SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jamestown 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the founding of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia in
        1607, the first permanent English colony in America, and the
        capital of Virginia for 92 years, has major significance in the
        history of the United States;
            (2) the Jamestown settlement brought people from throughout
        the Atlantic Basin together to form a multicultural society,
        including English, other Europeans, Native Americans, and
        Africans;
            (3) the economic, political, religious, and social
        institutions that developed during the first 9 decades of the
        existence of Jamestown continue to have profound effects on the
        United States, particularly in English common law and language,
        cross cultural relationships, manufacturing, and economic
        structure and status;
            (4) the National Park Service, the Association for the
        Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Jamestown-
        Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia
        collectively own and operate significant resources related to
        the early history of Jamestown;
            (5) in 2000, Congress established the Jamestown 400th
        Commemoration Commission to ensure a suitable national
        observance of the Jamestown 2007 anniversary and to support and
        facilitate marketing efforts for a commemorative coin, stamp,
        and related activities for the Jamestown 2007 observances;
            (6) a commemorative coin will bring national and
        international attention to the lasting legacy of Jamestown,
        Virginia; and
            (7) the proceeds from a surcharge on the sale of such
        commemorative coin will assist the financing of a suitable
        national observance in 2007 of the 400th anniversary of the
        founding of Jamestown, Virginia.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) $5 Gold Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall issue not more than 100,000 $5
coins, which shall--
            (1) weigh 8.359 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
    (b) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary shall issue not more than
500,000 $1 coins, which shall--
            (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 1,500 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (c) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (d) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of title
31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
    (e) Sources of Bullion.--
            (1) Gold.--The Secretary shall obtain gold for minting
        coins under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary
        under section 5116 of title 31, United States Code.
            (2) Silver.--The Secretary shall obtain silver for the
        coins minted under this Act only from stockpiles established
        under the Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act (50
        U.S.C. 98 et seq.).

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 settlement of Jamestown,
        Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America.
            (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 ``2007''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Design Selection.--Subject to subsection (a), the design for
the coins minted under this Act shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with--
                    (A) the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee, created
                by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the
                Commonwealth of Virginia;
                    (B) the National Park Service; and
                    (C) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin 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 1 facility of the United States 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 period beginning on January 1, 2007, and
ending on December 31, 2007.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted 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 subsection (c) 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) 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.
    (c) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Surcharge.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall
include a surcharge of--
            (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; and
            (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin.

SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

    (a) Recipients.--
            (1) In general.--All surcharges received by the Secretary
        from the sale of coins minted under this Act shall be promptly
        paid by the Secretary to the recipients listed under paragraphs
        (2) and (3).
            (2) Jamestown-yorktown foundation.--The Secretary shall
        distribute 50 percent of the surcharges described under
        paragraph (1) to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the
        Commonwealth of Virginia, to support programs to promote the
        understanding of the legacies of Jamestown.
            (3) Other recipients.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute 50
                percent of the surcharges described under paragraph (1)
                to the entities specified under subparagraph (B), in
                equal shares, for the purposes of--
                            (i) sustaining the ongoing mission of
                        preserving Jamestown;
                            (ii) enhancing the national and
                        international educational programs;
                            (iii) improving infrastructure and
                        archaeological research activities; and
                            (iv) conducting other programs to support
                        the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of
                        Jamestown.
                    (B) Entities specified.--Entities specified under
                this subparagraph are--
                            (i) the Secretary of the Department of the
                        Interior;
                            (ii) the President of the Association for
                        the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities; and
                            (iii) the Chairman of the Jamestown
                        Yorktown Foundation.
    (b) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other
data of the entities specified in subsection (a), as may be related to
the expenditure of amounts distributed under subsection (a).

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this Act
unless the Secretary has received--
            (1) full payment for the coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
        Secretary from a depository institution, the deposits of which
        are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
        National Credit Union Administration.

Summary: Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins, which shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia . Prohibits: (1) any provision of law governing procurement or public contracts from being applicable to the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act. And (2) such general waiver of procurement regulations from relieving any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity. Provides for a $35 per coin surcharge for the $5 dollar coins and $10 per coin for the $1 dollar coins. Directs the Secretary to distribute: (1) 50 percent of the surcharges to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of Virginia to support programs to promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown. And (2) 50 percent to sustain the ongoing mission of preserving Jamestown, to enhance national and international educational programs, to improve infrastructure and archeological research activities, and to conduct other programs to support the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. States that entities specified for such purposes are the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, the President of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Chairman of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Requires the Secretary to take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the US Government. Prohibits the issuance of a coin unless the Secretary has received: (1) full payment for the coin. (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the United States for full payment. Or (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary from a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration.

A bill to provide for the issuance of a coin to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement.


SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

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

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.

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

SEC. 4. RESOURCE TREATMENT.

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

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

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

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

To designate former United States Route 66 as "America's Main Street" and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Securely Expediting Clearances
Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018'' or the ``SECRET Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act--
        (1) the term ``Bureau'' means the National Background
    Investigations Bureau of the Office;
        (2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of National
    Intelligence acting as the Security Executive Agent; and
        (3) the term ``Office'' means the Office of Personnel
    Management acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive
    Agent.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE
INVESTIGATIONS.
    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and
quarterly thereafter for 5 years, the Director of the Bureau, in
coordination with the Director, shall submit to Congress a report on
the backlog of personnel security clearance investigations at the
Bureau for the most recent full calendar quarter, which shall include--
        (1) the size of the backlog of personnel security clearance
    investigations of the Bureau, including, for each sensitivity
    level--
            (A) the number of interim clearances granted;
            (B) the number of initial investigations for Federal
        employees;
            (C) the number of periodic reinvestigations for Federal
        employees;
            (D) the number of initial investigations for employees of
        Federal contractors;
            (E) the number of periodic reinvestigations for employees
        of Federal contractors;
            (F) the number of initial investigations for employees of,
        and employees of contractors of, the Department of Defense;
            (G) the number of periodic reinvestigations for employees
        of and employees of contractors of the Department of Defense;
            (H) the number of employees of the Bureau conducting
        background investigations for the Bureau; and
            (I) the number of employees of contractors of the Bureau
        conducting background investigations for the Bureau;
        (2) the average length of time, for each sensitivity level, for
    the Bureau to carry out an initial investigation and a periodic
    reinvestigation;
        (3) a discussion of the factors contributing to the average
    length of time to carry out an initial investigation and a periodic
    reinvestigation;
        (4) a backlog mitigation plan, which shall include--
            (A) the identification of the cause of, and recommendations
        to remedy, the backlog at the Bureau;
            (B) the steps the Director of the Bureau shall take to
        reduce the backlog;
            (C) process reforms to improve efficiencies in, and the
        quality of, background investigations by the Bureau; and
            (D) a projection of when the backlog at the Bureau will be
        sufficiently reduced to meet required timeliness standards; and
        (5) a description of improvements in the information and data
    security of the Bureau.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS OF PERSONNEL OF THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Administration of the Executive Office of the
President, in coordination with the Director and the Director of the
Office, shall submit to Congress a report that explains the process for
conducting and adjudicating security clearance investigations for
personnel of the Executive Office of the President, including personnel
of the White House Office.
SEC. 5. REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BIFURCATED BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION SYSTEMS.
    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Director of the Office, in consultation with the other members of
the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability
Council established under Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103)
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, shall submit to
Congress a report on the cost of maintaining comprehensive background
investigations capability within the Office under the control or
direction of the Bureau and a background investigations capability for
Department of Defense personnel under the control or direction of the
Department of Defense for implementation of the plan referenced in
section 925 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2018 (Public Law 115-91), as compared to the cost of sustaining a
single Government-wide background investigations enterprise.
SEC. 6. REPORTS ON CONTINUOUS EVALUATION, RECIPROCITY, AND TIMELINESS
MEASURES.
    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Director shall submit to Congress reports that provide--
        (1) the status of implementing continuous evaluation
    Government-wide, including--
            (A) the number of agencies with continuous evaluation
        programs and how many of those programs are currently
        conducting automated records checks of the required data
        sources as identified by the Director; and
            (B) a discussion of the barriers for agencies to implement
        continuous evaluation programs, including any requirement under
        a statute, regulation, Executive Order, or other administrative
        requirement;
        (2) a detailed explanation of efforts by agencies to meet
    requirements for reciprocal recognition to access classified
    information, including--
            (A) the range of the length of time for agencies to grant
        reciprocal recognition to access classified information;
            (B) additional requirements for reinvestigations or
        readjudications, by agency; and
            (C) any other barriers to the timely granting of
        reciprocity, by agency, including any requirement under a
        statute, regulation, Executive Order, or other administrative
        requirement; and
        (3) a review of whether the schedule for processing security
    clearances under section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and
    Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341) should be
    modified.
SEC. 7. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF POSITION DESIGNATION GUIDANCE.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
        (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in
    Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor
    thereto;
        (2) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
        Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
        and
            (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and
        the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
        Representatives;
        (3) the term ``background investigation'' means any
    investigation required for the purpose of determining the--
            (A) eligibility of a covered individual for logical and
        physical access to Federally controlled facilities or
        information systems;
            (B) suitability or fitness of a covered individual for
        Federal employment;
            (C) eligibility of a covered individual for access to
        classified information or to hold a national security sensitive
        position; or
            (D) fitness of a covered individual to perform work for or
        on behalf of the United States Government as a contractor
        employee; and
        (4) the term ``covered individual''--
            (A) means a person who performs work for or on behalf of
        the executive branch or seeks to perform work for or on behalf
        of the executive branch;
            (B) is not limited to Federal employees;
            (C) includes all persons, not excluded under subparagraph
        (D), who require eligibility for access to classified
        information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position,
        including, but not limited to, contractors, subcontractors,
        licensees, certificate holders, grantees, experts, consultants,
        and government employees; and
            (D) does not include--
                (i) the President;
                (ii) employees of the President under section 105 or
            107 of title 3, United States Code (except to the extent
            otherwise directed by the President);
                (iii) the Vice President; or
                (iv) employees of the Vice President under section 106
            of title 3, United States Code, or an annual legislative
            branch appropriations Act (except to the extent otherwise
            directed by the Vice President).
    (b) Review and Updating.--
        (1) Initial review and update of guidance.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director and the
    Director of the Office shall review and make recommendations to
    Congress and the President as appropriate to issue guidance to
    assist agencies in determining--
            (A) position sensitivity designation; and
            (B) the appropriate background investigation to initiate
        for each position designation.
        (2) Reviews and revisions of position designations.--Not less
    frequently than every 4 years, the President, acting through
    relevant agencies (as determined by the President) and in
    accordance with the guidance described in paragraph (1), shall
    review and, if necessary, revise the position designation of
    positions within agencies.
    (c) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after completing a
review under subsection (b)(2), the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on--
        (1) any issues identified in the review; and
        (2) the number of position designations revised as a result of
    the review.
    (d) No Change in Authority.--Nothing in this section limits or
expands the authority of any agency to designate a position as
sensitive or as requiring its occupant to have access to classified
information.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Summary: Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018 or the SECRET Act of 2018 This bill requires the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report on itsnbsp. Backlog of security clearance investigations. The report must include a backlog mitigation plan identifying the cause of, and making recommendations to remedy, the backlog. The Executive Office of the Presidentnbsp. Must report on the process for conducting and adjudicating security clearance investigations fornbsp, the President's staff. nbsp. The OPM must report on the costs of maintaining comprehensive background investigations capability within both the NBIB and the Department of Defense, compared to the costs of sustaining a single government-wide background investigations enterprise. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) must report on: (1) the status of implementing government-wide continuous evaluation programs, (2) efforts by federal agencies to meet requirements for reciprocal recognition to access classified information, and (3) whether the schedule for processing security clearances should be modified. The ODNI and the OPM must review and make recommendations to Congress and the President, as appropriate, to issue guidance to assist agencies in determining: (1)nbsp. Position sensitivity designation, and (2) the appropriate background investigation to initiate for each position designation. The President must report on any issues identified in, and the number of position designations revised as a result of, the review.

Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2017


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Opportunity Tax Credit
Extension Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INCREASES IN HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 25A(b)(1) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Hope Scholarship Credit)
are amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) 100 percent of so much of the qualified
                tuition and related expenses paid by the taxpayer
                during the taxable year (for education furnished to the
                eligible student during any academic period beginning
                in such taxable year) as does not exceed $2,000, plus
                    ``(B) 25 percent of such expenses so paid as
                exceeds $2,000 but does not exceed the applicable
                limit.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed for First 4 Years of Post-Secondary Education.--
Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 25A(b)(2) of such Code are amended
by striking ``2'' each place it appears and inserting ``4''.
    (c) Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses To Include Required
Course Materials.--Subparagraph (A) of section 25A(f)(1) of such Code
is amended by striking ``and fees'' and inserting ``, fees, and course
materials''.
    (d) Increase in AGI Limits.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 25A(d) of such
        Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Amount of reduction.--
                    ``(A) Hope scholarship credit.--In the case of the
                Hope Scholarship Credit, the amount determined under
                this paragraph is the amount which bears the same ratio
                to the credit which would be determined under
                subsection (a)(1) (without regard to this subsection)
                as--
                            ``(i) the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer's modified
                                adjusted gross income for such taxable
                                year, over
                                    ``(II) $80,000 ($160,000 in the
                                case of a joint return), bears to
                            ``(ii) $10,000 ($20,000 in the case of a
                        joint return).
                    ``(B) Lifetime learning credit.--In the case of the
                Lifetime Learning Credit, the amount determined under
                this paragraph is the amount which bears the same ratio
                to the credit which would be determined under
                subsection (a)(2) (without regard to this subsection)
                as--
                            ``(i) the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer's modified
                                adjusted gross income for such taxable
                                year, over
                                    ``(II) $40,000 ($80,000 in the case
                                of a joint return), bears to
                            ``(ii) $10,000 ($20,000 in the case of a
                        joint return).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments to inflation adjustments.--
                    (A) Amount of credit.--Subparagraph (A) of section
                25A(h)(1) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``2001'' and inserting
                        ``2010'',
                            (ii) by striking ``calendar year 2000'' and
                        inserting ``calendar year 2009'', and
                            (iii) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting
                        ``$2,000''.
                    (B) Income limits.--
                            (i) Paragraph (2) of section 25A(h) of such
                        Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs
                        (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C),
                        respectively, and by inserting before
                        subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the
                        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) Hope scholarship credit.--In the case of a
                taxable year beginning after 2010, the $80,000 and
                $160,000 amounts in subsection (d)(2)(A) shall each be
                increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2009'
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
                        thereof.''.
                            (ii) Subparagraph (B) of section 25A(h)(2)
                        of such Code, as redesignated by clause (i), is
                        amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``In General'' in
                                the heading and inserting ``Lifetime
                                Learning Credit'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``subsection
                                (d)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection
                                (d)(2)(B)''.
                    (C) Rounding.--Subparagraph (C) of section
                25A(h)(2) of such Code, as redesignated by subparagraph
                (B)(i), is amended by inserting ``or (B)'' after
                ``subparagraph (A)''.
    (e) Credit Allowed Against Minimum Tax, Etc.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (i) of section 25A of such Code
        is amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (7)
        and by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (1)
        and (2), respectively.
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 25A(i) of such Code, as
        redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting
                ``subsection (d)'', and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting
                ``paragraph (1)''.
            (3) The heading for such subsection (i) is amended to read
        as follows:
    ``(i) Hope Scholarship Credit Allowed Against Minimum Tax; Portion
of Credit Made Refundable.--''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

Summary: American Opportunity Tax Credit Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Hope Scholarship tax credit, to: (1) make permanent increases in the amount of such tax credit. (2) allow such credit for the first four years of post-secondary education. (3) include course materials in the definition of qualified tuition and related expenses for purposes of such credit. (4) increase adjusted gross income levels for purposes of determining eligibility for such credit and the lifetime learning tax credit. And (5) allow such credit as an offset against the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the American opportunity tax credit increases made to the Hope Scholarship Credit.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Southern New Mexico and El Paso,
Texas, Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF POLYTRAUMA REHABILITATION CENTER OR
              POLYTRAUMA NETWORK SITE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
              IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND EL PASO, TEXAS, REGION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The military population of the southern New Mexico and
        El Paso, Texas, region has grown greatly since the United
        States has been involved in military operations in Iraq and
        Afghanistan and members of the Armed Forces returning from such
        operations to such region will require care at polytrauma
        centers as a result of their involvement with such operations.
            (2) The population at Fort Bliss in Texas and New Mexico is
        expected to grow from 9,300 members of the Armed Forces in 2005
        to an estimated 33,400 members of the Armed Forces by 2012
        because of the ongoing expansion of Fort Bliss.
            (3) Traumatic brain injury has become known as one of the
        signature wounds of service in the Armed Forces in Iraq and
        Afghanistan because of its high occurrence among veterans of
        such service. Many members of the Armed Forces returning to the
        El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico region from overseas
        service in the Armed Forces are expected to suffer from
        traumatic brain injury or other forms of injury requiring
        treatment at a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma
        network site.
            (4) A recent RAND Corporation study estimates that as many
        as 20 percent of the veterans who served in the Armed Forces in
        Iraq and Afghanistan have a traumatic brain injury as a result
        of such service, and many of these veterans require ongoing
        care for mild, moderate, or severe traumatic brain injury.
            (5) The Department of Veterans Affairs recommends that all
        veterans experiencing a polytraumatic injury be referred to a
        polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of
        the Department.
            (6) The polytrauma system of care of the Department
        includes 4 polytrauma rehabilitation centers and 21 polytrauma
        network sites, none of which are located within 300 miles
        driving distance of Fort Bliss, White Sands Missile Range, or
        Holloman Air Force Base.
            (7) The large military population in the southern New
        Mexico and El Paso, Texas, region necessitates a new polytrauma
        rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of the
        Department to deal with the significant hardships veterans
        residing in such region require.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
        shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and
        advisability of establishing a polytrauma rehabilitation center
        or polytrauma network site of the Department of Veterans
        Affairs in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, region
        that is within a reasonable driving distance of Fort Bliss,
        White Sands Missile Range, and Holloman Air Force Base.
            (2) Requirements.--The report required by paragraph (1)
        shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the adequacy of existing
                Department facilities in the southern New Mexico and El
                Paso, Texas, region to address matters that are
                otherwise addressed by polytrauma rehabilitation
                centers and polytrauma network sites of the Department.
                    (B) A comparative assessment of the effectiveness
                of rehabilitation programs for individuals with
                traumatic brain injuries in urban areas with the
                effectiveness of such programs for individuals with
                traumatic brain injuries in rural and frontier
                communities.
                    (C) An assessment of whether therapies that can
                prevent or remediate the development of secondary
                neurologic conditions related to traumatic brain injury
                can be interrupted by stress caused by living in an
                urban area.
                    (D) The relation of high cost of living to the
                recovery of veterans and the impact on their families
                in comparison to recovery in an area where there is a
                lower cost of living.
            (3) Locations.--In preparing the report required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider and evaluate
        various locations for the potential location of a new
        polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site.
        One location receiving such consideration and evaluation shall
        be the Fort Bayard Medical Center in Grant County, New Mexico.
            (4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate
        State and local government agencies in the southern New Mexico
        and El Paso, Texas, region.

Summary: Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, region that is within a reasonable driving distance of Fort Bliss, White Sands Missile Range, and Holloman Air Force Base. Requires the Fort Bayard Medical Center in Grant County, New Mexico, to be evaluated as a potential location for such a Center or Site.

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing of a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, region, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi
River Basin Protection Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reliance on scientific knowledge.
           TITLE I--SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT MONITORING NETWORK

Sec. 101. Establishment of monitoring network.
Sec. 102. Data collection and storage responsibilities.
Sec. 103. Relationship to existing sediment and nutrient monitoring and
                            assessment.
Sec. 104. Collaboration with other public and private monitoring
                            efforts.
Sec. 105. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 106. National research council assessment.
                TITLE II--COMPUTER MODELING AND RESEARCH

Sec. 201. Computer modeling and research of sediment and nutrient
                            sources.
Sec. 202. Communication plan to distribute information.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements.
     TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 302. Cost-sharing requirements.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The terms ``Upper Mississippi River Basin'' and
        ``Basin'' mean the watershed portion of the Upper Mississippi
        River and Illinois River basins, from Cairo, Illinois, to the
        headwaters of the Mississippi River, in the States of
        Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. The
        designation includes the Kaskaskia watershed along the Illinois
        River and the Meramec watershed along the Missouri River.
            (2) The terms ``Upper Mississippi River Stewardship
        Initiative'' and ``Initiative'' mean the activities authorized
        or required by this Act to monitor nutrients and sediment in
        the Upper Mississippi River Basin.

SEC. 3. RELIANCE ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.

    Federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin shall be
guided by accepted and documented scientific methods, including the use
of documented protocols for data collection and data analysis, and peer
review of data, results, and findings, and shall take into account the
results of studies using accepted and documented scientific methods to
identify and quantify the sources, transport, and fate of nutrients and
sediment and to quantify the effect of various treatment methods or
conservation measures on nutrient and sediment management.

           TITLE I--SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT MONITORING NETWORK

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING NETWORK.

    (a) Establishment.--As part of the Upper Mississippi River
Stewardship Initiative, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a
sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi
River Basin for the purposes of--
            (1) identifying and quantifying significant sources of
        sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin;
            (2) quantifying the processes affecting mobilization,
        transport, and fate of those sediments and nutrients on land
        and in water;
            (3) quantifying the transport of those sediments and
        nutrients to and through the Upper Mississippi River Basin;
            (4) quantifying changes to sediment and nutrient
        concentrations and loads over time; and
            (5) coordinating with other Federal, State, tribal, and
        local agencies on the acquisition of data to be used in
        computer modeling of the Basin, pursuant to section 201.
    (b) Role of United States Geological Survey.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall carry out this title acting through the office of the
Director of the United States Geological Survey.

SEC. 102. DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Guidelines for Data Collection and Storage.--The Secretary of
the Interior shall establish guidelines for the effective design of
data collection activities regarding sediment and nutrient monitoring,
for the use of suitable and consistent methods for data collection, and
for consistent reporting, data storage, and archiving practices.
    (b) Release of Data.--Data resulting from sediment and nutrient
monitoring and the compilation of ancillary information in the Upper
Mississippi River Basin shall be released to the public using generic
station identifiers and hydrologic unit codes. In the case of a
monitoring station located on private lands, information regarding the
location of the station shall not be disseminated without the
landowner's permission.

SEC. 103. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT MONITORING AND
              ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Inventory.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of
the Interior shall inventory the sediment and nutrient monitoring
efforts in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act of
Federal, State, tribal, local, and nongovernmental entities for the
purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps and
redundancies.
    (b) Integration.--On the basis of the inventory, the Secretary of
the Interior shall integrate the existing sediment and nutrient
monitoring efforts, to the maximum extent practicable, into the
sediment and nutrient monitoring network required by section 101.
    (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--In carrying out this
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall make maximum use of data
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act and of ongoing
programs and efforts of Federal, State, tribal, local, and
nongovernmental entities in developing the sediment and nutrient
monitoring network required by section 101.
    (d) Coordination With Long-Term Estuary Assessment Project.--The
Secretary of the Interior shall carry out this section in coordination
with the long-term estuary assessment project authorized by section 902
of the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-457; 33
U.S.C. 2901 note).

SEC. 104. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MONITORING
              EFFORTS.

    To establish the sediment and nutrient monitoring network, the
Secretary of the Interior shall collaborate, to the maximum extent
practicable, with other Federal, State, tribal, local and private
sediment and nutrient monitoring and assessment programs that meet
guidelines prescribed under section 102(a), as determined by the
Secretary.

SEC. 105. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall report to Congress not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the
development of the sediment and nutrient monitoring network.

SEC. 106. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ASSESSMENT.

    The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences
shall conduct a comprehensive water resources assessment of the Upper
Mississippi River Basin within 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

                TITLE II--COMPUTER MODELING AND RESEARCH

SEC. 201. COMPUTER MODELING AND RESEARCH OF SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT
              SOURCES.

    (a) Modeling Program Required.--As part of the Upper Mississippi
River Stewardship Initiative, the Director of the United States
Geological Survey shall develop and implement a plan to improve
existing water-quality models to identify and quantify significant
sources of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
at the subwatershed (12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code) scale.
    (b) Role.--Computer modeling shall be used to identify
subwatersheds which are significant sources of sediment and nutrients
and shall be made available for the purposes of targeting public and
private sediment and nutrient management efforts.
    (c) Components.--Sediment and nutrient models for the Upper
Mississippi River Basin shall--
            (1) relate nutrient sources to landscape, land use, and
        land management practices;
            (2) relate sediment sources to landscape, land use, and
        land management practices; and
            (3) quantify river channel nutrient and sediment transport
        and transformation processes.
    (d) Collection of Ancillary Information.--Ancillary information
shall be collected, by remote sensing or other appropriate means, in a
GIS format to support modeling and management use of modeling results,
including the following:
            (1) Land use data.
            (2) Soils data.
            (3) Elevation data.
            (4) Hydrologic modifications.
            (5) Information on sediment and nutrient management actions
        including conservation tillage practices and other Best
        Management Practices.
            (6) Estimates of loads of nutrients from point sources and
        key nonpoint sources, including commercial fertilizer,
        applications of manure, geologic sources, and atmospheric
        deposition.

SEC. 202. COMMUNICATION PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall
establish a communication plan that includes use of the Internet to
provide information including the following:
            (1) Accomplishments of public and private programs designed
        to manage sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River
        Basin.
            (2) Seasonal and annual concentrations and loads of
        sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River and its
        tributaries.

SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Monitoring Activities.--Commencing one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Geological
Survey shall provide to Congress and make available to the public an
annual report that includes data and information on concentrations and
loads of nutrients and sediment derived from monitoring activities
conducted in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
    (b) Modeling Activities.--Every five years, the Director of the
United States Geological Survey shall provide to Congress and make
available to the public a progress report assessing changes in nutrient
and sediment concentrations and loads in relation to such factors as
climate variability and changes in land and water management practices.

     TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) United States Geological Survey Activities.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the United States Geological Survey
$6,250,000 each fiscal year to carry out this Act (other than section
106).
    (b) Water Resource and Water Quality Management Assessment.--There
is authorized to be appropriated $650,000 to allow the National
Research Council to perform the assessment required by section 106.

SEC. 302. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.

    Funds made available for the United States Geological Survey
Cooperative Water Program under section 301(a) shall be subject to the
same cost-sharing requirements as specified in the last proviso under
the heading ``United States Geological Survey--surveys, investigations,
and research'' of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-54; 119 Stat.
510; 43 U.S.C. 50).

Summary: Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Requires federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to be guided by accepted and documented scientific methods and to take into account the results of studies using such methods to identify and quantify the sources, transport, and fate of nutrients and sediment and to quantify the effect of treatment methods or conservation measures on nutrient and sediment management. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, as part of an Upper Mississippi River Stewardship Initiative and acting through the US Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the Basin. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities. (2) inventory the sediment and monitoring efforts of governmental, tribal, and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies. (3) integrate such monitoring efforts into the sediment and nutrient monitoring network. And (4) collaborate with other public, tribal, and private monitoring and assessment programs in establishing the monitoring network. Directs the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a water resources assessment of the Basin. Requires the Director of the USGS: (1) as part of the Initiative, to develop and implement a plan to improve existing water-quality models to identify and quantify significant sources of sediment and nutrients in the Basin at the subwatershed scale. (2) to establish a communication plan that includes use of the Internet to provide information on accomplishments of public and private programs designed to manage sediment and nutrients in the Basin and on seasonal and annual concentrations and loads of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries. And (3) provide an annual report that includes information on concentrations and loads of nutrients and sediment derived from monitoring activities conducted in the Basin.

To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Security for Investors and
Providing Closure Act of 2013'' or the ``Improving SIPC Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. CUSTOMER PAYMENT DURING PENDING ACTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 11 of the Securities Investor Protection
Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78ggg) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Customer Payment During Pending Action.--
            ``(1) One-time payment permitted.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the time that an action is
                initiated under subsection (b), SIPC may choose to
                allow all customers of the debtor to elect to receive a
                one-time payment from the SIPC Fund.
                    ``(B) Customer election.--If SIPC allows customers
                to make the election described under subparagraph (A),
                each customer choosing to make such election must make
                such election during the action brought under
                subsection (b), but in no case later than the 180-day
                period beginning on the date that SIPC chooses to allow
                such election.
            ``(2) Method of payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To the extent practicable, one-
                time payments made under this subsection shall be made
                in the same manner as payments of net equity claims of
                customers of a debtor are made under the other
                provisions of this Act.
                    ``(B) Payment amount limited to claims.--The amount
                paid to a customer under this subsection shall be equal
                to the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the customer's net equity claim
                        against the debtor; and
                            ``(ii) the cap set under paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Cap on one-time payments.--At the time the action is
        initiated under subsection (b), SIPC shall set a cap on the
        amount of one-time payments that can be made under this
        subsection, and such cap--
                    ``(A) shall not exceed $500,000; and
                    ``(B) shall apply equally to all customers of the
                debtor.
            ``(4) Effect of election.--
                    ``(A) No sipc advance.--Section 9(a) shall not
                apply with respect to any customer who receives a one-
                time payment under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Subrogation.--With respect to any customer
                who receives a one-time payment under this subsection,
                SIPC shall be subrogated to all rights of such customer
                against the debtor once the customer recovers an amount
                equal to the customer's net equity claim against the
                debtor.
            ``(5) Notice; technical assistance.--If SIPC allows
        customers to make the election described under paragraph
        (1)(A), SIPC shall--
                    ``(A) promptly notify each customer of the debtor
                of their rights under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) provide technical assistance to such
                customers to determine if they should make an election
                under paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(6) Treatment of certificates of deposit.--For purposes
        of this subsection, a certificate of deposit purchased by a
        person through an account with the debtor shall be treated as
        cash deposited and held by the debtor in an amount equal to the
        amount the person paid for the certificate of deposit, less any
        amounts paid to such person on the certificate of deposit.
            ``(7) Judicial review of certain sipc determinations.--With
        respect to any person who is not permitted to make an election
        under this subsection because SIPC does not identify them as a
        customer of the debtor, such person may commence an action
        against SIPC in the appropriate United States district court to
        challenge the determination by SIPC that they are not a
        customer of the debtor.
            ``(8) Rulemaking.--SIPC may issue such regulations as may
        be necessary to carry out this subsection.
            ``(9) Debtor defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `debtor' means the broker or dealer that is the subject of
        the action brought under subsection (b).''.
    (b) Application.--With respect to an ongoing action brought under
section 11(b) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15
U.S.C. 78ggg(b)) before the date of the enactment of this Act, the
customer election available under section 11(c) of such Act may be made
during the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--A person's qualification as a customer
for purposes of section 11(c) of the Securities Investor Protection Act
of 1970 shall have no effect on whether such person qualifies as a
customer under any other provision of such Act.

Summary: Improving Security for Investors and Providing Closure Act of 2013 or Improving SIPC Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 with respect to any action in a US district court by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in the event that SIPC refuses to commit funds or otherwise act for the protection of customers of any SIPC member . Authorizes SIPC, at the time the SEC action initiates such action, to allow all customers of the debtor broker or dealer to elect to receive a one-time payment from the SIPC Fund. Prescribes procedures for such customer election. Limits the amount paid to a customer under such election to the lesser of: (1) the customer's net equity claim against the debtor, and (2) a $500,000 cap on one-time payments. Subrogates SIPC to all rights of the customer receiving a one-time payment against the debtor once the customer recovers an amount equal to the customer's net equity claim against the debtor. Treats a certificate of deposit (CD) purchased by a person through an account with the debtor as cash deposited and held by the debtor in an amount equal to the amount the person paid for the CD, less any amounts paid to such person on the CD. Permits a person prevented from making an election under this Act because SIPC does not identify such person as a customer of the debtor to challenge that determination in federal district court.

Improving SIPC Act of 2013


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Problem gambling is a public health disorder
        characterized by increasing preoccupation with gambling, loss
        of control, restlessness or irritability when attempting to
        stop gambling, and continuation of the gambling behavior in
        spite of mounting, serious, negative consequences.
            (2) Over 6,000,000 adults met criteria for a gambling
        problem last year.
            (3) The estimated social cost to families and communities
        from bankruptcy, divorce, job loss, and criminal justice costs
        associated with problem gambling was $6,700,000,000 last year.
            (4) Problem gambling is associated with higher incidences
        of bankruptcy, domestic abuse, and suicide.
            (5) People who engage in problem gambling have high rates
        of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
            (6) In response to current budget shortfalls, many States
        are considering enacting or have enacted legislation to expand
        legal gambling activities with the intent of raising State
        revenues.
            (7) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
        Administration is the lead Federal agency for substance abuse
        and mental health services.
            (8) There are no agencies or individuals in the Federal
        Government with formal responsibility for problem gambling.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF AUTHORITY TO TREAT GAMBLING IN SAMHSA AUTHORITIES.

    Section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (17);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) establish and implement programs for the prevention,
        treatment, and research of pathological and other problem
        gambling.''.

SEC. 4. PROGRAMS TO RESEARCH, PREVENT, AND ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING.

    Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.)
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part G (42 U.S.C. 290kk et seq.),
        relating to services provided through religious organizations
        and added by section 144 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief
        Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-619), as enacted into law by
        section 1(a)(7) of Public Law 106-554, as part J;
            (2) by redesignating sections 581 through 584 of that part
        J as sections 596 through 596C, respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

 ``PART K--PROGRAMS TO RESEARCH, PREVENT, AND ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING

``SEC. 597. PUBLIC AWARENESS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise
awareness within the general public with respect to problem gambling
issues. In carrying out the campaign, the Secretary shall carry out
activities that include augmenting and supporting existing (as of the
date of the support) national campaigns and producing and placing
public service announcements.
    ``(b) Voluntary Donations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary may--
            ``(1) coordinate the voluntary donation of, and administer,
        resources to assist in the implementation of new programs and
        the augmentation and support of existing national campaigns to
        provide national strategies for dissemination of information,
        intended to treat problem gambling, from--
                    ``(A) television, radio, motion pictures, cable
                communications, and the print media;
                    ``(B) the advertising industry;
                    ``(C) the business sector of the United States; and
                    ``(D) professional sports organizations and
                associations; and
            ``(2) encourage media outlets throughout the country to
        provide information, aimed at preventing problem gambling,
        including public service announcements, documentary films, and
        advertisements.
    ``(c) Focus.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall
target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and
gambling events.
    ``(d) Evaluation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall evaluate the effectiveness of activities under this section. The
Secretary shall submit a report to the President and Congress
containing the results of the evaluation.

``SEC. 597A. RESEARCH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall establish and implement a national program of research on problem
gambling.
    ``(b) National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider the
recommendations that appear in chapter 8 of the June 18, 1999, report
of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

``SEC. 597B. TREATMENT.

    ``The Secretary shall develop a treatment improvement protocol
specific to problem gambling.

``SEC. 597C. PREVENTION.

    ``The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall integrate
problem gambling into existing alcohol, tobacco and other drug
prevention programs, where practical.''.

Summary: Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to: (1) establish and implement programs for the prevention, treatment, and research of pathological and other problem gambling. (2) carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise awareness of problem gambling. And (3) establish and implement a national program of research on problem gambling. Authorizes the Administrator, in carrying out the national campaign, to: (1) administer and coordinate the voluntary donation of resources to assist in implementing new programs and augmenting and supporting existing national campaigns, and (2) encourage media outlets to provide information aimed at preventing problem gambling. Requires the Administrator to target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and gambling events. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a treatment improvement protocol for problem gambling. And (2) the Administrator to integrate problem gambling into existing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention programs where practical.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to specifically include, in programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, programs to research, prevent, and treat the harmful consequences of pathological and other problem gambling, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Export Support Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. EXPORT LICENSING COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE BY COMMERCIAL SERVICE
              DISTRICT OFFICES.

    Section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721)
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(10) providing small businesses and medium-sized
        businesses with support, training, education, and compliance
        assistance regarding export licensing requirements.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``The Secretary
                shall''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraphs:
            ``(B) The Secretary shall assign export licensing
        compliance specialists to at least 20 district offices (or, at
        any time when there are 20 or fewer such offices, to all such
        offices). Such export licensing compliance specialists shall
        provide small businesses and medium-sized businesses with
        support, training, education, and compliance assistance
        regarding export licensing requirements.
            ``(C) In determining whether to assign an export licensing
        compliance specialist to a district office under subparagraph
        (B), the Secretary shall take into account the need for such
        assistance of the small businesses and medium-sized businesses
        in the region served by the office. In assessing such need, the
        Secretary shall consider such indicators of the small business
        and medium-sized business industrial base in the region as the
        Secretary considers appropriate, including the number of small
        businesses and medium-sized businesses in the region that have
        been issued export licenses.''.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REVIEWS OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICE STAFFING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each
fiscal year that ends after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Commerce shall complete a review, with respect to such
fiscal year, of the level of staffing at each district office of the
United States and Foreign Commercial Service established under section
2301(c)(3)(A) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4721(c)(3)(A)) to determine, for the fiscal year that begins after the
date of the completion of the review, the level of staffing at each
office that will enable such office to effectively serve small
businesses and medium-sized businesses.
    (b) Elements of Review.--A review under subsection (a) shall
include with respect to each district office--
            (1) a determination of the number of staff employed in the
        office during the fiscal year in which the review is completed
        and during each of the preceding 9 fiscal years;
            (2) a determination of the need of small businesses and
        medium-sized businesses in the region served by the office for
        the services and assistance described in section 2301(b) of the
        Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)), as
        indicated by factors including--
                    (A) the volume of requests made by small businesses
                and medium-sized businesses to the office for such
                services and assistance;
                    (B) the number of small businesses and medium-sized
                businesses in the region that have been issued export
                licenses; and
                    (C) such other indicators of the small business and
                medium-sized business industrial base in the region as
                the Secretary considers appropriate;
            (3) an assessment of the overall performance of the office
        in providing such services and assistance to small businesses
        and medium-sized businesses;
            (4) an assessment of whether any changes should be made in
        the number of staff employed in the office for the fiscal year
        that begins after the date of the completion of the review,
        including whether, based on the determination under paragraph
        (2), an export licensing compliance specialist should be
        assigned (or continue to be assigned) to the office under
        section 2301(c)(3)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 4721(c)(3)(B));
            (5) an assessment of whether any changes in funding for the
        office for such fiscal year will be necessary to implement any
        changes identified under paragraph (4); and
            (6) such other elements as the Secretary considers
        appropriate.
    (c) Inclusion in President's Budget Submission to Congress.--
            (1) Submission by secretary to president.--For each fiscal
        year with respect to which a review is completed under
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall prepare a report on the
        review and shall include the report in the submission to the
        President of materials relating to the budget of the Department
        of Commerce for the fiscal year that begins after the date of
        the completion of the review. The Secretary shall include in
        the report a statement that--
                    (A) assesses the consistency of any budgetary
                requests made by the Secretary in the submission with
                the conclusions in the review regarding appropriate
                levels of staffing and funding; and
                    (B) justifies any inconsistencies between the
                requests and the conclusions.
            (2) Submission by president to congress.--The President
        shall include the report submitted under paragraph (1) in the
        budget of the United States Government submitted to Congress
        under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the
        fiscal year that begins after the date of the submission of the
        report to the President by the Secretary. The President shall
        attach to the report an addendum that--
                    (A) assesses the consistency of the budget with the
                conclusions in the review regarding appropriate levels
                of staffing and funding; and
                    (B) justifies any inconsistencies between the
                budget and the conclusions.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF EXPORT LICENSING COORDINATORS.

    (a) In General.--Each official described in subsection (c) shall
designate an export licensing coordinator for the department or agency
of the official. The export licensing coordinator for a department or
agency shall be an individual who exercises significant decisionmaking
authority in the department or agency.
    (b) Duties.--The export licensing coordinator designated for a
department or agency under subsection (a) shall devise, encourage, and
coordinate activities by the department or agency that provide small
businesses and medium-sized businesses with support, training,
education, and compliance assistance regarding export licensing
requirements.
    (c) Officials Described.--The officials described in this
subsection are the following:
            (1) The Secretary of Commerce.
            (2) The Secretary of Defense.
            (3) The Secretary of State.
            (4) The Secretary of the Treasury.
            (5) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF
              FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Commerce an Interagency Task Force on Export Control Assistance and
Relief for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (in this section referred
to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Duties of Task Force.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Task
        Force shall submit to Congress a report containing--
                    (A) recommendations for improving the support,
                training, education, and compliance assistance
                regarding export licensing requirements provided to
                small businesses and medium-sized businesses by the
                Federal Government, including recommendations regarding
                any increases in the amount or changes in the
                allocation of resources for such support, training,
                education, and compliance assistance;
                    (B) recommendations for changes to such
                requirements to improve opportunities for small
                businesses and medium-sized businesses to export goods
                and services from the United States; and
                    (C) such other recommendations as the Task Force
                considers appropriate.
            (2) Input from businesses.--The Task Force shall consult
        with small businesses and medium-sized businesses in preparing
        the report required by paragraph (1).
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of the
        officials described in section 4(c).
            (2) Compensation.--A member of the Task Force may not
        receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of service on
        the Task Force in addition to pay, allowances, or benefits by
        reason of service as an officer of the United States in the
        capacity listed in section 4(c) in which the member serves.
            (3) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Task Force shall
        be elected by the members.
            (4) Quorum.--Three members of the Task Force shall
        constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (d) Administrative and Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Chairperson, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the Task Force,
without reimbursement, such administrative and support services,
including details of personnel, as may be necessary to enable the Task
Force to carry out its duties under this section.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Small Business Defined.--In this Act, the term ``small
business'' means a small business concern, as defined under section 3
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
    (b) Additional Definition for Sections 4 and 5.--In sections 4 and
5, the term ``export licensing requirements'' includes export licensing
requirements under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778).

Summary: Small Business Export Support Act of 2010 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of Commerce to assign export licensing compliance specialists to at least 20 United States and Foreign Commercial Service district offices to provide small and medium-sized businesses with support, training, education, and compliance assistance regarding export licensing, including arms export licensing, requirements. Directs the Secretary to review and report to the President annually on the level of staffing at each such district office in order to determine the level that will enable it to serve such businesses effectively. Requires each of the Secretaries of Commerce, of Defense (DOD), of State, and of the Treasury, as well as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to designate an export licensing coordinator who exercises significant decisionmaking authority in the respective department or agency. Requires the coordinator to devise, encourage, and coordinate department or agency activities providing small and medium-sized businesses with export licensing assistance under this Act. Establishes in the Department of Commerce an Interagency Task Force on Export Control Assistance and Relief for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to report annually to Congress its recommendations for improving such assistance.

To improve the support, training, education, and compliance assistance regarding export licensing requirements provided to small businesses and medium-sized businesses.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Surgeon General Sunset
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
        means the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of
        Health and Human Services.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
        meaning given to the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title
        5, United States Code.
            (3) Function.--The term ``function'' means any duty,
        obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege,
        activity, or program.
            (4) Office.--The term ``office'' includes any office,
        administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational entity,
        or component thereof.
            (5) Office of the assistant secretary.--The term ``Office
        of the Assistant Secretary'' means the Office of the Assistant
        Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human
        Services.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Termination.--The Office of the Surgeon General of the Public
Health Service and the position of such Surgeon General are terminated.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred to Office of the
Assistance Secretary for Health all functions which the Surgeon General
exercised before the date of the enactment of this Act (including all
related functions of any officer or employee of the Office of the
Surgeon General).

SEC. 4. DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
              AND BUDGET.

    If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any
determination of the functions that are transferred under section 3.

SEC. 5. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

    Except where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise
provided by this Act, the Assistant Secretary may delegate any of the
functions transferred to the Assistant Secretary by this Act and any
function transferred or granted to such Assistant Secretary after the
effective date of this Act to such officers and employees of the Office
of the Assistant Secretary as the Assistant Secretary may designate,
and may authorize successive redelegations of such functions as may be
necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by the Assistant
Secretary under this section or under any other provision of this Act
shall relieve such Assistant Secretary of responsibility for the
administration of such functions.

SEC. 6. REORGANIZATION.

    The Assistant Secretary is authorized to allocate or reallocate any
function transferred under section 3 among the officers of the Office
of the Assistant Secretary, and to establish, consolidate, alter, or
discontinue such organizational entities in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary as may be necessary or appropriate.

SEC. 7. RULES.

    The Assistant Secretary is authorized to prescribe, in accordance
with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code,
such rules and regulations as the Assistant Secretary determines
necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary.

SEC. 8. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the personnel employed in
connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions
transferred by this Act, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be transferred to Office of the Assistant Secretary.
Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be used
only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized
and appropriated.

SEC. 9. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, is
authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with regard
to the functions transferred by this Act, and to make such additional
incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants,
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection
with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act.
    (b) Termination of Affairs.--The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs
of all entities terminated by this Act and for such further measures
and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Act.

SEC. 10. EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the
transfer pursuant to this Act of full-time personnel (except special
Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent
positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced
in grade or compensation for one year after the date of transfer of
such employee under this Act.
    (b) Executive Schedule Positions.--Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of
this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive
Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and
who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary to a position having duties comparable to the
duties performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue
to be compensated in such new position at not less than the rate
provided for such previous position, for the duration of the service of
such person in such new position.
    (c) Termination of Certain Positions.--Positions whose incumbents
are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, the functions of which are transferred by this Act, shall
terminate on the effective date of this Act.

SEC. 11. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--All orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants,
contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other
administrative actions--
            (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
        become effective by the President, any Federal agency or
        official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
        the performance of functions which are transferred under this
        Act, and
            (2) which are in effect at the time this Act takes effect,
        or were final before the effective date of this Act and are to
        become effective on or after the effective date of this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the President, the Assistant Secretary or other authorized official, a
court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings Not Affected.--The provisions of this Act shall not
affect any proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or
any application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial
assistance pending before the Office of the Surgeon General at the time
this Act takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by this
Act but such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders
shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom,
and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had
not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall
continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked
by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to
prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not
been enacted.
    (c) Suits Not Affected.--The provisions of this Act shall not
affect suits commenced before the effective date of this Act, and in
all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments
rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had
not been enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding
commenced by or against the Office of the Surgeon General, or by or
against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as
an officer of the Office of the Surgeon General, shall abate by reason
of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of
Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the preparation or
promulgation of a regulation by the Office of the Surgeon General
relating to a function transferred under this Act may be continued by
the Office of the Assistant Secretary with the same effect as if this
Act had not been enacted.

SEC. 12. SEPARABILITY.

    If a provision of this Act or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this Act nor the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be
affected.

SEC. 13. TRANSITION.

    The Assistant Secretary is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other
        personnel of the Office of the Surgeon General with respect to
        functions transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary
        by this Act; and
            (2) funds appropriated to such functions for such period of
        time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly
        implementation of this Act.

SEC. 14. REFERENCES.

    Reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating
to--
            (1) the Surgeon General with regard to functions
        transferred under section 3, shall be deemed to refer to the
        Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and
        Human Services; and
            (2) the Office of the Surgeon General with regard to
        functions transferred under section 3, shall be deemed to refer
        to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the
        Department of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 15. SAVINGS.

    Any amounts appropriated for the Office of the Surgeon General for
fiscal year 1998 and remaining available on the date of enactment of
this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and utilized to carry out child immunization programs.

SEC. 16. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Recommended Legislation.--After consultation with the
appropriate committees of the Congress and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and
submit to the Congress a legislative proposal in the form of an
implementing bill containing technical and conforming amendments to
reflect the changes made by this Act.
    (b) Submission to the Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the
effective date of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit the
implementing bill referred to under subsection (a).
    (c) Repeals.--Sections 204 and 205 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 205 and 206) are repealed.
    (d) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 202 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        203) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
                as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
            (2) Section 206(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
        U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence by striking ``The Surgeon
                General'' and all that follows through ``the Chief
                Medical Officer'' and inserting ``The Chief Medical
                Officer''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall be become effective on the date on which the
individual who is serving as the Surgeon General on the date of
enactment of this Act resigns or is terminated or the date on which the
term of service of such individual as Surgeon General expires,
whichever occurs first.

Summary: Office of Surgeon General Sunset Act - Terminates the Office and position of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, transferring the Office's functions to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. Requires that the Office of Management and Budget make determinations of the functions transferred. Provides for related delegation, reorganization, rules and regulations, transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel, other transfers, the effect on personnel, and the effect on legal documents, proceedings, and administrative actions.

Office of Surgeon General Sunset Act