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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Opportunity and 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The adoption of broadband service results in enhanced 
        economic development and public safety for communities across 
        the Nation, improved health care and educational opportunities, 
        and a better quality of life for all Americans.
            (2) Continued progress in the adoption of broadband service 
        is vital to ensuring that the United States remains competitive 
        and continues to create business opportunities and job growth.
            (3) The price of broadband service is a barrier to adoption 
        for low-income households and can be an impediment to full 
        participation in the emerging broadband economy.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND LIFELINE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE BROADBAND 
              SERVICE.

    Section 254(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(j)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Lifeline Assistance.--
            ``(1) Impact of section on lifeline assistance program.--
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section 
        shall affect the collection, distribution, or administration of 
        the Lifeline program.
            ``(2) Pilot program to expand lifeline program to include 
        broadband service.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of the Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act, 
        the Commission shall implement a 2-year pilot program to expand 
        the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service 
        for low-income consumers that will--
                    ``(A) apply to such broadband service as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for purposes 
                of the pilot program;
                    ``(B) provide such levels of support as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes;
                    ``(C) be available to such consumers as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes under such eligibility criteria as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes; and
                    ``(D) reimburse broadband service providers for 
                each customer served, subject to prior authorization 
                from the Commission to participate in the pilot 
                program.
            ``(3) Criteria for pilot program.--In developing the pilot 
        program required by paragraph (2), the Commission shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) whether State matching funds must be provided 
                as a condition of eligibility for low-income households 
                within a State;
                    ``(B) the prevailing market rate for broadband 
                service and the prevailing speed of broadband service 
                adopted by households, using information that the 
                Commission routinely collects or that is publicly 
                available; and
                    ``(C) how to ensure that the program is neutral as 
                to the types of technology used to provide broadband 
                service in order to promote competition from broadband 
                service providers to qualify for participation in the 
                pilot program.
            ``(4) Status report.--After the pilot program has been 
        operational for 18 months, the Commission shall submit a report 
        to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce on the status of the pilot program.
            ``(5) Lifeline program defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `Lifeline program' means the service described in section 
        54.401(a) of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 
        54.401(a)).''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF LINK UP PROGRAM REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a notice 
of inquiry with public notice and opportunity for comment, to 
determine--
            (1) whether the Link Up program could be expanded to reduce 
        the cost of initiating broadband service through providing 
        support for computer ownership;
            (2) what equipment would be supported by such an expansion;
            (3) how much support would be available with such an 
        expansion; and
            (4) the eligibility criteria for consumers to qualify for 
        such an expansion.
    (b) Report.--The Commission shall submit a report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce containing the 
Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the 
inquiry.
    (c) Link Up Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``Link Up 
program'' means the service described in section 54.411(a) of the 
Commission's regulations (47 U.S.C. 54.411(a)).
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Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 219 the following:
``Sec. 220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes and 
              clinical treatment facilities
    ``(a) Offense.--Except as provided in subsection (c), it shall be 
unlawful to, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly 
and willfully--
            ``(1) solicit or receive any remuneration (including any 
        kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or covertly, in cash or in 
        kind, in return for referring a patient or patronage to a 
        recovery home or clinical treatment facility;
            ``(2) being a recovery home or clinical treatment facility, 
        or an officer or employee of a recovery home or clinical 
        treatment facility acting in the course of their employment, 
        pay or offering any remuneration (including any kickback, 
        bribe, or rebate) directly or covertly, in cash or in kind, 
        to--
                    ``(A) a person in exchange for the person referring 
                an individual to that recovery home or clinical 
                treatment facility; or
                    ``(B) an individual in exchange for that individual 
                using the services of that recovery home or clinical 
                treatment facility; or
            ``(3) being a clinical service provider, or an officer or 
        employee of a clinical service provider acting in the course of 
        their employment, pay, solicit, or receive any remuneration 
        (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or 
        covertly, in cash or in kind, to a recovery home or clinical 
        treatment facility, or to an officer or employee of a recovery 
        home or clinical treatment facility, in exchange for referring 
        an individual with a substance use disorder to a clinical 
        service provider for clinical services.
    ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
fined not more than $200,000, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
both.
    ``(c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) a discount or other reduction in price obtained by a 
        provider of services or other entity under a health care 
        benefit program if the reduction in price is properly disclosed 
        and appropriately reflected in the costs claimed or charges 
        made by the provider or entity;
            ``(2) any amount paid by an employer to an employee (who 
        has a bona fide employment relationship with such employer) for 
        employment in the provision of covered items or services and 
        the employee's remuneration is not determined by the number of 
        individuals referred to a particular recovery home or clinical 
        treatment facility;
            ``(3) any amount paid by a vendor of goods or services to a 
        person authorized to act as a purchasing agent for a group of 
        individuals or entities who are furnishing services reimbursed 
        if--
                    ``(A) the person has a written contract, with each 
                such individual or entity, which specifies the amount 
                to be paid to the person, which amount may be a fixed 
                amount or a fixed percentage of the value of the 
                purchases made by each such individual or entity under 
                the contract; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a recovery home or clinical 
                treatment facility that is a provider of services, the 
                person discloses to the health care benefit program the 
                remuneration received from each such vendor with 
                respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the 
                entity;
            ``(4) a discount in the price of an applicable drug of a 
        manufacturer that is furnished to an applicable beneficiary 
        under the Medicare coverage gap discount program under section 
        1860D-14A(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
        114a(g));
            ``(5) any payment made by a principal to an agent as 
        compensation for the services of the agent under a personal 
        services and management contract that meets the requirements of 
        section 1001.952(d) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        as in effect on the date of enactment of this section;
            ``(6) a waiver or discount (as defined in section 
        1001.952(h)(5) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
        effect on the date of enactment of this section) of any 
        coinsurance or copayment by a health care benefit program, as 
        determined by the health care benefit program; or
            ``(7) any remuneration between a health center or entity 
        described under clause (i) or (ii) of section 1905(l)(2)(B) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)) and any 
        individual or entity providing goods, items, services, 
        donations, loans, or a combination thereof, to such health 
        center entity pursuant to a contract, lease, grant, or other 
        agreement, if such agreement contributes to the ability of the 
        health center entity to maintain or increase the availability, 
        or enhance the quality, of services provided to a medically 
        underserved population served by the health center entity.
    ``(d) Intent Requirement.--With respect to a violation of this 
section, a person need not have actual knowledge of this section or 
specific intent to commit a violation of this section.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the terms `applicable beneficiary' and `applicable 
        drug' have the meanings given those terms in section 1860D-
        14A(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114a(g));
            ``(2) the term `clinical treatment facility' means a 
        medical setting other than a hospital that provides 
        detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment, 
        residential treatment, or rehabilitation for substance use;
            ``(3) the term `health care benefit program' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 24(b); and
            ``(4) the term `recovery home' means a shared living 
        environment free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered 
        on peer support and connections to promote sustained recovery 
        from substance use disorders.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 11 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
related to section 219 the following:

``220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes and 
                            clinical treatment facilities.''.
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Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code make it a crime to knowingly and willfully solicit, receive, pay, or offer payment for referrals to a recovery home or clinical treatment facility, subject to limitations. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.


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SECTION 1. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BROADBAND STIMULUS FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Communications and Information shall take prompt and 
appropriate action to terminate for cause any award made under the 
Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities 
Program, respectively, established pursuant to the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, if the Administrator or Assistant 
Secretary determines that cause exists to terminate the award. Such 
cause may include an insufficient level of performance, wasteful 
spending, or fraudulent spending.
    (b) Deobligation and Return of Funds to Treasury.--
            (1) Deobligation.--Upon terminating an award under 
        subsection (a), the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary 
        shall immediately deobligate an amount equivalent to such 
        award, as recoverable, less allowable costs.
            (2) Return to treasury.--Not later than 30 days after 
        deobligating an amount under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
        or the Assistant Secretary shall, without exception, return 
        such amount to the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
        States.
            (3) No expenditures during termination process.--The 
        Administrator or the Assistant Secretary shall promptly pursue 
        available corrective measures to ensure that funds received 
        through an award terminated under subsection (a) are not 
        expended during the termination process.
            (4) Accounting by award recipient.--The Administrator or 
        the Assistant Secretary shall direct the recipient of an award 
        terminated under subsection (a) to provide to the Administrator 
        or the Assistant Secretary a complete and accurate accounting, 
        which may include an independent accounting, for any award 
        funds that, as of the date of termination, the recipient has 
        received but has not expended on allowable costs.

SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FUNDS.

    The Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall return 
to the general fund of the Treasury of the United States an amount 
equivalent to any award, as recoverable, less allowable costs, made 
under the Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology 
Opportunities Program, respectively, established pursuant to the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, if such award has been 
returned to the Administrator or Assistant Secretary or disclaimed by 
the award recipient at any time after the date of enactment of such 
Act.

SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Action on Information From OIG or GAO.--If the Administrator of 
the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information receives information from an official 
described in subsection (b) with respect to an award made under the 
Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities 
Program, respectively, established pursuant to the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and such information pertains to material 
noncompliance with the award terms or provisions or improper usage of 
award funds, the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary shall--
            (1) immediately review such information; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after receiving such 
        information, determine whether cause exists to terminate such 
        award under section 1(a).
    (b) Officials Described.--The officials described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) With respect to the Broadband Initiatives Program, the 
        Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture.
            (2) With respect to the Broadband Technology Opportunities 
        Program, the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce.
            (3) The Comptroller General of the United States.
    (c) Congressional Notification.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 days after making a 
        determination described in subsection (a)(2), the Administrator 
        or the Assistant Secretary shall provide a notification of such 
        determination to--
                    (A) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
                Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
                respectively; and
                    (B) the official who provided the information 
                described in subsection (a).
            (2) Contents of notification.--The notification required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include an explanation of--
                    (A) the determination described in subsection 
                (a)(2); and
                    (B) any action taken as a result of the 
                determination or why no action was necessary.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 6001(i)(4) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305(i)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and award these funds competitively to 
        new or existing applicants consistent with this section''.

SEC. 5. AWARD DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``award'' includes grants and loans.
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Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to terminate for cause any award (including grants and loans) made under the Broadband Initiatives Program or the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, respectively, established pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, if the Administrator or Assistant Secretary determines that cause exists (including insufficient level of performance, wasteful spending, or fraudulent spending) to terminate the award.

Directs the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary to: (1) deobligate, upon terminating such an award, an amount equivalent to such award, as recoverable, less allowable costs; and (2) return to the Treasury's general fund such deobligated amounts and any award returned or disclaimed by a recipient after enactment of this Act.