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Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) In 2013, more than 33,000 Americans were killed by guns 
        and almost 90 percent of the firearms used in these deaths were 
        handguns.
            (2) Recently published research by top national experts, 
        notably on Missouri and Connecticut handgun purchaser licensing 
        laws, have estimated that Missouri's repeal of its handgun 
        purchaser licensing law led to a 25-percent increase in firearm 
        homicide rates while Connecticut's adoption of its handgun 
        purchaser licensing law led to a 40-percent decrease in firearm 
        homicide rates.
            (3) In States which have had effective handgun purchaser 
        licensing laws for decades, such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, 
        New Jersey, and New York, the vast majority of guns traced to 
        crimes originated in other States, which supports the need for 
        handgun purchaser licensing laws in every State.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the terms ``Attorney General'' and ``handgun'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921(a) of title 18, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Indian tribe'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED FOR HANDGUN LICENSING.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to award grants 
to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the 
development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser 
licensing requirements.
    (b) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this Act and not later than 90 days after such amounts are 
appropriated, the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible applicants whose applications are approved under 
subsection (c) to assist such applicants in implementing and improving 
handgun purchaser licensing programs.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, 
a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may require, 
including--
            (1) a description of the law that the applicant has enacted 
        to require a license for any purchase of a handgun including a 
        description of any exemptions to such law; and
            (2) a description of how the applicant will use the grant 
        to carry out or improve its handgun purchaser licensing 
        program.
    (d) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible for a grant under 
this Act, an applicant shall have in effect handgun purchaser licensing 
laws that--
            (1) require--
                    (A) an individual applying for a handgun license or 
                permit to be at least 21 years old and be a national or 
                lawful permanent resident of the United States;
                    (B) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                apply for the handgun purchaser license or permit at a 
                law enforcement agency in the State in which the 
                individual resides;
                    (C) an individual who is issued a handgun license 
                or permit to reapply for the handgun purchaser license 
                or permit after a period not longer than 5 years;
                    (D) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                submit to a background investigation, and a criminal 
                history check, in connection with the application, as 
                established by the State;
                    (E) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                submit fingerprints and photographs in connection with 
                the application for the license or permit; and
                    (F) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                provide--
                            (i) proof that the individual is legally 
                        present and lawfully resides in the United 
                        States, including a birth certificate, or valid 
                        passport; and
                            (ii)(I) in the case of a lawful permanent 
                        resident, the alien registration number and 90-
                        day proof of residency; or
                            (II) in the case of a naturalized citizen, 
                        proof of citizenship; and
            (2) prohibit an individual who is prohibited from 
        possessing a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18, United 
        States Code, from receiving a license or permit.
    (e) Use of Funds.--A grantee under this Act shall use such grant to 
improve handgun purchaser licensing programs of that grantee.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Ex Output:
Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser licensing requirements. Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants whose applications are approved to assist them in implementing and improving handgun purchaser licensing programs. Directs a state, local government, or tribe, to be eligible to receive a grant, to submit to the Attorney General an application that meets specified requirements, including a description of: (1) the law that the applicant has enacted to require a license for any purchase of a handgun, including exemptions to such law; and (2) how the applicant will use the grant to carry out or improve its program. Requires an applicant, to be eligible for a grant, to have in effect handgun purchaser licensing laws that:  require an applicant for a handgun license or permit to be at least 21 years old and to be a national or lawful permanent resident of the United States; require such an individual to apply for the license or permit at a law enforcement agency in the state in which he or she resides, to reapply for an issued license after a period not longer than five years, and to submit to a background investigation and a criminal history check; require such an individual to submit fingerprints and photographs in connection with the application and to provide proof that the individual is legally present and lawfully resides in the United States; and bar any individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under the federal criminal code from receiving a license or permit.   Requires a grantee to use such grant to improve its handgun purchaser licensing programs.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded 
Servicemembers Act of 2017'' or the ``PAWS Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the analysis of veteran suicide published 
        by the Department of Veterans Affairs in August 2016 and titled 
        ``Suicide Among Veterans and Other Americans''--
                    (A) an average of 20 veterans died by suicide each 
                day in 2014;
                    (B) mental health disorders, including major 
                depression and other mood disorders, have been 
                associated with increased risk for suicide;
                    (C) since 2001, the proportion of users of the 
                Veterans Health Administration with mental health 
                conditions or substance use disorders has increased 
                from approximately 27 percent in 2001 to more than 40 
                percent in 2014; and
                    (D) overall, suicide rates are highest among 
                patients with mental health and substance use disorder 
                diagnoses who are in treatment and lower among those 
                who received a mental health diagnoses but were not at 
                risk enough to require enhanced care from a mental 
                health provider.
            (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs must be more 
        effective in its approach to reducing the burden of veteran 
        suicide connected to mental health disorders, including post-
        traumatic stress disorder, and a pilot program and study to 
        assess the benefits of pairing service dogs with veterans 
        suffering from mental health disorders would allow the 
        Department to better determine the efficacy of using service 
        dogs as a nontraditional therapy to ensure the well-being of 
        veterans.
            (3) Pairing a service dog with a veteran costs 
        approximately $25,000, including with respect to training of 
        the service dog as well as training of the veteran with the 
        service dog.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS 
              FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE DOGS TO CERTAIN VETERANS 
              WITH SEVERE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) Grants.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a 
pilot program under which the Secretary provides a $25,000 grant to an 
eligible organization for each veteran referred to that organization 
for a service dog pairing.
    (b) Benefits Provided.--
            (1) In general.--An organization that receives a grant 
        under subsection (a) shall provide the following for each 
        service dog and veteran participating in the pilot program:
                    (A) Coverage of a commercially available veterinary 
                health insurance policy to maintain the health of the 
                dog and keep the dog functioning in the prescribed role 
                for the life of the dog.
                    (B) Hardware, or repairs or replacements for 
                hardware, that are clinically determined to be required 
                by the dog to perform the tasks necessary to assist the 
                veteran with the diagnosed disorder of the veteran.
                    (C) Payments for travel expenses for the veteran to 
                obtain the dog, calculated in the same manner as 
                similar travel expenses provided pursuant to section 
                111 of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) Other travel expenses.--If a veteran is required to 
        replace a service dog provided pursuant to a grant under this 
        section, the Secretary shall pay for the travel expenses 
        described in paragraph (1)(C) required to obtain a new service 
        dog pursuant to subsection (c)(3), regardless of any other 
        benefits the veteran is receiving for the first service dog 
        under this section.
    (c) Eligible Organizations.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an organization shall--
            (1) be a nonprofit organization that provides trained 
        service dogs--
                    (A) that--
                            (i) is certified by Assistance Dogs 
                        International;
                            (ii) on average, provides one-on-one 
                        training for each service dog and recipient for 
                        30 hours or more over 90 days or more;
                            (iii) provides a wellness verification from 
                        a licensed veterinarian for each service dog;
                            (iv) provides an in-house residential 
                        facility, or other accommodations nearby, in 
                        which service dog recipients stay for a minimum 
                        of 10 days while receiving at least 30 hours of 
                        training with their new service dog;
                            (v) ensures all service dogs pass the 
                        American Kennel Club Community Canine test and 
                        the ADI Public Access Test prior to permanent 
                        placement with a recipient; and
                            (vi) provides follow-up support service for 
                        the life of the service dog, to include a 
                        contact plan between the veteran and 
                        organization to allow--
                                    (I) the veteran to reach out for 
                                and receive adequate help with the 
                                service dog; and
                                    (II) the organization to 
                                communicate with the veteran to ensure 
                                that the service dog is being properly 
                                cared for; or
                    (B) that meets the Association of Service Dog 
                Providers for Military Veterans Service Dog Agency 
                Standards that cater to the unique needs of veterans 
                with post-traumatic stress disorder;
            (2) agree to cover all costs in excess of the grant amount 
        to guarantee the benefits listed under subsection (b)(1);
            (3) agree to reaccept or replace the service dog the 
        organization provided to the veteran, if necessary, as 
        determined by the organization and the veteran; and
            (4) submit to the Secretary an application containing such 
        information, certification, and assurances as the Secretary may 
        require.
    (d) Eligible Veterans.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
        review and approve veterans eligible to participate under this 
        section and shall refer approved veterans to eligible 
        organizations. The period beginning on the date on which a 
        veteran applies to participate under this section and the date 
        on which the Secretary makes an approval determination may not 
        exceed 90 days.
            (2) Initial eligibility.--For purposes of this section, an 
        eligible veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the patient 
        enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
        section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, and--
                    (A) has been treated and has completed an 
                established evidence-based treatment for post-traumatic 
                stress disorder yet remains diagnosed with post-
                traumatic stress disorder by a qualified health care 
                provider as rated on the post-traumatic stress disorder 
                checklist (PCL-5);
                    (B) the health care provider or clinical team of 
                the Department of Veterans Affairs that is treating the 
                veteran for such disorder determines based upon medical 
                judgment that the veteran may potentially benefit from 
                a service dog; and
                    (C) agrees to successfully complete training 
                provided by an eligible organization pursuant to 
                subsection (c).
            (3) Ongoing eligibility.--To remain eligible to participate 
        in the pilot program, a veteran shall see the health care 
        provider or clinical team of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
        treating the veteran for such a disorder at least every six 
        months to determine, based on a clinical evaluation of 
        efficacy, whether the veteran continues to benefit from a 
        service dog.
            (4) Other cases.--If at any point, the veteran is no longer 
        able or willing to care for the service dog, the organization 
        that provided the service dog and the veteran shall determine 
        the appropriate recourse to ensure the safety of both the 
        veteran and the service dog.
    (e) Relationship to Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits.--The 
provision of a service dog to a veteran under this section is in 
addition to any other hospital care or medical service furnished by the 
Department for that veteran for post-traumatic stress disorder, and an 
improvement in symptoms as a result of the provision of a service dog 
shall not affect the eligibility of the veteran for any other benefit 
under the laws administered by the Secretary.
    (f) Metrics.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) develop metrics and other appropriate means to measure, 
        with respect to veterans participating in the pilot program, 
        the improvement in psychosocial function and therapeutic 
        compliance of such veterans and changes with respect to the 
        dependence on prescription narcotics and psychotropic 
        medication of such veterans; and
            (2) establish processes to document and track the progress 
        of such veterans under the pilot program in terms of the 
        benefits and improvements noted as a result of the pilot 
        program.
    (g) GAO Briefing and Study.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date on 
        which the Secretary commences the pilot program under 
        subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall provide to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the 
        methodology established for the pilot program.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on 
        which the pilot program terminates, the Comptroller General 
        shall submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a 
        report on the pilot program. Such report shall include an 
        evaluation of the approach and methodology used for the pilot 
        program with respect to--
                    (A) helping veterans with severe post-traumatic 
                stress disorder return to civilian life;
                    (B) relevant metrics, including reduction in 
                metrics such as reduction in scores under the post-
                traumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-5), 
                improvement in psychosocial function, and therapeutic 
                compliance; and
                    (C) reducing the dependence of participants on 
                prescription narcotics and psychotropic medication.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the period of fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 
2023, $10,000,000 to carry out the pilot program under this section.
    (i) Offset.--The amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Human Resources and 
Administration for the period of fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 
2023 shall be reduced by $10,000,000.
    (j) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. An eligible veteran in possession of 
a service dog furnished under the pilot program as of the termination 
of the pilot program may keep the service dog after the termination of 
the program for the life of the dog.

Ex Output:
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the PAWS Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after completing other evidence-based treatment. An organization that receives a grant shall provide for each participating service dog and veteran:  coverage by a commercially available veterinary health insurance policy, hardware clinically determined to be required by the dog to perform the tasks necessary to assist the veteran, payments for travel expenses to obtain the dog, and  travel expenses required to obtain a replacement service dog.  To be eligible for a grant, an organization must: (1) agree to cover all costs in excess of the grant amount to guarantee such benefits, (2) be certified by Assistance Dogs International, (3) provide one-on-one training for each service dog and recipient for 30 hours or more over 90 days or more, and (4) provide an in-house residential facility or other accommodations nearby in which service dog recipients stay for a minimum of 10 days while receiving at least 30 hours of training.  The VA shall develop metrics to measure the improvement in psychosocial function and therapeutic compliance and changes independence on prescription narcotics and psychotropic medication of veterans participating in the program. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the methodology used for the pilot program.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND 
              TARGETED TAX BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1012 of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683) is amended to read as 
follows:

       ``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions

    ``Sec. 1012. (a) Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority or Repeal 
of Targeted Tax Benefits.--The President may propose, at the time and 
in the manner provided in subsection (b), the rescission of any budget 
authority provided in an appropriation Act or repeal of any targeted 
tax benefit provided in any revenue Act. Funds made available for 
obligation under this procedure may not be proposed for rescission 
again under this section.
    ``(b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
            ``(1) The President may transmit to Congress a special 
        message proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority or to 
        repeal any targeted tax benefit and include with with that 
        special message a draft bill that, if enacted, would only 
        rescind that budget authority or repeal that targeted tax 
        benefit. That bill shall clearly identify the amount of budget 
        authority that is proposed to be rescinded for each program, 
        project, or activity to which that budget authority relates or 
        the targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed, as the case 
        may be. It shall include a Deficit Reduction Account. The 
        President may place in the Deficit Reduction Account an amount 
        not to exceed the total rescissions in that bill. A targeted 
        tax benefit may only be proposed to be repealed under this 
        section during the 20-calendar-day period (excluding Saturdays, 
        Sundays, and legal holidays) commencing on the day after the 
        date of enactment of the provision proposed to be repealed.
            ``(2) In the case of an appropriation Act that includes 
        accounts within the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee 
        of the Committee on Appropriations, the President in proposing 
        to rescind budget authority under this section shall send a 
        separate special message and accompanying draft bill for 
        accounts within the jurisdiction of each such subcommittee.
            ``(3) Each special message shall specify, with respect to 
        the budget authority proposed to be rescinded, the following--
                    ``(A) the amount of budget authority which he 
                proposes to be rescinded;
                    ``(B) any account, department, or establishment of 
                the Government to which such budget authority is 
                available for obligation, and the specific project or 
                governmental functions involved;
                    ``(C) the reasons why the budget authority should 
                be rescinded;
                    ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, the 
                estimated fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect 
                (including the effect on outlays and receipts in each 
                fiscal year) of the proposed rescission; and
                    ``(E) all facts, circumstances, and considerations 
                relating to or bearing upon the proposed rescission and 
                the decision to effect the proposed rescission, and to 
                the maximum extent practicable, the estimated effect of 
                the proposed rescission upon the objects, purposes, and 
                programs for which the budget authority is provided.
        Each special message shall specify, with respect to the 
        proposed repeal of targeted tax benefits, the information 
        required by subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), as it relates to 
        the proposed repeal.
    ``(c) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--
            ``(1)(A) Before the close of the second legislative day of 
        the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of a 
        special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), 
        the majority leader or minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives shall introduce (by request) the draft bill 
        accompanying that special message. If the bill is not 
        introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on the 
        third legislative day of the House of Representatives after the 
        date of receipt of that special message, any Member of that 
        House may introduce the bill.
            ``(B) The bill shall be referred to the Committee on 
        Appropriations or the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
        of Representatives, as applicable. The committee shall report 
        the bill without substantive revision and with or without 
        recommendation. The bill shall be reported not later than the 
        seventh legislative day of that House after the date of receipt 
        of that special message. If that committee fails to report the 
        bill within that period, that committee shall be automatically 
        discharged from consideration of the bill, and the bill shall 
        be placed on the appropriate calendar.
            ``(C)(i) During consideration under this paragraph, any 
        Member of the House of Representatives may move to strike any 
        proposed rescission or rescissions of budget authority or any 
        proposed repeal of a target tax benefit, as applicable, if 
        supported by 49 other Members.
            ``(ii) It shall not be in order for a Member of the House 
        of Representatives to move to strike any proposed rescission 
        under clause (i) unless the amendment reduces the appropriate 
        Deficit Reduction Account if the program, project, or account 
        to which the proposed rescission applies was identified in the 
        Deficit Reduction Account in the special message under 
        subsection (b).
            ``(D) A vote on final passage of the bill shall be taken in 
        the House of Representatives on or before the close of the 10th 
        legislative day of that House after the date of the 
        introduction of the bill in that House. If the bill is passed, 
        the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause the bill 
        to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the Senate 
        within one calendar day of the day on which the bill is passed.
            ``(2)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to 
        proceed to the consideration of a bill under this section shall 
        be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the 
        motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move 
        to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
        disagreed to.
            ``(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill 
        under this section shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be 
        divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
        bill. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. 
        It shall not be in order to move to recommit a bill under this 
        section or to move to reconsider the vote by which the bill is 
        agreed to or disagreed to.
            ``(C) Appeals from decisions of the Chair relating to the 
        application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
        procedure relating to a bill under this section shall be 
        decided without debate.
            ``(D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the 
        preceding provisions of this subsection, consideration of a 
        bill under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the 
        House of Representatives. It shall not be in order in the House 
        of Representatives to consider any rescission bill introduced 
        pursuant to the provisions of this section under a suspension 
        of the rules or under a special rule.
            ``(3)(A) A bill transmitted to the Senate pursuant to 
        paragraph (1)(D) shall be referred to its Committee on 
        Appropriations or Committee on Finance, as applicable. That 
        committee shall report the bill without substantive revision 
        and with or without recommendation. The bill shall be reported 
        not later than the seventh legislative day of the Senate after 
        it receives the bill. A committee failing to report the bill 
        within such period shall be automatically discharged from 
        consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed upon 
        the appropriate calendar.
            ``(B)(i) During consideration under this paragraph, any 
        Member of the Senate may move to strike any proposed rescission 
        or rescissions of budget authority or any proposed repeal of a 
        targeted tax benefit, as applicable, if supported by 14 other 
        Members.
            ``(ii) It shall not be in order for a Member of the House 
        or Senate to move to strike any proposed rescission under 
        clause (i) unless the amendment reduces the appropriate Deficit 
        Reduction Account (pursuant to section 314) if the program, 
        project, or account to which the proposed rescission applies 
        was identified in the Deficit Reduction Account in the special 
        message under subsection (b).
            ``(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the 
        consideration of a bill under this section shall be privileged 
        and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in 
        order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote 
        by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
            ``(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill under this section, 
        and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
        (including debate pursuant to subparagraph (C)), shall not 
        exceed 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and 
        controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
        their designees.
            ``(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or 
        appeal in connection with a bill under this section shall be 
        limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, 
        and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the bill, 
        except that in the event the manager of the bill is in favor of 
        any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, 
        shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. 
        Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their 
        control on the passage of a bill, allot additional time to any 
        Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or 
        appeal.
            ``(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a 
        bill under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit 
        a bill under this section is not in order.
    ``(d) Amendments and Divisions Prohibited.--Except as otherwise 
provided by this section, no amendment to a bill considered under this 
section shall be in order in either the House of Representatives or the 
Senate. It shall not be in order to demand a division of the question 
in the House of Representatives (or in a Committee of the Whole) or in 
the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of this subsection 
shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in order in either 
House to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous 
consent.
    ``(e) Requirement To Make Available for Obligation.--(1) Any amount 
of budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message 
transmitted to Congress under subsection (b) shall be made available 
for obligation on the day after the date on which either House rejects 
the bill transmitted with that special message.
    ``(2) Any targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed under this 
section as set forth in a special message transmitted to Congress under 
subsection (b) shall be deemed repealed unless, during the period 
described in that subsection, either House rejects the bill transmitted 
with that special message.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `appropriation Act' means any general or 
        special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution 
        making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations;
            ``(2) the term `legislative day' means, with respect to 
        either House of Congress, any day of session; and
            ``(3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision 
        which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the 
        form of a different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a 
        limited class of taxpayers, whether or not such provision is 
        limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer or a class of 
        taxpayers. Such term does not include any benefit provided to a 
        class of taxpayers distinguished on the basis of general 
        demographic conditions such as income, number of dependents, or 
        marital status.''.
    (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--Section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 1017'' and 
        inserting ``1012, and 1017''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 1017'' and 
        inserting ``sections 1012 and 1017''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1011 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
        U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended by repealing paragraphs (3) and (5) 
        and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
            (2) Section 1014 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or the 
                reservation''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``or a 
                reservation'' and by striking ``or each such 
                reservation''.
            (3) Section 1015(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686) is amended 
        by striking ``is to establish a reserve or'', by striking ``the 
        establishment of such a reserve or'', and by striking ``reserve 
        or'' each other place it appears.
            (4) Section 1017 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 687) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``rescission 
                bill introduced with respect to a special message or'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``rescission 
                bill or'', by striking ``bill or'' the second place it 
                appears, by striking ``rescission bill with respect to 
                the same special message or'', and by striking ``, and 
                the case may be,'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``bill or'' 
                each place it appears;
                    (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``rescission'' 
                each place it appears and by striking ``bill or'' each 
                place it appears;
                    (E) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``rescission 
                bill or'' and by striking ``, and all amendments 
                thereto (in the case of a rescission bill)'';
                    (F) in subsection (d)(2)--
                            (i) by striking the first sentence;
                            (ii) by amending the second sentence to 
                        read as follows: ``Debate on any debatable 
                        motion or appeal in connection with an 
                        impoundment resolution shall be limited to 1 
                        hour, to be equally divided between, and 
                        controlled by, the mover and the manager of the 
                        resolution, except that in the event that the 
                        manager of the resolution is in favor of any 
                        such motion or appeal, the time in opposition 
                        thereto shall be controlled by the minority 
                        leader or his designee.'';
                            (iii) by striking the third sentence; and
                            (iv) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
                        ``rescission bill or'' and by striking 
                        ``amendment, debatable motion,'' and by 
                        inserting ``debatable motion'';
                    (G) in paragraph (d)(3), by striking the second and 
                third sentences; and
                    (H) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) 
                of paragraph (d).
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--The item relating to section 1012 in the 
table of sections for subpart B of title X of the Congressional Budget 
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1012. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions 
                            and targeted tax benefits.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 1994.

            Attest:






                                                                 Clerk.
                                     







103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4600

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                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
    to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
                    rescissions of budget authority.

Ex Output:

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the  Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority or to repeal any targeted tax benefit provided in a revenue Act. Requires that such special message be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, only rescind the budget authority or repeal the targeted tax benefit  Requires such bill to include a Deficit Reduction Account. Allows the President to place rescinded amounts in such Account. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal.