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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL MAJOR RULES.

    (a) Requirement.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 610 the following new section:
``Sec. 610a. Periodic review of major rules
    ``(a)  Requirement for Review of Major Rules.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the Major Regulation Cost 
Review Act of 2004, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a 
plan for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the 
agency. Such plan may be amended by the agency at any time by 
publishing the revision in the Federal Register.
    ``(b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review shall be to 
determine whether such rules should be continued without change, or 
should be amended or rescinded, consistent with the stated objectives 
of applicable statutes.
    ``(c) Review Within Five Years.--The plan shall provide for the 
review of all such agency rules existing on the effective date of the 
Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 within five years after that 
date and for the review of such rules adopted after such effective date 
within five years after the publication of such rules as the final 
rule. If the head of the agency determines that completion of the 
review of existing rules is not feasible by the established date, the 
head of the agency shall so certify in a statement published in the 
Federal Register and may extend the completion date by one year at a 
time for a total of not more than five years.
    ``(d) Factors to Consider.--In reviewing major rules in a manner 
consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, the 
agency shall consider the following factors:
            ``(1) The continued need for the rule.
            ``(2) The nature of complaints or comments received 
        concerning the rule from the public.
            ``(3) The complexity of the rule.
            ``(4) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or 
        conflicts with other Federal rules, and, to the extent 
        feasible, with State and local governmental rules.
            ``(5) The length of time since the rule has been evaluated 
        or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or 
        other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.
    ``(e) Cost-Benefit Analysis.--The review shall include a cost-
benefit analysis of the rule, using the standard cost-benefit 
methodology included in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 
(relating to regulatory analysis and issued September 17, 2003). The 
cost-benefit analysis shall include an identification and consideration 
of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives.
    ``(f) Publication of List of Rules to Be Reviewed.--Each year, each 
agency shall publish in the Federal Register a list of the major rules 
which are to be reviewed pursuant to this section during the succeeding 
12 months and which are to be included in the accounting statement and 
associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget under paragraph (4) of section 624(a) of the 
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as added by 
section 3 of the Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004). The list 
shall include a brief description of each such major rule and the need 
for and legal basis of such rule, and shall invite public comment upon 
the rule.
    ``(g) Major Rule Defined.--In this section, the term `major rule' 
has the meaning provided by section 804 of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 6 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 610 the following new item:

``610a. Periodic review of major rules.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR OMB RELATING TO ANNUAL ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.

    (a) Requirement to Include List of Rules to Be Reviewed in Annual 
Accounting Statement.--Section 624(a) of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-161), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed by 
        each agency, during the year following the year in which the 
        statement and report are submitted, pursuant to section 610a of 
        title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Requirement to Use Agency Cost-Benefit Estimates in Annual 
Accounting Statement.--Section 624 of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-161), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Use of Agency Cost-Benefit Analyses Required.--To carry out 
subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Manage

Output: Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 - Amends Federal civil service law to require each Federal agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan, which may be amended at any time by publishing a revision, for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the agency. Requires that the plan provide for review within five years after publication as a final rule, with a five year extension permitted.

Directs the agency, in reviewing major rules, to consider: (1) the continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules, and with State and local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.

Requires that: (1) the review include a cost-benefit analysis of the rule, including an identification and consideration of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives; and (2) each year each agency publish a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed and which are to be included in the accounting statement and associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Makes conforming changes to the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001.


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

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

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


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workers' Compensation 
Modernization and Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES.

    (a) Definition of Medical Services.--Section 8101(3) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``law. Reimbursable'' and inserting ``law 
        (reimbursable''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon, the following: ``, 
        and medical services may include treatment by a physician 
        assistant or advanced practice nurse, such as a nurse 
        practitioner, within the scope of their practice as defined by 
        State law, consistent with regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary of Labor)''.
    (b) Medical Services and Other Benefits.--Section 8103 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a), the following:
    ``(b) Medical services furnished or prescribed pursuant to 
subsection (a) may include treatment by a physician assistant or 
advanced practice nurse, such as a nurse practitioner, within the scope 
of their practice as defined by State law, consistent with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.''.
    (c) Certification of Traumatic Injury.--Section 8121(6) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period, the 
following: ``(except that in a case of a traumatic injury, a physician 
assistant or advanced practice nurse, such as a nurse practitioner, 
within the scope of their practice as defined by State law, may also 
provide certification of such traumatic injury and related disability 
during the continuation of pay period covered by section 8118, in a 
manner consistent with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Labor)''.

SEC. 3. COVERING TERRORISM INJURIES.

    Section 8102(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (1) by inserting ``or from an attack by a terrorist or 
        terrorist organization, either known or unknown,'' after 
        ``force or individual,''; and
            (2) by striking ``outside'' and all that follows through 
        ``1979)'' and inserting ``outside of the United States''.

SEC. 4. DISFIGUREMENT.

    Section 8107(c)(21) of title 5, United States Code--
            (1) by striking ``For'' and inserting the following: ``(A) 
        Except as provided under subparagraph (B), for''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for an injury 
        occurring during the 3-year period prior to the date of 
        enactment of the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization 
        and Improvement Act for which the Secretary of Labor has not 
        made a compensation determination on disfigurement under 
        subparagraph (A), or for an injury occurring on or after the 
        date of enactment of such Act resulting in a serious 
        disfigurement of the face, head, or neck, proper and equitable 
        compensation in proportion to the severity of the 
        disfigurement, not to exceed $50,000, as determined by the 
        Secretary, shall be awarded in addition to any other 
        compensation payable under this schedule. The applicable 
        maximum compensation for disfigurement provided under this 
        subparagraph shall be adjusted annually on March 1 in 
        accordance with the percentage amount determined by the cost of 
        living adjustment in section 8146a.''.

SEC. 5. SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS INFORMATION.

    Section 8116 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Labor may require, as a condition of receiving any benefits under this 
subchapter, that a claimant for such benefits consent to the release by 
the Social Security Administration of the Social Security earnings 
information of such claimant.''.

SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF PAY IN A ZONE OF ARMED CONFLICT.

    Section 8118 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Continuation'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided under subsection (e)(2), 
        continuation'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsections (a) and 
        (b)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b) or subsection 
        (e),'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a) or (e)'';
            (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Continuation of Pay in a Zone of Armed Conflict.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
        United States shall authorize the continuation of pay of an 
        employee as defined in section 8101(1) of this title (other 
        than those referred to in subparagraph (B) or (E)), who has 
        filed a claim for a period of wage loss due to traumatic injury 
        in performance of duty in a zone of armed conflict (as so 
        determined by the Secretary of Labor under paragraph (3)), as 
        long as the employee files a claim for such wage loss benefit 
        with his immediate superior not later than 45 days following 
        termination of assignment to the zone of armed conflict or 
        return to the United States, whichever occurs later.
            ``(2) Continuation of pay.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), 
        continuation of pay under this subsection shall be furnished 
        for a period not to exceed 135 days without any break in time 
        or waiting period, unless controverted under regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.
            ``(3) Determination of zones of armed conflict.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of Labor, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
        Defense, shall determine whether a foreign country or other 
        foreign geographic area outside of the United States (as that 
        term is defined in section 202(7) of the State Department Basic 
        Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4302(7))) is a zone of armed 
        conflict based on whether--
                    ``(A) the Armed Forces of the United States are 
                involved in hostilities in the country or area;
                    ``(B) the incidence of civil insurrection, civil 
                war, terrorism, or wartime conditions threatens 
                physical harm or imminent danger to the health or well-
                being of United States civilian employees in the 
                country or area;
                    ``(C) the country or area has been designated a 
                combat zone by the President under section 112(c) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 112(c));
                    ``(D) a contingency operation involving combat 
                operations directly affects civilian employees in the 
                country or area; or
                    ``(E) there exist other relevant conditions and 
                factors.''.

SEC. 7. SUBROGATION OF CONTINUATION OF PAY.

    (a) Subrogation of the United States.--Section 8131 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``continuation of pay 
        or'' before ``compensation''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``continuation of pay 
        or'' before ``compensation already paid''.
    (b) Adjustment After Recovery From A Third Person.--Section 8132 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``continuation of pay or'' before 
        ``compensation'' the first, second, fourth, and fifth place it 
        appears;
            (2) by striking ``in his behalf'' and inserting ``on his 
        behalf''; and
            (3) by inserting ``continuation of pay and'' before 
        ``compensation'' the third place it appears.

SEC. 8. FUNERAL EXPENSES.

    Section 8134 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``If'' and inserting 
        ``Except as provided in subsection (b), if'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), for deaths occurring on or 
after the date of enactment of the Federal Workers' Compensation 
Modernization and Improvement Act, if death results from an injury 
sustained in the performance of duty, the United States shall pay, to 
the personal representative of the deceased or otherwise, funeral and 
burial expenses not to exceed $6,000, in the discretion of the 
Secretary of Labor. The applicable maximum compensation for burial 
expenses provided under this subsection shall be adjusted annually on 
March 1 in accordance with the percentage amount determined by the cost 
of living adjustment in section 8146a.''.

SEC. 9. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION FUND.

    Section 8147 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``except administrative expenses'' 
                and inserting ``including administrative expenses''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking the last 2 sentences; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting before the 
                period ``and an estimate of a pro-rata share of the 
                amount of funds necessary to administer this subchapter 
                for the fiscal year beginning in the next calendar 
                year''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``costs'' 
                and inserting ``amount set out in the statement of 
                costs and administrative expenses furnished pursuant to 
                this subsection''.

SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 8101(1)(D) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon ``who suffered an injury on or prior to 
March 3, 1979''.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act, shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 12. PAYGO COMPLIANCE.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 


              

provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 
passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.


Output: Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act - Modifies the definition of "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include physician assistants and advanced practice nurses and to provide for the reimbursement for services provided by such assistants and nurses. Permits such assistants and nurses to certify disability due to traumatic injury during a continuation of pay period.

Extends eligibility for compensation under FECA for disability or death resulting from an attack by a terrorist or terrorist organization.

Allows additional FECA benefits, up to $50,000, for workers who sustain an injury that results in a serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require, as a condition of receiving compensation under FECA, a claimant to consent to the release by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of such claimant's social security earnings information.

Provides for the continuation of pay, for up to 135 days, of an employee who has filed a claim for wage loss due to a traumatic injury in a zone of armed conflict. Requires a claim for wage loss to be filed not later than 45 days following termination of assignment to the zone of armed conflict or return to the United States, whichever occurs later. Grants a right of subrogation to the United States for the continuation of pay of a federal employee.

Allows payment of up to $6,000 of funeral and burial expenses for deaths of federal employees that result from an injury sustained in the performance of duty.

Allows payment of administrative expenses from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.