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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MORTGAGE BANKS.

    (a) In General.--Each mortgage bank shall have an ongoing 
responsibility to meet the credit needs of all the communities in which 
such bank makes a significant number of extensions of credit or extends 
a significant amount of credit, including extensions of credit in low- 
and moderate-income neighborhoods of such communities.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Mortgage bank.--The term ``mortgage bank'' means any 
        lender who does not accept deposits and originates housing 
        related loans.
            (2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of 
        Mortgage Bank and Insurance Supervision established by the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to section 
        3.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF MORTGAGE BANK AND INSURANCE 
              SUPERVISION.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish 
within the Department of Housing and Urban Development an office to be 
known as the Office of Mortgage Bank and Insurance Supervision to 
evaluate the community support performance of mortgage banks and 
mortgage insurance companies.

SEC. 4. MORTGAGE BANK COMMUNITY SUPPORT STATEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Office shall, on a biennial basis, require 
each mortgage bank to submit to the Office a community support 
statement, detailing the efforts of such bank at meeting the housing 
credit needs of each community in which the bank makes a significant 
number of extensions of credit or extends a significant amount of 
credit, including extensions of credit in low- and moderate-income 
neighborhoods of such communities.
    (b) Contents.--The statement submitted by each mortgage bank under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) the data required to be maintained and disclosed by the 
        lender under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 for the 
        previous 2 years, in a format which the Office shall establish;
            (2) underwriting criteria employed by the bank for all of 
        the bank's housing loan products;
            (3) descriptions of any activity the bank has undertaken 
        over the period under review to ascertain and meet identified 
        credit needs in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods within 
        communities in which the bank makes a significant number of 
        extensions of credit or extends a significant amount of credit, 
        including any partnerships formed with community-based 
        organizations, nonprofit developers of affordable housing, or 
        agencies of State or local government;
            (4) details of any findings of technical or substantive 
        violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act or the Fair 
        Housing Act, and any settlements or judgments arising from any 
        such findings; and
            (5) any other information the Office may require.

SEC. 5. MORTGAGE BANK COMMUNITY SUPPORT EVALUATION.

    The Office shall determine whether a mortgage bank is maintaining 
an adequate community support performance, based on--
            (1) community support performance statements received from 
        mortgage banks;
            (2) an analysis of the data required to be maintained and 
        disclosed by the lender under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act 
        of 1975 for the previous 2 years with respect to metropolitan 
        statistical areas in which the bank originates a significant 
        number of home loans, which shall emphasize--
                    (A) the institution's market share in neighborhoods 
                of different racial and income characteristics;
                    (B) the number of applications received from 
                minorities and low- and moderate-income persons; and
                    (C) the rate at which the institutions rejects 
                applications from minority and white applicants;
            (3) any evidence of illegal discriminatory credit 
        practices, including prescreening, or offering less favorable 
        loan products to applicants of different racial backgrounds; 
        and
            (4) public comment, which shall be received by the agency 
        for not less than 90 days after the Office actively solicits 
        comment solicitations of comment through notice in the Federal 
        Register and regular communications with community based 
        organizations.

SEC. 6. PENALTIES FOR FINDING OF INADEQUATE COMMUNITY SUPPORT 
              PERFORMANCE BY MORTGAGE BANKS.

    (a) Remedial Action.--If the Secretary finds that a mortgage bank 
is maintaining an inadequate level of community support, the Secretary 
may issue an order--
            (1) requiring the bank to file a community support action 
        plan with the Office not more than 90 days after the finding, 
        which shall include concrete goals and timetables for 
        correcting identified deficiencies; and
            (2) prohibiting the bank from using any program or product 
        administered by the Secretary until all identified deficiencies 
        are met.
    (b) Cease and Desist Orders.--
            (1) Issuance of order.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
                there is reasonable cause to believe that a mortgage 
                bank is violating, has violated, or is about to violate 
                an order under subsection (a) or a community support 
                action plan filed pursuant to such an order, the 
                Secretary may issue an order requiring the mortgage 
                bank to--
                            (i) cease and desist from any such 
                        violation; and
                            (ii) take such affirmative action to 
                        prevent the occurrence or the continuance of 
                        such violation as the Secretary determines to 
                        be appropriate.
                    (B) Notice of charges.--An order issued under this 
                paragraph shall include a notice of the charges on 
                which the order is based and a statement of the facts 
                constituting the alleged violation.
                    (C) Effective period.--An order issued under this 
                paragraph shall--
                            (i) become effective upon service to the 
                        mortgagee; and
                            (ii) remain effective and enforceable 
                        pursuant to the terms of the order unless 
                        modified or rescinded by the Secretary or 
                        pursuant to an order of a court under paragraph 
                        (3) or in connection with the court's review of 
                        any administrative proceedings with respect to 
                        the order issued under this subsection.
            (2) Hearing.--Any mortgage bank which receives an order 
        under paragraph (1) shall be afforded an opportunity for a 
        hearing on the record by the Secretary as soon as practicable 
        but not later than 20 days after the order has been served.
            (3) Judicial hearing.--Within 10 days after a mortgage bank 
        has been served with a cease-and-desist order under this 
        subsection, the bank may apply to the United States district 
        court for the judicial district in which the home office of the 
        bank is located, or the United States District Court for the 
        District of Columbia, for an injunction setting aside, 
        limiting, or suspending the enforcement, operation, or 
        effectiveness of such order pending the completion of the 
        administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice of charges 
        served upon the bank, and such court shall have jurisdiction to 
        issue such injunction.
            (4) Judicial enforcement.--The Secretary may apply to the 
        United States district court, or the United States court of any 
        territory, within the jurisdiction of which the home office of 
        the mortgagee is located, for an injunction to enforce any 
        effective and outstanding order issued under this subsection 
        and, if the court determines that there has been a violation or 
        threatened violation of such order, the court shall issue such 
        injunction.
    (c) Civil Money Penalty.--
            (1) Imposition of penalty.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may impose a civil 
                money penalty on any mortgage bank, and any director, 
                officer or employee of a mortgage bank, who violates 
                any order issued under subsection (a) or (b).
                    (B) Amount of penalty.--The amount of the penalty, 
                as determined by the Secretary, may not exceed--
                            (i) in the case of a violation of an order 
                        issued under subsection (a), $10,000 for each 
                        month during which such violation occurs; and
                            (ii) in the case of a violation of an order 
                        issued under subsection (b), $10,000 for each 
                        day during which such violation continues.
                    (C) Notification to attorney general.--Before 
                taking action to impose a civil money penalty for a 
                violation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                inform the Attorney General of the United States.
            (2) Assessment.--
                    (A) Written notice.--Any penalty imposed under 
                paragraph (1) may be assessed and collected by the 
                Secretary by written notice.
                    (B) Finality of assessment.--If, with respect to 
                any assessment under subparagraph (A), a hearing is not 
                requested pursuant to paragraph (5) within the period 
                of time allowed under such paragraph, the assessment 
                shall constitute a final and unappealable order.
            (3) Authority to modify or remit penalty.--The Secretary 
        may compromise, modify, or remit any penalty which the 
        Secretary may assess or already has assessed under paragraph 
        (1).
            (4) Mitigating factors.--In determining the amount of a 
        penalty under paragraph (1) with respect to any person, the 
        Secretary shall take into account the appropriateness of the 
        penalty with respect to--
                    (A) the gravity of the offense;
                    (B) any history of previous violations by the 
                person;
                    (C) the ability of the person to pay the penalty;
                    (D) injury to the public;
                    (E) benefits received by the person as a result of 
                the violation;
                    (F) the deterrent effect of the penalty on future 
                violations by such person and other persons; and
                    (G) such other factors as the Secretary may 
                determine in regulations to be appropriate.
            (5) Hearing.--The person against whom a civil money penalty 
        is assessed under paragraph (1) shall be afforded an 
        opportunity for a hearing on the record, if such person submits 
        a request for such hearing within 20 days after the issuance of 
        the notice of the assessment.
            (6) Collection.--
                    (A) Referral.--If any person fails to pay an 
                assessment after any penalty assessed under this 
                subsection has become final, the Secretary shall notify 
                the Attorney General who shall recover the amount 
                assessed in the appropriate United States district 
                court.
                    (B) Appropriateness of penalty not reviewable.--In 
                any civil action under subparagraph (A), the validity 
                and appropriateness of the penalty shall not be subject 
                to review.
            (7) Disbursement.--All penalties collected pursuant to this 
        subsection shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United 
        States.
            (8) Agency procedures--The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
        establish standards and procedures for carrying out this 
        subsection.

SEC. 7. COMMUNITY SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE 
              COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--Each mortgage insurance company shall--
            (1) report to the Office the number and total dollar amount 
        of each mortgage insurance policy written by the company, by 
        census tract, the race, gender, and income of applicants for 
        mortgage insurance, and the disposition of each application for 
        mortgage insurance;
            (2) demonstrate to the Secretary adequate support for 
        community credit needs; and
            (3) make public to any person the underwriting criteria for 
        any mortgage insurance the company offers.
    (b) 2-Year Reporting Requirement.--At least once during each 2-year 
period beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, each mortgage 
insurance company shall submit a report to the Office containing the 
following information:
            (1) Adequacy of availability of mortgage insurance.--The 
        extent to which adequate mortgage insurance is available in 
        low- and moderate-income and minority neighborhoods within 
        areas in which the company writes a significant number of 
        mortgage insurance policies.
            (2) Underwriting guidelines.--The extent to which 
        underwriting guidelines used by the company do not unreasonably 
        restrict access to low- and moderate-income families within 
        areas in which the company writes a significant number of 
        mortgage insurance policies.
    (c) Duties of the Office.--The Office shall conduct biennial 
community support reviews of mortgage insurance companies including 
analysis of the following:
            (1) The data collected by the Agency on the distribution of 
        the mortgage insurance company's policies by census tract and 
        data on the disparate treatment of applicants for mortgage 
        insurance based on the applicants' race, gender, and income.
            (2) The underwriting criteria employed by the company and 
        the extent to which such criteria do not unreasonably restrict 
        access to credit for low- and moderate-income and minority 
        persons or neighborhoods.
            (3) Community support statements received from the mortgage 
        insurance company.
            (4) Any other information the Secretary may require 
        mortgage insurance companies to submit.
            (5) Any comments received from the public on the community 
        support performance of the mortgage insurance company during 
        the period covered by the review under this paragraph.
    (d) Duties of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) solicit and accept public comment for no fewer than 90 
        days before issuing a finding in connection with the review of 
        a mortgage insurance company under subsection (c)(2); and
            (2) review the community support performance of each 
        mortgage insurance company and determine whether the company is 
        providing an adequate level of community support in the areas 
        in which such company writes a significant number of mortgage 
        insurance policies.
    (e) Performance Statement.--If, after reviewing any evidence, the 
Secretary concludes that a mortgage insurance company is not meeting 
the requirements of this section, the Secretary may require such 
company to submit a statement indicating how the company expects to 
improve its record of providing community support.

SOLUTION: Mortgage Fairness Act - Requires each mortgage bank to meet the credit needs of all communities in which it makes a significant number of extensions of credit or extends a significant amount of credit, including extensions of credit in low- and moderate-income communities. 
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish within HUD the Office of Mortgage Bank and Insurance Supervision. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Office, on a biennial basis, to require each mortgage bank to submit to it a community support statement detailing the bank's efforts at meeting the housing credit needs of the above- referenced communities. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Office to determine whether a mortgage bank is maintaining an adequate community support performance based on specified criteria. 
(Sec. 6) Sets forth certain penalties against a mortgage bank that has been found to be maintaining an inadequate level of community support. 
(Sec. 7) Requires each mortgage insurance company to: (1) report to the Office the total number and total dollar amount of each mortgage insurance policy written by it, by census tract, the race, gender, and income of applicants for mortgage insurance, and the disposition of each application for such insurance; (2) demonstrate to the Secretary adequate support for community credit needs; and (3) make public to any person the underwriting criteria for any mortgage insurance the company offers. 
Requires the Office to conduct biennial community support reviews of mortgage insurance companies.  Authorizes the Secretary to require a mortgage insurance company to submit a statement indicating how it expects to improve its record of providing community support whenever the Secretary concludes that such company is not meeting the requirements of this section.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Chris 
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                      TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Stays; probationary employees.
Sec. 103. Prohibited personnel practices.
Sec. 104. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
          whistleblowers.
Sec. 105. Suicide by employees.
Sec. 106. Training for supervisors.
Sec. 107. Information on whistleblower protections.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

Sec. 201. Prevention of unauthorized access to medical records of 
          employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 202. Outreach on availability of mental health services available 
          to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Protocols to address threats against employees of the 
          Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 204. Comptroller General of the United States study on 
          accountability of chiefs of police of Department of Veterans 
          Affairs medical centers.

                      TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

    SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
    In this title--
        (1) the term ``agency''--
            (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an entity 
        that is an agency, as defined under section 2302 of title 5, 
        United States Code, without regard to whether one or more 
        portions of title 5 of the United States Code are inapplicable 
        to the entity; and
            (B) does not include any entity that is an element of the 
        intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
        (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee (as defined in 
    section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of an agency; and
        (3) the term ``personnel action'' has the meaning given that 
    term under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code.
    SEC. 102. STAYS; PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.
    (a) Request by Special Counsel.--Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under 
this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall 
give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.''.
    (b) Probationary Employees.--Section 1221 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay to an 
employee in probationary status under subsection (c), the head of the 
agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a 
transfer submitted by the employee.''.
    (c) Study Regarding Retaliation Against Probationary Employees.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives a report discussing retaliation against employees in 
probationary status.
    SEC. 103. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.
    Section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
        ``(14) access the medical record of another employee or an 
    applicant for employment as a part of, or otherwise in furtherance 
    of, any conduct described in paragraphs (1) through (13).''.
    SEC. 104. DISCIPLINE OF SUPERVISORS BASED ON RETALIATION AGAINST 
      WHISTLEBLOWERS.
    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
    whistleblowers
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `agency'--
            ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an 
        entity that is an agency, as defined under section 2302, 
        without regard to whether any other provision of this chapter 
        is applicable to the entity; and
            ``(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the 
        intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
        ``(2) the term `prohibited personnel action' means taking or 
    failing to take an action in violation of paragraph (8), (9), or 
    (14) of section 2302(b) against an employee of an agency; and
        ``(3) the term `supervisor' means an employee who would be a 
    supervisor, as defined under section 7103(a), if the entity 
    employing the employee was an agency.
    ``(b) Proposed Disciplinary Actions.--
        ``(1) In general.--If the head of the agency employing a 
    supervisor, an administrative law judge, the Merit Systems 
    Protection Board, the Special Counsel, a judge of the United 
    States, or the Inspector General of the agency employing a 
    supervisor determines that the supervisor has committed a 
    prohibited personnel action, the head of the agency employing the 
    supervisor, in accordance with the procedures required under 
    paragraph (2)--
            ``(A) for the first prohibited personnel action committed 
        by a supervisor--
                ``(i) shall propose suspending the supervisor for a 
            period of not less than 3 days; and
                ``(ii) may, in addition to a suspension described in 
            clause (i), propose any other action, including a reduction 
            in grade or pay, that the head of the agency determines 
            appropriate; and
            ``(B) for the second prohibited personnel action committed 
        by a supervisor, shall propose removing the supervisor.
        ``(2) Procedures.--
            ``(A) Notice.--A supervisor against whom an action is 
        proposed to be taken under paragraph (1) is entitled to written 
        notice--
                ``(i) stating the specific reasons for the proposed 
            action; and
                ``(ii) informing the supervisor of the right of the 
            supervisor to review the material which is relied on to 
            support the reasons for the proposed action.
            ``(B) Answer and evidence.--
                ``(i) In general.--A supervisor who is notified under 
            subparagraph (A) that the supervisor is the subject of a 
            proposed action under paragraph (1) is entitled to 14 days 
            following such notification to answer and furnish evidence 
            in support of the answer.
                ``(ii) No evidence furnished; insufficient evidence.--
            After the end of the 14-day period described in clause (i), 
            if a supervisor does not furnish evidence as described in 
            clause (i) or if the head of the agency determines that 
            such evidence is not sufficient to reverse the proposed 
            action, the head of the agency shall carry out the action.
            ``(C) Scope of procedures.--An action carried out under 
        this section--
                ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be 
            subject to the same requirements and procedures (including 
            regarding appeals) as an action under section 7503, 7513, 
            or 7543; and
                ``(ii) shall not be subject to--

                    ``(I) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7503(b);
                    ``(II) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and 
                subsection (c) of section 7513; or
                    ``(III) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) 
                and subsection (c) of section 7543.

        ``(3) Delegation.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B), the 
        head of an agency may delegate any authority or responsibility 
        under this subsection.
            ``(B) Nondelegability of determination regarding prohibited 
        personnel action.--If the head of an agency is responsible for 
        determining whether a supervisor has committed a prohibited 
        personnel action for purposes of paragraph (1), the head of the 
        agency may not delegate that responsibility.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
          whistleblowers.''.
    SEC. 105. SUICIDE BY EMPLOYEES.
    (a) Referral.--The head of an agency shall refer to the Special 
Counsel, along with any information known to the agency regarding the 
circumstances described in paragraphs (2) and (3), any instance in 
which the head of the agency has information indicating--
        (1) an employee of the agency committed suicide;
        (2) prior to the death of the employee, the employee made any 
    disclosure of information which reasonably evidences--
            (A) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
            (B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse 
        of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 
        health or safety; and
        (3) after a disclosure described in paragraph (2), a personnel 
    action was taken against the employee.
    (b) Office of Special Counsel Review.--For any referral to the 
Special Counsel under subsection (a), the Special Counsel shall--
        (1) examine whether any personnel action was taken because of 
    any disclosure of information described in subsection (a)(2); and
        (2) take any action the Special Counsel determines appropriate 
    under subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code.
    SEC. 106. TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.
    In consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General 
of the agency (or senior ethics official of the agency for an agency 
without an Inspector General), the head of each agency shall provide 
training regarding how to respond to complaints alleging a violation of 
whistleblower protections (as defined in section 2307 of title 5, 
United States Code, as added by section 107) available to employees of 
the agency--
        (1) to employees appointed to supervisory positions in the 
    agency who have not previously served as a supervisor; and
        (2) on an annual basis, to all employees of the agency serving 
    in a supervisory position.
    SEC. 107. INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
    (a) Existing Provision.--
        (1) In general.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, 
    is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (c); and
            (B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
        (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
            (A) Section 4505a(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' and inserting ``section 
        2302(c)''.
            (B) Section 5755(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' and inserting ``section 
        2302(c)''.
            (C) Section 110(b)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection 
        Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by 
        striking ``section 2302(f)(1) or (2)'' and inserting ``section 
        2302(e)(1) or (2)''.
            (D) Section 1217(d)(3) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
        U.S.C. 3657(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' 
        and inserting ``section 2302(c)''.
            (E) Section 1233(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
        U.S.C. 3673(b)) is amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' and 
        inserting ``section 2302(c)''.
    (b) Provision of Information.--Chapter 23 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2307. Information on whistleblower protections
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `agency'--
            ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the 
        meaning given that term in section 2302; and
            ``(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the 
        intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
        ``(2) the term `new employee' means an individual--
            ``(A) appointed to a position as an employee of an agency 
        on or after the date of enactment of the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick 
        Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; and
            ``(B) who has not previously served as an employee; and
        ``(3) the term `whistleblower protections' means the 
    protections against and remedies for a prohibited personnel 
    practice described in paragraph (8), subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), 
    or (D) of paragraph (9), or paragraph (14) of section 2302(b).
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Head of Agency.--The head of each agency 
shall be responsible for the prevention of prohibited personnel 
practices, for the compliance with and enforcement of applicable civil 
service laws, rules, and regulations, and other aspects of personnel 
management, and for ensuring (in consultation with the Special Counsel 
and the Inspector General of the agency) that employees of the agency 
are informed of the rights and remedies available to them under this 
chapter and chapter 12, including--
        ``(1) information regarding whistleblower protections available 
    to new employees during the probationary period;
        ``(2) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit 
    Systems Protection Board with regard to whistleblower protections; 
    and
        ``(3) how to make a lawful disclosure of information that is 
    specifically required by law or Executive order to be kept 
    classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of 
    foreign affairs to the Special Counsel, the Inspector General of an 
    agency, Congress, or other agency employee designated to receive 
    such disclosures.
    ``(c) Timing.--The head of each agency shall ensure that the 
information required to be provided under subsection (b) is provided to 
each new employee of the agency not later than 6 months after the date 
the new employee begins performing service as an employee.
    ``(d) Information Online.--The head of each agency shall make 
available information regarding whistleblower protections applicable to 
employees of the agency on the public website of the agency, and on any 
online portal that is made available only to employees of the agency if 
one exists.
    ``(e) Delegees.--Any employee to whom the head of an agency 
delegates authority for personnel management, or for any aspect 
thereof, shall, within the limits of the scope of the delegation, be 
responsible for the activities described in subsection (b).''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``2307. Information on whistleblower protections.''.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

    SEC. 201. PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF 
      EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    (a) Development of Plan.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
            (A) develop a plan to prevent access to the medical records 
        of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs by employees 
        of the Department who are not authorized to access such 
        records;
            (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
        plan developed under subparagraph (A); and
            (C) upon request, provide a briefing to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress with respect to the plan developed under 
        subparagraph (A).
        (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
    include the following:
            (A) A detailed assessment of strategic goals of the 
        Department for the prevention of unauthorized access to the 
        medical records of employees of the Department.
            (B) A list of circumstances in which an employee of the 
        Department who is not a health care provider or an assistant to 
        a health care provider would be authorized to access the 
        medical records of another employee of the Department.
            (C) Steps that the Secretary will take to acquire new or 
        implement existing technology to prevent an employee of the 
        Department from accessing the medical records of another 
        employee of the Department without a specific need to access 
        such records.
            (D) Steps the Secretary will take, including plans to issue 
        new regulations, as necessary, to ensure that an employee of 
        the Department may not access the medical records of another 
        employee of the Department for the purpose of retrieving 
        demographic information if that demographic information is 
        available to the employee in another location or through 
        another format.
            (E) A proposed timetable for the implementation of such 
        plan.
            (F) An estimate of the costs associated with implementing 
        such plan.
    (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
        (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
    and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
        (2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 202. OUTREACH ON AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
      AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a program of 
outreach to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to inform 
those employees of any mental health services, including telemedicine 
options, that are available to them.
    SEC. 203. PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS THREATS AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE 
      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure protocols are in 
effect to address threats from individuals receiving health care from 
the Department of Veterans Affairs directed towards employees of the 
Department who are providing such health care.
    SEC. 204. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY ON 
      ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHIEFS OF POLICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
      AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS.
    The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study 
to assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command 
structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs police officers at 
medical centers of the Department.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

SOLUTION:  (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2017 .  Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice; or (2) the employee if the individual is in probationary status and seeks corrective action. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on retaliation against employees in probationary status. (Sec. 103) The bill: (1) prohibits any employee who has the authority to take a personnel action to access the medical records of another employee or applicant for employment, (2) authorizes disciplinary action against supervisors for retaliation against whistleblowers.  (Sec. 105) Agencies must: (1) refer information about employee suicides to the OSC, (2) train supervisors on responding to complaints alleging whistleblower protections violations, (3) provide information regarding whistleblower protections to new employees during probationary periods, (4) inform employees of the role of the OSC and the MSPB with regard to whistleblower protection, and (5) make information about such protections available on agency websites.  TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES (Sec. 201) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must: (1) submit a plan to prevent unauthorized access to the medical records of VA employees; (2) conduct an outreach program to inform its employees of available mental health services, including telemedicine options; and (3) ensure protocols are in effect to address threats against VA employees providing health care.  (Sec. 204) The GAO shall assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command structure of the VA police officers at VA medical centers.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``True American Heroes Act of 2003''.

              TITLE I--MEDALS FOR RESPONDERS AND RESISTERS

SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO 
              RESPONDED TO THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND 
              PERISHED.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--In recognition of the bravery and 
self-sacrifice of officers, emergency workers, and other employees of 
State and local government agencies, including the Port Authority of 
New York and New Jersey, and of the United States Government and 
others, who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New 
York City, and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001 
(including those who are missing and presumed dead), the Speaker of the 
House and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make 
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the 
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design for each such officer, 
emergency worker, employee, or other individual to the next of kin or 
other personal representative of each such officer, emergency worker, 
employee, or other individual.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred 
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike gold 
medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be 
determined by the Secretary to be emblematic of the valor and heroism 
of the men and women honored.
    (c) Determination of Recipients.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall determine the number of medals to be presented under this section 
and the appropriate recipients of the medals after consulting with 
appropriate representatives of Federal, State, and local officers and 
agencies and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
    (d) Duplicative Gold Medals for Departments and Duty Stations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike 
        duplicates in gold of the gold medals struck pursuant to 
        subsection (a) for presentation to each of the following, for 
        permanent display in the respective offices, houses, stations, 
        or places of employment:
                    (A) The Governor of the State of New York.
                    (B) The Mayor of the City of New York.
                    (C) The Commissioner of the New York Police 
                Department, the Commissioner of the New York Fire 
                Department, the head of emergency medical services for 
                the City of New York, and the Chairman of the Board of 
                Directors of the Port Authority of New York and New 
                Jersey.
                    (D) Each precinct house, fire house, emergency 
                response station, or other duty station or place of 
                employment to which each person referred to in 
                subsection (a) was assigned on September 11, 2001, for 
                display in each such place in a manner befitting the 
                memory of such persons.
    (e) Duplicate Bronze Medals.--Under such regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates 
in bronze of the gold medal struck under subsection (a) at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the bronze medals (including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses) and the cost 
of the gold medal.
    (f) Use of the United States Mint at West Point, New York.--It is 
the sense of the Congress that the medals authorized under this section 
should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, to 
the greatest extent possible.

SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR PEOPLE ABOARD UNITED AIRLINES 
              FLIGHT 93 WHO HELPED RESIST THE HIJACKERS AND CAUSED THE 
              PLANE TO CRASH.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93, 
        piloted by Captain James Dahl, departed from Newark 
        International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to 
        San Francisco, California, with 7 crew members and 38 
        passengers on board.
            (2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines Flight 93 was 
        hijacked by terrorists.
            (3) At 10:37 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near 
        Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
            (4) Evidence indicates that people aboard United Airlines 
        Flight 93 learned that other hijacked planes had been used to 
        attack the World Trade Center in New York City and resisted the 
        actions of the hijackers on board.
            (5) The effort to resist the hijackers aboard United 
        Airlines Flight 93 appears to have caused the plane to crash 
        prematurely, potentially saving hundreds or thousands of lives 
and preventing the destruction of the White House, the Capitol, or 
another important symbol of freedom and democracy.
            (6) The leaders of the resistance aboard United Airlines 
        Flight 93 demonstrated exceptional bravery, valor, and 
        patriotism, and are worthy of the appreciation of the people of 
        the United States.
    (b) Presentation of Congressional Gold Medals Authorized.--In 
recognition of heroic service to the Nation, the Speaker of the House 
and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate 
arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design for each passenger or crew member on board 
United Airlines Flight 93 who is identified by the Attorney General as 
having aided in the effort to resist the hijackers on board the plane 
to the next of kin or other personal representative of each such 
individual.
    (c) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
strike gold medals of a single design with suitable emblems, devices, 
and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Duplicate Medals.--Under such regulations as the Secretary of 
the Treasury may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell 
duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck under subsection (b) at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost of the bronze medals (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses) and 
the cost of the gold medals.

SEC. 103. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO 
              RESPONDED TO THE ATTACKS ON THE PENTAGON AND PERISHED.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--In recognition of the bravery and 
self-sacrifice of officers, emergency workers, and other employees of 
the United States Government, who responded to the attacks on the 
Pentagon Washington, D.C. and perished in the tragic events of 
September 11, 2001 (including those who are missing and presumed dead) 
the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of 
the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design for each such 
officer, emergency worker, or employee to the next of kin or other 
personal representative of each such officer, emergency worker, or 
employee.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
strike gold medals of a single design with suitable emblems, devices, 
and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Determination of Recipients.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall determine the number of medals to be presented under this section 
and the appropriate recipients of the medals after consulting with the 
Secretary of Defense and any other appropriate representative of 
Federal, State, and local officers and agencies.

SEC. 104. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck under this title are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

            TITLE II--SPIRIT OF AMERICA COMMEMORATIVE COINS

SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the 
        worst act of terrorism in its history.
            (2) The more than 6,000 people who lost their lives as a 
        result of the terrorist attacks that occurred in New York City, 
        at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, 
        will not be forgotten.
            (3) Hundreds of emergency personnel responded heroically to 
        the crisis and lost their lives as a result.
            (4) People from everywhere in the United States responded 
        to the crisis with an outpouring of support for the victims of 
        the terrorist attacks and their families.
            (5) The civilized world stands with strength and fortitude 
        in opposition to the cowardly terrorist attacks against the 
        United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
            (6) It is essential to remember not only the tragedy of the 
        attacks, but also the strength and resolve demonstrated by the 
        people of the United States in the aftermath of the attacks.
            (7) The minting of coins in commemoration of the Spirit of 
        America will pay tribute to the countless heroes who risked 
        their lives during the terrorist attacks and in their aftermath 
        so that others may live and to a united people whose belief in 
        freedom, justice, and democracy has never swayed.

SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the Spirit of America, the 
Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter  in this title referred to as the 
``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the following coins:
            (1) $50 gold coins.--Such number of 50 dollar coins as the 
        Secretary determines under subsection (b), which shall--
                    (A) weigh 1 ounce;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.287 inches; and
                    (C) contain 91.67 percent gold and 8.33 percent 
                alloy.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Such number of 1 dollar coins as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate to meet demand, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
                copper.
            (3) Half dollar clad coins.--Such number of half dollar 
        coins as the Secretary determines appropriate to meet demand, 
        which shall--
                    (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
                    (C) be minted to the specifications for half dollar 
                coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United 
                States Code.
    (b) Number of Gold Coins.--
            (1) In general.--The number of gold coins minted and issued 
        under this title shall equal the sum of 25,000 and the number 
        determined under paragraph (2).
            (2) Determination of number.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Attorney General of the United States and 
        the Governors of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia shall 
        determine the number of innocent individuals confirmed or 
        presumed to have been killed as a result of the terrorist 
        attacks against the United States that occurred on September 
        11, 2001, and shall identify such individuals. The Secretary, 
        under subsection (a)(1), shall mint and issue a number of 50 
        dollar coins equal to the number of such individuals.
    (c) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this title shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (d) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31, 
United States Code, all coins minted under this title shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
    (e) Sources of Bullion.--For the purpose of minting coins under 
this title, the Secretary may only use metals that are from natural 
deposits in the United States or any territory or possession of the 
United States.
    (f) Special Treatment Under Exigent Circumstances.--
            (1) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
                    (A) The limitations contained in paragraphs (1) and 
                (2)(A) of section 5112(m) of title 31, United States 
                Code, and section 5134(f)(1)(B) of such title have well 
                served, and continue to serve, their purpose of 
                bringing greater stability to the markets for 
                commemorative coins, maximizing demand and 
                participation in such programs, and ensuring that such 
                programs have a broad base of private support and are 
                not used as the primary means of fundraising by 
                organizations that are the recipients of surcharges.
                    (B) The shocking circumstances of September 11, 
                2001, the broad base of public interest in showing the 
                Spirit of America and participating in the raising of 
                funds for the victims of the crimes committed on that 
                date, and the importance of implementing this coin 
                program as quickly as possible, notwithstanding the 
                limitations contained in such paragraphs, justify 
                exempting the coins produced under this title from such 
                limitations.
            (2) Exemption.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 5112(m) 
        of title 31, United States Code, and section 5134(f)(1)(B) of 
        such title shall not apply to coins authorized under this 
        title.

SEC. 203. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this title 
shall be emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, 
in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.
    (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this 
title there shall be--
            (1) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (2) an inscription of the date ``September 11, 2001'' (and 
        such coin shall bear no other date); and
            (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this title 
shall be selected--
            (1) by the Secretary after consultation with the Commission 
        of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the citizens advisory committee established 
        under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 204. STRIKING AND ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        coins minted under this title shall be issued in uncirculated 
        quality.
            (2) Gold coins.--50 dollar coins minted under section 
        202(a)(1) shall be issued only in proof quality.
    (b) Mint Facility.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        only 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike 
        any particular quality of the coins minted under this title.
            (2) Clad coins.--Any number of facilities of the United 
        States Mint may be used to strike the half dollar coins minted 
        under section 202(a)(3).
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary--
            (1) shall commence issuing coins minted under this title as 
        soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
        and
            (2) shall not issue any coins after the end of the 1-year 
        period beginning on the date such coins are first issued.

SEC. 205. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under section 202(a) (other than 
the 50 dollar gold coins referred to in subsection (d)) shall be sold 
by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharges required by section 206(a) with respect 
        to such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under section 202(a) at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
received before the issuance of the coins minted under section 202(a). 
The sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall be at a 
reasonable discount.
    (d) Gold Coins.--Notwithstanding section 204(c)(2), the Secretary 
shall issue a 50 dollar coin minted under section 202(a)(1) for 
presentation free of charge to the next of kin or personal 
representative of each individual identified under section 202(b). The 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore 
of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, 
on behalf of the Congress, of such gold coins.

SEC. 206. SURCHARGES ON SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Assessment.--Any sale by the Secretary of a coin minted under 
this title shall include a surcharge of an amount determined by the 
Secretary to be sufficient to cover the cost of the gold coins minted 
under section 202(a)(1) (including labor, materials, dies, use of 
machinery, overhead expenses, and shipping) for presentment in 
accordance with section 205(d), which charge may not be less than--
            (1) $100 per coin for the 50 dollar gold coins;
            (2) $10 per coin for the 1 dollar coin; and
            (3) $5 per coin for the half dollar coin.
    (b) Distribution of Excess Proceeds.--Any proceeds from the 
surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued 
under this title in excess of the cost of producing all coins issued 
under this title (including coins issued for individuals identified 
pursuant to section 202(b)(2)) shall be--
            (1) used to cover the costs incurred in the production of 
        gold medals under title I that have not been recovered from the 
        sale of duplicate bronze medals under such title; and
            (2) with respect to any amount remaining after the costs 
        described in paragraph (1) are covered, transferred to any fund 
        for victims of the tragedies of September 11, 2001, that the 
        Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General jointly 
        determine to be appropriate.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
True American Heroes Act of 2003 - Title I: Medals for Responders and Resisters - Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous award of congressional gold medals to: (1) the emergency workers, government employees, and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001; (2) each passenger and crew member on board United Airlines Flight 93 who is identified by the Attorney General as having helped resist the hijackers before the crash; and (3) officers, emergency workers, and other Federal employees who responded to the attacks on the Pentagon and perished that day. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such medals and to strike gold duplicates of the first medal for presentation to the Governor of New York, the Mayor of New York City, and other specified police, fire, medical, and Port Authority officials and stations in New York and New Jersey. Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals.

Title II: Spirit of America Commemorative Coins - Directs the Secretary to mint and issue $50-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001. Sets forth surcharges for the coins minted under this title (not less than $100 per $50 coin, ten dollars per dollar coin, and five dollars per half-dollar coin), with the proceeds in excess of the cost of producing the gold coins to be used to cover the costs of producing the gold medals under title I not recovered from the sale of duplicate bronze medals, with any amount remaining to be transferred to a victims fund determined to be appropriate.