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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to promote high-quality, cost-efficient, 
and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means a department, 
        agency, or independent establishment in the executive branch 
        performing any foreign affairs functions.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform of the House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (3) International cooperative administrative support 
        services system.--The term ``International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system'' means the mechanism 
        established pursuant to section 23 of the State Department 
        Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695) by which the 
        United States Government manages and funds administrative 
        support services at overseas posts.
            (4) International cooperative administrative support 
        services customer agencies.--The term ``International 
        Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies'' 
        means agencies participating in the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.
            (5) International cooperative administrative support 
        services executive board.--The term ``International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board'' means the 
        highest-level International Cooperative Administrative Support 
        Services policy-making body comprised of senior representatives 
        of agencies participating in the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.

SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE 
              SUPPORT SERVICES SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each agency with operations overseas under the 
authority of the Chief of Mission pursuant to section 207 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) shall participate in the 
International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for 
purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance 
pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless--
            (1) the agency provides a detailed explanation for 
        evaluation and decision by the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board that 
        describes--
                    (A) how the agency will provide the service outside 
                of the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system;
                    (B) the cost to the agency of the service; and
                    (C) how providing the service outside the 
                International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system will not increase overall costs to the 
                United States Government; or
            (2) the agency submits a detailed explanation for 
        evaluation and decision by the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board certifying that 
        the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by such 
        participation in the International Cooperative Administrative 
        Support Services system.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The motor pool services requirement 
under subsection (a) applies to administrative services, and shall not 
be construed as superseding, removing, or limiting any statutory or 
programmatic requirements related to agency use or procurement of 
vehicles.

SEC. 5. USE OF ALTERNATE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

    The International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
Executive Board shall allow an agency to act as an alternate service 
provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of 
the existing International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
provider for purposes of reducing overall costs to the United States 
Government if the agency--
            (1) demonstrates through a business case that it can 
        provide the administrative service more efficiently; and
            (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all 
        other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
        customer agencies at the overseas post.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Biennial Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
        Secretary of State, in consultation with the International 
        Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board, 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
        Services system.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) establish performance goals to define the level 
                of performance to be achieved in providing efficient, 
                effective, and equitable administrative services to 
                International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services customer agencies;
                    (B) establish a balanced set of performance 
                indicators to be used in measuring or assessing 
                progress toward each performance goal;
                    (C) describe how the International Cooperative 
                Administrative Support Services system ensures the 
                accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure 
                progress; and
                    (D) identify strategies and the resources required 
                to achieve performance goals.
    (b) Comptroller General Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a review of the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.
            (2) Content.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an evaluation of whether requiring agencies to 
                participate in the International Cooperative 
                Administrative Support Services system for household 
                furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services 
                and motor pools services has increased cost-efficiency 
                and reduced administrative redundancies;
                    (B) recommendations, if warranted, for further 
                consolidation of services in the International 
                Cooperative Administrative Support Services system;
                    (C) an evaluation of how implementation of this Act 
                is affecting the performance of International 
                Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer 
                agencies; and
                    (D) recommendations, if warranted, for improving 
                the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system and implementing this Act.

Answer: Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless such agency provides a detailed explanation that describes: (1) how such agency will provide the service outside the system, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) how providing the service outside the system will not increase overall costs. Requires such an agency to provide a detailed explanation certifying that the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by participation in the system.

Requires the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board to allow an agency to act as an alternative provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of the system if the agency: (1) demonstratives that it can provide the administrative service more efficiently, and (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies at the overseas post.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a review of the system to specified congressional committees


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Mainstream 
Financial Institutions Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Alaska native corporation.--The term ``Alaska Native 
        Corporation'' has the same meaning as the term ``Native 
        Corporation'' under section 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m)).
            (2) Community development financial institution.--The term 
        ``community development financial institution'' has the same 
        meaning as in section 103(5) of the Community Development 
        Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 
        4702(5)).
            (3) Federally insured depository institution.--The term 
        ``federally insured depository institution'' means any insured 
        depository institution (as that term is defined in section 3 of 
        the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) and any 
        insured credit union (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
        the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752)).
            (4) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization'' 
        means an organization--
                    (A) in which employees participate;
                    (B) which exists for the purpose, in whole or in 
                part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, 
                labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of 
                employment, or conditions of work; and
                    (C) which is described in section 501(c)(5) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (5) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native 
        Hawaiian organization'' means any organization that--
                    (A) serves and represents the interests of Native 
                Hawaiians; and
                    (B) has as a primary and stated purpose, the 
                provision of services to Native Hawaiians.
            (6) Payday loan.--The term ``payday loan'' means any 
        transaction in which a small cash advance is made to a consumer 
        in exchange for--
                    (A) the personal check or share draft of the 
                consumer, in the amount of the advance plus a fee, 
                where presentment or negotiation of such check or share 
                draft is deferred by agreement of the parties until a 
                designated future date; or
                    (B) the authorization of the consumer to debit the 
                transaction account or share draft account of the 
                consumer, in the amount of the advance plus a fee, 
                where such account will be debited on or after a 
                designated future date.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Treasury.
            (8) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
        has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 3. EXPANDED ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
grants, including multi-year grants, to eligible entities to establish 
an account in a federally insured depository institution for low- and 
moderate-income individuals that currently do not have such an account.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity is eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, if such an entity is--
            (1) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and is exempt from taxation 
        under section 501(a) of such Code;
            (2) a federally insured depository institution;
            (3) an agency of a State or local government;
            (4) a community development financial institution;
            (5) an Indian tribal organization;
            (6) an Alaska Native Corporation;
            (7) a Native Hawaiian organization;
            (8) a labor organization; or
            (9) a partnership comprised of 1 or more of the entities 
        described in the preceding subparagraphs.
    (c) Evaluation and Reports to Congress.--For each fiscal year in 
which a grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to Congress containing a description of the activities funded, 
amounts distributed, and measurable results, as appropriate and 
available.

SEC. 4. LOW COST ALTERNATIVES TO PAYDAY LOANS.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
demonstration project grants (including multi-year grants) to eligible 
entities to provide low-cost, small loans to consumers that will 
provide alternatives to more costly, predatory payday loans.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity is eligible to receive a grant 
under this section if such an entity is--
            (1) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
        501(a) of such Code;
            (2) a federally insured depository institution;
            (3) a community development financial institution; or
            (4) a partnership comprised of 1 or more of the entities 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (3).
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Percentage rate.--For purposes of this section, an 
        eligible entity that is a federally insured depository 
        institution shall be subject to the annual percentage rate 
        promulgated by the National Credit Union Administration's Loan 
        Interest Rates under part 701 of title 12, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or any successor thereto), in connection with a 
        loan provided to a consumer pursuant to this section.
            (2) Financial literacy and education opportunities.--Each 
        eligible entity awarded a grant under this section shall offer 
        financial literacy and education opportunities, such as 
        relevant counseling services or educational courses, to each 
        consumer provided with a loan pursuant to this section.
    (d) Evaluation and Reports to Congress.--For each fiscal year in 
which a grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to Congress containing a description of the activities funded, 
amounts distributed, and measurable results, as appropriate and 
available.

SEC. 5. PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Applications.--A person desiring a grant under section 3 or 4 
shall submit an application to the Secretary, in such form and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    (b) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--A recipient of a grant 
under section 3 or 4 may use not more than 6 percent of the total 
amount of such grant in any fiscal year for the administrative costs of 
carrying out the programs funded by such grant in such fiscal year.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, such sums 
as are necessary to carry out the grant programs authorized by this 
Act, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 7. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement 
and administer the grant programs authorized by this Act.

Answer: Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to award grants, including multi-year grants, to specified eligible entities to establish an account in a federally insured depository institution for low- and moderate-income individuals who currently do not have such an account. Includes among such eligible entities: (1) Alaska Native Corporations; (2) Native Hawaiian organizations; and (3) labor organizations.

Authorizes the Secretary to award demonstration project grants to eligible entities to provide low-cost, small loans to consumers that will provide alternatives to more costly, predatory payday loans. Requires such entities to be: (1) tax-exempt charitable organizations; (2) federally insured depository institutions; (3) community development financial institutions; or (4) partnerships comprised of one or more of such entities. Requires grant recipients to offer financial literacy and education opportunities to each consumer provided with a loan pursuant to this Act.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women Immigrants Safe Harbor Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC BENEFITS OF ALIENS SUFFERING 
              FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE.

    (a) Exemption From SSI and Food Stamps Ban.--Section 402(a)(2) of 
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(L) Battered aliens.--With respect to eligibility 
                for benefits for a specified Federal program (as 
                defined in paragraph (3)), paragraph (1) shall not 
                apply to an alien who--
                            ``(i) is described in section 431(c),
                            ``(ii) is described in section 431(b) and 
                        also is described in section 431(c), other than 
                        paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B), or
                            ``(iii) is described in section 
                        431(b)(8).''.
    (b) Exemption From TANF, Medicaid, and SSBG Ban.--Section 402(b)(2) 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is amended by adding after subparagraph 
(F) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) Battered aliens.--An alien who--
                            ``(i) is described in section 431(c),
                            ``(ii) is described in section 431(b) and 
                        also is described in section 431(c), other than 
                        paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B), or
                            ``(iii) is described in section 
                        431(b)(8).''.
    (c) Exemption From 5-Year Ban for Federal Means-Tested Public 
Benefits.--Section 403(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Battered aliens.--An alien who--
                    ``(i) is described in section 431(c),
                    ``(ii) is described in section 431(b) and also is 
                described in section 431(c), other than paragraphs 
                (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B),
                            ``(iii) is described in section 
                        431(b)(8).''.
    (d) Expansion of Definition of Battered Aliens.--
            (1) In general.--Section 431(c) of the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
        (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and (3)(A) by 
                inserting `` or the benefits to be provided would 
                alleviate the harm from such battery or cruelty or 
                would enable the alien to avoid such battery or cruelty 
                in the future'' before the semicolon; and
                    (B) in the matter following paragraph (3), by 
                inserting `` and for determining whether the benefits 
                to be provided under a specific Federal, State, or 
                local program would alleviate the harm from such 
                battery or extreme cruelty or would enable the alien to 
                avoid such battery or extreme cruelty in the future'' 
                before the period.
            (2) Conforming amendment regarding sponsor deeming.--
        Section 421(f)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
        Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1631(f)(1)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or would 
                alleviate the harm from such battery or cruelty, or 
                would enable the alien to avoid such battery or cruelty 
                in the future'' before the semicolon; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or would 
                alleviate the harm from such battery or cruelty, or 
                would enable the alien to avoid such battery or cruelty 
                in the future'' before the period.
    (e) Status as Qualified Alien for Nonimmigrant ``U'' Visa 
Holders.--Section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking `or'' at the end of paragraph (6);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (7) and inserting ``, or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(8) status as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(U) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act.''.
    (f) Conforming Definition of ``Family'' Used in Laws Granting 
Federal Public Benefit Access for Battered Aliens to State Family 
Law.--Section 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``by a spouse or a 
        parent, or by a member of the spouse or parent's family 
        residing in the same household as the alien and the spouse or 
        parent consented to, or acquiesced in, such battery or 
        cruelty,'' and inserting ``by a spouse, parent, son, or 
        daughter, or by any individual having a relationship with the 
        alien covered by the civil or criminal domestic violence 
        statutes of the State or Indian country where the alien 
        resides, or the State or Indian country in which the alien, the 
        alien's child, or the alien child's parents received a 
        protection order, or by any individual against whom the alien 
        could obtain a protection order,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``by a spouse or 
        parent of the alien (without the active participation of the 
        alien in the battery or cruelty), or by a member of the spouse 
        or parent's family residing in the same household as the alien 
        and the spouse or parent consented or acquiesced to such 
        battery or cruelty,'' and inserting ``by a spouse, parent, son, 
        or daughter of the alien (without the active participation of 
        alien in the battery or cruelty) or by any individual having a 
        relationship with the alien covered by the civil or criminal 
        domestic violence statutes of the State or Indian county where 
        the alien resides, or the State or Indian country in which the 
        alien, the alien's child, or the alien child's parent received 
        a protection order, or by any individual against whom the alien 
        could obtain a protection order,''.
    (g) Treatment of Family-Sponsored Battered Aliens Under the Public 
Charge Provisions of Section 212 of the INA.--Section 212(a)(4)(A) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)(A)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``Any alien'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) The provisions of this paragraph 
                        shall not apply to an alien who is--
                                    ``(I) described in section 431(c) 
                                of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
                                Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,
                                    ``(II) described in section 431(b) 
                                of such Act and also is described in 
                                section 431(c) of such Act, other than 
                                paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B), 
                                or
                                    ``(III) described in section 
                                431(b)(8) of such Act.''; and
            (3) by indenting clause (i) (as designated by paragraph (1) 
        of this subsection) and aligning such clause (i) with clause 
        (ii) of such subparagraph (as added by paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection).
    (h) Benefits Provided to Battered Aliens Not Subject to 
Reimbursement.--Section 423(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after 
paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) Benefits provided to an alien who--
                    ``(i) is described in section 431(c),
                    ``(ii) is described in section 431(b) and also is 
                described in section 431(c), other than paragraphs 
                (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B), or
                            ``(iii) is described in section 
                        431(b)(8).''.
    (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
public benefits provided on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Answer:
Women Immigrants Safe Harbor Act of 2001 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to exempt battered aliens from the ban on receiving benefits under specified Federal programs, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (titles XIX and XVI of the Social Security Act (SSA)) and other Federal assistance.Amends: (1) PRWORA concerning the status as qualified alien for nonimmigrant "U" visa holders; and (2) the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning treatment of family-sponsored battered aliens under the public charge provisions of such Act.Provides that benefits provided to battered aliens are not subject to reimbursement under PRWORA.