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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Union Member Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Labor unions make significant political contributions 
        and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the 
        election of candidates and support or oppose political causes. 
        Decisions to use union dues for political contributions and 
        expenditures are usually made by union leadership and 
        management, rather than union membership.
            (2) Unions, acting through their management, should be 
        obligated to conduct business in the best interests of their 
        membership.
            (3) Historically, union members have not had a way to know, 
        or to influence, the political activities of unions that are 
        supposed to represent them. Union members and the public have a 
        right to know how unions are spending members' dues to make 
        political contributions or expenditures benefitting candidates, 
        political parties, and political causes.
            (4) Unions should be accountable to their membership in 
        making political contributions or expenditures affecting 
        Federal governance and public policy. Requiring the express 
        approval of a union's membership for political contributions or 
        expenditures will establish necessary accountability.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 201 the following:

``SEC. 201A. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES 
              BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Disclosure.--The report required under section 201 shall 
contain, in a clear and simple format--
            ``(1) a description of the specific nature of any 
        expenditures for political activities proposed to be made by 
        the labor organization for the forthcoming fiscal year, to the 
        extent the specific nature is known to the labor organization 
        and including the total amount of such proposed expenditures; 
        and
            ``(2) a disclosure of how each officer of the labor 
        organization voted to authorize or not to authorize each 
        expenditure for political activities made by the labor 
        organization during the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(b) Restriction on Expenditures.--No labor organization shall 
make any expenditure for political activities in any fiscal year 
unless--
            ``(1) such expenditure is of the nature of those proposed 
        by the labor organization pursuant to subsection (a); and
            ``(2) the full, free, and written authorization for such 
        expenditures has been granted by a majority of the members of 
        the labor organization.
    ``(c) Mechanism for Obtaining Authorization.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Union Member Protection Act, every 
labor organization shall adopt a mechanism for obtaining, by secret 
ballot, the authorization of its members as required under subsection 
(b)(2).
    ``(d) Liability.--The officers of a labor organization who 
authorize an expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of 
members required under subsection (b)(2) shall be jointly and severally 
liable in any action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to 
any member of the labor organization or class of members for the amount 
of dues paid by such member or class of member during the 1 year period 
prior to the date that such expenditure was made.
    ``(e) Definition of Expenditure for Political Activities.--As used 
in this section:
            ``(1) The term `expenditure for political activities' 
        means--
                    ``(A) an independent expenditure, as such term is 
                defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election 
                Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17));
                    ``(B) contributions to any political party, 
                committee, or electioneering communication, as such 
                term is defined in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the Federal 
                Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A)); 
                and
                    ``(C) dues or other payments to trade associations 
                or other tax exempt organizations that are, or could 
                reasonably be anticipated to be, used for the purposes 
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Such term shall not include--
                    ``(A) direct lobbying efforts through registered 
                lobbyists employed or hired by the labor organization;
                    ``(B) communications by a labor organization to its 
                members and executive or administrative personnel and 
                their families; or
                    ``(C) the establishment, administration, and 
                solicitation of contributions to a separate segregated 
                fund to be utilized for political purposes by a labor 
                organization.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 201(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``make available the information required 
        to be contained in'' and inserting ``provide''.
            (2) Section 209(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 439(a)) is 
        amended by inserting ``other than section 201A'' after ``this 
        title''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF VOTE BY PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

    Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
(29 U.S.C. 431) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) The bylaws required under this section shall expressly 
provide for a vote of the principal officers of the labor organization 
on any individual expenditure for political activities (as such term is 
defined in section 201A(e)) in excess of $50,000. A labor organization 
shall make publicly available the individual votes of principal 
officers required by the preceding sentence within 48 hours of the 
vote, including in a clear and conspicuous location on the Internet 
website of the labor organization.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually conduct 
a study on the compliance with the requirements of this Act by labor 
organizations and their management. Not later than April 1 of each 
year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report of such 
study.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of the Shareholder Protection Act of 2010.

SOLUTION: Union Member Protection Act - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) to require a labor organization's mandatory report to the Secretary of Labor on its constitution, officers, and basic organization to include, in a clear and simple format, both: (1) a description of the specific nature and total amount of political expenditures the labor organization proposes to make for the upcoming fiscal year; and (2) a disclosure of how each labor organization officer voted on each political expenditure made by the organization during the preceding fiscal year.

Prohibits a labor organization from making political expenditures unless: (1) they are of the nature of those proposed in such report; and (2) they have received a full, free, and written authorization by secret ballot by a majority of the labor organization members.

Makes officers jointly and severally liable for authorizing a political expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of labor organization members.

Requires labor organization bylaws to provide expressly for a vote of the organization's principal officers on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000. Requires a labor organization to make public the individual votes of such officers within 48 hours, including in a clear and conspicuous location on its website.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Standardization of Collegiate 
Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act'' or ``SCORE Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON ATHLETIC 
              REVENUE AND EXPENSES.

    Section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) The amount of revenue generated by each of 
                the following categories, disaggregated by each sports 
                team, if applicable:
                            ``(i) Ticket sales.
                            ``(ii) Student fees.
                            ``(iii) Distributions from any other 
                        intercollegiate athletic association, 
                        conference, or tournament.
                            ``(iv) Appearance guarantees and options.
                            ``(v) Contributions from alumni and others.
                            ``(vi) Compensation and benefits provided 
                        by third-party support.
                            ``(vii) Concessions, programs, novelties, 
                        and parking.
                            ``(viii) Broadcast and media rights, 
                        reported separately for television, radio, 
                        internet, and print.
                            ``(ix) Royalties, advertising, and 
                        sponsorship.
                            ``(x) Sports camps.
                            ``(xi) Endowment and investment income, 
                        reported separately for each source of such 
                        income.
                            ``(xii) Direct institutional support.
                            ``(xiii) Indirect institutional support for 
                        facilities, services, and administrative 
                        support.
                            ``(xiv) Direct government support, reported 
                        separately by State government, local 
                        government, Federal Government.
                    ``(L) The expenses attributable to each of the 
                following categories, disaggregated by each sports 
                team, as applicable:
                            ``(i) Grants-in-aid.
                            ``(ii) Guarantees and options.
                            ``(iii) Total salaries and benefits, and 
                        salaries and benefits paid by the institution 
                        and by third parties, respectively, to head 
                        coaches, to assistant coaches, and for 
                        administrative salaries.
                            ``(iv) Severance pay.
                            ``(v) Team travel.
                            ``(vi) Recruiting.
                            ``(vii) Equipment, uniforms, and supplies.
                            ``(viii) Fundraising.
                            ``(ix) Marketing and promotion.
                            ``(x) Game expenses.
                            ``(xi) Medical.
                            ``(xii) Membership dues.
                            ``(xiii) Sports camps.
                            ``(xiv) Spirit groups.
                            ``(xv) Transfers to the institution.
                            ``(xvi) Debt service payments.
                            ``(xvii) Athletic facility maintenance and 
                        rental.
                            ``(xviii) Indirect facilities and 
                        administrative support.
                            ``(xix) Education and general expenses of 
                        the institution--
                                    ``(I) including instruction, 
                                research, public service, academic 
                                support, student services, 
                                instructional support, and scholarships 
                                and fellowships; and
                                    ``(II) which do not include 
                                expenses with respect to auxiliary 
                                enterprises, hospitals, or independent 
                                operations.'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking ``the term'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) the term'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end inserting ``; 
                and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) the terms listed in each of the categories 
                under subparagraphs (K) through (L) of paragraph (1) 
                shall be defined by the Secretary by regulation, 
                developed in consultation with the Secretary of the 
                Treasury and the task force described in paragraph 
                (6)(A), and such definitions shall be updated in 
                accordance with paragraph (6)(B).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Task force; definition updates.--
                    ``(A) Task force.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
                task force of nonprofit and higher education accounting 
                experts, professionals, and organizations representing 
                each of the following:
                            ``(i) Institutions of higher education that 
                        are members of division I of National 
                        Collegiate Athletic Association.
                            ``(ii) Institutions of higher education 
                        that are members of division II of National 
                        Collegiate Athletic Association.
                            ``(iii) Institutions of higher education 
                        that are members of division III of National 
                        Collegiate Athletic Association.
                    ``(B) Updating definitions.--The Secretary, on a 
                biannual basis and in consultation with the task force 
                described in subparagraph (A), shall review each 
                definition under paragraph (5)(B) and, if necessary, 
                update such definition in accordance with generally 
                accepted accounting principles or significant changes 
                in the national system of intercollegiate athletics.
            ``(7) Special rule.--An institution of higher education 
        that submits the information described in subparagraphs (K) 
        through (L) of paragraph (1) to an intercollegiate athletic 
        association for an academic year, and such information is 
        verified by an independent audit and certified by chancellor of 
        the institution, may, in lieu of submitting such information 
        under paragraph (1), request such association to directly 
        submit such information to the Secretary on behalf of the 
        institution for such academic year.''.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30)(A) An institution will not be a member of any 
        intercollegiate athletic association or participate in any 
        national intercollegiate athletics competition organized by any 
        person, unless such association or person reports, on an annual 
        basis, to the Secretary the following, disaggregated by sport, 
        athletic event, or contract, as applicable:
                            ``(i) Total generated revenue and amount of 
                        revenue generated by each of the following 
                        categories:
                                    ``(I) Total ticket sales.
                                    ``(II) Distributions from other 
                                intercollegiate athletic organization 
                                or person.
                                    ``(III) Cash contributions.
                                    ``(IV) Dues and other assessments 
                                from member institutions of higher 
                                education.
                                    ``(V) Third-party support.
                                    ``(VI) Merchandise.
                                    ``(VII) Concessions, programs, and 
                                novelties.
                                    ``(VIII) Broadcast and media 
                                rights, reported separately for 
                                television, radio, internet, and print.
                                    ``(IX) Endowment and investment 
                                income, reported separately for each 
                                source of such income.
                                    ``(X) Other corporate sponsorship.
                                    ``(XI) Royalties, advertising, and 
                                sponsorship.
                                    ``(XII) Net assets.
                                    ``(XIII) Direct government support, 
                                reported separately by State 
                                government, local government, or 
                                Federal Government.
                                    ``(XIV) Any other category 
                                determined appropriate by the 
                                Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Amount of expenses attributable to 
                        each of the following categories:
                                    ``(I) Disbursements to institutions 
                                of higher educations, athletic 
                                conferences, or other persons.
                                    ``(II) Salaries and benefits.
                                    ``(III) Severance pay.
                                    ``(IV) Equipment, uniforms, and 
                                supplies.
                                    ``(V) Fundraising.
                                    ``(VI) Marketing and promotion.
                                    ``(VII) Game expenses.
                                    ``(VIII) Medical.
                                    ``(IX) Facility construction.
                                    ``(X) Facility maintenance and 
                                rental.
                                    ``(XI) Capital investment.
                                    ``(XII) Debt service payments.
                                    ``(XIII) Charitable donations.
                                    ``(XIV) Any other category 
                                determined appropriate by the 
                                Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Executive compensation schedules.
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) define by regulation, developed in 
                        consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        and the task force described in section 
                        485(g)(6)(A), the terms listed in each of the 
                        categories under subparagraphs (A); and
                            ``(ii) on a biannual basis and in 
                        consultation with such task force, review each 
                        definition under clause (i) and, if necessary, 
                        update such definition in accordance with 
                        generally accepted accounting principles or 
                        significant changes in the national system of 
                        intercollegiate athletics.''.

SOLUTION: Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act or the SCORE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each coeducational institution of higher education (IHE) that is participating in a title IV program and has an intercollegiate athletic program to include in its annual report on its intercollegiate athletic program: (1) the amount of revenue generated by each item on a list of categorized sources, disaggregated by each sports team; and (2) the expenses attributable to each item on a list of categorized activities or obligations, disaggregated by each sports team. Prohibits an IHE from being a member of any intercollegiate athletic association or participating in any national intercollegiate athletics competition organized by any person, unless such association or person annually reports and disaggregates by sport, athletic event, or contract, as applicable: (1) the total generated revenue and amount of revenue generated by each item on a list of categorized sources, (2) the amount of expenses attributable to each item on a list of categorized activities or obligations, and (3) executive compensation schedules. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) define the categories of information that must be reported pursuant to this Act; and (2) biannually review and, as necessary, update each definition in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or significant changes in the national system of intercollegiate athletics.  Directs the Secretary to appoint a task force, made up of representatives from division I, II, and III schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), with which the Secretary is to consult in defining or redefining each category.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biological Implant Tracking and 
Veteran Safety Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF BIOLOGICAL IMPLANTS USED IN 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7330B. Identification and tracking of biological implants
    ``(a) Standard Identification System for Biological Implants.--(1) 
The Secretary shall adopt the unique device identification system 
developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration 
pursuant to section 519(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 360i(f)), or implement a comparable standard identification 
system, for use in identifying biological implants intended for use in 
medical procedures conducted in medical facilities of the Department.
    ``(2) In adopting or implementing a standard identification system 
for biological implants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall permit 
a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the Food 
and Drug Administration as an issuing agency pursuant to section 
830.100 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation.
    ``(b) Biological Implant Tracking System.--(1) The Secretary shall 
implement a system for tracking the biological implants referred to in 
subsection (a) from human donor or animal source to implantation. Such 
system shall be compatible with the identification system adopted or 
implemented under subsection (a).
    ``(2) The Secretary shall implement inventory controls compatible 
with the tracking system implemented under paragraph (1) so that all 
patients who have received, in a medical facility of the Department, a 
biological implant subject to a recall can be notified of the recall, 
if based on the evaluation of appropriate medical personnel of the 
Department of the risks and benefits, the Secretary determines such 
notification is appropriate.
    ``(c) Consistency With Food and Drug Administration Regulations.--
To the extent that a conflict arises between this section and a 
provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.) or sections 351 or 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 262) (including any regulations issued under such Acts), the 
provision the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or Public Health 
Service Act (including any regulations issued under such Acts) shall 
apply.
    ``(d) Definition of Biological Implant.--In this section, the term 
`biological implant' means any animal or human cell, tissue, or 
cellular or tissue-based product--
            ``(1) under the meaning given the term `human cells' in 
        section 1271.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
        successor regulation; or
            ``(2) that is regulated as a device under section 201(h) of 
        the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
such subchapter the following new item:

``7330B. Identification and tracking of biological implants.''.
    (c) Implementation Deadlines.--
            (1) Standard identification system.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to biological 
                implants described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) 
                of section 7330B of title 38, United States Code, as 
                added by subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans 
                Affairs shall adopt or implement a standard 
                identification system for biological implants, as 
                required by subsection (a) of such section, by not 
                later than the date that is 180 days after the date of 
                the enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Implants regulated as devices.--With respect to 
                biological implants described in paragraph (2) of 
                subsection (d) of such section, the Secretary of 
                Veterans Affairs shall adopt or implement such standard 
                identification system in compliance with the compliance 
                dates established by the Food and Drug Administration 
                pursuant to section 519(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
                and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360i(f)).
            (2) Tracking system.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall implement the biological implant tracking system required 
        by subsection (b) of section 7330B, as added by subsection (a), 
        by not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reporting Requirement.--If the biological implant tracking 
system required by subsection (b) of such section is not operational by 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a written 
explanation for each month until such time as the system is 
operational. Each such explanation shall describe each impediment to 
the implementation of the system, steps being taken to remediate each 
such impediment, and target dates for a solution to each such 
impediment.

SEC. 3. PROCUREMENT OF BIOLOGICAL IMPLANTS USED IN DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Procurement.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 81 of such title 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 8129. Procurement of biological implants
    ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary may procure biological 
implants of human origin only from vendors that meet the following 
conditions:
            ``(A) The vendor uses the standard identification system 
        adopted or implemented by the Secretary under section 7330B(a) 
        of this title and has safeguards to ensure that a production 
        identifier has been in place at each step of distribution of 
        each biological implant from its donor.
            ``(B) The vendor is registered as required by the Food and 
        Drug Administration under subpart B of part 1271 of title 21, 
        Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, and 
        in the case of a vendor that uses a tissue distribution 
        intermediary or a tissue processor, the vendor provides 
        assurances that the tissue distribution intermediary or tissue 
        processor is registered as required by the Food and Drug 
        Administration.
            ``(C) The vendor ensures that donor eligibility 
        determinations and such other records as the Secretary may 
        require accompany each biological implant at all times, 
        regardless of the country of origin of the donor of the 
        biological material.
            ``(D) The vendor consents to periodic inspections and 
        audits by the Secretary regarding the accuracy of records and 
        the handling of products.
            ``(E) The vendor agrees to cooperate with all biological 
        implant recalls conducted on the vendor's own initiative, on 
        the initiative of the original product manufacturer used by the 
        vendor, by the request of the Food and Drug Administration, or 
        by a statutory order of the Food and Drug Administration.
            ``(F) The vendor agrees to notify the Secretary of any 
        adverse event or reaction report it provides to the Food and 
        Drug Administration, as required by section 1271.3 of title 21, 
        Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, or of 
        any warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration issued 
        to the vendor or a tissue processor or tissue distribution 
        intermediary it uses by not later than 60 days after the vendor 
        receives such report or warning letter.
            ``(G) The vendor agrees to retain all records associated 
        with the procurement of a biological implant by the Department 
        for at least five years after the date of the procurement of 
        the biological implant.
            ``(H) The vendor provides assurances that the biological 
        implants provided by the vendor are acquired only from tissue 
        processors that maintain active accreditation with the American 
        Association of Tissue Banks or a similar national accreditation 
        specific to biological implants.
    ``(2) The Secretary may procure biological implants of non-human 
origin only from vendors that meet the following conditions:
            ``(A) The vendor uses the standard identification system 
        adopted or implemented by the Secretary under section 7330B(a) 
        of this title.
            ``(B) The vendor is registered as required by the Food and 
        Drug Administration under section 807.3(c) of title 21, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, and in the 
        case of a vendor that is not the original product manufacturer 
        of such implants the vendor provides assurances that the 
        original product manufacturer is registered as required by the 
        Food and Drug Administration.
            ``(C) The vendor consents to periodic inspections and 
        audits by the Secretary regarding the accuracy of records and 
        the handling of products.
            ``(D) The vendor agrees to cooperate with all biological 
        implant recalls conducted on the vendor's own initiative, on 
        the initiative of the original product manufacturer used by the 
        vendor, by the request of the Food and Drug Administration, or 
        by a statutory order of the Food and Drug Administration.
            ``(E) The vendor agrees to notify the Secretary of any 
        adverse event report it provides to the Food and Drug 
        Administration as required in 21 C.F.R. part 803 or any warning 
        letter from the Food and Drug Administration issued to the 
        vendor or the original product manufacturer it uses by not 
        later than 60 days after the vendor receives such report or 
        warning letter.
            ``(F) The vendor agrees to retain all records associated 
        with the procurement of a biological implant by the Department 
        for at least five years after the date of the procurement of 
        the biological implant.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall procure biological implants under the 
Federal Supply Schedules of the General Services Administration, unless 
such implants are not available under such Schedules. For biological 
implants listed on the Federal Supply Schedules, the Secretary shall 
accommodate reasonable vendor requests to undertake outreach efforts to 
educate medical professionals of the Department about the use and 
efficacy of such biological implants.
    ``(4) Section 8123 of this title shall not apply to the procurement 
of biological implants.
    ``(5) In the case of biological implants that are unavailable for 
procurement under the Federal Supply Schedules, the Secretary shall 
procure such implants using competitive procedures in accordance with 
applicable law and the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
    ``(b) Penalties.--In addition to any applicable penalty under any 
other provision of law, any procurement employee of the Department who 
is found responsible for a biological implant procurement transaction 
with intent to avoid or with reckless disregard of the requirements of 
this section shall be ineligible to hold a certificate of appointment 
as a contracting officer or to serve as the representative of an 
ordering officer, contracting officer, or purchase card holder.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `biological implant' shall have the meaning 
        given such term in section 7330B(d) of this title.
            ``(2) The term `production identifier' means a distinct 
        identification code that--
                    ``(A) relates a biological implant to the human 
                donor of the implant and to all records pertaining to 
                the implant;
                    ``(B) includes information designed to facilitate 
                effective tracking, using the distinct identification 
                code, from the donor to the recipient and from the 
                recipient to the donor; and
                    ``(C) satisfies the requirements of subsection (c) 
                of section 1271.290 of title 21, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, or any successor regulation.
            ``(3) The term `tissue distribution intermediary' means an 
        agency that acquires and stores human tissue for further 
        distribution and performs no other tissue banking functions.
            ``(4) The term `tissue processor' means an entity 
        processing human tissue for use in biological implants 
        including activities performed on tissue other than donor 
        screening, donor testing, tissue recovery and collection 
        functions, storage, or distribution.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of 
        the items relating to such subchapter the following new item:

``8129. Procurement of biological implants.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 8129 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date on which the tracking system required under 
subsection (b) of section 7330B of such title, as added by section 2(a) 
is implemented.
    (c) Special Rule for Cryopreserved Products.--During the three-year 
period beginning on the effective date of section 8129 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), biological implants 
produced and labeled before that date may be procured by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs without relabeling under the standard 
identification system adopted or implemented under section 7330B of 
such title, as added by section 2(a).

SOLUTION:
Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015  Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying biological implants intended for use in medical procedures conducted in VA medical facilities; (2) permit a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the FDA as an issuing agency in adopting or implementing such a system; (3) implement a compatible system for tracking the implants from the human donor or animal source to implantation; and (4) implement inventory controls compatible with such tracking system so that all patients who have received, in a VA medical facility, a biological implant subject to a recall by the FDA can be notified of the recall.  Sets forth requirements for vendors from which the VA may procure biological implants of human origin, and for vendors from which the VA may procure biological implants of non-human origin, including that such a vendor:  uses the standard identification system adopted or implemented by VA under this Act; is registered as required by&nbsp;FDA procedures;  consents to periodic inspections and audits by the VA regarding the accuracy of records and the handling of products;  agrees to cooperate with all biological implant recalls conducted on the vendor's own initiative, on the initiative of the original product manufacturer used by the vendor, by the request of the FDA, or by a statutory order of the FDA;  agrees to notify the VA of any adverse event report it provides to the FDA, or of any warning letter from the FDA issued to the vendor, by not later than 60 days after the vendor receives such report or warning letter; and  agrees to retain all records associated with the procurement of a biological implant by the VA for at least five years after the date of the procurement.  Requires the VA to: (1) procure such implants under General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedules if they are available under such Schedules, (2) accommodate reasonable vendor requests to undertake specified outreach efforts to educate VA medical professionals about the use and efficacy of implants that are listed on such Schedules, and (3) procure biological implants that are unavailable under such Schedules using competitive procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Makes any VA procurement employee found responsible for a biological implant procurement transaction with intent to avoid, or with reckless disregard of, the requirements of this Act ineligible to hold a certificate of appointment as a contracting officer or to serve as the representative of an ordering officer, contracting officer, or purchase card holder.