SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Reduce Unnecessary
Spending Act of 2010''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to create an optional
fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission
requests, which would lead to an up-or-down vote by Congress on the
President's package of rescissions, without amendment.

SEC. 2. RESCISSIONS OF FUNDING.

    The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking part C
and inserting the following:

       ``PART C--EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS

``SEC. 1021. APPLICABILITY AND DISCLAIMER.

    ``The rules, procedures, requirements, and definitions in this part
apply only to executive and legislative actions explicitly taken under
this part. They do not apply to actions taken under part B or to other
executive and legislative actions not taken under this part.

``SEC. 1022. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) The terms `appropriations Act', `budget authority',
        and `new budget authority' have the same meanings as in section
        3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            ``(2) The terms `account', `current year', `CBO', and `OMB'
        have the same meanings as in section 250 of the Balanced Budget
        and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 as in effect on
        September 30, 2002.
            ``(3) The term `days of session' shall be calculated by
        excluding weekends and national holidays. Any day during which
        a chamber of Congress is not in session shall not be counted as
        a day of session of that chamber. Any day during which neither
        chamber is in session shall not be counted as a day of session
        of Congress.
            ``(4) The term `entitlement law' means the statutory
        mandate or requirement of the United States to incur a
        financial obligation unless that obligation is explicitly
        conditioned on the appropriation in subsequent legislation of
        sufficient funds for that purpose, and the Supplemental
        Nutrition Assistance Program.
            ``(5) The term `funding' refers to new budget authority and
        obligation limits except to the extent that the funding is
        provided for entitlement law.
            ``(6) The term `rescind' means to eliminate or reduce the
        amount of enacted funding.
            ``(7) The terms `withhold' and `withholding' apply to any
        executive action or inaction that precludes the obligation of
        funding at a time when it would otherwise have been available
        to an agency for obligation. The terms do not include
        administrative or preparatory actions undertaken prior to
        obligation in the normal course of implementing budget laws.

``SEC. 1023. TIMING AND PACKAGING OF RESCISSION REQUESTS.

    ``(a) Timing.--If the President proposes that Congress rescind
funding under the procedures in this part, OMB shall transmit a message
to Congress containing the information specified in section 1024, and
the message transmitting the proposal shall be sent to Congress not
later than 45 calendar days after the date of enactment of the funding.
    ``(b) Packaging and Transmittal of Requested Rescissions.--Except
as provided in subsection (c), for each piece of legislation that
provides funding, the President shall request at most 1 package of
rescissions and the rescissions in that package shall apply only to
funding contained in that legislation. OMB shall deliver each message
requesting a package of rescissions to the Secretary of the Senate if
the Senate is not in session and to the Clerk of the House of
Representatives if the House is not in session. OMB shall make a copy
of the transmittal message publicly available, and shall publish in the
Federal Register a notice of the message and information on how it can
be obtained.
    ``(c) Special Packaging Rules.--After enactment of--
            ``(1) a joint resolution making continuing appropriations;
            ``(2) a supplemental appropriations bill; or
            ``(3) an omnibus appropriations bill;
covering some or all of the activities customarily funded in more than
1 regular appropriations bill, the President may propose as many as 2
packages rescinding funding contained in that legislation, each within
the 45-day period specified in subsection (a). OMB shall not include
the same rescission in both packages, and, if the President requests
the rescission of more than one discrete amount of funding under the
jurisdiction of a single subcommittee, OMB shall include each of those
discrete amounts in the same package.

``SEC. 1024. REQUESTS TO RESCIND FUNDING.

    ``For each request to rescind funding under this part, the
transmittal message shall--
            ``(1) specify--
                    ``(A) the dollar amount to be rescinded;
                    ``(B) the agency, bureau, and account from which
                the rescission shall occur;
                    ``(C) the program, project, or activity within the
                account (if applicable) from which the rescission shall
                occur;
                    ``(D) the amount of funding, if any, that would
                remain for the account, program, project, or activity
                if the rescission request is enacted; and
                    ``(E) the reasons the President requests the
                rescission;
            ``(2) designate each separate rescission request by number;
        and
            ``(3) include proposed legislative language to accomplish
        the requested rescissions which may not include--
                    ``(A) any changes in existing law, other than the
                rescission of funding; or
                    ``(B) any supplemental appropriations, transfers,
                or reprogrammings.

``SEC. 1025. GRANTS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Presidential Authority To Withhold Funding.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law and if the President proposes a rescission
of funding under this part, OMB may, subject to the time limits
provided in subsection (c), temporarily withhold that funding from
obligation.
    ``(b) Expedited Procedures Available Only Once Per Bill.--The
President may not invoke the procedures of this part, or the authority
to withhold funding granted by subsection (a), on more than 1 occasion
for any Act providing funding.
    ``(c) Time Limits.--OMB shall make available for obligation any
funding withheld under subsection (a) on the earliest of--
            ``(1) the day on which the President determines that the
        continued withholding or reduction no longer advances the
        purpose of legislative consideration of the rescission request;
            ``(2) starting from the day on which OMB transmitted a
        message to Congress requesting the rescission of funding, 25
        calendar days in which the House of Representatives has been in
        session or 25 calendar days in which the Senate has been in
        session, whichever occurs second; or
            ``(3) the last day after which the obligation of the
        funding in question can no longer be fully accomplished in a
        prudent manner before its expiration.
    ``(d) Deficit Reduction.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds that are rescinded under this part
        shall be dedicated only to reducing the deficit or increasing
        the surplus.
            ``(2) Adjustment of levels in the concurrent resolution on
        the budget.--Not later than 5 days after the date of enactment
        of an approval bill as provided under this part, the chairs of
        the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives shall revise allocations and aggregates and
        other appropriate levels under the appropriate concurrent
        resolution on the budget to reflect the repeal or cancellation,
        and the applicable committees shall report revised
        suballocations pursuant to section 302(b), as appropriate.

``SEC. 1026. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF RESCISSION REQUESTS.

    ``(a) Preparation of Legislation To Consider a Package of Expedited
Rescission Requests.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the House of Representatives receives
        a package of expedited rescission requests, the Clerk shall
        prepare a House bill that only rescinds the amounts requested
        which shall read as follows:
            ```There are enacted the rescissions numbered [insert
        number or numbers] as set forth in the Presidential message of
        [insert date] transmitted under part C of the Impoundment
        Control Act of 1974 as amended.'
            ``(2) Exclusion procedure.--The Clerk shall include in the
        bill each numbered rescission request listed in the
        Presidential package in question, except that the Clerk shall
        omit a numbered rescission request if the Chairman of the
        Committee on the Budget of the House, after consulting with the
        Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, CBO,
        GAO, and the House and Senate committees that have jurisdiction
        over the funding, determines that the numbered rescission does
        not refer to funding or includes matter not permitted under a
        request to rescind funding.
    ``(b) Introduction and Referral of Legislation To Enact a Package
of Expedited Rescissions.--The majority leader or the minority leader
of the House or Representatives, or a designee, shall (by request)
introduce each bill prepared under subsection (a) not later than 4 days
of session of the House after its transmittal, or, if no such bill is
introduced within that period, any member of the House may introduce
the required bill in the required form on the fifth or sixth day of
session of the House after its transmittal. If such an expedited
rescission bill is introduced in accordance with the preceding
sentence, it shall be referred to the House committee of jurisdiction.
A copy of the introduced House bill shall be transmitted to the
Secretary of the Senate, who shall provide it to the Senate committee
of jurisdiction.
    ``(c) House Report and Consideration of Legislation To Enact a
Package of Expedited Rescissions.--The House committee of jurisdiction
shall report without amendment the bill referred to it under subsection
(b) not more than 5 days of session of the House after the referral.
The committee may order the bill reported favorably, unfavorably, or
without recommendation. If the committee has not reported the bill by
the end of the 5-day period, the committee shall be automatically
discharged from further consideration of the bill and it shall be
placed on the appropriate calendar.
    ``(d) House Motion To Proceed.--
            ``(1) In general.--After a bill to enact an expedited
        rescission package has been reported or the committee of
        jurisdiction has been discharged under subsection (c), it shall
        be in order to move to proceed to consider the bill in the
        House. A Member who wishes to move to proceed to consideration
        of the bill shall announce that fact, and the motion to proceed
        shall be in order only during a time designated by the Speaker
        within the legislative schedule for the next calendar day of
        legislative session or the one immediately following it.
            ``(2) Failure to set time.--If the Speaker does not
        designate a time under paragraph (1), 3 or more calendar days
        of legislative session after the bill has been reported or
        discharged, it shall be in order for any Member to move to
        proceed to consider the bill.
            ``(3) Procedure.--A motion to proceed under this subsection
        shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a prior
        motion to proceed with respect to that package of expedited
        rescissions. The previous question shall be considered as
        ordered on the motion to proceed, without intervening motion. A
        motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion to proceed
        has been disposed of shall not be in order.
            ``(4) Removal from calendar.--If 5 calendar days of
        legislative session have passed since the bill was reported or
        discharged under this subsection and no Member has made a
        motion to proceed, the bill shall be removed from the calendar.
    ``(e) House Consideration.--
            ``(1) Considered as read.--A bill consisting of a package
        of rescissions under this part shall be considered as read.
            ``(2) Points of order.--All points of order against the
        bill are waived, except that a point of order may be made that
        1 or more numbered rescissions included in the bill would enact
        language containing matter not requested by the President or
        not permitted under this part as part of that package. If the
        Presiding Officer sustains such a point of order, the numbered
        rescission or rescissions that would enact such language are
        deemed to be automatically stripped from the bill and
        consideration proceeds on the bill as modified.
            ``(3) Previous question.--The previous question shall be
        considered as ordered on the bill to its passage without
        intervening motion, except that 4 hours of debate equally
        divided and controlled by a proponent and an opponent are
        allowed, as well as 1 motion to further limit debate on the
        bill.
            ``(4) Motion to reconsider.--A motion to reconsider the
        vote on passage of the bill shall not be in order.
    ``(f) Senate Consideration.--
            ``(1) Referral.--If the House of Representatives approves a
        House bill enacting a package of rescissions, that bill as
        passed by the House shall be sent to the Senate and referred to
        the Senate committee of jurisdiction.
            ``(2) Committee action.--The committee of jurisdiction
        shall report without amendment the bill referred to it under
        this subsection not later than 3 days of session of the Senate
        after the referral. The committee may order the bill reported
        favorably, unfavorably, or without recommendation.
            ``(3) Discharge.--If the committee has not reported the
        bill by the end of the 3-day period, the committee shall be
        automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill
        and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
            ``(4) Motion to proceed.--On the following day and for 3
        subsequent calendar days in which the Senate is in session, it
        shall be in order for any Senator to move to proceed to
        consider the bill in the Senate. Upon such a motion being made,
        it shall be deemed to have been agreed to and the motion to
        reconsider shall be deemed to have been laid on the table.
            ``(5) Debate.--Debate on the bill in the Senate under this
        subsection, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection
        therewith, shall not exceed 10 hours, equally divided and
        controlled in the usual form. Debate in the Senate on any
        debatable motion or appeal in connection with such a bill shall
        be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided and
        controlled in the usual form. A motion to further limit debate
        on such a bill is not debatable.
            ``(6) Motions not in order.--A motion to amend such a bill
        or strike a provision from it is not in order. A motion to
        recommit such a bill is not in order.
    ``(g) Senate Point of Order.--It shall not be in order under this
part for the Senate to consider a bill approved by the House enacting a
package of rescissions under this part if any numbered rescission in
the bill would enact matter not requested by the President or not
permitted under this Act as part of that package. If a point of order
under this subsection is sustained, the bill may not be considered
under this part.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Table of Contents.--Section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking the matter
for part C of title X and inserting the following:

       ``PART C--Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions

``Sec. 1021. Applicability and disclaimer.
``Sec. 1022. Definitions.
``Sec. 1023. Timing and packaging of rescission requests.
``Sec. 1024. Requests to rescind funding.
``Sec. 1025. Grants of and limitations on presidential authority.
``Sec. 1026. Congressional consideration of rescission requests.''.
    (b) Temporary Withholding.--Section 1013(c) of the Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``section 1012'' and
inserting ``section 1012 or section 1025''.
    (c) Rulemaking.--
            (1) 904(a).--Section 904(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
        of 1974 is amended by striking ``and 1017'' and inserting
        ``1017, and 1026''.
            (2) 904(d)(1).--Section 904(d)(1) of the Congressional
        Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``1017'' and
        inserting ``1017 or 1026''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF THE IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT.

    (a) In General.--Part A of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is
amended by inserting at the end the following:

``SEC. 1002. SEVERABILITY.

    ``If the judicial branch of the United States finally determines
that 1 or more of the provisions of parts B or C violate the
Constitution of the United States, the remaining provisions of those
parts shall continue in effect.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--Section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting at the end
of the matter for part A of title X the following:

``Sec. 1002. Severability.''.

SEC. 5. EXPIRATION.

    Part C of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as amended by this
Act) shall expire on December 31, 2014.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Amendments Act''.
    (b) Reference.--Except as specifically provided otherwise, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et
seq.).

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Employer, Plant Closing, and Mass Layoff.--Paragraphs (1)
through (3) of section 2(a) (29 U.S.C. 2101(a)(1)-(3)) are amended to
read as follows:
            ``(1) the term `employer' means any business enterprise
        that employs 50 or more employees;
            ``(2) the term `plant closing' means--
                    ``(A) the permanent or temporary shutdown of a
                single site of employment, or of one or more facilities
                or operating units within a single site of employment,
                which results in an employment loss at such site,
                during any 30-day period, for 25 or more employees; or
                    ``(B) the permanent or temporary shutdown of one or
                more sites of employment, or of one or more facilities
                or operating units within such sites, which results in
                an employment loss, during any 30-day period, for 100
                or more employees.
            ``(3) the term `mass layoff' means--
                    ``(A) a reduction in force at a single site of
                employment which results in an employment loss at such
                site, during any 30-day period, for 25 or more
                employees; or
                    ``(B) a reduction in force which results in an
                employment loss, during any 30-day period, for 100 or
                more employees.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Notice.--Section 3(d) (29 U.S.C. 2102(d)) is amended by
        striking out ``, each of which is less than the minimum number
        of employees specified in section 2(a) (2) or (3) but which in
        the aggregate exceed that minimum number,'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``which in the aggregate exceed the minimum number
        of employees specified in section 2(a) (2) or (3)''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 2(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2101(b)(1)) is
        amended by striking ``(other than a part-time employee)''.
    (c) Secretary of Labor.--
            (1) Definition.--Paragraph (8) of section 2(a) (29 U.S.C.
        2101(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(8) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Labor or
        a representative of the Secretary of Labor.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Section 8(a) (29 U.S.C. 2107(a)) is
        amended by striking ``of Labor''.

SEC. 3. NOTICE.

    (a) Period.--Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 2102) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``a 60-day period
        after'' and inserting ``the applicable notice period required
        after'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``60-day period'' each
        place such term appears and inserting ``notice period'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as
        subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (a), the following new
        subsection:
    ``(b) Notice Period.--As used in this section, the term `notice
period' means--
            ``(1) in the case of a plant closing or mass layoff which
        results in an employment loss for at least 25 but not more than
        49 employees, 30 days;
            ``(2) in the case of a plant closing or mass layoff which
        results in an employment loss for at least 50 but not more than
        99 employees, 60 days; and
            ``(3) in the case of a plant closing or mass layoff which
        results in an employment loss for at least 100 employees, 90
        days.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)(1))
is amended in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking ``60
days'' and inserting ``the applicable notice period''.
    (c) Recipient.--Section 3(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2102(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ``or, if there is no such representative at that time, to
each affected employee'' and inserting ``and to each affected
employee''.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Amount.--Section 5(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the end
        thereof;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraphs:
            ``(B) interest on the amount described in subparagraph (A)
        calculated at the prevailing rate;
            ``(C) an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to
        the sum of the amount described in subparagraph (A) and the
        interest described in subparagraph (B); and''.
    (b) Exemption.--Section 5(a)(4) (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)(4)) is amended
by striking ``reduce the amount of the liability or penalty provided
for in this section'' and inserting ``reduce the amount of the
liability under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) and reduce the amount
of the penalty provided for in paragraph (3)''.
    (c) Administrative Complaint.--Section 5(a)(5) (29 U.S.C.
2104(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may sue,'' and inserting ``may,'';
            (2) by inserting after ``both,'' the following: ``(A) file
        a complaint with the Secretary alleging a violation of section
        3, or (B) bring suit''; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new
        sentence: ``A person seeking to enforce such liability may use
        one or both of the enforcement mechanisms described in
        subparagraphs (A) and (B).''.
    (d) Action by the Secretary.--Section 5 (29 U.S.C. 2104) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsections:
    ``(b) Action by the Secretary.--
            ``(1) Administrative action.--The Secretary shall receive,
        investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints of violations of
        section 3 by an employer in the same manner that the Secretary
        receives, investigates, and attempts to resolve complaints of
        violations of sections 6 and 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act
        of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206 and 207).
            ``(2) Subpoena powers.--For the purposes of any
        investigation provided for in this section, the Secretary shall
        have the subpoena authority provided for under section 9 of the
        Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 209).
            ``(3) Civil action.--The Secretary may bring an action in
        any court of competent jurisdiction to recover on behalf of an
        employee the back pay, interest, benefits, and liquidated
        damages described in subsection (a)(1).
            ``(4) Sums recovered.--Any sums recovered by the Secretary
        on behalf of an employee under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D)
        of section 5(a)(1) shall be held in a special deposit account
        and shall be paid, on order of the Secretary, directly to each
        employee affected. Any such sums not paid to an employee
        because of inability to do so within a period of 3 years, and
        any sums recovered by the Secretary under subparagraph (C) of
        section 5(a)(1), shall be credited as an offsetting collection
        to the appropriations account of the Secretary of Labor for
        expenses for the administration of this Act and shall remain
        available to the Secretary until expended.
            ``(5) Action to compel relief by secretary.--The district
        courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction, for cause
        shown, over an action brought by the Secretary to restrain the
        withholding of payment of back pay, interest, benefits, or
        other compensation, plus interest, found by the court to be due
        to employees under this Act.
    ``(c) Limitations Period.--
            ``(1) In general.--An action may be brought under this
        section not later than 2 years after the date of the last event
        constituting the alleged violation for which the action is
        brought.
            ``(2) Commencement.--In determining when an action is
        commenced under this section for the purposes of paragraph (1),
        it shall be considered to be commenced on the date on which the
        complaint is filed.''.

SEC. 5. POSTING OF NOTICES; PENALTIES.

    The Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 11. POSTING OF NOTICES; PENALTIES.

    ``(a) Posting of Notices.--Each employer shall post and keep posted
in conspicuous places upon its premises where notices to employees are
customarily posted a notice to be prepared or approved by the Secretary
of Labor setting forth excerpts from, or summaries of, the pertinent
provisions of this chapter and information pertinent to the filing of a
complaint.
    ``(b) Penalties.--A willful violation of this section shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than $100 for each separate
offense.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Training for Realtime Writers Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) As directed by Congress in section 723 of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as added by section
        305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104;
        110 Stat. 126), the Federal Communications Commission adopted
        rules requiring closed captioning of most television
        programming, which gradually require new video programming to
        be fully captioned beginning in 2006.
            (2) More than 28,000,000 Americans, or 8 percent of the
        population, are considered deaf or hard of hearing and many
        require captioning services to participate in mainstream
        activities.
            (3) More than 24,000 children are born in the United States
        each year with some form of hearing loss.
            (4) According to the United States Department of Health and
        Human Services and a study done by the National Council on
        Aging--
                    (A) 25 percent of Americans over 65 years old are
                hearing impaired;
                    (B) 33 percent of Americans over 70 years old are
                hearing impaired; and
                    (C) 41 percent of Americans over 75 years old are
                hearing impaired.
            (5) The National Council on Aging study also found that
        depression in older adults may be directly related to hearing
        loss and disconnection with the spoken word.
            (6) Empirical research demonstrates that captions improve
        the performance of those individuals learning to read English
        and, according to numerous Federal agencies' statistics, could
        benefit--
                    (A) 3.7 million remedial readers;
                    (B) 12 million young children learning to read;
                    (C) 27 million illiterate adults; and
                    (D) 30 million people for whom English is a second
                language.
            (7) Over the past 5 years, student enrollment in programs
        that train court reporters to become realtime writers has
        decreased significantly, causing such programs to close on many
        campuses.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE TRAINING AND JOB
              PLACEMENT OF REALTIME WRITERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall make competitive
grants to eligible entities under subsection (b) to promote training
and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed
a court reporting training program, as realtime writers in order to
meet the requirements for closed captioning of video programming set
forth in section 723 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613)
and the rules prescribed thereunder.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--For purposes of this act, an eligible
entity is a court reporting or realtime writing training program that--
            (1) can document and demonstrate to the Secretary of
        Education that it meets minimum standards of educational and
        financial accountability, with a curriculum capable of training
        realtime writers, qualified to provide captioning services;
            (2) is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by
        the Department of Education; and
            (3) participates in student aid programs under title IV of
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)
    (c) Priority in Grants.--In determining whether to award grants
under this section, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to
eligible entities that--
            (1) demonstrate the greatest ability to increase their
        capacity to train realtime writers;
            (2) demonstrate the most promising collaboration with local
        educational institutions, businesses, labor organizations, or
        other community groups having the potential to train or provide
        job placement assistance to realtime writers; and
            (3) propose the most promising and innovative approaches
        for initiating or expanding training or job placement
        assistance efforts for realtime writers.
    (d) Duration of Grant.--A grant under this section shall be for a
period of 2 years.
    (e) Maximum Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant provided under
subsection (a) to an entity eligible may not exceed $1,500,000 for the
2-year period of the grant.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION.

    To receive a grant under section 3, an eligible entity shall submit
an application to the Secretary of Education at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary shall require. The application shall include--
            (1) a description of the training and assistance to be
        funded using the grant amount, including how such training and
        assistance will increase the number of realtime writers;
            (2) a description of performance measures to be utilized to
        evaluate the progress of individuals receiving such training
        and assistance in matters relating to enrollment, completion of
        training, and job placement and retention;
            (3) a description of the manner in which the eligible
        entity will ensure that recipients of scholarships, if any,
        funded by the grant will be employed and retained as realtime
        writers;
            (4) a description of the manner in which the eligible
        entity intends to continue providing the training and
        assistance to be funded by the grant after the end of the grant
        period, including any partnerships or arrangements established
        for that purpose;
            (5) a description of how the eligible entity will work with
        local workforce investment boards to ensure that training and
        assistance to be funded with the grant will further local
        workforce goals, including the creation of educational
        opportunities for individuals who are from economically
        disadvantaged backgrounds or are displaced workers; and
            (6) such other information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 5. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under section
3 shall use the grant amount for purposes relating to the recruitment,
training, assistance, and job placement of individuals (including
individuals who have completed a court reporting training program) as
realtime writers, including--
            (1) recruitment activites;
            (2) subject to subsection (b), the provision of
        scholarships to individuals for training in realtime writing;
            (3) distance learning;
            (4) design and development of curriculum to more
        effectively train realtime writing skills and education in the
        knowledge bases necessary for the delivery of high quality
        closed captioning services;
            (5) assistance in job placement for upcoming and recent
        graduates with all types of captioning employers;
            (6) encouragement of individuals with disabilities to
        pursue a career in realtime writing; and
            (7) the employment and payment of personnel for such
        purposes.
    (b) Scholarships.--
            (1) Amount.--The amount of a scholarship under subsection
        (a)(2) shall be based on the amount of need of the recipient of
        the scholarship for financial assistance, as determined in
        accordance with part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk).
            (2) Agreement.--Each recipient of a scholarship under
        subsection (a)(2) shall enter into an agreement with the
        Secretary of Education to provide realtime writing services for
        a period of time (as determined by the Secretary) that is
        appropriate for the amount of the scholarship received.
            (3) Coursework and employment.--The Secretary shall
        establish requirements for coursework and employment for
        recipients of scholarships under subsection (a)(2), including
        requirements for repayment of scholarship amounts in the event
        of failure to meet such requirements for coursework and
        employment. Requirements for repayment of scholarship amounts
        shall take into account the effect of economic conditions on
        the capacity of scholarship recipients to find work as realtime
        writers.
    (c) Administrative Costs.--The recipient of a grant under section 3
may not use more than 5 percent of the grant amount to pay
administrative costs associated with activities funded by the grant.
    (d) Supplement not Supplant.--Grants amounts under this Act shall
supplement and not supplant other Federal or non-Federal funds of the
grant recipient for purposes of promoting the training and placement of
individuals as realtime writers.

SEC. 6. REPORTS.

    Each eligible entity receiving a grant under section 3 shall submit
to the Secretary of Education, at the end of each year of the grant
period, a report which shall include--
            (1) a description of the use of grant amounts by the entity
        during such year;
            (2) an assessment, utilizing the performance measures
        submitted by the entity in the application for the grant under
        section 4(b), of the effectiveness of activities carried out
        using such funds in increasing the number of realtime writers;
        and
            (3) a description of the best practices identified by the
        entity as a result of the grant for increasing the number of
        individuals who are trained, employed, and retained in
        employment as realtime writers.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act--
            (1) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and
        2006; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    That this Act may be cited as the ``Reserve Account for
Administrative Savings Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY RESERVE ACCOUNTS.

    Subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1520. Special rule for apportioning salaries and expenses within
              an appropriation
    ``(a) All appropriations for salaries and expenses shall be
apportioned as necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), in apportioning any
appropriation for salaries and expenses for a fiscal year under this
section, a reserve shall be established in an amount that is equal to 5
percent of the actual amount incurred for those salaries and expenses
in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
    ``(2) The size of each reserve to be established under paragraph
(1) for a fiscal year shall (if applicable) be reduced by a dollar
amount equal to the amount by which that fiscal year's appropriation
for salaries and expenses is less than the actual amount incurred for
those salaries and expenses in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
    ``(c) Each appropriation subject to this section shall be
apportioned by the appropriate official referred to in section 1513 and
within the applicable time parameters set forth in that section.
    ``(d) The head of each agency that has an appropriation for
salaries and expenses for a fiscal year subject to this section shall,
within 60 days after the beginning of that fiscal year or within 60
days after the date of enactment of the law by which the appropriation
for that fiscal year is made available, whichever occurs later, and
after consultation with it chief financial officer and the Deputy
Director for Management (or his or her designee) of the Office of
Management and Budget, make recommendations to the President of changes
in laws or regulations or other changes that should be made to bring
about a more efficient and cost-effective operation and thereby reduce
salaries and expenditures without jeopardizing any programs that agency
administers.
    ``(e) The President's annual budget submission for a budget year
under section 1105(a) shall include a special message which sets forth
on an agency-by-agency basis a recommendation for the current fiscal
year of whether--
            ``(1) for the programs that agency administers to be
        maintained at a proper administrative level the release of all
        or part of those funds held in reserve under subsection (b) is
        necessary;
            ``(2) those programs can function effectively at reduced
        levels and the funds held in reserve under subsection (b)
        should be rescinded and returned to the Treasury; or
            ``(3) supplemental appropriations for other programs are
        necessary and can be offset by rescissions of the funds held in
        reserve under subsection (b).
If that special message recommends the option set forth in paragraph
(1) for any agency, then the President shall include with that special
message a bill that, if enacted, would release specified amounts of
funds held in reserve under subsection (b) as set forth in that bill.
    ``(f) Except to the extent that a law is enacted under section 1521
requiring the release of all or part of the money reserved under
subsection (b), on August 1 of the calendar year during which a fiscal
year ends, all funds held in any reserve under subsection (b)
respecting that fiscal year are hereby rescinded and shall be promptly
returned to the general fund of the Treasury.
``Sec. 1521. Fast-track supplemental appropriation of amounts not to
              exceed aggregate amount rescinded under section 1520
    ``(a)(1) Before the close of the second legislative day of the
House of Representatives after the date of receipt of a special message
transmitted to Congress under section 1520(e), the majority leader or
minority leader of the House of Representatives shall introduce (by
request) the draft bill accompanying that special message. If the bill
is not introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on the
third legislative day of the House of Representatives after the date of
receipt of that special message, any Member of that House may introduce
the bill.
    ``(2) The bill shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives. The committee shall report the bill
with or without recommendation. The bill shall be reported not later
than the seventh legislative day of that House after the date of
receipt of that special message. If the Committee on Appropriations
fails to report the bill within that period, that committee shall be
automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and the bill
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    ``(3) During consideration under this subsection, any Member of the
House of Representatives may move to strike any provision of the bill
or offer an amendment to reduce any amount proposed to be released.
    ``(4) A vote on final passage of the bill shall be taken in the
House of Representatives on or before the close of the 10th legislative
day of that House after the date of the introduction of the bill in
that House. If the bill is passed, the Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall cause the bill to be engrossed, certified, and
transmitted to the Senate within one calendar day of the day on which
the bill is passed.
    ``(5)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the
consideration of a bill under this section shall be highly privileged
and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order,
nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the
motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
    ``(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill under this
section shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the bill. A motion further to
limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move
to recommit a bill under this section or to move to reconsider the vote
by which the bill is agreed to or disagreed to.
    ``(C) Appeals from decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
procedure relating to a bill under this section shall be decided
without debate.
    ``(D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a bill under this
section shall be governed by the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    ``(6)(A) A bill transmitted to the Senate pursuant to paragraph (4)
shall be referred to its Committee on Appropriations. The committee
shall report the bill with or without recommendation. The bill shall be
reported not later than the seventh legislative day of the Senate after
it receives the bill. A committee failing to report the bill within
such period shall be automatically discharged from consideration of the
bill, and the bill shall be placed upon the appropriate calendar.
    ``(B) During consideration under this subsection, any Member of the
Senate may move to strike any provision of the bill or offer an
amendment to reduce any amount proposed to be released.
    ``(C) A vote on final passage of a bill transmitted to the Senate
shall be taken on or before the close of the 10th legislative day of
the Senate after the date on which the bill is transmitted. If the bill
is passed in the Senate without amendment, the Secretary of the Senate
shall cause the engrossed bill to be returned to the House of
Representatives.
    ``(7)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of
a bill under this subsection shall be privileged and not debatable. An
amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order
to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or
disagreed to.
    ``(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill under this subsection, and all
debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall not exceed
10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by,
the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees.
    ``(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in
connection with a bill under this section shall be limited to not more
than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the
mover and the manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager
of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in
opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his
designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their
control on the passage of a bill, allot additional time to any Senator
during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
    ``(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a bill
under this subsection is not debatable. A motion to recommit a bill
under this section is not in order.
    ``(b) Amendments and Divisions.--No amendment to a bill considered
under this section shall be in order in either the House of
Representatives or the Senate except an amendment to strike a provision
of the bill or to reduce an amount proposed to be restored by the bill.
It shall not be in order to demand a division of the question in the
House of Representatives (or in a Committee of the Whole) or in the
Senate. No motion to suspend the application of this subsection shall
be in order in either House, nor shall it be in order in either House
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.
    ``(c) Requirement to Make Available for Obligation.--Any amount of
budget authority proposed to be restored in a special message
transmitted to Congress under section 1520(e) shall be made available
for obligation on the day after the date on which the bill proposing to
restore such amount of budget authority is enacted into law unless it
has been automatically rescinded under that section.
    ``(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
`legislative day' means, with respect to either House of Congress, any
day during which that House is in session.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall only apply to fiscal years
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 and shall have no force or effect
after September 30, 1998.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The VA Vision Scholars Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY PROFESSIONALS
              EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Part V of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

     ``CHAPTER 80--VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY
               PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

``Sec.
``8001. Establishment of scholarship program; purpose.
``8002. Application and acceptance.
``8003. Amount of assistance; duration.
``8004. Agreement.
``8005. Repayment for failure to satisfy requirements of agreement.
``Sec. 8001. Establishment of scholarship program; purpose
    ``(a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a
scholarship program to provide financial assistance in accordance with
this chapter to an individual--
            ``(1) who is accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled
        in a program of study leading to a degree or certificate in
        visual impairment or orientation and mobility, or a dual degree
        or certification in both such areas, at an accredited (as
        determined by the Secretary) educational institution that is in
        a State; and
            ``(2) who enters into an agreement with the Secretary as
        described in section 8004 of this title.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the scholarship program established
under this chapter is to increase the supply of qualified blind
rehabilitation specialists for the Department and the Nation.
    ``(c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall publicize the scholarship
program established under this chapter to educational institutions
throughout the United States, with an emphasis on disseminating
information to such institutions with high numbers of Hispanic students
and to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
``Sec. 8002. Application and acceptance
    ``(a) Application.--(1) To apply and participate in the scholarship
program under this chapter, an individual shall submit to the Secretary
an application for such participation together with an agreement
described in section 8004 of this title under which the participant
agrees to serve a period of obligated service in the Department as
provided in the agreement in return for payment of educational
assistance as provided in the agreement.
    ``(2) In distributing application forms and agreement forms to
individuals desiring to participate in the scholarship program, the
Secretary shall include with such forms the following:
            ``(A) A fair summary of the rights and liabilities of an
        individual whose application is approved (and whose agreement
        is accepted) by the Secretary.
            ``(B) A full description of the terms and conditions that
        apply to participation in the scholarship program and service
        in the Department.
    ``(b) Approval.--(1) Upon the Secretary's approval of an
individual's participation in the scholarship program, the Secretary
shall, in writing, promptly notify the individual of that acceptance.
    ``(2) An individual becomes a participant in the scholarship
program upon such approval by the Secretary.
``Sec. 8003. Amount of assistance; duration
    ``(a) Amount of Assistance.--The amount of the financial assistance
provided for an individual under this chapter shall be the amount
determined by the Secretary as being necessary to pay the tuition and
fees of the individual. In the case of an individual enrolled in a
program of study leading to a dual degree or certification in both the
areas of study described in section 8001(a)(1) of this title, the
tuition and fees shall not exceed the amounts necessary for the minimum
number of credit hours to achieve such dual certification or degree.
    ``(b) Relationship to Other Assistance.--Financial assistance may
be provided to an individual under this chapter to supplement other
educational assistance to the extent that the total amount of
educational assistance received by the individual during an academic
year does not exceed the total tuition and fees for such academic year.
    ``(c) Maximum Amount of Assistance.--(1) In no case may the total
amount of assistance provided under this chapter for an academic year
to an individual who is a full-time student exceed $15,000.
    ``(2) In the case of an individual who is a part-time student, the
total amount of assistance provided under this chapter shall bear the
same ratio to the amount that would be paid under paragraph (1) if the
participant were a full-time student in the program of study being
pursued by the individual as the coursework carried by the individual
to full-time coursework in that program of study.
    ``(3) In no case may the total amount of assistance provided to an
individual under this chapter exceed $45,000.
    ``(d) Maximum Duration of Assistance.--The Secretary may provide
financial assistance to an individual under this chapter for not more
than six years.
``Sec. 8004. Agreement
    ``An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the
scholarship program under this chapter shall be in writing, shall be
signed by the participant, and shall include the following:
            ``(1) The Secretary's agreement to provide the participant
        with financial assistance as authorized under this chapter.
            ``(2) The participant's agreement--
                    ``(A) to accept such financial assistance;
                    ``(B) to maintain enrollment and attendance in the
                program of study described in section 8001(a)(1) of
                this chapter;
                    ``(C) while enrolled in such program, to maintain
                an acceptable level of academic standing (as determined
                by the educational institution offering such program
                under regulations prescribed by the Secretary); and
                    ``(D) after completion of the program, to serve as
                a full-time employee in the Department for a period of
                three years, to be served within the first six years
                after the participant has completed such program and
                received a degree or certificate described in section
                8001(a)(1) of this chapter.
            ``(3) Such other terms and conditions that the Secretary
        determines appropriate for carrying out this chapter.
``Sec. 8005. Repayment for failure to satisfy requirements of agreement
    ``(a) In General.--An individual who receives educational
assistance under this chapter shall repay to the Secretary an amount
equal to the unearned portion of such assistance if the individual
fails to satisfy the requirements of the agreement entered into under
section 8004 of this title, except in circumstances authorized by the
Secretary.
    ``(b) Amount of Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish, by
regulations, procedures for determining the amount of the repayment
required under this section and the circumstances under which an
exception to the required repayment may be granted.
    ``(c) Waiver or Suspension of Compliance.--The Secretary shall
prescribe regulations providing for the waiver or suspension of any
obligation of an individual for service or payment under this chapter
(or an agreement under this chapter) whenever noncompliance by the
individual is due to circumstances beyond the control of the individual
or whenever the Secretary determines that the waiver or suspension of
compliance is in the best interest of the United States.
    ``(d) Obligation as Debt to United States.--An obligation to repay
the Secretary under this section is, for all purposes, a debt owed the
United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not
discharge a person from such debt if the discharge order is entered
less than five years after the date of the termination of the agreement
or contract on which the debt is based.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The tables of chapters at the beginning
of title 38, and of part V of title 38, are each amended by inserting
after the item relating to chapter 79 the following new item:

``80. Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility           8001.''.
                            Professionals Education
                            Assistance Program.
    (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
implement chapter 80 of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), not later than six months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus
Act''.

SEC. 2. RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS WHO ARE PURSUING PROGRAMS OF
              STUDY IN ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR FOREIGN
              LANGUAGES.

    Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and subject to clause
(iii), in the case of a student who is eligible under this part and who
is pursuing a degree with a major in, or a certificate or program of
study relating to, engineering, mathematics, science (such as physics,
chemistry, or computer science), or a foreign language, described in a
list developed or updated under clause (ii), the amount of the Federal
Pell Grant shall be the amount calculated for the student under
subparagraph (A) for the academic year involved, multiplied by 2.
    ``(ii)(I) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the
Director of the National Science Foundation, shall develop, update not
less than once every 2 years, and publish in the Federal Register, a
list of engineering, mathematics, and science degrees, majors,
certificates, or programs that if pursued by a student, may enable the
student to receive the increased Federal Pell Grant amount under clause
(i). In developing and updating the list the Secretaries and Director
shall consider the following:
            ``(aa) The current engineering, mathematics, and science
        needs of the United States with respect to national security,
        homeland security, and economic security.
            ``(bb) Whether institutions of higher education in the
        United States are currently producing enough graduates with
        degrees to meet the national security, homeland security, and
        economic security needs of the United States.
            ``(cc) The future expected workforce needs of the United
        States required to help ensure the Nation's national security,
        homeland security, and economic security.
            ``(dd) Whether institutions of higher education in the
        United States are expected to produce enough graduates with
        degrees to meet the future national security, homeland
        security, and economic security needs of the United States.
    ``(II) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the
Secretary of State, shall develop, update not less than once every 2
years, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of foreign language
degrees, majors, certificates, or programs that if pursued by a
student, may enable the student to receive the increased Federal Pell
Grant amount under clause (i). In developing and updating the list the
Secretaries shall consider the following:
            ``(aa) The foreign language needs of the United States with
        respect to national security, homeland security, and economic
        security.
            ``(bb) Whether institutions of higher education in the
        United States are currently producing enough graduates with
        degrees to meet the national security, homeland security, and
        economic security needs of the United States.
            ``(cc) The future expected workforce needs of the United
        States required to help ensure the Nation's national security,
        homeland security, and economic security.
            ``(dd) Whether institutions of higher education in the
        United States are expected to produce enough graduates with
        degrees to meet the future national security, homeland
        security, and economic security needs of the United States.
    ``(iii) Each student who received an increased Federal Pell Grant
amount under clause (i) to pursue a degree, major, certificate, or
program described in a list published under subclause (I) or (II) of
clause (ii) shall continue to be eligible for the increased Federal
Pell Grant amount in subsequent academic years if the degree, major,
certificate, or program, respectively, is subsequently removed from the
list.
    ``(iv)(I) If a student who received an increased Federal Pell Grant
amount under clause (i) changes the student's course of study to a
degree, major, certificate, or program that is not included in a list
described in clause (ii), then the Secretary shall reduce the amount of
Federal Pell Grant assistance the student is eligible to receive under
this section for subsequent academic years by an amount equal to the
difference between the total amount the student received under this
subparagraph and the total amount the student would have received under
this section if this subparagraph had not been applied.
    ``(II) The Secretary shall reduce the amount of Federal Pell Grant
assistance the student is eligible to receive in subsequent academic
years by dividing the total amount to be reduced under subclause (I)
for the student by the number of years the student received an
increased Federal Pell Grant amount under clause (i), and deducting the
result from the amount of Federal Pell Grant assistance the student is
eligible to receive under this section for a number of subsequent
academic years equal to the number of academic years the student
received an increased Federal Pell Grant amount under clause (i).''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care
Act''.

SEC. 2. STREAMLINED SCREENING AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-
              OF-STATE MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(10) Streamlined screening and enrollment process for
        eligible out-of-state providers and suppliers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subsection (a)(65),
                the State adopts a streamlined screening and enrollment
                process for eligible out-of-State providers and
                suppliers.
                    ``(B) Streamlined screening and enrollment
                process.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
                `streamlined screening and enrollment process' means a
                process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider
                or supplier to enroll as a provider or supplier in the
                State plan on a simplified and streamlined basis in
                accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (D).
                    ``(C) Eligible out-of-state provider or supplier.--
                For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `eligible
                out-of-State provider or supplier' means a provider or
                supplier of medical or other items or services
                furnished to a child for which payment is available
                under the State plan under this title that is located
                in another State and with respect to which the
                Secretary has determined there is a limited risk of
                fraud, waste, or abuse for purposes of determining the
                level of screening to be conducted under section
                1866(j)(2)(B).
                    ``(D) Requirements.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (B), the requirements of this subparagraph are the
                following:
                            ``(i) An eligible out-of-State provider or
                        supplier that elects to be and is enrolled in
                        the program established under this title in
                        accordance with the process established by the
                        Secretary under section 2(b) of the
                        Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act is
                        enrolled in the State plan under this title
                        without being subject to any additional
                        screening and enrollment activities required by
                        the State.
                            ``(ii) An eligible out-of-State provider or
                        supplier that is enrolled in the State plan
                        through the streamlined screening and
                        enrollment process shall be enrolled for a
                        period of 5 years before being required to
                        obtain revalidation.
                            ``(iii) An eligible out-of-State provider
                        or supplier that is enrolled in the State plan
                        through the streamlined screening and
                        enrollment process shall be permitted to order
                        all clinically necessary follow-up care,
                        including with respect to the prescribing of
                        medications.''.
    (b) Coordination With Medicare.--The Secretary shall establish a
process for permitting a provider or a supplier, as the case may be,
the option when enrolling in the program established under the Medicare
program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to
subpart P of part 424 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation), to elect, at the same time, to enroll in the
Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act for purposes of all State
plans under such title XIX. The Secretary may utilize the Medicare
Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (referred to as
``PECOS''), or another national, standardized, and widely accessible
platform to establish such process.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,''
        after ``screening,''.
            (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as
        amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting
                ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and
                inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10)(D)(i),
                nothing''.
            (3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after
        ``screening,''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2019.
            (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a
        State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social
        Security Act or a State child health plan under title XXI of
        such Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services
        determines requires State legislation (other than legislation
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this
        section, such State plan shall not be regarded as failing to
        comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis
        of its failure to meet these 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 such session
        shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State
        legislature.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accuracy in Medicare Physician
Payment Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL REGARDING RELATIVE VALUE SCALE PROCESS
              USED IN MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.

    Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(M) Use of expert advisory panel regarding
                relative value scale process used.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of
                        providing oversight to the processes (including
                        the process described in subparagraph (K))
                        relating to valuation of physicians' services,
                        not later than 90 days after the date of the
                        enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary
                        shall establish and appoint an expert outside
                        advisory panel (in this subparagraph referred
                        to as the `panel').
                            ``(ii) Composition of panel.--The panel
                        shall be composed of individuals with expertise
                        in the valuation of physicians' services, such
                        as individuals who are medical directors for
                        carriers, experts in medical economics and
                        technology diffusion, and private payer plan
                        representatives, and shall include a mix of
                        physicians in different specialty areas,
                        particularly physicians who are not directly
                        affected by changes in the valuation of
                        physicians' services under this section (such
                        as retired physicians and physicians who are
                        employed by managed care organizations or
                        academic medical centers), as well as
                        representatives of individuals enrolled under
                        this part.
                            ``(iii) Duties.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The panel shall
                                provide oversight to the processes of
                                identifying, reviewing, and adjusting
                                valuations for physicians' services
                                under this section, including
                                activities described in the succeeding
                                provisions of this clause.
                                    ``(II) Establishment of screens.--
                                The panel may establish screens (in
                                addition to the screens identified
                                under subparagraph (K)(ii)) and other
                                means for identifying physicians'
                                services for which there are
                                potentially misvalued codes for review,
                                such as services that have experienced
                                substantial changes in length of stay,
                                site of service, volume, practice
                                expense, and other factors that may
                                indicate changes in physician work.
                                    ``(III) Data collection.--The panel
                                may collect data and develop supporting
                                evidence relating to the valuation of
                                physicians' services.
                                    ``(IV) Surveys.--The panel may
                                conduct surveys of suppliers of
                                physicians' services and may conduct
                                time and motion studies relating to
                                such valuations.
                                    ``(V) Transmitting codes for review
                                and recommendations.--The panel may
                                transmit with supporting evidence codes
                                for review and recommendations through
                                the means described in subparagraphs
                                (I) through (III) of subparagraph
                                (K)(iii).
                                    ``(VI) Evaluation of
                                recommendations submitted.--The panel
                                shall evaluate any recommendations
                                submitted through such means (whether
                                pursuant to the solicitation under
                                subclause (V) or otherwise) and report
                                to the Secretary on such evaluation.
                        The panel's activities under subclauses (III)
                        and (IV) may be conducted directly or through
                        contracts with appropriate, qualified entities.
                            ``(iv) Application of faca.--The Federal
                        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
                        apply to the panel, except that section 14 of
                        such Act shall not apply.
                            ``(v) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide
                        for the transfer of not to exceed $10,000,000
                        for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal
                        year 2014) from the Federal Medical
                        Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
                        established in section 1841 to the Center for
                        Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management
                        Account to carry out this subparagraph,
                        including for the management and staffing of
                        the panel and the conduct of activities
                        described in clause (iii).''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Achieving a Better Life Experience
Act of 2011'' or the ``ABLE Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To encourage and assist individuals and families in
        saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals
        with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality
        of life.
            (2) To provide secure funding for disability-related
        expenses on behalf of designated beneficiaries with
        disabilities that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits
        provided through private insurance, the Medicaid program under
        title XIX of the Social Security Act, the supplemental security
        income program under title XVI of such Act, the beneficiary's
        employment, and other sources.

SEC. 3. ABLE ACCOUNTS.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as
        subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the
        following new subsection:
    ``(f) ABLE Accounts.--
            ``(1) General rules.--For purposes of any other provision
        of law with respect to a qualified ABLE program and an ABLE
        account, except as otherwise provided in this subsection--
                    ``(A) a qualified ABLE program and an ABLE account
                shall be treated in the same manner as a qualified
                tuition program and an account described in subsection
                (b)(1)(A)(ii), respectively, are treated, and
                    ``(B) qualified disability expenses with respect to
                a program or account described in subparagraph (A)
                shall be treated in the same manner as qualified higher
                education expenses are treated.
            ``(2) Qualified able program.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `qualified ABLE program' means a program
        established and maintained by a State or agency or
        instrumentality thereof--
                    ``(A) under which a person may make contributions
                to an ABLE account which is established for the purpose
                of meeting the qualified disability expenses of the
                designated beneficiary of the account,
                    ``(B) which meets the requirements of the preceding
                subsections of this section (as modified by this
                subsection), determined by substituting--
                            ``(i) `qualified ABLE program' for
                        `qualified tuition program', and
                            ``(ii) `ABLE account' for `account', and
                    ``(C) which meets the other requirements of this
                subsection.
            ``(3) Qualified disability expenses.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified disability
                expenses' means any expenses which are made for the
                benefit of an individual with a disability who is a
                designated beneficiary.
                    ``(B) Expenses included.--The following expenses
                shall be qualified disability expenses if such expenses
                are made for the benefit of an individual with a
                disability who is a designated beneficiary and are
                related to such disability:
                            ``(i) Education.--Expenses for education,
                        including tuition for preschool thru post-
                        secondary education, books, supplies, and
                        educational materials related to such
                        education, tutors, and special education
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Housing.--Expenses for a primary
                        residence, including rent, purchase of a
                        primary residence or an interest in a primary
                        residence, mortgage payments, real property
                        taxes, and utility charges.
                            ``(iii) Transportation.--Expenses for
                        transportation, including the use of mass
                        transit, the purchase or modification of
                        vehicles, and moving expenses.
                            ``(iv) Employment support.--Expenses
                        related to obtaining and maintaining
                        employment, including job-related training,
                        assistive technology, and personal assistance
                        supports.
                            ``(v) Health, prevention, and wellness.--
                        Expenses for health and wellness, including
                        premiums for health insurance, mental health,
                        medical, vision, and dental expenses,
                        habilitation and rehabilitation services,
                        durable medical equipment, therapy, respite
                        care, long term services and supports,
                        nutritional management, communication services
                        and devices, adaptive equipment, assistive
                        technology, and personal assistance.
                            ``(vi) Miscellaneous expenses.--Financial
                        management and administrative services; legal
                        fees; expenses for oversight; monitoring; home
                        improvements, and modifications, maintenance
                        and repairs, at primary residence; or funeral
                        and burial expenses.
                            ``(vii) Assistive technology and personal
                        support services.--Expenses for assistive
                        technology and personal support with respect to
                        any item described in clauses (i) through (vi).
                            ``(viii) Other approved expenses.--Any
                        other expenses which are approved by the
                        Secretary under regulations and consistent with
                        the purposes of this section.
                    ``(C) Individual with a disability.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii), an individual is an individual
                        with a disability for a year if the individual
                        (regardless of age)--
                                    ``(I) has a medically determinable
                                physical or mental impairment, which
                                results in marked and severe functional
                                limitations, and which can be expected
                                to result in death or which has lasted
                                or can be expected to last for a
                                continuous period of not less than 12
                                month, or
                                    ``(II) is blind.
                            ``(ii) Disability certification required.--
                        An individual shall not be treated as an
                        individual with a disability for a year unless
                        the individual--
                                    ``(I) is receiving (or, for
                                purposes of title XIX of the Social
                                Security Act, is deemed to be, or
                                treated as, receiving) benefits under
                                the supplemental security income
                                program under title XVI of such Act, or
                                whose benefits under such program are
                                suspended other than by reason of
                                misconduct,
                                    ``(II) is receiving disability
                                benefits under title II of such Act, or
                                    ``(III) files a disability
                                certification with the Secretary for
                                such year.
                            ``(iii) Disability certification defined.--
                        The term `disability certification' means, with
                        respect to an individual, a certification to
                        the satisfaction of the Secretary by the
                        designated beneficiary or the parent or
                        guardian of the designated beneficiary that--
                                    ``(I) the individual meets the
                                criteria described in clause (i), and
                                    ``(II) includes a copy of the
                                designated beneficiary's diagnosis,
                                signed by a physician meeting the
                                criteria of section 1861(r)(1) of the
                                Social Security Act.
                            ``(iv) Restriction on use of
                        certification.--No inference may be drawn from
                        a disability certification for purposes of
                        establishing eligibility for benefits under
                        title II or XVI of the Social Security Act.
            ``(4) Rollovers from able accounts.--The limits on
        contributions pursuant to subsection (b)(6) shall not apply to
        any amount paid or distributed from an ABLE account to the
        extent that the amount received is paid, not later than the
        60th day after the date of such payment or distribution, into--
                    ``(A) another ABLE account for the benefit of--
                            ``(i) the same beneficiary, or
                            ``(ii) an individual who--
                                    ``(I) is the spouse of such
                                individual with a disability, or bears
                                a relationship to such individual with
                                a disability which is described in
                                section 152(d)(2), and
                                    ``(II) is also an individual with a
                                disability,
                    ``(B) any trust which is described in subparagraph
                (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4) of the Social Security
                Act and which is for the benefit of an individual
                described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), or
                    ``(C) a qualified tuition program--
                            ``(i) for the benefit of the designated
                        beneficiary, or
                            ``(ii) to the credit of another designated
                        beneficiary under a qualified tuition program
                        who is a member of the family of the designated
                        beneficiary with respect to which the
                        distribution was made.
        The preceding sentence shall not apply to any payment or
        distribution if it applied to any prior payment or distribution
        during the 12-month period ending on the date of the payment or
        distribution.
            ``(5) Transfer to state.--Subject to any outstanding
        payments due for qualified disability expenses, in the case
        that the designated beneficiary dies or ceases to be an
        individual with a disability, all amounts remaining in the
        qualified ABLE account not in excess of the amount equal to the
        total medical assistance paid for the designated beneficiary
        after the establishment of the account, net of any premiums
        paid from the account or paid by or on behalf of the
        beneficiary to a Medicaid Buy-In program, under any State
        Medicaid plan established under title XIX of the Social
        Security Act shall be distributed to such State upon filing of
        a claim for payment by such State. For purposes of this
        paragraph, the State shall be a creditor of an ABLE account and
        not a beneficiary. Subsection (c)(3) shall not apply to a
        distribution under the preceding sentence.
            ``(6) Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary may prescribe
        such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines
        necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
        section, including regulations to prevent fraud and abuse with
        respect to amounts claimed as qualified disability expenses.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a)
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 such Code is amended by
        striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking
        the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting
        ``and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) section 529(d) by reason of 529(f) (relating
                to ABLE accounts).''.
    (b) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall report
        annually to Congress on the usage of ABLE accounts under
        section 529(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (2) Contents of report.--Any report under paragraph (1)
        shall include--
                    (A) the number of people with an ABLE account,
                    (B) the total amount of contributions to such
                accounts,
                    (C) the total amount and nature of distributions
                from such accounts,
                    (D) issues relating to the abuse of such accounts,
                if any, and
                    (E) the amounts repaid from such accounts to State
                Medicaid programs established under title XIX of the
                Social Security Act.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF ABLE ACCOUNTS UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Account Funds Disregarded for Purposes of Certain Other Means-
Tested Federal Programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
Federal law that requires consideration of 1 or more financial
circumstances of an individual, for the purpose of determining
eligibility to receive, or the amount of, any assistance or benefit
authorized by such provision to be provided to or for the benefit of
such individual, any amount (including earnings thereon) in any ABLE
account (as defined in section 529(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) of such individual, and any distribution for qualified disability
expenses (as defined in paragraph (3) of such section) shall be
disregarded for such purpose with respect to any period during which
such individual maintains, makes contributions to, or receives
distributions from such ABLE account, except that, in the case of the
supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social
Security Act, a distribution for housing expenses (as defined in
subparagraph (B)(ii) of such paragraph) shall not be so disregarded,
and in the case of such program, only the 1st $100,000 of the amount
(including such earnings) in such ABLE account shall be so disregarded.
    (b) Suspension of SSI Benefits During Periods of Excessive Account
Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The benefits of an individual under the
        supplemental security income program under title XVI of the
        Social Security Act shall not be terminated, but shall be
        suspended, by reason of excess resources of the individual
        attributable to an amount in the ABLE account (as defined in
        section 529(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the
        individual not disregarded under subsection (a) of this
        section.
            (2) No impact on medicaid eligibility.--An individual who
        would be receiving payment of such supplemental security income
        benefits but for the application of the previous sentence shall
        be treated for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act
        as if the individual continued to be receiving payment of such
        benefits.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement
Reform Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8331 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(27) `air traffic controller' or `controller' means--
                    ``(A) a controller within the meaning of section
                2109(1); and
                    ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of
                Transportation or the Department of Defense holding a
                supervisory, managerial, executive, technical,
                semiprofessional, or professional position for which
                experience as a controller (within the meaning of
                section 2109(1)) is a prerequisite.''
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8401 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (31);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(33) `air traffic controller' or `controller' means--
                    ``(A) a controller within the meaning of section
                2109(1); and
                    ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of
                Transportation or the Department of Defense holding a
                supervisory, managerial, executive, technical,
                semiprofessional, or professional position for which
                experience as a controller (within the meaning of
                section 2109(1)) is a prerequisite.''

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; OTHER PROVISIONS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this Act
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 60th day
after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Treatment of Pre-Effective Date Service.--
            (1) Employee contributions.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), upon
                application to the Office of Personnel Management, any
                service to which this subsection applies shall, for
                purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States
                Code, as applicable, be treated in the same way as if
                the amendments made by this Act had been in effect when
                such service was rendered.
                    (B) Service to which this subsection applies.--This
                subsection applies with respect to any service as a
                controller, within the meaning of section 8331(27)(B)
                or 8401(33)(B) of title 5, United States Code (as
                amended by this Act), performed before the effective
                date of this Act.
                    (C) Requirements.--
                            (i) Deposit requirement.--Subparagraph (A)
                        shall not apply with respect to any service
                        unless there is deposited into the Civil
                        Service Retirement and Disability Fund, with
                        interest, an amount equal to the amount by
                        which--
                                    (I) the deductions from pay which
                                would have been required for such
                                service had the amendments made by this
                                Act been in effect when such service
                                was rendered, exceeds
                                    (II) the deductions or deposits
                                actually made, under section 8334 or
                                8422 of title 5, United States Code, as
                                applicable, with respect to such
                                service.
                            (ii) Status at time of application.--This
                        paragraph shall not apply with respect to any
                        individual who is not serving as a controller,
                        within the meaning of either provision cited in
                        subparagraph (B), on the date on which an
                        application under this paragraph is made with
                        respect to any service of such individual.
                    (D) Certification.--For purposes of chapter 83 or
                84 of title 5, United States Code, the Office shall
                accept the certification of the Secretary of
                Transportation or the Secretary of Defense, as the case
                may be, concerning the service of, and the amount of
                compensation received by, an individual with respect to
                any service for which an application under this
                paragraph is made.
            (2) Government contributions.--Not later than 90 days after
        the full deposit required under paragraph (1) with respect to
        an individual has been paid, the agency that employed such
        individual during the period of service to which such deposit
        relates shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and
        Disability Fund, with interest, an amount equal to the amount
        by which--
                    (A) the Government contributions which would have
                been required to have been paid into the Fund for such
                service had the amendments made by this Act been in
                effect when such service was rendered, exceeds
                    (B) the Government contributions actually made,
                under section 8334 or 8423 of title 5, United States
                Code, as applicable, with respect to such service.
            (3) Regulations.--The Office shall prescribe such
        regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection,
        including provisions relating to the time and manner in which
        any application or deposit shall be made, and how any interest
        shall be computed.
    (c) Mandatory Separation.--Nothing in section 8335(a) or 8425(a) of
title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to require the
separation of an individual from a position as a controller (within the
meaning of section 8331(27)(B) or section 8401(33)(B) of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by this Act) if such individual was
first appointed to any such position before the effective date of this
Act.