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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This bill shall be called the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska 
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE 
              NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska remains 
        explicitly designated, both in name and legal status, for 
        purposes of providing oil and natural gas resources to the 
        United States; and
            (2) accordingly, the national policy is to actively advance 
        oil and gas development within the Reserve by facilitating the 
        expeditious exploration, production, and transportation of oil 
        and natural gas from and through the Reserve.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: LEASE SALES.

    Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an expeditious 
program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the reserve in 
accordance with this Act. Such program shall include at least one lease 
sale annually in those areas of the reserve most likely to produce 
commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 
2011 through 2021.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: PLANNING AND PERMITTING 
              PIPELINE AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation, shall facilitate and ensure permits, in an 
environmentally responsible manner, for all surface development 
activities, including for the construction of pipelines and roads, 
necessary to--
            (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the 
        National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that are subject to oil 
        and gas leases; and
            (2) transport oil and gas from and through the National 
        Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to existing transportation or 
        processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.
    (b) Timeline.--The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal 
permitting agency shall issue permits in accordance with the following 
timeline:
            (1) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil 
        and natural gas produced under existing Federal oil and gas 
        leases with respect to which the Secretary has issued a permit 
        to drill shall be approved within 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil 
        and natural gas produced under Federal oil and gas leases shall 
        be approved within 6 months after the submission to the 
        Secretary of a request for a permit to drill.
    (c) Plan.--To ensure timely future development of the Reserve, 
within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for approved 
rights-of-way for a plan for pipeline, road, and any other surface 
infrastructure that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure 
that all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of an 
approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve future 
development of the Reserve.

SEC. 5. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
regulations within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
that establish clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the 
Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the 
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
    (b) Deadlines.--At a minimum, the regulations shall--
            (1) require the Department to respond within 5 business 
        days acknowledging receipt of any permit application for such 
        development; and
            (2) establish a timeline for the processing of each such 
        application, that--
                    (A) specifies deadlines for decisions and actions 
                on permit applications; and
                    (B) provide that the period for issuing each permit 
                after submission of such an application shall not 
                exceed 60 days without the concurrence of the 
                applicant.
    (c) Actions Required for Failure To Comply With Deadlines.--If the 
Department fails to comply with any deadline under subsection (b) with 
respect to a permit application, the Secretary shall notify the 
applicant every 5 days with specific information regarding the reasons 
for the permit delay, the name of the specific Department office or 
offices responsible for issuing the permit and for monitoring the 
permit delay, and an estimate of the time that the permit will be 
issued.

SEC. 6. UPDATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall complete a 
comprehensive assessment of all technically recoverable fossil fuel 
resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including 
all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.
    (b) Cooperation and Consultation.--The resource assessment required 
by subsection (a) shall be carried out by the United States Geological 
Survey in cooperation and consultation with the State of Alaska and the 
American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
    (c) Timing.--The resource assessment required by subsection (a) 
shall be completed within 24 months of the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Funding.--The United States Geological Survey may, in carrying 
out the duties under this section, cooperatively use resources and 
funds provided by the State of Alaska.
[EX A]: National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR to include at least one lease sale annually in those areas of the NPR most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 2011-2021.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure permits, according to a specified timeline, for all surface development activities, including pipelines and roads construction to: (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases; and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.

(Sec. 5) Instructs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPR.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.

Requires the resource assessment to be implemented by the U.S. Geological Survey, which is authorized to use resources and funds provided by the state of Alaska.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.

    (a) Allowance of Credit.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable 
credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new 
section:

``SEC. 25E. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual who 
purchases a principal residence in the United States during the 12-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, 
there shall be allowed to the taxpayer as a credit against the tax 
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 
percent of the purchase price of the residence.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The credit allowed under 
        subsection (a) shall not exceed $10,000.
            ``(2) Denial of credit for residences acquired with 
        nonconforming loans.--No credit shall be allowed under 
        subsection (a) with respect to the purchase of any residence if 
        the aggregate acquisition indebtedness (as defined in section 
        163(h)(3)(B)) with respect to such residence exceeds the 
        limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of a 
        mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal Home Loan 
        Mortgage Corporation (as such limitation is in effect at the 
        time of such purchase).
            ``(3) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the case of a 
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall 
        not exceed the excess of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as 
                defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by 
                section 55, over
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this 
                subpart (other than this section) for the taxable year.
            ``(4) One-time only.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a credit is allowed under 
                this section in the case of any individual (and such 
                individual's spouse, if married) with respect to the 
                purchase of any principal residence, no credit shall be 
                allowed under this section in any taxable year with 
                respect to the purchase of any other principal 
                residence by such individual or a spouse of such 
                individual.
                    ``(B) Joint purchase.--In the case of a purchase of 
                a principal residence by 2 or more unmarried 
                individuals or by 2 married individuals filing 
                separately, no credit shall be allowed under this 
                section if a credit under this section has been allowed 
                to any of such individuals in any taxable year with 
                respect to the purchase of any other principal 
                residence.
    ``(c) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--
            ``(1) Rule for years in which all personal credits allowed 
        against regular and alternative minimum tax.--In the case of a 
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) applies, if the credit 
        allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed 
        by section 26(a)(2) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of 
        the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this 
        section), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding 
        taxable year and added to the credit allowable under subsection 
        (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
            ``(2) Rule for other years.--In the case of a taxable year 
        to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, if the credit 
        allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed 
        by subsection (b)(3) for such taxable year, such excess shall 
        be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
        credit allowable under subsection (a) for such succeeding 
        taxable year.
            ``(3) Limitation.--No credit may be carried forward under 
        this subsection to any taxable year following the first taxable 
        year after the taxable year in which the credit arose.
    ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) Allocation of dollar limit.--
                    ``(A) Married individuals filing separately.--In 
                the case of a married individual filing a separate 
                return, subsection (b)(1) shall be applied by 
                substituting `$5,000' for `$10,000'.
                    ``(B) Other individuals.--If two or more 
                individuals who are not married purchase a principal 
                residence, the amount of the credit allowed under 
                subsection (a) shall be allocated among such 
                individuals in such manner as the Secretary may 
                prescribe, except that the total amount of the credits 
                allowed to all such individuals shall not exceed 
                $10,000.
            ``(2) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
        has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
            ``(3) Purchase.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `purchase' means any 
                acquisition, but only if--
                            ``(i) the property is not acquired from a 
                        person related to the person acquiring it, and
                            ``(ii) the basis of the property in the 
                        hands of the person acquiring it is not 
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) in whole or in part by 
                                reference to the adjusted basis of such 
                                property in the hands of the person 
                                from whom acquired, or
                                    ``(II) under section 1014(a) 
                                (relating to property acquired from a 
                                decedent).
                    ``(B) Construction.--A residence which is 
                constructed by the taxpayer shall be treated as 
                purchased by the taxpayer on the date the taxpayer 
                first occupies such residence.
            ``(4) Purchase price.--The term `purchase price' means the 
        adjusted basis of the principal residence on the date such 
        residence is purchased.
            ``(5) Related persons.--A person shall be treated as 
        related to another person if the relationship between such 
        persons would result in the disallowance of losses under 
        section 267 or 707(b) (but, in applying section 267(b) and (c) 
        for purposes of this section, paragraph (4) of section 267(c) 
        shall be treated as providing that the family of an individual 
        shall include only his spouse, ancestors, and lineal 
        descendants).
    ``(e) Exceptions.--No credit under subsection (a) shall be allowed 
to any taxpayer for any taxable year with respect to the purchase of a 
residence if--
            ``(1) a credit under section 1400C (relating to first-time 
        homebuyer in the District of Columbia) is allowable to the 
        taxpayer (or the taxpayer's spouse) for such taxable year or 
        any prior taxable year,
            ``(2) the taxpayer is a nonresident alien, or
            ``(3) the taxpayer disposes of such residence (or such 
        residence ceases to be the principal residence of the taxpayer 
        (and, if married, the taxpayer's spouse)) before the close of 
        such taxable year.
    ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Rules similar to the rules of section 
1400C(f) (as so in effect) shall apply.
    ``(g) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit 
is allowed under this section with respect to the purchase of any 
residence, the basis of such residence shall be reduced by the amount 
of the credit so allowed.
    ``(h) Application.--This section shall not apply to any taxable 
year beginning after December 31, 2009.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 23(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``25D and 1400C'' and inserting ``25D, 25E, and 1400C''.
            (2) Section 25D(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``and 25B'' and inserting ``25B, and 25E''.
            (3) Section 1400C(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``section 25D'' and inserting ``sections 25D and 25E''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the 
following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Credit for certain home purchases.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to residences purchased after the date of the 
enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.
[EX A]: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a one-time refundable tax credit for up to 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased in the United States within the 12-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $10,000. Terminates such credit after 2009.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home 
Health Case Manager Act of 1998''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) A Medicare beneficiary experiencing a severe or chronic 
        illness faces a bewildering array of home health and post-acute 
        care hospital services at a time in life when the Medicare 
        beneficiary is least able to ``manage'' the choices, especially 
        for beneficiaries who do not have family members to help them 
        consider the choices.
            (2) Such a Medicare beneficiary may be unaware of the 
        financial relationships between institutions and agencies which 
        may cause the patient to be referred for home health services 
        that are unnecessary or not furnished in the most appropriate 
        setting.
            (3) Medicare fee-for-service does not currently have a 
        system in which a physician or other health care provider is 
        encouraged to guide the patient through this maze of services 
        and help ensure that choices are made that maximize benefits 
        while minimizing costs.
            (4) Chronically ill medicare patients need an independent 
        ombudsman to help develop a plan of care and to periodically 
        adjust the plan for the sole benefit of the patient and the 
        patient's family.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE HOME HEALTH CARE CASE MANAGERS FOR 
              LONG TERM HOME HEALTH SPELLS OF ILLNESS.

    (a) Requirement for Case Management Plan for Beneficiaries 
Requiring Extended Home Health Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(m) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1395x(m)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1), by inserting after ``under a plan (for 
        furnishing such items and services to such individual) 
        established and periodically reviewed by a physician'' the 
        following: ``and, in the case of such services furnished (or 
        likely to be required to be furnished) for an extended period 
        (as defined by the Secretary in regulations), under a home 
        health case management plan (as defined in subsection (uu)(2)) 
        established by a home health case manager (as defined in 
        subsection (uu)(1)) in consultation with the physician and, if 
        available, the family of the individual''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 1861 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:

                       ``Home Health Case Manager

    ``(uu)(1) The term `home health case manager' means a public agency 
or private organization (or a subdivision thereof) that--
            ``(A) develops, coordinates, and monitors the delivery of 
        home health services by home health agencies to an individual;
            ``(B) has experience and expertise in the furnishing of 
        home health services; and
            ``(C) meets such other standards as the Secretary finds 
        necessary for the effective and efficient development and 
        oversight of home health case management plans and to ensure 
        the health and safety of individuals furnished services under 
        such a plan.
    ``(2) The term `home health case management plan' means a 
structured plan for the delivery of home health services that is 
developed by a home health case manager, after consultation with the 
physician and, if available, the family of the individual involved.
    ``(3) The term `home health case manager services' means the 
development, coordination, and monitoring of a home health case 
management plan for an individual furnished (or likely to be required 
to be furnished) home health services for an extended period (as 
defined by the Secretary in regulations under subsection (m)) and 
includes the periodic review of such a plan.''.
            (3) Guidance on initiation of case manager services.--The 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide guidance 
        on the process or processes that may be used to identify 
        Medicare beneficiaries requiring home health services for 
        extended periods and to develop home health case management 
        plans on a timely basis.
            (4) Limitation on referrals.--Section 1877 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) shall apply to a referral by a 
        home health case manager to a home health agency in the same 
        manner as such section applies to a referral by a physician to 
        an entity described in section 1877(a)(2) of such Act.
    (b) Coverage of and Payment for Home Health Case Manager 
Services.--
            (1) Part a.--
                    (A) Coverage.--Section 1812(a)(3) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1395d(a)(3)) is amended by inserting before the 
                semicolon ``, and home health case manager services (as 
                defined in section 1861(uu)(3))''.
                    (B) Eligibility.--Section 1814(a)(2)(C) of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting 
                ``and, in the case of such services furnished for an 
                extended period (as defined by the Secretary under 
                section 1861(m)), under a home health case management 
                plan that has been established and periodically 
                reviewed by a home health case manager'' after ``is 
                periodically reviewed by a physician''.
                    (C) Payment.--Section 1812 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395d) is amended by adding at the end the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) Payment under this part for home health case manager 
services (as defined in section 1861(uu)(3)) shall be made pursuant to 
the fee schedule established by the Secretary under section 1834(m).
    ``(2)(A) Payment may be made under this title for home health case 
manager services in the case of an individual only--
            ``(i) for the initial development of the home health case 
        management plan for the individual, and
            ``(ii) for the subsequent review and modification of such 
        plan, as provided by the Secretary in regulations.''.
            (2) Coverage under part b.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1832(a)(2)(A) of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
                before the semicolon ``, and home health case manager 
                services (as defined in section 1861(uu)(3))''.
                    (B) Eligibility.--Section 1835(a)(2) of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``and, 
                in the case of such services furnished for an extended 
                period (as defined by the Secretary under section 
                1861(m)), under a home health case management plan that 
                has been established and periodically reviewed by a 
                home health case manager'' after ``is periodically 
                reviewed by a physician''.
                    (C) Payment.--Section 1833 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395l) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and'' at the end 
                                of subparagraph (F);
                                    (II) by adding ``and'' at the end 
                                of subparagraph (G); and
                                    (III) by adding after subparagraph 
                                (G) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) subject to subsection (u), with respect to 
                home health case manager services (as defined in 
                section 1861(uu)(3), the amount determined under the 
                fee schedule established under section 1834(m);'', and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subsection:
    ``(u)(1) Payment may be made under this title for home health case 
manager services in the case of an individual only--
            ``(A) for the initial development of the home health case 
        management plan for the individual, and
            ``(B) for the subsequent review and modification of such 
        plan, as provided by the Secretary in regulations.''.
            (3) Establishment of Fee Schedule.--Section 1834 of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:
    ``(m) Establishment of Fee Schedule for Home Health Case Manager 
Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a fee 
        schedule for payment for home health case manager services. 
        Such schedule may provide for rates that differ for such 
        services that comprise the establishment of a home health case 
        management plan and that comprise review and modification of 
        such a plan.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In establishing such fee schedule, 
        the Secretary shall consider appropriate regional and 
        operational differences and adjustments to payment rates to 
        account for inflation and other relevant factors.
            ``(3) Consultation.--In establishing the fee schedule for 
        home health case manager services under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall consult with appropriate organizations 
        representing individuals and entities who furnish referral 
        services for home health services and share with such 
        organizations relevant data in establishing such schedule.''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Requirement of case management plan.--The amendment 
        made by subsection (a)(1) applies with respect to home health 
        services furnished on or after October 1, 2000.
            (2) Payment for case manager services.--The amendments made 
        by subsection (b) apply to home health case manager services 
        furnished on or after 6 months before the effective date 
        specified in paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON FEASIBILITY OF CASE MANAGERS WITH RESPECT 
              TO OTHER MEDICARE SERVICES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct a study of the types of services consisting of post-acute 
hospital care furnished under the Medicare program under title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act to determine whether use of case managers and 
case management plans similar to home health case managers (as defined 
in section 1861(uu)(1)) and home health case management plans (as 
defined in section 1861(uu)(2)) is feasible and appropriate for each 
such type of service. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall also 
determine whether such case managers and case management plans may 
improve quality of care and patient outcomes under the medicare 
program, may result in cost savings to the program, and may reduce 
incidents of waste, fraud and abuse against the program.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the determinations made pursuant 
to the study conducted under subsection (a) and any recommendations for 
legislative and administrative action the Secretary deems appropriate.
[EX A]:
Medicare Home Health Case Manager Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with regard to home health services to:  (1) require a case management plan established by a home health case manager for beneficiaries requiring extended home health services; and (2) provide for coverage of and payment for home health case manager services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:  (1) establish a fee schedule for payment for home health case manager services; and (2) study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of case managers with respect to Medicare post-acute hospital care services.