[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 174 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6709-S6710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Casey):
  S. 3496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
to make elective deferrals on the basis of their service to the Ready 
Reserve and on the basis of their other employment; to the Committee on 
Finance.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3496

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Retirement 
     Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 2. ELECTIVE DEFERRALS BY MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE OF 
                   A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(9) Elective deferrals by members of ready reserve.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a qualified ready 
     reservist (other than a specified Federal employee ready 
     reservist) for any taxable year, the limitations of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be applied 
     separately with respect to--
       ``(i) elective deferrals of such qualified ready reservist 
     with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund (as defined in 
     section 7701(j)), and
       ``(ii) any other elective deferrals of such qualified ready 
     reservist.
       ``(B) Special rule for federal employees in the ready 
     reserve not eligible to make elective deferrals to a plan 
     other than the thrift savings plan.--In the case of a 
     specified Federal employee ready reservist for any taxable 
     year--
       ``(i) the applicable dollar amount in effect under 
     paragraph (1)(B) for such taxable year shall be twice such 
     amount (as determined without regard to this subclause), and
       ``(ii) for purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the applicable 
     dollar amount under section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) (as otherwise 
     determined for purposes of paragraph (1)(C)) shall be twice 
     such amount (as determined without regard to this subclause).
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Qualified ready reservist.--The term `qualified ready 
     reservist' means any individual for any taxable year if such 
     individual received compensation for service as a member of 
     the Ready Reserve of a reserve component (as defined in 
     section 101 of title 37, United States Code) during such 
     taxable year.
       ``(ii) Specified federal employee ready reservist.--The 
     term `specified Federal employee ready reservist' means any 
     individual for any taxable year if such individual--

       ``(I) is a qualified ready reservist for such taxable year,
       ``(II) would be eligible to make elective deferrals with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Fund (as defined in section 
     7701(j)) during such taxable year determined without regard 
     to the service of such individual described in clause (i), 
     and
       ``(III) is not eligible to make elective deferrals with 
     respect to any plan other than such Thrift Savings Fund 
     during such taxable year.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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      By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Booker):
  S. 3502. A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to 
establish annual performance objectives and to hold the Chief NextGen 
Officer accountable for meeting such objectives; to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, in 2003, Congress mandated the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System known as NextGen, transitioning 
our radar-based system with radio communication to a satellite-based 
one, to increase safety and efficiency. NextGen deployment has been 
bogged with delays and cost overruns, highlighted by Government 
Accountability Office reports. Final implementation is to be completed 
by 2025. This legislation would simply create measurable annual 
performance goals and hold federal officials accountable to meeting 
these goals through the remainder of implementation.
  I want to thank Senator Booker for being original cosponsors of this 
bill and I ask my other Senate colleagues to join us in support of this 
legislation.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3502

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``NextGen Accountability 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. NEXTGEN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS.

       Section 214 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
     (Public Law 112-95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Annual Performance Goals.--The Administrator shall 
     establish annual NextGen performance goals for each of the 
     performance metrics set forth in subsection (a) to meet the 
     performance metric baselines identified under subsection (b). 
     Such goals shall be established in consultation with public 
     and private NextGen stakeholders, including the NextGen 
     Advisory Committee.''.

     SEC. 3. NEXTGEN METRICS REPORT.

       Section 710(e)(2) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
     Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176; 49 U.S.C. 40101 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) a description of the progress made in meeting the 
     annual NextGen performance goals relative to the performance 
     metrics established under section 214 of the FAA 
     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49 
     U.S.C. 40101 note).''.

     SEC. 4. CHIEF NEXTGEN OFFICER.

       Section 106(s) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In evaluating the performance of the Chief 
     NextGen Officer for the purpose of awarding a bonus under 
     this subparagraph, the Administrator shall consider the 
     progress toward meeting the NextGen performance goals 
     established pursuant to section 214(d) of the FAA 
     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49 
     U.S.C. 40101 note)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The annual performance

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     goals set forth in the agreement shall include quantifiable 
     NextGen airspace performance objectives regarding efficiency, 
     productivity, capacity, and safety, which shall be 
     established in consultation with public and private NextGen 
     stakeholders, including the NextGen Advisory Committee.''.

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