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

Summary: Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act This bill requires: (1) state Medicaid programs to adopt a streamlined screening and enrollment process for eligible out-of-state providers and suppliers, and (2) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for providers and suppliers to enroll simultaneously in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


SECTION 1. RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE. Title XI of the of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1136 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: ``PART C--RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ``SEC. 1171. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- ``(1) the Nation's rural centers are facing increasingly pressing problems and needs in the areas of economic development, community infrastructure and service, social policy, public health, housing, crime, education, environmental concerns, planning and work force preparation; ``(2) there are, in the Nation's rural institutions, people with underutilized skills, knowledge, and experience who are capable of providing a vast range of services towards the amelioration of the problems described in paragraph (1); ``(3) the skills, knowledge, and experience in these rural institutions, if applied in a systematic and sustained manner, can make a significant contribution to the solution of such problems; and ``(4) the application of such skills, knowledge, and experience is hindered by the limited funds available to redirect attention to solutions to such rural problems. ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to provide incentives to rural academic institutions to enable such institutions to work with private and civic organizations to devise and implement solutions to pressing and severe problems in their communities. ``SEC. 1172. PROGRAM. ``The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program of providing assistance to eligible institutions to enable such institutions to carry out the authorized activities described in section 1174 in accordance with the provisions of this part. ``SEC. 1173. APPLICATIONS FOR RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS. ``(a) Application.-- ``(1) In general.--Each eligible institution desiring a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing or accompanied by such information and assurances, as the Secretary may require by regulation. ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall-- ``(A) describe the activities and services for which assistance is sought; and ``(B) contain assurances that the eligible institution will enter into a consortium to carry out the provisions of this part that includes, in addition to the eligible institution, one or more of the following entities: ``(i) A community college. ``(ii) A rural local educational agency. ``(iii) A local government. ``(iv) A business or other employer. ``(v) A nonprofit institution. ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the consortium requirements described in paragraph (2) for any applicant who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicant has devised an integrated and coordinated plan which meets the purpose of this part. ``(b) Priority in Selection of Applications.--The Secretary shall give priority to applications that propose to conduct joint projects supported by other local, State, and Federal programs. ``(c) Selection Procedures.--The Secretary, by regulation, shall develop a formal procedure for the submission of applications under this part and shall publish in the Federal Register an announcement of that procedure and the availability of funds under this part. ``SEC. 1174. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. ``Grant funds made available under this part shall be used to support planning, applied research, training, resource exchanges or technology transfers, the delivery of services, or other activities the purpose of which is to design and implement programs to assist rural communities to meet and address their pressing and severe problems, such as any of the following: ``(1) Work force preparation. ``(2) Rural poverty and the alleviation of such poverty. ``(3) Health care, including health care delivery and access as well as health education, prevention and wellness. ``(4) Underperforming school systems and students. ``(5) Problems faced by the elderly and individuals with disabilities in rural settings. ``(6) Problems faced by families and children. ``(7) Campus and community crime prevention, including enhanced security and safety awareness measures as well as coordinated programs addressing the root causes of crime. ``(8) Rural housing. ``(9) Rural infrastructure. ``(10) Economic development. ``(11) Rural farming and environmental concerns. ``(12) Other problem areas which participants in the consortium described in section 1173(a)(2)(B) concur are of high priority in rural areas. ``(13)(A) Problems faced by individuals with disabilities and economically disadvantaged individuals regarding accessibility to institutions of higher education and other public and private community facilities. ``(B) Amelioration of existing attitudinal barriers that prevent full inclusion of individuals with disabilities in their community. ``SEC. 1175. PEER REVIEW. ``The Secretary shall designate a peer review panel to review applications submitted under this part and make recommendations for funding to the Secretary. In selecting the peer review panel, the Secretary may consult with other appropriate Cabinet-level Federal officials and with non-Federal organizations, to ensure that the panel will be geographically balanced and be composed of representatives from public and private institutions of higher education, labor, business, and State and local government, who have expertise in rural community service or in education. ``SEC. 1176. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. ``(a) Multiyear Availability.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, grants under this part may be made on a multiyear basis, except that no institution, individually or as a participant in a consortium, may receive a grant for more than 5 years. ``(b) Equitable Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary shall award grants under this part in a manner that achieves equitable geographic distribution of such grants. ``(c) Matching Requirement.--An applicant under this part and the local governments associated with its application shall contribute to the conduct of the program supported by the grant an amount from non- Federal funds equal to at least one-fourth of the amount grant, which contribution may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated. ``SEC. 1177. DESIGNATION OF RURAL GRANT INSTITUTIONS. ``The Secretary shall publish a list of eligible institutions under this part and shall designate such institutions of higher education as `Rural Grant Institutions'. The Secretary shall establish a national network of Rural Grant Institutions so that the results of individual projects achieved in 1 rural area can be generalized, disseminated, replicated and applied throughout the Nation. ``SEC. 1178. DEFINITIONS. ``As used in this part: ``(1) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means any area that is-- ``(A) outside an urbanized area, as such term is defined by the Bureau of the Census; and ``(B) outside any place that-- ``(i) is incorporated or Bureau of the Census designated; and ``(ii) has a population of 75,000 or more. ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible institution' means an institution of higher education, or a consortium of such institutions any one of which meets all the requirements of this paragraph, which-- ``(A) is located in a rural area; ``(B) draws a substantial portion of its undergraduate students from the rural area in which such institution is located, or from contiguous areas; ``(C) carries out programs to make postsecondary educational opportunities more accessible to residents of such rural areas, or contiguous areas; ``(D) has the present capacity to provide resources responsive to the needs and priorities of such rural areas and contiguous areas; ``(E) offers a range of professional, technical, or graduate programs sufficient to sustain the capacity of such institution to provide such resources; and ``(F) has demonstrated and sustained a sense of responsibility to such rural area and contiguous areas and the people of such areas. ``SEC. 1179. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; FUNDING RULE. ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this part. ``(b) Funding Rule.--If in any fiscal year the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) is less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out part A in such year, then the Secretary shall make available in such year from funds appropriated to carry out part A an amount equal to the difference between 50 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out part A and the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (a).''.

Summary: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a rural community service program. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Super-Efficient Appliance Incentives and Market Transformation Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE CREDIT FOR APPLIANCES PRODUCED AFTER 2007. (a) In General.--Section 45M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 45M. ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE CREDIT. ``(a) General Rule.-- ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, the energy efficient appliance credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the credit amounts determined under paragraph (2) for each type of qualified energy efficient appliance produced by the taxpayer during the calendar year ending with or within the taxable year. ``(2) Credit amounts.--The credit amount determined for any type of qualified energy efficient appliance is-- ``(A) the applicable amount determined under subsection (b) with respect to such type, multiplied by ``(B) the eligible production for such type. ``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a)-- ``(1) Dishwashers.--The applicable amount is-- ``(A) $45 in the case of a residential model dishwasher which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009, and ``(ii) uses not more than 324 kilowatt hours per year and 5.8 gallons per cycle, and ``(B) $75 in the case of a residential model dishwasher which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010, and ``(ii) uses not more than 307 kilowatt hours per year and 5.0 gallons per cycle (5.5 gallons for dishwashers designed for greater than 12 place settings). ``(2) Clothes washers.--The applicable amount is-- ``(A) $75 in the case of a residential model top- loading clothes washer which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, and ``(ii) meets or exceeds a 1.72 MEF and does not exceed an 8.0 water consumption factor, ``(B) $125 in the case of a residential model top- loading clothes washer which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009, and ``(ii) meets or exceeds a 1.8 MEF and does not exceed a 7.5 water consumption factor, ``(C) $150 in the case of a residential or commercial model clothes washer which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010, and ``(ii) meets or exceeds 2.0 MEF and does not exceed a 6.0 water consumption factor, and ``(D) $250 in the case of a residential or commercial model clothes washer which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010, and ``(ii) meets or exceeds 2.2 MEF and does not exceed a 4.5 water consumption factor. ``(3) Refrigerators.--The applicable amount is-- ``(A) $50 in the case of a residential model refrigerator which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, and ``(ii) consumes at least 20 percent, but not more than 22.9 percent, less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy conservation standards, ``(B) $75 in the case of a residential model refrigerator which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009, and ``(ii) consumes at least 23 percent, but not more than 24.9 percent, less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy conservation standards, ``(C) $100 in the case of a residential model refrigerator which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010, and ``(ii) consumes at least 25 percent, but not more than 29.9 percent, less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy conservation standards, and ``(D) $200 in the case of a residential model refrigerator which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010, and ``(ii) consumes at least 30 percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy conservation standards. ``(4) Dehumidifiers.--The applicable amount is-- ``(A) $15 in the case of a dehumidifier which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, and ``(ii) has a capacity less than or equal to 45 pints per day and is 7.5 percent more efficient than the applicable Department of Energy energy conservation standard effective October 2012, and ``(B) $25 in the case of a dehumidifier which-- ``(i) is manufactured in calendar year 2008, and ``(ii) has a capacity greater than 45 pints per day and is 7.5 percent more efficient than such conservation standard. ``(c) Eligible Production.--The eligible production in a calendar year with respect to each type of qualified energy efficient appliance is the excess of-- ``(1) the number of appliances of such type which are produced by the taxpayer for sale within the United States during such calendar year, over ``(2) the average number of appliances of such type which were produced by the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for sale within the United States during the preceding 2-calendar year period. ``(d) Types of Qualified Energy Efficient Appliances.--For purposes of this section, the types of qualified energy efficient appliances are-- ``(1) dishwashers described in subsection (b)(1), ``(2) clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2), ``(3) refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3), and ``(4) dehumidifiers described in subsection (b)(4). ``(e) Limitations.-- ``(1) Aggregate credit amount allowed.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the aggregate amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $100,000,000 reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for all prior taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007. ``(2) Amount allowed for certain clothes washers and refrigerators.--For purposes of paragraph (1), clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2)(D) and refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3)(D) shall not be taken into account. ``(3) Limitation based on gross receipts.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a taxpayer for the taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal to 2 percent of the average annual gross receipts of the taxpayer for the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable year in which the credit is determined beginning after December 31, 2007. ``(4) Gross receipts.--For purposes of this subsection, the rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 448(c) shall apply. ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: ``(1) Dishwasher.--The term `dishwasher' means a dishwasher subject to the energy conservation standards established by the Department of Energy. ``(2) Clothes washer.--The term `clothes washer' includes a clothes washer subject to the energy conservation standards established by the Department of Energy. ``(3) Top-loading clothes washer.--The term `top-loading clothes washer' means a clothes washer with the clothes container compartment access located on the top of the machine. ``(4) Refrigerator.--The term `refrigerator' means an automatic defrost refrigerator-freezer which has an internal volume of at least 16.5 cubic feet. ``(5) Dehumidifier.--The term `dehumidifier' means a self- contained, electrically operated, and mechanically refrigerated encased assembly consisting of-- ``(A) a refrigerated surface that condenses moisture from the atmosphere, ``(B) a refrigerating system, including an electric motor, ``(C) an air-circulating fan, and ``(D) means for collecting or disposing of condensate. ``(6) Gallons per cycle.--The term `gallons per cycle' means the amount of water, expressed in gallons, required to complete a normal cycle of a dishwasher. ``(7) MEF.--The term `MEF' means the modified energy factor established by the Department of Energy for compliance with the Federal energy conservation standard. ``(8) Water consumption factor.--The term `water consumption factor' means the quotient of the total weighted per-cycle water consumption divided by the cubic foot capacity of the clothes washer. ``(9) 2001 energy conservation standard.--The term `2001 energy conservation standard' means the energy conservation standards promulgated by the Department of Energy and effective July 1, 2001. ``(g) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section: ``(1) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply. ``(2) Controlled group.-- ``(A) In general.--All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as a single producer. ``(B) Inclusion of foreign corporations.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in applying subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 to this section, section 1563 shall be applied without regard to subsection (b)(2)(C) thereof. ``(3) Verification.--No amount shall be allowed as a credit under subsection (a) with respect to which the taxpayer has not submitted such information or certification as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines necessary.''. (b) Credit Allowed Against the Alternative Minimum Tax.--Section 38(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to specified credits) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii)(II) and inserting ``, and'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iii) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, the credit determined under section 45M.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to appliances produced after December 31, 2007.

Summary: Super-Efficient Appliance Incentives and Market Transformation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the applicable amount of the tax credit for energy efficient appliances (i.e., dishwashers, clothes washers, refrigerators, and dehumidifiers that restrict water and energy consumption) produced after 2007.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE PRIMARY CARE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PILOT PROJECT. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a pilot project under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to test models for providing payment under such title for direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education to medical education entities, which entities are not otherwise eligible to receive such payments under the Medicare program, for the costs of training primary care residents. (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall conduct the pilot project under this section over a 5-year period, which shall begin not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Models.-- (1) Required models.--Under the pilot project, the Secretary shall test two of each of the following models: (A) A model in which the medical education entity receiving funds under the pilot project is a community- based independent corporate entity collaborating with two or more hospitals to operate one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs. (B) A model in which-- (i) the medical education entity receiving funds under the pilot project is established by two or more hospitals to operate one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs; and (ii) such hospitals may be the sole corporate members of the entity but the governing board of the entity shall include at least one community representative. (C) A model in which the medical education entity receiving funds under the pilot project is a hospital subsidiary or independent corporation that operates one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs for a hospital with community participation in the governance of the subsidiary or corporation. (D) A model in which-- (i) the medical education entity receiving funds under the pilot project is independent of any hospital but collaborates with a hospital in operating one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs; and (ii) the medical education entity may include a university or school of medicine. (2) Additional models.--Under the pilot project, the Secretary may test models of medical education entities in addition to those described in paragraph (1). (d) Prioritization.--Under the pilot project, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may give priority to testing models that demonstrate the capability of improving the quality, quantity, and distribution of primary care physicians, including the ability to enhance primary care delivery in rural and underserved areas. (e) Payments.-- (1) Payments to medical education entities.--Under the pilot project, the Secretary shall establish a process under which payments are made to each medical education entity participating under such project for direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education costs with respect to primary care residents enrolled under a primary care graduate medical residency training program operated pursuant to a model of such entity under subsection (c) instead of any payment or adjustment that would otherwise be made to a participant hospital (as defined in subsection (m)) of such entity for indirect and direct graduate medical education costs under subsections (d)(5)(B) and (h) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) during the period of participation of such entity in such project. (2) Calculation of payments.--Payments to a medical education entity under the pilot project, with respect to a primary care graduate medical education residency program, for a cost reporting period during which the entity is participating in such pilot shall be, based on the most recently available data with respect to a previous cost reporting period, equal to the sum of the following: (A) Direct gme.--The amount that, out of all of the payment amounts (determined on a per resident basis) received by hospitals under section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) for such previous cost reporting period, is equal to the 95th percentile of such payment amounts. (B) Indirect gme.--The amount that, out of all of the additional payment amounts (determined on a per resident basis) received by hospitals under section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)) for such previous cost reporting period, is equal to the 95th percentile of such payment amounts. (3) Additional payments for programs serving underserved areas.--Payments in addition to the payments described in paragraph (2) may be made under the pilot project for primary care graduate medical residency training programs that-- (A) operate in sites and areas that are underserved by primary care physicians; or (B) change their training sites to include those areas. (4) Payments from medicare trust funds.--In providing for such payments under this subsection to medical education entities, the Secretary shall provide for an allocation of such payments between part A and part B (and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t)) in the same manner as the Secretary provides for an allocation of payments under subsections (d)(5)(B) and (h), respectively, of section 1886 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww). (f) Uses of Payments.-- (1) In general.--A medical education entity receiving payments under the pilot project shall use such payments for the training of primary care residents, including training activities in appropriate inpatient and outpatient settings in primary care graduate medical residency training programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association and for all relevant topics including patient care, care management, working in teams, supervision, and quality improvement. (2) Limitations.--Payments shall only be made for training primary care residents up to the initial board certification of such residents, except that with respect to training in geriatric medicine, payments may also be made for a fellowship after initial board certification. (g) Expansion During Pilot Project.--A medical education entity receiving funds under the pilot project, with respect to a primary care graduate medical residency training program, shall be allowed to increase by up to 50 percent the number of full-time equivalent primary care residents enrolled in the such program (determined in accordance with the process under subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii)) during the duration of the participation of such entity in such project. (h) Treatment After Project.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), after the last day of the pilot project, which may be extended at the discretion of the Secretary, any participant hospital of a medical education entity under the pilot project, shall receive payments under subsection (d)(5)(B) and (h) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) in the same manner and to the same extent such hospital would receive such payments without application of this Act and such payments shall be calculated based on the number of full-time equivalent residents enrolled in such program without regard to any increase made pursuant to subsection (g). (2) Exception to ensure residents enrolled during pilot are able to complete training.--Subject to paragraph (3), a medical education entity receiving funds under the pilot project, with respect to a primary care graduate medical residency training program, shall continue to receive funding under this section (even after the last day of the project), with respect to each primary care resident who is enrolled under such program while the entity is participating in such project, to the extent and in such amounts necessary to allow for the full duration of training, subject to subsection (f)(2), of such primary care resident. Any such payments made pursuant to this subparagraph shall be deemed to be a payment made under the pilot project. (3) Limitation.--In no case may the total duration of the pilot project exceed seven years and in no case may payments be made under this section to a medical education entity for a period exceeding seven years. (i) Budget Neutrality.--For each year that the pilot project under this section is being conducted (and for any subsequent year to the extent subsection (h)(2) applies), the Secretary shall reduce payments under subsections (d)(5)(B) and (h) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) by such amount as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that carrying out the pilot project under this section during such year does not result in expenditures under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for such year that exceed the amount of such expenditures that would have been made for such year without application of this section. (j) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive such requirements of titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the pilot project under this section. (k) Report to Congress.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study on the results of the pilot project. Such agreement shall provide for the Institute of Medicine to submit, not later than 1 year after the completion of the pilot project under this section (or, if sooner, January 1, 2019), to Congress a report on the results of such study, including-- (1) a detailed analysis of the effects of the pilot, including the quality, quantity, and distribution of primary care physicians during and after the pilot project compared to the quality, quantity, and distribution of such physicians before the pilot project; and the governance, administration and financial strength of the medical educational entities that participated in the pilot project; (2) recommendations on the extent to which the pilot project should be expanded to all primary care residents; and (3) recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as needed. (l) Expansion.--If the Secretary determines that any of the models tested under the pilot project under this section enhance the quality, quantity, and distribution of primary care physicians for Medicare beneficiaries, the Secretary may initiate comparable primary care training projects. (m) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: (1) Direct graduate medical education costs; indirect graduate medical education costs.--The terms ``direct graduate medical education costs'' and ``indirect graduate medical education'' have the meanings given such terms for purposes of subsections (h) and (d)(5)(B), respectively, of section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww). (2) Medical education entity.--The term ``medical education entity'' means a corporate, nonprofit, or academic entity that has as its principal mission the education and training of primary care residents. (3) Medicare beneficiary.--The term ``Medicare beneficiary'' means an individual entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title. (4) Participant hospital.--The term ``participant hospital'' means, with respect to a medical education entity, any hospital that establishes, is collaborating with, a component of, or otherwise associated with, such entity to operate a primary care graduate medical residency training program under a model described in subsection (c). (5) Primary care graduate medical residency training program.--The term ``primary care graduate medical residency training program'' means an approved medical residency training program (as defined in section 1886(h)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(A))) for training primary care residents. (6) Primary care resident.--The term ``primary care resident'' means a resident enrolled in an approved medical residency training program in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatric medicine.

Summary: Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a pilot project under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to test models for providing payment for direct graduate medical education (GME) and indirect medical education (IME) to medical education entities (MEEs), not otherwise eligible to receive such payments, for the costs of training primary care residents. Requires testing of two of the following model MEEs: (1) a community-based independent corporate entity collaborating with two or more hospitals to operate one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs (training hospitals); (2) a MEE, with at least one community representative on its board, which is established by two or more training hospitals which may be the sole corporate members of the MEE; (3) a hospital subsidiary or independent corporation, with community participation in its governance, that operates one or more training programs for a hospital; or (4) a MEE (including a university or school of medicine) independent of any hospital but collaborating with one in operating one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Library Innovation Space Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Subsection (a) of section 214 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9123(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) to carry out chapter 5, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''. SEC. 3. PUBLIC LIBRARY MAKERSPACE GRANTS. Subtitle B of title II of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 5--PUBLIC LIBRARY MAKERSPACE GRANT PROGRAM ``SEC. 265. PUBLIC LIBRARY MAKERSPACE GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts provided under section 214(a)(3), the Director shall carry out a program under which the Director makes grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to establish makerspaces at public libraries. ``(b) Applications.--To be considered for a grant under this section, an eligible partnership shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Director may require. ``(c) Selection of Grantees.--In selecting eligible partnerships to receive grants under this section, the Director shall consider-- ``(1) the viability of the partnership making the application; ``(2) the ability of the partnership to meet the matching requirement described in subsection (d); ``(3) the potential of the project to provide social and economic benefits to the local community; ``(4) the support of local communities, government, and partners for the project; ``(5) the project's potential for strengthening the involvement of diverse and underserved communities in entrepreneurship and economic development; and ``(6) the ability of the project to continue after the end of the grant period. ``(d) Matching Requirement.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an eligible partnership shall contribute, for the activities for which the grant was awarded under this section, non-Federal matching funds in an amount equal to the amount of the grant. ``(2) Waiver.--The Director may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for any eligible partnership that the Director determines does not have adequate resources to meet such requirement. ``(e) Reports.--Not less frequently than once annually, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that includes-- ``(1) a description of the activities carried out with grants under this section; and ``(2) an assessment of the effect of the grant program on community economic development. ``(f) Treatment of Makerspaces.--The use of a makerspace supported by a grant under this section shall not be treated as a private business use under section 141(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ``(g) Prohibition on Construction Activities.--An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section may not use grant funds, or matching funds contributed by the partnership under subsection (d), for construction activities at a public library that would provide extra square footage to house a makerspace. ``(h) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible partnership' means a partnership that includes a public library and-- ``(A) an economic development corporation; ``(B) a local government; ``(C) a State government; ``(D) an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); ``(E) a museum; ``(F) an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); ``(G) a nonprofit organization; ``(H) a corporation; ``(I) other entities identified by the Director; or ``(J) a combination of entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I). ``(2) Makerspace.--The term `makerspace' means a facility (which may be a facility at a fixed location or a mobile unit) that is open to the public and provides individuals with access to-- ``(A) tools, technology, and educational resources that are designed to enable such individuals to create physical goods, including prototypes; and ``(B) educational opportunities, including vocational training and assistance with early-stage business ventures.''.

Summary: Public Library Innovation Space Act This bill requires the National Museum and Library Services Board to carry out a program for making competitive grants to eligible partnerships (composed of a public library and an economic development corporation, a local government, a state government, an elementary or secondary school, a museum, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, a corporation, and/or other entities identified by the Board) to establish makerspaces at public libraries. A makerspace is a facility (which may be at a fixed location or a mobile unit) that is open to the public and provides individuals with access to: (1) tools, technology, and educational resources designed to enable such individuals to create physical goods, including prototypes; and (2) educational opportunities, including vocational training and assistance with early-stage business ventures. A partnership must contribute, for the activities for which the grant was awarded, nonfederal matching funds equal to the grant amount. Each eligible partnership that receives a grant may not use its grant funds, or the matching funds contributed by it, for construction activities at a public library that would provide extra square footage to house a makerspace.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Samoa Economic Development Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) funding for the United States territory of American Samoa has been based on the joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to provide for accepting, ratifying, and confirming cessions of certain islands of the Samoan group to the United States, and for other purposes'', as amended (48 U.S.C. 1661), with commitments being made on a yearly basis; (2) American Samoa is locally self-governing with a constitution of its own adoption and the direct election of the Governor since 1977; (3) the territory of American Samoa has had difficulty in planning and implementing comprehensive and sustainable infrastructure based solely on annual ad hoc grants; and (4) the territory of American Samoa and the United States would benefit from a multiyear funding commitment which promotes economic development and self-sufficiency and requires compliance with financial management accounting standards, the establishment of semiautonomous public utility authorities utilizing cost-recovery principles, and the phaseout of Federal subsidies for Government operations. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING. (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for the Government of American Samoa $34,500,000, backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2005. Such amounts shall, subject to the limits specified in the table in subsection (b), be used for-- (1) construction of capital assets of American Samoa; (2) maintenance and repair of such capital assets; (3) the operations of the Government of American Samoa; and (4) reduction of unbudgeted debt incurred by the Government of American Samoa in fiscal years prior to 1996. (b) Table of Multiyear Funding.--The table referred to in this subsection is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deficit Maintenance Fiscal year Year # Operations Construction reduction and repair Total (100% match) (100% match) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996............................... 1 23.0 5.5 3.0 3.0 34.5 1997............................... 2 23.0 5.5 3.0 3.0 34.5 1998............................... 3 23.0 5.5 3.0 3.0 34.5 1999............................... 4 21.0 7.5 3.0 3.0 34.5 2000............................... 5 18.0 10.5 3.0 3.0 34.5 2001............................... 6 15.0 16.5 3.0 34.5 2002............................... 7 12.0 19.5 3.0 34.5 2003............................... 8 9.0 22.5 3.0 34.5 2004............................... 9 6.0 25.5 3.0 34.5 2005............................... 10 3.0 28.5 3.0 34.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Multiyear Availability of Appropriations.--Amounts not expended in the year appropriated shall remain available until expended. SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST. (a) In General.--The Government of American Samoa shall establish a trust into which the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 3 are placed. (b) Trustee.-- (1) In general.--A trustee to administer the trust established by this section shall be nominated by the Governor of American Samoa and passed by both Houses of the Legislature of American Samoa pursuant to local law and shall be a nongovernmental entity, bonded in an amount no less than 110 percent of the maximum amount of funds which will be held in trust during any given fiscal year (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``trustee''). The trustee shall not be the independent auditor required by section 7. (2) Replacement.--The trustee may be terminated only by mutual agreement, or at the end of its contract for services as trustee, or for good cause. Termination of a trustee for good cause must be recommended by the Governor of American Samoa and approved by both Houses of the Legislature of American Samoa. (3) Other terms and conditions.--The trustee shall be subject to such other conditions as the Government of American Samoa may provide under local law. (c) Trust Funds.-- (1) Deposit; investment.--The trust funds shall be deposited in an account or accounts of a financial institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and may be invested by the Government of American Samoa, or the trustee if so designated, in only federally insured accounts or issues of bonds, notes or other redeemable instruments of the Government of the United States. (2) Use of interest and dividends.--Interest or dividends earned from investment of trust funds under paragraph (1) may be used for projects contained on the approved master plan of capital needs developed under section 5, or for the costs of managing the trust. (3) Availability and use of federal funds.--Federal funds made available for the purposes described in section 3(a)(1) may be used only on projects from the approved master plan of capital needs. (d) Reports.--Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the trustee shall submit an annual report to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate, the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the United States House of Representatives, and the Government of American Samoa. The report shall include at a minimum the financial statements of the account or accounts in which it holds trust funds pursuant to this Act. SEC. 5. USES OF TRUST FUNDS. (a) Capital Needs.-- (1) Master plan of capital needs.--For fiscal year 1997 and all following years, no funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be released by the trustee for construction of capital assets without the submission by the Government of American Samoa to the trustee of a master plan of capital needs that ranks projects in order of priority for at least five years. The master plan shall be approved by the Governor and passed by both Houses of the Legislature of American Samoa pursuant to such laws as the Government of American Samoa may enact. The master plan of capital needs may be amended at any time, but all amendments must be approved by the Governor and passed by both Houses of the Legislature of American Samoa. The plan shall include the capital needs of all the islands of American Samoa. (2) Funds for construction of capital assets.--Funds for the construction of capital assets shall be paid to the Government of American Samoa only after approval by the trustee. The trustee shall approve the release of funds only for construction projects for a public purpose in the areas of communications, electrical power, water, waste water, roads, schools, school transportation system, air, water and surface transportation, ports, harbors, storage and transportation facilities of fuels or other forms of energy, health, and construction of government-owned buildings. Funding made available pursuant to section 3(a)(1) for construction of capital assets may only be used for projects listed on the master plan of capital needs as set forth in this section. To the extent an appropriation is available, the projects contained on the master list with the highest priority are to be funded. (3) Requirement of semiautonomous agencies.--Beginning with fiscal year 1997, no funds for the construction of capital assets shall be released by the trustee in the areas of communications, electrical power, public health, transportation, water, and wastewater until there is established by local law semiautonomous government agencies of the Government of American Samoa. (4) Maintenance plan and funding.--For fiscal years 1997 and all following years, no funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be released by the trustee for the construction of capital assets until the Government of American Samoa, or the appropriate semiautonomous government agency if required, submits to the trustee a maintenance plan covering the anticipated life of the project and the project is initially funded. The maintenance plan shall include the estimated cost of maintaining and repairing the project and identify a source to fund the estimated maintenance and repairs for the anticipated life of the project. The initial funding for this maintenance plan shall be in the amount of 10 percent of the cost of the project. Federal funds made available for the purposes described in section 3(a)(2) may be used for one-half of the initial funding. Other Federal funds made available pursuant to this Act may not be used for this purpose. Funds set aside pursuant to this paragraph may be used for the maintenance and repair of any capital asset within the purview of the government or the appropriate semiautonomous agency. (b) Debt Reduction.--Any funding made available pursuant to section 3(a)(4) used to reduce the unbudgeted debt of the Government of American Samoa must be matched, on a dollar for dollar basis, by funds provided by the Government of American Samoa from revenue raised from non-Federal sources. (c) Maintenance and Repair.--Any funding made available pursuant to section 3(a)(2) used for the maintenance or repair of the capital assets of the Government of American Samoa must be matched, on a dollar for dollar basis, by funds provided by the Government of American Samoa from revenue raised from non-Federal sources. (d) Prohibited Uses of Funds.--Neither the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, nor any interest or dividends earned on those funds may be transferred to other accounts, or loaned to other accounts or agencies; nor may these funds, interest or dividends be used as collateral for loans made by the local government. SEC. 6. DISBURSEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS. (a) Operations.--Trust funds to be used for the operations of the Government of American Samoa shall be disbursed in equal amounts on a monthly basis, on the first business day of each month of the fiscal year. An extra drawdown may be made once each fiscal year in an amount not to exceed ten percent of the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year for the purposes of section 3(a)(3), and only for purposes caused by extreme or national emergencies deemed unforeseeable by the trustee. (b) Construction.--Trust funds to be used for the construction of capital assets shall be released by the trustee-- (1) to the Government of American Samoa, only upon completion of identifiable portions of the construction work if the work is performed by employees of the Government of American Samoa, or (2) a bona fide contractor of the Government of American Samoa pursuant to the terms of a construction contract, on an invoice presented to the Government of American Samoa and approved by an appropriate official of the Government of American Samoa. (c) Debt Reduction; Maintenance Repair.--Trust funds to be used for unbudgeted debt reduction or maintenance and repair made available under sections 3(a)(2) and 3(a)(4) shall be released by the trustee on submission by the Government of American Samoa of proof of payment from non-Federal sources for either debt reduction, maintenance, or repair, and proof acceptable to the trustee of an obligation due and owing for the appropriate category. SEC. 7. AUDITS. (a) In General.--Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the Government of American Samoa must obtain, at its own expense, a comprehensive financial audit meeting the requirements of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, and subtitle A of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, and upon which an independent auditor expresses an opinion that the financial statements of the Government of American Samoa present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Government of American Samoa, and were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The audit shall include the funds held in trust pursuant to this Act. (b) Submission of Audit Report to United States.--Reports of audits required in this section shall be transmitted by the Governor of American Samoa to the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate, and the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the United States House of Representatives within 180 days of the end of each fiscal year for which the United States provides funding under this Act. (c) Failure To Obtain Audit.--In the event the Government of American Samoa does not obtain the audit within the time required by this section, the trustee shall not disburse additional funds pursuant to section 3(a)(3) for the operations of the Government of American Samoa until such time as a qualifying audit is received and the report of that audit is forwarded as required by this section. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, one emergency disbursement may be made per year under the provisions of section 6 of this Act, even if a qualifying audit report is not obtained. SEC. 8. AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES TO AUDIT. The Comptroller General of the United States and the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall have the authority to conduct audits of all funds of all branches and semiautonomous authorities of the Government of American Samoa. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict the authority of these or other Federal agencies to audit government funds as authorized by Federal law. SEC. 9. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES. The High Court of American Samoa is authorized to resolve disputes which arise under this Act pursuant to its rules of procedure.

Summary: American Samoa Economic Development Act of 1995 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the Government of American Samoa for FY 1996 through 2005 to be used for: (1) construction, maintenance, and repair of American Samoa's capital assets; (2) operations of the Government of American Samoa; and (3) reduction of unbudgeted debt incurred by the Government of American Samoa in fiscal years prior to 1996. Requires amounts appropriated to be placed in a trust administered by a nongovernmental entity. Prohibits the release of funds for the construction of capital assets for FY 1997 and following years until: (1) the Government of American Samoa submits to the trustee a master plan of capital needs that ranks projects in order of priority for at least five years; and (2) such Government submits to the trustee a maintenance plan covering the anticipated life of the project and the project is initially funded. Approves the release of funds only for construction projects for specified public purposes. Prohibits the release of such funds, beginning in FY 1997, in the areas of communications, electrical power, public health, transportation, water, and wastewater until semiautonomous government agencies of the Government of American Samoa are established by local law. Requires funding provided to reduce the unbudgeted debt and for maintenance or repair of capital assets to be matched by non-Federal sources. Prohibits funds appropriated pursuant to this Act from being transferred to other accounts, loaned to other accounts or agencies, or used as collateral for loans made by the local government. Sets forth conditions on the release of trust funds to be used for construction of capital assets, debt reduction, and maintenance or repair. Requires the Government of American Samoa to obtain and submit an annual audit of its financial position to specified congressional committees. Withholds funds for government operations until a qualifying audit is received and reported. Authorizes the Comptroller General and the Inspector General to conduct audits of all funds of branches and semiautonomous authorities of the Government of American Samoa.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996''. SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY TIME. Subsection (o) of section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) is amended-- (1) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following: ``(1) An employee may receive, in accordance with this subsection and in lieu of monetary overtime compensation, compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required by this section. ``(2) An employer may provide compensatory time under paragraph (1) only-- ``(A) pursuant to-- ``(i) applicable provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding, or any other agreement between the employer and representatives of such employees, or ``(ii) in the case of employees who are not represented by a collective bargaining agent or other representative designated by the employee, an agreement or understanding arrived at between the employer and employee before the performance of the work if such agreement or understanding was entered into knowingly and voluntarily by such employee; ``(B) in the case of an employee who is not an employee of a public agency, if such employee has affirmed, in a written or otherwise verifiable statement that is made, kept, and preserved in accordance with section 11(c), that the employee has chosen to receive compensatory time in lieu of overtime compensation; and ``(C) if the employee has not accrued compensatory time in excess of the limit applicable to the employee prescribed by paragraph (4) or (5). In the case of employees described in subparagraph (A)(ii) who are employees of a public agency and who were hired before April 15, 1986, the regular practice in effect on such date with respect to compensatory time off for such employees in lieu of the receipt of overtime compensation, shall constitute an agreement or understanding described in such subparagraph. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the provision of compensatory time off to employees of a public agency for hours worked after April 14, 1986, shall be in accordance with this subsection. An employer may provide compensatory time under paragraph (1) to an employee who is not an employee of a public agency only if such agreement or understanding was not a condition of employment. ``(3) An employer which is not a public agency and which provides compensatory time under paragraph (1) to employees shall not directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any employee for the purpose of-- ``(A) interfering with such employee's rights under this subsection to request or not request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of overtime compensation for overtime hours; or ``(B) requiring any employee to use such compensatory time. ``(4)(A) An employee, who is not an employee of a public agency, may accrue not more than 240 hours of compensatory time. ``(B)(i) Not later than January 31 of each calendar year, the employee's employer shall provide monetary compensation for any compensatory time off accrued during the preceding calendar year which was not used prior to December 31 of the preceding year at the rate prescribed by paragraph (6). An employer may designate and communicate to the employer's employees a 12-month period other than the calendar year, in which case such compensation shall be provided not later than 31 days after the end of such 12-month period. ``(ii) The employer may provide monetary compensation for an employee's unused compensatory time in excess of 80 hours at any time after giving the employee at least 30 days notice. Such compensation shall be provided at the rate prescribed by paragraph (6). ``(iii) An employer which has adopted a policy offering compensatory time to employees may discontinue such policy upon giving employees 30 days notice. An employee who is not an employee of a public agency may withdraw an agreement or understanding described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) at any time. ``(C) An employee may also request in writing that monetary compensation be provided, at any time, for all compensatory time accrued which has not yet been used. Within 30 days of receiving the written request, the employer shall provide the employee the monetary compensation due in accordance with paragraph (6). ``(5)(A) If the work of an employee of a public agency for which compensatory time may be provided included work in a public safety activity, an emergency response activity, or a seasonal activity, the employee engaged in such work may accrue not more than 480 hours of compensatory time for hours worked after April 15, 1986. If such work was any other work, the employee engaged in such work may accrue not more than 240 hours of compensatory time for hours worked after April 15, 1986. Any such employee who, after April 15, 1986, has accrued 480 or 240 hours, as the case may be, of compensatory time off shall, for additional overtime hours of work, be paid overtime compensation. ``(B) If compensation is paid to an employee described in subparagraph (A) for accrued compensatory time off, such compensation shall be paid at the regular rate earned by the employee at the time the employee receives such payment. ``(6)(A) An employee of an employer which is not a public agency who has accrued compensatory time off authorized to be provided under paragraph (1) shall, upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of employment, be paid for the unused compensatory time at a rate of compensation not less than-- ``(i) the average regular rate received by such employee during the period during which the compensatory time was accrued, or ``(ii) the final regular rate received by such employee, whichever is higher. ``(B) An employee of an employer which is a public agency who has accrued compensatory time off authorized to be provided under paragraph (1) shall, upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of employment, be paid for the unused compensatory time at a rate of compensation not less than-- ``(i) the average regular rate received by such employee during the last 3 years of the employee's employment, or ``(ii) the final regular rate received by such employee, whichever is higher. ``(C) Any payment owed to an employee under this subsection for unused compensatory time shall be considered unpaid overtime compensation. ``(7) An employee-- ``(A) who has accrued compensatory time off authorized to be provided under paragraph (1), and ``(B) who has requested the use of such compensatory time, shall be permitted by the employee's employer to use such time within a reasonable period after making the request if the use of the compensatory time does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer.''; and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively. SEC. 3. REMEDIES. Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b) Any employer'' and inserting ``(b) Except as provided in subsection (f), any employer''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(f) An employer which is not a public agency and which violates section 7(o)(3) shall be liable to the employee affected in the amount of the rate of compensation (determined in accordance with section 7(o)(6)(A)) for each hour of compensatory time accrued by the employee and in an additional equal amount as liquidated damages reduced by the amount of such rate of compensation for each hour of compensatory time used by such employee.''. SEC. 4. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the materials the Secretary provides, under regulations published at 29 C.F.R. 516.4, to employers for purposes of a notice explaining the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to employees so that such notice reflects the amendments made to such Act by this Act. Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996. Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk.

Summary: Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide for compensatory time for all employees. Allows an employee to receive, in lieu of monetary overtime compensation, compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required under the Act. Allows an employer to provide such compensatory time only: (1) pursuant to an agreement with employee representatives, or, where there are no designated representatives, with the employee if such agreement was entered into knowingly and voluntarily; (2) if a private employee has affirmed, in a verifiable statement, the choice of receiving compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay; and (3) if the employee has not accrued compensatory time in excess of applicable limits. Sets forth special rules relating to public employees. Prohibits employer coercion of employees for the purpose of: (1) interfering with their right to choose whether to request compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay; or (2) requiring them to use compensatory time. Limits to not more than 240 hours the amount of compensatory time an employee may accrue (with specified exceptions for public agency employees). Requires payment of compensation at the prescribed regular rate for: (1) compensatory time accrued but not used in a calendar year or other designated 12-month period; and (2) unused compensatory time upon termination of employment. Allows an employer to provide monetary compensation at any time after giving the employee at least 30 days notice, at the prescribed regular rate, for an employee's unused compensatory time in excess of 80 hours. Allows an employee to request in writing that monetary compensation be provided at the prescribed regular rate, at any time, for all compensatory time accrued and not yet used. Requires employers to permit employees to use compensatory time within a reasonable period after employees request its use, if such use does not unduly disrupt employers' operations. Makes private employers who violate specified provisions of this Act liable to the employee affected in the amount of the rate of compensation for each hour of compensatory time accrued by the employee, and in an additional equal amount as liquidated damages reduced by the amount of such rate of compensation for each hour of compensatory time used by such employee. Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise materials provided to employers for notices explaining FLSA to employees to reflect amendments made by this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act of 2003''. (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Variations in the physician work adjustment factors under section 1848(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4w(e)) result in a physician work payment inequity between urban and rural localities under the medicare physician fee schedule. (2) The amount the medicare program spends on its beneficiaries varies substantially across the country, far more than can be accounted for by differences in the cost of living or differences in health status. (3) Since beneficiaries and others pay into the program on the basis of income and wages and beneficiaries pay the same premium for part B services, these payments result in substantial cross-subsidies from people living in low payment States with conservative practice styles or beneficiary preferences to people living in higher payment States with aggressive practice styles or beneficiary preferences. (4) Congress has been mindful of these variations when it comes to capitation payments made to managed care plans under the Medicare+Choice program and has put in place floors that increase monthly payments by more than one-third in some of the lowest payment counties over what would otherwise occur. But this change addresses only a very small fraction of medicare beneficiaries who are presently enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans operating in low payment counties. (5) Unfortunately, Congress has only begun to address the underlying problem of substantial geographic variations in fee- for-service spending under traditional medicare. (6) Improvements in rural hospital payment systems under the medicare program help to reduce aggregate per capita payment variation as rural hospitals are in large part located in low payment counties. (7) Many rural communities have great difficulty attracting and retaining physicians and other skilled health professionals. (8) Targeted efforts to provide relief to rural doctors in low payment localities would further reduce variation by improving access to primary and tertiary services along with more equitable payment. (9) Geographic adjustment factors in the medicare program's resource-based relative value scale unfairly suppress fee-for- service payments to rural providers. (10) Actual costs are not presently being measured accurately and payments do not reflect the costs of providing care. (11) Unless something is done about medicare payment in rural areas, as the baby boom cohort ages into medicare, the financial demands on rural communities to subsidize care for their aged and disabled medicare beneficiaries will progress from difficult to impossible in another 10 years. (12) The impact on rural health care infrastructure will be first felt in economically depressed rural areas where the ability to shift costs is already limited. SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE WAGE INDEX REVISION. Section 1848(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w- 4(e)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Floor for work geographic indices.-- ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding the work geographic index otherwise calculated under subparagraph (A)(iii), in no case may the work geographic index applied for payment under this section be less than-- ``(I) 0.976 for services furnished during 2004; ``(II) 0.987 for services furnished during 2005; ``(III) 0.995 for services furnished during 2006; and ``(IV) 1.000 for services furnished during 2007 and subsequent years. ``(ii) Exemption from limitation on annual adjustments.--The increase in expenditures attributable to clause (i) shall not be taken into account in applying subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(II).''.

Summary: Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services furnished under the Medicare program.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Up Government Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD STATUTES TO LICENCES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE RIGHTS. Sections 1341 and 1343 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``money or property'' and inserting ``money, property, or any other thing of value''. SEC. 3. VENUE FOR FEDERAL OFFENSES. Section 3237(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``begun, continued, or completed'' the following: ``or in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed''. SEC. 4. THEFT OR BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Section 666(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``20 years''. SEC. 5. PENALTY FOR SECTION 641 VIOLATIONS. Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``20 years''. SEC. 6. BRIBERY AND GRAFT. Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``fifteen years'' and inserting ``20 years''; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``five years''. SEC. 7. ADDITION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO THEFT OF PUBLIC MONEY OFFENSE. Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``the District of Columbia or'' before ``the United States'' each place such term appears. SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION OF CRIME OF ILLEGAL GRATUITIES. Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 201(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting ``the official's or person's official position or'' before ``any official act''. SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ``OFFICIAL ACT''. Section 201(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(3) the term `official act'-- ``(A) includes any act within the range of official duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such public official's official capacity or in such official's place of trust or profit; ``(B) may be a single act, more than one act, or a course of conduct; and ``(C) includes a decision or recommendation that a government should not take action.''. SEC. 10. AMENDMENT OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES RELATING TO CERTAIN CRIMES. (a) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission forthwith shall review and amend its guidelines and its policy statements applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 201, 641, 666, 1951, 1952, or 1962 of title 18, United States Code in order to reflect the intent of Congress that such penalties be increased in comparison to those currently provided by guidelines and policy statements. (b) Requirements.--In carrying out this subsection, the Commission shall-- (1) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy statements reflect Congress's intent that the guidelines and policy statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses described in paragraph (1), the growing incidence of such offenses, and the need for an effective deterrent and appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses; (2) consider the extent to which the guidelines may or may not appropriately account for-- (A) the potential and actual harm to the public and the amount of any loss resulting from the offense; (B) the level of sophistication and planning involved in the offense; (C) whether the offense was committed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial benefit; (D) whether the defendant acted with intent to cause either physical or property harm in committing the offense; (E) the extent to which the offense represented an abuse of trust by the offender and was committed in a manner that undermined public confidence in the Federal, State or local government; and (F) whether the violation was intended to or had the effect of creating a threat to public health or safety, injury to any person or even death; (3) assure reasonable consistency with other relevant directives and with other sentencing guidelines; (4) account for any additional aggravating or mitigating circumstances that might justify exceptions to the generally applicable sentencing ranges; (5) make any necessary conforming changes to the sentencing guidelines; and (6) assure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code. SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR SERIOUS PUBLIC CORRUPTION OFFENSES. (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 3302. Corruption offenses ``Unless an indictment is returned or the information is filed against a person within 10 years after the commission of the offense, a person may not be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate the offense in-- ``(1) section 201 or 666; ``(2) section 1341 or 1343, when charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense involves a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services of a public official; ``(3) section 1951, if the offense involves extortion under color of official right; ``(4) section 1952, to the extent that the unlawful activity involves bribery; or ``(5) section 1962, to the extent that the racketeering activity involves bribery chargeable under State law, involves a violation of section 201 or 666, section 1341 or 1343, when charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense involves a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services of a public official, or section 1951, if the offense involves extortion under color of official right.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``3302. Corruption offenses.''. (c) Application of Amendment.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any offense committed before the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 12. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC CORRUPTION RELATED OFFENSES. (a) Solicitation of Political Contributions.--Section 602(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``10 years''. (b) Promise of Employment for Political Activity.--Section 600 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``10 years''. (c) Deprivation of Employment for Political Activity.--Section 601(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``10 years''. (d) Intimidation To Secure Political Contributions.--Section 606 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``three years'' and inserting ``10 years''. (e) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions in Federal Offices.--Section 607(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``10 years''. (f) Coercion of Political Activity by Federal Employees.--Section 610 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``three years'' and inserting ``10 years''. SEC. 13. ADDITIONAL RICO PREDICATES. (a) In General.--Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``section 641 (relating to embezzlement or theft of public money, property, or records),'' after ``473 (relating to counterfeiting),''; (2) by inserting ``section 666 (relating to theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds),'' after ``section 664 (relating to embezzlement from pension and welfare funds),''; and (3) by inserting ``section 1031 (relating to major fraud against the United States)'' after ``section 1029 (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with access devices),''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``section 641 (relating to public money, property, or records),''; and (2) by striking ``section 666 (relating to theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds),''. SEC. 14. ADDITIONAL WIRETAP PREDICATES. Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``section 641 (relating to embezzlement or theft of public money, property, or records), section 666 (relating to theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds),'' after ``section 224 (bribery in sporting contests),''; and (2) by inserting ``section 1031 (relating to major fraud against the United States)'' after ``section 1014 (relating to loans and credit applications generally; renewals and discounts),''. SEC. 15. EXPANDING VENUE FOR PERJURY AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE PROCEEDINGS. (a) In General.--Section 1512(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(i) A prosecution under section 1503, 1504, 1505, 1508, 1509, 1510, or this section may be brought in the district in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred or in which the official proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted) was intended to be affected.''. (b) Perjury.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 79 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1624. Venue ``A prosecution under section 1621(1), 1622 (in regard to subornation of perjury under 1621(1)), or 1623 of this title may be brought in the district in which the oath, declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury is made or in which a proceeding takes place in connection with the oath, declaration, certificate, verification, or statement.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 79 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``1624. Venue.''. SEC. 16. PROHIBITION ON UNDISCLOSED SELF-DEALING BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS. (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1346 the following new section: ``Sec. 1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public officials ``(a) Undisclosed Self-Dealing by Public Officials.--For purposes of this chapter, the term `scheme or artifice to defraud' also includes a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing. ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section: ``(1) Official act.--The term `official act'-- ``(A) includes any act within the range of official duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such public official's official capacity or in such official's place of trust or profit; ``(B) may be a single act, more than one act, or a course of conduct; and ``(C) includes a decision or recommendation that a government should not take action. ``(2) Public official.--The term `public official' means an officer, employee, or elected or appointed representative, or person acting for or on behalf of the United States, a State, or a subdivision of a State, or any department, agency or branch of government thereof, in any official function, under or by authority of any such department, agency, or branch of government. ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. ``(4) Undisclosed self-dealing.--The term `undisclosed self-dealing' means that-- ``(A) a public official performs an official act for the purpose, in whole or in part, of benefitting or furthering a financial interest of-- ``(i) the public official; ``(ii) the spouse or minor child of a public official; ``(iii) a general business partner of the public official; ``(iv) a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner; or ``(v) an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; and ``(B) the public official knowingly falsifies, conceals, or covers up material information that is required to be disclosed regarding that financial interest by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable to the public official, or knowingly fails to disclose material information regarding that financial interest in a manner that is required by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable to the public official.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1346 the following new item: ``1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public officials.''. (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section apply to acts engaged in on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 17. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDGES. Section 360(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or''; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end, and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ``(4) such disclosure of information regarding a potential criminal offense is made to the Attorney General, a Federal, State, or local grand jury, or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.''. SEC. 18. CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTION IN CERTAIN BRIBERY OFFENSES. Section 666(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``This section does not apply to''; and (2) by inserting ``This subsection shall apply to the giving or receiving of `anything of value' that is corruptly solicited, demanded, accepted or agreed to be accepted in subsection (a)(1)(B) and corruptly given, offered, or agreed to be given in subsection (a)(2) shall not include'', before the words ``bona fide salary''. SEC. 19. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING APPEALS BY UNITED STATES. Section 3731 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``United States attorney'' the following: ``, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General''.

Summary: Clean Up Government Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses. Expands mail and wire fraud statutes to cover offenses involving any other thing of value (e.g., intangible rights and licenses). Modifies general venue rules for criminal prosecutions to allow prosecutions in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed. Increases the maximum term of imprisonment from: (1) 10 to 20 years for theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs; (2) 10 to 20 years for theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records; (3) 15 to 20 years for bribery of public officials; and (4) 2 to 5 years for providing gratuities because of an official's or person's official position or for any official act, or for bribery of a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court, any committee of Congress, or any U.S. agency, commission, or officer. Expands the definition of "official act" to include any act within the range of official duty, including any recommendation, which may be a single act, more than one act, or a course of conduct, and which may include a decision or recommendation that a government should not take action. Applies the prohibition against embezzlement or theft of federal money or property to government officials and employees of the District of Columbia. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption and racketeering offenses to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased. Establishes a 10-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering. Increases to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) solicitation by federal officers and employees of political contributions from other federal officers and employees, (2) promise of employment made possible by an Act of Congress for political activity, (3) deprivation of such employment for political activity, (4) intimidation to secure political contributions, (5) solicitation and acceptance of contributions in federal offices, and (6) coercion of political activity by federal employees. Includes embezzlement or theft of government money or property, and specified activity relating to major fraud against the United States, as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps. Expands the types of perjury and obstruction of justice offenses for which venue lies in the district in which the official proceeding was intended to be affected or in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred. Includes as a prohibited scheme or artifice to defraud any scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing, as defined in this Act. Amends the federal judicial code to permit the disclosure of information regarding a potential criminal offense by a judge to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a federal, state, or local grand jury, or federal, state, or local law enforcement agents. Permits the U.S. attorney, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General (currently, only the U.S. attorney) to certify to the district court that an appeal by the United States is not taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is a substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF WEBSITE OF POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS. (a) Establishment of Website.--Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) Website for Contents of Political Advertisements.-- ``(1) Website described.-- ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall establish and operate a website, to be known as the `Campaign Accountability Site', through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements. ``(B) Format.--In operating the website under this subsection, the Commission shall-- ``(i) make the contents of a political advertisement available for viewing in the same format through which the advertisement was disseminated; and ``(ii) make the sources of the contents of the advertisement available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources, as submitted to the Commission by the sponsor of the advertisement under paragraph (2)(B). ``(C) Hyperlink.--The Commission shall make the website established and operated under this subsection available through a hyperlink on the Commission's official public website. ``(2) Requiring sponsors of advertisements to provide contents to commission.-- ``(A) In general.--The sponsor of a political advertisement shall submit the contents of the advertisement to the Commission in such format as the Commission may require to enable the Commission to include the advertisement on the website established and operated under paragraph (1). ``(B) Inclusion of sources cited in contents.--If the contents of a political advertisement include references to any quotation, article, hyperlink, or other source for any statement made in the advertisement, the sponsor of the advertisement shall include the full contents of the source (or a hyperlink to the full contents of the source) in the contents submitted to the Commission under this paragraph. ``(C) Deadline for submission.--The sponsor of a political advertisement shall submit the contents of the advertisement to the Commission under subparagraph (A) not later than-- ``(i) 24 hours after the advertisement is disseminated, in the case of an advertisement that is disseminated during the 7-day period that ends on the date of the election involved; or ``(ii) 72 hours after the advertisement is disseminated, in the case of an advertisement that is disseminated during any other period. ``(D) Payment of fee.--If the Commission determines that it is appropriate to impose fees on the sponsors of political advertisements in amounts which do not exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs to the Commission of establishing and operating the website under paragraph (1), at the time the sponsor of a political advertisement submits the contents of the advertisement to the Commission under subparagraph (A), the sponsor shall pay the Commission the amount of any such fee (as determined under a fee schedule established by the Commission). ``(E) Sponsor defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the `sponsor' of a political advertisement is-- ``(i) in the case of a political advertisement that is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the authorized political committee involved; or ``(ii) in the case of a political advertisement that is described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), the person who is required under such paragraph to be identified as the person who paid for the advertisement. ``(3) Political advertisement defined.--In this subsection, a `political advertisement' means a communication that is subject to subsection (a) that refers to a clearly identified candidate and is disseminated during the 1-year period which ends on the date of the election for the office sought by the candidate.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to political advertisements disseminated after the expiration of the 120-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements. Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources. Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.