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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Access to Credit Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIRECT AND GUARANTEED LOANS.

    (a) Tangible Equity Requirements.--Section 310B(d) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(d)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) Equity.--In the case of direct or guaranteed loans 
        under this section, the Secretary shall use commercial lending 
        standards in determining any equity requirement.''.
    (b) General Terms.--Section 310B(g) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(10) General terms.--
                    ``(A) Maximum loan guarantee amount.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of this Act, during the period 
                        beginning on the date of enactment of this 
                        paragraph and ending on December 31, 2011, the 
                        Secretary shall guarantee up to 90 percent of a 
                        business and industry loan in an amount of up 
                        to $10,000,000 that is a high priority project, 
                        as determined based on published criteria of 
                        the Secretary that includes rural economic 
                        factors.
                            ``(ii) Subsequent fiscal years.--
                        Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
                        Act, beginning on January 1, 2012, the 
                        Secretary may guarantee up to 80 or 90 percent 
                        (as determined by the Secretary) of a business 
                        and industry loan in an amount of up to 
                        $10,000,000 that is a high priority project, as 
                        determined based on criteria described in 
                        clause (i).
                    ``(B) Line-of-credit loans.--In guaranteeing 
                business and industry loans, the Secretary shall 
                guarantee line-of-credit loans in accordance with 
                section 316(c).
                    ``(C) Refinancing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A business and industry 
                        loan may be used by a small business to 
                        refinance debt in existence as of the day 
                        before the date on which the loan was made or 
                        guaranteed, if--
                                    ``(I) the project for which the 
                                debt was incurred is viable and will 
                                create or save jobs, as determined by 
                                the Secretary; and
                                    ``(II) as of the date of 
                                application for refinancing--
                                            ``(aa) the underlying loan 
                                        has been current for at least 1 
                                        year; and
                                            ``(bb) the lender is 
                                        providing better rates and 
                                        longer terms than under the 
                                        original loan.
                            ``(ii) Subordinated owner debt.--
                        Subordinated owner debt shall not be eligible 
                        for inclusion in debt described in clause (i).
                    ``(D) Audit standards.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall not require audited financial 
                        statements consistent with generally accepted 
                        accounting principles for business and industry 
                        loans of less than $1,000,000; and
                            ``(ii) may waive any requirement for 
                        audited financial statements consistent with 
                        generally accepted accounting principles for 
                        business and industry loans of at least 
                        $1,000,000.
                    ``(E) Calculation of delinquency rates.--To allow 
                accurate comparison of delinquency rates among Federal 
                agencies, in calculating the delinquency rate for 
                business and industry loans, the Secretary shall use 
                the calculation method used by the Administrator of the 
                Small Business Administration.''.
    (c) Sense of Congress Relating to the Rural Microentrepreneur 
Assistance Program.--It is the sense of Congress that in allocating 
discretionary funds of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Agriculture should give priority to the rural microentrepreneur 
assistance program established under section 379E of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).
    (d) Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the 
purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for 
printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 
Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage.
Rural Access to Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use commercial lending standards in determining equity requirements for rural entity direct or guaranteed loans.

Directs the Secretary, through December 31, 2011, to guarantee up to 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Authorizes the Secretary, beginning on January 1, 2012, to guarantee up to 80% or 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Directs the Secretary to guarantee related line-of-credit loans.

Authorizes business and industry loans to be used for refinancing.

Waives audit requirements for business and industry loans under $1 million. Authorizes audit waiver for loans of at least $1 million.

Directs the Secretary to use the Small Business Administration (SBA) calculation method in calculating the delinquency rate for business and industry loans.

Expresses the sense of Congress that in allocating discretionary funds the Secretary should give priority to the rural microentrepreneur assistance program.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Petition Fairness and 
Accuracy Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. CITIZEN PETITIONS AND PETITIONS FOR STAY OF AGENCY ACTION.

    Section 505(j)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355(j)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(G)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any petition 
submitted under section 10.30 or section 10.35 of title 21, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall include a 
statement that to the petitioner's best knowledge and belief, the 
petition--
            ``(I) includes all information and views on which the 
        petitioner relies, including all representative data and 
        information known to the petitioner that is favorable or 
        unfavorable to the petition;
            ``(II) is well grounded in fact and is warranted by law;
            ``(III) is not submitted for an improper purpose, such as 
        to harass or cause unnecessary delay (including unnecessary 
        delay of competition or agency action); and
            ``(IV) does not contain a materially false, misleading, or 
        fraudulent statement.
    ``(ii) The Secretary shall investigate, on receipt of a complaint, 
a request under clause (vi), or on its own initiative, any petition 
submitted under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any successor 
regulation), that--
            ``(I) does not comply with the requirements of clause (i);
            ``(II) may have been submitted for an improper purpose as 
        described in clause (i)(III); or
            ``(III) may contain a materially false, misleading, or 
        fraudulent statement as described in clause (i)(IV).
    ``(iii) If the Secretary finds that the petitioner has knowingly 
and willingly submitted the petition for an improper purpose as 
described in clause (i)(III), or which contains a materially false, 
misleading, or fraudulent statement as described in clause (i)(IV), the 
Secretary may--
            ``(I) impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000,000, 
        plus attorneys fees and costs of reviewing the petition and any 
        related proceedings;
            ``(II) suspend the authority of the petitioner to submit a 
        petition under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any 
        successor regulation), for a period of not more than 10 years;
            ``(III) revoke permanently the authority of the petitioner 
        to submit a petition under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 
        (or any successor regulation); or
            ``(IV) dismiss the petition at issue in its entirety.
    ``(iv) If the Secretary takes an enforcement action described in 
subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii) with respect to a 
petition, the Secretary shall refer that petition to the Federal Trade 
Commission for further action as the Federal Trade Commission finds 
appropriate.
    ``(v) In determining whether to take an enforcement action 
described in subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii) with 
respect to a petition, and in determining the amount of any civil 
penalty or the length of any suspension imposed under that clause, the 
Secretary shall consider the specific circumstances of the situation, 
such as the gravity and seriousness of the violation involved, the 
amount of resources expended in reviewing the petition at issue, the 
effect on marketing of competing drugs of the pendency of the 
improperly submitted petition, including whether the timing of the 
submission of the petition appears to have been calculated to cause 
delay in the marketing of any drug awaiting approval, and whether the 
petitioner has a history of submitting petitions in violation of this 
subparagraph.
    ``(vi)(I) Any person aggrieved by a petition filed under such 
section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any successor regulation), including 
a person filing an application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of this 
section to which such petition relates, may request that the Secretary 
initiate an investigation described under clause (ii) for an 
enforcement action described under clause (iii).
    ``(II) The aggrieved person shall specify the basis for its belief 
that the petition at issue is false, misleading, fraudulent, or 
submitted for an improper purpose. The aggrieved person shall certify 
that the request is submitted in good faith, is well grounded in fact, 
and not submitted for any improper purpose. Any aggrieved person who 
knowingly and intentionally violates the preceding sentence shall be 
subject to the civil penalty described under clause (iii)(I).
    ``(vii) The Secretary shall take final agency action with respect 
to a petition filed under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any 
successor regulation) within 6 months of receipt of such petition. The 
Secretary shall not extend such 6-month review period, even with 
consent of the petitioner, for any reason, including based upon the 
submission of comments relating to a petition or supplemental 
information supplied by the petitioner. If the Secretary has not taken 
final agency action on a petition by the date that is 6 months after 
the date of receipt of the petition, such petition shall be deemed to 
have been denied on such date.
    ``(viii) The Secretary may promulgate regulations to carry out this 
subparagraph, including to determine whether petitions filed under such 
section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any successor regulation) merit 
enforcement action by the Secretary under this subparagraph.''.
Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that any citizen petition or request for stay of action related to an abbreviated new drug application include a statement that the petition: (1) includes all information and views on which the petitioner relies; (2) is well grounded in fact and warranted by law; (3) is not submitted for an improper purpose; and (4) does not contain a materially false, misleading, or fraudulent statement. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate any petition that does not comply.

Allows the Secretary to impose penalties for knowingly and willfully submitting a petition for an improper purpose or that contains a materially false, misleading, or fraudulent statement. Provides that such penalties may include: (1) civil penalty; (2) suspension or revocation of the authority to submit a petition; and (3) dismissal of the petition. Requires the Secretary to refer such a violative petition to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for further action. Sets forth the factors that the Secretary shall consider in taking an enforcement action or determining the penalty.

Permits any person aggrieved by a petition that may contain violations to request the Secretary to investigate. Subjects knowing and intentional violative requests to civil penalties.

Requires the Secretary to take final agency action on such a petition within six months.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Reserve and National 
Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. POSTPONEMENT OF DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF CONVERSION OF 
              CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO 
              POSITIONS OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY THE FEDERAL 
              GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A September 2013 study conducted by a federally funded 
        research and development center found that 21 percent of the 
        military technician (dual status) positions are administrative 
        in nature--the largest category as a percentage of military 
        technician (dual status) positions. The study recommends 
        investigation on whether ``some Dual Status MilTech positions 
        supporting general administration functions could be converted 
        to Title 5 Federal civilian full-time support positions without 
        compromising unit readiness''. The study further recommends 
        investigation on whether ``it is more appropriate to use 
        military full-time support for other reasons (such as currency 
        in military operations and training and augmentation)''.
            (2) Section 1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2016 directs the conversion of not fewer than 
        20 percent of all military technician positions to positions of 
        Federal civilian employment under title 5, United States Code, 
        by January 1, 2017. Section 1084 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 extends the deadline for 
        that conversion from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017.
            (3) The Department of Defense submitted a report on the 
        management of military technicians in December 2016 that finds 
        that 12.6 percent of the military technician (dual status) 
        positions were administrative in nature, and recommended a 
        conversion of 4.8 percent of such positions to positions of 
        Federal civilian employment.
            (4) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau testified before 
        Congress in April 2017 that a conversion of 20 percent of 
        military technician (dual status) positions to positions of 
        Federal civilian employment would degrade readiness, but that a 
        lower number could be converted with minimal impact. The Chief 
        of the National Guard Bureau also testified that the Department 
        of Defense had not conducted an analysis of the associated 
        costs and benefits of a conversion of 20 percent of military 
        technician (dual status) positions to positions of Federal 
        civilian employment.
    (b) Postponement of Deadline for Completion of Conversion.--
Notwithstanding the deadline otherwise specified in paragraph (1) of 
section 1053(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) for the completion of the conversion of 
military technician positions as described in that subsection, the 
deadline for the completion of such conversion shall be 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense transmits to Congress under 
paragraph (6) of subsection (c) the report of the working group 
required by paragraph (5) of that subsection.
    (c) Working Group on Full Time Support of the Reserve Components.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be established in the 
        Department of Defense a working group to be known as the 
        ``Working Group on Full Time Support of the Reserve 
        Components'' (in this subsection referred to as the ``working 
        group'').
            (2) Co-chairs.--The co-chairs of the working group shall be 
        the following:
                    (A) The Director of the Army National Guard.
                    (B) The Director of the Air National Guard.
                    (C) The Chief of the Army Reserve.
                    (D) The Chief of the Air Force Reserve.
            (3) Members.--The members of the working group shall 
        include the co-chairs of the working group and such other 
        personnel of the Department of Defense as the Secretary shall 
        appoint from among organizations and elements of the Department 
        with an interest in full time support of the reserve components 
        of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard Bureau and 
        the Adjutants General of the States.
            (4) Duties.--The working group shall undertake a 
        comprehensive review of full time support of the reserve 
        components of the Armed Forces, including the following:
                    (A) An identification of the missions, purposes, 
                and objectives of military technicians (dual status) in 
                support of an operational reserve force.
                    (B) A review of the posture of current military 
                technician (dual status) positions, and of their 
                current role in meeting the objectives identified 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A).
                    (C) An analysis of potential restructurings of the 
                workforce of military technicians (dual status) in 
                order to identify a restructuring that fully aligns 
                military technician (dual status) positions with 
                objectives for full time support of the reserve 
                components.
                    (D) An identification of the military technician 
                (dual status) positions whose conversion to positions 
                of Federal civilian employment under title 5, United 
                States Code, would best ensure the achievement of 
                objectives for full time support of the reserve 
                components.
                    (E) An assessment of the impact on the readiness of 
                the National Guard for domestic operations of the 
                conversion of positions identified pursuant to 
                subparagraph (D) as described in that subparagraph.
                    (F) An assessment of costs and potential savings 
                associated with the conversion of positions identified 
                pursuant to subparagraph (D) as described in that 
                subparagraph.
            (5) Report to secretary of defense.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the working 
        group shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the 
        comprehensive review undertaken pursuant to paragraph (4). The 
        report shall include the following:
                    (A) A comprehensive description of the review and 
                the results of the review.
                    (B) The percentage of military technician (dual 
                status) positions whose conversion to positions of 
                Federal civilian employment under title 5, United 
                States Code, would best ensure the achievement of 
                objectives for full time support of the reserve 
                components of the Armed Forces as an operational 
                reserve.
                    (C) A transition plan for implementing a new force 
                structure for full time support of the reserve 
                components, including for the conversion of positions 
                as described in subparagraph (B) which mitigates any 
                risks to readiness identified pursuant to paragraph 
                (4)(E).
                    (D) Recommendations for the reform of personnel 
                management policy for military technician (dual status) 
                positions that address--
                            (i) the eligibility of military technicians 
                        (dual status) for civilian retirement upon 
                        retirement from the Armed Forces; and
                            (ii) the process for appealing employment 
                        decisions.
                    (E) Recommendations for reforms of compensation and 
                benefits policies for military technician (dual status) 
                positions in order to provide military technicians 
                (dual status) with parity in compensation and benefits 
                with other Federal civilian employees of the Department 
                of Defense under title 5, United States Code.
            (6) Transmittal of report to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        transmit to the congressional defense committees the report of 
        the working group under paragraph (5), together with such 
        discussion and recommendations in connection with the report as 
        the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall 
        publish the report, and any such discussions and 
        recommendations, in the Federal Register at the time of 
        transmittal.
            (7) Congressional defense committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``congressional defense committees'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
        United States Code.

Armed Forces Reserve and National Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act This bill postpones the deadline for conversion of at least 20% of all military technician (dual status) positions to positions of civilian employment in the federal government until 180 days after the Department of Defense transmits to Congress the report of the Working Group on Full Time Support of the Reserve Components, established by this bill. The working group shall undertake a comprehensive review of full-time support of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including:  an identification of the missions, purposes, and objectives of military technicians (dual status) in support of an operational reserve force; a review of the posture of such positions and their role in meeting such objectives; an analysis of potential workforce restructuring to fully align such positions with objectives for full-time support of the reserve components; an identification of such positions the conversion of which to federal civilian positions would best ensure the achievement of such objectives; an assessment of the impact of such conversion on the readiness of the National Guard for domestic operations; and an assessment of costs and potential savings associated with such conversion.