SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Carbon Conservation
Act''.

SEC. 2. CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Carbon Sequestration Program.--Within 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the implementing panel shall establish a
carbon sequestration program to permit project sponsors to make carbon
sequestration project proposals to the implementing panel.
    (b) Implementing Panel.--There is established within the National
Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce an
implementing panel consisting of--
            (1) the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
        Technology,
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture,
            (3) the Secretary of State,
            (4) the Secretary of Energy,
            (5) the Chief of the Forest Service, and
            (6) representatives of nongovernmental organizations who
        have an expertise and experience in carbon sequestration
        practices, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Chief of the Forest Service shall act as chairperson of the
implementing panel.
    (c) Carbon Sequestration Project.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) In general.--The term ``carbon sequestration project''
        means a project--
                    (A) which is located outside the United States,
                    (B) the duration of which is not less than 30
                years,
                    (C) which is designed to increase the sequestration
                of carbon, and
                    (D) which is accepted by the implementing panel
                under the carbon sequestration program.
            (2) Acceptance of project proposals.--
                    (A) In general.--Under the carbon sequestration
                program, the implementing panel shall accept a proposal
                for a carbon sequestration project from a project
                sponsor only if--
                            (i) the proposal includes a needs
                        assessment described in subparagraph (B),
                            (ii) the proposal identifies the benefits
                        of carbon sequestration practices of the
                        sponsored project under criteria developed to
                        evaluate such benefits under subsection (d) and
                        under guidelines instituted to quantify such
                        benefits under subsection (e) and includes an
                        agreement by the sponsor to carry out such
                        practices as described in subparagraph (C), and
                            (iii) the proposal includes an agreement to
                        provide verification of compliance with an
                        approved project as described in subparagraph
                        (D) under standards established under
                        subsection (f).
                    (B) Needs assessment.--A needs assessment described
                in this subparagraph is an assessment of the need for
                the carbon sequestration project described in a
                proposal and the ability of the project sponsor to
                carry out the carbon sequestration practices related to
                such project. The assessment shall be developed by the
                project sponsor, in cooperation with the Agency for
                International Development, nongovernmental
                organizations, and independent third-party verifiers.
                    (C) Carbon sequestration practices.--Under a carbon
                sequestration project proposal, the project sponsor
                shall agree to contract with other entities, including
                organizations based in the country in which the
                sponsored carbon sequestration project is located, to
                carry out carbon sequestration practices proposed by
                the project sponsor which (as determined by the
                implementing panel)--
                            (i) provide for additional carbon
                        sequestration beyond that which would be
                        provided in the absence of such project, and
                            (ii) contribute to a positive reduction of
                        greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through
                        carbon sequestration over at least a 30-year
                        period.
                    (D) Verification of compliance with approved carbon
                sequestration project.--Under a carbon sequestration
                project proposal, the project sponsor shall agree to
                provide the implementing panel with verification
                through a third party that such project is sequestering
                carbon in accordance with the proposal approved by the
                implementing panel, including an annual audit of the
                project, an actual verification of the practices at the
                project site every 5 years, and such random inspections
                as are necessary.
    (d) Criteria for Evaluating Benefits of Carbon Sequestration
Practices.--
            (1) In general.--Under the carbon sequestration program the
        Chief of the Forest Service, in consultation with other members
        of the implementing panel, shall develop criteria for
prioritizing, determining the acceptability of, and evaluating, the
benefits of the carbon sequestration practices proposed in projects for
the purpose of determining the acceptability of project proposals.
            (2) Content.--The criteria shall ensure that carbon
        sequestration investment credits under section 45E of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are not allocated to projects the
        primary purpose of which is to grow timber for commercial
        harvest or to projects which replace native ecological systems
        with commercial timber plantations. Projects should be
        prioritized according to--
                    (A) native forest preservation, especially with
                respect to land which would otherwise cease to be
                native forest land,
                    (B) reforestation of former forest land where such
                land has not been forested for at least 10 years,
                    (C) biodiversity enhancement,
                    (D) the prevention of greenhouse gas emissions
                through the preservation of carbon storing plants and
                trees,
                    (E) soil erosion management,
                    (F) soil fertility restoration, and
                    (G) the duration of the project, including any
                project under which other entities are engaged to
                extend the duration of the project beyond the minimum
                carbon sequestration project term.
    (e) Guidelines for Quantifying Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Under the carbon sequestration program,
        the Chief of the Forest Service, in consultation with other
        members of the implementing panel, shall institute guidelines
        for the development of methodologies for quantifying the amount
        of carbon sequestered by particular projects for the purposes
        of determining the acceptability of project proposals. These
        guidelines should set standards for project sponsors with
        regard to--
                    (A) methodologies for measuring the carbon
                sequestered,
                    (B) measures to assure the duration of projects
                sponsored,
                    (C) criteria that verifies that the carbon
                sequestered is additional to the sequestration which
                would have occurred without the sponsored project,
                    (D) reasonable criteria to evaluate the extent to
                which the project displaces activity that causes
                deforestation in another location, and
                    (E) the extent to which the project promotes
                sustainable development in a project area, particularly
                with regard to protecting the traditional land tenure
                of indigenous people.
            (2) Basis.--In developing the guidelines, the Chief of the
        Forest Service shall--
                    (A) consult with land grant universities and
                entities which specialize in carbon storage
                verification and measurement, and
                    (B) use information reported to the Secretary of
                Energy from projects carried out under the voluntary
                reporting program of the Energy Information
                Administration under section 1605 of the Energy Policy
                Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13385).
    (f) Verification Standards.--Under the carbon sequestration
program, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, in consultation with other members of the implementing
panel and the National Science Foundation, shall establish verification
standards for purposes of subsection (c)(2)(D).
    (g) Program Reporting.--The Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall develop forms to monitor carbon sequestration improvements made
as a result of the program established under this section and the
implementing panel shall use such forms to report to the Administrator
on--
            (1) carbon sequestration improvements made as a result of
        the program,
            (2) carbon sequestration practices of project sponsors
        enrolled in the program, and
            (3) compliance with the terms of the implementing panel's
        approval of projects.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the program
established under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK FINANCING.

    An owner or operator of property that is located outside of the
United States and that is used in a carbon sequestration project
approved by the implementing panel under section 2 may enter into a
contract for an extension of credit from the Export-Import Bank of the
United States of up to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out the
carbon sequestration practices specified in the carbon sequestration
project proposal to the extent that the Export-Import Bank determines
that the cost sharing is appropriate, in the public interest, and
otherwise meets the requirements of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.

SEC. 4. EQUITY INVESTMENT INSURANCE.

    An owner or operator of property that is located outside of the
United States and that is used in a carbon sequestration project
approved by the implementing panel under section 2 may enter into a
contract for investment insurance issued by the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194) if the Corporation determines
that issuance of the insurance is consistent with the provisions of
such section 234.

Summary: International Carbon Conservation Act - Establishes within the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology an implementing panel, to be headed by the Chief of the Forest Service, which shall: (1) establish a carbon sequestration program. And (2) accept qualifying projects located outside of the United States. Permits an owner or operator of property located outside the United States that is used in a qualifying project to be eligible for: (1) credit extension from the Export-Import Bank of the United States of up to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out the carbon sequestration practices specified in the contract. And (2) investment insurance issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

A bill to establish a carbon sequestration program and an implementing panel within the Department of Commerce to enhance international conservation, to promote the role of carbon sequestration as a means of slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and to reward and encourage voluntary, pro-active environmental efforts on the issue of global climate change.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Subsidies Without Verification
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On July 5, 2013, the Department of Health and Human
        Services released more than 600 pages of a final rule to
        implement the provisions of the Patient Protection and
        Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the
        Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (commonly
        referred to as ``Obamacare'' or the ``ACA'').
            (2) Such final rule included an announcement that the
        Federal Government would no longer verify that each applicant
        for premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions for coverage
        offered through an Exchange established under the Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act are actually qualified for
        such credits or reductions. Instead, the Administration would
        rely on self-attestation and sample audits of a sample
        population to ``protect'' the integrity of this new $1 trillion
        entitlement program.
            (3) The Department of Health and Human Services later
        announced a change in such policy and stated it would extend
        the sample population to 100 percent. This change, though
        announced, was never made to the final rule, meaning there was
        no guarantee to the American people that applicants would be
        verified.
            (4) It is estimated that not verifying eligibility for such
        credits and reductions could likely equate to approximately
        $250 billion in fraudulent payments through payments of such
        Obamacare premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions.
            (5) The final rule provides that the Department of Health
        and Human Services will offer to perform this verification
        procedure for States that are establishing a State-based
        Exchange, but will be unable to do so until 2015. As a result,
        such States will not be required to randomly verify employer-
        sponsored coverage until 2015.
            (6) In order to protect taxpayers after the Department of
        Health and Human Services failed to implement a new rule that
        it would ensure Congress and taxpayers that verification of
        eligibility would be performed, the House of Representatives
        advanced legislation, H.R. 2775, the No Subsidies Without
        Verification Act. This legislation would have provided the
        force of law to ensure that verification would occur prior to
        the issuance of any Obamacare premium tax credit or cost-
        sharing reduction.
            (7) On September 12, 2013, this legislation was passed in
        the House of Representatives with bipartisan support by a 235
        to 191 vote margin.
            (8) On September 10, 2013, the Obama Administration issued
        a Statement of Administration Policy to H.R. 2775 that stated
        ``the Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R.
        2775 because the goal of the bill is already being accomplished
        while the text of the bill would create delays that could cost
        millions of hard-working middle-class families the security of
        affordable health coverage and care they deserve''.
            (9) The Statement of Administration Policy also stated that
        ``H.R. 2775 is unnecessary because the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services has already put in place an effective and
        efficient system for verification of eligibility for premium
        tax credits and cost sharing reductions.''.
            (10) On October 16, 2013, the Senate removed the
        verification mechanism of H.R. 2775 and replaced it with
        language that required a report to Congress by the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services no later than January 1, 2014.
            (11) On January 1, 2014, the Department of Health and Human
        Services submitted a mandated report to Congress entitled,
        ``Verification of Household Income and Other Qualifications for
        the Provision of Affordable Care At Premium Tax Credits and
        Cost-Sharing Reductions''.
            (12) This report to Congress states, ``In accordance with
        statute and applicable implementing regulations, when a
        consumer submits an application for insurance affordability
        programs (which include APTCs, CSRs, Medicaid, the Children's
        Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program
        (BHP)), the Exchange verifies information provided by the
        consumer on the application as a component of making an
        eligibility determination. The processes for verifying
        information in order to determine eligibility for enrollment in
        a qualified health plan (QHP) through the Exchange and for APTC
        under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and
        CSRs under section 1402 of the ACA are specified in the ACA and
        its implementing regulations. Pursuant to both statute and
        applicable regulations, the Exchanges have implemented numerous
        processes to carry out the verification of information provided
        by applicants.''.
            (13) Beginning in 2014, Federal subsidies have been made
        available to help individuals purchase health insurance through
        an Exchange through premium tax credits and cost-sharing
        reductions. On April 2014, the Department of Health and Human
        Services delayed implementation of income verification systems
        in order to increase sign-ups for health care plans through the
        healthcare.gov website.
            (14) Various reports indicate that the internal portions of
        the healthcare.gov website are yet to be finalized, thus
        leaving the Department of Health and Human Services unable to
        perform the verification it stated it was performing. The Obama
        Administration is operating a new Federal entitlement program
        that fails to prevent fraudulent subsidy claims before
        administered. In doing so, the Department of Health and Human
        Services has created a new ``pay and chase'' program that
        places taxpayers at financial risk of fraudulent claims.

SEC. 3. DELAYING PROVISION OF ACA PREMIUM AND COST-SHARING SUBSIDIES
              UNTIL ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROCESS FOR SUCH SUBSIDIES
              IS COMPLETE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the
case of an individual with respect to whom a premium tax credit under
section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or reduced cost-
sharing under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is being claimed, no such credit or
reduction shall be allowed before the first date of the first coverage
month beginning on or after the date on which the process to verify, in
accordance with section 1411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18081), the household income and coverage
requirements of such individual for purposes of determining eligibility
for, and the accurate amount of, such credit or reduction,
respectively, has been completed. For purposes of the previous
sentence, the verification process described in such sentence with
respect to an individual shall not be treated as complete unless a
manual or electronic review has been completed of applicable
information required to be submitted by such individual under section
1411(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18081(b)) and any inconsistency of such
information with records of the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of
Homeland Security, or the Commissioner of Social Security has been
resolved.
    (b) Treatment of Individual Mandate.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no penalty shall be imposed under section 5000A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to an individual for any
month--
            (1) with respect to which a premium tax credit under
        section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is being
        claimed for such individual; and
            (2) that begins before the date on which the verification
        process described in subsection (a) has been completed, in
        accordance with such subsection, with respect to such claim for
        such individual.
    (c) Application Provisions.--
            (1) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
        provisions of this section shall apply to coverage months
        beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Treatment of individuals currently receiving
        subsidies.--
                    (A) Suspension of certain subsidies.--In the case
                of an individual with respect to whom a premium tax
                credit under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code
                of 1986 or reduced cost-sharing under section 1402 of
                the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42
                U.S.C. 18071) has been claimed before the date of the
                enactment of this Act and for whom such a credit or
                reduction has been allowed before such date, such
                allowance shall be suspended until the coverage month
                described in subsection (a) with respect to such claim
                for such individual.
                    (B) Special enrollment period.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Health
                        and Human Services shall take such steps as are
                        necessary to establish a special enrollment
                        period of 45 days, beginning on the date of
                        completion of the verification process
                        described in subsection (a), with respect to an
                        individual described in clause (ii), for such
                        individual to enroll in qualified health plans
                        offered through Exchanges established under
                        title I of the Patient Protection and
                        Affordable Care Act.
                            (ii) Individual described.--For purposes of
                        clause (i), an individual described in this
                        clause is an individual--
                                    (I) who is enrolled in a qualified
                                health plan described in clause (i)
                                before the date of the enactment of
                                this Act;
                                    (II) to whom the suspension under
                                subparagraph (A) applies;
                                    (III) who terminated enrollment in
                                the qualified health plan during such
                                period of suspension; and
                                    (IV) who, after the completion of
                                the verification process described in
                                subsection (a) with respect to such
                                individual, seeks to enroll in such a
                                qualified health plan.

Summary: No Subsidies Without Verification Act of 2014 - Disallows the health plan premium assistance tax credit or cost-sharing reduction under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act before the first date of the first coverage month beginning on or after the date on which the process to verify an individual's household income and coverage requirements of such individual for purposes of determining eligibility for, and the accurate amount of, the credit or reduction, respectively, has been completed. Requires for such verification: (1) completion of a manual or electronic review of the information required of an applicant for enrollment in a plan, and (2) resolution of any inconsistency of such information with records of the Departments of the Treasury or Homeland Security (DHS) or the Social Security Administration. Exempts individuals from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month with respect to which a premium tax credit is being claimed and that begins before the date on which the verification process has been completed. Suspends, until the coverage month beginning after eligibility verification has been completed, the premium tax credit and reduced cost-sharing in the case of individuals for whom the subsidy was allowed before enactment of this Act. Provides a special enrollment period for an individual who terminated enrollment in a qualified plan during the period of suspension.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Outside Audit of the
Indian Health Service Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE AUDIT OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Reputable private entity.--The term ``reputable private
        entity'' means a private entity that--
                    (A) has experience with, and proven outcomes in
                optimizing the performance of, Federal health care
                delivery systems, the private sector, and health care
                management; and
                    (B) specializes in implementing large-scale
                organizational and cultural transformations, especially
                with respect to health care delivery systems.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
            (3) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the Indian Health
        Service.
    (b) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into one or more contracts with
a reputable private entity to conduct an independent assessment of the
health care delivery systems and financial management processes of the
Service.
    (c) Program Integrator.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary enters into contracts
        under this section with more than 1 reputable private sector
        entity, the Secretary shall designate one such entity that is
        predominantly a health care organization as the program
        integrator.
            (2) Responsibilities.--The program integrator designated
        under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for coordinating the
        outcomes of the assessments conducted by the reputable private
        entities under this section.
    (d) Areas of Study.--Each assessment conducted under subsection (b)
shall address each of the following:
            (1) Current and projected demographics and unique health
        care needs of the patient population served by the Service.
            (2) Current and projected health care capabilities and
        resources of the Service, including hospital care, medical
        services, and other health care furnished by non-Service
        facilities under contract with the Service, to provide timely
        and accessible care to eligible patients.
            (3) The authorities and mechanisms under which the
        Secretary may furnish hospital care, medical services, and
        other health care at non-Service facilities, including whether
        it is recommended that the Secretary have the authority to
        furnish such care and services at such facilities through the
        completion of episodes of care.
            (4) The appropriate systemwide access standard applicable
        to hospital care, medical services, and other health care
        furnished by and through the Service, including an
        identification of appropriate access standards for each
        individual specialty and post-care rehabilitation.
            (5) The workflow process at each medical facility of the
        Service for scheduling appointments to receive hospital care,
        medical services, or other health care from the Service.
            (6) The organization, workflow processes, and tools used by
        the Service to support clinical staffing, access to care,
        effective length-of-stay management and care transitions,
        positive patient experience, accurate documentation, and
        subsequent coding of inpatient services.
            (7) The staffing level at each medical facility of the
        Service and the productivity of each health care provider at
        such medical facility, compared with health care industry
        performance metrics, which may include an assessment of any of
        the following:
                    (A) The case load of, and number of patients
                treated by, each health care provider at such medical
                facility during an average week.
                    (B) The time spent by such health care provider on
                matters other than the case load of such health care
                provider.
                    (C) The amount of personnel used for administration
                compared with direct health care in the Service being
                comparable to the amount used for administration
                compared with direct health care in private health care
                institutions.
                    (D) The allocation of the budget of the Service
                used for administration compared with the allocation of
                the budget used for direct health care at Service-
                operated facilities.
                    (E) Any vacancies in positions of full-time
                equivalent employees that the Service--
                            (i) does not intend to fill; or
                            (ii) has not filled during the 12-month
                        period beginning on the date on which the
                        position became vacant.
                    (F) The disposition of amounts budgeted for full-
                time equivalent employees that is not used for those
                employees because the positions of the employees are
                vacant, including--
                            (i) whether the amounts are redeployed; and
                            (ii) if the amounts are redeployed, how the
                        redeployment is determined.
                    (G) With respect to the approximately 3,700
                Medicaid-reimbursable full-time equivalent employees of
                the Service--
                            (i) the number of those employees who are
                        certified coders; and
                            (ii) whether that number of employees is
                        necessary.
            (8) The information technology strategies of the Service
        with respect to furnishing and managing health care, including
        an identification of any weaknesses and opportunities with
        respect to the technology used by the Service, especially those
        strategies with respect to clinical documentation of episodes
        of hospital care, medical services, and other health care,
        including any clinical images and associated textual reports,
        furnished by the Service in Service or non-Service facilities.
            (9) Business processes of the Service, including processes
        relating to furnishing non-Service health care, insurance
        identification, third-party revenue collection, and vendor
        reimbursement, including an identification of mechanisms as
        follows:
                    (A) To avoid the payment of penalties to vendors.
                    (B) To increase the collection of amounts owed to
                the Service for hospital care, medical services, or
                other health care provided by the Service for which
                reimbursement from a third party is authorized and to
                ensure that such amounts collected are accurate.
                    (C) To increase the collection of any other amounts
                owed to the Service with respect to hospital care,
                medical services, and other health care and to ensure
                that such amounts collected are accurate.
                    (D) To increase the accuracy and timeliness of
                Service payments to vendors and providers.
            (10) The purchasing, distribution, and use of
        pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical supplies, medical
        devices, and health care related services by the Service,
        including the following:
                    (A) The prices paid for, standardization of, and
                use by the Service of, the following:
                            (i) Pharmaceuticals.
                            (ii) Medical and surgical supplies.
                            (iii) Medical devices.
                    (B) The use by the Service of group purchasing
                arrangements to purchase pharmaceuticals, medical and
                surgical supplies, medical devices, and health care
                related services.
                    (C) The strategy and systems used by the Service to
                distribute pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical
                supplies, medical devices, and health care related
                services to medical facilities of the Service.
            (11) The process of the Service for carrying out
        construction and maintenance projects at medical facilities of
        the Service and the medical facility leasing program of the
        Service, including--
                    (A) whether the maintenance budget is updated or
                increased to reflect increases in maintenance costs
                with the addition of new facilities and whether any
                increase is sufficient to support the growth of the
                facilities; and
                    (B) what the process is for facilities that reach
                the end of their proposed life cycle.
            (12) The competency of leadership with respect to culture,
        accountability, reform readiness, leadership development,
        physician alignment, employee engagement, succession planning,
        and performance management, including--
                    (A) the reasons for a lack in transparency in the
                culture of the Service, leading tribal leadership to
                request increased transparency and more open
                communication between the Service and the people served
                by the Service; and
                    (B) whether any checks and balances exist to assess
                potential fraud or misuse of amounts within the
                Service.
            (13) The lack of a funding formula to distribute base
        funding to the 12 Service areas, including the following:
                    (A) The establishment of the current process of
                funding being distributed based on historical
                allocations and not on need such as population growth,
                number of facilities, etc.
                    (B) How the implementation of self-governance
                policies has impacted health care delivery.
                    (C) The communication to area office directors on
                distribution decisionmaking.
                    (D) How the tribal and residual shares are
                determined for each Indian tribe and the amounts of
                those shares.
                    (E) The auditing or evaluation process used by the
                Service to determine whether amounts are distributed
                and expended appropriately, including--
                            (i) whether periodic or end-of-year records
                        document the actual distributions; and
                            (ii) whether any auditing or evaluation is
                        conducted in accordance with generally accepted
                        accounting principles or other appropriate
                        practices.
            (14) Whether the Service tracks patients eligible for two
        or more of either the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), health care
        received through the Service, or any other Federal health care
        program (referred to in this section as ``dual eligible
        patients''). If so, how dual eligible patients are managed.
            (15) The number of procurement contracts entered into and
        awards made by the Service under section 23 of the Act of June
        25, 1910 (commonly known as the ``Buy Indian Act'') (25 U.S.C.
        47), and a comparison of that number, with--
                    (A) the total number of procurement contracts
                entered into and awards made by the Service during the
                5 fiscal years prior to the date of enactment of this
                Act; and
                    (B) the process used by the Service facilities to
                ensure compliance with section 23 of the Act of June
                25, 1910 (commonly known as the ``Buy Indian Act'') (25
                U.S.C. 47).
            (16) Any other items the reputable private entity
        determines should be addressed in the independent assessment of
        the Service.
    (e) Report on Assessment.--
            (1) Submission to secretary.--Not later than 240 days after
        the date a contract is entered into under subsection (b), the
        entity carrying out the assessment under the contract shall--
                    (A) complete the assessment; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary a report describing the
                findings and recommendations of the entity with respect
                to the assessment.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Immediately on receipt of the
        report under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall submit the
        report to--
                    (A) the appropriate committees of Congress,
                including--
                            (i) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                        Senate; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                        House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Majority Leader of the Senate;
                    (C) the Minority Leader of the Senate;
                    (D) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
                and
                    (E) the Minority Leader of the House of
                Representatives.
            (3) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after receiving
        the report under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall publish
        such report in the Federal Register and on an Internet website
        of the Service that is accessible to the public.
    (f) Funding.--The Secretary shall use, to carry out this section,
such amounts as are necessary from other amounts available to the
Secretary that are not otherwise obligated.

Summary: Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The assessment must address IHS issues including: the demographics and health care needs of the patient population, health care capabilities and resources, staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider, information technology strategies related to providing health care, business processes, the competency of leadership regarding specified issues, tracking patients eligible for other federal health care programs, and the number of procurement contracts and awards under the Buy Indian Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Equality Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ADOPTION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
    ``(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a child meets the
requirements of this paragraph if such child--
            ``(i) prior to termination of parental rights and the
        initiation of adoption proceedings was in the care of a public
        or licensed private child care agency or Indian tribal
        organization either pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement
        (provided the child was in care for not more than 180 days) or
        as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that
        continuation in the home would be contrary to the safety and
        welfare of such child, or was residing in a foster family home
        or child care institution with the child's minor parent (either
        pursuant to such a voluntary placement agreement or as a result
        of such a judicial determination); and
            ``(ii) has been determined by the State pursuant to
        subsection (c) to be a child with special needs, which needs
        shall be considered by the State, together with the
        circumstances of the adopting parents, in determining the
        amount of any payments to be made to the adopting parents.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as
provided in paragraph (7), a child who is not a citizen or resident of
the United States and who meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)
shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this paragraph for
purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii).
    ``(C) A child who meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), who
was determined eligible for adoption assistance payments under this
part with respect to a prior adoption (or who would have been
determined eligible for such payments had the Adoption and Safe
Families Act of 1997 been in effect at the time that such determination
would have been made), and who is available for adoption because the
prior adoption has been dissolved and the parental rights of the
adoptive parents have been terminated or because the child's adoptive
parents have died, shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this
paragraph for purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii).''.
    (b) Exception.--Section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, no
payment may be made to parents with respect to any child that--
            ``(i) would be considered a child with special needs under
        subsection (c);
            ``(ii) is not a citizen or resident of the United States;
        and
            ``(iii) was adopted outside of the United States or was
        brought into the United States for the purpose of being
        adopted.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as prohibiting
payments under this part for a child described in subparagraph (A) that
is placed in foster care subsequent to the failure, as determined by
the State, of the initial adoption of such child by the parents
described in such subparagraph.''.
    (c) Requirement for Use of State Savings.--Section 473(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)), as amended by subsection (b),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) A State shall spend an amount equal to the amount of savings
(if any) in State expenditures under this part resulting from the
application of paragraph (2) on and after the effective date of the
amendment to such paragraph made by section 2(a) of the Adoption
Equality Act of 1998 to provide to children or families any service
(including post-adoption services) that may be provided under this part
or part B.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 3. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``section
        1919(g)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (x) and section
        1919(g)(3)(C)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(x) Adjustments to Payments for Administrative Costs.--
            ``(1) Reductions in payments for administrative costs based
        on determinations of amounts attributable to benefiting
        programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2),
                effective for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002,
                the Secretary shall reduce, for each such fiscal year,
                the amount paid under subsection (a)(7) to each State
                by an amount equal to the amount determined for the
                medicaid program under section 16(k)(2)(B) of the Food
                Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(2)(B)). The
                Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, make the
                reductions required by this paragraph on a quarterly
                basis.
                    ``(B) Application.--If the Secretary does not make
                the determinations required by section 16(k)(2)(B) of
                the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(2)(B)) by
                September 30, 1999--
                            ``(i) during the fiscal year in which the
                        determinations are made, the Secretary shall
                        reduce the amount paid under subsection (a)(7)
                        to each State by an amount equal to the sum of
                        the amounts determined for the medicaid program
                        under section 16(k)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act
                        of 1977 for fiscal year 1999 through the fiscal
                        year during which the determinations are made;
                        and
                            ``(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
                        through fiscal year 2002, subparagraph (A)
                        applies.
                    ``(C) Application of appeal of determinations.--The
                provisions of section 16(k)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of
                1977 (7 U.S.C. 20205(k)(4)) apply to reductions in
                payments under this subsection in the same manner as
                they apply to reductions under section 16(k) of that
                Act.
            ``(2) Bonus payment for program alignment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Amount.--In addition to any other
                        payment made under this title to a State for a
                        fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay to each
                        State that satisfies the requirements of clause
                        (ii) a portion of the amount by which--
                                    ``(I) any decrease in Federal
                                outlays for amounts paid under
                                subsection (a)(7) with respect to the
                                State for the fiscal year as a result
                                of the application of paragraph (1), as
                                determined by the Congressional Budget
                                Office, exceeds
                                    ``(II) any increase in Federal
                                outlays with respect to the State for
                                the fiscal year as a result of the
                                application of section 473(a), as
                                amended by section 2 of the Adoption
                                Equality Act of 1998, as determined by
                                the Congressional Budget Office.
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--A State satisfies the
                        requirements of this clause if the Secretary
                        determines that--
                                    ``(I) the State's income and
                                resource eligibility rules under
                                section 1931, taking into account the
                                income standards and methodologies
                                applied by the State, are not more
                                restrictive than the income and
                                resource eligibility rules applied by
                                the State for the temporary assistance
                                to needy families program funded under
                                part A of title IV (other than for a
                                welfare-to-work program funded under
                                section 403(a)(5)); and
                                    ``(II) the State assures the
                                Secretary that families applying for
                                assistance under the temporary
                                assistance to needy families program
                                funded under part A of title IV (other
                                than families applying solely for
                                assistance under a welfare-to-work
                                program funded under section 403(a)(5))
                                may apply for medical assistance under
                                the State plan under this title without
having to submit a separate application for such medical assistance.
                    ``(B) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A)
                shall be construed as--
                            ``(i) affecting the application of section
                        1931;
                            ``(ii) affecting any application
                        requirements established under this title or by
                        regulation promulgated under the authority of
                        this title, including the requirements
                        established under section 1902(a)(8); or
                            ``(iii) conditioning the right of an
                        individual to apply for medical assistance
                        under the State plan under this title upon an
                        application for assistance under any State
                        program funded under part A of title IV.
            ``(3) Allocation of administrative costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No funds or expenditures
                described in subparagraph (B) may be used to pay for
                costs--
                            ``(i) eligible for reimbursement under
                        subsection (a)(7) (or costs that would have
                        been eligible for reimbursement but for this
                        subsection); and
                            ``(ii) allocated for reimbursement to the
                        medicaid program under a plan submitted by a
                        State to the Secretary to allocate
                        administrative costs for public assistance
                        programs.
                    ``(B) Funds and expenditures.--Subparagraph (A)
                applies to--
                            ``(i) funds made available to carry out
                        part A of title IV or title XX;
                            ``(ii) expenditures made as qualified State
                        expenditures (as defined in section
                        409(a)(7)(B));
                            ``(iii) any other Federal funds (except
                        funds provided under subsection (a)(7)); and
                            ``(iv) any other State funds that are--
                                    ``(I) expended as a condition of
                                receiving Federal funds; or
                                    ``(II) used to match Federal funds
                                under a Federal program other than the
                                medicaid program.''.
    (b) Copies of Report on Review of Methodology Used To Make Certain
Determinations.--Section 502(b)(2) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-185; 112
Stat. 523) is amended by inserting ``, the Committee on Commerce of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate,''
after ``Representatives''.

Summary: Adoption Equality Act of 1998 - Amends title IV part E of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise adoption assistance eligibility guidelines for children with special needs. Makes eligible for such assistance only children with special needs who before termination of parental rights and the initiation of adoption proceedings were: (1) in the care of a public or licensed private child care agency or Indian tribal organization, either pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement , or as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child's safety and welfare. Or (2) residing in a foster family home or child care institution with the child's minor parent. Requires a State to consider such special needs, together with the circumstances of the adopting parents, in determining the amount of Federal adoption subsidies paid to them. Prohibits assistance with respect to any child who is not a US citizen or resident and who was adopted outside the United States or was brought into it for adoption purposes. Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reduce, for specified fiscal years, Federal payments to the States for administrative costs based on determinations of amounts attributable to the Medicaid program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Requires the Secretary to make a bonus payment to any State: (1) whose income and eligibility rules are not more restrictive than the income and resource eligibility rules applied by the State for the temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) program funded under SSA title IV part A. And (2) which assures the Secretary that families applying for TANF may apply for Medicaid under SSA title XIX.

Adoption Equality Act of 1998


SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the Surgeon General of the United States,
        the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune
        deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) will soon become the worst
        epidemic of infectious disease in recorded history, eclipsing
        the bubonic plague of the 1300's and the influenza epidemic of
        1918-1919, the latter killing more than 20,000,000 people
        worldwide.
            (2) The gap between rich and poor countries in terms of
        transmission of HIV from mother to child has been increasing,
        threatening to reverse years of steady progress of child
        survival in developing countries to the point that UNAIDS
        believes that by the year 2010 AIDS may have increased
        mortality of children under 5 years of age by more than 100
        percent in regions most affected by the virus.
            (3) At current infection and growth rates for HIV/AIDS, the
        National Intelligence Council estimates that the number of AIDS
        orphans worldwide will increase dramatically, potentially
        increasing threefold or more in the next 10 years, contributing
        to economic decay, social fragmentation, and political
        destabilization in already volatile societies as children
        without care or hope are drawn into prostitution, crime,
        substance abuse, or child soldiery.
            (4) A January 2000 United States National Intelligence
        Estimate (NIE) report on the global infectious disease threat
        concluded that the economic costs of infectious diseases--
        especially HIV/AIDS--are already significant and could reduce
        gross domestic product by 20 percent or more by 2010 in some
        sub-Saharan African nations.
            (5) Despite the discouraging statistics on the spread of
        HIV/AIDS, some developing nations, such as Uganda, Senegal, and
        Thailand, have implemented prevention programs that have
        substantially curbed the rate of HIV infection.
            (6) Accordingly, because infectious diseases do not respect
        international boundaries, United States financial support for
        medical research, education, and disease containment as a
        global strategy has enormous benefits for all Americans.
            (7) Given the cost of combating AIDS and other infectious
        diseases worldwide, a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight
        AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria of all Special Drawing Rights
        authorized to be allocated to the United States under a
        proposed Fourth Amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the
        International Monetary Fund would be a significant step in
        combating this epidemic.
            (8) In September 1997, the international community endorsed
        the proposed Fourth Amendment, but the amendment has not been
        implemented because the Executive Branch has not requested
        Congressional authorization for United States approval of the
        Fourth Amendment.
            (9) The proposed Fourth Amendment has been accepted by 109
        of the 110 members of the International Monetary Fund,
        representing 72.18 percent of the total voting power of the
        International Monetary Fund.
            (10) Whereas approval of the proposed Fourth Amendment by
        the United States, which holds 17.16 percent of the voting
        power at the International Monetary Fund, would enable the
        Special Drawing Rights to be allocated to the United States.
            (11) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
        Malaria is a method for leveraging resources from donor nations
        to meet the extraordinary need for resources by creating a much
        stronger multilateral ``burden-sharing'' approach to combating
        the HIV/AIDS crisis.

SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF
              THE FUND; CONTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS TO THE
              GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA.

    The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286-286nn) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 64. ACCEPTANCE OF FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
              OF THE FUND; CONTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS TO
              THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA.

    ``(a) Acceptance of Fourth Amendment to the Articles of
Agreement.--The United States Governor of the Fund shall, on behalf of
the United States, accept the amendments to the Articles of Agreement
of the Fund approved in resolution numbered 52-4 of the Board of
Governors of the Fund.
    ``(b) Contribution of Special Drawing Rights to the Global Fund To
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.--
            ``(1) Instruction to seek agreement to allow the global
        fund to hold special drawing rights.--The Secretary of the
        Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at
        the Fund to seek an agreement to include the Bank, in its
        capacity as administrator of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
        Tuberculosis and Malaria, as a prescribed holder of Special
        Drawing Rights.
            ``(2) Contributions.--On achieving the agreement described
        in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide
        for the contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
        Tuberculosis and Malaria, in each of fiscal years 2004 through
        2006, of \1/3\ of the Special Drawing Rights received by the
        United States pursuant to the amendments referred to in
        subsection (a).
    ``(c) Negotiations To Urge Other Fund Members To Make Similar
Contributions to the Global Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
seek to enter into negotiations for the purpose of inducing the member
countries of the Fund to contribute to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria the Special Drawing Rights allocated pursuant
to the amendments referred to in subsection (a).''.

Summary: Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to direct the US Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to accept, on behalf of the United States, the fourth amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the IMF approved in resolution numbered 52- 4 of the IMF's Board of Governors. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) instruct the US Executive Director at the IMF to seek an agreement to include the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development , in its capacity as administrator of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as a prescribed holder of Special Drawing Rights. (2) upon achieving an agreement, provide for the contribution of one-third of the Special Drawing Rights received by the United States to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. And (3) seek to enter into negotiations to induce IMF member countries to contribute their allocated Special Drawing Rights to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

To provide for acceptance of the Fourth Amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, to provide for the Special Drawing Rights allocated to the United States pursuant to the amendment to be contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to seek negotiations for the purpose of inducing the other member countries of the International Monetary Fund to make similar contributions to that Global Fund, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Olympic Commemorative Coins
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Corporation'' shall mean the corporation by
        the name of ``United States Olympic Committee'' created by the
        Act entitled ``An Act to incorporate the United States Olympic
        Association'', approved September 21, 1950 (36 U.S.C. 371 et
        seq.), as amended; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' shall mean the Secretary of the
        Treasury.

SEC. 3. COMMEMORATIVE COINS PROGRAM.

    (a) Biannual Olympic Coins.--Beginning in 1997, in each 6-month
period prior to the date upon which the Summer or Winter Olympic Games
are held in a nation other than the United States, the Secretary shall
issue not more than 500,000 commemorative one dollar coins, each of
which shall--
            (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 1.5 inches;
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent alloy; and
            (4) bear the design selected by the Secretary pursuant to
        subsection (f).
    (b) Olympic Coins When Games Are Held in the United States.--In
each year prior to a year in which the Summer or Winter Olympic Games
are held in the United States, the Secretary shall develop an expanded
multi-coin commemorative coins program in consultation with the
Corporation and the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee. The
Secretary shall issue such coins in the 6-month period prior to the
date upon which such games are held.
    (c) Exclusivity.--During the first 2 months of each period in which
coins are issued under this Act, the Secretary shall not issue other
commemorative coins.
    (d) Surcharges.--(1) All sales of the coins issued under subsection
(a) shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
    (2) All sales of the coins issued under subsection (b) shall
include a surcharge of between $1 and $50 per coin as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with the Corporation.
    (e) Distribution and Use of Surcharges.--(1) All surcharges
received by the Secretary from the sale of coins under this Act shall
be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Corporation.
    (2) Funds received by the Corporation under this Act shall be used
to carry out the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 (36 U.S.C. 371 et seq.),
and not less than 25 percent of such funds shall be used for the
objects and purposes of paragraphs (6), (7), and (9) of section 104 of
such Act (36 U.S.C. 374).
    (f) Design.--(1) The design for each coin issued under this Act
shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
Corporation.
    (2)(A) On each coin issued under this Act there shall be--
            (i) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (ii) an inscription of the year; and
            (iii) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (B) On coins issued under this Act there may be, with the consent
of the Corporation under section 9 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
incorporate the United States Olympic Association'', approved September
21, 1950 (36 U.S.C. 380), the symbol of the International Olympic
Committee, the emblem of the Corporation, the words ``Olympic'',
``Olympiad'' or other symbols, emblems, trademarks and names which the
Corporation has the exclusive right to use under that section.

SEC. 4. LEGAL TENDER.

    The coins issued under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided
in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    (a) Silver.--The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins
under this Act from sources the Secretary determines to be appropriate,
including stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act.
    (b) Gold.--The Secretary shall obtain any gold for minting coins
under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under other
provisions of law.

SEC. 6. SALE PRICE.

    Each coin issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a
price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coin;
            (2) the surcharge provided in section 3 with respect to
        such coin;
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coin (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping); and
            (4) the estimated profit determined under section 7(b) with
        respect to such coin.

SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF COSTS AND PROFIT.

    (a) Determination of Costs.--The Secretary shall determine the
costs incurred with respect to coins issued under this Act, including
overhead costs.
    (b) Determination of Profit.--Prior to the sale of each edition of
coin issued under this Act, the Secretary shall calculate the estimated
profit to be included in the sale price of each such coin under section
6(4).
    (c) Prohibition on Judicial Review.--Determinations made under this
section shall be made at the sole discretion of the Secretary and shall
not be subject to judicial review.

SEC. 8. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    Section 5112(j) of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to the
procurement of goods and services necessary to carry out the programs
and operations of the United States Mint under this Act.

SEC. 9. AUDITS AND REPORT.

    (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the
right to examine books, records, documents, and other data of the
Corporation related to the expenditure of amounts it has received under
section 3(e)(1).
    (b) The Corporation shall biannually transmit a report to Congress
and to the Secretary which shall account for the expenditure of funds
received under section 3(e)(1).

SEC. 10. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    It is the sense of Congress that each coin edition issued under
this Act should be self-sustaining and should be administered so as not
to result in any net cost to the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

Summary: Olympic Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue commemorative one-dollar coins in each six-month period prior to the date upon which the Summer or Winter Olympic Games are held in a nation other than the United States. And (2) develop an expanded multi-coin commemorative coins program in each year prior to a year in which such Games are held in the United States. Expresses the sense of the Congress that each coin edition should be self-sustaining and administered so as not to result in any net cost to the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

Olympic Commemorative Coins Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF WHITELIST SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title II of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 232. AVAILABILITY OF WHITELIST SERVICES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `voice service' means any service that
        furnishes voice communications to an end user using resources
        from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan
        adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1);
            ``(2) the term `exempt entity' means--
                    ``(A) the Federal Government, a State, a political
                subdivision of a State, or an agency thereof; and
                    ``(B) any entity with respect to which the
                Commission determines that allowing calls that
                originate from that entity to connect directly with the
                voice service customer premises equipment (commonly
                referred to as `CPE') of a subscriber would serve the
                public interest; and
            ``(3) the term `whitelist' means a list of telephone
        numbers, designated by a subscriber, for which calls
        originating from those numbers to the subscriber are permitted
        to connect directly with the voice service CPE of the
        subscriber.
    ``(b) Requirement To Offer Whitelist Service.--A provider of a
voice service shall offer each subscriber the option to designate a
whitelist, if technically feasible (as determined by the Commission on
a periodic basis).
    ``(c) Treatment of Nonapproved Telephone Numbers.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a subscriber elects to designate a
        whitelist under subsection (b), the provider of the voice
        service of the subscriber shall ensure that any call the
        provider receives for termination that is not associated with a
        telephone number on the whitelist of the subscriber or the
        telephone number of an exempt entity is processed according to
        preferences set by the subscriber with respect to the
        whitelist, including by limiting or disabling the ability of an
        incoming call to connect with the CPE of the subscriber.
            ``(2) Safe harbor.--Whitelist processing that, in
        accordance with the preferences of a subscriber, limits or
        disables connection with the CPE of a subscriber shall not be
        considered to be--
                    ``(A) blocking traffic; or
                    ``(B) an unjust or unreasonable practice under
                section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
                U.S.C. 201).
    ``(d) Number of Telephone Numbers on Whitelist Free of Charge.--
            ``(1) In general.--A provider of a voice service shall
        allow a subscriber (or a designated representative thereof) to
        designate not less than 10 telephone numbers to be on the
        whitelist under subsection (b), free of charge.
            ``(2) Telephone numbers of exempt entities.--The telephone
        number of an exempt entity shall not be considered to be on the
        whitelist of a subscriber for purposes of calculating the 10
        telephone numbers that may be designated under paragraph
        (1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 232 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. AUTHENTICATION OF CALL ORIGINATION.

    Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201
et seq.), as amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 233. AUTHENTICATION OF CALL ORIGINATION.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `voice service' means
any service that furnishes voice communications to an end user using
resources from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan
adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1).
    ``(b) Development of Authentication Standards by Commission.--Not
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Phone Scam
Prevention Act of 2014, the Commission shall develop authentication
standards for providers of a voice service to validate the calling
party number and caller identification information of a call originated
through a voice service so that the subscriber receiving the call may
obtain--
            ``(1) a secure assurance of the origin of the call,
        including--
                    ``(A) the calling party number; and
                    ``(B) caller identification information for the
                call; or
            ``(2) notice that an assurance described in paragraph (1)
        is unavailable.
    ``(c) Adoption of Authentication Standards by Entities.--Each
provider of a voice service that is allocated telephone numbers from
the portion of the North American Numbering Plan that pertains to the
United States shall adopt the authentication standards developed under
subsection (b).''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING AND CLARIFYING PROHIBITION ON INACCURATE CALLER ID
              INFORMATION.

    (a) Communications From Outside the United States.--Section
227(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1)) is
amended by striking ``in connection with any telecommunications service
or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``or any person outside the
United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States,
in connection with any voice service''.
    (b) Coverage of Text Messages and Other Voice Services.--Section
227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)) is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``telecommunications
        service or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``voice
        service (including a text message sent using a text messaging
        service)'';
            (2) in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking
        ``telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service'' and
        inserting ``voice service (including a text message sent using
        a text messaging service)''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(C) Text message.--The term `text message'--
                            ``(i) means a real-time or near real-time
                        message consisting of text, images, sounds, or
                        other information that is transmitted from or
                        received by a device that is identified as the
                        transmitting or receiving device by means of a
                        telephone number;
                            ``(ii) includes a short message service
                        (commonly referred to as `SMS') message, an
                        enhanced message service (commonly referred to
                        as `EMS') message, and a multimedia message
                        service (commonly referred to as `MMS')
                        message; and
                            ``(iii) does not include a real-time, 2-way
                        voice or video communication.
                    ``(D) Text messaging service.--The term `text
                messaging service' means a service that permits the
                transmission or receipt of a text message, including a
                service provided as part of or in connection with a
                voice service.
                    ``(E) Voice service.--The term `voice service'
                means any service that furnishes voice communications
                to an end user using resources from the North American
                Numbering Plan or any successor plan adopted by the
                Commission under section 251(e)(1).''.
    (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to modify, limit, or otherwise affect--
            (1) the authority, as of the day before the date of
        enactment of this Act, of the Federal Communications Commission
        to interpret the term ``call'' to include a text message (as
        defined under section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of
        1934, as added by subsection (b)); or
            (2) any rule or order adopted by the Federal Communications
        Commission in connection with--
                    (A) the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
                (Public Law 102-243; 105 Stat. 2394) or the amendments
                made by that Act; or
                    (B) the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 7701 et
                seq.).
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this section.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 6 months after the date on which the Federal
Communications Commission prescribes regulations under subsection (d).

Summary: Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require voice communications service providers to offer subscribers the option to designate a list of approved telephone numbers for which calls originating from those numbers are permitted to connect directly with the subscriber's telephone and other customer premises equipment. Requires providers to ensure that any call for termination that is not from a number on the subscriber's list is processed according to the subscriber's preferences, including by limiting or disabling the ability of an incoming call to connect with the subscriber's equipment. Exempts government and public interest calls from being subject to a subscriber's preferences. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop authentication standards for providers to validate caller information so that subscribers may obtain secure assurances of a call's origin, including the calling party's number and identification. Extends the prohibition on the provision of inaccurate caller identification information to persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States. Expands the definition quot, caller identification informationquot. To include text messages. Revises caller identification requirements to make standards applicable to voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan .

Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Restoration and
Revitalization Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES FOR DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE
              PERCENTAGE FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS ELIGIBLE FOR LOW-INCOME
              HOUSING CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 42(b)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the method of prescribing
the applicable percentage) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and
inserting a comma, and by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(iii) 87.5 percent of the qualified basis
                        of a building described in paragraph (1)(A), if
                        the basis of the building is subject to the
                        basis adjustment for rehabilitation credit
                        property required under section 50(c), and
                            ``(iv) 37.5 percent of the qualified basis
                        of a building described in paragraph (1)(B), if
                        the basis of the building is subject to the
                        basis adjustment for rehabilitation credit
                        property required under section 50(c).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to--
            (1) housing credit dollar amounts allocated after December
        31, 2003, and
            (2) buildings placed in service after such date to the
        extent paragraph (1) of section 42(h) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 does not apply to any building by reason of
        paragraph (4) thereof, but only with respect to bonds issued
        after such date.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO BASIS ADJUSTMENT RULE.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of subsection 50(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for determining basis)
is amended by striking ``energy credit or reforestation credit'' and
inserting ``energy credit, reforestation credit, or rehabilitation
credit''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN THE REHABILITATION CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SMALLER
              PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to rehabilitation credit) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(e) Special Rule Regarding Certain Smaller Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any qualified
        rehabilitated building or portion thereof--
                    ``(A) which is placed in service after the date of
                the enactment of this subsection, and
                    ``(B) which is a smaller project,
        subsection (a)(2) shall be applied by substituting `40 percent'
        for `20 percent' with respect to qualified rehabilitation
        expenditures not over $1,000,000, and `20 percent' with respect
        to qualified rehabilitation expenditures of over $1,000,000.
            ``(2) Smaller project defined.--For purposes of this
        section, the term `smaller project' means any qualified
        rehabilitated building or portion thereof as to which--
                    ``(A) the qualified rehabilitation expenditures
                reported by the taxpayer for purposes of calculating
                the credit under this section are not over $2,000,000,
                except that for purposes of making this determination,
                qualified rehabilitation expenditures attributable to
                the provisions of subsection (c)(2)(E) shall be
                disregarded, and
                    ``(B) no credit was allowable under this section
                during any of the two prior taxable years, provided
                that this subparagraph shall not apply to any building
                as to which the election provided for in subsection
                (d)(5) shall have been made.
            ``(3) Coordination with subsection (d).--With respect to
        any building as to which the election provided for in
        subsection (d)(5) shall have been made, such building shall be
        deemed a smaller project only if the qualified rehabilitation
        expenditures reported by the taxpayer for purposes of
        calculating the credit under this section with respect to the
        taxable years to which such election shall apply are, in the
        aggregate, not over $2,000,000.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 5. USE FOR LODGING NOT TO DISQUALIFY FOR REHABILITATION CREDIT
              PROPERTY WHICH IS NOT A CERTIFIED HISTORIC STRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 50(b)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to property eligible for the
investment credit) is amended by striking ``certified historic
structure'' and inserting ``qualified rehabilitated building''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 6. DATE BY WHICH BUILDING MUST BE FIRST PLACED IN SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 47(c)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the date by which building
must be first placed in service) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Building must be first placed in service
        before 1936'' and inserting ``Date by which building must first
        be placed in service'', and
            (2) by striking ``before 1936'' at the end of the
        subparagraph and inserting ``no less than 50 years prior to the
        year in which qualified rehabilitation expenditures are taken
        into account under subsection (b)(1)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by section shall apply to
property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. MODIFICATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT USE PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Clause (I) of section 47(c)(2)(B)(v) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax-exempt use property) is
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting
``(1)(B)(ii)(IV), except that for purposes of this clause, `50 percent'
shall be substituted for `35 percent' in applying section
168(h)(1)(B)(iii))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by section shall apply to
property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. INCREASE IN REHABILITATION CREDIT FOR BUILDINGS IN HIGH COST
              AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of subsection 47(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the definition of qualified
rehabilitation expenditures) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Increase in credit for buildings in high cost
                areas.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        qualified rehabilitated building located in a
                        qualified census tract or difficult development
                        area which is designated for purposes of this
                        subparagraph, the qualified rehabilitation
                        expenditures for purposes of this section shall
                        be 130 percent of such expenditures determined
                        without regard to this subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Rules.--For purposes of clause (i),
                        rules similar to the rules of section
                        42(d)(5)(C) (excluding clause (i) thereof)
                        shall be applied.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Summary: Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an increased rehabilitation tax credit for certain low-income buildings. (2) allow a basis reduction adjustment for property eligible for the credit, (3) increase the credit for certain smaller buildings. (4) allow property eligible for the credit to be used for lodging purposes, (5) modify placed-in-service rules for credit property. (6) modify qualification rules for credit property that is tax-exempt use property. And (7) increase the credit for buildings in high cost areas.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit.