1.Short title; Table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act
or the
Act for the 99%
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
Title I—Emergency job creation to rebuild America
Subtitle A—Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Part 1—School Improvement Corps
Sec. 1011. Purpose.
Sec. 1012. Definitions.
Subpart A—Grants for modernization, renovation, or repair of
public school facilities
Sec. 1021. Purpose.
Sec. 1022. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 1023. Allowable uses of funds.
Sec. 1024. Priority projects.
Subpart B—Grants for maintenance Costs
Sec. 1031. Allocation to States.
Sec. 1032. Allowable uses of funds.
Subpart C—General provisions
Sec. 1041. Supplement, not supplant.
Sec. 1042. Prohibition regarding State aid.
Sec. 1043. Maintenance of effort.
Sec. 1044. Special rules on contracting.
Sec. 1045. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured
goods.
Sec. 1046. Labor standards; compliance with existing
statutes.
Sec. 1047. Charter schools.
Sec. 1048. Green schools.
Sec. 1049. Reporting.
Sec. 1050. Special rules.
Sec. 1051. Promotion of employment experiences.
Sec. 1052. Availability of funds.
Sec. 1053. Alternate distribution of funds.
Part 2—Student Jobs Corps
Sec. 1061. Student Jobs Corps.
Part 3—Public Lands Corps and Civilian Conservation
Corps
Sec. 1071. Appropriation of additional funds for existing
Public Lands Corps.
Sec. 1072. Establishment and operation of new Civilian
Conservation Corps.
Part 4—Neighborhood Heroes Corps
Sec. 1081. Teacher Corps.
Sec. 1082. Appropriation of additional funds for Community
Oriented Policing Services.
Sec. 1083. Firefighters Corps.
Part 5—Health Care Corps
Sec. 1091. Purpose.
Sec. 1092. Health care and long-term care
providers.
Sec. 1093. Supplement, not supplant.
Part 6—Community Corps
Sec. 1101. Purpose.
Sec. 1102. Community Corps.
Sec. 1103. Application.
Sec. 1104. Activities of the Community Corps.
Sec. 1105. Hiring and preferences.
Sec. 1106. Additional requirements for States and units of
general local government.
Sec. 1107. Employment status and compensation.
Sec. 1108. Nondisplacement of existing employees.
Sec. 1109. Dispute resolutions, whistleblower hotline, and
enforcement by the Secretary.
Sec. 1110. Definitions.
Part 7—Child Development Corps
Sec. 1121. Purpose.
Sec. 1122. Child Development Corps.
Part 8—On-the-job Training
Sec. 1131. Appropriation.
Part 9—General Provisions
Sec. 1141. General requirements for entities receiving funding
under this subtitle.
Sec. 1142. Reporting.
Sec. 1143. Hiring and preferences.
Sec. 1144. Flexibility on hiring.
Sec. 1145. Nondisplacement.
Sec. 1146. Employment status and compensation in new
programs.
Sec. 1147. Dispute resolutions, whistleblower hotline, and
enforcement by the Secretary.
Sec. 1148. Termination.
Subtitle B—Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011
Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Domestic content requirement for the Buy American
Act.
Sec. 1203. Requirement for indirect contracts to comply with
the Buy American Act.
Sec. 1204. Buy American waiver reporting
requirement.
Sec. 1205. Implementation through the Federal Acquisition
Regulation.
Sec. 1206. Definitions.
Subtitle C—Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of
2011
Sec. 1301. Short title.
Sec. 1302. Definitions.
Sec. 1303. Purpose.
Sec. 1304. Definition of small business concern and status
review.
Sec. 1305. Notification.
Sec. 1306. Reporting.
Sec. 1307. List of contractors.
Sec. 1308. Contracting databases.
Sec. 1309. Enforcement.
Subtitle D—National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of
2011
Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Findings.
Sec. 1403. Definitions.
Sec. 1404. Establishment of national infrastructure development
bank.
Sec. 1405. Board of directors.
Sec. 1406. Executive committee.
Sec. 1407. Risk management committee.
Sec. 1408. Audit Committee.
Sec. 1409. Personnel.
Sec. 1410. Eligibility criteria for assistance from
Bank.
Sec. 1411. Exemption from local taxation.
Sec. 1412. Status and applicability of certain Federal laws; no
full faith and credit.
Sec. 1413. Compliance with Davis-Bacon Act.
Sec. 1414. Applicability of certain State laws.
Sec. 1415. Audits; Reports to President and
Congress.
Sec. 1416. Capitalization of bank.
Sec. 1417. Sunset.
Subtitle E—Wounded Veteran Job Security Act
Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Expansion of definition of service in uniformed
services for purposes of USERRA.
Sec. 1503. Documentation of treatment for purposes of
reemployment under USERRA.
Sec. 1504. Notification of employer of intent to return to a
position of employment.
Sec. 1505. Effective date.
Subtitle F—Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act
of 2011
Sec. 1601. Short title.
Sec. 1602. Extension of emergency unemployment compensation
program.
Sec. 1603. Temporary extension of extended benefit
provisions.
Subtitle G—Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act
of 2011
Sec. 1701. Short title.
Sec. 1702. Additional first-tier emergency unemployment
compensation.
Sec. 1703. Regulations.
Sec. 1704. Effective date.
Subtitle H—Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Clarification regarding definition of
countervailable subsidy.
Sec. 1803. Report on implementation of subtitle.
Sec. 1804. Application to goods from Canada and
Mexico.
Subtitle I—Prioritize Emergency Job Creation Act
Sec. 1851. Short title.
Sec. 1852. Emergency job creation.
Subtitle J—Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011
Sec. 1901. Short title.
Sec. 1902. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 1903. Definitions.
Sec. 1904. Prohibited acts.
Sec. 1905. Enforcement.
Subtitle K—New Jobs for America Act of 2011
Sec. 1951. Short title.
Sec. 1952. Compensated employment training grants.
Subtitle L—Transportation infrastructure
investment
Sec. 1961. Transportation infrastructure
investment.
Subtitle M—Jobs NOW Act
Sec. 1971. Short title.
Sec. 1972. Restoration of TANF Emergency Contingency
Fund.
Subtitle N—Discretionary spending limits
Sec. 1981. Repeal of new discretionary spending
limits.
Subtitle O—Emergency job creation designation
Sec. 1991. Congressional Designation.
Title II—Responsible savings and fair taxation
Subtitle A—Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan
Act
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Statement of policy.
Sec. 2003. Limitation on use of funds for operations of the
Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
Subtitle B—Defense and Deficit Reduction Act
Sec. 2101. Short title.
Sec. 2102. Findings.
Sec. 2103. Reduction and freeze in budget of Department of
Defense.
Subtitle C—Reduction in Military End Strength Level in
Europe
Sec. 2201. Reduction in end strength level of members of the
United States Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty in Europe and
corresponding general end strength reductions.
Sec. 2202. Conforming changes to Armed Forces end strength
levels.
Subtitle D—V–22 Osprey aircraft program
Sec. 2401. Termination of V–22 Osprey aircraft
program.
Subtitle E—Fairness in Taxation
Sec. 2501. Increased tax rates for taxpayers with more than
$1,000,000 taxable income.
Sec. 2502. Recapture of lower capital gains rates for
individuals subject to added rate brackets.
Subtitle F—End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011
Sec. 2601. Short title.
Sec. 2602. Amortization of geological and geophysical
expenditures.
Sec. 2603. Producing oil and gas from marginal
wells.
Sec. 2604. Enhanced oil recovery credit.
Sec. 2605. Intangible drilling and development costs in the
case of oil and gas wells.
Sec. 2606. Percentage depletion.
Sec. 2607. Tertiary injectants.
Sec. 2608. Passive activity losses and credits
limited.
Sec. 2609. Income attributable to domestic production
activities.
Sec. 2610. Prohibition on using last-in, first-out accounting
for major integrated oil companies.
Sec. 2611. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable
to dual capacity taxpayers.
Subtitle G—Superfund Reinvestment Act
Sec. 2701. Short title.
Sec. 2702. Use of Hazardous Substance Superfund for
cleanup.
Sec. 2703. Budgetary treatment of Hazardous Substance
Superfund.
Sec. 2704. Extension of Superfund taxes.
Sec. 2705. Applicability.
Subtitle H—Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax
Act
Sec. 2801. Short title.
Sec. 2802. Transaction tax.
Subtitle I—Making Work Pay tax credit
Sec. 2901. Two-year extension of making work pay
credit.
Subtitle J—Employee Misclassification Prevention
Act
Sec. 2951. Short title.
Sec. 2952. Classification of employees and
non-employees.
Sec. 2953. Misclassification of employees for unemployment
compensation purposes.
Sec. 2954. Department of Labor coordination, referral, and
regulations.
Sec. 2955. Targeted audits.
Subtitle K—Corporate Assets Should be used to Hire
Act
Sec. 2961. Short title.
Sec. 2962. Temporary surtax on increases in retained earnings
of domestic corporations.
Title III—Protect and strengthen Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid
Subtitle A—Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Public health insurance option.
Subtitle B—Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of
2011
Sec. 3101. Short title.
Sec. 3102. Negotiation of lower covered part d drug prices on
behalf of medicare beneficiaries.
Subtitle C—Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act
of 2011
Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Extension of ARRA increase in FMAP through fiscal
year 2012.
Subtitle D—Keeping Our Social Security Promises
Act
Sec. 3301. Short title.
Sec. 3302. Payroll tax on remuneration up to contribution and
benefit base and more than $250,000.
Sec. 3303. Tax on net earnings from self-employment up to
contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000.
<enum>I</enum><header>Emergency job
creation to rebuild America</header>
<subtitle id="HC198DEBF830645A4B2433695EA11BAAA"><enum>A</enum><header>Emergency Jobs to
Restore the American Dream Act </header>
<section id="HA90C467380CC4893983D1DE8426EB2F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Emergency Jobs to Restore
the American Dream Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><part id="H25BFBF643FCD4561946D6FB53B13D134"><enum>1</enum><header>School
Improvement Corps </header>
<section id="HBE01610BBDB44D9CBC61469C169303D7"><enum>1011.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to provide
for the creation of 400,000 construction jobs for the purpose of modernizing,
renovating, or repairing public school facilities; and 250,000 maintenance jobs
for the purpose of maintaining and improving public school facilities.</text>
</section><section id="H21995F7F4ECE41AB8ACBBCCE935DFFC1"><enum>1012.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph id="HBD79CE0E3A4B46C7A7D4326604D35BC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>Bureau-funded school</term> has the meaning given such term in section
1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC92856E77ABC41808849F8FB9DAB5B58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>charter school</term> has the meaning given such term in section 5210 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221i).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H919F3C777A464243936072E53551B040"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>CHPS Criteria</term> means
the green building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High
Performance Schools.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5977302DF27E4232AA0E82C77A82FCA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Energy Star</term> means the
Energy Star program of the United States Department of Energy and the United
States Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H281A470358A04E66934505E2D6C5F4E9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term
<term>Green Globes</term> means the Green Building Initiative environmental
design and rating system referred to as Green Globes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H390107C1431E4D96BEBD1C4B8CE3E195"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>LEED Green Building Rating
System</term> means the United States Green Building Council Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard referred to as
LEED Green Building Rating System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3B14CD4E2754A4F82325AEDDAE82981"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term
<term>local educational agency</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCBA5A9AFE6C4D3EA153AA2A1C8AAA39"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the meaning given such term in section
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE615411001D24ADDB5692D8E08DD8943"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes any public charter school that
constitutes a local educational agency under State law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7AA22E9FABC84F7EA701CCB5AF5B5A88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes the
Recovery School District of Louisiana.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D3ED885F81846E2945992DE4189D76A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>outlying area</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE242A7F2B44747079939BFA0A25F2DA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DE61407FCBA4F869523A2526FA28B44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes the
Republic of Palau.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H515E9F6B24A643FABE96195E7872F2AA"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public school
facilities</term> means existing public elementary or secondary school
facilities, including public charter school facilities and other existing
facilities planned for adaptive reuse as public charter school
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE848E6B1A934FCA99188A60C944616C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10653005CA424D3BBB62A2CA167D6685"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The term
<term>State</term> means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text>
</paragraph></section><subpart id="H9306ECD0AD1E4547A919C6CE5851133C"><enum>A</enum><header>Grants for
modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities</header>
<section id="HEB79B46733DC4EE29BFA200011C7FF37"><enum>1021.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Grants under this subpart shall be for the
purpose of modernizing, renovating, or repairing public school facilities
(including early learning facilities, as appropriate), based on the need of the
facilities for such improvements, to ensure that public school facilities are
safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date.</text>
</section><section id="H134B6B85141D425EB67735F1B96599B7"><enum>1022.</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<subsection id="HBE9F7ABD18564337BE545BFE9776E14E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation</header>
<paragraph id="HA12D15D3F7C54BF38A207DF93FB8B7F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amount
appropriated to carry out this subpart for each fiscal year pursuant to section
1052(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 2 percent of such amount, consistent
with the purpose described in section 1052(a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5BFABE628F8452085F94FF96742336F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide
assistance to the outlying areas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06208C2C45F045BCA1FA5C23CE78D04E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for payments to the Secretary of the
Interior to provide assistance to Bureau-funded schools.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A2DB02C64E14FD596FF458D2338CAB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of reserved
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year,
the amount reserved under paragraph (1) shall be divided between the uses
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph in the same proportion
as the amount reserved under section 1121(a) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331(a)) is divided between the uses described
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section 1121(a) in such fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD39EA7F1EF64E218DD094BFF13DAB4B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distressed areas
and natural disasters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From
the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart for each fiscal year pursuant
to section 1052(a), the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent of such amount for
grants to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7DD6A863BD2473598DBCF2C687798C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local educational agencies serving
geographic areas with significant economic distress, to be used consistent with
the purpose described in section 1021 and the allowable uses of funds described
in section 1023;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0638DD92AC5B46FA9A2508C92AF65645"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local educational agencies serving
geographic areas recovering from a natural disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAFF8D509A2C47CEBBCF1318651FF97B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>local educational
agencies serving geographic areas that contain a military installation selected
for closure under the base closure and realignment process pursuant to the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B56A2528AD24B769909185B09A9D5D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation to
States</header>
<paragraph id="H6DC289A71A2642299D022BD2AD1FAFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State-by-State
allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount
appropriated to carry out this subpart for each fiscal year pursuant to section
1052(a)(1), and not reserved under
<internal-xref idref="HBE9F7ABD18564337BE545BFE9776E14E" legis-path="312.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, each State shall be
allocated an amount in proportion to the amount received by all local
educational agencies in the State under part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the previous
fiscal year relative to the total amount received by all local educational
agencies in every State under such part for such fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7BA441FA9D148208E05A291B5E55439"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may
reserve up to 1 percent of its allocation under
<internal-xref idref="H6DC289A71A2642299D022BD2AD1FAFC7" legis-path="312.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> to carry out its
responsibilities under this subpart, which include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEE8724C25794BDDB48994A6B35220ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance to local
educational agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1806BD705F64C669E642A7D5828BED3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing an online, publicly searchable
database that includes an inventory of public school facilities in the State,
including for each such facility, its design, condition, modernization,
renovation and repair needs, utilization, energy use, and carbon footprint;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FA59B5F27144CAD8C846ABC2D2B8A09"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creating voluntary guidelines for
high-performing school buildings, including guidelines concerning the
following:</text>
<clause id="H0604C530BCF348FB9E5297563C962B28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Site
location, storm water management, outdoor surfaces, outdoor lighting, and
transportation, including public transit and pedestrian and bicycle
accessability.</text>
</clause><clause id="H431D4E46A9864653B491493689911450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Outdoor water
systems, landscaping to minimize water use, including elimination of irrigation
systems for landscaping, and indoor water use reduction.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDEEDF3FCD5234669AA8708F6CFC34408"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Energy
efficiency (including minimum and superior standards, such as for heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning systems), use of alternative energy sources,
commissioning, and training.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7CE62CE9AC7C45C99AC4BE54739B55E3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of durable, sustainable materials,
including life-cycle cost effectiveness, and waste reduction.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF68B5421F9A34BE8B890A039A6486B51"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indoor environmental quality, such as day
lighting in classrooms, lighting quality, indoor air quality (including with
reference to reducing the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory
illnesses), acoustics, and thermal comfort.</text>
</clause><clause id="HAF0D669359F64E229A0B0508EFBF70C3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Operations and
management, such as use of energy-efficient equipment, indoor environmental
management plan, maintenance plan, and pest management.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3925414CE64CD79470A48B9A8DF117"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants to local
educational agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the
amount allocated to a State under
<internal-xref idref="H6DC289A71A2642299D022BD2AD1FAFC7" legis-path="312.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, each eligible local
educational agency in the State shall receive an amount in proportion to the
amount received by such local educational agency under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the
previous fiscal year relative to the total amount received by all local
educational agencies in the State under such part for such fiscal year, except
that no local educational agency that received funds under such part for such
fiscal year shall receive a grant of less than $5,000 in any fiscal year under
this subpart.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H039853E9E19141AA871DCD10066AC7DF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1122(c)(3) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6332(c)(3)) shall
not apply to
<internal-xref idref="H6DC289A71A2642299D022BD2AD1FAFC7" legis-path="312.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> or
<internal-xref idref="HEA3925414CE64CD79470A48B9A8DF117" legis-path="312.(b)(3)">(3)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H46D85BFCB4D14C9DB595BECD2D9EDC4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H41C5B408FB274D4FAE19292B91980E1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Distributions by
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
make and distribute the reservations and allocations described in
<internal-xref idref="HBE9F7ABD18564337BE545BFE9776E14E" legis-path="312.(a)">subsections (a)</internal-xref> and
<internal-xref idref="H1B56A2528AD24B769909185B09A9D5D9" legis-path="312.(b)">(b)</internal-xref> not later than 90 days after an
appropriation of funds for this subpart is made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2FE218014F624E3BB8567F2FE993AC0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distributions by
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall make and
distribute the allocations described in
<internal-xref idref="HEA3925414CE64CD79470A48B9A8DF117" legis-path="312.(b)(3)">subsection (b)(3)</internal-xref> within 60 days of
receiving such funds from the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF4CD09597336400C9943614C77F1BEF1"><enum>1023.</enum><header>Allowable uses
of funds</header>
<subsection id="H5EDBA3736C4046B290895F034F9CB3A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational
agency receiving a grant under this subpart shall use the grant for
modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities (including
early learning facilities and charter schools, as appropriate),
including—</text>
<paragraph id="H086BEEC74F4E4094AB6327C976E2376B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repair, replacement, or installation of
roofs, including extensive, intensive or semi-intensive green roofs, electrical
wiring, water supply and plumbing systems, sewage systems, storm water runoff
systems, lighting systems, building envelope, windows, ceilings, flooring, or
doors, including security doors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7B273A3E9E14AA2B234A628DAC6D62C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repair, replacement, or installation of
heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, including insulation, and
conducting indoor air quality assessments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B87479919C94A76B65B5139CFF14B1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with fire, health, seismic, and
safety codes, including professional installation of fire and life safety
alarms, and modernizations, renovations, and repairs that ensure that schools
are prepared for emergencies, such as improving building infrastructure to
accommodate security measures and installing or upgrading technology to ensure
that schools are able to respond to emergencies such as acts of terrorism,
campus violence, and natural disasters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H233E07F2F3E14035B9C2C80FE62EF043"><enum>(4)</enum><text>retrofitting
necessary to increase the energy efficiency and water efficiency of public
school facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H982C18ED41724E48A518BC9FC0ECD28D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>modifications
necessary to make facilities accessible in compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1DCFCC43A4C42248BCFC16CED580728"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">abatement, removal, or interim controls of
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards,
including lead-based paint hazards, or a proven carcinogen;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H312D46F305FC4C84846948C3254643E4"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures designed to reduce or eliminate
human exposure to classroom noise and environmental noise pollution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A4E349DEE64D30A4678F2863CF7E99"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modernization, renovation, or repair
necessary to reduce the consumption of coal, electricity, land, natural gas,
oil, or water;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3B8BED55F9B437B90B0384BCD08CBF0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>installation or
upgrading of educational technology infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0A0A110C09646C099A827881CF00A56"><enum>(10)</enum><text>modernization,
renovation, or repair of science and engineering laboratories, libraries, and
career and technical education facilities, and improvements to building
infrastructure to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian access;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67D07B7C326145D58F56966C9E944D50"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installation or upgrading of renewable
energy generation and heating systems, including solar, photovoltaic, wind,
biomass (including wood pellet and woody biomass), waste-to-energy, and
solar-thermal and geothermal systems, and for energy audits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC77A84B234C54346846F1B3459DCDCA3"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures designed to reduce or eliminate
human exposure to airborne particles such as dust, sand, and pollens;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2DDF06BE72B44FAB34023F8D8175FA8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>creating
greenhouses, gardens (including trees), and other facilities for environmental,
scientific, or other educational purposes, or to produce energy savings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3E9A0181EEA4BBEB9C6C1D5C4F68CE5"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modernizing, renovating, or repairing
physical education facilities for students, including upgrading or installing
recreational structures made from post-consumer recovered materials in
accordance with the comprehensive procurement guidelines prepared by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 6002(e) of
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6962(e));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EA7477E1D6C4C9299BE4820832C3AB1"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other modernization, renovation, or repair
of public school facilities to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3261E5448D8F452DA89416BBC6E95A62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve teachers’
ability to teach and students’ ability to learn;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9641AE992A34586AE605038E1B6F3EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure the health
and safety of students and staff;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB411DEA0BFEE4E7FB5B07F5BAC4CDD20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make them more
energy efficient; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA9092994BEE43009C72D3BF4F9DCC38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reduce class size;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83ABAF09F44A4628BD6CE088E818CF6D"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">required environmental remediation related
to modernization, renovation, or repair described in paragraphs (1) through
(15).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAEF2D89AC03742DB86F39E618B396DA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>A local educational agency receiving a grant under this
part may not use more than 1 percent of such grant funds for administrative
costs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H015A4D4380B2428BB770824B9BE7A04D"><enum>1024.</enum><header>Priority
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In selecting a
project under
<internal-xref idref="HF4CD09597336400C9943614C77F1BEF1" legis-path="113.">section 113</internal-xref>, a local educational agency may
give priority to projects involving the abatement, removal, or interim controls
of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards,
including lead-based paint hazards, or a proven carcinogen.</text>
</section></subpart><subpart id="H653AFF0E8C7A469F981E954BC4F5F38F"><enum>B</enum><header>Grants for
maintenance Costs</header>
<section id="H94FFF7A7A02F464CAAA7CEF210429E0D"><enum>1031.</enum><header>Allocation to
States</header>
<subsection id="HBA6736C2FC0143AFAA9C2478149EF9A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State-by-State
allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount
appropriated to carry out this subpart for each fiscal year pursuant to section
1052(a)(2), each State shall be allocated an amount in proportion to the amount
received by all local educational agencies in the State under part A of title I
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.)
for the previous fiscal year relative to the total amount received by all local
educational agencies in every State under such part for such fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F620CC99C1F4B6485AA420A9D8453CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to local
educational agencies</header><text>From the amount allocated to a State under
<internal-xref idref="HBA6736C2FC0143AFAA9C2478149EF9A1" legis-path="115.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, each eligible local
educational agency in the State shall receive an amount in proportion to the
amount received by such local educational agency under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the
previous fiscal year relative to the total amount received by all local
educational agencies in the State under such part for such fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBA9053791382436B8145FDBC71A2C931"><enum>1032.</enum><header>Allowable uses
of funds</header>
<subsection id="HE9283C77802C45959861D36E6097AFF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational
agency receiving a grant under this subpart shall use the grant for payment of
maintenance costs, including routine repairs classified as current expenditures
under State or local law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H33A2C11AF90440D4B4B8643061453F0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational
agency receiving a grant under this subpart may not use more than 1 percent of
such grant funds for administrative costs.</text>
</subsection></section></subpart><subpart id="HFC631060C53C4C6BBE66A8B43D48016F"><enum>C</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section id="HBFED0918CE084DA590E1C34FA5E3CDD7"><enum>1041.</enum><header>Supplement,
not supplant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A local
educational agency receiving a grant under this part shall use such Federal
funds only to supplement and not supplant the amount of funds that would, in
the absence of such Federal funds, be available for modernization, renovation,
repair, maintenance, and construction of public school facilities.</text>
</section><section id="HE235360B957A4D6C8A623D5913C742CD"><enum>1042.</enum><header>Prohibition
regarding State aid</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A State
shall not take into consideration payments under this part in determining the
eligibility of any local educational agency in that State for State aid, or the
amount of State aid, with respect to free public education of children.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="HEEA0DD842E65473CAB077615D6618FA9"><enum>1043.</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC2DD90CE73314767A88302B222BA9A4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational
agency may receive a grant under this part for any fiscal year only if either
the combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of the
agency and the State involved with respect to the provision of free public
education by the agency for the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90
percent of the combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second
preceding fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50779FC60E844C5FAF0007397C13F445"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary shall waive the requirements of this section if the Secretary
determines that a waiver would be equitable due to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC3746C3B0E4947B4957885146010A9F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exceptional or
uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3D33D005B7E1419987EEF5EE979A0AE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a precipitous
decline in the financial resources of the local educational agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H1B484747C1E049788B2D411F1975AED5"><enum>1044.</enum><header>Special rules
on contracting</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2154E807CF0C450F8FDAADA0A5E2DE54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Local
educational agency requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H96E614BB205047E9B0062E89BFA58C74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each local educational agency receiving a grant under
this part shall ensure that, if the agency carries out modernization,
renovation, repair, maintenance, or construction through a contract, the
process for any such contract ensures the maximum number of qualified bidders,
including local, small, minority, and women- and veteran-owned businesses,
through full and open competition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA9FB3B736BF4E6BB09E8272D4500509"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
applications</header><text>In reviewing awarding contracts under paragraph (1),
a local educational agency shall give preference to businesses that
demonstrate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2B1FD83214A84424B4A39CF3B6DFD2E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>current and past
compliance with Federal and State labor laws, including laws concerning wage
and hour, labor relations, family and medical leave, occupational safety and
health, and living wage standards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB38506C17DC4E61B7413118E49E0518"><enum>(B)</enum><text>terms and
conditions of employment including payment of living wage; availability of
sick, vacation and retirement benefits; and existence of grievance procedures
and labor-management committees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CF0D4B2588F438180161940396EC7FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification by
businesses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any business
competing for a contract with a local educational agency receiving funds under
this part shall certify to the local educational agency that the business has a
record of compliance and is currently in compliance with Federal, State, and
local labor and workplace laws, including statutes concerning wage and hour,
labor relations, family and medical leave, occupational safety and health, and
living wage standards.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6CD8E486877B400DB3CF1FFC82B6E636"><enum>1045.</enum><header>Use of
American iron, steel, and manufactured goods</header>
<subsection id="H4BF842B864EE4238AA402AEB937B43E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this part may be used for a project for the modernization,
renovation, repair, maintenance, or construction of a public school facility
unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are
produced in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0FCE19D1100F46279A4F886F5F44EE37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Subsection
(a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Secretary
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF9E17349BB804FDFA41507EA7A42954B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>applying
<internal-xref idref="H4BF842B864EE4238AA402AEB937B43E2" legis-path="336.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> would be inconsistent with
the public interest;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H488B2DCD620A4DE7AD215AF0410F2C69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>iron, steel, and
the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D42AA4CB28A4DA18CD038BEACBB422B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>inclusion of iron,
steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the
cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B27AC190BE94FF196874ED38124B448"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of
justification</header><text>If the Secretary determines that it is necessary to
waive the application of subsection (a) based on a finding under subsection
(b), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed written
justification of the determination.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC6616440DA2B4391886DC1C3BE87DB8A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>This
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations
under international agreements.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H61BFDCB841854623BB91AB7D96B99B41"><enum>1046.</enum><header>Labor
standards; compliance with existing statutes</header>
<subsection id="HBD8958907B344F62961373EAD2B081C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grant programs
under this subpart are applicable programs (as that term is defined in section
400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221)) subject to
section 439 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1232b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H14CDF73AE53F4863B0952C58102CEF01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance with
existing statutes</header><text>Each local educational agency receiving a grant
under this part shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local
health, safety, labor, and civil rights laws.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7472D0DF1D7C4294882EB5D3F919991D"><enum>1047.</enum><header>Charter
schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A local educational
agency receiving a grant under this part may reserve an amount of that grant
for charter schools within its jurisdiction for modernization, renovation,
repair, and construction, or maintenance of charter school facilities
(including early learning facilities, as appropriate).</text>
</section><section id="HA976CA423F474253BCC0F8F9FBA8ACBA"><enum>1048.</enum><header>Green
schools</header>
<subsection id="HC95EBD296116456A9C2D2A6C1223046D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational
agency receiving a grant under this part shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, use such funds for public school modernization, renovation,
repair, or construction or maintenance that are certified, verified, or
consistent with any applicable provisions of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7DE26994B08242648CE2D994158265CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the LEED Green Building Rating
System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BD3AD29564C4DFE88A2D2ABC70BAA9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy Star;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8A66605BF4649C2A99F0ECFF77D9CFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the CHPS Criteria;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H784C95680F774357A38D337F6597FDAA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Green Globes;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9A2E1E81AD44F5AABE800A6C54F7B16"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an equivalent program adopted by the State,
or another jurisdiction with authority over the local educational agency, that
includes a verifiable method to demonstrate compliance with such
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF93ACD7F766B4AAE97A1118D2268049B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency from using
sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber as ascertained through the forest
inventory and analysis program of the Forest Service of the Department of
Agriculture under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.) for public school modernization, renovation,
repairs, or construction.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEFE14047C0C540CEADE071C7E1573B36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall provide outreach and technical
assistance to States and local educational agencies concerning the best
practices in school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction,
including those related to student academic achievement, student and staff
health, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4DF377B48BB0492ABA03D3AA76D8D8B3"><enum>1049.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection id="H31AE242BC117414EB2BAB610C22A5665"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports by local
educational agencies</header><text>Local educational agencies receiving a grant
under this part shall annually compile a report describing the projects for
which such funds were used, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C5EFC44757F41DDB894C1788BF63908"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and identity of public schools
in the agency, including the number of charter schools, and for each school,
the total number of students, and the number of students counted under section
1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6313(a)(5));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF24EBD13581F4BCFB10F331A683A7E58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of funds received by the
local educational agency under this part, and for each public school in the
agency, including each charter school, the amount of such funds expended, and
the types of modernization, renovation, repair, or construction projects for
which such funds were used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3DD5F9915CE42F4AFBC1DAF490C11D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
students impacted by such projects, including the number of students so
impacted who are counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0819472D40C34C11A5FE45D380965A91"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of
public schools in the agency with a metro-centric locale code of 41, 42, or 43
as determined by the National Center for Education Statistics and the
percentage of funds received by the agency under subpart A or subpart B of this
part that were used for projects at such schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9B2B2EF7107041A4872679ADF21D223D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of public schools in the agency
that are eligible for schoolwide programs under section 1114 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) and the percentage of
funds received by the agency under subpart A or subpart B of this part that
were used for projects at such schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8440E0CD26CE49A387E315D20B068EB5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for each
project—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBAE385D107C94D63BE9B56F8862C557F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7A617D28E4F14763877E24ABAC730489"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standard described in
<internal-xref idref="HC95EBD296116456A9C2D2A6C1223046D" legis-path="339.(a)">section 128(a)</internal-xref> with which the use of the
funds complied or, if the use of funds did not comply with a standard described
in
<internal-xref idref="HC95EBD296116456A9C2D2A6C1223046D" legis-path="128.(a)">section 128(a)</internal-xref>, the reason such funds were
not able to be used in compliance with such standards and the agency’s efforts
to use such funds in an environmentally sound manner; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H803DD780839D48FB8032214CF3A84EEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any demonstrable or expected benefits as a
result of the project (such as energy savings, improved indoor environmental
quality, student and staff health, including the reduction of the incidence and
effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses, and improved climate for
teaching and learning);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H07F353C279E14ADB931027D27BF8668A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the total number
and amount of contracts awarded, and the number and amount of contracts awarded
to local, small, minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B85BE2EC68C405EADE7903773A09814"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of jobs created by funding
under this part by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD98A2F2B9C314196B94B7E7F090288BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local
educational agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1308885D260C43F1ABEA656631A045A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contractors who
performed work for the local educational agency under this part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF609F104E3004A8ABA520AA59F6C1A7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational
agency shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H92628B8F22ED4B9FBF1D76378B426284"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit the report
described in
<internal-xref idref="H31AE242BC117414EB2BAB610C22A5665" legis-path="340.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> to the State educational
agency, which shall compile such information and report it annually to the
Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA972D959921A420A8508CD9203670B64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the report described in
<internal-xref idref="H31AE242BC117414EB2BAB610C22A5665" legis-path="340.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> publicly available,
including on the agency’s Web site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60A443376915430CA5C017D21A5CD517"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports by
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
March 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and make available on
the Department of Education’s Web site, a report on grants made under this
subpart, including the information from the reports described in
<internal-xref idref="H92628B8F22ED4B9FBF1D76378B426284" legis-path="340.(b)(1)">subsection (b)(1)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H69505C5CD2EA4D9C8D64EED24981AF49"><enum>1050.</enum><header>Special
rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of this subpart, none of the funds authorized by this part may
be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H151B2749632D4EA7A1EFD00B15208C9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>used to employ
workers in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1324a); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H55504130BE0A4546AAA128E692179A7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>distributed to a
local educational agency that does not have a policy that requires a criminal
background check on all employees of the agency.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HFB0973BA96DF41359C9D5890E507CD31"><enum>1051.</enum><header>Promotion of
employment experiences</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall work
with recipients of funds under this subpart to promote appropriate
opportunities to gain employment experience working on modernization,
renovation, repair, maintenance, and construction projects funded under this
subpart for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H831FE59CE63E43D8BB5D4B7C821ECA98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>participants in a
YouthBuild program (as defined in section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF0DCCCAAD564465E8FA83E8D36B6FDB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>individuals
enrolled in the Job Corps program carried out under subtitle C of title I of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0A3E5E7D07A14597A138FD555D45D2DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>individuals
enrolled in a junior or community college (as defined in section 312(f) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(f))) certificate or degree program
relating to projects described in
<internal-xref idref="HC95EBD296116456A9C2D2A6C1223046D" legis-path="128.(a)">section 128(a)</internal-xref>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE06B990F6B76406C84E7965280CA37ED"><enum>(4)</enum><text>participants in
preapprenticeship programs that have direct linkages with apprenticeship
programs that are registered with the Department of Labor or a State
Apprenticeship Agency under the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (29 U.S.C.
50 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H68BBC27DEB1F452A99E147A6367A7B00"><enum>1052.</enum><header>Availability
of funds</header>
<subsection id="HF9180A4D52B843EF982129F22FF22ABC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
and appropriation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, for each of fiscal
years 2012 and 2013—</text>
<paragraph id="H34F80140431149BC87F5ABA49C18A176"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to carry out
subpart A (in addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out such
title and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated),
$40,000,000,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F1D3FD5FC6649D6BE77906B7B1BADA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out subpart B (in addition to any
other amounts appropriated to carry out such title and out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated), $10,000,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93D2CA4E3D354E91AC3ECBB5FF3368DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
earmarks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds
appropriated under this section may be used for a Congressional earmark as
defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
for the 112th Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFF9B8A03AA840A7BF72BCAF3B27C10C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
authority to award grants under this part shall expire at the end of fiscal
year 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9F47565383F04636B3A1764BC38D826E"><enum>1053.</enum><header>Alternate
distribution of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If,
within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a local educational
agency has submitted to the Secretary a certification that they are refusing
funds they are eligible to receive under this part, the Secretary shall provide
for funds allocated to that local educational agency to be distributed to
another entity or other entities in the State, under such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may establish, provided that all terms and conditions that
apply to funds appropriated under this section shall apply to such funds
distributed to such entity or entities.</text>
</section></subpart></part><part id="HEB58285646414B7EA547A6F31B357D08"><enum>2</enum><header>Student Jobs
Corps</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9AD9C7AB1F84D478DCBEB9901707231"><enum>1061.</enum><header>Student Jobs
Corps</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DEE7B83692E4BDE8DF1A8C8737779D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to
provide for an additional 250,000 part-time work-study jobs through the Federal
Work-Study Program under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H227BFA55FF484958BD0E4E7980752EE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriation of
additional amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are hereby appropriated, out of
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of
Education $425,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for grants to
institutions of higher education under part C of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for payments to students
participating in work-study programs in accordance with such part.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3FB9B150A975481D8B198A7361C310C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relation to
other funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts
appropriated by subsection (b) are in addition to amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 441(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751(b)) and amounts otherwise made available
by any other Act for the Federal Work-Study program under part C of such Act of
1965.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H88D6DA2FC3E44EC8A2156BB0F0D84B7A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Matching funds
not required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 443(b)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2753(b)(5)) or
an agreement made pursuant to such section 443, an institution of higher
education shall not be required to provide matching funds for any funds made
available to the institution by this section.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H305BD151E1D1499EB37CFCF50C01C262"><enum>3</enum><header>Public
Lands Corps and Civilian Conservation Corps</header>
<section id="H47D922ACDDFE4F31B80B34A4FF9AB302"><enum>1071.</enum><header>Appropriation
of additional funds for existing Public Lands Corps</header>
<subsection id="H0969D142087B4B7E910443AD43A7911E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to
provide for the creation of an additional 100,000 positions in the Public Lands
Corps established under section 204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16
U.S.C. 1723).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0C2E51B5B6CA48468C0F792B876F5D7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
and appropriation of additional funds</header>
<paragraph id="H5BA5A65344194BDC9523C3D7AD0691D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Forest
Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated, and there are hereby appropriated, out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Agriculture
$125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DCDC650221347C8A97616823C3009C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out the Public Lands Corps
established in the Department of Agriculture under section 204 of the Public
Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9D3AE0B01AE4467A440F9D376BBA551"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support
qualified youth or conservation corps to perform conservation projects referred
to in subsection (d) of such section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7414FCD6908F496D90A1947C39997233"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to support
resource assistants selected under section 206 of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1725).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE24AD48F9CDF4398A85D000382A54060"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of
the Interior</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are hereby appropriated, out of
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of the
Interior $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA4710E2367944D1B9A31B09C434E858"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out the Public Lands Corps
established in the Department of the Interior under section 204 of the Public
Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60CE61CF85E74D13BE5B39BBCAB23D08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support
qualified youth or conservation corps to perform conservation projects referred
to in subsection (d) of such section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC77EBAEE29714E4890312B95C90D758A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to support
resource assistants selected under section 206 of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1725).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00820B8194A24ED1BD41BCAC4A21A2B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relation to
other funds for Public Lands Corps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated by subsection (b) are
in addition to amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 211 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C.
1730) and amounts allocated to the Public Lands Corps through other Federal
programs or projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H444D218AD9584C8AA71029284AF2CA5E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited
obligation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall commence obligation of the
funds appropriated by subsection (b) for fiscal year 2012 by utilizing the pool
of remaining applications for fiscal year 2011 assistance under the Public
Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). If the number of fiscal year
2011 applications is insufficient to use the entire amount of the additional
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012, the Secretaries shall announce an open
solicitation process for new applications for assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA8D3BFEE1D184C87A0C61E93499AF84D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver of
cost-Sharing requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
cost-sharing requirements of sections 206(b) and 210 of the Public Lands Corps
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1725, 1730) shall not apply with respect to the
expenditure of amounts appropriated by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7E10BCE11CF64E34900247E7E330B808"><enum>1072.</enum><header>Establishment
and operation of new Civilian Conservation Corps</header>
<subsection id="HB667F9E552F74FF0BC8553AD1AA829B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may
establish and operate a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ citizens of the
United States in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of additional
works of a public nature in connection with—</text>
<paragraph id="HA005219554C8485995C90942CE3AD991"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the forestation of
lands belonging to the United States or a State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF0257020B7344FA948C3955A63A62B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the prevention of
forest fires, floods, and soil erosion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB841882028054504A84514AB96A62E2D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>plant pest and
disease control;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F18799E39584AC8AB0118B91A6394E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the construction,
maintenance, or repair of paths, trails, and fire-lanes in units of the
National Park System, public lands, and other lands under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of the Interior and units of the National Forest System;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74077CD4F9C04A5B9ED990329EC299CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other work on Federal or State land
incidental to or necessary in connection with any projects of the character
enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (4) that the President determines to be
desirable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC303A4E0107D45BEB2449AEB25CAE7EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Role of Federal
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To operate the
Civilian Conservation Corps, the President may utilize existing Federal
departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor, the Department of
Defense, the National Guard Bureau, the Department of Interior, the Department
of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Transportation,
the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Federal
governmental corporations.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9492F2300A64DF48322D10B5FE5216F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contract
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of
carrying out the Civilian Conservation Corps, the President may enter into such
contracts or agreements with States as may be necessary, including provisions
for utilization of existing State administrative agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFD10EE0C2D8E4071953DC9B79B70E06B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acquisition of
real property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President,
or the head of any department or agency authorized by the President to
construct any project or to carry on any public works through the Civilian
Conservation Corps, may acquire real property for such project or public work
by purchase, donation, condemnation, or otherwise.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB1ADBAC28C884668B7FE8EB1CA76009D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Employment
preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If amounts
appropriated to carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps for a fiscal year will
be insufficient to employ all of the citizens of the United States who are
seeking or likely to seek employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps, while
also continuing the employment of current employees who desire to remain in the
Civilian Conservation Corps, the President shall employ additional persons in
the Civilian Conservation Corps in the following order of preference:</text>
<paragraph id="HC29600042AD5473194B6F374B6BD05BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unemployed veterans of the Armed Forces and
unemployed members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B08376EC876432F81791C3C0BADF9A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unemployed citizens who have exhausted
their entitlement to unemployment compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H517231CFE8E34897A9C08AEE5B580886"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unemployed citizens, who immediately before
employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps, are eligible for unemployment
compensation payable under any State law or Federal unemployment compensation
law, including any additional compensation or extended compensation under such
laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEACCDADB86BE40AC98410DF858ABA742"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other interested citizens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C74C06133D9420E967F9619837BCE68"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H34CFFDB353804B5FB72B7B5C43AB45BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the President $16,000,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2012 through 2015 to establish and operate a Civilian Conservation
Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE96C576E1ADF4927B72201F361A536BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
unobligated funds appropriated for public works</header>
<subparagraph id="H0850B5A81D6D4729A3756FBD0B65AC05"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of existing
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may use
any moneys previously appropriated for public works and unobligated as of the
date of the enactment of this Act to establish and operate a Civilian
Conservation Corps.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCDC2CB8BBAC44BCB4FD3911BAEC3A9F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use to relieve
unemployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 80
percent of the funds utilized pursuant to subparagraph (A) must be used to
provide for the employment of individuals in the Civilian Conservation
Corps.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAB0EAAB6FA3487B8BB14D0584928A51"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) does not apply to—</text>
<clause id="H3BCF103F8DF8413F92C22778E498BE43"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unobligated moneys appropriated for public
works on which actual construction has been commenced as of the date of the
enactment of this Act or may be commenced within 90 days after that date;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H11EA6E39D8CD4A35864F4C363334B0E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintenance funds
for river and harbor improvements already allocated as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27DF4D0AC58C4728A80843DA2989CA2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration of
availability</header><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization
of appropriations in paragraph (1) or made available under paragraph (2) shall
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="H731F52A3F31E4F2BBBDD47BB66ED4997"><enum>4</enum><header>Neighborhood
Heroes Corps</header>
<section id="HD042DBDB1A5F4CA2BCFF77FB60585191"><enum>1081.</enum><header>Teacher
Corps</header>
<subsection id="H09723D2DAA604B16BD6FEC02E42436A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to provide for the retention, rehiring, and
hiring of 300,000 education jobs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB99AC60FC4A040E9A89169C02C66E882"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
and appropriation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise obligated for necessary expenses for a Teacher
Corps, $20,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013:
<italic>Provided,</italic> That the amount under this section shall be
administered under the terms and conditions of sections 14001 through 14013 and
title XV of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111–5) except as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H37C59D93ECD24784B4254C7567010B59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H3E8270DBD23C4642BCC9D483860B139B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Funds appropriated
under this section shall be available only for allocation by the Secretary of
Education (in this section referred to as the Secretary) in accordance with
subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 14001 of division A of
Public Law 111–5 and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, except that the amount
reserved under such subsection (b) shall not exceed $4,000,000 and such
subsection (f) shall be applied by substituting one year for two years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B629C18912B4A659E6350DFE7131DB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Prior to
allocating funds to States under section 14001(d) of division A of Public Law
111–5, the Secretary shall allocate 0.5 percent to the Secretary of the
Interior for schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the
basis of the schools’ respective needs for activities consistent with this
section under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may
determine.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD0C07D4E00942488686988BAF39A412"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>A
State that receives an allocation of funds appropriated under this section may
reserve not more than 1 percent for the administrative costs of carrying out
its responsibilities with respect to those funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H949CD2C060CC446ABB2CEAEE7F93BE1E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Awards to local
educational agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="H8CF82DD682AA466DB26D91F3F6906D0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as
specified in paragraph (2), an allocation of funds to a State shall be used
only for awards to local educational agencies for the support of elementary and
secondary education in accordance with paragraph (5) for the 2011–2012 and
2012–2013 school years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0764B2F800FD400BBA4116BB81618A75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Funds used to
support elementary and secondary education shall be distributed through a
State’s primary elementary and secondary funding formulae or based on local
educational agencies’ relative shares of funds under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the
most recent fiscal year for which data are available.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC99179B3E4B4425D925556F2047C6341"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Subsections (a)
and (b) of section 14002 of division A of Public Law 111–5 shall not apply to
funds appropriated under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF23F83FCCA354740BD54BB92F91AEEC1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance with
education reform assurances</header><text>For purposes of awarding funds
appropriated under this section, any State that has an approved application for
Phase II of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund that was submitted in
accordance with the application notice published in the Federal Register on
November 17, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 59142) shall be deemed to be in compliance with
subsection (b) and paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (d) of section
14005 of division A of Public Law 111–5.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCADD834BCAF847C88694B08AA2C110BA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Requirement to
use funds to retain or create education jobs</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 14003(a) of division A of Public Law 111–5, funds awarded to local
educational agencies under paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54AE2629B7B3403E81D6C73BFF385977"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be used only
for compensation and benefits and other expenses, such as support services,
necessary to retain existing employees, to recall or rehire former employees,
and to hire new employees, in order to provide early childhood, elementary, or
secondary educational and related services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA22A07EB52794311B28B186FEA66B1B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not use more than 1 percent of such
grant funds for administrative costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCA1D5B57D7E4B979283CB0F463CA775"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds for rainy-day funds or debt retirement</header><text>A State that
receives an allocation may not use such funds, directly or indirectly,
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB88D55B69D947FCAB4C50D06E08D12F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish,
restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF4FCCA6D37F4CA09201DE3BB61E494D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supplant State
funds in a manner that has the effect of establishing, restoring, or
supplementing a rainy-day fund;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA5E4308FD2B447D8586F3B25CEA6281"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduce or retire
debt obligations incurred by the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8584AEE4F7D048E5A4A828BEF5B38E6A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>supplant State
funds in a manner that has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obligations
incurred by the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD8AE64ACDFA4A0F93F5CD234FC512B7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available
under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, the amount of
funds that would, in the absence of the Federal funds made available under this
section, be made available from local, State, and Federal sources to provide
compensation and other expenses such as support services, necessary to retain
existing employees, to recall or rehire former employees, and to hire new
employees, in order to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary
educational and related services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8339C4CE7F4840E591971B44298D8E0F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Deadline for
award</header><text>The Secretary shall award funds appropriated under this
section not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to
States that have submitted applications meeting the requirements applicable to
funds under this section. The Secretary shall not require information in
applications beyond what is necessary to determine compliance with applicable
provisions of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF06AD0EAE9F470C80EFEA538996F4C2"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Alternate
distribution of funds</header><text>If, within 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, a Governor has not submitted an approvable application,
the Secretary shall provide for funds allocated to that State to be distributed
to another entity or other entities in the State (notwithstanding section
14001(e) of division A of Public Law 111–5) for support of elementary and
secondary education, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
establish, provided that all terms and conditions that apply to funds
appropriated under this section shall apply to such funds distributed to such
entity or entities. No distribution shall be made to a State under this
paragraph, however, unless the Secretary has determined (on the basis of such
information as may be available) that the requirements of paragraph (11) are
likely to be met, notwithstanding the lack of an application from the Governor
of that State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FE1FC5C8762430E8B574ED481AD0106"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Local
educational agency application</header><text>Section 442 of the General
Education Provisions Act shall not apply to a local educational agency that has
previously submitted an application to the State under title XIV of division A
of Public Law 111–5. The assurances provided under that application shall
continue to apply to funds awarded under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3264516A832B4D908AABFB483B1FA5EB"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<subparagraph id="H15C5515171F04821AF5DFB98FD043CA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), a local educational agency
may receive a grant under this part for any fiscal year only if either the
combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of the agency
and the State involved with respect to the provision of free public education
by the agency for the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90 percent of the
combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding
fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE70B43173FDD416BA1C5FC2D622CA3EE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary shall waive the requirements of this section if the Secretary
determines that a waiver would be equitable due to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3D3CD5FD1B76432094EAE6FADC73EE19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>exceptional or
uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD2D7465001E141069C7DE1255D8AF886"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a precipitous
decline in the financial resources of the local educational agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD65D4A12D70641A7A5CA830E6DD07343"><enum>(C)</enum><header>ARRA provision
not applicable</header><text>Section 14005(d)(1) and subsections (a) through
(c) of section 14012 of division A of Public Law 111–5 shall not apply to funds
appropriated under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7B290C678334F2688D386392B4F159E"><enum>1082.</enum><header>Appropriation
of additional funds for Community Oriented Policing Services</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF4AEFD07EF74B0C9183D84F846966C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to
provide for the hiring and rehiring of an additional 40,000 State, local, and
tribal career law enforcement officers through the Community Oriented Policing
Services program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H52E8E2CDE29C4C45B9F7A0AE1EB30576"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
and appropriation of additional amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated,
and there are hereby appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to the Attorney General $5,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2012 and 2013 for grants under section 1701(b)(1) and (2) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(1)
and (2)) for hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers
under part Q of such title, notwithstanding subsection (i) of such
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H337F1D141BF64D5880B4B26FF172B751"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relation to
other funds for COPS</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts
appropriated by
<internal-xref idref="H52E8E2CDE29C4C45B9F7A0AE1EB30576" legis-path="204.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref> are in addition to amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
1001(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) and amounts otherwise made available for grants under
section 1701 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) by any other Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H337C98A384AF433395A09D76C2E0EACA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited
obligation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
shall commence obligation of the funds appropriated by
<internal-xref idref="H52E8E2CDE29C4C45B9F7A0AE1EB30576" legis-path="204.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref> for fiscal year 2012 by
utilizing the pool of applicants who submitted applications for fiscal year
2011 grants under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) but did not receive funding
under such part for such fiscal year for hiring and rehiring of additional
career law enforcement officers. If the number of such fiscal year 2011
applicants is insufficient to use the entire amount of the additional funds
appropriated for fiscal year 2012, the Attorney General shall announce an open
solicitation process for new applications for grants, to be submitted in
accordance with the requirements of section 1702 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
3796dd–1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D067D93B5C44302A0A8CABC152B991A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver of
certain requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
subsection (g) of section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(g)) and subsection (c) of section 1704 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)) shall not apply with respect to grants awarded
using any funds made available under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81FDC30C74FC489693AEF16F494ECEE2"><enum>1083.</enum><header>Firefighters
Corps</header>
<subsection id="H0C1A1CB9B06C44BEA48E1AAD12FFF2BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to
provide for the hiring and rehiring of an additional 12,000 firefighters
through section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2229a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA574522636314CFB9EAEF27F07B776A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment
authorizing funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
34(i) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2229a(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE8B8B5EDBA2F4EA68EF704A65B7C25E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)
by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5F8B19D5C2744E5F9485445C6A007F32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9209A2079CAB465B8E08957FFAB42C46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DAFA82306C7465C8064347FE176D527" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC233CA891E424246B07B941A0FFD3B61"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H688D8F645EE840EDB822926BAD9F0BAD"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2786974CC3C546F88FC04817BEF042B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriation</header>
<paragraph id="H4A97109934C1490EA9BEC5F28D29B4E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated $1,200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2012 and 2013 to carry out section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7AB2AF4874D4EEE9EE3289F28273FFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>None
of the funds made available under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be used
to enforce the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), or (E) of subsection
(a)(1) or paragraphs (1), (2), or (4)(A) of subsection (c) of such section
34.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H578F81A9D4EB4DCF889CBD0B696CB1F1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited
obligation of funds</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall commence
obligation of the funds appropriated by subsection (c) for fiscal year 2012 by
utilizing the pool of applicants who submitted applications for fiscal year
2011 grants under section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 but did not receive funding under such section for such fiscal year for
hiring and rehiring of additional firefighters. If the number of such fiscal
year 2011 applicants is insufficient to use the entire amount of the additional
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall announce an open solicitation process for new applications for grants, to
be submitted in accordance with the requirements of such section 34.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H603FBC51362E4048AFF0540298B0569F"><enum>5</enum><header>Health
Care Corps</header>
<section id="HF856BF793C10437DB8442D9C1FAB6C87"><enum>1091.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to provide
for the creation of a grant to hire at least 40,000 health care and long-term
care professionals to expand access to care.</text>
</section><section id="H6D545071D23C4DA39D4A5CF13F0C1C6E"><enum>1092.</enum><header>Health care
and long-term care providers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of title III of the Public Health
Service Act is amended by inserting after subpart III (42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.)
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13CD4ECE8C704B018A0596FDC9BE3844" style="OLC">
<subpart id="HC70CE1641E3F43CB8C0FB8D2EED360FE"><enum>IV</enum><header>Hiring and
retaining additional health care and long-Term care professionals</header>
<section id="H30E65FF1F881401A9B45B322E3F413B9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>338N.</enum><header>Hiring and
retaining additional health care and long-term care professionals</header>
<subsection id="HB9BA9BB127A4473AA5016E33862423A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
provide financial assistance to health care or long-term care providers to pay
all or part of the costs of hiring and retaining health care or long-term care
professionals in addition to the professionals who, but for such assistance,
would be hired and retained.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H951EBE82F22148C689742B6B31DD4A8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
assistance recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health
care and long-term care providers eligible for assistance under subsection (a)
include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8411758C878F4E07A48F96DB0971309D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A health care or
long-term care provider serving a health professional shortage area designated
under section 332.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C0A8E295766428583101E6FD01729C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federally qualified health center (as
defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17AB2B68E44848FABF8BAA0F431B5F99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A rural health
clinic.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H748CA0A2D9D24C549EFCDAA9BCCBE6E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A health care or
long-term care provider that receives payment under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act or under a State plan or State child health plan under title XIX
or XXI, respectively, of such Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H091461C2744D421395C287078C8C15F2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A public
hospital.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C867A043939468AB0934DD96059881C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A public health
agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F07647F653A412DB28F6755A66B324A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A nursing home or
long-term care facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4435763BE1814FD88D408550FEACDA95"><enum>(8)</enum><text>An intermediate
care or developmentally disabled facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE17DCC27318410DA9B234087D4AB96A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A critical access
hospital.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7576F26BCC749018B222A5680824156"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A school-based
health center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCE2102C9C7B43C98F2475AA2E452293"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A university or
college mental health facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11773ECF66714B8DA8E58E8C97EFEAA9"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian health program or facility
operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D34C736ADF3465C8163C55E1AED26D8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>A correctional
facility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB98140ED71374543BE5CA4A48F1C69B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible health
professionals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health care and
long-term care professionals who may be hired or retained using assistance
provided under this section include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8FCF69AF6DC34B81A467BB90AA59E75F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Dentists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC254F873DD6C465F9FA7ACDBC55C90E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Certified nurse
midwives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12DC6A4BBD9B4417B55D68725CF38607"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Psychologists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A3D49936453488D817B3A96FFAD8A6B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Licensed clinical
social workers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88D4792F8DE84E8B853EBF714ACD42D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Licensed
professional counselors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H037A8953D3C849F793FCD6A3142700F5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Marriage and
family therapists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B5EF81316A34816BDBC06506DA282D4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Nurse
practitioners, including those specializing in psychiatry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C82CA8ADC8F4CF285C6888967CF52AB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Nurses, including
advanced practice nurses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDEA7967018A4A1B9D79071ACCF858B1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Physicians,
including osteopathic physicians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18650502EF5145E9BE662F72E10F88CA"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Physician
assistants, including those specializing in psychiatry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27FAB2F7DCDF4AF08B2E5286F9E3F26C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Psychiatric nurse
specialists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BDF12599E674C4DB6BEC782E13420F0"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Registered dental
hygienists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A0EF78819014018BB8D15A80B9850F8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Community health
workers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09FDA6ED5B774C5698B33E6148891F44"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Occupational and
physical therapists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD75A6BF5FA2C41548F99A62D0A632D6D"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Optometrists.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9268BBDB79544979B05BAB11183CB8C"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Certified nursing
assistants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBC6318BAF46475DBCB34ADAABE29888"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Direct care
workers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF614ECB46CC94651BC6A0CF6AAF4380A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application
process</header>
<paragraph id="HC0F21DB3030B4D0DAF5AFFB49B74F39F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3647F1BA3ECF4C46B5D31DD36C7C7185"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this section, solicit applications for
financial assistance under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77F09EA0E7A84621BB17C3E1EE32833F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require that any
such application be submitted—</text>
<clause id="H6F48C4AE7DFA4CF5BFB5952377B60C7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFDFD2DE471C14A3F82650A850D82B5BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in such manner
and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1225DC9F4F5A41608432550F3B0C450A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this section, determine which such
applications will be approved and provide notice of such determination to the
applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2FE6AD8E7EE4C239ACFDBF9D29FACC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance with
labor and workplace laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a
condition on eligibility for financial assistance under this section, an
application under paragraph (1) shall demonstrate to the Secretary’s
satisfaction that the applicant has a record of compliance, and is currently in
compliance, with Federal, State, and local labor and workplace laws, including
Federal, State, and local laws—</text>
<subparagraph id="H599AB37E88304444959772DABB26ED7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relevant to hiring
and retaining health care or long-term care professionals, such as laws—</text>
<clause id="H05AED8BBAB56401F955BD943E1C4352C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring
background checks in connection with hiring;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D8A0CFA3571461790BFBDEDF25B718C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring such
professionals to be licensed or certified; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9968EACE55BE4CF79DA6337923EE27C9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>limiting the
scope of practice;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A0D6F45E809413E896D8442C262DB91"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">concerning wage and hour, labor relations,
family and medical leave, occupational safety and health, or living wage
standards; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB97E1129314F47ABB0712739EEA40303"><enum>(C)</enum><text>concerning other
terms and conditions of employment such as the availability of sick, vacation,
and retirement benefits and the existence of grievance procedures and
labor-management committees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93BE05526CF949CEBB3A9DCB89C585C5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
and appropriation of additional amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are hereby appropriated to the
Department of Health and Human Services, out of amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and
2013.</text>
</subsection></section></subpart><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H2397189F51CF4A61811E87D4929F7999"><enum>1093.</enum><header>Supplement,
not supplant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A health care or
long-term care provider receiving a grant under this part shall use such
Federal funds only to supplement and not supplant the amount of funds that
would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be available for hiring and
retaining health care or long-term care professionals.</text>
</section></part><part id="HAA76F5D26A764AF1AECB7D5A9946F3F2"><enum>6</enum><header>Community Corps
</header>
<section id="HB8BCAFDED2244A4A8484F0718165CE12"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to provide
for the creation of an additional 750,000 jobs through funding to States and
units of general local government to establish and administer a Community
Corps.</text>
</section><section id="H7FE171B8F1C846C5BE60ACCDADFC1585"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Community
Corps</header>
<subsection id="HAC8DEAE374A142448FCC55FA6FE4566C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated and
there are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise obligated
for necessary expenses to the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to provide to States and units of
general local government to establish and administer a Community Corps,
$30,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H894E646D82634D28AB52C071E6BA2C85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment
Formula</header>
<paragraph id="H3182B98C68064DE0B4C3D01CB831BF99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservations by
the Secretary</header><text>Of the amount appropriated under
<internal-xref idref="HAC8DEAE374A142448FCC55FA6FE4566C" legis-path="601.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> for each fiscal year, the
Secretary may reserve—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCDF92F02FEC4FF8AC70721F03BCADC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 1
percent to administer this part;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9C1CFF2F1564C89A3CCA6E1AB8A6964"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 0.5
percent to award grants, on a competitive basis, to Indian tribes for purposes
of this part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H69490CE7DC354CC1AD91E606B994C62F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Making Funds
Available for Allotment by the Secretary</header><text>Of the amounts
appropriated under
<internal-xref idref="HAC8DEAE374A142448FCC55FA6FE4566C" legis-path="601.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> and not reserved under
<internal-xref idref="H3182B98C68064DE0B4C3D01CB831BF99" legis-path="601.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> of this subsection, the
Secretary shall allot the amounts for each fiscal year as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H09E53281CEA44742B3D63519659D9361"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Seventy percent to
entitlement communities, of which the Secretary shall allot—</text>
<clause id="H6B14CBCBAC944E228AB761939317B97B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25
percent by allotting to each entitlement community an amount which bears the
same ratio to the total amount to be allotted under this clause as the
population of the entitlement community bears to the total population of all
entitlement communities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCAEBE151B8E5457E81007C58749C35D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25
percent by allotting each entitlement community an amount which bears the same
ratio to the total amount to be allotted under this clause as the extent of
poverty in the entitlement community bears to the extent of poverty in all
entitlement communities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2652EA7FC58046AEA54DD02F7D066EA8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>50
percent by allotting to each entitlement community in an amount which bears the
same ratio to the total to be allotted under this clause as the number of
unemployed individuals in the entitlement community bears to the total number
of unemployed individuals in all entitlement communities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8D6EA1505BC44459B4A8BD75F0132F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Thirty percent to
States, of which the Secretary shall allot—</text>
<clause id="H0986AC6CEB11467B90EFF68EB91160DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25
percent by allotting to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the
total amount to be allotted under this clause as the population of the State
bears to the total population of all States;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCF72486F857242FAAB0B9742882BD790"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25
percent by allotting to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the
total amount to be allotted under this clause as the extent of poverty in the
State bears to the extent of poverty in all States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H27A0D31541FC4044BC73E53315273379"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>50
percent by allotting to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the
total amount to be allotted under this clause as the number of unemployed
individuals in the State bears to the total number of unemployed individuals in
all States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEE3277CCB5741D98F3413FE614236C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation and
Allotments by States</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A55D30E2026419590C0423C98241CFA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Of
the amount of funds allotted to a State under
<internal-xref idref="HB8D6EA1505BC44459B4A8BD75F0132F3" legis-path="601.(b)(2)(B)">paragraph (2)(B)</internal-xref> for each fiscal
year, a State may reserve not more than 50 percent to carry out a State-wide
Community Corps.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H781FCAF893FA4122B05AF09149EF7AB0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allotments by
States</header><text>A State shall provide all of the funds allotted to the
State under
<internal-xref idref="HB8D6EA1505BC44459B4A8BD75F0132F3" legis-path="601.(b)(2)(B)">paragraph (2)(B)</internal-xref> that are not
reserved under
<internal-xref idref="H6A55D30E2026419590C0423C98241CFA" legis-path="601.(b)(3)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref> to units of general
local government located in nonentitlement areas of the State to employ
individuals under the Community Corps program, of which the State shall
allot—</text>
<clause id="H3B0996CC38F74E9FBC5FE4C872196995"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25
percent to each such unit in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total
amount made available under this clause as the population of the unit bears to
the total population of all such units;</text>
</clause><clause id="H46EA68F139A84AF7A4C7EB55FDE1D564"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25
percent to each such unit in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total
amount made available under this clause as the extent of poverty in the unit
bears to the extent of poverty in such units; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4E958E195FFF4B0686CD93008CB23EE2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>50
percent to each such unit in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total
amount made available under this clause as the number of unemployed individuals
in the unit bears to the total number of unemployed individuals in all such
units.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H229622C17F2B4E0EB88D178C8078115A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>If
a State or entitlement community does not apply for an allotment under this
section for any fiscal year, or if a State’s or entitlement community’s
application is not approved, the Secretary shall reallot such amount to the
remaining States or entitlement in accordance with
<internal-xref idref="H69490CE7DC354CC1AD91E606B994C62F" legis-path="601.(b)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB1792EC8F81748B5A1977C443EBD47B4"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Application</header>
<subsection id="H6C5E0D086574454BBD4724B102D54C02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State or
entitlement community desiring to establish a Community Corps under this part
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2308D2E653D432C8875CF0A3E511245"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012
requirements</header><text>For fiscal year 2012—</text>
<paragraph id="H5ACD68C84C164F45BCDCE1CDE9C13B78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>application
requirements shall be released by Secretary within 30 days of enactment of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC07CEEB709A340458C3F6D044AF4D102"><enum>(2)</enum><text>States and
entitlement communities desiring to receive funds under this part for such
fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary an application within 60 days of the
date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCCFC218BF8F345EB9FCE6C84C9493153"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the first
allotments under this part shall be awarded by the Secretary not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H597A2151E1764BF0A62AF3F75997AA84"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Activities of
the Community Corps</header>
<subsection id="HF8FA72C860724586896A919EA2FE0AE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A chief executive officer of a unit of
general local government shall consult with the local community and labor
organizations representing employees of such unit in determining the Community
Corps positions that should be funded under this part for such unit for each
fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3BE97DC3E74F4F7BA3E7260ABB0D603A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Community Corps funded under this part
shall employee individuals to carry out 1 or more of the following
activities.</text>
<paragraph id="HFCF3C3FC938046CF8AFE93A279FB00B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Energy audits
and Conservation Upgrades</header><text>Perform energy audits of private homes
and offer to weatherize them and install attic and crawl-space insulation,
low-flow plumbing fixtures, and low-energy lighting fixtures. Provide
homeowners with objective information concerning the cost and benefits of more
complicated conservation upgrades the homeowners could contract with private
firms to install.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E3F0CD125B14657A7634D715F4CF1A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recycling and
demanufacturing</header><text>Collect categories of recyclables that currently
are under-collected (such as electronic components and household paints and
chemicals) and perform initial demanufacturing work to reclaim reusable
materials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB87FB690FCB949B9859035539EE54114"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Urban Land
Reclamation and Addressing Blight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Address the needs of distressed,
foreclosure-affected, and natural-disaster affected areas. For vacant or
foreclosed buildings, conduct maintenance, board up, or tear down, where
appropriate. Salvage materials for recycling. Reclaim vacant land in urban
areas for use as neighborhood parks and gardens. Test for the presence of
hazardous materials, undertake necessary clean-up work, construct park and/or
garden facilities, and establish maintenance programs involving the local
community. For community gardens, operate model plantings to promote the
project, involve local residents in the work, and provide instruction in urban
gardening and farming.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H809F5ACE886E43D19A7F942407AE0D1D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rural
Conservation Work</header><text>In collaboration with activities under the Park
Improvement Corps under title III, perform conservation work. Repair and
upgrade trail systems in parklands. Construct shelters, bathrooms and
recreational facilities. Undertake watercourse cleaning and reclamation
projects. With proper training, conduct emergency work in cases of floods or
wildfires, or other natural disasters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD228927BA6E84615BDB150CF1481EB98"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public Property
Maintenance and Beautification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the direction of public entities that
own public property (including building interiors and exteriors and landscapes,
and including community centers, playgrounds, and libraries), conduct
maintenance, beautification, and other improvement projects. Where appropriate,
collaborate with projects funded under part 1 of this subtitle (School
Improvement Corps).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H676E10363E0143B183FF00E7038FF250"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Housing
Rehabilitation</header>
<subparagraph id="HDA22AAD7DCF8465CADBA7D2937C8D1DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Make improvements in privately owned rental housing units
necessary to improve such units so that they comply with the housing quality
standards applicable to units assisted under section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), but only if the owner of the unit
enters into an agreement sufficient to ensure that the owner—</text>
<clause id="H5249F31D6FAC4AFBAFE04DDAD7C93B2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pays
the cost of materials used in the renovation work; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE13C6FF3E63D4FB29FC652B97BAD82F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>charges rent for
the unit, during the 5-year period beginning upon completion of the
rehabilitation pursuant to this paragraph, in an amount not exceeding the fair
market rental established under section 8(c) of such Act for a dwelling unit of
the same size located in the same market area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17C2950F43054C45BEA208AAFD00CFC4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Free of
charge</header><text>The Community Corps shall provide all labor required for
any rehabilitation pursuant to this paragraph free of charge, except in the
case of any major repairs that the Corps lacks the capacity to perform.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA831526A5F784E578BE6B7A467D94F50"><enum>(7)</enum><header>New Housing
Construction</header><text>Construct new homes on abandoned land in poorer
communities or the rehabilitate abandoned properties for use as residences,
using the self-help homeowner participation model employed by Habitat for
Humanity International under which prospective homeowners contribute a
significant amount of sweat equity in the construction or rehabilitation of the
home. Participating homeowners shall be selected on the basis of inability to
otherwise purchase a home in the regular housing market and willingness and
capability to assume the responsibilities of homeownership. Construction
materials shall be included in the cost of homeownership, but all construction
labor shall be furnished free of charge by the Community Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5018A60A62445FD9703901C17469B98"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Other community
improvement activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other
community improvement activities as authorized by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H30E1770AE0D046C2A3BD25B0B71DD679"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Hiring and
preferences</header>
<subsection id="H433A0FE17ABE4DA78838FB00213C2697"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In hiring individuals
for a Community Corps position under this part, a State or unit of general
local may only employ unemployed individuals, except in a case of a position
(including a managerial position) for which no qualified unemployed individual
has applied.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H11969789B2B04EE599AB04B137542EFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priorities in
Recruitment and Hiring</header><text>In recruiting and hiring unemployed
individuals for positions funded under this part, States and units of general
local government shall target recruitment efforts and prioritize hiring with
respect to individuals who are—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA6B44CDCCB846848B7F18C08933F7A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals who have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment
compensation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63C0ED8F860A4A13851F2D300603AA1F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>unemployed
veterans of the Armed Forces and unemployed members of the reserve components
of the Armed Forces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1129C3F8F134160BCA66AE4295D5706"><enum>(3)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals, who immediately before employment in the Community Corps, are
eligible for unemployment compensation payable under any State law or Federal
unemployment compensation law, including any additional compensation or
extended compensation under such laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A9B660CC09D44BEB009836A0B17EF51"><enum>(4)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals who are not eligible to receive unemployment compensation because
they do not have sufficient wages to meet the minimum qualifications for such
compensation; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88605AE08B9C46BC814C4F078B1FD476"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unemployed young people, including those
who have not previously been employed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4E16919E398F45F996987E9AF6EBC75C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State employment
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In hiring for
Community Corps positions under this part, a State or unit of general local
government shall utilize, among other methods, a State or local employment
agencies, such as a one-stop career center or one-stop partner.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D68B91BF72B437AAC6899A90FE81532"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Each
listing for a position for a Community Corps shall be posted on a State or
local employment web site.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCB0E7F82F7A04AE7B08924859195576B"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Additional
requirements for States and units of general local government</header>
<subsection id="H03D249AF23D74264ABF3FF63F367E1E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State or unit
of general local government receiving an allotment under section 1102 may not
use more than 5 percent of the allotment for administrative purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DDC04D3565C45479F0540BC99772D0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance With
Local Laws and Contracts</header><text>In hiring individuals for positions
funded under this part, or using administrative funds under this part to
continue to provide employee compensation for existing employees, a State or
unit of general local government shall comply with all applicable Federal,
State, and local laws, personnel policies and regulations, and collective
bargaining agreements, as if such individual were hired, or such employee
compensation was provided, without assistance under this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H694974FBA17A4B79804B3D146316E937"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable, each State or unit of general local government
receiving an allotment under section 1102, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA393396726D04C389A6098ECDD61BB77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>integrate
education and job skills training, including basic skills instruction and
secondary education services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A6EE17D990A4EE1AB61627AC8A7E174"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate to the
maximum extent feasible with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBE025A2DEB64B239970C6AD5CF708E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide jobs in
sectors where job growth is most likely, as determined by the Secretary, and in
which career advancement opportunities exist to maximize long-term, sustainable
employment for individuals after employment funded under this subtitle
ends.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5F1D4BE0D8CC4472A29E08D690CE7733"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>A State or unit of general local government receiving
funding under this part shall use such Federal funds only to supplement and not
supplant the amount of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds,
be available to pay the cost of employing individuals to perform the types of
work authorized under this part.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H77C975DC26974719BBADAD9F92D429F6"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Employment
status and compensation</header>
<subsection id="HA12D4BB5547347A9AC83809ACC4CE835"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employee
Status</header>
<paragraph id="H0F278DCC9CCE4E3591D119DFDFF9457D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An individual hired for a position funded under this part
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA3EC7C16DEF422FB433275A500B9F95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be considered an
employee of the State or unit of general local government by which such
individual was hired;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H265A08016C834E589ACD36A1DCF3BAFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive the same employee compensation,
have the same rights (including health insurance benefits and paid holidays and
vacations) and responsibilities and job classifications, and be subject to the
same job standards, employer policies, and collective bargaining agreements as
if such individual was hired without assistance under this part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF894E08E9D14FEFA16504D6B1DA0ACD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fill a position
that offers full-time, full-year employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38858937C0A3478CA0B5CD5FC853BC9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9ADA7E084424EB4A57F6BB052F173D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<term>full-time</term> when used in relation to employment has the meaning
already established or, if the meaning has not been established, determined to
be appropriate for purposes of this part, by the State or unit of general local
government hiring an individual under this part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC94AA11C84D9480F9C57F8D78B10D327"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>full-year</term> when used in relation to employment means a position
that provides employment for a 12-month period, except that in the case of a
position that provides a service required by a State or unit of general local
government for only the duration of a school year, the term means a position
that provides employment for such duration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E9591FDFBAE42289A14683D8CE68870"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limit on Number
of Executive, Administrative, or Professional Positions</header>
<paragraph id="H175774FC0DD74C7B83486EBE8738731B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Units</header><text>Of
the total number of positions funded under this part for a fiscal year for each
State or unit of general local government—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5964191AB08344DC8E3D15AC279E32C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 20
percent shall be in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional
capacity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B5CFE6CA3B743A4BC6D77D3101C2B9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least 80
percent shall not be in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional
capacity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H55906BD451874D32BC5A0EAE1C6C68D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, the terms <term>bona fide executive</term>,
<term>bona fide administrative</term>, and <term>bona fide professional</term>
when used in relation to capacity shall have the meanings given such terms
under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
213(a)(1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6056F1BA6F1C449BA619C01E737373DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Total Amount of
Compensation</header><text>For each fiscal year for which funds are
appropriated to carry out this part, each State or unit of general local
government that receives funds under this part for any such fiscal year shall
use such funds to provide an amount equal to the total amount of employee
compensation for individuals hired under this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H834A6A5D5C6343A68DA720EEC86DF282"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limit on Period
of Employment</header><text>Notwithstanding any agreement or other provision of
law (other than those provisions of law pertaining to civil rights in
employment), a State or unit of general local government shall not be obligated
to employ the individuals hired under this part or retain the positions filled
by such individuals beyond the period for which the State or unit receives
funding under this part.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE9EC59E4905E4077AC17E0F3FC1FA9A0"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of existing employees</header>
<subsection id="HC50581F88EB3462498E8646B94CB88CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State or unit of general local government may not
employ an individual for a position funded under this part, if—</text>
<paragraph id="H285EFF8F1F6C4EBA84C8095CAE340BB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>employing such
individual will result in the layoff or partial displacement (such as a
reduction in hours, wages, or employee benefits) of an existing employee of the
unit; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H040DDBD154E8436893046ECBF5DC4025"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such individual
will perform the same or substantially similar work that had previously been
performed by an employee of the unit who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F682435A2A7458AB4A256A628D68BF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been laid off
or partially displaced (as such term is described in
<internal-xref idref="H285EFF8F1F6C4EBA84C8095CAE340BB2" legis-path="606.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CFEF2091C884E2B92558999D761C870"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not been
offered by the unit, to be restored to the position the employee had
immediately prior to being laid off or partially displaced.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD8CED9F9E6F4B7D824D71064269E0CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elimination of
position</header><text>For the purposes of this subsection, a position shall be
considered to have been eliminated by a State or unit of general local
government if the position has remained unfilled and the unit has not sought to
fill such position for at least a period of one month.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB4F0300099B47E9A129BABD8E5621A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promotional
opportunities</header><text>An individual may not be hired for a position
funded under this part in a manner that infringes upon the promotional
opportunities of an existing employee (as of the date of such hiring) of a unit
receiving funding under this part.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEDC6ADB4434F4F6B955F65A15A976EE5"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Dispute
resolutions, whistleblower hotline, and enforcement by the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="HB305408F82D84B4488A7031D6A025403"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Arbitration Procedure</header>
<paragraph id="H369F28BDB2E6457B817341BD79A87764"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each unit of general local government that is an
entitlement community and each State that receives funding under this part
shall agree to the arbitration procedure described in this subsection to
resolve disputes described in subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9352ED1B18149AFBB7086535E85B3A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Written
grievances</header>
<subparagraph id="H7E36AA2425C943C2B1C82725B2A7B662"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an employee (or an employee representative) wishes to
use the arbitration procedure described in this subsection, such party shall
file a written grievance within the time period required under subsection (b)
or (c), as applicable, simultaneously with the chief executive officer of a
unit or State involved in the dispute and the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0641DB712D384A5B8EBB9542D819AB9B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>In-person
meeting</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the date of the filing of
the grievance, the chief executive officer (or the designee of the chief
executive officer) shall have an in-person meeting with the party to resolve
the grievance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BC6CB0D39F54A37B43A8A6494A9B138"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Arbitration</header>
<subparagraph id="H9518A880C9DD412BB254688E454D8F87"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>If
the grievance is not resolved within the time period described in paragraph
(2)(B), a party, by written notice to the other party involved, may submit such
grievance to binding arbitration before a qualified arbitrator who is jointly
selected and independent of the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1EF0F92F6954545920546BD413DA373"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment by
secretary</header><text>If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 5
days of submitting the grievance to binding arbitration under subparagraph (A),
one of the parties may submit a request to the Secretary to appoint a qualified
and independent arbitrator. The Secretary shall appoint a qualified and
independent arbitrator within 15 days after receiving the request.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H305A97819F1A45B2A39BA90A13807E93"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing</header><text>Unless
the parties mutually agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall conduct a hearing on
the grievance and issue a decision not later than 30 days after the date such
arbitrator is selected or appointed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDACD34F1A30244F2BAE39CA1A22ADFD9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Costs</header>
<clause id="H9FCA138E2F8F4C4687B603473B829E00"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the cost of an
arbitration proceeding shall be divided evenly between the parties to the
arbitration.</text>
</clause><clause id="H6444FA20A89E4A18A372FC86DCA8E9E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
a grievant prevails under an arbitration proceeding, the unit of general local
government or State involved in the dispute shall pay the cost of such
proceeding, including attorneys’ fees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00A6923F691044E4965136BCB8B3ED0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disputes
Concerning the Allotment of Funds</header><text>In the case where a dispute
arises as to whether a unit of general local government that is an entitlement
community or State has improperly requested funds for services, an employee or
employee representative of the unit or State may file a grievance under
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after public notice of an intent to
submit an application under section 1103 is published in accordance with
paragraph (1)(C) of such section. Upon receiving a copy of the grievance, the
Secretary shall withhold the funds subject to such grievance, unless and until
the grievance is resolved under subsection (a), by the parties or an arbitrator
in favor of providing such funding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB2F1A93A52D440FB40D5A3A61A1664A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>All Other
Disputes</header>
<paragraph id="HCED34D28CA7C45248116BC8289522438"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a dispute not covered under subsection (b)
concerning compliance with the requirements of this part by a unit of general
local government that is an entitlement community or State receiving funds
under this part, an employee or employee representative of the unit or State
may file a grievance under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the
dispute arises. In such cases, an arbitrator may award such remedies as are
necessary to make the grievant whole, including the reinstatement of a
displaced employee or the payment of back wages, and may submit recommendations
to the Secretary to ensure further compliance with the requirements of this
part, including recommendations to suspend or terminate funding, or to require
the repayment of funds received under this part during any period of
noncompliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0322395931C453BAE7A84A486FF9C44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
grievance procedures</header><text>A party to a dispute described in paragraph
(1) may use the existing grievance procedure of a unit or State involved in
such dispute, or the arbitration procedure described in this subsection, to
resolve such dispute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47CF71B72A504DA7A61F1D8AE2B71484"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Party
Defined</header><text>For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the term
<term>party</term> means an employee, employee representative, unit of general
local government, or State, involved in a dispute described in subsection (b)
or (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H190015E1D1AB4656910AAFFF1B0A4FC5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Whistleblower
Hotline; Enforcement by the Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="HADBBA772BA9F4BDD8505613CE996FCFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Whistleblower
hotline</header><text>The Secretary shall post on a publicly accessible
Internet Web site of the Department of Labor the contact information for
reporting noncompliance with this part by a State or unit of general local
government or individual receiving funding under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EDD42D5B96844AA89398003E114C824"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement by
the Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="HA7198F104A574D9BB8F0FBE5436C49E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary receives a complaint alleging
noncompliance with this part, the Secretary may conduct an investigation and
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may order such remedies as the
Secretary determines appropriate, including—</text>
<clause id="H13B3693FA2404393B42513B40866922E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withholding
further funds under this part to a noncompliant entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H40E6B8BD07464FE0BC0A6EC17635A5BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring the
entity to make an injured party whole; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1514C3D966414FA988479F40C8A62609"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requiring the
entity to repay to the Secretary any funds received under this part during any
period of noncompliance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7F51447919C43CDA1D77CCE2CE733E4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>entity</term> means State, unit of
general local government, or individual.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1B04277C8E24301941EDA238E1C1F56"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Recommendation
by an arbitrator</header><text>A remedy described in subparagraph (A) may also
be ordered by the Secretary upon recommendation by an arbitrator appointed or
selected under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEF0DAAEDB6194F3C94A8B2F7B505ED3E"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph id="HB0407ADCF0B14A7BB859A85C794081A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The terms <term>city</term>; <term>extent of
poverty</term>; <term>metropolitan city</term>; <term>urban county</term>;
<term>nonentitlement area</term>; <term>population</term>; and
<term>State</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 102 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A31A4A0D04E463098CD72E68795C742"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>The
term <term>benefits</term> has the meaning given the term <term>employment
benefits</term> in section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29
U.S.C. 2611).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C52E42D48534BAABAE591BFF5DF8B85"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employee
compensation</header><text>The term <term>employee compensation</term> includes
wages and benefits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53A50E791D4747C1963A2AAD633AC2D4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Entitlement
communities</header><text>The term <term>entitlement communities</term>
includes metropolitan cities and urban counties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82AC96F360044990BB98C5EB3EFB5512"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H173BD055F7FA4D4C849E0F3E352FC63E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B5ED4FB1D3A431680DCA5EBD09E8C99"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Unemployed
individual</header><text>The term <term>unemployed individual</term> has the
meaning given such term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C. 2801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FFB1C60CCDF44CD9017384AC6D627B9"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Unit of general
local government</header><text>The term <term>unit of general local
government</term> means any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or
other general purpose political subdivision of a State; Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, or a general purpose
political subdivision thereof; a combination of such political subdivisions
that is recognized by the Secretary; and the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0822A57EE42246B6A7654B5C5BD97CCE"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The
term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD71E3C20FA80418EA6D148E391E1E302"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Wage</header><text>The
term <term>wage</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).</text>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="HAE48EABF545149558BDA08B6D5E916D7"><enum>7</enum><header>Child
Development Corps </header>
<section id="H69FA63FD26A7482BAADB07CEA2B8C8BE"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to provide
for the creation of an additional 100,000 jobs through the Head Start
Act.</text>
</section><section id="H9818826E8F8D414795B5B70F742B1718" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1122.</enum><header>Child Development
Corps</header>
<subsection id="H10DE3F55FA654DA9862A8C7A452E4591"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to
the Head Start Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Head
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H99DE626F52394B9B8ADC5188D68E8D06"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 639 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1348375B433F47D3B4DD63F73355E88F" style="OLC">
<section id="H61773A8C14F942AABF932E19E42A42ED"><enum>639A.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations for employing Early Head Start professional
employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated $3,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to
carry out section 640A.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40B2C6D1D0564652BECFC5A206479925"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 640 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32254AC2C82E458894A8EAB4244C2ABF" style="OLC">
<section id="HF431772653344401B05E7E439AD1AC5B"><enum>640A.</enum><header>Employment of
additional infant and toddler specialists</header>
<subsection id="H8E907A6236044B51996A173D28F22217"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employment of
additional full-Time infant and toddler specialists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide funds appropriated under
section 639A to Early Head Start programs to pay the cost of employing
additional full-time infant and toddler specialists.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D40E64F5B7742A988A7C4086B5CC2C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds to
supplement not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
Early Head Start program that receives funds under subsection (a) shall use
such funds only to supplement and not supplant the amount of funds that would,
in the absence of such Federal funds, be available to pay the cost of employing
additional full-time infant and toddler
specialists.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H76C16A7DF60640FCAB54FEEF40D8A7A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated $3,000,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to carry out section 640A of the Head Start
Act.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H0ADC057FA3304C9E802619E74CA9A337"><enum>8</enum><header>On-the-job
Training</header>
<section id="HF2CFBD67994F48649AA7B8F248E6A55F"><enum>1131.</enum><header>Appropriation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sums are appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and for the following
purposes, namely:</text>
<appropriations-major id="HDCDF30F84CD94BD0A38993C96C1AC5FB"><header>Department of
Labor</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H410DBB5E791F49B5A3C1E5CE794248FA"><header>Employment and Training
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H98E95221EA9B445B9384F04C86B16DCE"><header>Training
and Employment Services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Training and Employment Services</quote> for
activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<quote>WIA</quote>),
$500,000,000 which shall be available for obligation on the date of enactment
of this Act, <italic>Provided</italic>, That such funds shall be used solely
for on-the-job training (as such term is defined in section 101(31) of the
WIA): <italic>Provided further,</italic> That $250,000,000 of such amount shall
be for such on-the-job training for individuals who reside in local areas
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD48412F7951949A98AAED2B785098D60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have a poverty
rate of 12 percent or more for each Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) in such
local area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1BDB4A014AB49A0B123AEB78F0E6C36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have an
unemployment rate that is 2 percent higher than the national unemployment
rate.</text>
</paragraph></appropriations-small></section></part><part id="H73B92033581542A19317E155EA12DF41"><enum>9</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="H77C55F0E37EE41F0A45AA57872884DA3"><enum>1141.</enum><header>General
requirements for entities receiving funding under this subtitle</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2CCCBD6AEDCF478B85CA1BA23A86F95A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with
existing laws and contracts</header><text>In hiring individuals for positions
funded under this subtitle, or using funds under this subtitle to continue to
provide employee compensation for existing employees, a State, unit of general
local government, community-based organization, or business shall comply with
all applicable Federal, State, and local laws relating to health, safety, civil
rights, personnel policies and regulations, labor, and collective bargaining
agreements, as if such individual were hired, or such employee compensation was
provided, without assistance under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9AD011E77AF54253B3AA26B125C4A4E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance with
federal civil rights laws</header><text>Federal civil rights laws described in
subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8A8D2E437E074C58A0285FFBE5DC1B24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H95C98F8E976D4ACF82A00D608D8033C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF202A2622EE54D52AE316A7C46AF5C6B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Sections 503 and
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9456EAEAB1464927A53B7465DA54008A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Age
Discrimination Act of 1975.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HAE8C0A0A1058418E900CDA37C161A47A"><enum>1142.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCB3F5F54EDCB4BC9A6BC85C9A5F77F62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports to
Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of
fiscal year 2012 and 2013, each State, unit of general local government,
community-based organization, or business, or other entity that receives
assistance under this subtitle shall submit to the Secretary that provided such
assistance a report on the number of jobs created and, if applicable, the
projects completed with funding under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1AEC4FAC2D7B436AB8766643615A863B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text>Each Secretary that receives a report under subsection
(a) shall provide such reports to Congress not later than July 1, 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H442BAC9E2E6747F4B609EEECD85CEE8A"><enum>1143.</enum><header>Hiring and
preferences</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H82EF4B8539854C7CB1EC7F4AEB68CBF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In hiring individuals for positions funded under part 1,
part 5, and part 7, an entity described in section 1142 receiving funding under
this subtitle may only employ unemployed individuals, except in a case of a
position (including a managerial position) for which no qualified unemployed
individual has applied.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7D8016171BFC4B00B2D934609E8D613E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priorities in
recruitment and hiring</header><text>In recruiting and hiring unemployed
individuals for positions described in subsection, the entity shall target
recruitment efforts and prioritize hiring with respect to individuals who
are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8F107F65141F459AB61F556E85AF3EE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals who have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment
compensation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H066BCAD421794A558998EBAD6CBA0447"><enum>(2)</enum><text>unemployed
veterans of the Armed Forces and unemployed members of the reserve components
of the Armed Forces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E7BBF68CC2042BF82D983CFE154C9FF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals, who immediately before employment in the programs described in
subparagraph (a), are eligible for unemployment compensation payable under any
State law or Federal unemployment compensation law, including any additional
compensation or extended compensation under such laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H153471F49CB342B385B92AF44E005456"><enum>(4)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals who are not eligible to receive unemployment compensation because
they do not have sufficient wages to meet the minimum qualifications for such
compensation; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7F100328EBC94222A81792CA2101A8BD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of
employment under subpart B of part 1, unemployed young people, including those
who have not previously been employed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E56D1C369F940F4A697454AE80A4930"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall supersede the
qualification requirements under titles I through VII or existing law, such as
medical licensure where applicable for health corps or certification for early
childhood development workers.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H422BDA3C50F74D4DB46D2BB6F1658B38"><enum>1144.</enum><header>Flexibility on
hiring</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funding under this
subtitle shall be tied to the job created with the funding rather than to the
individual awarded the job, and entities receiving funding under this subtitle
are authorized to hire new employees to replace an individual that was hired
with such funds, but who has left the position.</text>
</section><section id="H59ED9F8CB890416EA65F56E6C1A36F14"><enum>1145.</enum><header>Nondisplacement</header>
<subsection id="H56AC3E93A9364FEFB2388C284BD34DD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of Existing Employees</header>
<paragraph id="HA981C84B82A3471BB33741ABC13CF579"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity described
in section 1142 that receives funding under this subtitle may not employ an
individual for a position funded under this subtitle, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E57CB44751345DEA52022F8977455E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employing such
individual will result in the layoff or partial displacement (such as a
reduction in hours, wages, or employee benefits) of an existing employee of the
unit or organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD07FE8264C84A9280667F91AA21A0F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such individual
will perform the same or substantially similar work that had previously been
performed by an employee of the unit or organization who—</text>
<clause id="HB922FF993F8E4FD3B70B5FE432181F17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
been laid off or partially displaced (as such term is described in subparagraph
(A)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H143C9348A03443809ED538C4798F0ADC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has
not been offered by the unit or organization, to be restored to the position
the employee had immediately prior to being laid off or partially
displaced.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEC8941FFD3F409CB86D56D3E9C8E663"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elimination of
position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of
this subsection, a position shall be considered to have been eliminated by an
entity receiving funding under this subtitle if the position has remained
unfilled and the unit or organization has not sought to fill such position for
at least a period of one month.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1B1285CE2D34E5FB637E9C0E4BDD53E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Promotional
opportunities</header><text>An individual may not be hired for a position
funded under this part in a manner that infringes upon the promotional
opportunities of an existing employee (as of the date of such hiring) of an
entity receiving funding under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1E532F0D9FE484DA9E009001C847220"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of Local Government Services</header><text>A business or community-based
organization receiving funds under this part may not use such funds to provide
services or functions that are customarily provided by a unit of general local
government where such services or functions are provided by the
organization.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4FCE48DAC26640ACAAD584CFE7C74468"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of local business</header><text>Where appropriate, any unit of government or
community-based organizations receiving funds under this subtitle cannot use
those funds to provide services or functions that are currently provided by a
local business.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2CB1F457BF5E4A608863398FD929029F"><enum>1146.</enum><header>Employment
status and compensation in new programs</header>
<subsection id="H569DC0D6E7E445BA86C2F22609045D62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employee
Status</header><text>An individual hired for a position funded under part 1,
part 5, or part 6, or section 1081 of part 4 shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E433F95BFAF405FB03645E72B97A36E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be considered an
employee of the unit of general local government, business, or community-based
organization, by which such individual was hired; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E45342C0D884AF6880447F8D22BDA9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>receive the same
employee compensation, have the same rights and responsibilities and job
classifications, and be subject to the same job standards, employer policies,
and collective bargaining agreements as if such individual was hired without
assistance under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4318F031C5447E9BA3D013084B1F7BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Total Amount of
Compensation</header><text>For each fiscal year for which funds are
appropriated to carry out this subtitle, each unit of general local government,
each business, and each community-based organization that receives funds under
the provisions described in subsection (a) for any such fiscal year shall use
such funds to provide an amount equal to the total amount of employee
compensation for the individuals such the entity hired under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H912A1CBFD8344D01AECDDB5E90A806A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limit on Period
of Employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any agreement or other provision of law (other than those provisions of law
pertaining to civil rights in employment), a unit of general local government,
business, or community-based organization shall not be obligated to employ the
individuals hired under this subtitle or retain the positions filled by such
individuals beyond the period for which the unit or organization receives
funding under the provisions described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H499E258AB60E4328B9192B2D4D6B27CF"><enum>1147.</enum><header>Dispute
resolutions, whistleblower hotline, and enforcement by the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H245AB834DD6F47E89B79C9975712A8B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Arbitration Procedure</header>
<paragraph id="HFC3FDA318631478090479C9FCC7A638E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each entity that receives funding under this subtitle
shall agree to the arbitration procedure described in this subsection to
resolve disputes described in subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50B91A35A9CB4E95A73A75A386C4F594"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Written
grievances</header>
<subparagraph id="H0DA98463E03D41B79C663114760ABD36"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an employee (or an employee representative) wishes to
use the arbitration procedure described in this subsection, such party shall
file a written grievance within the time period required under subsection (b)
or (c), as applicable, simultaneously with the chief executive officer of an
entity involved in the dispute and the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77FD74BAEE8E4596BEFD409ED89D77A5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>In-person
meeting</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the date of the filing of
the grievance, the chief executive officer (or the designee of the chief
executive officer) shall have an in-person meeting with the party to resolve
the grievance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29E3BEC8E4B04CDE91423925A2742B44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Arbitration</header>
<subparagraph id="HADA1F96A06064D8480708DCA803EEF0D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>If
the grievance is not resolved within the time period described in paragraph
(2)(B), a party, by written notice to the other party involved, may submit such
grievance to binding arbitration before a qualified arbitrator who is jointly
selected and independent of the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H859E810EC7384BDA932B4FFB6C6348A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment by
secretary</header><text>If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 5
days of submitting the grievance to binding arbitration under subparagraph (A),
one of the parties may submit a request to the Secretary of Labor to appoint a
qualified and independent arbitrator. The Secretary of Labor shall appoint a
qualified and independent arbitrator within 15 days after receiving the
request.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8E132466485457281386647DE16C786"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing</header><text>Unless
the parties mutually agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall conduct a hearing on
the grievance and issue a decision not later than 30 days after the date such
arbitrator is selected or appointed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4217ABFF1C0B4005AC1696A509AE7552"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Costs</header>
<clause id="HD53DE944423245DD855D1F940A5D848A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the cost of an
arbitration proceeding shall be divided evenly between the parties to the
arbitration.</text>
</clause><clause id="HECBB4D9E5EB54B12B48E3E0481614668"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
a grievant prevails under an arbitration proceeding, the entity involved in the
dispute shall pay the cost of such proceeding, including attorneys’
fees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D39920D43B449DEB9CB4BFE2E4C2E4A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disputes
concerning the allotment of funds</header><text>In the case where a dispute
arises as to whether an entity has improperly requested funds for services, an
employee or employee representative of entity may file a grievance under
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after public notice of an intent to
request funds for services. Upon receiving a copy of the grievance, the
Secretary of Labor shall withhold the funds subject to such grievance, unless
and until the grievance is resolved under subsection (a), by the parties or an
arbitrator in favor of providing such funding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H65E24B172BAE40FF8FBD7A08ED291D9B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>All Other
Disputes</header>
<paragraph id="H8A3E5F566BA14865A0BB57293955BF75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a dispute not covered under subsection (b)
concerning compliance with the requirements of this subtitle by an entity
receiving funds under this part, an employee or employee representative of an
entity may file a grievance under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after
the dispute arises. In such cases, an arbitrator may award such remedies as are
necessary to make the grievant whole, including the reinstatement of a
displaced employee or the payment of back wages, and may submit recommendations
to the Secretary of Labor to ensure further compliance with the requirements of
this subtitle, including recommendations to suspend or terminate funding, or to
require the repayment of funds received under this part during any period of
noncompliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E5043DDF7E0489DA580E4AF50913DE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
grievance procedures</header><text>A party to a dispute described in paragraph
(1) may use the existing grievance procedure of an entity involved in such
dispute, or the arbitration procedure described in this subsection, to resolve
such dispute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA1419B95FDF4151BF4667C82A1DD8B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Party
Defined</header><text>For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the term
<term>party</term> means an employee, employee representative, or entity
involved in a dispute described in subsection (b) or (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD629F996C3044BEFA93EEB2B1854666D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Whistleblower
Hotline; Enforcement by the Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="H2D916959C3E7414FAABFE84822419637"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Whistleblower
hotline</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall post on a publicly
accessible Internet Web site of the Department of Labor the contact information
for reporting noncompliance with this part by a State, unit of general local
government, community-based organization, business, or individual receiving
funding under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H288BC40AB19D4DA284EC86D301ED9FB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement by
the secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="HEC3267470D574A59826C2F8247CED2C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary of Labor receives a complaint alleging
noncompliance with this subtitle, the Secretary may conduct an investigation
and after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may order such remedies as
the Secretary of Labor determines appropriate, including—</text>
<clause id="H9B10805DBB374390BF180E90FC89941B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withholding
further funds under this part to a noncompliant entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H02E14A9A79484BEF865D43C9B85E7387"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring the
entity to make an injured party whole; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2EC18268328A4A7C87972E574FB3B87F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requiring the
entity to repay to the Secretary of Labor any funds received under this part
during any period of noncompliance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEC381801F29479B9A970C766EA98183"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendation
by an arbitrator</header><text>A remedy described in subparagraph (A) may also
be ordered by the Secretary of Labor upon recommendation by an arbitrator
appointed or selected under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H7423F304F97445338E558DBCD477F6E8"><enum>1148.</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Programs and funding authorized under this
subtitle shall be phased-out over a 90-day period if national unemployment, as
measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls under 5 percent. Such
phase-out shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E54A499EA1945B28E9E99F502DC9DB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an individual
hired under this subtitle shall not be fired prematurely;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D6D670A6C954FBCA0E48BCA3EF225B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>projects funded
under this subtitle shall be continued until completion; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8718AF109B514405975B21B7E12A674E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an individual
hired under this subtitle may be replaced when such individual leaves the
position for which the individual was hired.</text>
</paragraph></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="HFCA3E2B8EB8841CAA4EF43FE5B713DE5"><enum>B</enum><header>Buy American
Enhancement Act of 2011</header>
<section id="HA52F89B27B9A458EBA53F6F2E908CAD0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>The Buy American
Enhancement Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H0102C42856A34231B13F93856528F55A"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Domestic
content requirement for the Buy American Act</header>
<subsection id="H6C0538C3889D4A7AA1266514C8AB44BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Substantially
all defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8301 of
title 41, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB8DDAB16D76B4D79B55C7B10CBDF0743"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AB82ACB026547E389D059B9A4E60601"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5D70A04CA3943AABA322D0AD105F66E" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HA54C0190489448B49367937F06EE41A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Substantially
all</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Articles, materials, or
supplies shall be treated as made substantially all from articles, materials,
or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost
of the domestic components of such articles, materials, or supplies exceeds 75
percent of the total cost of all components of such articles, materials, or
supplies.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD62D7295150D4D53ABA9D58EC99224A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4130D0ACAF734224A61ED05DC0EAC0F5"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Requirement
for indirect contracts to comply with the Buy American Act</header>
<subsection id="H1D0EFDF6A62946F898AEF955497CE883"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contract
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each
Federal agency shall ensure that each contract described in subsection (b)
awarded by such Federal agency includes a provision requiring any articles,
materials, and supplies provided under the contract to comply with chapter 83
of title 41, United States Code (popularly referred to as the <quote>Buy
American Act</quote>), subject to the exceptions to that chapter provided in
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2501">19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</external-xref>) or
otherwise provided by law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4159348D120447C181D87325E3C0ECF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contracts
described</header><text>The contracts described in this subsection include each
of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H68E7B272967B43758032387BFE74D1C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Housing leases,
including military housing provided by a private entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BE5FD1FE3FE43028642F2B46068D02D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Power purchase agreements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C0FFBA290074725BEEDCFF097FDAD2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced-use leases.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F2AE27F7D8649888B5C6BCC8B24EAB2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Energy savings
performance contracts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38BF1B036B5D42ECA8E00D455615B5CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Utility energy
service contracts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBE5D0093A99440CF82D61CA7F4D4EF05"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Buy American
waiver reporting requirement</header>
<subsection id="H2A40E3961E034F7991B8A2806057B6DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8301 of title
41, United States Code, as amended by section 1202, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01880302DEB241C7B1F88B019D628549" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HA4FBB50EE9D846BBAEE1FD36B14C8A41"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>waiver</term> means, with
respect to the acquisition of an article, material, or supply for public use,
the inapplicability of this chapter to the acquisition by reason of any of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H134273E5A2914DD7B94148944A1487AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A determination by
the head of the Federal agency concerned that the acquisition is inconsistent
with the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H294A9A3E18AB46B69C500D39867E50F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A determination by
the head of the Federal agency concerned that the cost of the acquisition is
unreasonable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FAB8EF9629D4A25AF30CC3E87460E41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Use outside of the
United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F7A86EE5B1847859887A28C81FF99A9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A determination by
the head of the Federal agency concerned that the article, material, or supply
is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and
reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97F46CF476DF4FC7BA613275DD74E493"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Procured under a
contract with an award value that is not more than the micro-purchase threshold
under section 1902 of this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67D497197A7040E9AEE965B97ED4B8F4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An exception under
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2501">19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1FCC2083A354512AA13097C9498538E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other
exception otherwise provided by
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H00727CDD16F449B6BCDA3479C1452004"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver reporting
requirement</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/8302">Section 8302</external-xref> of title 41, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7121C71FEB19424CB5651E1C0079A549" style="USC">
<subsection id="H1A7BCE5D32CF4D7FB11EF3C4AD6E7217"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver reporting
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each
Federal agency shall establish a location on the website of such agency for the
publication of waivers accessible by the public and shall publish a list at
such location of each waiver granted under this chapter not later than 30 days
after such waiver is
granted.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E0BC4092B204B7683E9447F89262606"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1C804AB998574129AB77352039736C3C"><enum>1205.</enum><header>Implementation
through the Federal Acquisition Regulation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this subtitle, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be
revised as necessary to implement the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="H0E557D4F89E04D079E43C025FC66CE92"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFBF65323D65F4CD18ADBD5BFEFADDC7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Energy savings
performance contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>energy savings performance contract</term> has the meaning given that
term under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/10/436.31">section 436.31</external-xref> of title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE7AC461D030C4286AD8B61E17E24DF6A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal
agency</term> means any executive agency (as defined in section 133 of title
41, United States Code) or any establishment in the legislative or judicial
branch of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDBD5D7396B3C406A8E4B7E0145CD8D96"><enum>C</enum><header>Fairness and
Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011</header>
<section id="HF9D5F971F65340B0B15FD8A7C776D7D4"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Fairness and Transparency
in Contracting Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE30EAD7A40A74A26BBBAA741E89EC23D"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H30FBC68CDC5748F49DC93B77B97DC237"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the terms <term>Administration</term> and
<term>Administrator</term> mean the Small Business Administration and the
Administrator thereof, respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DB7383E888741D5BB884AE47ED25901"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>parent company</term>, relating to a business concern, means a person
other than an individual that owns not less than 51 percent of that business
concern;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2B98FE2C5E94F81A9DE119CA4556704"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the terms
<term>small business concern</term>, <term>small business concern owned and
controlled by veterans</term>, <term>small business concern owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans</term>, and <term>small business
concern owned and controlled by women</term> have the meanings given those
terms in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), as amended by
this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E79ACD08F7542AAAAFC7492A7FAB17A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given that term in section
8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA38A31DB56844D62B54EE49BDEAE6D60"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to modify
the definitions relating to whether a business concern qualifies as a small
business concern to establish additional requirements that ensure that no
publically traded business concern, subsidiary of a publically traded business
concern, foreign-owned business concern, or subsidiary of a foreign-owned
business concern is considered a small business concern for the purpose of
Federal Government contracting and subcontracting, including for procurement
goals.</text>
</section><section id="H19249AFDA86642679250AC0C0E5DC084"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Definition of
small business concern and status review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BEC9A607F2240B79E1CE00780ED51B5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H095C1A7117A045EC976972CD18288295" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Independently owned and
operated</header>
<subparagraph id="HF31CD72FDE004710A014EF9024130518"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this
subsection, the term <term>independently owned and operated</term> does not
include a business concern—</text>
<clause id="HF93ADEAA02624B1088A640D306F9D065"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is—</text>
<subclause id="H3FE754CBF7BE475887C81E5926B6C2E6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an issuer of a class of securities
registered or that is required to be registered pursuant to section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l) or that is required to file
reports pursuant to section 15(d) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE6B54E3B86864FFBB753A0A817880588"><enum>(II)</enum><text>owned by an entity that is an issuer of
a class of securities registered or that is required to be registered pursuant
to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l) or that is
required to file reports pursuant to section 15(d) of that Act (15 U.S.C.
78o(d)); or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HFC0D36F0D18643D6B4E069A4E0D65C13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>more than 50 percent of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more individuals that are not United
States citizens.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1AA153B6B2145A686BCB63A8FCB54DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Entities</header><text>In
determining ownership of a business concern, any interest in the business
concern that is owned by a person that is not an individual (including a
corporation, partnership, estate, or trust) shall be considered owned
proportionately by or for the individuals that own that
person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HE7D72BD002BA49549956A9F7385C042F"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Notification</header>
<subsection id="H03A7F1759A59473CBB993437BDB6B20F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this subtitle, the Administrator shall notify the head of each Federal
department or agency regarding this subtitle and the amendments made by this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA9260BDFCB548B3B1F5529E00898DEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>To
contractors</header><text>Not later than 6 months after receiving notice under
subsection (a), the head of a Federal department or agency shall notify any
contractor of that department or agency regarding this subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE41AAD5F99B848A7B1D5BA5BA27BE569"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection id="HD47157265C1C454788A40420A6579128"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the end of each fiscal
year, the Administrator shall publish a report regarding prime contracts with
the Federal Government awarded to business concerns that were identified as
small business concerns for the purposes of achieving the small business
contracting goals of the Federal Government during the previous fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFF8A52922DF8493DA7941BD2390112C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header>
<paragraph id="H41D899D841744AD3A138AF286E02ED45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each report under subsection (a) shall, for the fiscal
year before the year in which that report is published, include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD67651A187C34D1DAC222D7C1CE51C11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of each
small business concern, small business concern owned and controlled by socially
and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concern owned and
controlled by women, small business concern owned and controlled by veterans,
and small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans
that was awarded a prime contract with the Federal Government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CF9958D6E1648B18132956509DE5DEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each small
business concern described in subparagraph (A), the total dollar amount of
prime contracts with the Federal Government awarded to that small business
concern in descending order.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DCF70E09D234DA18EBAEBC7A06D9389"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Parent
companies</header><text>If a small business concern described in paragraph
(1)(A) has a parent company, the Administrator shall report information
relating to any prime contract with the Federal Government of that small
business concern under the name of that parent company.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCFEB6129A1E46238C5892D77E254BE1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
Administrator shall make each report under subsection (a) available on the Web
site of the Administration in a manner that is easily accessible by members of
the public.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H00EED9E24FC1474494B73C1AF8C366A5"><enum>1307.</enum><header>List of
contractors</header>
<subsection id="H75E138BE97D34160A7FCDD95ECD05311"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal
department and agency shall publish on the Web site of that department or
agency a list of each business concern that received a contract award because
that business concern was identified as a small business concern.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF9A64C6DC7814F879366502ECFF70172"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List
contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list published
under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4295381F1E8429E90C6A510E128197F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">list business concerns in the order of the
total amount in dollars of contracts between the Federal Government and that
business concern, beginning with the largest total value;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC3B518878794510AD7ED11D9A5D1B90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include the total
amount in dollars of contracts between the Federal Government and each business
concern on such list; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E277F1A60FA4351866FFC4928C6AF8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the name of any parent company of a
business concern on such list.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9037065A88C44AE1A9811F27D58B9CFB"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Contracting
databases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator
shall, by regulation, establish procedures to ensure that the Central
Contractor Registration database and any successor database provide an adequate
warning regarding criminal penalties established under section 16(d) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(d)) for misrepresenting the status of a
business concern or person in order to obtain certain contracts with the
Federal Government.</text>
</section><section id="H426A3142B2DE4FD980460B30C95B43AE"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD1D5D649CA3F4B0FA80746481E9AD052"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Complaints</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA4F4F717BFF64A83AF83186CD320E23E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any person may file a complaint with the Administrator
and the head of the affected department or agency about the classification of a
business concern as a small business concern and the Administrator and the head
of the affected department or agency shall resolve any complaint filed under
this paragraph in a timely manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4315F97D75CA43C19109394FBE3049F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Administrator shall annually submit to Congress a report describing any
complaints described in paragraph (1) that were filed during the relevant year
and the resolution of any such complaint.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4AAF2B0979A647E5BE77B01F37064C4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Debarment</header><text>The
head of each Federal department or agency shall issue or amend the contracting
rules and regulations for that department or agency to ensure that a business
concern shall be debarred from receiving a Federal contract for a period of not
less than 5 years if that business concern—</text>
<paragraph id="HFC03A7AC24A048A4AA9050D873BC1A70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fraudulently
represents that it is a small business concern as part of a bid for a small
business contract with that department or agency; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H31EE9DE988924C478D44868B6E22A8E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>violates this
subtitle or an amendment made by this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4D9A20D5D7754C90998E6E6BD5CB94A5"><enum>D</enum><header>National
Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011</header>
<section id="HA9BF9410E1A64581A471163B970E5667" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>National Infrastructure
Development Bank Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H909673657483434884D24A0E00A96B9C"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H754EB3760FE0486688227E196D246F1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to the American Society of Civil
Engineers, the current condition of the infrastructure in the United States
earns a grade point average of D, and an estimated $2,200,000,000,000
investment is needed over the next 5 years to meet adequate conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A88A9E5197B4E1B897D08012010ED18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>According to the
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission,
$225,000,000,000 is needed annually from all sources for the next 50 years to
upgrade our surface transportation system to a state of good repair and create
a more advanced system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94B64BA6824F4357B8832E65BEAAEEBB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Environmental
Protection Agency projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C89E6AA6153496A898E03AB76841672"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$334,000,000,000
is needed to invest in infrastructure improvements over 20 years to ensure the
provision of safe water; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2EA1820D6C4449F94D3C49B8C614037"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$202,500,000,000
is needed for publicly owned wastewater systems-related infrastructure needs
over 20 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08134754F6874A108ED342E0C179B246"><enum>(4)</enum><text>According to the
Edison Electric Institute, the electric power industry will need to invest
$298,000,000,000 in the Nation’s transmission system by 2030 in order to
maintain reliable service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2BE26EBE4F445479BE52A78F680B9E2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>According to the
American Council on Renewable Energy, renewable energy could provide up to 635
gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity by 2025, a substantial
contribution and potentially more than the Nation's need for new capacity,
according to the United States Energy Information Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB82CD4C7D3847BFA92E5004FB1CECD2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>According to the
United States Green Building Council, United States buildings account for
nearly 39 percent of primary energy use and 38 percent of carbon
emissions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6763FD29677B4AF0B1AF3AE695AF45A3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United States ranks 14th among OECD
nations in broadband access per 100 inhabitants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E34DC4E861C4D9688368420382656E6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Although grant
programs of the Government must continue to play a central role in financing
the transportation, environment, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure
needs of the United States, current and foreseeable demands on existing
Federal, State, and local funding for infrastructure expansion exceed the
resources to support these programs by margins wide enough to prompt serious
concerns about the United States’ ability to sustain long-term economic
development, productivity, and international competitiveness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4FDED37394D4D2BAA2424DD992B207B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The capital
markets, including central banks, pension funds, financial institutions,
sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies, have a growing interest in
infrastructure investment. The establishment of a United States
Government-owned institution that would provide this investment opportunity
through high-quality bond issues that would be used to finance qualifying
infrastructure projects would attract needed capital for United States
infrastructure development.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0F72858AFD0C42E0A8A871DACF5517A6"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this subtitle, the following
definitions apply unless the context requires otherwise:</text>
<paragraph id="H0652F9A7EA60482A8ECB1734FB57B512"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bank</header><text>The
term <quote>Bank</quote> means the National Infrastructure Development Bank
established under section 1404(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD5773C01F1C4D89B302215B41A184E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
term <quote>Board</quote> means the National Infrastructure Development Bank
Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0F900341D564CF699DE6F3D1B2FD9EF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chief asset and
liability management officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief asset and
liability management officer</quote> means the chief individual responsible for
coordinating the management of assets and liabilities of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2736AA9D2C65480B85D3B08EBF08CB1D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chief compliance
officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief compliance officer or CCO</quote>
means the chief individual responsible for overseeing and managing the
compliance and regulatory affairs issues of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41EFE2D0C2C34F84A9F46A045C61D460"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chief financial
officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief financial officer or CFO</quote>
means the chief individual responsible for managing the financial risks,
planning, and reporting of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CB435759A404CDEAFDC2BBE0397AE29"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chief loan
origination officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief loan origination
officer</quote> means the chief individual responsible for the processing of
new loans provided by the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04614708386D48278C86DB116A95FDEC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Chief operations
officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief operations officer or COO</quote>
means the chief individual responsible for information technology and the day
to day operations of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FC0D39222E34F55B7C327650D8EFF36"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Chief risk
officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief risk officer or CRO</quote> means
the chief individual responsible for managing operational and
compliance-related risks of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H288DDD09292E496BB955AAC711E303DE"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Chief treasury
officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief treasury officer</quote> means the
chief individual responsible for managing the Bank’s treasury
operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD367C1391C28466FBF27C1072FE7E6D3"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The
terms <quote>development</quote> and <quote>develop</quote> mean, with respect
to an infrastructure project, any—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F25084EAA914658AE473146CE5A9889"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preconstruction
planning, feasibility review, permitting, design work, and other
preconstruction activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD6C4FD7476E425ABCD7AB735D1881F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, replacement, or expansion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H479D1029E6A44EFC9922793ED526938F"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
community</header><text>The term <quote>disadvantaged community</quote> means a
community with a median household income of less than 80 percent of the
statewide median household income for the State in which the community is
located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95E2B45AF0604210B6E5EC67A29A96FB"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Energy
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>energy infrastructure
project</quote> means any project for energy transmission, energy efficiency
enhancement for buildings, public housing, and schools, renewable energy, and
energy storage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3282CC0FE2E34CD798A22A7160037A29"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>entity</quote> means an
individual, corporation, partnership (including a public-private partnership),
joint venture, trust, and a State or other governmental entity, including a
political subdivision or any other instrumentality of a State or a revolving
fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D16C1BA57FD439690DEFB52B89C0A80"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Environmental
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>environmental
infrastructure project</quote> means any project for the establishment,
maintenance, or enhancement of any drinking water and wastewater treatment
facility, storm water management system, dam, levee, open space management
system, solid waste disposal facility, hazardous waste facility, or industrial
site cleanup.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H892A54EACB784141859E77DB95A48EAA"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Executive
director</header><text>The term <quote>executive director</quote> means the
individual serving as the chief executive officer of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8622445F9CCA4F6B93E578A055DEDB6D"><enum>(16)</enum><header>General
counsel</header><text>The term <quote>general counsel</quote> means the
individual who serves as the chief lawyer for the Bank.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A1B8E6C99DE48DA8E3B6267C11EB697"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Infrastructure
project</header><text>The term <quote>infrastructure project</quote> means any
energy, environmental, telecommunications, or transportation infrastructure
project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF8651B97FE914F09B5129F40AB6C284C"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Public benefit
bond</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>public
benefit bond</quote> means a bond issued with respect to an infrastructure
project in accordance with this subtitle if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E051FD3D40F44E58E6E6497C858D6B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the net spendable proceeds from the sale of
the issue may be used for expenditures incurred after the date of issuance with
respect to the project, subject to the rules of the Bank;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1F091B114076415EAE0A7C104B4CEE83"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the bond issued by the Bank is in
registered form and meets the requirements of this subtitle and otherwise
applicable law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF3B3FAA92F8D436A8F88B9FDC8B7E82D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment of principal with respect to
the bond is the obligation of the Bank.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC21CACA611044DF396021A9C21623760"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Public-private
partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>public-private partnership</quote> means any entity—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE3F6933BE6C149D4A3936A292F7EDEDC"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0958F35C1F244E5A8903714B4B7D37EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>which is undertaking the
development of all or part of an infrastructure project, which will have a
public benefit, pursuant to requirements established in one or more contracts
between the entity and a State or an instrumentality of a State; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H19B02182D13642C393A5151629045045" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the activities of which, with
respect to such an infrastructure project, are subject to regulation by a State
or any instrumentality of a State; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3CE03DE718F84080833A8F9FD45F5BBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which owns,
leases, or operates, or will own, lease, or operate, the project in whole or in
part, and at least one of the participants in the entity is a nongovernmental
entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCE700DC53EF4F7E980689B60DA5477B"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Revolving
fund</header><text>The term <quote>revolving fund</quote> means a fund or
program established by a State or a political subdivision or other
instrumentality of a State, the principal activity of which is to make loans,
commitments, or other financial accommodation available for the development of
one or more categories of infrastructure projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A025402B8554895826515B86B587F68"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Treasury or the
designee of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA643CDCEB2D249E795F2826AAB17643D"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Smart
grid</header><text>The term <quote>smart grid</quote> means a system that
provides for any of the smart grid functions set forth in section 1306(d) of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17386(d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA4B8B9924F3462A8E55248227920E95"><enum>(23)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other territory of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD73E42523C504EED9A466446D3C12F70"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Telecommunications
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>telecommunications
infrastructure project</quote> means any project involving infrastructure
required to provide communications by wire or radio.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H477548FA3901440E80750DBDBF70927D"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>transportation
infrastructure project</quote> means any project for the construction,
maintenance, or enhancement of highways, roads, bridges, transit and intermodal
systems, inland waterways, commercial ports, airports, high speed rail and
freight rail systems.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDF771EB06B0E467DB90F302EB0EEE431"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Establishment
of national infrastructure development bank</header>
<subsection id="H8557AA5D285F47DEAA891E7B8C90DCF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
national infrastructure development bank</header><text>The National
Infrastructure Development Bank is established as a wholly owned Government
corporation subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code (commonly
known as the <quote>Government Corporation Control Act</quote>), except as
otherwise provided in this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H19618A646DD445AC8E2BC0AED7A95C82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibility
of the secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall take such action as may be
necessary to assist in implementing the establishment of the bank in accordance
with this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1FB11FBDBCE54FFBAC77B1DB7EC0744A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B15B4634EEE4499B23ADA5460B103EA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4706E3A2173C4D3687451FB4EBA26A60"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Infrastructure Development
Bank.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H99563E9FA9B54B4FA97A9ED39CD66C7E"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Board of
directors</header>
<subsection id="H37E2451169E7481F8FA4BF40CEF30197"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bank shall have a
Board of Directors consisting of 5 members appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2914DAFEFA6E4C79AE00EE6D37E1757B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
directors of the Board shall include individuals representing different regions
of the United States and—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4A0139898424E92BCB296347894A51D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>2
of the directors shall have public sector experience; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4BC4B32C42B4304BC4C0C39EC3D4854"><enum>(2)</enum><text>3
of the directors shall have private sector experience.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H564021D1CF8B4559B6C3499BDAF7AAA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson and
vice chairperson</header><text>As designated at the time of appointment, one of
the directors of the Board shall be designated chairperson of the Board by the
President and one shall be designated as vice chairperson of the Board by the
President.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H24A23DF091CE43A7A4FFDBEA5156088D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph id="H4950F63E57684AC5A649ADE1E626C62C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subsection (f),
each director shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD84B12B22D5E47D08649837B19EAD9B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
staggered terms</header><text>Of the initial members of the Board—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE11B4C1BDBF145718E1EC2914948F5DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the chairperson
and vice chairperson shall be appointed for terms of 6 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6710350153344870982C029EE148AD5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed for a term of 5 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3E89BD7C114486688F4A1DAB6F42BAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed for a term of 4 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43BA81A8ABB24EA69606154C6B10F6AF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC6275C3DE8641DB838B10F4B436B4C7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Date of initial
nominations</header><text>The initial nominations by the President for
appointment of directors to the Board shall be made not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1567FED4D2F43FFA0E3FAA6385614D4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Vacancies</header>
<paragraph id="HDBCD665FC5464FFA99F4739FF8DF672D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy on the
Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was
made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD4840D4FB27420CB50B964A2373EBF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment to
replace during term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
director appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the
term for which the director’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only
for the remainder of the term.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9A11F1095A848B78AAECB65E908AAFF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
director may serve after the expiration of that director’s term until a
successor has taken office.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01715E46EC3443EEBB9C62AF31C6F1F9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Three
directors shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB57973F471FB4742AC6A6B7010FB68B5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A
director of the Board appointed by the President may be reappointed by the
President in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA7681F7523BC42C6BF973EA75625C575"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Per diem
reimbursement</header><text>Directors of the Board shall serve on a part-time
basis and shall receive a per diem when engaged in the actual performance of
Bank business, plus reasonable reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D5559FB6E984551A8F78B5A403781FE"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A director of the Board may not participate
in any review or decision affecting a project under consideration for
assistance under this subtitle if the director has or is affiliated with a
person who has an interest in such project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5E8474D2AE9842B09662B1F81EBC907D"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Powers and
limitations of the board</header>
<paragraph id="HB598D5E93A1F43DD978C30BCF2CF4427"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>In
order to carry out the purposes of the Bank as set forth in this subtitle, the
Board shall be responsible for monitoring and overseeing infrastructure
projects and have the following powers:</text>
<subparagraph id="H149323A7B1204747B05FC699A336F704"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To make senior and
subordinated loans and purchase senior and subordinated debt securities and
enter into a binding commitment to make any such loan or purchase any such
security, on such terms as the Board may determine, in the Board’s discretion,
to be appropriate, the proceeds of which are used to assist in the financing or
refinancing of the development of one or more infrastructure projects.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H989E1A4EA0474B12BF611268D69715D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To issue and sell
debt securities of the Bank on such terms as the Board shall determine from
time to time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD04082916D8E4ACE834EA6D26E9AC5A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To issue public benefit bonds and to
provide financing to infrastructure projects from amounts made available from
the issuance of such bonds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1199F66666314B90ACF4D34C1D7BE419"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To make loan
guarantees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE717E2EA5F240F4AEA4B65D7A6DA369"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To make agreements
and contracts with any entity in furtherance of the business of the
Bank.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B329CCFB12E45BD9CC9D0C7A1A69EEF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>To borrow on the
global capital market and lend to regional, State, and local entities, and
commercial banks for the purpose of funding infrastructure projects.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2A3A2DB8D12443DB6850EB7FA7DD69D"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To purchase in the open market any of the
Bank’s outstanding obligations at any time and at any price.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2C774E9A00343B48B676DD22D042FA8"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To monitor and oversee infrastructure
projects financed, in whole or in part, by the Bank.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A158C74B08541E9A34FE27452BF3956"><enum>(I)</enum><text>To acquire, lease,
pledge, exchange, and dispose of real and personal property and otherwise
exercise all the usual incidents of ownership of property to the extent the
exercise of such powers are appropriate to and consistent with the purposes of
the Bank.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ACA3D2C82864D35A0FC491E1EE0F966"><enum>(J)</enum><text>To sue and be sued
in the Bank’s corporate capacity in any court of competent jurisdiction, except
that no attachment, injunction, or similar process, may be issued against the
property of the Bank or against the Bank with respect to such property.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C865531C11F49208C38A04E74BB2C56"><enum>(K)</enum><text>To indemnify the
directors and officers of the Bank for liabilities arising out of the actions
of the directors and officers in such capacity, in accordance with, and subject
to the limitations contained in, this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FE49D23B1914DE596DDF2AA4190C14F"><enum>(L)</enum><text>To serve as the
primary liaison between the Bank, Congress, the executive branch, and State and
local governments and to represent the Bank’s interests.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5258C26500C48FA910D0C857D7B39FF"><enum>(M)</enum><text>To exercise all
other lawful powers which are necessary or appropriate to carry out, and are
consistent with, the purposes of the Bank.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DB393F6FB5B482BAFA205BDB5FA9F50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H0EB82D6805754DD29AA2649D3CCF7F14"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Issuance of debt
security</header><text>The Board may not issue any debt security without the
prior consent of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46D1F171219C4E239407A2B772EA4F43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issuance of
voting security</header><text>The Board may not issue any voting security in
the Bank to any entity other than the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H766B4718652A468D9F77BE1241E63D79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Actions
consistent with self-supporting entity status</header><text>The Board shall
conduct its business in a manner consistent with the requirements of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18B48592E71540C18C23EA8BD53E4CD9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination
with state and local regulatory authority</header><text>The provision of
financial assistance by the Board pursuant to this subtitle shall not be
construed as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5C3A00E74554F0F8F1A134DF3244B8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>limiting the right
of any State or political subdivision or other instrumentality of a State to
approve or regulate rates of return on private equity invested in a project;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A913483DE33441887AA6A01CEC642A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>otherwise
superseding any State law or regulation applicable to a project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09E5F024C2BC4D718CFBB803EFF78B24"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal
personnel requests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board
shall have the power to request the detail, on a reimbursable basis, of
personnel from other Federal agencies with specific expertise not available
from within the Bank or elsewhere. The head of any Federal agency may detail,
on a reimbursable basis, any personnel of such agency requested by the Board
and shall not withhold unreasonably the detail of any personnel requested by
the Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03CB46673AD04A35ADF5B6B1FE9E0862"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="HFB9FB0997F594490BCEAC141C731B94E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Open to the
public; notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All meetings
of the Board held to conduct the business of the Bank shall be open to the
public and shall be preceded by reasonable notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C40957267A54B2F80DB1AB72B1EE3FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall meet
not later than 90 days after the date on which all directors of the Board are
first appointed and otherwise at the call of the Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9027FA74325F4E71B8341196AF328804"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
closed meetings</header><text>Pursuant to such rules as the Board may establish
through their bylaws, the directors may close a meeting of the Board if, at the
meeting, there is likely to be disclosed information which could adversely
affect or lead to speculation relating to an infrastructure project under
consideration for assistance under this subtitle or in financial or securities
or commodities markets or institutions, utilities, or real estate. The
determination to close any meeting of the Board shall be made in a meeting of
the Board, open to the public, and preceded by reasonable notice. The Board
shall prepare minutes of any meeting which is closed to the public and make
such minutes available as soon as the considerations necessitating closing such
meeting no longer apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4083EFD73C744946A82B694DDAAA5CF0"><enum>1406.</enum><header>Executive
committee</header>
<subsection id="H66717AC987A144889F29C374EFE7E7A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall have
an executive committee consisting of 9 members, headed by the executive
director of the Bank.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H702E4676AD28420081C5E26DDB06E639"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Executive
Director</header><text>A majority of the Board shall have the authority to
appoint and reappoint the executive director.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6CAD9F9404B44E0AFBD05DAACB1F869"><enum>(c)</enum><header>CEO</header><text>The
executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the Bank, with such
executive functions, powers, and duties as may be prescribed by this subtitle,
the bylaws of the Bank, or the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF7F6F927782745CCBF31F3DAC14D3B2D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other executive
officers</header><text>The Board shall appoint, remove, fix the compensation,
and define duties of 8 other executive officers to serve on the Executive
Committee as the—</text>
<paragraph id="HA78A9FDEE8324F31BDE2A5300FC18924"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chief compliance officer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CE5307799A248B7B1AF4803A1B81D0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>chief financial
officer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FF2A82B4BCA4579AD3345DEBF9601C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>chief asset and
liability management officer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7ED8E43F27CD405E92A76AD39B88290B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>chief loan
origination officer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC39ACB9B08CF4B97897D3E7C28482F9E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>chief operations
officer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23C7E3BFBF1449158DDC4D328E9BAC4B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>chief risk
officer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB27FD2CE39264D119AC62B453A876C78"><enum>(7)</enum><text>chief treasury
officer; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0112048DA4344DC8ACEAD3672695F4D5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>general
counsel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EAE8935C1534E998CE59FC6B3C5276F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
executive director and other executive officers shall have demonstrated
experience and expertise in one or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7E80CFC75DB04CAB9068F28C2498CF56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Transportation
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4939B327CD5648488986F378FD43D336"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Environmental
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0BE928374ED45DFA351D38FB8E95ABD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Energy
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7410555252454B9F93A82897F8194DDD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Telecommunications
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB7B94DF43824739A7E323E216F68C5A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Economic
development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A53EE9C10EF40F993CA1D40C00E8E55"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Workforce
development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA2300B3B92C4AB08C7CE27795E9588F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Public
health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11F819419CE04617A2044DD91305CFB7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Private or public
finance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55EF5E056B5448548699A230A3461D06"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In
order to carry out the purposes of the Bank as set forth in this subtitle, the
executive committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H78FFA446DDA14CF0A63233D60BE2C74B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish
disclosure and application procedures for entities nominating projects for
assistance under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H167A470AE3064C4D93FD405692ACA0D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accept, for
consideration, project proposals relating to the development of infrastructure
projects, which meet the basic criteria established by the Board, and which are
submitted by an entity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H250E4EFB59464AD5B9C0A996F8EE6153"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide
recommendations to the Board and place project proposals accepted by the
executive committee on a list for consideration for financial assistance from
the Board; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC34E53BB7CB349EBA156CD303F8CC89C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to entities receiving financing from the Bank and otherwise
implement decisions of the Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD2AE767195024260A4C19811AB94CFD5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Vacancy</header><text>A
vacancy in the position of executive director shall be filled in the manner in
which the original appointment was made.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H79E16F3E3C8A436DB29EBABDEEA5278C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The compensation of the executive director
and other executive officers of the executive committee shall be determined by
the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC8C02FFD75C48359FE51E153CD6FCC7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The executive director and other executive
officers may be removed at the discretion of a majority of the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3A1F5A1535DB4299AAD859D8764456AC"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The executive director and other executive
officers shall serve a 6-year term and may be reappointed in accordance with
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1A7587C555764B8DB20376ED02C3E658"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The executive director and other executive
officers shall not—</text>
<paragraph id="H118EF29FAE5847A4B8E95E67D9768F31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold any other
public office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE1A26F691C04B59AF420D518214BC4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have any interest
in an infrastructure project considered by the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC1EA750663B4BD6BF742DFD2C633B02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have any interest
in an investment institution, commercial bank, or other entity seeking
financial assistance for any infrastructure project from the Bank; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D44F2C40F13476FA3CDF27E4AB84CEE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>have any such
interest during the 2-year period beginning on the date such officer ceases to
serve in such capacity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCC358AFA2742402EB40359C0E0BC75FF"><enum>1407.</enum><header>Risk
management committee</header>
<subsection id="HE7823B432D824904904F689FDA31B460"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
risk management committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Bank shall establish a risk management committee consisting of 5 members,
headed by the chief risk officer.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D56DE41E06D4B259D37048D4A7152E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the Board shall have the
authority to appoint and reappoint the CRO of the Bank.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5958342736CA44BE9E80986FEE14A559"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions;
duties</header>
<paragraph id="HF61F48FE7926420789690F1E2B882A13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The CRO shall have
such functions, powers, and duties as may be prescribed by one or more of the
following: This subtitle, the bylaws of the Bank, and the Board. The CRO shall
report directly to the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE96F303151A94EF0AF6AAED03094C4DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Risk management
duties</header><text>In order to carry out the purposes of this subtitle, the
risk management committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDEACDDFEFACE4756AA15A3182B8306FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create financial, credit, and operational
risk management guidelines and policies to be adhered to by the Bank;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C2AF9AEF6C9475989718C8E4A468135"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set guidelines to ensure diversification of
lending activities by both region and infrastructure project type;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA98BCB30FAC9426A91928225ECEED16D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create conforming standards for
infrastructure finance securities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC2CD6B769584A0192236FA3FE526977"><enum>(D)</enum><text>monitor financial,
credit and operational exposure of the Bank; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B6A806C1FD547C7BC95FB505C1BDD1A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide financial
recommendations to the Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3772FC5DEF4F41B1880A44B951A328B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other risk
management officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board
shall appoint, remove, fix the compensation, and define the duties of 4 other
risk management officers to serve on the risk management committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA94245383014301876CBD9EA5D7295A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
CRO and other risk management officers shall have demonstrated experience and
expertise in one or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HFB217BC669E54DF896C3FAC2429CB472"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Treasury and asset
and liability management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0318915C06AC48BB9456CCFF2B475D21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Investment
regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H216C028E00184A189BE65A5655DAC2C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Insurance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4646FB5C29C04C2F81E84BC9D242FAD1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Credit risk
management and credit evaluations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H508D3CEFCFFE436C8484F793C15615F3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Related
disciplines.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1443F231E3944DC89F19A8F67A9BEDEF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Vacancy</header><text>A
vacancy in the position of CRO or any other risk management officer shall be
filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F7B1530F541489F8D731CB05B24EC08"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The compensation of the CRO and other risk
management officers shall be determined by the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H004909A98EAA4A4CAD2D895C88BC7C46"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>The
CRO and any other risk management officers may be removed at the discretion of
a majority of the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4470926D3DC481C86197CD3CA3FC170"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
CRO and other risk management officers shall serve a 6-year term and may be
reappointed in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17C4CD5D260A4520B7F11F25CCA4D280"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
CRO and other risk management officers shall not—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F8484681280426FA1D42AA7AF225EC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold any other public office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCF2AC3F6411D426280EE1F8D82724093"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have any interest
in an infrastructure project considered by the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H018C93A9F3DB425FA2563B41A4D16FD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have any interest in an investment
institution, commercial bank, or other entity seeking financial assistance for
any infrastructure project from the Bank; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62FD2CA85CB2430BA3259E68A59D3824"><enum>(4)</enum><text>have any such
interest during the 2-year period beginning on the date such officer ceases to
serve in such capacity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0ACA2899F7C744FDB15419193C305D4E"><enum>1408.</enum><header>Audit
Committee</header>
<subsection id="H05B6BCAF32074633ACC8ADE95914F4F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Bank shall have an audit committee consisting of 5
members, headed by the chief compliance officer of the Bank.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H12FE416E6AA54AC8A161A45F4822A788"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>A
majority of the Board shall have the authority to appoint and reappoint the CCO
of the Bank.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1C20389C8E1D45A7AD5729B0FCB20FE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions;
duties</header><text>The CCO shall have such functions, powers, and duties as
may be prescribed by one or more of the following: This subtitle, the bylaws of
the Bank, and the Board. The CCO shall report directly to the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDDB9CBB42F8D4E1EA18DE8A395F08D31"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Audit
duties</header><text>In order to carry out the purposes of the Bank under this
subtitle, the audit committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H7AB7B7C74C7E46F39C872840CBB7E819"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide internal
controls and internal auditing activities for the Bank;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A48BC6A9A7A44B08B4D4030E71746A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maintain
responsibility for the accounting activities of the Bank;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA658A61A27274782AED53A065FFAC1EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>issue financial
reports of the Bank; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FE77649345E4C12B45885CA1AB283A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>complete reports
with outside auditors and public accountants appointed by the Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF75C93F4E3434F59824444B9D15C50CE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other audit
officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall
appoint, remove, fix the compensation, and define the duties of 4 other audit
officers to serve on the audit committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5AF97CE5E3EE4BE9A2468502DB26F8BD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
CCO and other audit officers shall have demonstrated experience and expertise
in one or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H209536F9C0DB423B9B97610ED81CCB84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Internal
auditing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61C4BF2C92F04BB2A99E176AC6BC6432"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Internal
investigations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDEDC49761BB47EC9CE87B8D91064835"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Accounting
practices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8180B0255D134F29BF073FFE4DC00793"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Financing
practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4692A0EB3DD4F9F9DBA3AC56BCC8AD7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Vacancy</header><text>A
vacancy in the position of CCO or any other audit officer shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E231CBB9F12496CB71C233696167C4E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
compensation of the CCO and other audit officers shall be determined by the
Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H19D742CEC37141EA97212FD99AAF4B29"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>The
CCO and other audit officers may be removed at the discretion of a majority of
the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9CB982FC898D4D3E976475C8BAA0326C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
CCO and other audit officers shall serve a 6-year term and may be reappointed
in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4027D8ACCEE641C59B0FF4A00A819078"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
CCO and other audit officers shall not—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB38C090AFF841ADACE61B32C0FA0B76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold any other
public office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFE98B5AAD8F40AFA79123A1C22581B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have any interest
in an infrastructure project considered by the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC07E0839A19E464FAC821DC4A9D4A756"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have any interest in an investment
institution, commercial bank, or other entity seeking financial assistance for
any infrastructure project from the Bank; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB88CAAD98885416C96E3768EC1FE5036"><enum>(4)</enum><text>have any such
interest during the 2-year period beginning on the date such officer ceases to
serve in such capacity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H932C4EE21EF54FD486B8BED8C638AD08"><enum>1409.</enum><header>Personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The chairperson of the Board, executive
director, chief risk officer, and chief compliance officer shall appoint,
remove, fix the compensation of, and define the duties of such qualified
personnel to serve under the Board, executive committee, risk management
committee, or audit committee, as the case may be, as necessary and prescribed
by one or more of the following: This subtitle, the bylaws of the Bank, and the
Board.</text>
</section><section id="HB55FD680FDF546FE9651F5FC33660CE8"><enum>1410.</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria for assistance from Bank</header>
<subsection id="H9988326A730A4A5B9D846939C80AEC7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No financial assistance shall be available under this
subtitle from the Bank unless the applicant for such assistance has
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the project for which such
assistance is being sought meets—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7B9BA0D56B34A59AC05ED849618C34D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the requirements
of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1315A689228F4FCEA739E7FE3C1C5ED2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any criteria
established in accordance with this subtitle by the Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD238352BFEB9428B9C0260B523A58180"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
project criteria</header>
<paragraph id="H3E69916F71AD443986A0981AE2D289F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with the requirements of subsections (c) and
(d), the Board shall establish—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1FFE0F68B719458BADF5C36B90AEDE86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>criteria for
determining eligibility for financial assistance under this subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD21D783A115540CDB43B6E1946286796"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disclosure and
application procedures to be followed by entities to nominate projects for
assistance under this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4BAA208C85B4F6880D151D3716BFBD2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other
criteria as the Board may consider to be appropriate for purposes of carrying
out this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFE20B7E6079441B8300F3FF70795A97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors to be
taken into account</header>
<subparagraph id="H548447C230A949BA9068C420051A8CDF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bank shall
conduct an analysis that takes into account the economic, environmental, social
benefits, and costs of each project under consideration for financial
assistance under this subtitle, prioritizing projects that contribute to
economic growth, lead to job creation, and are of regional or national
significance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9064EBCC6EA8404C884C93E70D2AC685"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall provide for the
consideration of the following factors in considering eligibility for financial
assistance under this subtitle:</text>
<clause id="H37BAF344C40F46FC857B1BDA66C7506E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
means by which development of the infrastructure project under consideration is
being financed, including—</text>
<subclause id="H062ECAA8EF1F42BEA7C995511EE58644"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the terms and
conditions and financial structure of the proposed financing;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF0F37F3B6E1C4888A08D7F962C330997"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the financial
assumptions and projections on which the project is based; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD68F9A2849754B559629B25C5047C74C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the extent to
which the infrastructure project maximizes investment from other
sources.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HFFD30ED6AA8F42ED872F1C2BD5EA8032"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
likelihood that the provision of assistance by the Bank will cause such
development to proceed more promptly and with lower costs for financing than
would be the case without such assistance.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2523D32D591D45DCA648951A5F0CDC96"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The extent to
which the provision of assistance by the Bank maximizes the level of private
investment in the infrastructure project while providing a public
benefit.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6616ED74C38540F09DBB8806C3A99FB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Factors for
specific types of projects</header>
<paragraph id="H64EB70E9A75E46D1A4C8B0F002580F67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
any transportation infrastructure project, the Board shall consider the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEC0B18C639A423F9E7B328A359AA341"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job creation, including workforce
development for women and minorities, responsible employment practices, and
quality job training opportunities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26057C6C95BC4ECDAF9B7BF9F051F219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Reduction in
carbon emissions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF2943C00D8754CE7BF892337318E6559"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Reduction in
surface and air traffic congestion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB04734F8887429E8AB62025BF1BDC31"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty and inequality reduction through
targeted training and employment opportunities for low-income workers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BFD2CF9F3ED4213BF407509CD40970A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Use of smart
tolling, such as vehicle miles traveled and congestion pricing, for highway,
road, and bridge projects.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE43DC71C0AEB4206B25997BAE52A56F2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Public health
benefits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DA03E63AFD846F1ACA6B0C5F854F393"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental
infrastructure project</header><text>For any environmental infrastructure
project, the Board shall consider the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B8E05D502A542808443014FFFEDDAEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Public health
benefits.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70C67F4763604BB8929180D79DAC0E15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Pollution
reductions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCB7F3D385CF4CD8A95269FAC54C001E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job creation, including workforce
development for women and minorities, responsible employment practices, and
quality job training opportunities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H291E5F528F1D40D7BBA1715CE271E30F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty and inequality reduction through
targeted training and employment opportunities for low-income workers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H293F99768DD14769B1F226BEE5F39F26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy
infrastructure project</header><text>For any energy infrastructure project, the
Board shall consider the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF5194DD533D447F8E9E0F7748B5A7C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job creation, including workforce
development for women and minorities, responsible employment practices, and
quality job training opportunities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5FBB53DA83D492E9C2FB9091E21742D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty and inequality reduction through
targeted training and employment opportunities for low-income workers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F571EE3C2AC4003817893493C3ABB8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Reduction in
carbon emissions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA39EA0C720BD49B2A74337ABEA360E07"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Expanded use of
renewable energy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0AB72A60AF34199B90C681957171678"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Development of a
smart grid.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D4343BD917049D6809B8C16D3CAD9CF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Energy efficient
building, housing, and school modernization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4117C94DABF44459B092B79EC657BB83"><enum>(G)</enum><text>In any case in
which the project is also a public housing project—</text>
<clause id="H9463B49051BD4ADA9AB019B962597DEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improvement of the
physical shape and layout;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9731E18A955341A8AC9CE8CA689D9780"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>environmental
improvement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H31A7681F41F14B858A794EED9CED73F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>mobility
improvements for residents.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77315D84478645498E01A4C8AA0D9AE3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Public health
benefits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7278574FA00B400EBD617A7F708ABE0D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Telecommunications</header><text>For
any telecommunications project, the Board shall consider the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H26229F2859CA4026A01B1F78C7B63626"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to
which assistance expands or improves broadband and wireless services in rural
and disadvantaged communities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB87A4A714B3B478688698456664D0FC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty and inequality reduction through
targeted training and employment opportunities for low-income workers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6005F6D22AB245F9917950ED4A263379"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job creation, including work force
development for women and minorities, responsible employment practices, and
quality job training opportunities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB0610A5CB344BC98CF43B914D564872"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consideration of
project proposals</header>
<paragraph id="HFB3335E03E09402FB72F3440BAA73E46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Participation by
other agency personnel</header><text>Consideration of projects by the executive
committee and the Board shall be conducted with personnel on detail to the Bank
from relevant Federal agencies from among individuals who are familiar with and
experienced in the selection criteria for competitive projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCCC0DDA139CF4BAE8D1F934252782B29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>A
fee may be charged for the review of any project proposal in such amount as
maybe considered appropriate by the executive committee to cover the cost of
such review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B3E4A2496C24F9083D114388550FA9A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Discretion of
board</header><text>Consistent with other provisions of this subtitle, any
determination of the Board to provide assistance to any project, and the manner
in which such assistance is provided, including the terms, conditions, fees,
and charges shall be at the sole discretion of the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F106FD6CA204866B581AFD77F924F80"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State and local
permits required</header><text>The provision of assistance by the Board in
accordance with this subtitle shall not be deemed to relieve any recipient of
assistance or the related project of any obligation to obtain required State
and local permits and approvals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC179D3A9B81C4A88BC53B9781DF48016"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>An entity receiving assistance from the Board shall make
annual reports to the Board on the use of any such assistance, compliance with
the criteria set forth in this section, and a disclosure of all entities with a
development, ownership, or operational interest in a project assisted or
proposed to be assisted under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H023B3D455BA34341B55EB7AFB768F4C9"><enum>1411.</enum><header>Exemption from
local taxation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">All notes,
debentures, bonds or other such obligations issued by the Bank, and the
interest on or credits with respect to such bonds or other obligations, shall
not be subject to taxation by any State, county, municipality, or local taxing
authority.</text>
</section><section id="H9C573B884FB1442B8B57EEC3B88F48E4"><enum>1412.</enum><header>Status and
applicability of certain Federal laws; no full faith and credit</header>
<subsection id="H0B935CB632684B2F97D3221493C70BD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Budgeting and
auditors practices</header><text>The Bank shall comply with all Federal laws
regulating the budgetary and auditing practices of a government corporation,
except as otherwise provided in this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD0193FC75D2A47D3A8F0290C4C128799"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No full faith
and credit of the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligations of the Bank shall not be
obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States
or any agency of the United States and the obligations shall so plainly
state.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF5A0DF041D934496AD12C5D320D3317D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of and
exemptions from other laws</header>
<paragraph id="H5456CA119A674D28B731624DEE6CBF70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exempt
securities</header><text>All debt securities and other obligations issued by
the Bank pursuant to this subtitle shall be deemed to be exempt securities
within the meaning of laws administered by the Securities and Exchange
Commission to the same extent as securities which are direct obligations of, or
obligations fully guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30B7D068E6B04611A1A4A8F471A208D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Open market
operations and state tax exempt status</header><text>The obligations of the
Bank shall be deemed to be obligations of the United States for the purposes of
the provision designated as (b)(2) of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section
14 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 355) and section 3124 of title 31,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8376029A49B47FEA497D03BA97E18E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No priority as a
federal claim</header><text>The priority established in favor of the United
States by section 3713 of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply with
respect to any indebtedness of the Bank.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1934EFC5F63D4F1CA453D58F388575D7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal reserve
banks as depositories, custodians, and fiscal agents</header><text>The Federal
reserve banks may act as depositories for, or custodians or fiscal agents of,
the Bank.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E27C7AB6F3E4F7396D2F5F5F68B34BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Access to
book-Entry system</header><text>The Secretary may authorize the Bank to use the
book-entry system of the Federal reserve system.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF57E08C310B041F4B429FDB6A1746E70"><enum>1413.</enum><header>Compliance
with Davis-Bacon Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">All
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects
funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Bank
pursuant to this subtitle shall be paid wages at rates not less than those
prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by
the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A
of title 40, United States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified
in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions
set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C.
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</section><section id="HCA0B1045C5F74C3CB2D9DCAF815B0B33"><enum>1414.</enum><header>Applicability
of certain State laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
receipt by any entity of any assistance under this subtitle, directly or
indirectly, and any financial assistance provided by any governmental entity in
connection with such assistance under this subtitle shall be valid and lawful
notwithstanding any State or local restrictions regarding extensions of credit
or other benefits to private persons or entities, or other similar
restrictions.</text>
</section><section id="H9780DBA516BA4F849FE14448D6A43FEB"><enum>1415.</enum><header>Audits;
Reports to President and Congress</header>
<subsection id="H13E056D62D1640A4AC0BCFD721F12859"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Accounting</header><text>The
books of account of the Bank shall be maintained in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and shall be subject to an annual audit by
independent public accountants appointed by the Board and of nationally
recognized standing.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5446ECD0F4174C439C6D680900ECDD05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HE499CAC3322C472C80D8E53557964B38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
Board shall submit to the President and Congress, within 90 days after the last
day of each fiscal year, a complete and detailed report with respect to the
preceding fiscal year, setting forth—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE783A3A7CF7A487B8C3390C12B51AB9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the
Bank’s operations, for such preceding fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H873AD8F52C264DFDBA938F9B0FD60353"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule of the Bank’s obligations and
capital securities outstanding at the end of such preceding fiscal year, with a
statement of the amounts issued and redeemed or paid during such preceding
fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC39AB68C2E4A4CDB8F719D7CB67DC120"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the status of
projects receiving funding or other assistance pursuant to this subtitle,
including disclosure of all entities with a development, ownership, or
operational interest in such projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H257FD03C465143C4B17B0B27793A7C36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this subtitle, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress a report evaluating activities of the Bank for the fiscal
years covered by the report that includes an assessment of the impact and
benefits of each funded project, including a review of how effectively each
project accomplished the goals prioritized by the Bank’s project
criteria.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A89DFAFE7364A3B9E1D948676EB0586"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Books and
records</header>
<paragraph id="H33FB1E69F6C7429696C7C19C66D68987"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Bank shall maintain adequate books and records to
support the financial transactions of the Bank with a description of financial
transactions and infrastructure projects receiving funding, and the amount of
funding for each project maintained on a publically accessible database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C49EBCFF75F45A7BD8A041FFBA4A647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Audits by the
secretary and GAO</header><text>The books and records of the Bank shall be
maintained in accordance with recommended accounting practices and shall be
open to inspection by the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCCCEA26002BD4652B385F95B24A5F62E"><enum>1416.</enum><header>Capitalization
of bank</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H97A3923589154CD19C6414CA1EBE7451"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriation</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for purchase of the shares of the Bank $5,000,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 with the aggregate representing
10 percent of the total subscribed capital of the Bank.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7D329C24F5CF4D78AC46FB2C82B430DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Callable
capital</header><text>Of the total subscribed capital of the Bank, 90 percent
shall be callable capital subject to call from the Secretary only as and when
required by the Bank to meet its obligations on borrowing of funds for
inclusion in its ordinary capital resources or guarantees chargeable to such
resources.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE48F91760DEC4AD4B53CDC92F5BF9397"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outstanding
loans</header><text>At any time, the aggregate amount outstanding of bonds
issued by the Bank shall not exceed 250 percent of its total subscribed
capital.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H80A18F632255402C927F9D8938C517D0"><enum>1417.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Bank shall cease to exist 15 years after
the date of enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H45CE4E35A67348F08BA74E5E4C41FBD8"><enum>E</enum><header>Wounded Veteran
Job Security Act</header>
<section id="HC5EDEE59EB5546A39A92D7D02BC89D82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Wounded Veteran Job
Security Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE816A4F4FE4D4C4CAD7DC7050D1EF161"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Expansion of
definition of service in uniformed services for purposes of
USERRA</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4303(13) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDE67CFA66B5041CF99231C42D4176817" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF7FDD235356A44E7815C57EDD9D1D476"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The term
<quote>service in the uniformed services</quote> means the performance of duty
on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent
authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active
duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time National Guard duty, a
period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the
purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any
such duty, a period for which a person is absent from employment for the
purpose of performing funeral honors duty as authorized by section 12503 of
title 10 or section 115 of title 32, and a period for which a person is absent
from a position of employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment
for an injury or illness recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a
service-connected, or for which a <quote>line of duty</quote> document has been
granted by the Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HBAFFC98503F5433C93B4770BB38BE73D"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Documentation
of treatment for purposes of reemployment under USERRA</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4312(f) of such title is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H56AFDB7F77BF4C90ADF9F1CA1E87B86C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H906A81260F3F4F3E8DF6F6AF9D33F88A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block id="HE7C7613019A743C3ABB52BAEF751D50B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0C58AF94B35A4F149CAAD70E92A4BF84" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A person who submits an application
for reemployment due to an absence for the purpose of obtaining medical
treatment for an injury or illness referred to in section 4303(13) of this
title shall provide to the person’s employer (upon the request of such
employer) documentation to establish the individual’s eligibility for
reemployment on that basis. Such an application shall include sufficient
documentation to establish a link between the injury or illness and the medical
treatment the person
obtained.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B7F3E708D7B48C586412C6ACC507B37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (1) or paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7357DDD052F545678A19BB3484085B1F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(A), as so redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE8F27D21992C43E7B7D25817F1CED90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (3)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE90CE6997872465FBA4EB5746A33696C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1) or should be
deemed ineligible for reemployment on the grounds of paragraph
(2)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HE857373379424824AE5B223B77453E2A"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Notification
of employer of intent to return to a position of employment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4312(e)(1)(A) of such title is
amended by inserting after <quote>31 days</quote> the following: <quote>or a
person who was absent from a position of employment for the purpose of
obtaining medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a service-connected, or for which a ‘line of
duty’ document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H7E70DED2BC6C40329EA2A1FD512163A1"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this subtitle shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H370C89A2059241E1A441B1208282212A"><enum>F</enum><header>Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011</header>
<section id="H310C4A02F0414E3F836B67016A3B439A"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Extension Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1842D2F3A1504D82A41378F3957E4018"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Extension of
emergency unemployment compensation program</header>
<subsection id="H80C20E73CBEC4C038AA497483139341B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4007 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
(Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0FD67B1B45C1415F9645180AB7B08C3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 3, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>January 3, 2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47E1398E55C54B1683BA31459C055B23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for
subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">january 3, 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">January 3,
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E6F10080BA0432697F8985884FDBCCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3), by striking <quote>June 9, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>June 8,
2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H33503D9AC27249D49C15EF0F46F65EEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA9CA50419E434501A709B96A3ACA5DA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C78C82121944CA6BE5B31CBB8043161"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE325B24E99774AC8984584EC6AF4755D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6AD758FE76254FAD940F2393A18D6777"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the amendments
made by section 1602(a) of the <short-title>Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011</short-title>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDEEAF7CE0302455F900EA17FEE9E5476"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Tax
Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
(Public Law 111–312; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCAA24F6E28C6402CBD9551B5AF01E58B"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Temporary
extension of extended benefit provisions</header>
<subsection id="H5B2D2181C06C41AB960B49CC3306BE22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and
Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304
note), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E261EF69AE9405381CF987E78BA105C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 4, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>January 4, 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54765ED2F24B4A51B58C4DB1A4FA86FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>June 11, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>June 11,
2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D101BCCEA8142499BB318334B062039"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
matching for States with no waiting week</header><text>Section 5 of the
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–449; 26 U.S.C.
3304 note) is amended by striking <quote>June 10, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>June 9, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H93556FA80CF340D39FCB2B7C9EA42932"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of
modification of indicators under the extended benefit program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 of the Federal-State Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2AC260C1A26E491B95947F577A0189C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2012</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11A9C0EC77E04C65B6EDAC36702744EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8A6EEB4ECD114B57920E7318F9359A05"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Tax
Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
(Public Law 111–312; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H03D6F5DFD0AA47909C4974A060654778"><enum>G</enum><header>Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011</header>
<section id="HBF41F798086845C6AEE88DD395C30263" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1701.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Expansion Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="HDC0781DB1FAF4BD99CEADEEC9EB15C1C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1702.</enum><header>Additional
first-tier emergency unemployment compensation</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H81C959EC3219440F9295C4D8722D2934"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4002(b)(1) of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304
note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC724A6AF55F54F649DCB4897BDF8B708"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>80</quote> and inserting <quote>131</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE75E14034D424C3C938777C5094B71E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>20</quote> and inserting <quote>34</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2E2EB85B670D49D6A973CA4ED4BDF6DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination
rule</header><text>Section 4002(f) of such Act is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01B169C7EFF640EF99C7451824D8F527" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5BD943BE56A64C649C3122C5241A2290"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rules relating
to additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H4D6929D4A98043A590F297C348CE2969"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a State determines that implementation of the
increased entitlement to first-tier emergency unemployment compensation by
reason of the amendments made by section 1702(a) of the
<short-title>Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion
Act of 2011</short-title> would unduly delay the prompt payment of emergency
unemployment compensation under this title, such State may elect to pay
second-tier, third-tier, or fourth-tier emergency unemployment compensation (or
a combination of those tiers) prior to the payment of such increased first-tier
emergency unemployment compensation until such time as such State determines
that such increased first-tier emergency unemployment compensation may be paid
without undue delay.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FA8DE8E016549A18C26ABD56337285E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
rules</header><text>If a State makes an election under subparagraph (A) which
results in—</text>
<clause id="H3A8AD435891A45E5987EEC4ED14D6CCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the payment of
second-tier (but not third-tier) emergency unemployment compensation prior to
the payment of increased first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, then,
for purposes of determining whether an account may be augmented for third-tier
emergency unemployment compensation under subsection (d), such State shall
treat the date of exhaustion of such increased first-tier emergency
unemployment compensation as the date of exhaustion of second-tier emergency
unemployment compensation, if such date is later than the date of exhaustion of
the second-tier emergency unemployment compensation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0D5C9BBDCDF4D5FAFB514C96DD0092E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the payment of
third-tier emergency unemployment compensation prior to the payment of
increased first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, then, for purposes of
determining whether an account may be augmented for fourth-tier emergency
unemployment compensation under subsection (e), such State shall treat the date
of exhaustion of such increased first-tier emergency unemployment compensation
as the date of exhaustion of third-tier emergency unemployment compensation, if
such date is later than the date of exhaustion of the third-tier emergency
unemployment compensation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H75680D1FFDFE4E75BF7742C826063C98"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination of
modifications (relating to additional first-tier emergency unemployment
compensation) with extended compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding an election under section
4001(e) by a State to provide for the payment of emergency unemployment
compensation prior to extended compensation, such State may pay extended
compensation to an otherwise eligible individual prior to any additional
emergency unemployment compensation under subsection (b) (payable by reason of
the amendments made by section 1702(a) of the <short-title>Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of
2011</short-title>), if such individual claimed extended compensation for at
least 1 week of unemployment after the exhaustion of emergency unemployment
compensation under subsection (b) (as such subsection was in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this paragraph), (c), (d), or
(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H21BCFB1AD4E34E4993397179B70A2671"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4004(e)(1) of such Act, as amended
by section 1602(b) of the <short-title>Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011</short-title>, is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H492212E9C5BB4360B45EF3AE1865E91C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H416733E6670A4E25A1863F5E58E0A2C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (H) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC17C6A55B3C4BF3A9758D7A0541A4FA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2C5D793C41B64A2FB8D2B5CCDBB8FD8D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amendments made by section 1702(a) of
the <short-title>Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Expansion Act of 2011</short-title>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H520064EF535C41D6922A0FA22084924B"><enum>1703.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor may prescribe any
operating instructions or regulations necessary to carry out this subtitle and
the amendments made by this subtitle.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H88F28AF761B74452951541CE0F15704B"><enum>1704.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this subtitle shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–205), except
that no additional first-tier emergency unemployment compensation shall be
payable by virtue of the amendments made by section 1702(a) with respect to any
week of unemployment commencing before the date of the enactment of this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB06BA5A5C2504807A0B6FF03E3351BBE"><enum>H</enum><header>Currency Reform
for Fair Trade Act</header>
<section id="HCF5FD278DE504407B756D852C9DCB1C8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Currency Reform for Fair
Trade Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1788C66C87E2455C91C882C0140BE856"><enum>1802.</enum><header>Clarification
regarding definition of countervailable subsidy</header>
<subsection id="HBCA79C2380C24A6F99D6581F7A08A1C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Benefit
conferred</header><text>Section 771(5)(E) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1677(5)(E)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5059DD407FAD46868F66C50D14E8F2A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33A82C92BA0040739AD24C81641814B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28D9D0FE6DE342F88710943D1ED4E51C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB8CBA9009C045E9847BACAF5854671B" style="OLC">
<clause id="H13C309C0DA04436FBD97A6BD1AA0277E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
the case in which the currency of a country in which the subject merchandise is
produced is exchanged for foreign currency obtained from export transactions,
and the currency of such country is a fundamentally undervalued currency, as
defined in paragraph (37), the difference between the amount of the currency of
such country provided and the amount of the currency of such country that would
have been provided if the real effective exchange rate of the currency of such
country were not undervalued, as determined pursuant to paragraph
(38).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H916E4231B7684A1AB7E2E100A41808A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Export
subsidy</header><text>Section 771(5A)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1677(5A)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
<quote>In the case of a subsidy relating to a fundamentally undervalued
currency, the fact that the subsidy may also be provided in circumstances not
involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean that the subsidy cannot
be considered contingent upon export performance.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8F2F5D1B6C9488C996AAFFF21D8C66F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of
fundamentally undervalued currency</header><text>Section 771 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA99E8665616949D1BE9DD8ACC88A1205" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE9E6D4448EF14AC3BAA0D57592663CA8"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Fundamentally
undervalued currency</header><text>The administering authority shall determine
that the currency of a country in which the subject merchandise is produced is
a <quote>fundamentally undervalued currency</quote> if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9FFD97235F35403F80067087AB147BD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the government of the country (including
any public entity within the territory of the country) engages in protracted,
large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets during part or
all of the 18-month period that represents the most recent 18 months for which
the information required under paragraph (38) is reasonably available, but that
does not include any period of time later than the final month in the period of
investigation or the period of review, as applicable;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H546FBD8B5C1945F68CAF4FAB2326BB7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the real effective exchange rate of the
currency is undervalued by at least 5 percent, on average and as calculated
under paragraph (38), relative to the equilibrium real effective exchange rate
for the country’s currency during the 18-month period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5425E30422CA49D38ED4FA7E6ED28882"><enum>(C)</enum><text>during the
18-month period, the country has experienced significant and persistent global
current account surpluses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC98AE9E210E84D83A38D5B963910B66E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>during the
18-month period, the foreign asset reserves held by the government of the
country exceed—</text>
<clause id="H68F709073F1B44BAA003C5155E2A7A02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount
necessary to repay all debt obligations of the government falling due within
the coming 12 months;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5898A50C0161496B82124EBEC77200BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>20 percent of the
country’s money supply, using standard measures of M2; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H54265330DD2C4EC49D69C44C0EF4AE80"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the value of the
country’s imports during the previous 4
months.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0268CAC2FBDB4BE1BF3D4335DBAAF055"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of
real effective exchange rate undervaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 771 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1677), as amended by subsection (c) of this section, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F08AA285D8C460E814C71582850011E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H49649648173146C4B88909D7A0D837E7"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Real effective
exchange rate undervaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The calculation of real effective exchange
rate undervaluation, for purposes of paragraph (5)(E)(v) and paragraph (37),
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC11FFAF70E99400889647FA2234A858C"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0E5229A9715143F48D599F308C705C39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rely upon, and where
appropriate be the simple average of, the results yielded from application of
the approaches described in the guidelines of the International Monetary Fund’s
Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HDF6CECD59A6B46A6AB65BF7A118E6962" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the guidelines of the
International Monetary Fund’s Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues are
not available, be based on generally accepted economic and econometric
techniques and methodologies to measure the level of undervaluation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DDA417991AC45E48E0F83F287C82079"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rely upon data
that are publicly available, reliable, and compiled and maintained by the
International Monetary Fund or, if the International Monetary Fund cannot
provide the data, by other international organizations or by national
governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77363350F19C47F5A78B900320450A44"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use
inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted exchange
rates.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H674879B6201D44CA84502D7DF0E38220"><enum>1803.</enum><header>Report on
implementation of subtitle</header>
<subsection id="H36C461BFCCFD40C7BEB681CD74169E04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9
months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the
implementation of the amendments made by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB8BD9E904A0E4BF48C59CA537219CAD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
included</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall include a
description of the extent to which United States industries that have been
materially injured by reason of imports of subject merchandise produced in
foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currencies have received
relief under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), as
amended by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEA7D3ED953C94CC0A128027F750297C9"><enum>1804.</enum><header>Application to
goods from Canada and Mexico</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant to article 1902 of the North
American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act of 1993 (19 U.S.C. 3438), the amendments made by
section 1802 shall apply to goods from Canada and Mexico.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HAB3C45D8A20D4B698DCE3B8AD2D30477"><enum>I</enum><header>Prioritize
Emergency Job Creation Act</header>
<section id="H926993E1D1F74675B8A3C10495003373"><enum>1851.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Prioritize Emergency Job
Creation Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HFC6A79466359400E83E053CF75EC4DBC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1852.</enum><header>Emergency job
creation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 251(b)(2) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32E7B67F642B449AB3AB50834A9DF6A9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2AD5C4EE309B44A69B03440AC485F1D8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Emergency job
creation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, for fiscal years
2012 through 2021, appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that
Congress designates and the President subsequently so designates as being for
emergency job creation in statute, the adjustment for a fiscal year shall be
the total of such appropriations for the fiscal year in discretionary accounts
designated as being for emergency job
creation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC102517D409E44EE86517ADE3B9B6F11"><enum>J</enum><header>Fair Employment
Opportunity Act of 2011</header>
<section id="H7FA2C587A27D4FAEAA250BC4779F60D7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1901.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Fair Employment
Opportunity Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H8C0CD9194672461C94ABBC020EE074A2"><enum>1902.</enum><header>Findings and
purpose</header>
<subsection id="HE24CC4A659DD42968A73DC1B96571C80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that denial of employment
opportunities to individuals because they are or have been unemployed is
discriminatory and burdens commerce by—</text>
<paragraph id="HF90B9686C34D477F941A9E380A672C53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reducing personal
consumption and undermining economic stability and growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1AE7246CEAF46748CF9B9FC2F9AA0EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>squandering human
capital essential to the Nation’s economic vibrancy and growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE944FE01050A4BC18F55D4183C641717"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increasing demands
for State and Federal unemployment insurance benefits, reducing trust fund
assets, and leading to higher payroll taxes for employers, cuts in benefits for
jobless workers, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43028021A52041C78511B21D31458229"><enum>(4)</enum><text>imposing
additional burdens on publicly funded health and welfare programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEC3727B214A4CDDAEA56413D81E9ACC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>depressing income,
property, and other tax revenues that states, localities and the Federal
Government rely on to support operations and institutions essential to
commerce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB33C947F45F24084B343C55EF11A2F3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to prohibit
consideration of an individual’s status as unemployed in screening for or
filling positions except where a requirement related to employment status is a
bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to successful
performance in the job and to eliminate the burdens imposed on commerce by
excluding such individuals from employment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3B89947C08B44A21BF0F4936BEDEA0AE"><enum>1903.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As used in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8952417CB294149BC96532069AA0BB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>employer</term> means any person engaged in commerce or any industry or
activity affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day
in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year,
and includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7058F403105E486E80FB07683BD617E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any person who
acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer with respect to
employing individuals to work for the employer; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2D9C999937A402D84C91B90522DC0B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any successor in
interest of an employer;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62F16DAAAA1C41DBBEE69008BB1B2FD8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>employment agency</term>
means any person regularly undertaking with or without compensation to procure
employees for an employer or to procure for individuals opportunities to work
for an employer and includes an agent of such a person, and includes any person
who maintains an Internet website that publishes advertisements or
announcements of job openings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56555BEF12174F6CBC30A2EB74940D2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>affected individual</term>
means any person who was refused consideration for employment or was not hired
by an employer because of the person’s current employment status, or any person
who was not considered, screened, or referred for employment opportunities by
an employment agency because of the person’s current employment status;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8357C7A9A7094C94AA4AADFE58C66BF2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>status as unemployed</term> means an individual’s present or past
unemployment regardless of the length of time such individual was unemployed;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FD1988D655C4BFB9DA75BE594237C13"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H19309896EEA84030A7852A8412EAD446"><enum>1904.</enum><header>Prohibited
acts</header>
<subsection id="HE31DE826A69C4665B44D453E96CC8FCD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employers</header><text>It
shall be an unlawful practice for an employer to—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB3B99DF4D2E4AA9BF9FD708692D3B71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>refuse to consider
for employment or refuse to offer employment to an individual because of the
individual’s status as unemployed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21F960C8280A41EBB0ABB49AD649E73F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish in print,
on the Internet, or in any other medium, an advertisement or announcement for
any job that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9968FA2370045BEB99EE5517DB5F77A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any provision stating or indicating that an
individual’s status as unemployed disqualifies the individual for a job;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41AFD73AA0434BF2AAE8B21372361645"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any provision stating or indicating that an
employer will not consider an applicant for employment based on that
individual’s status as unemployed; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8CE49F07F37494FACB1E1E1C592574E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct or request that an employment agency
take an individual’s status as unemployed into account in screening or
referring applicants for employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H34175C01FE304EEBBE2A1D81755AFE86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employment
agencies</header><text>It shall be an unlawful practice for an employment
agency to—</text>
<paragraph id="HA315376AC70A45FB9591F9A0A8481FEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refuse to consider or refer an individual
for employment based on the individual’s status as unemployed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4ACC6BBE5D4B4C75801EAFA516D3034A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit, segregate, or classify individuals
in any manner that may limit their access to information about jobs or referral
for consideration of jobs because of their status as unemployed; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FAD48D901464A718A89A50CB64AA4FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publish, in print
or on the Internet or in any other medium, an advertisement or announcement for
any job vacancy that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H23006585196B496D8795C6166F0FC329"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any provision stating or indicating that an
individual’s status as unemployed disqualifies the individual for a job;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD94316C7CBA048E18C6203CABA95CAE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any provision stating or indicating that an
employer will not consider individuals for employment based on that
individual’s status as unemployed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7B24C51E357486FBC171AD42D2D23BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interference
with rights, proceedings or inquiries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful for any employer or
employment agency to—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9E3D8E81060411E95BD7294E4609813"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interfere with, restrain, or deny the
exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this subtitle;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC622AACDEE3C41489280C304C2274C7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refuse to hire, to discharge, or in any
other manner to discriminate against any individual because such
individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CBEC3A246D94CD4899CEE8BD4997604"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opposed any practice made unlawful by this
subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12151E5680D845098B317E7F503E1356"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has filed any charge, or has instituted or
caused to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this
subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41359C50C4D54F2196E9AD64AE0163D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has given, or is about to give, any
information in connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right
provided under this subtitle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE19C8835A4CC4F3FA6BF4F886669840F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has testified, or is about to testify, in
any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F89B018FC0443C7841181F0B8931C04"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Bona fide
occupational qualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, consideration by an employer or employment agency of an individual’s
status as unemployed shall not be an unlawful employment practice where an
individual’s employment in a similar or related job for a period of time
reasonably proximate to the hiring of such individual is a bona fide
occupational qualification reasonably necessary to successful performance of
the job that is being filled.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0834054221DA4BF28FF61537EA56A194"><enum>1905.</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<subsection id="HE08DFA3C645D436A94E6E499606B0EF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Civil action by
individual</header>
<paragraph id="H3A9469EEBEFD4A87AE34820A2F561DB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Liability for
employers and employment agencies</header><text>Any employer or employment
agency that violates section 1904(a) or (b) shall be liable to any affected
individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A14014855FB410D9931C16715DB45AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for actual damages
equal to—</text>
<clause id="H45BBFA1CA856407F856A69AF0FD87017"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
amount of—</text>
<subclause id="HA980E2BAA51E42D299D9AE67F84F0EAA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any wages, salary,
employment benefits, or other compensation denied or lost to such individual by
reason of the violation; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HAC5808F11CF64573BDC5EB469F92F514"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in a case in
which wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation have not been
denied or lost to the individual, any actual monetary losses sustained by the
individual as a direct result of the violation or a civil penalty of $1,000 per
violation per day, whichever is greater;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H1D0DF95B2E664A63B10DFB3BEDDE6109"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
interest on the amount described in clause (i) calculated at the prevailing
rate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E9A8C1E85D34216B0244476E58CB7E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
additional amount as liquidated damages equal to the sum of the amount
described in clause (i) and the interest described in clause (ii), except that
if an employer or employment agency that has violated section 1904 proves to
the satisfaction of the court that the act or omission that violated section
1904 was in good faith and that the employer had reasonable grounds for
believing that the act or omission was not a violation of section 1904, such
court may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of the liability to the amount
and interest determined under clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0268ECC956B34796975F42521DB7E014"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for such equitable
relief as may be appropriate, including employment and compensatory and
punitive damages.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D9587BF832B4965A26579AC01B14261"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Right of
action</header><text>An action to recover the damages or equitable relief
prescribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be maintained against any
employer or employment agency in any Federal or State court of competent
jurisdiction by any one or more persons for and in behalf of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3544EDAE4ED4498BBF1DC6A764B6CC45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the affected
individual; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06DAF036B58C4D6593F84B3C10B99648"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the affected
individual and other individuals similarly situated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE1509A380314ED3A3EBC2A493C5E51A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fees and
costs</header><text>The court in such an action shall, in addition to any
judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow a reasonable attorney’s fee,
reasonable expert witness fees, and other costs of the action to be paid by the
defendant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3AC61A1AEFD4736AE8A6AA9DA560A8D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
right provided by paragraph (2) of this subsection to bring an action by or on
behalf of any affected individual shall terminate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H535CC7AEB51349388B12D2FB7D80223D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the filing of a
complaint by the Secretary in an action under subsection (d) in which restraint
is sought of any violation of section 1904; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B504CB4DCEB4C50BE60D52ABCCD68D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the filing of a
complaint by the Secretary in an action under subsection (b) in which a
recovery is sought of the damages described in paragraph (1)(A) owing to an
affected individual by an employer or employment agency liable under paragraph
(1), unless the action described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is dismissed
without prejudice on motion of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18881ADB20AB4A688A377BA6918D3724"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Action by the
Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="HEDB8072502B8452C82CD43C3AF0C45CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrative
action</header><text>The Secretary shall receive, investigate, and attempt to
resolve complaints of violations of section 1904 in the same manner that the
Secretary receives, investigates, and attempts to resolve complaints of
violations of sections 6 and 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 206 and 207).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H626F4266822B4567B2BABFF8625E370B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text>The Secretary may bring an action in any court of
competent jurisdiction—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D793D70564B4D6F927D3E0909CB1AE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enjoin violations of this subtitle and
seek other relief going forward necessary to prevent future violations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE9AE76A16634BEDB01EB5F68ABFFD32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to recover—</text>
<clause id="H5F166277127C4A75ABB8BC6FCC84C0D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
damages described in subsection (a)(1)(A);</text>
</clause><clause id="H7BCA0BBED1DF4551851D34F41760D386"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the case of a violation of section 1904(c), a civil penalty of not less than
$250 per violation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF266F000928A4EFB9C7C288374F7C33D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other
equitable relief the Court deems appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4215B9290CC047B8A2A448622E2A804C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sums
recovered</header><text>Any sums recovered by the Secretary pursuant to
paragraph (2)(A) shall be held in a special deposit account and shall be paid,
on order of the Secretary, directly to each affected individual. Any such sums
recovered pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) that are not paid to an affected
individual because of inability to do so within a period of 3 years and any
sums recovered pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) shall be deposited into the
Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07542EFA25BE49B9BDA939C33B8595A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="H0C75A54D1B59401AAE9F693B37DCDDCE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), an action under
subsection (a) may be brought not later than 2 years after the date of the last
event constituting the alleged violation for which the action is brought,
provided that the limitations for filing an action shall be tolled during the
period that the Secretary is considering a complaint against any defendant
named in a complaint filed with the Secretary under subsection (b)(1)
above.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7005197FB24148FC91528770D1ACABCD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Willful
violation</header><text>In the case of such action brought for a willful
violation of section 1904, such action may be brought within 3 years of the
date of the last event constituting the alleged violation for which such action
is brought, provided that the limitations for filing an action by an individual
shall be tolled during the period that the Secretary is considering a complaint
pursuant to subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H800EBBE91F414F0FA8149678A7B57CDA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>In
determining when an action is commenced by the Secretary under this section for
the purposes of this subsection, it shall be considered to be commenced on the
date when the Secretary files a complaint in a court of competent
jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6697B844658441FFAD915C461A0821F1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Action for
injunction by Secretary</header><text>The district courts of the United States
shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, in an action brought by the
Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H08C43E35BBB1408FB04FAC1CF6151342"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to restrain
violations of section 1904; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D5C075C93454BE5AD7718CB65A2BC66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to award such
other equitable relief as may be appropriate, including employment and monetary
damages.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AECFA2E91AB48DBA192BF0B61A2B4E4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Solicitor of
Labor</header><text>The Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the
Secretary on any litigation brought under this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HFBEB6F4B6CC9443CA61042DECF8B0C16"><enum>K</enum><header>New Jobs for
America Act of 2011</header>
<section id="H340290615AAF40C69CD5D116DFD50FCC"><enum>1951.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>New Jobs for America Act
of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2B09F45B02E047F7941875C390E74ED4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1952.</enum><header>Compensated
employment training grants</header>
<subsection id="H47520B8997A34C18880A54A47152517E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such funds, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants to
States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out the
activities described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C959FC1A3D7454DBA94AAFEE8D0DE62"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this subtitle shall use the
grant for the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="HF22EF82E7308483C989881DEF1F9667F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To seek out
unemployed individuals struggling financially whose prior training consisted of
skills necessary for a faltering or dying industry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACAEBA2B0CA4449F8D602003D9D446F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To create
compensated training programs that offer training in emerging markets and
industries (such as green technologies).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA421777E5A2B45B18D29C485D2FE3E03"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To partner with
historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic serving colleges and
universities along with local community college systems to create innovative
retraining programs for minorities focused on retooling workers for jobs in the
growth sectors of healthcare, biotech, and information technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D3225F86AA64CEC8FC08CCA28021E65"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To partner with
cities and non-profit organizations to provide apprenticeships and
internships.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4168415343945C48FCE4F8BB59EC958"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To provide
compensation to participants in training programs to temporarily aide in their
financial distress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H593DBC60A32F4050873202EEEE4F1C42"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To provide access
to public healthcare programs for participants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B33AD3AA4D7411FBE98CA3976FE26FF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To create training
programs for ex-offenders in an effort to reduce recidivism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94AF6E24F63A497B8D92B1D5CEC749C5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To aide newly
trained participants in securing employment within the field of their newly
acquired expertise.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD039E1474D214303A3415A820069E485"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>As
a condition of receiving a grant under this subtitle, a grant recipient
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0952DD4949F24AD3A267E6E98A5412B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with
nondiscrimination standards of the Civil Rights Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2C91F979D24293B3D62461EFBB2A92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allocate not less
than 80 percent of the funding allocated under the grant to wages, benefits,
and support activities, including child care services to individuals receiving
compensated training under such a grant; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E1C82F36A964E8F9AE240FFC2C74298"><enum>(3)</enum><text>institute a
program to aide newly trained participants in securing employment in their new
area of expertise.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC561295874104D5B9D0F0CC04BD16D01"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB34EB62537CE4A839799D2984979A917"><enum>L</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure investment</header>
<section id="H93DE695B69F14CC0B6BD10D59D0E79C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1961.</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure investment</header>
<subsection id="H329A9E9E854445FFA479686B6C9B29C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway
infrastructure investment</header>
<paragraph id="H6A87706A00324DEEA38A71C033FC1D10"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is made available to the Secretary of
Transportation $45,000,000,000 for restoration, repair, construction, and other
activities eligible under section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, and
for passenger and freight rail transportation and port infrastructure projects
eligible for assistance under section 601(a)(8) of title 23, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H582DFC4CCB6048FBBC492C7C678DFA8C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share;
limitation on obligations</header><text>The Federal share payable on account of
any project or activity carried out with funds made available under this
subsection shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent of the
total cost thereof. The amount made available under this subsection shall not
be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs set forth in any Act or in title 23,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A56BA1CA65C4398959E932B45FB7B7E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
amounts made available under this subsection shall be available for obligation
until the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 percent of the
funds made available within one year of enactment and obligate remaining
amounts not later than two years after enactment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H626FB541D604457983109C22FA9ECCB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text>Of the funds provided in this subsection, after making the
set-asides required by paragraphs (9), (10), (11), (12), and (15), 50 percent
of the funds shall be apportioned to States using the formula set forth in
section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and the remaining funds
shall be apportioned to States in the same ratio as the obligation limitation
for fiscal year 2010 was distributed among the States in accordance with the
formula specified in section 120(a)(6) of division A of Public Law
111–117.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF15082EFD4240FAA8D9FC5DFB53F4D9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Apportionments
under paragraph (4) shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13C7DD902B104954A43315696DB981E0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redistribution</header>
<subparagraph id="H2E003E34A37349BF87B79D2B48D59EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall, 180 days following the date of apportionment, withdraw from each State
an amount equal to 50 percent of the funds apportioned under paragraph (4) to
that State (excluding funds suballocated within the State) less the amount of
funding obligated (excluding funds suballocated within the State), and the
Secretary shall redistribute such amounts to other States that have had no
funds withdrawn under this subparagraph in the manner described in section
120(c) of division A of Public Law 111–117.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F1F68BA5F464E8ABE0F05AB5FD761A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>One year following
the date of apportionment, the Secretary shall withdraw from each recipient of
funds apportioned under paragraph (4) any unobligated funds, and the Secretary
shall redistribute such amounts to States that have had no funds withdrawn
under this paragraph (excluding funds suballocated within the State) in the
manner described in section 120(c) of division A of Public Law 111–117.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF3A0036934C46ACA49A0C14B95919F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a State, the Secretary
may provide an extension of the one-year period only to the extent that the
Secretary determines that the State has encountered extreme conditions that
create an unworkable bidding environment or other extenuating circumstances.
Before granting an extension, the Secretary shall notify in writing the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, providing a
thorough justification for the extension.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B5EDF5031224E3B95FD7480CBFF4563"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Transportation
enhancements</header><text>Three percent of the funds apportioned to a State
under paragraph (4) shall be set aside for the purposes described in section
133(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code (without regard to the comparison to
fiscal year 2005).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D92300D6E7B47ACBF5CC200CC4424FF"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Suballocation</header><text>Thirty
percent of the funds apportioned to a State under this subsection shall be
suballocated within the State in the manner and for the purposes described in
the first sentence of sections 133(d)(3)(A), 133(d)(3)(B), and 133(d)(3)(D) of
title 23, United States Code. Such suballocation shall be conducted in every
State. Funds suballocated within a State to urbanized areas and other areas
shall not be subject to the redistribution of amounts required 180 days
following the date of apportionment of funds provided by paragraph
(6)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2299D1C3C0B9438385F682E09A14FE1B"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Puerto Rico and
territorial highway programs</header><text>Of the funds provided under this
subsection, $105,000,000 shall be set aside for the Puerto Rico highway program
authorized under section 165 of title 23, United States Code, and $45,000,000
shall be for the territorial highway program authorized under section 215 of
title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FD6F039CE1A49DB9C32EB911064E977"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Federal lands
and Indian reservations</header><text>Of the funds provided under this
subsection, $750,000,000 shall be set aside for investments in transportation
at Indian reservations and Federal lands in accordance with the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA736640F8C049919F4658187B269B5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Of the funds set
aside by this paragraph, $410,000,000 shall be for the Indian Reservation Roads
program, $270,000,000 shall be for the Park Roads and Parkways program,
$60,000,000 shall be for the Forest Highway Program, and $10,000,000 shall be
for the Refuge Roads program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0974B15EEFC74669A5BE35EAC0E1321F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For investments at
Indian reservations and Federal lands, priority shall be given to capital
investments, and to projects and activities that can be completed within 2
years of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A1DA105F05246FA8A9F4EC1C3E0CDB9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>One year following
the enactment of this subtitle, to ensure the prompt use of the funding
provided for investments at Indian reservations and Federal lands, the
Secretary shall have the authority to redistribute unobligated funds within the
respective program for which the funds were appropriated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB11E6D47A9284DA682AFB1B800BC63A4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Up to four percent
of the funding provided for Indian Reservation Roads may be used by the
Secretary of the Interior for program management and oversight and
project-related administrative expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76C7D2EFD97B4F3389DAF7CB027B3304"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section
134(f)(3)(C)(ii)(II) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds
set aside by this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H391122F066644895893E0A0C9B5AEC80"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Job
training</header><text>Of the funds provided under this subsection,
$100,000,000 shall be set aside for the development and administration of
transportation training programs under section 140(b) of title 23, United
States Code, in accordance with the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB0AAD711F7D4F43993552E4BAB5658C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Funds set aside
under this paragraph shall be competitively awarded and used for the purpose of
providing training, apprenticeship (including Registered Apprenticeship), skill
development, and skill improvement programs, as well as summer transportation
institutes, may be transferred to, or administered in partnership with, the
Secretary of Labor, and shall be used for programs that demonstrate to the
Secretary of Transportation program outcomes, including with respect to—</text>
<clause id="H3413B97A864D419DAC3F7C4B91C913F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>impact on areas
with transportation workforce shortages;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD45E4746F79423B9DCC8C23C2E97CAC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diversity of
training participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5ACE38930BFE4F9C9CDEAFC32471F9E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>number of
participants obtaining certifications or credentials required for specific
types of employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H238B10F6AB7C4CB0A688E6F5F3780B1A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employment
outcome metrics, such as job placement and job retention rates, established in
consultation with the Secretary of Labor and consistent with metrics used by
programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–220);</text>
</clause><clause id="H744FBF2BF3B540688341FE8207FAA769"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
the extent practical, evidence that the program did not preclude workers that
participate in training or apprenticeship activities under the program from
being referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this chapter; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6998AEDB00B448A92C36FC139A6209F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>identification of
areas of collaboration with the Department of Labor programs, including
co-enrollment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61DBC57FA9EC4CAEB11C4A297CA9ECEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To be eligible to
receive a competitively awarded grant under this paragraph, a State must
certify that at least 0.1 percent of the amounts apportioned under the Surface
Transportation Program and Bridge Program will be obligated in the first fiscal
year after enactment of this Act for job training activities consistent with
section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55F8B0C62C5B41888EC89E64A48BB4DD"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
business enterprises</header><text>Of the funds provided under this subsection,
$10,000,000 shall be set aside for training programs and assistance programs
under section 140(c) of title 23, United States Code. Funds set aside under
this paragraph should be allocated to businesses that have proven success in
adding staff while effectively completing projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B10BE8272264FBDBCAD0234DA7C8484"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State planning
and oversight expenses</header><text>Of amounts apportioned under paragraph (4)
of this subsection, a State may use up to 0.5 percent for activities related to
projects funded under this subsection, including activities eligible under
sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code, State administration of
subgrants, and State oversight of subrecipients.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE53CB002220C432D8DEA9CFEFE4D4777"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="HAFA7347FC6B047AC9921C5B54F9F0FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Funds made
available under this subsection shall be administered as if apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except for funds made available for
investments in transportation at Indian reservations and Federal lands, and for
the territorial highway program, which shall be administered in accordance with
chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, and except for funds made available
for disadvantaged business enterprises bonding assistance, which shall be
administered in accordance with chapter 3 of title 49, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD84C974F798E48FD972733CF2C33DCD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Funds made
available under this subsection shall not be obligated for the purposes
authorized under section 115(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13CA9D78045C46F1B51A7CA36447083D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Funding provided
under this subsection shall be in addition to any and all funds provided for
fiscal years 2012 and 2013 in any other Act for <quote>Federal-aid
Highways</quote> and shall not affect the distribution of funds provided for
<quote>Federal-aid Highways</quote> in any other Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H365CF4526A5244B3AA3E5F5DA87BBA7B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 1101(b) of
Public Law 109–59 shall apply to funds apportioned under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD9C0F60CA154E2EBE022ED758CC7110"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>The
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may set aside up to 0.15
percent of the funds provided under this subsection to fund the oversight by
the Administrator of projects and activities carried out with funds made
available to the Federal Highway Administration in this Act, and such funds
shall be available through September 30, 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F45A75E1C6548A3B9D269A9BFE21EE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure grants and financing</header>
<paragraph id="H3371404AD8A64F049438A806B8B63F72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is made available to the Secretary of
Transportation $5,000,000,000 for capital investments in surface transportation
infrastructure. The Secretary shall distribute funds provided under this
subsection as discretionary grants to be awarded to State and local governments
or transit agencies on a competitive basis for projects that will have a
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H890FF38C4B524F73B9992443867A5628"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share;
Limitation on obligations</header><text>The Federal share payable of the costs
for which a grant is made under this subsection shall be 100 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB18FD90F0A55484F95F1265AF2E9E2C3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
amounts made available under this subsection shall be available for obligation
until the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this
subtitle. The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50
percent of the funds made available within one year of enactment and obligate
remaining amounts not later than two years after enactment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3B244660E7A4393949CEFBE72BE13B7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project
eligibility</header><text>Projects eligible for funding provided under this
subsection include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B3E2E5C73F54823A3FE6E2F37E69B7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highway or bridge
projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, including interstate
rehabilitation, improvements to the rural collector road system, the
reconstruction of overpasses and interchanges, bridge replacements, seismic
retrofit projects for bridges, and road realignments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H901601808D1243589C4AD394EB89CEB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public
transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States
Code, including investments in projects participating in the New Starts or
Small Starts programs that will expedite the completion of those projects and
their entry into revenue service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC74F475F7E64484A8D3EE43228E64F8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>passenger and
freight rail transportation projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A57267B1788482FAEE4562868ECC816"><enum>(D)</enum><text>port
infrastructure investments, including projects that connect ports to other
modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H997C70B39B2B47FE91002FE0BEC07A83"><enum>(5)</enum><header>TIFIA
program</header><text>The Secretary may transfer to the Federal Highway
Administration funds made available under this subsection for the purpose of
paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the
Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80A260CDD0B24E9BB7E362FAF9F001F0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project
priority</header><text>The Secretary shall give priority to projects that are
expected to be completed within 3 years of the date of the enactment of this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65079B4616F9459AAF632FCFE9E9872F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Deadline for
issuance of competition criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall publish
criteria on which to base the competition for any grants awarded under this
subsection not later than 90 days after enactment of this subtitle. The
Secretary shall require applications for funding provided under this subsection
to be submitted not later than 180 days after the publication of the criteria
and announce all projects selected to be funded from such funding not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H134E141A184C4730B0C2A1EBC9E8ECA0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 40</header><text>Each project conducted using funds provided under this
subsection shall comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
title 40, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E4F2CBB551C4A7AA70BBBA601CD35D6"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>The Secretary may retain up to one half of one percent
of the funds provided under this subsection, and may transfer portions of those
funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal
Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Maritime
Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants made under this
subsection. Funds retained shall remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB02D2FA5A6E94B4BA01A9DD4023BBDC8"><enum>M</enum><header>Jobs NOW
Act</header>
<section id="H9B5D8E4CB3A3490D9172EB3BD7E16315" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1971.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Jobs NOW Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1F145336F54846EAAA5292122F063528"><enum>1972.</enum><header>Restoration of
TANF Emergency Contingency Fund</header>
<subsection id="HE861EE1C5A2B4252A3822CB322D46FBF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H217D3649F3D848E48F8ABA1F4A358B31" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H08EFB657E1614B7F84106FB4A7E7490A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Emergency
fund</header>
<paragraph id="HCB8FFDB2CE1846BFB9A8BC21C78DB88C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known
as the <quote>Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families Programs</quote> (in this subsection referred to as the
<quote>Emergency Fund</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD916774C4BE4F458AC6643F5BF7B8EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposits into
fund</header>
<subparagraph id="H0C6E657634A9497FB4AC2333313AE01E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 and 2013, for payment to the Emergency Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2134D536C5AE41FF92411535DF725A2F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability and
use of funds</header><text>The amounts appropriated to the Emergency Fund under
subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2012 shall be available for the 1st 12 months
of the program period, and the amounts so appropriated for fiscal year 2013
shall be available for the 2nd 12 months of the program period, and all such
amounts shall be used to make grants to States in accordance with paragraph
(3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC8712529D3344FDBFC47582D2041C34"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
no case may the Secretary make a grant from the Emergency Fund for a fiscal
year after the end of the program period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H270059CA85814C048955EBC917BEEB83"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program period
defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>program
period</quote> means the 2-year period that begins with the 1st day of the 1st
calendar quarter that begins after the effective date of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA7DF07AE1CA40D5802E04FCAAF337DA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="HD95FA068C63E45BE9DFF31BEB043FCD1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each calendar quarter in the program period, the
Secretary shall make a grant from the Emergency Fund to each State that—</text>
<clause id="H933BCAAC7E064481A77CFD7325717B96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requests a grant
under this subparagraph for the quarter; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H83E4E336F570467C915BC9B74324CC0E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meets the
requirement of clause (ii) for the quarter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16F24F1958124311A96E3274E4F019D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State meets the requirement of this
clause for a quarter if the unemployment rate of the State (as determined by
the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Secretary of Labor) was not
less than 6 percent for each month in the most recent 6-month period for which
such information is available.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28EB1F7B367C4248B575C43DED2A3556"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the grant
to be made to a State under this subparagraph for a quarter shall be an amount
equal to 75 percent of the State family assistance grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BE3166F997C4C4DB4DC662391A2B056"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations on
use of funds</header><text>A State to which an amount is paid under this
subsection may use the amount only as authorized by section 404.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E363DE94B344CC08D7657F3E5043D6A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Timing of
implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall implement this subsection as
quickly as reasonably possible, pursuant to appropriate guidance to
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05091498542A4A2F832C638E4AAECDAE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Application to
Indian tribes</header><text>This subsection shall apply to an Indian tribe with
an approved tribal family assistance plan under section 412 in the same manner
as this subsection applies to a
State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H02FF787B2447475EB959476D440638A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disregard from
limitation on total payments to territories</header><text>Section 1108(a)(2) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by inserting
<quote>403(c)(3),</quote> after <quote>403(a)(5),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5401A9BFC8D34AD89E97F2CC45D79618"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect 90
days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="HC19BC55F5BB9435AA15417549BF6617A"><enum>N</enum><header>Discretionary
spending limits</header>
<section commented="no" id="H23D26E47C776474E820A9B5571704B5F"><enum>1981.</enum><header>Repeal of new
discretionary spending limits</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2612EA830F794EFD92CF595E1124CDD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 251A of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is
hereby repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H53540142F6BA4C74840C9414B11EE3C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD2F40CBFCB8C4764B2305E602AA1B5E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 250(a), by amending the table of
contents by striking the item relating to section 251A; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF8BA4BA5365045EBA2971E434D201E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 251(c) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E748F65BAE3492C9BA5155C413C28C0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H8A9A8A4FC86B4B85AEB18F41D623AA9B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Discretionary
Spending Limit</header><text>As used in this part, the term <term>discretionary
spending limit</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4DA75C7ED808454399FD923120A5579C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2012—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H08D2B0F663B244A68A9764847C06D2E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the security
category, $684,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7869419C782F40D785C00768AE05324D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the
nonsecurity category, $359,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H73CEAF6573FD42BF97285C17B36BEB7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2013—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBE4A439A63FE4CDDB92C2EE795B6080F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the security
category, $686,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4011BE8A6CE144748211E46BCC7EC087"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the
nonsecurity category, $361,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25BF551D70EB45D6BE90BD518A495A25"><enum>(3)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2014, for the discretionary category, $1,066,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF0406ADE9AD640F7ACFBAEFF01AB472F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2015, for the discretionary category, $1,086,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E5B063BA7194414B03E10FF8D149394"><enum>(5)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2016, for the discretionary category, $1,107,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H26869E9849DB46DC9D6F0B00419444CE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2017, for the discretionary category, $1,131,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H90316AEAAE354576B3F54FE6B36811D5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2018, for the discretionary category, $1,156,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H479FFB8801B24DBCAD6F2FD444029581"><enum>(8)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2019, for the discretionary category, $1,182,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9DDF2661789D4C47B3DAAD0B1E55DD30"><enum>(9)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2020, for the discretionary category, $1,208,000,000,000 in new
budget authority; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H92E98B10DC684276AAE2DC2FD198268C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>with respect to
fiscal year 2021, for the discretionary category, $1,234,000,000,000 in new
budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">as adjusted in strict conformance
with subsection
(b).</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7E0525C114FB4737837C97966D741DCD"><enum>O</enum><header>Emergency job
creation designation</header>
<section id="H584565B538B94EFEB6A76B3C4270BA59"><enum>1991.</enum><header>Congressional
Designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of
section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)), the Congress hereby designates all appropriations
made under this title, and amendments made by this title, as being for the
purpose of emergency job creation.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Responsible
savings and fair taxation</header>
<subtitle id="HBD74D6AC06034459B652FF743B9157CA"><enum>A</enum><header>Responsible End to
the War in Afghanistan Act</header>
<section id="H43E70B89DEAF4D34B72E54C635ED99D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Responsible End to the
War in Afghanistan Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HAA75D58EA3544B03A2D0C3505C9DF345"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the
United States to ensure that funds made available for operations of the Armed
Forces in Afghanistan are to be used only for purposes of providing for the
safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces
and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan.</text>
</section><section id="HA0C9B69BA911440283A3E7B66707F4CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Limitation on use
of funds for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan</header>
<subsection id="H1867841523B34E88BB35A2793CF61080"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under any provision of law for operations of the Armed Forces in
Afghanistan shall be obligated and expended only for purposes of providing for
the safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed
Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in
Afghanistan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE23D3AC371A47FD84CC6AFAB6AFE068"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
subtitle shall be construed—</text>
<paragraph id="H8493F9113150411BA8E68A762BD9B13D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to authorize the use of funds for the
continuation of combat operations in Afghanistan while carrying out the safe
and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01B7D7E903DA461DAE88A4514552FA63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to prohibit or
otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any department or agency of
the United States to carry out diplomatic efforts or humanitarian, development,
or general reconstruction activities in Afghanistan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0C1E16DBBF1642D291C9A7017D72096F"><enum>B</enum><header>Defense and
Deficit Reduction Act</header>
<section id="H9C0AA18549CB42389EB875644511D989" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Defense and Deficit
Reduction Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H17A38B71F6B04B8C8E418D975C69817A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HAEB78111D09A4C82AA72B7DDFB197306"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under H. Res. 38,
the Chair of the Committee on the Budget shall include in the Congressional
Record an allocation for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 that assumes
nonsecurity spending at fiscal year 2008 levels.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4FA75F9862444A08844391255C379EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Reductions in
defense spending should be included in any effort to reduce Federal outlays and
reduce the national deficit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1742BE447D44EF0B35BDD457A4405DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In fiscal year
2010, defense spending comprised 58 percent of discretionary spending.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57A5BC85548E4BCEBA868BE07F621BD8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If defense
spending continued at fiscal year 2010 levels for the next 5 years, it would
total $3,600,000,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10F99188E59C4C2082B0AA82CA741E2A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Reducing defense
spending to fiscal year 2008 levels would save approximately $182,000,000,000
over 5 years compared to current levels.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H119964B3745148AABFA6092700D9562D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In January 2011
Secretary of Defense Gates stated that the Administration is seeking
$78,000,000,000 in cuts to the defense budget over the next five years on top
of $100,000,000,000 in efficiencies. This savings should be used to decrease
the deficit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E56DD3644F14F388A7F1B248D185A25"><enum>(7)</enum><text>President Obama
has pledged to begin drawing down forces in Afghanistan in July 2011 with a
goal of full withdrawal in 2014. With a decrease in troops abroad, our defense
spending should decrease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E1FD0381CE84F83A423E567620F0809"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In a CBS News Poll
from January 2011, over 50 percent of Americans questioned would reduce defense
spending to decrease the Federal deficit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC43E2518C8D428F99839592E650B25A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The United States
currently spends more on its military and defense than the next 19 biggest
spending nations combined.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF021DE93EA944C779D0830AC7E2017EE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Making reasonable
reductions to the defense budget can help to solve the Nation’s long-term
fiscal problems.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8E981060BD8C4621A776DA9581501B98"><enum>2103.</enum><header>Reduction and
freeze in budget of Department of Defense</header>
<subsection id="H6B19D09CD5424AE5A013A8EDCB19CFDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reduction and
freeze</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The aggregate amount
of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for military functions
administered by the Department of Defense (other than the functions excluded by
subsection (b)) for a fiscal year may not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAAA647FCD1E4A0DAF08F61A10447A90"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of fiscal year 2011, the
aggregate amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for military
functions administered by the Department of Defense (other than the functions
excluded by subsection (b)) for fiscal year 2008; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H813B8BA4AADB4B1798B96329A33A394F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of
fiscal years 2012 through 2016, the aggregate amount of funds appropriated or
otherwise made available for such functions for the previous fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3DB0AD9052E4400B3B5B72281FAFAF0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion of
military personnel pay and benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the aggregate amount of
funds appropriated or otherwise made available for military functions
administered by the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 or any
subsequent fiscal year for purposes of subsection (a), there shall be excluded
all amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in general and
supplemental appropriations Acts for—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AE5CC8F4AB24A6EA45F8EFA53C96755"><enum>(1)</enum><text>military
personnel, reserve personnel, and National Guard personnel accounts of the
Department of Defense, generally title I of the annual Department of Defense
appropriations Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20494028CD654429A1F5FC8CCC6181D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Defense Health
Program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6E6BF7E6F2B4982A86162ACC8880435"><enum>(3)</enum><text>drug interdiction
and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, but only to the
extent the amounts were transferred to personnel accounts referred to in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H38C3257502B74ABB9E3C53A40BCC4252"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
savings</header><text>All funds saved by the implementation of this section
shall be used for deficit reduction.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H185B6F9214D64F6293A1F4153D45597E"><enum>C</enum><header>Reduction in
Military End Strength Level in Europe</header>
<section id="HBF0ECB0E541443A6A363515129520A22"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Reduction in
end strength level of members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to
permanent duty in Europe and corresponding general end strength
reductions</header>
<subsection id="H54A78F458E0B41DAB6D830145B11FD44"><enum>(a)</enum><header>European end
strength level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
September 30, 2012, the end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of
the United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in Europe may not exceed a
permanent ceiling of 30,000 in any fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H85FD12D052B94C9AB40634BE7B76B1DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion of
certain members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes
of this section, the following members of the Armed Forces are excluded in
calculating the end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the United
States assigned to permanent duty ashore in Europe:</text>
<paragraph id="H3F24064CC40F4F1D93F6A4D3E1007585"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Members assigned
to permanent duty ashore in Iceland, Greenland, and the Azores.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94EA83E7288140A1AD2D72BF81198F3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Members performing
duties in Europe for more than 179 days under a military-to-military contact
program under section 168 of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB01402F6F87B4625BD4EEA3F004D87DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exceptions;
Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not
apply in the event of a declaration of war or an armed attack on any European
member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The President may
waive operation of this section if the President declares an emergency and
immediately informs the Congress of the waiver band the reasons
therefor.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE312C300F674E1F9C50EA2B8C1B3289"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repeal of
superceded end strength limitation</header><text>Section 1002 of the Department
of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H39C849FB1B914DF49D4FC0A9C8D1C6EF"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Conforming
changes to Armed Forces end strength levels</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8173442DD63141E584FC5868C95A6DD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>End strengths
for active forces for fiscal year 2012</header><text>Notwithstanding section
401, the Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of
September 30, 2012, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H8427B8A5ADFF4F199191C4D1689D062A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army, 556,600.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3108912D8F074E2AA5CEC4FD6F9B4447"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Navy, 325,239.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05131670B28143FAACB93595D8B8636B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Marine Corps, 202,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6878D497B722466B94F7C36E3113E777"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air Force, 328,800.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC400A4D58C294D02AA4A8AAF14879150"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of
reductions in subsequent fiscal years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016,
the end strength numbers shall be reduced by an additional 10,000 a year, as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HBF7CC8A75D3242CEAFDE168625E0BAB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>5,400 a year from
the Army.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E2885C90E9C41C59078A69A59919EB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>4,000 a year from
the Air Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD647173DB33E4A9FAF998108880C12C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">500 a year from the Navy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9019CC89F69431895E0EB6C65096E42"><enum>(4)</enum><text>100 a year from
the Marine Corps.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A497617482A4DE7A2E49256D26CD0AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revision in
permanent active duty end strength minimum levels</header><text>Section 691(b)
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 402, is amended by
striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H942B3936449A41ADB46274E82100C65A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF8C610B0080B4F57850A7035E1FAC157"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the Army,
535,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC47A60A5D8D4444E9BD4FB02AB9BF33B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For the Navy,
323,239.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04F42A4965554AA89118EC9B6B0EC71D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For the Marine
Corps, 201,600.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4208FC538B44D58A092ADE1F1E1043E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the Air Force,
312,800.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H143FE1F85E0547B0A6F2B4A7A35F9DBF"><enum>D</enum><header>V–22 Osprey
aircraft program</header>
<section id="H1DEDD7E4B39248CC96400F294B6887DC"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Termination of
V–22 Osprey aircraft program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2012 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense
may be obligated or expended for the procurement of V–22 Osprey
aircraft.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBA67E8ECF28F4814A27AE368C9A70C62"><enum>E</enum><header>Fairness in
Taxation</header>
<section id="H0AB23A17828D4653AABA89BE993E21F9"><enum>2501.</enum><header>Increased tax
rates for taxpayers with more than $1,000,000 taxable income</header>
<subsection id="HE7BC5AC74DF544C1A702DC459611843E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="HD454C6E20BA34D29825E4E29FCFEC7C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Married
individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table contained in subsection (a) of
section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.4" table-template-name="Tax Rate" table-type="Leaderwork, Tax">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>If taxable income is:</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>The tax is:</bold></entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Not over
$69,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">15% of taxable
income.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$69,000 but not over $139,350</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$10,350, plus 28% of the excess over $69,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$139,350 but not over $212,300</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$30,048, plus 31% of the excess over $139,350.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$212,300 but not over $379,150</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$52,662.50, plus 36% of the excess over $212,300. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$379,150 but not over $1,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$112,728.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $379,150.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$1,000,000 but not over $10,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$358,585.10, plus 45% of the excess over
$1,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$10,000,000 but not over $20,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$4,408,585.10, plus 46% of the excess over
$10,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$20,000,000 but not over $100,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$9,008,585.10, plus 47% of the excess over
$20,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$100,000,000 but not over $1,000,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$46,608,585.10, plus 48% of the excess over
$100,000,000. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$1,000,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$478,608,585.10, plus 49% over the excess over
$1,000,000,000.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C1E526B0FAE4AB288C341F1323519EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heads of
household</header><text>The table contained in subsection (b) of section 1 of
such Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.4" table-template-name="Tax Rate" table-type="Leaderwork, Tax">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>If taxable income is:</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>The tax is:</bold></entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Not over $46,250</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">15% of taxable income.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $46,250 but not over $119,400</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$6,937.50, plus 28% of the excess
over $46,250. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $119,400 but not over $193,350</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$27,419.50, plus 31% of the excess
over $119,400.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $193,350 but not over $379,150</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$50,344, plus 36% of the excess over
$193,350. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $379,150 but not over $1,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$117,232, plus 39.6% of the excess
over $379,150.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $1,000,000 but not over
$10,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$363,088.60, plus 45% of the excess over $1,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $10,000,000 but not over
$20,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$4,413,088.60, plus 46% of the excess over $10,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $20,000,000 but not over
$100,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$9,013,088.60, plus 47% of the excess over $20,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $100,000,000 but not over
$1,000,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$46,613,088.60, plus 48% of the excess over $100,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $1,000,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$478,613,088.60, plus 49% of the excess over
$1,000,000,000.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F324AEFA95B455FB7C5F493686B9CC7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unmarried
individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of
households)</header><text>The table contained in subsection (c) of section 1 of
such Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.4" table-template-name="Tax Rate" table-type="Leaderwork, Tax">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>If taxable income is:</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>The tax is:</bold></entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Not over $34,500</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">15% of taxable income. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$34,500 but not over $83,600</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$5,175, plus 28% of the excess over $34,500. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $83,600 but not over $174,400</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$18,923, plus 31% of the excess over
$83,600.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $174,400 but not over $379,150</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$47,071, plus 36% of the excess over
$174,400. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $379,150 but not over $1,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$120,781, plus 39.6% of the excess
over $379,150.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $1,000,000 but not over
$10,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$366,637.60, plus 45% of the excess over $1,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $10,000,000 but not over
$20,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$4,416,637.60, plus 46% of the excess over $10,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $20,000,000 but not over
$100,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$9,016,637.60, plus 47% of the excess over $20,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $100,000,000 but not over
$1,000,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$46,616,637.60, plus 48% of the excess over $100,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $1,000,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$478,616,637.60, plus 49% of the excess over
$1,000,000,000.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CF8D589576B491D8385C43B92C0B486"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Married
individuals filing separate returns</header><text>The table contained in
subsection (d) of section 1 of such Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.4" table-template-name="Tax Rate" table-type="Leaderwork, Tax">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>If taxable income is:</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>The tax is:</bold></entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Not over $34,500</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">plus 15% of taxable income.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over
$34,500 but not over $69,675</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$5,175, plus 28% of the excess over $34,500.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $69,675 but not over $106,150</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$15,024, plus 31% of the excess over
$69,675.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $106,150 but not over $189,575</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$26,331.25, plus 35% of the excess
over $106,150.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $189,575 but not over $500,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0"> $55,530, plus 39.6% of the excess
over $189,575.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $500,000 but not over $5,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$178,458.30, plus 45% of the excess
over $500,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $5,000,000 but not over
$10,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$2,203,458.30, plus 46% of the excess over $5,000,000. </entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $10,000,000 but not over
$50,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$4,503,458.30, plus 47% of the excess over $10,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $50,000,000 but not over
$500,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$23,303,458.30, plus 48% of the excess over $50,000,000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Over $500,000,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$239,303,458.30, plus 49% of the
excess over $500,000,000.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H677661B90E0D49888381DEB9CDA32D8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3F6A9917DB3D4751B7E42403113511C0"><enum>2502.</enum><header>Recapture of
lower capital gains rates for individuals subject to added rate
brackets</header>
<subsection id="H5424D8B4E7AD4B8B93840AC7AAB6C2DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE036FDA866C4C90AC4CE52B32A91146" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H24846F8DC91243A7AC1608689566ADE6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Special rule for
capital gains in case of taxable income subject to at least 45-Percent rate
bracket</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If for the taxable
year a taxpayer has taxable income in excess of the minimum dollar amount for
the 45-percent rate bracket and has a net capital gain, then—</text>
<paragraph id="H931E62D1A12C4C02AA12542EA6409DB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the tax imposed by
this section for the taxable year with respect to such excess shall be
determined without regard to subsection (h), and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H591B30D1153C4D5FADF1353046D64E75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of net
capital gain of the taxpayer taken into account for the taxable year under
subsection (h) shall be reduced by the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H239599C2A93C438FA1228982D39531A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such excess,
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB66046338A14C1BBB7CB0B44F724E59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the net capital
gain for the taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Any
reduction in net capital gain under the preceding sentence shall be allocated
between adjusted net capital gain, unrecaptured 1250 gain, and section 1202
gain in amounts proportionate to the amounts of each such
gain.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE18803F609F84CD69BF2B376C3E3893C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of such Code is amended
by striking <quote>If a taxpayer has</quote> and inserting <quote>Except to the
extent provided in subsection (j), if a taxpayer has</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCB02E38A53CE436E9617F80AFC68111B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0CB75BC80800447F9AD85F5FC970097C"><enum>F</enum><header>End Big Oil Tax
Subsidies Act of 2011</header>
<section id="H30EABD2FD6444B5BB50526F317AC5D7B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2601.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>End Big Oil Tax Subsidies
Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H7DF3B1FBACAC47F399127D0E0A39E8F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Amortization of
geological and geophysical expenditures</header>
<subsection id="HE68A91550DC04E6E80A9E37298453B55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of
section 167(h)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>major integrated oil company</quote> and inserting <quote>covered large
oil company</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H49E70E45B97C4FA69B92C8A61D165319"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered large
oil company</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section 167(h) of such Code is
amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C93580200264726A6A156AE3401D3F0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H0464A6259BDB40BB839CAFA15B7C2A01"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered large
oil company</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this paragraph, the term <term>covered large oil company</term> means a
taxpayer which—</text>
<clause id="H6100ABDF31A54D668D3E04CDF8154188"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
a major integrated oil company, or</text>
</clause><clause id="H68055E6882D041AD8D480251CF222752"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has gross
receipts in excess of $50,000,000 for the taxable year.</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">For
purposes of clause (ii), all persons treated as a single employer under
subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1
person.</continuation-text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC0622D8BF23A4719BCC1D78210348EE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The heading for paragraph (5) of section 167(h) of such
Code is amended by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">and other large taxpayers</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1152E7A912544FB7BF88E452E2691EE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD276A419503B4806A6ED1A463F29570C"><enum>2603.</enum><header>Producing oil
and gas from marginal wells</header>
<subsection id="HB898710ACF3E4E0AA658F6FEEA722244"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 45I of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03C81E0EC92E4FA2A00F3A59A2A4C269" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H66CFE387E57442CDB47B9C9911FB2537"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception for
taxpayer who is not small, independent oil and gas company</header>
<paragraph id="H165C303228AA4CBC83B772B76B4F306F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall
not apply to any taxpayer which is not a small, independent oil and gas company
for the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D03F63484904EF683B295A5736373EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
paragraph (1), all persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a)
and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF90E42CC84C94EC8B1231AC7703E8F65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to credits determined for taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0DB83EF0E59B4638BD0D376672B7A604"><enum>2604.</enum><header>Enhanced oil
recovery credit</header>
<subsection id="HDCBF7170CCB749BFB8966E42335EACB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 43 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8873DEB8EDB402FBEAA582C13715574" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H160296E6F3B04A02B9C100A8C9D96063"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exception for
taxpayer who is not small, independent oil and gas company</header>
<paragraph id="H4843A45364B446E682C9AA5E253B282C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall
not apply to any taxpayer which is not a small, independent oil and gas company
for the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF84DA03F55D74B6BAA86F0DDE60F0B95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
paragraph (1), all persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a)
and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA28F8F0347A848B289B675CEC6C1CB98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H703E9977A5424034AA90B9E39A58703C"><enum>2605.</enum><header>Intangible
drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AE639DB2B7443539113EC0A4C4E74F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of
section 263 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: <quote>This subsection shall not apply to
amounts paid or incurred by a taxpayer in any taxable year in which such
taxpayer is not a small, independent oil and gas company, determined by deeming
all persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of
section 52 as 1 person.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3469559B29A04C6B98CC193947BD1888"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA3C2A8B3D88748B399F40BCB9BFBCD1C"><enum>2606.</enum><header>Percentage
depletion</header>
<subsection id="H8BB779DF1BFB48A2948BFF0854AA4A90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 613A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE67A365E863416D99B82C260A4492C8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H21C4882C8B57423E99866E722C5B0291"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exception for
taxpayer who is not small, independent oil and gas company</header>
<paragraph id="HE5EF14D81E1F45E0A7864B117F47BCDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section and
section 611 shall not apply to any taxpayer which is not a small, independent
oil and gas company for the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82F02F5C76B845E08753B9A9329AD13F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
paragraph (1), all persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a)
and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA68C1BCD7F774399B93DA612A2B9FED5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 613A(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d) and
(f)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA43C1578C77042279C57409BA82AB64D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBAD918440F3B41FAA1955474EE87E8F3"><enum>2607.</enum><header>Tertiary
injectants</header>
<subsection id="H0C3E7A2B3DAB489E8500DAB568EA1AEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 193 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB75825F439B040DD926715009F7543AE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2959D006DBE34F06920A19F6E60BBB5B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception for
taxpayer who is not small, independent oil and gas company</header>
<paragraph id="H720B475E5F4144FF98C5845ADD0F7F5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall
not apply to any taxpayer which is not a small, independent oil and gas company
for the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D2A2A78539F41EEBC91E49446C7D797"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
qualified carbon dioxide disposed in secure geological
storage</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of any
qualified tertiary injectant expense paid or incurred for any tertiary
injectant is qualified carbon dioxide (as defined in section 45Q(b)) which is
disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological storage (as defined by section
45Q(d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6728D047D8DA4A1C895C649C76982CE0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
paragraph (1), all persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a)
and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88FB80BE18A24F568FCFBA0B3B625949"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H117C4FF926D547BA8A4E5491601E1268"><enum>2608.</enum><header>Passive
activity losses and credits limited</header>
<subsection id="H32AA8B5C1F94456BA1A08AB37B0512B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of
section 469(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CE7E8843DBD4A8FB83973E4FCFA698F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7677F83F71A24CA2871589F4116890E4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception for
taxpayer who is not small, independent oil and gas company</header>
<clause id="H366F0E23B00F49A697ABDF354316620A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to any taxpayer which is not a small, independent oil and gas
company for the taxable year.</text>
</clause><clause id="H27DF18AFF9E445CD995DAAE6A5EE1471"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clause
(i), all persons treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of
section 52 shall be treated as 1
person.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H0697067573BA414580DB0813DFFB82FC"><enum>2609.</enum><header>Income
attributable to domestic production activities</header>
<subsection id="HA0AFF2FBCE5F4B4792F576B4E991E019"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 199 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D06714B79C1436DA377AB60DD8216F0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFC484C2517F64EC0B10F22E374BA3952"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception for
taxpayer who is not small, independent oil and gas company</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall not apply to the
income derived from the production, transportation, or distribution of oil,
natural gas, or any primary product (within the meaning of subsection (d)(9))
thereof by any taxpayer which for the taxable year is an oil and gas company
which is not a small, independent oil and gas
company.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5368BBDD9F57401A85596EABB3A82FCB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC58DE688FC1B4245BD743A8504FF35A9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2610.</enum><header>Prohibition on
using last-in, first-out accounting for major integrated oil companies</header>
<subsection id="H83942886887341E790320148CF0BAC75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 472 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78210B7005604323A802F5CF366F759C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H468C8036CBE24ADB9E386B999C9E3BEE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Major integrated
oil companies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, a major integrated oil company (as defined
in section 167(h)) may not use the method provided in subsection (b) in
inventorying of any
goods.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8E43202964DA4179B562F0C1CB1F7015"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date
and special rule</header>
<paragraph id="H2D95FE7F6D32471793903CD6087B2274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D9A07058D454766B4928799731D5FE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Change in method
of accounting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of
any taxpayer required by the amendment made by this section to change its
method of accounting for its first taxable year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this subtitle—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7D52979BF241434BA8F3F9E1027562B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such change shall
be treated as initiated by the taxpayer,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CF02C259831405C9545AB6BD32A08FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such change shall
be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AAC0A6B28C242D594FE82CDB786CDC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the net amount of
the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under section
481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably
over a period (not greater than 8 taxable years) beginning with such first
taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H851A978628BB4A349C102CE5D40FFA19"><enum>2611.</enum><header>Modifications
of foreign tax credit rules applicable to dual capacity taxpayers</header>
<subsection id="HF9A844D1B6DA416CAEDDBAE6337F4AE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 901 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting
after subsection (m) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBD654343CCD344E6AC8F7CC940267BC8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H81ED81E3D2C64AD3B4626FE4279B59F8"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Special rules
relating to dual capacity taxpayers</header>
<paragraph id="H3CEA58321FE04EC38E2DF43DFC467A0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
rule</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any
amount paid or accrued by a dual capacity taxpayer to a foreign country or
possession of the United States for any period with respect to combined foreign
oil and gas income (as defined in section 907(b)(1)) shall not be considered a
tax to the extent such amount exceeds the amount (determined in accordance with
regulations) which would have been required to be paid if the taxpayer were not
a dual capacity taxpayer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AB63919F76F4679B123AEF997837036"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dual capacity
taxpayer</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>dual
capacity taxpayer</quote> means, with respect to any foreign country or
possession of the United States, a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D08C06922EA4EA09EEB248D5A8F569F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is subject to a
levy of such country or possession, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE54D46A6483F491CB0E7D94D99F46E3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives (or will
receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in
accordance with regulations) from such country or
possession.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H35BF1DE8FBF349C6BC30C3EC5E81A805"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph id="H3A30E6E406EB44A5AFDBBB083071AC73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes
paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53A97958DB20463FBE09E5EBCAF34491"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contrary treaty
obligations upheld</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall not
apply to the extent contrary to any treaty obligation of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2D905CBC00EA4E658EA2FCC5907F5527"><enum>G</enum><header>Superfund
Reinvestment Act</header>
<section id="HBCB785079AFE43F485CEED8CAE5B2B56" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2701.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Superfund Reinvestment
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H4E5021C28F6A479A8CBEC190FE0E65BF"><enum>2702.</enum><header>Use of
Hazardous Substance Superfund for cleanup</header>
<subsection id="HF89471B95BC44168B7887ADC26228A5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text>Section 111 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H81A78F56F81149B4852B328C9CC850EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
by striking <quote>For the purposes specified</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>for the following purposes:</quote> and inserting the following:
<quote>The amount in the Hazardous Substance Superfund established under
section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be available, without
further appropriation, to be used for the purposes specified in this section.
The President shall use such amount for the following purposes:</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF81E6A5D018B4A759B85C35AA195D1C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H308E6C73C7634BD58992ABD8412C48B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Subject to such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts,
the</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE4AF498C5624A83BCA0623885C1BD20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (12)
by striking <quote>to the extent that such costs</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>and 1994</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0E116EBF9424F9F91F58B34ACE76C7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to the
Internal Revenue Code</header><text>Section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H31D84D1782604C7287536BCC3896CC26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>appropriated to</quote> in subsection (a)(1) and inserting <quote>made
available for</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H93A6CB2F353242ABA1A31DD37BF1C0D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>appropriated</quote> in subsection (b) and inserting
<quote>transferred</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H925279F9F51E4B2DAE66EAEEA0318CFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, as provided in appropriations Acts,</quote> in subsection (c)(1),
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C73ED83F4B74BE8A9FFD590628708B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1995</quote> in subsection (d)(3)(B) and inserting
<quote>2021</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3B045BD605224F69AD0C288B86D0B23A"><enum>2703.</enum><header>Budgetary
treatment of Hazardous Substance Superfund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund established
in section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986—</text>
<paragraph id="H97475904F2A3444C803E2941F3F99B9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be
counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for
purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4119A166BC494570894A87865B9A08B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the budget of the
United States Government as submitted by the President;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA2346BF72664890B76A99A49ECD3079"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the congressional
budget (including allocations of budget authority and outlays provided
therein);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA90B439EC7DF4D5BAE42CC2A8254F1AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FD40B1381ED4EC8BE069D9C93C8575F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D68FFC7D6884E5B9159CA0005FF8A4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be exempt
from any general budget limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and net
lending (budget outlays) of the United States Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC81142A722D64BE7AA2E6C5BFFD4BBAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall be available
only for the purposes specified in section 111 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9611).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H35DE20D0C9DC4ADF849B1DA6440C0C1B"><enum>2704.</enum><header>Extension of
Superfund taxes</header>
<subsection id="H39C8F43536214641BF58C49BFD1FEAEB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Excise
taxes</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 4611 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6268AF88ED1A4A9BA3A30C94DF7ABE4E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCC2DE2E8959B436CAA4D7D91A26BDC8B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of
hazardous substance superfund financing rate</header><text>The Hazardous
Substance Superfund financing rate under this section shall apply after
December 31, 1986, and before January 1, 1996, and after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Superfund Reinvestment
Act</short-title> and before January 1,
2019.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H77BBC6331FFD479EB802E49F2C72FCF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Corporate
environmental income tax</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 59A of such
Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5F310D8B5F71472AA63227EB02669D3A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H602BD16B8B5D496682E45F5D8170ECC6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of
tax</header><text>The tax imposed by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 1986, and before January 1, 1996, and to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Superfund Reinvestment Act</short-title> and
before January 1,
2019.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H1D243E2F85CA485A83209C2B35AEC4E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H1640B2386F3A41EEBA4F58EB6885FECC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subsection (b) of
section 4611 of such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H69A37B4AEFA24600BD48CFDBF64758F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or exported from</quote> in paragraph (1)(A),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H569FE9F2AC9E4E3187C49A923806198B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or exportation</quote> in paragraph (1)(B), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF952241865364D0A859331D07B841FF4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and
exportation</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC8EFDD846884FE893D8C49A40EF2DAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (3) of
section 4611(d) of such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1E76F1AA747F445BB6F9B0E0D3B46847"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or exporting the crude oil, as the case may be</quote> and inserting
<quote>the crude oil</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4643BCD02C045B1815B8B773D9401A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">or
exports</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE8B0FE8ED6CD4C6C83944A371663C523"><enum>2705.</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<subsection id="H2DB56F65E03048F99D0F5502ED4AB847"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), this
subtitle (including the amendments made by this subtitle) shall apply to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD48F1DFF9E5F4F85A42ED7217E3ED806"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Excise
taxes</header><text>The amendments made by sections 2704(a) and 2704(c) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H85D7EBB31A1C45568573D225BDD9E96A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Income
tax</header><text>The amendment made by section 2704(b) shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9740BD88568B49189B603A284838A18D"><enum>H</enum><header>Wall Street
Trading and Speculators Tax Act</header>
<section id="H2418701D940E4DB8B9928607335278F1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2801.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Wall Street Trading and
Speculators Tax Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H3D3CAEC906974E42BE9C1FE0A50E22F6"><enum>2802.</enum><header>Transaction
tax</header>
<subsection id="HAFB56CA14D8B44C383CE4A27AD21BB78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after subchapter B the following new subchapter:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6C9EE2EE6D5420D8850E283CA136183" style="OLC">
<subchapter id="HF3BF67CB61344A2083F7227C85D62415"><enum>C</enum><header>Tax on Trading
Transactions</header>
<toc container-level="subchapter-container" idref="HF3BF67CB61344A2083F7227C85D62415" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="HB111471507904EFD875028ED02DAA31A" level="section">Sec. 4475. Tax on trading transactions.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="HB111471507904EFD875028ED02DAA31A"><enum>4475.</enum><header>Tax on trading
transactions</header>
<subsection id="H58965C89A83248AAAA7F73CD17C80F45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Imposition of
tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby imposed a
tax on each covered transaction with respect to any security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H532AE53B98E4455692CDB01A2CCC847B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rate of
tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The tax imposed under
subsection (a) with respect to any covered transaction shall be 0.03 percent of
the specified base amount with respect to such covered transaction.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAC9B7652E0264E128719CFB833246CE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Specified base
amount</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>specified
base amount</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H06E3B3121F6A4FF8809A3C60A3F2169E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as provided
in paragraph (2), the fair market value of the security (determined as of the
time of the covered transaction), and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42251E702C41467EBE0AE0E38298C880"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of any
payment described in subsection (h), the amount of such payment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63A98E769DD3484FB7B6F8A88011FD1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covered
transaction</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>covered
transaction</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HD39E17CB0BEF48AEA167A1A979381EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as provided
in paragraph (2), any purchase if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0EC4F45234A947138619C549E6E5C5ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such purchase
occurs or is cleared on a facility located in the United States, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ADB73D1389143459AB161DAEDA9DD15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the purchaser or
seller is a United States person, and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H69CECBE15D864AE3BD632B10983D034B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any transaction
with respect to a security described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of
subsection (e)(1), if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H80E45B9A99FC4F47984048ABD90907FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such security is
traded or cleared on a facility located in the United States, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E640DD88FC440888463CD459ADF106"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any party with
rights under such security is a United States person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52E343E34057494A9FB8EE7674C5F8F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Security and
other definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HC6D767A910FE4BD7B0C447BFECFABCF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>security</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H789F581FA6FB45528861623254A89717"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any share of stock
in a corporation,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B583ED1773748C38A4A7F69DA285B83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any partnership or
beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H183F97105C9B4C54AA9D8B8B2F324414"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any note, bond,
debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7991922C30614516AE3F17C94962FFFB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any evidence of an
interest in, or a derivative financial instrument with respect to, any security
or securities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H479C667308974273B71860ACBD8C9929"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any derivative
financial instrument with respect to any currency or commodity, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18913BEA2C62478EBBB6FAC688688176"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other
derivative financial instrument any payment with respect to which is calculated
by reference to any specified index.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H024E262E8DB14F6CBF75287F87459644"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Derivative
financial instrument</header><text>The term <term>derivative financial
instrument</term> includes any option, forward contract, futures contract,
notional principal contract, or any similar financial instrument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04A6AFC9FA9C4F779570B14B7EA34E28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Specified
index</header><text>The term <term>specified index</term> means any 1 or more
of any combination of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H031818B5EFC0451EAD3CA80F24C8306B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a fixed rate,
price, or amount, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63552541545A41F89EDE0BDE10786E91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a variable rate,
price, or amount, </text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">which is
based on any current objectively determinable information which is not within
the control of any of the parties to the contract or instrument and is not
unique to any of the parties’ circumstances.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1360976018A497E80CE265D6D82C6A1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of
exchanges</header>
<subparagraph id="HA1441B08275E4395850B0BBA6CE76678"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An exchange shall be
treated as the sale of the property transferred and a purchase of the property
received by each party to the exchange.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF8B3626A7BE4991A8CC39B702557F1E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain deemed
exchanges</header><text>In the case of a distribution treated as an exchange
for stock under section 302 or 331, the corporation making such distribution
shall be treated as having purchased such stock for purposes of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0935735A97944EF38F9BFF96D8E27489"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="H96ACF08F2C774261AC1FB0E7FA58AA82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exception for
initial issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No tax shall
be imposed under subsection (a) on any covered transaction with respect to the
initial issuance of any security described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of
subsection (e)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59B27160E67B48ACB3CF89223390D085"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
certain traded short-term indebtedness</header><text>A note, bond, debenture,
or other evidence of indebtedness which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0924E484CF904DC08B349C137D42369B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is traded on a
trading facility located in the United States, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1826C48228B4408CA43335D74FC6B945"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a fixed
maturity of not more than 100 days,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall not
be treated as described in subsection (e)(1)(C).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDC957656A514C89A0DE8723483AEC77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
securities lending arrangements</header><text>No tax shall be imposed under
subsection (a) on any covered transaction with respect to which gain or loss is
not recognized by reason of section 1058.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFD01416E8DAB47C1A6CDF49807592415"><enum>(g)</enum><header>By whom
paid</header>
<paragraph id="H35CFC4BBEEAC47BBBCDD0B987E30F661"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The tax imposed by
this section shall be paid by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E7BE9ABD72F494FB66A49CB5B382984"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
transaction which occurs or is cleared on a facility located in the United
States, such facility, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB2C819911944E69978362142DA65C6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
purchase not described in subparagraph (A) which is executed by a broker (as
defined in section 6045(c)(1)) which is a United States person, such
broker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE8F831B2A0C43D9A8A81792C7E8AFD6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rules
for direct, etc., transactions</header><text>In the case of any transaction to
which paragraph (1) does not apply, the tax imposed by this section shall be
paid by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2BB93A766164650BF1DC1762BAF988D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
transaction described in subsection (d)(1)—</text>
<clause id="H308D16C84C7341B98F62BC89ED2D9A2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purchaser if
the purchaser is a United States person, and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0FF24A0BA72F4A7F87CAC428BE993C1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the seller if the
purchaser is not a United States person, and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H908DFD62D8144326A692ABBC9AB141E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
transaction described in subsection (d)(2)—</text>
<clause id="HB9DEDFB883AE491B81ED265BDE74516B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the payor if the
payor is a United States person, and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA81162CDE4A94490A73C7B0BB8526148"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the payee if the
payor is not a United States person.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1B3D983708CB4912AFA1957CE10957C7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Certain payments
treated as separate transactions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by the
Secretary, any payment with respect to a security described in subparagraph
(D), (E), or (F) of subsection (e)(1) shall be treated as a separate
transaction for purposes of this section, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H7575FB6FDBC4445E8594923AD2C80DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any net initial
payment, net final or terminating payment, or net periodical payment with
respect to a notional principal contract (or similar financial
instrument),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7745D96AF51149A69B7A739D1658C3EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any payment with
respect to any forward contract (or similar financial instrument), and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D24CD408EEA4BF39E0AECF34A47A372"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any premium paid
with respect to any option (or similar financial instrument).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H71E68BCB89EE46C5A504F07702D92588"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out this section in consultation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H727A720CE13943BF85B541315B58AE9D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Guidance;
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H098E6E22F305407EA349E5C4179420B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide guidance
regarding such information reporting concerning covered transactions as the
Secretary deems appropriate, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9B6753E5ED44D96847A091C7F5E98D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prescribe such
regulations as are necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance of the
purposes of this section, including the use of non-United States persons in
such
transactions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBE1194964C02461AA4D1C43B4FB71F8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of subchapters for chapter 36 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
subchapter B the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB81F77C1D7240D190245B7628112E53" style="OLC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="HD6C9EE2EE6D5420D8850E283CA136183" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Subchapter C. Tax on trading
transactions.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD675B0AA02044496A011E892F98B1510"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
transactions after December 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H556A83443017483FBB6D67B2796524CA"><enum>I</enum><header>Making Work Pay
tax credit</header>
<section id="H93FEE38186CB46C493D7FBF216477753"><enum>2901.</enum><header>Two-year
extension of making work pay credit</header>
<subsection id="HB8DC671B8C39490BAAB384CF0BCC21C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of
section 36A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A3555A88AB3443E8592FCF476C89CF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
possessions</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 1001(b) of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 is amended by striking <quote>2009
and 2010</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>2009, 2010, 2011,
and 2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEF3893CB16964076A51F64A8598212DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB953348A2E404287A3256EF652ED9913"><enum>J</enum><header>Employee
Misclassification Prevention Act</header>
<section id="idEB106E3263624D39B0F6154C46CE9B53"><enum>2951</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Employee
Misclassification Prevention Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9D119B174944EC3AA7121C51FAF4DF0"><enum>2952.</enum><header>Classification
of employees and non-employees</header>
<subsection id="HD9FEDA5B348040E9B84FA91D4A54FD57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
and notice requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11(c) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/211">29
U.S.C. 211(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H77D7665A639E4BE494EA9E8C08F7D5E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(c) Every employer subject to any provision of this Act or of any order
issued under this Act</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E62DE77E0F7489AB07B6D572DDFF35C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H32A02E7C7125453FAFC948AC38D7FEDC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
and notice requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H69728E17A50E4728B0E55F766AD59559"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every person subject to any provision of this Act or of
any order issued under this
Act</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA06CD71FBE7C4317B25C99F4E0E4FA44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>of the persons employed by him</quote> and inserting the following:
“of—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25EF2E36F11041259E77E7381C39CAA1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H15C70CDAA81A4D55933D79659295C7D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each individual
employed by such
person</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H459E7B7DA8A146AF915BE591402F2F23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>employment maintained by him, and shall</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4AC8CBCA9907448B87779825B1D3D6AC" style="OLC">
<text>employment;</text><subparagraph id="H359EF13C98D341FC91E588578F779CDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to
paragraph (2), each individual—</text>
<clause id="H428EC02BA8364F0BA6211E2BB7AA6AAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who is not an
employee within the meaning given the term in section 3(e) (referred to in this
subsection as a <term>non-employee</term>);</text>
</clause><clause id="HE90A9508D5EE48F1B5D57AAC4D6D99AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whom the person
has engaged, in the course of the person’s trade or business, for the
performance of labor or services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA19420C32CC44D0E8877A58C2C230254"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC01BB1218586467987C3F97AD55D0EB6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to whom the
person is required to file an information return under section 6041A(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF7EED2B4868A430D8021E4A8F70AC553" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who is providing labor or services to
the person through an entity that is a trust, estate, partnership, association,
company, or corporation (as such terms are used in section 7701(a)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if—</text>
<item id="H517136DE07DD4364A611A578462B76B7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>such individual has an ownership
interest in the entity;</text>
</item><item id="H0989B5DED11B4A29BFC71AFD2F320D1A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>creation or maintenance of such
entity is a condition for the provision of such labor or services to the
person; and</text>
</item><item id="H3E0F22673E4449AEA215F6D45D8D25B7"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the person would be required to file
an information return for the entity under section 6041A(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 if the entity were an individual; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F775257EFF64DD2B23C932D7AFCFFB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the remuneration
and hours relating to the performance of labor or services by each individual
described in subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC909113C0ED4C3B9FBE65CDD08DF2E6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the notices
required under paragraph (5),</text>
</subparagraph><quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">and
shall</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H944FDE9317E04C599AE0F9B3B2FAEEAF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEF1CB6AC20E4779AD75B0A4417E2E7C" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H4A03C395FBAE4DDB91F1C10AB42ACE5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
limitation</header><text>A person otherwise subject to the requirements of
paragraph (1) shall have no responsibility for making, keeping, or preserving
records, including the records described in such paragraph and paragraph (4),
concerning the employees of any individual described in paragraph (1)(B) or the
non-employees with whom such individual has engaged for the performance of
labor or services for such person, unless such records are provided during the
course of the trade or business to the person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H552D28D468624550A730BBBB2BABEAF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Presumption</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5172775732E94E23B2ACDD71D84A8FB6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
Act and the regulations or orders issued under this Act, an individual who is
employed, or who is remunerated for the performance of labor or services, by a
person, shall be presumed to be an employee of the person if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HDD153F54000F45AD8D9B382C72DA5BDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person has not
made, kept, and preserved records in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C)
of paragraph (1) regarding the individual; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7DD44836B6054159BF96612C00361FF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person has
not provided the individual with the notice required under paragraph
(5).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA76E8B00F99B448EA2299905D2A8B518"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rebuttal</header><text>The
presumption under subparagraph (A) shall be rebutted only through the
presentation of clear and convincing evidence that an individual described in
such subparagraph is not an employee (within the meaning of section 3(e)) of
the person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6EF629515B74B95B0947E59A6A4C8B6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accurate
classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An accurate
classification of the status of each individual described in paragraph (1) as
either an employee (within the meaning of section 3(e)) of the person
maintaining the records or a non-employee of such person shall be included
within the records under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8327AA69A0841FCB3B256264E5DDD3E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Notice</header>
<subparagraph id="H3294CC0EA76D4A3BBECA0E3CD7B565DC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every person subject
to any provision of this Act or of any order issued under this Act shall
provide the notice described in subparagraph (C) to each employee of the person
and each individual classified by the person as a non-employee under paragraph
(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC9847BE93FC43E2A784AF3E10222830"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing of
notice</header>
<clause id="HB9ACCB6DA49646349E9AB583329ED27B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such notice shall be
provided, at a minimum, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Employee Misclassification Prevention
Act</short-title>, and thereafter—</text>
<subclause id="HAA6537C9D4124DE9BBC3509A4BE2894F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for new employees, upon employment;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCC905D8050034E1D875AC609A053D59D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for new non-employees who are classified
under paragraph (1)(B), upon commencement of the labor or services described in
such paragraph.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB32B7006172E4C8DBD8BC0BA71E2E596"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Change in
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each person required
to provide notice under subparagraph (A) to an individual shall also provide
such notice to such individual upon changing such individual's status as an
employee or non-employee under paragraph (1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B6A703FE4034C75BFCA610AB94C7BC0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents of
notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The notice required
under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall—</text>
<clause id="HB9B42967FB164C729A1AC0A90D9AF655"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inform the individual of the individual's
classification, by the person submitting the notice, as an employee or a
non-employee under paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="HFB8E7349A0A74B9A81214AA3D06CCF10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include a
statement directing such individual to a Department of Labor website
established for the purpose of providing further information about the rights
of employees under the law;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4985ADF66A8A41E0B10077B74B56A78F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include the
address and telephone number for the applicable local office of the United
States Department of Labor;</text>
</clause><clause id="H517BABC6E13848E7B292BB57B4A855DA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include for each individual classified as a
non-employee under paragraph (1)(B) by the person submitting the notice, the
following statement: <quote>Your rights to wage, hour, and other labor
protections depend upon your proper classification as an employee or
non-employee. If you have any questions or concerns about how you have been
classified or suspect that you may have been misclassified, contact the U.S.
Department of Labor.</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE78CE2BE38BB44D289F8DA56CA2970B2"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include such additional information as the
Secretary shall prescribe by
regulation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47FFCBF6954D4D64991E82B8DAB007DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
prohibited acts</header><text>Section 15(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/215">29 U.S.C.
215(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBAE52ED2F7394E9E981A6B2D21C15F1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EB237ECF29B498EB346B3E6CFD4D3AE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6A47C9D874CA4267A987B418E5223DAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to discharge or in
any other manner discriminate against any individual (including an employee)
because such individual has—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52872B2E64F3443B95320B392401BDCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>opposed any
practice, or filed a petition or complaint or instituted or caused to be
instituted any proceeding—</text>
<clause id="H07A34170FC764A0E821F448397B8E3D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under or related
to this Act (including concerning an individual's status as an employee or
non-employee for purposes of this Act); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H31B8447989DB4B2E99B3D095479BAA06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>concerning an
individual's status as an employee or non-employee for employment tax purposes
within the meaning of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7479ECA4E1245BA8FB515D054B8040E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>testified or is
about to testify in any proceeding described in subparagraph (A); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H487A961F8F944A969E7E8F1B97183974"><enum>(C)</enum><text>served, or is
about to serve, on an industry
committee;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A82844989694FDB9CE2CD35F57E90A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1440472F0A244E36ABAFAF853C47148B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9C485F81CA8426784147DCD038E0E68" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H09297623002F4677A5AAD6AE1AEFCBFC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to fail to accurately classify an
individual as an
employee.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7754F0B89A44F47AD549690B94242AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special penalty
for certain misclassification, recordkeeping, and notice
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16 of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/216">29 U.S.C. 216</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H05E4361383F748A4B198EBF1AE92601D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0E773778A8E4873B16DAB19800F5B35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the sixth
sentence, by striking <quote>any employee</quote> each place the term occurs
and inserting <quote>any employee or individual</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8DEBBDAD33A457BBC49AF156D97F01A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the fourth
sentence, by striking <quote>employee</quote> and inserting <quote>employee or
individual</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H197A60E56D18460681F74A83E9207CFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third
sentence—</text>
<clause id="H3C8AB35516E147BA8B252E9C318C4DCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>either of the preceding sentences</quote> and inserting
<quote>any of the preceding sentences</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H52D793581E934E00AFC511DF6508CE59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>one or more employees</quote> and inserting <quote>one or more
employees or individuals</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H549193E99FBF43BF9E94308F94BD5FFB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>other employees</quote> and inserting <quote>other employees or
individuals, respectively,</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4554C45344D64F7280630D3E2376F020"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
the first sentence the following: <quote>Such liquidated damages are doubled
(subject to section 11 of the Portal-to-Portal Pay Act of 1947 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/260">29 U.S.C. 260</external-xref>))
where, in addition to violating the provisions of section 6 or 7, the employer
has violated the provisions of section 15(a)(6) with respect to such employee
or employees.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9FCC1BD5B3F4DE686C2D44725F80F8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67ED3681E592435DB794D29B5CBCBD72" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H80E4D9634D1D43ED941CC693111D4FE6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any person who violates section 6, 7,
11(c), or 15(a)(6) shall be subject to a civil penalty, for each employee or
other individual who was the subject of such a violation, in an amount—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD3B730E6A1CB4F6DB3DE79BD48D7AD2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not to exceed $1,100; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9D238E76B48472D8D880C59CB4D5214"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a person who has
repeatedly or willfully committed such violation, not to exceed
$5,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H638372A2D16246A6A515082CD2B5A00D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employee rights
website</header>
<paragraph id="H0C7AE077289643C6A37282FD1C95BBD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of Labor shall
establish, for purposes of section 11(c)(5)(C)(ii) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (as added by this subtitle), a single webpage on the Department of
Labor website that summarizes in plain language the rights of employees as
described in the amendments made by subsection (a) and other information
considered appropriate by the Secretary, including appropriate links to
additional information on the Department of Labor website or other Federal
agency websites. In addition, such webpage—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54E4A354CAD144C8B48FC3C10374A751"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include a statement explaining that
employees may have additional or greater rights under State or local laws and
how employees may obtain additional information about their rights under State
or local laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA3A0C02387149EA85B495C1F5261A0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made available in English and any
other languages that the Secretary determines to be prevalent among individuals
likely to access the webpage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BF47DC3882647CE82CECE9FBAD3FC09"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may provide a link to permit individuals to
file complaints online.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H43D8737E9E6D43A6824780B16C50CCE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination
with other Federal websites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate with other
relevant Federal agencies in order to provide information similar to the
information described in paragraph (1) (or a link to the Department of Labor
webpage required by this subsection) on the websites of such other
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H0F6E21F5B6FD4CF5A4A45C5C7E41EC5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2953.</enum><header>Misclassification
of employees for unemployment compensation purposes</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H42663A65472C4A049CA9F60A13475ADE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(a) of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/503">42 U.S.C. 503(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC3DE4BCA17A148C7AFAA6EE20E06EA5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (10),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2F5FF8FC67F8459188644C29AF19D4F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding after
paragraph (10) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8B2AB922F8C446DA1F756A37600793B" style="traditional">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCED26EE0AD914472892449F45EBAB9BB"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA46196A02A004DEE9543531DEA33D47D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such auditing and investigative procedures
as may be necessary to identify employers that have not registered under the
State law or that are paying unreported wages, where these actions or omissions
by the employers have the effect of excluding employees from unemployment
compensation coverage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A2AE53014EB4F10B1C85AB046517B1A" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The making of quarterly reports to the
Secretary of Labor (in such form as the Secretary of Labor may require)
describing the results of the procedures under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51333075D36440C995537D365723D48E"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The establishment
of administrative penalties for misclassifying employees, or paying unreported
wages to employees without proper recordkeeping, for unemployment compensation
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H695A8F9C4E244131BF995B6537744ADA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of
auditing programs</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall include, in the
Department of Labor’s system for measuring States’ performance in conducting
unemployment compensation tax audits, a specific measure of their effectiveness
in identifying the underreporting of wages and the underpayment of unemployment
compensation contributions (including their effectiveness in identifying
instances of such underreporting or underpayments despite the absence of
cancelled checks, original time sheets, or other similar documentation).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6440F9ED3AC943968D8B5888F37D976E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7A3B57DF1E384341BD2CB5A78CF23E96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 12
months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H46219C69E9BF4CEAB8772FCA4462BFC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
the Secretary of Labor finds that legislation is necessary in order for the
unemployment compensation law of a State to comply with the amendments made by
subsection (a), such amendments shall not apply with respect to such law until
the later of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H851C3E20EFBB4809ADF211187EBF8E5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the day after the close of the first
regular session of the legislature of such State which begins after the date of
the enactment of this subtitle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H942E4A8AF68345C795084D61C15C733C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">12 months after the date of the enactment
of this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H34AA8896FF804CF89FACE7ECFEBF324F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of
State</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>State</term>
has the meaning given such term by section 3306(j) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H11E278E1D64442EABC31F9F2ADAE7BF5"><enum>2954.</enum><header>Department of
Labor coordination, referral, and regulations</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2206B07F68954E2680A6B04EF29F5DFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordination and
referral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any office, administration, or division of the
Department of Labor that, while in the performance of its official duties,
obtains information regarding the misclassification by a person subject to the
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/201">29 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.</external-xref>) or any order issued under such Act of any individual
regarding whether such individual is an employee or a non-employee contracted
for the performance of labor or services for purposes of section 6 or 7 of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C.
206</external-xref>, 207) or in records required under section 11(c) of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/211">29 U.S.C.
211(c)</external-xref>), shall report such information to the Wage and Hour
Division of the Department. The Wage and Hour Division may report such
information to the Internal Revenue Service as the Division considers
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA3E2196EABF74FF6BE1CAFDE1642361C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate
regulations to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBE566F6C4EF04ECEA34737BD7940436B"><enum>2955.</enum><header>Targeted
audits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The audits of employers
subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/201">29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</external-xref>) that are
conducted by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor shall
include certain industries with frequent incidence of misclassifying employees
as non-employees, as determined by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2F519B798A064CAF81ABC500990874BE"><enum>K</enum><header>Corporate Assets
Should be used to Hire Act</header>
<section id="HE10B8EBD4D8F4D76AB0D4ED2F87D2B7B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2961.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Corporate Assets Should
be used to Hire Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H763D356A2A2845A38165A34BAB623834"><enum>2962.</enum><header>Temporary
surtax on increases in retained earnings of domestic corporations</header>
<subsection id="H78CA1D4A77104E78AB6C0F66364D832F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part II of subchapter
A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 12 as section 13 and
by inserting after section 11 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4277973CB127434780B8DE7AE86366EF" style="OLC">
<section id="H6A95E5224A0A417BB949BB21279002D6"><enum>12.</enum><header>Temporary surtax
on increases in retained earnings of domestic corporations</header>
<subsection id="H42A50E204F2740FCA43823089A737756"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a
domestic corporation for any taxable year beginning during 2011 or 2012, there
is hereby imposed (in addition to any other tax imposed by this part) a tax
equal to 40 percent of the excess (if any) of—</text>
<paragraph id="HB58D4F69D6C8444680FF6369A12AC607"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the retained earnings of such corporation
for such taxable year, over</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE229A8FFCD749B5A443B42950FC9F06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the average
retained earnings of such corporation for the 3 taxable years immediately
preceding such taxable year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA696BA2E0EBA45EFAA93E3B757E3E205"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="H7B5F089A5A754824BC7D822EEEFF0F5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Retained
earnings required by law</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply to so
much of the excess described in such subsection as is attributable to any
increase in retained earnings which is required by Federal law or
regulation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA57FBBA69C746BF8B51507149D32894"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small business
exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)
shall not apply to any corporation for any taxable year with respect to which
the retained earnings of such corporation for such taxable year is less than
$5,000,000. For purposes of this paragraph, all persons treated as a single
employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of
section 414, shall be treated as one person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H612F946721E64E318E7264E3CCD7B9C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corporations not
in existence for entire base period</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not
apply to any corporation if such corporation was not in existence for the
entire 3 taxable year period referred to in subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8657791417A4A328E3EAC85F7FFB758"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Retained
earnings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
section, the term <quote>retained earnings</quote> means, with respect to any
taxable year, the excess (if any) of—</text>
<paragraph id="HF82C0D72433D404B933EE2DD5D38945A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the retained earnings of such corporation
as of the end of such taxable year, over</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F9F72EAA0554D57840928D07AEE5953"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the retained
earnings of such corporation as of the beginning of such taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">Appropriated and unappropriated
retained earnings shall be taken into account under paragraphs (1) and
(2).</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HFA5A164F30744D64B05E83D2C52E02F2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of
predecessors</header><text>Any reference in this section to a corporation shall
include a reference to any predecessor of such
corporation.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF247225696BA450CBADDE1F68252900E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections for part II of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
redesignating the item relating to section 12 as an item relating to section 13
and by inserting after the item relating to section 11 the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40C16FB17B41458D88FCB47CA9BC5075" style="OLC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H4277973CB127434780B8DE7AE86366EF" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H6A95E5224A0A417BB949BB21279002D6" level="section">Sec. 12. Temporary surtax on increases in retained earnings of
domestic
corporations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8760FF1FD11A4814B9BB3547FC2D8331"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deficit
reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The increase in
Federal revenue resulting from the amendments made by this section shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction or, if
there is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal debt in such
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F7A8F3B1DA7463F80B22CE016B7DA0B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Protect and
strengthen Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid</header>
<subtitle id="HBA11579E8A504B4C94FA2946E0E2D3A0"><enum>A</enum><header>Public Option
Deficit Reduction Act </header>
<section id="HEA9B4E704BA84DCC8D4C91A453857448"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Public Option Deficit Reduction Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HEEEF51D652E54E3F9331C3FE080C468A"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Public health
insurance option</header>
<subsection id="H22BF78D7FBB144B4B2166451BBB0C771"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Part III of subtitle D of title I of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H753C78A69C7643FCBE73D792F7C8BC66" style="OLC">
<section id="H71613C010A0B4C0A8E8B0EC617981DC9"><enum>1325.</enum><header>Public health
insurance option</header>
<subsection id="H1ADCCB30EC5A41749043787F59412C6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and Administration of a Public Health Insurance Option</header>
<paragraph id="HE43FBADC9D504EBD89C7A2A24D4C2734"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>For
years beginning with 2014, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this
subtitle referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall provide for the
offering through Exchanges established under this title of a health benefits
plan (in this Act referred to as the <quote>public health insurance
option</quote>) that ensures choice, competition, and stability of affordable,
high-quality coverage throughout the United States in accordance with this
section. In designing the option, the Secretary’s primary responsibility is to
create a low-cost plan without compromising quality or access to care.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA33C3175C17C45A09B363C1CDBC7006D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offering through
exchanges</header>
<subparagraph id="HC4921B05BEFA4AB0A1A9C33C7C4E0EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exclusive to
exchanges</header><text>The public health insurance option shall only be made
available through Exchanges established under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB699EB1981484A52992BC53713E41ED8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ensuring a level
playing field</header><text>Consistent with this section, the public health
insurance option shall comply with requirements that are applicable under this
title to health benefits plans offered through such Exchanges, including
requirements related to benefits, benefit levels, provider networks, notices,
consumer protections, and cost sharing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E79FE76EC4F44549CE0AD2DCA2CB8E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Provision of
benefit levels</header><text>The public health insurance option—</text>
<clause id="H47FB55602B594AE6BAF5FFEA8DE39B6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall offer
bronze, silver, and gold plans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H06C2EF162EF5419E8644D0696BA01CA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may offer
platinum plans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H765C2DA4EAE043C3B2173EA0820C5B9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative
contracting</header><text>The Secretary may enter into contracts for the
purpose of performing administrative functions (including functions described
in subsection (a)(4) of section 1874A of the Social Security Act) with respect
to the public health insurance option in the same manner as the Secretary may
enter into contracts under subsection (a)(1) of such section. The Secretary has
the same authority with respect to the public health insurance option as the
Secretary has under subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 1874A of the Social
Security Act with respect to title XVIII of such Act. Contracts under this
subsection shall not involve the transfer of insurance risk to such
entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C011CAECAD24B3BBD20C3F3A215ED7F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ombudsman</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish an office of the ombudsman for the public health
insurance option which shall have duties with respect to the public health
insurance option similar to the duties of the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman
under section 1808(c)(2) of the Social Security Act. In addition, such office
shall work with States to ensure that information and notice is provided that
the public health insurance option is one of the health plans available through
an Exchange.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C0472413DA4450990C94C18C78CEDBD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>The Secretary shall collect such data as may be
required to establish premiums and payment rates for the public health
insurance option and for other purposes under this section, including to
improve quality and to reduce racial, ethnic, and other disparities in health
and health care.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BD741C2D6A4452AB0E9EECE7589BCD9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Access to
federal courts</header><text>The provisions of Medicare (and related provisions
of title II of the Social Security Act) relating to access of Medicare
beneficiaries to Federal courts for the enforcement of rights under Medicare,
including with respect to amounts in controversy, shall apply to the public
health insurance option and individuals enrolled under such option under this
title in the same manner as such provisions apply to Medicare and Medicare
beneficiaries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H236F570115EF411BAE242E7E306C6F73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Premiums and
Financing</header>
<paragraph id="HF386B58603BD4356BF5E08051234A642"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of
premiums</header>
<subparagraph id="H846E8D76C9D740FA8AF9A0414ABFB600"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish geographically adjusted
premium rates for the public health insurance option—</text>
<clause id="H7AABC6F50FCA46D7A0EE28EBCE42CBB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
a manner that complies with the premium rules under paragraph (3); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H79D5CE56594540418E8BF845B83A57E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at a level
sufficient to fully finance the costs of—</text>
<subclause id="H16752DCDB07846218D22C74B3FC77442"><enum>(I)</enum><text>health benefits
provided by the public health insurance option; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8F96534483A048979155FFC5279D0825"><enum>(II)</enum><text>administrative
costs related to operating the public health insurance option.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D809AFA6087486390F360D0A52A7667"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contingency
margin</header><text>In establishing premium rates under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall include an appropriate amount for a contingency margin.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FC18CDA2C494C3A9DAB23B75CE71F73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Account</header>
<subparagraph id="H77D403FE1628447AB52A958B34583764"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the receipts
and disbursements attributable to the operation of the public health insurance
option, including the start-up funding under subparagraph (B). Section 1854(g)
of the Social Security Act shall apply to receipts described in the previous
sentence in the same manner as such section applies to payments or premiums
described in such section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H250E04F010B34DD4A077DC226D5CC5F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Start-up
funding</header>
<clause id="H672FF9725E2643B89D3D4DE23825FEA3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to provide for the establishment of the public
health insurance option there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary, out of
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000. In order
to provide for initial claims reserves before the collection of premiums, there
is hereby appropriated to the Secretary, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, such sums as necessary to cover 90 days worth of claims
reserves based on projected enrollment.</text>
</clause><clause id="H758CBCA490234C2FBBA94F845C1A533D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amortization of
start-up funding</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for the repayment of
the startup funding provided under clause (i) to the Treasury in an amortized
manner over the 10-year period beginning with 2014.</text>
</clause><clause id="H772F91C4EA734AF38D49A144D8FD648C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation on
funding</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
authorizing any additional appropriations to the account, other than such
amounts as are otherwise provided with respect to other health benefits plans
participating under the Exchange involved.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05B5982E7EC04F93B1DCA7DF48917D4D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Insurance rating
rules</header><text>The premium rate charged for the public health insurance
option may not vary except as provided under section 2701 of the Public Health
Service Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3ACDD4DCEF1A41ECB3C5A213D2D2C727"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment Rates
for Items and Services</header>
<paragraph id="H032CAFB87A2A4700AC20CD5A815A4843"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rates
established by secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="HD673A8F7AF0C4AAA8D0D0175F27417AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish payment rates for the
public health insurance option for services and health care providers
consistent with this subsection and may change such payment rates in accordance
with subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38E39D97E41946B7B9FEEA0A03ADA664"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial payment
rules</header>
<clause id="H77B98135630348419D60AE109D97837C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During 2014, 2015, and 2016, the Secretary shall set the
payment rates under this subsection for services and providers described in
subparagraph (A) equal to the payment rates for equivalent services and
providers under parts A and B of Medicare, subject to clause (ii), paragraphs
(2)(A) and (4), and subsection (d).</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8FBE6F6149143198A5691AC8E40D997"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<subclause id="HEFEE2804C8B64F0B870F039CBBD0DB18"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Practitioners’
services</header><text>Payment rates for practitioners’ services otherwise
established under the fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security
Act shall be applied without regard to the provisions under subsection (f) of
such section and the update under subsection (d)(4) under such section for a
year as applied under this paragraph shall be not less than 1 percent.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7DF72F21C15A41339542568CC32682C4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>The
Secretary may determine the extent to which Medicare adjustments applicable to
base payment rates under parts A and B of Medicare for graduate medical
education and disproportionate share hospitals shall apply under this
section.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62DD7D9E65DF46C391339ABF7A669B05"><enum>(C)</enum><header>For new
services</header><text>The Secretary shall modify payment rates described in
subparagraph (B) in order to accommodate payments for services, such as
well-child visits, that are not otherwise covered under Medicare.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F4F023286014710B0F64E70BFF101F1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Prescription
drugs</header><text>Payment rates under this subsection for prescription drugs
that are not paid for under part A or part B of Medicare shall be at rates
negotiated by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H120DFCC03B364704A9DFA36E7EEE1926"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incentives for
participating providers</header>
<subparagraph id="H5E663EE68A184B96AD4BB683AE5864E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
incentive period</header>
<clause id="H2B26DF8675B24946BEBD351FE9A2253A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, in the case of services
described in clause (ii) furnished during 2014, 2015, and 2016, for payment
rates that are 5 percent greater than the rates established under paragraph
(1).</text>
</clause><clause id="H17393080778D44BFAF6D6461F11B6A93"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Services
described</header><text>The services described in this clause are items and
professional services, under the public health insurance option by a physician
or other health care practitioner who participates in both Medicare and the
public health insurance option.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E93FE25AC424D4F996E8BE2D45D3C44"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Special
rules</header><text>A pediatrician and any other health care practitioner who
is a type of practitioner that does not typically participate in Medicare (as
determined by the Secretary) shall also be eligible for the increased payment
rates under clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A4057A6BFB34B58B1A63919F4FB262A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
periods</header><text>Beginning with 2017 and for subsequent years, the
Secretary shall continue to use an administrative process to set such rates in
order to promote payment accuracy, to ensure adequate beneficiary access to
providers, and to promote affordability and the efficient delivery of medical
care consistent with subsection (a)(1). Such rates shall not be set at levels
expected to increase average medical costs per enrollee covered under the
public health insurance option beyond what would be expected if the process
under paragraph (1)(B) and subparagraph (A) were continued, as certified by the
Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB56A510C5E67488291D6239D25FA130A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Establishment of
a provider network</header><text>Health care providers participating under
Medicare are participating providers in the public health insurance option
unless they opt out in a process established by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAD690D093C24E56A0DE64A15E70A654"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative
process for setting rates</header><text>Chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code shall apply to the process for the initial establishment of payment rates
under this subsection but not to the specific methodology for establishing such
rates or the calculation of such rates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99DE55A56CD24937B3DBBE9C8A10C5E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed as limiting the Secretary’s authority to
correct for payments that are excessive or deficient, taking into account the
provisions of subsection (a)(1) and any appropriate adjustments based on the
demographic characteristics of enrollees covered under the public health
insurance option, but in no case shall the correction of payments under this
paragraph result in a level of expenditures per enrollee that exceeds the level
of expenditures that would have occurred under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A), as
certified by the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H593545A255D941CCB7D1EF6D49CC7492"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary
to establish payment rates, including payments to provide for the more
efficient delivery of services, such as the initiatives provided for under
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB19D1E10745438D9F6AB755AE44C0D0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitations on
review</header><text>There shall be no administrative or judicial review of a
payment rate or methodology established under this subsection or under
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19BC749E94274648B229CCCBED16E2DC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modernized
Payment Initiatives and Delivery System Reform</header>
<paragraph id="H526CE3848CF146A1859C8655F305994E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For plan years beginning with 2014, the Secretary may
utilize innovative payment mechanisms and policies to determine payments for
items and services under the public health insurance option. The payment
mechanisms and policies under this subsection may include patient-centered
medical home and other care management payments, accountable care
organizations, value-based purchasing, bundling of services, differential
payment rates, performance or utilization based payments, partial capitation,
and direct contracting with providers. Payment rates under such payment
mechanisms and policies shall not be set at levels expected to increase average
medical costs per enrollee covered under the public health insurance option
beyond what would be expected if the process under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)
of subsection (c) were continued, as certified by the Office of the Actuary of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23201DB625674945912E6AE7A63262D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for
innovative payments</header><text>The Secretary shall design and implement the
payment mechanisms and policies under this subsection in a manner that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA32AC15E399482AA68826457A42E5E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seeks to—</text>
<clause id="H9C1315B4B61740F5A107C5C45AFFB2B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve health
outcomes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H908E2CCF3F49417F81FA326F23516A9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce health
disparities (including racial, ethnic, and other disparities);</text>
</clause><clause id="H725757C872D94010BBB3B598EE0EB80F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide
efficient and affordable care;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B87889EE2BD4FE4B09148C36DE070AF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>address
geographic variation in the provision of health services; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CDDC2510CA74A1D9456357291CA54FE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>prevent or manage
chronic illness; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76F70417A10A4EE2BA7E6C751FA4A683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotes care that
is integrated, patient-centered, high-quality, and efficient.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67967E2A629D45A98105837B42215C50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Encouraging the
use of high value services</header><text>To the extent allowed by the benefit
standards applied to all health benefits plans participating under the Exchange
involved, the public health insurance option may modify cost sharing and
payment rates to encourage the use of services that promote health and
value.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A9DB9421F73484080FDDA2A8A807BFA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-uniformity
permitted</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle shall prevent the Secretary
from varying payments based on different payment structure models (such as
accountable care organizations and medical homes) under the public health
insurance option for different geographic areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07C12B72DC85424BBA44D9FBDFDFC366"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Provider
Participation</header>
<paragraph id="H03245A36483C4514A828CD255ECF6CCE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish conditions of participation
for health care providers under the public health insurance option.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFE4F0D9868E4B0AA0BAAF50C0719DD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licensure or
certification</header><text>The Secretary shall not allow a health care
provider to participate in the public health insurance option unless such
provider is appropriately licensed or certified under State law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A9BD55657424FAAAE0EC8D924B9BAC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment terms
for providers</header>
<subparagraph id="H821142D0A56C4F0DA9751F2604576D68"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Physicians</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide for the annual participation of physicians under the
public health insurance option, for which payment may be made for services
furnished during the year, in one of 2 classes:</text>
<clause id="H9C0469D14C3B449AB492379E97390B79"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Preferred
physicians</header><text>Those physicians who agree to accept the payment rate
established under this section (without regard to cost-sharing) as the payment
in full.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1DBA0059CBE8484E9A907CADB385D2E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Participating,
non-preferred physicians</header><text>Those physicians who agree not to impose
charges (in relation to the payment rate described in subsection (c) for such
physicians) that exceed the ratio permitted under section 1848(g)(2)(C) of the
Social Security Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H672DDDB4EF5B48E4B5651F269E3C911E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
providers</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for the participation (on
an annual or other basis specified by the Secretary) of health care providers
(other than physicians) under the public health insurance option under which
payment shall only be available if the provider agrees to accept the payment
rate established under subsection (c) (without regard to cost-sharing) as the
payment in full.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9557C51122344C5EA1A19356138CA1E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exclusion of
certain providers</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude from participation
under the public health insurance option a health care provider that is
excluded from participation in a Federal health care program (as defined in
section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2DEC48984C6D4E46A6BB50528B6CE956"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application of
Fraud and Abuse Provisions</header><text>Provisions of law (other than criminal
law provisions) identified by the Secretary by regulation, in consultation with
the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, that
impose sanctions with respect to waste, fraud, and abuse under Medicare, such
as the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.), shall also apply to the
public health insurance option.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBFCD767D7653440A9559D2B17D4E0049"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Medicare
Defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>Medicare</quote> means the health insurance programs under title XVIII
of the Social Security
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE76EDAB7CE314041ADD86E75F4724407"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HA886B5A86E27456599FFF7D0B87BFB66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Treatment as
qualified health plan</header><text>Section 1301(a)(2) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 10104(a) of such Act,
is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE12F0B817B34D028DF4302534F441F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">, The public
health insurance option,</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70BDF8521CEC413C8E27F126E988F19B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the public health insurance option under section 1325,</quote> before
<quote>and a multi-State plan</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D10EA371FDB4A618D8419D626308ABF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Level playing
field</header><text>Section 1324(a) of such Act, as amended by section 10104(n)
of such Act, is amended by inserting <quote>the public health insurance option
under section 1325,</quote> before <quote>or a multi-State qualified health
plan</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HE69A4108675B4B98B79D4EAF403CF2EC"><enum>B</enum><header>Medicare
Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011</header>
<section id="H8BCFEA7BE0B046919BC9E1E39EB57C54"><enum>3101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of
2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H98DC2AB70E56491D8E17478BF8385198"><enum>3102.</enum><header>Negotiation of
lower covered part d drug prices on behalf of medicare beneficiaries</header>
<subsection id="H441ADEC58A3F40E5BFD4C82124731DEB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Negotiation by
Secretary</header><text>Section 1860D–11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w–111) is amended by striking subsection (i) (relating to noninterference)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9EC2A3CE05F147EBA19F223B03CDF6BF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD50FCE1886C34874ACFBBC8348B0F2B5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Negotiation of
Lower Drug Prices</header>
<paragraph id="HD9C11319C13040EA9E9553333D7AB92F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices (including
discounts, rebates, and other price concessions) that may be charged to PDP
sponsors and MA organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible
individuals who are enrolled under a prescription drug plan or under an MA–PD
plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48324F2FE89C4DE8BD6FB32B24EFFC7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No change in
rules for formularies</header>
<subparagraph id="HCE4130180F49495AB2EC739FE1C215D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to authorize
the Secretary to establish or require a particular formulary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0522BF85FF7C423282A0FBFC7EF64A4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall not be construed as affecting the Secretary’s authority to ensure
appropriate and adequate access to covered part D drugs under prescription drug
plans and under MA–PD plans, including compliance of such plans with formulary
requirements under section 1860D–4(b)(3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7E29D6550AE4B3CBEB2251E8AC5D755"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed as preventing the sponsor of a
prescription drug plan, or an organization offering an MA–PD plan, from
obtaining a discount or reduction of the price for a covered part D drug below
the price negotiated under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA46D4F6826D74E17A0CB1BB87444870D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Semi-annual
reports to congress</header><text>Not later than June 1, 2012, and every 6
months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Ways and
Means, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on
negotiations conducted by the Secretary to achieve lower prices for Medicare
beneficiaries, and the prices and price discounts achieved by the Secretary as
a result of such
negotiations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H71D9A050F30345E49EDC953E7F9A8CA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this subtitle and shall first apply to
negotiations and prices for plan years beginning on January 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9E85141F7A6A4353AE2693A70AFA07F3"><enum>C</enum><header>Medicaid
Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act of 2011</header>
<section id="HA6ABFE06DB444B3AA853F42EB9B4EC78" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act of
2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H8F110E07F4464525901A51027F991296"><enum>3202.</enum><header>Extension of
ARRA increase in FMAP through fiscal year 2012</header>
<subsection id="HB2F7BD8ABE764ED6AF08CA7CDA2D5886"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5001 of
division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law
111–5</external-xref>), as amended by section 201 of Public Law 111–226, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H192BF4B409D7423DBA53C675441D679F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H330CB2A41E40450D8B3F9521A04F36FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED9745A91C684615BF8892239ABA9D93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>, but only for the first 3 calendar quarters in fiscal year
2011.</quote> and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7652C52E47BB4A31B2E2814FCE528321"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC181C67B5CC74F009B0BC5578397BBB3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1E4357B1D17E40609A87F8F50B28DE73"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fiscal year 2011 is less than the FMAP as
so determines for fiscal year 2008, fiscal year 2009 (after the application of
paragraph (1)), fiscal year 2010 (after the application of paragraph (2), or
fiscal year 2011 (after the application of paragraph (3)), the greatest of such
FMAP for the State for fiscal year 2008, fiscal year 2009, fiscal year 2010, or
fiscal year 2011, shall be substituted for the State’s FMAP for fiscal year
2012 before the application of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6831791C92F04B7EB32D937B99237513"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21EB7C7A602243259C4DA1D12C77AAB5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD516E1BA2309474AA53D14F902B2DF9C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Fourth quarter
of fiscal year 2011 and first and second quarters of fiscal year
2012</header><text>For each State, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011
and the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2012, the FMAP percentage
increase for the State under paragraph (1) or (2) (as applicable) shall be 6.2
percentage points.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3847C520BE542C8828A338727B25CCA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Third quarter of
fiscal year 2012</header><text>For each State, for the third quarter of fiscal
year 2012, the FMAP percentage increase for the State under paragraph (1) or
(2) (as applicable) shall be 3.2 percentage points.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCEBE2A9B0BB4A26B7C6E6F1DEEC0F7C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Fourth quarter
of fiscal year 2011</header><text>For each State, for the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2012, the FMAP percentage increase for the State under paragraph
(1) or (2) (as applicable) shall be 1.2 percentage
points.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6A921E0431784E34A77827DC9EA8B9C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H87822AADAEA544F0B76B963E533DD1A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by striking <quote>January 1, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>April
1, 2012</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD76CB120D4C34258BAD86EA81DE10AF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B)(i), by striking <quote>January 1, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>April 1, 2012</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6290E6B644664C87ACC8A987C3D41F9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(C)(ii), by striking
<quote>January 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>April 2012</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41D04BF514264AEC847E9D69939DCF48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(1)(A), by adding at the end the following: <quote>The previous sentence
shall apply for quarters beginning after the date of the enactment of this
sentence in the case of a State operating under a Statewide waiver as of such
date regardless of whether the waiver in effect on July 1, 2008, was renewed or
extended after such date</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA88F379EC1C3493C870B65C79D209A8C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(1), by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0B853715A0D421C8155954FF93E39AA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(3), by striking <quote>June 30, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>September
30, 2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6610096F66A43A4BC36E7F29DF68351"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment
adjustment</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
provide, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
subtitle, for such adjustments of payments to States under title XIX of the
Social Security Act as may be necessary for calendar quarters ending before
such date to reflect the amendments made by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBA9DBB097F1E48AA8089E5311054FF5A"><enum>D</enum><header>Keeping Our Social
Security Promises Act</header>
<section id="HBCAFAAC355574223A9A0121B025DA576" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Keeping Our Social
Security Promises Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HDC6C8C8562D14791BBDBF55A43CD506C"><enum>3302.</enum><header>Payroll tax on
remuneration up to contribution and benefit base and more than
$250,000</header>
<subsection id="HA9428B258E314979A6A02089D30155EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/3121">section
3121(a)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after <quote>such calendar year.</quote> the following: <quote>The
preceding sentence shall apply only to calendar years for which the
contribution and benefit base (as so determined) is less than $250,000, and,
for such calendar years, only to so much of the remuneration paid to such
employee by such employer with respect to employment as does not exceed
$250,000.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H87697A45CFB14D54A72A4C58A07CD75A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 3121 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>Act) to</quote> and inserting
<quote>Act), or in excess of $250,000, to</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H09D86C40C933456680034126F2AF154A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
remuneration paid after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD8DB5134868C463BA5B25A492B55439D"><enum>3303.</enum><header>Tax on net
earnings from self-employment up to contribution and benefit base and more than
$250,000</header>
<subsection id="H6F5989DEEBDD4DFDAA0996B6116F296C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9AD4A3BE8614DB4B72634BE38190818" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6859DC1141694E1A8E376B409C639C76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of the
tax imposed by section 1401(a), the excess of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53AD46254A7840C5907B9FA42DE239B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that part of the
net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of—</text>
<clause id="H47F778DB244949B8B5352CA1FF299A6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section
230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in
which such taxable year begins, minus</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCCF809DB49C431CBAC2C1CF2927DEB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of the
wages paid to such individual during such taxable years; over</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF01081ADCDD4FAE8BC737EAD4FAEE7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that part of the
net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of the sum of—</text>
<clause id="HB1B3EEBBEF96401582AB56F145BB981D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the excess
of—</text>
<subclause id="H775DA8AA6B8F41C7B4B86FE619133750"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the net earning
from self-employment reduced by the excess (if any) of subparagraph (A)(i) over
subparagraph (A)(ii), over</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H02775843698A45E6A7A3DEF4627F138C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$250,000, reduced
by such contribution and benefit base, plus</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H06D834D2049F475E885B1156A6351471"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of the
wages paid to such individual during such taxable year in excess of such
contribution and benefit base and not in excess of $250,000;
or</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF2EE03F31FDC4F6684C767508B01785F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Phaseout</header><text>Subsection
(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/1402">section
1402</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
at the end the following: <quote>Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable
years beginning in calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base
(as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than
$250,000.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6124269B3C1E452F8B2DBC1B42139DF7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to net
earnings from self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, after December
31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle>