[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 1888 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1888

To reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement for 
                        the Federal Government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2015

 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement for 
                        the Federal Government.

    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 ``Unified Savings 
and Accountability Act'' or the ``USA Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL PROPERTY, FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND 
                         INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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

Sec. 101. Promotion of competition in Federal contracting.
Sec. 102. Promotion of strategic sourcing in Federal contracting.
Sec. 103. Avoiding duplicative information technology investments.
Sec. 104. Promotion of reverse auctions in Federal contracting.
       Subtitle B--Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform

Sec. 121. Purpose.
Sec. 122. Property management and expedited disposal of real property.
Sec. 123. Report of the Comptroller General.
Sec. 124. Technical and conforming amendment.
                        TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 201. Report on implementation of certain Medicare and Medicaid 
                            fraud detection and program integrity 
                            provisions.
Sec. 202. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of 
                            certain unpaid taxes.
Sec. 203. Prohibition on non-cost-effective minting and printing of 
                            coins and currency.
Sec. 204. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies of 
                            Congressional documents.
Sec. 205. Replacing the $1 note with the $1 coin.
Sec. 206. Enhancing the Internal Revenue Service's online services.
Sec. 207. Improving foreclosure loss mitigation efforts for mortgages 
                            made, insured, or guaranteed by Federal 
                            agencies.

TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL PROPERTY, FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND 
                         INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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

SEC. 101. PROMOTION OF COMPETITION IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.

    (a) Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--Not later than 6 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. 102. PROMOTION OF STRATEGIC SOURCING IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.

    (a) Savings Goals.--Not later than 6 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, United States Code. 
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. 103. AVOIDING DUPLICATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``agency'' and ``information technology'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in section 3502 of title 44, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Chief Information Officer'' means the Chief 
        Information Officer of an agency designated under section 3506 
        of title 44, United States Code, (or comparable official in an 
        agency not covered by such section).
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve 
transparency in order to ensure that agencies avoid making duplicative 
information technology investments.
    (c) Reporting Potential Duplication.--
            (1) Responsibility of agency chief information officers.--
        Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, and at least annually thereafter, the Chief Information 
        Officer of each agency shall submit to the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget a report on potentially 
        duplicative information technology investments, which shall, 
        using existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms, 
        evaluate the results of the efforts of the agency to identify 
        and eliminate, where appropriate, each potentially duplicative 
        information technology investment.
            (2) Functions of the director.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget shall issue a policy requiring 
        consistency among all agencies in identifying information 
        technology investments (including applicable research and 
        development projects and mission-essential systems) in any 
        required reporting.

SEC. 104. PROMOTION OF REVERSE AUCTIONS IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.

    (a) Revision of FAR.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be 
revised to address reverse auctions by Federal agencies, including how 
and when they should be used, the roles and responsibilities of 
contracting officers, and what agencies should do if there is no 
interactive bidding during an auction.
    (b) Guidance on Reverse Auctions.--Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of Office of Management 
and Budget shall, consistent with the recommendations of the Government 
Accountability Office on reverse auctions in its report GAO-14-343SP 
(April 2014), issue Government-wide guidance--
            (1) advising agencies to collect and analyze data on the 
        level of interactive bidding and, where applicable, fees paid, 
        to determine the cost effectiveness of using reverse auctions 
        in the procurement of goods or services; and
            (2) on best practices to maximize competition and savings 
        in the use of reverse auctions.

       Subtitle B--Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform

SEC. 121. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to increase the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the Federal Government in managing real property by--
            (1) requiring agencies to maintain an up-to-date inventory 
        of real property;
            (2) establishing a Federal Real Property Council to develop 
        guidance on and ensure the implementation of strategies for 
        better managing Federal real property; and
            (3) authorizing a pilot program to expedite the disposal of 
        surplus real property.

SEC. 122. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY.

    Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER VII--PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF REAL 
                                PROPERTY

``Sec. 621. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            ``(2) Council.--The term `Council' means the Federal Real 
        Property Council established by section 623(a).
            ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            ``(4) Disposal.--The term `disposal' means any action that 
        constitutes the removal of any real property from the Federal 
        inventory, including sale, deed, demolition, or exchange.
            ``(5) Excess property.--The term `excess property' means 
        any real property under the control of a Federal agency that 
        the head of the Federal agency determines is not required to 
        meet the needs or responsibilities of the Federal agency.
            ``(6) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' means--
                    ``(A) an executive department or independent 
                establishment in the executive branch of the 
                Government; or
                    ``(B) a wholly owned Government corporation.
            ``(7) Field office.--The term `field office' means any 
        office of a Federal agency that is not the headquarters office 
        location for the Federal agency.
            ``(8) Postal property.--The term `postal property' means 
        any building owned by the United States Postal Service.
            ``(9) Surplus property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `surplus property' 
                means excess real property that is not required to meet 
                the needs or responsibilities of any Federal agency.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `surplus property' does 
                not include--
                            ``(i) any military installation (as defined 
                        in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and 
                        Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note; 
                        Public Law 101-510));
                            ``(ii) any property that is excepted from 
                        the definition of the term `property' under 
                        section 102;
                            ``(iii) Indian and native Eskimo property 
                        held in trust by the Federal Government as 
                        described in section 3301(a)(5)(C)(iii);
                            ``(iv) real property operated and 
                        maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority 
                        pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Authority Act 
                        of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.);
                            ``(v) any real property the Director 
                        excludes for reasons of national security;
                            ``(vi) any public lands (as defined in 
                        section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 
                        1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)) administered by--
                                    ``(I) the Secretary of the 
                                Interior, acting through--
                                            ``(aa) the Director of the 
                                        Bureau of Land Management;
                                            ``(bb) the Director of the 
                                        National Park Service;
                                            ``(cc) the Commissioner of 
                                        Reclamation; or
                                            ``(dd) the Director of the 
                                        United States Fish and Wildlife 
                                        Service; or
                                    ``(II) the Secretary of 
                                Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
                                of the Forest Service; or
                            ``(vii) any property operated and 
                        maintained by the United States Postal Service.
            ``(10) Underutilized property.--The term `underutilized 
        property' means a portion or the entirety of any real property, 
        including any improvements, that is used--
                    ``(A) irregularly or intermittently by the 
                accountable Federal agency for program purposes of the 
                Federal agency; or
                    ``(B) for program purposes that can be satisfied 
                only with a portion of the property.
``Sec. 622. Duties of Federal agencies
    ``Each Federal agency shall--
            ``(1) maintain adequate inventory controls and 
        accountability systems for real property under the control of 
        the Federal agency;
            ``(2) develop current and future workforce projections so 
        as to have the capacity to assess the needs of the Federal 
        workforce regarding the use of real property;
            ``(3) continuously survey real property under the control 
        of the Federal agency to identify excess property, 
        underutilized property, and other real property suitable to be 
        used for--
                    ``(A) colocation with other Federal agencies; or
                    ``(B) consolidation with other facilities;
            ``(4) promptly report excess property and underutilized 
        property to the Administrator;
            ``(5) establish goals that will lead the Federal agency to 
        reduce excess property and underutilized property in the 
        inventory of the Federal agency;
            ``(6) submit to the Council a report on all excess property 
        and underutilized property in the inventory of the Federal 
        agency, including--
                    ``(A) whether underutilized property can be better 
                utilized; and
                    ``(B) the extent to which the Federal agency 
                believes that the underutilized property serves the 
                needs of the Federal agency to retain underutilized 
                property;
            ``(7) adopt workplace practices, configurations, and 
        management techniques that can achieve increased levels of 
        productivity and decrease the need for real property assets;
            ``(8) assess leased space to identify space that is not 
        fully used or occupied;
            ``(9) on an annual basis and subject to the guidance of the 
        Council--
                    ``(A) conduct an inventory of real property under 
                control of the Federal agency; and
                    ``(B) make an assessment of each real property, 
                which shall include--
                            ``(i) the age and condition of the 
                        property;
                            ``(ii) the size of the property in square 
                        footage and acreage;
                            ``(iii) the geographical location of the 
                        property, including an address and description;
                            ``(iv) the extent to which the property is 
                        being utilized;
                            ``(v) the actual annual operating costs 
                        associated with the property;
                            ``(vi) the total cost of capital 
                        expenditures associated with the property;
                            ``(vii) sustainability metrics associated 
                        with the property;
                            ``(viii) the number of Federal employees 
                        and functions housed at the property;
                            ``(ix) the extent to which the mission of 
                        the Federal agency is dependent on the 
                        property;
                            ``(x) the estimated amount of capital 
                        expenditures projected to maintain and operate 
                        the property over each of the next 5 years 
                        after the date of enactment of this subchapter; 
                        and
                            ``(xi) any additional information required 
                        by the Administrator to carry out section 624; 
                        and
            ``(10) provide to the Council and the Administrator the 
        information described in paragraph (9)(B) to be used for the 
        establishment and maintenance of the database described in 
        section 624.
``Sec. 623. Colocation among United States Postal Service properties
    ``(a) Identification of Postal Property.--Each year, the Postmaster 
General may--
            ``(1) identify a list of postal properties with space 
        available for use by Federal agencies; and
            ``(2) submit the list to the Council.
    ``(b) Submission of List of Postal Properties to Federal 
Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        completion of a list under subsection (a), the Council shall 
        provide the list to each Federal agency.
            ``(2) Review by federal agencies.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the receipt of the list submitted under paragraph (1), 
        each Federal agency shall--
                    ``(A) review the list;
                    ``(B) identify real property assets under the 
                control of the Federal agency; and
                    ``(C) recommend colocations if appropriate.
    ``(c) Terms of Colocation.--On approval of the recommendations 
under subsection (b) by the Postmaster General and the applicable 
agency head, the Federal agency or appropriate landholding entity may 
work with the Postmaster General to establish appropriate terms of a 
lease for each postal property.
``Sec. 624. Establishment of a Federal Real Property Council
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a Federal Real Property 
Council.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Council shall be--
            ``(1) to develop guidance and ensure implementation of an 
        efficient and effective real property management strategy;
            ``(2) to identify opportunities for the Federal Government 
        to better manage real property assets; and
            ``(3) to reduce the costs of managing real property, 
        including operations, maintenance, and security.
    ``(c) Composition.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Council shall be composed 
        exclusively of--
                    ``(A) the senior real property officers of each 
                Federal agency;
                    ``(B) the Deputy Director for Management of the 
                Office of Management and Budget;
                    ``(C) the Controller of the Office of Management 
                and Budget;
                    ``(D) the Administrator; and
                    ``(E) any other full-time or permanent part-time 
                Federal officials or employees, as the Chairperson 
                determines to be necessary.
            ``(2) Chairperson.--The Deputy Director for Management of 
        the Office of Management and Budget shall serve as Chairperson 
        of the Council.
            ``(3) Executive director.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Chairperson shall designate 
                an Executive Director to assist in carrying out the 
                duties of the Council.
                    ``(B) Qualifications; full-time.--The Executive 
                Director shall--
                            ``(i) be appointed from among individuals 
                        who have substantial experience in the areas of 
                        commercial real estate and development, real 
                        property management, and Federal operations and 
                        management; and
                            ``(ii) serve full time.
    ``(d) Meetings.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Council shall meet subject to the 
        call of the Chairperson.
            ``(2) Minimum.--The Council shall meet not fewer than 4 
        times each year.
    ``(e) Duties.--The Council, in consultation with the Director and 
the Administrator, shall--
            ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this subchapter, establish a real property management plan 
        template, to be updated annually, which shall include 
        performance measures, specific milestones, measurable savings, 
        strategies, and Government-wide goals based on the goals 
        established under section 622(5) to reduce surplus property or 
        to achieve better utilization of underutilized property, and 
        evaluation criteria to determine the effectiveness of real 
        property management that are designed--
                    ``(A) to enable Congress and heads of Federal 
                agencies to track progress in the achievement of real 
                property management objectives on a Government-wide 
                basis;
                    ``(B) to improve the management of real property; 
                and
                    ``(C) to allow for comparison of the performance of 
                Federal agencies against industry and other public 
                sector agencies in terms of performance;
            ``(2) develop standard use rates consistent throughout each 
        category of space and with nongovernmental space use rates;
            ``(3) develop a strategy to reduce the reliance of Federal 
        agencies on leased space for long-term needs if ownership would 
        be less costly;
            ``(4) provide guidance on eliminating inefficiencies in the 
        Federal leasing process;
            ``(5) compile a list of real property assets that are field 
        offices that are suitable for colocation with other real 
        property assets; and
            ``(6) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this subchapter and annually during the 4-year period beginning 
        on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
        subchapter and ending on the date that is 5 years after the 
        date of enactment of this subchapter, the Council shall submit 
        to the Director a report that contains--
                    ``(A) a list of the remaining excess property, 
                surplus property, and underutilized properties of each 
                Federal agency;
                    ``(B) the progress of the Council toward developing 
                guidance for Federal agencies to ensure that the 
                assessment required under section 622(9)(B) is carried 
                out in a uniform manner; and
                    ``(C) the progress of Federal agencies toward 
                achieving the goals established under section 622(5).
    ``(f) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties described in 
subsection (e), the Council shall also consult with representatives 
of--
            ``(1) State, local, tribal authorities, and affected 
        communities; and
            ``(2) appropriate private sector entities and 
        nongovernmental organizations that have expertise in areas of--
                    ``(A) commercial real estate and development;
                    ``(B) government management and operations;
                    ``(C) space planning;
                    ``(D) community development, including 
                transportation and planning; and
                    ``(E) historic preservation.
    ``(g) Council Resources.--The Director and the Administrator shall 
provide staffing, and administrative support for the Council, as 
appropriate.
``Sec. 625. Federal real property inventory and database
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this subchapter, the Administrator shall establish and 
maintain a single, comprehensive, and descriptive database of all real 
property under the custody and control of all Federal agencies.
    ``(b) Contents.--The database shall include--
            ``(1) information provided to the Administrator under 
        section 622(9)(B); and
            ``(2) a list of real property disposals completed, 
        including--
                    ``(A) the date and disposal method used for each 
                real property;
                    ``(B) the proceeds obtained from the disposal of 
                each real property;
                    ``(C) the amount of time required to dispose of the 
                real property, including the date on which the real 
                property is designated as excess property;
                    ``(D) the date on which the property is designated 
                as surplus property and the date on which the property 
                is disposed; and
                    ``(E) all costs associated with the disposal.
    ``(c) Accessibility.--
            ``(1) Committees.--The database established under 
        subsection (a) shall be made available on request to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives.
            ``(2) General public.--Not later than 3 years after the 
        date of enactment of this subchapter and to the extent 
        consistent with national security, the Administrator shall make 
        the database established under subsection (a) accessible to the 
        public at no cost through the website of the General Services 
        Administration.
``Sec. 626. Limitation on certain leasing authorities
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later 
than December 31 of each year following the date of enactment of this 
subchapter, a Federal agency with independent leasing authority shall 
submit to the Council a list of all leases, including operating leases, 
in effect on the date of enactment of this subchapter that includes--
            ``(1) the date on which each lease was executed;
            ``(2) the date on which ease lease will expire;
            ``(3) a description of the size of the space;
            ``(4) the location of the property;
            ``(5) the tenant agency;
            ``(6) the total annual rental rate; and
            ``(7) the amount of the net present value of the total 
        estimated legal obligations of the Federal Government over the 
        life of the contract.
    ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) the United States Postal Service;
            ``(2) the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
            ``(3) any other property the President excludes from 
        subsection (a) for reasons of national security.
``Sec. 627. Expedited disposal pilot program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a pilot program 
to dispose of, by sale, transfer, or other means of disposal, any 
surplus property.
            ``(1) Properties for expedited disposal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On an annual basis, the Director 
                may authorize the expedited disposal of not more than 
                200 surplus properties.
                    ``(B) Priority.--In determining which properties to 
                dispose of, the Director shall give priority to surplus 
                properties that have the highest fair market value and 
                the greatest potential for disposal.
                    ``(C) Costs associated with disposal.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may 
                        obligate an amount to pay any direct and 
                        indirect costs under section 572 related to 
                        identifying and preparing properties to be 
                        reported as excess property by a Federal 
                        agency.
                            ``(ii) Reimbursement.--An amount obligated 
                        under clause (i) shall be paid from the 
                        proceeds of any sale of real property under 
                        this subsection.
                            ``(iii) Net proceeds.--Net proceeds shall 
                        be distributed under subsection (b).
                    ``(D) Maximum net proceeds.--Any real property 
                authorized to be disposed of by sale of under 
                subparagraph (A) shall disposed of in a manner that, as 
                determined by the Administrator in consultation with 
                the head of the applicable Federal agency, is 
                structured and marketed to maximize the value to the 
                Federal Government.
                    ``(E) Monetary proceeds requirement.--Surplus 
                property may be disposed of under this section only if 
                disposal of the property will generate monetary 
                proceeds to the Federal Government that--
                            ``(i) exceed the costs of disposal of the 
                        property; and
                            ``(ii) are not less than 90 percent of fair 
                        market value.
            ``(2) Applicability of certain law.--Any expedited disposal 
        of real property conducted under this section shall not be 
        subject to--
                    ``(A) any section of An Act Authorizing the 
                Transfer of Certain Real Property for Wildlife, or 
                other Purposes (16 U.S.C. 667b);
                    ``(B) sections 107 and 317 of title 23;
                    ``(C) sections 545(b)(8), 550, 553, 554, and 
                1304(b);
                    ``(D) section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411);
                    ``(E) section 47151 of title 49; or
                    ``(F) section 13(d) of the Surplus Property Act of 
                1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622(d)).
            ``(3) Effect.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing 
        in this subchapter terminates or in any way limits the 
        authority of any Federal agency under any other provision of 
        law to dispose of real property.
    ``(b) Use of Proceeds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the proceeds received from the 
        disposal of any real property under this subchapter--
                    ``(A) not less than 80 percent shall be returned to 
                the general fund of the Treasury for debt reduction;
                    ``(B) the lesser of 18 percent or the share of 
                proceeds otherwise authorized to be retained under law 
                shall be retained by the Federal agency that has 
                custody and is accountable for the real property, 
                subject to paragraph (2);
                    ``(C) not greater than 2 percent shall be made 
                available to carry out section 627, subject to annual 
                appropriations; and
                    ``(D) any remaining share of the proceeds shall be 
                returned to the general fund of the Treasury for 
                Federal budget deficit reduction.
            ``(2) Limitation on use of proceeds.--Any proceeds retained 
        by Federal agencies under this section shall be--
                    ``(A) deposited into the appropriate real property 
                account of the Federal agency that had custody and 
                accountability for the real property, with the funds 
                expended only as authorized in annual appropriations 
                Acts;
                    ``(B) used--
                            ``(i) by not later than 2 years after the 
                        date of disposal of the real property; and
                            ``(ii) only for activities relating to 
                        Federal real property asset management and 
                        disposal; and
                    ``(C) if not used by the date described in 
                subparagraph (B)(i), shall be deposited in the Treasury 
                and used for Federal budget deficit reduction.
    ``(c) Public Benefit.--
            ``(1) Conveyance.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
        a real property authorized to be disposed of under subsection 
        (a) has not been disposed of by the date that is 2 years after 
        the date the property is listed for sale, the Director, in 
        consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary of 
        Housing and Urban Development, may consider a request from the 
        disposing Federal agency that the real property be conveyed to 
        State and local governments or nonprofit organizations for 
        various public purposes or uses as permitted by applicable law.
            ``(2) Predominant use and size standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any real property authorized to 
                be disposed of under subsection (a) shall not be 
                conveyed under paragraph (1) if--
                            ``(i) the predominant use of the property 
                        is not for housing; and
                            ``(ii)(I) the area of the property is not 
                        less than 25,000 square feet; or
                            ``(II) the appraised fair market value of 
                        the property is greater than $1,000,000.
                    ``(B) Appraised fair market value.--The appraised 
                fair market value described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) 
                shall be determined by the Federal agency with custody 
                or control of the property, in consultation with the 
                Administrator and standard appraisal practice.
    ``(d) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Increase in size of inventory.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), if a Federal agency fails to make available for 
        public sale the real property authorized to be disposed of 
        under subsection (a) by the date that is 18 months after the 
        date on which the authorization is made under subsection (a), 
        that Federal agency, except for specific exceptions promulgated 
        by the Director, shall not increase the size of the civilian 
        real property inventory, unless the square footage of the 
        increase is offset, within an appropriate time as determined by 
        the Director, through consolidation, colocation, or disposal of 
        another building space from the inventory of that Federal 
        agency.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
        Federal agency that acquires any real property not under the 
        administrative jurisdiction of the Federal Government, by sale 
        or lease, until the Director submits a certification to 
        Congress of the disposal of all of those surplus properties.
    ``(e) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this 
section terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this subchapter.
``Sec. 628. Homeless assistance grants
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible nonprofit organization.--The term `eligible 
        nonprofit organization' means a nonprofit organization that is 
        a representative of the homeless.
            ``(2) Homeless.--The term `homeless' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302), except that subsection (c) of 
        that section shall not apply.
            ``(3) Permanent housing.--The term `permanent housing' has 
        the meaning given the term section 401 of the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360).
            ``(4) Private nonprofit organization.--The term `private 
        nonprofit organization' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 11360).
            ``(5) Representative of the homeless.--The term 
        `representative of the homeless' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 501(i) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 11411(i)).
            ``(6) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            ``(7) Transitional housing.--The term `transitional 
        housing' has the meaning given the term in section 401 of the 
        McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360).
    ``(b) Grant Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent amounts are made available 
        under section 626(b)(1)(B) for use under this section, the 
        Secretary shall make grants to eligible private nonprofit 
        organizations through the continuum of care program established 
        under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.), to purchase real 
        property suitable for use to assist the homeless in accordance 
        with subsection (c).
            ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Except as otherwise provided 
        in this section, a grant under this section shall be subject to 
        the same terms and conditions as a grant under the continuum of 
        care program established under subtitle C of title IV of the 
        McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
        seq.).
    ``(c) Use of Properties for Housing or Shelter for the Homeless.--
            ``(1) Eligible uses.--An eligible private nonprofit 
        organization that receives a grant under subsection (b) shall 
        use the amounts received only to purchase or rehabilitate real 
        property for use to provide permanent housing, transitional 
        housing, or temporary shelter to the homeless.
            ``(2) Term of use.--The Secretary may not make a grant 
        under subsection (b) to an eligible private nonprofit 
        organization unless the eligible private nonprofit organization 
        provides to the Secretary such assurances as the Secretary 
        determines necessary to ensure that any real property purchased 
        or rehabilitated using amounts received under the grant is used 
        only for the uses described in paragraph (1) for a period of 
        not less than 15 years.
    ``(d) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall give preference to eligible private nonprofit 
organizations that operate within areas in which Federal real property 
is being sold under the disposal program authorized under section 626.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 123. REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

    (a) Draft.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a draft report on the expedited disposal pilot program 
established by the amendments made by section 122.
    (b) Final.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a final report on the expedited disposal pilot program 
established by the amendments made by section 122.

SEC. 124. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The table of sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 611 the following:

  ``subchapter vii--property management and expedited disposal of real 
                                property

``621. Definitions.
``622. Duties of Federal agencies.
``623. Colocation among United States Postal Service properties.
``624. Establishment of a Federal Real Property Council.
``625. Federal real property inventory and database.
``626. Limitation on certain leasing authorities.
``627. Expedited disposal pilot program.
``628. Homeless assistance grants.''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 201. 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. 202. 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 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 2016, 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 2015' 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 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 
        subsection (a)(1).
            ``(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, 2016.

SEC. 203. 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, beginning on the date that is 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary may not 
mint or issue any circulating 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, beginning on the date that 
        is 4 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 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. 204. 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 Director of the Government Publishing Office 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 Director of the Government Publishing Office would have 
been required to provide a printed copy of a document under this 
chapter had subsection (a) not been in effect, the Director 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 Director may provide 
        to the person may not exceed the number of printed copies the 
        Director would have provided to the person had subsection (a) 
        not been in effect; and
            ``(2) the Director 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 title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:

``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, 2016.

SEC. 205. REPLACING THE $1 NOTE WITH THE $1 COIN.

    (a) Duties of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System.--
            (1) Coin sequestration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors 
                of the Federal Reserve System shall sequester all $1 
                coins bearing the design common to those $1 coins 
                minted and issued from 1979 through 1981 and in 1999.
                    (B) Treatment of coins.--Coins sequestered pursuant 
                to subparagraph (A) shall not be returned to ordinary 
                circulation or otherwise released from storage 
                controlled by the Federal Reserve System or an agent of 
                the Federal Reserve System.
                    (C) Exception for certain uses.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (B), coins sequestered pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) may be released, at face value and in 
                bulk quantities--
                            (i) to dealers in collectible coins; and
                            (ii) to countries that have adopted the 
                        United States dollar as their base unit of 
                        exchange.
                    (D) Obsolete coins.--On the date that is 1 year 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the coins 
                described in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) shall be declared by the Secretary of 
                        the Treasury to be obsolete;
                            (ii) shall be treated in the same manner as 
                        all other obsolete United States coins; and
                            (iii) to the extent the coins remain in 
                        general circulation, shall remain legal tender.
            (2) Quarterly report on $1 coins.--The Board of Governors 
        of the Federal Reserve System shall submit to the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives 
        a quarterly report on--
                    (A) the number of coins sequestered pursuant to 
                paragraph (1)(A);
                    (B) the number of coins described in paragraph 
                (1)(A) that remain in general circulation; and
                    (C) efforts that have been made to reduce the 
                number of coins described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                to zero.
            (3) Improvement of circulation.--The Board of Governors of 
        the Federal Reserve System shall--
                    (A) undertake efforts to improve the circulation 
                and remove barriers to the circulation of the $1 coin, 
                other than the coins described under paragraph (1)(A);
                    (B) submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Financial Services of the House of Representatives a 
                quarterly report on--
                            (i) the efforts made to improve the 
                        circulation of $1 coins and the efforts being 
                        planned to improve the circulation of $1 coins;
                            (ii) the success of such efforts, including 
                        an analysis of the coins described in clause 
                        (i) held in storage owned or controlled by the 
                        Federal Reserve System and the number of such 
                        coins in circulation;
                            (iii) barriers to the circulation of such 
                        coins, including the availability of such coins 
                        in quantities unmixed with the $1 coins 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A); and
                            (iv) the extent to which the Federal 
                        Reserve System and any agents of the Federal 
                        Reserve System are unable to meet end-user 
                        requests for delivery of unmixed quantities of 
                        such coins in whatever form such end user 
                        requires, including rolls, disposable tubes, or 
                        volume bags of such coins.
            (4) Outreach and education.--The Board of Governors of the 
        Federal Reserve System shall continuously conduct outreach and 
        education programs aimed at helping each business using or 
        accepting cash to choose the best mix of $1 coins and banknotes 
        to facilitate transactions and reduce costs of transactions and 
        of cashing out at the end of a transaction period.
            (5) Use of $1 coins by foreign countries.--The Board of 
        Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall work with the 
        Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure 
        that countries that have adopted the dollar as a base unit of 
        exchange and that place orders with the Federal Reserve System, 
        or through any United States financial institution, for 
        supplies of $1 monetary units, are fully briefed before placing 
        each such order on the durability and longevity of $1 coins in 
        high-circulation economies when used for transactions of a low 
        dollar value.
    (b) Publicity Requirement.--Section 5112(p)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``Mint,'' and inserting ``Mint and 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System''.
    (c) Report on Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States and the Inspector General of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection shall each submit to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on steps being taken 
by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to carry out 
this Act.
    (d) Clarification With Respect to Seigniorage.--The ninth proviso 
of section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``and such amount shall be included as an estimated receipt 
of the Government under section 1105(a)(6) and a receipt of the 
Government under section 1105(a)(7) in any budget submitted under that 
section'' after ``miscellaneous receipts''.
    (e) Policy Statement.--It is the policy of the United States that 
after $1 coins achieve sufficient market penetration such that 
consumers and retailers are comfortable using $1 coins and are able to 
obtain adequate supplies of $1 coins, $1 coins should replace $1 
Federal Reserve notes as the only $1 monetary unit issued and 
circulated by the Federal Reserve System.
    (f) Deadline for Placing $1 Federal Reserve Notes Into 
Circulation.--Federal Reserve banks may continue to place into 
circulation $1 Federal Reserve notes until the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which the number of $1 coins placed into 
        circulation after the date of the enactment of this Act exceeds 
        600,000,000 annually; or
            (2) the date that is 4 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (g) Transition Period.--Beginning on the date described in 
subsection (f), a Federal Reserve bank--
            (1) may not order additional $1 Federal Reserve notes; and
            (2) except as provided in subsection (h), may, during the 
        1-year period beginning on the date described in subsection 
        (f), place into circulation $1 Federal Reserve notes on hand or 
        those deposited with the Federal Reserve bank.
    (h) Removal of Unfit Currency.--Beginning on the date described in 
subparagraph (f), a Federal Reserve bank shall--
            (1) remove unfit currency from circulation; and
            (2) destroy the currency described in paragraph (1).
    (i) Exception.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (f) and (g), 
        the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall 
        produce such Federal Reserve notes of $1 denomination as the 
        Board determines from time to time are appropriate solely to 
        meet the needs of collectors of that denomination.
            (2) Issuance of federal reserve notes.--The notes described 
        in paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be issued by 1 or more Federal Reserve banks in 
                accordance with section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act 
                (12 U.S.C. 411); and
                    (B) sold by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
                Reserve System, in whole or in part, under procedures 
                prescribed by the Board.
    (j) No Effect on Legal Tender.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this section, $1 Federal Reserve notes shall be considered legal 
tender in the United States for all debts, public and private, public 
charges, taxes, and duties, regardless of the date of printing or 
issue.

SEC. 206. ENHANCING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S ONLINE SERVICES.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall, pursuant to the 
recommendations of the Government Accountability Office in its report 
GAO-14-343SP (April 2014):
            (1) Develop a long-term strategy to improve Internet web 
        services provided to taxpayers, in accordance with 
        www.Howto.gov and other Federal guidance outlined in the report 
        of the Government Accountability Office GAO-13-279SP (April 
        2013).
            (2) Study leading practices of other organizations to 
        understand how web improvement strategies were developed and 
        new services prioritized.
            (3) Develop business cases for all new online services, 
        describing the potential benefits and costs of the project, and 
        use them to prioritize future projects.
            (4) Review risk mitigation plans for interactive tools to 
        ensure all risks are addressed and link investments in security 
        to the long-term plan.

SEC. 207. IMPROVING FORECLOSURE LOSS MITIGATION EFFORTS FOR MORTGAGES 
              MADE, INSURED, OR GUARANTEED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``applicable agency'' means--
                    (A) with respect to the Secretary of Housing and 
                Urban Development, the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development;
                    (B) with respect to the Secretary of Agriculture, 
                the Department of Agriculture; and
                    (C) with respect to the Secretary of Veterans 
                Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
            (2) the term ``covered loans and mortgages'' means, with 
        respect to an applicable agency, loans for and mortgages on 1- 
        to 4-family homes made, insured, or guaranteed by the 
        applicable agency.
    (b) Required Analysis.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each analyze the effectiveness and 
long-term costs and benefits of the programs, actions, and strategies 
of the applicable agency for avoidance or mitigation of foreclosure 
losses with respect to covered loans and mortgages of the applicable 
agency, which shall include an analysis of--
            (1) the re-default rates associated with various types of 
        loss mitigation actions; and
            (2) the impacts that loan and borrower characteristics have 
        on the performance of different loss mitigation actions.
    (c) Re-Evaluation.--Upon completion of each analysis conducted 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall each use the results of the analysis with respect to the covered 
loans of the applicable agency to--
            (1) re-evaluate the programs, actions, and strategies of 
        the applicable agency for avoidance or mitigation of 
        foreclosure losses with respect to covered loans and mortgages; 
        and
            (2) provide additional guidance to servicers of covered 
        loans and mortgages to more effectively target and implement 
        loss mitigation efforts.
    (d) Collection of Information.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall--
            (1) collect such information regarding covered loans and 
        mortgages of the applicable agency as may be necessary to 
        conduct each analysis required under subsection (b), including 
        loan level data and information regarding loan performance; or
            (2) require servicers of the covered loans and mortgages of 
        the applicable agency to provide any such information not 
        maintained or collected by the applicable agency.
    (e) Consultation and Coordination.--The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall consult and coordinate with each other in 
conducting each analysis and re-evaluation required under subsections 
(b) and (c), respectively, to ensure the sharing of information and 
promote effective loss mitigation efforts.
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