Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify certain expiring tax provisions relating to education, business investment and economic development, research, health care, environmental remediation, and energy conservation.
Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax and other incentives for funding health savings accounts.
Medicare Improvements and Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the Social Security Act to extend and modify various Medicare and Medicaid provisions, including provisions relating to physician fee schedules, health care reporting requirements, hospital and medical provider reimbursements for certain medical procedures, Medicare fraud and abuse prevention, and the transitional medical assistance and abstinence education program.
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to offer certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and reduce rate of reclamation fees payable by mine operators to the Fund. Allows certain mine operators to prepay health care premium liabilities to the Combined Benefits Fund.
Modifies rules relating to the reimportation of exported tobacco products for personal use.
Extends through 2008 tariff duties on ethyl alcohol (ethanol).
Allows a tax exclusion of gain from the sale of certain mineral or geothermal interests.
Extends the school choice scholarship program for low-income children in the District of Columbia.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on establishing a uniform national database on elder abuse.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6408 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6408
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring
provisions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 7, 2006
Mr. Thomas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on
Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and
Government Reform, 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 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring
provisions, 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, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
DIVISION A--EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CERTAIN TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS,
AND OTHER TAX PROVISIONS
Sec. 100. Reference.
TITLE I--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Sec. 102. Extension and modification of new markets tax credit.
Sec. 103. Election to deduct State and local general sales taxes.
Sec. 104. Extension and modification of research credit.
Sec. 105. Work opportunity tax credit and welfare-to-work credit.
Sec. 106. Election to include combat pay as earned income for purposes
of earned income credit.
Sec. 107. Extension and modification of qualified zone academy bonds.
Sec. 108. Above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary
and secondary school teachers.
Sec. 109. Extension and expansion of expensing of brownfields
remediation costs.
Sec. 110. Tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 111. Indian employment tax credit.
Sec. 112. Accelerated depreciation for business property on Indian
reservations.
Sec. 113. Fifteen-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified
leasehold improvements and qualified
restaurant property.
Sec. 114. Cover over of tax on distilled spirits.
Sec. 115. Parity in application of certain limits to mental health
benefits.
Sec. 116. Corporate donations of scientific property used for research
and of computer technology and equipment.
Sec. 117. Availability of medical savings accounts.
Sec. 118. Taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and
natural gas produced from marginal
properties.
Sec. 119. American Samoa economic development credit.
Sec. 120. Extension of bonus depreciation for certain qualified Gulf
Opportunity Zone property.
Sec. 121. Authority for undercover operations.
Sec. 122. Disclosures of certain tax return information.
Sec. 123. Special rule for elections under expired provisions.
TITLE II--ENERGY TAX PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Credit for electricity produced from certain renewable
resources.
Sec. 202. Credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds.
Sec. 203. Performance standards for sulfur dioxide removal in advanced
coal-based generation technology units
designed to use subbituminous coal.
Sec. 204. Deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.
Sec. 205. Credit for new energy efficient homes.
Sec. 206. Credit for residential energy efficient property.
Sec. 207. Energy credit.
Sec. 208. Special rule for qualified methanol or ethanol fuel.
Sec. 209. Special depreciation allowance for cellulosic biomass ethanol
plant property.
Sec. 210. Expenditures permitted from the Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund.
Sec. 211. Treatment of coke and coke gas.
TITLE III--HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. FSA and HRA terminations to fund HSAs.
Sec. 303. Repeal of annual deductible limitation on HSA contributions.
Sec. 304. Modification of cost-of-living adjustment.
Sec. 305. Contribution limitation not reduced for part-year coverage.
Sec. 306. Exception to requirement for employers to make comparable
health savings account contributions.
Sec. 307. One-time distribution from individual retirement plans to
fund HSAs.
TITLE IV--OTHER PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to
domestic production activities in Puerto
Rico.
Sec. 402. Credit for prior year minimum tax liability made refundable
after period of years.
Sec. 403. Returns required in connection with certain options.
Sec. 404. Partial expensing for advanced mine safety equipment.
Sec. 405. Mine rescue team training tax credit.
Sec. 406. Whistleblower reforms.
Sec. 407. Frivolous tax submissions.
Sec. 408. Addition of meningococcal and human papillomavirus vaccines
to list of taxable vaccines.
Sec. 409. Clarification of taxation of certain settlement funds made
permanent.
Sec. 410. Modification of active business definition under section 355
made permanent.
Sec. 411. Revision of State veterans limit made permanent.
Sec. 412. Capital gains treatment for certain self-created musical
works made permanent.
Sec. 413. Reduction in minimum vessel tonnage which qualifies for
tonnage tax made permanent.
Sec. 414. Modification of special arbitrage rule for certain funds made
permanent.
Sec. 415. Great Lakes domestic shipping to not disqualify vessel from
tonnage tax.
Sec. 416. Use of qualified mortgage bonds to finance residences for
veterans without regard to first-time
homebuyer requirement.
Sec. 417. Exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence by
certain employees of the intelligence
community.
Sec. 418. Sale of property by judicial officers.
Sec. 419. Premiums for mortgage insurance.
Sec. 420. Modification of refunds for kerosene used in aviation.
Sec. 421. Regional income tax agencies treated as States for purposes
of confidentiality and disclosure
requirements.
Sec. 422. Designation of wines by semi-generic names.
Sec. 423. Modification of railroad track maintenance credit.
Sec. 424. Modification of excise tax on unrelated business taxable
income of charitable remainder trusts.
Sec. 425. Loans to qualified continuing care facilities made permanent.
Sec. 426. Technical corrections.
DIVISION B--MEDICARE AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS
Sec. 1. Short title of division.
TITLE I--MEDICARE IMPROVED QUALITY AND PROVIDER PAYMENTS
Sec. 101. Physician payment and quality improvement.
Sec. 102. Extension of floor on Medicare work geographic adjustment.
Sec. 103. Update to the composite rate component of the basic case-mix
adjusted prospective payment system for
dialysis services.
Sec. 104. Extension of treatment of certain physician pathology
services under Medicare.
Sec. 105. Extension of Medicare reasonable costs payments for certain
clinical diagnostic laboratory tests
furnished to hospital patients in certain
rural areas.
Sec. 106. Hospital Medicare reports and clarifications.
Sec. 107. Payment for brachytherapy.
Sec. 108. Payment process under the competitive acquisition program
(CAP).
Sec. 109. Quality reporting for hospital outpatient services and
ambulatory surgical center services.
Sec. 110. Reporting of anemia quality indicators for Medicare part B
cancer anti-anemia drugs.
Sec. 111. Clarification of hospice satellite designation.
TITLE II--MEDICARE BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS
Sec. 201. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps.
Sec. 202. Payment for administration of part D vaccines.
Sec. 203. OIG study of never events.
Sec. 204. Medicare medical home demonstration project.
Sec. 205. Medicare DRA technical corrections.
TITLE III--MEDICARE PROGRAM INTEGRITY EFFORTS
Sec. 301. Offsetting adjustment in Medicare Advantage Stabilization
Fund.
Sec. 302. Extension and expansion of recovery audit contractor program
under the Medicare Integrity Program.
Sec. 303. Funding for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account.
Sec. 304. Implementation funding.
TITLE IV--MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Extension of Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) and
abstinence education program.
Sec. 402. Grants for research on vaccine against Valley Fever.
Sec. 403. Change in threshold for Medicaid indirect hold harmless
provision of broad-based health care taxes.
Sec. 404. DSH allotments for fiscal year 2007 for Tennessee and Hawaii.
Sec. 405. Certain Medicaid DRA technical corrections.
DIVISION C--OTHER PROVISIONS
TITLE I--GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SECURITY
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Offshore oil and gas leasing in 181 Area and 181 south Area
of Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 104. Moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of Gulf of
Mexico.
Sec. 105. Disposition of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues
from 181 Area, 181 south Area, and 2002-
2007 planning areas of Gulf of Mexico.
TITLE II--SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2006
Sec. 200. Short title.
Subtitle A--Mining Control and Reclamation
Sec. 201. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and purposes.
Sec. 202. Reclamation fee.
Sec. 203. Objectives of Fund.
Sec. 204. Reclamation of rural land.
Sec. 205. Liens.
Sec. 206. Certification.
Sec. 207. Remining incentives.
Sec. 208. Extension of limitation on application of prohibition on
issuance of permit.
Sec. 209. Tribal regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation
operations.
Subtitle B--Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act
Sec. 211. Certain related persons and successors in interest relieved
of liability if premiums prepaid.
Sec. 212. Transfers to funds; premium relief.
Sec. 213. Other provisions.
TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Tobacco personal use quantity exception to not apply to
delivery sales.
Sec. 302. Ethanol Tariff Schedule.
Sec. 303. Withdrawal of certain Federal land and interests in certain
Federal land from location, entry, and
patent under the mining laws and
disposition under the mineral and
geothermal leasing laws.
Sec. 304. Continuing eligibility for certain students under District of
Columbia School Choice Program.
Sec. 305. Study on Establishing Uniform National Database on Elder
Abuse.
DIVISION A--EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CERTAIN TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS,
AND OTHER TAX PROVISIONS
SEC. 100. REFERENCE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this division
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
TITLE I--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 222(e) is amended by striking ``2005''and
inserting ``2007''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 222(b)(2)(B) is amended--
(1) by striking ``a taxable year beginning in 2004 or
2005'' and inserting ``any taxable year beginning after 2003'',
and
(2) by striking ``2004 and 2005'' in the heading and
inserting ``After 2003''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 102. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.
(a) Extension.--Section 45D(f)(1)(D) is amended by striking ``and
2007'' and inserting ``, 2007, and 2008''.
(b) Regulations Regarding Non-Metropolitan Counties.--Section
45D(i) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) which ensure that non-metropolitan counties receive a
proportional allocation of qualified equity investments.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 103. ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES.
(a) In General.--Section 164(b)(5)(I) is amended by striking
``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 104. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH CREDIT.
(a) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Section 41(h)(1)(B) is amended by striking
``2005'' and inserting ``2007''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 45C(b)(1)(D) is amended
by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2007''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31,
2005.
(b) Increase in Rates of Alternative Incremental Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 41(c)(4)
(relating to election of alternative incremental credit) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``2.65 percent'' and inserting ``3
percent'',
(B) by striking ``3.2 percent'' and inserting ``4
percent'', and
(C) by striking ``3.75 percent'' and inserting ``5
percent''.
(2) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),
the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable
years ending after December 31, 2006.
(3) Transition rule.--
(A) In general.--In the case of a specified
transitional taxable year for which an election under
section 41(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
applies, the credit determined under section 41(a)(1)
of such Code shall be equal to the sum of--
(i) the applicable 2006 percentage
multiplied by the amount determined under
section 41(c)(4)(A) of such Code (as in effect
for taxable years ending on December 31, 2006),
plus
(ii) the applicable 2007 percentage
multiplied by the amount determined under
section 41(c)(4)(A) of such Code (as in effect
for taxable years ending on January 1, 2007).
(B) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A)--
(i) Specified transitional taxable year.--
The term ``specified transitional taxable
year'' means any taxable year which ends after
December 31, 2006, and which includes such
date.
(ii) Applicable 2006 percentage.--The term
``applicable 2006 percentage'' means the number
of days in the specified transitional taxable
year before January 1, 2007, divided by the
number of days in such taxable year.
(iii) Applicable 2007 percentage.--The term
``applicable 2007 percentage'' means the number
of days in the specified transitional taxable
year after December 31, 2006, divided by the
number of days in such taxable year.
(c) Alternative Simplified Credit for Qualified Research
Expenses.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 41 (relating to
base amount) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6)
as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively, and by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
``(5) Election of alternative simplified credit.--
``(A) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer,
the credit determined under subsection (a)(1) shall be
equal to 12 percent of so much of the qualified
research expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50
percent of the average qualified research expenses for
the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable year for
which the credit is being determined.
``(B) Special rule in case of no qualified research
expenses in any of 3 preceding taxable years.--
``(i) Taxpayers to which subparagraph
applies.--The credit under this paragraph shall
be determined under this subparagraph if the
taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in
any one of the 3 taxable years preceding the
taxable year for which the credit is being
determined.
``(ii) Credit rate.--The credit determined
under this subparagraph shall be equal to 6
percent of the qualified research expenses for
the taxable year.
``(C) Election.--An election under this paragraph
shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all
succeeding taxable years unless revoked with the
consent of the Secretary. An election under this
paragraph may not be made for any taxable year to which
an election under paragraph (4) applies.''.
(2) Transition rule for deemed revocation of election of
alternative incremental credit.--In the case of an election
under section 41(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
which applies to the taxable year which includes January 1,
2007, such election shall be treated as revoked with the
consent of the Secretary of the Treasury if the taxpayer makes
an election under section 41(c)(5) of such Code (as added by
this subsection) for such year.
(3) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (4),
the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable
years ending after December 31, 2006.
(4) Transition rule for noncalendar taxable years.--
(A) In general.--In the case of a specified
transitional taxable year for which an election under
section 41(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(as added by this subsection) applies, the credit
determined under section 41(a)(1) of such Code shall be
equal to the sum of--
(i) the applicable 2006 percentage
multiplied by the amount determined under
section 41(a)(1) of such Code (as in effect for
taxable years ending on December 31, 2006),
plus
(ii) the applicable 2007 percentage
multiplied by the amount determined under
section 41(c)(5) of such Code (as in effect for
taxable years ending on January 1, 2007).
(B) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A)--
(i) Definitions.--Terms used in this
paragraph which are also used in subsection
(b)(3) shall have the respective meanings given
such terms in such subsection.
(ii) Dual elections permitted.--Elections
under paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 41(c)
of such Code may both apply for the specified
transitional taxable year.
(iii) Deferral of deemed election
revocation.--Any election under section
41(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
treated as revoked under paragraph (2) shall be
treated as revoked for the taxable year after
the specified transitional taxable year.
SEC. 105. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Sections 51(c)(4)(B) and 51A(f) are each amended
by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2007''.
(b) Eligibility of Ex-Felons Determined Without Regard to Family
Income.--Paragraph (4) of section 51(d) is amended by adding ``and'' at
the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' at the end of
subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by striking all that
follows subparagraph (B).
(c) Increase in Maximum Age for Eligibility of Food Stamp
Recipients.--Clause (i) of section 51(d)(8)(A) is amended by striking
``25'' and inserting ``40''.
(d) Extension of Paperwork Filing Deadline.--Section
51(d)(12)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by striking ``21st day'' and inserting
``28th day''.
(e) Consolidation of Work Opportunity Credit With Welfare-to-Work
Credit.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) is amended
by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``,
or'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(I) a long-term family assistance recipient.''.
(2) Long-term family assistance recipient.--Subsection (d)
of section 51 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (10)
through (12) as paragraphs (11) through (13), respectively, and
by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
``(10) Long-term family assistance recipient.--The term
`long-term family assistance recipient' means any individual
who is certified by the designated local agency--
``(A) as being a member of a family receiving
assistance under a IV-A program (as defined in
paragraph (2)(B)) for at least the 18-month period
ending on the hiring date,
``(B)(i) as being a member of a family receiving
such assistance for 18 months beginning after August 5,
1997, and
``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more
than 2 years after the end of the earliest such 18-
month period, or
``(C)(i) as being a member of a family which ceased
to be eligible for such assistance by reason of any
limitation imposed by Federal or State law on the
maximum period such assistance is payable to a family,
and
``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more
than 2 years after the date of such cessation.''.
(3) Increased credit for employment of long-term family
assistance recipients.--Section 51 is amended by inserting
after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
``(e) Credit for Second-Year Wages for Employment of Long-Term
Family Assistance Recipients.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to the employment of a
long-term family assistance recipient--
``(A) the amount of the work opportunity credit
determined under this section for the taxable year
shall include 50 percent of the qualified second-year
wages for such year, and
``(B) in lieu of applying subsection (b)(3), the
amount of the qualified first-year wages, and the
amount of qualified second-year wages, which may be
taken into account with respect to such a recipient
shall not exceed $10,000 per year.
``(2) Qualified second-year wages.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `qualified second-year wages' means
qualified wages--
``(A) which are paid to a long-term family
assistance recipient, and
``(B) which are attributable to service rendered
during the 1-year period beginning on the day after the
last day of the 1-year period with respect to such
recipient determined under subsection (b)(2).
``(3) Special rules for agricultural and railway labor.--If
such recipient is an employee to whom subparagraph (A) or (B)
of subsection (h)(1) applies, rules similar to the rules of
such subparagraphs shall apply except that--
``(A) such subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting `$10,000' for `$6,000', and
``(B) such subparagraph (B) shall be applied by
substituting `$833.33' for `$500'.''.
(4) Repeal of separate welfare-to-work credit.--
(A) In general.--Section 51A is hereby repealed.
(B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for
subpart F of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 51A.
(f) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who
begin work for the employer after December 31, 2005.
(2) Consolidation.--The amendments made by subsections (b),
(c), (d), and (e) shall apply to individuals who begin work for
the employer after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 106. ELECTION TO INCLUDE COMBAT PAY AS EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES
OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 32(c)(2)(B)(vi)(II) is amended by striking
``2007'' and inserting ``2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 107. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1397E(e) is amended by
striking ``and 2005'' and inserting ``2005, 2006, and 2007''.
(b) Special Rules Relating to Expenditures, Arbitrage, and
Reporting.--
(1) In general.--Section 1397E is amended--
(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``and'' at
the end of subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the issue meets the requirements of
subsections (f), (g), and (h).'', and
(B) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and
(i) as subsection (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively,
and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsections:
``(f) Special Rules Relating to Expenditures.--
``(1) In general.--An issue shall be treated as meeting the
requirements of this subsection if, as of the date of issuance,
the issuer reasonably expects--
``(A) at least 95 percent of the proceeds from the
sale of the issue are to be spent for 1 or more
qualified purposes with respect to qualified zone
academies within the 5-year period beginning on the
date of issuance of the qualified zone academy bond,
``(B) a binding commitment with a third party to
spend at least 10 percent of the proceeds from the sale
of the issue will be incurred within the 6-month period
beginning on the date of issuance of the qualified zone
academy bond, and
``(C) such purposes will be completed with due
diligence and the proceeds from the sale of the issue
will be spent with due diligence.
``(2) Extension of period.--Upon submission of a request
prior to the expiration of the period described in paragraph
(1)(A), the Secretary may extend such period if the issuer
establishes that the failure to satisfy the 5-year requirement
is due to reasonable cause and the related purposes will
continue to proceed with due diligence.
``(3) Failure to spend required amount of bond proceeds
within 5 years.--To the extent that less than 95 percent of the
proceeds of such issue are expended by the close of the 5-year
period beginning on the date of issuance (or if an extension
has been obtained under paragraph (2), by the close of the
extended period), the issuer shall redeem all of the
nonqualified bonds within 90 days after the end of such period.
For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of the nonqualified
bonds required to be redeemed shall be determined in the same
manner as under section 142.
``(g) Special Rules Relating to Arbitrage.--An issue shall be
treated as meeting the requirements of this subsection if the issuer
satisfies the arbitrage requirements of section 148 with respect to
proceeds of the issue.
``(h) Reporting.--Issuers of qualified academy zone bonds shall
submit reports similar to the reports required under section 149(e).''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Sections 54(l)(3)(B) and
1400N(l)(7)(B)(ii) are each amended by striking ``section
1397E(i)'' and inserting ``section 1397E(l)''.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2005.
(2) Special rules.--The amendments made by subsection (b)
shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the
enactment of this Act pursuant to allocations of the national
zone academy bond limitation for calendar years after 2005.
SEC. 108. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) is amended by
striking ``or 2005'' and inserting ``2005, 2006, or 2007''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 109. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXPENSING OF BROWNFIELDS
REMEDIATION COSTS.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (h) of section 198 is amended by
striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2007''.
(b) Expansion.--Section 198(d)(1) (defining hazardous substance) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) any petroleum product (as defined in section
4612(a)(3)).''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 110. TAX INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Designation of Zone.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 1400 is amended
by striking ``2005'' both places it appears and inserting
``2007''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to periods beginning after December 31, 2005.
(b) Tax-Exempt Economic Development Bonds.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1400A is amended
by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2007''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to bonds issued after December 31, 2005.
(c) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1400B is amended
by striking ``2006'' each place it appears and inserting
``2008''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 1400B(e)(2) is amended--
(i) by striking ``2010'' and inserting
``2012'', and
(ii) by striking ``2010'' in the heading
thereof and inserting ``2012''.
(B) Section 1400B(g)(2) is amended by striking
``2010'' and inserting ``2012''.
(C) Section 1400F(d) is amended by striking
``2010'' and inserting ``2012''.
(3) Effective dates.--
(A) Extension.--The amendments made by paragraph
(1) shall apply to acquisitions after December 31,
2005.
(B) Conforming amendments.--The amendments made by
paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) First-Time Homebuyer Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (i) of section 1400C is amended
by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to property purchased after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 111. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 45A(f) is amended by striking ``2005'' and
inserting ``2007''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 112. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR BUSINESS PROPERTY ON INDIAN
RESERVATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 168(j)(8) is amended by striking ``2005''
and inserting ``2007''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 113. FIFTEEN-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND QUALIFIED RESTAURANT PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) are
each amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 114. COVER OVER OF TAX ON DISTILLED SPIRITS.
(a) In General.--Section 7652(f)(1) is amended by striking ``2006''
and inserting ``2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to articles brought into the United States after December 31,
2005.
SEC. 115. PARITY IN APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH
BENEFITS.
(a) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section
9812(f)(3) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2007''.
(b) Amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--Section 712(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a(f)) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting
``2007''.
(c) Amendment to the Public Health Service Act.--Section 2705(f) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-5(f)) is amended by
striking ``2006''and inserting ``2007''.
SEC. 116. CORPORATE DONATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC PROPERTY USED FOR RESEARCH
AND OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) Extension of Computer Technology and Equipment Donation.--
(1) In general.--Section 170(e)(6)(G) is amended by
striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2007''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2005.
(b) Expansion of Charitable Contribution Allowed for Scientific
Property Used for Research and for Computer Technology and Equipment
Used for Educational Purposes.--
(1) Scientific property used for research.--
(A) In general.--Clause (ii) of section
170(e)(4)(B) (defining qualified research
contributions) is amended by inserting ``or assembled''
after ``constructed''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Clause (iii) of section
170(e)(4)(B) is amended by inserting ``or assembly''
after ``construction''.
(2) Computer technology and equipment for educational
purposes.--
(A) In general.--Clause (ii) of section
170(e)(6)(B) is amended by inserting ``or assembled''
after ``constructed'' and ``or assembling'' after
``construction''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of
section 170(e)(6) is amended by inserting ``or
assembled'' after ``constructed'' and ``or assembly''
after ``construction''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 117. AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) of section 220(i) are
each amended by striking ``2005'' each place it appears in the text and
headings and inserting ``2007''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 220(j) is amended--
(A) in the text by striking ``or 2004'' each place
it appears and inserting ``2004, 2005, or 2006'', and
(B) in the heading by striking ``or 2004'' and
inserting ``2004, 2005, or 2006'' .
(2) Subparagraph (A) of section 220(j)(4) is amended by
striking ``and 2004'' and inserting ``2004, 2005, and 2006''.
(c) Time for Filing Reports, etc.--
(1) The report required by section 220(j)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to be made on August 1, 2005, or
August 1, 2006, as the case may be, shall be treated as timely
if made before the close of the 90-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The determination and publication required by section
220(j)(5) of such Code with respect to calendar year 2005 or
calendar year 2006, as the case may be, shall be treated as
timely if made before the close of the 120-day period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act. If the determination
under the preceding sentence is that 2005 or 2006 is a cut-off
year under section 220(i) of such Code, the cut-off date under
such section 220(i) shall be the last day of such 120-day
period.
SEC. 118. TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR OIL AND
NATURAL GAS PRODUCED FROM MARGINAL PROPERTIES.
(a) In General.--Section 613A(c)(6)(H) is amended by striking
``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 119. AMERICAN SAMOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREDIT.
(a) In General.--For purposes of section 30A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, a domestic corporation shall be treated as a
qualified domestic corporation to which such section applies if such
corporation--
(1) is an existing credit claimant with respect to American
Samoa, and
(2) elected the application of section 936 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for its last taxable year beginning before
January 1, 2006.
(b) Special Rules for Application of Section.--The following rules
shall apply in applying section 30A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 for purposes of this section:
(1) Amount of credit.--Notwithstanding section 30A(a)(1) of
such Code, the amount of the credit determined under section
30A(a)(1) of such Code for any taxable year shall be the amount
determined under section 30A(d) of such Code, except that
section 30A(d) shall be applied without regard to paragraph (3)
thereof.
(2) Separate application.--In applying section 30A(a)(3) of
such Code in the case of a corporation treated as a qualified
domestic corporation by reason of this section, section 30A of
such Code (and so much of section 936 of such Code as relates
to such section 30A) shall be applied separately with respect
to American Samoa.
(3) Foreign tax credit allowed.--Notwithstanding section
30A(e) of such Code, the provisions of section 936(c) of such
Code shall not apply with respect to the credit allowed by
reason of this section.
(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, any term which is
used in this section which is also used in section 30A or 936 of such
Code shall have the same meaning given such term by such section 30A or
936.
(d) Application of Section.--Notwithstanding section 30A(h) or
section 936(j) of such Code, this section (and so much of section 30A
and section 936 of such Code as relates to this section) shall apply to
the first two taxable years of a corporation to which subsection (a)
applies which begin after December 31, 2005, and before January 1,
2008.
SEC. 120. EXTENSION OF BONUS DEPRECIATION FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED GULF
OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1400N is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Extension for certain property.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any specified
Gulf Opportunity Zone extension property, paragraph
(2)(A) shall be applied without regard to clause (v)
thereof.
``(B) Specified gulf opportunity zone extension
property.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term
`specified Gulf Opportunity Zone extension property'
means property--
``(i) substantially all of the use of which
is in one or more specified portions of the GO
Zone, and
``(ii) which is--
``(I) nonresidential real property
or residential rental property which is
placed in service by the taxpayer on or
before December 31, 2010, or
``(II) in the case of a taxpayer
who places a building described in
subclause (I) in service on or before
December 31, 2010, property described
in section 168(k)(2)(A)(i) if
substantially all of the use of such
property is in such building and such
property is placed in service by the
taxpayer not later than 90 days after
such building is placed in service.
``(C) Specified portions of the go zone.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `specified
portions of the GO Zone' means those portions of the GO
Zone which are in any county or parish which is
identified by the Secretary as being a county or parish
in which hurricanes occurring during 2005 damaged (in
the aggregate) more than 60 percent of the housing
units in such county or parish which were occupied
(determined according to the 2000 Census).
``(D) Only pre-january 1, 2010, basis of real
property eligible for additional allowance.--In the
case of property which is qualified Gulf Opportunity
Zone property solely by reason of subparagraph
(B)(ii)(I), paragraph (1) shall apply only to the
extent of the adjusted basis thereof attributable to
manufacture, construction, or production before January
1, 2010.''.
(b) Extension Not Applicable to Increased Section 179 Expensing.--
Paragraph (2) of section 1400N(e) is amended by inserting ``without
regard to subsection (d)(6)'' after ``subsection (d)(2)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 101 of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act
of 2005.
SEC. 121. AUTHORITY FOR UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS.
Paragraph (6) of section 7608(c) (relating to application of
section) is amended by striking ``2007'' both places it appears and
inserting ``2008''.
SEC. 122. DISCLOSURES OF CERTAIN TAX RETURN INFORMATION.
(a) Disclosures To Facilitate Combined Employment Tax Reporting.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6103(d)(5)
(relating to termination) is amended by striking ``2006'' and
inserting ``2007''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to disclosures after December 31, 2006.
(b) Disclosures Relating to Terrorist Activities.--
(1) In general.--Clause (iv) of section 6103(i)(3)(C) and
subparagraph (E) of section 6103(i)(7) are each amended by
striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2007''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to disclosures after December 31, 2006.
(c) Disclosures Relating to Student Loans.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(13)
(relating to termination) is amended by striking ``2006'' and
inserting ``2007''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to requests made after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 123. SPECIAL RULE FOR ELECTIONS UNDER EXPIRED PROVISIONS.
(a) Research Credit Elections.--In the case of any taxable year
ending after December 31, 2005, and before the date of the enactment of
this Act, any election under section 41(c)(4) or section 280C(c)(3)(C)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as having been
timely made for such taxable year if such election is made not later
than the later of April 15, 2007, or such time as the Secretary of the
Treasury, or his designee, may specify. Such election shall be made in
the manner prescribed by such Secretary or designee.
(b) Other Elections.--Except as otherwise provided by such
Secretary or designee, a rule similar to the rule of subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to elections under any other expired provision
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the applicability of which is
extended by reason of the amendments made by this title.
TITLE II--ENERGY TAX PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE
RESOURCES.
Subsection (d) of section 45 is amended by striking ``January 1,
2008'' each place it appears and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
SEC. 202. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Section 54 is amended--
(1) by striking ``$800,000,000'' in subsection (f)(1) and
inserting ``$1,200,000,000'',
(2) by striking ``$500,000,000'' in subsection (f)(2) and
inserting ``$750,000,000'', and
(3) by striking ``December 31, 2007'' in subsection (m) and
inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and
(3) of subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after
December 31, 2006.
(2) Allocations.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(2)
shall apply to allocations or reallocations after December 31,
2006.
SEC. 203. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE REMOVAL IN ADVANCED
COAL-BASED GENERATION TECHNOLOGY UNITS DESIGNED TO USE
SUBBITUMINOUS COAL.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 48A(f) (relating to
advanced coal-based generation technology) is amended by adding at the
end the following new flush sentence:
``For purposes of the performance requirement specified for the
removal of SO<INF>2</INF> in the table contained in
subparagraph (B), the SO<INF>2</INF> removal design level in
the case of a unit designed for the use of feedstock
substantially all of which is subbituminous coal shall be 99
percent SO<INF>2</INF> removal or the achievement of an
emission level of 0.04 pounds or less of SO<INF>2</INF> per
million Btu, determined on a 30-day average.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
apply with respect to applications for certification under section
48A(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 submitted after October
2, 2006.
SEC. 204. DEDUCTION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
Subsection (h) of section 179D is amended by striking ``December
31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
SEC. 205. CREDIT FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES.
Subsection (g) of section 45L is amended by striking ``December 31,
2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
SEC. 206. CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (g) of section 25D is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Clarification of Term.--
(1) Subsections (a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and (e)(4)(A)(i) of
section 25D are each amended by striking ``qualified
photovoltaic property expenditures'' and inserting ``qualified
solar electric property expenditures''.
(2) Section 25D(d)(2) is amended--
(A) by striking ``qualified photovoltaic property
expenditure'' and inserting ``qualified solar electric
property expenditure'', and
(B) in the heading by striking ``qualified
photovoltaic property expenditure'' and inserting
``qualified solar electric property expenditure''.
SEC. 207. ENERGY CREDIT.
Section 48 is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2008'' both places it appears
and inserting ``January 1, 2009'', and
(2) by striking ``December 31, 2007'' both places it
appears and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
SEC. 208. SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED METHANOL OR ETHANOL FUEL.
(a) Extension.--Subparagraph (D) of section 4041(b)(2) is amended
by striking ``October 1, 2007'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Applicable Blender Rate.--Section 4041(b)(2)(C)(ii) is amended
by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2008''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The heading for section 4041(b)(2)(B) is
amended to read as follows: ``Qualified methanol and ethanol fuel
produced from coal''.
SEC. 209. SPECIAL DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL
PLANT PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Section 168 (relating to accelerated cost recovery
system) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Special Allowance for Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol Plant
Property.--
``(1) Additional allowance.--In the case of any qualified
cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property--
``(A) the depreciation deduction provided by
section 167(a) for the taxable year in which such
property is placed in service shall include an
allowance equal to 50 percent of the adjusted basis of
such property, and
``(B) the adjusted basis of such property shall be
reduced by the amount of such deduction before
computing the amount otherwise allowable as a
depreciation deduction under this chapter for such
taxable year and any subsequent taxable year.
``(2) Qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant
property.--The term `qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant
property' means property of a character subject to the
allowance for depreciation--
``(A) which is used in the United States solely to
produce cellulosic biomass ethanol,
``(B) the original use of which commences with the
taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this
subsection,
``(C) which is acquired by the taxpayer by purchase
(as defined in section 179(d)) after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, but only if no written
binding contract for the acquisition was in effect on
or before the date of the enactment of this subsection,
and
``(D) which is placed in service by the taxpayer
before January 1, 2013.
``(3) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `cellulosic biomass ethanol' means ethanol
produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of any lignocellulosic or
hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or
recurring basis.
``(4) Exceptions.--
``(A) Alternative depreciation property.--Such term
shall not include any property described in section
168(k)(2)(D)(i).
``(B) Tax-exempt bond-financed property.--Such term
shall not include any property any portion of which is
financed with the proceeds of any obligation the
interest on which is exempt from tax under section 103.
``(C) Election out.--If a taxpayer makes an
election under this subparagraph with respect to any
class of property for any taxable year, this subsection
shall not apply to all property in such class placed in
service during such taxable year.
``(5) Special rules.--For purposes of this subsection,
rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (E) of section
168(k)(2) shall apply, except that such subparagraph shall be
applied--
``(A) by substituting `the date of the enactment of
subsection (l)' for `September 10, 2001' each place it
appears therein,
``(B) by substituting `January 1, 2013' for
`January 1, 2005' in clause (i) thereof, and
``(C) by substituting `qualified cellulosic biomass
ethanol plant property' for `qualified property' in
clause (iv) thereof.
``(6) Allowance against alternative minimum tax.--For
purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules of
section 168(k)(2)(G) shall apply.
``(7) Recapture.--For purposes of this subsection, rules
similar to the rules under section 179(d)(10) shall apply with
respect to any qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant
property which ceases to be qualified cellulosic biomass
ethanol plant property.
``(8) Denial of double benefit.--Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant
property with respect to which an election has been made under
section 179C (relating to election to expense certain
refineries).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this
Act in taxable years ending after such date.
SEC. 210. EXPENDITURES PERMITTED FROM THE LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANK TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 9508 is amended--
(1) by striking ``section 9003(h)'' and inserting
``sections 9003(h), 9003(i), 9003(j), 9004(f), 9005(c), 9010,
9011, 9012, and 9013'', and
(2) by striking ``Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986'' and inserting ``Public Law 109-168''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 9014(2) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act is amended by striking ``Fund, notwithstanding section
9508(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986'' and inserting
``Fund''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 211. TREATMENT OF COKE AND COKE GAS.
(a) Nonapplication of Phaseout.--Section 45K(g)(2) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Nonapplication of phaseout.--Subsection
(b)(1) shall not apply.''.
(b) Clarification of Qualifying Facility.--Section 45K(g)(1) is
amended by inserting ``(other than from petroleum based products)''
after ``coke or coke gas''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 1321 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
TITLE III--HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Health Opportunity Patient
Empowerment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 302. FSA AND HRA TERMINATIONS TO FUND HSAS.
(a) In General.--Section 106 (relating to contributions by employer
to accident and health plans) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(e) FSA and HRA Terminations to Fund HSAs.--
``(1) In general.--A plan shall not fail to be treated as a
health flexible spending arrangement or health reimbursement
arrangement under this section or section 105 merely because
such plan provides for a qualified HSA distribution.
``(2) Qualified hsa distribution.--The term `qualified HSA
distribution' means a distribution from a health flexible
spending arrangement or health reimbursement arrangement to the
extent that such distribution--
``(A) does not exceed the lesser of the balance in
such arrangement on September 21, 2006, or as of the
date of such distribution, and
``(B) is contributed by the employer directly to
the health savings account of the employee before
January 1, 2012.
Such term shall not include more than 1 distribution with
respect to any arrangement.
``(3) Additional tax for failure to maintain high
deductible health plan coverage.--
``(A) In general.--If, at any time during the
testing period, the employee is not an eligible
individual, then the amount of the qualified HSA
distribution--
``(i) shall be includible in the gross
income of the employee for the taxable year in
which occurs the first month in the testing
period for which such employee is not an
eligible individual, and
``(ii) the tax imposed by this chapter for
such taxable year on the employee shall be
increased by 10 percent of the amount which is
so includible.
``(B) Exception for disability or death.--Clauses
(i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the
employee ceases to be an eligible individual by reason
of the death of the employee or the employee becoming
disabled (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)).
``(4) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this
subsection--
``(A) Testing period.--The term `testing period'
means the period beginning with the month in which the
qualified HSA distribution is contributed to the health
savings account and ending on the last day of the 12th
month following such month.
``(B) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible
individual' has the meaning given such term by section
223(c)(1).
``(C) Treatment as rollover contribution.--A
qualified HSA distribution shall be treated as a
rollover contribution described in section 223(f)(5).
``(5) Tax treatment relating to distributions.--For
purposes of this title--
``(A) In general.--A qualified HSA distribution
shall be treated as a payment described in subsection
(d).
``(B) Comparability excise tax.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), section 4980G shall not apply to
qualified HSA distributions.
``(ii) Failure to offer to all employees.--
In the case of a qualified HSA distribution to
any employee, the failure to offer such
distribution to any eligible individual covered
under a high deductible health plan of the
employer shall (notwithstanding section
4980G(d)) be treated for purposes of section
4980G as a failure to meet the requirements of
section 4980G(b).''.
(b) Certain FSA Coverage Disregarded Coverage.--Subparagraph (B) of
section 223(c)(1) (relating to certain coverage disregarded) is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at
the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after
clause (ii) the following new clause:
``(iii) for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2006, coverage under a health
flexible spending arrangement during any period
immediately following the end of a plan year of
such arrangement during which unused benefits
or contributions remaining at the end of such
plan year may be paid or reimbursed to plan
participants for qualified benefit expenses
incurred during such period if--
``(I) the balance in such
arrangement at the end of such plan
year is zero, or
``(II) the individual is making a
qualified HSA distribution (as defined
in section 106(e)) in an amount equal
to the remaining balance in such
arrangement as of the end of such plan
year, in accordance with rules
prescribed by the Secretary.''.
(c) Application of Section.--
(1) Subsection (a).--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to distributions on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 303. REPEAL OF ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE LIMITATION ON HSA CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 223(b) (relating to
monthly limitation) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``the lesser of--'' and
all that follows and inserting ``$2,250.'', and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``the lesser of--'' and
all that follows and inserting ``$4,500.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 223(d)(1)(A)(ii)(I) is amended
by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)(2)(B)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 304. MODIFICATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
Paragraph (1) of section 223(g) (relating to cost-of-living
adjustment) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush
sentence:
``In the case of adjustments made for any taxable year
beginning after 2007, section 1(f)(4) shall be applied for
purposes of this paragraph by substituting `March 31' for
`August 31', and the Secretary shall publish the adjusted
amounts under subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2)(A) for taxable
years beginning in any calendar year no later than June 1 of
the preceding calendar year.''.
SEC. 305. CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION NOT REDUCED FOR PART-YEAR COVERAGE.
(a) Increase in Limit for Individuals Becoming Eligible Individuals
After Beginning of the Year.--Subsection (b) of section 223 (relating
to limitations) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(8) Increase in limit for individuals becoming eligible
individuals after the beginning of the year.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of computing the
limitation under paragraph (1) for any taxable year, an
individual who is an eligible individual during the
last month of such taxable year shall be treated--
``(i) as having been an eligible individual
during each of the months in such taxable year,
and
``(ii) as having been enrolled, during each
of the months such individual is treated as an
eligible individual solely by reason of clause
(i), in the same high deductible health plan in
which the individual was enrolled for the last
month of such taxable year.
``(B) Failure to maintain high deductible health
plan coverage.--
``(i) In general.--If, at any time during
the testing period, the individual is not an
eligible individual, then--
``(I) gross income of the
individual for the taxable year in
which occurs the first month in the
testing period for which such
individual is not an eligible
individual is increased by the
aggregate amount of all contributions
to the health savings account of the
individual which could not have been
made but for subparagraph (A), and
``(II) the tax imposed by this
chapter for any taxable year on the
individual shall be increased by 10
percent of the amount of such increase.
``(ii) Exception for disability or death.--
Subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) shall not
apply if the individual ceased to be an
eligible individual by reason of the death of
the individual or the individual becoming
disabled (within the meaning of section
72(m)(7)).
``(iii) Testing period.--The term `testing
period' means the period beginning with the
last month of the taxable year referred to in
subparagraph (A) and ending on the last day of
the 12th month following such month.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 306. EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYERS TO MAKE COMPARABLE
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 4980G (relating to failure of employer to
make comparable health savings account contributions) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Exception.--For purposes of applying section 4980E to a
contribution to a health savings account of an employee who is not a
highly compensated employee (as defined in section 414(q)), highly
compensated employees shall not be treated as comparable participating
employees.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 307. ONE-TIME DISTRIBUTION FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS TO
FUND HSAS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 408 (relating to
taxability of beneficiary of employees' trust) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Distribution for health savings account funding.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who
is an eligible individual (as defined in section
223(c)) and who elects the application of this
paragraph for a taxable year, gross income of the
individual for the taxable year does not include a
qualified HSA funding distribution to the extent such
distribution is otherwise includible in gross income.
``(B) Qualified hsa funding distribution.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `qualified HSA
funding distribution' means a distribution from an
individual retirement plan (other than a plan described
in subsection (k) or (p)) of the employee to the extent
that such distribution is contributed to the health
savings account of the individual in a direct trustee-
to-trustee transfer.
``(C) Limitations.--
``(i) Maximum dollar limitation.--The
amount excluded from gross income by
subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the excess
of--
``(I) the annual limitation under
section 223(b) computed on the basis of
the type of coverage under the high
deductible health plan covering the
individual at the time of the qualified
HSA funding distribution, over
``(II) in the case of a
distribution described in clause
(ii)(II), the amount of the earlier
qualified HSA funding distribution.
``(ii) One-time transfer.--
``(I) In general.--Except as
provided in subclause (II), an
individual may make an election under
subparagraph (A) only for one qualified
HSA funding distribution during the
lifetime of the individual. Such an
election, once made, shall be
irrevocable.
``(II) Conversion from self-only to
family coverage.--If a qualified HSA
funding distribution is made during a
month in a taxable year during which an
individual has self-only coverage under
a high deductible health plan as of the
first day of the month, the individual
may elect to make an additional
qualified HSA funding distribution
during a subsequent month in such
taxable year during which the
individual has family coverage under a
high deductible health plan as of the
first day of the subsequent month.
``(D) Failure to maintain high deductible health
plan coverage.--
``(i) In general.--If, at any time during
the testing period, the individual is not an
eligible individual, then the aggregate amount
of all contributions to the health savings
account of the individual made under
subparagraph (A)--
``(I) shall be includible in the
gross income of the individual for the
taxable year in which occurs the first
month in the testing period for which
such individual is not an eligible
individual, and
``(II) the tax imposed by this
chapter for any taxable year on the
individual shall be increased by 10
percent of the amount which is so
includible.
``(ii) Exception for disability or death.--
Subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) shall not
apply if the individual ceased to be an
eligible individual by reason of the death of
the individual or the individual becoming
disabled (within the meaning of section
72(m)(7)).
``(iii) Testing period.--The term `testing
period' means the period beginning with the
month in which the qualified HSA funding
distribution is contributed to a health savings
account and ending on the last day of the 12th
month following such month.
``(E) Application of section 72.--Notwithstanding
section 72, in determining the extent to which an
amount is treated as otherwise includible in gross
income for purposes of subparagraph (A), the aggregate
amount distributed from an individual retirement plan
shall be treated as includible in gross income to the
extent that such amount does not exceed the aggregate
amount which would have been so includible if all
amounts from all individual retirement plans were
distributed. Proper adjustments shall be made in
applying section 72 to other distributions in such
taxable year and subsequent taxable years.''.
(b) Coordination With Limitation on Contributions to HSAs.--Section
223(b)(4) (relating to coordination with other contributions) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
``(C) the aggregate amount contributed to health
savings accounts of such individual for such taxable
year under section 408(d)(9) (and such amount shall not
be allowed as a deduction under subsection (a)).''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
TITLE IV--OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. DEDUCTION ALLOWABLE WITH RESPECT TO INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IN PUERTO RICO.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 199 (relating to
definitions and special rules) is amended by redesignating paragraph
(8) as paragraph (9) and by inserting after paragraph (7) the following
new paragraph:
``(8) Treatment of activities in puerto rico.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxpayer with
gross receipts for any taxable year from sources within
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, if all of such
receipts are taxable under section 1 or 11 for such
taxable year, then for purposes of determining the
domestic production gross receipts of such taxpayer for
such taxable year under subsection (c)(4), the term
`United States' shall include the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
``(B) Special rule for applying wage limitation.--
In the case of any taxpayer described in subparagraph
(A), for purposes of applying the limitation under
subsection (b) for any taxable year, the determination
of W-2 wages of such taxpayer shall be made without
regard to any exclusion under section 3401(a)(8) for
remuneration paid for services performed in Puerto
Rico.
``(C) Termination.--This paragraph shall apply only
with respect to the first 2 taxable years of the
taxpayer beginning after December 31, 2005, and before
January 1, 2008.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 402. CREDIT FOR PRIOR YEAR MINIMUM TAX LIABILITY MADE REFUNDABLE
AFTER PERIOD OF YEARS.
(a) In General.--Section 53 (relating to credit for prior year
minimum tax liability) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(e) Special Rule for Individuals With Long-Term Unused Credits.--
``(1) In general.--If an individual has a long-term unused
minimum tax credit for any taxable year beginning before
January 1, 2013, the amount determined under subsection (c) for
such taxable year shall not be less than the AMT refundable
credit amount for such taxable year.
``(2) Amt refundable credit amount.--For purposes of
paragraph (1)--
``(A) In general.--The term `AMT refundable credit
amount' means, with respect to any taxable year, the
amount equal to the greater of--
``(i) the lesser of--
``(I) $5,000, or
``(II) the amount of long-term
unused minimum tax credit for such
taxable year, or
``(ii) 20 percent of the amount of such
credit.
``(B) Phaseout of amt refundable credit amount.--
``(i) In general.--In the case of an
individual whose adjusted gross income for any
taxable year exceeds the threshold amount
(within the meaning of section 151(d)(3)(C)),
the AMT refundable credit amount determined
under subparagraph (A) for such taxable year
shall be reduced by the applicable percentage
(within the meaning of section 151(d)(3)(B)).
``(ii) Adjusted gross income.--For purposes
of clause (i), adjusted gross income shall be
determined without regard to sections 911, 931,
and 933.
``(3) Long-term unused minimum tax credit.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term `long-term unused minimum tax credit' means,
with respect to any taxable year, the portion of the
minimum tax credit determined under subsection (b)
attributable to the adjusted net minimum tax for
taxable years before the 3rd taxable year immediately
preceding such taxable year.
``(B) First-in, first-out ordering rule.--For
purposes of subparagraph (A), credits shall be treated
as allowed under subsection (a) on a first-in, first-
out basis.
``(4) Credit refundable.--For purposes of this title (other
than this section), the credit allowed by reason of this
subsection shall be treated as if it were allowed under subpart
C.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ``and 34''
and inserting ``34, and 53(e)''.
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 53(e)'' after
``section 35''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 403. RETURNS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN OPTIONS.
(a) In General.--So much of section 6039(a) as follows paragraph
(2) is amended to read as follows:
``shall, for such calendar year, make a return at such time and in such
manner, and setting forth such information, as the Secretary may by
regulations prescribe.''.
(b) Statements to Persons With Respect to Whom Information Is
Furnished.--Section 6039 is amended by redesignating subsections (b)
and (c) as subsection (c) and (d), respectively, and by inserting after
subsection (a) the following new subsection:
``(b) Statements To Be Furnished to Persons With Respect to Whom
Information Is Reported.--Every corporation making a return under
subsection (a) shall furnish to each person whose name is set forth in
such return a written statement setting forth such information as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe. The written statement required
under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to such person on or
before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the
return under subsection (a) was made.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 6724(d)(1)(B) is amended by striking ``or'' at
the end of clause (xvii), by striking ``and'' at the end of
clause (xviii) and inserting ``or'', and by adding at the end
the following new clause:
``(xix) section 6039(a) (relating to
returns required with respect to certain
options), and''.
(2) Section 6724(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``section
6039(a)'' and inserting ``section 6039(b)''.
(3) The heading of section 6039 and the item relating to
such section in the table of sections of subpart A of part III
of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code are each amended by
striking ``Information'' and inserting ``Returns''.
(4) The heading of subsection (a) of section 6039 is
amended by striking ``Furnishing of Information'' and inserting
``Requirement of Reporting''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 404. PARTIAL EXPENSING FOR ADVANCED MINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by
inserting after section 179D the following new section:
``SEC. 179E. ELECTION TO EXPENSE ADVANCED MINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
``(a) Treatment as Expenses.--A taxpayer may elect to treat 50
percent of the cost of any qualified advanced mine safety equipment
property as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any
cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in
which the qualified advanced mine safety equipment property is placed
in service.
``(b) Election.--
``(1) In general.--An election under this section for any
taxable year shall be made on the taxpayer's return of the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year. Such election
shall specify the advanced mine safety equipment property to
which the election applies and shall be made in such manner as
the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
``(2) Election irrevocable.--Any election made under this
section may not be revoked except with the consent of the
Secretary.
``(c) Qualified Advanced Mine Safety Equipment Property.--For
purposes of this section, the term `qualified advanced mine safety
equipment property' means any advanced mine safety equipment property
for use in any underground mine located in the United States--
``(1) the original use of which commences with the
taxpayer, and
``(2) which is placed in service by the taxpayer after the
date of the enactment of this section.
``(d) Advanced Mine Safety Equipment Property.--For purposes of
this section, the term `advanced mine safety equipment property' means
any of the following:
``(1) Emergency communication technology or device which is
used to allow a miner to maintain constant communication with
an individual who is not in the mine.
``(2) Electronic identification and location device which
allows an individual who is not in the mine to track at all
times the movements and location of miners working in or at the
mine.
``(3) Emergency oxygen-generating, self-rescue device which
provides oxygen for at least 90 minutes.
``(4) Pre-positioned supplies of oxygen which (in
combination with self-rescue devices) can be used to provide
each miner on a shift, in the event of an accident or other
event which traps the miner in the mine or otherwise
necessitates the use of such a self-rescue device, the ability
to survive for at least 48 hours.
``(5) Comprehensive atmospheric monitoring system which
monitors the levels of carbon monoxide, methane, and oxygen
that are present in all areas of the mine and which can detect
smoke in the case of a fire in a mine.
``(e) Coordination With Section 179.--No expenditures shall be
taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to the portion of
the cost of any property specified in an election under section 179.
``(f) Reporting.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection
(a) to any taxpayer for any taxable year unless such taxpayer files
with the Secretary a report containing such information with respect to
the operation of the mines of the taxpayer as the Secretary shall
require.
``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to property placed
in service after December 31, 2008.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 263(a)(1) is amended by striking ``or'' at the
end of subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (K) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after
subparagraph (K) the following new subparagraph:
``(L) expenditures for which a deduction is allowed
under section 179E.''.
(2) Section 312(k)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``or 179D''
each place it appears in the heading and text thereof and
inserting ``179D, or 179E''.
(3) Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C) of section 1245(a) are
each amended by inserting ``179E,'' after ``179D,''.
(4) The table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of
chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 179D the following new item:
``Sec. 179E. Election to expense advanced mine safety equipment.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to costs paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 405. MINE RESCUE TEAM TRAINING TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
(relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 45N. MINE RESCUE TEAM TRAINING CREDIT.
``(a) Amount of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, the mine
rescue team training credit determined under this section with respect
to each qualified mine rescue team employee of an eligible employer for
any taxable year is an amount equal to the lesser of--
``(1) 20 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the
taxpayer during the taxable year with respect to the training
program costs of such qualified mine rescue team employee
(including wages of such employee while attending such
program), or
``(2) $10,000.
``(b) Qualified Mine Rescue Team Employee.--For purposes of this
section, the term `qualified mine rescue team employee' means with
respect to any taxable year any full-time employee of the taxpayer who
is--
``(1) a miner eligible for more than 6 months of such
taxable year to serve as a mine rescue team member as a result
of completing, at a minimum, an initial 20-hour course of
instruction as prescribed by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration's Office of Educational Policy and Development,
or
``(2) a miner eligible for more than 6 months of such
taxable year to serve as a mine rescue team member by virtue of
receiving at least 40 hours of refresher training in such
instruction.
``(c) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible employer' means any taxpayer which employs individuals as
miners in underground mines in the United States.
``(d) Wages.--For purposes of this section, the term `wages' has
the meaning given to such term by subsection (b) of section 3306
(determined without regard to any dollar limitation contained in such
section).
``(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2008.''.
(b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (29), by striking
the period at the end of paragraph (30) and inserting ``, plus'', and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(31) the mine rescue team training credit determined
under section 45N(a).''.
(c) No Double Benefit.--Section 280C is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(e) Mine Rescue Team Training Credit.--No deduction shall be
allowed for that portion of the expenses otherwise allowable as a
deduction for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the
credit determined for the taxable year under section 45N(a).''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:
``Sec. 45N. Mine rescue team training credit.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 406. WHISTLEBLOWER REFORMS.
(a) Awards to Whistleblowers.--
(1) In general.--Section 7623 (relating to expenses of
detection of underpayments and fraud, etc.) is amended--
(A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting
``(a) In General.--The Secretary'',
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)
and inserting ``or'',
(C) by striking ``(other than interest)'', and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(b) Awards to Whistleblowers.--
``(1) In general.--If the Secretary proceeds with any
administrative or judicial action described in subsection (a)
based on information brought to the Secretary's attention by an
individual, such individual shall, subject to paragraph (2),
receive as an award at least 15 percent but not more than 30
percent of the collected proceeds (including penalties,
interest, additions to tax, and additional amounts) resulting
from the action (including any related actions) or from any
settlement in response to such action. The determination of the
amount of such award by the Whistleblower Office shall depend
upon the extent to which the individual substantially
contributed to such action.
``(2) Award in case of less substantial contribution.--
``(A) In general.--In the event the action
described in paragraph (1) is one which the
Whistleblower Office determines to be based principally
on disclosures of specific allegations (other than
information provided by the individual described in
paragraph (1)) resulting from a judicial or
administrative hearing, from a governmental report,
hearing, audit, or investigation, or from the news
media, the Whistleblower Office may award such sums as
it considers appropriate, but in no case more than 10
percent of the collected proceeds (including penalties,
interest, additions to tax, and additional amounts)
resulting from the action (including any related
actions) or from any settlement in response to such
action, taking into account the significance of the
individual's information and the role of such
individual and any legal representative of such
individual in contributing to such action.
``(B) Nonapplication of paragraph where individual
is original source of information.--Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply if the information resulting in the
initiation of the action described in paragraph (1) was
originally provided by the individual described in
paragraph (1).
``(3) Reduction in or denial of award.--If the
Whistleblower Office determines that the claim for an award
under paragraph (1) or (2) is brought by an individual who
planned and initiated the actions that led to the underpayment
of tax or actions described in subsection (a)(2), then the
Whistleblower Office may appropriately reduce such award. If
such individual is convicted of criminal conduct arising from
the role described in the preceding sentence, the Whistleblower
Office shall deny any award.
``(4) Appeal of award determination.--Any determination
regarding an award under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) may, within
30 days of such determination, be appealed to the Tax Court
(and the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction with respect to such
matter).
``(5) Application of this subsection.--This subsection
shall apply with respect to any action--
``(A) against any taxpayer, but in the case of any
individual, only if such individual's gross income
exceeds $200,000 for any taxable year subject to such
action, and
``(B) if the tax, penalties, interest, additions to
tax, and additional amounts in dispute exceed
$2,000,000.
``(6) Additional rules.--
``(A) No contract necessary.--No contract with the
Internal Revenue Service is necessary for any
individual to receive an award under this subsection.
``(B) Representation.--Any individual described in
paragraph (1) or (2) may be represented by counsel.
``(C) Submission of information.--No award may be
made under this subsection based on information
submitted to the Secretary unless such information is
submitted under penalty of perjury.''.
(2) Assignment to special trial judges.--
(A) In general.--Section 7443A(b) (relating to
proceedings which may be assigned to special trial
judges) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (5), by redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (7), and by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following new paragraph:
``(6) any proceeding under section 7623(b)(4), and''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 7443A(c) is
amended by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``(5), or
(6)''.
(3) Deduction allowed whether or not taxpayer itemizes.--
Subsection (a) of section 62 (relating to general rule defining
adjusted gross income) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(20) the following new paragraph:
``(21) Attorneys fees relating to awards to
whistleblowers.--Any deduction allowable under this chapter for
attorney fees and court costs paid by, or on behalf of, the
taxpayer in connection with any award under section 7623(b)
(relating to awards to whistleblowers). The preceding sentence
shall not apply to any deduction in excess of the amount
includible in the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year
on account of such award.''.
(b) Whistleblower Office.--
(1) In general.--Not later than the date which is 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall issue guidance for the operation of a
whistleblower program to be administered in the Internal
Revenue Service by an office to be known as the ``Whistleblower
Office'' which--
(A) shall at all times operate at the direction of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and coordinate and
consult with other divisions in the Internal Revenue
Service as directed by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue,
(B) shall analyze information received from any
individual described in section 7623(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and either investigate the matter
itself or assign it to the appropriate Internal Revenue
Service office, and
(C) in its sole discretion, may ask for additional
assistance from such individual or any legal
representative of such individual.
(2) Request for assistance.--The guidance issued under
paragraph (1) shall specify that any assistance requested under
paragraph (1)(C) shall be under the direction and control of
the Whistleblower Office or the office assigned to investigate
the matter under paragraph (1)(A). No individual or legal
representative whose assistance is so requested may by reason
of such request represent himself or herself as an employee of
the Federal Government.
(c) Report by Secretary.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall each
year conduct a study and report to Congress on the use of section 7623
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including--
(1) an analysis of the use of such section during the
preceding year and the results of such use, and
(2) any legislative or administrative recommendations
regarding the provisions of such section and its application.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to information provided on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 407. FRIVOLOUS TAX SUBMISSIONS.
(a) Civil Penalties.--Section 6702 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6702. FRIVOLOUS TAX SUBMISSIONS.
``(a) Civil Penalty for Frivolous Tax Returns.--A person shall pay
a penalty of $5,000 if--
``(1) such person files what purports to be a return of a
tax imposed by this title but which--
``(A) does not contain information on which the
substantial correctness of the self-assessment may be
judged, or
``(B) contains information that on its face
indicates that the self-assessment is substantially
incorrect, and
``(2) the conduct referred to in paragraph (1)--
``(A) is based on a position which the Secretary
has identified as frivolous under subsection (c), or
``(B) reflects a desire to delay or impede the
administration of Federal tax laws.
``(b) Civil Penalty for Specified Frivolous Submissions.--
``(1) Imposition of penalty.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), any person who submits a specified frivolous
submission shall pay a penalty of $5,000.
``(2) Specified frivolous submission.--For purposes of this
section--
``(A) Specified frivolous submission.--The term
`specified frivolous submission' means a specified
submission if any portion of such submission--
``(i) is based on a position which the
Secretary has identified as frivolous under
subsection (c), or
``(ii) reflects a desire to delay or impede
the administration of Federal tax laws.
``(B) Specified submission.--The term `specified
submission' means--
``(i) a request for a hearing under--
``(I) section 6320 (relating to
notice and opportunity for hearing upon
filing of notice of lien), or
``(II) section 6330 (relating to
notice and opportunity for hearing
before levy), and
``(ii) an application under--
``(I) section 6159 (relating to
agreements for payment of tax liability
in installments),
``(II) section 7122 (relating to
compromises), or
``(III) section 7811 (relating to
taxpayer assistance orders).
``(3) Opportunity to withdraw submission.--If the Secretary
provides a person with notice that a submission is a specified
frivolous submission and such person withdraws such submission
within 30 days after such notice, the penalty imposed under
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to such submission.
``(c) Listing of Frivolous Positions.--The Secretary shall
prescribe (and periodically revise) a list of positions which the
Secretary has identified as being frivolous for purposes of this
subsection. The Secretary shall not include in such list any position
that the Secretary determines meets the requirement of section
6662(d)(2)(B)(ii)(II).
``(d) Reduction of Penalty.--The Secretary may reduce the amount of
any penalty imposed under this section if the Secretary determines that
such reduction would promote compliance with and administration of the
Federal tax laws.
``(e) Penalties in Addition to Other Penalties.--The penalties
imposed by this section shall be in addition to any other penalty
provided by law.''.
(b) Treatment of Frivolous Requests for Hearings Before Levy.--
(1) Frivolous requests disregarded.--Section 6330 (relating
to notice and opportunity for hearing before levy) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Frivolous Requests for Hearing, etc.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, if the Secretary determines that any
portion of a request for a hearing under this section or section 6320
meets the requirement of clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A),
then the Secretary may treat such portion as if it were never submitted
and such portion shall not be subject to any further administrative or
judicial review.''.
(2) Preclusion from raising frivolous issues at hearing.--
Section 6330(c)(4) is amended--
(A) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(A)(i)'';
(B) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(ii)'';
(C) by striking the period at the end of the first
sentence and inserting ``; or''; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(B) the issue meets the requirement of clause (i)
or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A).''.
(3) Statement of grounds.--Section 6330(b)(1) is amended by
striking ``under subsection (a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``in
writing under subsection (a)(3)(B) and states the grounds for
the requested hearing''.
(c) Treatment of Frivolous Requests for Hearings Upon Filing of
Notice of Lien.--Section 6320 is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``under subsection
(a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``in writing under subsection
(a)(3)(B) and states the grounds for the requested hearing'',
and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``and (e)'' and
inserting ``(e), and (g)''.
(d) Treatment of Frivolous Applications for Offers-in-Compromise
and Installment Agreements.--Section 7122 is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(f) Frivolous Submissions, etc.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, if the Secretary determines that any portion
of an application for an offer-in-compromise or installment agreement
submitted under this section or section 6159 meets the requirement of
clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A), then the Secretary may
treat such portion as if it were never submitted and such portion shall
not be subject to any further administrative or judicial review.''.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of
subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 6702 and inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 6702. Frivolous tax submissions.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to submissions made and issues raised after the date on which the
Secretary first prescribes a list under section 6702(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a).
SEC. 408. ADDITION OF MENINGOCOCCAL AND HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES
TO LIST OF TAXABLE VACCINES.
(a) Meningococcal Vaccine.--Section 4132(a)(1) (defining taxable
vaccine) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(O) Any meningococcal vaccine.''.
(b) Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.--Section 4132(a)(1), as amended
by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(P) Any vaccine against the human
papillomavirus.''.
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) Sales, etc.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales and uses on or after the first day of the first
month which begins more than 4 weeks after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Deliveries.--For purposes of paragraph (1) and section
4131 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of sales
on or before the effective date described in such paragraph for
which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date shall
be considered the sale date.
SEC. 409. CLARIFICATION OF TAXATION OF CERTAIN SETTLEMENT FUNDS MADE
PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (g) of section 468B is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 201 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 410. MODIFICATION OF ACTIVE BUSINESS DEFINITION UNDER SECTION 355
MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 355(b)(3) are
each amended by striking ``and on or before December 31, 2010''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 202 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 411. REVISION OF STATE VETERANS LIMIT MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 143(l)(3) is amended
by striking clause (iv).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 203 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 412. CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN SELF-CREATED MUSICAL
WORKS MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 1221(b) is amended by
striking ``before January 1, 2011,''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 204 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 413. REDUCTION IN MINIMUM VESSEL TONNAGE WHICH QUALIFIES FOR
TONNAGE TAX MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 1355(a) is amended by
striking ``10,000 (6,000, in the case of taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2005, and ending before January 1, 2011)'' and inserting
``6,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 205 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 414. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL ARBITRAGE RULE FOR CERTAIN FUNDS MADE
PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Section 206 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by striking ``and before August
31, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 206 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 415. GREAT LAKES DOMESTIC SHIPPING TO NOT DISQUALIFY VESSEL FROM
TONNAGE TAX.
(a) In General.--Section 1355 (relating to definitions and special
rules) is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and
by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:
``(g) Great Lakes Domestic Shipping to Not Disqualify Vessel.--
``(1) In general.--If the electing corporation elects (at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require) to
apply this subsection for any taxable year to any qualifying
vessel which is used in qualified zone domestic trade during
the taxable year--
``(A) solely for purposes of subsection (a)(4),
such use shall be treated as use in United States
foreign trade (and not as use in United States domestic
trade), and
``(B) subsection (f) shall not apply with respect
to such vessel for such taxable year.
``(2) Effect of temporarily operating vessel in united
states domestic trade.--In the case of a qualifying vessel to
which this subsection applies--
``(A) In general.--An electing corporation shall be
treated as using such vessel in qualified zone domestic
trade during any period of temporary use in the United
States domestic trade (other than qualified zone
domestic trade) if the electing corporation gives
timely notice to the Secretary stating--
``(i) that it temporarily operates or has
operated in the United States domestic trade
(other than qualified zone domestic trade) a
qualifying vessel which had been used in the
United States foreign trade or qualified zone
domestic trade, and
``(ii) its intention to resume operation of
the vessel in the United States foreign trade
or qualified zone domestic trade.
``(B) Notice.--Notice shall be deemed timely if
given not later than the due date (including
extensions) for the corporation's tax return for the
taxable year in which the temporary cessation begins.
``(C) Period disregard in effect.--The period of
temporary use under subparagraph (A) continues until
the earlier of the date of which--
``(i) the electing corporation abandons its
intention to resume operations of the vessel in
the United States foreign trade or qualified
zone domestic trade, or
``(ii) the electing corporation resumes
operation of the vessel in the United States
foreign trade or qualified zone domestic trade.
``(D) No disregard if domestic trade use exceeds 30
days.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any
qualifying vessel which is operated in the United
States domestic trade (other than qualified zone
domestic trade) for more than 30 days during the
taxable year.
``(3) Allocation of income and deductions to qualifying
shipping activities.--In the case of a qualifying vessel to
which this subsection applies, the Secretary shall prescribe
rules for the proper allocation of income, expenses, losses,
and deductions between the qualified shipping activities and
the other activities of such vessel.
``(4) Qualified zone domestic trade.--For purposes of this
subsection--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified zone
domestic trade' means the transportation of goods or
passengers between places in the qualified zone if such
transportation is in the United States domestic trade.
``(B) Qualified zone.--The term `qualified zone'
means the Great Lakes Waterway and the St. Lawrence
Seaway.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 416. USE OF QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BONDS TO FINANCE RESIDENCES FOR
VETERANS WITHOUT REGARD TO FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER
REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 143(d)(2) (relating to exceptions to 3-
year requirement) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C), and
by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
``(D) in the case of bonds issued after the date of
the enactment of this subparagraph and before January
1, 2008, financing of any residence for a veteran (as
defined in section 101 of title 38, United States
Code), if such veteran has not previously qualified for
and received such financing by reason of this
subparagraph,''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 417. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 121(d)(9) (relating to
exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence) is amended by
striking ``duty'' and all that follows and inserting ``duty--
``(i) as a member of the uniformed
services,
``(ii) as a member of the Foreign Service
of the United States, or
``(iii) as an employee of the intelligence
community.''.
(b) Employee of Intelligence Community Defined.--Subparagraph (C)
of section 121(d)(9) is amended by redesignating clause (iv) as clause
(v) and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
``(iv) Employee of intelligence
community.--The term `employee of the
intelligence community' means an employee (as
defined by section 2105 of title 5, United
States Code) of--
``(I) the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence,
``(II) the Central Intelligence
Agency,
``(III) the National Security
Agency,
``(IV) the Defense Intelligence
Agency,
``(V) the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency,
``(VI) the National Reconnaissance
Office,
``(VII) any other office within the
Department of Defense for the
collection of specialized national
intelligence through reconnaissance
programs,
``(VIII) any of the intelligence
elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air
Force, the Marine Corps, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the Department
of Treasury, the Department of Energy,
and the Coast Guard,
``(IX) the Bureau of Intelligence
and Research of the Department of
State, or
``(X) any of the elements of the
Department of Homeland Security
concerned with the analyses of foreign
intelligence information.''.
(c) Special Rule.--Subparagraph (C) of section 121(d)(9), as
amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the
following new clause:
``(vi) Special rule relating to
intelligence community.--An employee of the
intelligence community shall not be treated as
serving on qualified extended duty unless such
duty is at a duty station located outside the
United States.''.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for section 121(d)(9) is
amended to read as follows: ``Uniformed services, foreign service, and
intelligence community''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales or exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act
and before January 1, 2011.
SEC. 418. SALE OF PROPERTY BY JUDICIAL OFFICERS.
(a) In General.--Section 1043(b) (relating to the sale of property
to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or a
judicial officer,'' after ``an officer or employee of
the executive branch''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``judicial
canon,'' after ``any statute, regulation, rule,'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``judicial
canon,'' after ``any Federal conflict of interest
statute, regulation, rule,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``the
Director of the Office of Government Ethics,'' the
following: ``in the case of executive branch officers
or employees, or by the Judicial Conference of the
United States (or its designee), in the case of
judicial officers,''; and
(3) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ``judicial canon,''
after ``any statute, regulation, rule,''.
(b) Judicial Officer Defined.--Section 1043(b) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Judicial officer.--The term `judicial officer' means
the Chief Justice of the United States, the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court, and the judges of the United States
courts of appeals, United States district courts, including the
district courts in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Virgin Islands, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court
of International Trade, Tax Court, Court of Federal Claims,
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States Court of
Appeals for the Armed Forces, and any court created by Act of
Congress, the judges of which are entitled to hold office
during good behavior.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 419. PREMIUMS FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 163(h)(3) (relating to qualified residence
interest) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Mortgage insurance premiums treated as
interest.--
``(i) In general.--Premiums paid or accrued
for qualified mortgage insurance by a taxpayer
during the taxable year in connection with
acquisition indebtedness with respect to a
qualified residence of the taxpayer shall be
treated for purposes of this section as
interest which is qualified residence interest.
``(ii) Phaseout.--The amount otherwise
treated as interest under clause (i) shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by 10 percent of
such amount for each $1,000 ($500 in the case
of a married individual filing a separate
return) (or fraction thereof) that the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the
taxable year exceeds $100,000 ($50,000 in the
case of a married individual filing a separate
return).
``(iii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall not
apply with respect to any mortgage insurance
contracts issued before January 1, 2007.
``(iv) Termination.--Clause (i) shall not
apply to amounts--
``(I) paid or accrued after
December 31, 2007, or
``(II) properly allocable to any
period after such date.''.
(b) Definition and Special Rules.--Section 163(h)(4) (relating to
other definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraphs:
``(E) Qualified mortgage insurance.--The term
`qualified mortgage insurance' means--
``(i) mortgage insurance provided by the
Veterans Administration, the Federal Housing
Administration, or the Rural Housing
Administration, and
``(ii) private mortgage insurance (as
defined by section 2 of the Homeowners
Protection Act of 1998 (12 U.S.C. 4901), as in
effect on the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph).
``(F) Special rules for prepaid qualified mortgage
insurance.--Any amount paid by the taxpayer for
qualified mortgage insurance that is properly allocable
to any mortgage the payment of which extends to periods
that are after the close of the taxable year in which
such amount is paid shall be chargeable to capital
account and shall be treated as paid in such periods to
which so allocated. No deduction shall be allowed for
the unamortized balance of such account if such
mortgage is satisfied before the end of its term. The
preceding sentences shall not apply to amounts paid for
qualified mortgage insurance provided by the Veterans
Administration or the Rural Housing Administration.''.
(c) Information Returns Relating to Mortgage Insurance.--Section
6050H (relating to returns relating to mortgage interest received in
trade or business from individuals) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(h) Returns Relating to Mortgage Insurance Premiums.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may prescribe, by
regulations, that any person who, in the course of a trade or
business, receives from any individual premiums for mortgage
insurance aggregating $600 or more for any calendar year, shall
make a return with respect to each such individual. Such return
shall be in such form, shall be made at such time, and shall
contain such information as the Secretary may prescribe.
``(2) Statement to be furnished to individuals with respect
to whom information is required.--Every person required to make
a return under paragraph (1) shall furnish to each individual
with respect to whom a return is made a written statement
showing such information as the Secretary may prescribe. Such
written statement shall be furnished on or before January 31 of
the year following the calendar year for which the return under
paragraph (1) was required to be made.
``(3) Special rules.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) rules similar to the rules of subsection (c)
shall apply, and
``(B) the term `mortgage insurance' means--
``(i) mortgage insurance provided by the
Veterans Administration, the Federal Housing
Administration, or the Rural Housing
Administration, and
``(ii) private mortgage insurance (as
defined by section 2 of the Homeowners
Protection Act of 1998 (12 U.S.C. 4901), as in
effect on the date of the enactment of this
subsection).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 420. MODIFICATION OF REFUNDS FOR KEROSENE USED IN AVIATION.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 6427(l) (relating to
nontaxable uses of diesel fuel and kerosene) is amended to read as
follows:
``(4) Refunds for kerosene used in aviation.--
``(A) Kerosene used in commercial aviation.--In the
case of kerosene used in commercial aviation (as
defined in section 4083(b)) (other than supplies for
vessels or aircraft within the meaning of section
4221(d)(3)), paragraph (1) shall not apply to so much
of the tax imposed by section 4041 or 4081, as the case
may be, as is attributable to--
``(i) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank
Trust Fund financing rate imposed by such
section, and
``(ii) so much of the rate of tax specified
in section 4041(c) or 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii), as
the case may be, as does not exceed 4.3 cents
per gallon.
``(B) Kerosene used in noncommercial aviation.--In
the case of kerosene used in aviation that is not
commercial aviation (as so defined) (other than any use
which is exempt from the tax imposed by section 4041(c)
other than by reason of a prior imposition of tax),
paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
``(i) any tax imposed by subsection (c) or
(d)(2) of section 4041, and
``(ii) so much of the tax imposed by
section 4081 as is attributable to--
``(I) the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate
imposed by such section, and
``(II) so much of the rate of tax
specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii)
as does not exceed the rate specified
in section 4081(a)(2)(C)(ii).
``(C) Payments to ultimate, registered vendor.--
``(i) In general.--With respect to any
kerosene used in aviation (other than kerosene
described in clause (ii) or kerosene to which
paragraph (5) applies), if the ultimate
purchaser of such kerosene waives (at such time
and in such form and manner as the Secretary
shall prescribe) the right to payment under
paragraph (1) and assigns such right to the
ultimate vendor, then the Secretary shall pay
the amount which would be paid under paragraph
(1) to such ultimate vendor, but only if such
ultimate vendor--
``(I) is registered under section
4101, and
``(II) meets the requirements of
subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of
section 6416(a)(1).
``(ii) Payments for kerosene used in
noncommercial aviation.--The amount which would
be paid under paragraph (1) with respect to any
kerosene to which subparagraph (B) applies
shall be paid only to the ultimate vendor of
such kerosene. A payment shall be made to such
vendor if such vendor--
``(I) is registered under section
4101, and
``(II) meets the requirements of
subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of
section 6416(a)(1).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 6427(l) is amended by striking paragraph (5)
and by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
(2) Section 4082(d)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``section
6427(l)(6)(B)'' and inserting ``section 6427(l)(5)(B)''.
(3) Section 6427(i)(4)(A) is amended--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (4)(B), (5), or (6)''
each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (4)(C)
or (5)'', and
(B) by striking ``(l)(5), and (l)(6)'' and
inserting ``(l)(4)(C)(ii), and (l)(5)''.
(4) Section 6427(l)(1) is amended by striking ``paragraph
(4)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)(C)(i)''.
(5) Section 9502(d) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and (l)(5)'',
and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or (5)''.
(6) Section 9503(c)(7) is amended--
(A) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) to read
as follows:
``(A) 4.3 cents per gallon of kerosene subject to
section 6427(l)(4)(A) with respect to which a payment
has been made by the Secretary under section 6427(l),
and
``(B) 21.8 cents per gallon of kerosene subject to
section 6427(l)(4)(B) with respect to which a payment
has been made by the Secretary under section
6427(l).'', and
(B) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by
striking ``or (5)''.
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to kerosene sold after September 30, 2005.
(2) Special rule for pending claims.--In the case of
kerosene sold for use in aviation (other than kerosene to which
section 6427(l)(4)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(as added by subsection (a)) applies or kerosene to which
section 6427(l)(5) of such Code (as redesignated by subsection
(b)) applies) after September 30, 2005, and before the date of
the enactment of this Act, the ultimate purchaser shall be
treated as having waived the right to payment under section
6427(l)(1) of such Code and as having assigned such right to
the ultimate vendor if such ultimate vendor has met the
requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section
6416(a)(1) of such Code.
(d) Special Rule for Kerosene Used in Aviation on a Farm for
Farming Purposes.--
(1) Refunds for purchases after december 31, 2004, and
before october 1, 2005.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
pay to the ultimate purchaser of any kerosene which is used in
aviation on a farm for farming purposes and which was purchased
after December 31, 2004, and before October 1, 2005, an amount
equal to the aggregate amount of tax imposed on such fuel under
section 4041 or 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
the case may be, reduced by any payment to the ultimate vendor
under section 6427(l)(5)(C) of such Code (as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for
Users).
(2) Use on a farm for farming purposes.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), kerosene shall be treated as used on a farm for
farming purposes if such kerosene is used for farming purposes
(within the meaning of section 6420(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) in carrying on a trade or business on a
farm situated in the United States. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, rules similar to the rules of section
6420(c)(4) of such Code shall apply.
(3) Time for filing claims.--No claim shall be allowed
under paragraph (1) unless the ultimate purchaser files such
claim before the date that is 3 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(4) No double benefit.--No amount shall be paid under
paragraph (1) or section 6427(l) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 with respect to any kerosene described in paragraph (1)
to the extent that such amount is in excess of the tax imposed
on such kerosene under section 4041 or 4081 of such Code, as
the case may be.
(5) Applicable laws.--For purposes of this subsection,
rules similar to the rules of section 6427(j) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply.
SEC. 421. REGIONAL INCOME TAX AGENCIES TREATED AS STATES FOR PURPOSES
OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 6103(b) is amended to
read as follows:
``(5) State.--
``(A) In general.--The term `State' means--
``(i) any of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands,
``(ii) for purposes of subsections (a)(2),
(b)(4), (d)(1), (h)(4), and (p), any
municipality--
``(I) with a population in excess
of 250,000 (as determined under the
most recent decennial United States
census data available),
``(II) which imposes a tax on
income or wages, and
``(III) with which the Secretary
(in his sole discretion) has entered
into an agreement regarding disclosure,
and
``(iii) for purposes of subsections (a)(2),
(b)(4), (d)(1), (h)(4), and (p), any
governmental entity--
``(I) which is formed and operated
by a qualified group of municipalities,
and
``(II) with which the Secretary (in
his sole discretion) has entered into
an agreement regarding disclosure.
``(B) Regional income tax agencies.--For purposes
of subparagraph (A)(iii)--
``(i) Qualified group of municipalities.--
The term `qualified group of municipalities'
means, with respect to any governmental entity,
2 or more municipalities--
``(I) each of which imposes a tax
on income or wages,
``(II) each of which, under the
authority of a State statute,
administers the laws relating to the
imposition of such taxes through such
entity, and
``(III) which collectively have a
population in excess of 250,000 (as
determined under the most recent
decennial United States census data
available).
``(ii) References to state law, etc.--For
purposes of applying subparagraph (A)(iii) to
the subsections referred to in such
subparagraph, any reference in such subsections
to State law, proceedings, or tax returns shall
be treated as references to the law,
proceedings, or tax returns, as the case may
be, of the municipalities which form and
operate the governmental entity referred to in
such subparagraph.
``(iii) Disclosure to contractors and other
agents.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, no return or return information
shall be disclosed to any contractor or other
agent of a governmental entity referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii) unless such entity, to
the satisfaction of the Secretary--
``(I) has requirements in effect
which require each such contractor or
other agent which would have access to
returns or return information to
provide safeguards (within the meaning
of subsection (p)(4)) to protect the
confidentiality of such returns or
return information,
``(II) agrees to conduct an on-site
review every 3 years (or a mid-point
review in the case of contracts or
agreements of less than 3 years in
duration) of each contractor or other
agent to determine compliance with such
requirements,
``(III) submits the findings of the
most recent review conducted under
subclause (II) to the Secretary as part
of the report required by subsection
(p)(4)(E), and
``(IV) certifies to the Secretary
for the most recent annual period that
such contractor or other agent is in
compliance with all such requirements.
The certification required by subclause (IV)
shall include the name and address of each
contractor and other agent, a description of
the contract or agreement with such contractor
or other agent, and the duration of such
contract or agreement. The requirements of this
clause shall not apply to disclosures pursuant
to subsection (n) for purposes of Federal tax
administration and a rule similar to the rule
of subsection (p)(8)(B) shall apply for
purposes of this clause.''.
(b) Special Rules for Disclosure.--Subsection (d) of section 6103
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Limitation on disclosure regarding regional income
tax agencies treated as states.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
inspection by or disclosure to an entity described in
subsection (b)(5)(A)(iii) shall be for the purpose of, and only
to the extent necessary in, the administration of the laws of
the member municipalities in such entity relating to the
imposition of a tax on income or wages. Such entity may not
redisclose any return or return information received pursuant
to paragraph (1) to any such member municipality.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to disclosures made after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 422. DESIGNATION OF WINES BY SEMI-GENERIC NAMES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 5388 (relating to use of
semi-generic designations) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) Special rule for use of certain semi-generic
designations.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any wine to which
this paragraph applies--
``(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply,
``(ii) in the case of wine of the European
Community, designations referred to in
subparagraph (C)(i) may be used for such wine
only if the requirement of subparagraph (B)(ii)
is met, and
``(iii) in the case any other wine bearing
a brand name, or brand name and fanciful name,
semi-generic designations may be used for such
wine only if the requirements of clauses (i),
(ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (B) are met.
``(B) Requirements.--
``(i) The requirement of this clause is met
if there appears in direct conjunction with the
semi-generic designation an appropriate
appellation of origin disclosing the origin of
the wine.
``(ii) The requirement of this clause is
met if the wine conforms to the standard of
identity, if any, for such wine contained in
the regulations under this section or, if there
is no such standard, to the trade understanding
of such class or type.
``(iii) The requirement of this clause is
met if the person, or its successor in
interest, using the semi-generic designation
held a Certificate of Label Approval or
Certificate of Exemption from Label Approval
issued by the Secretary for a wine label
bearing such brand name, or brand name and
fanciful name, before March 10, 2006, on which
such semi-generic designation appeared.
``(C) Wines to which paragraph applies.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), this paragraph shall apply to any
grape wine which is designated as Burgundy,
Claret, Chablis, Champagne, Chianti, Malaga,
Marsala, Madeira, Moselle, Port, Retsina, Rhine
Wine or Hock, Sauterne, Haut Sauterne, Sherry,
or Tokay.
``(ii) Exception.--This paragraph shall not
apply to wine which--
``(I) contains less than 7 percent
or more than 24 percent alcohol by
volume,
``(II) is intended for sale outside
the United States, or
``(III) does not bear a brand
name.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to wine imported or bottled in the United States on or after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 423. MODIFICATION OF RAILROAD TRACK MAINTENANCE CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 45G(d) (defining qualified railroad track
maintenance expenditures) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``gross'' after ``means'', and
(2) by inserting ``(determined without regard to any
consideration for such expenditures given by the Class II or
Class III railroad which made the assignment of such track)''
after ``Class II or Class III railroad''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the amendment made by section 245(a) of the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
SEC. 424. MODIFICATION OF EXCISE TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE
INCOME OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 664 (relating to
exemption from income taxes) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Taxation of Trusts.--
``(1) Income tax.--A charitable remainder annuity trust and
a charitable remainder unitrust shall, for any taxable year,
not be subject to any tax imposed by this subtitle.
``(2) Excise tax.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of a charitable
remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder
unitrust which has unrelated business taxable income
(within the meaning of section 512, determined as if
part III of subchapter F applied to such trust) for a
taxable year, there is hereby imposed on such trust or
unitrust an excise tax equal to the amount of such
unrelated business taxable income.
``(B) Certain rules to apply.--The tax imposed by
subparagraph (A) shall be treated as imposed by chapter
42 for purposes of this title other than subchapter E
of chapter 42.
``(C) Tax court proceedings.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the references in section 6212(c)(1) to
section 4940 shall be deemed to include references to
this paragraph.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
SEC. 425. LOANS TO QUALIFIED CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 7872 (relating to
exception for loans to qualified continuing care facilities) is amended
by striking paragraph (4).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 209 of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005.
SEC. 426. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Technical Correction Relating to Look-Through Treatment of
Payments Between Related Controlled Foreign Corporations Under the
Foreign Personal Holding Company Rules.--
(1) In general.--
(A) The first sentence of section 954(c)(6)(A) is
amended by striking ``which is not subpart F income''
and inserting ``which is neither subpart F income nor
income treated as effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business in the United States''.
(B) Section 954(c)(6)(A) is amended by striking the
last sentence and inserting the following: ``The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out this paragraph,
including such regulations as may be necessary or
appropriate to prevent the abuse of the purposes of
this paragraph.''
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect as if included in section 103(b) of the Tax
Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005.
(b) Technical Correction Regarding Authority to Exercise Reasonable
Cause and Good Faith Exception.--
(1) In general.--Section 903(d)(2)(B)(iii) of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004, as amended by section 303(a) of the
Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005, is amended by inserting ``or
the Secretary's delegate'' after ``the Secretary of the
Treasury''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to which it relates.
DIVISION B--MEDICARE AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE OF DIVISION.
This division may be cited as the ``Medicare Improvements and
Extension Act of 2006''.
TITLE I--MEDICARE IMPROVED QUALITY AND PROVIDER PAYMENTS
SEC. 101. PHYSICIAN PAYMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
(a) One-Year Increase in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Conversion
Factor.--Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
4(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) Conversion factor for 2007.--
``(A) In general.--The conversion factor that would
otherwise be applicable under this subsection for 2007
shall be the amount of such conversion factor divided
by the product of--
``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of
the percentage increase in the MEI (as defined
in section 1842(i)(3)) for 2007 (divided by
100); and
``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of
the update adjustment factor under paragraph
(4)(B) for 2007.
``(B) No effect on computation of conversion factor
for 2008.--The conversion factor under this subsection
shall be computed under paragraph (1)(A) for 2008 as if
subparagraph (A) had never applied.''.
(b) Quality Reporting System.--Section 1848 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(k) Quality Reporting System.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall implement a system
for the reporting by eligible professionals of data on quality
measures specified under paragraph (2). Such data shall be
submitted in a form and manner specified by the Secretary (by
program instruction or otherwise), which may include submission
of such data on claims under this part.
``(2) Use of consensus-based quality measures.--
``(A) For 2007.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of applying
this subsection for the reporting of data on
quality measures for covered professional
services furnished during the period beginning
July 1, 2007, and ending December 31, 2007, the
quality measures specified under this paragraph
are the measures identified as 2007 physician
quality measures under the Physician Voluntary
Reporting Program as published on the public
website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services as of the date of the enactment of
this subsection, except as may be changed by
the Secretary based on the results of a
consensus-based process in January of 2007, if
such change is published on such website by not
later than April 1, 2007.
``(ii) Subsequent refinements in
application permitted.--The Secretary may, from
time to time (but not later than July 1, 2007),
publish on such website (without notice or
opportunity for public comment) modifications
or refinements (such as code additions,
corrections, or revisions) for the application
of quality measures previously published under
clause (i), but may not, under this clause,
change the quality measures under the reporting
system.
``(iii) Implementation.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary may
implement by program instruction or otherwise
this subsection for 2007.
``(B) For 2008.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of
reporting data on quality measures for covered
professional services furnished during 2008,
the quality measures specified under this
paragraph for covered professional services
shall be measures that have been adopted or
endorsed by a consensus organization (such as
the National Quality Forum or AQA), that
include measures that have been submitted by a
physician specialty, and that the Secretary
identifies as having used a consensus-based
process for developing such measures. Such
measures shall include structural measures,
such as the use of electronic health records
and electronic prescribing technology.
``(ii) Proposed set of measures.--Not later
than August 15, 2007, the Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register a proposed set
of quality measures that the Secretary
determines are described in clause (i) and
would be appropriate for eligible professionals
to use to submit data to the Secretary in 2008.
The Secretary shall provide for a period of
public comment on such set of measures.
``(iii) Final set of measures.--Not later
than November 15, 2007, the Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register a final set of
quality measures that the Secretary determines
are described in clause (i) and would be
appropriate for eligible professionals to use
to submit data to the Secretary in 2008.
``(3) Covered professional services and eligible
professionals defined.--For purposes of this subsection:
``(A) Covered professional services.--The term
`covered professional services' means services for
which payment is made under, or is based on, the fee
schedule established under this section and which are
furnished by an eligible professional.
``(B) Eligible professional.--The term `eligible
professional' means any of the following:
``(i) A physician.
``(ii) A practitioner described in section
1842(b)(18)(C).
``(iii) A physical or occupational
therapist or a qualified speech-language
pathologist.
``(4) Use of registry-based reporting.--As part of the
publication of proposed and final quality measures for 2008
under clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary
shall address a mechanism whereby an eligible professional may
provide data on quality measures through an appropriate medical
registry (such as the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National
Database), as identified by the Secretary.
``(5) Identification units.--For purposes of applying this
subsection, the Secretary may identify eligible professionals
through billing units, which may include the use of the
Provider Identification Number, the unique physician
identification number (described in section 1833(q)(1)), the
taxpayer identification number, or the National Provider
Identifier. For purposes of applying this subsection for 2007,
the Secretary shall use the taxpayer identification number as
the billing unit.
``(6) Education and outreach.--The Secretary shall provide
for education and outreach to eligible professionals on the
operation of this subsection.
``(7) Limitations on review.--There shall be no
administrative or judicial review under section 1869, section
1878, or otherwise, of the development and implementation of
the reporting system under paragraph (1), including
identification of quality measures under paragraph (2) and the
application of paragraphs (4) and (5).
``(8) Implementation.--The Secretary shall carry out this
subsection acting through the Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services.''.
(c) Transitional Bonus Incentive Payments for Quality Reporting in
2007.--
(1) In general.--With respect to covered professional
services furnished during a reporting period (as defined in
paragraph (6)(C)) by an eligible professional, if--
(A) there are any quality measures that have been
established under the physician reporting system that
are applicable to any such services furnished by such
professional for such period, and
(B) the eligible professional satisfactorily
submits (as determined under paragraph (2)) to the
Secretary data on such quality measures in accordance
with such reporting system for such reporting period,
in addition to the amount otherwise paid under part B of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act, subject to paragraph (3),
there also shall be paid to the eligible professional (or to an
employer or facility in the cases described in clause (A) of
section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395u(b)(6))) from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance
Trust Fund established under section 1841 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395t) an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the Secretary's
estimate (based on claims submitted not later than two months
after the end of the reporting period) of the allowed charges
under such part for all such covered professional services
furnished during the reporting period.
(2) Satisfactory reporting described.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), an eligible professional shall be treated as
satisfactorily submitting data on quality measures for covered
professional services for a reporting period if quality
measures have been reported as follows:
(A) Three or fewer quality measures applicable.--If
there are no more than 3 quality measures that are
provided under the physician reporting system and that
are applicable to such services of such professional
furnished during the period, each such quality measure
has been reported under such system in at least 80
percent of the cases in which such measure is
reportable under the system.
(B) Four or more quality measures applicable.--If
there are 4 or more quality measures that are provided
under the physician reporting system and that are
applicable to such services of such professional
furnished during the period, at least 3 such quality
measures have been reported under such system in at
least 80 percent of the cases in which the respective
measure is reportable under the system.
(3) Payment limitation.--
(A) In general.--In no case shall the total payment
made under this subsection to an eligible professional
(or to an employer or facility in the cases described
in clause (A) of section 1842(b)(6) of the Social
Security Act) exceed the product of--
(i) the total number of quality measures
for which data are submitted under the
physician reporting system for covered
professional services of such professional that
are furnished during the reporting period; and
(ii) 300 percent of the average per measure
payment amount specified in subparagraph (B).
(B) Average per measure payment amount specified.--
The average per measure payment amount specified in
this subparagraph is an amount, estimated by the
Secretary (based on claims submitted not later than two
months after the end of the reporting period), equal
to--
(i) the total of the amount of allowed
charges under part B of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act for all covered
professional services furnished during the
reporting period on claims for which quality
measures are reported under the physician
reporting system; divided by
(ii) the total number of quality measures
for which data are reported under such system
for covered professional services furnished
during the reporting period.
(4) Form of payment.--The payment under this subsection
shall be in the form of a single consolidated payment.
(5) Application.--
(A) Physician reporting system rules.--Paragraphs
(5), (6), and (8) of section 1848(k) of the Social
Security Act, as added by subsection (b), shall apply
for purposes of this subsection in the same manner as
they apply for purposes of such section.
(B) Coordination with other bonus payments.--The
provisions of this subsection shall not be taken into
account in applying subsections (m) and (u) of section
1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) and
any payment under such subsections shall not be taken
into account in computing allowable charges under this
subsection.
(C) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary may implement by
program instruction or otherwise this subsection.
(D) Validation.--
(i) In general.--Subject to the succeeding
provisions of this subparagraph, for purposes
of determining whether a measure is applicable
to the covered professional services of an
eligible professional under paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall presume that if an eligible
professional submits data for a measure, such
measure is applicable to such professional.
(ii) Method.--The Secretary shall validate
(by sampling or other means as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate) whether measures
applicable to covered professional services of
an eligible professional have been reported.
(iii) Denial of payment authority.--If the
Secretary determines that an eligible
professional has not reported measures
applicable to covered professional services of
such professional, the Secretary shall not pay
the bonus incentive payment.
(E) Limitations on review.--
(i) In general.--There shall be no
administrative or judicial review under section
1869 or 1878 of the Social Security Act or
otherwise of--
(I) the determination of measures
applicable to services furnished by
eligible professionals under this
subsection;
(II) the determination of
satisfactory reporting under paragraph
(2);
(III) the determination of the
payment limitation under paragraph (3);
and
(IV) the determination of the bonus
incentive payment under this
subsection.
(ii) Treatment of determinations.--A
determination under this subsection shall not
be treated as a determination for purposes of
section 1869 of the Social Security Act.
(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
(A) Eligible professional; covered professional
services.--The terms ``eligible professional'' and
``covered professional services'' have the meanings
given such terms in section 1848(k)(3) of the Social
Security Act, as added by subsection (b).
(B) Physician reporting system.--The term
``physician reporting system'' means the system
established under section 1848(k) of the Social
Security Act, as added by subsection (b).
(C) Reporting period.--The term ``reporting
period'' means the period beginning on July 1, 2007,
and ending on December 31, 2007.
(D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(d) Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund.--Section 1848
of the Social Security Act, as amended by subsection (b), is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish under
this subsection a Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative
Fund (in this subsection referred to as the `Fund') which shall
be available to the Secretary for physician payment and quality
improvement initiatives, which may include application of an
adjustment to the update of the conversion factor under
subsection (d).
``(2) Funding.--
``(A) Amount available.--There shall be available
to the Fund for expenditures an amount equal to
$1,350,000,000.
``(B) Timely obligation of all available funds for
services furnished during 2008.--The Secretary shall
provide for expenditures from the Fund in a manner
designed to provide (to the maximum extent feasible)
for the obligation of the entire amount specified in
subparagraph (A) for payment with respect to
physicians' services furnished during 2008.
``(C) Payment from trust fund.--The amount
specified in subparagraph (A) shall be available to the
Fund, as expenditures are made from the Fund, from the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
under section 1841.
``(D) Funding limitation.--Amounts in the Fund
shall be available in advance of appropriations in
accordance with subparagraph (B) but only if the total
amount obligated from the Fund does not exceed the
amount available to the Fund under subparagraph (A).
The Secretary may obligate funds from the Fund only if
the Secretary determines (and the Chief Actuary of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the
appropriate budget officer certify) that there are
available in the Fund sufficient amounts to cover all
such obligations incurred consistent with the previous
sentence.
``(E) Construction.--In the case that expenditures
from the Fund are applied to, or otherwise affect, a
conversion factor under subsection (d) for a year, the
conversion factor under such subsection shall be
computed for a subsequent year as if such application
or effect had never occurred.''.
(e) Implementation.--For purposes of implementing the provisions
of, and amendments made by, this section, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall provide for the transfer, from the Federal
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section
1841 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t), of $60,000,000 to
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account
for the period of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009.
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF FLOOR ON MEDICARE WORK GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT.
Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``before January 1, 2007'' and
inserting ``before January 1, 2008''.
SEC. 103. UPDATE TO THE COMPOSITE RATE COMPONENT OF THE BASIC CASE-MIX
ADJUSTED PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR DIALYSIS
SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1881(b)(12)(G) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(12)(G)) is amended to read as follows:
``(G) The Secretary shall increase the amount of the composite rate
component of the basic case-mix adjusted system under subparagraph (B)
for dialysis services--
``(i) furnished on or after January 1, 2006, and before
April 1, 2007, by 1.6 percent above the amount of such
composite rate component for such services furnished on
December 31, 2005; and
``(ii) furnished on or after April 1, 2007, by 1.6 percent
above the amount of such composite rate component for such
services furnished on March 31, 2007.''.
(b) GAO Report on Home Dialysis Payment.--Not later than January 1,
2009, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report on the costs for home hemodialysis treatment and
patient training for both home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Such report shall also include recommendations for a payment
methodology for payment under section 1881 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395rr) that measures, and is based on, the costs of
providing such services and takes into account the case mix of
patients.
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PHYSICIAN PATHOLOGY
SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE.
Section 542(c) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as enacted into law by section
1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), as amended by section 732 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-173), is amended by striking ``and 2006'' and inserting
``, 2006, and 2007''.
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE REASONABLE COSTS PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN
CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS FURNISHED TO
HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS.
Effective as if included in the enactment of section 416 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
(42 U.S.C. 1395l-4), subsection (b) of such section is amended by
striking ``2-year period'' and inserting ``3-year period''.
SEC. 106. HOSPITAL MEDICARE REPORTS AND CLARIFICATIONS.
(a) Correction of Mid-Year Reclassification Expiration.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a subsection
(d) hospital (as defined for purposes of section 1886 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww)) with respect to which a
reclassification of its wage index for purposes of such section would
(but for this subsection) expire on March 31, 2007, such
reclassification of such hospital shall be extended through September
30, 2007. The previous sentence shall not be effected in a budget-
neutral manner.
(b) Revision of the Medicare Wage Index Classification System.--
(1) Medpac report.--
(A) In general.--The Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission shall submit to Congress, by not later than
June 30, 2007, a report on its study of the wage index
classification system applied under Medicare
prospective payment systems, including under section
1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(3)(E)). Such report shall include any
alternatives the Commission recommends to the method to
compute the wage index under such section.
(B) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, $2,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007 to carry out this paragraph.
(2) Proposal to revise the hospital wage index
classification system.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, taking into account the recommendations described in
the report under paragraph (1), shall include in the proposed
rule published under section 1886(e)(5)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(e)(5)(A)) for fiscal year 2009
one or more proposals to revise the wage index adjustment
applied under section 1886(d)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(3)(E)) for purposes of the Medicare prospective
payment system for inpatient hospital services. Such proposal
(or proposals) shall consider each of the following:
(A) Problems associated with the definition of
labor markets for purposes of such wage index
adjustment.
(B) The modification or elimination of geographic
reclassifications and other adjustments.
(C) The use of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, or
other data or methodologies, to calculate relative
wages for each geographic area involved.
(D) Minimizing variations in wage index adjustments
between and within Metropolitan Statistical Areas and
Statewide rural areas.
(E) The feasibility of applying all components of
the proposal to other settings, including home health
agencies and skilled nursing facilities.
(F) Methods to minimize the volatility of wage
index adjustments, while maintaining the principle of
budget neutrality in applying such adjustments.
(G) The effect that the implementation of the
proposal would have on health care providers and on
each region of the country.
(H) Methods for implementing the proposal,
including methods to phase-in such implementation.
(I) Issues relating to occupational mix, such as
staffing practices and any evidence on the effect on
quality of care and patient safety and any
recommendations for alternative calculations.
(c) Elimination of Unnecessary Report.--Section 1886 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(4)(C), by striking clause (iv); and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 107. PAYMENT FOR BRACHYTHERAPY.
(a) Extension of Payment Rule.--Section 1833(t)(16)(C) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(16)(C)) is amended by striking
``January 1, 2007'' and inserting ``January 1, 2008''.
(b) Establishment of Separate Payment Groups.--
(1) In general.--Section 1833(t)(2)(H) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(t)(2)(H)) is amended by inserting ``and for
stranded and non-stranded devices furnished on or after July 1,
2007'' before the period at the end.
(2) Implementation.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services may implement the amendment made by paragraph (1) by
program instruction or otherwise.
SEC. 108. PAYMENT PROCESS UNDER THE COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION PROGRAM
(CAP).
(a) In General.--Section 1847B(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-3b(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``and
biologicals'' and all that follows and inserting ``and
biologicals shall be made only to such contractor upon receipt
of a claim for a drug or biological supplied by the contractor
for administration to a beneficiary.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Post-payment review process.--The Secretary
shall establish (by program instruction or otherwise) a
post-payment review process (which may include the use
of statistical sampling) to assure that payment is made
for a drug or biological under this section only if the
drug or biological has been administered to a
beneficiary. The Secretary shall recoup, offset, or
collect any overpayments determined by the Secretary
under such process.''.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as--
(1) requiring the conduct of any additional competition
under subsection (b)(1) of section 1847B of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3b); or
(2) requiring any additional process for elections by
physicians under subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) of such section or
additional selection by a selecting physician of a contractor
under subsection (a)(5) of such section.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to payment for drugs and biologicals supplied under section 1847B
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3b)--
(1) on or after April 1, 2007; and
(2) on or after July 1, 2006, and before April 1, 2007, for
claims that are unpaid as of April 1, 2007.
SEC. 109. QUALITY REPORTING FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND
AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES.
(a) Outpatient Hospital Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3)(C)(iv), by inserting ``subject
to paragraph (17),'' after ``For purposes of this
subparagraph,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(17) Quality reporting.--
``(A) Reduction in update for failure to report.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of
paragraph (3)(C)(iv) for 2009 and each
subsequent year, in the case of a subsection
(d) hospital (as defined in section
1886(d)(1)(B)) that does not submit, to the
Secretary in accordance with this paragraph,
data required to be submitted on measures
selected under this paragraph with respect to
such a year, the OPD fee schedule increase
factor under paragraph (3)(C)(iv) for such year
shall be reduced by 2.0 percentage points.
``(ii) Non-cumulative application.--A
reduction under this subparagraph shall apply
only with respect to the year involved and the
Secretary shall not take into account such
reduction in computing the OPD fee schedule
increase factor for a subsequent year.
``(B) Form and manner of submission.--Each
subsection (d) hospital shall submit data on measures
selected under this paragraph to the Secretary in a
form and manner, and at a time, specified by the
Secretary for purposes of this paragraph.
``(C) Development of outpatient measures.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
develop measures that the Secretary determines
to be appropriate for the measurement of the
quality of care (including medication errors)
furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings
and that reflect consensus among affected
parties and, to the extent feasible and
practicable, shall include measures set forth
by one or more national consensus building
entities.
``(ii) Construction.--Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed as preventing the
Secretary from selecting measures that are the
same as (or a subset of) the measures for which
data are required to be submitted under section
1886(b)(3)(B)(viii).
``(D) Replacement of measures.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the Secretary may replace any measures
or indicators in appropriate cases, such as where all
hospitals are effectively in compliance or the measures
or indicators have been subsequently shown not to
represent the best clinical practice.
``(E) Availability of data.--The Secretary shall
establish procedures for making data submitted under
this paragraph available to the public. Such procedures
shall ensure that a hospital has the opportunity to
review the data that are to be made public with respect
to the hospital prior to such data being made public.
The Secretary shall report quality measures of process,
structure, outcome, patients' perspectives on care,
efficiency, and costs of care that relate to services
furnished in outpatient settings in hospitals on the
Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii)(III)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(viii)(III)) is amended
by inserting ``(including medication errors)'' after ``quality
of care''.
(b) Application to Ambulatory Surgical Centers.--Section 1833(i) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1935l(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(D), by redesignating clause (iv) as
clause (v) and by inserting after clause (iii) the following
new clause:
``(iv) The Secretary may implement such system in a manner so as to
provide for a reduction in any annual update for failure to report on
quality measures in accordance with paragraph (7).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7)(A) For purposes of paragraph (2)(D)(iv), the Secretary may
provide, in the case of an ambulatory surgical center that does not
submit, to the Secretary in accordance with this paragraph, data
required to be submitted on measures selected under this paragraph with
respect to a year, any annual increase provided under the system
established under paragraph (2)(D) for such year shall be reduced by
2.0 percentage points. A reduction under this subparagraph shall apply
only with respect to the year involved and the Secretary shall not take
into account such reduction in computing any annual increase factor for
a subsequent year.
``(B) Except as the Secretary may otherwise provide, the provisions
of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (17) of section
1833(t) shall apply with respect to services of ambulatory surgical
centers under this paragraph in a similar manner to the manner in which
they apply under such paragraph and, for purposes of this subparagraph,
any reference to a hospital, outpatient setting, or outpatient hospital
services is deemed a reference to an ambulatory surgical center, the
setting of such a center, or services of such a center,
respectively.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payment for services furnished on or after January 1, 2009.
SEC. 110. REPORTING OF ANEMIA QUALITY INDICATORS FOR MEDICARE PART B
CANCER ANTI-ANEMIA DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 1842 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395u) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(u) Each request for payment, or bill submitted, for a drug
furnished to an individual for the treatment of anemia in connection
with the treatment of cancer shall include (in a form and manner
specified by the Secretary) information on the hemoglobin or hematocrit
levels for the individual.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to drugs furnished on or after January 1, 2008. The Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall address the implementation of such
amendment in the rulemaking process under section 1848 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) for payment for physicians' services
for 2008, consistent with the previous sentence.
SEC. 111. CLARIFICATION OF HOSPICE SATELLITE DESIGNATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of
calculating the hospice aggregate payment cap for 2004, 2005, and 2006
for a hospice program under section 1814(i)(2)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)(A)) for hospice care provided on or
after November 1, 2003, and before December 27, 2005, Medicare provider
number 29-1511 is deemed to be a multiple location of Medicare provider
number 29-1500.
TITLE II--MEDICARE BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF EXCEPTIONS PROCESS FOR MEDICARE THERAPY CAPS.
Section 1833(g)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(g)(5)) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``the period
beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2007,''.
SEC. 202. PAYMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PART D VACCINES.
(a) Transition for 2007.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, in the case of a vaccine that is a covered part D drug under
section 1860D-2(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(e))
and that is administered during 2007, the administration of such
vaccine shall be paid under part B of title XVIII of such Act as if it
were the administration of a vaccine described in section
1861(s)(10)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w(s)(10)(B)).
(b) Administration Included in Coverage of Covered Part D Drugs
Beginning in 2008.--Section 1860D-2(e)(1) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(e)(1)) is amended, in the matter following
subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(and, for vaccines administered on or
after January 1, 2008, its administration)'' after ``Public Health
Service Act''.
SEC. 203. OIG STUDY OF NEVER EVENTS.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Inspector General in the Department of
Health and Human Services shall conduct a study on--
(A) incidences of never events for Medicare
beneficiaries, including types of such events and
payments by any party for such events;
(B) the extent to which the Medicare program paid,
denied payment, or recouped payment for services
furnished in connection with such events and the extent
to which beneficiaries paid for such services; and
(C) the administrative processes of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services to detect such events and
to deny or recoup payments for services furnished in
connection with such an event.
(2) Conduct of study.--In conducting the study under
paragraph (1), the Inspector General--
(A) shall audit a representative sample of claims
and medical records of Medicare beneficiaries to
identify never events and any payment (or recoupment)
for services furnished in connection with such events;
(B) may request access to such claims and records
from any Medicare contractor; and
(C) shall not release individually identifiable
information or facility-specific information.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit a report to Congress on
the study conducted under this section. Such report shall include
recommendations for such legislation and administrative action, such as
a noncoverage policy or denial of payments, as the Inspector General
determines appropriate, including--
(1) recommendations on processes to identify never events
and to deny or recoup payments for services furnished in
connection with such events; and
(2) a recommendation on a potential process (or processes)
for public disclosure of never events which--
(A) will ensure protection of patient privacy; and
(B) will permit the use of the disclosed
information for a root cause analysis to inform the
public and the medical community about safety issues
involved.
(c) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, there are appropriated to the Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services $3,000,000 to carry out this
section, to be available until January 1, 2010.
(d) Never Events Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
``never event'' means an event that is listed and endorsed as a serious
reportable event by the National Quality Forum as of November 16, 2006.
SEC. 204. MEDICARE MEDICAL HOME DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act a medical home demonstration
project (in this section referred to as the ``project'') to redesign
the health care delivery system to provide targeted, accessible,
continuous and coordinated, family-centered care to high-need
populations and under which--
(1) care management fees are paid to persons performing
services as personal physicians; and
(2) incentive payments are paid to physicians participating
in practices that provide services as a medical home under
subsection (d).
For purposes of this subsection, the term ``high-need population''
means individuals with multiple chronic illnesses that require regular
medical monitoring, advising, or treatment.
(b) Details.--
(1) Duration; scope.--The project shall operate during a
period of three years and shall include urban, rural, and
underserved areas in a total of no more than 8 States.
(2) Encouraging participation of small physician
practices.--The project shall be designed to include the
participation of physicians in practices with fewer than three
full-time equivalent physicians, as well as physicians in
larger practices particularly in rural and underserved areas.
(c) Personal Physician Defined.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
``personal physician'' means a physician (as defined in section
1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(1))
who--
(A) meets the requirements described in paragraph
(2); and
(B) performs the services described in paragraph
(3).
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as preventing such
a physician from being a specialist or subspecialist for an
individual requiring ongoing care for a specific chronic
condition or multiple chronic conditions (such as severe
asthma, complex diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatologic
disorder) or for an individual with a prolonged illness.
(2) Requirements.--The requirements described in this
paragraph for a personal physician are as follows:
(A) The physician is a board certified physician
who provides first contact and continuous care for
individuals under the physician's care.
(B) The physician has the staff and resources to
manage the comprehensive and coordinated health care of
each such individual.
(3) Services performed.--A personal physician shall perform
or provide for the performance of at least the following
services:
(A) Advocates for and provides ongoing support,
oversight, and guidance to implement a plan of care
that provides an integrated, coherent, cross-discipline
plan for ongoing medical care developed in partnership
with patients and including all other physicians
furnishing care to the patient involved and other
appropriate medical personnel or agencies (such as home
health agencies).
(B) Uses evidence-based medicine and clinical
decision support tools to guide decision-making at the
point-of-care based on patient-specific factors.
(C) Uses health information technology, that may
include remote monitoring and patient registries, to
monitor and track the health status of patients and to
provide patients with enhanced and convenient access to
health care services.
(D) Encourages patients to engage in the management
of their own health through education and support
systems.
(d) Medical Home Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
``medical home'' means a physician practice that--
(1) is in charge of targeting beneficiaries for
participation in the project; and
(2) is responsible for--
(A) providing safe and secure technology to promote
patient access to personal health information;
(B) developing a health assessment tool for the
individuals targeted; and
(C) providing training programs for personnel
involved in the coordination of care.
(e) Payment Mechanisms.--
(1) Personal physician care management fee.--Under the
project, the Secretary shall provide for payment under section
1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) of a care
management fee to personal physicians providing care management
under the project. Under such section and using the relative
value scale update committee (RUC) process under such section,
the Secretary shall develop a care management fee code for such
payments and a value for such code.
(2) Medical home sharing in savings.--The Secretary shall
provide for payment under the project of a medical home based
on the payment methodology applied to physician group practices
under section 1866A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395cc-1). Under such methodology, 80 percent of the reductions
in expenditures under title XVIII of the Social Security Act
resulting from participation of individuals that are
attributable to the medical home (as reduced by the total care
managements fees paid to the medical home under the project)
shall be paid to the medical home. The amount of such
reductions in expenditures shall be determined by using
assumptions with respect to reductions in the occurrence of
health complications, hospitalization rates, medical errors,
and adverse drug reactions.
(3) Source.--Payments paid under the project shall be made
from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
under section 1841 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395t).
(f) Evaluations and Reports.--
(1) Annual interim evaluations and reports.--For each year
of the project, the Secretary shall provide for an evaluation
of the project and shall submit to Congress, by a date
specified by the Secretary, a report on the project and on the
evaluation of the project for each such year.
(2) Final evaluation and report.--The Secretary shall
provide for an evaluation of the project and shall submit to
Congress, not later than one year after completion of the
project, a report on the project and on the evaluation of the
project.
SEC. 205. MEDICARE DRA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) PACE Clarification.--Paragraph (7) of section 5302(c) of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1395eee note) is amended to
read as follows:
``(7) Appropriation.--
``(A) In general.--Out of funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the
Secretary $10,000,000 to carry out this subsection for
the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
``(B) Availability.--Funds appropriated under
subparagraph (A) shall remain available for obligation
through fiscal year 2010.''.
(b) Miscellaneous Technical Corrections.--
(1) Correction of margin (section 5001).--Section
1886(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(b)(3)(B)), as amended by section 5001(a) of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171), is amended by
moving clause (viii) (including subclauses (I) through (VII) of
such clause) 6 ems to the left.
(2) Reference correction (section 5114).--Section
5114(a)(2) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-171), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), is amended
by striking ``1842(b)(6)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395u(b)(6)(F))'' and inserting ``1842(b)(6) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6))''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-171).
TITLE III--MEDICARE PROGRAM INTEGRITY EFFORTS
SEC. 301. OFFSETTING ADJUSTMENT IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE STABILIZATION
FUND.
Section 1858(e)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-27a(e)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``2007,'' and
``$10,000,000,000'' and inserting ``2012,'' and ``$3,500,000,000'',
respectively.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTOR PROGRAM
UNDER THE MEDICARE INTEGRITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1893 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ddd) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Use of Recovery Audit Contractors.--
``(1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary shall
enter into contracts with recovery audit contractors in
accordance with this subsection for the purpose of identifying
underpayments and overpayments and recouping overpayments under
this title with respect to all services for which payment is
made under part A or B. Under the contracts--
``(A) payment shall be made to such a contractor
only from amounts recovered;
``(B) from such amounts recovered, payment--
``(i) shall be made on a contingent basis
for collecting overpayments; and
``(ii) may be made in such amounts as the
Secretary may specify for identifying
underpayments; and
``(C) the Secretary shall retain a portion of the
amounts recovered which shall be available to the
program management account of the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services for purposes of activities
conducted under the recovery audit program under this
subsection.
``(2) Disposition of remaining recoveries.--The amounts
recovered under such contracts that are not paid to the
contractor under paragraph (1) or retained by the Secretary
under paragraph (1)(C) shall be applied to reduce expenditures
under parts A and B.
``(3) Nationwide coverage.--The Secretary shall enter into
contracts under paragraph (1) in a manner so as to provide for
activities in all States under such a contract by not later
than January 1, 2010.
``(4) Audit and recovery periods.--Each such contract shall
provide that audit and recovery activities may be conducted
during a fiscal year with respect to payments made under part A
or B--
``(A) during such fiscal year; and
``(B) retrospectively (for a period of not more
than 4 fiscal years prior to such fiscal year).
``(5) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive such provisions of
this title as may be necessary to provide for payment of
recovery audit contractors under this subsection in accordance
with paragraph (1).
``(6) Qualifications of contractors.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may not enter into
a contract under paragraph (1) with a recovery audit
contractor unless the contractor has staff that has the
appropriate clinical knowledge of, and experience with,
the payment rules and regulations under this title or
the contractor has, or will contract with, another
entity that has such knowledgeable and experienced
staff.
``(B) Ineligibility of certain contractors.--The
Secretary may not enter into a contract under paragraph
(1) with a recovery audit contractor to the extent the
contractor is a fiscal intermediary under section 1816,
a carrier under section 1842, or a medicare
administrative contractor under section 1874A.
``(C) Preference for entities with demonstrated
proficiency.--In awarding contracts to recovery audit
contractors under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
give preference to those risk entities that the
Secretary determines have demonstrated more than 3
years direct management experience and a proficiency
for cost control or recovery audits with private
insurers, health care providers, health plans, under
the Medicaid program under title XIX, or under this
title.
``(7) Construction relating to conduct of investigation of
fraud.--A recovery of an overpayment to a individual or entity
by a recovery audit contractor under this subsection shall not
be construed to prohibit the Secretary or the Attorney General
from investigating and prosecuting, if appropriate, allegations
of fraud or abuse arising from such overpayment.
``(8) Annual report.--The Secretary shall annually submit
to Congress a report on the use of recovery audit contractors
under this subsection. Each such report shall include
information on the performance of such contractors in
identifying underpayments and overpayments and recouping
overpayments, including an evaluation of the comparative
performance of such contractors and savings to the program
under this title.''.
(b) Access to Coordination of Benefits Contractor Database.--The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for access by
recovery audit contractors conducting audit and recovery activities
under section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, as added by
subsection (a), to the database of the Coordination of Benefits
Contractor of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with respect
to the audit and recovery periods described in paragraph (4) of such
section 1893(h).
(c) Conforming Amendments to Current Demonstration Project.--
Section 306 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2256) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``last for not longer
than 3 years'' and inserting ``continue until contracts are
entered into under section 1893(h) of the Social Security
Act''; and
(2) by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 303. FUNDING FOR THE HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT.
(a) Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice.--
(1) In general.--Section 1817(k)(3)(A)(i) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(3)(A)(i)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by
inserting ``until expended'' after ``without further
appropriation'';
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in subclause (III)--
(i) by striking ``for each fiscal year
after fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``for
each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006'';
and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subclauses:
``(IV) for each of fiscal years
2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, the limit
under this clause for the preceding
fiscal year, increased by the
percentage increase in the consumer
price index for all urban consumers
(all items; United States city average)
over the previous year; and
``(V) for each fiscal year after
fiscal year 2010, the limit under this
clause for fiscal year 2010.''.
(2) Office of the inspector general of the department of
health and human services.--Section 1817(k)(3)(A)(ii) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended--
(A) in subclause (VI), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subclause (VII)--
(i) by striking ``for each fiscal year
after fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``for
each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and
2006''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subclauses:
``(VIII) for fiscal year 2007, not
less than $160,000,000, increased by
the percentage increase in the consumer
price index for all urban consumers
(all items; United States city average)
over the previous year;
``(IX) for each of fiscal years
2008, 2009, and 2010, not less than the
amount required under this clause for
the preceding fiscal year, increased by
the percentage increase in the consumer
price index for all urban consumers
(all items; United States city average)
over the previous year; and
``(X) for each fiscal year after
fiscal year 2010, not less than the
amount required under this clause for
fiscal year 2010.''.
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--Section 1817(k)(3)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(3)(B)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
``until expended'' after ``without further appropriation'';
(2) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in clause (vii)--
(A) by striking ``for each fiscal year after fiscal
year 2002'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years
2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
``(viii) for each of fiscal years 2007,
2008, 2009, and 2010, the amount to be
appropriated under this subparagraph for the
preceding fiscal year, increased by the
percentage increase in the consumer price index
for all urban consumers (all items; United
States city average) over the previous year;
and
``(ix) for each fiscal year after fiscal
year 2010, the amount to be appropriated under
this subparagraph for fiscal year 2010.''.
SEC. 304. IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.
For purposes of implementing the provisions of, and amendments made
by, this title and titles I and II of this division, other than section
203, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for the
transfer, in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund established under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395i) and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund established under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t), of
$45,000,000 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program
Management Account for the period of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
TITLE IV--MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (TMA) AND
ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Activities authorized by sections 510 and 1925 of the Social
Security Act shall continue through June 30, 2007, in the manner
authorized for fiscal year 2006, notwithstanding section 1902(e)(1)(A)
of such Act, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States
not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made
pursuant to this authority through the third quarter of fiscal year
2007 at the level provided for such activities through the third
quarter of fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 402. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON VACCINE AGAINST VALLEY FEVER.
(a) In General.--In supporting research on the development of
vaccines against human diseases, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall make grants for the purpose of conducting research
toward the development of a vaccine against coccidioidomycosis
(commonly known as Valley Fever).
(b) Sunset.--No grant may be made under subsection (a) on or after
October 1, 2012. The preceding sentence does not have any legal effect
on payments under grants for which amounts appropriated under
subsection (c) were obligated prior to such date.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of making
grants under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$40,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.
SEC. 403. CHANGE IN THRESHOLD FOR MEDICAID INDIRECT HOLD HARMLESS
PROVISION OF BROAD-BASED HEALTH CARE TAXES.
Section 1903(w)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396b(w)(4)(C)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), a determination of the
existence of an indirect guarantee shall be made under
paragraph (3)(i) of section 433.68(f) of title 42, Code of
Federal Regulations, as in effect on November 1, 2006, except
that for portions of fiscal years beginning on or after January
1, 2008, and before October 1, 2011, `5.5 percent' shall be
substituted for `6 percent' each place it appears.''.
SEC. 404. DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 FOR TENNESSEE AND HAWAII.
Section 1923(f)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
4(f)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
``(6) Allotment adjustments for fiscal year 2007.--
``(A) Tennessee.--
``(i) In general.--Only with respect to
fiscal year 2007, the DSH allotment for
Tennessee for such fiscal year, notwithstanding
the table set forth in paragraph (2) or the
terms of the TennCare Demonstration Project in
effect for the State, shall be the greater of--
``(I) the amount that the Secretary
determines is equal to the Federal
medical assistance percentage component
attributable to disproportionate share
hospital payment adjustments for the
demonstration year ending in 2006 that
is reflected in the budget neutrality
provision of the TennCare Demonstration
Project; and
``(II) $280,000,000.
``(ii) Limitation on amount of payment
adjustments eligible for federal financial
participation.--Payment under section 1903(a)
shall not be made to Tennessee with respect to
the aggregate amount of any payment adjustments
made under this section for hospitals in the
State for fiscal year 2007 that is in excess of
30 percent of the DSH allotment for the State
for such fiscal year determined pursuant to
clause (i).
``(iii) State plan amendment.--The
Secretary shall permit Tennessee to submit an
amendment to its State plan under this title
that describes the methodology to be used by
the State to identify and make payments to
disproportionate share hospitals, including
children's hospitals and institutions for
mental diseases or other mental health
facilities. The Secretary may not approve such
plan amendment unless the methodology described
in the amendment is consistent with the
requirements under this section for making
payment adjustments to disproportionate share
hospitals. For purposes of demonstrating budget
neutrality under the TennCare Demonstration
Project, payment adjustments made pursuant to a
State plan amendment approved in accordance
with this subparagraph shall be considered
expenditures under such project.
``(iv) Offset of federal share of payment
adjustments for fiscal year 2007 against
essential access hospital supplemental pool
payments under the tenncare demonstration
project.--
``(I) The total amount of Essential
Access Hospital supplemental pool
payments that may be made under the
TennCare Demonstration Project for
fiscal year 2007 shall be reduced on a
dollar for dollar basis by the amount
of any payments made under section
1903(a) to Tennessee with respect to
payment adjustments made under this
section for hospitals in the State for
such fiscal year.
``(II) The sum of the total amount
of payments made under section 1903(a)
to Tennessee with respect to payment
adjustments made under this section for
hospitals in the State for fiscal year
2007 and the total amount of Essential
Access Hospital supplemental pool
payments made under the TennCare
Demonstration Project for such fiscal
year shall not exceed the State's DSH
allotment for such fiscal year
established under clause (i).
``(B) Hawaii.--
``(i) In general.--Only with respect to
fiscal year 2007, the DSH allotment for Hawaii
for such fiscal year, notwithstanding the table
set forth in paragraph (2), shall be
$10,000,000.
``(ii) State plan amendment.--The Secretary
shall permit Hawaii to submit an amendment to
its State plan under this title that describes
the methodology to be used by the State to
identify and make payments to disproportionate
share hospitals, including children's hospitals
and institutions for mental diseases or other
mental health facilities. The Secretary may not
approve such plan amendment unless the
methodology described in the amendment is
consistent with the requirements under this
section for making payment adjustments to
disproportionate share hospitals.''.
SEC. 405. CERTAIN MEDICAID DRA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Technical Corrections Relating to State Option for Alternative
Premiums and Cost Sharing (Sections 6041 Through 6043).--
(1) Clarification of continued application of regular cost
sharing rules for individuals with family income not exceeding
100 percent of the poverty line.--Section 1916A of the Social
Security Act, as inserted by section 6041(a) of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 and amended by sections 6042 and 6043 of
such Act, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1)--
(i) by inserting ``but subject to paragraph
(2),'' after ``1902(a)(10)(B),''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and non-emergency
services furnished in a hospital emergency
department for which cost sharing may be
imposed under subsection (e)'' after ``(c)'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection
(a) as paragraph (3);
(C) in subsection (a), by inserting after paragraph
(1) the following:
``(2) Exemption for individuals with family income not
exceeding 100 percent of the poverty line.--
``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) and subsection (d)
shall not apply, and sections 1916 and 1902(a)(10)(B)
shall continue to apply, in the case of an individual
whose family income does not exceed 100 percent of the
poverty line applicable to a family of the size
involved.
``(B) Limit on aggregate cost sharing.--To the
extent cost sharing under subsection (c) and (e) or
under section 1916 is imposed against individuals
described in subparagraph (A), the limitation under
subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) on the total aggregate amount
of cost sharing shall apply to such cost sharing for
all individuals in a family described in subparagraph
(A) in the same manner as such limitations apply to
cost sharing and families described in subsection
(b)(1)(B)(ii).'';
(D) in subsections (c)(2)(C) and (e)(2)(C), by
inserting ``under subsection (a)(2)(B) or'' after ``cap
on cost sharing applied''; and
(E) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by inserting ``who is
not described in subparagraph (B)'' after ``subsection
(b)(1)''.
(2) Clarification of treatment of non-preferred drug and
non-emergency cost-sharing.--Such section is further amended--
(A) in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2), by striking
``, subject to subsections (c)(2) and (e)(2)(A)'';
(B) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``least (or less) costly
effective'' and inserting ``most (or more) cost
effective'';
(C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking
``otherwise be imposed under'' and inserting ``be
imposed under subsection (a) due to the application
of'';
(D) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking
``otherwise not subject to cost sharing due to the
application of subsection (b)(3)(B)'' and inserting
``not subject to cost sharing under subsection (a) due
to the application of paragraph (1)(B)'';
(E) in subsection (e)(2)(A)--
(i) by amending the heading to read as
follows: ``Individuals with family income
between 100 and 150 percent of the poverty
line.--''; and
(ii) by striking ``under subsection
(b)(1)'' and inserting ``under subsection
(b)(1)(B)(ii)'';
(F) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking ``who is
otherwise not subject to cost sharing under subsection
(b)(3)'' and inserting ``described in subsection
(a)(2)(A) or who is not subject to cost sharing under
subsection (b)(3)(B) with respect to non-emergency
services described in paragraph (1)'' and
(G) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting ``or
section 1916'' after ``subsection (a)''.
(3) Clarification of cost sharing rules applicable to
disabled children provided medical assistance under the
eligibility category added by the family opportunity act.--Such
section is further amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), in the second sentence,
by striking ``section 1916(g)'' and inserting
``subsection (g) or (i) of section 1916''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the
end the following:
``(vi) Disabled children who are receiving
medical assistance by virtue of the application
of sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIX) and
1902(cc).''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the
end the following:
``(ix) Services furnished to disabled
children who are receiving medical assistance
by virtue of the application of sections
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIX) and 1902(cc).''.
(4) Correction of iv-b references.--Such section is further
amended in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``aid or
assistance is made available under part B of title IV
to children in foster care'' and inserting ``child
welfare services are made available under part B of
title IV on the basis of being a child in foster
care''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``aid or
assistance is made available under part B of title IV
to children in foster care'' and inserting ``child
welfare services are made available under part B of
title IV on the basis of being a child in foster care
or''.
(5) Non-emergency services.--Section 1916A(e)(4)(A) of the
Social Security Act, as added by section 6043(a) of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005, is amended by striking ``the physician
determines''.
(6) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by
sections 6041(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, except
that insofar as such amendments are to, or relate to,
subsection (c) or (e) of section 1916A of the Social Security
Act, such amendments shall take effect as if included in the
amendments made by section 6042 or 6043, respectively, of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
(b) Clarifying Treatment of Certain Annuities (Section 6012).--
(1) In general.--Section 1917(c)(1)(F)(i) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(c)(1)(F)(i)), as added by section
6012(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is amended by
striking ``annuitant'' and inserting ``institutionalized
individual''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section
6012 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
(c) Additional Miscellaneous Technical Corrections.--
(1) Documentation (section 6036).--
(A) In general.--Effective as if included in the
amendment made by section 6036(a)(2) of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005, section 1903(x) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(x)), as inserted by such
section 6036(a)(2), is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``(i)(23)'' and inserting ``(i)(22)'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``alien''
and inserting ``individual declaring to
be a citizen or national of the United
States'';
(II) by striking subparagraph (B)
and inserting the following:
``(B) and is receiving--
``(i) disability insurance benefits under
section 223 or monthly insurance benefits under
section 202 based on such individual's
disability (as defined in section 223(d)); or
``(ii) supplemental security income
benefits under title XVI;'';
(III) in subparagraph (C)--
(aa) by striking ``other'';
and
(bb) by striking ``had''
and inserting ``has'';
(IV) by redesignating subparagraph
(C) as subparagraph (D); and
(V) by inserting after subparagraph
(B) the following new subparagraph:
``(C) and with respect to whom--
``(i) child welfare services are made
available under part B of title IV on the basis
of being a child in foster care; or
``(ii) adoption or foster care assistance
is made available under part E of title IV;
or''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3)(C)(iii), by striking
``I-97'' and inserting ``I-197''.
(B) Assurance of state foster care agency
verification of citizenship or legal status.--
(i) State plan amendment.--Section 471(a)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a))
is amended--
(I) in paragraph (25), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(II) in paragraph (26)(C), by
striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(III) by adding at the end the
following:
``(27) provides that, with respect to any child in foster
care under the responsibility of the State under this part or
part B and without regard to whether foster care maintenance
payments are made under section 472 on behalf of the child, the
State has in effect procedures for verifying the citizenship or
immigration status of the child.''.
(ii) Inclusion in reviews of child and
family services programs.--Section 1123A(b)(2)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
2a(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``(which
shall include determining whether the State
program is in conformity with the requirement
of section 471(a)(27))'' after ``review''.
(iii) Effective date.--The amendments made
by this subparagraph shall take effect on the
date that is 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Miscellaneous technical corrections.--
(A) Effective as if included in the enactment of
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171),
the following sections of such Act are amended as
follows:
(i) Section 5114(a)(2) is amended by
striking ``section 1842(b)(6)(F) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)(F))'' and inserting
``section 1842(b)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395u(b)(6))''.
(ii) Section 6003(b)(2) is amended, by
striking ``subsection (k)'' and inserting
``subsection (k)(1)''.
(iii) Sections 6031(b), 6032(b), and
6035(c) are each amended by striking ``section
6035(e)'' and inserting ``section 6034(e)''.
(iv) Section 6034(b) is amended by striking
``section 6033(a)'' and inserting ``section
6032(a)''.
(v) Section 6036 is amended--
(I) in subsection (b), by striking
``section 1903(z)'' and inserting
``section 1903(x)''; and
(II) in subsection (c), by striking
``(i)(23)'' and inserting ``(i)(22)''.
(B) Effective as if included in the amendment made
by section 6015(a)(1) of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005, section 1919(c)(5)(A)(i)(II) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(c)(5)(A)(i)(II)) is
amended by striking ``clause (v)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (B)(v)''.
DIVISION C--OTHER PROVISIONS
TITLE I--GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SECURITY
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) 181 area.--The term ``181 Area'' means the area
identified in map 15, page 58, of the Proposed Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997-2002,
dated August 1996, of the Minerals Management Service,
available in the Office of the Director of the Minerals
Management Service, excluding the area offered in OCS Lease
Sale 181, held on December 5, 2001.
(2) 181 south area.--The term ``181 South Area'' means any
area--
(A) located--
(i) south of the 181 Area;
(ii) west of the Military Mission Line; and
(iii) in the Central Planning Area;
(B) excluded from the Proposed Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997-
2002, dated August 1996, of the Minerals Management
Service; and
(C) included in the areas considered for oil and
gas leasing, as identified in map 8, page 37 of the
document entitled ``Draft Proposed Program Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-
2012'', dated February 2006.
(3) Bonus or royalty credit.--The term ``bonus or royalty
credit'' means a legal instrument or other written
documentation, or an entry in an account managed by the
Secretary, that may be used in lieu of any other monetary
payment for--
(A) a bonus bid for a lease on the outer
Continental Shelf; or
(B) a royalty due on oil or gas production from any
lease located on the outer Continental Shelf.
(4) Central planning area.--The term ``Central Planning
Area'' means the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area of the
outer Continental Shelf, as designated in the document entitled
``Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing Program 2007-2012'', dated February 2006.
(5) Eastern planning area.--The term ``Eastern Planning
Area'' means the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area of the
outer Continental Shelf, as designated in the document entitled
``Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing Program 2007-2012'', dated February 2006.
(6) 2002-2007 planning area.--The term ``2002-2007 planning
area'' means any area--
(A) located in--
(i) the Eastern Planning Area, as
designated in the Proposed Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
2002-2007, dated April 2002, of the Minerals
Management Service;
(ii) the Central Planning Area, as
designated in the Proposed Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
2002-2007, dated April 2002, of the Minerals
Management Service; or
(iii) the Western Planning Area, as
designated in the Proposed Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
2002-2007, dated April 2002, of the Minerals
Management Service; and
(B) not located in--
(i) an area in which no funds may be
expended to conduct offshore preleasing,
leasing, and related activities under sections
104 through 106 of the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-54;
119 Stat. 521) (as in effect on August 2,
2005);
(ii) an area withdrawn from leasing under
the ``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas
of the United States Outer Continental Shelf
from Leasing Disposition'', from 34 Weekly
Comp. Pres. Doc. 1111, dated June 12, 1998; or
(iii) the 181 Area or 181 South Area.
(7) Gulf producing state.--The term ``Gulf producing
State'' means each of the States of Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas.
(8) Military mission line.--The term ``Military Mission
Line'' means the north-south line at 8641' W. longitude.
(9) Qualified outer continental shelf revenues.--
(A) In general.--The term ``qualified outer
Continental Shelf revenues'' means--
(i) in the case of each of fiscal years
2007 through 2016, all rentals, royalties,
bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to
the United States from leases entered into on
or after the date of enactment of this Act
for--
(I) areas in the 181 Area located
in the Eastern Planning Area; and
(II) the 181 South Area; and
(ii) in the case of fiscal year 2017 and
each fiscal year thereafter, all rentals,
royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and
payable to the United States received on or
after October 1, 2016, from leases entered into
on or after the date of enactment of this Act
for--
(I) the 181 Area;
(II) the 181 South Area; and
(III) the 2002-2007 planning area.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``qualified outer
Continental Shelf revenues'' does not include--
(i) revenues from the forfeiture of a bond
or other surety securing obligations other than
royalties, civil penalties, or royalties taken
by the Secretary in-kind and not sold; or
(ii) revenues generated from leases subject
to section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)).
(10) Coastal political subdivision.--The term ``coastal
political subdivision'' means a political subdivision of a Gulf
producing State any part of which political subdivision is--
(A) within the coastal zone (as defined in section
304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1453)) of the Gulf producing State as of the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) not more than 200 nautical miles from the
geographic center of any leased tract.
(11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 103. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 181 AREA AND 181 SOUTH AREA
OF GULF OF MEXICO.
(a) 181 Area Lease Sale.--Except as provided in section 104, the
Secretary shall offer the 181 Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) as soon
as practicable, but not later than 1 year, after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(b) 181 South Area Lease Sale.--The Secretary shall offer the 181
South Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) as soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Leasing Program.--The 181 Area and 181 South Area shall be
offered for lease under this section notwithstanding the omission of
the 181 Area or the 181 South Area from any outer Continental Shelf
leasing program under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344).
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 105 of the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
(Public Law 109-54; 119 Stat. 522) is amended by inserting ``(other
than the 181 South Area (as defined in section 102 of the Gulf of
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006))'' after ``lands located outside
Sale 181''.
SEC. 104. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF GULF OF
MEXICO.
(a) In General.--Effective during the period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2022, the Secretary
shall not offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity--
(1) any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf
of Mexico;
(2) any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within
125 miles of the coastline of the State of Florida; or
(3) any area in the Central Planning Area that is--
(A) within--
(i) the 181 Area; and
(ii) 100 miles of the coastline of the
State of Florida; or
(B)(i) outside the 181 Area;
(ii) east of the western edge of the Pensacola
Official Protraction Diagram (UTM X coordinate
1,393,920 (NAD 27 feet)); and
(iii) within 100 miles of the coastline of the
State of Florida.
(b) Military Mission Line.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
United States reserves the right to designate by and through the
Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the President, national
defense areas on the outer Continental Shelf pursuant to section 12(d)
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(d)).
(c) Exchange of Certain Leases.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit any person
that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, has entered into
an oil or gas lease with the Secretary in any area described in
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) to exchange the lease
for a bonus or royalty credit that may only be used in the Gulf
of Mexico.
(2) Valuation of existing lease.--The amount of the bonus
or royalty credit for a lease to be exchanged shall be equal
to--
(A) the amount of the bonus bid; and
(B) any rental paid for the lease as of the date
the lessee notifies the Secretary of the decision to
exchange the lease.
(3) Revenue distribution.--No bonus or royalty credit may
be used under this subsection in lieu of any payment due under,
or to acquire any interest in, a lease subject to the revenue
distribution provisions of section 8(g) of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)).
(4) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations that shall provide a process for--
(A) notification to the Secretary of a decision to
exchange an eligible lease;
(B) issuance of bonus or royalty credits in
exchange for relinquishment of the existing lease;
(C) transfer of the bonus or royalty credit to any
other person; and
(D) determining the proper allocation of bonus or
royalty credits to each lease interest owner.
SEC. 105. DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES
FROM 181 AREA, 181 SOUTH AREA, AND 2002-2007 PLANNING
AREAS OF GULF OF MEXICO.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) and subject to the other provisions of
this section, for each applicable fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall deposit--
(1) 50 percent of qualified outer Continental Shelf
revenues in the general fund of the Treasury; and
(2) 50 percent of qualified outer Continental Shelf
revenues in a special account in the Treasury from which the
Secretary shall disburse--
(A) 75 percent to Gulf producing States in
accordance with subsection (b); and
(B) 25 percent to provide financial assistance to
States in accordance with section 6 of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8),
which shall be considered income to the Land and Water
Conservation Fund for purposes of section 2 of that Act
(16 U.S.C. 460l-5).
(b) Allocation Among Gulf Producing States and Coastal Political
Subdivisions.--
(1) Allocation among gulf producing states for fiscal years
2007 through 2016.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
effective for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016,
the amount made available under subsection (a)(2)(A)
shall be allocated to each Gulf producing State in
amounts (based on a formula established by the
Secretary by regulation) that are inversely
proportional to the respective distances between the
point on the coastline of each Gulf producing State
that is closest to the geographic center of the
applicable leased tract and the geographic center of
the leased tract.
(B) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to a
Gulf producing State each fiscal year under
subparagraph (A) shall be at least 10 percent of the
amounts available under subsection (a)(2)(A).
(2) Allocation among gulf producing states for fiscal year
2017 and thereafter.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and
(C), effective for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal
year thereafter--
(i) the amount made available under
subsection (a)(2)(A) from any lease entered
into within the 181 Area or the 181 South Area
shall be allocated to each Gulf producing State
in amounts (based on a formula established by
the Secretary by regulation) that are inversely
proportional to the respective distances
between the point on the coastline of each Gulf
producing State that is closest to the
geographic center of the applicable leased
tract and the geographic center of the leased
tract; and
(ii) the amount made available under
subsection (a)(2)(A) from any lease entered
into within the 2002-2007 planning area shall
be allocated to each Gulf producing State in
amounts that are inversely proportional to the
respective distances between the point on the
coastline of each Gulf producing State that is
closest to the geographic center of each
historical lease site and the geographic center
of the historical lease site, as determined by
the Secretary.
(B) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to a
Gulf producing State each fiscal year under
subparagraph (A) shall be at least 10 percent of the
amounts available under subsection (a)(2)(A).
(C) Historical lease sites.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
for purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the
historical lease sites in the 2002-2007
planning area shall include all leases entered
into by the Secretary for an area in the Gulf
of Mexico during the period beginning on
October 1, 1982 (or an earlier date if
practicable, as determined by the Secretary),
and ending on December 31, 2015.
(ii) Adjustment.--Effective January 1,
2022, and every 5 years thereafter, the ending
date described in clause (i) shall be extended
for an additional 5 calendar years.
(3) Payments to coastal political subdivisions.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay 20 percent
of the allocable share of each Gulf producing State, as
determined under paragraphs (1) and (2), to the coastal
political subdivisions of the Gulf producing State.
(B) Allocation.--The amount paid by the Secretary
to coastal political subdivisions shall be allocated to
each coastal political subdivision in accordance with
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of section 31(b)(4) of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1356a(b)(4)).
(c) Timing.--The amounts required to be deposited under paragraph
(2) of subsection (a) for the applicable fiscal year shall be made
available in accordance with that paragraph during the fiscal year
immediately following the applicable fiscal year.
(d) Authorized Uses.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each Gulf
producing State and coastal political subdivision shall use all
amounts received under subsection (b) in accordance with all
applicable Federal and State laws, only for 1 or more of the
following purposes:
(A) Projects and activities for the purposes of
coastal protection, including conservation, coastal
restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure
directly affected by coastal wetland losses.
(B) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or
natural resources.
(C) Implementation of a federally-approved marine,
coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan.
(D) Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental
Shelf activities through the funding of onshore
infrastructure projects.
(E) Planning assistance and the administrative
costs of complying with this section.
(2) Limitation.--Not more than 3 percent of amounts
received by a Gulf producing State or coastal political
subdivision under subsection (b) may be used for the purposes
described in paragraph (1)(E).
(e) Administration.--Amounts made available under subsection (a)(2)
shall--
(1) be made available, without further appropriation, in
accordance with this section;
(2) remain available until expended; and
(3) be in addition to any amounts appropriated under--
(A) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.);
(B) the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.); or
(C) any other provision of law.
(f) Limitations on Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer
Continental Shelf Revenues.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the total amount
of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues made available
under subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed $500,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2016 through 2055.
(2) Expenditures.--For the purpose of paragraph (1), for
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2055, expenditures under
subsection (a)(2) shall be net of receipts from that fiscal
year from any area in the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area
and the 181 South Area.
(3) Pro rata reductions.--If paragraph (1) limits the
amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenue that would
be paid under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2)--
(A) the Secretary shall reduce the amount of
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenue provided to
each recipient on a pro rata basis; and
(B) any remainder of the qualified outer
Continental Shelf revenues shall revert to the general
fund of the Treasury.
TITLE II--SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2006
SEC. 200. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006''.
Subtitle A--Mining Control and Reclamation
SEC. 201. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND AND PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (6); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)
and paragraphs (7) through (13) as paragraphs (2)
through (11), respectively;
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Availability of Moneys; No Fiscal Year Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--Moneys from the fund for expenditures
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 402(g)(3) shall
be available only when appropriated for those subparagraphs.
``(2) No fiscal year limitation.--Appropriations described
in paragraph (1) shall be made without fiscal year limitation.
``(3) Other purposes.--Moneys from the fund shall be
available for all other purposes of this title without prior
appropriation as provided in subsection (f).'';
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ``the needs
of such fund'' and inserting ``achieving the purposes
of the transfers under section 402(h)''; and
(B) in the third sentence, by inserting before the
period the following: ``for the purpose of the
transfers under section 402(h)''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) General Limitation on Obligation Authority.--
``(1) In general.--From amounts deposited into the fund
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall distribute during
each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2007, an amount
determined under paragraph (2).
``(2) Amounts.--
``(A) For fiscal years 2008 through 2022.--For each
of fiscal years 2008 through 2022, the amount
distributed by the Secretary under this subsection
shall be equal to--
``(i) the amounts deposited into the fund
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of
subsection (b) for the preceding fiscal year
that were allocated under paragraphs (1) and
(5) of section 402(g); plus
``(ii) the amount needed for the adjustment
under section 402(g)(8) for the current fiscal
year.
``(B) Fiscal years 2023 and thereafter.--For fiscal
year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, to the
extent that funds are available, the Secretary shall
distribute an amount equal to the amount distributed
under subparagraph (A) during fiscal year 2022.
``(3) Distribution.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), for each fiscal year, of the amount
to be distributed to States and Indian tribes pursuant
to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall distribute--
``(i) the amounts allocated under paragraph
(1) of section 402(g), the amounts allocated
under paragraph (5) of section 402(g), and any
amount reallocated under section 411(h)(3) in
accordance with section 411(h)(2), for grants
to States and Indian tribes under section
402(g)(5); and
``(ii) the amounts allocated under section
402(g)(8).
``(B) Exclusion.--Beginning on October 1, 2007,
certified States shall be ineligible to receive amounts
under section 402(g)(1).
``(4) Availability.--Amounts in the fund available to the
Secretary for obligation under this subsection shall be
available until expended.
``(5) Addition.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
amount distributed under this subsection for each
fiscal year shall be in addition to the amount
appropriated from the fund during the fiscal year.
``(B) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3),
the amount distributed under this subsection for the
first 4 fiscal years beginning on and after October 1,
2007, shall be equal to the following percentage of the
amount otherwise required to be distributed:
``(i) 50 percent in fiscal year 2008.
``(ii) 50 percent in fiscal year 2009.
``(iii) 75 percent in fiscal year 2010.
``(iv) 75 percent in fiscal year 2011.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 712(b) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1302(b)) is amended by
striking ``section 401(c)(11)'' and inserting ``section 401(c)(9)''.
SEC. 202. RECLAMATION FEE.
(a) Amounts.--
(1) Fiscal years 2008-2012.--Effective October 1, 2007,
section 402(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``35'' and inserting ``31.5'';
(B) by striking ``15'' and inserting ``13.5''; and
(C) by striking ``10 cents'' and inserting ``9
cents''.
(2) Fiscal years 2013-2021.--Effective October 1, 2012,
section 402(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(a)) (as amended by paragraph (1))
is amended--
(A) by striking ``31.5'' and inserting ``28'';
(B) by striking ``13.5'' and inserting ``12''; and
(C) by striking ``9 cents'' and inserting ``8
cents''.
(b) Duration.--Effective September 30, 2007, section 402(b) of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b))
(as amended by section 7007 of the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 484)) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2007'' and all that follows through the end of
the sentence and inserting ``September 30, 2021.''.
(c) Allocation of Funds.--Section 402(g) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)--
(A) by inserting ``(except for grants awarded
during fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 to the extent
not expended within 5 years)'' after ``this
paragraph''; and
(B) by striking ``in any area under paragraph (2),
(3), (4), or (5)'' and inserting ``under paragraph
(5)'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting:
``(2) In making the grants referred to in paragraph (1)(C) and the
grants referred to in paragraph (5), the Secretary shall ensure strict
compliance by the States and Indian tribes with the priorities
described in section 403(a) until a certification is made under section
411(a).'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``paragraphs (2) and'' and inserting
``paragraph'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``401(c)(11)''
and inserting ``401(c)(9)''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) For the purpose of paragraph (8).'';
(4) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(5)'';
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ``40'' and
inserting ``60'';
(C) in the last sentence, by striking ``Funds
allocated or expended by the Secretary under paragraphs
(2), (3), or (4)'' and inserting ``Funds made available
under paragraph (3) or (4)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Any amount that is reallocated and available under section
411(h)(3) shall be in addition to amounts that are allocated under
subparagraph (A).''; and
(5) by striking paragraphs (6) through (8) and inserting
the following:
``(6)(A) Any State with an approved abandoned mine reclamation
program pursuant to section 405 may receive and retain, without regard
to the 3-year limitation referred to in paragraph (1)(D), up to 30
percent of the total of the grants made annually to the State under
paragraphs (1) and (5) if those amounts are deposited into an acid mine
drainage abatement and treatment fund established under State law, from
which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are
expended by the State for the abatement of the causes and the treatment
of the effects of acid mine drainage in a comprehensive manner within
qualified hydrologic units affected by coal mining practices.
``(B) In this paragraph, the term `qualified hydrologic unit' means
a hydrologic unit--
``(i) in which the water quality has been significantly
affected by acid mine drainage from coal mining practices in a
manner that adversely impacts biological resources; and
``(ii) that contains land and water that are--
``(I) eligible pursuant to section 404 and include
any of the priorities described in section 403(a); and
``(II) the subject of expenditures by the State
from the forfeiture of bonds required under section 509
or from other States sources to abate and treat acid
mine drainage.
``(7) In complying with the priorities described in section 403(a),
any State or Indian tribe may use amounts available in grants made
annually to the State or tribe under paragraphs (1) and (5) for the
reclamation of eligible land and water described in section 403(a)(3)
before the completion of reclamation projects under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 403(a) only if the expenditure of funds for the
reclamation is done in conjunction with the expenditure before, on, or
after the date of enactment of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 of funds for reclamation projects
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a).
``(8)(A) In making funds available under this title, the Secretary
shall ensure that the grant awards total not less than $3,000,000
annually to each State and each Indian tribe having an approved
abandoned mine reclamation program pursuant to section 405 and eligible
land and water pursuant to section 404, so long as an allocation of
funds to the State or tribe is necessary to achieve the priorities
stated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a).
``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this paragraph
applies to the States of Tennessee and Missouri.''.
(d) Transfers of Interest Earned by Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund.--Section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232) is amended by striking subsection (h) and
inserting the following:
``(h) Transfers of Interest Earned by Fund.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Transfers to combined benefit fund.--As soon
as practicable after the beginning of fiscal year 2007
and each fiscal year thereafter, and before making any
allocation with respect to the fiscal year under
subsection (g), the Secretary shall use an amount not
to exceed the amount of interest that the Secretary
estimates will be earned and paid to the fund during
the fiscal year to transfer to the Combined Benefit
Fund such amounts as are estimated by the trustees of
such fund to offset the amount of any deficit in net
assets in the Combined Benefit Fund as of October 1,
2006, and to make the transfer described in paragraph
(2)(A).
``(B) Transfers to 1992 and 1993 plans.--As soon as
practicable after the beginning of fiscal year 2008 and
each fiscal year thereafter, and before making any
allocation with respect to the fiscal year under
subsection (g), the Secretary shall use an amount not
to exceed the amount of interest that the Secretary
estimates will be earned and paid to the fund during
the fiscal year (reduced by the amount used under
subparagraph (A)) to make the transfers described in
paragraphs (2)(B) and (2)(C).
``(2) Transfers described.--The transfers referred to in
paragraph (1) are the following:
``(A) United mine workers of america combined
benefit fund.--A transfer to the United Mine Workers of
America Combined Benefit Fund equal to the amount that
the trustees of the Combined Benefit Fund estimate will
be expended from the fund for the fiscal year in which
the transfer is made, reduced by--
``(i) the amount the trustees of the
Combined Benefit Fund estimate the Combined
Benefit Fund will receive during the fiscal
year in--
``(I) required premiums; and
``(II) payments paid by Federal
agencies in connection with benefits
provided by the Combined Benefit Fund;
and
``(ii) the amount the trustees of the
Combined Benefit Fund estimate will be expended
during the fiscal year to provide health
benefits to beneficiaries who are unassigned
beneficiaries solely as a result of the
application of section 9706(h)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but only to the
extent that such amount does not exceed the
amounts described in subsection (i)(1)(A) that
the Secretary estimates will be available to
pay such estimated expenditures.
``(B) United mine workers of america 1992 benefit
plan.--A transfer to the United Mine Workers of America
1992 Benefit Plan, in an amount equal to the difference
between--
``(i) the amount that the trustees of the
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan estimate will be
expended from the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan during
the next calendar year to provide the benefits
required by the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan on the
date of enactment of this subparagraph; minus
``(ii) the amount that the trustees of the
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan estimate the 1992 UMWA
Benefit Plan will receive during the next
calendar year in--
``(I) required monthly per
beneficiary premiums, including the
amount of any security provided to the
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan that is
available for use in the provision of
benefits; and
``(II) payments paid by Federal
agencies in connection with benefits
provided by the 1992 UMWA benefit plan.
``(C) Multiemployer health benefit plan.--A
transfer to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan
established after July 20, 1992, by the parties that
are the settlors of the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan referred
to in subparagraph (B) (referred to in this
subparagraph and subparagraph (D) as `the Plan'), in an
amount equal to the excess (if any) of--
``(i) the amount that the trustees of the
Plan estimate will be expended from the Plan
during the next calendar year, to provide
benefits no greater than those provided by the
Plan as of December 31, 2006; over
``(ii) the amount that the trustees
estimated the Plan will receive during the next
calendar year in payments paid by Federal
agencies in connection with benefits provided
by the Plan.
Such excess shall be calculated by taking into account
only those beneficiaries actually enrolled in the Plan
as of December 31, 2006, who are eligible to receive
benefits under the Plan on the first day of the
calendar year for which the transfer is made.
``(D) Individuals considered enrolled.--For
purposes of subparagraph (C), any individual who was
eligible to receive benefits from the Plan as of the
date of enactment of this subsection, even though
benefits were being provided to the individual pursuant
to a settlement agreement approved by order of a
bankruptcy court entered on or before September 30,
2004, will be considered to be actually enrolled in the
Plan and shall receive benefits from the Plan beginning
on December 31, 2006.
``(3) Adjustment.--If, for any fiscal year, the amount of a
transfer under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)
is more or less than the amount required to be transferred
under that subparagraph, the Secretary shall appropriately
adjust the amount transferred under that subparagraph for the
next fiscal year.
``(4) Additional amounts.--
``(A) Previously credited interest.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
interest credited to the fund that has not previously
been transferred to the Combined Benefit Fund referred
to in paragraph (2)(A) under this section--
``(i) shall be held in reserve by the
Secretary until such time as necessary to make
the payments under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (i)(1), as described in clause (ii);
and
``(ii) in the event that the amounts
described in subsection (i)(1) are insufficient
to make the maximum payments described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (i)(1),
shall be used by the Secretary to supplement
the payments so that the maximum amount
permitted under those paragraphs is paid.
``(B) Previously allocated amounts.--All amounts
allocated under subsection (g)(2) before the date of
enactment of this subparagraph for the program
described in section 406, but not appropriated before
that date, shall be available to the Secretary to make
the transfers described in paragraph (2).
``(C) Adequacy of previously credited interest.--
The Secretary shall--
``(i) consult with the trustees of the
plans described in paragraph (2) at reasonable
intervals; and
``(ii) notify Congress if a determination
is made that the amounts held in reserve under
subparagraph (A) are insufficient to meet
future requirements under subparagraph (A)(ii).
``(D) Additional reserve amounts.--In addition to
amounts held in reserve under subparagraph (A), there
is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for transfer to the fund to carry out the
purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii).
``(E) Inapplicability of cap.--The limitation
described in subsection (i)(3)(A) shall not apply to
payments made from the reserve fund under this
paragraph.
``(5) Limitations.--
``(A) Availability of funds for next fiscal year.--
The Secretary may make transfers under subparagraphs
(B) and (C) of paragraph (2) for a calendar year only
if the Secretary determines, using actuarial
projections provided by the trustees of the Combined
Benefit Fund referred to in paragraph (2)(A), that
amounts will be available under paragraph (1), after
the transfer, for the next fiscal year for making the
transfer under paragraph (2)(A).
``(B) Rate of contributions of obligors.--
``(i) In general.--
``(I) Rate.--A transfer under
paragraph (2)(C) shall not be made for
a calendar year unless the persons that
are obligated to contribute to the plan
referred to in paragraph (2)(C) on the
date of the transfer are obligated to
make the contributions at rates that
are no less than those in effect on the
date which is 30 days before the date
of enactment of this subsection.
``(II) Application.--The
contributions described in subclause
(I) shall be applied first to the
provision of benefits to those plan
beneficiaries who are not described in
paragraph (2)(C)(ii).
``(ii) Initial contributions.--
``(I) In general.--From the date of
enactment of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006
through December 31, 2010, the persons
that, on the date of enactment of that
Act, are obligated to contribute to the
plan referred to in paragraph (2)(C)
shall be obligated, collectively, to
make contributions equal to the amount
described in paragraph (2)(C), less the
amount actually transferred due to the
operation of subparagraph (C).
``(II) First calendar year.--
Calendar year 2006 is the first
calendar year for which contributions
are required under this clause.
``(III) Amount of contribution for
2006.--Except as provided in subclause
(IV), the amount described in paragraph
(2)(C) for calendar year 2006 shall be
calculated as if paragraph (2)(C) had
been in effect during 2005.
``(IV) Limitation.--The
contributions required under this
clause for calendar year 2006 shall not
exceed the amount necessary for
solvency of the plan described in
paragraph (2)(C), measured as of
December 31, 2006 and taking into
account all assets held by the plan as
of that date.
``(iii) Division.--The collective annual
contribution obligation required under clause
(ii) shall be divided among the persons subject
to the obligation, and applied uniformly, based
on the hours worked for which contributions
referred to in clause (i) would be owed.
``(C) Phase-in of transfers.--For each of calendar
years 2008 through 2010, the transfers required under
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall equal
the following amounts:
``(i) For calendar year 2008, the Secretary
shall make transfers equal to 25 percent of the
amounts that would otherwise be required under
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2).
``(ii) For calendar year 2009, the
Secretary shall make transfers equal to 50
percent of the amounts that would otherwise be
required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
paragraph (2).
``(iii) For calendar year 2010, the
Secretary shall make transfers equal to 75
percent of the amounts that would otherwise be
required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
paragraph (2).
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall transfer to the plans described in
subsection (h)(2) such sums as are necessary to pay the
following amounts:
``(A) To the Combined Fund (as defined in section
9701(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
referred to in this paragraph as the `Combined Fund'),
the amount that the trustees of the Combined Fund
estimate will be expended from premium accounts
maintained by the Combined Fund for the fiscal year to
provide benefits for beneficiaries who are unassigned
beneficiaries solely as a result of the application of
section 9706(h)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, subject to the following limitations:
``(i) For fiscal year 2008, the amount paid
under this subparagraph shall equal--
``(I) the amount described in
subparagraph (A); minus
``(II) the amounts required under
section 9706(h)(3)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
``(ii) For fiscal year 2009, the amount
paid under this subparagraph shall equal--
``(I) the amount described in
subparagraph (A); minus
``(II) the amounts required under
section 9706(h)(3)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
``(iii) For fiscal year 2010, the amount
paid under this subparagraph shall equal--
``(I) the amount described in
subparagraph (A); minus
``(II) the amounts required under
section 9706(h)(3)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
``(B) On certification by the trustees of any plan
described in subsection (h)(2) that the amount
available for transfer by the Secretary pursuant to
this section (determined after application of any
limitation under subsection (h)(5)) is less than the
amount required to be transferred, to the plan the
amount necessary to meet the requirement of subsection
(h)(2).
``(C) To the Combined Fund, $9,000,000 on October
1, 2007, $9,000,000 on October 1, 2008, and $9,000,000
on October 1, 2009 (which amounts shall not be
exceeded) to provide a refund of any premium (as
described in section 9704(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986) paid on or before September 7, 2000, to
the Combined Fund, plus interest on the premium
calculated at the rate of 7.5 percent per year, on a
proportional basis and to be paid not later than 60
days after the date on which each payment is received
by the Combined Fund, to those signatory operators (to
the extent that the Combined Fund has not previously
returned the premium amounts to the operators), or any
related persons to the operators (as defined in section
9701(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), or their
heirs, successors, or assigns who have been denied the
refunds as the result of final judgments or settlements
if--
``(i) prior to the date of enactment of
this paragraph, the signatory operator (or any
related person to the operator)--
``(I) had all of its beneficiary
assignments made under section 9706 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
voided by the Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration; and
``(II) was subject to a final
judgment or final settlement of
litigation adverse to a claim by the
operator that the assignment of
beneficiaries under section 9706 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 was
unconstitutional as applied to the
operator; and
``(ii) on or before September 7, 2000, the
signatory operator (or any related person to
the operator) had paid to the Combined Fund any
premium amount that had not been refunded.
``(2) Payments to states and indian tribes.--Subject to
paragraph (3), out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to
the Secretary of the Interior for distribution to States and
Indian tribes such sums as are necessary to pay amounts
described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 411(h).
``(3) Limitations.--
``(A) Cap.--The total amount transferred under this
subsection for any fiscal year shall not exceed
$490,000,000.
``(B) Insufficient amounts.--In a case in which the
amount required to be transferred without regard to
this paragraph exceeds the maximum annual limitation in
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall adjust the
transfers of funds so that--
``(i) each transfer for the fiscal year is
a percentage of the amount described;
``(ii) the amount is determined without
regard to subsection (h)(5)(A); and
``(iii) the percentage transferred is the
same for all transfers made under this
subsection for the fiscal year.
``(4) Availability of funds.--Funds shall be transferred
under paragraph (1) and (2) beginning in fiscal year 2008 and
each fiscal year thereafter, and shall remain available until
expended.''.
SEC. 203. OBJECTIVES OF FUND.
Section 403 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``(1) the protection'' and
inserting the following:
``(1)(A) the protection;'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A) (as designated by
clause (i)), by striking ``general welfare,'';
and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) the restoration of land and water resources and the
environment that--
``(i) have been degraded by the adverse effects of
coal mining practices; and
``(ii) are adjacent to a site that has been or will
be remediated under subparagraph (A);'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``(2) the protection'' and
inserting the following:
``(2)(A) the protection'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A) (as designated by
clause (i), by striking ``health, safety, and
general welfare'' and inserting ``health and
safety''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) the restoration of land and water resources and the
environment that--
``(i) have been degraded by the adverse effects of
coal mining practices; and
``(ii) are adjacent to a site that has been or will
be remediated under subparagraph (A); and'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the semicolon at
the end and inserting a period; and
(D) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking the subsection heading and
inserting ``Water Supply Restoration.--''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``up to 30
percent of the''; and
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (c), by inserting
``, subject to the approval of the Secretary,'' after
``amendments''.
SEC. 204. RECLAMATION OF RURAL LAND.
(a) Administration.--Section 406(h) of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1236(h)) is amended by striking
``Soil Conservation Service'' and inserting ``Natural Resources
Conservation Service''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations for Carrying Out Rural Land
Reclamation.--Section 406 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1236) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Agriculture, from amounts in the Treasury other than amounts in the
fund, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.''.
SEC. 205. LIENS.
Section 408(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1238) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``who
owned the surface prior to May 2, 1977, and''.
SEC. 206. CERTIFICATION.
Section 411 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before the first sentence;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2)(A) The Secretary may, on the initiative of the Secretary,
make the certification referred to in paragraph (1) on behalf of any
State or Indian tribe referred to in paragraph (1) if on the basis of
the inventory referred to in section 403(c) all reclamation projects
relating to the priorities described in section 403(a) for eligible
land and water pursuant to section 404 in the State or tribe have been
completed.
``(B) The Secretary shall only make the certification after notice
in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Payments to States and Indian Tribes.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Payments.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding section
401(f)(3)(B), from funds referred to in section
402(i)(2), the Secretary shall make payments to
States or Indian tribes for the amount due for
the aggregate unappropriated amount allocated
to the State or Indian tribe under subparagraph
(A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1).
``(ii) Conversion as equivalent payments.--
Amounts allocated under subparagraphs (A) or
(B) of section 402(g)(1) shall be reallocated
to the allocation established in section
402(g)(5) in amounts equivalent to payments
made to States or Indian tribes under this
paragraph.
``(B) Amount due.--In this paragraph, the term
`amount due' means the unappropriated amount allocated
to a State or Indian tribe before October 1, 2007,
under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1).
``(C) Schedule.--Payments under subparagraph (A)
shall be made in 7 equal annual installments, beginning
with fiscal year 2008.
``(D) Use of funds.--
``(i) Certified states and indian tribes.--
A State or Indian tribe that makes a
certification under subsection (a) in which the
Secretary concurs shall use any amounts
provided under this paragraph for the purposes
established by the State legislature or tribal
council of the Indian tribe, with priority
given for addressing the impacts of mineral
development.
``(ii) Uncertified states and indian
tribes.--A State or Indian tribe that has not
made a certification under subsection (a) in
which the Secretary has concurred shall use any
amounts provided under this paragraph for the
purposes described in section 403.
``(2) Subsequent state and indian tribe share for certified
states and indian tribes.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section
401(f)(3)(B), from funds referred to in section
402(i)(2), the Secretary shall pay to each certified
State or Indian tribe an amount equal to the sum of the
aggregate unappropriated amount allocated on or after
October 1, 2007, to the certified State or Indian tribe
under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1).
``(B) Certified state or indian tribe defined.--In
this paragraph the term `certified State or Indian
tribe' means a State or Indian tribe for which a
certification is made under subsection (a) in which the
Secretary concurs.
``(3) Manner of payment.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
payments to States or Indian tribes under this
subsection shall be made without regard to any
limitation in section 401(d) and concurrently with
payments to States under that section.
``(B) Initial payments.--The first 3 payments made
to any State or Indian tribe shall be reduced to 25
percent, 50 percent, and 75 percent, respectively, of
the amounts otherwise required under paragraph (2)(A).
``(C) Installments.--Amounts withheld from the
first 3 annual installments as provided under
subparagraph (B) shall be paid in 2 equal annual
installments beginning with fiscal year 2018.
``(4) Reallocation.--
``(A) In general.--The amount allocated to any
State or Indian tribe under subparagraph (A) or (B) of
section 402(g)(1) that is paid to the State or Indian
tribe as a result of a payment under paragraph (1) or
(2) shall be reallocated and available for grants under
section 402(g)(5).
``(B) Allocation.--The grants shall be allocated
based on the amount of coal historically produced
before August 3, 1977, in the same manner as under
section 402(g)(5).''.
SEC. 207. REMINING INCENTIVES.
Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the following:
``SEC. 415. REMINING INCENTIVES.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the Secretary may, after opportunity for public comment, promulgate
regulations that describe conditions under which amounts in the fund
may be used to provide incentives to promote remining of eligible land
under section 404 in a manner that leverages the use of amounts from
the fund to achieve more reclamation with respect to the eligible land
than would be achieved without the incentives.
``(b) Requirements.--Any regulations promulgated under subsection
(a) shall specify that the incentives shall apply only if the Secretary
determines, with the concurrence of the State regulatory authority
referred to in title V, that, without the incentives, the eligible land
would not be likely to be remined and reclaimed.
``(c) Incentives.--
``(1) In general.--Incentives that may be considered for
inclusion in the regulations promulgated under subsection (a)
include, but are not limited to--
``(A) a rebate or waiver of the reclamation fees
required under section 402(a); and
``(B) the use of amounts in the fund to provide
financial assurance for remining operations in lieu of
all or a portion of the performance bonds required
under section 509.
``(2) Limitations.--
``(A) Use.--A rebate or waiver under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be used only for operations that--
``(i) remove or reprocess abandoned coal
mine waste; or
``(ii) conduct remining activities that
meet the priorities specified in paragraph (1)
or (2) of section 403(a).
``(B) Amount.--The amount of a rebate or waiver
provided as an incentive under paragraph (1)(A) to
remine or reclaim eligible land shall not exceed the
estimated cost of reclaiming the eligible land under
this section.''.
SEC. 208. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF PROHIBITION ON
ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Section 510(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1260(e)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 209. TRIBAL REGULATION OF SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION
OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 710 of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(j) Tribal Regulatory Authority.--
``(1) Tribal regulatory programs.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, an Indian tribe may apply for, and
obtain the approval of, a tribal program under section
503 regulating in whole or in part surface coal mining
and reclamation operations on reservation land under
the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe using the
procedures of section 504(e).
``(B) References to state.--For purposes of this
subsection and the implementation and administration of
a tribal program under title V, any reference to a
`State' in this Act shall be considered to be a
reference to a `tribe'.
``(2) Conflicts of interest.--
``(A) In general.--The fact that an individual is a
member of an Indian tribe does not in itself constitute
a violation of section 201(f).
``(B) Employees of tribal regulatory authority.--
Any employee of a tribal regulatory authority shall not
be eligible for a per capita distribution of any
proceeds from coal mining operations conducted on
Indian reservation lands under this Act.
``(3) Sovereign immunity.--To receive primary regulatory
authority under section 504(e), an Indian tribe shall waive
sovereign immunity for purposes of section 520 and paragraph
(4).
``(4) Judicial review.--
``(A) Civil actions.--
``(i) In general.--After exhausting all
tribal remedies with respect to a civil action
arising under a tribal program approved under
section 504(e), an interested party may file a
petition for judicial review of the civil
action in the United States circuit court for
the circuit in which the surface coal mining
operation named in the petition is located.
``(ii) Scope of review.--
``(I) Questions of law.--The United
States circuit court shall review de
novo any questions of law under clause
(i).
``(II) Findings of fact.--The
United States circuit court shall
review findings of fact under clause
(i) using a clearly erroneous standard.
``(B) Criminal actions.--Any criminal action
brought under section 518 with respect to surface coal
mining or reclamation operations on Indian reservation
lands shall be brought in--
``(i) the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia; or
``(ii) the United States district court in
which the criminal activity is alleged to have
occurred.
``(5) Grants.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), grants for developing, administering,
and enforcing tribal programs approved in accordance
with section 504(e) shall be provided to an Indian
tribe in accordance with section 705.
``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
the Federal share of the costs of developing,
administering, and enforcing an approved tribal program
shall be 100 percent.
``(6) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date on
which a tribal program is approved under subsection (e) of
section 504, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report, developed in cooperation with
the applicable Indian tribe, on the tribal program that
includes a recommendation of the Secretary on whether primary
regulatory authority under that subsection should be expanded
to include additional Indian lands.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 710(i) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1300(i)) is amended in
the first sentence by striking ``, except'' and all that follows
through ``section 503''.
Subtitle B--Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act
SEC. 211. CERTAIN RELATED PERSONS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST RELIEVED
OF LIABILITY IF PREMIUMS PREPAID.
(a) Combined Benefit Fund.--Section 9704 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to liability of assigned operators) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Prepayment of Premium Liability.--
``(1) In general.--If--
``(A) a payment meeting the requirements of
paragraph (3) is made to the Combined Fund by or on
behalf of--
``(i) any assigned operator to which this
subsection applies, or
``(ii) any related person to any assigned
operator described in clause (i), and
``(B) the common parent of the controlled group of
corporations described in paragraph (2)(B) is jointly
and severally liable for any premium under this section
which (but for this subsection) would be required to be
paid by the assigned operator or related person,
then such common parent (and no other person) shall be liable
for such premium.
``(2) Assigned operators to which subsection applies.--
``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to
any assigned operator if--
``(i) the assigned operator (or a related
person to the assigned operator)--
``(I) made contributions to the
1950 UMWA Benefit Plan and the 1974
UMWA Benefit Plan for employment during
the period covered by the 1988
agreement; and
``(II) is not a 1988 agreement
operator,
``(ii) the assigned operator (and all
related persons to the assigned operator) are
not actively engaged in the production of coal
as of July 1, 2005, and
``(iii) the assigned operator was, as of
July 20, 1992, a member of a controlled group
of corporations described in subparagraph (B).
``(B) Controlled group of corporations.--A
controlled group of corporations is described in this
subparagraph if the common parent of such group is a
corporation the shares of which are publicly traded on
a United States exchange.
``(C) Coordination with repeal of assignments.--A
person shall not fail to be treated as an assigned
operator to which this subsection applies solely
because the person ceases to be an assigned operator by
reason of section 9706(h)(1) if the person otherwise
meets the requirements of this subsection and is liable
for the payment of premiums under section 9706(h)(3).
``(D) Controlled group.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `controlled group of corporations'
has the meaning given such term by section 52(a).
``(3) Requirements.--A payment meets the requirements of
this paragraph if--
``(A) the amount of the payment is not less than
the present value of the total premium liability under
this chapter with respect to the Combined Fund of the
assigned operators or related persons described in
paragraph (1) or their assignees, as determined by the
operator's or related person's enrolled actuary (as
defined in section 7701(a)(35)) using actuarial methods
and assumptions each of which is reasonable and which
are reasonable in the aggregate, as determined by such
enrolled actuary;
``(B) such enrolled actuary files with the
Secretary of Labor a signed actuarial report
containing--
``(i) the date of the actuarial valuation
applicable to the report; and
``(ii) a statement by the enrolled actuary
signing the report that, to the best of the
actuary's knowledge, the report is complete and
accurate and that in the actuary's opinion the
actuarial assumptions used are in the aggregate
reasonably related to the experience of the
operator and to reasonable expectations; and
``(C) 90 calendar days have elapsed after the
report required by subparagraph (B) is filed with the
Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Labor has not
notified the assigned operator in writing that the
requirements of this paragraph have not been satisfied.
``(4) Use of prepayment.--The Combined Fund shall--
``(A) establish and maintain an account for each
assigned operator or related person by, or on whose
behalf, a payment described in paragraph (3) was made,
``(B) credit such account with such payment (and
any earnings thereon), and
``(C) use all amounts in such account exclusively
to pay premiums that would (but for this subsection) be
required to be paid by the assigned operator.
Upon termination of the obligations for the premium liability
of any assigned operator or related person for which such
account is maintained, all funds remaining in such account (and
earnings thereon) shall be refunded to such person as may be
designated by the common parent described in paragraph
(1)(B).''.
(b) Individual Employer Plans.--Section 9711(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to joint and several liability) is
amended to read as follows:
``(c) Joint and Several Liability of Related Persons.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
each related person of a last signatory operator to which
subsection (a) or (b) applies shall be jointly and severally
liable with the last signatory operator for the provision of
health care coverage described in subsection (a) or (b).
``(2) Liability limited if security provided.--If--
``(A) security meeting the requirements of
paragraph (3) is provided by or on behalf of--
``(i) any last signatory operator which is
an assigned operator described in section
9704(j)(2), or
``(ii) any related person to any last
signatory operator described in clause (i), and
``(B) the common parent of the controlled group of
corporations described in section 9704(j)(2)(B) is
jointly and severally liable for the provision of
health care under this section which, but for this
paragraph, would be required to be provided by the last
signatory operator or related person,
then, as of the date the security is provided, such common
parent (and no other person) shall be liable for the provision
of health care under this section which the last signatory
operator or related person would otherwise be required to
provide. Security may be provided under this paragraph without
regard to whether a payment was made under section 9704(j).
``(3) Security.--Security meets the requirements of this
paragraph if--
``(A) the security--
``(i) is in the form of a bond, letter of
credit, or cash escrow,
``(ii) is provided to the trustees of the
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan solely for the purpose
of paying premiums for beneficiaries who would
be described in section 9712(b)(2)(B) if the
requirements of this section were not met by
the last signatory operator, and
``(iii) is in an amount equal to 1 year of
liability of the last signatory operator under
this section, determined by using the average
cost of such operator's liability during the
prior 3 calendar years;
``(B) the security is in addition to any other
security required under any other provision of this
title; and
``(C) the security remains in place for 5 years.
``(4) Refunds of security.--The remaining amount of any
security provided under this subsection (and earnings thereon)
shall be refunded to the last signatory operator as of the
earlier of--
``(A) the termination of the obligations of the
last signatory operator under this section, or
``(B) the end of the 5-year period described in
paragraph (4)(C).''.
(c) 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan.--Section 9712(d)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to joint and several liability) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
provisions of section 9711(c)(2) shall apply to any last signatory
operator described in such section (without regard to whether security
is provided under such section, a payment is made under section
9704(j), or both) and if security meeting the requirements of section
9711(c)(3) is provided, the common parent described in section
9711(c)(2)(B) shall be exclusively responsible for any liability for
premiums under this section which, but for this sentence, would be
required to be paid by the last signatory operator or any related
person.''.
(d) Successor in Interest.--Section 9701(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to terms relating to operators) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Successor in interest.--
``(A) Safe harbor.--The term `successor in
interest' shall not include any person who--
``(i) is an unrelated person to an eligible
seller described in subparagraph (C); and
``(ii) purchases for fair market value
assets, or all of the stock, of a related
person to such seller, in a bona fide, arm's-
length sale.
``(B) Unrelated person.--The term `unrelated
person' means a purchaser who does not bear a
relationship to the eligible seller described in
section 267(b).
``(C) Eligible seller.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `eligible seller' means an assigned
operator described in section 9704(j)(2) or a related
person to such assigned operator.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the
amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to transactions after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 212. TRANSFERS TO FUNDS; PREMIUM RELIEF.
(a) Combined Fund.--
(1) Federal transfers.--Section 9705(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to transfers from Abandoned Mine
Reclamation Fund) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section
402(h)'' and inserting ``subsections (h) and (i) of
section 402'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(2) Use of funds.--Any amount transferred under paragraph
(1) for any fiscal year shall be used to pay benefits and
administrative costs of beneficiaries of the Combined Fund or
for such other purposes as are specifically provided in the
Acts described in paragraph (1).''; and
(C) by striking ``From Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund'' in the heading thereof.
(2) Modifications of premiums to reflect federal
transfers.--
(A) Elimination of unassigned beneficiaries
premium.--Section 9704(d) of such Code (establishing
unassigned beneficiaries premium) is amended to read as
follows:
``(d) Unassigned Beneficiaries Premium.--
``(1) Plan years ending on or before september 30, 2006.--
For plan years ending on or before September 30, 2006, the
unassigned beneficiaries premium for any assigned operator
shall be equal to the applicable percentage of the product of
the per beneficiary premium for the plan year multiplied by the
number of eligible beneficiaries who are not assigned under
section 9706 to any person for such plan year.
``(2) Plan years beginning on or after october 1, 2006.--
``(A) In general.--For plan years beginning on or
after October 1, 2006, subject to subparagraph (B),
there shall be no unassigned beneficiaries premium, and
benefit costs with respect to eligible beneficiaries
who are not assigned under section 9706 to any person
for any such plan year shall be paid from amounts
transferred under section 9705(b).
``(B) Inadequate transfers.--If, for any plan year
beginning on or after October 1, 2006, the amounts
transferred under section 9705(b) are less than the
amounts required to be transferred to the Combined Fund
under subsection (h)(2)(A) or (i) of section 402 of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 1232)), then the unassigned beneficiaries
premium for any assigned operator shall be equal to the
operator's applicable percentage of the amount required
to be so transferred which was not so transferred.''.
(B) Premium accounts.--
(i) Crediting of accounts.--Section
9704(e)(1) of such Code (relating to premium
accounts; adjustments) is amended by inserting
``and amounts transferred under section
9705(b)'' after ``premiums received''.
(ii) Surpluses attributable to public
funding.--Section 9704(e)(3)(A) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``Amounts credited to an account from
amounts transferred under section 9705(b) shall
not be taken into account in determining
whether there is a surplus in the account for
purposes of this paragraph.''
(C) Applicable percentage.--Section 9704(f)(2) of
such Code (relating to annual adjustments) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) In the case of plan years beginning on or
after October 1, 2007, the total number of assigned
eligible beneficiaries shall be reduced by the eligible
beneficiaries whose assignments have been revoked under
section 9706(h).''.
(3) Assignments and reassignment.--Section 9706 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to assignment of
eligible beneficiaries) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(h) Assignments as of October 1, 2007.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the premium obligation set
forth in paragraph (3), the Commissioner of Social Security
shall--
``(A) revoke all assignments to persons other than
1988 agreement operators for purposes of assessing
premiums for plan years beginning on and after October
1, 2007; and
``(B) make no further assignments to persons other
than 1988 agreement operators, except that no
individual who becomes an unassigned beneficiary by
reason of subparagraph (A) may be assigned to a 1988
agreement operator.
``(2) Reassignment upon purchase.--This subsection shall
not be construed to prohibit the reassignment under subsection
(b)(2) of an eligible beneficiary.
``(3) Liability of persons during three fiscal years
beginning on and after october 1, 2007.--In the case of each of
the fiscal years beginning on October 1, 2007, 2008, and 2009,
each person other than a 1988 agreement operator shall pay to
the Combined Fund the following percentage of the amount of
annual premiums that such person would otherwise be required to
pay under section 9704(a), determined on the basis of
assignments in effect without regard to the revocation of
assignments under paragraph (1)(A):
``(A) For the fiscal year beginning on October 1,
2007, 55 percent.
``(B) For the fiscal year beginning on October 1,
2008, 40 percent.
``(C) For the fiscal year beginning on October 1,
2009, 15 percent.''.
(4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to plan years of the Combined Fund beginning after
September 30, 2006.
(b) 1992 UMWA Benefit and Other Plans.--
(1) Transfers to plans.--Section 9712(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the establishment and
coverage of the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(3) Transfers under other federal statutes.--
``(A) In general.--The 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan shall
include any amount transferred to the plan under
subsections (h) and (i) of section 402 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
1232).
``(B) Use of funds.--Any amount transferred under
subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall be used to
provide the health benefits described in subsection (c)
with respect to any beneficiary for whom no monthly per
beneficiary premium is paid pursuant to paragraph
(1)(A) or (3) of subsection (d).
``(4) Special rule for 1993 plan.--
``(A) In general.--The plan described in section
402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)) shall
include any amount transferred to the plan under
subsections (h) and (i) of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232).
``(B) Use of funds.--Any amount transferred under
subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall be used to
provide the health benefits described in section
402(h)(2)(C)(i) of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)(i)) to
individuals described in section 402(h)(2)(C) of such
Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)).''.
(2) Premium adjustments.--
(A) In general.--Section 9712(d)(1) of such Code
(relating to guarantee of benefits) is amended to read
as follows:
``(1) In general.--All 1988 last signatory operators shall
be responsible for financing the benefits described in
subsection (c) by meeting the following requirements in
accordance with the contribution requirements established in
the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan:
``(A) The payment of a monthly per beneficiary
premium by each 1988 last signatory operator for each
eligible beneficiary of such operator who is described
in subsection (b)(2) and who is receiving benefits
under the 1992 UMWA benefit plan.
``(B) The provision of a security (in the form of a
bond, letter of credit, or cash escrow) in an amount
equal to a portion of the projected future cost to the
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan of providing health benefits for
eligible and potentially eligible beneficiaries
attributable to the 1988 last signatory operator.
``(C) If the amounts transferred under subsection
(a)(3) are less than the amounts required to be
transferred to the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan under
subsections (h) and (i) of section 402 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
1232), the payment of an additional backstop premium by
each 1988 last signatory operator which is equal to
such operator's share of the amounts required to be so
transferred but which were not so transferred,
determined on the basis of the number of eligible and
potentially eligible beneficiaries attributable to the
operator.''.
(B) Conforming amendments.--Section 9712(d) of such
Code is amended--
(i) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
``prefunding'' and inserting ``backstop'', and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1) (A)''.
(C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this
paragraph shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or
after October 1, 2010.
SEC. 213. OTHER PROVISIONS.
(a) Board of Trustees.--Section 9702(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to board of trustees of the Combined Fund) is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Board of Trustees.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
board of trustees for the Combined Fund shall be appointed as
follows:
``(A) 2 individuals who represent employers in the
coal mining industry shall be designated by the BCOA;
``(B) 2 individuals designated by the United Mine
Workers of America; and
``(C) 3 individuals selected by the individuals
appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
``(2) Successor trustees.--Any successor trustee shall be
appointed in the same manner as the trustee being succeeded.
The plan establishing the Combined Fund shall provide for the
removal of trustees.
``(3) Special rule.--If the BCOA ceases to exist, any
trustee or successor under paragraph (1)(A) shall be designated
by the 3 employers who were members of the BCOA on the
enactment date and who have been assigned the greatest number
of eligible beneficiaries under section 9706.''.
(b) Enforcement of Obligations.--
(1) Failure to pay premiums.--Section 9707(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Failures to Pay.--
``(1) Premiums for eligible beneficiaries.--There is hereby
imposed a penalty on the failure of any assigned operator to
pay any premium required to be paid under section 9704 with
respect to any eligible beneficiary.
``(2) Contributions required under the mining laws.--There
is hereby imposed a penalty on the failure of any person to
make a contribution required under section 402(h)(5)(B)(ii) of
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to a
plan referred to in section 402(h)(2)(C) of such Act. For
purposes of applying this section, each such required monthly
contribution for the hours worked of any individual shall be
treated as if it were a premium required to be paid under
section 9704 with respect to an eligible beneficiary.''.
(2) Civil enforcement.--Section 9721 of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 9721. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
``The provisions of section 4301 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 shall apply, in the same manner as any claim
arising out of an obligation to pay withdrawal liability under subtitle
E of title IV of such Act, to any claim--
``(1) arising out of an obligation to pay any amount
required to be paid by this chapter; or
``(2) arising out of an obligation to pay any amount
required by section 402(h)(5)(B)(ii) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
1232(h)(5)(B)(ii)).''.
TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. TOBACCO PERSONAL USE QUANTITY EXCEPTION TO NOT APPLY TO
DELIVERY SALES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 801 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1681) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Delivery sale.--The term `delivery sale' means any
sale of cigarettes or a smokeless tobacco product to a consumer
if--
``(A) the consumer submits the order for such sale
by means of a telephone or other method of voice
transmission, the mail, or the Internet or other online
service, or the seller is otherwise not in the physical
presence of the buyer when the request for purchase or
order is made; or
``(B) the cigarettes or smokeless tobacco product
is delivered by use of a common carrier, private
delivery service, or the mail, or the seller is not in
the physical presence of the buyer when the buyer
obtains personal possession of the delivered cigarettes
or smokeless tobacco product.''.
(b) Inapplicability of Exemptions From Requirements for Entry of
Certain Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products.--Section 802(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1681a(b)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall
not apply to any cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products sold in
connection with a delivery sale.''.
(c) State Access to Customs Certifications.--Section 802 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(d) State Access to Customs Certifications.--A State, through its
Attorney General, shall be entitled to obtain copies of any
certification required under subsection (c) directly--
``(1) upon request to the agency of the United States
responsible for collecting such certification; or
``(2) upon request to the importer, manufacturer, or
authorized official of such importer or manufacturer.''.
(d) Enforcement Provisions.--Section 803(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1681b(b)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ``, or to any State in which such
tobacco product, cigarette papers, or tube is found''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, or to any
State,'' after ``the United States''.
(e) Inclusion of Smokeless Tobacco.--
(1) Sections 802 and 803(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1681a and 1681b(a)) (other than the last sentence of
section 802(b)(1), as added by subsection (b) of this section)
are further amended by inserting ``or smokeless tobacco
products'' after ``cigarettes'' each place it appears.
(2) Section 802 of such Act is further amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or
section 4 of the Comprehensive Smokeless
Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4403), as the case may be'' after ``section 7
of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1335a)'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or
section 3 of the Comprehensive Smokeless
Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4402), as the case may be,'' after ``section 4
of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333)''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or
section 3(d) of the Comprehensive Smokeless
Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4402(d)), as the case may be'' after ``section
4(c) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333(c))'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in the heading of paragraph (1), by
inserting ``or smokeless tobacco products''
after ``cigarettes''; and
(ii) in the heading of paragraphs (2) and
(3), by inserting ``or smokeless tobacco
products'' after ``cigarettes''; and
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the heading, by inserting ``or
smokeless tobacco product'' after
``cigarette'';
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or
section 4 of the Comprehensive Smokeless
Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4403), as the case may be'' after ``section 7
of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1335a)'';
(iii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting
``or section 3 of the Comprehensive Smokeless
Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4402), as the case may be,'' after ``section 4
of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333)''; and
(iv) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``or
section 3(d) of the Comprehensive Smokeless
Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4402(d)), as the case may be'' after ``section
4(c) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333(c))''.
(3) Section 803(b) of such Act, as amended by subsection
(d)(1) of this section, is further amended by inserting ``, or
any smokeless tobacco product,'' after ``or tube'' the first
place it appears.
(4)(A) The heading of title VIII of such Act is amended by
inserting ``AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS'' after
``CIGARETTES''.
(B) The heading of section 802 of such Act is amended by
inserting ``and smokeless tobacco products'' after
``cigarettes''.
(f) Application of Civil Penalties to Relandings of Tobacco
Products Sold in a Delivery Sale.--
(1) In general.--Section 5761 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to civil penalties) is amended by
redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and
(f), respectively, and inserting after subsection (c) the
following new subsection:
``(d) Personal Use Quantities.--
``(1) In general.--No quantity of tobacco products other
than the quantity referred to in paragraph (2) may be relanded
or received as a personal use quantity.
``(2) Exception for personal use quantity.--Subsection (c)
and section 5754 shall not apply to any person who relands or
receives tobacco products in the quantity allowed entry free of
tax and duty under chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, and such person may voluntarily
relinquish to the Secretary at the time of entry any excess of
such quantity without incurring the penalty under subsection
(c).
``(3) Special rule for delivery sales.--
``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to
any tobacco product sold in connection with a delivery
sale.
``(B) Delivery sale.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the term `delivery sale' means any sale of a
tobacco product to a consumer if--
``(i) the consumer submits the order for
such sale by means of a telephone or other
method of voice transmission, the mail, or the
Internet or other online service, or the seller
is otherwise not in the physical presence of
the buyer when the request for purchase or
order is made, or
``(ii) the tobacco product is delivered by
use of a common carrier, private delivery
service, or the mail, or the seller is not in
the physical presence of the buyer when the
buyer obtains personal possession of the
tobacco product.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Subsection (c) of section 5761 of such Code is
amended by striking the last two sentences.
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 5754(c) of such Code
is amended by striking ``section 5761(c)'' and
inserting ``section 5761(d)''.
(g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 302. ETHANOL TARIFF SCHEDULE.
Headings 9901.00.50 and 9901.00.52 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States are each amended in the effective period
column by striking ``10/1/2007'' each place it appears and inserting
``1/1/2009''.
SEC. 303. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND AND INTERESTS IN CERTAIN
FEDERAL LAND FROM LOCATION, ENTRY, AND PATENT UNDER THE
MINING LAWS AND DISPOSITION UNDER THE MINERAL AND
GEOTHERMAL LEASING LAWS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bureau of land management land.--The term ``Bureau of
Land Management land'' means the Bureau of Land Management land
and any federally-owned minerals located south of the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation and east of the Lewis and Clark National
Forest to the eastern edge of R. 8 W., beginning in T. 29 N.
down to and including T. 19 N. and all of T. 18 N., R. 7 W.
(2) Eligible federal land.--The term ``eligible Federal
land'' means the Bureau of Land Management land and the Forest
Service land, as generally depicted on the map.
(3) Forest service land.--The term ``Forest Service land''
means--
(A) the Forest Service land and any federally-owned
minerals located in the Rocky Mountain Division of the
Lewis and Clark National Forest, including the
approximately 356,111 acres of land made unavailable
for leasing by the August 28, 1997, Record of Decision
for the Lewis and Clark National Forest Oil and Gas
Leasing Environmental Impact Statement and that is
located from T. 31 N. to T. 16 N. and R. 13 W. to R. 7
W.; and
(B) the Forest Service land and any federally-owned
minerals located within the Badger Two Medicine area of
the Flathead National Forest, including--
(i) the land located in T. 29 N. from the
western edge of R. 16 W. to the eastern edge of
R. 13 W.; and
(ii) the land located in T. 28 N., Rs. 13
and 14 W.
(4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rocky
Mountain Front Mineral Withdrawal Area'' and dated December 31,
2006.
(b) Withdrawal.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
eligible Federal land (including any interest in the eligible
Federal land) is withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of location, entry, and patent under
the mining laws; and
(B) disposition under all laws relating to mineral
and geothermal leasing.
(2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and
available for inspection in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service.
(c) Tax Incentive for Sale of Existing Mineral and Geothermal
Rights to Tax-Exempt Entities.--
(1) Exclusion.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, gross income shall not include 25 percent of the
qualifying gain from a conservation sale of a qualifying
mineral or geothermal interest.
(2) Qualifying gain.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term ``qualifying gain'' means any gain which would be
recognized as long-term capital gain under such Code.
(3) Conservation sale.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term ``conservation sale'' means a sale which meets the
following requirements:
(A) Transferee is an eligible entity.--The
transferee of the qualifying mineral or geothermal
interest is an eligible entity.
(B) Qualifying letter of intent required.--At the
time of the sale, such transferee provides the taxpayer
with a qualifying letter of intent.
(C) Nonapplication to certain sales.--The sale is
not made pursuant to an order of condemnation or
eminent domain.
(4) Qualifying mineral or geothermal interest.--For
purposes of this subsection--
(A) In general.--The term ``qualifying mineral or
geothermal interest'' means an interest in any mineral
or geothermal deposit located on eligible Federal land
which constitutes a taxpayer's entire interest in such
deposit.
(B) Entire interest.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A)--
(i) an interest in any mineral or
geothermal deposit is not a taxpayer's entire
interest if such interest in such mineral or
geothermal deposit was divided in order to
avoid the requirements of such subparagraph or
section 170(f)(3)(A) of such Code, and
(ii) a taxpayer's entire interest in such
deposit does not fail to satisfy such
subparagraph solely because the taxpayer has
retained an interest in other deposits, even if
the other deposits are contiguous with such
certain deposit and were acquired by the
taxpayer along with such certain deposit in a
single conveyance.
(5) Other definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
(A) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(i) a governmental unit referred to in
section 170(c)(1) of such Code, or an agency or
department thereof operated primarily for 1 or
more of the conservation purposes specified in
clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section
170(h)(4)(A) of such Code, or
(ii) an entity which is--
(I) described in section
170(b)(1)(A)(vi) or section
170(h)(3)(B) of such Code, and
(II) organized and at all times
operated primarily for 1 or more of the
conservation purposes specified in
clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section
170(h)(4)(A) of such Code.
(B) Qualifying letter of intent.--The term
``qualifying letter of intent'' means a written letter
of intent which includes the following statement: ``The
transferee's intent is that this acquisition will serve
1 or more of the conservation purposes specified in
clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 170(h)(4)(A) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the
transferee's use of the deposits so acquired will be
consistent with section 170(h)(5) of such Code, and
that the use of the deposits will continue to be
consistent with such section, even if ownership or
possession of such deposits is subsequently transferred
to another person.''.
(6) Tax on subsequent transfers.--
(A) In general.--A tax is hereby imposed on any
subsequent transfer by an eligible entity of ownership
or possession, whether by sale, exchange, or lease, of
an interest acquired directly or indirectly in--
(i) a conservation sale described in
paragraph (1), or
(ii) a transfer described in clause (i),
(ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (D).
(B) Amount of tax.--The amount of tax imposed by
subparagraph (A) on any transfer shall be equal to the
sum of--
(i) 20 percent of the fair market value
(determined at the time of the transfer) of the
interest the ownership or possession of which
is transferred, plus
(ii) the product of--
(I) the highest rate of tax
specified in section 11 of such Code,
times
(II) any gain or income realized by
the transferor as a result of the
transfer.
(C) Liability.--The tax imposed by subparagraph (A)
shall be paid by the transferor.
(D) Relief from liability.--The person (otherwise
liable for any tax imposed by subparagraph (A)) shall
be relieved of liability for the tax imposed by
subparagraph (A) with respect to any transfer if--
(i) the transferee is an eligible entity
which provides such person, at the time of
transfer, a qualifying letter of intent,
(ii) in any case where the transferee is
not an eligible entity, it is established to
the satisfaction of the Secretary of the
Treasury, that the transfer of ownership or
possession, as the case may be, will be
consistent with section 170(h)(5) of such Code,
and the transferee provides such person, at the
time of transfer, a qualifying letter of
intent, or
(iii) tax has previously been paid under
this paragraph as a result of a prior transfer
of ownership or possession of the same
interest.
(E) Administrative provisions.--For purposes of
subtitle F of such Code, the taxes imposed by this
paragraph shall be treated as excise taxes with respect
to which the deficiency procedures of such subtitle
apply.
(7) Reporting.--The Secretary of the Treasury may require
such reporting as may be necessary or appropriate to further
the purpose under this subsection that any conservation use be
in perpetuity.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) Moratorium.--Subsection (b) shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Tax incentive.--Subsection (c) shall apply to sales
occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 304. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS UNDER DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 307(a)(4) of the DC School Choice
Incentive Act of 2003 (sec. 38--1851.06(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``200 percent'' and inserting the following: ``200
percent (or, in the case of an eligible student whose first year of
participation in the program is an academic year ending in June 2005 or
June 2006 and whose second or succeeding year is an academic year
ending on or before June 2009, 300 percent)''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of the DC School Choice
Incentive Act of 2003.
SEC. 305. STUDY ON ESTABLISHING UNIFORM NATIONAL DATABASE ON ELDER
ABUSE.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall
conduct a study on establishing a uniform national database on
elder abuse.
(2) Issues studied.--The study conducted under paragraph
(1) may consider the following:
(A) Current methodologies used for collecting data
on elder abuse, including a determination of the
shortcomings, strengths, and commonalities of existing
data collection efforts and reporting forms, and how a
uniform national database would capitalize on such
efforts.
(B) The process by which uniform national standards
for reporting on elder abuse could be implemented,
including the identification and involvement of
necessary stakeholders, financial resources needed,
timelines, and the treatment of existing standards with
respect to elder abuse.
(C) Potential conflicts in Federal, State, and
local laws, and enforcement and jurisdictional issues
that could occur as a result of the creation of a
uniform national database on elder abuse.
(D) The scope, purpose, and variability of existing
definitions used by Federal, State, and local agencies
with respect to elder abuse.
(3) Duration.--The study conducted under paragraph (1)
shall be conducted for a period not to exceed 2 years.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the
study conducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives containing the findings of the study, together with
recommendations on how to implement a uniform national database on
elder abuse.
(c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section, $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and
2008.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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.