SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Equity Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING EQUITY FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED
              TO ASSISTANCE UNDER THE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
              PROGRAM WHO ARE PURSUING PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT
              INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of
subsection (c) of section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In the case of a program of education
                        pursued at a public institution of higher
                        learning, the lesser of--
                                    ``(I) the actual net cost for
                                tuition and fees assessed by the
                                institution for the program of
                                education after the application of--
                                            ``(aa) any waiver of, or
                                        reduction in, tuition and fees;
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) any scholarship, or
                                        other Federal, State,
                                        institutional, or employer-
                                        based aid or assistance (other
                                        than loans and any funds
                                        provided under section 401(b)
                                        of the Higher Education Act of
                                        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)) that is
                                        provided directly to the
                                        institution and specifically
                                        designated for the sole purpose
                                        of defraying tuition and fees;
                                        or
                                    ``(II) the greater of--
                                            ``(aa) the actual net cost
                                        for in-State tuition and fees
                                        assessed by the institution for
                                        the program of education after
                                        the application of--

                                                    ``(AA) any waiver
                                                of, or reduction in,
                                                tuition and fees; and

                                                    ``(BB) any
                                                scholarship, or other
                                                Federal, State,
                                                institutional, or
                                                employer-based aid or
                                                assistance (other than
                                                loans and any funds
                                                provided under section
                                                401(b) of the Higher
                                                Education Act of 1965
                                                (20 U.S.C. 1070a)) that
                                                is provided directly to
                                                the institution and
                                                specifically designated
                                                for the sole purpose of
                                                defraying tuition and
                                                fees; or

                                            ``(bb) the amount equal
                                        to--

                                                    ``(AA) for the
                                                academic year beginning
                                                on August 1, 2011,
                                                $17,500; or

                                                    ``(BB) for any
                                                subsequent academic
                                                year, the amount in
                                                effect for the previous
                                                academic year under
                                                this subclause, as
                                                increased by the
                                                percentage increase
                                                equal to the most
                                                recent percentage
                                                increase determined
                                                under section 3015(h)
                                                of this title.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the payment of educational assistance for an
academic year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Flexibility
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the ``National Survey of Veterans, Active
        Duty Service Members, Demobilized National Guard and Reserve
        Members, Family Members, and Surviving Spouses Final Report'',
        commissioned by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 2010, 20.6
        percent of eligible veterans--approximately 2,621,753
        veterans--were unable to use their GI bill educational benefits
        because their period of eligibility expired.
            (2) The time limitations for using GI bill educational
        benefits do not reflect the realities of the modern economy of
        the United States. After leaving the service, many veterans
        postpone further education to join the workforce and support
        their families or are faced with lengthy rehabilitations from
        service-related injuries.
            (3) Access to education and job retraining has proved the
        arbiter of success in today's economy, and if the United States
        is to lower the unemployment rate among the veteran population,
        the United States must provide veterans unfettered access to
        educational benefits.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to remove the delimiting
dates and retroactively restore the Department of Veterans Affairs
Educational benefits within the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational
Assistance Program (VEAP), Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty (MGIB-AD),
and Post-9/11 GI Bill.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ELIGIBILITY AND
              ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3031 of chapter 30 of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3031. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance
              expiring during a quarter or semester or after a major
              portion of a course is complete
    ``(a) Educational Institutions Operating on Quarter or Semester
System.--If an individual eligible for educational assistance under
this chapter is enrolled under this chapter in an educational
institution regularly operated on the quarter or semester system and
the period of such individual's entitlement under this chapter would,
under section 3013, expire during a quarter or semester, such period
shall be extended to the end of such quarter or semester.
    ``(b) Other Educational Institutions.--If an individual eligible
for educational assistance under this chapter is enrolled under this
chapter in an educational institution not regularly operated on the
quarter or semester system and the period of such individual's
entitlement under this chapter would, under section 3013, expire after
a major portion of the course is completed, such period shall be
extended to the end of the course or for 12 weeks, whichever is the
lesser period of extension.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 3031 and inserting the following new item:

``3031. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring
                            during a quarter or semester or after a
                            major portion of a course is complete.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Chapter 33 of title 38, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 3018C(e)(3)(B)--
                            (i) by striking ``(i) The Secretary'' and
                        inserting ``The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
                    (B) in section 3020--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking
                        ``Subject to the time limitation for use of
                        entitlement under section 3031 of this title,
                        an'' and inserting ``An''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (h), by striking
                        ``Notwithstanding section 3031 of this title,
                        a'' and inserting ``A''.
    (b) Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3232 of title 38, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
                subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3035(b)(1) of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``and from'' and all
        that follows through ``title''.
    (c) Post-9/11 GI Bill.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3321 of chapter 30 of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3321. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance
              expiring during a quarter or semester or after a major
              portion of a course is complete
    ``Section 3031 shall apply with respect to the termination of an
individual's entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter
in the same manner as such section applies to the termination of an
individual's entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30,
except that, in the administration of such section for purposes of this
chapter, the reference to section 3013 shall be deemed to be a
reference to section 3312 of this title.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 3321 and inserting the following new item:

``3321. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring
                            during a quarter or semester or after a
                            major portion of a course is complete.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Chapter 33 of title 38, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 3312(b), by striking ``3321(b)(2)''
                and inserting ``3321'';
                    (B) in section 3319--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking
                        ``Subject to'' and all that follows through
                        ``an'' and inserting ``An''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (h)(5)(A), by striking
                        ``may use'' and all that follows through
                        ``but''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments for Reserve Component Programs.--
            (1) Selected reserve.--Section 16133(b) of title 10, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section
                3031(f)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b) of
                section 3031''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, as such
                section existed on the day before the date of the
                enactment of the Veterans Education Flexibility Act,''
                after ``title 38''.
            (2) Other reserve components.--Section 16164(b)(2) of title
        10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The following provisions shall apply to the period of
entitlement prescribed by paragraph (1):
            ``(A) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 3031 of title 38.
            ``(B) Subsection (d) of section 3031 of title 38, as such
        subsection existed on the day before the date of the enactment
        of the Veterans Education Flexibility Act.''.
    (e) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to any individual who has been entitled to educational
assistance under chapters 30, 32, or 33 of title 38, United States
Code. For purposes of determining the number of months of entitlement
to such educational assistance that an individual is entitled to, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disregard any delimiting date
eliminated by this Act that occurred before the date of the enactment
of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Sexual Trauma Treatment
Act''.

SEC. 2. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
              SEXUAL TRAUMA.

    (a) Duration of Program.--Section 1720D of title 38, United States
Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``During the period
        through December 31, 2001, the'' and inserting ``The'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``During the period
        referred to in paragraph (1), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, during the period
        through December 31, 2001,''.
    (b) Mandatory Nature of Program.--Subsection (a) of such section is
further amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``may'' and
inserting ``shall''.
    (c) Provision of Treatment for Sexual Trauma.--Such subsection is
further amended in paragraphs (1) and (3) by inserting ``and
treatment'' after ``counseling'' each place it appears.
    (d) Determinations To Be Made by Mental Health Professionals.--Such
subsection is further amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``the
Secretary determines'' and inserting ``a mental health professional
employed by the Department determines''.
    (e) Outreach Efforts.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and treatment'' in the first sentence
        and in paragraph (2) after ``counseling'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph (2):
            ``(2) shall ensure that information about the counseling
        and treatment available to veterans under this section (which
        information shall be revised and updated not less often than
        every two years)--
                    ``(A) is made available and visibly posted at each
                facility of the Department; and
                    ``(B) is advertised through public service
                announcements, pamphlets, billboards, and other
                appropriate means of communication; and''.
    (f) Persons Eligible for Counseling and Treatment.--Such section is
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection (d):
    ``(d)(1) A veteran shall be eligible for counseling and treatment
under this section without regard to the provisions of section 5303A of
this title.
    ``(2) An individual who is a member of a reserve component shall be
eligible for counseling and treatment under this section in the same
manner as a veteran and without regard to the provisions of section
5303A of this title.
    ``(3) An individual who is a former member of a reserve component
(but who is not a veteran within the meaning of section 101 of this
title) and who was discharged or released from service as a member of a
reserve component under conditions other than dishonorable shall be
eligible for counseling and treatment under this section in the same
manner as a veteran and without regard to the provisions of section
5303A of this title.''.
    (g) Oversight of Outreach Activities.--Not later than four months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall complete the design and updating of public service
announcements, pamphlets, billboards, and other appropriate means of
communication as required for implementation of paragraph (2) of
section 1720D(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (e)(3). Not later than six months after that date, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives examples of the documents and other
means of communication developed for compliance with that paragraph.
    (h) Report on Implementation of Sexual Trauma Treatment Program.--
Not later than 14 months after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
on the use made of the authority provided under section 1720D of title
38, United States Code, as amended by this section. The report shall
include the following with respect to activities under such section
1720D since the enactment of such section 1720D:
            (1) The number of persons who have sought counseling under
        such section 1720D.
            (2) The number of veterans who have received counseling
        under such section.
            (3) The number of veterans who have been referred to non-
        Department mental health facilities and providers in connection
        with sexual trauma counseling and treatment.
            (4) The number of veterans who have been determined by the
        Secretary to have a service-connected disease or disability
        resulting from sexual trauma.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH INFORMATION
              CONCERNING SEXUAL TRAUMA COUNSELING AND TREATMENT
              SERVICES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 14 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees
specified in subsection (b) a joint report describing in detail the
collaborative efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, upon
separation from active military, naval, or air service, are provided
appropriate and current information about programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma
that may have been experienced by those members while in the active
military, naval, or air service, including information about
eligibility requirements for, and procedures for applying for, such
counseling and treatment. The report shall include proposed
recommendations from both the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense for the improvement of their collaborative efforts
to provide such information.
    (b) Specified Committees.--The committees referred to in subsection
(a) are the following:
            (1) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
        Armed Services of the Senate.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) A consensus exists within the scientific and medical
        communities that tobacco products are inherently dangerous and
        cause cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and other serious
        illnesses.
            (2) Tobacco advertising and marketing has for decades
        contributed significantly to the use of tobacco products by
        adolescents and young adults, and, particularly, members of the
        Nation's uniformed services.
            (3) Reliable studies indicate that 75 percent of World War
        II veterans began smoking as young adults, and today large
        numbers of veterans are smokers.
            (4) Smoking related illnesses are highly prevalent among
        the more than 3,000,000 veterans who use the Department of
        Veterans Affairs health care system annually.
            (5) The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that it
        spent $3,600,000,000 in 1997 to treat smoking-related illnesses
        and that over the next five years it will spend $20,000,000,000
        on such care.
            (6) Congress established the Department of Veterans Affairs
        in furtherance of its constitutional power to provide for the
        national defense in order to provide benefits and services to
        veterans of the uniformed services.
            (7) There is in the Department of Veterans Affairs a health
        care system which has as its primary function to provide a
        complete medical and hospital service for the medical care and
        treatment of such veterans as can be served through available
        appropriations.
            (8) The sale, distribution, marketing, advertising, and use
        of tobacco products has substantially and adversely impaired
        the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out
        its health care mission because of the prevalence of smoking-
        related illnesses among veterans.
            (9) The Federal Government, including the Department of
        Veterans Affairs, has lacked the means to prevent the onset of
        smoking-related illnesses among veterans and has had no
        authority to deny needed treatment to any veteran on the basis
        that an illness is or might be smoking-related.
            (10) With some 20 percent of its health care budget
        absorbed in treating smoking-related illnesses, the Department
        of Veterans Affairs health care system has lacked resources to
        provide needed nursing home care, home care, community-based
        ambulatory care, and other services to tens of thousands of
        other veterans.
            (11) The network of academically affiliated medical centers
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs provides a unique system
        within which outstanding medical research is conducted and
        which has the potential to expand significantly ongoing
        research on tobacco-related illnesses.
            (12) It is in the public interest for Congress to enact
        legislation requiring that a portion of any amounts received
        from manufacturers of tobacco products be used to meet the
        costs of (A) treatment for diseases and adverse health effects
        associated with the use of tobacco products by those who served
        their country in uniform, and (B) medical and health services
        research relating to prevention and treatment of, and
        rehabilitation from, tobacco addiction and diseases associated
        with tobacco use.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1729A the following new section:
``Sec. 1729B. Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund
    ``(a) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a
trust fund to be known as the `Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund', consisting
of such amounts as may be appropriated, credited, or donated to the
trust fund.
    ``(b) If a law is enacted that provides for the allocation of funds
received from tobacco product manufacturers for programs to reduce use
of tobacco products by minors and for health-care research, among other
purposes, there shall be credited to the trust fund from amounts
received by the United States pursuant to that law, without further
appropriation, the amount of $3,000,000,000.
    ``(c) Amounts in the trust fund shall be available, without fiscal
year limitation, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the following
purposes:
            ``(1) Furnishing medical care and services under this
        chapter, to be available during any fiscal year for the same
        purposes and subject to the same limitations (other than with
        respect to the period of availability for obligation) as apply
        to amounts appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury
        for that fiscal year for medical care.
            ``(2) Conducting medical research, rehabilitation research,
        and health systems research, with particular emphasis on
        research relating to prevention and treatment of, and
        rehabilitation from, tobacco addiction and diseases associated
        with tobacco use.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.-- The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1729A the following new item:

``Sec. 1729B. Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Education and Training Act
of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FLIGHT TRAINING.

    (a) Active Duty Program.--Section 3034(d) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking out ``(d)(1)'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``(d)''; and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
    (b) Post-Vietnam Era.--Section 3241(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking out paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking out ``(b)(1)'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``(b)''; and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
    (c) Reserve Program.--Section 2136(c) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking out ``(c)(1)'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``(c)''; and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.

SEC. 3. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) Rehabilitation Resources.--Section 3115 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``assistance,'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``assistance or any federally
        recognized Indian tribe,'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting ``any federally
        recognized Indian tribe,'' after ``contributions,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) As used in this section, the term `federally recognized
Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other
organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or
regional corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible
for the special programs and services provided by the United States to
Indians because of their status as Indians.''.
    (b) Allowances.--Section 3108(c)(2) of such title is amended by
inserting ``or federally recognized Indian tribe'' after ``local
government agency''.
    (c) Technical Correction.--(1) Section 404(b) of the Veterans'
Benefits Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4338) is amended by striking out the
period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ``, but shall
not apply to veterans and other persons who originally applied for
assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, before
November 1, 1990.''.
    (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as of
October 29, 1992.

SEC. 4. ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3452(c) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For the period ending
on September 30, 1996, such term includes entities that provide
training required for completion of any State-approved alternative
teacher certification program (as determined by the Secretary).''.
    (b) Clarifying Amendment.--Section 3002 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(8) The term `educational institution' has the meaning
        given such term in section 3452(c) of this title.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be
effective on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 3476 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``An eligible
veteran may not enroll in any course offered by an educational
institution not located in a State unless that educational institution
is an approved institution of higher learning and the course is
approved by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to courses approved on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.

    (a) Approval of Programs of Education.--(1) Section 3672 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) A program of education exclusively by correspondence, and the
correspondence portion of a combination correspondence-residence course
leading to a vocational objective, that is offered by an educational
institution (as defined in section 3452(c) of this title) may be
approved only if (1) the educational institution is accredited by an
agency recognized by the Secretary of Education, and (2) at least 50
percent of those pursuing such a program or course require six months
or more to complete the program or course.''.
    (2)(A) Section 3675(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking
out ``A State'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as provided in
section 3672(e), a State''.
    (B) Section 3680(a) of such title is amended--
            (i) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (3)
        and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
            (ii) by striking out paragraph (4).
    (C) Section 3686(c) of such title is amended by striking out
``(other than one subject to the provisions of section 3676 of this
title)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to programs of education exclusively by
correspondence and to correspondence-residence courses commencing after
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. STATE APPROVING AGENCIES.

    (a) Reimbursement.--(1) Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``$12,000,000'' each place it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``$13,000,000''.
    (2) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to services provided under such section after September 30, 1994.
    (b) Elimination of Report to Congress Requirement.--Section
3674(a)(3) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
            (2) by striking out ``(3)(A)'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``(3)''.
    (c) Evaluation of Agency Performance.--Section 3674A(a) of such
title is amended by striking out paragraph (3) and redesignating
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.

SEC. 8. MEASUREMENT OF COURSES.

    Section 3688(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``this chapter or'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``this chapter,''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the
        following: ``, or chapter 106 of title 10''.

SEC. 9. VETERANS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

    Section 3692 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b)--
                    (A) by striking out ``34,'' both places it appears;
                and
                    (B) by striking out ``title.'' and inserting in
                lieu thereof ``title and chapter 106 of title 10.''
                both places it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking out ``1994'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``2003''.

SEC. 10. CONTRACT EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.

    (a) Payment Limitation.--Section 3697(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ``$5,000,000'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``$6,000,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on October 1, 1994.

SEC. 11. SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL CONVERSION AND TRAINING ACT OF
              1992.

    (a) Period of Training.--(1) Section 4485(d) of the Service Members
Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2759; 10
U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking out ``or more than 18
months''.
    (2)(A) Section 4486(d)(2) of such Act (102 Stat. 2760; 10 U.S.C.
1143 note) is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``in the community for the
entire period of training of the eligible person.''.
    (B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect
to programs of training under the Service Members Occupational
Conversion and Training Act of 1992 beginning after the date of
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Payments.--Section 4487 of such Act (106 Stat. 2762; 10 U.S.C.
1143 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``subparagraph (B)'' in
                subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof
                ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'';
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end of
                subparagraph (A) the following: ``but in no event to
                exceed 18 months (or the equivalent training hours)'';
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Assistance may be paid under this subtitle on
                behalf of an eligible person to that person's employer
                for training under two or more programs of job training
                under this subtitle if such employer has not received
                (or is not due) on that person's behalf assistance in
                an amount aggregating the applicable amount set forth
                in subparagraph (B).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting before the period at
        the end thereof ``, or upon the completion of the 18th month of
        training under the last training program approved for the
        person's pursuit with that employer under this subtitle,
        whichever is earlier''.
    (c) Entry Into Program of Job Training.--Section 4488(a) of such
Act (106 Stat. 2764; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking out
the third sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ``The eligible
person may begin such program of job training with the employer on the
day that notice is transmitted to such official by means prescribed by
such official. However, assistance under this subtitle may not be
provided to the employer if such official, within two weeks after the
date on which such notice is transmitted, disapproves the eligible
person's entry into that program of job training in accordance with
this section.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives August 1, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Long-Term Care Enhancement
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR VETERANS.

    (a) Inclusion of Noninstitutional Extended Care Services in
Definition of Medical Services.--Section 1701 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(A)(i), by inserting ``noninstitutional
        extended care services,'' after ``preventive health
        services,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) The term `noninstitutional extended care services'
        includes--
                    ``(A) home-based primary care;
                    ``(B) adult day health care;
                    ``(C) respite care;
                    ``(D) palliative and end-of-life care; and
                    ``(E) homemaker or home health aide visits.
            ``(11) The term `respite care' means hospital or nursing
        home care which--
                    ``(A) is of limited duration;
                    ``(B) is furnished on an intermittent basis to an
                individual who is suffering from a chronic illness and
                who resides primarily at home; and
                    ``(C) is furnished for the purpose of helping the
                individual to continue residing primarily at home.''.
    (b) Assisted Living.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1720F. Assisted living
    ``(a) The Secretary may, subject to subsection (b), provide
assisted living services to a veteran who is eligible to receive care
under section 1710 of this title and to the spouse of such veteran in
connection with the provision of such services to such veteran.
    ``(b) The Secretary may not provide assisted living services under
this section to a veteran eligible to receive care under section
1710(a)(3) of this title, or to a spouse of any veteran, unless such
veteran or spouse agrees to pay the United States an amount equal to
the cost, as determined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, of
the provision of such services.
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `assisted living
services' means services which provide personal care, activities,
health-related care, supervision, and other assistance on a 24-hour
basis within a residential or similar setting which--
            ``(1) maximizes flexibility in the provision of such care,
        activities, supervision, and assistance;
            ``(2) maximizes the autonomy, privacy, and independence of
        an individual; and
            ``(3) encourages family and community involvement with the
        individual.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1)(A) Section 1720 of such title is
amended by striking subsection (f).
    (B) The section heading of such section is amended by striking ``;
adult day health care''.
    (2) Section 1720B of such title is repealed.
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections for chapter 17 of
such title is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to section 1720, by striking ``;
        adult day health care'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to section 1720B; and
            (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 1720E
        the following new item:

``1720F. Assisted living.''.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAMS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE OF VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out
three pilot programs for the purpose of determining the feasibility and
practicability of a variety of methods of meeting the long-term care
needs of eligible veterans. The pilot programs shall be carried out in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
    (b) Locations of Pilot Programs.--(1) Each pilot program under this
section shall be carried out at two Veterans Integrated Service
Networks (VISNs) selected by the Secretary for purposes of this
section.
    (2) The Secretary may not carry out more than one pilot program in
any given Veterans Integrated Service Network.
    (c) Scope of Services Under Pilot Programs.--(1) The services
provided under the pilot programs under this section shall include a
comprehensive array of health care services and other services that
meet the long-term care needs of veterans, including--
            (A) inpatient long-term care in intermediate care beds, in
        nursing homes, and in domiciliary care facilities;
            (B) noninstitutional long-term care, including hospital-
        based primary care, adult day care, personal assistance
        services, respite care, and other community-based interventions
        and care; and
            (C) assisted living services for veterans and their
        families.
    (2) As part of the provision of services under the pilot programs,
the Secretary shall also provide appropriate case management services.
    (3) In providing services under the pilot programs, the Secretary
shall emphasize the provision of preventive care services, including
screening and education.
    (d) Direct Provision of Services.--Under one of the pilot programs
under this section, the Secretary shall provide long-term care services
to eligible veterans directly through facilities and personnel of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (e) Provision of Services Through Cooperative Arrangements.--(1)
Under one of the pilot programs under this section, the Secretary shall
provide long-term care services to eligible veterans through a
combination (as determined by the Secretary) of--
            (A) services provided under cooperative arrangements with
        appropriate public and private non-Governmental entities,
        including community service organizations; and
            (B) services provided through facilities and personnel of
        the Department.
    (2) The consideration provided by the Secretary for services
provided by entities under cooperative arrangements under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be limited to the provision by the Secretary of
appropriate in-kind services to such entities.
    (f) Provision of Services by Non-Department Entities.--(1) Under
one of the pilot programs under this section, the Secretary shall
provide long-term care services to eligible veterans through
arrangements with appropriate non-Department entities under which
arrangements the Secretary acts solely as the case manager for the
provision of such services.
    (2) Payment for services provided to veterans under the pilot
programs under this subsection shall be as follows:
            (A) By the medicare program or the medicaid program, but
        only--
                    (i) if the veterans concerned are entitled to
                benefits under such programs; and
                    (ii) to the extent that payment for such services
                is provided for under such programs.
            (B) By the Department, to the extent that payment for such
        services is not otherwise provided for under subparagraph (A).
    (g) Data Collection.--As part of each pilot program under this
section, the Secretary shall collect data regarding--
            (1) the cost-effectiveness of such program, including any
        savings achieved under such program when compared with the
        medicare program, medicaid program, or other Federal program
        serving similar populations;
            (2) the quality of the services provided under such
        program;
            (3) the satisfaction of participating veterans, non-
        Department, and non-Government entities with such program; and
            (4) the effect of such program on the ability of veterans
        to carry out basic activities of daily living over the course
        of such veterans' participation in such program.
    (h) Reports.--(1) The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a
report on the pilot programs under this section.
    (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
            (A) A detailed description of activities under the pilot
        programs during the one-year period ending on the date of the
        report.
            (B) An evaluation of the data collected under subsection
        (g) during that period.
            (C) Any other matters regarding the programs that the
        Secretary considers appropriate.
    (i) Duration of Programs.--(1) The Secretary shall commence
carrying out the pilot programs required by this section not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) The authority of the Secretary to provide services under the
pilot programs shall cease on the date that is three years after the
date of the commencement of the pilot programs under paragraph (1).
    (j) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``eligible veteran'' means the following:
                    (A) Any veteran entitled to hospital care and
                medical services under section 1710(a)(1) of title 38,
                United States Code.
                    (B) Any veteran (other than a veteran described in
                subparagraph (A)) if the veteran is enrolled in the
                system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705
                of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``long-term care needs'' means the need by an
        individual for any of the following services:
                    (A) Personal care.
                    (B) Nursing home and home health care services.
                    (C) Habilitation and rehabilitation services.
                    (D) Adult day care services.
                    (E) Case management services.
                    (F) Social services.
                    (G) Assistive technology services.
                    (H) Home and community based services, including
                assistive living.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinary Workforce Expansion Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Veterinary medicine is an integral and indispensable
        component of the Nation's public health system. Veterinarians
        protect human health by preventing and controlling infectious
        diseases, ensuring the safety and security of the nation's food
        supply, promoting healthy environments, and providing health
        care for animals.
            (2) Veterinarians are essential for early detection and
        response to unusual disease events that could be linked to
        newly emerging infectious diseases, such as monkeypox, SARS,
        and West Nile Virus, or other biothreat agents of concern.
            (3) There is a need to build national capacity in research
        and training in the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and
        control of newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
            (4) Veterinarians are uniquely qualified to address these
        high priority public health issues because of their extensive
        professional training in basic biomedical sciences, population
        medicine, and broad, multi-species, comparative medical
        approach to disease prevention and control.
            (5) There is a shortage of veterinarians working in public
        health practice. As used in the preceding sentence, the term
        ``public health practice'' includes bioterrorism and emergency
        preparedness, environmental health, food safety and food
        security, regulatory medicine, diagnostic laboratory medicine,
        and biomedical research.
            (6) The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects there to be
        28,000 job openings in the veterinary medical profession by
        2012 due to growth and net replacements, a turnover of nearly
        38 percent.
            (7) The Nation's veterinary medical colleges do not have
        the capacity to satisfy the current and future demand for
        veterinarians and veterinary expertise that is vital to
        maintain public health preparedness.

SEC. 3. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.

    Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                    ``Subpart 3--Veterinary Medicine

``SEC. 771. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award competitive grants to
eligible entities for the purpose of improving public health
preparedness through increasing the number of veterinarians in the
workforce.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall--
            ``(1) be--
                    ``(A) a public or other nonprofit school of
                veterinary medicine, department of comparative
                medicine, department of veterinary science, school of
                public health, or school of medicine that offers
                postgraduate training for veterinarians in a public
                health practice area as determined by the Secretary;
                and
                    ``(B) accredited by a recognized body or bodies
                approved for such purpose by the Department of
                Education; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application,
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
        as the Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Consideration of Applications.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures to ensure that applications under subsection (b)(2) are
rigorously reviewed and that grants are competitively awarded based
on--
            ``(1) the ability of the applicant to increase the number
        of veterinarians who are trained in specified public practice
        areas as determined by the Secretary;
            ``(2) the ability of the applicant to increase capacity in
        research on high priority disease agents; or
            ``(3) any other consideration the Secretary determines
        necessary.
    ``(d) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (a)(1), the
Secretary shall give preference to applicants that demonstrate a
comprehensive approach by involving more than one school of veterinary
medicine, department of comparative medicine, department of veterinary
science, school of public health, or school of medicine that offers
postgraduate training for veterinarians in a public health practice
area as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--Amounts received under a grant under this
subsection shall be used by a grantee to increase the number of
veterinarians in the workforce through--
            ``(1) paying the costs associated with construction, the
        acquisition of equipment, and other capital costs relating to
        the expansion of existing schools of veterinary medicine,
        departments of comparative medicine, or departments of
        veterinary science; or
            ``(2) paying the capital costs associated with the
        expansion of academic programs that offer postgraduate training
        for veterinarians or concurrent training for veterinary
        students in specific areas of specialization.
    ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `public health
practice' includes bioterrorism and emergency preparedness,
environmental health, food safety and food security, regulatory
medicine, diagnostic laboratory medicine, and biomedical research.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this section, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
        and $1,264,000,000 for the 9-fiscal year period beginning with
        fiscal year 2007. Amounts appropriated under this subsection
        shall remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Requirement.--Not more than 25 percent of the amount
        appropriated under paragraph (1) in each fiscal year shall be
        made available to schools of veterinary medicine that were
        established after the date of enactment of this section.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare and Medicaid Responsibility
Exchange Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN WELFARE
              PROGRAMS AND THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In exchange for the Federal funds received by a
State under section 3 for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000
such State shall provide cash and non-cash assistance to low income
individuals in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Requirement To Provide a Certain Level of Low Income
Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The amount of cash and non-cash assistance
        provided to low income individuals by a State for any quarter
        during fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall not
        be less than the sum of--
                    (A) the amount determined under paragraph (2); and
                    (B) the amount determined under paragraph (3).
            (2) Maintenance of effort with respect to federal programs
        terminated.--
                    (A) Quarter beginning october 1, 1995.--The amount
                determined under this paragraph for the quarter
                beginning October 1, 1995, is an amount equal to the
                sum of--
                            (i) one-quarter of the base expenditures
                        determined under subparagraph (C) for the
                        State,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the estimated increase in
                        the consumer price index (for all urban
                        consumers, United States city average) for the
                        preceding quarter, and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in the quarter under the programs
                        terminated under section 4 solely by reason of
                        the increase in recipients which the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
                        of Agriculture estimate would have occurred if
                        such programs had not been terminated.
                    (B) Succeeding quarters.--The amount determined
                under this paragraph for any quarter beginning on or
                after January 1, 1996, is an amount equal to the sum
                of--
                            (i) the amount expended by the State under
                        subsection (a) in the preceding quarter,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the estimated increase in
                        the consumer price index (for all urban
                        consumers, United States city average) for the
                        preceding quarter, and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in the quarter under the programs
                        terminated under section 4 solely by reason of
                        the increase in recipients which the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
                        of Agriculture estimate would have occurred if
                        such programs had not been terminated.
                    (C) Determination of base amount.--The Secretary of
                Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the
                Secretary of Agriculture, shall calculate for each
                State an amount equal to the total Federal and State
                expenditures for administering and providing--
                            (i) aid to families with dependent children
                        under a State plan under title IV of the Social
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
                            (ii) benefits under the food stamp program
                        under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011
                        et seq.), including benefits provided under
                        section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), and
                            (iii) benefits under the special
                        supplemental program for women, infants, and
                        children established under section 17 of the
                        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
                for the State during the 12-month period beginning on
                July 1, 1994.
            (3) Maintenance of effort with respect to state programs.--
        The amount determined under this paragraph for a quarter is the
        amount of State expenditures for such quarter required to
        maintain State programs providing cash and non-cash assistance
        to low income individuals as such programs were in effect
        during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 1994.

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
make quarterly payments to each State during fiscal years 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000 in an amount equal to one-quarter of the amount
determined under subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal year and such
amount shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (c).
    (b) Payment Equivalent to Federal Welfare Savings.--
            (1) In general.--The amount available to be paid to a State
        for a fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the amount
        calculated under paragraph (2) for the State.
            (2) Amounts available.--
                    (A) Fiscal year 1996.--In fiscal year 1996, the
                amount available under this subsection for a State is
                equal to the sum of--
                            (i) the base amount determined under
                        paragraph (3) for the State,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the increase in the
                        consumer price index (for all urban consumers,
                        United States city average) for the 12-month
                        period described in paragraph (3), and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in fiscal year 1996 under the
                        programs terminated under section 4 solely by
                        reason of the increase in recipients which the
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
                        Secretary of Agriculture estimate would have
                        occurred if such programs had not been
                        terminated.
                    (B) Succeeding fiscal years.--In any succeeding
                fiscal year, the amount available under this subsection
                for a State is equal to the sum of--
                            (i) the amount determined under this
                        paragraph for the State in the previous fiscal
                        year,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the estimated increase in
                        the consumer price index (for all urban
                        consumers, United States city average) during
                        the previous fiscal year, and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in the fiscal year under the programs
                        terminated under section 4 solely by reason of
                        the increase in recipients which the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
                        of Agriculture estimate would have occurred if
                        such programs had not been terminated.
            (3) Determination of base amount.--The Secretary of Health
        and Human Services, in cooperation with the Secretary of
        Agriculture, shall calculate the amount that the Federal
        Government expended for administering and providing--
                    (A) aid to families with dependent children under a
                State plan under title IV of the Social Security Act
                (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
                    (B) benefits under the food stamp program under the
                Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
                including benefits provided under section 19 of such
                Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), and
                    (C) benefits under the special supplemental program
                for women, infants, and children established under
                section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
                U.S.C. 1786),
        in each State during the 12-month period beginning on July 1,
        1994.
    (c) Purposes for Which Amounts May Be Expended.--
            (1) Medicaid program.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, during fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998,
                1999, and 2000 a State shall--
                            (i) except as provided in subparagraph (B),
                        provide medical assistance under title XIX of
                        the Social Security Act in accordance with the
                        terms of the State's plan in effect on January
                        1, 1994, and
                            (ii) use the funds it receives under this
                        section toward the State's financial
                        participation for expenditures made under the
                        plan.
                    (B) Changes in eligibility during fiscal years
                1998, 1999, and 2000.--During fiscal years 1998, 1999,
                and 2000, a State may change State plan requirements
                relating to eligibility for medical assistance under
                title XIX of the Social Security Act if the aggregate
                expenditures under such State plan for the fiscal year
                do not exceed the amount that would have been spent if
                a State plan described in subparagraph (A)(i) had been
                in effect during such fiscal year.
                    (C) Waiver of requirements.--The Secretary of
                Health and Human Services may grant a waiver of the
                requirements under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) if a
                State makes an adequate showing of need in a waiver
                application submitted in such manner as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            (2) Excess.--A State that receives funds under this section
        that are in excess of the State's financial participation for
        expenditures made under the State plan for medical assistance
        under title XIX of the Social Security Act shall use such
        excess funds to provide cash and non-cash assistance for low
        income families.
    (d) Denial of Payments for Failure To Maintain Effort.--No payment
shall be made under subsection (a) for a quarter if a State fails to
comply with the requirements of section 2(b) for the preceding quarter.
    (e) Entitlement.--This section constitutes budget authority in
advance of appropriations Acts, and represents the obligation of the
Federal Government to provide the payments described in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Termination.--
            (1) AFDC.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

                       ``termination of authority

    ``Sec. 418. The authority provided by this part shall terminate on
October 1, 1995.''.
            (2) JOBS.--Part F of title IV of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

                       ``termination of authority

    ``Sec. 488. The authority provided by this part shall terminate on
October 1, 1995.''.
            (3) Special supplemental food program for women, infants,
        and children (WIC).--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
        1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
    ``(q) The authority provided by this section shall terminate on
October 1, 1995.''.
            (4) Food stamp program.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
        U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

``SEC. 24. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    ``The authority provided by this Act shall terminate on October 1,
1995.''.
    (b) References in Other Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Any reference in any law, regulation,
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to any
        provision that has been terminated by reason of the amendments
        made in subsection (a) shall, unless the context otherwise
        requires, be considered to be a reference to such provision, as
        in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this
        Act.
            (2) State plans.--Any reference in any law, regulation,
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to a
        State plan that has been terminated by reason of the amendments
        made in subsection (a), shall, unless the context otherwise
        requires, be considered to be a reference to such plan as in
        effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this
        Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERALIZATION OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    Beginning on October 1, 2000--
            (1) each State with a State plan approved under title XIX
        of the Social Security Act shall be relieved of administrative
        or financial responsibility for the medicaid program under such
        title of such Act,
            (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assume
        such responsibilities and continue to conduct such program in a
        State in any manner determined appropriate by the Secretary
        that is in accordance with the provisions of title XIX of the
        Social Security Act, and
            (3) all expenditures for the program as conducted by the
        Secretary shall be paid by Federal funds.

SEC. 6. SECRETARIAL SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TECHNICAL
              AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, within 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, a legislative proposal providing for such
technical and conforming amendments in the law as are required by the
provisions of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``White House Inspector General Act of
1996''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
              PRESIDENT.

    (a) Establishment of Office.--Section 11 of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``the President (with
        respect only to the Executive Office of the President),'' after
        ``means''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``the Executive Office of
        the President,'' after ``means''.
    (b) Appointment of Inspector General.--Not later than 120 days
after the effective date of this Act, the President shall nominate an
individual as the Inspector General of the Executive Office of the
President pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE
              EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second section 8G (regarding a
        rule of construction) as section 8I; and
            (2) by inserting after the first section 8G (regarding
        requirements for Federal entities and designated Federal
        entities) the following:

``SEC. 8H. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE
              EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    ``(a) Authority, Direction, and Control of President.--
Notwithstanding the last 2 sentences of section 3(a), the Inspector
General of the Executive Office of the President shall be under the
authority, direction, and control of the President with respect to
audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require
access to information concerning--
            ``(1) ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings;
            ``(2) undercover operations;
            ``(3) the identity of confidential sources, including
        protected witnesses;
            ``(4) deliberations and decisions on policy matters,
        including documented information used as a basis for making
        policy decisions;
            ``(5) intelligence or counterintelligence matters; or
            ``(6) other matters the disclosure of which would
        constitute a serious threat to the national security, or would
        cause significant impairment to the national interests
        (including interests in foreign trade negotiations), of the
        United States.
    ``(b) Prohibiting Activities of Inspector General.--With respect to
information described in subsection (a), the President may prohibit the
Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President from
carrying out or completing any audit or investigation, or issuing any
subpoena, after the Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry
out, or complete such audit or investigation or to issue such subpoena,
if the President determines that--
            ``(1) the disclosure of that information would interfere
        with the core functions of the constitutional responsibilities
        of the President; and
            ``(2) the prohibition is necessary to prevent the
        disclosure of that information.
    ``(c) Notice.--
            ``(1) Notice to inspector general.--If the President makes
        a determination referred to in subsection (b)(1) or (2), the
        President shall within 30 days notify the Inspector General in
        writing stating the reasons for that determination.
            ``(2) Notice to congress.--Within 30 days after receiving a
        notice under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall
        transmit a copy of the notice to each of the Chairman and the
        ranking minority party member of the Committee on Government
        Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, the
        Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and other
        appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress.
    ``(d) Semiannual Reports.--
            ``(1) Information to be included.--The Inspector General of
        the Executive Office of the President shall include in each
        semiannual report to the President under section 5, at a
        minimum--
                    ``(A) a list of the title or subject of each
                inspection, investigation, or audit conducted during
                the reporting period;
                    ``(B) a statement of whether corrective action has
                been completed on each significant recommendation
                described in previous semiannual reports, and, in a
                case where corrective action has been completed, a
                description of such corrective action;
                    ``(C) a certification that the Inspector General
                has had full and direct access to all information
                relevant to the performance of functions of the
                Inspector General;
                    ``(D) a description of all cases occurring during
                the reporting period in which the Inspector General
                could not obtain documentary evidence relevant to any
                inspection, audit, or investigation due to a
                determination of the President under subsection (b);
                and
                    ``(E) such recommendations as the Inspector General
                considers appropriate concerning legislation to promote
                economy and efficiency in the administration of
                programs and operations undertaken by the Executive
                Office of the President, and to detect and eliminate
                fraud, waste, and abuse in such programs and
                operations.
            ``(2) Transmission to congress.--Within 30 days after
        receiving a semiannual report under section 5 from the
        Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President, the
        President shall transmit the report to each of the Chairman and
        the ranking minority party member of the Committee on
        Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate with
        any comments the President considers appropriate.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on January 21, 1997.


SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF REFINED COAL CREDIT TO INCLUDE QUALIFIED
              COAL WASTE SLUDGE RECYCLING.

    (a) In General.--Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to electricity produced from certain renewable resources,
etc.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ``the $3.00 amount in
        subsection (e)(8)(B),'' after ``the $4.375 amount in subsection
        (e)(8)(A),'',
            (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``subsection
        (e)(8)(B)(i)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)(8)(C)(i)'',
            (3) in subsection (c)(7) by adding at the end the
        following:
                    ``(C) Refined coal from a qualified coal waste
                sludge recycling process.--Refined coal shall also
                include, without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (B)
                hereof, a solid fuel produced from a qualified coal
                waste sludge recycling process.'',
            (4) in subsection (d)(8) by striking ``2009.'' and
        inserting ``2009, or in the case of a facility that uses a
        qualified coal waste sludge recycling process, a facility that
        was placed in service not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of the credit under this section for refined coal
        from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling process. For
        purposes of this subsection, a qualified coal waste sludge
        recycling facility shall be treated as placed in service when
        such facility is in place and functioning to process coal with
        coal waste sludge. A `qualified coal waste sludge recycling
        facility' includes a plant, comprised of one or more batch
        tanks and/or one or more storage tanks, steam and spray pipes,
        processing pumps, variable speed drives, a flowmeter and
        related electrical equipment, that processes coal and liquefied
        coal waste sludge.'',
            (5) in subsection (e)(8)(A) by inserting ``(other than
        refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling
        process)'' after ``refined coal'' the first place it appears,
            (6) in subsection (e)(8) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
        and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by
        inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Availability and determination of credit
                amount for refined coal from a qualified coal waste
                sludge recycling process.--In the case of a producer of
                refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge
                recycling process, there shall be allowed a credit for
                the taxable year under this section of $3.00 per
                barrel-of-oil equivalent of refined coal from a
                qualified coal waste sludge recycling process--
                            ``(i) produced by the taxpayer at a
                        facility using a refined coal from qualified
                        coal waste sludge recycling process during the
                        period beginning on the date of enactment of
                        this subparagraph and ending on the date that
                        is four years from the later of the first day
                        of the fifth full month after the date of
                        enactment of this subparagraph or its placed-
                        in-service date, and
                            ``(ii) sold by the taxpayer--
                                    ``(I) to an unrelated person, and
                                    ``(II) during such period and
                                taxable year.
                        For purposes of the preceding sentence, barrel-
                        of-oil equivalent is the amount of refined coal
                        from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling
                        process that has a Btu content of 5.8
                        million.'',
            (7) in subsection (e)(8)(C), as redesignated by paragraph
        (6), by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``Except for a
        facility producing refined coal from a qualified coal waste
        sludge recycling process, the amount'',
            (8) in subsection (e)(8), as amended by paragraph (6), by
        adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Qualified coal waste sludge recycling
                process.--
                            ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this
                        section, a `qualified coal waste sludge
                        recycling process' means a process using a
                        facility to liquefy coal waste sludge and
                        distribute the liquefied coal waste sludge on
                        the coal to create a feedstock for the
                        manufacture of coke. The term `coal waste
                        sludge' means the tar decanter sludge and
                        related byproducts of the coking process,
                        including such materials that have been stored
                        in ground, in tanks and in lagoons, that have
                        been treated as hazardous wastes under
                        applicable Federal environmental rules absent
                        liquefaction and processing with coal into a
                        feedstock for the manufacture of coke. The
                        process liquefies coal waste sludge and
                        distributes approximately one-quarter to one-
                        half gallon of liquefied coal waste sludge per
                        each ton of metallurgical coal. Liquefied coal
                        waste sludge in excess of such amounts would
                        have adverse effects on the operations and
                        equipment of the coke batteries that use
                        refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge
                        recycling process as a feedstock for coke. Coal
                        waste sludge has an energy content ranging from
                        7,000 to 16,000 Btus per pound.
                            ``(ii) Interaction between section 45 and
                        section 45k; cross reference.--A taxpayer
                        selling refined coal from a qualified coal
                        waste sludge recycling process shall be
                        entitled to a credit under this section for all
                        such refined coal that meets the requirements
                        of this section. The credit under this section
                        shall be available notwithstanding the fact
                        that such refined coal is purchased for use as
                        a feedstock for coke by a taxpayer that has
                        previously claimed credits under section 45K
                        for the production of coke or coke gas. For
                        rules applicable to taxpayers producing coke or
                        coke gas from refined coal from a qualified
                        coal waste sludge recycling process, see
                        section 45K(h).'', and
            (9) in subsection (e)(9)(B) by striking ``The term'' and
        inserting ``Except for a facility producing refined coal from a
        qualified coal waste sludge recycling process, the term''.
    (b) No Double Benefit; Cross Reference.--Section 45K of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) No Double Benefit; Cross Reference.--No credit shall be
allowed under this section for coke or coke gas manufactured from
refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling process (as
defined by section 45(e)(8)(E)(i)) for which credits have been claimed
under section 45; provided that taxpayers may claim the credit under
this section for coke or coke gas produced from feedstocks for which a
refined coal credit under section 45 has not been claimed. For rules
governing the interaction of section 45 and this section that are
applicable to taxpayers producing refined coal from a qualified coal
waste sludge recycling process, see section 45(e)(8)(E)(ii).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
refined coal produced after the date of enactment of this Act.