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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Welfare Accountability and 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REGULATORY RECORDS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall maintain and 
promptly make available to the public in an online searchable database 
in a machine-readable format on the website of the Department of 
Agriculture information relating to the administration of the Animal 
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) and the Horse Protection Act (15 
U.S.C. 1821 et seq.), including--
            (1) the entirety of each report of any inspection 
        conducted, and record of any enforcement action taken, under--
                    (A) either of those Acts; or
                    (B) any regulation issued under those Acts;
            (2) with respect to the Animal Welfare Act--
                    (A) the entirety of each annual report submitted by 
                a research facility under section 13 of that Act (7 
                U.S.C. 2143); and
                    (B) the name, address, and license or registration 
                number of each research facility, exhibitor, dealer, 
                and other person or establishment--
                            (i) licensed by the Secretary under section 
                        3 or 12 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2133, 2142); or
                            (ii) registered with the Secretary under 
                        section 6 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2136); and
            (3) with respect to the Horse Protection Act, the name and 
        address of--
                    (A) any person that is licensed to conduct any 
                inspection under section 4(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
                1823(c)); or
                    (B) any organization or association that is 
                licensed by the Department of Agriculture to promote 
                horses through--
                            (i) the showing, exhibiting, sale, auction, 
                        or registry of horses; or
                            (ii) the conduct of any activity that 
                        contributes to the advancement of horses.

SEC. 3. USE OF ALTERNATIVE DEPRECIATION SYSTEM FOR TAXPAYERS VIOLATING 
              CERTAIN ANIMAL PROTECTION RULES.

    (a) In General.--Section 168(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by 
inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting 
after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) any property placed in service by a 
                disqualified taxpayer during an applicable period,''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 168(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Disqualified taxpayer; applicable period.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (1)(F)--
                    ``(A) Disqualified taxpayer.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `disqualified 
                        taxpayer' means any taxpayer if such taxpayer--
                                    ``(I) has been assessed a civil 
                                penalty under section 19(b) of the 
                                Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149(b)) 
                                or section 6(b) of the Horse Protection 
                                Act (15 U.S.C. 1825(b)) and either the 
                                period for seeking judicial review of 
                                the final agency action has lapsed or 
                                there has been a final judgment with 
                                respect to an appeal of such 
                                assessment, or
                                    ``(II) has been convicted under 
                                section 19(d) of the Animal Welfare Act 
                                (7 U.S.C. 2149(d)) or section 6(a) of 
                                the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 
                                1825(a)) and there is a final judgment 
                                with respect to such conviction.
                            ``(ii) Aggregation rules.--All persons 
                        treated as a single employer under subsection 
                        (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or 
                        (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one 
                        taxpayer for purposes of this subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Applicable period.--The term `applicable 
                period' means, with respect to any violation described 
                in subparagraph (A), the 5-taxable-year period 
                beginning with the taxable year in which the period for 
                seeking judicial review of a civil penalty described in 
                subparagraph (A)(i) has lapsed or in which there has 
                been a final judgment entered with respect to the 
                violation, whichever is earlier.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The last sentence of section 179(d)(1) 
is amended by inserting ``or any property placed in service by a 
disqualified taxpayer (as defined in section 168(g)(8)(A)) during an 
applicable period (as defined in section 168(g)(8)(B))'' after 
``section 50(b)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this section.
[A]: Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act  This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations, registrations, and licenses under the two laws. Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, USDA must make the records available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on its website.  The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who has been convicted or assessed civil penalties for violating certain provisions of the Animal Welfare Act or the Horse Protection Act to use the alternative depreciation system that increases the number of years over which property is depreciated. The taxpayer must use the system for any property placed in service during the five-year period beginning with the year in which the period for seeking judicial review of a civil penalty has lapsed or in which there has been a final judgment entered with respect to the violation, whichever is earlier. 


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Access Received 
Closer to Home Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) veterans who are authorized by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs to receive health care in the community must 
        not lose the high quality, safety, care coordination, and other 
        veteran-centric elements that the health care system of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs provides;
            (2) many veterans receive health care from both the 
        Department and community providers but the lack of care 
        coordination among the Department and community providers when 
        veterans receive purchased care places veterans at risk for 
        poor health outcomes and results in inefficient use of finite 
        health care resources;
            (3) veteran-centric care coordination is associated with 
        improved patient outcomes, as Department and non-Department 
        health care teams coordinate and collaborate to provide the 
        best care for veterans; and
            (4) if the Secretary purchases care for veterans from the 
        private sector, such care must be secured in a cost-effective 
        manner, in a way that complements the larger health care system 
        of the Department by using industry standards for care and 
        costs.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM OF ENHANCED 
              CONTRACT CARE AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF 
              VETERANS.

    Section 403 of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care 
Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``120 days after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
                ``90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
                Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act 
                of 2014''; and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Program locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        pilot program at locations in the following Veterans Integrated 
        Service Networks (and such other locations as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate):
                    ``(A) Veterans Integrated Service Network 1.
                    ``(B) Veterans Integrated Service Network 6.
                    ``(C) Veterans Integrated Service Network 15.
                    ``(D) Veterans Integrated Service Network 18.
                    ``(E) Veterans Integrated Service Network 19.'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Covered Veterans.--For purposes of the pilot program under 
this section, a covered veteran is any rural or highly rural veteran 
who--
            ``(1) is--
                    ``(A) enrolled in the system of patient enrollment 
                established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
                States Code;
                    ``(B) eligible for health care under the laws 
                administered by the Secretary and enrolls in such 
                system of patient enrollment not later than 30 days 
                after the veteran begins receiving covered health 
                services under the pilot program; or
                    ``(C) eligible for health care under section 
                1710(e)(3) of such title; and
            ``(2) resides in a location that is--
                    ``(A) more than 60 minutes driving distance from 
                the nearest Department health care facility providing 
                primary care services, if the veteran is seeking such 
                services;
                    ``(B) more than 120 minutes driving distance from 
                the nearest Department health care facility providing 
                acute hospital care, if the veteran is seeking such 
                care; or
                    ``(C) more than 240 minutes driving distance from 
                the nearest Department health care facility providing 
                tertiary care, if the veteran is seeking such care.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j);
            (4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(h) Appointments.--In carrying out the pilot program under this 
section, the Secretary shall ensure that medical appointments for 
veterans occur during the 30-day period beginning on the date that is 
15 days after the date on which the appointment is requested.
    ``(i) Outreach.--The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran eligible 
for the pilot program under this section is informed of such 
program.''; and
            (5) in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (j), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (3) of this section, by striking the semicolon at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''.
[A]: Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress in support of veteran-centric health care coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community providers, as well as cost-effective VA purchase of veterans' care from the private sector. Amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to reauthorize a VA pilot program of contract care authority within specified Veterans Integrated Service Networks for the health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas who are enrolled in the VA annual patient enrollment system. Requires: (1) that medical appointments for veterans, under the pilot program, occur during the 30-day period beginning on the date that is 15 days after the appointment is requested, and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that eligible veterans are informed of the program.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Materials Cooperative 
Research Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

     Congress finds the following:
            (1) There are more than 1,000,000 shipments per day in the 
        United States of materials identified as hazardous by the 
        United States Department of Transportation. These shipments are 
        estimated to total 2,100,000,000 tons of hazardous cargo per 
        year and to comprise more than 18 percent of the total freight 
        tonnage moved in the United States annually.
            (2) Hazardous materials are shipped by all transportation 
        modes and it is estimated that there are currently 400,000 
        large trucks, 115,000 railroad tank cars, and 3,000 tank barges 
        dedicated to the shipment of hazardous materials.
            (3) More than a dozen Federal agencies have regulatory, 
        enforcement, and operational responsibilities for ensuring the 
        safety and security of hazardous materials shipments. In 
        addition, a variety of State and local agencies have 
        responsibility for developing and enforcing State-level 
        regulations and for responding to incidents involving hazardous 
        materials.
            (4) Decisions regarding the packaging and routing of 
        hazardous materials shipments, the development and 
        implementation of procedures to ensure both the safety and 
        security of such shipments, and the regulation of hazardous 
        materials shipments are made by industry groups and government 
        entities at a variety of levels and in all modal 
        administrations of the Department of Transportation on a daily 
        basis.
            (5) The Federal agencies involved in the regulation and 
        oversight of hazardous materials shipments as well as State and 
        local governments, carriers, shippers, and other groups conduct 
        on-going research on the transportation of hazardous materials. 
        However, much of this research is program or mode-specific and 
        as such is focused on addressing only the regulatory, 
        inspection, enforcement, or operational needs of the group 
        undertaking the research.
            (6) There is a documented need for the establishment of a 
        cooperative research program that will engage all modes and 
        actors, both public and private, involved in the transportation 
        of hazardous materials in conducting cross-cutting assessments 
        of hazardous materials transportation issues that are national 
        and multi-modal in scope and application.

SEC. 3. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--From the amounts made available under section 5127 
of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may 
obligate not to exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year to develop and 
administer a hazardous materials cooperative research program.
    (b) Governance.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish an 
independent governing board to select projects and studies to be 
carried out under the hazardous materials cooperative research program. 
The Board shall be comprised of one voting representative from the 
following:
            (1) The Federal Aviation Administration.
            (2) The Federal Motor Carrier Administration.
            (3) The Federal Transit Administration.
            (4) The Federal Railroad Administration.
            (5) The Maritime Administration.
            (6) The Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
            (7) The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration.
            (8) The Department of Homeland Security.
            (9) The Department of Energy.
            (10) The Environmental Protection Agency.
            (11) A State department of transportation.
            (12) A State emergency management agency.
            (13) A nonprofit organization representing emergency 
        responders.
            (14) A hazmat employer.
            (15) A nonprofit organization representing hazmat 
        employees.
            (16) A hazardous materials shipper.
            (17) A hazardous materials manufacturer.
            (18) An organization representing the hazardous materials 
        manufacturing industry.
            (19) A research university or research institution.
            (20) Additional representatives as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    (c) Research Studies.--Under the cooperative research program, the 
governing board shall select cooperative research studies of hazardous 
materials transportation that are cross-cutting in nature and that 
consider issues not adequately addressed by existing Federal or private 
sector research programs. Priority shall be given to research studies 
that will yield results immediately applicable to risk analysis and 
mitigation or that will strengthen the ability of first responders to 
respond to incidents and accidents involving transportation of 
hazardous materials.
    (d) Special Rules Regarding Studies.--
            (1) Safety and security.--The purpose of at least one of 
        the studies to be conducted under the cooperative research 
        program shall be--
                    (A) to provide an assessment of opportunities for 
                integrating and supplementing safety and security 
                measures for hazardous materials transportation;
                    (B) to identify areas where safety and security 
                measures currently utilized in the transportation of 
                hazardous materials conflict or complement one another;
                    (C) to outline a comprehensive approach to 
                hazardous materials transportation that effectively 
                incorporates safety and security procedures; and
                    (D) to produce a model of reasonable State and 
                local risk response and management plans that 
                effectively address safety and security of hazardous 
                materials transportation.
            (2) Performance data for bulk containers .--The purpose of 
        at least one of the studies to be conducted under the research 
        program shall be to provide--
                    (A) an analysis of, and recommendations for, the 
                design and funding of a nationwide system capable of 
                collecting and analyzing performance data from bulk 
                containers involved in transportation accidents; and
                    (B) recommendations that can be used to develop 
                conditional release probabilities for various container 
                design specifications (by transport mode).
            (3) Packaging requirements.-- The purpose of at least one 
        of the studies to be conducted under the research program shall 
        be to provide an analysis of recommendations on appropriate 
        packaging requirements for those hazardous materials that are 
        most frequently involved in release incidents.
            (4) Routing.--The purpose of at least one of the studies to 
        be conducted under the research program shall be to identify 
        the components that could comprise a model of risk and 
        consequence analysis in rail and highway transportation and 
        that can be used to facilitate decisionmaking regarding the 
        routing of hazardous materials shipments and the development of 
        regulations regarding mandatory routing decisions.
            (5) Response coverage.--The purpose of at least one of the 
        studies to be conducted under the research program shall be to 
        provide an assessment of the quality of response coverage for 
        hazardous materials incidents, including cost-effective 
        strategies for improving response capabilities and making 
        recommendations on systematic approaches that could be used to 
        allocate government funding to enhance response capability.
            (6) Response guidelines.--The purpose of at least one of 
        the studies to be conducted under the research program shall 
        be--
                    (A) to develop a guideline document for use by 
                emergency responders and handlers to guide their 
                response to incidents involving hazardous materials and 
                to define the roles and responsibilities of carriers 
                and shippers in event response; and
                    (B) to detail event response procedures that can be 
                consistently applied across all modes.
    (e) Implementation.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make 
grants to, and enter a cooperative agreement with, the National Academy 
of Sciences to carry out activities under this Act.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on 
the effectiveness of the program in meeting the needs of government and 
the private sector for cooperative research on hazardous materials 
transportation.
    (g) Definitions.--In this Act, the terms ``hazmat employer'' and 
``hazmat employee'' have the meaning given those terms in section 5102 
of title 49, United States Code.
[A]:
Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate for each fiscal year certain hazardous materials transportation funds to develop and administer a hazardous materials cooperative research program. Directs the Secretary to establish an independent governing board to select cooperative research projects and studies of hazardous materials transportation to be carried out under the program that will yield results immediately applicable to risk analysis and mitigation or that will strengthen the ability of first responders to respond to accidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials.