SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Readiness through Early Pell Act of 2016'' or the ``PREP Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS FOR STUDENTS DUALLY OR CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED AT AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION THAT IS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND A SECONDARY SCHOOL. (a) Amount and Determinations of Federal Pell Grants.--Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or is dually or concurrently enrolled at an eligible institution that is a public institution of higher education and a secondary school,'' after ``undergraduate,''; and (2) in subsection (c)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or the period in which the student is dually or concurrently enrolled at an eligible institution that is a public institution of higher education and a secondary school,'' after ``at which the student is in attendance''; and (B) in paragraph (4)-- (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ``(A) is-- ``(i) carrying at least one-half the normal full- time work load for the course of study the student is pursuing, as determined by the institution of higher education; and ``(ii) enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a postbaccalaureate program that does not lead to a graduate degree and courses required by a State in order for the student to receive a professional certification or licensing credential that is required for employment as a teacher in an elementary school or secondary school in that State; or''; (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: ``(B) demonstrates evidence of a credible disruption or redirection in course of study necessitating additional time to complete-- ``(i) a postsecondary degree; or ``(ii) a recognized postsecondary credential, as the term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102),''; and (iii) in the undesignated matter at the end, by striking ``except that this paragraph'' and inserting ``except that subparagraph (A)''. (b) Student Eligibility.--Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, except as provided in subsection (d)(2)'' after ``secondary school''; and (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: ``(2) Student eligibility for federal pell grants.--In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, and who does not meet one of the requirements under paragraph (1), to be eligible for assistance under subpart 1 of part A of this title, the student shall be dually or concurrently enrolled at an eligible institution that is a public institution of higher education and a secondary school.''. SEC. 3. NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS. (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 8549D. NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS. ``As a condition of receiving funds under this Act, with respect to a State educational agency or local educational agency offering a dual or concurrent enrollment program in partnership with an institution of higher education and in which a student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) to enroll in such institution as a participant in such program, such agency may not reduce the funds that, in the absence of such Federal Pell Grant, would otherwise be made available from State or local sources for such program.''. (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8549C the following new item: ``Sec. 8549D. Non-Federal funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs.''. SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall prescribe regulations requiring that a secondary school offering a dual or concurrent enrollment program shall-- (1) consult with teachers and school administrators, including secondary school career and guidance counseling staff, to ensure that the enrollment of a student in such program is a component of a personalized learning plan for the student that is based on the academic and career goals of the student; (2) provide information to teachers, school administrators, faculty and staff of the post-secondary institution, students, and the families of such students regarding the standards of the post-secondary institution and the effect that enrollment in such program will have on the eligibility of a student for Federal financial aid; and (3) submit an annual report to the Secretary that includes the following: (A) The total number and percentage of students who enroll in and subsequently complete courses of study at a public institution of higher education through the dual or concurrent enrollment program. (B) The number of postsecondary credits earned by students while enrolled in the dual or concurrent enrollment program that may be applied toward a postsecondary degree or a recognized postsecondary credential. (C) The percentage of students who enroll in an institution of higher education after graduation from the secondary school. (D) The percentage of students who concurrently earn a secondary school diploma and an associate degree. (E) The percentage of students who concurrently earn a secondary school diploma and a recognized postsecondary credential. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) ESEA terms.--The terms ``dual or concurrent enrollment program'' and ``secondary school'' have the meanings given those terms, respectively, in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). (3) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term ``recognized postsecondary credential'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).

Summary: Promoting Readiness through Early Pell Act of 2016 or the PREP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by allowing a Federal Pell Grant to be awarded to a student who is dually or concurrently enrolled at a public institution of higher education and a secondary school.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Economic Impact Analysis Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. AGENCY RESTRUCTURING OR TERMINATION OF USE OF FACILITY. (a) In General.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 37 as section 38; and (2) by inserting after section 36 the following: ``SEC. 37. AGENCY RESTRUCTURING OR TERMINATION OF USE OF FACILITY. ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following definitions apply: ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. ``(2) Qualifying termination or restructuring.--The term `qualifying termination or restructuring' means any termination of the use of a facility or restructuring that will result in the net loss of at least 1,000 governmental and nongovernmental jobs in any State. ``(3) Restructuring.--The term `restructuring' means any action by an agency that both reduces and relocates functions and personnel, but does not include a reduction in personnel resulting from workload adjustments, reduced funding levels, or skill imbalances. ``(4) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term `small governmental jurisdiction' has the meaning given the term in section 601(5) of title 5, United States Code. ``(5) State.--The term `State' means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ``(b) General Requirement.-- ``(1) Agencies.--An agency may not make a qualified termination or restructuring until after complying with the requirements of subsections (c) through (e). ``(2) Other entities.--An entity that is statutorily authorized to recommend a qualified termination or restructuring may not finalize its recommendation until after complying with the requirements of subsections (c) through (e). ``(c) Economic Analysis.-- ``(1) Economic analysis required.-- ``(A) Agencies.--Prior to making any qualifying termination or restructuring, an agency shall conduct a detailed analysis of the impact on small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions of the proposed termination or restructuring. ``(B) Other entities.--Prior to recommending a qualifying termination or restructuring, any entity statutorily authorized to make such recommendations shall conduct a detailed analysis of the impact on small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions of the proposed termination or restructuring. ``(2) Scope of economic analysis.--The analysis required under paragraph (1) shall include-- ``(A) a description of the small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions that will be affected by the proposed termination or restructuring and an estimate of the number of such small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions; ``(B) a description of the efforts by the agency or entity to minimize the significant adverse economic impact on small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions of the proposed termination or restructuring; and ``(C) a description of any alternative termination or restructuring that would reduce the overall impact of the proposed termination or restructuring on small business concerns, together with an explanation of the reasons for not proposing such alternative termination or restructuring. ``(3) Cost-benefit analysis of impact on certain states.-- ``(A) In general.--In conducting the analysis required under paragraph (1), the agency or entity shall also conduct, consistent with the principles stated in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 (September 17, 2003), a quantitative cost-benefit analysis of the economic impact upon small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions of the proposed termination or restructuring in any State where the agency or entity determines the economic impact of such termination or restructuring would exceed $100,000,000. ``(B) Scope of cost-benefit analysis.--In conducting a cost-benefit analysis under subparagraph (A), the agency or entity shall-- ``(i) evaluate and compare the costs and benefits to small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions of the proposed termination or restructuring, quantifying and expressing in monetized values to the maximum extent possible such costs and benefits; ``(ii) provide clearly stated alternatives to the proposed termination or restructuring; and ``(iii) prepare a summary report of the costs and benefits to small business concerns and small governmental jurisdictions of the termination or restructuring proposed under each such set of alternate proposals. ``(C) Transparency of cost-benefit analysis.-- ``(i) In general.--In conducting a cost- benefit analysis under subparagraph (A) or preparing a summary report under subparagraph (B)(iii), the agency or entity shall take measures to ensure the transparency of such actions, including the bases for making estimates and forming conclusions for purposes of such analysis or report. ``(ii) Required measures.--The measures an agency or entity takes to ensure transparency shall include-- ``(I) incorporating an executive summary; ``(II) detailing the assumptions that were used in the analysis and the discount rates applied to future costs and benefits; ``(III) specifically referencing all sources of data; ``(IV) providing appendices with documentation of any models used; and ``(V) including the results of formal sensitivity and other uncertainty analyses. ``(d) Publication of Economic Analysis.-- ``(1) Draft economic analysis.--Not later than 180 days before taking final action on a qualifying termination or restructuring, an agency or entity shall-- ``(A) publish a draft of its economic analysis under subsection (c) on its website; and ``(B) provide notice of the draft economic analysis in the Federal Register with at least a 60-day period for public comment. ``(2) Final economic analysis.--After due consideration of any comments, the agency or entity shall publish-- ``(A) a final economic analysis on its web site; and ``(B) a notice regarding the final economic analysis in the Federal Register. ``(e) GAO Review.-- ``(1) In general.--After publishing the final economic analysis under subsection (d), an agency or entity shall submit its final economic analysis to the Comptroller General of the United States for review of the analysis. ``(2) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a final economic analysis under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete an analysis of the submission and publish a report regarding the sufficiency of the analysis. ``(3) Revised economic analysis required upon determination of insufficient analysis.--If the Comptroller General of the United States determines that the final economic analysis is insufficient, the agency or entity shall repeat the procedures required under subsections (c) and (d) and paragraph (1). ``(f) Final Action.--An agency or entity may not take final action on a qualifying termination or restructuring until after receiving a satisfactory review from the Comptroller General of the United States under subsection (e). ``(g) Judicial Review.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the notice regarding the final economic analysis is published in the Federal Register under subsection (d)(2)(B), any small business concern or small governmental jurisdiction adversely affected or aggrieved by the qualifying termination or restructuring may file a petition for judicial review of the qualifying termination or restructuring with the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the small business concern or small governmental jurisdiction is located. ``(2) Expedited review.--The Court of Appeals shall provide for expedited review of a petition under paragraph (1). ``(3) Scope of review.--Any review under paragraph (1) shall be limited to determining whether-- ``(A) the qualifying termination or restructuring constitutes an agency action that is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; and ``(B) the economic analysis under subsection (c) was insufficient.''. (b) Applicability.--The requirements of section 37 of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to any qualifying termination or restructuring (as that term is defined in subsection (a) of such section) for which final action has not occurred as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Small Business Economic Impact Analysis Act of 2005 - Prohibits an agency from making a qualified termination or restructuring (a termination of the use of a facility or restructuring that will result in the net loss of at least 1,000 jobs in a state) unless it conducts a detailed analysis of the impact on small businesses and small governmental jurisdictions of the proposed termination or restructuring. Requires: (1) a related cost-benefit analysis; and (2) the agency to publish a draft of the analysis at least 180 days before undertaking the termination or restructuring. Directs the: (1) agency to publish a final economic analysis; and (2) Comptroller General to review such final analysis. Prohibits an agency from taking final action on a termination or restructuring until its analysis receives a satisfactory review from the Comptroller General. Authorizes judicial review for any small business or small governmental jurisdiction adversely affected or aggrieved by a qualifying termination or restructuring.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Error Prevention Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY REPORTING PROGRAM REGARDING MEDICATION ERRORS; DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS. Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section: ``SEC. 249. VOLUNTARY REPORTING PROGRAM REGARDING MEDICATION ERRORS; DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS. ``(a) Privileged Legal Status of Reported Information.--If the Secretary approves a program as meeting the criteria described in subsection (b) to serve as the reporting program for purposes of this section, any medication error information submitted to the reporting program by a health care provider pursuant to an agreement under paragraph (3) of such subsection is privileged for purposes of Federal and State judicial proceedings in civil matters, and for purposes of Federal and State administrative proceedings, including with respect to discovery and subpoenas. ``(b) Criteria for Reporting Program.--With respect to the approval by the Secretary of a reporting program for purposes of this section, the criteria referred to in subsection (a) are as follows: ``(1) The reporting program is operated by The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Incorporated (except that if such entity declines to operate a reporting program for purposes of this section, the Secretary may accept another nonprofit private entity for such purposes). ``(2) Under such program, health care providers voluntarily submit medication error information to the program, and the program uses the information for the purpose of developing and disseminating recommendations and information with respect to preventing such errors, including recommendations in the form of protocols, procedures, and best-practices information. ``(3) The use by the program of medication error information submitted to the program by a health care provider is governed by an agreement entered into by the program and the provider. ``(4) Such agreement includes the following policies (without regard to whether the following language is used in the agreement): ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the reporting program reserves the right to disclose to third parties medication error information submitted by a health care provider if, in the judgment of the program, the information can be used for purposes of furthering research, education, standards setting, improvement in processes, product improvement, public health, or public safety. ``(B) If such a disclosure is made, the extent of information disclosed will be limited to the information required to meet the purposes described in subparagraph (A). ``(c) Federal Disclosures.--Officers and employees of a Federal agency may not disclose any medication error information that is received by the agency from the reporting program pursuant to an agreement between the agency and the program, except to the extent that disclosure of the information is authorized by the agreement. The preceding sentence applies notwithstanding any other provision of law. ``(d) Scope of Privilege.--With respect to Federal and State judicial proceedings in civil matters, and Federal and State administrative proceedings: ``(1) In the case of a health care provider: ``(A) The privilege under subsection (a) protects all medication error information of the provider that is provided in a submission to the reporting program or is developed for purposes of such a submission, subject to subparagraph (B). ``(B) The privilege does not protect medication error information in patient medical records of the provider, or other information that is in the custody of the provider and is developed or maintained by the provider separately from the process of developing medication error information for submission to the program. ``(2) In the case of the reporting program, the privilege protects all medication error information that is received by the program pursuant to agreements under subsection (b)(3). ``(3) In the case of other entities (whether public or private), the privilege protects all medication error information that is received by the entity from the reporting program pursuant to an agreement between the entity and the program, except to the extent that disclosure of the information is authorized by the agreement. ``(e) Rule of Construction.--The submission by a health care provider of medication error information to the reporting program may not be construed as waiving any privilege that, under Federal or State constitutions or laws, may exist with respect to the information. ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: ``(1) The term `health care provider' means individuals and organizations that provide health services. Such term includes-- ``(A) physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals; and ``(B) hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, long-term care facilities, intermediate care facilities, residential treatment centers, and other entities that provide health services. ``(2) The term `medication error' means any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. Such events may be related to professional practice, health care products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing; order communication; product labeling, packaging, and nomenclature; compounding; dispensing; distribution; administration; education; monitoring; and use. ``(3) The term `medication error information' means information developed by or on behalf of a health care provider in connection with a medication error. ``(4) The term `reporting program' means the program approved under subsection (a).''.

Summary: Medication Error Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make medication error information privileged for Federal and State administrative and civil judicial proceedings if the information is voluntarily submitted by a health care provider to a program, approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of developing and disseminating recommendations and information regarding preventing such errors.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CHILD INJURY AND DEATH FROM PARKED OR UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate-- (1) devices and technologies intended to reduce the incidence of child injury and child death occurring outside of parked motor vehicles in nontraffic, noncrash events, including backing-over incidents, that are caused by such vehicles, and determining which of those methods is the most effective; and (2) currently available technology to prevent injury and death of children left unattended inside of parked motor vehicles, including injury or death due to hyperthermia, power windows, or power sunroofs. (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report on the findings and determinations of the evaluation under this section to the Congress by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Completion of Rulemaking Regarding Power Windows.--The Secretary of Transportation shall by not later than 6 months after the submission of the report under subsection (b) complete any rulemaking begun before the date of the enactment of this Act regarding power windows and power window switches. SEC. 3. DATABASE FOR TRACKING THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF INJURIES AND DEATHS IN NONTRAFFIC, NONCRASH EVENTS. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a database of (or modify an existing database to include), and collect data regarding, the numbers and types of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles. (b) Included Information.--The Secretary of Transportation shall collect and include in such database the following information: (1) The types, makes, models, and model years of motor vehicles involved in nontraffic, noncrash events. (2) Whether there was an operator of each motor vehicle in such events. (3) The age of each operator of such motor vehicles. (4) The age of each individual who suffered injury or death in such events. (5) Whether each motor vehicle had technology installed to detect individuals and objects behind it. (6) The degree of injury to each individual who suffered injury or death in such events. (7) The location of which the injury or death occurred. (8) Any other information prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. (c) Availability.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make information in the database under this section available to the public, through-- (1) an Internet page of the Department of Transportation; and (2) annual reports. SEC. 4. MOTOR VEHICLE BACKOVER PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate the available technologies for detecting and preventing collisions with individuals and objects behind a motor vehicle, with respect to the accuracy, effectiveness, cost, and feasibility of installation of such technologies in a wide variety of motor vehicles. (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report on the findings of the evaluation under this section to the Congress by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 5. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS REQUIRING BACKUP DETECTION DEVICES. (a) In General.--Based on the findings of the evaluation under section 4, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe motor vehicle safety standards that-- (1) require the installation, as standard equipment on a new motor vehicle, of devices for detecting, and providing to operators of such a vehicle a warning of, individuals and objects behind the motor vehicle; and (2) establish requirements for the performance of such devices. (b) Phased-In Application.--Standards prescribed under this section shall take effect (as specified by the standards) over the 3-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the report under section 4(b), as follows: (1) With respect to light trucks (as defined by the Administration for purposes of the standards), by not later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date. (2) With respect to other passenger motor vehicles specified by the Secretary of Transportation, after the end of such 2-year period and by not later than the end of the 3-year period beginning on such date. SEC. 6. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR POWER WINDOWS AND POWER SUNROOFS. The Secretary of Transportation shall, by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe motor vehicle safety standards for power windows and power sunroofs, that-- (1) ensure that the operation of power windows, power window switches, and power sunroofs cannot result in deaths and injuries; and (2) require inclusion with power windows and power sunroofs of-- (A) child-safe switches; and (B) auto reverse technology.

Summary: Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) evaluate devices and technologies to reduce child injuries and deaths occurring outside of parked motor vehicles in non-traffic, non-crash events or inside of parked vehicles when children are left unattended; (2) establish a database of, and collect data on, the number and types of injuries and deaths in such events; (3) evaluate technologies for detecting and preventing collisions with individuals and objects behind motor vehicles; (4) prescribe safety standards to require devices for detecting individuals and objects behind motor vehicles; and (5) prescribe safety standards for power windows and power sunroofs, including requirements for child-safe switches and auto reverse technology.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) there have been shocking consumer abuses in the funeral industry, including scandals at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, Menorah Gardens Cemetery in Palm Beach, Florida, and the Tri State Crematory in Noble, Georgia; (2) funeral arrangements are a major expense for most American households and families; (3) some consumers seek to ease the burdens on their families by arranging and paying for preneed funeral and cemetery arrangements; (4) most funerals are planned by grieving family members at a time when they are especially vulnerable and unlikely to focus on cost comparison; (5) the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Industry Practices Trade Regulation Rule (known as the Funeral Rule) dictates consumer protections in the funeral home, but does not cover the practices of cemeteries, crematoria, or sellers of monuments, urns, or caskets; (6) State laws are inconsistent and frequently too weak to provide adequate consumer protections, creating a need for minimum Federal standards in this area; (7) consumers have the right to receive clear and accurate information about all funeral goods and funeral services offered for sale; (8) consumers need effective protection from fraud and abusive practices by all providers of funeral goods and funeral services and at all stages of the funeral planning process; and (9) a new Federal law that provides adequate protections to grieving families is warranted. SEC. 3. FTC RULEMAKING RELATING TO UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN THE PROVISION OF FUNERAL GOODS OR FUNERAL SERVICES. (a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or funeral services. Such rules shall include the following: (1) A requirement that providers of funeral goods or funeral services furnish accurate price information disclosing clearly and conspicuously the cost to the purchaser for each of the specific funeral goods or funeral services provided or offered for sale. (2) A prohibition on misrepresentations by such providers, including misrepresentations of the requirements of Federal, State, or local law. (3) A prohibition on conditioning the provision of any funeral good or funeral service upon the purchase of any other funeral good or funeral service from that provider, except as required by law. (4) A requirement that any presale disclosures and contracts for funeral services or funeral goods be written clearly, stating the merchandise and services that purchasers are buying and their prices. (5) In the case of contracts for funeral services or funeral goods that are prepaid in whole or in part, a requirement for clear and conspicuous presale and contractual disclosure regarding any penalties incurred if the consumer decides to cancel or transfer the contract to another provider of funeral services or funeral goods. (6) A requirement that contracts for funeral services or funeral goods disclose clearly and conspicuously all fees and costs to be incurred in the future or at the time that the funeral services or funeral goods are provided. (7) A requirement that cemeteries provide to consumers, in a timely manner, all written rules and regulations of the cemetery, and a clear explanation in writing of the interment, inurnment, or entombment right that has been purchased, and any material terms and conditions of that purchase, including any repurchase option by the cemetery or resale rights available to the consumer. (8) A requirement that cemeteries-- (A) retain all records in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including maps or other systems indicating the location and date of each interment, inurnment, or entombment; (B) accurately record and retain records of all interments, inurnments, or entombments occurring, as well as any internment, inurnment, or entombment rights sold, after the effective date of the regulations issued under this subsection, in such manner and form as the Commission may prescribe in such regulations; and (C) make such records available to Federal, State, and local governments, as appropriate. (b) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall prescribe the rules under subsection (a) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. Such rules, and any future rules or revision of rules prescribed by the Commission prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or funeral services, shall be prescribed in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Application of Rules to Tax-Exempt Organizations and States.-- Notwithstanding the definition of corporation in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44), the rules prescribed under subsection (a), and any future rules or revision of rules prescribed by the Commission prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or funeral services, shall also apply to cemeteries organized or operated by-- (1) organizations described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, except for cemeteries organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious denomination, middle judicatory, house of worship, or similar religious organization, and that are not organized, operated, managed, or owned by contract or affiliation with a for-profit provider of funeral goods or funeral services that offers those goods or services for sale to the public; or (2) States or any political subdivision of a State. (d) Enforcement.--Any violation of any rule prescribed under this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who violates the regulations prescribed under this Act shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in that Act. SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY STATES. (a) In General.--Whenever an attorney general of any State has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of that State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected because any person has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice which violates any rule of the Commission issued under section 3 of this Act or the Trade Regulation Rule on Funeral Industry Practices (16 C.F.R. 453.1 et seq.), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of its residents in an appropriate district court of the United States to enjoin such violative act or practice, to enforce compliance with such rule of the Commission, to obtain damages, restitution, or other compensation on behalf of residents of such State, or to obtain such further and other relief as the court may determine appropriate. (b) Notice.--The State shall provide prior written notice of any civil action under subsection (a) or (f)(2) to the Commission and provide the Commission with a copy of its complaint, except that if it is not feasible for the State to provide such prior notice, the State shall provide such notice immediately upon instituting such action. Upon receiving a notice respecting a civil action, the Commission shall have the right-- (1) to intervene in such action; (2) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising therein; (3) to remove the action to the appropriate United States district court; and (4) to file petitions for appeal. (c) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil action under subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall prevent an attorney general from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence. (d) Actions by Commission.--Whenever a civil action has been instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for violation of any rule prescribed under section 3 of this Act, no State may, during the pendency of such action instituted by or on behalf of the Commission, institute a civil action under subsection (a) or (f)(2) of this section against any defendant named in the complaint in such action for violation of any rule as alleged in such complaint. (e) Venue; Service of Process.--Any civil action brought under subsection (a) of this section in a district court of the United States may be brought in the district in which the defendant is found, is an inhabitant, or transacts business or wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of title 28, United States Code. Process in such an action may be served in any district in which the defendant is an inhabitant or in which the defendant may be found. (f) Actions by Other State Officials.-- (1) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit an authorized State official from proceeding in State court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or criminal statute of such State. (2) Other state actions.--In addition to actions brought by an attorney general of a State under subsection (a) of this section, such an action may be brought by officers of such State who are authorized by the State to bring actions in such State on behalf of its residents. SEC. 5. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. Nothing in this Act or the rules prescribed under this Act shall be construed to preempt any provision of any law of a State or political subdivision of that State that provides protections to consumers of funeral services or funeral goods, except to the extent that the provision of law is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or a rule prescribed under this Act, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. In this Act-- (1) the term ``cemetery'' means any organization, association, or other business that offers for sale the interment, inurnment, or entombment of human remains, but does not include any cemetery that-- (A) performs fewer than a total of 25 interments, inurnments, and entombments during any calendar year; or (B) sells fewer than a total of 25 interment rights, inurnment rights, and entombment rights during any calendar year; (2) the term ``funeral goods'' means the goods which are sold or offered for sale directly to the public for use in connection with funeral services; and (3) the term ``funeral services'' means-- (A) any services which are sold or offered for sale directly to the public in order to-- (i) care for and prepare deceased human bodies for burial, cremation, or other final disposition; or (ii) arrange, supervise, or conduct the funeral ceremony or the final disposition of deceased human bodies; or (B) services provided by funeral directors, morticians, cemeterians, cremationists, and retailers of caskets, urns, monuments, and markers.

Summary: Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or services. The rules must: (1) require price information to be disclosed clearly and conspicuously; (2) prohibit misrepresentations or the provision of goods or services being conditioned upon the purchase of other goods or services from the provider; (3) require presale disclosures and contracts to be written clearly, stating the merchandise, services, and prices and disclosing any penalties for canceling or transferring a contract; (4) require cemeteries to provide consumers all written rules and regulations of the cemetery and all material terms and conditions of purchase; and (5) require cemeteries to retain all records in existence on the date of enactment of this bill and accurately record and retain records of interments, inurnments, or entombments. Cemeteries subject to the FTC's rules shall include those organized or operated by states, political subdivisions, or tax-exempt organizations. But the bill excludes cemeteries organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious organization and that are not affiliated with a for-profit provider offering funeral goods and services for sale to the public. The FTC and states are provided authority to enforce against violations.


THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. Subsection (a) of section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Administrative Remedies.-- ``(1) Presentation.--No claim with respect to prison conditions under section 1979 of the Revised statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983), or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility shall be adjudicated except under section 1915A(b) of title 28, United States Code, until the claim has been presented for consideration to officials of the facility in which the claim arose. Such presentation satisfies the requirement of this paragraph if it provides prison officials of the facility in which the claim arose with reasonable notice of the prisoner's claim, and if it occurs within the generally applicable limitations period for filing suit. ``(2) Stay.--If a claim included in a complaint has not been presented as required by paragraph (1), and the court does not dismiss the claim under section 1915A(b) of title 28, United States Code, the court shall stay the action for a period not to exceed 90 days and shall direct prison officials to consider the relevant claim or claims through such administrative process as they deem appropriate. However, the court shall not stay the action if the court determines that the prisoner is in danger of immediate harm. ``(3) Proceeding.--Upon the expiration of the stay under paragraph (2), the court shall proceed with the action except to the extent the court is notified by the parties that it has been resolved.''. SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF JUVENILES FROM PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT. (a) Title 18.-- (1) Juvenile proceedings.--Section 3626(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,''; and (B) so that paragraph (5) reads as follows: ``(5) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local facility that incarcerates or detains prisoners;''. (2) Adult convictions.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) Exclusion of Child Prisoners.--This section does not apply with respect to a prisoner who has not attained the age of 18 years.''. (b) Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.-- (1) Section 7(h) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(h)), is amended by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,''. (2) Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Exclusion of Child Prisoners.--This section does not apply with respect to a prisoner who has not attained the age of 18 years.''. (c) Title 28.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 1915(h)-- (A) by inserting ``who has attained the age of 18 years'' after ``means any person''; and (B) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,''; and (2) in section 1915A(c)-- (A) by inserting ``who has attained the age of 18 years'' after ``means any person''; and (B) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,''. SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF BAN ON MULTIPLE IN FORMA PAUPERIS CLAIMS. Section 1915(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``within the preceding 5 years'' after ``3 or more occasions''; and (2) by striking ``, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted'' and inserting ``or malicious''. SEC. 6. FILING FEES IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Section 1915(b)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``or files an appeal''; and (2) by inserting ``and the action is dismissed at initial screening pursuant to subsection (e)(2) of this section, section 1915A of this title, or section 7(c)(1) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(c)(1)),'' after ``in forma pauperis,''. SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO RESOLVE AMBIGUITY. Section 1915(a)1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``that includes a statement of all assets such prisoner possesses'' and inserting ``(including a statement of assets such person possesses)''. SEC. 8. ENCOURAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATE SETTLEMENT OF PRISONER LITIGATION. Section 3626(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, except that the violation of a Federal right may be alleged by plaintiff rather than proven or stipulated.''. SEC. 9. JUDICIAL DISCRETION IN CRAFTING PRISON ABUSE REMEDIES. Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking the final sentence; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``if that party demonstrates that it has eliminated the violation of the Federal right that gave rise to the prospective relief and that the violation is reasonably unlikely to recur'' after ``intervener''; (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding at the end the following: ``Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from extending any of the time periods set out in subsection (A), if the court finds, at the time of granting or approval of the prospective relief, that correction of the violation will take longer than those time periods.''; and (4) in subsection (e) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4). SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall apply to all cases currently pending in Federal court and any such cases filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement of a prior showing of physical injury before a prisoner may bring a claim for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody; and (2) provide for a 90-day stay of nonfrivolous claims relating to prison conditions to allow prison officials to consider such claims through the administrative process; and (3) exclude from the application of such Act prisoners under the age of 18. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from the restrictions imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act; and (2) expand the discretionary authority of judges in awarding relief in actions involving prison conditions. Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on in forma pauperis proceedings; (2) expand the number of in forma pauperis actions a prisoner may bring; and (3) revise requirements for assessing filing fees and costs against prisoners in such actions.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security and Enforcement Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE. (a) In General.--There is established in the Department of Justice an office to be known as the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs. (b) Director.--The head of the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs shall be the Director of the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs, who-- (1) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) shall report directly to the Attorney General. (c) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule. (d) Functions.--The Director shall perform such functions as are transferred to the Director by this Act or otherwise vested in the Director by law. SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. There are transferred from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Director all functions performed under the following programs, and all personnel, infrastructure, and funding provided to the Commissioner in support of such programs immediately before the effective date of this Act: (1) The Border Patrol program. (2) The detention and deportation program. (3) The intelligence program. (4) The investigations program. (5) The inspections program. SEC. 4. REFERENCES. With respect to any function transferred by this Act and exercised on or after the effective date of this Act, reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to an office from which a function is transferred by this Act-- (1) to the head of such office is deemed to refer to the head of the office to which such function is transferred; or (2) to such office is deemed to refer to the office to which such function is transferred. SEC. 5. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES. Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal official to whom a function is transferred by this Act may, for purposes of performing the function, exercise all authorities under any other provision of law that were available with respect to the performance of that function to the official responsible for the performance of the function immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function under this Act. SEC. 6. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges-- (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Assistant Commissioner for Border Patrol, the Assistant Commissioner for Detention and Deportation, the Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence, the Assistant Commissioner for Investigations, or any other Government official, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any function that is transferred by this Act; and (2) that are in effect on the effective date of such transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to their terms as in effect on such effective date); shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, any other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law. (b) Proceedings.--This Act shall not affect any proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending on the date of the enactment of this Act before an office whose functions are transferred by this Act, but such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted. (c) Suits.--This Act shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted. (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against the Department of Justice or the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or by or against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or employee in connection with a function transferred by this Act, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act. (e) Continuance of Suits.--If any Government officer in the official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with respect to a function of the officer, and under this Act such function is transferred to any other officer or office, then such suit shall be continued with the other officer or the head of such other office, as applicable, substituted or added as a party. (f) Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review.--Except as otherwise provided by this Act, any statutory requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or administrative or judicial review that apply to any function transferred by this Act shall apply to the exercise of such function by the head of the office, and other officers of the office, to which such function is transferred by this Act. SEC. 7. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL. (a) In General.--The personnel of the Department of Justice employed in connection with the functions transferred by this Act, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service in connection with the functions transferred by this Act, subject to section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, shall be transferred to the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs for appropriate allocation by the Director. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. (b) Effect on Personnel.-- (1) In general.--The transfer under this Act of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for 1 year after the date of transfer to the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs. (2) Executive schedule.--Any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs to a position having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new position at not less than the rate provided for such previous position, for the duration of the service of such person in such new position. SEC. 8. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT. Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided in this Act, an official to whom functions are transferred under this Act (including the head of any office to which functions are transferred under this Act) may delegate any of the functions so transferred to such officers and employees of the office of the official as the official may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions under this section or under any other provision of this Act shall relieve the official to whom a function is transferred under this Act of responsibility for the administration of the function. SEC. 9. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED. (a) Determinations.--If necessary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of the functions that are transferred under this Act. (b) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, may make such determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this Act, and to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. The Director shall provide for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Except as otherwise provided, the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs. (2) The term ``function'' includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program. (3) The term ``office'' includes any office, administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof. SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

Summary: Border Security and Enforcement Act of 1997 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs, to be headed by a Director. Transfers from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director all functions, personnel, infrastructure, and funding of the following programs: (1) the Border Patrol program; (2) the detention and deportation program; (3) the intelligence program; (4) the investigations program; and (5) the inspections program. Transfers DOJ personnel and assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and INS funds in connection with such functions to the Office, for allocation by the Director. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) continuation of proceedings and suits and nonabatement of actions in connection with transferred functions; and (2) delegation and assignment and authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding functions transferred.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Health Care Freedom of Choice Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. (a) Definitions.--Section 8901 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (10) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (11) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(12) the term `high deductible health plan' means a plan described by section 8903(5) or section 8903a(d); and ``(13) the term `medical savings account' has the meaning given such term by section 220(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''. (b) Authority To Contract for High Deductible Health Plans.-- Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(p)(1) The Office shall contract under this chapter for a high deductible health plan with any qualified carrier that-- ``(A) offers such a plan; and ``(B) as of the date of enactment of the Federal Employees Health Care Freedom of Choice Act, offers a health benefits plan under this chapter. ``(2) The Office may contract under this chapter for a high deductible health plan with any qualified carrier that-- ``(A) offers such a plan; but ``(B) does not satisfy the requirement under paragraph (1)(B).''. (c) Description of High Deductible Health Plans and Benefits To Be Provided Thereunder.-- (1) In general.--Section 8903 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(5) High deductible health plans.--(A) One or more plans described by paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), which-- ``(i) are high deductible health plans (as defined by section 220(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and ``(ii) provide benefits of the types referred to by section 8904(a)(5). ``(B) Nothing in this section shall be considered-- ``(i) to prevent a carrier from simultaneously offering a plan described by subparagraph (A) and a plan described by paragraph (1) or (2); ``(ii) to require that a high deductible health plan offer two levels of benefits; or ``(iii) to allow, in any contract year, for-- ``(I) more than one plan to be offered which satisfies both subparagraph (A) and paragraph (1) (subject to clause (ii)); and ``(II) more than one plan which satisfies both subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2) (subject to clause (ii)).''. (2) Types of benefits.--Section 8904(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: ``(5) High deductible health plans.--Benefits of the types named under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection or both.''. (3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 8903a of title 5, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the following: ``(d) The plans under this section may include one or more plans, otherwise allowable under this section, that satisfy the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 8903(5)(A).''. (B) Section 8909(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``8903a(d)'' and inserting ``8903a(e)''. (4) References.--Section 8903 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end (as a flush left sentence) the following: ``The Office shall prescribe regulations under which the requirements of section 8902(c), 8902(n), 8909(e), and any other provision of this chapter that applies with respect to a plan described by paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section shall apply with respect to the corresponding plan under paragraph (5) of this section. Similar regulations shall be prescribed with respect to any plan under section 8903a(d).''. (d) Contributions Toward High Deductible Health Plans and Medical Savings Accounts.-- (1) Amendments.-- (A) In general.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by redesignating section 8906a as section 8906b and by inserting after section 8906 the following: ``Sec. 8906a. Contribution provisions relating to certain individuals enrolled in high deductible health plans ``(a) In the case of an employee or annuitant who enrolls in a high deductible health plan, section 8906 shall apply in accordance with its terms, except as otherwise provided in this section. ``(b) Instead of the amount that would otherwise apply under the provisions of section 8906(d), the amount to be withheld under such provisions from the pay or annuity of an employee or annuitant described in subsection (a), for any biweekly or other period, shall be the equivalent (expressed in terms of such periods) of the amount by which-- ``(1) the applicable average subscription charge, as determined under section 8906(a) for the contract year involved, exceeds ``(2) the total Government contribution allowable for such contract year (as defined in subsection (h)), but not to exceed 100 percent of the subscription charge for the plan in which such employee or annuitant is enrolled. ``(c) Instead of the amount that would otherwise apply under the provisions of section 8906(b), in the case of an employee or annuitant described in subsection (a), the biweekly or other periodic Government contribution under such provisions toward the subscription charge for the plan in which such employee or annuitant is enrolled shall be the amount by which such charge exceeds (if at all) the amount which under subsection (b) is required to be withheld from the pay or annuity of the employee or annuitant involved. ``(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there shall be paid to the medical savings account of each employee or annuitant described in subsection (a), at the same time that the Government contribution under section 8906 is made (or would, but for this section, be made) for the benefit of such employee or annuitant, the amount by which-- ``(A) the total Government contribution allowable for the contract year involved (as defined in subsection (h)), exceeds ``(B) the amount of the Government contribution which under subsection (c) is required to be made toward the subscription charge for the plan in which such employee or annuitant is enrolled. No election to decline any contributions under this subsection shall be available to an employee or annuitant. ``(2) No contribution under this subsection shall be made to any medical savings account of an employee or annuitant for any period if, as of the first day of the month before the month in which such period commences, such employee or annuitant (or the spouse of such employee or annuitant, if coverage is for self and family) is entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. ``(3) The Office shall by regulation prescribe the time, form, and manner in which an employee or annuitant shall identify any medical savings account to which contributions for such employee or annuitant shall be made under this subsection. ``(4) Subsections (f) and (g) of section 8906 shall apply with respect to contributions under this subsection. ``(e) Any adjustment in the amount of any contribution under section 8906 that is required by subsection (b) or (c) of this section beginning in any contract year shall take effect-- ``(1) in the case of an employee, at the point in such year described in the second sentence of section 8906(b)(1); and ``(2) in the case of an annuitant, at the point in such year described in the third sentence of section 8906(b)(1). ``(f)(1) This section shall not apply to any employee or annuitant with respect to any period for which such employee or annuitant would not otherwise be eligible for a Government contribution under section 8906 (determined disregarding this section). ``(2) Neither subsection (b) nor (c) shall apply with respect to an employee or annuitant for any period for which-- ``(A) such employee or annuitant is ineligible for any contribution under subsection (d) by reason of paragraph (2) thereof; or ``(B) the amount of the contribution under subsection (d) for such employee or annuitant would otherwise be zero. ``(g) The Office shall by regulation provide for the application of section 8906(c) to the extent necessary to reflect any change in the ratio of individual to Government contributions resulting from the application of this section. ``(h) For purposes of this section, the term `total Government contribution allowable', as used with respect to a contract year, means the maximum Government contribution that could be made for health benefits for an employee or annuitant for such contract year, as determined under paragraph (1) of section 8906(b) (as well as paragraph (3) thereof, if appropriate, but disregarding paragraph (2) thereof and the provisions of this section).''. (B) Technical and conforming amendments.--(i) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 8906a and inserting the following: ``8906a. Contribution provisions relating to certain individuals enrolled in high deductible health plans. ``8906b. Temporary employees.''. (ii) Section 8913(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``8906a(a)'' and inserting ``8906b(a)''. (2) High deductible health plans to be disregarded in determining government contributions.--Section 8906 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, there shall not be taken into account, for purposes of computing any average under subsection (a), any subscription charge for any high deductible health plan or any individuals enrolled therein.''. (3) Coordination provision.--Nothing in this section or in any amendment made by this section shall be considered to affect any authority under section 1005(f) of title 39, United States Code, to vary, add to, or substitute for any provision of chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this section. (4) Technical amendment.--The second sentence of section 8909(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(not including any Government contributions under section 8906a to a medical savings account)'' after ``of this title''. (e) Information to Individuals Who May Be Eligible for Government Contributions to a Medical Savings Account.--Section 8907 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) In addition to any information otherwise provided for under this section, the Office shall make available to all employees and annuitants eligible to enroll in a high deductible health plan, in a form acceptable to the Office after consultation with the carrier, information relating to-- ``(1) the conditions under which a Government contribution shall be made under this chapter to a medical savings account; ``(2) the amount of the Government contribution payable under this chapter to a medical savings account (or how such amount may be ascertained); and ``(3) any other matter which the Office considers appropriate in connection with medical savings accounts.''. (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to contract years beginning on or after January 1, 1999. The Office of Personnel Management shall take appropriate measures to ensure that coverage under a high deductible health plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this section) shall be available as of the beginning of the first contract year described in the preceding sentence. SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. (a) Inclusion of Employees Enrolled in FEHBP High Deductible Health Plan.--Clause (iii) of section 220(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining eligible individual) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I), by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new subclause: ``(III) the high deductible health plan covering such individual is provided under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.''. (b) Contributions Limited to Federal Contribution.--Subsection (b) section 220 of such Code (relating to limitations) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(8) Denial of deduction for individuals covered by high deductible federal employee health benefits plan.--The limitation under this subsection for any month with respect to any individual shall be zero if, as of the first day of such month, such individual is covered under a high deductible health plan provided under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. For purposes of applying section 106(b) for such month-- ``(A) the preceding sentence shall not apply, and ``(B) paragraph (4) shall not apply to any individual who is entitled to receive any amount for such month by reason of being an annuitant (as defined in section 8901(3) of such title 5).''. (c) Numerical Limitations, Etc., Not To Apply.-- (1) In general.--Subsection (i) of section 220 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(6) Exception for individuals covered by federal employee health benefits plans.--This subsection shall not apply to any individual who is an eligible individual by reason of subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii)(III). Medical savings accounts established by such individuals shall not be taken into account in determining whether the numerical limitations under subsection (j) are exceeded.''. (2) Exception from reporting.--Paragraph (4) of section 220(j) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Exception for accounts of individuals covered by federal employee health benefits plans.--No report shall be required under this paragraph with respect to a medical savings account of an individual if such account was established at the time such individual was an eligible individual by reason of subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii)(III).''.

Summary: Federal Employees Health Care Freedom of Choice Act - Amends provisions of Federal law relating to the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) to authorize, and in certain circumstances require, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with qualified carriers for a high deductible health plan (as defined in existing Internal Revenue Code medical savings account provisions). Requires that such a plan provide benefits of the types provided by service benefit plans, indemnity benefit plans, or both. Sets forth special contribution requirements applicable to employees or annuitants enrolled in such plans, including mandating certain payments to the medical savings account of each individual so enrolled. Requires OPM to make information available to such individuals regarding the circumstances in which a Government contribution will be made to a medical savings account and the amount of that contribution. (Sec. 3) Amends Internal Revenue Code medical savings account provisions to modify the definition of "eligible individual" to add references to high deductible plans provided under the FEHBP. Regulates the medical savings account deduction for FEHBP individuals. Exempts FEHBP individuals from numerical limits on the number of taxpayers having medical savings accounts.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act of 2015'' or the ``TEST Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. ESEA AMENDMENTS. (a) Academic Assessments.--Section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended-- (1) in clause (v)(I), by striking ``clause vii'' and inserting ``clause (vii) and as otherwise provided under clause (xvi)''; (2) in clause (vii), by inserting ``except as otherwise provided under clause (xvi),'' before ``beginning''; (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xiv); (4) by striking the period at the end of clause (xv); and (5) by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(xvi) beginning with the first full school year after the date of enactment of the TEST Act of 2015, in lieu of the requirements of clause (vii)-- ``(I) authorize any public elementary school or public secondary school to administer the academic assessments in mathematics required under clause (vii) in each of grades 4, 6, and 8; ``(II) authorize any public elementary school or public secondary school to administer the academic assessments in reading or language arts required under clause (vii) in each of grades 3, 5, and 7; ``(III) authorize a public elementary schools or public secondary school at the 15th percentile or above for mathematics in the State (based on the achievement of students for the preceding school year in each of grades 4, 6, and 8 on the academics assessments in mathematics required under clause (vii)), to, for the school year following the administration of such assessments, administer the academic assessments in mathematics required under clause (vii) in each of grades 4 and 8; ``(IV) authorize a public elementary school or public secondary school at the 15th percentile or above for reading or language arts in the State (based on the achievement of students for the preceding school year in each of grades 3, 5, and 7 on the academics assessments in reading or language arts required under clause (vii)), to, for the school year following the administration of such assessments, administer the academic assessments in reading or language arts required under clause (vii) in each of grades 3 and 7; ``(V) authorize a public elementary school or public secondary school whose students do not meet the academic achievement requirements of subclause (III) of this clause, but which has demonstrated such level of progress with respect to the achievement of students on academic assessments in mathematics required under clause (vii), as determined appropriate by the Secretary to be authorized to administer assessments in mathematics in accordance with subclause (III) of this clause, to administer such assessments in mathematics in accordance with such subclause (III); and ``(VI) authorize a public elementary school or public secondary school whose students do not meet the academic achievement requirements of subclause (IV) of this clause, but which has demonstrated such level of progress with respect to the achievement of students on academic assessments in reading or language arts required under clause (vii), as determined appropriate by the Secretary to be authorized to administer assessments in reading or language arts in accordance with subclause (IV) of this clause, to administer such assessments in reading or language arts in accordance with such subclause (IV).''. (b) Limited English Proficient Students.--Section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)) is amended in the matter following item (dd), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and that the achievement of a student with limited English proficiency shall not be considered for purposes of such definition for the first 12 months that the student is enrolled in a public elementary school or public secondary school''. (c) Application to Waivers.--Section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7861) is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)-- (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (9)(C); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(11) the requirement under section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that a student with limited English proficiency be excluded from the definition of adequate yearly progress for the first 12 months that the student is enrolled in a public elementary school or public secondary school.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(h) Options for Certain Academic Assessments.--A waiver awarded under this section shall not prohibit a State educational agency from administering academic assessments in accordance with clause (xvi) of section 1111(b)(3)(C) in lieu of the requirements of clause (vii) of section 1111(b)(3)(C).''.

Summary: Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act of 2015 or the TEST Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to lower the frequency with which students must take the tests used to determine whether they are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic achievement standards in mathematics and reading or language arts. Under current law, students must take such tests in both subjects in each of grades 3 through 8. The bill maintains testing in grades 3 through 8 but authorizes a public school to limit testing: (1) in mathematics, to even-numbered grades or, if the school is at the 15th percentile or above for mathematics in the state or its students are making appropriate progress toward state mathematics achievement standards, to grades 4 and 8 only; and (2) in reading or language arts, to odd-numbered grades or, if the school is at the 15th percentile or above for reading or language arts or its students are making appropriate progress toward state reading or language arts achievement standards, to grades 3 and 7 only. Limited English proficient students who are in their first 12 months of enrollment in a public school are excluded from the determination as to whether students are making AYP toward state academic achievement standards.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION. (a) Deadline for Updating Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, as appointed pursuant to section 552(j) of title 5, United States Code, shall finalize and issue an updated regulation implementing section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), which shall include-- (1) public guidance on procedures to be followed when making requests under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code; (2) updated guidance to the components of the Department responsible for processing such requests, which may include information on how to adopt automated processing of requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code; (3) detailed information on fees and costs associated with such requests; and (4) detailed information on the appeals process for such requests. (b) Identification of Costs.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief FOIA Officer, in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer of the Department and the heads of each of the relevant components of the Department, shall identify the total annual cost to the Department of implementing section 552 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Guidance.--The Chief FOIA Officer shall develop guidance on reporting standards related to the direct and indirect costs to the Department associated with the processing of requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Cost Savings.--The Chief FOIA Officer, in collaboration with the heads of each of the relevant components of the Department, shall-- (1) identify unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by the Department in the course of processing requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) eliminate unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by the Department in the course of processing requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, by not later than 12 months after the identification of such action under paragraph (1). (d) FOIA Tracking Systems.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief FOIA Officer shall develop a plan to automate the processing of requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code to the Department. Such plan shall take into account the specific needs of each of the components of the Department responsible for processing such requests and address required and recommended technology capabilities and elements. Such plan shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits associated with establishing and using electronic processing systems to process requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code. (e) FOIA Backlog.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department, in consultation with the Chief FOIA Officer, shall update and issue guidance to the heads of each of the relevant components of the Department regarding the goal of reducing the backlog in processing requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, by 50 percent between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2018. (f) Report.-- (1) Semiannual privacy report.--The Chief FOIA Officer shall include in each semiannual privacy report submitted under section 1062(f) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1(f)) each of the following: (A) The total costs to the Department of meeting the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, for the period covered by the report. (B) An assessment of progress made toward meeting the backlog goals pursuant to subsection (e) during the period covered by the report and the periods covered by the two preceding reports. (C) An assessment of whether the Department has adequate staffing and other resources to address the backlog goals pursuant to subsection (e) for processing requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code. (D) An assessment of the progress made towards automating the processing of requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, during the period covered by the report. (2) Fiscal year 2016 requirements.--The Chief FOIA Officer shall include in the second semiannual privacy report for fiscal year 2016 each of the following: (A) A description of any cost savings identified under subsection (d). (B) The plan developed under subsection (d). (g) Duplicative Action Defined.--In this section, the term ``duplicative actions'' means actions carried out by two or more components or programs that are engaged in the same activities or provide the same services related to the processing of FOIA requests to the same beneficiaries. SEC. 3. PROGRESS ON AUTOMATION. Upon completion of the plan to automate the processing of requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, the Chief FOIA Officer shall provide the plan to the heads of the components of the Department and seek written feedback from each head of a component agency regarding the extent to which that component will adopt the plan, the associated costs, and the projected timelines. Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2015. Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House of Representatives on June 11, 2015. DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to issue an updated regulation implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and to identify the total annual implementation costs; to develop guidance on reporting standards related to costs of processing FOIA requests; within 120 days after enactment of this Act, to identify unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by DHS in processing such requests; to eliminate such actions within 12 months after identifying them; and within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to develop a plan to automate the processing of requests and to issue guidance to the relevant DHS components regarding the goal of reducing the backlog in processing requests by 50% between FY2015 and FY2018. Requires the regulation implementing FOIA to include: (1) public guidance on procedures to be followed when making requests for DHS rules, opinions, orders, records, or proceedings; (2) updated guidance to the DHS components for processing such requests, which may include information on automated processing; and (3) detailed information on fees and costs associated with, and on the appeals process for, requests. Directs the Chief FOIA Officer to include: (1) in each semiannual privacy report submitted under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the total costs to DHS of meeting FOIA requirements and assessments of progress made toward meeting backlog goals, of whether DHS has adequate staffing and other resources to address such goals, and of progress made toward automating the processing of requests; and (2) in the second semiannual privacy report for FY2016, a description of any cost savings identified from, and the plan developed for, automating the processing of requests. (Sec. 3) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer to provide such plan, upon completion, to DHS components and seek written feedback regarding the extent to which each component will adopt the plan, the associated costs, and the projected time lines.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cocopah Lands Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The reservation of the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona is located in Yuma County, Arizona. (2) That reservation was created by an Executive order signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917. (3) That reservation is made up of 3 noncontiguous tracts of land. (4) The Tribe inhabits all 3 parts of the reservation. (5) The Tribe purchased the additional lands to provide infrastructure to housing areas, water, and economic development to tribal members. (6) The current trust land base of the reservation is insufficient to provide such needs. (7) The Tribe acquired 7 parcels of land contiguous to its present reservation lands in 1986, 1993, 1997, and 2005, and these parcels are currently classified as ``Indian Lands'' under Federal law. (8) The acquired parcels shall not be taken into trust for gaming purposes. (9) The best means of solving the Tribe's land and economic needs to its tribal members is to require the Secretary to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, that are acquired by the Tribe into trust for the Tribe subject to the provisions of this Act. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 4. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. (a) Lands to Be Taken Into Trust.--If the Tribe transfers title to the land described in subsection (b) to the Secretary, the Secretary shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if at the time of such transfer there are no adverse legal claims to such land, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed. (b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is described as follows: (1) Parcel 1 (sibley purchase 1986).--Lot 4 and the SW\1/ 4\, of the NW\1/4\, of Sec. 1, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, except that portion of the SW\1/4\, of the NW\1/4\, of said Sec. 1, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., lying southeasterly of the north right-of-way line of the Bureau of Reclamation levee. (2) Parcel 2 (sibley purchase 1986).--Lot 1 and the SE\1/ 4\, of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 2, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona. (3) Parcel 3 (mcdaniel purchase 1993).--That part of the E\1/2\, of the SE\1/4\, lying south of the East Main Bureau of Reclamation Canal right of way in Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 23 W., of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona. (4) Parcel 4 (holland purchase 1997).--That portion of the NW\1/4\, of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R 22 E., of the San Bernardino Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying north of the levee and Salinity Canal; except the north 220 feet. (5) Parcel 5 (holland purchase 1997).--An easement over the easterly 15 feet of the north 220 feet of that portion of the NW\1/4\, of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 22 E., of the San Bernardino Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying north of the levee and Salinity Canal for irrigation purposes. (6) Parcel 6 (powers purchase 1997).--Lots 21, 24, and 25, Sec. 29, and lots 16 and 17 and the N\1/2\, of the SW\1/4\, of the SE\1/4\, of Sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 22 E., of the San Bernardino Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, according to the dependent resurvey of the Bureau of Land Management, accepted December 9, 1960. (7) Parcel 7 (speed way purchase 2005).--That portion of the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 21 W., of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying South and East of the East Main Canal; except the south 33 feet thereof; except one-third interest in and to all mineral rights, as reserved in the deed recorded in Docket 1461, page 600, records of Yuma County, Arizona. (c) Lands to Be Made Part of the Reservation.--Land taken into trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation. (d) Service Area.--For the purposes of the delivery of Federal services to enrolled members of the Tribe, the Tribe's service area shall be Yuma County, Arizona. (e) Gaming Prohibited.--Land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act shall not be used for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Summary: Cocopah Lands Act - Provides that if the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona transfers title to certain described land to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall take it into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if there are no adverse legal claims to it, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed. Considers such land to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation. Prohibits its use for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.