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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Compliance and 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER APPROACH 
              FRAMEWORK.

    (a) In General.--In the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
``Administrator''), in coordination with appropriate State, local, and 
regional authorities, shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Administrator shall work cooperatively with and facilitate the efforts 
of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to 
meet wastewater and stormwater obligations of the eligible 
municipalities under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) in a more cost-effective and flexible manner.
    (b) Framework.--The Administrator shall carry out the pilot program 
in a manner that is consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater 
and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the Environmental 
Protection Agency and dated May 2012.
    (c) Selection of Eligible Municipalities.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        States that have approved National Pollutant Discharge 
        Elimination System programs, shall select not less than 15 
        eligible municipalities to participate in the pilot program.
            (2) Eligible municipality.--An eligible municipality is a 
        county, city, town, township, or subdivision of a State or 
        local government that--
                    (A) qualifies as a National Pollutant Discharge 
                Elimination System permit holder or designee; or
                    (B) is a party to an administrative order, 
                administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent 
                decree to comply with the requirements of the Federal 
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
            (3) Selection factors.--
                    (A) In general.--In selecting the eligible 
                municipalities to participate in the pilot program, the 
                Administrator shall give priority to--
                            (i) eligible municipalities that are 
                        operating under an administrative order, 
                        administrative consent agreement, or judicial 
                        consent decree to comply with the requirements 
                        of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                            (ii) eligible municipalities that are 
                        affected by affordability constraints in 
                        planning and implementing control measures to 
                        address wet weather discharges from wastewater 
                        and stormwater facilities of the eligible 
                        municipalities; and
                            (iii) eligible municipalities with a 
                        history of knowledgeable, detailed, and 
                        comprehensive efforts to develop integrated and 
                        adaptive clean water management practices.
                    (B) Use of adaptive management approaches.--In 
                selecting eligible municipalities to participate in the 
                pilot program, the Administrator may give priority to 
                an eligible municipality that is seeking to develop and 
                implement an integrated plan that includes adaptive 
                approaches to account for changed or future uncertain 
                circumstances, including--
                            (i) the use of new innovative technical or 
                        institutional approaches; and
                            (ii) the ability to adapt the integrated 
                        plan in response to new regulatory requirements 
                        and reductions in financial capability.
    (d) Approval of Integrated Plans.--
            (1) In general.--In approving the integrated plan of an 
        eligible municipality under the pilot program established under 
        subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
                    (A) account for the financial capability of the 
                eligible municipality to adequately address the 
                requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) that apply to the eligible 
                municipality;
                    (B) prioritize the obligations of the eligible 
                municipality under the Federal Water Pollution Control 
                Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) according to the most 
                cost-effective and environmentally beneficial outcomes;
                    (C) account for the maintenance, operational, and 
                regulatory obligations of the eligible municipality; 
                and
                    (D) enable the eligible municipality to implement 
                innovative and flexible approaches to meet the 
                obligations of the eligible municipality under the 
                Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
                seq.).
            (2) Additional authorities.--In carrying out the pilot 
        program established under subsection (a), the Administrator 
        may, in full coordination and mutual agreement with an eligible 
        municipality selected to participate in the pilot program--
                    (A) extend the allowable national pollutant 
                discharge elimination system permit term under section 
                402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1342) to a maximum of 25 years, and make 
                corresponding changes to any associated implementation 
                schedule;
                    (B) modify the implementation terms of a consent 
                decree entered into by the eligible municipality with 
                the Administrator pursuant to that Act; and
                    (C) provide additional regulatory flexibility under 
                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
                et seq.) in approving and implementing an integrated 
                plan that includes adaptive approaches in order to 
                encourage the innovation integral to such approaches.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for 5 years, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
pilot program established under subsection (a), including a description 
of the specific outcomes expected to be achieved that will reduce the 
costs of complying with the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for--
            (1) eligible municipalities participating in the pilot 
        program; and
            (2) eligible municipalities that are similarly situated but 
        not participating in the pilot program.
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Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act  This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to facilitate the efforts of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) in a cost-effective and flexible manner and consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the EPA in May 2012. The pilot program must facilitate the efforts of at least 15 municipalities. A municipality is eligible to participate in the pilot program if it is: (1) a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holder or designee; or (2) a party to an administrative order, administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent decree to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The EPA must give priority to municipalities that: (1) are affected by affordability constraints in planning and implementing control measures addressing wet weather discharges from wastewater and stormwater facilities; and (2) have a history of knowledgeable, detailed, and comprehensive efforts to develop integrated and adaptive clean water management practices. The EPA may give priority to municipalities seeking to develop and implement an integrated plan that includes approaches that adapt to changed or future uncertain circumstances. With the mutual agreement of participating municipalities, the EPA may: (1) extend the allowable NPDES permit term by up to 25 years, (2) modify the implementation terms of a consent decree, and (3) provide additional regulatory flexibility in approving and implementing an integrated plan that includes adaptive approaches.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Spending Transparency Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGGREGATE DATA ON MEDICARE PROVIDERS OF 
              SERVICES AND SUPPLIERS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make aggregate 
information about providers of services and suppliers under the 
Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) publicly available and to provide a new level of 
transparency in such program.
    (b) Public Availability.--Section 1128J of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-7k) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Public Availability of Certain Medicare Data.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
        consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and 
        disclosure laws, including the regulations promulgated under 
        the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
        and section 552a of title 5, United States Code, make available 
        to the public on the Internet website of the Centers for 
        Medicare & Medicaid Services the following data with respect to 
        title XVIII:
                    ``(A) A complete list of the providers of services 
                and suppliers participating in the program under such 
                title, including the business address of such providers 
                of services and suppliers.
                    ``(B) Aggregate information about each such 
                provider of services and supplier, including--
                            ``(i) the total number of individuals 
                        furnished items or services by the provider of 
                        services or supplier for which payment was made 
                        under such title during the preceding year;
                            ``(ii) the number of unique patient 
                        encounters conducted by the provider of 
                        services or supplier for which payment was made 
                        under such title during the preceding year;
                            ``(iii) the average number of codes billed 
                        under such title by the provider of services of 
                        supplier per patient encounter during the 
                        preceding year;
                            ``(iv) the total amount paid to such 
                        provider of services or supplier under such 
                        title during the preceding year;
                            ``(v) the top 50 billing codes on claims 
                        paid under such title to the provider of 
                        services or supplier during the preceding year, 
                        as determined by volume, including a 
                        description of such codes;
                            ``(vi) the top 50 billing codes on such 
                        claims paid during such year, as determined by 
                        dollar amount, including a description of such 
                        codes; and
                            ``(vii) the top 50 diagnosis and procedure 
                        code pairs on such claims paid during such 
                        year, as determined by volume, including a 
                        description of such codes.
            ``(2) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of the Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011, 
        the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 
        subsection.''.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO MEDICARE CLAIMS AND PAYMENT DATA BY QUALIFIED 
              INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to allow qualified 
individuals and groups access to information on claims and payment data 
under the Medicare program for purposes of conducting health research 
and detecting fraud under such program.
    (b) Access to Medicare Claims and Payment Data by Qualified 
Individuals and Groups.--Section 1128J of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320a-7k), as amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Access to Medicare Claims and Payment Data by Qualified 
Individuals and Groups.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of conducting health 
        research and detecting fraud under title XVIII, and to the 
        extent consistent with applicable information, privacy, 
        security, and disclosure laws, including the regulations 
        promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and 
        Accountability Act of 1996 and section 552a of title 5, United 
        States Code, and subject to any information systems security 
        requirements under such laws or otherwise required by the 
        Secretary, a qualified individual or group shall have access to 
        claims and payment data of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services and its contractors related to title XVIII. 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such data shall 
        include the identity of individual providers of services and 
        suppliers under such title.
            ``(2) Definition of qualified individual or group.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term 
                `qualified individual or group' means an individual or 
                entity that the Secretary has determined, in accordance 
                with subparagraph (B), has relevant experience, 
                knowledge, and technical expertise in medicine, 
                statistics, health care billing, practice patterns, 
                health care fraud detection, and analysis to use data 
                provided to the individual or the entity under this 
                subsection in an appropriate, responsible, and ethical 
                manner and for the purposes described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish 
                procedures for determining, in a timely manner, whether 
                an individual or entity is a qualified individual or 
                group.
            ``(3) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
        for the storage and use of data provided to a qualified 
        individual or group under this subsection. Such procedures 
        shall ensure that, in the case where the qualified individual 
        or group publishes an analysis of such data (or any analysis 
        using such data), the qualified individual or group discloses 
        the following information (in a form and manner, and at a time, 
        specified by the Secretary):
                    ``(A) The name of the qualified individual or 
                group.
                    ``(B) The sources of any funding for the qualified 
                individual or group.
                    ``(C) Any employer or other relevant affiliations 
                of the qualified individual or group.
                    ``(D) The data analysis methods used by the 
                qualified individual or group in the analysis 
                involved.''.
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Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and disclosure laws, to make public on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the following data with respect to SSA title XVIII (Medicare): (1) a complete list of service providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare program, including their business addresses; and (2) certain aggregate information about each provider and supplier.

Entitles a qualified individual or group, for health research and fraud detection purposes, to access to Medicare claims and payment data of both HHS and its contractors. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the storage and use of data provided to such an individual or group.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Utility Holding Company Act 
of 1996''.

   TITLE I--REPEAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

    (a) The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 was intended to 
facilitate the work of State and Federal regulators by placing certain 
constraints on the activities of holding company systems. Developments 
since 1935, including changes in other regulation and in the industry 
itself, have called into question the continued relevance of the model 
of regulation established by the statute.
    (b) There is, however, a continuing need for limited Federal 
regulation in this area to ensure the rate protection of utility 
consumers. The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996 is intended 
to eliminate unnecessary regulation, yet still provide for consumer 
protection by providing for State commission access to books and 
records of all companies in a holding company system, and for Federal 
audit authority and oversight of affiliate transactions, to the extent 
that such activities affect rates, while, at the same time, affording 
companies the flexibility required to compete in today's energy 
markets.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935.

    The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, is 
hereby repealed, effective one year from the date of enactment of this 
Act.

 TITLE II--ENACTMENT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1996

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    Limited Federal regulation is necessary to supplement the work of 
State commissions for the continued rate protection of electric and gas 
utility consumers. This Act is intended to address these concerns by 
providing for Federal and State access to books and records of all 
companies in a holding company system and for federal oversight of 
affiliate transactions, to the extent that such activities affect 
rates.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) When used in this title:
            (1) ``Person'' means an individual or company.
            (2) ``Company'' means a corporation, joint stock company, 
        partnership, association, business trust, organized group of 
        persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver or 
        receivers, trustee or trustees of any of the foregoing.
            (3) ``Electric utility company'' means any company that 
        owns or operates facilities used for the generation, 
transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale.
            (4) ``Gas utility company'' means any company that owns or 
        operates facilities used for distribution at retail (other than 
        the distribution only in enclosed portable containers) of 
        natural or manufactured gas for heat, light or power.
            (5) ``Public utility company'' means an electric utility 
        company or gas utility company but does not mean a qualifying 
        facility as defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
        Act of 1992, or an exempt wholesale generator or a foreign 
        utility company defined by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
            (6) ``Holding company'' means (A) any company that directly 
        or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 10 
        percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a 
        public utility company or of a holding company of any public 
        utility company; and (B) any person, determined by the 
        Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, to 
        exercise directly or indirectly (either alone or pursuant to an 
arrangement or understanding with one or more persons) such a 
controlling influence over the management or policies of any public 
utility or holding company as to make it necessary or appropriate for 
the protection of consumers with respect to rates that such person be 
subject to the obligations, duties, and liabilities imposed in this 
title upon holding companies.
            (7) ``Subsidiary company'' of a holding company means (A) 
        any company 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting 
        securities of which are directly or indirectly owned, 
        controlled, or held with power to vote, by such holding 
        company; and (B) any person the management or policies of which 
        the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, 
        determines to be subject to a controlling influence, directly 
        or indirectly, by such holding company (either alone or 
        pursuant to an arrangement or understanding with one or more 
        other persons) so as to make it necessary for the protection of 
        consumers with respect to rates that such person be subject to 
        the obligations, duties, and liabilities imposed in this title 
        upon subsidiary companies of holding companies.
            (8) ``Holding company system'' means a holding company 
        together with its subsidiary companies.
            (9) ``Associate company'' of a company means any company in 
        the same holding company system with such company.
            (10) ``Affiliate'' of a company means any company 5 percent 
        or more of whose outstanding voting securities are owned, 
        controlled, or held with power to vote, directly or indirectly, 
        by such company.
            (11) ``Voting security'' means any security presently 
        entitling the owner or holder thereof to vote in the direction 
        or management of the affairs of a company.
            (12) ``Commission'' means the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission.
            (13) ``State Commission'' means any commission, board, 
        agency, or officer, by whatever name designated, of a State, 
        municipality, or other political subdivision of a State that 
        under the law of such State has jurisdiction to regulate public 
        utility companies.
    (b) No provision in this Act shall apply to, or be deemed to 
include: (1) the United States, (2) a State or any political 
subdivision of a State, (3) any foreign governmental authority not 
operating in the United States, (4) any agency, authority, or 
instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or (5) any officer, agent, or 
employee of any of the foregoing acting as such in the course of his 
official duty.

SEC. 203. EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any person 
previously exempted, by rule or order, from regulation under the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and such person shall continue to 
be exempted from the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the 
Commission may institute proceedings to terminate such exemption if the 
termination of such exemption would be necessary for regulating the 
rates of a public utility company and necessary for the protection of 
consumers.
    (b) The Commission, by rules and regulations, or by order upon 
application, may conditionally or unconditionally exempt any person or 
transaction, or any class or classes of persons or transactions, from 
any provision or provisions of this title or of any rule or regulation 
thereunder, if the Commission finds that regulation of such person or 
transaction is not relevant to the rates of a public utility company; 
in considering whether to grant such an exemption, the Commission shall 
consult with the affected State commissions.

SEC. 204. FEDERAL ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS.

    (a) Every holding company and subsidiary company thereof shall 
maintain, and make available to the Commission, such books, records, 
accounts, and other documents as the Commission deems relevant to costs 
incurred by a public utility company that is an associate company 
of such holding company and necessary or appropriate for the protection 
of consumers with respect to rates.
    (b) Every affiliate of a holding company or of any subsidiary 
company thereof shall maintain, and make available to the Commission, 
such books, records, accounts, and other documents with respect to any 
transaction with another affiliate, as the Commission deems relevant to 
costs incurred by a public utility company that is an associate company 
of such holding company and necessary or appropriate for the protection 
of consumers with respect to rates.
    (c) The Commission may examine the books and records of any company 
in a holding company system, or any affiliate thereof, as the 
Commission deems relevant to costs incurred by a public utility company 
within such holding company system and necessary or appropriate for the 
protection of consumers with respect to rates.
    (d) No member, officer, or employee of the Commission shall divulge 
any fact or information that may come to his knowledge during the 
course of examination of books, accounts, or other information as 
hereinbefore provided, except insofar as he may be directed by the 
Commission or by a court.

SEC. 205. STATE ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS.

    (a) Upon the written request of a State commission having 
jurisdiction to regulate a public utility company in a holding company 
system, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be necessary 
and appropriate to safeguard against unwarranted disclosure to the 
public of any trade secrets or sensitive commercial information, a 
holding company or its associate company or affiliate thereof, wherever 
located, shall produce for inspection such books and records as have 
been identified in reasonable detail in a proceeding before the State 
commission, are relevant to costs incurred by such public utility 
company and are necessary for the effective discharge of the State 
commission's responsibilities with respect to such proceeding.
    (b) Nothing in this section shall preempt applicable State law 
concerning the provision of records and other information, or in any 
way limit a State's rights to obtain books and records and other 
information under Federal law, contract, or otherwise.

SEC. 206. AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS.

    Nothing in this Act shall preclude the Commission or a State 
commission from exercising its jurisdiction under otherwise applicable 
law to determine whether a public utility company may recover in rates 
any costs of an activity performed by an associate company, or any 
costs of goods or services acquired by such public utility company from 
an associate company.

SEC. 207. EFFECT ON OTHER REGULATION.

    Nothing in this Act shall preclude a State commission from 
exercising its jurisdiction under otherwise applicable law to protect 
utility consumers.

SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT.

    The Commission shall have the same powers as set forth in Sections 
306 through 317 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825d-825p) to 
enforce the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 209. SAVINGS PROVISION.

    Nothing in this Act prohibits a person from engaging in activities 
in which it is legally engaged or authorized to engage on the effective 
date of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996, provided that 
it continues to comply with the terms of any authorization, whether by 
rule or by order.

SEC. 210. IMPLEMENTATION.

    The Commission shall promulgate regulations necessary or 
appropriate to implement this Act not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this title.

SEC. 211. RESOURCES.

    All books and records that relate primarily to the function hereby 
vested in the Commission shall be transferred from the Securities and 
Exchange Commission to the Commission. It is the sense of the Congress 
that, subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission all personnel of the Office of Public Utility Regulation of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of enactment of 
this title should be transferred to the Commission.

SEC. 212. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect one year after the date of enactment.

SEC. 213. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision 
to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of 
the Act, and the application of such provision to persons or 
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall 
not be affected thereby.

            TITLE III--CONFORMING CHANGES TO OTHER STATUTES

SEC. 301. FEDERAL POWER ACT.

    Section 318 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 285g) if hereby 
repealed.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
     Title I:  Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 
          1935 
     Title II:  Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company 
          Act of 1996 
     Title III:  Conforming Changes to Other Statutes 
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996 - 
Title I:  Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Act of 1935
 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA). 
Title II:  Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996
 - Declares that this Act does not apply to persons previously exempted from regulations under the PUHCA.  Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to institute proceedings to terminate any such exemption if termination would be necessary for regulating the rates of a public utility company and for protecting consumers. 
Empowers FERC to exempt any person or transaction from this title if it finds that regulation of such person or transaction is irrelevant to the rates of a public utility company. 
Prescribes procedural guidelines for both FERC and State access to holding company records (including subsidiaries and affiliates). 
Retains the jurisdiction of FERC and State commissions to determine whether a public utility company may recover in rates any costs of affiliate transactions.  Grants FERC certain Federal Power Act enforcement powers. 
Transfers from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to FERC all resources that relate primarily to the functions vested in FERC by this Act. 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that all personnel of the Office of Public Utility Regulation of the SEC should be transferred to FERC. 
Title III:  Conforming Changes to Other Statutes
 - Amends the Federal Power Act to repeal its conflict of jurisdiction guidelines.