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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast 
Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female students, 
        most of them between 15 and 18 years old, were abducted by Boko 
        Haram from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School, a 
        boarding school located in Borno state in the Federal Republic 
        of Nigeria.
            (2) All public secondary schools in Borno state were closed 
        in March 2014 because of increasing attacks by Boko Haram that 
        killed hundreds of students, but the schoolgirls returned to 
        school, despite the potential dangers, determined to pursue 
        their education.
            (3) Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for subsequent 
        kidnappings in the region.
            (4) Boko Haram leaders have threatened to sell the 
        kidnapped schoolgirls into slavery and according to reports, 
        has previously kept female hostages as slaves and committed 
        sexual violence against them.
            (5) Boko Haram seems determined to carry out sophisticated 
        and deadly attacks and to expand its area of operation.
            (6) Boko Haram has targeted schools, mosques, churches, 
        villages, and agricultural centers, as well as government 
        facilities, in hopes of creating an Islamic state in northern 
        Nigeria.
            (7) There are estimates that Boko Haram has killed more 
        than 4,000 people since 2011, and more than 2,000 people this 
        year alone.
            (8) There is a possibility that many of the girls may have 
        been taken into neighboring countries.
            (9) Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations pose a 
        growing threat to United States interests in the region, as 
        well as to broader regional peace and security.
            (10) In an effort to locate the kidnapped schoolgirls, the 
        United States authorized the deployment of up to 80 military 
        personnel to Chad in order to help with intelligence and 
        surveillance.
            (11) The United States military have provided training, 
        equipment, and other support for counter-terrorism units in the 
        Sahel region to combat Al Qaeda affiliates and related groups 
        in Africa.
            (12) Cameroon, Niger, and Chad have deployed troops in an 
        effort to secure their borders against Boko Haram.
            (13) The United States named several individuals linked to 
        Boko Haram as Specially Designated Global Terrorists in 2012 
        and designated Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization 
        in November 2013.
            (14) On May 22, 2014, the United Nations Security Council 
        added Boko Haram to the 1267 sanctions list, a list of Al 
        Qaeda-linked terrorist organizations subject to weapons 
        embargoes, travel bans, and asset freezes.
            (15) The Senate and House have both passed resolutions 
        condemning Boko Haram and the abduction of female students by 
        the group from schools in the northeastern province of Borno in 
        the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to work vigorously for a 
lasting resolution to the conflict in northeast Nigeria and other Boko 
Haram-affected areas by--
            (1) eliminating the threat posed by Boko Haram to civilians 
        and regional stability through political, economic, 
        humanitarian, law enforcement, military, and intelligence 
        support for a comprehensive multilateral effort to protect 
        civilians in affected areas and to defeat and demobilize Boko 
        Haram fighters;
            (2) supporting efforts to rescue those individuals who have 
        been abducted by Boko Haram; and
            (3) further supporting comprehensive reconstruction, 
        transitional justice, development and humanitarian programs, 
        and reconciliation efforts.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DEFEATING BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a regional strategy to 
guide United States support for multilateral efforts to protect 
civilians from attacks by Boko Haram, to eliminate the threat to 
civilians and regional stability posed by Boko Haram, and to enforce 
the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in areas affected 
by Boko Haram.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy should include the 
following:
            (1) A plan to work with Nigeria and other international 
        partners to find Boko Haram's kidnapping victims and liberate 
        them and a viable plan to protect civilians and eliminate the 
        threat posed by Boko Haram.
            (2) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and 
        execute all diplomatic, economic, intelligence, development, 
        humanitarian, law enforcement, and military elements of United 
        States policy across the region regarding Boko Haram.
            (3) A framework to evaluate the progress and effectiveness 
        of the United States strategy toward eliminating the threat 
        posed by Boko Haram.
    (c) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS AFFECTED BY BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Authority.--In accordance with section 491 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of the Migration 
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is 
authorized to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the 
populations in areas affected by Boko Haram.
    (b) Availability of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts equivalent to the funds received 
        by the United States Government pursuant to the final judgment 
        in the case specified in paragraph (2) shall, notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, be made available to carry out this 
        section.
            (2) Case.--The case referred to in paragraph (1) is United 
        States of America v. All Assets Held in Account Number 
        80020796, in name of Doraville Properties Corporation, at 
        Deutsche Bank International, Limited in Jersey, Channel 
        Islands, and All Interest, Benefits, or Assets Traceable 
        Thereto, et al., Case No. 1:13-cv-01832-JDB (D.D.C.).

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AREAS AFFECTED BY 
              BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Authority.--It is the sense of Congress that the President 
should support efforts by the people of Boko Haram-affected areas and 
the Governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, as security 
conditions permit--
            (1) to assist internally displaced people and returnees in 
        securing durable solutions by spurring economic growth, 
        supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate poverty, and 
        promoting access to basic services in northeast Nigeria, 
        including education and employment opportunities;
            (2) to enhance the accountability and administrative 
        competency of state and local governance institutions and 
        public agencies in northeast Nigeria with regard to budget 
        management, provision of public goods and services, and related 
        oversight functions;
            (3) to provide all children with a quality basic education 
        while ensuring the safety of students and school faculty;
            (4) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian 
        police in Nigeria to enhance public safety, prevent crime and 
        communal and sectarian violence, and deal sensitively with 
        gender-based violence, while strengthening accountability 
        measures to prevent corruption and abuses; and
            (5) to promote programs to address physical harm and 
        psychosocial trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (b) Future Year Funding.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development should work with the appropriate committees 
of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support 
activities described in this section if the Government of Nigeria 
demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction 
in Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria, specifically by--
            (1) increasing oversight activities and reporting to ensure 
        funds used to combat Boko Haram are used efficiently and with 
        minimal waste; and
            (2) committing substantial funds of its own, above and 
        beyond standard budget allocations to state and local 
        governments, for the task of combating Boko Haram and 
        rebuilding those regions affected by Boko Haram attacks.
    (c) Coordination With Other Donor Nations.--The United States 
should work with other donor nations, on a bilateral and multilateral 
basis, to increase contributions for recovery efforts in northeast 
Nigeria and other areas affected by Boko Haram, and strengthen 
accountability mechanisms to ensure the transparent and timely use of 
those funds.
    (d) Termination of Assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should withhold bilateral assistance to Nigeria 
for the purposes described under this section if the Secretary 
determines that the Government of Nigeria is not committed to 
transparent and accountable reconstruction and reconciliation in the 
Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of 
the strategy required under section 4, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required 
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the assistance 
provided under this Act toward the policy objectives described in 
section 3.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a description and evaluation of actions taken toward 
        the implementation of the strategy required under section 4;
            (2) a description of assistance provided under section 5 
        and section 6;
            (3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance provided to 
        Nigeria and associated programs in light of stated policy 
        objectives; and
            (4) a description of amounts of assistance committed, and 
        amounts provided, to Nigeria during the reporting period by the 
        Government of Nigeria, each donor country, and all relevant 
        organizations.

SEC. 8. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate.
[EX A]: Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014 - Directs the President to develop and submit to Congress a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to: (1) eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability from Boko Haram, and (2) enforce the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in Boko Haram-affected areas. States that such strategy should include a plan to work with Nigeria and other international partners to liberate Boko Haram's kidnapping victims.  Authorizes the President to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the populations in Boko Haram-affected areas. Makes funds available for such assistance pursuant to final judgment of a specified legal case. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of Boko Haram-affected areas and the governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger to:   assist internally displaced people and returnees;  enhance the administrative competency of state and local governance institutions and public agencies in northeast Nigeria;  provide all children with a quality basic education while ensuring student and faculty safety;  strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian police in Nigeria, and strengthen measures to prevent corruption; and  promote programs to address physical harm and psychosocial trauma.   Expresses the sense of Congress that:   the Secretary of State and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should work with Congress to increase future assistance to support reconstruction activities if Nigeria demonstrates a commitment to transparent reconstruction in Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria, and  the Secretary should withhold assistance if Nigeria is not committed to transparent reconstruction and reconciliation in the Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief 
and Reassessment Act''.

SEC. 2. RELIEF AND REASSESSMENT OF THE REBASING OF MEDICARE HOME HEALTH 
              PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT AMOUNTS.

    (a) Suspension of Rebasing.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``subclause (II)'' and inserting ``subclauses (II) and (III)'';
            (2) in subclause (II), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to subclause (III), 
        the Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) Special rule.--Subclauses 
                                (I) and (II) shall not apply for the 
                                12-month period beginning on the date 
                                of the enactment of this subclause. For 
                                periods beginning after the period 
                                described in the previous sentence, the 
                                Secretary shall apply such subclauses 
                                as if the previous sentence had not 
                                been enacted.''.
    (b) Revision of Home Health Outlier Adjustment.--Section 
1895(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(5)(A)) 
is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting ``(or, in the case of 
each of the years 2015 through 2023, 2.25 percent)'' after ``2.5 
percent''.
    (c) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services, in consultation with representatives of 
                Medicare home health agencies and beneficiaries, shall 
                conduct a study on alternative methods for determining 
                the appropriate adjustment under section 
                1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1395(b)(3)(A)(iii)), including methods offered 
                by stakeholders. Such study shall include an analysis 
                of each of the following:
                            (i) The projected impact on Medicare 
                        beneficiary access to care during each of 2014 
                        through 2017 of applying section 1895(b)(3) 
                        during each of such years without application 
                        of subparagraph (A)(iii) of such section, 
                        compared to the projected impact on such access 
                        during each of such years of applying such 
                        section during each of such years with 
                        application of such subparagraph.
                            (ii) The number and share of home health 
                        agencies that are projected to experience 
                        negative Medicare margins by 2017, including 
                        the location, size, and type of such agencies.
                            (iii) With respect to home health agencies 
                        described in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) the total number, average age, 
                                average income, and average number of 
                                activities of daily living of the 
                                Medicare beneficiaries such agencies 
                                serve;
                                    (II) the number of staff such 
                                agencies employ;
                                    (III) the number and location of 
                                counties in which such agencies serve 
                                as the sole provider of Medicare home 
                                health services; and
                                    (IV) to the extent practicable, the 
                                payer mix of such agencies.
                            (iv) The impact of the adjustment on small 
                        home health agencies, as defined by the United 
                        States Small Business Administration small 
                        business size standards, consistent with the 
                        principles of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
                        which requires Federal agencies, including the 
                        Department of Health and Human Services, to 
                        fully consider during the rulemaking process 
                        the economic impact of regulatory provisions, 
                        as well as less burdensome regulatory 
                        alternatives, to small entities.
                            (v) Any other areas determined appropriate 
                        by the Secretary.
                    (B) Requirement for alternative methods and other 
                considerations.--For purposes of the analysis under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) the alternative methods described in 
                        such subparagraph shall cover each of the years 
                        in which the rebasing adjustment under such 
                        section 1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) is to be applied; 
                        and
                            (ii) the Secretary shall include a 
                        cumulative analysis of other Medicare home 
                        health reimbursement reductions established by 
                        statute or regulation, consistent with the 
                        requirements of Executive Order 13563.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
        conducted under paragraph (1), together with such 
        recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate based 
        on the findings of such study. Such report shall include--
                    (A) a determination by the Secretary as to whether, 
                as a result of the findings of such study, the 
                Secretary intends to use the authority under section 
                1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395hh) to 
                modify the adjustment described in paragraph (1)(A) and 
                the extent of any such modification; and
                    (B) in the case the Secretary determines not to use 
                such authority, the rationale for such determination.
[EX A]: Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the system for prospective payments for home health services, to suspend for a 12-month period a specified adjustment to (rebasing of) Medicare home health prospective payment amounts. Revises the home health outlier adjustment to equal not to exceed 2.25% (currently, 2.5%) for 2015 through 2023. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study alternative methods for determining the appropriate adjustment for 2014 and subsequent years to the prospective payment for home health services, including methods offered by stakeholders.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH 
              SERVICE AND NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
              ADMINISTRATION CORPS TO TRANSFER UNUSED BENEFITS UNDER 
              POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO FAMILY 
              MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
        new subsection (a):
    ``(a) Authority To Transfer.--
            ``(1) Members of the armed forces.--Subject to the 
        provisions of this section, the Secretary of Defense, in order 
        to promote the recruitment and retention of members of the 
        Armed Forces, may authorize the Secretary concerned to permit 
        an individual described in subsection (b)(1) who is entitled to 
        educational assistance under this chapter to elect to transfer 
        to one or more of the dependents specified in subsection (c) a 
        portion of such individual's entitlement to such assistance, 
        subject to the limitation under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Members of the united states public health service.--
        Subject to the provisions of this section, in order to promote 
        the recruitment and retention of members of the United States 
        Public Health Service, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services may permit an individual described in subsection 
        (b)(2) who is entitled to educational assistance under this 
        chapter to elect to transfer to one or more of the dependents 
        specified in subsection (c) a portion of such individual's 
        entitlement to such assistance, subject to the limitation under 
        subsection (d).
            ``(3) Members of the national oceanographic and atmospheric 
        administration corps.--Subject to the provisions of this 
        section, in order to promote the recruitment and retention of 
        members of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 
        Administration Corps, the Secretary of Commerce may permit an 
        individual described in subsection (b)(3) who is entitled to 
        educational assistance under this chapter to elect to transfer 
        to one or more of the dependents specified in subsection (c) a 
        portion of such individual's entitlement to such assistance, 
        subject to the limitation under subsection (d).'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
        new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an 
eligible individual is any of the following:
            ``(1) A member of the Armed Forces who, at the time of the 
        approval of the individual's request to transfer entitlement to 
        educational assistance under this section, has completed at 
        least--
                    ``(A) six years of service in the Armed Forces and 
                enters into an agreement to serve at least four more 
                years as a member of the Armed Forces; or
                    ``(B) the years of service as determined in 
                regulations pursuant to section (k).
            ``(2) A member of the United States Public Health Service 
        who, at the time of the approval of the individual's request to 
        transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this 
        section, has completed at least--
                    ``(A) six years of service in the United States 
                Public Health Service and enters into an agreement to 
                serve at least four more years as a member of the 
                United States Public Health Service; or
                    ``(B) the years of service as determined in 
                regulations pursuant to section (k).
            ``(3) A member of the National Oceanographic and 
        Atmospheric Administration Corps who, at the time of the 
        approval of the individual's request to transfer entitlement to 
        educational assistance under this section, has completed at 
        least--
                    ``(A) six years of service in the National 
                Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps and 
                enters into an agreement to serve at least four more 
                years as a member of the National Oceanographic and 
                Atmospheric Administration Corps; or
                    ``(B) the years of service as determined in 
                regulations pursuant to section (k).'';
            (3) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by striking 
        ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting ``, the appropriate 
        Secretary'';
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``armed forces'' 
                and inserting ``Armed Forces, member of the United 
                States Public Health Service, or member of the National 
                Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps, as 
                the case may be,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Secretary 
                concerned'' and inserting ``appropriate Secretary'';
            (5) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``in the armed 
                forces'' and inserting ``in the Armed Forces, United 
                States Public Health Service, or National Oceanographic 
                and Atmospheric Administration Corps, as the case may 
                be,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``in the 
                armed forces'' and inserting ``in the Armed Forces, 
                United States Public Health Service, or National 
                Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps, as 
                the case may be,'';
            (6) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting before ``as 
                if the individual were not on active duty'' the 
                following: ``, and in the case of a member of the Armed 
                Forces,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting before ``as 
                if the individual were not on active duty'' the 
                following: ``, and in the case of a member of the Armed 
                Forces,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``in the 
                armed forces'' and inserting ``in the Armed Forces, 
                United States Public Health Service, or National 
                Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps, as 
                the case may be,'';
            (7) in subsection (i)(2)(A), by striking ``subsection 
        (b)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A), (2)(A), or (3)(A) of 
        subsection (b)'';
            (8) in subsection (j), by striking ``Secretary of Defense'' 
        the following: ``appropriate Secretary''; and
            (9) by inserting after subsection (k) and inserting the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(l) Appropriate Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term 
`appropriate Secretary' means--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters 
        concerning members of the Armed Forces;
            ``(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
        respect to matters concerning the United States Public Health 
        Service; and
            ``(3) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to matters 
        concerning the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 
        Administration Corps.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 110-252).
[EX A]:
Grants to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Commerce similar authority to allow members of the Public Health Service and of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps, respectively, to transfer unused benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members. (Currently, this benefits transfer option applies only to the Secretary of Defense [DOD] and members of the Armed Forces.)

Requires such personnel, at the time their benefits transfer request is approved, to have completed: (1) six years of service in the Public Health Service or NOAA Corps and agreed to serve at least four more; or (2) the years of service determined by the appropriate Secretary.

Authorizes the transfer to family members of up to 36 months of unused post-9/11 educational assistance, although the appropriate Secretary may limit such transfer to as little as 18 months of assistance.