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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

    Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended 
by inserting after section 485C (20 U.S.C. 1092c) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 485D. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `enrolled' means having registered for a 
        credit or noncredit course.
            ``(2) The term `postsecondary institution' means a school 
        of post-secondary education that generally limits enrollment to 
        graduates of secondary schools and awards degrees at the 
        associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level.
            ``(3) The term `meningococcal vaccination' means receipt of 
        the vaccine protecting against at least the four serogroups of 
        A, C, Y, and W-135 of meningococcal disease within the 3 years 
        preceding the date on which the individual moves into on-campus 
        student housing.
            ``(4) The term `on-campus student housing' means housing 
        provided to individuals, regardless of the fee, that is owned, 
        rented, or contracted for and operated by a postsecondary 
        institution, or through written agreement, with an agent of the 
        postsecondary institution.
    ``(b) Required Meningococcal Vaccination.--Except as provided in 
subsection (c), an individual enrolled in a postsecondary institution 
living in on-campus student housing shall--
            ``(1) obtain a meningococcal vaccination; and
            ``(2) submit written documentation to the postsecondary 
        institution from a health care professional or clinic of 
        receipt of a meningococcal vaccination.
    ``(c) Notification of Required Meningococcal Vaccination.--A 
postsecondary institution shall--
            ``(1) inform an individual or the parent or guardian of an 
        individual younger than 18 years old of the requirement for 
        meningococcal vaccination at the time the individual--
                    ``(A) is accepted for admission to a postsecondary 
                institution; or
                    ``(B) registers for classes, if the individual is 
                not required to apply for admission before registering 
                for courses;
            ``(2) include notice of the requirement for meningococcal 
        vaccination in--
                    ``(A) admission acceptance information;
                    ``(B) student health-related information and 
                materials;
                    ``(C) resident life information and materials;
                    ``(D) the student handbook; and
                    ``(E) the college catalog; and
            ``(3) provide detailed information to an individual who 
        resides or may reside in on-campus student housing or the 
        parent or guardian of an individual younger than 18 years old 
        who resides or may reside in on-campus student housing 
        concerning--
                    ``(A) the risks associated with meningococcal 
                disease; and
                    ``(B) the availability and effectiveness of 
                meningococcal vaccine.
    ``(d) Exemption From Meningococcal Vaccination Requirement.--
            ``(1) Adults.--An individual 18 years old or older is 
        exempt from the meningococcal vaccination requirement under 
        section 3 if the individual presents to the postsecondary 
        institution a signed written waiver in the form required by 
        section 6 stating that the individual has--
                    ``(A) received and reviewed the information 
                specified in section 4; and
                    ``(B) chosen not to obtain the meningococcal 
                vaccination.
            ``(2) Minors.--An individual younger than 18 years old is 
        exempt from the meningococcal vaccination requirement under 
        section 3 if a signed written waiver in the form required by 
        section 6 is presented to the postsecondary institution on 
        behalf of the individual stating that a parent or guardian of 
        the individual has--
                    ``(A) received and reviewed the information 
                specified in section 4; and
                    ``(B) chosen not to have the individual obtain the 
                meningococcal vaccination.
    ``(e) Waiver Form.--
            ``(1) Adults.--A waiver form for an individual 18 years old 
        or older shall--
                    ``(A) state that the individual--
                            ``(i) is 18 years old or older;
                            ``(ii) has received and reviewed the 
                        information provided by the postsecondary 
                        institution on the risk of meningococcal 
                        disease and the availability and effectiveness 
                        of meningococcal vaccine; and
                            ``(iii) chooses to waive the receipt of 
                        meningococcal vaccine; and
                    ``(B) provide spaces for the--
                            ``(i) printed name of the individual;
                            ``(ii) signature of the individual; and
                            ``(iii) date.
            ``(2) Minors.--A waiver form for an individual younger than 
        18 years old shall--
                    ``(A) state that--
                            ``(i) the individual is younger than 18 
                        years old;
                            ``(ii) the parent or guardian of the 
                        individual has received and reviewed the 
                        information provided by the postsecondary 
                        institution on the risk of meningococcal 
                        disease and the availability and effectiveness 
                        of meningococcal vaccine; and
                            ``(iii) the parent or guardian of the 
                        individual chooses to waive the receipt of 
                        meningococcal vaccine for the individual; and
                    ``(B) provide spaces for the--
                            ``(i) printed name of the individual;
                            ``(ii) printed name of the parent or 
                        guardian;
                            ``(iii) signature of the parent or 
                        guardian; and
                            ``(iv) date.
    ``(f) Payment for Inoculation.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require a postsecondary institution or a local public 
health agency to provide or pay for a meningococcal vaccination.''.

Output: Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing at postsecondary institutions to have received meningococcal vaccinations.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation 
Centers Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In the United States, there are an estimated 1,181 
        inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Among these facilities is 
        a small group of inpatient rehabilitation institutions that are 
        contributing to the future of rehabilitation care medicine, as 
        well as to patient recovery, scientific innovation, and quality 
        of life.
            (2) This unique category of inpatient rehabilitation 
        institutions treats the most complex patient conditions, such 
        as traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, 
        childhood disease, burns, and wartime injuries.
            (3) These leading inpatient rehabilitation institutions are 
        all not-for-profit or Government-owned institutions and serve a 
        high volume of Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries.
            (4) These leading inpatient rehabilitation institutions 
        have been recognized by the Federal Government for their 
        contributions to cutting-edge research to develop solutions 
        that enhance quality of care, improve patient outcomes, and 
        reduce health care costs.
            (5) These leading inpatient rehabilitation institutions 
        help to improve the practice and standard of rehabilitation 
        medicine across the Nation in urban, suburban, and rural 
        communities by training physicians, medical students, and other 
        clinicians, and providing care to patients from all 50 States.
            (6) It is vital that these leading inpatient rehabilitation 
        institutions are supported so they can continue to lead the 
        Nation's efforts to--
                    (A) advance integrated, multidisciplinary 
                rehabilitation research;
                    (B) provide cutting-edge medical care to the most 
                complex rehabilitation patients;
                    (C) serve as education and training facilities for 
                the physicians, nurses, and other health professionals 
                who serve rehabilitation patients;
                    (D) ensure Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries 
                receive state-of-the-art, high-quality rehabilitation 
                care by developing and disseminating best practices and 
                advancing the quality of care utilized by post-acute 
                providers in all 50 States; and
                    (E) support other inpatient rehabilitation 
                institutions in rural areas to help ensure access to 
                quality post-acute care for patients living in these 
                communities.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS INCURRED BY, AND THE 
              MEDICARE PAYMENTS MADE TO, REHABILITATION INNOVATION 
              CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(j) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(j)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(8) Study and report relating to the costs incurred by, 
        and the medicare payments made to, rehabilitation innovation 
        centers.--
                    ``(A) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study 
                to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation 
                innovation centers (as defined in subparagraph (C)) 
                that are beyond the prospective rate for each of the 
                following activities:
                            ``(i) Furnishing items and services to 
                        individuals under this title.
                            ``(ii) Conducting research.
                            ``(iii) Providing medical training.
                    ``(B) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2019, the 
                Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
                the results of the study under subparagraph (A), 
                together with recommendations for such legislation and 
                administrative action as the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.
                    ``(C) Rehabilitation innovation center defined.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term `rehabilitation innovation center' means a 
                        rehabilitation facility that, determined as of 
                        the date of the enactment of this paragraph, is 
                        described in clause (ii) or clause (iii).
                            ``(ii) Not-for-profit.--A rehabilitation 
                        facility described in this clause is a facility 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) is classified as a not-for-
                                profit entity under the IRF Rate 
                                Setting File for the Correction Notice 
                                for the Inpatient Rehabilitation 
                                Facility Prospective Payment System for 
                                Federal Fiscal Year 2012 (78 Fed. Reg. 
                                59256);
                                    ``(II) holds at least one Federal 
                                rehabilitation research and training 
                                designation for research projects on 
                                traumatic brain injury, spinal cord 
                                injury, or stroke rehabilitation 
                                research from the Rehabilitation 
                                Research and Training Centers or the 
                                Rehabilitation Engineering Research 
                                Center at the National Institute on 
                                Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
                                at the Department of Education, based 
                                on such data submitted to the Secretary 
                                by a facility, in a form, manner, and 
                                time frame specified by the Secretary;
                                    ``(III) has a minimum Medicare case 
                                mix index of 1.1144 for fiscal year 
                                2012 according to the IRF Rate Setting 
                                File described in subclause (I); and
                                    ``(IV) had at least 300 Medicare 
                                discharges or at least 200 Medicaid 
                                discharges in a prior year as 
                                determined by the Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Government-owned.--A rehabilitation 
                        facility described in this clause is a facility 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) is classified as a 
                                Government-owned institution under the 
                                IRF Rate Setting File described in 
                                clause (ii)(I);
                                    ``(II) holds at least one Federal 
                                rehabilitation research and training 
                                designation for research projects on 
                                traumatic brain injury, spinal cord 
                                injury, or stroke rehabilitation 
                                research from the Rehabilitation 
                                Research and Training Centers, the 
                                Rehabilitation Engineering Research 
                                Center, or the Model Spinal Cord Injury 
                                Systems at the National Institute on 
                                Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
                                at the Department of Education, based 
                                on such data submitted to the Secretary 
                                by a facility, in a form, manner, and 
                                time frame specified by the Secretary;
                                    ``(III) has a minimum Medicare case 
                                mix index of 1.1144 for 2012 according 
                                to the IRF Rate Setting File described 
                                in clause (ii)(I); and
                                    ``(IV) has a Medicare 
                                disproportionate share hospital (DSH) 
                                percentage of at least 0.6300 according 
                                to the IRF Rate Setting File described 
                                in clause (ii)(I)).''.

            Passed the Senate December 10 (legislative day, December 
      9), 2016.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1168

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
     rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.

Output: Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation innovation centers that are beyond the prospective rates for each of the following activities: (1) furnishing items and services to individuals under Medicare; (2) conducting research; and (3) providing medical training.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the 
transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund of 
the Treasury.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 4.3-CENT INCREASE IN FUEL TAX RATES ENACTED BY THE 
              OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993 AND DEDICATED 
              TO GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY.

    (a) In General.--Section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to imposition of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Repeal of 4.3-Cent Increase in Fuel Tax Rates Enacted by the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and Dedicated to General Fund 
of the Treasury.--
            ``(1) In general.--During the applicable period, each rate 
        of tax referred to in paragraph (2) shall be reduced by 4.3 
        cents per gallon.
            ``(2) Rates of tax.--The rates of tax referred to in this 
        paragraph are the rates of tax otherwise applicable under--
                    ``(A) subsection (a)(2)(A) (relating to gasoline 
                and diesel fuel),
                    ``(B) sections 4091(b)(3)(A) and 4092(b)(2) 
                (relating to aviation fuel),
                    ``(C) section 4042(b)(2)(C) (relating to fuel used 
                on inland waterways),
                    ``(D) paragraph (1) or (2) of section 4041(a) 
                (relating to diesel fuel and special fuels),
                    ``(E) section 4041(c)(2) (relating to gasoline used 
                in noncommercial aviation), and
                    ``(F) section 4041(m)(1)(A)(i) (relating to certain 
                methanol or ethanol fuels).
            ``(3) Comparable treatment for compressed natural gas.--No 
        tax shall be imposed by section 4041(a)(3) on any sale or use 
        during the applicable period.
            ``(4) Comparable treatment under certain refund rules.--In 
        the case of fuel on which tax is imposed during the applicable 
        period, each of the rates specified in sections 6421(f)(2)(B), 
        6421(f)(3)(B)(ii), 6427(b)(2)(A), 6427(l)(3)(B)(ii), and 
        6427(l)(4)(B) shall be reduced by 4.3 cents per gallon.
            ``(5) Coordination with highway trust fund deposits.--In 
        the case of fuel on which tax is imposed during the applicable 
        period, each of the rates specified in subparagraphs (A)(i) and 
        (C)(i) of section 9503(f)(3) shall be reduced by 4.3 cents per 
        gallon.
            ``(6) Applicable period.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        the term `applicable period' means the period after the 6th day 
        after the date of the enactment of this subsection and before 
        January 1, 1997.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. FLOOR STOCK REFUNDS.

    (a) In General.--If--
            (1) before the tax repeal date, tax has been imposed under 
        section 4081 or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on 
        any liquid, and
            (2) on such date such liquid is held by a dealer and has 
        not been used and is intended for sale,
there shall be credited or refunded (without interest) to the person 
who paid such tax (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``taxpayer'') an amount equal to the excess of the tax paid by the 
taxpayer over the amount of such tax which would be imposed on such 
liquid had the taxable event occurred on such date.
    (b) Time For Filing Claims.--No credit or refund shall be allowed 
or made under this section unless--
            (1) claim therefor is filed with the Secretary of the 
        Treasury before the date which is 6 months after the tax repeal 
        date, and
            (2) in any case where liquid is held by a dealer (other 
        than the taxpayer) on the tax repeal date--
                    (A) the dealer submits a request for refund or 
                credit to the taxpayer before the date which is 3 
                months after the tax repeal date, and
                    (B) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to repay the 
                amount so claimed to such dealer or has obtained the 
                written consent of such dealer to the allowance of the 
                credit or the making of the refund.
    (c) Exception for Fuel Held in Retail Stocks.--No credit or refund 
shall be allowed under this section with respect to any liquid in 
retail stocks held at the place where intended to be sold at retail.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the terms ``dealer'' and ``held by a dealer'' have the 
        respective meanings given to such terms by section 6412 of such 
        Code; except that the term ``dealer'' includes a producer, and
            (2) the term ``tax repeal date'' means the 7th day after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Certain Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 6412 of such Code shall apply for 
purposes of this section.

SEC. 4. FLOOR STOCKS TAX.

    (a) Imposition of Tax.--In the case of any liquid on which tax was 
imposed under section 4081 or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
before January 1, 1997, and which is held on such date by any person, 
there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax of 4.3 cents per gallon.
    (b) Liability for Tax and Method of Payment.--
            (1) Liability for tax.--A person holding a liquid on 
        January 1, 1997, to which the tax imposed by subsection (a) 
        applies shall be liable for such tax.
            (2) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) 
        shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
            (3) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) 
        shall be paid on or before June 30, 1997.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) Held by a person.--A liquid shall be considered as 
        ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such person 
        (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
            (2) Gasoline and diesel fuel.--The terms ``gasoline'' and 
        ``diesel fuel'' have the respective meanings given such terms 
        by section 4083 of such Code.
            (3) Aviation fuel.--The term ``aviation fuel'' has the 
        meaning given such term by section 4093 of such Code.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Treasury or his delegate.
    (d) Exception for Exempt Uses.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) 
shall not apply to gasoline, diesel fuel, or aviation fuel held by any 
person exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of the 
tax imposed by section 4081 or 4091 of such Code is allowable for such 
use.
    (e) Exception for Fuel Held in Vehicle Tank.--No tax shall be 
imposed by subsection (a) on gasoline or diesel fuel held in the tank 
of a motor vehicle or motorboat.
    (f) Exception for Certain Amounts of Fuel.--
            (1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection 
        (a)--
                    (A) on gasoline held on January 1, 1997, by any 
                person if the aggregate amount of gasoline held by such 
                person on such date does not exceed 4,000 gallons, and
                    (B) on diesel fuel or aviation fuel held on such 
                date by any person if the aggregate amount of diesel 
                fuel or aviation fuel held by such person on such date 
                does not exceed 2,000 gallons.
        The preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits 
        to the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
        Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require for 
        purposes of this paragraph.
            (2) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of paragraph (1), there 
        shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
        is exempt from the tax imposed by subsection (a) by reason of 
        subsection (d) or (e).
            (3) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) Corporations.--
                            (i) In general.--All persons treated as a 
                        controlled group shall be treated as 1 person.
                            (ii) Controlled group.--The term 
                        ``controlled group'' has the meaning given to 
                        such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 of 
                        such Code; except that for such purposes the 
                        phrase ``more than 50 percent'' shall be 
                        substituted for the phrase ``at least 80 
                        percent'' each place it appears in such 
                        subsection.
                    (B) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--
                Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
                principles similar to the principles of subparagraph 
                (A) shall apply to a group of persons under common 
                control where 1 or more of such persons is not a 
                corporation.
    (g) Other Law Applicable.--All provisions of law, including 
penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4081 
of such Code in the case of gasoline and diesel fuel and section 4091 
of such Code in the case of aviation fuel shall, insofar as applicable 
and not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection, apply with 
respect to the floor stock taxes imposed by subsection (a) to the same 
extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 4081 or 4091.

SEC. 5. BENEFITS OF TAX REPEAL SHOULD BE PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS.

    (a) Passthrough to Consumers.--
            (1) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                    (A) consumers immediately receive the benefit of 
                the repeal of the 4.3-cent increase in the 
                transportation motor fuels excise tax rates enacted by 
                the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and
                    (B) transportation motor fuels producers and other 
                dealers take such actions as necessary to reduce 
                transportation motor fuels prices to reflect the repeal 
                of such tax increase, including immediate credits to 
                customer accounts representing tax refunds allowed as 
                credits against excise tax deposit payments under the 
                floor stocks refund provisions of this Act.
            (2) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--The Comptroller General of the 
                United States shall conduct a study of the repeal of 
                the 4.3-cent increase in the fuel tax imposed by the 
                Omnibus Budget Reconciliation of 1993 to determine 
                whether there has been a passthrough of such repeal.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1997, the 
                Comptroller General of the United States shall report 
                to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
                Representatives the results of the study conducted 
                under subparagraph (A).

SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF 
              ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    Section 660 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7270) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before 
        ``Appropriations''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Fiscal Years 1997 Through 2002.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy for 
departmental administration and other activities in carrying out the 
purposes of this Act--
            ``(1) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
            ``(2) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            ``(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
            ``(4) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            ``(5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
            ``(6) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.

SEC. ____. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

    (a) Commission Obligation To Make Additional Spectrum Available by 
Auction.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal Communications Commission 
        shall complete all actions necessary to permit the assignment, 
        by March 31, 1998, by competitive bidding pursuant to section 
        309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) of 
        licenses for the use of bands of frequencies that--
                    (A) individually span not less than 12.5 megahertz, 
                unless a combination of smaller bands can, 
                notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of such 
                section, reasonably be expected to produce greater 
                receipts;
                    (B) in the aggregate span not less than 25 
                megahertz;
                    (C) are located below 3 gigahertz; and
                    (D) have not, as of the date of enactment of this 
                Act--
                            (i) been assigned or designated by 
                        Commission regulation for assignment pursuant 
                        to such section;
                            (ii) been identified by the Secretary of 
                        Commerce pursuant to section 113 of the 
                        National Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                        923); or
                            (iii) reserved for Federal Government use 
                        pursuant to section 305 of the Communications 
                        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 305).
            (2) Criteria for reassignment.--In making available bands 
        of frequencies for competitive bidding pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), the Commission shall--
                    (A) seek to promote the most efficient use of the 
                spectrum;
                    (B) take into account the cost to incumbent 
                licensees of relocating existing uses to other bands of 
                frequencies or other means of communication;
                    (C) take into account the needs of public safety 
                radio services;
                    (D) comply with the requirements of international 
                agreements concerning spectrum allocations; and
                    (E) take into account the costs to satellite 
                service providers that could result from multiple 
                auctions of like spectrum internationally for global 
                satellite systems.
    (b) Federal Communications Commission May Not Treat This Section As 
Congressional Action for Certain Purposes.--The Federal Communication 
Commission may not treat the enactment of this Act or the inclusion of 
this section in this Act as an expression of the intent of Congress 
with respect to the award of initial licenses of construction permits 
for Advanced Television Services, as described by the Commission in its 
letter of February 1, 1996, to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce by 4.3 cents per gallon the tax on gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, fuel used by commercial waterway transportation vessels, special motor fuels, and methanol or ethanol fuels.  Makes the reduction effective from seven days after enactment of this Act until January 1, 1997.  Provides for the treatment of floor stocks.  Expresses the sense of the Congress that consumers immediately receive the benefits.  Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on whether there has been a passthrough to consumers. 
Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Act. 
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete actions necessary to permit the competitive bidding of licenses for the use of described frequency bands.  Prohibits the FCC from treating enactment of this Act as an expression of the intent of the Congress regarding the award of initial licenses of construction permits for Advanced Television Services.