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Ex Input:
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.

Ex Output:
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.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

    (a) Requiring Intermediaries and Conduits To Report on Bundled 
Contributions.--Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(8)'' and inserting ``(8)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Any person acting as an intermediary or conduit for the 
collection or delivery of contributions on behalf of a candidate shall 
file reports with the Commission (at the same time and in the same 
manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of 
a candidate is required to file reports under section 304(a)(4)) on the 
contributions collected or delivered and on related activities 
conducted on the candidate's behalf.''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Communications as Independent Expenditures 
for Reporting Purposes.--Section 301(17) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) 
is amended by striking ``identified candidate'' and inserting the 
following: ``identified candidate, or any payment for any communication 
made during the 90-day period ending on the date of an election which 
includes the name or likeness of a candidate,''.
    (c) Mandatory Electronic Filing for Persons Meeting Certain 
Threshold.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, except that in the case of any person reporting an 
amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount 
exceeding a threshold established by the Commission, the person shall 
file all reports required under this Act by such electronic means, 
format, or method.''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    (a) Permitting FEC To Impose Filing Fee for Reports.--Section 307 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Commission shall require each political committee 
filing a report under this title to include with the report a payment 
(in an amount established by the Commission) if the amount of 
contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report 
exceeds a threshold established by the Commission.
    ``(2) In establishing the amount of payment required to be included 
with a report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall take into 
account the costs to the Commission which are associated with the 
submission of reports under this title.
    ``(3) The Commission may waive the application of paragraph (1) 
with respect to a political committee if the Commission determines that 
the payment required would result in a financial hardship to the 
committee.
    ``(4) The Commission may charge a nominal fee for the distribution 
of documents to the public.
    ``(5) The amount appropriated to the Commission for a fiscal year 
pursuant to the authorization under section 314 may not be adjusted to 
take into account any amounts anticipated to be received by the 
Commission during the year pursuant to this subsection.''.
    (b) Revised Standard for Referral of Certain Violations to Attorney 
General.--Section 309(a)(5)(C) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``by an affirmative vote of 4 of its members, 
determined that there is probable cause to believe'' and inserting 
``believes''.
    (c) Permitting Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
438(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct 
random audits of the reports of political committees during the 1-year 
period which begins on the date of a general election, in accordance 
with such criteria as the Commission may establish.''.

SEC. 4. REDUCED BROADCAST RATES FOR CANDIDATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 315(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``the lowest unit 
charge'' and inserting ``the applicable percentage of the lowest unit 
charge''.
    (b) Applicable Percentage Defined.--Section 315(c) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 315(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `applicable percentage' means--
                    ``(A) 70 percent, in the case of a small broadcast 
                station (as determined by the Commission in accordance 
                with ratings, market area analysis, and such other 
                criteria as the Commission may establish), or
                    ``(B) 50 percent, in the case of any other 
                candidate and any other broadcast station.''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

               ``restrictions on use of non-federal funds

    ``Sec. 323. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
no funds which are not subject to the limitations and prohibitions of 
this Act may be expended or disbursed by any person for any activity 
which significantly affects an election for Federal office or which 
promotes or identifies (in whole or in part) any candidate for election 
for Federal office, including any get-out-the-vote drive which 
identifies or targets supporters of a candidate for election for 
Federal office, or any voter registration drive or development or 
maintenance of voter files which occurs during an even-numbered year.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to 
any of the following activities:
            ``(1) The construction, maintenance, or operation of 
        buildings or broadcast facilities for political parties.
            ``(2) State or local political party conventions.
            ``(3) State or local political party administration.
            ``(4) Generic campaign activity to promote a political 
        party.
            ``(5) Any activity which would be described in clause (i), 
        (iii), or (v) of section 301(9)(B) if payment for the activity 
        were an expenditure under such section.''.

SEC. 6. APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment of Additional, Independent Commissioner.--
            (1) In general.--Section 306(a)(1) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``6 members 
                appointed by the President,'' and inserting the 
                following: ``7 members appointed by the President, of 
                whom one shall be a political independent nominated for 
                appointment by the other members serving on the 
                Commission,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `political independent' means 
an individual who at no time after January 1992--
            ``(i) has held elective office as a member of the 
        Democratic or Republican party;
            ``(ii) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic 
        or Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
        office-holder or candidate; or
            ``(iii) has provided substantial volunteer services or made 
        any substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
        party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
        candidate.''.
            (2) Deadline for initial appointment.--The members of the 
        Federal Election Commission shall provide the President with a 
        nominee for appointment to the Commission under section 
        306(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as 
        amended by paragraph (1)) not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Limiting Commissioners to Single Term.--Section 306(a)(2)(A) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``terms'' and 
inserting ``a single term''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
elections occurring after January 1999.

Ex Output:
Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to provide for:  (1) intermediaries and conduits to report on bundled contributions in the same time and manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of the candidate; (2) certain communications to be treated as independent expenditures; and (3) mandatory electronic filing for persons reporting contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount exceeding a threshold established by the Federal Election Commission. 
(Sec. 3) Directs the Commission to require each political committee filing a report to include with the report a filing fee when the amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report exceeds a threshold established by the Commission. 
Revises the standard for referral of certain violations to the Attorney General. 
Requires the Commission to conduct random audits of the reports of political committees. 
(Sec. 4) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for reduced broadcast media rates for candidates. 
(Sec. 5) Amends FECA to set forth restrictions on the use of non-Federal funds. 
(Sec. 6) Revises requirements for the composition of the Commission and terms of Commissioners and replaces them with new requirements, including one that Commissioners serve no more than a single term.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Verify First Act''.

SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF STATUS IN UNITED STATES AS CONDITION OF 
              RECEIVING ADVANCE PAYMENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX 
              CREDIT.

    (a) Application to Current Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit.--
Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect for 
months beginning before January 1, 2020, is amended by redesignating 
subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) 
the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Verification of Status in United States for Advance 
Payment.--No advance payment of the credit allowed under this section 
with respect to any premium under subsection (b)(2)(A) with respect to 
any individual shall be made under section 1412 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act unless the Secretary has received 
confirmation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the 
Commissioner of Social Security or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
has verified under section 1411(c)(2) of such Act the individual's 
status as a citizen or national of the United States or an alien 
lawfully present in the United States using a process that includes the 
appropriate use of information related to citizenship or immigration 
status, such as social security account numbers (but not individual 
taxpayer identification numbers).''.
    (b) Application to New Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit.--
Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the 
American Health Care Act of 2017 and in effect for months beginning 
after December 31, 2019, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(h) Verification of Status in United States for Advance 
Payment.--No advance payment of the credit allowed under this section 
with respect to any amount under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
(b)(1) with respect to any individual shall be made under section 1412 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unless the Secretary 
has received confirmation from the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services that the Commissioner of Social Security or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security has verified under section 1411(c)(2) of such Act the 
individual's status as a citizen or national of the United States or a 
qualified alien (within the meaning of section 431 of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1641)) using a process that includes the appropriate use of 
information related to citizenship or immigration status, such as 
social security account numbers (but not individual taxpayer 
identification numbers).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment on Continuous Health Insurance Coverage 
Provision.--Section 2710A(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
added by section 133 of the American Health Care Act of 2017, is 
amended by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:
        ``In the case of an individual who applies for advance payment 
        of a credit under section 1412 of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act and for whom a determination of eligibility 
        for such advance payment is delayed by reason of the 
        requirement for verification of the individual's status in the 
        United States under section 1411(c)(2) of such Act, the period 
        of days beginning with the date of application for advance 
        payment and ending with the date of such verification shall not 
        be taken into account in applying subparagraph (B). The 
        Secretary shall establish a procedure by which information 
        relating to this period is provided to the individual.''.
    (d) Delay Permitted in Coverage Date in Case of Delay in 
Verification of Status for Individuals Applying for Advance Payment of 
Credit.--Section 1411(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18081(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``applicant's 
        eligibility'' the following: ``(other than eligibility for 
        advance payment of a credit under section 1412)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Delay permitted in coverage date in case of delay in 
        verification of status for individuals applying for advance 
        payment of credit.--In the case of an individual whose 
        eligibility for advance payments is delayed by reason of the 
        requirement for verification under subsection (c)(2), if, for 
        coverage to be effective as of the date requested in the 
        individual's application for enrollment, the individual would 
        (but for this paragraph) be required to pay 2 or more months of 
        retroactive premiums, the individual shall be provided the 
        option to elect to postpone the effective date of coverage to 
        the date that is not more than 1 month later than the date 
        requested in the individual's application for enrollment.''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Application to current health insurance premium tax 
        credit.--The amendment made by subsection (a) is contingent 
        upon the enactment of the American Health Care Act of 2017 and 
        shall apply (if at all) to months beginning after December 31, 
        2017.
            (2) Application to new health insurance premium tax 
        credit.--The amendment made by subsection (b) is contingent 
        upon the enactment of the American Health Care Act of 2017 and 
        shall apply (if at all) to months beginning after December 31, 
        2019, in taxable years ending after such date.
            (3) Conforming amendment on continuous health insurance 
        coverage provision.--The amendment made by subsection (c) is 
        contingent upon the enactment of the American Health Care Act 
        of 2017 and shall take effect (if at all) as if included in 
        such Act.
            (4) Flexibility in coverage date in case of delay in 
        verification of status.--The amendment made by subsection (d) 
        is contingent upon the enactment of the American Health Care 
        Act of 2017 and shall apply (if at all) to applications for 
        advance payments for months beginning after December 31, 2017.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Ex Output:

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 2, 2017.  Verify First Act  (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit from being made to an individual unless the Department of the Treasury has received confirmation from the Department of Health and Human Services that the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security has verified the individual's status as a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully present in the United States.  The verification process must include the appropriate use of information related to citizenship or immigration status, such as Social Security numbers (but not individual taxpayer identification numbers).  The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit adjustments to certain health insurance coverage dates for an individual whose eligibility for advance payments is delayed due to the verification requirements.  The bill is contingent on the enactment of the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA). If the AHCA is enacted, the bill applies to: (1) the existing tax credit after December 31, 2017; and (2) the tax credit, as modified by the AHCA, after December 31, 2019.