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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bus Utility and Safety in School 
Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) school transportation issues remain a concern for 
        parents, local educational agencies, lawmakers, the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National 
        Transportation Safety Board, and the Environmental Protection 
        Agency;
            (2) millions of children face potential future health 
        problems because of exposure to noxious fumes emitted from 
        older school buses;
            (3) many rural local educational agencies are operating 
        outdated, unsafe school buses that are failing inspection, 
        resulting in a depletion of the school bus fleets of the local 
        educational agencies; and
            (4) many rural local educational agencies are unable to 
        afford newer and safer buses.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish within the 
Department of Education a Federal cost-sharing program to assist rural 
local educational agencies with older, unsafe school bus fleets in 
purchasing newer, safer school buses.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Rural local educational agency.--The term ``rural local 
        educational agency'' means a local educational agency, as 
        defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), with respect to which--
                    (A) each county in which a school served by the 
                local educational agency is located has a total 
                population density of fewer than 10 persons per square 
                mile;
                    (B) all schools served by the local educational 
                agency are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 
                8, as determined by the Secretary of Education; or
                    (C) all schools served by the local educational 
                agency have been designated, by official action taken 
                by the legislature of the State in which the local 
                educational agency is located, as rural schools for 
                purposes relating to the provision of educational 
                services to students in the State.
            (2) School bus.--The term ``school bus'' means a vehicle 
        the primary purpose of which is to transport students to and 
        from school or school activities.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--From amounts made available under subsection (e) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide grants, on a competitive 
basis, to rural local educational agencies to pay the Federal share of 
the cost of purchasing new school buses.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each rural local educational agency that 
        seeks to receive a grant under this Act shall submit to the 
        Secretary for approval an application at such time, in such 
        manner, and accompanied by such information (in addition to 
        information required under paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may 
        require.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) documentation that, of the total number of 
                school buses operated by the rural local educational 
                agency, not less than 50 percent of the school buses 
                are in need of repair or replacement;
                    (B) documentation of the number of miles that each 
                school bus operated by the rural local educational 
                agency traveled in the most recent 9-month academic 
                year;
                    (C) documentation that the rural local educational 
                agency is operating with a reduced fleet of school 
                buses;
                    (D) a certification from the rural local 
                educational agency that--
                            (i) authorizes the application of the rural 
                        local educational agency for a grant under this 
                        Act; and
                            (ii) describes the dedication of the rural 
                        local educational agency to school bus 
                        replacement programs and school transportation 
                        needs (including the number of new school buses 
                        needed by the rural local educational agency); 
                        and
                    (E) an assurance that the rural local educational 
                agency will pay the non-Federal share of the cost of 
                the purchase of new school buses under this Act from 
                non-Federal sources.
    (c) Priority.--
            (1) In general.--In providing grants under this Act, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to rural local educational 
        agencies that, as determined by the Secretary--
                    (A) are transporting students in a bus manufactured 
                before 1977;
                    (B) have a grossly depleted fleet of school buses; 
                or
                    (C) serve a school that is required, under section 
                1116(b)(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(9)), to provide 
                transportation to students to enable the students to 
                transfer to another public school served by the rural 
                local educational agency.
    (d) Payments; Federal Share.--
            (1) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each rural local 
        educational agency having an application approved under this 
        section the Federal share described in paragraph (2) of the 
        cost of purchasing such number of new school buses as is 
        specified in the approved application.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        purchasing a new school bus under this Act shall be 75 percent.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act--
            (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
        2007 through 2011.

SOLUTION: Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the federal share (75%) of costs of purchasing new school buses. Requires the Secretary, in providing such grants, to give priority to rural LEAs that: (1) are transporting students in a bus manufactured before 1977; (2) have a grossly depleted fleet of school buses; or (3) serve a school required by law to provide transportation to students to enable them to transfer to another public school served by the rural LEA.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Space Leadership Preservation Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.

    Section 20111 of title 51, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator.--There is 
                established'' and inserting ``Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph--
                            (i) by inserting ``, pursuant to paragraph 
                        (2),'' after ``who shall be appointed''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``The Administrator shall 
                        serve for a term of 10 years.'' after ``and 
                        activities thereof.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Board of directors nominations.--The President shall 
        appoint the Administrator under paragraph (1) from among the 
        list of nominees provided by the Board of Directors pursuant to 
        section 20118(l)(2)(A). The President shall appoint a new 
        Administrator not later than 3 months after the first set of 
        nominees is so provided by the Board of Directors. The sitting 
        Administrator may serve in the position until a new 
        Administrator appointed pursuant to this paragraph is confirmed 
        by the Senate.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator.--There shall be'' 
                and inserting ``Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting ``, 
                pursuant to paragraph (2),'' after ``who shall be 
                appointed''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Board of directors nominations.--The President shall 
        appoint the Deputy Administrator under paragraph (1) from among 
        the list of nominees provided by the Board of Directors 
        pursuant to section 20118(j)(2)(B).''.

SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) Establishment.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 51, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 20118. Board of Directors
    ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be established a Board of 
Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 
accordance with this section, not later than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of the `Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012'.
    ``(b) Membership and Appointment.--The Board shall consist of 11 
members to be appointed as follows:
            ``(1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
            ``(2) Three members shall be appointed by the president pro 
        tempore of the Senate.
            ``(3) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
        of the Senate.
            ``(4) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives.
            ``(5) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
        of the House of Representatives.
In addition to the members appointed under paragraphs (1) through (5), 
the Administrator shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the 
Board.
    ``(c) Qualifications.--The persons appointed as members of the 
Board shall be--
            ``(1) former astronauts or scientists or engineers eminent 
        in the fields of human spaceflight, planetary science, space 
        science, Earth science, and aeronautics, or other scientific, 
        engineering, business, and social science disciplines related 
        to space and aeronautics;
            ``(2) selected on the basis of established records of 
        distinguished service; and
            ``(3) so selected as to provide representation of the views 
        of engineering, science, and aerospace leaders in all areas of 
        the Nation.
    ``(d) Limitation on Members.--An individual employed by or 
representing an organization with which the Administration has a 
contract is not eligible to serve on the Board, except for scientists 
employed by or representing colleges, universities, and other not-for-
profit organizations. Additionally, a former Board member may not take 
employment with or represent an organization with which the 
Administration has a contract, or which is seeking such a contract, for 
a period of 2 years following completion of service on the Board.
    ``(e) Terms.--The term of office of each member of the Board shall 
be 3 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Any 
person who has been a member of the Board for 12 consecutive years 
shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the 2-year period 
following the expiration of such 12th year.
    ``(f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Board shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(g) Meetings.--The Board shall meet quarterly and at such other 
times as the Chairman may determine, but the Chairman shall also call a 
meeting whenever one-third of the members so request in writing. The 
Board shall adopt procedures governing the conduct of its meetings, 
including delivery of notice and a definition of a quorum, which in no 
case shall be less than one-half plus one of the members of the Board.
    ``(h) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The election of the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman of the Board shall take place at each first quarter 
meeting occurring in an even-numbered year. The Vice Chairman shall 
perform the duties of the Chairman in his absence. In case a vacancy 
occurs in the chairmanship or vice chairmanship, the Board shall elect 
a member to fill such vacancy.
    ``(i) Staff.--The Board may, with the concurrence of a majority of 
its members, permit the appointment of a staff consisting of 
professional staff members, technical and professional personnel on 
leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions 
for a limited term, and such operations and support staff members as 
may be necessary. Such staff shall be appointed by the Chairman and 
assigned at the direction of the Board. The professional members and 
limited term technical and professional personnel of such staff may be 
appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the 
provisions of chapter 51 of such title relating to classification, and 
shall be compensated at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate payable 
under section 5376 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for 
the performance of such duties as may be prescribed by the Board in 
connection with the exercise of its powers and functions under this 
section.
    ``(j) Special Commissions.--The Board is authorized to establish 
such special commissions as it may from time to time deem necessary for 
the purposes of this section.
    ``(k) Committees.--The Board is also authorized to appoint from 
among its members such committees as it deems necessary, and to assign 
to committees so appointed such survey and advisory functions as the 
Board deems appropriate to assist it in exercising its powers and 
functions under this section.
    ``(l) Functions.--
            ``(1) Budget proposal.--Not later than November 15 of each 
        year, the Board shall provide to the President, and to the 
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Science, 
        Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a proposed budget 
        for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
        next fiscal year. Such budget shall--
                    ``(A) carry out the purpose described in section 
                20102(h);
                    ``(B) be based on--
                            ``(i) the best professional judgement of 
                        the Board;
                            ``(ii) recommendations from the scientific, 
                        engineering, and other technical experts 
                        communities; and
                            ``(iii) the recommendations of the most 
                        recent National Research Council decadal 
                        surveys; and
                    ``(C) follow such decadal survey's recommended 
                decision rules regarding program implementation, 
                including a strict adherence to the recommendation that 
                the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
                include in a balanced program a flagship class mission, 
                which may be executed in cooperation with one or more 
                international partners.
            ``(2) Nominees for administrator, deputy administrator, and 
        chief financial officer.--The Board shall provide to the 
        President--
                    ``(A) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint an Administrator pursuant to section 
                20111(a);
                    ``(B) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint a Deputy Administrator pursuant to 
                section 20111(b); and
                    ``(C) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 
                section 205(a) of the Chief Financial Officers Act (31 
                U.S.C. 901(a)).
        The Board shall provide the first set of nominees under this 
        paragraph not later than 15 months after the date of enactment 
        of the `Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012'.
            ``(3) Reports.--
                    ``(A) Annual infrastructure, capabilities, and 
                workforce assessment.--The Board shall provide to the 
                President and the Congress annually a report assessing 
                the status of United States spaceflight infrastructure, 
                unique space capabilities, and the health of the United 
                States workforce necessary to maintain such 
                infrastructure and capabilities. The assessment shall 
                also identify areas of concern, gaps in capability 
                compared to foreign spaceflight capabilities, and 
                recommendations on how to strengthen or improve United 
                States capabilities and workforce.
                    ``(B) Specific policy matter reports.--The Board 
                shall provide to the President and the Congress reports 
                on specific, individual policy matters within the 
                authority of the Administration (or otherwise as 
                requested by the Congress or the President) related to 
                human space flight, planetary science, earth science, 
                aeronautics, and science, technology, engineering, and 
                mathematics education, as the Board, the President, or 
                the Congress determines the need for such reports.
            ``(4) Quadrennial review.--The Board shall provide to the 
        President and the Congress, not later than the later of 180 
        days after the establishment of the Board or the third 
        quarterly meeting of the Board, and once every 4 years 
        thereafter, a quadrennial review of current space programs and 
        a vision for future space exploration.
            ``(5) Removal of administrator for cause.--The Board may 
        provide to the President and the Congress a report recommending 
        the removal of the Administrator for cause. Any such report 
        shall include the reasons for such recommendation.
    ``(m) Budget Meetings.--Portions of Board meetings in which the 
Board considers the budget proposal required under subsection (l)(1) 
for a particular fiscal year may be closed to the public until the 
Board submits the proposal to the President and the Congress.
    ``(n) Financial Disclosure.--Members of the Board shall be required 
to file a financial disclosure report under title II of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 92 Stat. 1836), except that such 
reports shall be held confidential and exempt from any law otherwise 
requiring their public disclosure.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 201 of 
title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the 
items for subchapter II the following new item:

``20118. Board of Directors.''.

SEC. 4. BUDGET PROPOSAL.

    Section 30103 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Board of Directors Proposal.--
            ``(1) Inclusion in president's proposed budget.--The 
        proposed budget for the Administration submitted to the 
        Congress by the President for each fiscal year shall include a 
        description of, and a detailed justification for, any 
        differences between the President's proposed budget and the 
        budget provided by the Board of Directors under section 
        20118(l)(1).
            ``(2) Elements of budget proposal.--Subsections (a) through 
        (d) of this section shall apply to the proposed budget provided 
        by the Board of Directors under section 20118(l)(1).''.

SEC. 5. LONG TERM CONTRACTING.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 20142 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Contracts 
        regarding expendable launch vehicles'' and inserting ``Long 
        term contracting'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by--
                    (A) striking ``expendable launch vehicle services'' 
                and inserting ``rocket propulsion systems and manned 
                and unmanned space transportation vehicles and 
                payloads, including expendable launch vehicles, and any 
                other infrastructure intended for placement or 
                operation in space or on celestial bodies, and services 
                related thereto,''; and
                    (B) striking ``related to launch'' and inserting 
                ``related to''; and
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``launch services'' and 
        inserting ``the goods and services to have been provided under 
        the contract''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The item relating to section 
20142 in the table of sections for chapter 201 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``20142. Long term contracting.''.

SOLUTION: Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator from among a list of nominees provided by the Board.

Requires the Board to provide: (1) NASA's proposed annual budget; (2) annual reports on spaceflight infrastructure, unique space capabilities, and the workforce necessary to maintain such infrastructure and capabilities; (3) reports on specific policy matters; and (4) quadrennial reviews of current space programs and a vision for future space exploration.

Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for rocket propulsion systems and manned and unmanned space transportation vehicles and payloads.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Poverty Measurement Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Federal means-tested benefit.--The term ``Federal 
        means-tested benefit'' means a benefit, refundable tax credit, 
        or other form of assistance provided under any of the following 
        programs:
                    (A) Cash and general programs.--
                            (i) Supplemental Security Income.
                            (ii) Earned Income Tax Credit (refundable 
                        portion).
                            (iii) Additional Child Tax Credit.
                            (iv) Temporary Assistance to Needy 
                        Families.
                            (v) Title IV-E Foster Care.
                            (vi) Title IV-E Adoption Assistance.
                            (vii) Social Security Disability Insurance.
                    (B) Medical.--
                            (i) Medicaid.
                            (ii) State Children's Health Insurance 
                        Program.
                            (iii) Refundable Premiums and Out of Pocket 
                        Subsidies under the Patient Protection and 
                        Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA).
                    (C) Food.--
                            (i) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Food 
                        Program (Agriculture).
                            (ii) Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Food 
                        Program (Agriculture).
                            (iii) School Breakfast (Agriculture).
                    (D) Housing.--
                            (i) Section 8 Housing (HUD).
                            (ii) Public Housing (HUD).
                            (iii) Home Investment Partnership Program 
                        (HUD).
                            (iv) Rural Housing Insurance Fund 
                        (Agriculture).
                            (v) Rural Housing Service (Agriculture).
            (2) Household.--The term ``household'' means a householder 
        and one or more people related to the householder by birth, 
        marriage, or adoption.
            (3) Total family income.--The term ``total family income'' 
        means, with respect to a household, an amount equal to--
                    (A) the sum of--
                            (i) all money income (as defined by the 
                        Bureau of the Census) earned by the members of 
                        the household; and
                            (ii) the amount, or cash equivalent, of all 
                        Federal means-tested benefits received by the 
                        members of the household; minus
                    (B) State and Federal income and payroll taxes 
                attributable to the members of the household.
            (4) Income tax data.--The term ``income tax data'' means 
        return information disclosed to the Bureau of the Census under 
        section 6103(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (5) Administering agency.--The term ``administering 
        agency'' means a State or Federal agency responsible for 
        administering a Federal means-tested benefit, and includes the 
        following agencies:
                    (A) The Social Security Administration.
                    (B) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (C) The Department of Health and Human Services.
                    (D) The Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development.
                    (E) The Department of Agriculture.
            (6) Personally identifiable information.--The term 
        ``personally identifiable information'' means any information 
        that identifies an individual or could reasonably be used to 
        identify an individual that is--
                    (A) collected pursuant to a survey conducted by the 
                Bureau of the Census; or
                    (B) disclosed to the Bureau of the Census by an 
                administering agency for the purpose of carrying out 
                subsection (b).
            (7) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Bureau of the Census.
    (b) New Poverty Measurement Linking Survey, Administrative, and 
Income Data.--
            (1) In general.--Each fiscal year during the period that 
        begins with fiscal year 2017 and ends with fiscal year 2027, in 
        order to more accurately determine the extent of poverty in the 
        United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of means-
        tested benefit and tax programs, the Director shall conduct a 
        new survey of income and poverty in the United States, and 
        shall supplement and verify the information obtained pursuant 
        to such survey using the following:
                    (A) Data from the most recent available Current 
                Population Survey.
                    (B) Data furnished by administering agencies.
                    (C) Income tax data.
            (2) Administering agency data.--
                    (A) In general.--The head of each administering 
                agency shall make available to the Director such data 
                (including income tax data) as the Director shall 
                require for the purpose of carrying out this 
                subsection.
                    (B) Payment of expenses.--The Director shall pay 
                for the data described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
                paragraph (1) in such amount, if any (not exceeding the 
                cost of furnishing the data), as may be determined by 
                the head of the applicable agency that furnishes the 
                data.
            (3) Publication of survey data.--
                    (A) Survey methods and responses.--The Director of 
                the Bureau of the Census shall publish the methods used 
                to carry out the survey required under paragraph (1), 
                the number of households surveyed, the rate of 
                responses, and the extent of survey completion.
                    (B) Rates and other data.--
                            (i) In general.--The Director of the Bureau 
                        of the Census shall produce tables and graphs 
                        showing for each year the poverty rates and 
                        related data calculated using the survey 
                        responses and other data collected under 
                        paragraph (1), including--
                                    (I) the total family income for 
                                survey respondents;
                                    (II) a breakdown of the amount of 
                                income taxes and payroll taxes paid by 
                                survey respondents; and
                                    (III) for 2018 and subsequent 
                                years, poverty rates calculated using 
                                updated poverty thresholds as described 
                                in clause (ii).
                            (ii) Updated poverty thresholds.--For 2018 
                        and subsequent years, the Director shall adjust 
                        the poverty thresholds used for determining 
                        poverty rates by using the personal consumer 
                        expenditure price index (as published by the 
                        Bureau of Economic Analysis).
                    (C) Creation of a public database.--The Director 
                shall create a database, available at the Director's 
                discretion to researchers who meet the security 
                requirements described in subsection (c)(4), that 
                contains--
                            (i) data from the survey required under 
                        paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) data described in subparagraphs (A) 
                        and (B) of paragraph (1).
                    (D) No publication of personally identifiable 
                information.--The Director shall ensure that no 
                personally identifiable information is included in any 
                publication of survey information or other data 
                collected under this section, including the database 
                created pursuant to subparagraph (C).
    (c) Protection and Disclosure of Personally Identifiable 
Information.--
            (1) In general.--The security, disclosure, and 
        confidentiality provisions set forth in this Act and sections 9 
        and 23 of title 13, United States Code, shall apply to 
        personally identifiable information obtained by the Bureau of 
        the Census pursuant to this Act.
            (2) Assignment of record identification keys.--All 
        personally identifiable information shall be removed from 
        individual records, which shall be given record identification 
        keys for purposes of identification.
            (3) Staff access to personally identifiable information.--
        An officer or employee of the Bureau of the Census or a 
        representative from an administering agency may access 
        personally identifiable information if such officer, employee, 
        or representative has the special sworn status requirements 
        implemented by the Bureau of the Census under section 9 and 
        section 23 of title 13, United States Code.
            (4) Public access to personally identifiable information.--
        The Director may disclose personally identifiable information 
        to an individual who has special sworn status as implemented by 
        the Bureau of the Census under section 9 and section 23 of 
        title 12, United States Code.
            (5) Penalties.--Any individual who knowingly accesses or 
        discloses personally identifiable information in violation of 
        this section shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction 
        thereof shall be fined in an amount of not more than $300,000 
        under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more 
        than five years, or both.
            (6) Inadmissibility of survey data.--Data contained in a 
        response to a survey conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1) 
        shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any 
        court, agency, board, or other entity.
    (d) State Reporting of Federal Means-Tested Data.--Beginning with 
the first full calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of 
this Act, with respect to any Federal means-tested benefit that is 
administered at the State level by a State administering agency, such 
State administering agency shall submit each year to the Federal 
administering agency responsible for administering the benefit at the 
Federal level a report that identifies each household that received 
such benefits during such year by the social security number of the 
head of the household and the amount, or cash equivalent, of such 
benefit received by such household.
    (e) Comparison of Individual Survey Data to Consumer Expenditure 
Survey.--Beginning with the first full calendar year that begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act and each year thereafter, the Bureau 
of the Census shall, in coordination with the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, provide summary statistics comparing the income levels 
(constructed using all available administrative, income, and Current 
Population Survey data) of respondents to the Consumer Expenditure 
Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to the consumption 
habits of such respondents.
    (f) GAO Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to Congress comparing the income measure created 
in section 3 to the income measure used by the Bureau of the Census for 
purposes of calculating the supplemental poverty measure.

SOLUTION:
Poverty Measurement Improvement Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, for each of FY2017-FY2027, in order to more accurately determine the extent of poverty in the United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of federal means-tested benefit and tax programs, to conduct a new survey of income and poverty in the United States and supplement and verify the information obtained using data from the most recent available Current Population Survey (CPS), data furnished by state and federal agencies that administer such benefits, and income tax data.  The Bureau shall produce tables and graphs showing for each year the poverty rates and related data calculated using the survey responses and other data collected, including:   the total family income for survey respondents (the sum of all money income and federal means-tested benefits minus state and federal income and payroll taxes of household members);   a breakdown of the amount of income taxes and payroll taxes paid by survey respondents; and   for 2018 and subsequent years, poverty rates calculated using updated poverty thresholds.  For 2018 and subsequent years, the Bureau shall adjust the poverty thresholds for determining poverty rates by using the personal consumer expenditure price index. The Bureau shall create a database that contains data from the survey, data from the most recent available CPS, and data furnished by administering agencies. The bill applies specified security, disclosure, and confidentiality restrictions to personally identifiable information obtained under this bill and makes data contained in a response to a survey conducted pursuant to this bill inadmissible as evidence in any court or agency proceeding.  The bill requires: (1) state administering agencies to report to federal administering agencies on federal means-tested benefits received by each household, (2) the Bureau to provide summary statistics comparing income levels to consumption habits of respondents to the Consumer Expenditure Survey, and (3) the Government Accountability Office to submit a report comparing the income measure created under this bill to the income measure used by the Bureau for calculating the supplemental poverty measure.