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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saver's Bonus Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the Department of Commerce, Americans are 
        currently saving less than 1 percent of their disposable 
        income.
            (2) According to the Federal Reserve's 2004 Survey of 
        Consumer Finances, 17 percent of all households have zero or 
        negative net worth, while 30 percent have net worth of less 
        than $10,000.
            (3) According to the Federal Reserve's 2004 Survey of 
        Consumer Finances, 11 percent of households do not have a 
        checking account and 9 percent do not have a transaction 
        account of any kind.
            (4) According to the Retirement Security Project, in 2004 
        more than half of all households had zero savings in an 
        employer-based 401(k)-type plan or tax-preferred savings plan 
        account.
            (5) It is in the economic interests of the United States to 
        promote savings among all members of society, regardless of 
        income.

SEC. 3. SAVER'S BONUS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall develop a 
program to match deposits made by qualifying low-income individuals 
into designated savings products.
    (b) Qualifying Low-Income Individuals.--For purposes of this Act, 
the term ``qualifying low-income individual'' means any individual 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be eligible for the 
saver's bonus under this Act.
    (c) Designated Savings Products.--For purposes of this Act, the 
term ``designated savings product'' means any savings product, 
including--
            (1) qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 
        4974(c)) of such Code,
            (2) qualified tuition programs under section 529 of such 
        Code,
            (3) Coverdell education savings accounts under section 530 
        of such Code,
            (4) United States savings bonds,
            (5) certificates of deposits with durations of at least 6 
        months, and
            (6) other types of savings products considered appropriate 
        by the Secretary of the Treasury for the purposes of this Act.
    (d) Saver's Bonus Program.--The program established under 
subsection (a) shall provide that--
            (1) qualifying low-income individuals who direct their 
        Federal income tax refund (in its entirety or a portion 
        thereof) be deposited into any designated savings product shall 
        be eligible for a dollar-for-dollar match or saver's bonus to 
        be deposited directly in any designated savings product,
            (2) qualifying low-income individuals who claim (when 
        filing a Federal income tax return) to have deposited funds 
        into any designated savings product during the course of the 
        tax year shall be eligible for a saver's bonus to be deposited 
        directly into any designated savings product, and
            (3) the saver's bonus--
                    (A) shall equal $500 for qualifying low-income 
                individuals who are eligible for the earned income 
                credit under section 32 of such Code and shall be 
                phased out (but not below zero) for such individuals 
                whose earned income exceeds 120 percent of the earned 
                income threshold at which such eligibility ceases,
                    (B) shall be indexed for inflation every 5 years, 
                and
                    (C) shall be considered a refundable credit for 
                purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (e) Conforming Amendment Regarding Funding of Saver's Bonus.--
Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``or enacted by the Saver's Bonus Act of 2007,''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The program under, and amendment made by, this 
section shall be effective with respect to Federal income tax returns 
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 4. OPENING OF ACCOUNTS ON FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS TO FACILITATE 
              SAVINGS.

    (a) Notification of Option.--
            (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall 
        notify qualifying low-income individuals who qualify for a 
        Federal income tax refund but fail to provide an ACH direct 
        deposit number on their Federal income tax return that they 
        have the option of an electronic direct deposit and that they 
        may be eligible for the saver's bonus program under section 3 
        if they deposit a refund or a portion of their refund in any 
        designated savings product.
            (2) Method of notification.--The notification under 
        paragraph (1) shall be made through--
                    (A) a public awareness program undertaken by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury, in concert with the 
                Commissioner of the Internal Revenue and others as 
                necessary, at least 6 months before January 2009, and
                    (B) the inclusion of such a notice in the 
                instruction material for any Federal income tax return.
    (b) Establishment of Designated Account Program.--The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall develop, in consultation with the Federal Management 
System, a program to minimize the delivery of non-electronic Federal 
income tax refunds by depositing refunds electronically to an account 
held by a depository institution. This program shall include--
            (1) provisions for such tax refunds to be deposited into a 
        designated account,
            (2) establishment of account parameters with respect to 
        minimum balance requirements and limitations on overdrafts, 
        overdraft fees, and other requirements,
            (3) establishment of means for the taxpayer to access the 
        account electronically or through a payment card, and
            (4) provisions to allow taxpayers to open an account with 
        their Federal income tax refunds through financial service 
        providers, so long such account is held at a depository 
        institution that is insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance 
        Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.).
    (c) Effective Date.--The notification under subsection (a) and the 
program under subsection (b) shall be effective with respect to Federal 
income tax returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 5. PURCHASE OF SAVINGS BONDS ON FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.

    (a) Notification of Option.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
shall notify individual taxpayers that they have the option of 
purchasing United States savings bonds when they file their Federal 
income tax returns and that they may be eligible for the saver's bonus 
program under section 3. Such notification shall be included in the 
instruction material for any Federal income tax return.
    (b) Establishment of Savings Bond Purchase Program.--The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall develop, in consultation with a task force, a 
program for the purchase by individual taxpayers of United States 
savings bonds on their Federal income tax returns.
    (c) Effective Date.--The notification under subsection (a) and the 
program under subsection (b) shall be effective with respect to Federal 
income tax returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

Answer: Saver's Bonus Act of 2007 [sic] - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop programs to: (1) match deposits made by low-income individuals into certain savings accounts (saver's bonus); (2) deposit tax refunds electronically into savings accounts; and (3) allow individual taxpayers to purchase U.S. savings bonds on their federal income tax returns.

Requires the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to notify low-income taxpayers of their eligibility for the saver's bonus and of their options under this Act.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Lead in Drinking Water 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.

    (a) Definition of Lead Service Line.--Section 1401 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Lead service line.--The term `lead service line' 
        means a service line that is not lead free (within the meaning 
        of section 1417).''.
    (b) Replacing Lead Service Lines.--Section 1417 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-6) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(f) Replacing Lead Service Lines.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' 
                means--
                            ``(i) an owner or operator of a public 
                        water system;
                            ``(ii) a qualified nonprofit organization, 
                        as determined by the Administrator; or
                            ``(iii) a municipality or a State, 
                        interstate, or intermunicipal agency.
                    ``(B) Lead pipe replacement program.--The term 
                `lead pipe replacement program' means a project or 
                activity the primary purpose of which is to eliminate 
                lead in water for human consumption by--
                            ``(i) replacing lead service lines;
                            ``(ii) testing, planning, or carrying out 
                        other relevant activities, as determined by the 
                        Administrator, to identify the location and 
                        condition of lead service lines; or
                            ``(iii) providing assistance to low-income 
                        homeowners to replace privately owned lead 
                        service lines.
                    ``(C) Low-income homeowner.--The term `low-income 
                homeowner' has such meaning as may be given the term by 
                the Governor of the applicable State.
            ``(2) Grant program.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
                Administrator shall establish a grant program to 
                provide assistance to eligible entities for lead pipe 
                replacement programs.
                    ``(B) Evaluation.--In determining whether to 
                provide assistance to an eligible entity under this 
                subsection, the Administrator shall evaluate whether 
                the eligible entity has--
                            ``(i) a current inventory of lead service 
                        lines in the applicable public water system;
                            ``(ii) a plan to notify customers of such 
                        public water system of the replacement of any 
                        publicly owned portion of a lead service line;
                            ``(iii) a plan to replace the privately 
                        owned portion of a lead service line at the 
                        cost of replacement;
                            ``(iv) a plan for a program of assistance 
                        to low-income homeowners to replace the 
                        privately owned portion of lead service lines; 
                        or
                            ``(v) a plan of recommended measures to 
                        avoid exposure of the public to short-term 
                        increases in lead levels following a lead 
                        service line replacement.
                    ``(C) Priority application.--In providing 
                assistance under this subsection, the Administrator 
                shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
                            ``(i) will carry out a lead pipe 
                        replacement program at a public water system 
                        that has exceeded the lead action level 
                        established by the Administrator at any time 
                        during the 3-year period preceding the date of 
                        submission of the application of the eligible 
                        entity;
                            ``(ii) will address lead levels in water 
                        for human consumption at a school, daycare, or 
                        other facility that primarily serves children 
                        or subpopulations at greater risk as identified 
                        under section 1458(a);
                            ``(iii) will include in the lead pipe 
                        replacement program a program to provide 
                        assistance to low-income homeowners; or
                            ``(iv) addresses such priority criteria as 
                        the Administrator may establish, consistent 
                        with the goal of reducing lead in water for 
                        human consumption.
                    ``(D) Cost sharing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the non-Federal share of the total cost of a 
                        program funded by a grant provided under this 
                        subsection shall be not less than 20 percent.
                            ``(ii) Waiver.--The Administrator may 
                        reduce or eliminate the non-Federal share 
                        required under clause (i) for reasons of 
                        affordability, as the Administrator determines 
                        to be appropriate.
                    ``(E) Low-income homeowner assistance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        an eligible entity may use a grant provided 
                        under this subsection to provide assistance to 
                        low-income homeowners to replace privately 
                        owned lead service lines.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The amount of 
                        assistance provided to an individual low-income 
                        homeowner under this subparagraph shall not 
                        exceed $10,000.
            ``(3) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall, in 
        cooperation with States and qualified nonprofit organizations, 
        develop guidance for owners and operators of public water 
        systems to assist such owners and operators in the preparation 
        of an inventory of lead service lines in their public water 
        system.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.

Answer: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to remove lead service lines from public water systems. Grant recipients may use grant funds to assist low-income homeowners with replacing privately owned lead service lines.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON EFFICACY OF VETERANS CRISIS LINE.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study 
on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line during the 
five-year period beginning January 1, 2014, based on an analysis of 
national suicide data and data collected from the Veterans Crisis Line.
    (b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a) shall address 
the following:
            (1) The efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line in leading 
        veterans to sustained mental health regimens, by determining--
                    (A) the number of veterans who, after contacting 
                the Veterans Crisis Line and being referred to a 
                suicide prevention specialist, begin and continue 
                mental health care furnished by the Secretary of 
                Veterans Affairs; and
                    (B) the number of veterans who, after contacting 
                the Veterans Crisis Line and being referred to a 
                suicide prevention specialist, either--
                            (i) begin mental health care furnished by 
                        the Secretary but do not continue such care; or
                            (ii) do not begin such care.
            (2) The visibility of the Veterans Crisis Line, by 
        determining--
                    (A) the number of veterans who contact the Veterans 
                Crisis Line and have not previously received hospital 
                care or medical services furnished by the Secretary; 
                and
                    (B) the number of veterans who contact the Veterans 
                Crisis Line and have previously received hospital care 
                or medical services furnished by the Secretary.
            (3) The role of the Veterans Crisis Line as part of the 
        mental health care services of the Department, by determining, 
        of the veterans who are enrolled in the health care system 
        established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States 
        Code, who contact the Veterans Crisis Line, the number who are 
        under the care of a mental health care provider of the 
        Department at the time of such contact.
            (4) Whether receiving sustained mental health care affects 
        suicidality and whether veterans previously receiving mental 
        health care furnished by the Secretary use the Veterans Crisis 
        Line in times of crisis, with respect to the veterans described 
        in paragraph (3), by determining the time frame between 
        receiving such care and the time of such contact.
            (5) The effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line in 
        assisting veterans at risk for suicide when the Veterans Crisis 
        Line is contacted by a non-veteran, by determining, of the 
        number of non-veterans who contact the Veterans Crisis Line 
        looking for support in assisting a veteran, how many of such 
        individuals receive support in having a veteran begin to 
        receive mental health care furnished by the Secretary.
            (6) The overall efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line in 
        preventing suicides and whether the number of contacts affects 
        the efficacy, by determining--
                    (A) the number of veterans who contact the Veterans 
                Crisis Line who ultimately commit or attempt suicide; 
                and
                    (B) of such veterans, how many times did a veteran 
                contact the Veterans Crisis Line prior to committing or 
                attempting suicide.
            (7) The long-term efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line in 
        preventing repeated suicide attempts and whether the efficacy 
        is temporary, by determining, of the number of veterans who 
        contacted the Veterans Crisis Line and did not commit or 
        attempt suicide during the following six-month period, the 
        number who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line in crisis at a 
        later time and thereafter did commit or attempt suicide.
            (8) Whether referral to mental health care affects the risk 
        of suicide, by determining--
                    (A) the number of veterans who contact the Veterans 
                Crisis Line who are not referred to, or do not continue 
                receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and
                    (B) the number of veterans described in paragraph 
                (1)(A) who commit or attempt suicide.
            (9) The efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line to promote 
        continued mental health care in those veterans who are at high 
        risk for suicide whose suicide was prevented, by determining, 
        of the number of veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis 
        Line and did not commit or attempt suicide soon thereafter, the 
        number that begin and continue to receive mental health care 
        furnished by the Secretary.
    (c) Data Collection Practices.--During the portion of the five-year 
period of study under subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, data shall be collected in the same manner that it had been 
collected during the portion of the period of the study before such 
date of enactment. Data collection shall not be construed as being 
extended, contracted, or modified in any way due to the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Submission.--Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives the 
study conducted under subsection (a).
    (e) Veterans Crisis Line Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Veterans Crisis Line'' means the toll-free hotline for veterans 
established under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.

Answer:
Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2014, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from the line.  Such study shall address: (1) the efficacy of the line in leading veterans to sustained mental health regimens and suicide prevention; (2) the line's visibility; (3) the role of the line as part of the VA's mental health care services; and (4) whether receiving sustained mental health care affects suicidality, including among veterans who are at high risk for suicide.