(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on 
the effect of the amendment made by subsection (a) 
on veterans who reside in highly rural areas. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the effect of the 
amendment made by subsection (a) on veterans 
who reside in highly rural areas. 
(B) Such recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to improve the provision of 
contracts and grants under section 4102A(b)(5) 
of such title to meet the needs of veterans who 
reside in highly rural areas and are eligible for 
services furnished under chapter 41 of such 
title. 
(3) HIGHLY
RURAL
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘highly rural’’, in the case of an 
area, means that the area consists of a county or 
counties having a population of less than seven per-
sons per square mile. 
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SEC. 9. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING. 
(a) PROVISION OF OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAIN-
ING.—During the three-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
provide the Transition Assistance Program under section 
1144 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible individuals 
at locations other than military installations in not less 
than three and not more than five States selected by the 
Secretary. 
(b) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—In selecting States 
in which to carry out the training under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall select the States with the highest rates 
of veteran unemployment. The Secretary shall provide 
such training to veterans at a sufficient number of loca-
tions within the selected States to meet the need. The Sec-
retary shall select such locations to facilitate access by 
participants and may not select any location on a military 
installation other than a National Guard or reserve facility 
that is not located on an active duty military installation. 
(c) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, an eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse 
of a veteran. 
(d) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS 
BENEFITS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the training 
provided under subsection (a) generally follows the content 
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of the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) INTEGRATING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.—The 
Secretary of Labor shall include in any contract entered 
into pursuant to section 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code, or section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, a 
requirement to include experts in subject matters relating 
to human resources practices, including resume writing, 
interviewing and job searching skills, and the provision of 
information about post-secondary education. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of 
any year during which the Secretary provides training 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the provision of such training. 
(g) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the termination of the three-year pe-
riod described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on the training provided under such subsection. The re-
port shall include the evaluation of the Comptroller Gen-
eral regarding the feasibility of carrying out off-base tran-
sition training at locations nationwide. 
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SEC. 10. EXPANSION OF CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREF-
ERENCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS TO INCLUDE SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS 100 PERCENT BUT CONDITIONALLY 
OWNED BY VETERANS. 
Section 8127(l) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘uncondition-
ally’’ before ‘‘owned by’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘unconditionally owned’ includes, 
with respect to ownership of a small business con-
cern, conditional ownership of such small business 
concern if such business concern is 100 percent 
owned by one or more veterans.’’. 
SEC. 11. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT UNDER CON-
TRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
FOR 
SMALL BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS OF 
SMALL BUSINESSES AFTER DEATH OF DIS-
ABLED VETERAN OWNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8127(h) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘rated as’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘disability.’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara-
graph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) The date that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
veteran with a service-connected disability rated 
as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result 
of a service-connected disability, is 10 years 
after the date of the veteran’s death; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
veteran with a service-connected disability rated 
as less than 100 percent disabling who does not 
die as a result of a service-connected disability, 
is three years after the date of the veteran’s 
death.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after such 
date. 
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SEC. 12. TREATMENT OF BUSINESSES AFTER DEATHS OF 
SERVICEMEMBER-OWNERS 
FOR 
PURPOSES 
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8127 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (j) through (m), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection (i): 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF BUSINESSES AFTER DEATH OF 
SERVICEMEMBER-OWNER.—(1) If a member of the Armed 
Forces owns at least 51 percent of a small business con-
cern and such member is killed in line of duty in the active 
military, naval, or air service, the surviving spouse or de-
pendent of such member who acquires such ownership 
rights in such small business concern shall, for the period 
described in paragraph (2), be treated as if the surviving 
spouse or dependent were a veteran with a service-con-
nected disability for purposes of determining the status 
of the small business concern as a small business concern 
owned and controlled by veterans for purposes of con-
tracting goals and preferences under this section. 
‘‘(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
period beginning on the date on which the member of the 
Armed Forces dies and ending on the date as follows: 
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SEC. 13. SPECIAL RULE FOR TREATMENT UNDER CON-
TRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERNS LICENSED IN COMMU-
NITY PROPERTY STATES. 
Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, as 
amended by section 12, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(n) SPECIAL RULE
FOR COMMUNITY PROPERTY 
STATES.—Whenever the Secretary assesses, for purposes 
of this section, the degree of ownership by an individual 
of a small business concern licensed in a community prop-
erty State, the Secretary shall also assess what that degree 
of ownership would be if such small business concern had 
been licensed in a State other than a community property 
State. If the Secretary determines that such individual 
would have had a greater degree of ownership of the small 
business concern had such small business concern been li-
censed in a State other than a community property State, 
the Secretary shall treat, for purposes of this section, such 
small business concern as if it had been licensed in a State 
other than a community property State.’’. 
SEC. 14. 100 PERCENT CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENT TO 
MEDICARE PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS. 
Paragraph (3) of section 6331(h) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the period at 
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the end and inserting ‘‘, or, with respect to payments 
made on or after the date which is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 
2012, to a Medicare provider or supplier under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act.’’. 
SEC. 15. EXTENSION OF MODIFIED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 
FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 16. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE 
OF CERTAIN UNPAID TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE 
OF CERTAIN TAX DELINQUENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary receives certifi-
cation by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any 
individual has a seriously delinquent tax debt in an 
amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary shall transmit 
such certification to the Secretary of State for action with 
respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport 
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pursuant to section 16(d) of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act 
of 2012. 
‘‘(b) SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘seriously delinquent tax 
debt’ means an outstanding debt under this title for which 
a notice of lien has been filed in public records pursuant 
to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed pursuant 
to section 6331, except that such term does not include— 
‘‘(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely man-
ner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or 
7122, and 
‘‘(2) a debt with respect to which collection is 
suspended because a collection due process hearing 
under section 6330, or relief under subsection (b), 
(c), or (f) of section 6015, is requested or pending. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the case of 
a calendar year beginning after 2012, the dollar amount 
in subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2011’ for ‘cal-
endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
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If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence 
is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded 
to the next highest multiple of $1,000.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain tax delin-
quencies.’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION SHARING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (l) of section 
6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(23) DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION 
TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PURPOSES OF PASS-
PORT REVOCATION UNDER SECTION 7345.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
upon receiving a certification described in sec-
tion 7345, disclose to the Secretary of State re-
turn information with respect to a taxpayer who 
has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in 
such section. Such return information shall be 
limited to— 
‘‘(i) the taxpayer identity information 
with respect to such taxpayer, and 
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‘‘(ii) the amount of such seriously de-
linquent tax debt. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE.—Re-
turn information disclosed under subparagraph 
(A) may be used by officers and employees of 
the Department of State for the purposes of, 
and to the extent necessary in, carrying out the 
requirements of section 16(d) of the Veterans 
Jobs Corps Act of 2012.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or (22)’’ each place it appears in subparagraph 
(F)(ii) and in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) and inserting ‘‘(22), or (23)’’. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT.— 
(1) DENIAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), upon receiving a cer-
tification described in section 7345 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 from the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Secretary of State may not 
issue a passport to any individual who has a se-
riously delinquent tax debt described in such 
section. 
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(B) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SIT-
UATIONS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of State may issue a passport, in 
emergency circumstances or for humanitarian 
reasons, to an individual described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) REVOCATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
may revoke a passport previously issued to any 
individual described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(B) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED 
STATES.—If the Secretary of State decides to 
revoke a passport under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 
(i) limit a previously issued passport 
only for return travel to the United States; 
or 
(ii) issue a limited passport that only 
permits return travel to the United States. 
(3) HOLD HARMLESS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury and the Secretary of State shall not be lia-
ble to an individual for any action with respect to a 
certification by the Commissioner of Internal Rev-
enue under section 7345 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
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(e) REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE 
OF INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT 
NUMBER.— 
(1) DENIAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), upon receiving an ap-
plication for a passport from an individual that 
either— 
(i) does not include the social security 
account number issued to that individual, 
or 
(ii) includes an incorrect or invalid so-
cial security number willfully, intentionally, 
negligently, or recklessly provided by such 
individual, 
the Secretary of State is authorized to deny 
such application and is authorized to not issue 
a passport to the individual. 
(B) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SIT-
UATIONS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of State may issue a passport, in 
emergency circumstances or for humanitarian 
reasons, to an individual described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) REVOCATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
may revoke a passport previously issued to any 
individual described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(B) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED 
STATES.—If the Secretary of State decides to 
revoke a passport under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 
(i) limit a previously issued passport 
only for return travel to the United States; 
or 
(ii) issue a limited passport that only 
permits return travel to the United States. 
(f) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The provisions of, and 
amendments made by, this section shall take effect on 
January 1, 2013. 
SEC. 17. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, in the case of a corporation with assets 
of not less than $1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end 
of the preceding taxable year)— 
(1) the amount of any required installment of 
corporate estimated tax which is otherwise due in 
July, August, or September of 2013 shall be in-
creased by 0.25 percent of such amount (determined 
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without regard to any increase in such amount not 
contained in such Code); 
(2) the amount of any required installment of 
corporate estimated tax which is otherwise due in 
July, August, or September of 2017 shall be in-
creased by 0.50 percent of such amount (determined 
without regard to any increase in such amount not 
contained in such Code); and 
(3) the amount of the next required installment 
after an installment referred to in paragraph (1) or 
(2) shall be appropriately reduced to reflect the 
amount of the increase by reason of such paragraph. 
SEC. 18. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Æ 
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