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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE REFORMS.

    (a) Authority of Government Agencies to Become Paid Representative 
Payees.--Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``The term `qualified organization' also includes any 
government agency that meets the requirements of items (aa) and (bb) of 
subclause (II).''.
    (b) Maximum Fee Payable to Representative Payees.--Section 
1631(a)(2)(D)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(i)) is amended by 
striking ``the lesser of--'' and all that follows and inserting ``10 
percent of the monthly benefit involved.''.

SEC. 3. REFORM OF SSI DISABILITY BENEFITS BASED ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1611(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a person who (but 
for this subparagraph) would be an eligible individual or eligible 
spouse for purposes of this title solely by reason of disability and 
who is medically determined to be a drug addict or an alcoholic shall 
not be such an eligible individual or eligible spouse until--
            ``(i) the person, through an outpatient rehabilitation 
        program, has undergone treatment appropriate for such condition 
        for 3 months at an institution or facility approved by the 
        Secretary for purposes of this paragraph, and has complied with 
        the terms, conditions, and requirements of such treatment and 
        with the requirements imposed under subparagraph (D); and
            ``(ii) the State in which the person resides determines 
        that--
                    ``(I) the person has made progress towards 
                recovery, or has recovered; or
                    ``(II) if the person has not made progress towards 
                recovery, the person meets such requirements 
                established in regulations as the Secretary deems 
                appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this 
                title.'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
            (3) by inserting after the matter added by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection the following:
    ``(B) If, after the 3-month treatment period referred to in 
subparagraph (A)(i), the State determines that the person has not 
recovered from the condition treated, then, as a condition of receiving 
benefits under this title by reason of disability, the person must 
continue to comply with the terms, conditions, and requirements of such 
treatment and with the requirements imposed under subparagraph (D), 
until recovery.
    ``(C)(i) A person who fails to continue treatment as required by 
subparagraph (B) shall not be an eligible individual or an eligible 
spouse for purposes of this title by reason of disability, until the 
person has completed 2 weeks of such treatment.
    ``(ii) A person who has become an eligible individual or an 
eligible spouse for purposes of this title by reason of disability 
after clause (i) has been applied to the person, and who fails to 
continue treatment as required by subparagraph (B), shall not be an 
eligible individual or an eligible spouse for purposes of this title by 
reason of disability, until the person has completed 2 months of such 
treatment.
    ``(iii) A person who has become an eligible individual or an 
eligible spouse for purposes of this title by reason of disability 
after clause (ii) has been applied to the person, and who fails to 
continue treatment as required by subparagraph (B), shall not again 
become an eligible individual or an eligible spouse for purposes of 
this title by reason of disability.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) The Secretary, in consultation with drug and alcohol 
treatment professionals, shall develop standards for drug and alcohol 
treatment programs, and in consultation with States, shall develop 
guidelines to be used to review and evaluate the progress of 
participants in such programs.''.
    (b) Preservation of Medicaid Benefits.--Section 1634 of such title 
(42 U.S.C. 1383c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) For purposes of title XIX, each person who is not an eligible 
individual or an eligible spouse solely by reason of section 1611(e)(3) 
shall be treated as receiving benefits under this title for so long as 
such person would be eligible for such benefits in the absence of such 
section.''.

SEC. 4. MANDATORY MEDICAID COVERAGE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
              PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED SSI BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (21),
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph 
                (24) and inserting a semicolon,
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (22), (23), and 
                (24) as paragraphs (25), (22), and (23), respectively, 
                and by transferring and inserting paragraph (25) after 
                paragraph (23), as so redesignated, and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(24) approved substance abuse treatment services for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries (as described in subsection 
        (t)(1)); and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(t)(1) For purposes of subsection (a)(24), approved substance 
abuse treatment services for certain disabled beneficiaries are 
services provided to an individual described in section 1611(e)(3)(A) 
through a program approved by the Secretary to provide substance abuse 
treatment services for purposes of enabling such individuals to meet 
the requirements of clause (i) of such section.
    ``(2) No payment shall be made under section 1903(a) to a State for 
medical assistance for approved substance abuse treatment services for 
certain disabled beneficiaries provided to any individual after the 3-
month period that begins on the date the individual first receives such 
services.''.
    (b) 100 Percent Federal Matching Rate.--The first sentence of 
section 1905(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``subject to clause (3),'' after ``except 
        that (1)'',
            (2) by striking ``and (2)'' and inserting ``(2)'', and
            (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and (3) subject to clause (2), the Federal 
        medical assistance percentage shall be 100 percent with respect 
        to expenditures as medical assistance for approved substance 
        abuse treatment services for certain disabled beneficiaries (as 
        described in section 1905(t)(1))''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1902 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(10)(A) in the matter 
                preceding clause (i), by striking ``(17) and (21)'' and 
                inserting ``(17), (21), and (24)'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(10)(C)(iv), by striking 
                ``through (21)'' and inserting ``through (24)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (j), by striking ``through (22)'' 
                and inserting ``through (25)''.
            (2) Section 1903(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)), as 
        amended by section 2(b)(2) of the Medicaid Voluntary 
        Contribution and Provider-Specific Tax Amendments of 1991, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (10), by striking all that follows 
                ``1927(g)'' and inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating the paragraph (12) inserted by 
                section 4752(a)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
                Act of 1990 as paragraph (11), by transferring and 
                inserting it after paragraph (10), and by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                    (C) by redesignating the paragraph (14) inserted by 
                section 4752(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
                Act of 1990 as paragraph (12), by transferring and 
                inserting it after paragraph (11), and by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                    (D) by redesignating the paragraph (11) inserted by 
                section 4801(e)(16)(A) of the Omnibus Budget 
                Reconciliation Act of 1990 as paragraph (13), by 
                transferring and inserting it after paragraph (12), and 
                by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                or''; and
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so 
                redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) with respect to any amount expended for medical 
        assistance for approved substance abuse treatment services for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries (as described in section 
        1905(t)(1)) which are provided in violation of paragraph (2) of 
        section 1905(t).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
payments under title XIX of the Social Security Act for calendar 
quarters beginning on or after the first day of the second calendar 
quarter that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
without regard to whether or not final regulations to carry out such 
amendments have been promulgated by such date.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as provided in section 4(d), the amendments made by this Act 
shall apply to benefits payable for months beginning 90 or more days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION: SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to:  (1) allow government agencies to serve as paid representative payees; (2) set the maximum fee payable to representative payees at ten percent of the monthly benefit involved; and (3) revise the provision of SSI benefits to the disabled based on substance abuse. 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide for mandatory Medicaid coverage of approved substance abuse treatment programs for certain disabled SSI beneficiaries.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Mammography Quality Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7319. Mammography quality standards
    ``(a) A mammogram may not be performed at a Department facility 
unless that facility is accredited for that purpose by a private 
nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary. An organization 
designated by the Secretary under this subsection shall meet the 
standards for accrediting bodies established under section 354(e) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(e)).
    ``(b) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall prescribe quality assurance and quality 
control standards relating to the performance and interpretation of 
mammograms and use of mammogram equipment and facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs consistent with the requirements of 
section 354(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. Such standards 
shall be no less stringent than the standards prescribed by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 354(f) of the 
Public Health Service Act.
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary, to ensure compliance with the standards 
prescribed under subsection (b), shall provide for an annual inspection 
of the equipment and facilities used by and in Department health care 
facilities for the performance of mammograms. Such inspections shall be 
carried out in a manner consistent with the inspection of certified 
facilities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
354(g) of the Public Health Service Act.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not provide for an inspection under 
paragraph (1) to be performed by a State agency.
    ``(d) The Secretary shall ensure that mammograms performed for the 
Department under contract with any non-Department facility or provider 
conform to the quality standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services under section 354 of the Public Health Service Act.
    ``(e) For the purposes of this section, the term `mammogram' has 
the meaning given such term in paragraph (5) of section 354(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(a)).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7318 the 
following new item:

``7319. Mammography quality standards.''.
    (b) Deadline for Prescribing Standards.--The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall prescribe standards under subsection (b) of section 7319 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later 
than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the later of--
            (1) the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services prescribes quality standards under section 354(f) of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(f)); or
            (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Transition.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 7319 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
the date on which standards are prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs under subsection (b) of that section.
    (2) During the transition period, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may waive the requirement of subsection (a) of section 7319 of title 
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), to any facility of 
the Department. The Secretary may provide such a waiver in the case of 
any facility only if the Secretary determines, based upon the 
recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, that during the period such a waiver is in effect for 
such facility (including any extension of the waiver under paragraph 
(3)) the facility will be operated in accordance with standards 
prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) of such section to 
assure the safety and accuracy of mammography services provided.
    (3) The transition period for purposes of this section is the six-
month period beginning on the date specified in paragraph (1). The 
Secretary may extend such period for a period not to exceed 90 days in 
the case of any Department facility. Any such extension may be made 
only if the Under Secretary for Health determines that--
            (A) without the extension access of veterans to mammography 
        services in the geographic area served by the facility would be 
        significantly reduced; and
            (B) appropriate steps will be taken before the end of the 
        transition period (as extended) to obtain accreditation of the 
        facility as required by subsection (a) of section 7319 of title 
        38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
    (d) Implementation Report.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report on the Secretary's implementation of 
section 7319 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a). The report shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary prescribes the quality standards required 
under subsection (b) of that section.

SOLUTION: Department of Veterans Affairs Mammography Quality Standards Act - Prohibits a mammogram from being performed at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility unless the facility is accredited for such purpose by a private nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.  Requires any such organization to meet the standards for accrediting bodies established under the Public Health Service Act (the Act). 
Directs the Secretary to prescribe quality assurance and control standards relating to performance and interpretation of mammograms and the use of Department mammogram equipment and facilities consistent with requirements of the Act.  Requires the Secretary to provide for an annual inspection of Department mammogram equipment and facilities. Requires any Department mammograms contracted to a non-Department facility or provider to conform to the standards of the Act.  Provides for:  (1) a deadline for the prescribing of standards; (2) transition provisions covering mammograms performed prior to the enactment of this Act; and (3) an implementation report from the Secretary to specified congressional committees.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Accountability Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF CONTRACT OR GRANT IN EXCESS OF 
              SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD TO POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR 
              OR GRANT APPLICANT WITH SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.

    (a) Governmental Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
Government that no Government contracts or grants should be awarded to 
individuals or companies with seriously delinquent Federal tax debts.
    (b) Disclosure and Evaluation of Contract Offers From Delinquent 
Federal Debtors.--
            (1) In general.--The head of any executive agency that 
        issues a solicitation for bids or a request for proposals for a 
        contract in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition 
        threshold shall require each person that submits a bid or 
        proposal to submit with the bid or proposal a form--
                    (A) certifying whether such person has a seriously 
                delinquent tax debt; and
                    (B) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
                disclose to the head of the agency information limited 
                to describing whether the person has a seriously 
                delinquent tax debt.
            (2) Impact on responsibility determination.--The head of 
        any executive agency, in evaluating any offer received in 
        response to a solicitation issued by the agency for bids or 
        proposals for a contract, shall consider a certification that 
        the offeror has a seriously delinquent tax debt to be 
        definitive proof that the offeror is not a responsible source 
        as defined in section 113 of title 41, United States Code.
            (3) Debarment.--
                    (A) Requirement.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the head of an executive agency shall 
                initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding against a 
                person after receiving an offer for a contract from 
                such person if--
                            (i) such offer contains a certification (as 
                        required under paragraph (1)(A)) that such 
                        person has a seriously delinquent tax debt; or
                            (ii) the head of the agency receives 
                        information from the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        (as authorized under paragraph (1)(B)) 
                        demonstrating that such a certification 
                        submitted by such person is false.
                    (B) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may 
                waive subparagraph (A) with respect to a person based 
                upon a written finding of urgent and compelling 
                circumstances significantly affecting the interests of 
                the United States. If the head of an executive agency 
                waives subparagraph (A) for a person, the head of the 
                agency shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
                Government Reform of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate, within 30 days after the waiver 
                is made, a report containing the rationale for the 
                waiver and relevant information supporting the waiver 
                decision.
            (4) Release of information.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
        in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget, shall make available to all executive agencies a 
        standard form for the authorization described in paragraph 
        (1)(B).
            (5) Revision of regulations.--Not later than 270 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation shall be revised to incorporate the requirements of 
        this section.
    (c) Disclosure and Evaluation of Grant Applications From Delinquent 
Federal Debtors.--
            (1) In general.--The head of any executive agency that 
        offers a grant in excess of an amount equal to the simplified 
        acquisition threshold shall require each grant applicant to 
        submit with the grant application a form--
                    (A) certifying whether such applicant has a 
                seriously delinquent tax debt; and
                    (B) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
                disclose to the head of the agency information limited 
                to describing whether the applicant has a seriously 
                delinquent tax debt.
            (2) Impact on determination of financial stability.--The 
        head of any executive agency, in evaluating any application for 
        a grant offered by the agency, shall consider a certification 
        under paragraph (1)(A) that the grant applicant has a seriously 
        delinquent tax debt to be definitive proof that the applicant 
        is high-risk and shall--
                    (A) decline the grant application;
                    (B) ensure that the applicant does not receive any 
                future grant offered by the agency; and
                    (C) in the case of an applicant that has, as of the 
                date on which the grant application is denied under 
                subparagraph (A), an existing grant previously awarded 
                by the agency, take appropriate measures under 
                guidelines issued by the Office of Management and 
                Budget pursuant to paragraph (5) for enhanced oversight 
                of the applicant.
            (3) Debarment.--
                    (A) Requirement.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the head of an executive agency shall 
                initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding against a 
                grant applicant after receiving a grant application 
                from such applicant if--
                            (i) such application contains a 
                        certification (as required under paragraph 
                        (1)(A)) that such applicant has a seriously 
                        delinquent tax debt; or
                            (ii) the head of the agency receives 
                        information from the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        (as authorized under paragraph (1)(B)) 
                        demonstrating that such a certification 
                        submitted by such applicant is false.
                    (B) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may 
                waive subparagraph (A) with respect to an applicant 
                based upon a written finding of urgent and compelling 
                circumstances significantly affecting the interests of 
                the United States. If the head of an executive agency 
                waives subparagraph (A) for an applicant, the head of 
                the agency shall submit to the Committee on Oversight 
                and Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
                and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate, within 30 days after the waiver 
                is made, a report containing the rationale for the 
                waiver and relevant information supporting the waiver 
                decision.
            (4) Release of information.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
        in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget, shall make available to all executive agencies a 
        standard form for the authorization described in paragraph 
        (1)(B).
            (5) Revision of regulations.--Not later than 270 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget shall revise such regulations 
        as necessary to incorporate the requirements of this section.
    (d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 133 of title 41, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Seriously delinquent tax debt.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``seriously delinquent 
                tax debt'' means a Federal tax liability that--
                            (i) has been assessed by the Secretary of 
                        the Treasury under the Internal Revenue Code of 
                        1986; and
                            (ii) may be collected by the Secretary by 
                        levy or by a proceeding in court.
                    (B) Exceptions.--Such term does not include--
                            (i) a debt that is being paid in a timely 
                        manner pursuant to an agreement under section 
                        6159 or section 7122 of such Code;
                            (ii) a debt with respect to which a 
                        collection due process hearing under section 
                        6330 of such Code, or relief under subsection 
                        (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, 
                        is requested or pending;
                            (iii) a debt with respect to which a 
                        continuous levy has been issued under section 
                        6331 of such Code (or, in the case of an 
                        applicant for employment, a debt with respect 
                        to which the applicant agrees to be subject to 
                        such a levy); and
                            (iv) a debt with respect to which such a 
                        levy is released under section 6343(a)(1)(D) of 
                        such Code.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
contracts and grants awarded on or after the date occurring 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. INELIGIBILITY OF NONCOMPLIANT TAXPAYERS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SUBCHAPTER VIII--INELIGIBILITY OF NONCOMPLIANT TAXPAYERS FOR FEDERAL 
                               EMPLOYMENT

``Sec. 7381. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this subchapter--
            ``(1) The term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means a 
        Federal tax liability that has been assessed by the Secretary 
        of the Treasury under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and may 
        be collected by the Secretary by levy or by a proceeding in 
        court, except that such term does not include--
                    ``(A) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner 
                pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or section 
                7122 of such Code;
                    ``(B) a debt with respect to which a collection due 
                process hearing under section 6330 of such Code, or 
                relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 
                6015 of such Code, is requested or pending;
                    ``(C) a debt with respect to which a continuous 
                levy has been issued under section 6331 of such Code 
                (or, in the case of an applicant for employment, a debt 
                with respect to which the applicant agrees to be 
                subject to such a levy); and
                    ``(D) a debt with respect to which such a levy is 
                released under section 6343(a)(1)(D) of such Code;
            ``(2) the term `employee' means an employee in or under an 
        agency, including an individual described in sections 2104(b) 
        and 2105(e); and
            ``(3) the term `agency' means--
                    ``(A) an Executive agency;
                    ``(B) the United States Postal Service;
                    ``(C) the Postal Regulatory Commission; and
                    ``(D) an employing authority in the legislative 
                branch.
``Sec. 7382. Ineligibility for employment
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), an individual is 
ineligible to be appointed or to continue serving as an employee if 
such individual--
            ``(1) has a seriously delinquent tax debt;
            ``(2) does not submit the certification required under 
        subsection (b); or
            ``(3) does not submit an authorization form requested under 
        section 7383(b)(1).
    ``(b) Disclosure Requirement.--The head of each agency shall take 
appropriate measures to ensure that each individual applying for 
employment with such agency shall be required to submit (as part of the 
application for employment) certification that such individual does not 
have any seriously delinquent tax debt.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management, in 
consultation with the Internal Revenue Service, shall, for purposes of 
carrying out this section with respect to the executive branch, 
promulgate any regulations which the Office considers necessary, except 
that such regulations shall provide for the following:
            ``(1) All applicable due process rights, afforded by 
        chapter 75 and any other provision of law, shall apply with 
        respect to a determination under this section that an applicant 
        is ineligible to be appointed or that an employee is ineligible 
        to continue serving.
            ``(2) Before any such determination is given effect with 
        respect to an individual, the individual shall be afforded 180 
        days to demonstrate that such individual's debt is one 
        described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 
        7381(1).
            ``(3) An employee may continue to serve, in a situation 
        involving financial hardship, if the continued service of such 
        employee is in the best interests of the United States, as 
        determined on a case-by-case basis and certified as such by the 
        head of the agency.
    ``(d) Reports to Congress.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall report annually to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the number 
of exemptions requested and the number of exemptions granted under 
subsection (c)(3).
``Sec. 7383. Review of public records
    ``(a) In General.--Each agency shall provide for such reviews of 
public records as the head of such agency considers appropriate to 
determine if a notice of lien has been filed pursuant to section 6323 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to an employee of or 
an applicant for employment with such agency.
    ``(b) Additional Requests.--If a notice of lien is discovered under 
subsection (a) with respect to an employee or applicant for employment, 
the agency may--
            ``(1) request that the employee or applicant execute and 
        submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
        disclose to the head of the agency information limited to 
        describing whether--
                    ``(A) the employee or applicant has a seriously 
                delinquent tax debt; or
                    ``(B) there is a final administrative or judicial 
                determination that such employee or applicant committed 
                any act described under section 7385(b); and
            ``(2) request that the Secretary of the Treasury disclose 
        any information so authorized to be disclosed.
    ``(c) Authorization Form.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
available to all agencies a standard form for the authorization 
described in subsection (b)(1).
``Sec. 7384. Confidentiality
    ``Neither the head nor any other employee of an agency may--
            ``(1) use any information furnished under the provisions of 
        this subchapter for any purpose other than the administration 
        of this subchapter;
            ``(2) make any publication whereby the information 
        furnished by or with respect to any particular individual under 
        this subchapter can be identified; or
            ``(3) permit anyone who is not an employee of such agency 
        to examine or otherwise have access to any such information.
``Sec. 7385. Adverse actions for employees who understate taxes or fail 
              to file
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c) and paragraph 
        (2) of this subsection, the head of an agency may take any 
        personnel action against an employee of such agency if there is 
        a final administrative or judicial determination that such 
        employee committed any act described under subsection (b).
            ``(2) Personnel actions.--In paragraph (1), the term 
        `personnel action' includes separation but does not include 
        administrative leave or any other type of paid leave without 
        duty or charge to leave.
    ``(b) Acts.--The acts referred to under subsection (a)(1) are--
            ``(1) willful failure to file any return of tax required 
        under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, unless such failure is 
        due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect; or
            ``(2) willful understatement of Federal tax liability, 
        unless such understatement is due to reasonable cause and not 
        to willful neglect.
    ``(c) Procedure.--Under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, an employee subject to a personnel action under 
this section shall be entitled to the procedures provided under 
sections 7513 or 7543, as applicable.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 73 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SUBCHAPTER VIII--INELIGIBILITY OF NONCOMPLIANT TAXPAYERS FOR FEDERAL 
                               EMPLOYMENT

``7381. Definitions.
``7382. Ineligibility for employment.
``7383. Review of public records.
``7384. Confidentiality.
``7385. Adverse actions for employees who understate taxes or fail to 
                            file.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made by this 
section, shall take effect 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SOLUTION:
Tax Accountability Act of 2017 This bill declares that no government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with seriously delinquent federal tax debts. Agencies offering a grant or issuing a solicitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $150,000) shall require each person that submits a grant application, bid, or proposal to: (1) certify whether such person has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and (2) authorize the Department of the Treasury to disclose to the agency whether the person has a seriously delinquent tax debt. Agencies shall consider a person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt not to be a responsible source and thus the person may not be awarded contracts. Agencies must consider a grant applicant who has a seriously delinquent tax debt high risk, shall decline the grant application, and must ensure that the applicant does not receive future grants offered by the agency. Subject to waiver, agencies shall initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding against a person making offers or applying for grants who has a seriously delinquent tax debt or who falsely certified whether the person has a seriously delinquent tax debt.  Individuals with seriously delinquent tax debts are not eligible for federal employment. Agencies must provide for review of public records to determine if a tax lien has been filed on employees or applicants for employment. Agencies may take certain personnel action against employees who fail to file a tax return or understate their tax liability.