SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Knife Owners' Protection Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF KNIVES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of any law or any
rule or regulation of the United States, or of a State or any political
subdivision of a State, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by
Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a
knife or knives shall be entitled to transport a knife or knives from
any place where such person may lawfully possess, carry or transport
such a knife or knives to any other place where such person may
lawfully possess, carry or transport such a knife or knives if--
            (1) in the case of transportation by motor vehicle, the
        knife or knives are not directly accessible from the passenger
        compartment of such transporting vehicle, or, in the case of a
        motor vehicle without a compartment separate from the passenger
        compartment, the knife or knives shall be contained in a locked
        container, glove compartment, or console; or
            (2) in the case of transportation by other means (including
        any conveyance over land, on or through water, or through the
        air), the knife or knives are contained in a locked container.
    (b) Emergency Knives.--Any knife or tool designed for enabling
escape in an emergency incorporating a blunt tipped safety blade, a
guarded blade, or both, for cutting safety belts may be carried in the
passenger compartment and need not be secured in a locked container,
glove compartment, or console. This subsection shall not apply to the
transport of any such knife or tool in the passenger cabin of aircraft
whose passengers are subject to airport screening procedures of the
Transportation Security Administration.
    (c) No Arrest or Detention.--A person who is transporting a knife
or knives in compliance with this section may not be arrested or
otherwise detained for violation of any law or any rule or regulation
of a State or any political subdivision of a State related to the
possession, transportation, or carrying of knives, unless there is
probable cause to believe that the person is not in compliance with at
least one of the requirements of subsection (a).
    (d) Claim or Defense.--A person may assert this section as a claim
or defense in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal. When a
person asserts this section as a claim or defense in a criminal
proceeding, the State or political subdivision shall bear the burden of
proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the person was not in
compliance with subsection (a).
    (e) Right of Action.--Any person who, under color of any statute,
ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or political
subdivision of a State, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any person
to the deprivation of the rights, privileges, or immunities set forth
in this section, shall be liable to the person so deprived in an action
at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress. When a
person asserts this section as a claim or defense, the court shall
award the prevailing party (including any party who receives a
favorable resolution through a decision by a court, settlement of a
claim, withdrawal of criminal charges, or change of a statute or
regulation), other than a State or any political subdivision of a State
or its employees or representatives, a reasonable attorneys' fee.
    (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``transport''
includes staying in temporary lodging overnight, common carrier
misrouting or delays, stops for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance,
emergencies, medical treatment, and all other activity related to the
person's overall journey. The term shall not include any transportation
of a knife or knives with the intent to commit any offense punishable
by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year involving the use or
threatened use of force against another, or with knowledge, or
reasonable cause to believe, that such an offense is to be committed in
the course of, or arising from, such journey. Within any form of
temporary lodging, a knife or knives may be accessible.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed in any way to limit any right to possess, carry, or transport
a knife or knives under applicable State law.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF FEDERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO SWITCHBLADE KNIVES.

    (a) Repeals.--
            (1) Chapter 29 of title 15, United States Code, is
        repealed.
            (2) Subsections (g) and (i) of section 1716, title 18,
        United States Code, are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The table of chapters at the beginning of title 15,
        United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
        chapter 29, and inserting in lieu thereof, ``[Chapter 29.
        Repealed]''.
            (2) Section 1716 of title 18, United States Code, is
        amended by redesignating--
                    (A) subsection (h) as subsection (g);
                    (B) subsection (j) as subsection (h); and
                    (C) subsection (k) as subsection (i).
    (c) Effective Date.--The repeals made by subsection (a)--
            (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
        and
            (2) do not apply with respect to any indictment,
        convictions, sentencing, appeals, civil or criminal fines or
        penalties obtained, forfeitures obtained, terms of imprisonment
        or any other enforcement actions or proceedings occurring or
        commenced, on or before the date of enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration
Act of 2017'' or the ``LOVE Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) During the so-called ``Lavender Scare'', at least 1,000
        people were wrongfully dismissed from the Department of State
        for alleged homosexuality during the 1950s and well into the
        1960s.
            (2) According to the Department of State's Bureau of
        Diplomatic Security, Department of State employees were forced
        out of the Department on the grounds that their sexual
        orientation ostensibly rendered them vulnerable to blackmail
        and made them security risks.
            (3) In addition to those wrongfully dismissed, many other
        patriotic Americans were prevented from joining the Department
        due to a screening process that was put in place to prevent the
        hiring of those who, according to the findings of the Bureau of
        Diplomatic Security, ``seemed like they might be gay or
        lesbian''.
            (4) Congress bears a special measure of responsibility as
        the Department's actions were in part in response to
        congressional investigations into ``sex perversion of Federal
        employees'', reports on the employment of ``moral perverts by
        Government Agencies'', hearings and pressure placed on the
        Department through the appropriations process and congressional
        complaints that Foggy Bottom was ``rampant with homosexuals who
        were sympathetic to Communism and vulnerable to blackmail''.
            (5) Between 1950 and 1969, the Department of State was
        required to report on the number of homosexuals fired each year
        as part of their annual appeals before Committees on
        Appropriations.
            (6) Although the worst effects of the ``Lavender Scare''
        are behind us, as recently as the early 1990s, the Department
        of State's security office was investigating State personnel
        thought to be gay and driving them out of government service as
        ``security risks''.
            (7) In 1994, Secretary of State Warren Christopher issued a
        prohibition against discrimination in the Department of State,
        including that based on sexual orientation.
            (8) In 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed
        Executive Order 13087 barring discrimination on the basis of
        sexual orientation.
            (9) On January 9, 2017, Secretary of State John Kerry
        issued a statement regarding the ``Lavender Scare'', saying,
        ``On behalf of the Department, I apologize to those who were
        impacted by the practices of the past and reaffirm the
        Department's steadfast commitment to diversity and inclusion
        for all our employees, including members of the LGBTI
        community.''.

SEC. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.

    (a) Review.--The Director General of the Foreign Service and
Director of Human Resources of the Department of State, in consultation
with the Historian of the Department of State, shall review all
employee terminations that occurred after January 1, 1950, to determine
who was wrongfully terminated owing to their sexual orientation,
whether real or perceived.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director General shall, consistent with
applicable privacy regulations, compile the information compiled under
subsection (a) in a publicly available report. The report shall include
historical statements made by officials of the Department of State and
Congress encouraging and implementing policies and tactics that led to
the termination of employees due to their sexual orientation.

SEC. 4. REPORTS ON REVIEWS.

    (a) Reviews.--The Secretary of State shall conduct reviews of the
consistency and uniformity of the reviews conducted by the Director
General under section 3.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the reviews conducted
under section 3. Each report shall include any comments or
recommendations for continued actions.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF RECONCILIATION BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish, within
the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of State, an independent
Reconciliation Board to review the reports released by the Director
General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Services under
section 3(b).
    (b) Duties.--The Reconciliation Board shall--
            (1) consistent with applicable privacy regulations, contact
        all employees found to be fired due to the ``Lavender Scare''
        or, in the case of deceased former employees, the family
        members of the employees, to inform them that their termination
        from the Department of State has been deemed inappropriate and
        that, if they wish, their employment record can be changed to
        reflect these findings;
            (2) designate a point of contact at a senior level position
        within the Office of the Director General of the Foreign
        Service and Director of Human Resources to receive oral
        testimony of any employees or family members of deceased
        employees mentioned in the report who personally experienced
        discrimination and termination because of the actual or
        perceived sexual orientation in order that such testimony may
        serve as an official record of these discriminatory policies
        and their impact on United States lives; and
            (3) provide an opportunity for any former employee not
        mentioned in the report to bring forth a grievance to the Board
        if they believe they were terminated due to their sexual
        orientation.
    (c) Review of Claims.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall review each claim
        described in subsection (b) within 150 days of receiving the
        claim. Lack of paperwork may not be used as a basis for
        dismissing any claims.
            (2) Cooperation.--The Department of State shall be
        responsible for producing pertinent information regarding each
        claim to prove the employee was not wrongfully terminated.
    (d) Termination.--The Board shall terminate 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF APOLOGY.

    (a) Finding.--Secretary of State Kerry delivered the following
apology on January 9, 2017:
    ``Throughout my career, including as Secretary of State, I have
stood strongly in support of the LGBTI community, recognizing that
respect for human rights must include respect for all individuals.
LGBTI employees serve as proud members of the State Department and
valued colleagues dedicated to the service of our country. For the last
several years, the Department has pressed for the families of LGBTI
officers to have the same protections overseas as families of other
officers. In 2015, to further promote LGBTI rights throughout the
world, I appointed the first ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of
LGBTI Persons.
    ``In the past--as far back as the 1940s, but continuing for
decades--the Department of State was among many public and private
employers that discriminated against employees and job applicants on
the basis of perceived sexual orientation, forcing some employees to
resign or refusing to hire certain applicants in the first place. These
actions were wrong then, just as they would be wrong today.
    ``On behalf of the Department, I apologize to those who were
impacted by the practices of the past and reaffirm the Department's
steadfast commitment to diversity and inclusion for all our employees,
including members of the LGBTI community.''
    (b) Congressional Apology.--Congress hereby offers a formal apology
for its responsibility in encouraging the ``Lavender Scare'' and
similar policies at the Department of State, as these policies were in
part a response to congressional investigations into ``sex perversion
of Federal employees'', reports on the employment of ``moral perverts
by Government Agencies'', and hearings or pressure otherwise placed on
the Department of State through the appropriations process.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT EXHIBIT ON THE LAVENDER SCARE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall work with the current
public-private partnership associated with the Department of State's
new United States Diplomacy Center to establish a permanent exhibit on
the ``Lavender Scare'' in the museum to assure that the history of this
unfortunate episode is not brushed aside.
    (b) Specifications.--The exhibit--
            (1) shall be installed at the museum not later than one
        year after the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) should provide access to the reports compiled by the
        Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human
        Resources under section 3(b); and
            (3) shall readily display material gathered from oral
        testimony received pursuant to section 5(b)(2) from employees
        or family members of deceased employees who were subject to
        these discriminatory policies during the ``Lavender Scare''.

SEC. 8. GUIDANCE ON ISSUING VISAS.

    To demonstrate the Department of State's commitment to ensuring
fairness for current employees, not later than 100 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
Congress a report on countries not issuing visas to the spouses of all
Foreign Service personnel posted overseas due to their sexual
orientation. This report shall include any comments or recommendations
for actions, including eliminating visa reciprocity with countries
found to be instituting these practices against the spouses of Foreign
Service personnel, that will lead to ensuring that all spouses of
Foreign Service personnel receive visas for the country their spouse is
assigned, regardless of sexual orientation.

SEC. 9. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVANCEMENT BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish, within
the Office of the Director General of the Department of State, a board
comprised of senior-level officials to address the issues faced by
LGBTQI Foreign Service employees and their families.
    (b) Hearing of Testimony.--The Advancement Board shall hear
testimony from any willing LGBTQI Foreign Service employees and their
families regarding any discrimination they have faced due to their
sexual orientation.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 100 days after completing
        collection of testimony described under subsection (b), and
        annually thereafter for 5 years, the Advancement Board shall
        submit to Congress a report based on the testimony.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include any comments or recommendations for continued actions
        to improve the Department of State to ensure that no employee
        or their family members experience discrimination due to their
        sexual orientation.
            (3) Privacy.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        remain private and will only be accessible to Members of
        Congress, their appropriate staff, and members of the
        Advancement Board.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Liquefied Natural Gas Safety and
Security Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. SITING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IMPORT FACILITIES.

    Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) Before issuing an order authorizing an applicant to site,
construct, expand, or operate a liquefied natural gas import facility,
the Commission shall require the applicant, in cooperation with the
Commandant of the Coast Guard and State and local agencies that provide
for the safety and security of the liquefied natural gas import
facility and any vessels that serve the facility, to develop a cost-
sharing plan.
    ``(2) A cost-sharing plan developed under paragraph (1) shall
include a description of any direct cost reimbursements that the
applicant agrees to provide to any State and local agencies with
responsibility for security and safety--
            ``(A) at the liquefied natural gas import facility; and
            ``(B) in proximity to vessels that serve the facility.
    ``(e)(1) In this subsection, the term `region' means a census
region designated by the Bureau of the Census as of the date of
enactment of this subsection.
    ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
subsection and annually thereafter, the Commission shall--
            ``(A) review all applications for the siting, construction,
        expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import
        facility in a region that are pending with the Commission;
            ``(B) consult with States in the region to identify remote
        sites for the development of potential liquefied natural gas
        import facilities in the region; and
            ``(C) in collaboration with the Commandant of the Coast
        Guard, review--
                    ``(i) any offshore liquefied natural gas projects
                proposed for a region; and
                    ``(ii) other potential offshore sites for the
                development of liquefied natural gas.
    ``(3) Based on the reviews and consultations under paragraph (1),
the Commission shall determine--
            ``(A) whether liquefied natural gas import facilities are
        needed in a region; and
            ``(B) if the Commission determines under subparagraph (A)
        that liquefied natural gas import facilities are needed for a
        region, the number of liquefied natural gas import facilities
        that are needed for the region.
    ``(4) The Commission shall cooperate with the Commandant of the
Coast Guard and States to ensure that--
            ``(A) the Commission approves only the number of liquefied
        natural gas import facilities that are needed for a region, as
        determined under paragraph (3)(B); and
            ``(B) any liquefied natural gas import facilities approved
        under subparagraph (A) are sited in locations that provide
        maximum safety and security to the public.
    ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission
shall not issue a final environmental impact statement or similar
analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a proposed liquefied natural
gas facility before the date on which--
            ``(A) the applicant completes--
                    ``(i) a security assessment for the proposed
                facility; and
                    ``(ii) a security plan for the proposed facility;
                and
            ``(B) the Commandant of the Coast Guard completes an
        incident action plan that identifies the resources needed to
        support appropriate air, land, and sea security measures during
        the transit and offload of a liquefied natural gas vessel.
    ``(2) The Commission shall incorporate into the final environmental
impact statement or similar analysis the non-security sensitive
components of the incident action plan and all other safety and
security resource requirements identified by the Commandant of the
Coast Guard for a proposed liquefied natural gas import facility.
    ``(g)(1) For purposes of reviewing and approving or disapproving an
application to site, construct, or operate a liquefied natural gas
import facility, the Commission shall--
            ``(A) consult with the State in which the facility is
        proposed to be located; and
            ``(B) comply with all applicable Federal laws, including--
                    ``(i) the National Historic Preservation Act (16
                U.S.C. 470 et seq.);
                    ``(ii) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16
                U.S.C. 1451 et seq.);
                    ``(iii) sections 401 and 402(b) of the Federal
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341, 1342(b));
                and
                    ``(iv) sections 107, 111(c), and 116 of the Clean
                Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, 7411(c), 7416).
    ``(2) Nothing in this section precludes or denies the right of any
State to review an application to site, construct, or operate a
liquefied natural gas import facility under--
            ``(A) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470
        et seq.);
            ``(B) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
        1451 et seq.);
            ``(C) sections 401 and 402(b) of the Federal Water
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341, 1342(b)); and
            ``(D) sections 107, 111(c), and 116 of the Clean Air Act
        (42 U.S.C. 7401, 7411(c), 7416).
    ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission
shall have no authority to preempt a State permitting determination
with respect to a liquefied natural gas import facility that is made
under Federal or State law.''.

SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES.

    Section 60103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as
        subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Remote Siting Standards.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations establishing standards to promote the remote siting of
liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities.''.

SEC. 4. THERMAL AND VAPOR DISPERSION EXCLUSION ZONES.

    As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall issue regulations establishing
thermal and vapor dispersion exclusion zone requirements for vessels
transporting liquefied natural gas that are based on sections 193.2057
and 193.2059 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor
regulations).


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Loan Interest Forgiveness for
Education Act''.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 221 as
section 222 and by inserting after section 220 the following:

``SEC. 221. INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to
the interest paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year on any
qualified education loan.
    ``(b) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the modified adjusted gross income of
        the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $65,000 ($85,000 in
        the case of a joint return), the amount which would (but for
        this paragraph) be allowable as a deduction under this section
        shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which bears
        the same ratio to the amount which would be so allowable as
        such excess bears to $20,000.
            ``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of
        paragraph (1), the term `modified adjusted gross income' means
        adjusted gross income determined--
                    ``(A) without regard to this section and sections
                135, 911, 931, and 933, and
                    ``(B) after application of sections 86, 219, and
                469.
        For purposes of sections 86, 135, 219, and 469, adjusted gross
        income shall be determined without regard to the deduction
        allowed under this section.
            ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable
        year beginning after 1997, the $65,000 and $85,000 amounts
        referred to in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount
        equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
                under section (1)(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
                the taxable year begins, by substituting `1996' for
                `1992'.
            ``(4) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph
        (3) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to
        the nearest multiple of $50.
    ``(c) Dependents Not Eligible for Deduction.--No deduction shall be
allowed by this section to an individual for the taxable year if a
deduction under section 151 with respect to such individual is allowed
to another taxpayer for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year
in which such individual's taxable year begins.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified education loan.--The term `qualified
        education loan' means any indebtedness incurred to pay
        qualified higher education expenses--
                    ``(A) which are incurred on behalf of the taxpayer,
                the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent of the taxpayer
                as of the time the indebtedness was incurred,
                    ``(B) which are paid or incurred within a
                reasonable period of time before or after the
                indebtedness is incurred, and
                    ``(C) which are attributable to education furnished
                during a period during which the recipient was at least
                a half-time student.
        Such term includes indebtedness used to refinance indebtedness
        which qualifies as a qualified education loan. The term
        `qualified education loan' shall not include any indebtedness
        owed to a person who is related (within the meaning of section
        267(b) or 707(b)(1)) to the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Qualified higher education expenses.--The term
        `qualified higher education expenses' means the cost of
        attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education
        Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1087ll, as in effect on the day before
        the date of the enactment of this Act) of the taxpayer or the
        taxpayer's spouse at an eligible educational institution,
        reduced by the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amount excluded from gross income under
                section 135 by reason of such expenses, and
                    ``(B) the amount of the reduction described in
                section 135(d)(1).
        For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `eligible
        educational institution' has the same meaning given such term
        by section 135(c)(3), except that such term shall also include
        an institution conducting an internship or residency program
        leading to a degree or certificate awarded by an institution of
        higher education, a hospital, or a health care facility which
        offers postgraduate training.
            ``(3) Half-time student.--The term `half-time student'
        means any individual who would be a student as defined in
        section 151(c)(4) if `half-time' were substituted for `full-
        time' each place it appears in such section.
            ``(4) Dependent.--The term `dependent' has the meaning
        given such term by section 152.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction shall be
        allowed under this section for any amount for which a deduction
        is allowable under any other provision of this chapter.
            ``(2) Married couples must file joint return.--If the
        taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the
        deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) only if the
        taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return for the
        taxable year.
            ``(3) Marital status.--Marital status shall be determined
        in accordance with section 7703.''.
    (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes Other
Deductions.--Section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(defining adjusted gross income) is amended by inserting after
paragraph (16) the following:
            ``(17) Interest on education loans.--The deduction allowed
        by section 221.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of
        chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
        information concerning transactions with other persons) is
        amended by inserting after section 6050R the following:

``SEC. 6050S. RETURNS RELATING TO EDUCATION LOAN INTEREST RECEIVED IN
              TRADE OR BUSINESS FROM INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Education Loan Interest of $600 or More.--Any person--
            ``(1) who is engaged in a trade or business, and
            ``(2) who, in the course of such trade or business,
        receives from any individual interest aggregating $600 or more
        for any calendar year on 1 or more qualified education loans,
shall make the return described in subsection (b) with respect to each
individual from whom such interest was received at such time as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
    ``(b) Form and Manner of Returns.--A return is described in this
subsection if such return--
            ``(1) is in such form as the Secretary may prescribe,
            ``(2) contains--
                    ``(A) the name, address, and TIN of the individual
                from whom the interest described in subsection (a)(2)
                was received,
                    ``(B) the amount of such interest received for the
                calendar year, and
                    ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may
                prescribe.
    ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Treated as persons.--The term `person' includes any
        governmental unit (and any agency or instrumentality thereof).
            ``(2) Special rules.--In the case of a governmental unit or
        any agency or instrumentality thereof--
                    ``(A) subsection (a) shall be applied without
                regard to the trade or business requirement contained
                therein, and
                    ``(B) any return required under subsection (a)
                shall be made by the officer or employee appropriately
                designated for the purpose of making such return.
    ``(d) Statements To Be Furnished to Individuals With Respect To
Whom Information Is Required.--Every person required to make a return
under subsection (a) shall furnish to each individual whose name is
required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing--
            ``(1) the name and address of the person required to make
        such return, and
            ``(2) the aggregate amount of interest described in
        subsection (a)(2) received by the person required to make such
        return from the individual to whom the statement is required to
        be furnished.
The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be
furnished on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar
year for which the return under subsection (a) was required to be made.
    ``(e) Qualified Education Loan Defined.--For purposes of this
section, except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
the term `qualified education loan' has the meaning given such term by
section 221(d)(1).
    ``(f) Returns Which Would Be Required To Be Made by 2 or More
Persons.--Except to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by
the Secretary, in the case of interest received by any person on behalf
of another person, only the person first receiving such interest shall
be required to make the return under subsection (a).''.
            (2) Assessable penalties.--Section 6724(d) of such Code
        (relating to definitions) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by redesignating clauses
                (x) through (xv) as clauses (xi) through (xvi),
                respectively, and by inserting after clause (ix) the
                following new clause:
                            ``(x) section 6050S (relating to returns
                        relating to education loan interest received in
                        trade or business from individuals),'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end
                of the next to last subparagraph, by striking the
                period at the end of the last subparagraph and
                inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(Z) section 6050S(d) (relating to returns
                relating to education loan interest received in trade
                or business from individuals).''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking the last item and inserting the following:

                              ``Sec. 221. Interest on education loans.
                              ``Sec. 222. Cross reference.''.

    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section)
incurred on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this Act,
but only with respect to any loan interest payment due after December
31, 1996.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Zoning Preservation Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress
        preserved local zoning authority over decisions regarding the
        placement, construction and modification of personal wireless
        service facilities, except that (A) the zoning application must
        be acted upon within a reasonable amount of time; (B) the
        decision must be in writing and be supported by substantial
        evidence; (C) the decision must not be based on concerns about
        the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions from
        facilities; and (D) the State or locality must not discriminate
        among personal wireless service providers.
            (2) State and municipal zoning decisions traditionally have
        been afforded virtually complete deference by Federal courts.
        Issues of land use are distinctly local and therefore fall on
        the State-side of the federalism divide.
            (3) When Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of
        1996, it anticipated the need for and proliferation of personal
        wireless service facilities. Congress, however, included the
        provisions on the preservation of local zoning authority
        because it also realized the need to protect State and local
        authority to regulate the placement, construction, and
        modification of these facilities, with few limitations.
            (4) The limitations in the Act have forced States and
        localities into needless litigation regarding denials of
        facility applications. In some cases, the courts have
        misinterpreted the intent of the limitations in the Act on
        State and local authority, forcing many States and localities
        to approve applications for construction of unsightly mammoth
        personal wireless service towers in their community.
            (5) Many residents of States and local towns have expressed
        concerns about the impact of personal wireless facilities and
        towers on property values, aesthetics, and the character of
        local communities.
            (6) Many localities have refused to approve personal
        wireless service facility applications in response to citizen
        concerns about the facility and tower impacts on property
        values, aesthetics, and character of the community.
            (7) A specific limitation included in the section
        332(c)(7)(B)(iii) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
        by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that any
        decision by a state or local government to deny a request to
        place, construct, or modify personal wireless service
        facilities shall be in writing and supported by ``substantial
        evidence'' contained in the written record. The conference
report for the Telecommunications Act of 1996 defined ``substantial
evidence contained in the written record'' as the traditional standard
used for judicial review of agency actions--more than a scintilla of
evidence but less than a preponderance.
            (8) Denials of these personal wireless service facility
        applications have led to litigation in Federal courts,
        sometimes resulting in federal judges overturning local zoning
        board decisions.
            (9) The Federal courts are split on what constitutes
        ``substantial evidence'' to uphold a local zoning board's
        decision to deny a permit for construction, placement, or
        modification of personal wireless service facility.
            (10) Some Federal courts have refused to acknowledge
        citizen concerns about aesthetics or a decline in property
        value as legitimate reasons for denying a personal wireless
        service facility application, holding that such concerns do not
        constitute ``substantial evidence''. See, e.g., APT
        Minneapolis, Inc. v. City of Maplewood, 1998 WL 634224, at *5
        (D. Minn. Aug. 12, 1998) (concluding that ``[c]ourts construing
        the TCA have universally held that general aesthetic
        considerations fail to meet the substantial evidence test'');
        Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, Inc. v. Town of Amherst,
        N.H., Civil No. 97-614-JD (D. N.H. Aug. 21, 1998) (stating that
        ``[a]lthough aesthetic considerations may be properly taken
        into account by local governments in some circumstances, they
        cannot be used to exclude PWS towers entirely'').
            (11) Other Federal courts, however, have held that local
        residents' concerns about the personal wireless service
        facility's impact on aesthetics of the community constitute
        ``substantial evidence''. See, e.g., Cellular Telephone Co., v.
        Town of Oyster Bay, 1999 WL 35195, at *7 (2d Cir. Jan. 29,
        1999) (concluding that ``aesthetics qualify as a permissible
        ground for denial of a permit only if we can conclude that
        there was `more than a scintilla' of evidence . . . before the
        [Zoning] Board on the negative visual impact of the cell
        cites''); AT&T Wireless PCS, Inc. v. City Council of the City
        of Virginia Beach, 155 F.3d 423, 427-28 (4th Cir. 1998)
        (concluding that testimony from citizens ``demonstrating
        concerns about the aesthetics of the towers and their
        incompatibility with the residential character'' of the
        community ``is more than enough to demonstrate the real, and
        surely reasonable, concerns animating the democratically
        elected'' city council's decision).
            (12) To provide the courts better guidance the
        Telecommunications Act of 1996 must be amended to clarify that
        the substantial evidence test may be satisfied by testimony of
        local residents expressing concerns about the impact of
        personal wireless service facilities on aesthetics, property
        values, and the character of residential neighborhoods. Such a
        legislative change would not discriminate against personal
        wireless service providers or impede their attempts to provide
        personal wireless services, but instead would encourage
        providers and States and localities to work together to design
        towers, facilities, or other feasible alternatives that do not
        intrude or diminish the aesthetics of residential communities,
        thus avoiding costly and protracted litigation.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Substantial Evidence.--Section 332(c)(7)(B)(iii) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(B)(iii)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this clause, the
term `substantial evidence' includes testimony by local residents
expressing their concerns about the impact of personal wireless service
facilities on the aesthetics, property values, and the character of the
community.''.
    (b) Burden of Proof.--Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) of such Act is
amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: ``In any
such action in which a person seeking to place, construct, or modify a
tower facility is a party, such person shall bear the burden of
proof.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lorton Correctional Complex Closure
Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSURE OF THE LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, all
real property and improvements thereon comprising the Lorton
Correctional Complex as of the date of the enactment of this Act (other
than any such property retained by the District of Columbia under the
Implementation Plan described in section 4) shall be transferred to the
Administrator of General Services for disposal in accordance with the
Implementation Plan described in section 4.
    (b) Prohibiting Placement of Future District of Columbia Prison
Facilities in Virginia.--No prison, penitentiary, jail, correctional
institution, or related facility of the District of Columbia may be
established in the Commonwealth of Virginia after the date of the
enactment of this Act without the approval of the Governor of Virginia.

SEC. 3. INCARCERATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FELONS.

    (a) Transfer to Federal Custody.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, any District of Columbia felon who is committed to the
        custody of the Attorney General for a term of imprisonment on
        or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
        incarcerated in a facility designated by the Director of the
        Bureau of Prisons, in accordance with such rules as the
        Attorney General may establish to assure that the treatment of
        District of Columbia felons is similar to the treatment of
        other individuals under the control of the Director of the
        Bureau of Prisons.
            (2) Transition rule.--In the case of an individual
        convicted of a felony in the Superior Court of the District of
        Columbia who is under the custody and control of the Director
        of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections as of the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the individual shall be
        transferred to the control of the Director of the Bureau of
        Prisons not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment
        of this Act.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 4042 of title 18, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (4);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (5) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(6) provide suitable quarters and provide for the
        safekeeping, care and subsistence and for the protection,
        instruction and discipline of all District of Columbia felons
        (as defined in section 3(b) of the Lorton Correctional Complex
        Closure Act) who are sentenced to death or committed to the
        custody of the Attorney General for a term of imprisonment.''.
    (b) District of Columbia Felon Defined.--The term ``District of
Columbia felon'' means an individual convicted in the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia of an offense punishable by death or
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (without regard to the
sentence actually imposed), but does not include any individual
convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia of a
misdemeanor offense, as a juvenile offender, or any person detained
pending trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

    (a) Description of Plan.--In accordance with the process described
in subsection (b), not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall
submit to Congress an Implementation Plan for the closure of the Lorton
Correctional Complex which shall identify actions with respect to each
of the following:
            (1) The future use of the land on which the Complex is
        located, including (if appropriate) plans for a regional park
        at the site.
            (2) The need to address the impact of such future uses on
        local and regional transportation resources.
            (3) If appropriate, the transfer of real property and
        improvements thereon to Federal agencies (including the Bureau
        of Prisons) for Federal use, the Government of the District of
        Columbia, or any other governmental entity.
            (4) If appropriate, the disposal of real property or
        improvements thereon.
            (5) Changes in law or regulation necessary to effect the
        purposes of this Act and the closure of the Lorton Correctional
        Complex.
            (6) Such other actions as considered appropriate by the
        Administrator to effectively implement this Act.
    (b) Process for Submission of Final Implementation Plan.--
            (1) Development and submission of initial proposal by
        commission.--Not later than 13 months after the date of the
        enactment of the Act, the Commission shall develop and submit
        to the Administrator a proposal for the Implementation Plan.
            (2) Review of commission proposal.--Not later than 4 months
        after receiving the proposal for the Implementation Plan from
        the Commission under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
        submit a proposal for the Plan to the Commission for comment
        and review.
            (3) Comments of commission.--During the 1-month period
        beginning on the date the Administrator submits the proposed
        final Implementation Plan to the Commission under paragraph
        (2), the Commission and each of its members may submit comments
        on the Plan to the Administrator. Any comments made by the
        Commission or any individual commissioner shall be transmitted
        by the Administrator with the final Implementation Plan under
        paragraph (4).
            (4) Submission of final plan.--Not later than 18 months
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
        shall submit to Congress the final Implementation Plan for the
        closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex.
    (c) Automatic Implementation of Plan.--The Implementation Plan
submitted by the Administrator under subsection (b)(4) shall take
effect at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the day such plan
is transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION ON CLOSURE OF LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be
known as the Commission on Closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be
        composed of 11 members appointed not later than 1 month after
        the date of the enactment of this Act as follows:
                    (A) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors shall
                appoint 5 members, one of which shall be specially
                qualified by training and experience in matters
                relating to regional transportation problems and
                issues.
                    (B) The Prince William County Board of Supervisors
                shall appoint 3 members.
                    (C) The Mayor of the District of Columbia, with the
                advice and consent of the District of Columbia City
                Council, shall appoint 2 members.
                    (D) The Administrator shall serve as an ex officio
                member.
            (2) Continuation of membership.--
                    (A) General rule.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), if a member was appointed to the
                Commission because the member was an officer or
                employee of any government or if a member is appointed
                to the Commission and later becomes an officer or
                employee of a government, the member may continue
                service on the Commission for not longer than the 30-
                day period beginning on the date the member ceases to
                be such an officer or employee or becomes such an
                officer or employee, as the case may be.
                    (B) Exception.--Service as a member of the
                Commission shall not be discontinued pursuant to
                subparagraph (A) in the case of a member who has served
                on the Commission for not less than 3 months.
            (3) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall be
        appointed for the life of the Commission.
            (4) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
        member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term, except that a member may serve after the
expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office. A
vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made.
            (5) Compensation.--No member of the Commission may receive
        additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of service on
        the Commission.
            (6) Quorum.--6 members of the Commission shall constitute a
        quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
            (7) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The Chairperson and
        Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by a
        majority of the members of the Commission.
    (c) Director and Staff; Experts and Consultants.--
            (1) Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
        section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director
        who shall be appointed by the Commission and paid at the rate
        of basic pay payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.
            (2) Appointment and pay of staff.--The Commission may
        appoint such personnel as it considers appropriate without
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
        governing appointment to the competitive service. Such
        personnel shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
        States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule
        pay rates.
            (3) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure
        temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
        title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the
        Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may
        detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
        department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying
        out its duties.
    (d) Powers.--
            (1) Hearings and sessions.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission may hold hearings,
                sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
                receive evidence as the Commission considers
                appropriate to carry out its duties under this Act. The
Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing
before it.
                    (B) Maximization of local involvement.--The
                Commission shall hold its hearings in a place and
                manner which maximizes local community involvement,
                input, and participation.
            (2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of
        the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
        action which the Commission is authorized to take by this
        section.
            (3) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from
        any department or agency of the United States any information
        necessary to enable it to carry out its duties under this Act.
        Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the
        Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish
        that information to the Commission to the extent otherwise
        permitted by law.
            (4) Gifts and donations.--The Commission may accept, use,
        and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.
            (5) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
        departments and agencies of the United States.
            (6) Administrative support services.--The Administrator
        shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such
        administrative support services as the Commission may request.
    (e) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days after
submitting its final comments pursuant to section 4(b)(3).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Commission for carrying out its duties under this
Act an amount not to exceed $200,000.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of General Services or the Administrator's
        designated representative.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
        Commission on Closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex
        established under section 5(a).
            (3) Lorton correctional complex.--The term ``Lorton
        Correctional Complex'' means any District of Columbia
        correctional, reformatory, or related facility which is located
        in the Commonwealth of Virginia and which is operated under the
        authority, control, supervision or management of the District
        of Columbia Department of Corrections, the Mayor of the
        District of Columbia, or any other agency or official of the
        District of Columbia.
            (4) Implementation plan.--The term ``Implementation Plan''
        means the Implementation Plan described in section 4.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Low Volume Motor Vehicle
Manufacturers Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR LOW VOLUME
              MANUFACTURERS.

    Section 30114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(a) Vehicles Used
        for Particular Purposes.--The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Exemption for Low Volume Manufacturers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) exempt from section 30112(a) of this title
                not more than 500 replica motor vehicles per year that
                are manufactured or imported by a low volume
                manufacturer; and
                    ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (5) of this
                subsection, limit any such exemption to the Federal
                Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to motor
                vehicles and not motor vehicle equipment.
            ``(2) Registration requirement.--To qualify for an
        exemption under paragraph (1), a low volume manufacturer shall
        register with the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
        under such terms that the Secretary determines appropriate. The
        Secretary shall establish terms that ensure that no person may
        register as a low volume manufacturer if the person is
        registered as an importer under section 30141 of this title.
            ``(3) Permanent label requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require a
                low volume manufacturer to affix a permanent label to a
                motor vehicle exempted under paragraph (1) that
                identifies the specified standards and regulations for
                which such vehicle is exempt from section 30112(a) and
                designates the model year such vehicle replicates.
                    ``(B) Written notice.--The Secretary may require a
                low volume manufacturer of a motor vehicle exempted
                under paragraph (1) to deliver written notice of the
                exemption to--
                            ``(i) the dealer; and
                            ``(ii) the first purchaser of the motor
                        vehicle, if the first purchaser is not an
                        individual that purchases the motor vehicle for
                        resale.
                    ``(C) Reporting requirement.--A low volume
                manufacturer shall annually submit a report to the
                Secretary including the number and description of the
                motor vehicles exempted under paragraph (1) and a list
                of the exemptions described on the label affixed under
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Low volume manufacturer.--The term `low
                volume manufacturer' means a motor vehicle
                manufacturer, other than a person who is registered as
                an importer under section 30141 of this title, whose
                annual worldwide production is not more than 5,000
                motor vehicles.
                    ``(B) Replica motor vehicle.--The term `replica
                motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle produced by a low
                volume manufacturer and that--
                            ``(i) is intended to resemble the body of
                        another motor vehicle that was manufactured not
                        less than 25 years before the manufacture of
                        the replica motor vehicle; and
                            ``(ii) is manufactured under a license for
                        the product configuration, trade dress,
                        trademark or patent for the motor vehicle that
                        is intended to be replicated from the original
                        manufacturer, its successors or assignees, or
                        current owner of such rights, unless there is a
                        preponderance of evidence that such rights have
                        been abandoned for at least three years.
            ``(5) Conforming amendment.--Any motor vehicle exempted
        under this subsection shall also be exempted from sections
        32304, 32502, and 32902 of this title, and from section 1232 of
        title 15 of the United States Code.
            ``(6) Limitation and public notice.--The Secretary shall
        have 60 days to review and approve a registration submitted
        under paragraph (2). Any registration not approved or denied
        within 60 days shall be deemed approved. The Secretary shall
        have the authority to revoke an existing registration based on
        a failure to comply with requirements set forth in this
        subsection. The registrant shall be provided a reasonable
        opportunity to correct all deficiencies, if such are
        correctable based on the sole discretion of the Secretary. An
        exemption granted by the Secretary to a low volume manufacturer
        under this subsection may not be transferred to any other
        person, and any unused allotment of vehicles authorized to be
        manufactured or imported on an annual basis by a low volume
        manufacturer shall not carry forward to another calendar year.
        The Secretary shall maintain and update the list of current
        registrants on an annual basis and publish such list in the
        Federal Register or on a Web page operated by the Secretary.
            ``(7) Limitation of liability for original manufacturers,
        licensors, or owners of product configuration, trade dress or
        design patents.--The original manufacturer, its successor or
        assignee, or current owner who grants a license or otherwise
        transfers rights to a low volume manufacturer as defined in
        this section shall incur no liability to any person or entity
        under Federal or State statute, regulation, local ordinance, or
        under any Federal or State common law for such license or
        assignment to a low volume manufacturer.''.

SEC. 3. VEHICLE EMISSION COMPLIANCE STANDARDS FOR LOW VOLUME MOTOR
              VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS.

    Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is
amended--
            (1) in section 206(a) by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
            ``(5)(A) A motor vehicle engine (including all engine
        emission controls) from a motor vehicle that has been granted a
        certificate of conformity by the Administrator for the model
        year in which the motor vehicle is assembled, or an engine that
        has been granted an Executive order for the model year in which
        the motor vehicle is assembled subject to regulations
        promulgated by the California Air Resources Board, may be
        installed in an exempted specially produced motor vehicle, if--
                    ``(i) the manufacturer of the engine supplies
                written instructions explaining how to install the
                engine and maintain functionality of the engine's
                emission control system and the on-board diagnostic
                system (commonly known as `OBD II'), except with
                respect to evaporative emissions diagnostics;
                    ``(ii) the producer of the exempted specially
                produced motor vehicle installs the engine in
                accordance with such instructions; and
                    ``(iii) the installation instructions include
                emission control warranty information from the engine
                manufacturer in compliance with section 207, including
                where warranty repairs can be made, emission control
                labels to be affixed to the vehicle, and the
                certificate of conformity number for the applicable
                vehicle in which the engine was originally intended or
                the applicable Executive order number for the engine.
            ``(B) A motor vehicle containing an engine compliant with
        the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as
        meeting the requirements of section 202 applicable to new
        vehicles manufactured or imported in the model year in which
        the exempted specially produced motor vehicle is assembled.
            ``(C) Engine installations that are not performed in
        accordance with installation instructions provided by the
        manufacturer and alterations to the engine not in accordance
        with the installation instructions shall be treated as
        prohibited acts by the installer under section 203 and subject
        to penalties under section 205.
            ``(D) The producer of an exempted specially produced motor
        vehicle that has an engine compliant with the requirements of
        subparagraph (A) shall provide to the purchaser of such vehicle
        all information received by the producer from the engine
        manufacturer, including information regarding emissions
        warranties from the engine manufacturer and all emissions-
        related recalls by the engine manufacturer.
            ``(E) To qualify to install an engine under this paragraph,
        a producer of exempted specially produced motor vehicles shall
        register with the Administrator at such time and in such manner
        as the Administrator determines appropriate. The producer shall
        submit an annual report to the Administrator that includes--
                    ``(i) a description of the exempted specially
                produced motor vehicles produced and engines installed
                in such vehicles; and
                    ``(ii) the certificate of conformity number issued
                to the motor vehicle in which the engine was originally
                intended or the applicable Executive order number for
                the engine.
            ``(F) Exempted specially produced motor vehicles compliant
        with this paragraph shall be exempted from--
                    ``(i) motor vehicle certification testing that
                might otherwise be required under section 206; and
                    ``(ii) vehicle emission control inspection and
                maintenance programs required under section 110.
            ``(G) A producer of exempted specially produced motor
        vehicles that is compliant with subparagraphs (A) through (E)
        of this paragraph is not considered a manufacturer for the
        purposes of this Act.''; and
            (2) in section 216 by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(12) Exempted specially produced motor vehicle.--The term
        `exempted specially produced motor vehicle' means a replica
        motor vehicle that is exempt from specified standards as
        defined in section 30114(b) of title 49, United States Code.''.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION.

    Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall issue such regulations as may be
necessary to implement sections 2 and 3 of this Act, respectively.


SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR POSITIONS WITHIN THE
              COMPETITIVE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 3321 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The President'' and
        inserting ``Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the
        President'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the length of a
probationary period established under paragraph (1) or (2) of
subsection (a) shall be--
            ``(A) with respect to any position that requires formal
        training, a period of 2 years beginning on the date that such
        formal training is completed;
            ``(B) with respect to any position that requires a license,
        a period of 2 years beginning on the date that such license is
        granted; and
            ``(C) with respect to any position not covered by
        subparagraph (A) or (B), not less than 2 years.
    ``(2) The length of a probationary period established under
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) in the case of a preference
eligible shall be not longer than--
            ``(A) if the appointment (as referred to in subsection
        (a)(1)) or the initial appointment (as referred to in
        subsection (a)(2)) is to a position that exists on the
        effective date of this subsection, the length of the
        probationary period which applies to such position as of such
        effective date; or
            ``(B) if the appointment (as referred to in subsection
        (a)(1)) or the initial appointment (as referred to in
        subsection (a)(2)) is to a position that does not exist on the
        effective date of this subsection, such length of time as the
        President may establish, consistent with the purposes of this
        subparagraph.
    ``(3) In paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) the term `formal training' means, with respect to any
        position, a training program required by law, rule, or
        regulation, or otherwise required by the employing agency, to
        be completed by the employee before the employee is able to
        successfully execute the duties of the applicable position; and
            ``(B) the term `license' means a license, certification, or
        other grant of permission to engage in a particular activity.
    ``(d) The head of each agency shall, in the administration of this
section, take appropriate measures to ensure that--
            ``(1) any announcement of a vacant position within such
        agency and any offer of appointment made to any individual with
        respect to any such position shall clearly state the terms and
        conditions of the probationary period applicable to such
        position;
            ``(2) any individual who is required to complete a
        probationary period under this section shall receive timely
        notice of the performance and other requirements which must be
        met in order to successfully complete the probationary period;
        and
            ``(3) upon successful completion of a probationary period
        under this section, certification to that effect shall be made,
        supported by a brief statement of the basis for that
        certification, in such form and manner as the President may by
        regulation prescribe.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 3321(e) of title 5, United States
Code (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended by striking
``Subsections (a) and (b)'' and inserting ``Subsections (a) through
(d)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section--
            (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment
        of this Act; and
            (2) shall apply in the case of any appointment (as referred
        to in section 3321(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code) and
        any initial appointment (as referred to in section 3321(a)(2)
        of such title) taking effect on or after the date on which this
        section takes effect.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR POSITIONS WITHIN THE
              SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE .

    (a) In General.--Section 3393(d) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``1-year'' and inserting ``2-year''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3592(a)(1) of such title is
amended by striking ``1-year'' and inserting ``2-year''.

SEC. 3. APPEALS FROM ADVERSE ACTIONS.

    (a) Subchapter I of Chapter 75 of Title 5.--Section 7501(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1 year'' the first place it appears and
        inserting ``not less than 2 years''; and
            (2) by striking ``1 year'' the second place it appears and
        inserting ``2 years''.
    (b) Subchapter II of Chapter 75 of Title 5.--Section 7511(a)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``1 year'' the
        first place it appears and inserting ``not less than 2 years'';
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``2 years'' the
        first place it appears and inserting ``not less than 2 years''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b)--
            (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment
        of this Act; and
            (2) shall apply in the case of any individual whose period
        of continuous service (as referred to in the provision of law
        amended by paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b), as the case
        may be) commences on or after the date on which this section
        takes effect.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment
Cost-Saving Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF LYMPHEDEMA DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES UNDER
              MEDICARE.

    (a) Coverage of Services.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (s)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (EE), by striking ``and'' at
                the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (FF), by adding ``and'' at the
                end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(GG)(i) lymphedema diagnosis services (as defined
                in subsection (iii)(1)) and lymphedema treatment
                services (as described in subsection (iii)(2)); and
                    ``(ii) lymphedema compression treatment items (as
                defined in subsection (jjj)).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(iii) Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Services.--(1)
Lymphedema Diagnosis Services.--The term `lymphedema diagnosis
services' means, with respect to an individual, the differential
diagnosis of the source of the individual's edema and the
identification of the specific etiology and functional lymphatic
deficiency, in which such diagnosis--
            ``(A) is provided by a provider, as defined in paragraph
        (3), for the purpose of developing a lymphedema treatment plan;
        and
            ``(B) may utilize any diagnostic tools the provider
        determines to be reasonable and necessary.
    ``(2) Lymphedema Treatment Services.--The term `lymphedema
treatment services' means, with respect to an individual, services for
the treatment of lymphedema (regardless of cause)--
            ``(A) that are--
                    ``(i) provided in an inpatient or outpatient
                setting;
                    ``(ii) provided by a provider, as defined in
                paragraph (3), within the established scope of practice
                of such provider; and
                    ``(iii) medically necessary, in accordance with the
                current standard of lymphedema treatment, including
                complete decongestive therapy, which is a multi-modal
                therapy comprising of manual lymph drainage,
                compression therapy utilizing multilayer bandage
                systems, compression garments and devices, exercise,
                skin care, patient education, and any other lymphedema
                treatment modalities determined by the Secretary to be
                safe and effective; and
            ``(B) which shall--
                    ``(i) include as medically necessary with respect
                to the individual--
                            ``(I) an initial evaluation and course of
                        clinical treatment, including initial baseline
                        measurements and subsequent measurements to
                        assess treatment efficacy and progress;
                            ``(II) follow-up courses of clinical
                        treatment;
                            ``(III) in the case that such individual
                        has cancer, clinical measurements, including
                        initial pre-operative baseline measurements and
                        periodic subsequent measurements to diagnose
                        the presence of lymphedema; and
                            ``(IV) any other treatment modality
                        approved by the Secretary; and
                    ``(ii) be provided in accordance with such
                schedule, duration, and number of treatments as
                determined medically necessary.
    ``(3) Provider Defined.--For purposes of this subsection and
subsection (jjj), the term `provider' means any licensed medical or
health care provider whose State licensing board recognizes lymphedema
diagnosis, lymphedema treatment, or both to fall within the scope of
practice of such medical or health care provider.
    ``(jjj) Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items.--The term
`lymphedema compression treatment items' means, with respect to an
individual, compression garments, devices, bandaging systems,
components, and supplies that are primarily and customarily used in the
medical treatment of lymphedema of the arms, hands, legs, feet, torso,
face and neck, breast and chest, abdomen, and genitalia, as prescribed
by a provider, as defined in subsection (iii)(3). Such term includes--
            ``(1) multilayer compression bandaging systems, including
        short-stretch and medium-stretch compression bandages; cotton,
        synthetic, or foam padding; gauze or elastic finger and toe
        bandages; foam pads; directional flow padding; and tubular
        bandages;
            ``(2) custom or standard fit gradient compression garments;
            ``(3) non-elastic and low-elastic compression garments,
        manually adjustable or fitted padded directional flow garments
        (with or without elastic or non-elastic compression jackets)
        and compression wraps and directional flow pads;
            ``(4) aids and ancillary equipment consisting of donning
        aids, bandage rollers, shoes to fit over compression items, and
        other specialized items used with the items described in
        paragraphs (1) through (3);
            ``(5) pneumatic appliances connected to and used in
        conjunction with pneumatic sequential compression controllers;
            ``(6) any other compression garments, bandaging systems,
        devices, and aids determined by the Secretary to be effective
        in the prevention or treatment of lymphedema; and
            ``(7) replacements of any items under this subsection in
        accordance with section 1834(p)(3).''.
    (b) Payment.--
            (1) Lymphedema compression treatment items.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1833(a) of such Act (42
                U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (8), by striking at the
                        end ``and'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (9), by striking at the
                        end the period and inserting a semi-colon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following
                        new paragraph:
            ``(10) in the case of lymphedema compression treatment
        items described in section 1861(jjj), the amount determined
        under section 1834(p); and''.
                    (B) Payment determined.--Section 1834 of such Act
                (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the
                following new subsection:
    ``(p) Payment for Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items.--
            ``(1) General rule for payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to a lymphedema
                compression treatment item as defined in section
                1861(jjj)) for which payment is determined under this
                subsection, subject to subparagraph (D), payment shall
                be made in an amount equal to 80 percent of the payment
                basis described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Payment basis.--The payment basis described
                in this subparagraph, with respect to a lymphedema
                compression treatment item described in section
                1861(jjj), is the actual charge for the item.
                    ``(C) Exclusive payment rule for home health
                agencies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
                title, this subsection shall constitute the exclusive
                provision of this title for payment for lymphedema
                compression treatment items described in section
                1861(jjj) under this part or under part A to a home
                health agency or for such items that are furnished as
                an incident to a physician's professional service.
            ``(2) Allowable quantities.--In the case it is determined
        by a provider, as defined in section 1861(iii)(3), that
        lymphedema compression treatment items are required as part of
        lymphedema treatment services under section 1861(iii)(2), then
        payment may be made under this title in accordance with this
        subsection for such items in the quantity which is customary,
        reasonable, and medically necessary.
            ``(3) Replacement of lymphedema compression treatment
        items.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Payment shall be made under this
                subsection, with respect to an individual, for the
                replacement of a lymphedema compression treatment item
                if the period of the reasonable and useful lifetime of
                the item (as described in subparagraph (B)) has expired
                or a provider, as defined in section 1861(iii)(3),
                determines that a replacement, or repair, of such item,
                is medically necessary.
                    ``(B) Reasonable and useful lifetime.--For purposes
                of subparagraph (A), the period of the reasonable and
                useful lifetime of a lymphedema compression treatment
                item is as follows:
                            ``(i) In the case of any item described in
                        section 1861(jjj)(1), 1 year.
                            ``(ii) In the case of any item described in
                        section 1861(jjj)(2), 6 months.
                            ``(iii) In the case of any item described
                        in section 1861(jjj)(3), 2 years.
                            ``(iv) In the case of any item described in
                        section 1861(jjj)(4), 1 year.
                            ``(v) In the case of any item described in
                        section 1861(jjj)(5), 5 years.
                            ``(vi) In the case of any item described in
                        section 1861(jjj)(6), such period as determined
                        by the Secretary, in consultation with
                        appropriate health organizations, at the time
                        the Secretary determines such item to be
                        effective in the prevention or treatment of
                        lymphedema.''.
                    (C) Application of supplier requirements.--Section
                1834(j)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)) is
                amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking at the
                        end ``and'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking at
                        the end the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following
                        new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) lymphedema compression treatment items (as
                defined in section 1861(jjj)).''.
            (2) Lymphedema diagnosis and treatment services.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1833(a) of such Act, as
                amended by paragraph (1)(A), is further amended by
                adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11)(A) in the case of lymphedema diagnosis services (as
        defined in section 1861(iii)(1)) furnished by a provider (as
        defined in section 1861(iii)(3)) the amount described in
        section 1834(q); and
            ``(B) in the case of lymphedema treatment services (as
        defined in section 1861(iii)(2)) furnished by a provider (as
        defined in section 1861(iii)(3)) the amount described in
        section 1834(k).''.
                    (B) Payment method.--Section 1834 of such Act, as
                amended by paragraph (1)(B), is further amended by
                adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(q) Payment for Outpatient Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment
Services by Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 1833(a)(11), the
        amount described in this subsection, with respect to a
        lymphedema diagnosis service or lymphedema treatment service,
        is 80 percent of the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the actual charge for the service; or
                    ``(B) the applicable fee schedule amount (as
                defined in paragraph (2)) for the service.
            ``(2) Applicable fee schedule amount.--In this subsection,
        the term `applicable fee schedule amount' means, with respect
        to services furnished in a year, the amount determined under
        the fee schedule established under section 1848 for such
        services furnished during the year.''.
                    (C) Conforming amendment for payments under
                1834(k).--Section 1834(k)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
                1395m(k)(1)) is amended by striking ``or 1833(a)(9)''
                and inserting ``1833(a)(9), or 1833(a)(11)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to items and services furnished on or after the date that is 180
days from the date of the enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Making Home Affordable Improvements
Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE FUNDING FOR FORECLOSURE
              MITIGATION COUNSELING IN CONNECTION WITH HOME AFFORDABLE
              MODIFICATION PROGRAM AND HOME AFFORDABLE FORECLOSURE
              ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM.

    (a) Funding for Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling.--From any
amounts made available for carrying out the Making Home Affordable
initiative of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to title I of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.),
the Secretary shall provide assistance, in the amounts provided under
subsection (c), to the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling
Program for foreclosure mitigation counseling activities in connection
with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) of such
initiative.
    (b) Distribution of Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The National Foreclosure Mitigation
        Counseling Program shall distribute amounts received pursuant
        to subsection (a) to grantees in good standing in accordance
        with guidelines, policies, and procedures of the Program.
            (2) Housing counseling agency eligibility.--For a housing
        counseling agency to be eligible to receive assistance from
        amounts received pursuant to subsection (a), the agency must be
        a recipient of funding from the National Foreclosure Mitigation
        Counseling Program.
    (c) Formula for Funding.--The amount provided under this subsection
shall be an amount, for each mortgage modified under the Home
Affordable Modification Program, as follows:
            (1) Trial modifications.--For each mortgage for which a
        servicer or lender has entered into a trial modification under
        the Program with the borrower, $500.
            (2) Permanent modifications.--For each mortgage for which a
        servicer or lender has entered into a permanent modification
        under the Program with the borrower, $750.
            (3) Home affordable foreclosure alternatives program.--For
        each mortgage for which the servicer or lender has agreed to an
        alternative to foreclosure under the Home Affordable
        Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) Program, $300.
    (d) Administrative Fees.--The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
may use up to 15 percent of the amount allocated under subsection (a)
for administrative expenses.
    (e) Use of Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Funds.--Not later than
the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation shall
establish a procedure by which the National Foreclosure Mitigation
Counseling Program shall direct the amounts provided to such Program
pursuant to this section to participating housing counseling agencies.
    (f) National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program.--For
purposes of this section, the term ``National Foreclosure Mitigation
Counseling Program'' means the program of the Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities carried out
pursuant to--
            (1) title III of division K of the Consolidated
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2441);
            (2) section 2305 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act
        of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 5301 note);
            (3) title III of division I of the Omnibus Appropriations
        Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 9821); and
            (4) any other provision of law providing amounts to the
        Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for such activities.
    (g) Guidelines.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall revise the
guidelines of the Making Home Affordable initiative and the Home
Affordable Modification Program as necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION OF PROGRAM DATA AND DISCLOSURE TO SECRETARY OF
              HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Collection of Program Data.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall revise the guidelines of the Home Affordable Modification Program
(HAMP) of the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary,
authorized under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.), to provide for the collection, by the
Secretary on a monthly basis from each mortgage servicer and lender
participating in the Program, of comprehensive data on the activities
of the servicer or lender under the Home Affordable Modification
Program. Such comprehensive data shall identify the participating
housing counseling agency, when applicable, and shall include the
following information:
            (1) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has received.
            (2) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has received for
        mortgages for borrowers having back-end debt-to-income ratios
        equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (3) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has processed.
            (4) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has processed for
        mortgages for borrowers having back-end debt-to-income ratios
        equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (5) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which the servicer or lender has entered into a
        trial modification with the borrower.
            (6) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which--
                    (A) the servicer or lender has entered into a trial
                modification with the borrower; and
                    (B) the borrower has a back-end debt-to-income
                ratio equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (7) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which the servicer or lender has entered into a
        permanent modification with the borrower.
            (8) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program for which--
                    (A) the servicer or lender has entered into a
                permanent modification with the borrower; and
                    (B) the borrower has a back-end debt-to-income
                ratio equal to or greater than 55 percent.
            (9) The number of requests for mortgage modifications under
        the Program that the servicer or lender has denied.
            (10) The number of requests for mortgage modifications
        under the Program that the servicer or lender has denied for
        mortgages for borrowers having back-end debt-to-income ratios
        equal to or greater than 55 percent.
    (b) Disclosure to Secretary of HUD.--Not later than 14 days after
each monthly deadline for submission of data by mortgage servicers and
lenders participating in the Home Affordable Modification Program, the
Secretary shall provide a report to the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development containing such monthly data collected by the Secretary of
the Treasury from mortgage servicers and lenders participating in the
Program, including the information specified in subsection (a).
    (c) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after receipt by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of each monthly report
pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make
such report publicly available by means of a World Wide Web site of the
Secretary and by submitting a report to the Congress.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Back-end debt-to-income ratio.--The term ``back-end
        debt-to-income ratio'' means, with respect to the borrower
        under a mortgage for which a request for modification under the
        Home Affordable Modification Program or a modification under
        such Program has been made, the ratio of monthly payments due
        on all debts of the borrower (including mortgage principal,
        interest, taxes, and insurance, and all other recurring debt)
        to the gross monthly income of the borrower before any such
        modification under such Program, as further defined by the
        Secretary in guidelines for the Home Affordable Modification
        Program.
            (2) Secretary.--Except where specifically provided
        otherwise, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        Treasury.