[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 614 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 614

To provide for savings, accountability, value, and efficiency, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2015

Mr. Murphy of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Curbelo 
of Florida, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Mulvaney, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
 Swalwell of California, and Mr. Barr) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, 
   Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Armed Services, 
       Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Financial Services, House 
 Administration, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for savings, accountability, value, and efficiency, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Savings, 
Accountability, Value, and Efficiency Act of 2015'' or the ``SAVE 
Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                            TITLE I--SAVE I

Sec. 100. Short title.
Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Federal Property, Federal Contracts, 
                       and Information Technology

Sec. 101. Management of Federal excess and underutilized real property.
Sec. 102. Promotion of competition in Federal contracting.
Sec. 103. Promotion of strategic sourcing in Federal contracting.
Sec. 104. Strengthening oversight of information technology operations.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 111. Rescission of unobligated budget authority for Department of 
                            Energy ATVM loan program.
Sec. 112. Report on implementation of certain Medicare and Medicaid 
                            fraud detection and program integrity 
                            provisions.
Sec. 113. Study and report on the enhancement of agricultural 
                            quarantine and inspection fees.
Sec. 114. Authorization of depleted uranium sales.
Sec. 115. Coordination of diesel emissions controls.
                           TITLE II--SAVE II

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Department of Defense unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 203. Finalizing Department of Defense inventory management 
                            guidance.
Sec. 204. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of 
                            certain unpaid taxes.
Sec. 205. Consideration of prospective antidumping and countervailing 
                            duty collection system.
Sec. 206. Report on effectiveness of foreign assistance programs and 
                            projects.
Sec. 207. Conversion of prison X-ray systems.
Sec. 208. Prohibition on non-cost effective minting and printing of 
                            coins and currency.
Sec. 209. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies of 
                            Congressional documents.
                          TITLE III--SAVE III

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Software license management.
Sec. 303. United States Postal Service fleet efficiency.
Sec. 304. Government Computer Energy Optimization.
Sec. 305. Removal of benefits for Federal employee convicted of certain 
                            offenses.
Sec. 306. Codification of Office of Management and Budget criteria.
Sec. 307. Increase energy efficiency of Federal buildings.
Sec. 308. Reduce redundant health payments for seniors.
Sec. 309. Efficient Medicare billing.
                           TITLE IV--SAVE IV

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Study on challenges identity theft poses for Internal Revenue 
                            Service.
Sec. 403. Study on cost-effective acquisition of medical equipment and 
                            supplies under the Medicare program.
Sec. 404. Report on fragmentation of Department of Defense foreign 
                            language support programs.
Sec. 405. Audit of Department of Defense by private entity.
Sec. 406. Preference for contracts with local and State governments for 
                            shared performance of maintenance and 
                            administrative functions at military 
                            installations.

                            TITLE I--SAVE I

SEC. 100. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, 
and Efficiency I Act'' or the ``SAVE I Act''.

Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Federal Property, Federal Contracts, 
                       and Information Technology

SEC. 101. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL EXCESS AND UNDERUTILIZED REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

   ``SUBCHAPTER VII--MANAGING FEDERAL EXCESS AND UNDERUTILIZED REAL 
                                PROPERTY

``Sec. 621. National strategy and plan to manage Federal excess and 
              underutilized real property
    ``(a) National Strategy.--Not less than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this subchapter, and every two years thereafter, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the head of each designated agency, shall develop and publish a 
national strategy for managing excess property and underutilized 
Federal real property. The national strategy shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) A statement of purpose, scope, and methodology.
            ``(2) A definition of excess and underutilized Federal real 
        property, along with a list of risk factors that lead to such 
        property becoming excess or underutilized.
            ``(3) Goals, subordinate objectives, activities, and 
        performance measures, including the milestones and timeframes 
        for achieving objectives.
            ``(4) Resources, investments, and risk management.
            ``(5) Organizational roles, responsibilities, and 
        coordination.
            ``(6) Integration and implementation plans.
            ``(7) For each national strategy after the first, a 
        description of how the previous national strategy has been 
        implemented.
    ``(b) Data.--Not less than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this subchapter, and every two years thereafter, the Administrator 
of General Services, in consultation with the head of each designated 
agency, shall develop and implement a plan to improve the Federal Real 
Property Profile established in accordance with Executive Order 13327 
(40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real property asset 
management), that ensures the data collected is complete, accurate, and 
consistent. The plan shall include the following:
            ``(1) Clearly defined data collection requirements and 
        consistent data reporting to the database across Federal 
        agencies.
            ``(2) Designation of performance measures that are linked 
        to performance goals and that are consistent with the 
        requirements in Executive Order 13327, or any amendment to or 
        replacement of such Executive order.
            ``(3) Recommendations for how Federal agencies can 
        collaborate effectively to provide data when determining data 
        collection requirements and limiting the number of measures 
        collected to those determined to be essential, taking into 
        account the cost and effort involved in collecting the data 
        when determining data collection requirements.
            ``(4) For each plan after the first, a description of how 
        the previous plan has been implemented.
    ``(c) Submission and Publication.--
            ``(1) Submission.--The national strategy required by 
        subsection (a) and the plan required by subsection (b) shall be 
        submitted to each committee of jurisdiction in the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
            ``(2) OMB publication.--The national strategy required by 
        subsection (a) shall be published on the Web site of the Office 
        of Management and Budget.
            ``(3) GSA publication.--The plan required by subsection (b) 
        shall be published on the Web site of the General Services 
        Administration.
    ``(d) Designated Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
`designated agency' means each agency listed in section 901(b) of title 
31.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

    ``subchapter vii--managing federal excess and underutilized real 
                                property

``Sec.
``621. National strategy and plan to manage Federal excess and 
                            underutilized real property.''.

SEC. 102. PROMOTION OF COMPETITION IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.

    (a) Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--Not later than six 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy shall issue guidance to Federal agencies to 
reinvigorate the role of the competition advocate, consistent with the 
recommendations of the Government Accountability Office in its report 
GAO-10-833 (July 26, 2010).
    (b) Elements of Guidance.--The guidance issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include key factors agencies should consider in 
appointing and utilizing competition advocates, such as placement 
within the organization, skill set, and potential methods to 
effectively carry out their duties, and shall direct agencies to 
require their competition advocates to actively involve program offices 
in highlighting opportunities to increase competition.

SEC. 103. PROMOTION OF STRATEGIC SOURCING IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.

    (a) Savings Goals.--Not later than six months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and for 4 years annually thereafter, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue Government-
wide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by 
executive agencies required to designate or appoint a Chief Financial 
Officer as set forth in section 901 of title 31. The Director may issue 
goals required by this section that are customized to individual 
agencies or sourcing efforts.
    (b) Matters Covered.--In complying with subsection (a), the 
Director shall provide at a minimum--
            (1) guidance to executive agencies on calculating savings 
        generated from strategic sourcing efforts; and
            (2) standards to measure progress towards meeting savings 
        goals established by subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the extent 
of savings realized through the strategic sourcing of goods and 
services by executive agencies during the period Government-wide 
savings goals are required to be issued pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 104. STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS.

    Section 11303(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph (5):
            ``(5) Analyses of investments in operations and 
        maintenance.--The Director shall require each executive agency 
        to develop a policy consistent with OMB guidance for performing 
        analysis on each operational/steady state information 
        technology investment to measure how well the investment is 
        achieving expected cost, schedule, performance, and other 
        goals, and to determine whether the investment provides the 
        most cost effective way of delivering business value. The 
        agencies shall conduct these operational analyses on a yearly 
        basis and shall report the results to the Director and through 
        existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms.''.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 111. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              ENERGY ATVM LOAN PROGRAM.

    Of the funds made available by section 129 of the Consolidated 
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, 
Public Law 110-329, the unobligated balance is hereby rescinded.

SEC. 112. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
              FRAUD DETECTION AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY PROVISIONS.

    Section 1128J(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
7k(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) Report on integrated data 
                        repository and one program integrity system.--
                        Not later than six months after the date of 
                        enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall 
                        submit to the appropriate congressional 
                        committees a report on the following:
                                    ``(I) Integrated data repository.--
                                Efforts to finalize plans and schedules 
                                for fully implementing and expanding 
                                the use of the Integrated Data 
                                Repository, including actions taken to 
                                finalize, implement, and manage plans 
                                for incorporating data into the 
                                Integrated Data Repository and actions 
                                taken to define measurable financial 
                                benefits expected from the 
                                implementation of the Integrated Data 
                                Repository.
                                    ``(II) One program integrity 
                                system.--Actions taken to plan, 
                                schedule, and conduct training on the 
                                One Program Integrity System, a Web-
                                based portal and suite of software 
                                tools used to analyze and extract data 
                                from the Integrated Data Repository, 
                                and actions taken to define measurable 
                                financial benefits expected from the 
                                use of the One Program Integrity 
                                System.''.

SEC. 113. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE ENHANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL 
              QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION FEES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study to 
ensure that the amount of the fees collected under section 2509(a) of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 
136a(a)) is commensurate with the aggregate costs of agricultural 
quarantine and inspections services provided with respect to the entry 
into the United States of commercial aircraft or other vehicles.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) the Secretary's recommendations for ensuring that fees 
        collected under section 2509(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136a(a)) are 
        commensurate with the aggregate costs of agricultural 
        quarantine and inspection services provided with respect to the 
        entry into the United States of commercial aircraft or other 
        vehicles, including the costs of any related inspections of 
        passengers arriving on commercial aircraft or other vehicles.

SEC. 114. AUTHORIZATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM SALES.

    (a) Section 3112(a) of the USEC Privatization Act, Public Law 104-
134 (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Transfers and Sales by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
not provide enrichment services or transfer or sell any uranium to any 
person except as consistent with this section. For purposes of this 
section, with the exception of subsection (b), `uranium' shall include 
but not be limited to natural uranium concentrates, natural uranium 
hexafluoride, high enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, depleted 
uranium, and any byproduct of uranium processing.''.
    (b) Section 3112(d) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``sell natural and low-
        enriched uranium (including low-enriched uranium derived from 
        highly enriched uranium)'' and inserting ``transfer or sell any 
        uranium''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``natural or low-enriched 
        uranium'' and inserting ``any uranium''.
    (c) Section 3112(f) is renumbered as 3112(h).
    (d) After section 3112(e), insert new subsections (f) and (g) as 
follows:
    ``(f) Reporting.--Not less than 30 days nor more than two years 
prior to the transfer or sale of any uranium for any purpose, the 
Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the 
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the following:
            ``(1) The amount of uranium to be transferred or sold.
            ``(2) An estimate by the Secretary of the gross market 
        value of the uranium on the expected date of the transfer or 
        sale of the uranium.
            ``(3) The expected date of transfer or sale of the uranium.
            ``(4) The recipient of the uranium.
            ``(5) The funds, if any, the Secretary expects to receive 
        in exchange for the uranium, and the Secretary's plans for the 
        funds, and, if the Secretary plans to retain the funds, a 
        citation of the legal authority for doing so.
            ``(6) The value of the services and materials the Secretary 
        expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any 
        changes to the gross value of the uranium by the recipient for 
        uranium to be provided to the Department of Energy.
            ``(7) The purpose of the transfer or sale.
    ``(g) List of Transfers and Sales.--The Secretary shall maintain a 
list identifying all notifications required by subsection (f) of this 
section and for each notification identifying the expected date of the 
notification, the actual date of the transaction and any information 
pertaining to the actual transaction that differs from the information 
provided in the notification. For each notification, the list shall 
identify the date of the relevant Secretarial determination, if any, 
pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B) of this section.''.

SEC. 115. COORDINATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS CONTROLS.

    The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, not 
later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop 
a strategy--
            (1) to assess the collective results of Federal funding of 
        activities that have the effect of reducing mobile source 
        diesel emissions; and
            (2) to identify and eliminate any unnecessary duplication, 
        overlap, and fragmentation of such activities.

                           TITLE II--SAVE II

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, 
and Efficiency II Act'' or ``SAVE II Act''.

SEC. 202. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

    (a) Examination To Improve Interoperability.--The UAS Task Force 
established by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics shall conduct an examination of the entire 
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) portfolio of the Department of Defense, 
including UAS requirements, platforms, payloads, and ground control 
stations, for the purpose of developing strategies for improved 
interoperability of existing systems.
    (b) Incorporation in Acquisition Strategies.--In the acquisition 
strategies for each unmanned aircraft program commenced after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify, 
prior to milestone B, areas in which commonality with other unmanned 
aircraft systems across the UAS portfolio will be achieved.
    (c) Independent Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall request a 
federally funded research and development center to conduct an 
independent study--
            (1) to analyze the effectiveness of the UAS Task Force in 
        addressing UAS interoperability and overlap issues;
            (2) to provide solutions, if needed, to existing 
        interoperability and overlap issues; and
            (3) to determine whether a single entity would be better 
        positioned than the UAS Task Force to integrate all 
        crosscutting efforts to improve the management and operation of 
        the UAS portfolio.
    (d) Report.--Not later than March 3, 2017, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report containing the--
            (1) the results of the examination required by subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) the results of the independent study required by 
        subsection (c).

SEC. 203. FINALIZING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 
              GUIDANCE.

    (a) Department of Defense Inventory Management Guidance.--As part 
of the implementation of the Department of Defense Comprehensive 
Inventory Management Improvement Plan, the Secretary of Defense shall 
issue revised inventory management guidance that--
            (1) strengthens demand forecasting, visibility of on-hand 
        inventory, reviews of on-order excess inventory, and management 
        of inventory held for economic and contingency reasons in order 
        to prevent on-order and on-hand excess inventory;
            (2) establishes a comprehensive, standardized set of 
        department-wide supply chain and inventory management metrics, 
        including standardized definitions, to measure five key 
        attributes (materiel readiness, responsiveness, reliability, 
        cost, and planning and precision) of supply chain management 
        operations; and
            (3) establishes procedures for measuring and reporting 
        these metrics on a regular basis to ensure the effectiveness 
        and cost-efficiency of supply chain and inventory management 
        operations.
    (b) Completion and Submission.--Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
complete the revision of inventory management guidance required by 
subsection (a) and submit the revised guidance to Congress.

SEC. 204. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD IN CASE OF 
              CERTAIN UNPAID TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD IN CASE 
              OF CERTAIN TAX DELINQUENCIES.

    ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary receives certification by the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any individual has a seriously 
delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary 
shall transmit such certification to the Secretary of State for action 
with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport or 
passport card pursuant to section 4 of the Act entitled `An Act to 
regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes', 
approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the 
`Passport Act of 1926'.
    ``(b) Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means an outstanding debt 
under this title for which a notice of lien has been filed in public 
records pursuant to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed 
pursuant to section 6331, except that such term does not include--
            ``(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
        to an agreement under section 6159 or 7122, and
            ``(2) a debt with respect to which collection is suspended 
        because a collection due process hearing under section 6330, or 
        relief under subsection (b), (c), or (f) of section 6015, is 
        requested or pending.
    ``(c) Adjustment for Inflation.--In the case of a calendar year 
beginning after 2013, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to--
            ``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
            ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
        section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by 
        substituting `calendar year 2012' for `calendar year 1992' in 
        subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a 
multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next highest 
multiple of $1,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter D of 
chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case 
                            of certain tax delinquencies.''.
    (c) Authority for Information Sharing.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(23) Disclosure of return information to department of 
        state for purposes of passport and passport card revocation 
        under section 7345.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon 
                receiving a certification described in section 7345, 
                disclose to the Secretary of State return information 
                with respect to a taxpayer who has a seriously 
                delinquent tax debt described in such section. Such 
                return information shall be limited to--
                            ``(i) the taxpayer identity information 
                        with respect to such taxpayer, and
                            ``(ii) the amount of such seriously 
                        delinquent tax debt.
                    ``(B) Restriction on disclosure.--Return 
                information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be 
                used by officers and employees of the Department of 
                State for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary 
                in, carrying out the requirements of section 4 of the 
                Act entitled `An Act to regulate the issue and validity 
                of passports, and for other purposes', approved July 3, 
                1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the 
                `Passport Act of 1926'.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) 
        of such Code is amended by striking ``or (22)'' each place it 
        appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(22), or (23)''.
    (d) Revocation Authorization.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes'', 
approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the 
``Passport Act of 1926'', is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD.

    ``(a) Ineligibility.--
            ``(1) Issuance.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 
        upon receiving a certification described in section 7345 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or 
        passport card to any individual who has a seriously delinquent 
        tax debt described in such section.
            ``(2) Revocation.--The Secretary of State shall revoke a 
        passport or passport card previously issued to any individual 
        described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--
        Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of State may 
        issue a passport or passport card, in emergency circumstances 
        or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in 
        paragraph (1) of such subsection.
            ``(2) Limitation for return to united states.--
        Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, 
        before revocation, may--
                    ``(A) limit a previously issued passport or 
                passport card only for return travel to the United 
                States; or
                    ``(B) issue a limited passport or passport card 
                that only permits return travel to the United 
                States.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2014.

SEC. 205. CONSIDERATION OF PROSPECTIVE ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING 
              DUTY COLLECTION SYSTEM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to 
Congress a report containing an evaluation of the merits and 
feasibility of converting from a retrospective antidumping and 
countervailing duty collection system to a prospective antidumping and 
countervailing duty collection system. If the Secretary recommends 
conversion to a particular prospective system, the Secretary shall 
include in the report an estimate of the costs to be incurred and cost 
savings to be achieved as a result of converting to such prospective 
system.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare the 
report under subsection (a) in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. 206. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall submit to Congress a report 
on the effectiveness of each foreign assistance program and project of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall, with respect to each such program and project, include a 
description of the following:
            (1) How funds and other resources provided to a foreign 
        entity under the program or project are spent or used.
            (2) The extent to which such funds and other resources are 
        spent or used in accordance with the purposes of the program or 
        project.
            (3) The extent to which such funds and other resources 
        assist in achieving the results intended for the program or 
        project.
            (4) The extent to which there is a correlation between the 
        program or project and a change in the policies or popular 
        attitudes towards the United States in the foreign country in 
        which the program or project is carried out.

SEC. 207. CONVERSION OF PRISON X-RAY SYSTEMS.

    The Attorney General, in order to reduce the cost and improve the 
efficacy of Federal prison health care, shall, to the extent 
practicable and cost effective, convert by 2015 all X-ray systems in 
Federal prisons from analog, film-based systems to digital, filmless 
systems.

SEC. 208. PROHIBITION ON NON-COST EFFECTIVE MINTING AND PRINTING OF 
              COINS AND CURRENCY.

    (a) Prohibition With Respect to Coins.--Section 5111 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Prohibition on Certain Minting.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this subchapter, the Secretary may not mint or issue any 
coin that costs more to produce than the denomination of the coin 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
marketing, and shipping).''.
    (b) Prohibition With Respect to Currency.--Section 5114(a) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Prohibition on certain printing.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of this subchapter, the Secretary may not 
        engrave or print any United States currency that costs more to 
        produce than the denomination of the currency (including labor, 
        materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
        marketing, and shipping).''.

SEC. 209. RESTRICTIONS ON PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAPER COPIES OF 
              CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS.

    (a) Printing and Distribution of Documents by Public Printer.--
            (1) Restrictions.--Chapter 7 of title 44, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 742. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies
    ``(a) Mandatory Use of Electronic Format for Distribution of 
Congressional Documents.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, the Public Printer shall make any document of the House of 
Representatives or Senate which is subject to any of the provisions of 
this chapter available only in an electronic format which is accessible 
through the Internet, and may not print or distribute a printed copy of 
the document except as provided in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Permitting Printing and Distribution of Printed Copies Upon 
Request.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), at the request of any person 
to whom the Public Printer would have been required to provide a 
printed copy of a document under this chapter had subsection (a) not 
been in effect, the Public Printer may print and distribute a copy of a 
document or report for the use of that person, except that--
            ``(1) the number of printed copies the Public Printer may 
        provide to the person may not exceed the number of printed 
        copies the Public Printer would have provided to the person had 
        subsection (a) not been in effect; and
            ``(2) the Public Printer may print and distribute copies to 
        the person only upon payment by the person of the costs of 
        printing and distributing the copies, except that this 
        paragraph shall not apply to an office of the House of 
        Representatives or Senate (including the office of a Member of 
        Congress).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 7 
        of such title is amended by adding at the end following new 
        item:

``742. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies.''.
    (b) Provision of Documents in Electronic Format Deemed To Meet 
Requirements of House and Senate Rules Regarding Distribution of 
Printed Copies.--
            (1) In general.--If any rule or regulation of the House of 
        Representatives or Senate requires a Member or committee to 
        provide printed copies of any document (including any bill or 
        resolution) for the use of the House or Senate or for the use 
        of any office of the House or Senate, the Member or committee 
        shall be considered to have met the requirement of the rule or 
        regulation if the Member or committee makes the document 
        available to the recipient in an electronic format.
            (2) Exercise of rulemaking authority of senate and house.--
        This subsection is enacted by Congress--
                    (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
                Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and 
                as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
                respectively, and it supersedes other rules only to the 
                extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
                    (B) with full recognition of the constitutional 
                right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
                relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
                in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the 
                case of any other rule of that House.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to documents produced on or after 
January 1, 2015.

                          TITLE III--SAVE III

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, 
and Efficiency III Act''.

SEC. 302. SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Software License Policies Required.--Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall issue software licensing policies for 
agencies to follow that include the following:
            (1) An identification of clear roles, responsibilities, and 
        central oversight authority within each agency for managing 
        enterprise software license agreements.
            (2) A requirement that each agency establish an accurate 
        inventory of enterprise software license agreements by 
        identifying and collecting information about software license 
        agreements using automated discovery and inventory tools.
            (3) A requirement that each agency regularly track and 
        maintain software licenses to assist the agency in implementing 
        decisions throughout the software license management life 
        cycle.
            (4) A requirement that each agency analyze software usage 
        and other data to make cost-effective decisions.
            (5) A requirement that each agency provide training 
        relevant to software license management.
            (6) A requirement that each agency establish goals and 
        objectives to better manage enterprise software license 
        agreements.
            (7) A requirement that each agency consider the software 
        license management life-cycle phases (including requisition, 
        reception, deployment and maintenance, retirement, and disposal 
        phases) to implement effective decisionmaking and incorporate 
        existing standards, processes, and metrics.
    (b) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 303. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FLEET EFFICIENCY.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to provide for the 
upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Service, to 
improve mail delivery services to benefit customers and the 
environment, to increase savings by reducing maintenance or other 
costs, and to set benchmarks to maximize fuel economy and reduce 
emissions for the Postal fleet with the goal of making the Postal 
Service a national leader in efficiency and technology innovation.
    (b) Authority To Enter Into Energy Savings Performance Contracts.--
Section 804(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
U.S.C. 8287c(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) in the case of a contract in which the United 
                States Postal Service is a party--
                            ``(i) the purchase or lease of low emission 
                        and fuel efficient vehicles;
                            ``(ii) a measure to upgrade a vehicle 
                        owned, operated, leased, or otherwise 
                        controlled by or assigned to the United States 
                        Postal Service to increase average fuel economy 
                        and reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide of 
                        such vehicle; or
                            ``(iii) the construction of infrastructure, 
                        including electric vehicle charging stations, 
                        to support vehicles described in clauses (i) 
                        and (ii).''.
    (c) Upgrade of Postal Fleet.--
            (1) Postal fleet requirements.--
                    (A) Motor vehicle standards.--The Postmaster 
                General shall develop guidelines for contracted 
                vehicles and vehicles purchased or leased for use by 
                the Postal Service, that, at a minimum, provide--
                            (i) for light-duty vehicles--
                                    (I) that emissions of carbon 
                                dioxide comply with applicable 
                                standards developed by the 
                                Environmental Protection Agency under 
                                title II of the Clean Air Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) and may not 
                                exceed, on average, 250 grams per mile; 
                                and
                                    (II) to meet applicable average 
                                fuel economy standards developed by the 
                                National Highway Traffic Safety 
                                Administration under chapter 329 of 
                                title 49, United States Code, of 34.1 
                                miles per gallon; and
                            (ii) for medium-duty and heavy-duty 
                        vehicles, that comply with applicable 
                        standards--
                                    (I) for emissions of carbon dioxide 
                                developed by the Environmental 
                                Protection Agency under title II of the 
                                Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.); 
                                and
                                    (II) for average fuel economy 
                                developed by the National Highway 
                                Traffic Safety Administration under 
                                chapter 329 of title 49, United States 
                                Code.
                    (B) Applicability.--The standards described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall apply to contracted vehicles and 
                vehicles purchased or leased for use by the Postal 
                Service after the date that is 1 year after the date of 
                the enactment of this Act.
                    (C) Reduction in consumption of petroleum 
                products.--The Postmaster General shall reduce the 
                total consumption of petroleum products by vehicles in 
                the Postal fleet by a minimum of 2 percent annually 
                through the end of fiscal year 2025, relative to the 
                baseline established for fiscal year 2005.
            (2) Replacing vehicles within the postal fleet.--The 
        Postmaster General shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of 
        vehicles in the Postal fleet to determine if the cost to 
        maintain any such vehicle outweighs the benefit or savings of 
        replacing the vehicle.
            (3) Route requirements.--To inform and prioritize 
        purchases, the Postmaster General shall review and identify 
        Postal delivery routes to determine if motor vehicles used on 
        such routes can be replaced with technologies that increase 
        average fuel economy or reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
            (4) Reporting requirements.--The Postmaster General shall 
        submit a report to Congress--
                    (A) not later than 1 year after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, that contains a plan to achieve 
                the requirements of paragraph (1) and recommendations 
                for vehicle body design specifications for vehicles 
                purchased for the Postal fleet that would increase 
                average fuel economy and reduce emissions of carbon 
                dioxide of any such vehicle; and
                    (B) annually, that describes--
                            (i) the progress in meeting the annual 
                        target described in paragraph (1)(C); and
                            (ii) any changes to Postal delivery routes 
                        or vehicle purchase strategies made pursuant to 
                        paragraph (3).
            (5) Restrictions.--To meet the requirements of this 
        section, the Postmaster General may not--
                    (A) reduce the frequency of delivery of mail to 
                fewer than 6 days each week;
                    (B) close post offices or postal distribution 
                facilities;
                    (C) take any action that would restrict or diminish 
                a collective bargaining agreement or eliminate or 
                reduce any employee benefits; or
                    (D) enter into a contract with a private company to 
                perform duties that, as of the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, are performed by bargaining unit employees.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Contracted vehicle.--The term ``contracted vehicle''--
                    (A) means any motor vehicle used in carrying out a 
                contract for surface mail delivery pursuant to section 
                5005(a)(3) of title 39, United States Code; and
                    (B) does not include any motor vehicle used in 
                carrying out a contract for surface mail delivery 
                pursuant to sections 406 and 407 of such title.
            (2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means any 
        self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or 
        property on a street or highway.
            (3) Postal delivery route.--The term ``Postal delivery 
        route'' means the transportation route for surface mail 
        delivery.
            (4) Postal fleet.--The term ``Postal fleet'' means any 
        vehicle that is owned, operated, leased, or otherwise 
        controlled by or assigned to the Postal Service.
            (5) Postal service.--The term ``Postal Service'' means the 
        United States Postal Service.

SEC. 304. GOVERNMENT COMPUTER ENERGY OPTIMIZATION.

    (a) Agency Requirement To Shut Down Computers.--Except as provided 
in subsection (b), not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall make all 
reasonable efforts to ensure that desktop computers are shut down for 
at least 4 hours out of every 24-hour time period.
    (b) Exception.--The requirement in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to--
            (1) desktop computers that are used by a person for 16 or 
        more hours per day; and
            (2) computers that perform automated functions essential to 
        the agency for 16 or more hours per day.
    (c) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 305. REMOVAL OF BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN 
              OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
individual may not be paid an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 (as the 
case may be) of title 5, United States Code, if the individual is 
convicted of an offense described under section 8332(o)(2)(B) of such 
title, committed after the date of enactment of this Act, for which 
every act or omission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the 
elements of the offense directly relates to the performance of the 
individual's official duties.
    (b) Credit of Service.--Any such individual shall be entitled to be 
paid any amounts contributed by the individual towards the annuity 
during the period of service covered by subsection (a), pursuant to, or 
in a similar manner as, the terms of section 8316 of such title.
    (c) Thrift Savings Plan.--
            (1) Employing agency contributions.--Any contributions made 
        under section 8432 of such title by an employing agency for the 
        benefit of an individual convicted of an offense described in 
        subsection (a) shall be forfeited. Such contributions shall be 
        returned to the general fund of the Treasury.
            (2) Employee contributions.--Any contributions made by the 
        individual pursuant to section 8432 of such title shall be 
        payable to the individual, upon application of such individual.
            (3) Computation.--The computation of amounts required by 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made on the date of the 
        conviction of the individual and shall consist of the value of 
        the contributions, including interest accrued, on such date.
    (d) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 306. CODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CRITERIA.

    The Secretary of Defense shall implement the following criteria in 
requests for overseas contingency operations:
            (1) For theater of operations for non-classified war 
        overseas contingency operations funding, the geographic areas 
        in which combat or direct combat support operations occur are: 
        Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, the Horn of Africa, Persian Gulf and Gulf nations, 
        the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Philippines, and other 
        countries on a case-by-case basis.
            (2) Permitted Inclusions in the Overseas Contingency 
        Operation Budget:
                    (A) Major Equipment:
                            (i) Replacement of losses that have 
                        occurred but only for items not already 
                        programmed for replacement in the Future Years 
                        Defense Plan (FYDP), but not including 
                        accelerations, which must be made in the base 
                        budget.
                            (ii) Replacement or repair to original 
                        capability (to upgraded capability if that is 
                        currently available) of equipment returning 
                        from theater. The replacement may be a similar 
                        end item if the original item is no longer in 
                        production. Incremental cost of non-war related 
                        upgrades, if made, should be included in the 
                        base.
                            (iii) Purchase of specialized, theater-
                        specific equipment.
                            (iv) Funding for major equipment must be 
                        obligated within 12 months.
                    (B) Ground Equipment Replacement:
                            (i) For combat losses and returning 
                        equipment that is not economical to repair, the 
                        replacement of equipment may be given to 
                        coalition partners, if consistent with approved 
                        policy.
                            (ii) In-theater stocks above customary 
                        equipping levels on a case-by-case basis.
                    (C) Equipment Modifications:
                            (i) Operationally required modifications to 
                        equipment used in theater or in direct support 
                        of combat operations and that is not already 
                        programmed in FYDP.
                            (ii) Funding for equipment modifications 
                        must be able to be obligated in 12 months.
                    (D) Munitions:
                            (i) Replenishment of munitions expended in 
                        combat operations in theater.
                            (ii) Training ammunition for theater-unique 
                        training events.
                            (iii) While forecasted expenditures are not 
                        permitted, a case-by-case assessment for 
                        munitions where existing stocks are 
                        insufficient to sustain theater combat 
                        operations.
                    (E) Aircraft Replacement:
                            (i) Combat losses by accident that occur in 
                        the theater of operations.
                            (ii) Combat losses by enemy action that 
                        occur in the theater of operations.
                    (F) Military Construction:
                            (i) Facilities and infrastructure in the 
                        theater of operations in direct support of 
                        combat operations. The level of construction 
                        should be the minimum to meet operational 
                        requirements.
                            (ii) At non-enduring locations, facilities 
                        and infrastructure for temporary use.
                            (iii) At enduring locations, facilities and 
                        infrastructure for temporary use.
                            (iv) At enduring locations, construction 
                        requirements must be tied to surge operations 
                        or major changes in operational requirements 
                        and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
                    (G) Research and development projects for combat 
                operations in these specific theaters that can be 
                delivered in 12 months.
                    (H) Operations:
                            (i) Direct war costs:
                                    (I) Transport of personnel, 
                                equipment, and supplies to, from and 
                                within the theater of operations.
                                    (II) Deployment-specific training 
                                and preparation for units and personnel 
                                (military and civilian) to assume their 
                                directed missions as defined in the 
                                orders for deployment into the theater 
                                of operations.
                            (ii) Within the theater, the incremental 
                        costs above the funding programmed in the base 
                        budget to:
                                    (I) Support commanders in the 
                                conduct of their directed missions (to 
                                include Emergency Response Programs).
                                    (II) Build and maintain temporary 
                                facilities.
                                    (III) Provide food, fuel, supplies, 
                                contracted services and other support.
                                    (IV) Cover the operational costs of 
                                coalition partners supporting U.S. 
                                military missions, as mutually agreed.
                            (iii) Indirect war costs incurred outside 
                        the theater of operations will be evaluated on 
                        a case-by-case basis.
                    (I) Health:
                            (i) Short-term care directly related to 
                        combat.
                            (ii) Infrastructure that is only to be used 
                        during the current conflict.
                    (J) Personnel:
                            (i) Incremental special pays and allowances 
                        for servicemembers and civilians deployed to a 
                        combat zone.
                            (ii) Incremental pay, special pays and 
                        allowances for Reserve Component personnel 
                        mobilized to support war missions.
                    (K) Special Operations Command:
                            (i) Operations that meet the criteria in 
                        this guidance.
                            (ii) Equipment that meets the criteria in 
                        this guidance.
                    (L) Prepositioned supplies and equipment for 
                resetting in-theater stocks of supplies and equipment 
                to pre-war levels.
                    (M) Security force funding to train, equip, and 
                sustain Iraqi and Afghan military and police forces.
                    (N) Fuel:
                            (i) War fuel costs and funding to ensure 
                        that logistical support to combat operations is 
                        not degraded due to cash losses in the 
                        Department of Defense's baseline fuel program.
                            (ii) Enough of any base fuel shortfall 
                        attributable to fuel price increases to 
                        maintain sufficient on-hand cash for the 
                        Defense Working Capital Funds to cover seven 
                        days disbursements.
            (3) Excluded items from Overseas Contingency Funding that 
        must be funded from the base budget:
                    (A) Training vehicles, aircraft, ammunition, and 
                simulators, but not training base stocks of 
                specialized, theater-specific equipment that is 
                required to support combat operations in the theater of 
                operations, and support to deployment-specific training 
                described above.
                    (B) Acceleration of equipment service life 
                extension programs already in the Future Years Defense 
                Plan.
                    (C) Base Realignment and Closure projects.
                    (D) Family support initiatives:
                            (i) Construction of childcare facilities.
                            (ii) Funding for private-public 
                        partnerships to expand military families' 
                        access to childcare.
                            (iii) Support for servicemembers' spouses' 
                        professional development.
                    (E) Programs to maintain industrial base capacity 
                including ``war-stoppers''.
                    (F) Personnel:
                            (i) Recruiting and retention bonuses to 
                        maintain end-strength.
                            (ii) Basic Pay and the Basic allowances for 
                        Housing and Subsistence for permanently 
                        authorized end strength.
                            (iii) Individual augmentees on a case-by-
                        case basis.
                    (G) Support for the personnel, operations, or the 
                construction or maintenance of facilities at United 
                States Offices of Security Cooperation in theater.
                    (H) Costs for reconfiguring prepositioned supplies 
                and equipment or for maintaining them.
            (4) Items proposed for increases in reprogrammings or as 
        payback for prior reprogrammings must meet the criteria above.

SEC. 307. INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Private sector funding and expertise can help address 
        the energy efficiency challenges facing the United States.
            (2) The Federal Government spends more than $6 billion 
        annually in energy costs.
            (3) Reducing Federal energy costs can help save money, 
        create jobs, and reduce waste.
            (4) Energy savings performance contracts and utility energy 
        savings contracts are tools for utilizing private sector 
        investment to upgrade Federal facilities without any up-front 
        cost to the taxpayer.
            (5) Performance contracting is a way to retrofit Federal 
        buildings using private sector investment in the absence of 
        appropriated dollars. Retrofits seek to reduce energy use, 
        improve infrastructure, protect national security, and cut 
        facility operations and maintenance costs.
    (b) Use of Energy and Water Efficiency Measures in Federal 
Buildings.--
            (1) Implementation of identified energy and water 
        efficiency measures.--Section 543(f)(4) of the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(4) Implementation of identified energy and water 
        efficiency measures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                completion of each evaluation under paragraph (3), each 
                energy manager shall consider--
                            ``(i) implementing any energy- or water-
                        saving or conservation measure that the Federal 
                        agency identified in the evaluation conducted 
                        under paragraph (3) that is life cycle cost-
                        effective; and
                            ``(ii) bundling individual measures of 
                        varying paybacks together into combined 
                        projects.
                    ``(B) Measures not implemented.--The energy 
                manager, as part of the certification system under 
                paragraph (7) and using guidelines developed by the 
                Secretary, shall provide reasons for not implementing 
                any life cycle cost-effective measures under 
                subparagraph (A).''.
            (2) Annual contracting goal.--Section 543(f)(10)(C) of the 
        National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
        8253(f)(10)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Each Federal agency'' and 
                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Each Federal agency''; 
                        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(ii) Tracking.--Each Federal agency shall 
                        use the benchmarking systems selected or 
                        developed for the agency under paragraph (8) to 
                        track energy savings realized by the agency 
                        through the implementation of energy- or water-
                        saving or conservation measures pursuant to 
                        paragraph (4), and shall submit information 
                        regarding such savings to the Secretary to be 
                        published on a public website of the Department 
                        of Energy.
                            ``(iii) Consideration.--Each Federal agency 
                        shall consider using energy savings performance 
                        contracts or utility energy service contracts 
                        to implement energy- or water-saving or 
                        conservation measures pursuant to paragraph 
                        (4).
                            ``(iv) Contracting goal.--It shall be the 
                        goal of the Federal Government, in the 
                        implementation of energy- or water-saving or 
                        conservation measures pursuant to paragraph 
                        (4), to enter into energy savings performance 
                        contracts or utility energy service contracts 
                        equal to $1,000,000,000 in each year during the 
                        5-year period beginning on January 1, 2014.
                            ``(v) Report to congress.--Not later than 
                        September 30 of each year during the 5-year 
                        period referred to in clause (iv), each Federal 
                        agency shall submit to the Secretary 
                        information regarding progress made by the 
                        agency towards achieving the goal described in 
                        such clause. Not later than 60 days after each 
                        such September 30, the Secretary, acting 
                        through the Federal Energy Management Program, 
                        shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
                        Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
                        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                        of the Senate a report describing the progress 
                        made by the Federal Government towards 
                        achieving such goal.''.

SEC. 308. REDUCE REDUNDANT HEALTH PAYMENTS FOR SENIORS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
Defense, shall conduct a study examining the extent to which payments 
may be made under both the Medicare Advantage program and under the 
veterans health care system or the TRICARE program for health care 
furnished to individuals who are eligible under such Medicare Advantage 
program and the veterans health care system or the TRICARE program.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the 
study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall contain 
recommendations that--
            (1) preserve access to benefits under the Medicare program 
        for individuals eligible for such benefits;
            (2) focus on satisfaction and health outcomes of such 
        individuals with respect to such benefits;
            (3) provide for the efficient use of Federal funds;
            (4) account for the adequacy of the veterans health care 
        system and the TRICARE program; and
            (5) minimize disruption to the availability of Medicare 
        Advantage plans and networks of providers participating in such 
        plans.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Medicare Advantage program'' means the 
        program under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
            (2) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``veterans health care system'' means the 
        health care system established under section 1705 of title 38, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 309. EFFICIENT MEDICARE BILLING.

    (a) Option To Receive Medicare Summary Notice Electronically.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1806 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1395b-7) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) Format of Statements From Secretary.--
            ``(1) Electronic option beginning in 2015.--Subject to 
        paragraph (2), for statements described in subsection (a) that 
        are furnished for a period in 2015 or a subsequent year, in the 
        case that an individual described in subsection (a) elects, in 
        accordance with such form, manner, and time specified by the 
        Secretary, to receive such statement in an electronic format, 
        such statement shall be furnished to such individual for each 
        period subsequent to such election in such a format and shall 
        not be mailed to the individual.
            ``(2) One-time revocation option.--An individual who makes 
        an election described in paragraph (1) may revoke such election 
        once.
            ``(3) Notification.--The Secretary shall ensure that, in 
        the most cost effective manner and beginning January 1, 2017, a 
        clear notification of the option to elect to receive statements 
        described in subsection (a) in an electronic format is made 
        available, such as through the notices distributed under 
        section 1804, to individuals described in subsection (a).''.
            (2) Encouraged expansion of electronic statements.--To the 
        extent to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        determines appropriate, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) apply an option similar to the option described 
                in subsection (c)(1) of section 1806 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-7) (relating to the 
                provision of the Medicare Summary Notice in an 
                electronic format), as added by subsection (a), to 
                other statements and notifications under title XVIII of 
                such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and
                    (B) provide such Medicare Summary Notice and any 
                such other statements and notifications on a more 
                frequent basis than is otherwise required under such 
                title.
    (b) Renewal of MAC Contracts.--Section 1874A(b)(1)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk-1(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``5 
years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

                           TITLE IV--SAVE IV

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, & 
Efficiency IV Act'' or the ``SAVE Act IV''.

SEC. 402. STUDY ON CHALLENGES IDENTITY THEFT POSES FOR INTERNAL REVENUE 
              SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
delegate) shall conduct a study on the challenges identity theft poses 
for the Internal Revenue Service, especially the ability of the 
Internal Revenue Service to identify false tax returns before 
fraudulent refunds are issued.
    (b) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2016, the Secretary (or 
the Secretary's delegate) shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
study conducted under subsection (a) and shall include in the report 
recommendations to address the challenges identity theft poses for the 
Internal Revenue Service.

SEC. 403. STUDY ON COST-EFFECTIVE ACQUISITION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND 
              SUPPLIES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct a study that--
            (1) identifies categories of rental of medical equipment 
        and supplies (as defined in section 1834(j)(5) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)))--
                    (A) for which payment may be made under title XVIII 
                of the Social Security Act for the rental of such a 
                category of equipment and supplies; and
                    (B) with respect to which the Secretary determines 
                that payment for the purchase of such category of 
                equipment and supplies, instead of such rental, would 
                result in lower expenditures under such title; and
            (2) for each category of equipment and supplies identified 
        under paragraph (1), provides recommendations--
                    (A) on the extent to which payment should be 
                provided under such title for purchase instead of 
                rental of such category of equipment and supplies; and
                    (B) in the case that payment for the purchase of 
                such a category is not authorized under such title, for 
                the development of a payment system or methodology 
                under such title for such purchases.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 
subsection (a) and shall include in the report recommendations 
developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.

SEC. 404. REPORT ON FRAGMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOREIGN 
              LANGUAGE SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
report on streamlining the management of contracts for foreign language 
support programs of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Matters Covered.--The report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the current approach taken by the 
        Department of Defense for managing foreign language support 
        contracts, including, at a minimum--
                    (A) an analysis of spending for types of foreign 
                language support services and products that have been 
                acquired--
                            (i) by the executive agent for foreign 
                        language support services; and
                            (ii) by components of the Department other 
                        than such executive agent; and
                    (B) based on the results of the analysis under 
                subparagraph (A), a reevaluation of the scope of the 
                executive agent's efforts to manage foreign language 
                support contracts to determine if any adjustments are 
                needed;
            (2) recommendations to reduce fragmentation in contracting 
        for foreign language support programs, including such 
        recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate 
        relating to the adoption of uniform contracting procedures, 
        increasing collaboration among Department of Defense 
        components, gaining efficiencies, and controlling spending.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Foreign language support programs.--The term ``foreign 
        language support programs'' includes a range of services and 
        products that the Department of Defense considers foreign 
        language support, such as translation and interpretation 
        services, the assistance of personnel who possess language 
        skills, and foreign language instruction.
            (2) Executive agent.--The term ``executive agent'', with 
        respect to foreign language support programs, means the Army.
    (d) Submission to Congress.--The report required by this section 
shall be submitted to Congress not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 405. AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY PRIVATE ENTITY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Section 1003(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 
        U.S.C. 2222 note) requires that the financial statements of the 
        Department of Defense be validated as ready for audit by 
        September 30, 2017.
            (2) Section 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 
        U.S.C. 2222 note) requires that, upon the conclusion of fiscal 
        year 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a full 
        audit is performed on the financial statements of the 
        Department of Defense for such fiscal year and submit to 
        Congress the results of that audit by not later than March 31, 
        2019.
    (b) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall award a 
        contract to a highly credentialed independent external auditor 
        to perform an audit of the financial statements of the 
        Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018. Such audit shall be 
        in addition to the audit required to be performed by the 
        Secretary of Defense on such financial statements for that 
        fiscal year.
            (2) Contract requirements.--The contract awarded under 
        paragraph (1) shall require the auditor to complete the audit 
        and submit to Congress a report on the results of the audit 
        within 365 days after award of the contract.
            (3) Savings incentive.--The contract also shall provide for 
        payment to the auditor of 1 percent of any amounts identified 
        by the auditor as potential savings upon achievement of such 
        savings, if achievement of such savings occurs within 1 year 
        after completion of the audit.
            (4) National security protections.--The contract awarded 
        under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the audit is carried out 
        consistent with and subject to any national security 
        protections applicable under law or regulation.

SEC. 406. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR 
              SHARED PERFORMANCE OF MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
              FUNCTIONS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--Using funds appropriated to a military department 
for operation and maintenance, the Secretary of that military 
department is authorized and encouraged to enter into contracts or 
other agreements for the performance of maintenance and administrative 
functions at military installations in the United States under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary with a proximately located local or State 
government, or combination of such governments, in order to utilize the 
government's efficiencies in already performing such functions for the 
general public and to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of 
providing or procuring such functions.
    (b) National Security Protections.--The Secretary of a military 
department shall ensure that each contract and agreement entered into 
under this section is consistent with the security plan for the 
military installation.
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