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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to promote high-quality, cost-efficient, 
and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means a department, 
        agency, or independent establishment in the executive branch 
        performing any foreign affairs functions.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform of the House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (3) International cooperative administrative support 
        services system.--The term ``International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system'' means the mechanism 
        established pursuant to section 23 of the State Department 
        Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695) by which the 
        United States Government manages and funds administrative 
        support services at overseas posts.
            (4) International cooperative administrative support 
        services customer agencies.--The term ``International 
        Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies'' 
        means agencies participating in the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.
            (5) International cooperative administrative support 
        services executive board.--The term ``International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board'' means the 
        highest-level International Cooperative Administrative Support 
        Services policy-making body comprised of senior representatives 
        of agencies participating in the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.

SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE 
              SUPPORT SERVICES SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each agency with operations overseas under the 
authority of the Chief of Mission pursuant to section 207 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) shall participate in the 
International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for 
purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance 
pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless--
            (1) the agency provides a detailed explanation for 
        evaluation and decision by the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board that 
        describes--
                    (A) how the agency will provide the service outside 
                of the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system;
                    (B) the cost to the agency of the service; and
                    (C) how providing the service outside the 
                International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system will not increase overall costs to the 
                United States Government; or
            (2) the agency submits a detailed explanation for 
        evaluation and decision by the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board certifying that 
        the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by such 
        participation in the International Cooperative Administrative 
        Support Services system.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The motor pool services requirement 
under subsection (a) applies to administrative services, and shall not 
be construed as superseding, removing, or limiting any statutory or 
programmatic requirements related to agency use or procurement of 
vehicles.

SEC. 5. USE OF ALTERNATE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

    The International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
Executive Board shall allow an agency to act as an alternate service 
provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of 
the existing International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
provider for purposes of reducing overall costs to the United States 
Government if the agency--
            (1) demonstrates through a business case that it can 
        provide the administrative service more efficiently; and
            (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all 
        other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
        customer agencies at the overseas post.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Biennial Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
        Secretary of State, in consultation with the International 
        Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board, 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
        Services system.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) establish performance goals to define the level 
                of performance to be achieved in providing efficient, 
                effective, and equitable administrative services to 
                International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services customer agencies;
                    (B) establish a balanced set of performance 
                indicators to be used in measuring or assessing 
                progress toward each performance goal;
                    (C) describe how the International Cooperative 
                Administrative Support Services system ensures the 
                accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure 
                progress; and
                    (D) identify strategies and the resources required 
                to achieve performance goals.
    (b) Comptroller General Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a review of the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.
            (2) Content.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an evaluation of whether requiring agencies to 
                participate in the International Cooperative 
                Administrative Support Services system for household 
                furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services 
                and motor pools services has increased cost-efficiency 
                and reduced administrative redundancies;
                    (B) recommendations, if warranted, for further 
                consolidation of services in the International 
                Cooperative Administrative Support Services system;
                    (C) an evaluation of how implementation of this Act 
                is affecting the performance of International 
                Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer 
                agencies; and
                    (D) recommendations, if warranted, for improving 
                the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system and implementing this Act.

SOLUTION: Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless such agency provides a detailed explanation that describes: (1) how such agency will provide the service outside the system, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) how providing the service outside the system will not increase overall costs. Requires such an agency to provide a detailed explanation certifying that the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by participation in the system.

Requires the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board to allow an agency to act as an alternative provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of the system if the agency: (1) demonstratives that it can provide the administrative service more efficiently, and (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies at the overseas post.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a review of the system to specified congressional committees

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Information Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL MEDICARE BENEFICIARY PART A CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS 
              STATEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act is 
amended by inserting after section 1143 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13) the 
following new section:

    ``annual medicare beneficiary part a contributions and benefits 
                               statements

    ``Sec. 1143A.  (a) Provision.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning not later than 2 years after 
        the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 
        coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall 
        provide a statement described in subsection (b) (in this 
        section referred to as an `annual Medicare part A information 
        statement') on an annual basis to each eligible individual (as 
        defined in subsection (d)) for whom a current mailing address 
        can be determined through such methods as the Secretary 
        determines to be appropriate.
            ``(2) Coordination in single mailing with social security 
        account statements.--In order to avoid sending separate 
        statements under this section and section 1143 in the case of 
        an individual for whom a social security account statement is 
        provided under section 1143 and a separate annual Medicare part 
        A information statement would otherwise be provided under this 
        section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Commissioner 
        of Social Security, whether through transmittal of data or 
        otherwise, in a manner so that the annual Medicare part A 
        information statement is included and sent with such social 
        security account statement.
            ``(3) Methodology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
                with the Commissioner of Social Security and the 
                Secretary of the Treasury, shall specify the 
                methodology to be used in estimating lifetime 
                contributions and lifetime benefits with respect to 
                annual Medicare part A information statements. Such 
                methodology for computing the lifespan of an individual 
                shall be the same methodology used for purposes of the 
                social security account statement under section 1143.
                    ``(B) Inclusion of description in statement.--The 
                Secretary shall include a brief description of the key 
                assumptions used in such methodology in the annual 
                Medicare part A information statements.
            ``(4) Summary of medicare part a program.--Each annual 
        Medicare part A information statement shall include a summary 
        of part A of the Medicare program. Such summary shall also 
        include a summary description of benefits and enrollment 
        options under parts B, C, and D of title XVIII, but shall 
        indicate that the information described in subsection (b) does 
        not include information related to contributions and benefits 
        under those parts.
    ``(b) Medicare Part A Information Statement Described.--In addition 
to the information described in paragraphs (3)(B) and (4) of subsection 
(a), each annual Medicare part A information statement for an eligible 
individual shall contain the following:
            ``(1) HI employee contributions.--The total contributions 
        described in section 1143(a)(2)(C) for the individual--
                    ``(A) for the most recent year for which data are 
                available;
                    ``(B) to the extent feasible, for previous periods 
                through the end of such year; and
                    ``(C) as projected for the individual during the 
                individual's lifetime.
        To the extent feasible, of such total contributions the portion 
        that is attributable to employer, employee, and self-employment 
        contributions.
            ``(2) Medicare part a benefits.--In the case of an eligible 
        individual--
                    ``(A) who, for such most recent year, was entitled 
                to benefits under part A of title XVIII, the total 
                value of such benefits provided to the individual under 
                such part as of the end of such year and, to the extent 
                feasible, the total value of such benefits for such 
                individual for previous periods through the end of such 
                year; and
                    ``(B) an estimate of the actuarial value of the 
                expected benefits under such part for the individual 
                during the individual's lifetime, including (but stated 
                separately) any benefits described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Comparison.--An appropriate comparison of such 
        contributions with such benefits.
    ``(c) Records Retention.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
indefinite retention of information that--
            ``(1) is described in subsection (b), including benefits 
        described in subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(2) the Secretary has not discarded as of the date of the 
        enactment of this section.
    ``(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
`eligible individual' means an individual--
            ``(1) who has a social security account number;
            ``(2) who has attained age 25 or over; and
            ``(3) who is entitled to benefits under part A of title 
        XVIII or who, as of the end of the most recent year referred to 
        in subsection (b)(1)(A), has had any contributions described in 
        subsection (b)(1) made with respect to the individual during 
        such year or a previous year.''.
    (b) Inclusion of Social Security Account Statement for Those 
Receiving Annual Medicare Part A Information Statement.--Section 
1143(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13(a)(3)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``Such term includes an individual not described in the previous 
sentence who is an eligible individual (as defined in subsection (d) of 
section 1143A) for whom an annual Medicare part A information statement 
is provided under such section.''.

SOLUTION: Medicare Information Act of 2011 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to each eligible individual annually a statement of Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) contributions and benefits in coordination with the annual mailing of Social Security account statements.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.

SEC. 2. PREAMBLE.

    The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of each of the first 
        three clauses;
            (2) by striking out ``: Now therefore,'' at the end of the 
        last clause and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clauses:
``Whereas the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties in North Carolina 
        are descendants of coastal North Carolina Indian tribes, principally 
        Cheraw, and have remained a distinct Indian community since the time of 
        contact with white settlers;
``Whereas the Lumbee Indians have been recognized by the State of North Carolina 
        as an Indian tribe since 1885;
``Whereas the Lumbee Indians have sought Federal recognition as an Indian tribe 
        since 1888; and
``Whereas the Lumbee Indians are entitled to Federal recognition of their status 
        as an Indian tribe and the benefits, privileges, and immunities that 
        accompany such status: Now, therefore,''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

    The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is amended--
            (1) by striking out the last sentence of the first section; 
        and
            (2) by striking out section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof 
        the following:

                 ``federal recognition; acknowledgment

    ``Sec. 2. (a) Federal recognition is hereby extended to the Lumbee 
Tribe of North Carolina. All laws and regulations of the United States 
of general application to Indians and Indian tribes shall apply to the 
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its members.
    ``(b) Notwithstanding the first section of this Act, any group of 
Indians in Robeson or adjoining counties whose members are not enrolled 
in the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, as determined under section 
(4)(b), may petition under part 83 of title 25 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations for acknowledgement of tribal existence.

                               ``services

    ``Sec. 3. (a) The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its members 
shall be eligible for all services and benefits provided to Indians 
because of their status as federally recognized Indians, except that 
members of the tribe shall not be entitled to such services until the 
appropriation of funds for these purposes. For the purposes of the 
delivery of such services, those members of the tribe residing in 
Robeson and adjoining counties, North Carolina, shall be deemed to be 
resident on or near an Indian reservation.
    ``(b) Upon verification of a tribal roll under section 4 by the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop, in consultation 
with the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a determination of needs and a 
budget required to provide services to which the members of the tribe 
are eligible. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall each submit a written statement of such needs 
and budget with the first budget request submitted to the Congress 
after the fiscal year in which the tribal roll is verified.
    ``(c)(1) The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is authorized to plan, 
conduct, consolidate, and administer programs, services, and functions 
authorized under the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596; 25 U.S.C. 452 
et seq.), and the Act of November 2, 1921 (42 Stat. 208; 25 U.S.C. 13), 
popularly known as the Snyder Act, pursuant to an annual written 
funding agreement among the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the 
Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, which shall specify--
            ``(A) the services to be provided, the functions to be 
        performed, and the procedures to be used to reallocate funds or 
        modify budget allocations, within any fiscal year; and
            ``(B) the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior 
        for, and the procedure to be used in, auditing the expenditures 
        of the tribe.
    ``(2) The authority provided under this subsection shall be in lieu 
of the authority provided under the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting, 
modifying, diminishing, or otherwise impairing the sovereign immunity 
from lawsuit enjoyed by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina or 
authorizing or requiring the termination of any trust responsibility of 
the United States with respect to the tribe.

                     ``constitution and membership

    ``Sec. 4. (a) After the Secretary has completed his review and 
verification of the tribal roll, but in no case earlier than 24 months 
after the effective date of this Act, the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina shall adopt a constitution and bylaws. Any constitution, 
bylaws, or amendments to the constitution or bylaws that are adopted by 
the tribe must be consistent with the terms of this Act and shall take 
effect only after such documents are filed with the Secretary of the 
Interior. The Secretary shall assist the tribe in the drafting of a 
constitution and bylaws, the conduct of an election in accordance with 
the procedures set forth in part 81 of title 25 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations with respect to such constitution, and the reorganization 
of the government of the tribe under any such constitution and bylaws. 
In addition to the requirements of this Act and part 81 of title 25 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations, only adult enrolled members of the 
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina shall be eligible to vote on the 
constitution.
    ``(b)(1) Until the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina adopts a 
constitution and except as provided in paragraph (2), the membership of 
the tribe shall, subject to review by the Secretary, consist of every 
individual who is named in the tribal membership roll that is in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act.
    ``(2)(A) Within 60 days after the effective date of this Act, the 
roll of the tribe shall be open for a 180-day period to allow the 
enrollment of any individual previously enrolled in another Indian 
group or tribe in Robeson or adjoining counties, North Carolina, who 
demonstrates that--
            ``(i) the individual is eligible for enrollment in the 
        Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina; and
            ``(ii) the individual has abandoned membership in any other 
        Indian group or tribe.
    ``(B) The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina shall advertise in 
newspapers of general distribution in Robeson and adjoining counties, 
North Carolina, the opening of the tribal roll for the purposes of 
subparagraph (A). The advertisement shall specify the enrollment 
criteria and the deadline for enrollment.
    ``(3) The review of the tribal roll of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina shall be limited to verification of compliance with the 
membership criteria of the tribe as stated in the Lumbee Petition for 
Federal Acknowledgment filed with the Secretary by the tribe on 
December 17, 1987. The Secretary shall complete his review and 
verification of the tribal roll within the 12-month period beginning on 
the date on which the tribal roll is closed under paragraph (2).

                          ``interim government

    ``Sec. 5. (a) Until the tribe has adopted a constitution pursuant 
to the terms of this Act, the Board of Directors of the Lumbee Regional 
Development Association (hereafter in this section referred to as 
`LRDA') is recognized as the sole provisional and transitional 
governing body of the tribe. Until an election of tribal officers under 
the new constitution, the LRDA shall--
            ``(1) represent the tribe and its members in the 
        implementation of this Act; and
            ``(2) during such period--
                    ``(A) have full authority to enter into contracts, 
                grant agreements, and other arrangements with any 
                Federal department or agency; and
                    ``(B) have full authority to administer or operate 
                any program under such contracts or agreements.
    ``(b) Until the initial election of tribal officers under a new 
constitution and bylaws, the LRDA shall--
            ``(1) oversee and implement the drafting and proposal to 
        the tribe of a new constitution and conduct such meetings or 
        hearings as it deems necessary;
            ``(2) oversee the opening of the tribal roll and 
        advertising of the opening as provided for in section 4; and
            ``(3) oversee the election to adopt the constitution.

                             ``jurisdiction

    ``Sec. 6. (a)(1) The State of North Carolina shall exercise 
jurisdiction over--
            ``(A) all criminal offenses that are committed on, and
            ``(B) all civil actions that arise on,
lands located within the State of North Carolina that are owned by, or 
held in trust by the United States for, the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina, any member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, or any 
dependent Indian community of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept on 
behalf of the United States, after consulting with the Attorney General 
of the United States, any transfer by the State of North Carolina to 
the United States of any portion of the jurisdiction of the State of 
North Carolina described in paragraph (1) pursuant to an agreement 
between the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the State of North 
Carolina. Such transfer of jurisdiction may not take effect until 2 
years after the effective date of such agreement.
    ``(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not affect the 
application of section 109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1919).
    ``(b) Section 5 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 
465), and the Act of April 11, 1970 (84 Stat. 120; 25 U.S.C. 488 et 
seq.), shall apply to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina with respect 
to lands within the exterior boundaries of Robeson and adjoining 
counties, North Carolina.

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 7. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
    ``(b) In the first fiscal year in which funds are appropriated 
under this Act, the tribe's proposals for expenditures of such funds 
shall be submitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 60 calendar 
days prior to any expenditure of such funds by the tribe.''.

SOLUTION:
Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.  Authorizes appropriations.