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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Tax 
Simplification Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that:
            (1) Simplifying the tax rules with respect to independent 
        contractors was the top vote-getter at the 1995 White House 
        Conference on Small Business. Conference delegates recommended 
        that Congress ``should recognize the legitimacy of an 
        independent contractor''. The Conference found that the current 
        common law is ``too subjective'' and called upon the Congress 
        to establish ``realistic and consistent guidelines''.
            (2) It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the 
        Federal Government to have fair and objective rules for 
        determining who is an employee and who is an independent 
        contractor.

SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT 
              EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(general provisions relating to employment taxes) is amended by adding 
after section 3510 the following new section:

``SEC. 3511. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT 
              EMPLOYEES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, and 
notwithstanding any provision of this subtitle to the contrary, if the 
requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d) are met with respect to 
any service performed by any individual, then with respect to such 
service--
            ``(1) the service provider shall not be treated as an 
        employee,
            ``(2) the service recipient shall not be treated as an 
        employer, and
            ``(3) the payor shall not be treated as an employer.
    ``(b) Service Provider Requirements With Regard to Service 
Recipient.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of 
this subsection are met if the service provider, in connection with 
performing the service--
            ``(1) has a significant investment in assets and/or 
        training,
            ``(2) incurs significant unreimbursed expenses,
            ``(3) agrees to perform the service for a particular amount 
        of time or to complete a specific result and is liable for 
        damages for early termination without cause,
            ``(4) is paid primarily on a commissioned basis, or
            ``(5) purchases products for resale.
    ``(c) Additional Service Provider Requirements With Regard to 
Others.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this 
subsection are met if--
            ``(1) the service provider--
                    ``(A) has a principal place of business,
                    ``(B) does not primarily provide the service in the 
                service recipient's place of business, or
                    ``(C) pays a fair market rent for use of the 
                service recipient's place of business; or
            ``(2) the service provider--
                    ``(A) is not required to perform service 
                exclusively for the service recipient, and
                    ``(B) in the year involved, or in the preceding or 
                subsequent year--
                            ``(i) has performed a significant amount of 
                        service for other persons,
                            ``(ii) has offered to perform service for 
                        other persons through--
                                    ``(I) advertising,
                                    ``(II) individual written or oral 
                                solicitations,
                                    ``(III) listing with registries, 
                                agencies, brokers, and other persons in 
                                the business of providing referrals to 
                                other service recipients, or
                                    ``(IV) other similar activities, or
                            ``(iii) provides service under a business 
                        name which is registered with (or for which a 
                        license has been obtained from) a State, a 
                        political subdivision of a State, or any agency 
                        or instrumentality of 1 or more States or 
                        political subdivisions.
    ``(d) Written Document Requirements.--For purposes of subsection 
(a), the requirements of this subsection are met if the services 
performed by the individual are performed pursuant to a written 
contract between such individual and the person for whom the services 
are performed, or the payor, and such contract provides that the 
individual will not be treated as an employee with respect to such 
services for purposes of this subtitle.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) If for any taxable year any service recipient or 
        payor fails to meet the applicable reporting requirements of 
        sections 6041(a), 6041A(a), or 6051 with respect to a service 
        provider, then, unless such failure is due to reasonable cause 
        and not willful neglect, this section shall not apply in 
        determining whether such service provider shall not be treated 
        as an employee of such service recipient or payor for such 
        year.
            ``(2) If the service provider is performing services 
        through an entity owned in whole or in part by such service 
        provider, then the references to `service provider' in 
        subsections (b) through (d) may include such entity, provided 
        that the written contract referred to in paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (d) may be with either the service provider or such 
        entity and need not be with both.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Service provider.--The term `service provider' means 
        any individual who performs service for another person.
            ``(2) Service recipient.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (5), the term `service recipient' means the person for whom the 
        service provider performs such service.
            ``(3) Payor.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), the term 
        `payor' means the person who pays the service provider for the 
        performance of such service in the event that the service 
        recipients do not pay the service provider.
            ``(4) In connection with performing the service.--The term 
        `in connection with performing the service' means in connection 
        or related to--
                    ``(A) the actual service performed by the service 
                provider for the service recipients or for other 
                persons for whom the service provider has performed 
                similar service, or
                    ``(B) the operation of the service provider's trade 
                or business.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--The terms `service recipient' and 
        `payor' do not include any entity which is owned in whole or in 
        part by the service provider.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 25 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 3511. Standards for determining 
                                        whether individuals are not 
                                        employees.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
services performed after December 31, 1995.

Output: Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, for purposes of determining the employment status of individuals as employees, a service provider shall not be treated as an employee, a service recipient shall not be treated as an employer, and a payor shall not be treated as an employer if:  (1) a service provider has a significant investment in assets and training, incurs significant unreimbursed expenses, agrees to perform the service for a specified amount of time or to complete a specific result and is responsible for damages for early termination without cause, receives payment primarily on a commission basis, or has purchased resale products; (2) the service provider has a principal place of business, does not primarily provide service in the service recipient's place of business, or pays a fair market rent for use of the recipient's place of business or does not have to perform service only for the service recipient and, in the current year or in the proceeding or subsequent years, has performed or has offered to perform a significant amount of service for other persons; and (3) the services by an individual are performed according to a written contract between the service recipient or payor which provides that the individual will not be treated as an employee.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life 
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds as follows:
        (1) The Armed Forces of the United States have answered the 
    call and served with distinction around the world--from hitting the 
    beaches in World War II in the Pacific and Europe, to the cold and 
    difficult terrain in Korea, the steamy jungles of Vietnam, and the 
    desert sands of the Middle East.
        (2) All Americans should commemorate those who come home having 
    survived the ordeal of war, and solemnly honor those who made the 
    ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives for their country.
        (3) All Americans should honor the millions of living disabled 
    veterans who carry the scars of war every day, and who have made 
    enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our 
    democracy.
        (4) In 2000, Congress authorized the construction of the 
    American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
        (5) The United States should pay tribute to the Nation's living 
    disabled veterans by minting and issuing a commemorative silver 
    dollar coin.
        (6) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a commemorative 
    coin would raise valuable funding for the construction of the 
    American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not 
more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of disabled American 
veterans, each of which shall--
        (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
        (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
        (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) Design.--The design of the coins minted under this Act 
    shall be emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, 
    having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal 
    sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.
        (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under 
    this Act, there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2010''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation and the Commission of 
    Fine Arts; and
        (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--
        (1) In general.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may 
    be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under 
    this Act.
        (2) Use of the united states mint at west point, new york.--It 
    is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted under this Act 
    should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, 
    to the greatest extent possible.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
        (1) the face value of the coins;
        (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to such 
    coins; and
        (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
    labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
    marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for 
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under 
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of 
coins issued under this Act shall be paid to the Disabled Veterans' 
LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment 
to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life 
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation as may be 
related to the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may 
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin 
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the 
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin 
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative 
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.

Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, the coins should be struck at the U.S. Mint at West Point, New York.

 Limits the period for coin issuance to the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.

Imposes a $10 surcharge per coin, to be distributed to the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Prohibits a surcharge with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, at the time of issuance, it would result in more than the statuory maximum of two commemorative coin programs per year.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Obesity in the United States has reached crisis 
        proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention (CDC), more than a third of all American adults are 
        now overweight. Of even greater concern, the percentage of 
        children and adolescents who are overweight leaped to 16 
        percent in 2006, a percentage which has more than doubled since 
        1980.
            (2) Overweight adolescents are likely to become overweight 
        adults, at risk of developing obesity-related, life-threatening 
        diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart 
        disease, arthritis, and breathing problems. They will join an 
        adult population struggling with a staggering 61 percent 
        overweight rate. Not only will the Nation's children face life-
        threatening diseases at younger ages, they will face academic 
        challenges due to poor health behaviors--resulting in even 
        greater risk to their future health and earning and the 
        Nation's economic growth and worldwide competition.
            (3) Obesity and insufficient physical activity are not 
        merely personal issues. Rather, these are public health 
        problems with wide-ranging implications for the Nation's 
        economy and quality of life. Research shows that a significant 
        community-based response can halt the rising tide, and a 
        comprehensive, multi tiered approach shows the greatest promise 
        of success and sustainability. A program thrives when it works 
        for change not only on the individual level, but also within 
        communities and across a broad spectrum of society. In 
        addition, it is vitally important to understand the cultural 
        context of each community and to partner with them in building 
        relevant and meaningful programs.
            (4) State chronic disease programs have depended heavily 
        upon the CDC for funding to address obesity. The obesity 
        epidemic has outpaced Federal support, contributing to the 
        escalating rise of obesity in an increasingly younger 
        population. Clearly the obesity epidemic is also affecting the 
        preparedness of the United States. Health and fitness have 
        always been a critical concern to the Nation's military, 
        police, fire departments, and first responders.
            (5) Military sources state that 80 percent of recruits who 
        exceed the military weight-for-height standards at entry leave 
        the military before they complete their first term of 
        enlistment. This in turn increases the cost of recruitment and 
        training. These issues threaten the long-term welfare and 
        readiness of United States military forces and associated 
        preparedness responders such as police, fire departments, and 
        first responders.
            (6) Obesity and overweight are not just a public health 
        issue, but also a national security issue. If the Nation's 
        society is not physically fit, we will not be able to defend 
        ourselves and the Nation's common interests.
            (7) This Act rises to the obesity challenge, with 
        innovative ways to help children and young adults be physically 
        active and eat more nutritiously.

SEC. 3. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND GOOD 
              NUTRITION AND PREVENT OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317S the following:

``SEC. 317T. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND 
              GOOD NUTRITION AND PREVENT OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE.

    ``(a) Grants.--For the purpose of enabling State health departments 
to maintain a community action team program described in subsection 
(d), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) make an allotment each fiscal year for the health 
        department of each State in an amount determined under 
        subsection (c); and
            ``(2) make a grant to the health department of the 
        allotment if the health department submits an application in 
        accordance with subsection (f).
    ``(b) Implementation; Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out 
this section--
            ``(1) acting through an appropriate agency or office of the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such as the 
        National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
        Promotion; and
            ``(2) in consultation with appropriate nonprofit 
        organizations, such as the National Association of Chronic 
        Disease Directors.
    ``(c) Amount of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall determine the amount of a grant under this section to a 
        State health department for a fiscal year on a competitive 
        basis.
            ``(2) Program management.--The Secretary may not provide 
        more than $100,000 under this section for a fiscal year to any 
        State for management and administration of activities.
            ``(3) Community funding.--The Secretary shall provide a 
        minimum of $300,000 under this section to each State receiving 
        a grant under this section for the fiscal year involved.
    ``(d) Community Action Teams.--A funding agreement for a grant 
under this section is that the State health department involved will 
expend the grant only for the following:
            ``(1) The State health department will use the grant to 
        establish and implement community action teams.
            ``(2) Each such community action team--
                    ``(A) will work within the local community to 
                promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity 
                and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and 
                chronic disease; and
                    ``(B) will serve for a period of 3 years.
            ``(3) The State health department will maintain a total of 
        4 to 8 community action teams within the State in any given 
        fiscal year
            ``(4) At the end of the first 3-year period described in 
        paragraph (2)(B), and every 2 years thereafter, the State 
        health department will establish new community action teams in 
        communities which have not yet had such a team.
            ``(5) The State health department will provide technical 
        assistance to the community action teams.
    ``(e) Program Evaluation.--A funding agreement for a grant under 
this section is that the State health department involved, in 
collaboration with the Secretary, will collect data on the 
effectiveness of the department's community action team program under 
this section.
    ``(f) Application for Grant.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), an 
application for a grant under this section is in accordance with this 
subsection if the application--
            ``(1) contains each funding agreement required by this 
        section; and
            ``(2) is in such form, is submitted in such manner, and 
        contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the 
        Secretary may require.
    ``(g) National Activities.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) conduct training institutes to jump-start the work of 
        community action teams funded through this section;
            ``(2) provide such teams with access to national experts in 
        ongoing community change; and
            ``(3) disseminate information about successes achieved 
        through this section to communities across the Nation.
    ``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `State' means the 
several States and the District of Columbia.
    ``(i) Funding.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this 
        section, there is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, of which--
                    ``(A) $26,450,000 shall be made available to State 
                health departments through grants under this section, 
                of which--
                            ``(i) $21,350,000 shall be made available 
                        to community action teams; and
                            ``(ii) $5,100,000 shall be used by State 
                        health departments to administer their 
                        community action team programs, including 
                        through provision of technical assistance;
                    ``(B) $7,500,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary to carry out subsection (g); and
                    ``(C) $6,050,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary for management and evaluation.
            ``(2) Insufficient appropriations.--If the amount of funds 
        appropriated to carry out this section is less than $20,000,000 
        for any fiscal year, the Secretary, notwithstanding subsection 
        (a)(1), may choose to make grants under this section on a 
        competitive basis instead of making a grant to each State 
        health department that submits an application in accordance 
        with subsection (f); and''.


Output: Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to enable state health departments to maintain community action teams to work within the local community to promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and chronic disease. Requires such departments to collect data on the effectiveness of the community action team program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct training institutes to jump-start the work of such teams; (2) provide the teams with access to national experts in ongoing community change; and (3) disseminate information about success achieved through the teams to communities across the nation.