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Question: SECTION 1. BAN ON DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE INFORMATION.

    Subsection (a) of section 5705 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part of any 
medical quality assurance record or document described in subsection 
(a)(1) may be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any 
judicial or administrative proceeding.
    ``(B) An individual who reviews or creates medical quality 
assurance records or documents for the Department or who participates 
in any proceeding that reviews or creates such records or documents may 
not be permitted or required to testify in any judicial or 
administrative proceeding with respect to such records or documents or 
with respect to any finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, or 
action taken by such person in connection with such records or 
documents except as provided in this section.''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Clarification of Coverage.--Subsection (b)(1) of section 5705 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``or 
document'' in the matter above subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``, document, or testimony''.
    (b) Disclosure for Professional Use.--Such subsection is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) In an administrative or judicial proceeding commenced 
        by a criminal or civil law enforcement agency or 
        instrumentality referred to in subparagraph (C), but only 
        concerning the subject of such proceeding.
            ``(F) To a governmental board or agency or to a 
        professional health care society or organization, if such 
        record or document is needed by the board, agency, society, or 
        organization to issue a professional license or credential to 
        or to monitor the compliance with professional standards of any 
        health care provider who is or was an employee of the 
        Department.
            ``(G) To a hospital, medical center, or other institution 
        that provides health care services, if such record or document 
        is needed by the institution to assess the professional 
        qualifications of any health care provider who is or was an 
        employee of the Department and who has applied for or been 
        granted authority or employment to provide health care services 
        in or on behalf of such institution.
            ``(H) To an administrative or judicial proceeding commenced 
        by a present or former Department health care provider 
        concerning the termination, suspension or limitation of the 
        clinical privileges of such health care provider, or concerning 
        any adverse action involving such health care provider, but 
        only to the extent that such records or documents relate to the 
        clinical conduct or performance of the individual who has 
        commenced the action.''.
    (c) Removal of Identities.--Subsection (b)(2) of such section is 
amended by striking out ``if disclosure'' and all that follows through 
``personal privacy'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraphs 
(1)(A) and (1)(B) of this subsection''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE.

    Paragraph (3) of section 5705(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) A person or entity having possession of, or access to, 
information, records, or documents, or testimony relating thereto, that 
is subject to the provisions of this section may not disclose such 
information, records, or documents, or any testimony relating thereto, 
in any manner or for any purpose except for a purpose as provided in 
this subsection. No person or entity to whom a record or document has 
been disclosed under this subsection shall make further disclosure of 
such record or document except for a purpose provided in this 
subsection.''.

SEC. 4. ACCESS TO RECORDS.

    Subsection (b) of section 5705 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) Medical quality assurance records and documents described in 
subsection (a) which are subject to section 552a of title 5 may not be 
disclosed in accordance with that section except to the extent that 
such disclosure is also authorized under this section.
    ``(8) Medical quality assurance records or documents described in 
subsection (a) which are also subject to section 552a of title 5--
            ``(A) shall not be subject to the access provisions of such 
        section 552a to the extent that such access would reveal the 
        identities of participants in the quality assurance process 
        which generated the records or documents; and
            ``(B) are not subject to the amendment provisions of such 
        section 552a.
    ``(9) Medical quality assurance records and documents described in 
subsection (a) may not be made available to any person under section 
552 of title 5.''.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Subsection (d)(2) of section 5705 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out ``specified in'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``accomplished in accordance with''.

Answer: Prohibits Department of Veterans Affairs medical quality assurance records from being subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding.  Prohibits an individual who participates in the production of such records from being required to testify at such a proceeding. 
Allows testimony concerning such records (currently, only the records or documents themselves) to be disclosed to Federal agencies for certain limited purposes (licensing, accreditation).  Specifies additional uses for which such information may be disclosed. 
Includes information and testimony related to such records within certain disclosure limitation provisions. 
Prohibits the disclosure of such records by the Department as public information to the extent that such disclosure would reveal the identities of the participants in the quality assurance process which generated the records or documents.


Question: SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS AND INCREASED VOLUME CAP WITH RESPECT TO 
              QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BONDS.

    (a) Use of Qualified Mortgage Bonds Proceeds for Subprime 
Refinancing Loans.--Section 143(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) Special rules for subprime refinancings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a residence which 
                was originally financed by the mortgagor through a 
                qualified subprime loan, this section shall be applied 
                with the following modifications:
                            ``(i) Subsection (i)(1) (relating to 
                        mortgages must be new mortgages) shall not 
                        apply.
                            ``(ii) Subsection (a)(2)(D)(i) shall be 
                        applied by substituting `12-month period' for 
                        `42-month period' each place it appears.
                            ``(iii) Subsection (d) (relating to 3-year 
                        requirement) shall not apply.
                            ``(iv) Subsection (e) (relating to purchase 
                        price requirement) shall be applied by using 
                        the market value of the residence at the time 
                        of refinancing in lieu of the acquisition cost.
                    ``(B) Qualified subprime loan.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified 
                        subprime loan' means an adjustable rate single-
                        family residential mortgage loan originated 
                        after December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 
                        2008, that the bond issuer determines has 
                        characteristics that suggest both a reasonably 
                        foreseeable risk of default and a reasonable 
                        potential to avoid default with the benefit of 
                        a lower cost refinancing.
                            ``(ii) Considerations.--In making the 
                        determination under clause (i), the bond issuer 
                        may consider the following characteristics:
                                    ``(I) Loan payments which are 
                                scheduled to increase by more than 10 
                                percent after December 31, 2007, and 
                                before January 1, 2011.
                                    ``(II) A loan-to-value ratio of 97 
                                percent or greater at the time of the 
                                original mortgage loan or at the time 
                                of the refinancing of such loan after 
                                adjustment for any decline in the fair 
                                market value of the residence.
                                    ``(III) A borrower whose 
                                creditworthiness is relatively low in 
                                comparison to a prime borrower, based 
                                on a lower credit score, such as a Fair 
                                Isaac Credit Organization credit score 
                                at the time of the original subprime 
                                loan of less than 660 and the absence 
                                of an increase in such score by more 
                                than 10 percent since the time of the 
                                original loan.
                                    ``(IV) Whether loan payments on the 
                                original mortgage loan generally have 
                                been made in a current, timely manner, 
                                subject only to isolated late payments.
                    ``(C) Termination.--This paragraph shall not apply 
                to any bonds issued after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Increased Volume Cap for Qualified Mortgage Bonds.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 146 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Increase and set aside for qualified mortgage bonds 
        for 2008.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State ceiling for calendar 
                year 2008 shall be increased by $15,000,000,000.
                    ``(B) Set aside.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less than an amount 
                        equal to each State's allocable share of the 
                        increase in the State ceiling under 
                        subparagraph (A) shall be allocated solely for 
                        the purpose of a qualified mortgage issue which 
                        meets the requirement clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Requirement.--A qualified mortgage 
                        issue meets the requirement of this clause if 
                        such issue meets the requirement of section 
                        143(a)(2)(D)(i) (determined by substituting 
                        `12-month period' for `42-month period' each 
                        place it appears).''.
            (2) Carryforward of unused limitations.--Subsection (f) of 
        section 146 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Special rules for increased volume cap under 
        subsection (d)(5).--No amount which is attributable to the 
        increase under subsection (d)(5) may be used--
                    ``(A) for a carryforward purpose other than issuing 
                qualified mortgage bonds, and
                    ``(B) to issue any bond after calendar year 
                2010.''.
    (c) Alternative Minimum Tax.--
            (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 57(a)(5)(C) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``shall 
        not include'' and all that follows and inserting ``shall not 
        include--
                                    ``(I) any qualified 501(c)(3) bond 
                                (as defined in section 145), or
                                    ``(II) any qualified mortgage bond 
                                (as defined in section 143(a)) or 
                                qualified veterans' mortgage bond (as 
                                defined in section 143(b)) issued after 
                                December 31, 2007, and before January 
                                1, 2011.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 
        57(a)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by striking ``qualified 501(c)(3) 
        bonds'' and inserting ``certain bonds''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after December 31, 2007.

Answer: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance certain residential subprime loans issued between 2002 and 2008; (2) increase in 2008 limitations on issuance amounts for qualified mortgage bonds; and (3) exempt tax-exempt interest on qualified mortgage or veterans' mortgage bonds issued before 2011 from the alternative minimum tax.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Governors Island Preservation Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) in August 1776, the fortifications at Governors Island, 
        New York, provided cover allowing George Washington's 
        Continental Army to escape a British onslaught during the 
        Battle of Long Island;
            (2) the State of New York, for nominal consideration, ceded 
        control of Governors Island to the Federal Government in 1800 
        to provide for the defense of the United States;
            (3) during the War of 1812, the combined firepower of 
        Castle Williams on Governors Island and the Southwest Battery 
        in Manhattan dissuaded the British from making a direct attack 
        on New York City, which was the largest city in and principal 
        seaport of the United States at the time;
            (4) in 1901, 4,700,000 cubic yards of fill from the 
        excavation of the Lexington Avenue Subway in Manhattan were 
        deposited to increase the area of Governors Island from 90 to 
        172 acres;
            (5) Governors Island played a significant role in the Civil 
        War, World War I, and World War II, and continued to serve the 
        United States Army through 1966;
            (6) in 1958, the United States District Court for the 
        Southern District of New York formally ratified the long 
        possession of Governors Island by the United States through a 
        condemnation proceeding that required ``just compensation'' of 
        $1;
            (7) in 1966, the Army relocated operations from Governors 
        Island, and the United States Coast Guard assumed control of 
        the Island, an action that established an integral component of 
        the Atlantic coast efforts of the Coast Guard for the following 
        30 years;
            (8) the Admiral's House on Governors Island hosted the 
        final summit meeting between President Ronald W. Reagan and 
        Soviet Premier Mikhail S. Gorbachev in December 1988, where the 
        leaders presented each other with the Articles of Ratification 
        for the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty;
            (9) the Coast Guard ceased operations at Governors Island 
        in 1997, leaving 225 buildings unoccupied, unused, and exposed 
        to the harsh elements of New York Harbor;
            (10) Castle Williams is named after Lieutenant Colonel 
        Jonathan Williams, who built the semi-circular ``cheesebox'' 
        fort and later served as the first superintendent of West Point 
        Military Academy;
            (11) the pentagonal Fort Jay, named after John Jay, is the 
        complement of Fort Wood on nearby Bedloe Island, which serves 
        as the base of the Statue of Liberty;
            (12) in Presidential Proclamation No. 7402 of January 19, 
        2001, former President Clinton established the Governors Island 
        National Monument, consisting of Castle Williams and Fort Jay, 
        as depicted on the map entitled ``Governors Island National 
        Monument'' attached to the proclamation;
            (13) more than 200 years of contributions to the history of 
        the United States could be lost if Governors Island were to 
        remain vacant or be sold to a private entity; and
            (14) the State of New York and the city of New York have 
        agreed to a conceptual plan to be administered by the Governors 
        Island Redevelopment Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire 
        State Development Corporation, that--
                    (A) offers what may be the only opportunity to 
                ensure--
                            (i) public access to Governors Island;
                            (ii) the preservation and protection of 
                        historic structures on Governors Island for 
                        future generations; and
                            (iii) the ability of local elected 
                        officials, local community boards, and 
                        community organizations to participate in the 
                        redevelopment of Governors Island; and
                    (B) provides the public with educational, 
                recreational, and cultural opportunities.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide for the protection of historic military 
        structures on Governors Island in New York Harbor;
            (2) to provide the general public with--
                    (A) access to Governors Island and the Governors 
                Island National Monument;
                    (B) access to open park space and recreational 
                resources;
                    (C) access to the majestic views of New York 
                Harbor; and
                    (D) opportunities that illustrate the significant 
                contributions of Governors Island to the history of the 
                United States;
            (3) to return to the people of the State of New York 
        property that the State of New York conveyed to the Federal 
        Government, for nominal consideration, to provide for the 
        defense of the United States; and
            (4) to ensure that the Secretary retains the rights 
        necessary to operate the Governors Island National Monument.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of New York.
            (3) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means Governors 
        Island Redevelopment Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire 
        State Development Corporation governed by a board to be 
        appointed by the State and the City (or any successor entity).
            (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan prepared under section 4(c).
            (5) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Governors 
        Island National Monument established by Presidential 
        Proclamation 7402 of January 19, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 7855).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 4. GOVERNORS ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction and Management.--
Notwithstanding section 9101 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public 
Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 670) or any other provision of law, not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall transfer to the Secretary, for no consideration, 
administrative jurisdiction over, and management of, the Monument.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Monument shall be administered by the 
        Secretary in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
                        a National Park Service, and for 
other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
                            (ii) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
                        for the preservation of historic American 
                        sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of 
                        national significance, and for other 
                        purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
                        461 et seq.).
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Corporation, may consult, and enter into cooperative 
        agreements, with interested entities and individuals to provide 
        for the preservation, development, interpretation, and use of 
        the Monument.
            (3) Interpretive services.--Subject to agreement of the 
        Corporation, the Secretary may provide interpretive services 
        and signage in the Governors Island National Historic Landmark 
        District.
    (c) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, in consultation with the Corporation and 
        other appropriate public and private entities, the Secretary 
        shall prepare a management plan for the Monument.
            (2) Applicable law.--The Secretary shall prepare the 
        management plan in accordance with--
                    (A) section 12(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
                improve the administration of the national park system 
                by the Secretary of the Interior, and to clarify the 
                authorities applicable to the system, and for other 
                purposes'', approved August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-
                7(b)); and
                    (B) other applicable law.
            (3) Submission.--On completion of the management plan, the 
        Secretary shall submit the management plan to--
                    (A) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate.
    (d) Reservations.--
            (1) Right of access.--As a condition of the conveyance 
        under section 5, the Administrator shall reserve the right of 
        access--
                    (A) for the Secretary to the Monument for the 
                preservation, maintenance, and public enjoyment of the 
                Monument; and
                    (B) for the Secretary of Transportation for the 
                operation and maintenance of aids to navigation located 
                on Governors Island.
            (2) Utilities.--The provision of and access to utilities to 
        the Monument shall be a condition of the conveyance under 
        section 5--
                    (A) in accordance with the public service law of 
                the State; and
                    (B) subject to an agreement between the Secretary 
                and the Corporation.
            (3) Maintenance facility.--As a condition of the conveyance 
        under section 5, the Administrator shall reserve for the 
        Secretary any buildings that the Secretary determines necessary 
        for the operation and maintenance of the Monument, subject to 
        an agreement between the Secretary and the Corporation.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out annual operation 
and maintenance of the Monument.

SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF GOVERNORS ISLAND.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding section 9101 of the 
        Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 670) 
        or any other provision of law, and except as provided in 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall convey to the 
        State of New York, for no consideration and for use consistent 
        with subsections (a)(14) and (b) of section 2, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to Governors 
        Island, to be administered by the Corporation.
            (2) Limitation.--The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall 
        be subject to the rights of the Secretary described in section 
        4.
            (3) Exclusion of monument.--The Monument shall not be 
        included in the conveyance under paragraph (1).
    (b) Use and Redevelopment of Governors Island.--On completion of 
the conveyance under subsection (a)(1), any use of the conveyed land 
shall be consistent with subsections (a)(14) and (b) of section 2 and 
in compliance with--
            (1) the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act 
        (Sections 0101 through 0117 of the Environmental Conservation 
        Law of New York); and
            (2) the document entitled ``Governors Island Preservation 
        and Design Manual''--
                    (A) developed by the Administrator in accordance 
                with--
                            (i) the National Historic Preservation Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); and
                            (ii) applicable State and local historic 
                        preservation law; and
                    (B) as approved by the Administrator, State, and 
                City.

Answer:
Governors Island Preservation Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) transfer the administration and management of Governors Island National Monument to the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) convey Governors Island (with the exclusion of the Monument) to New York State.Requires: (1) the Secretary to submit a management plan for the Monument within three years; and (2) the Administrator to reserve access to the Monument for the Secretary for preservation, maintenance, and public enjoyment of such Monument and for the Secretary of Transportation for the operation and maintenance of aids to navigation located on Governors Island.Requires any use of the conveyed land of Governors Island to be consistent with specified public access, preservation, and operational objectives and to be in compliance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and the Governors Island Preservation and Design Manual.