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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Long-Term Care Partnership Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF ADDITIONAL STATE LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1917(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking ``shall seek 
        adjustment'' and inserting ``may seek adjustment'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by inserting ``Qualified State 
        Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership or under a'' after 
        ``Clause (i) shall not apply in the case of an individual who 
        received medical assistance under a''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``(and shall include, 
        in the case of an individual to whom paragraph (1)(C)(i) 
        applies)''.
    (b) Definition of a Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance 
Partnership.--Section 1917(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396p(e)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(6) The term `Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance 
        Partnership' means a State plan amendment that provides for the 
        disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the 
        insurance benefits payments that are made under a long-term 
        care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a 
        group insurance contract), but only if--
                    ``(A) the policy covers an insured who, at the time 
                coverage under the policy first becomes effective, is a 
                resident of such State or of a State that maintains a 
                Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership;
                    ``(B) the policy is a qualified long-term care 
                insurance contract within the meaning of section 
                7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(C) the policy provides some level of inflation 
                protection;
                    ``(D) the policy satisfies any requirements of 
                State or other applicable law that apply to a long-term 
                care insurance policy; and
                    ``(E) the issuer of the policy reports--
                            ``(i) to the Secretary, such information or 
                        data as the Secretary may require; and
                            ``(ii) to the State, the information or 
                        data reported to the Secretary (if any), the 
                        information or data required under the minimum 
                        reporting requirements developed under section 
                        2(c)(1) of the State Long-Term Care Partnership 
                        Act of 2005, and such additional information or 
                        data as the State may require.
        For purposes of applying this paragraph, if a long-term care 
        insurance policy is exchanged for another such policy, the date 
        coverage became effective under the first policy shall 
        determine when coverage first becomes effective.''.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this subsection and subsection (d) referred to as the 
``Secretary''), in consultation with the National Association of 
Insurance Commissioners, issuers of long-term care insurance policies, 
States with experience with long-term care insurance partnership plans, 
and other States, shall develop the following requirements and 
standards:
            (1) Minimum, consistent reporting requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Minimum reporting requirements for 
                issuers of long-term care insurance policies under 
                Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships 
                that shall specify the data and information that each 
                such issuer shall report to the State with which it has 
                such a partnership. The requirements developed in 
                accordance with this paragraph shall specify the type 
                and format of the data and information to be reported 
                and the frequency with which such reports are to be 
                made.
                    (B) State required data.--Nothing in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be construed as prohibiting a State from 
                requiring an issuer of a long-term care insurance 
                policy sold in the State (regardless of whether the 
                policy is issued under a Qualified State Long-Term Care 
                Insurance Partnership) to require the issuer to report 
                State information or data to the State that is in 
                addition to the information or data required under the 
                minimum reporting requirements developed under that 
                subparagraph.
            (2) Reciprocity standards.--Standards for ensuring that 
        long-term care insurance policies issued under a Qualified 
        State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership are portable to 
        other States with such a partnership.
    (d) Consumer Education.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
for educating consumers regarding Qualified State Long-Term Care 
Insurance Partnerships and long-term care insurance policies issued in 
connection with such partnerships.
    (e) Annual Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually 
report to Congress on the Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance 
Partnerships established in accordance with subsections (b)(1)(C)(ii) 
and (e)(6) of section 1917 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396p).
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
take effect on October 1, 2005.

A: State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for establishment of long-term care insurance partnerships between states and insurers (Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships (QSLTCIPs)). Defines a QSLTCIP as a state plan amendment that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefits payments made under a long-term care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a group insurance contract), but only if the policy meets certain requirements, including coverage of an insured who, at the time coverage first becomes effective, is a resident of such state or of a state that maintains a QSLTCIP.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for educating consumers regarding QSLTCIPs and long-term care insurance policies issued in connection with them.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an interagency task 
force to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller 
Cities (in this Act referred to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of 9 
        members as follows:
                    (A) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
                or the Secretary's delegate.
                    (B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or 
                the Secretary's delegate.
                    (C) The Attorney General of the United States, or 
                the Attorney General's delegate.
                    (D) The Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's 
                delegate.
                    (E) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
                of Representatives, not later than the expiration of 
                the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, who shall be public officials of 
                depressed smaller cities.
            (2) Geographical diversity.--No 2 members appointed under 
        paragraph (1)(E) may be residents of the same State.
    (c) Terms.--Members of the Task Force shall be appointed for the 
life of the Task Force. Any vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled 
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (d) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall be the chairperson of the Task Force.
    (e) Prohibition of Compensation.--Members of the Task Force shall 
not receive pay or other compensation on account of their service on 
the Task Force.
    (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Task Force shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.

    (a) Study.--The Task Force shall carry out a study of the problems 
affecting depressed smaller cities, including problems involving crime, 
the environment, housing, labor and unemployment, education, health, 
and poverty. The study shall examine and analyze Federal, State, and 
local programs to alleviate such problems, the coordination or lack of 
coordination among such programs, and the effectiveness and efficiency 
of such programs, and shall determine the proper scope and extent of 
Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such 
cities. In conducting the study, the Task Force shall consult with 
officials of local governments to obtain and provide advice regarding 
measures that may be implemented before the completion of the study to 
alleviate such problems and to coordinate the ongoing efforts of the 
local governments with the various Federal agencies.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Annual reports.--
                    (A) In general.--The Task Force shall submit a 
                report to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
                Senate, not less than annually until the termination of 
                the Task Force under section 5.
                    (B) Contents.--Each report shall describe the 
                activities of the Task Force during the previous year 
                in conducting the study under subsection (a) and the 
                findings and determinations of the Task Force resulting 
                from the study. Each report shall also--
                            (i) identify the most pervasive problems 
                        affecting depressed smaller cities and the 
                        extent of such problems;
                            (ii) describe any efforts to alleviate such 
                        problems that the Task Force considers to have 
                        been effective and efficient;
                            (iii) identify the immediate and long-term 
                        needs of such cities in alleviating such 
                        problems;
                            (iv) identify any existing Federal programs 
                        that may be useful to such cities in 
                        alleviating such problems;
                            (v) include an agenda of actions to be 
                        taken to alleviate such problems, which 
                        describes the priorities of such actions; and
                            (vi) include recommendations of the Task 
                        Force for actions and legislation by the 
                        Federal Government to assist State and local 
                        governments to alleviate the problems affecting 
                        depressed smaller cities.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than the termination of the 
        Task Force under section 5, the Task Force shall submit to the 
        Committees referred to in paragraph (1)(A) a final report 
        describing the study conducted by the Task Force, the 
        activities of the Task Force, and the findings, conclusions, 
        and recommendations of the Task Force upon the completion of 
        the study.
    (c) Meetings.--To carry out the study under subsection (a) and 
prepare the reports under subsection (b), the Task Force shall meet not 
less than quarterly in each year.

SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``depressed smaller city'' means 
any unit of general local government that, as determined by the Task 
Force for the most recent 12-month period for which statistics are 
available, is classified as a municipality by the United States Bureau 
of the Census, has a population of less than 50,000 and more than 
5,000, and meets any 3 of the following 5 criteria:
            (1) Unemployment.--The total rate of unemployment for the 
        unit of general local government (as determined by appropriate 
        available data) is 12 percent or more.
            (2) Crime rate.--For the unit of general local government, 
        the ratio of the aggregate number of violent crimes in the unit 
        (according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation) to the population of the unit, is 5 percent or 
        greater.
            (3) Lack of municipal health facilities.--The unit of 
        general local government does not own or operate any municipal 
        health facilities.
            (4) Income level.--The median annual household income for 
        households residing in the unit of general local government (as 
        determined by the Bureau of the Census of the Department of 
        Commerce) does not exceed $15,000.
            (5) Environmental problems.--The unit of general local 
        government has substantial environmental problems resulting 
        from industrial activities, as determined by the Task Force.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate upon the expiration of the 3-year 
period beginning on the date of the appointment of the entire 
membership of the Task Force under section 2(b).

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$750,000, which shall be available during fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 
1997.

A: Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement Act of 1993 - Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller Cities to study problems affecting depressed smaller cities and to determine the proper scope and extent of Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such cities. 
Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Economic Sanctions Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ECONOMIC SANCTIONS STRATEGY, COORDINATION, 
              AND PLANNING GROUP.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 3 of subtitle I of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
``Sec. 316. Economic Sanctions Strategy, Coordination, and Planning 
              Group
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of 
the Treasury an Economic Sanctions Strategy, Coordination, and Planning 
Group (in this section referred to as the `Group'), which shall--
            ``(1) be within the Office of Terrorism and Financial 
        Intelligence; and
            ``(2) report directly to the Secretary of the Treasury.
    ``(b) Membership.--The members of the Group shall include--
            ``(1) the Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and 
        Financial Crimes, who shall serve as chairperson of the Group; 
        and
            ``(2) a senior level representative (selected by the 
        Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) from each of 
        the following offices and bureau of the Department of the 
        Treasury:
                    ``(A) The Office of International Affairs.
                    ``(B) The Office of Economic Policy.
                    ``(C) The Office of Legislative Affairs.
                    ``(D) The Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                    ``(E) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
                    ``(F) The Office of Terrorist Financing.
                    ``(G) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
    ``(c) Functions.--
            ``(1) Contingency planning.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Group shall conduct 
                contingency planning to enable the Office of Foreign 
                Assets Control to rapidly impose, monitor, and enforce 
                an economic sanctions program against a foreign country 
                or entity pursuant to the authority of the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1701 et seq.) or any other provision of law.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--The contingency planning 
                required under subparagraph (A) shall be based on and 
                guided by the following considerations:
                            ``(i) The estimated vulnerability of the 
                        foreign country or entity to economic 
                        sanctions.
                            ``(ii) Whether certain types of economic 
                        sanctions will be more effective against the 
                        economy of the foreign country or entity.
                            ``(iii) Whether economic sanctions can be 
                        imposed against the foreign country or entity 
                        with limited costs to the economy of the United 
                        States.
                            ``(iv) Whether economic sanctions will be 
                        more effective if imposed unilaterally by the 
                        United States or in conjunction with other 
                        foreign countries and international entities.
                            ``(v) The manner in which economic 
                        sanctions will be lifted.
            ``(2) Strategy to improve united states economic sanctions 
        policy.--The Group shall--
                    ``(A) review each economic sanctions program 
                administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to 
                identify--
                            ``(i) specific problems with each economic 
                        sanctions program; and
                            ``(ii) general problems with United States 
                        economic sanctions policy; and
                    ``(B) create a strategy to improve each economic 
                sanctions program administered by the Office of Foreign 
                Assets Control and United States economic sanctions 
                policy.
            ``(3) Interagency coordination.--The Undersecretary for 
        Terrorism and Financial Crimes shall--
                    ``(A) coordinate the development of United States 
                economic sanctions policy with the Department of State, 
                Department of Defense, Department of Justice, 
                Department of Commerce, National Security Council, 
                Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and 
                any other executive agency as the President may 
                designate; and
                    ``(B) ensure that information related to United 
                States economic sanctions policy is shared equally 
                between the departments and entities described in 
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) Meetings.--The Group may not meet less than once per month.
    ``(e) Support Staff.--The Undersecretary for Terrorism and 
Financial Crimes or the Secretary of the Treasury may assign on a non-
reimbursable basis any personnel of the Department of the Treasury to 
the Group to assist the Group in carrying out the functions under 
subsection (c).
    ``(f) Consultations.--In carrying out the functions under 
subsection (c), the Group may consult with policy experts from 
academia, research organizations, the private sector, and other 
relevant organizations and institutions.
    ``(g) Annual Reports to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2017, and 
        annually thereafter, the Group shall submit to the Committees 
        on Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committees on Foreign Relations and 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the Senate a report which--
                    ``(A) shall include--
                            ``(i) an overview of the contingency 
                        planning described in subsection (c)(1);
                            ``(ii) an annex of the problems identified 
                        pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(A);
                            ``(iii) the strategy created under 
                        subsection (c)(2)(B);
                            ``(iv) an overview of the interagency 
                        coordination described in subsection (c)(3);
                            ``(v) an annex of the policy experts with 
                        whom the Group consulted under subsection (f); 
                        and
                            ``(vi) a comprehensive sanctions impact 
                        assessment; and
                    ``(B) may include a classified index and closed 
                briefings for the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 
                Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            ``(2) Components of comprehensive sanctions impact 
        assessment.--The comprehensive sanctions impact assessment 
        required under paragraph (1)(A)(vi)--
                    ``(A) may be completed using a variety of social 
                scientific research methods, including quantitative 
                research methods, qualitative research methods, 
                econometrics, and formal modeling; and
                    ``(B) shall include--
                            ``(i) an assessment of each economic 
                        sanctions program administered by the Office of 
                        Foreign Assets Control, including the impact of 
                        the sanctions on the economy of the foreign 
                        country or entity, the impact of the sanctions 
                        on the economy of the United States, and, if 
                        applicable, the behavioral changes of the 
                        foreign country or entity in response to the 
                        sanctions; and
                            ``(ii) an annex of the social scientific 
                        research methods that were used to complete 
                        each assessment under clause (i).
            ``(3) Public availability.--Each report submitted under 
        this subsection, excluding classified information, shall be 
        made publicly available on the website of the Department of the 
        Treasury and may be amended as an economic sanctions program is 
        lifted or modified.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Executive agency.--The term `executive agency' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            ``(2) United states economic sanctions policy.--The term 
        `United States economic sanctions policy' means the measures by 
        which the Department of the Treasury develops, implements, 
        monitors, enforces, and lifts sanctions against a foreign 
        country or entity pursuant to the authority of the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
        seq.) or any other provision of law.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 312(a)(6) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) The Economic Sanctions Strategy, 
                Coordination, and Planning Group, which shall report 
                directly to the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 3 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 315 the following new item:

``316. Economic Sanctions Strategy, Coordination, and Planning 
                            Group.''.

A:
Improving Economic Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill establishes within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the Department of the Treasury an Economic Sanctions Strategy, Coordination, and Planning Group. The group shall conduct contingency planning to enable the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to impose, monitor, and enforce a program of economic sanctions against a foreign country or entity pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The group shall: (1) review OFAC economic sanctions programs to identify specific problems with such programs and general problems with U.S. economic sanctions policy, and (2) create a strategy to improve such programs and policy. The Office of Terrorism and Financial Crimes shall coordinate the development of U.S. economic sanctions policy with the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Commerce; the National Security Council; and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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