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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Powering American 
Jobs Act of 2014''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy 
                            property.
Sec. 3. Extension of excise tax credits relating to certain fuels.
Sec. 4. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
                            property.
Sec. 5. Extension of incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Sec. 6. Equalization of excise tax on liquefied natural gas and 
                            liquefied petroleum gas.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (b) Updated Energy Star Requirements for Windows, Doors, Skylights, 
and Roofing.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 25C(c) is amended 
        by striking ``which meets'' and all that follows through 
        ``requirements)''.
            (2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--
        Subsection (c) of section 25C is amended by redesignating 
        paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, 
        and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--The 
        term `energy efficient building envelope component' means a 
        building envelope component which meets--
                    ``(A) applicable Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of a roof or roof products,
                    ``(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of an exterior window, a skylight, or an 
                exterior door, and
                    ``(C) the prescriptive criteria for such component 
                established by the 2009 International Energy 
                Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) 
                is in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
                American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in 
                the case of any other component.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
        25C(c)(3), as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) any roof or roof products which are installed 
                on a dwelling unit and are specifically and primarily 
                designed to reduce the heat gain of such dwelling 
                unit.''.
    (c) Separate Standards for Tankless and Storage Water Heaters.--
Subparagraph (D) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by striking ``which 
has either'' and all that follows and inserting ``which has--
                            ``(i) in the case of a natural gas, 
                        propane, or oil storage water heater, an energy 
                        factor of at least 0.80 or a thermal efficiency 
                        of at least 90 percent,
                            ``(ii) in the case of an electric heat pump 
                        storage water heater, an energy factor of at 
                        least 2.0,
                            ``(iii) effective April 16, 2015, in the 
                        case of a natural gas, propane, or oil storage 
                        water heater, with a rated BTU input of no more 
                        than 75,000 BTU/hr, an energy factor of at 
                        least 0.80 or, with a rated BTU input greater 
                        than 75,000 BTU/hr, a thermal efficiency of at 
                        least 90 percent,
                            ``(iv) effective April 16, 2015, in the 
                        case of an electric heat pump storage water 
                        heater, with a water storage capacity equal to 
                        or less than 55 gallons, an energy factor of at 
                        least 2.0 or, with a water storage capacity 
                        equal to or greater than 55 gallons, an energy 
                        factor of at least 2.2, and
                            ``(v) in the case of any other water 
                        heater, an energy factor of at least 0.90 or a 
                        thermal efficiency of at least 90 percent, 
                        and''.
    (d) Modification of Testing Standards for Biomass Stoves.--
Subparagraph (E) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by inserting before 
the period the following: ``, when tested using the higher heating 
value of the fuel and in accordance with the Canadian Standards 
Administration B415.1 test protocol''.
    (e) Modifications to Residential Energy Property Expenditures.--
            (1) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnaces or hot 
        water boilers.--Paragraph (4) of section 25C(d) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(4) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot 
        water boiler.--The term `qualified natural gas, propane, or oil 
        furnace or hot water boiler' means--
                    ``(A) a natural gas or propane furnace which 
                achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency rate of 
                not less than 95,
                    ``(B) a natural gas or propane hot water boiler 
                which achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency 
                rate of not less than 90, and
                    ``(C) an oil furnace or hot water boiler which--
                            ``(i) achieves an annual fuel utilization 
                        efficiency rate of not less than 87, and
                            ``(ii)(I) in the case of a hot water 
                        boiler, is installed with an indirect water 
                        heater, and
                            ``(II) in the case of a furnace, is 
                        installed with an electronically commutated 
                        blower motor.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO CERTAIN FUELS.

    (a) Excise Tax Credits and Outlay Payments for Biodiesel and 
Renewable Diesel Fuel Mixtures.--
            (1) Paragraph (6) of section 6426(c) is amended by striking 
        ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by 
        striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 
        2015''.
    (b) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3) are 
        each amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2015''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Subparagraph 
        (C) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
        2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (c) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits Relating to 
Liquefied Hydrogen.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3), as 
        amended by subsection (b), are each amended by striking 
        ``(September 30, 2014 in the case of any sale or use involving 
        liquefied hydrogen)''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Paragraph (6) 
        of section 6427(e) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), any'' in subparagraph (C), as amended 
                by this Act, and inserting ``any'',
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or 
        used after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Liquefied hydrogen.--The amendments made by subsection 
        (c) shall apply to fuels sold or used after September 30, 2014.
    (e) Special Rule for Certain Periods During 2014.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in the case of--
            (1) any biodiesel mixture credit properly determined under 
        section 6426(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
        periods after December 31, 2013, and before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and
            (2) any alternative fuel credit properly determined under 
        section 6426(d) of such Code for such periods,
such credit shall be allowed, and any refund or payment attributable to 
such credit (including any payment under section 6427(e) of such Code) 
shall be made, only in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or 
the Secretary's delegate) shall provide. Such Secretary shall issue 
guidance within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
providing for a one-time submission of claims covering periods 
described in the preceding sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a 
180-day period for the submission of such claims (in such manner as 
prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days after 
such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such Secretary 
not later than 60 days after receipt. If such Secretary has not paid 
pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 60 days after 
the date of the filing of such claim, the claim shall be paid with 
interest from such date determined by using the overpayment rate and 
method under section 6621 of such Code.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (g) of section 30C is amended by 
striking ``placed in service'' and all that follows and inserting 
``placed in service after December 31, 2015.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL.

    (a) Credits for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Used as Fuel.--
Subsection (g) of section 40A is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 6. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND 
              LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

    (a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
        ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) 
        as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum 
                        gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of gasoline, and''.
            (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Paragraph 
        (2) of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--
                For purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy 
                equivalent of a gallon of gasoline' means, with respect 
                to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such 
                fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating 
                value).''.
    (b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause 
        (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
        inserting ``, and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(iv) in the case of liquefied natural 
                        gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of diesel.''.
            (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Paragraph (2) 
        of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
        amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
                    ``(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent 
                of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a 
                liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel 
                having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating 
                value).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(1) and paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'', and
                    (B) by striking ``peat), and'' and inserting 
                ``peat) and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any sale or use of fuel after September 30, 2014.

Ex Output:
Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy efficient improvements; (2) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, and alternative fuels relating to liquefied hydrogen; (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; and (4) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable fuels. Equalizes the excise tax rate for liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. Modifies energy efficiency standards for windows, doors, skylights, roofing, water heaters, biomass stoves, and furnaces or hot water boilers. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``State Business Law Conformity Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO GENERAL PARTNERS.

    (a) Exclusion of Certain Active Businesses From at Risk Rules.--
Subclause (I) of section 465(c)(7)(D)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (defining qualified corporate partner) is amended to read as 
follows:
                                    ``(I) such corporation is not 
                                prohibited or limited under State law 
                                from participation in the management or 
                                business of the partnership.''.
    (b) Payments to Retiring Partners.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
736(b)(3) of such Code (relating to limitation on application of 
paragraph (2)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) any portion of the retiring or deceased 
                partner's distributive share of partnership income was 
                subject to tax under section 1401.''.
    (c) Foreign Currency Transactions.--Subclause (I) of section 
988(c)(1)(E)(v) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(I) Certain general partners.--
                                The interest of a partner in the 
                                partnership shall not be treated as 
                                failing to meet the 20-percent 
                                ownership requirements of clause 
                                (iii)(I) for any taxable year of the 
                                partnership if for the taxable year of 
                                the partner in which such partnership 
                                taxable year ends--
                                            ``(aa) the partner is not 
                                        limited as to participation in 
                                        the management or activity of 
                                        the qualified fund, and
                                            ``(bb) such partner (and 
                                        each corporation filing a 
                                        consolidated return with such 
                                        partner) had no ordinary income 
                                        or loss from a section 988 
                                        transaction which is foreign 
                                        currency gain or loss (as the 
                                        case may be).''.
    (d) Special Valuation Rules for Generation-Skipping Tax.--Clause 
(ii) of section 2701(b)(2)(B) of such Code (relating to partnerships) 
is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) in the case of a limited 
                        partnership, the holding of any interest as a 
                        partner who is not limited as to participation 
                        in management or activity of the 
                        partnership.''.
    (e) Tax Matters Partner.--Paragraph (7) of section 6231(a) of such 
Code (defining tax matters partner) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Tax matters partner.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The tax matters partner of any 
                partnership is--
                            ``(i) the partner designated as the tax 
                        matters partner as provided in regulations, or
                            ``(ii) if there is no partner who has been 
                        so designated, the partner having the largest 
                        profits interest in the partnership at the 
                        close of the taxable year involved (or, where 
                        there is more than 1 such partner, the 1 of 
                        such partners whose name would appear first in 
                        an alphabetical listing).
                    ``(B) Selection by secretary.--If there is no 
                partner designated under subparagraph (A)(i) and the 
                Secretary determines that it is impracticable to apply 
                subparagraph (A)(ii), the partner selected by the 
                Secretary shall be treated as the tax matters partner. 
                The Secretary shall, within 30 days of selecting a tax 
                matters partner under the preceding sentence, notify 
                all partners required to receive notice under section 
                6223(a) of the name and address of the person selected.
                    ``(C) Restriction on designation of partner.--A 
                partner may not be designated as a tax matters partner 
                under subparagraph (A)(i) unless such partner is not 
                limited as to participation in management or activity 
                of the partnership.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO LIMITED PARTNERS.

    (a) Limited Entrepreneur.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 464(e)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining limited 
        entrepreneur) is amended by striking ``other than as a limited 
        partner''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 464(c) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``limited partners or'' in 
                        paragraph (1)(B),
                            (ii) by striking ``a limited partner or'' 
                        in paragraph (2).
                    (B) Section 1256 of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``limited partners or'' 
                        each place it appears in subsections (e)(3)(B) 
                        and (f)(4),
                            (ii) by striking ``a limited partner or'' 
                        in subsection (e)(3)(C), and
                            (iii) by striking ``limited partner or'' 
                        both places it appears in the heading and text 
                        of subsection (e)(4)(A)(i).
                    (C) Section 1258(d)(5)(C) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``limited partner or'' in 
                        the matter preceding subclause (i),
                            (ii) by striking ``limited partner's (or 
                        limited entrepreneur's) in subclause (i) and 
                        inserting ``limited entrepreneur's'', and
                            (iii) by striking ``partners and limited'' 
                        in the heading.
    (b) Passive Loss Rules.--
            (1) Subsection (h) of section 469 of such Code is amended 
        by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3), 
        (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
            (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 469(c)(7) of such Code is 
        amended by striking the last sentence.
            (3) Paragraph (6) of section 469(i) of such Code is amended 
        by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating subparagraph 
        (D) as subparagraph (C).
            (4) Subsection (f) of section 772 of such Code (relating to 
        special rules for applying passive loss limitations) is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Passive Loss Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any person holds an interest in an 
        electing large partnership other than as a partner described in 
        paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall not 
                apply to such partner, and
                    ``(B) such partner's distributive share of the 
                partnership items allocable to passive loss limitation 
                activities shall be taken into account separately to 
                the extent necessary to comply with the provisions of 
                section 469.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        items allocable to an interest held as a partner described in 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Partner described.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        a partner is described in this paragraph if the partner is a 
        person whose participation in the management or business 
        activity of the partnership is limited under applicable State 
        law.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 4. PARTNERSHIP INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CAPITAL EXCLUDED FROM NET 
              EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 1402(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(13) there shall be excluded the distributive share of 
        net income of a partner attributable to capital;''.
    (b) Partnership Income Attributable to Capital.--Section 1402 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Partnership Income Attributable to Capital.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(13), the 
        following amounts shall be treated as income attributable to 
        capital--
                    ``(A) the amount, if any, in excess of what would 
                constitute reasonable compensation for services 
                rendered by such partner to the partnership, and
                    ``(B) an amount equal to a reasonable rate of 
                return on unreturned capital of the partner determined 
                as of the beginning of the taxable year.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) Unreturned capital.--The term `unreturned 
                capital' means the excess of the aggregate amount of 
                money and the fair market value as of the date of 
                contribution of other consideration (net of 
                liabilities) contributed by the partner over the 
                aggregate amount of money and the fair market value as 
                of the date of distribution of other consideration (net 
                of liabilities) distributed by the partnership to the 
                partner, increased or decreased for the partner's 
                distributive share of all reportable items as 
                determined in section 702. If the partner acquires a 
                partnership interest and the partnership makes an 
                election under section 754, the partner's unreturned 
                capital shall take into account appropriate adjustments 
                under section 743.
                    ``(B) Reasonable rate of return.--A reasonable rate 
                of return on unreturned capital shall equal 150 percent 
                (or such higher rate as is established in regulations) 
                of the highest applicable Federal rate, as determined 
                under section 1274(d)(1), at the beginning of the 
                partnership's taxable year.
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
        this subsection.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to services performed in taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF ABILITY TO ELECT LARGE PARTNERSHIP REPORTING RULES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 775(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to election) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``No election under this subsection shall be made 
after December 31, 2004.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to partnership taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

Ex Output:
State Business Law Conformity Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise certain partnership tax definitions and rules relating to general and limited partners; (2) exclude from net earnings from self-employment partnership income attributable to capital; and (3) repeal, after 2004, the election to apply large partnership (100 partners or more) tax rules.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``VA Billing Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT 
              OF CERTAIN VETERANS TO MAKE COPAYMENTS FOR CARE AND 
              SERVICES IN THE CASE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              ERROR.

    (a) Hospital Care, Nursing Home Care, and Medical Services.--
Section 1710(f)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(G) The Secretary may waive the requirement of a veteran to make 
a payment under this subsection or subsection (g) if--
            ``(i) an error committed by the Department or an employee 
        of the Department was the cause of delaying notification sent 
        to the veteran of the requirement to make the payment; and
            ``(ii) the veteran received such notification later than 
        180 days after the date on which the veteran received the care 
        or services for which the payment was required.''.
    (b) Medications.--Section 1722A of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary may waive the requirement of a veteran to make 
a payment under this section if--
            ``(1) an error committed by the Department or an employee 
        of the Department was the cause of delaying notification sent 
        to the veteran of the requirement to make the payment; and
            ``(2) the veteran received such notification later than 180 
        days after the date on which the veteran received the 
        medication for which the payment was required.''.
    (c) Billing Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 of such title 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1709C. Procedures for copayments
    ``(a) Care at Department Facility.--(1) In requiring a veteran to 
make a payment for care or services provided at a medical facility of 
the Department pursuant to this chapter, including sections 1710 and 
1722A, the Secretary shall provide to such veteran a notification of 
such required payment by not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the veteran receives the care or services for which payment is 
required.
    ``(2) If the Secretary does not provide to a veteran a notification 
of the required payment by the date required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may not collect such payment, including through a third-party 
entity, unless the Secretary provides the veteran the following:
            ``(A) Information regarding how to apply for a waiver 
        described in section 1710(f)(3)(G) or section 1722A(c) of this 
        title, as appropriate.
            ``(B) Information regarding how to establish a payment plan 
        with the Secretary.
            ``(C) Opportunity to make such a waiver or establish such a 
        payment plan.
    ``(b) Care at Non-Department Facility.--(1) In requiring a veteran 
to make a payment for care or services provided at a non-Department 
facility pursuant to this chapter or other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall provide to such veteran a notification of such required 
payment by not later than 18 months after the date on which the veteran 
receives the care or services for which payment is required.
    ``(2) If the Secretary does not provide to a veteran a notification 
of the required payment by the date required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may not collect such payment, including through a third-party 
entity, unless the Secretary provides the veteran the following:
            ``(A) Information regarding how to apply for a waiver 
        described in paragraph (3).
            ``(B) Information regarding how to establish a payment plan 
        with the Secretary.
            ``(C) Opportunity to make such a waiver or establish such a 
        payment plan.
    ``(3) The Secretary may waive the requirement of a veteran to make 
a payment for care or services provided at a non-Department facility 
pursuant to this chapter or other provision of law if--
            ``(A) an error committed by the Department, an employee of 
        the Department, or a non-Department facility was the cause of 
        delaying the notification sent to the veteran of the 
        requirement to make the payment; and
            ``(B) the veteran received such notification after the 
        period described in paragraph (1).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 1709B the following new item:

``1709C. Procedures for copayments.''.
    (d) Improvement of Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall--
            (1) review the copayment billing internal controls and 
        notification procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
        and
            (2) improve such controls and procedures, including 
        pursuant to the amendments made by this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Ex Output:

VA Billing Accountability Act  (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medication, hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services if the veteran received copayment notification more than 180 days after the medical service or receipt of medication and such delay was caused by VA error. In requiring a veteran to make a copayment for medical services, the VA shall notify the veteran within 180 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) of the service. If the VA does not provide such notification, it may not collect the payment unless the veteran is provided with an opportunity to apply for a waiver or establish a payment plan. The VA shall review and improve its copayment billing internal controls and notification procedures.