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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT OF 
              VETERANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Payment of Reasonable Costs of Urgent Care.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1725 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts with 
urgent care providers under which the Secretary pays the urgent care 
provider the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible 
veterans by the urgent care provider.
    ``(b) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran for 
purposes of this section if the veteran--
            ``(1) is enrolled in the system of annual patient 
        enrollment established and operated under section 1705(a) of 
        this title; and
            ``(2) has received health care under this chapter during 
        the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran 
        receives urgent care under this section.
    ``(c) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall establish a cost-sharing amount that eligible veterans 
shall pay to the Secretary to receive urgent care from an urgent care 
provider under this section.
    ``(2) The cost-sharing amount established under paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to an eligible veteran--
            ``(A) if the eligible veteran is admitted to a hospital for 
        treatment or observation after receiving urgent care under this 
        section; or
            ``(B) if the eligible veteran is receiving urgent care 
        under this section for the treatment of a service-connected 
        disability or condition.
    ``(d) Treatment of Department.--Notwithstanding the coverage of an 
eligible veteran under a health-plan contract, the Secretary shall be 
considered the primary payer for any urgent care provided to the 
eligible veteran under this section.
    ``(e) Types of Providers.--The Secretary shall ensure that all 
types of urgent care providers, including local urgent care providers, 
have an opportunity to enter into a contract with the Secretary under 
this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `health-plan contract' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 1725(f) of this title.
            ``(2) The term `urgent care' has the meaning given that 
        term by the Secretary.
            ``(3) The term `urgent care provider' means a health care 
        provider that provides urgent care at a non-Department 
        facility.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 1725 the following new item:

``1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care.''.
            (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is encouraged to contract 
        with urgent care centers that are accredited by a nationally 
        recognized accrediting body or organization to carry out 
        section 1725A of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Establishment of Cost-Sharing Amount for Veterans Receiving 
Emergency Room Care From Department.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a cost-sharing 
        amount that veterans shall pay to the Secretary to receive care 
        at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) Exception.--The cost-sharing amount established under 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to a veteran if the veteran--
                    (A) receives care for a service-connected (as 
                defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) 
                disability or condition;
                    (B) meets a hardship exception established by the 
                Secretary for purposes of this subsection; or
                    (C) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or 
                observation after receiving care at an emergency room 
                of the Department.
    (c) Limitation on Cost-Sharing Amounts.--The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts 
if the veteran seeks urgent care under section 1725A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and care at an 
emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the same 
condition during a period determined by the Secretary for purposes of 
this subsection.
    (d) Report on Use by Veterans of Urgent and Emergency Room Care.--
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on the use by veterans 
eligible for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of--
            (1) urgent care facilities; and
            (2) emergency room facilities of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.

Answer: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts under which the VA pays health care providers the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. An &quot;eligible veteran&quot; is one who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) has received health care through the VA during the two years preceding the date on which the veteran receives urgent care. The VA shall establish a cost-sharing amount that a veteran shall pay to the VA to receive such urgent care. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving urgent care, or (2) is receiving urgent care for the treatment of a service-connected disability or condition.  The VA shall: (1) be considered the primary payer for the urgent care provided, and (2) ensure that all types of urgent care providers have an opportunity to enter into such a contract.  The VA also shall establish a cost-sharing amount that veterans shall pay to receive care at a VA emergency room. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is receiving care for a service-connected disability or condition, (2) meets a hardship exception, or (3) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving care at a VA emergency room.  The VA may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts if the veteran seeks urgent care under this bill and care at a VA emergency room for the same condition during a period determined by the VA.  The VA shall report every two years on the use by veterans of urgent care facilities and of VA emergency room facilities.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) one in 10 teens, 2,400,000 teens across the Nation, are 
        currently involved in a program offered by a local YMCA;
            (2) recognizing the unique obstacles faced by teenagers, 
        the YMCA has launched the Teen Action Agenda, a nationwide 
        campaign to double this number and serve 1 in 5 teens by 2005;
            (3) in more than 1,900 YMCAs across the United States in 
        cities large and small, in neighborhoods rich and poor, teen 
        groups meet regularly and engage one another in safe, 
        wholesome, educational, and creative activities;
            (4) it is well-documented that teens who participate in 
        structured activities after school are less likely to drink 
        alcohol, carry or use weapons, smoke cigarettes, engage in 
        early sexual activity, or skip school;
            (5) YMCAs serve people of all faiths, races, abilities, 
        ages, and incomes;
            (6) approximately 400 YMCAs partner with juvenile courts, 
        300 partner with public housing developments, 1550 partner with 
        elementary schools, and 1033 partner with high schools;
            (7) the YMCA is volunteer-founded and volunteer-led and 
        depends on more than 600,000 volunteers to meet the unique 
        needs of their communities;
            (8) the YMCA is especially committed to reaching teens that 
        are most at-risk for school failure or delinquency; and
            (9) the prosperity of our Nation depends upon maximizing 
        and fulfilling the potential of its young people.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Local ymca.--The term ``local YMCA'' means one of the 
        approximately 2,400 locally incorporated and governed YMCAs in 
        the United States.
            (2) Teen program.--The term ``teen program'' means any 
        program primarily attended by individuals between the ages of 
        11 and 19.
            (3) YMCA of the usa.--The term ``YMCA of the USA'' means 
        the private, nonprofit, national membership and service 
        organization of approximately 2,400 local YMCAs.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO THE YMCA OF THE USA.

    (a) Purposes.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Attorney General shall award a grant to the YMCA of the USA for the 
purpose of carrying out YMCA programs for at-risk teens in accordance 
with the provisions of this Act.
    (b) Subgrants.--From amounts awarded under subsection (a), the YMCA 
of the USA shall make subgrants to local YMCAs authorizing expenditures 
associated with providing programs, including the hiring of teachers 
and other personnel, procurement of goods and services (including 
computer equipment), or such other expenditures as are approved by the 
Attorney General.

SEC. 5. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Programs for at-risk teens.--Amounts granted under this 
        Act shall be used by the YMCA of the USA to provide funding to 
        carry out YMCA programs that have a primary purpose of serving 
        teens who are determined to be at-risk for school failure or 
        delinquency.
            (2) Program requirements.--Each program for which 
        assistance is provided under this Act shall include at least 3 
        of the following different activities:
                    (A) Mentoring assistance.
                    (B) Academic assistance.
                    (C) Recreational, fitness, and athletic activities.
                    (D) Technology training.
                    (E) Drug, alcohol, and gang prevention.
                    (F) Job and life skills.
                    (G) Character development and values education.
                    (H) Leadership development.
                    (I) Truancy and dropout prevention.
                    (J) Civic education.
                    (K) Volunteerism and service learning.
                    (L) Parenting skills.
                    (M) Literary, performing, and visual arts.
                    (N) Mental health services.
                    (O) Alternative education.
                    (P) Any research-based activity shown to have a 
                positive impact on the academic and social outcomes of 
                teens.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out the programs under 
subsection (a), a local YMCA shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
            (1) use volunteers from businesses, academic communities, 
        social organizations, and law enforcement organizations to 
        serve as mentors or to assist in other ways;
            (2) develop creative methods of conducting outreach to 
        teens in the community;
            (3) request donations of computer equipment and other 
        materials and equipment; and
            (4) work with State and local educational and recreation 
        agencies so that activities funded with amounts made available 
        under a grant under this Act will not duplicate activities 
        funded from other sources in the community served.
    (c) Funding for Program Administration.--Of the amounts granted to 
the YMCA of the USA under this Act in each fiscal year, the YMCA of the 
USA shall use--
            (1) not less than 2 percent for research and evaluation of 
        the subgrants made under this Act;
            (2) not less than 1 percent for technical assistance 
        related to the subgrants awarded under this Act; and
            (3) not more than 6 percent for the management and 
        administration of the subgrants made under this Act.

SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS FOR SUBGRANTS.

    (a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this 
Act, an applicant shall submit an application to the YMCA of the USA.
    (b) Contents.--Each application submitted shall include--
            (1) a request for a subgrant to be used for the purposes of 
        this Act;
            (2) a description of the population to be served by the 
        subgrant and information demonstrating that this population is 
        at-risk for school failure or delinquency;
            (3) a description of the program to be expanded or 
        established by the subgrant;
            (4) information demonstrating the manner in which the local 
        YMCA will carry out the planning, establishment, 
        implementation, sustainability, and evaluation of the program 
        funded by the subgrant;
            (5) information demonstrating that there are non-Federal 
        contributions (which may be in the form of an in-kind 
        contribution of goods or services) available to cover at least 
        50 percent of the total cost of the project; and
            (6) any additional statistical or financial information 
        that the YMCA of the USA may reasonably require.
    (c) Consideration of Subgrants.--In awarding subgrants under this 
Act, the YMCA of the USA shall consider--
            (1) the ability of the applicant to provide the intended 
        services;
            (2) the history and establishment of the applicant in 
        providing teen activities; and
            (3) efforts to achieve an equitable geographic distribution 
        of subgrant awards.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

    For each fiscal year for which a grant is awarded under this Act, 
the YMCA of the USA shall submit to the Attorney General a report that 
details the progress and effectiveness of the YMCA programs in reaching 
measurable outcomes.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
    (b) Continued Availability.--Amounts made available to carry out 
this Act shall remain available until expended.

Answer: YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs for at-risk teens which include specified types of activities.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Services and 
Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Applications for naturalization have increased 
        dramatically in recent years, outpacing the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service's ability to process them.
            (2) The dramatic increase in applications for 
        naturalization and the inability of the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service to deal with them adequately has 
        resulted in an unacceptably large backlog in naturalization 
        adjudications.
            (3) The processing times in the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service's other immigration benefits have been 
        unacceptably long. Applicants for family- and employment-based 
        visas are waiting as long as 3 to 4 years to obtain a visa or 
        an adjustment to lawful permanent resident status.
            (4) In California, the delays in processing adjustment of 
        status applications have averaged 52 months. In Texas, the 
        delays have averaged 69 months. Residents of New York have had 
        to wait up to 28 months; in Florida, 26 months; in Illinois, 37 
        months; in Oregon, 31 months; and in Arizona, 49 months. Most 
        other States have experienced unacceptably long processing and 
        adjudication delays.
            (5) Applicants pay fees to have their applications 
        adjudicated in a timely manner. These fees have increased 
        dramatically in recent years without a commensurate increase in 
        the capability of that Immigration and Naturalization Service 
        to process and adjudicate these cases in an efficient manner.
            (6) Processing these applications in a timely fashion is 
        critical. Each 12-month delay in adjudicating an adjustment of 
        status application requires the alien to file applications to 
        extend employment authorization to work and advance parole 
        documents to travel.
            (7) The enormous delays in processing applications for 
        families and businesses have had a negative impact on the 
        reunification of spouses and minor children and the ability of 
        law-abiding and contributing members of our communities to 
        participate fully in the civic life of the United States.
            (8) United States employers have also experienced 
        debilitating delays in hiring employees who contribute to the 
        economic growth of the United States. These delays have forced 
        employers to send highly skilled and valued employees out of 
        the United States because their immigrant petitions were not 
        approved in a timely fashion. Such disruptions seriously 
        threaten the competitive edge of the United States in the 
        global marketplace.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to--
            (1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with 
        the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the 
        processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year 
        after enactment of this Act and to maintain the elimination of 
        the backlog in future years; and
            (2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the 
        performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
        eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration 
        benefits adjudications.
    (c) Policy.--It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an 
immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 
days after the initial filing of the application, except that a 
petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 214(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act should be processed not later than 30 
days after the filing of the petition.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Backlog.--The term ``backlog'' means, with respect to 
        an immigration benefit application, the period of time in 
        excess of 180 days that such application has been pending 
        before the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
            (2) Immigration benefit application.--The term 
        ``immigration benefit application'' means any application or 
        petition to confer, certify, change, adjust, or extend any 
        status granted under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

SEC. 4. IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) Authority of the Attorney General.--The Attorney General shall 
take such measures as may be necessary to--
            (1) reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration 
        benefit applications, with the objective of the total 
        elimination of the backlog not later than one year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) make such other improvements in the processing of 
        immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure 
        that a backlog does not develop after such date; and
            (3) make such improvements in infrastructure as may be 
        necessary to effectively provide immigration services.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Justice from time to time such sums as may be 
        necessary for the Attorney General to carry out subsection (a).
            (2) Designation of account in treasury.--Amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as 
        the ``Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements 
        Account''.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.
            (4) Limitation on expenditures.--None of the funds 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended until 
        the report described in section 5(a) has been submitted to 
        Congress.

SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Backlog Elimination Plan.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
        report to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning--
                    (A) the backlogs in immigration benefit 
                applications in existence as of the date of enactment 
                of this Act; and
                    (B) the Attorney General's plan for eliminating 
                such backlogs.
            (2) Report elements.--The report shall include--
                    (A) an assessment of the data systems used in 
                adjudicating and reporting on the status of immigration 
                benefit applications, including--
                            (i) a description of the adequacy of 
                        existing computer hardware, computer software, 
                        and other mechanisms to comply with the 
                        adjudications and reporting requirements of 
                        this Act; and
                            (ii) a plan for implementing improvements 
                        to existing data systems to accomplish the 
                        purpose of this Act, as described in section 
                        2(b);
                    (B) a description of the quality controls to be put 
                into force to ensure timely, fair, accurate, and 
                complete processing and adjudication of such 
                applications;
                    (C) the elements specified in subsection (b)(2);
                    (D) an estimate of the amount of appropriated funds 
                that would be necessary in order to eliminate the 
                backlogs in each category of immigration benefit 
                applications described in subsection (b)(2); and
                    (E) a detailed plan on how the Attorney General 
                will use any funds in the Immigration Services and 
                Infrastructure Improvements Account to comply with the 
                purposes of this Act.
    (b) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning 90 days after the end of the 
        first fiscal year for which any appropriation authorized by 
        section 4(b) is made, and 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
        year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a report to 
        the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives concerning the status 
        of--
                    (A) the Immigration Services and Infrastructure 
                Improvements Account including any unobligated balances 
                of appropriations in the Account; and
                    (B) the Attorney General's efforts to eliminate 
                backlogs in any immigration benefit application 
                described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Report elements.--The report shall include--
                    (A) State-by-State data on--
                            (i) the number of naturalization cases 
                        adjudicated in each quarter of each fiscal 
                        year;
                            (ii) the average processing time for 
                        naturalization applications;
                            (iii) the number of naturalization 
                        applications pending for up to 6 months, 12 
                        months, 18 months, 24 months, 36 months, and 48 
                        months or more;
                            (iv) estimated processing times 
                        adjudicating newly submitted naturalization 
                        applications;
                            (v) an analysis of the appropriate 
                        processing times for naturalization 
                        applications; and
                            (vi) the additional resources and process 
                        changes needed to eliminate the backlog for 
                        naturalization adjudications;
                    (B) the status of applications or, where 
                applicable, petitions described in subparagraph (C), by 
                Immigration and Naturalization Service district, 
                including--
                            (i) the number of cases adjudicated in each 
                        quarter of each fiscal year;
                            (ii) the average processing time for such 
                        applications or petitions;
                            (iii) the number of applications or 
                        petitions pending for up to 6 months, 12 
                        months, 18 months, 24 months, 36 months, and 48 
                        months or more;
                            (iv) the estimated processing times 
                        adjudicating newly submitted applications or 
                        petitions;
                            (v) an analysis of the appropriate 
                        processing times for applications or petitions; 
                        and
                            (vi) a description of the additional 
                        resources and process changes needed to 
                        eliminate the backlog for such processing and 
                        adjudications; and
                    (C) a status report on--
                            (i) applications for adjustments of status 
                        to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
                        permanent residence;
                            (ii) petitions for nonimmigrant visas under 
                        section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality 
                        Act;
                            (iii) petitions filed under section 204 of 
                        such Act to classify aliens as immediate 
                        relatives or preference immigrants under 
                        section 203 of such Act;
                            (iv) applications for asylum under section 
                        208 of such Act;
                            (v) registrations for Temporary Protected 
                        Status under section 244 of such Act; and
                            (vi) a description of the additional 
                        resources and process changes needed to 
                        eliminate the backlog for such processing and 
                        adjudications.
            (3) Absence of appropriated funds.--In the event that no 
        funds are appropriated subject to section 4(b) in the fiscal 
        year in which this Act is enacted, the Attorney General shall 
        submit a report to Congress not later than 90 days after the 
        end of such fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        containing the elements described in paragraph (2).

Answer:
Authorizes appropriations which shall be designated in the Treasury as the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account.
Directs the Attorney General to make specified backlog elimination reports.