SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Tobacco products cause numerous serious diseases,
        including cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease, and
        they contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance.
            (2) According to the Surgeon General of the United States,
        adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects
        of nicotine, and adolescent exposure to nicotine may have
        lasting adverse consequences for brain development.
            (3) Youth use of electronic cigarettes and hookah (water
        pipe) has risen according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey
        released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
        the Food and Drug Administration, in April 2015.
            (4) Current use of electronic cigarettes among high school
        students tripled from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in
        2014 (compared to 1.5 percent in 2011); approximately 2,000,000
        high school students currently use these products.
            (5) Current use of electronic cigarettes among middle
        school students tripled from 1.1 percent in 2013 to 3.9 percent
        in 2014; approximately 450,000 middle school students currently
        use these products.
            (6) Current use of hookah among high school students
        increased from 4.1 percent in 2011 to 9.4 percent in 2014.
            (7) Current use of cigars among high school students was
        8.2 percent in 2014 (1,200,000 students). Current use of cigars
        among high school boys was 10.8 percent, about the same rate at
        which they smoke cigarettes (10.6 percent).
            (8) The sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and
        other tobacco products over the Internet, and through mail,
        fax, or phone orders, makes it cheaper and easier for children
        to obtain these products.
            (9) Electronic cigarettes are being marketed in ways that
        appeal to youth, in the form of advertising using images that
        appeal to youth, advertisements on television and the Internet,
        and sponsorships of events popular with youth, such as concerts
        and sporting events.
            (10) According to a study published in March 2015 in the
        Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, 93.7
        percent of youth participating in a study of Internet
        electronic cigarette sales successfully purchased electronic
        cigarettes because the Web sites lacked adequate age-
        verification methods.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 375); commonly
referred to as the ``Jenkins Act''), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at
                        the end,
                            (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period
                        at the end and inserting ``; and'', and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) includes electronic cigarettes.'',
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the heading by striking
                        ``Exception'' and inserting ``Inclusions'',
                            (ii) by striking ``does not include'' and
                        inserting ``includes'', and
                            (iii) by inserting ``and pipe tobacco (as
                        defined in section 5702 of the Internal Revenue
                        Code of 1986)'' before the period at the end,
                        and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(6A) Electronic cigarette.--The term `electronic
        cigarette' means any electronic device that delivers nicotine,
        flavor, or other substance via an aerosolized solution
        (including an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe, or hookah) to
        the user inhaling from the device (including any component,
        liquid, part, or accessory of such a device whether or not sold
        separately) but excludes product that--
                    ``(A) is approved by the Food and Drug
                Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product
                or for another therapeutic purpose; and
                    ``(B) is marketed and sold solely for a purpose
                approved as described in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 4. EXCLUSIONS REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL MATTERS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this
Act shall be construed to amend, modify, or otherwise affect--
            (1) any agreements, compacts, or other intergovernmental
        arrangements between any State or local government and any
        government of an Indian tribe (as that term is defined in
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))) relating to the collection
        of taxes on cigarettes or smokeless tobacco sold in Indian
        country;
            (2) any State laws that authorize or otherwise pertain to
        any such intergovernmental arrangements or create special rules
        or procedures for the collection of State, local, or tribal
        taxes on cigarettes or smokeless tobacco sold in Indian
        country;
            (3) any limitations under Federal or State law, including
        Federal common law and treaties, on State, local, and tribal
        tax and regulatory authority with respect to the sale, use, or
        distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by or to
        Indian tribes, tribal members, tribal enterprises, or in Indian
        country;
            (4) any Federal law, including Federal common law and
        treaties, regarding State jurisdiction, or lack thereof, over
        any tribe, tribal members, tribal enterprises, tribal
        reservations, or other lands held by the United States in trust
        for one or more Indian tribes; or
            (5) any State or local government authority to bring
        enforcement actions against persons located in Indian country.
    (b) Coordination of Law Enforcement.--Nothing in this Act or the
amendments made by this Act shall be construed to inhibit or otherwise
affect any coordinated law enforcement effort by one or more States or
other jurisdictions, including Indian tribes, through interstate
compact or otherwise, that--
            (1) provides for the administration of tobacco product laws
        or laws pertaining to interstate sales or other sales of
        tobacco products;
            (2) provides for the seizure of tobacco products or other
        property related to a violation of such laws; or
            (3) establishes cooperative programs for the administration
        of such laws.
    (c) Treatment of State and Local Governments.--Nothing in this Act
or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to authorize,
deputize, or commission States or local governments as
instrumentalities of the United States.
    (d) Enforcement Within Indian Country.--Nothing in this Act or the
amendments made by this Act shall prohibit, limit, or restrict
enforcement by the Attorney General of the United States of this Act or
an amendment made by this Act within Indian country.
    (e) Ambiguity.--Any ambiguity between the language of this section
or its application and any other provision of this Act shall be
resolved in favor of this section.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Indian country'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1949 (15 U.S.C.
        375; commonly referred to as the ``Jenkins Act''), as amended
        by this Act; and
            (2) the term ``tribal enterprise'' means any business
        enterprise, regardless of whether incorporated or
        unincorporated under Federal or tribal law, of an Indian tribe
        or group of Indian tribes.

SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,
the remainder of the Act and the application of the Act to any other
person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Trafficking of Pills Act'' or
the ``STOP Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID RESTRICTED RECIPIENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1902(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (82);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (83) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (83) the following
                new paragraph:
            ``(84) in accordance with section 1908B, provide for the
        development and implementation of a restricted recipient
        program for individuals identified as high-risk prescription
        drug users.''; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1908A the following new
        section:

  ``restricted recipient program for high-risk prescription drug users

    ``Sec. 1908B  (a) Identification of High-Risk Prescription Drug
Users.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the State
        shall establish and implement a program, subject to approval by
        the Secretary, to--
                    ``(A) identify any prescription drug that--
                            ``(i) may be dispensed on the prescription
                        of a physician to an individual eligible to
                        receive medical assistance under the State
                        Medicaid program; and
                            ``(ii) presents a high risk of misuse or
                        overutilization, as determined by the State;
                    ``(B) establish a dosage level for each
                prescription drug identified under subparagraph (A)
                that would be deemed excessive in the absence of
                evidence of medical necessity;
                    ``(C) using a percentile-based method or other such
                form of statistical analysis, identify individuals
                (referred to in this section as `individuals identified
                as high-risk prescription drug users') who are eligible
                for medical assistance under the State Medicaid program
                and--
                            ``(i) are receiving a prescription drug
                        that has been identified under subparagraph (A)
                        at a dosage level that has been determined to
                        be excessive pursuant to subparagraph (B); or
                            ``(ii) are determined by the State,
                        pursuant to the procedure established under
                        paragraph (3), to have been convicted of a
                        drug-related offense; and
                    ``(D) ensure that individuals identified as high-
                risk prescription drug users pursuant to subparagraph
                (C) are assigned to the restricted recipient program
                described in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Case review.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        State shall establish and implement procedures to ensure that
        an individual who has been identified as a high-risk
        prescription drug user and is subject to the requirements under
        the restricted recipient program--
                    ``(A) is provided with reasonable notice regarding
                their assignment to the program and a description of
                the requirements under such program;
                    ``(B) is permitted to file an appeal with the State
                agency and receive a hearing thereon to review whether
                the individual has been properly identified as a high-
                risk prescription drug user;
                    ``(C) for purposes of subsection (b)(1), is
                permitted to file a claim with the State agency in
                order to seek reassignment to a different physician or
                pharmacist; and
                    ``(D) has reasonable access to any prescription
                drug that is medically necessary and required to be
                dispensed on an emergency basis.
            ``(3) Drug-related offenses.--For purposes of paragraph
        (1)(C)(ii), the State shall establish and implement procedures
        to determine whether an individual, at the time of enrollment
        or re-enrollment in the State Medicaid program, has been
        convicted (under Federal or State law) of any offense which is
        classified as a felony by the law of the jurisdiction involved
        and which has as an element the unlawful possession,
        manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a prescription drug
        (including opioids and similar pain-management prescription
        drugs).
    ``(b) Restricted Recipient Program.--
            ``(1) Medicaid lock-in program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                State shall establish and implement a program (referred
                to in this section as the `Medicaid Lock-in Program')
                to ensure that any individual identified as a high-risk
                prescription drug user is--
                            ``(i) assigned to a single and exclusive
                        physician (as defined in section 1861(r)) for
                        purposes of receiving any medical assistance
                        that is related to a prescription drug; and
                            ``(ii) assigned to a single and exclusive
                        pharmacy for purposes of receiving any
                        prescription drug that has been prescribed by a
                        physician described in clause (i).
            ``(2) Medicaid prescription drug restriction program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                State, in conjunction with the Secretary, shall
                establish and implement a program to ensure that the
                claims processing system for the State does not permit
                a prescription drug to be dispensed by a provider to an
                individual identified as a high-risk prescription drug
                user if the same prescription drug has been dispensed
                to such individual within the previous 20 days.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Increased dosage.--For purposes of
                        subparagraph (A), the restrictions described in
                        such subparagraph shall not apply to an
                        individual identified as a high-risk
                        prescription drug user--
                                    ``(I) if the current prescription
                                is for an increased dosage of the
                                prescription drug and has been issued
                                by the same physician that issued the
                                previous prescription; or
                                    ``(II) in such other circumstances
                                as determined by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Procedural development.--The State,
                        in conjunction with the Secretary, shall
                        develop adequate procedures to ensure that
                        prescriptions described in clause (i) are not
                        affected by the restrictions described in
                        subparagraph (A) and are permitted to be
                        dispensed by a provider to an individual
                        identified as a high-risk prescription drug
                        user.
    ``(c) Existing State Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), as
        well as any procedures as are determined appropriate by the
        Secretary, a restricted recipient program that has been
        established by a State prior to the date of enactment of the
        Stop Trafficking of Pills Act may be reviewed and certified by
        the Secretary as being in accordance with the requirements
        under this section for purposes of section 1902(a)(84).
            ``(2) Program improvement.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        if the Secretary does not certify an existing State restricted
        recipient program as being in accordance with the requirements
        under this section, the Secretary shall identify any necessary
        enhancements or additional developments that are required in
        order for such program to be deemed in accordance with such
        requirements.
            ``(3) Drug-related offenses.--For purposes of paragraph
        (1), an existing State restricted recipient program shall be
        required to include procedures described in subsection (a)(3)
        for the identification and inclusion of individuals convicted
        of a drug-related offense.
    ``(d) Administrative Expenses.--Subject to such requirements as are
determined appropriate by the Secretary, for purposes of section
1903(a)(7), any amounts expended by the State to develop and implement
a restricted recipient program for individuals identified as high-risk
prescription drug users under this section, including any necessary
enhancements or additional developments identified under subsection
(c)(2), shall be considered amounts expended as necessary for the
proper and efficient administration of the State Medicaid plan.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) State medicaid program.--The term `State Medicaid
        program' means the State program for medical assistance
        provided under a State plan under this title, including any
        waiver approved with respect to such State plan.
            ``(2) Prescription drug.--The term `prescription drug'
        means a drug subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food,
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)).''.
    (b) Withholding of Payment.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)), as amended by section 2001(a)(2)(B) of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (25), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (26), by striking the period and inserting
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(27) with respect to amounts expended for medical
        assistance for any prescription drug dispensed to an individual
        identified as a high-risk prescription drug user (as described
        in section 1908B(a)(1)(C)), unless the requirements under
        section 1908B are met.''.

SEC. 3. MEDICARE RESTRICTED RECIPIENT PROGRAM.

    Part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (U.S.C. 1395w-101
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

  ``restricted recipient program for high-risk prescription drug users

    ``Sec. 1860D-44  (a) Identification of High-Risk Prescription Drug
Users.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
        shall establish and implement a program to--
                    ``(A) identify any prescription drug that--
                            ``(i) may be dispensed on the prescription
                        of a physician to an individual enrolled in a
                        prescription drug plan under this part; and
                            ``(ii) presents a high risk of misuse or
                        overutilization, as determined by the
                        Secretary;
                    ``(B) establish a dosage level for each
                prescription drug identified under subparagraph (A)
                that would be deemed excessive in the absence of
                evidence of medical necessity;
                    ``(C) using a percentile-based method or other such
                form of statistical analysis, identify individuals
                (referred to in this section as `individuals identified
                as high-risk prescription drug users') who are enrolled
                in a prescription drug plan under this part; and
                            ``(i) are receiving a prescription drug
                        that has been identified under subparagraph (A)
                        at a dosage level that has been determined to
                        be excessive pursuant to subparagraph (B); or
                            ``(ii) are determined by the Secretary,
                        pursuant to the procedure established under
                        paragraph (3), to have been convicted of a
                        drug-related offense; and
                    ``(D) ensure that individuals identified as high-
                risk prescription drug users pursuant to subparagraph
                (C) are assigned to the restricted recipient program
                described in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Case review.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        Secretary shall establish and implement procedures to ensure
        that an individual who has been identified as a high-risk
        prescription drug user and is subject to the requirements under
        the restricted recipient program--
                    ``(A) is provided with reasonable notice regarding
                their assignment to the program and a description of
                the requirements under such program;
                    ``(B) is permitted to file an appeal and receive a
                hearing thereon to review whether the individual has
                been properly identified as a high-risk prescription
                drug user; and
                    ``(C) has reasonable access to any prescription
                drug that is medically necessary and required to be
                dispensed on an emergency basis.
            ``(3) Drug-related offense.--For purposes of paragraph
        (1)(C)(ii), the Secretary shall establish and implement
        procedures to determine whether an individual, at the time of
        enrollment or re-enrollment in a prescription drug plan under
        this part, has been convicted (under Federal or State law) of
        any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of the
        jurisdiction involved and which has as an element the unlawful
        possession, manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a
        prescription drug (including opioids and similar prescription
        pain-management drugs).
    ``(b) Prescription Drug Restriction Program.--The Secretary shall
establish policies and procedures to ensure that the provisions
described in section 1908B(b)(3) are applied to any individual
identified, pursuant to subsection (a)(1), as a high-risk prescription
drug user in a similar manner as such provisions are applied to such
individuals for purposes of title XIX.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
amendments made by this section shall take effect 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Extension of Effective Date for State Law Amendment.--In the
case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary determines requires State
legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements
imposed by the amendments made by this section, the State plan shall
not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of the
amendments made by this section solely on the basis of its failure to
meet such additional requirements before the first day of the first
calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session
of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of
this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State
that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is
considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for
Meaningful Placement Act of 2018'' or ``SWAMP Act''.

SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

    (a) Repeal of Headquarters Location Requirement.--Section 72 of
title 4, United States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Prohibition on Location of Headquarters in Washington
Metropolitan Area.--With respect to an Executive agency whose
headquarters is located in the Washington metropolitan area as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, no new construction or major
renovations may be undertaken, or lease agreements entered into or
renewed, for such headquarters after such date of enactment, except as
otherwise expressly provided by law.
    (c) Competitive Bidding Process for Relocation of Headquarters.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General
        Services shall establish a process, in accordance with the
        requirements described in paragraph (2), through which--
                    (A) the head of an Executive agency may submit a
                request for the Administrator to issue a solicitation
                for the relocation of the headquarters of such agency;
                or
                    (B) if determined necessary, the Administrator may
                issue a solicitation for the relocation of the
                headquarters of an Executive agency.
            (2) Requirements.--With respect to any solicitation issued
        for the relocation of the headquarters of an Executive agency
        pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator of General
        Services shall--
                    (A) allow any State and any political subdivision
                of a State to submit a bid for the relocation of such
                headquarters;
                    (B) provide the public with notice and an
                opportunity to comment on such solicitation; and
                    (C) in consultation with the head of such agency,
                select a State, or a political subdivision of a State,
                for the relocation of such headquarters using
                competitive bidding procedures that consider the
                following:
                            (i) The extent to which the relocation of
                        such headquarters would impact the economy and
                        workforce development of a State or political
                        subdivision of a State.
                            (ii) Whether a State, or a political
                        subdivision of a State, has expertise in
                        carrying out activities substantially similar
                        to the mission and goals of such agency.
                            (iii) The extent to which the relocation of
                        such headquarters to a State, or a political
                        subdivision of a State, would implicate
                        national security interests.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to
prohibit a political subdivision of the State of Maryland or the
Commonwealth of Virginia that is located outside the Washington
metropolitan area from submitting a bid under subsection (c)(2)(A).
    (e) Offset allowed.--The Administrator of General Services may use
the proceeds from the sale of any Federal building or land to offset
the cost of relocating the headquarters of an Executive agency.
    (f) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are
authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
        the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United
        States Code, except that the term does not include the
        Executive Office of the President.
            (2) Headquarters.--The term ``headquarters'' means the
        place or building serving as the managerial and administrative
        center of an Executive agency, except that the term does not
        include an office that the head of any such agency may maintain
        separately from such place or building in the Washington
        metropolitan area.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States.
            (4) Washington metropolitan area.--The term ``Washington
        metropolitan area'' means the geographic area located within
        the boundaries of the following:
                    (A) The District of Columbia.
                    (B) Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in the
                State of Maryland.
                    (C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William
                Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth
                of Virginia.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlined and Improved Methods at
Polling Locations and Early Voting Act'' or the ``SIMPLE Voting Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EARLY VOTING AND FOR REDUCING WAITING
              TIMES FOR VOTERS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) Requirements for States.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 306
        and 307; and
            (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new
        sections:

``SEC. 304. EARLY VOTING.

    ``(a) In General.--Each State shall allow individuals to vote in an
election for Federal office on each day occurring during the 15-day
period which ends 2 days before the date of the election, in the same
manner as voting is allowed on such day.
    ``(b) Minimum Early Voting Requirements.--Each polling place which
allows voting prior to the date of a Federal election pursuant to
subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) allow such voting for not less than 10 hours on each
        day; and
            ``(2) have uniform hours each day for which such voting
        occurs.
    ``(c) Location of Polling Places Near Public Transportation.--To
the greatest extent practicable, a State shall ensure that each polling
place which allows voting prior to the date of a Federal election
pursuant to subsection (a) is located within reasonable walking
distance of a stop on a public transportation route.
    ``(d) Standards.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall issue standards for
        the administration of voting prior to the date scheduled for a
        Federal election. Such standards shall include the
        nondiscriminatory geographic placement of polling places at
        which such voting occurs.
            ``(2) Deviation.--The standards described in paragraph (1)
        shall permit States, upon providing adequate public notice, to
        deviate from any requirement in the case of unforeseen
        circumstances such as a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or
        a change in voter turnout.
    ``(e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
elections held on or after January 1, 2014.

``SEC. 305. PREVENTING UNREASONABLE WAITING TIMES FOR VOTERS.

    ``(a) Preventing Unreasonable Waiting Times.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall provide a sufficient
        number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election
        resources (including physical resources) at a polling place
        used in any election for Federal office, including a polling
        place at which individuals may cast ballots prior to the date
        of the election, to ensure--
                    ``(A) a fair and equitable waiting time for all
                voters in the State; and
                    ``(B) that no individual will be required to wait
                longer than one hour to cast a ballot at the polling
                place.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In determining the number of voting
        systems, poll workers, and other election resources provided at
        a polling place for purposes of paragraph (1), the State shall
        take into account the following factors:
                    ``(A) The voting age population.
                    ``(B) Voter turnout in past elections.
                    ``(C) The number of voters registered.
                    ``(D) The number of voters who have registered
                since the most recent Federal election.
                    ``(E) Census data for the population served by such
                voting site, such as the proportion of the voting-age
                population who are under 25 years of age or who are
                naturalized citizens.
                    ``(F) The educational levels and socio-economic
                factors of the population served by such voting site.
                    ``(G) The needs and numbers of voters with
                disabilities and voters with limited English
                proficiency.
                    ``(H) The type of voting systems used.
                    ``(I) The length and complexity of initiatives,
                referenda, and other questions on the ballot.
                    ``(J) Such other factors as the State considers
                appropriate.
            ``(3) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall
        establish and publish guidelines to assist States in meeting
        the requirements of this subsection.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
        be construed to authorize a State to meet the requirements of
        this subsection by closing any polling place, prohibiting an
        individual from entering a line at a polling place, or refusing
        to permit an individual who has arrived at a polling place
        prior to closing time from voting at the polling place.
    ``(b) Development and Implementation of Contingency Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall develop, and implement
        to the greatest extent practicable, a contingency plan under
        which the State shall provide additional poll workers,
        machines, ballots, and other equipment and supplies (as the
        case may be) on the date of the election to any polling place
        used in an election for Federal office, including a polling
        place at which individuals may cast ballots prior to the date
        of the election, at which waiting times exceed one hour.
            ``(2) Approval of plan by commission.--The State shall
        ensure that the contingency plan developed under paragraph (1)
        is approved by the Commission prior to the date of the election
        involved, in accordance with such procedures as the Commission
        may establish.
    ``(c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
elections held on or after January 1, 2014.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511) is amended by striking ``sections 301, 302,
and 303'' and inserting ``subtitle A of title III''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and
        305 as relating to sections 306 and 307; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the
        following new items:

``Sec. 304. Early voting.
``Sec. 305. Preventing unreasonable waiting times for voters.''.

SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF STATE TO PROVIDE FOR LONGER PERIODS
              OF EARLY VOTING OR GREATER AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AT POLLING
              PLACES.

    Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be
construed to prohibit a State, with respect to any election for Federal
office--
            (1) from providing (in an equitable and nondiscriminatory
        manner) a longer period for early voting than the minimum
        period required under section 304 of the Help America Vote Act
        of 2002 (as added by section 2(a)); or
            (2) from providing (in an equitable and nondiscriminatory
        manner) a greater number of systems, poll workers, and other
        election resources at any polling place than the minimum number
        required under section 305 of such Act (as added by section
        2(a)).


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Student Health Insurance Portability
Protection Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. APPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY PROTECTIONS TO STUDENTS
              UNDER COLLEGE-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, as
added by section 102(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191), is amended by
inserting after section 2723 the following new section:

``SEC. 2724. APPLICATION OF PORTABILITY PROTECTIONS TO STUDENTS UNDER
              COLLEGE-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of this
section, the provisions of subpart 1 shall apply to health insurance
coverage offered in connection with a college-sponsored health plan (as
defined in subsection (b)) in the same manner as they apply to health
insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan.
    ``(b) College-Sponsored Health Plan Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term `college-sponsored health plan' means health benefits
offered by or through an institution of higher education (as defined in
section 481(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(a)))
in relation to students at the institution, but does not include
benefits offered to such a student as a participant or beneficiary in a
group health plan.
    ``(c) Application of Exceptions, Enforcement, Preemption;
Definitions.--In applying subsection (a)--
            ``(1) subject to paragraph (2), the previous provisions of
        this subpart shall apply in relation to such subsection in the
        same manner as they apply in relation to subpart 1; and
            ``(2) in applying the other provisions of this title under
        this section--
                    ``(A) any reference in such provisions to a group
                health plan is deemed a reference to a college-
                sponsored health plan;
                    ``(B) any reference in such provisions to a
                participant or beneficiary in a group health plan is
                deemed a reference to an enrollee in a college-
                sponsored health plan; and
                    ``(C) any reference in such provisions to an
                employee in relation to the group health plan is deemed
                a reference to a student in relation to the college-
                sponsored health plan.''.
    (b) Clarification of Coverage Under College-Sponsored Health Plan
as Creditable Coverage.--
            (1) Amendment to public health service act.--Section
        2701(c)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        300gg(c)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ``(including such
        coverage under a college-sponsored health plan, as defined in
        section 2724(b))'' after ``coverage''.
            (2) Amendment to employee retirement income security act of
        1974.--Section 701(c)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income
        Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(c)(1)(B)) is amended by
        inserting ``(including such coverage under a college-sponsored
        health plan, as defined in section 2724(b) of the Public Health
        Service Act)'' after ``coverage''.
            (3) Amendment to the internal revenue code of 1986.--
        Section 9801(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
        amended by inserting ``(including such coverage under a
        college-sponsored health plan, as defined in section 2724(b) of
        the Public Health Service Act)'' after ``coverage''.
    (c) Effective Date; Transition.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
        shall apply to coverage under college-sponsored health plans
        for students matriculating or enrolling for periods beginning
        on or after August 1, 1997, and the amendments made by
        subsection (b) shall be effective as if included in the
        enactment of the corresponding provisions in the Health
        Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public
        Law 104-191).
            (2) Crediting permitted for certain previous coverage.--
        Creditable coverage occurring on or after July 1, 1996, shall
        be taken into account in applying section 2724(a) of the Public
        Health Service Act.
            (3) Certifications, etc.--Insofar as the certification
        requirements of section 2743 of the Public Health Service Act
        are not otherwise applicable to health insurance coverage under
        a college-sponsored health plan (as defined in subsection (b)
        of section 2724 of such Act), subsection (e) of section 2701 of
        the Public Health Service Act shall apply (as incorporated
        under subsection (a) of such section 2724) to the issuer of
        such coverage with respect to events occurring after April 7,
        1997; but in no case is a certification required to be provided
        under such section 2724 pursuant to such subsection (e) before
        60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE OF FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE
              NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE DURING THEIR MOBILIZATION,
              DEPLOYMENT, AND DEMOBILIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The members of the National Guard and Reserve have made
        extraordinary contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom and
        Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (2) The scope and scale of recent mobilizations and
        deployments of members of the National Guard and Reserve is
        unprecedented in the modern history of the Armed Forces.
            (3) The frequency and length of such mobilizations and
        deployments has placed significant strain on the family members
        of deployed members.
            (4) The Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health
        determined that family members of deployed members of the
        National Guard and Reserve are more likely to experience mental
        health challenges as a result of these mobilizations and
        deployments.
            (5) The Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health
        also determined that family members of deployed members of the
        National Guard and Reserve are less likely to have ready access
        to mental health care during periods of deployment.
            (6) Family members of members of the National Guard and
        Reserve often live far from military installations that are the
        primary locations for mental health care provided by the
        Department of Defense.
            (7) Adequate support for family members of deployed members
        of the Armed Forces is critical to maintaining morale, both on
        the battlefield and on the home front.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Department of Defense should undertake appropriate actions to ensure
that family members of members of the National Guard and Reserve who
are deployed have full access to mental health care during the periods
of mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of such members of the
National Guard and Reserve.
    (c) Initiative To Increase Access to Mental Health Care.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall undertake a
        nationwide initiative intended to increase access to mental
        health care for family members of members of the National Guard
        and Reserve who are mobilized.
            (2) Elements.--The initiative shall include the following:
                    (A) Programs and activities to educate the family
                members of members of the National Guard and Reserve
                who are mobilized on potential mental health challenges
                connected with such mobilization.
                    (B) Programs and activities to provide such family
                members with complete information on all mental health
                care resources available to such family members through
                the Department of Defense and otherwise.
                    (C) Requirements for mental health counselors at
                military installations in communities with large
                numbers of mobilized members of the National Guard and
                Reserve to expand the reach of their counseling
                activities to include families of such members in such
                communities.
    (d) Mental Health Care Under TRICARE.--
            (1) In general.--Under such regulations as the Secretary of
        Defense shall prescribe, reimbursement shall be provided under
        the TRICARE program under chapter 55 of title 10, United States
        Code, for any mental health care specified in paragraph (3)
        that is provided to a family member of a covered member of the
        National Guard or Reserve during the period of deployment of
        such covered member of the National Guard or Reserve as
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Covered members of the national guard or reserve.--For
        purposes of this subsection, a covered member of the National
        Guard or Reserve is any member of the National Guard or Reserve
        on active duty for more than 30 days for a deployment in
        connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring
        Freedom who, while so on active duty, is covered by the TRICARE
        program on a for self and family basis.
            (3) Mental health care.--The mental health care specified
        in this paragraph is mental health care as follows:
                    (A) Mental health care otherwise provided to
                covered dependents of members of the uniformed services
                under the TRICARE program.
                    (B) Any mental health care and treatment that is
                provided at a facility accredited by the Joint
                Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
                Organizations.
                    (C) Any mental health care and treatment that is
                provided at a facility accredited by a State-
                accrediting institution, including a facility not
                otherwise recognized as an authorized provider under
                the TRICARE program.
                    (D) Chemical dependency treatment at any partial
                hospital program, substance-abuse disorder
                rehabilitation facility, or residential treatment
                center accredited by the Joint Commission on
                Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or by a
                State-accrediting institution.
            (4) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on
        January 1, 2008.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
        report on this section.
            (2) Elements.--Each report shall include the following:
                    (A) A current assessment of the extent to which
                family members of members of the National Guard and
                Reserve who are deployed have access to, and are
                utilizing, mental health care available under this
                section.
                    (B) A current assessment of the quality of mental
                health care being provided d to family members of the
                National Guard and Reserve who are deployed at State-
                accredited treatment centers.
                    (C) Such recommendations for legislative or
                administrative action as the Secretary considers
                appropriate in order to further assure full access by
                family members of members of the National Guard and
                Reserve who are deployed to mental health care during
                the mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of
                such members of the National Guard and Reserve.


SECTION 1. HOV FACILITIES.

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


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Simplification and
Opportunity Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY STUDENT LOAN DEBT CONVERSION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 459A of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-1) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Part D of the Higher Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 451(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087a), by
                striking ``(1) to make loans to all eligible students
                (and the eligible parents of such students) in
                attendance at participating institutions of higher
                education selected by the Secretary, to enable such
                students to pursue their courses of study at such
                institutions during the period beginning July 1, 1994;
                and (2) for purchasing loans under section 459A.'' and
                inserting ``to make loans to all eligible students (and
                the eligible parents of such students) in attendance at
                participating institutions of higher education selected
                by the Secretary, to enable such students to pursue
                their courses of study at such institutions during the
                period beginning July 1, 1994.''; and
                    (B) in section 459B(a)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087i-
                2(a)(2)(B)), by striking ``purchased by the Secretary
                pursuant to section 459A'' and inserting ``purchased by
                the Secretary pursuant to section 459A under the terms
                of that provision in effect on or before June 30, 2010,
                or converted by the Secretary pursuant to section
                459A''.
    (b) Student Loan Debt Conversion.--Part D of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 459 the following:

``SEC. 459A. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO CONVERT STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall, at the request of an
        eligible borrower (as described in subsection (b)), convert an
        eligible student loan debt (as described in subsection (c))
        into a Federal debt by paying the holder of the eligible
        student loan the outstanding balance of principal and interest
        on that loan, and the borrower shall enter into an agreement to
        repay to the Secretary the amount advanced to convert the debt
        to a Federal debt.
            ``(2) Duration of authority.--The Secretary shall convert
        eligible student loan debt under this section for those
        eligible borrowers whose applications for conversion are
        received on or after January 1, 2012 and before October 1,
        2012.
            ``(3) Designation of loan.--The repayment obligation of the
        borrower whose eligible student loan debt was repaid by the
        Secretary and converted to a Federal debt under this section
        shall be referred to as a `FFEL Debt Conversion Loan'.
    ``(b) Eligible Borrower.--A borrower is eligible for a FFEL Debt
Conversion Loan if the borrower, in addition to the loans described in
subsection (c), has an outstanding loan that was made under this part,
or an outstanding loan that was purchased by the Secretary pursuant to
section 459A under the terms of that provision in effect on or before
June 30, 2010.
    ``(c) Eligible Student Loan Debt.--A student loan of an eligible
borrower is eligible for payment by a FFEL Debt Conversion Loan if--
            ``(1) the loan was made, insured, or guaranteed under part
        B, and not previously purchased by the Secretary pursuant to
        section 459A under the terms of that provision in effect on or
        before June 30, 2010;
            ``(2) the loan is not in default; and
            ``(3) the loan is not delinquent for 270 days or more.
    ``(d) Terms and Conditions of Debt Conversion Loans.--
            ``(1) Continuation of terms.--A FFEL Debt Conversion Loan
        shall be repayable by the borrower under the same terms and
        conditions as were applicable under the promissory note signed
        by the borrower for the eligible student loan debt being repaid
        by the Secretary under this section, including such terms as
        applied when the borrower entered repayment, and the
        availability of grace periods and deferments.
            ``(2) Aggregate loan limits.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of this title, a FFEL Debt Conversion Loan shall be
        included in the calculation of the aggregate loan limit that
        was applicable to the borrower's eligible student loan for
        which the FFEL Debt Conversion Loan was obtained.
            ``(3) Other terms.--
                    ``(A) FFEL terms.--Other borrower benefits offered
                by the originating lender or the holder of the eligible
                student loan being repaid that are not specified in
                part B or in the borrower's promissory note for that
                loan are not available with respect to a FFEL Debt
                Conversion Loan.
                    ``(B) Direct loan terms.--Except as provided in
                paragraph (5), benefits offered only for loans made
                under this part are not available with respect to a
                FFEL Debt Conversion Loan.
            ``(4) Fees.--
                    ``(A) No fees imposed by secretary.--The Secretary
                shall not charge the borrower any origination or other
                fee for the making of a FFEL Debt Conversion Loan.
                    ``(B) No fees imposed by holder of eligible student
                loan debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
                the holder of an eligible student loan shall not charge
                the Secretary or the borrower any origination or other
                fee, including any fee for providing the information
                described in subsection (e), for the conversion of the
                eligible student loan debt to a FFEL Debt Conversion
                Loan.
            ``(5) Ffel debt conversion benefits.--The Secretary may
        offer benefits to a borrower of a FFEL Debt Conversion Loan, in
        an amount that shall not exceed 2 percent of the amount
        advanced on the FFEL Debt Conversion Loan, which may include
        payments to borrowers, reductions in the outstanding principal
        and interest on the FFEL Debt Conversion Loan, or such other
        benefits as the Secretary may establish.
    ``(e) Information From Holders of Student Loan Debt Eligible for
Conversion.--A holder of an eligible student loan shall promptly
provide the Secretary with the amount outstanding and such other
information as may be needed to convert that debt under this section.
    ``(f) Notification.--Not later than December 1, 2011, the Secretary
shall notify eligible borrowers--
            ``(1) of their eligibility to convert an eligible student
        loan debt under this section; and
            ``(2) of the time frame for applying for such
        conversion.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Cohort default rate.--Section 435(m)(2) of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)(2)) is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) For purposes of this subsection, a borrower
                who obtains a FFEL Debt Conversion Loan under section
                459A shall continue to be considered as having entered
                repayment on the date the borrower entered repayment on
                the eligible student loan debt that was repaid by the
                Secretary and converted to a Federal debt under that
                section.''.
            (2) Contracts.--Section 456(b) of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087f(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, converted,''
                after ``made''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, converted,''
                after ``made''.
            (3) Federal consolidation loans.--Section 428C(a)(4)(C) of
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(4)(C)) is
        amended by inserting ``or converted'' after ``made''.
            (4) Income-based repayment.--Section 493C of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098e) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by inserting
                ``converted,'' after ``made,'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting
                ``converted,'' after ``made,''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``converted,''
                after ``made,''.
    (d) Inapplicability of Title IV Negotiated Rulemaking and Master
Calendar Exception.--Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) shall not apply to the
amendments made by this section, or to any regulations promulgated
under those amendments.
    (e) Annual Cost Estimate.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act or an amendment made by this Act, the Secretary of Education
shall carry out the requirement of section 459A(e)(3) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act, with respect to the annual cost estimates
required to be submitted not later than February 15, 2012.
    (f) Funds for Federal Pell Grants.--The proceeds to the Federal
Government from the temporary authority to convert student loan debt
provided by the amendments made by this Act shall be used to carry out
Federal Pell Grants under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a).


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Suburban and Community Forestry and
Open Space Initiative Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. SUBURBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE.

    The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by
inserting after section 7 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) the following:

``SEC. 7A. SUBURBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
        State (including a political subdivision) or nonprofit
        organization that the Secretary determines under subsection
        (c)(1)(A)(ii) is eligible to receive a grant under subsection
        (c)(2).
            ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe'--
                    ``(A) in the case of the State of Alaska, means a
                Native corporation (as defined in section 3 of the
                Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602));
                and
                    ``(B) in the case of any other State, has the
                meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
                450b).
            ``(3) Private forest land.--The term `private forest land'
        means land that is--
                    ``(A)(i) covered by trees; or
                    ``(ii) suitable for growing trees, as determined by
                the Secretary;
                    ``(B) suburban, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) owned by--
                            ``(i) a private entity; or
                            ``(ii) an Indian tribe.
            ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the Suburban and
        Community Forestry and Open Space Initiative established by
        subsection (b).
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Forest
        Service a program to be known as the `Suburban and Community
        Forestry and Open Space Initiative'.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to provide
        assistance to eligible entities to carry out projects and
        activities to--
                    ``(A) identify and preserve private forest land;
                and
                    ``(B) contain suburban sprawl.
    ``(c) Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Identification of eligible private forest land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
                with State foresters or equivalent State officials and
                State planning offices, shall establish criteria for--
                            ``(i) the identification, subject to
                        subparagraph (B), of private forest land in
                        each State that may be preserved under this
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) the identification of eligible
                        entities.
                    ``(B) Conditions for eligible private forest
                land.--Private forest land identified for preservation
                under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be land that is--
                            ``(i) located in an area that is affected,
                        or threatened to be affected, by significant
                        suburban sprawl, as determined by the
                        appropriate planning office of the State in
                        which the private forest land is located; and
                            ``(ii) threatened by present or future
                        conversion to nonforest use.
            ``(2) Grants.--
                    ``(A) Projects and activities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In carrying out this
                        section, the Secretary shall award grants to
                        eligible entities to carry out a project or
                        activity described in clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Types.--A project or activity
                        referred to in clause (i) is a project or
                        activity that--
                                    ``(I) is carried out to preserve
                                private forest land or contain suburban
                                sprawl; and
                                    ``(II) provides for guaranteed
                                public access to land on which the
                                project or activity is carried out,
                                unless the appropriate State planning
                                office requests, and provides
                                justification for the request, that
                                that requirement be waived.
                    ``(B) Application.--An eligible entity that seeks
                to receive a grant under this section shall submit to
                the Secretary, in such form as the Secretary shall
                prescribe, an application for the grant (including a
                description of any private forest land to be preserved
                using funds from the grant).
                    ``(C) Approval or disapproval.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
                        as soon as practicable after the date on which
                        the Secretary receives an application under
                        subparagraph (B) or a resubmission under
                        subclause (II)(bb), the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I)(aa) approve the application;
                                and
                                    ``(bb) award a grant to the
                                applicant; or
                                    ``(II)(aa) disapprove the
                                application; and
                                    ``(bb) provide the applicant a
                                statement that describes the reasons
                                why the application was disapproved
                                (including a deadline by which the
                                applicant may resubmit the
                                application).
                            ``(ii) Priority.--In awarding grants under
                        this section, the Secretary shall give priority
                        to applicants that propose to fund projects and
                        activities that promote, in addition to the
                        primary purposes of preserving private forest
                        land and containing suburban sprawl--
                                    ``(I) the active management, in a
                                sustainable manner, of private forest
                                land;
                                    ``(II) community and school
                                education programs and curricula
                                relating to sustainable forestry; and
                                    ``(III) community involvement in
                                determining the care and management of
                                forest resources.
            ``(3) Cost sharing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
                carrying out any project or activity using funds from a
                grant awarded under this section shall not exceed \1/2\
                of the total cost of the project or activity.
                    ``(B) Assurances of non-federal share.--As a
                condition of receipt of a grant under this section, an
                eligible entity shall provide to the Secretary such
                assurances as the Secretary determines are sufficient
                to demonstrate that the non-Federal share of the cost
                of each project or activity to be funded by the grant
                has been secured.
                    ``(C) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal
                share of the cost of carrying out any project or
                activity described in subparagraph (A) may be provided
                in cash or in kind.
    ``(d) Use of Grant Funds for Purchases of Land or Easements.--
            ``(1) Purchases.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), funds made available, and grants
                awarded, under this section may be used to purchase
                private forest land or interests in private forest land
                (including conservation easements) only from willing
                sellers at fair market value.
                    ``(B) Sales at less than fair market value.--A sale
                of private forest land or an interest in private forest
                land at less than fair market value shall be permitted
                only on certification by the landowner that the sale is
                being entered into willingly and without coercion.
            ``(2) Title.--Title to private forest land or an interest
        in private forest land purchased under paragraph (1) may be
        held, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, by--
                    ``(A) a State (including a political subdivision of
                a State); or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit organization.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
            ``(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year
        thereafter.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sunset Wasteful Executive
Expenditures and Programs Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO REVIEW EXECUTIVE
              DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE A PUBLIC
              NEED.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the following new
section:
``Sec. 721. Review of Executive departments to ensure they continue to
              serve a public need
    ``(a) Review Required.--Each year, beginning with 2014, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall review three Executive
departments, in the order of their creation, to identify agencies and
programs within the jurisdiction of the departments that perform
similar or related functions and that no longer serve a public need.
The Comptroller General shall review every department at least once
every five years.
    ``(b) Criteria.--The Comptroller General shall evaluate the
efficiency and public need for each Executive department pursuant to
subsection (a) using the following criteria:
            ``(1) The effectiveness and the efficiency of the operation
        of the programs carried out by each such Executive department.
            ``(2) Whether the programs carried out by the Executive
        department are cost-effective.
            ``(3) Whether the Executive department has acted outside
        the scope of its original authority, and whether the original
        objectives of the department have been achieved.
            ``(4) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exist
        to carry out the functions of the Executive department.
            ``(5) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the
        programs administered by, the Executive department duplicate or
        conflict with the jurisdiction and programs of other Executive
        departments.
            ``(6) The potential benefits of consolidating programs
        administered by the Executive department with similar or
        duplicative programs of other Executive departments, and the
        potential for consolidating such programs.
            ``(7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons
        served by programs carried out by the Executive department.
            ``(8) The extent to which any trends, developments, and
        emerging conditions that are likely to affect the future nature
        and extent of the problems or needs that the programs carried
        out by the Executive department are intended to address.
            ``(9) The extent to which the Executive department has
        complied with the provisions contained in sections 1115 through
        1119 of this title (relating to Government performance planning
        and reporting).
            ``(10) Whether the Executive department has worked to enact
        changes in the law that are intended to benefit the public as a
        whole rather than the specific business, institution, or
        individuals that the department regulates.
            ``(11) The extent to which the Executive department has
        encouraged participation by the public as a whole in making its
        rules and decisions rather than encouraging participation
        solely by those it regulates.
            ``(12) The extent to which the public participation in
        rulemaking and decisionmaking of the Executive department has
        resulted in rules and decisions compatible with the objectives
        of the department.
            ``(13) The extent to which the Executive department
        complies with section 552 of title 5, United States Code
        (commonly known as the `Freedom of Information Act').
            ``(14) The extent of the regulatory, privacy, and paperwork
        impacts of the programs carried out by the Executive
        department.
            ``(15) The extent to which changes are necessary in the
        authorizing statutes of the Executive department in order that
        the function of the department can be performed in the most
        efficient and effective manner.
    ``(c) Annual Report and Recommended Legislation.--By February 1 of
each year, beginning with February 1, 2015, the Comptroller General
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the review of the
Executive departments carried out during the preceding year. The report
shall include--
            ``(1) such recommendations as the Comptroller General
        considers necessary to facilitate the abolishment of agencies
        and programs within the Executive departments that perform
        similar or related functions that were identified pursuant to
        subsection (a) as no longer serving a public need; and
            ``(2) legislative language to implement those
        recommendations in a form appropriate for introduction in
        Congress as a bill.
    ``(d) Executive Department Defined.--In this section, the term
`Executive department' means each department listed in section 101 of
title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end of subchapter II the following new item:

``721. Review of Executive departments to ensure they continue to serve
                            a public need.''.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO ENSURE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE
              TO SERVE A PUBLIC NEED.

    (a) Abolishment of Departments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each year,
        beginning with December 31, 2015, the three Executive
        departments that were reviewed by the Comptroller General of
        the United States during the preceding year pursuant to section
        721 of title 31, United States Code, shall be abolished.
            (2) Winding down.--The President, in coordination with the
        Secretary of each Executive department concerned, shall direct
        the procedures for the winding down of the operations of
        departments abolished under subsection (a).
            (3) Extension.--The date of abolishment for an Executive
        department may be extended for an additional two years if
        Congress enacts legislation extending such date by a vote of
        three-fifths of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.
    (b) Continuation of Departments.--
            (1) Approval of existence.--Congress may authorize the
        continued existence of an Executive department scheduled for
        abolishment by approving or rejecting the legislation
        containing the recommendations of the Comptroller General with
        respect to that department, as submitted under section
        721(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, and introduced as a
        bill under subsection (c).
            (2) Future recommendations.--Action of Congress approving
        of an Executive department scheduled for abolishment does not
        prevent the department from being abolished in the next cycle
        for consideration.
    (c) Process for Consideration of Comptroller General's Report.--
            (1) Introduction.--After February 1 of each year, beginning
        with 2015, the legislation containing the recommendations of
        the Comptroller General with respect to the Executive
        departments reviewed during the preceding year, as submitted in
        the report of the Comptroller General under section 721(c)(2)
        of title 31, United States Code, shall be introduced in the
        Senate by the Majority Leader or the Majority Leader's
        designee, and in the House of Representatives by the Speaker or
        the Speaker's designee. Upon such introduction, the bill, to be
        known as a ``wasteful expenditures bill'' shall be referred to
        appropriate committees of Congress under paragraph (2). If the
        wasteful expenditures bill is not introduced in accordance with
        the preceding sentence, then any member of Congress may
        introduce such bill in the member's respective House of
        Congress beginning on the date that is the fifth calendar day
        that such House is in session following the date of the
        submission of such aggregate legislative provisions.
            (2) Committee consideration.--
                    (A) Referral.--A wasteful expenditures bill
                introduced under paragraph (1) shall be referred to any
                appropriate committee of jurisdiction in the Senate and
                the House of Representatives. A committee to which a
                wasteful expenditures bill is referred under this
                paragraph and may review and comment on such bill, may
                report such bill to the respective House, and may not
                amend such bill.
                    (B) Reporting.--Not later than 60 legislative days
                after the introduction of the wasteful expenditures
                bill, each Committee of Congress to which the wasteful
                expenditures bill was referred shall report the bill.
                    (C) Discharge of committee.--If a committee to
                which is referred a wasteful expenditures bill has not
                reported such bill at the end of 60 legislative days
                after its introduction or at the end of the first day
                after there has been reported to the House involved a
                wasteful expenditures bill, whichever is earlier, such
                committee shall be deemed to have been discharged from
                further consideration of such bill, and such bill shall
                be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House
                involved.
            (3) Expedited procedure.--
                    (A) Consideration.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 5
                        legislative days after the date on which a
                        committee has reported a wasteful expenditures
                        bill or been discharged from consideration of a
                        wasteful expenditures bill, the Majority Leader
                        of the Senate, or the Majority Leader's
                        designee, or the Speaker of the House of
                        Representatives, or the Speaker's designee,
                        shall move to proceed to the consideration of
                        the wasteful expenditures bill. It shall also
                        be in order for any member of the Senate or the
                        House of Representatives, respectively, to move
                        to proceed to the consideration of the wasteful
                        expenditures bill at any time after the
                        conclusion of such 5-day period.
                            (ii) Motion to proceed.--A motion to
                        proceed to the consideration of a wasteful
                        expenditures bill is highly privileged in the
                        House of Representatives and is privileged in
                        the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is
                        not subject to amendment or to a motion to
                        postpone consideration of the wasteful
                        expenditures bill. If the motion to proceed is
                        agreed to, the Senate or the House of
                        Representatives, as the case may be, shall
                        immediately proceed to consideration of the
                        wasteful expenditures bill without intervening
                        motion, order, or other business, and the
                        wasteful expenditures bill shall remain the
                        unfinished business of the Senate or the House
                        of Representatives, as the case may be, until
                        disposed of.
                            (iii) Limited debate.--Debate on the
                        wasteful expenditures bill and on all debatable
                        motions and appeals in connection therewith
                        shall be limited to not more than 10 hours,
                        which shall be divided equally between those
                        favoring and those opposing the wasteful
                        expenditures bill. A motion further to limit
                        debate on the wasteful expenditures bill is in
                        order and is not debatable. All time used for
                        consideration of the wasteful expenditures
                        bill, including time used for quorum calls
                        (except quorum calls immediately preceding a
                        vote) and voting, shall come from the 10 hours
                        of debate.
                            (iv) Amendments.--No amendment to the
                        wasteful expenditures bill shall be in order in
                        the Senate and the House of Representatives.
                            (v) Vote on final passage.--Immediately
                        following the conclusion of the debate on the
                        wasteful expenditures bill, the vote on final
                        passage of the wasteful expenditures bill shall
                        occur.
                            (vi) Other motions not in order.--A motion
                        to postpone consideration of the wasteful
                        expenditures bill, a motion to proceed to the
                        consideration of other business, or a motion to
                        recommit the wasteful expenditures bill is not
                        in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by
                        which the wasteful expenditures bill is agreed
                        to or not agreed to is not in order.
                    (B) Consideration by the other house.--If, before
                the passage by one House of the wasteful expenditures
                bill that was introduced in such House, such House
                receives from the other House a wasteful expenditures
                bill as passed by such other House--
                            (i) the wasteful expenditures bill of the
                        other House shall not be referred to a
                        committee and may only be considered for final
                        passage in the House that receives it under
                        subparagraph (C);
                            (ii) the procedure in the House in receipt
                        of the wasteful expenditures bill of the other
                        House, shall be the same as if no wasteful
                        expenditures bill had been received from the
                        other House; and
                            (iii) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the
                        vote on final passage shall be on the wasteful
                        expenditures bill of the other House.
                    (C) Disposition.--Upon disposition of a wasteful
                expenditures bill that is received by one House from
                the other House, it shall no longer be in order to
                consider the wasteful expenditures bill that was
                introduced in the receiving House.
            (4) Legislative day.--In this section, the term
        ``legislative day'' means a day on which either House of
        Congress is in session.
            (5) Rules of the senate and the house of representatives.--
        This section is enacted--
                    (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
                Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,
                and is deemed to be part of the rules of each House,
                respectively, but applicable only with respect to the
                procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a
                wasteful expenditures bill, and it supersedes other
                rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with
                such rules; and
                    (B) with full recognition of the constitutional
                right of either House to change the rules (so far as
                they relate to the procedure of that House) at any
                time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
                the case of any other rule of that House.