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Example Input: 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.
Example Output: 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.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Crime Enforcement and Second 
Amendment Restoration Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

        The Congress finds the following:
            (1) One of the primary duties of government is to protect 
        its citizens from armed violent criminals. America's cherished 
        liberty and the social and economic prosperity of its 
        communities are dependent upon government's ability to maintain 
        public safety.
            (2) Criminals, by definition, operate outside the law and 
        routinely acquire firearms when they so desire. Banning 
        specific types of firearms has no effect on the moral behavior 
        of those who choose to inflict harm on innocent citizens.
            (3) The most effective way to protect the public from gun-
        wielding violent criminals is to arrest, convict, and 
        incarcerate such predators, and to ensure that they serve 
        sentences of sufficient length to prevent them from returning 
        quickly to the streets.

SEC. 3. ARMED VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION DIRECTIVE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall 
establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program consistent 
with the following requirements:
            (1) Each United States attorney shall designate at least 1 
        assistant United States attorney to prosecute armed violent 
        criminals.
            (2) Each United States attorney shall establish an armed 
        violent criminal apprehension task force comprised of 
        appropriate law enforcement representatives. The task force 
        shall develop strategies for removing armed violent criminals 
        from the streets, taking into consideration--
                    (A) the importance of severe punishment in 
                deterring armed violent crime;
                    (B) the effectiveness of Federal and State laws 
                pertaining to apprehension and prosecution of armed 
                violent criminals;
                    (C) the resources available to each law enforcement 
                agency participating in the task force;
                    (D) the nature and extent of the violent crime 
                occurring in the district for which the United States 
                attorney is appointed; and
                    (E) the principle of limited Federal involvement in 
                the prosecution of crimes traditionally prosecuted in 
                State and local jurisdictions.
            (3) Not less frequently than monthly, the Attorney General 
        shall require each United States attorney to report to the 
        Department of Justice the number of defendants charged with, or 
        convicted of, violating section 922(g) or 924 of title 18, 
        United States Code, in the district for which the United States 
        attorney is appointed.
            (4) Not less frequently than twice annually, the Attorney 
        General shall submit to the Congress a compilation of the 
        information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to 
        paragraph (3) and a report on all waivers granted under 
        subsection (b).
        (b) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) Request for waiver.--A United States attorney may 
        request the Attorney General to waive the requirements of 
        subsection (a) with respect to the United States attorney.
            (2) Provision of waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 
        the requirements of subsection (a) pursuant to a request made 
        under paragraph (1), in accordance with guidelines which shall 
        be established by the Attorney General. In establishing the 
        guidelines, the Attorney General shall take into consideration 
        the number of assistant United States attorneys in the office 
        of the United States attorney making the request and the level 
        of violent crime committed in the district for which the United 
        States attorney is appointed.
        (c) Armed Violent Criminal Defined.--As used in this section, 
the term ``armed violent criminal'' means a person who is accused of 
violating section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, having 
been previously convicted of a violent crime, or who is accused of 
violating section 924 of such title.
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect after 
the 5-year period that begins 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF THE PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT 
              WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

    (a) Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsections (v) and (w) and by striking the appendix.
    (b) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraph 
(30).
    (c) Section 921(a)(31)(A) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``manufactured after the date of enactment 
        of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``, or that can be readily restored or 
        converted to accept,''.
    (d) Section 923(i) of such title is amended by striking the last 2 
sentences.
    (e) Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
``(r), (v), or (w)'' and inserting ``or (r)''.
    (f) Section 110104 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. 921 note) is repealed.

SEC. 5. MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR POSSESSING, BRANDISHING, OR 
              DISCHARGING A FIREARM OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE DURING A 
              FEDERAL CRIME THAT IS A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR A DRUG 
              TRAFFICKING CRIME.

    Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(1) A person who, during and in relation to any crime of violence 
or drug trafficking crime (including a crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime which provides for an enhanced punishment if 
committed by the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon or device) for 
which the person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States--
            ``(A) possesses a firearm, shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking 
        crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years;
            ``(B) brandishes a firearm, shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking 
        crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years; or
            ``(C) discharges a firearm with the intent to injure 
        another person, shall, in addition to the sentence imposed for 
        the crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, be sentenced 
        to imprisonment for 20 years;
except that if the firearm is a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled 
shotgun, or is equipped with a large capacity ammunition feeding 
device, such additional sentence shall be imprisonment for 10 years 
more than the term of imprisonment that would otherwise be imposed 
under this paragraph, and if the firearm is a machinegun or destructive 
device or is equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, such 
additional sentence shall be imprisonment for 30 years.
    ``(2) In the case of the second or subsequent conviction of a 
person under this subsection--
            ``(A) if the person possessed a firearm during and in 
        relation to such second or subsequent crime of violence or drug 
        trafficking crime, the person shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for such second or subsequent offense, be 
        sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 20 years;
            ``(B) if the person brandished a firearm during and in 
        relation to such second or subsequent crime of violence or drug 
        trafficking crime, the person shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for such second or subsequent offense, be 
        sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 25 years; or
            ``(C) if the person discharged a firearm with the intent to 
        injure another person during and in relation to such second or 
        subsequent crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, the 
        person shall, in addition to the sentence imposed for such 
        second or subsequent offense, be sentenced to imprisonment for 
        not less than 30 years;
except that if the firearm is a machinegun or destructive device or is 
equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, the person shall, 
in addition to the sentence imposed for such second or subsequent 
offense, be sentenced to life imprisonment.
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court 
shall not impose a probationary sentence on any person convicted of a 
violation of this subsection, nor shall a term of imprisonment imposed 
under this subsection run concurrently with any other term of 
imprisonment including that imposed for the crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime in which the firearm was used.
    ``(B) No person sentenced under this subsection shall be released 
for any reason whatsoever during a term of imprisonment imposed under 
this subsection.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
Example Output: Gun Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1996 - Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program under which each U.S. attorney shall designate at least one assistant U.S. attorney to prosecute armed violent criminals and shall establish an armed violent criminal apprehension task force to develop strategies for removing armed violent criminals from the streets; (2) require each U.S. attorney to report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) monthly on the number of defendants charged with, or convicted of, violating specified offenses (such as possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime) ; and (3) submit to the Congress at least twice annually a compilation of the information received by DOJ and a report on all waivers granted under this Act. Authorizes a U.S. attorney to request, and the Attorney General to grant, a waiver of such requirements with respect to the U.S.  attorney.  Directs the Attorney General, in establishing guidelines for such a waiver, to consider the number of assistant U.S. attorneys in the requesting office and the level of violent crime committed in the district. Terminates such program after five years. (Sec. 4) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to repeal:  (1) the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and (2) a provision of such Act directing the Attorney General to study the effect of provisions related to the ban, to determine their impact on violent and drug trafficking crime, and to report to the Congress. (Sec. 5) Provides mandatory additional prison terms of:  (1) five, ten, or 20 years, respectively, for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (2) 20, 25, or 30 years, respectively, for second or subsequent convictions or life imprisonment for a second or subsequent offense involving a machine gun or destructive device or a firearm equipped with a silencer or muffler.  Prohibits any person who receives such an mandatory additional sentence from being released for any reason during the imposed term of imprisonment.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Medicaid Provides 
Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act'' or the 
``EMPOWER Care Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION.

    (a) Funding.--Section 6071(h) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
                through 2022.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2016'' and inserting 
        ``2022''.
    (b) Research and Evaluation.--Section 6071(g) of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2016'' and inserting 
        ``2022''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and for each of fiscal 
        years 2018 through 2022,'' after ``2016,''.

SEC. 3. CHANGES TO INSTITUTIONAL RESIDENCY PERIOD REQUIREMENT.

    Section 6071(b)(2) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``90'' and 
        inserting ``60''; and
            (2) by striking the flush sentence after subparagraph (B).

SEC. 4. UPDATES TO STATE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 6071(c) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, which shall include'' 
        and all that follows through ``2007'';
            (2) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                ``Rebalancing'' and inserting ``Expenditures''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iii) include a work plan that describes for each 
                Federal fiscal year that occurs during the proposed MFP 
                demonstration project--
                            ``(I) the use of grant funds for each 
                        proposed initiative that is designed to 
                        accomplish the objective described in 
                        subsection (a)(1), including a funding source 
                        for each activity that is part of each such 
                        proposed initiative;
                            ``(II) an evaluation plan that identifies 
                        expected results for each such proposed 
                        initiative; and
                            ``(III) a sustainability plan for 
                        components of such proposed initiatives that 
                        are intended to improve transitions, which 
                        shall be updated with actual expenditure 
                        information for each Federal fiscal year that 
                        occurs during the MFP demonstration project; 
                        and
                    ``(iv) contain assurances that grant funds used to 
                accomplish the objective described in subsection (a)(1) 
                shall be obligated not later than 24 months after the 
                date on which the funds are awarded and shall be 
                expended not later than 60 months after the date on 
                which the funds are awarded (unless the Secretary 
                approves a waiver of either such requirement).''; and
            (3) in paragraph (13)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting ``, and in such manner as will meet the 
                reporting requirements set forth for the Transformed 
                Medicaid Statistical Management Information System (T-
                MSIS);'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) the State shall report on a quarterly basis 
                on the use of grant funds by distinct activity, as 
                described in the approved work plan, and by specific 
                population as targeted by the State;
                    ``(C) if the State fails to report the information 
                required under subparagraph (B), fails to report such 
                information on a quarterly basis, or fails to make 
                progress under the approved work plan, the State shall 
                implement a corrective action plan and any lack of 
                progress under the approved work plan may result in 
                withholding of grant funds made available to the State; 
                and''.

SEC. 5. FUNDING FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPROVEMENT; TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE; OVERSIGHT.

    Section 6071(f) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
1396a note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(2) Funding.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        subsection (h)(1)(F) for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
        2022, $1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for each 
        such fiscal year to carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 6. BEST PRACTICES EVALUATION.

    Section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Best Practices.--
            ``(1) Report.--The Secretary, directly or through grant or 
        contract, shall submit a report to the President and Congress 
        not later than September 30, 2020, that contains findings and 
        conclusions on best practices from the State MFP demonstration 
        projects carried out with grants made under this section. The 
        report shall include information and analyses with respect to 
        the following:
                    ``(A) The most effective State strategies for 
                transitioning beneficiaries from institutional to 
                qualified community settings carried out under the 
                State MFP demonstration projects and how such 
                strategies may vary for different types of 
                beneficiaries, such as beneficiaries who are aged, 
                physically disabled, intellectually or developmentally 
                disabled, or individuals with serious mental illnesses, 
                and other targeted waiver beneficiary populations.
                    ``(B) The most common and the most effective State 
                uses of grant funds carried out under the State MFP 
                demonstration projects for transitioning beneficiaries 
                from institutional to qualified community settings and 
                improving health outcomes, including differentiating 
                funding for current initiatives that are designed for 
                such purpose and funding for proposed initiatives that 
                are designed for such purpose.
                    ``(C) The most effective State approaches carried 
                out under State MFP demonstration projects for 
                improving person-centered care and planning.
                    ``(D) Identification of program, financing, and 
                other flexibilities available under the State MFP 
                demonstration projects, that are not available under 
                the traditional Medicaid program, and which directly 
                contributed to successful transitions and improved 
                health outcomes under the State MFP demonstration 
                projects.
                    ``(E) State strategies and financing mechanisms for 
                effective coordination of housing financed or supported 
                under State MFP demonstration projects with local 
                housing authorities and other resources.
                    ``(F) Effective State approaches for delivering 
                Money Follows the Person transition services through 
                managed care entities.
                    ``(G) Other best practices and effective transition 
                strategies demonstrated by States with approved MFP 
                demonstration projects, as determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(H) Identification and analyses of opportunities 
                and challenges to integrating effective Money Follows 
                the Person practices and State strategies into the 
                traditional Medicaid program.
            ``(2) Collaboration.--In preparing the report required 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall collect and 
        incorporate information from States with approved MFP 
        demonstration projects and beneficiaries participating in such 
        projects, and providers participating in such projects.
            ``(3) Funding.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        subsection (h)(1) for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019, 
        not more than $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary for 
        each such fiscal year to carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 7. MACPAC REPORT ON QUALIFIED SETTINGS CRITERIA.

    Section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a 
note), as amended by section 6, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(j) MACPAC Report.--Prior to the final implementation date 
established by the Secretary for the criteria established for home and 
community-based settings in section 441.301(c)(4) of title 42, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as part of final implementation of the Home and 
Community Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule published on January 16, 
2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 2947)) (referred to in this subsection as the `HCBS 
final rule'), the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission 
(MACPAC) shall submit to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) identifies the types of home and community-based 
        settings and associated services that are available to eligible 
        individuals in both the MFP demonstration program and sites in 
        compliance with the HCBS final rule, including regional 
        variation in the type and accessibility of such settings; and
            ``(2) recommends policies to align the criteria for a 
        qualified residence under subsection (b)(6) (as in effect on 
        October 1, 2017) with the criteria in the HCBS final rule.''.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

    Section 6071(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
1396a note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.''.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION TO CURRENT PROJECTS.

    (a) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on 
        October 1, 2017.
            (2) Changes to institutional residency period 
        requirement.--The amendments made by section 3 shall take 
        effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (b) Application to Current Projects.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, any State with an approved MFP 
demonstration project under section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) on the date of enactment of this Act 
shall submit a revised application to the Secretary that contains the 
same information and assurances as are required for any new State 
applicant under the amendments made by this Act.
Example Output:
Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend&nbsp;funding&nbsp;through&nbsp;FY2022 for&nbsp;the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist in rebalancing states' long-term care systems.)