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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE 
              SERVICES TO VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION IRAQI 
              FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

    (a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a program to provide--
            (1) to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
        Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such 
        operations while in the National Guard and the Reserves--
                    (A) peer outreach services;
                    (B) peer support services;
                    (C) readjustment counseling and services described 
                in section 1712A of title 38, United States Code; and
                    (D) mental health services; and
            (2) to members of the immediate family of such a veteran, 
        during the three-year period beginning on the date of the 
        return of such veteran from deployment in Operation Iraqi 
        Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, education, support, 
        counseling, and mental health services to assist in--
                    (A) the readjustment of such veteran to civilian 
                life;
                    (B) in the case such veteran has an injury or 
                illness incurred during such deployment, the recovery 
                of such veteran; and
                    (C) the readjustment of the family following the 
                return of such veteran.
    (b) Contracts With Community Mental Health Centers and Qualified 
Entities for Provision of Services.--In carrying out the program 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with community 
mental health centers and other qualified entities to provide the 
services required by such subsection in areas the Secretary determines 
are not adequately served by other health care facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Such contracts shall require each 
contracting community health center or entity--
            (1) to the extent practicable, to employ veterans trained 
        under subsection (c);
            (2) to the extent practicable, to use telehealth services 
        for the delivery of services required by subsection (a);
            (3) to participate in the training program conducted in 
        accordance with subsection (d);
            (4) to comply with applicable protocols of the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs before incurring any liability on behalf of 
        the Department for the provision of the services required by 
        subsection (a);
            (5) to submit annual reports to the Secretary containing, 
        with respect to the program required by subsection (a) and for 
        the last full calendar year ending before the submission of 
        such report--
                    (A) the number of the veterans served, veterans 
                diagnosed, and courses of treatment provided to 
                veterans as part of the program required by subsection 
                (a); and
                    (B) demographic information for such services, 
                diagnoses, and courses of treatment;
            (6) for each veteran for whom a community mental health 
        center or other qualified entity provides mental health 
        services under such contract, to provide the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs with such clinical summary information as the 
        Secretary shall require; and
            (7) to meet such other requirements as the Secretary shall 
        require.
    (c) Training of Veterans for the Provision of Peer-Outreach and 
Peer-Support Services.--In carrying out the program required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with a national not-for-
profit mental health organization to carry out a national program of 
training for veterans described in subsection (a) to provide the 
services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of 
such subsection.
    (d) Training of Clinicians for Provision of Services.--The 
Secretary shall conduct a training program for clinicians of community 
mental health centers or entities that have contracts with the 
Secretary under subsection (b) to ensure that such clinicians can 
provide the services required by subsection (a) in a manner that--
            (1) recognizes factors that are unique to the experience of 
        veterans who served on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom 
        or Operation Enduring Freedom (including their combat and 
        military training experiences); and
            (2) utilizes best practices and technologies.
    (e) Reports Required.--
            (1) Initial report on plan for implementation.--Not later 
        than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives a report containing the plans of the 
        Secretary to implement the program required by subsection (a).
            (2) Status report.--Not later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
        on the implementation of the program. Such report shall include 
        the following:
                    (A) Information on the number of veterans who 
                received services as part of the program and the type 
                of services received during the last full calendar year 
                completed before the submission of such report.
                    (B) An evaluation of the provision of services 
                under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and a 
                recommendation as to whether the period described in 
                such paragraph should be extended to a five-year 
                period.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FROM 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR VETERANS OF SERVICE IN 
              COMBAT THEATER.

    Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment of the family following the veteran's return.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with community health centers and other qualified entities to provide such services in areas not adequately served by health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract for a program to train veterans to provide the peer outreach and support services; and (2) conduct a training program for clinicians of community health centers and entities contracted to provide such services.

Extends the eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations from two to five years after their discharge or release from such duty.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS BY CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Child safety restraint law.--The term `child safety 
        restraint law' means a State law that prohibits the driver of a 
        passenger motor vehicle from driving the vehicle whenever there 
        is in the vehicle a child under the age of 16 who does not have 
        a safety belt properly fastened about the child's body, except 
        if the child is under the age of 9 and is properly secured in a 
        child safety seat or other appropriate restraint system in 
        accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of such 
        seat or system.
            ``(2) Child safety seat.--The term `child safety seat' 
        means a specially designed seating system (including booster 
        and child safety seats) which meets the Federal motor vehicle 
        safety standards set forth in section 571.213 of title 49 of 
        the Code of Federal Regulations, as such section may be amended 
        from time to time, and which is either permanently affixed to a 
        passenger motor vehicle or is affixed to a passenger motor 
        vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
            ``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
        vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
        primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but 
        does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
            ``(4) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term 
        `multipurpose passenger vehicle' means a motor vehicle with 
        motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry not more 
        than 10 individuals, that is constructed either on a truck 
        chassis or with special features for occasional off-road 
        operation.
            ``(5) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' means a 
        motor vehicle with motive power (except a multipurpose 
        passenger vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) designed to carry 
        not more than 10 individuals.
            ``(6) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
        vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger 
        vehicle.
            ``(7) Safety belt.--The term `safety belt' means--
                    ``(A) with respect to open-body passenger motor 
                vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant restraint 
                system consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a 
                detachable shoulder belt meeting applicable Federal 
                motor vehicle safety standards; and
                    ``(B) with respect to other passenger motor 
                vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of 
                integrated lap and shoulder belts meeting applicable 
                Federal motor vehicle standards.
    ``(b) Transfer of Funds.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2005.--On October 1, 2004, if a State has 
        not enacted a child safety restraint law, the Secretary shall 
        transfer an amount equal to 4 percent of the funds apportioned 
        to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), 
        and (4) of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State 
        under section 402 to be used to implement a statewide 
        comprehensive child and other passenger protection education 
        program to promote child and other passenger safety, including 
        education programs about proper seating positions for children 
        in air bag equipped motor vehicles and instruction that 
        increases the proper use of child restraint systems.
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2006.--On October 1, 2005, if a State has 
        not enacted a child safety restraint law, the Secretary shall 
        transfer an amount equal to 6 percent of the funds apportioned 
        to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), 
        and (4) of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State 
        under section 402 to be used as described in paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection.
            ``(3) Fiscal year 2007.--On October 1, 2006, if a State has 
        not enacted a child safety restraint law, the Secretary shall 
        transfer an amount equal to 8 percent of the funds apportioned 
        to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), 
        and (4) of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State 
        under section 402 to be used as described in paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection.
            ``(4) Fiscal year 2008 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2007, 
        and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted a 
        child safety restraint law, the Secretary shall transfer an 
        amount equal to 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
        State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
        of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State under 
        section 402 to be used as described in paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection.
    ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out with funds transferred under subsection (b) shall be 100 
percent.
    ``(d) Derivation of Amount To Be Transferred.--The amount to be 
transferred under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) may be 
derived from 1 or more of the following:
            ``(1) The apportionment of the State under section 
        104(b)(1).
            ``(2) The apportionment of the State under section 
        104(b)(3).
            ``(3) The apportionment of the State under section 
        104(b)(4).
    ``(f) Transfer of Obligation Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under this 
        section any funds to the apportionment of a State under section 
        402 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer an amount, 
        determined under paragraph (2), of obligation authority 
        distributed for the fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid 
        highways and highway safety construction programs for carrying 
        out projects under section 402.
            ``(2) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority referred 
        to in paragraph (1) shall be determined by multiplying--
                    ``(A) the amount of funds transferred under this 
                section to the apportionment of the State under section 
                402 for the fiscal year; by
                    ``(B) the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the amount of obligation authority 
                        distributed for the fiscal year to the State 
                        for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
                        construction programs; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of the sums apportioned to 
                        the State for Federal-aid highways and highway 
                        safety construction programs (excluding sums 
                        not subject to any obligation limitation) for 
                        the fiscal year.
    ``(g) Limitation on Applicability of Obligation Limitation.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no limitation on the total 
of obligations for highway safety programs under section 402 shall 
apply to funds transferred under this section to the apportionment of a 
State under such section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``165. Use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children.''.

SOLUTION:
Amends Federal highway provisions to direct that, if by specified dates (starting on October 1, 2004) a State has not enacted a child safety restraint law, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer specified percentages of State highway funds to implement a statewide comprehensive child and other passenger protection education program to promote safety, including education programs about proper seating positions for children in air bag equipped motor vehicles and instruction that increases the proper use of child restraint systems.