counties having a population of less than seven per-
sons per square mile. 
SEC. 6. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING. 
(a) PROVISION OF OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAIN-
ING.—During the one-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 to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of providing such program to 
eligible individuals at locations other than military instal-
lations. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, an eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse 
of a veteran. 
(c) LOCATIONS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF STATES.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the training under subsection (a) in not 
less than three and not more than five States se-
lected by the Secretary for purposes of this section. 
(2) SELECTION OF STATES WITH HIGH UNEM-
PLOYMENT.—Of the States selected by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1), at least two shall be States 
with high rates of unemployment among veterans. 
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(3) NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN EACH STATE.— 
The Secretary shall provide training under sub-
section (a) to eligible individuals at a sufficient num-
ber of locations within each State selected under this 
subsection to meet the needs of eligible individuals 
in such State. 
(4) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall select locations for the provision of training 
under subsection (a) to facilitate access by partici-
pants 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. 
(d) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS 
BENEFITS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the training 
provided under subsection (a) generally follows the content 
of the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) 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. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the termination of the one-year period 
described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
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United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
training provided under such subsection. The report shall 
include the evaluation of the Comptroller General regard-
ing the feasibility and advisability of carrying out off-base 
transition training at locations nationwide. 
SEC. 7. 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 
the end and inserting ‘‘, or, with respect to payments 
made during the 5-year period beginning on 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. 8. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 
ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVENTIONAL 
NATURAL GAS AND OTHER PETROLEUM RE-
SOURCES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subtitle J of title IX of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371 et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balances of funds 
made available for fiscal year 2012 under section 999H 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378) (as 
it existed before the amendment made by subsection (a)) 
are rescinded permanently. 
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SEC. 9. 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 
pursuant to section 4 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to regu-
late the issue and validity of passports, and for other pur-
poses’, approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), 
commonly known as the ‘Passport Act of 1926’. 
‘‘(b) SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.—For 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 
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‘‘(2) a debt with respect to which 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. 
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 
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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 
‘‘(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 4 of the Act entitled 
‘An Act to regulate the issue and validity of 
passports, and for other purposes’, approved 
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July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), com-
monly known as the ‘Passport Act of 1926’.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 6103(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or (22)’’ each place it 
appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘(22), or 
(23)’’. 
(d) REVOCATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Act entitled 
‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, 
and for other purposes’’, approved July 3, 1926 (22 
U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the ‘‘Passport 
Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT. 
‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 
subsection (b), upon receiving a certification de-
scribed in section 7345 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or 
passport card to any individual who has a seriously 
delinquent tax debt described in such section. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 
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issued to any individual described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State may issue a passport or passport 
card, in emergency circumstances or for humani-
tarian reasons, to an individual described in sub-
section (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
FOR
RETURN
TO
UNITED 
STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 
‘‘(A) limit a previously issued passport or 
passport card only for return travel to the 
United States; or 
‘‘(B) issue a limited passport or passport 
card that only permits return travel to the 
United States.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013. 
Æ 
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