that require, with exceptions, that such information be treated as confidential applicable to local government census liaisons. Imposes a fine and up to five years' imprisonment on whoever being or having been a census liaison wrongfully discloses such information. Requires: (1) the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, acting through the Chief Statistician, to develop an appeals process for those States and local governments which desire to appeal determinations of the Bureau. And (2) the Postal Service to provide to the Secretary for use by the Bureau such address, address- related, and point of postal delivery information, including postal delivery codes, determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for any census or survey being conducted by the Bureau.