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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief 
and Reassessment Act''.

SEC. 2. RELIEF AND REASSESSMENT OF THE REBASING OF MEDICARE HOME HEALTH 
              PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT AMOUNTS.

    (a) Suspension of Rebasing.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``subclause (II)'' and inserting ``subclauses (II) and (III)'';
            (2) in subclause (II), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to subclause (III), 
        the Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) Special rule.--Subclauses 
                                (I) and (II) shall not apply for the 
                                12-month period beginning on the date 
                                of the enactment of this subclause. For 
                                periods beginning after the period 
                                described in the previous sentence, the 
                                Secretary shall apply such subclauses 
                                as if the previous sentence had not 
                                been enacted.''.
    (b) Revision of Home Health Outlier Adjustment.--Section 
1895(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(5)(A)) 
is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting ``(or, in the case of 
each of the years 2015 through 2023, 2.25 percent)'' after ``2.5 
percent''.
    (c) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services, in consultation with representatives of 
                Medicare home health agencies and beneficiaries, shall 
                conduct a study on alternative methods for determining 
                the appropriate adjustment under section 
                1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1395(b)(3)(A)(iii)), including methods offered 
                by stakeholders. Such study shall include an analysis 
                of each of the following:
                            (i) The projected impact on Medicare 
                        beneficiary access to care during each of 2014 
                        through 2017 of applying section 1895(b)(3) 
                        during each of such years without application 
                        of subparagraph (A)(iii) of such section, 
                        compared to the projected impact on such access 
                        during each of such years of applying such 
                        section during each of such years with 
                        application of such subparagraph.
                            (ii) The number and share of home health 
                        agencies that are projected to experience 
                        negative Medicare margins by 2017, including 
                        the location, size, and type of such agencies.
                            (iii) With respect to home health agencies 
                        described in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) the total number, average age, 
                                average income, and average number of 
                                activities of daily living of the 
                                Medicare beneficiaries such agencies 
                                serve;
                                    (II) the number of staff such 
                                agencies employ;
                                    (III) the number and location of 
                                counties in which such agencies serve 
                                as the sole provider of Medicare home 
                                health services; and
                                    (IV) to the extent practicable, the 
                                payer mix of such agencies.
                            (iv) The impact of the adjustment on small 
                        home health agencies, as defined by the United 
                        States Small Business Administration small 
                        business size standards, consistent with the 
                        principles of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
                        which requires Federal agencies, including the 
                        Department of Health and Human Services, to 
                        fully consider during the rulemaking process 
                        the economic impact of regulatory provisions, 
                        as well as less burdensome regulatory 
                        alternatives, to small entities.
                            (v) Any other areas determined appropriate 
                        by the Secretary.
                    (B) Requirement for alternative methods and other 
                considerations.--For purposes of the analysis under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) the alternative methods described in 
                        such subparagraph shall cover each of the years 
                        in which the rebasing adjustment under such 
                        section 1895(b)(3)(A)(iii) is to be applied; 
                        and
                            (ii) the Secretary shall include a 
                        cumulative analysis of other Medicare home 
                        health reimbursement reductions established by 
                        statute or regulation, consistent with the 
                        requirements of Executive Order 13563.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
        conducted under paragraph (1), together with such 
        recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate based 
        on the findings of such study. Such report shall include--
                    (A) a determination by the Secretary as to whether, 
                as a result of the findings of such study, the 
                Secretary intends to use the authority under section 
                1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395hh) to 
                modify the adjustment described in paragraph (1)(A) and 
                the extent of any such modification; and
                    (B) in the case the Secretary determines not to use 
                such authority, the rationale for such determination.
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Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the system for prospective payments for home health services, to suspend for a 12-month period a specified adjustment to (rebasing of) Medicare home health prospective payment amounts. Revises the home health outlier adjustment to equal not to exceed 2.25% (currently, 2.5%) for 2015 through 2023. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study alternative methods for determining the appropriate adjustment for 2014 and subsequent years to the prospective payment for home health services, including methods offered by stakeholders.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Family Homes Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.

    (a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under 
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible 
mortgagor and before the commencement of the 7-day period that ends on 
the first date that the foreclosing creditor may first commence or 
execute such foreclosure pursuant to such notice, the eligible 
mortgagor under the eligible mortgage that is subject to such 
foreclosure provides notice in accordance with section 3, 
notwithstanding such foreclosure or any other interests in the 
property, the eligible mortgagor may, at the sole option of the 
eligible mortgagor, continue to occupy the foreclosed property during 
the 20-year period that begins upon the commencement of such occupancy, 
subject to the requirements of subsection (c).
    (b) Limitation on Timing of Foreclosure; Notice of Default and 
Right To Rent.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
contract, a foreclosure of an eligible mortgage may not be commenced or 
executed before the expiration of the 28-day period beginning upon the 
receipt, by the eligible mortgagor, of written notice provided by the 
foreclosing creditor for the mortgage that--
            (1) clearly states that--
                    (A) the eligible mortgagor is in default on the 
                mortgage; and
                    (B) foreclosure on the mortgage may or will be 
                commenced on account of such default;
            (2) clearly states that the eligible mortgagor has the 
        right, notwithstanding foreclosure, to continue to occupy the 
        foreclosed property in accordance with this Act, and sets forth 
        the terms of such occupancy under subsections (a) and (c); and
            (3) identifies the first date, pursuant to this section and 
        any other provisions of law and contract, that such foreclosure 
        may be commenced.
    (c) Terms of Periodic Tenancy.--Occupancy, by an eligible 
mortgagor, of a foreclosed property pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
under a periodic month-to-month tenancy under which the owner of the 
property may terminate the tenancy for material breach but shall have 
no authority, at will, to terminate the tenancy during the occupancy 
pursuant to subsection (a) if the mortgagor--
            (1) timely pays to the owner of the foreclosed property 
        rent on a monthly basis in the amount of the fair market rent 
        for the property determined in accordance with section 4; and
            (2) uses property as the principal residence of the 
        mortgagor.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED NOTICE.

    With respect to an eligible mortgage for which notice under 
subsection (b) has been provided, notice in accordance with this 
section is notice that--
            (1) is made in writing;
            (2) is submitted to--
                    (A) the court having jurisdiction and venue to 
                conduct the covered foreclosure proceeding for the 
                eligible mortgage or, in the case of nonjudicial 
                foreclosure, the court in which an action is brought 
                pursuant to section 5; and
                    (B) the foreclosing creditor; and
            (3) states that the eligible mortgagor is exercising the 
        authority under section 2(a) to continue to occupy the 
        foreclosed property.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET RENT.

    (a) Initial Determination.--For purposes of this Act, the fair 
market rent for a foreclosed property involved in a covered foreclosure 
proceeding shall be the amount that is determined by an independent 
appraiser who is licensed or certified, as applicable, to conduct 
appraisals in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, who 
shall be appointed for such purpose by the court conducting such 
proceeding or hearing an action pursuant to section 5.
    (b) Periodic Adjustments.--The fair market rent determined under 
subsection (a) for a foreclosed property shall be adjusted annually to 
reflect changes in the owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 
component, for the appropriate city, region, or class of city, as 
available, of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
    (c) Redetermination.--If the owner of a foreclosed property or the 
eligible mortgagor under the eligible mortgage requests the court 
described in subsection (a) to redetermine the fair market rent for a 
foreclosed property determined pursuant to this section (as such amount 
may have been adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)) and agrees to pay 
any costs of such redetermination (including costs of the appraisal 
involved), the court shall provide for redetermination of the fair 
market rent for the foreclosed property in the manner provided under 
subsection (a), except that no such redetermination shall be made 
pursuant to a request under this subsection made before the expiration 
of the 12-month period beginning upon the most recent redetermination 
conducted at the request of the same party.

SEC. 5. NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.

    In the case of any covered foreclosure proceeding that is not 
conducted or administered by a court, the eligible mortgagor may bring 
an action in an appropriate court of the State in which the foreclosed 
property is located for a determination of fair market rent for the 
foreclosed property for purposes of this Act, by filing notice in 
accordance with section 3 with such court and otherwise complying with 
the rules of such court.

SEC. 6. NO BAR TO FORECLOSURE.

    This Act may not be construed to delay, or otherwise modify, 
affect, or alter any right of a creditor under an eligible mortgage to 
foreclose on the mortgage and to sell the foreclosed property in 
connection with such foreclosure, except that the right of any owner of 
the property to possession of the property shall be subject to the 
leasehold interest established pursuant to section 2(c).

SEC. 7. RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT.

    This Act may not be construed to affect any right of any eligible 
mortgagor to reinstatement of an eligible mortgage, including any right 
established under contract or State law.

SEC. 8. JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURTS.

    At the option of the eligible mortgagor, a proceeding under section 
4 or 5 shall be removed to the appropriate district court of the United 
States in accordance with section 1441 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 9. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    This Act does not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person 
subject to the provisions of this Act from complying with the laws of 
any State regarding foreclosure on residential properties, except to 
the extent that such laws are inconsistent with any provision of this 
Act, and then only to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered foreclosure proceeding.--The term ``covered 
        foreclosure proceeding'' means a foreclosure proceeding with 
        respect to an eligible mortgage, and includes any foreclosure 
        proceeding authorized under the law of the applicable State, 
        including judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings.
            (2) Eligible mortgagor.--The term ``eligible mortgagor'' 
        means a mortgagor under an eligible mortgage.
            (3) Eligible mortgage.--The term ``eligible mortgage'' 
        means a first mortgage--
                    (A) on property that--
                            (i) is a single family property; and
                            (ii) has been used as the principal 
                        residence of the eligible mortgagor for a 
                        period of not less than 2 years immediately 
                        preceding the initiation of the covered 
                        foreclosure proceeding involved;
                    (B) that was made in connection with the purchase 
                of the property by the mortgagor for a purchase price 
                that is less than the median purchase price for 
                residences that are located in--
                            (i) the same metropolitan statistical area; 
                        or
                            (ii) if the property is not located in a 
                        metropolitan statistical area or information 
                        for the area is not available, the same State; 
                        and
                    (C) that was originated before July 1, 2007.
        For purposes of subparagraph (B), the median purchase price of 
        residences located within a metropolitan area or State shall be 
        determined according to information collected and made 
        available by the National Association of Realtors for such area 
        or State for the most recently completed month for which such 
        information is available.
            (4) Foreclosed property.--The term ``foreclosed property'' 
        means, with respect to a covered foreclosure proceeding, the 
        single family property that is subject to the eligible mortgage 
        being foreclosed under the proceeding.
            (5) Foreclosing creditor.--The term ``foreclosing 
        creditor'' means, with respect to a covered foreclosure 
        proceeding, the creditor that is foreclosing the eligible 
        mortgage through such proceeding.
            (6) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to a 
        foreclosed property, the person who has title to the property 
        pursuant to the foreclosure proceeding for the property, and 
        any successor or assign of such person.
            (7) Single family property.--The term ``single family 
        property'' means--
                    (A) a structure consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling 
                units;
                    (B) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit condominium 
                property together with an undivided interest in the 
                common areas and facilities serving the property; or
                    (C) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit project for 
                which purchase of stock or a membership interest 
                entitles the purchaser to permanent occupancy of that 
                unit.

SEC. 11. APPLICABILITY AND SUNSET.

    (a) Applicability.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act shall apply 
to any covered foreclosure proceeding that has not been finally 
adjudicated as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Sunset.--This Act shall not apply to any foreclosure proceeding 
commenced after the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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Saving Family Homes Act of 2008 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy forclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of 20 years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property.


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SECTION 1. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS.

    Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 325(e) (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)), by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(6) Additional standards for grid-enabled water 
        heaters.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Activation lock.--The term 
                        `activation lock' means a control mechanism 
                        (either a physical device directly on the water 
                        heater or a control system integrated into the 
                        water heater) that is locked by default and 
                        contains a physical, software, or digital 
                        communication that must be activated with an 
                        activation key to enable the product to operate 
                        at its designed specifications and capabilities 
                        and without which activation the product will 
                        provide not greater than 50 percent of the 
                        rated first hour delivery of hot water 
                        certified by the manufacturer.
                            ``(ii) Grid-enabled water heater.--The term 
                        `grid-enabled water heater' means an electric 
                        resistance water heater that--
                                    ``(I) has a rated storage tank 
                                volume of more than 75 gallons;
                                    ``(II) is manufactured on or after 
                                April 16, 2015;
                                    ``(III) has--
                                            ``(aa) an energy factor of 
                                        not less than 1.061 minus the 
                                        product obtained by 
                                        multiplying--

                                                    ``(AA) the rated 
                                                storage volume of the 
                                                tank, expressed in 
                                                gallons; and

                                                    ``(BB) 0.00168; or

                                            ``(bb) an equivalent 
                                        alternative standard prescribed 
                                        by the Secretary and developed 
                                        pursuant to paragraph (5)(E);
                                    ``(IV) is equipped by the 
                                manufacturer with an activation lock; 
                                and
                                    ``(V) bears a permanent label 
                                applied by the manufacturer that--
                                            ``(aa) is made of material 
                                        not adversely affected by 
                                        water;
                                            ``(bb) is attached by means 
                                        of non-water-soluble adhesive; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) advises purchasers 
                                        and end-users of the intended 
                                        and appropriate use of the 
                                        product with the following 
                                        notice printed in 16.5 point 
                                        Arial Narrow Bold font:
```IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This water heater is intended only for use as 
part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program. It will 
not provide adequate hot water unless enrolled in such a program and 
activated by your utility company or another program operator. Confirm 
the availability of a program in your local area before purchasing or 
installing this product.'.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--The manufacturer or private 
                labeler shall provide the activation key for a grid-
                enabled water heater only to a utility or other company 
                that operates an electric thermal storage or demand 
                response program that uses such a grid-enabled water 
                heater.
                    ``(C) Reports.--
                            ``(i) Manufacturers.--The Secretary shall 
                        require each manufacturer of grid-enabled water 
                        heaters to report to the Secretary annually the 
                        quantity of grid-enabled water heaters that the 
                        manufacturer ships each year.
                            ``(ii) Operators.--The Secretary shall 
                        require utilities and other demand response and 
                        thermal storage program operators to report 
                        annually the quantity of grid-enabled water 
                        heaters activated for their programs using 
                        forms of the Energy Information Agency or using 
                        such other mechanism that the Secretary 
                        determines appropriate after an opportunity for 
                        notice and comment.
                            ``(iii) Confidentiality requirements.--The 
                        Secretary shall treat shipment data reported by 
                        manufacturers as confidential business 
                        information.
                    ``(D) Publication of information.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In 2017 and 2019, the 
                        Secretary shall publish an analysis of the data 
                        collected under subparagraph (C) to assess the 
                        extent to which shipped products are put into 
                        use in demand response and thermal storage 
                        programs.
                            ``(ii) Prevention of product diversion.--If 
                        the Secretary determines that sales of grid-
                        enabled water heaters exceed by 15 percent or 
                        greater the quantity of such products activated 
                        for use in demand response and thermal storage 
                        programs annually, the Secretary shall, after 
                        opportunity for notice and comment, establish 
                        procedures to prevent product diversion for 
                        non-program purposes.
                    ``(E) Compliance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subparagraphs (A) 
                        through (D) shall remain in effect until the 
                        Secretary determines under this section that--
                                    ``(I) grid-enabled water heaters do 
                                not require a separate efficiency 
                                requirement; or
                                    ``(II) sales of grid-enabled water 
                                heaters exceed by 15 percent or greater 
                                the quantity of such products activated 
                                for use in demand response and thermal 
                                storage programs annually and 
                                procedures to prevent product diversion 
                                for non-program purposes would not be 
                                adequate to prevent such product 
                                diversion.
                            ``(ii) Effective date.--If the Secretary 
                        exercises the authority described in clause (i) 
                        or amends the efficiency requirement for grid-
                        enabled water heaters, that action will take 
                        effect on the date described in subsection 
                        (m)(4)(A)(ii).
                            ``(iii) Consideration.--In carrying out 
                        this section with respect to electric water 
                        heaters, the Secretary shall consider the 
                        impact on thermal storage and demand response 
                        programs, including any impact on energy 
                        savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, 
                        electric reliability, integration of renewable 
                        resources, and the environment.
                            ``(iv) Requirements.--In carrying out this 
                        paragraph, the Secretary shall require that 
                        grid-enabled water heaters be equipped with 
                        communication capability to enable the grid-
                        enabled water heaters to participate in 
                        ancillary services programs if the Secretary 
                        determines that the technology is available, 
                        practical, and cost-effective.''; and
            (2) in section 332(a) (42 U.S.C. 6302(a))--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in the first paragraph (6), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                    (C) by redesignating the second paragraph (6) as 
                paragraph (7);
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) (as so 
                redesignated), by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) for any person to--
                    ``(A) activate an activation lock for a grid-
                enabled water heater with knowledge that such water 
                heater is not used as part of an electric thermal 
                storage or demand response program;
                    ``(B) distribute an activation key for a grid-
                enabled water heater with knowledge that such 
                activation key will be used to activate a grid-enabled 
                water heater that is not used as part of an electric 
                thermal storage or demand response program;
                    ``(C) otherwise enable a grid-enabled water heater 
                to operate at its designed specification and 
                capabilities with knowledge that such water heater is 
                not used as part of an electric thermal storage or 
                demand response program; or
                    ``(D) knowingly remove or render illegible the 
                label of a grid-enabled water heater described in 
                section 325(e)(6)(A)(ii)(V).'';
            (3) in section 333(a) (42 U.S.C. 6303(a))--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 
                332(a)(5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5), (6), (7), or 
                (8) of section 332(a)''; and
                    (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``paragraph 
                (1), (2), or (5) of section 332(a)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraph (1), (2), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 
                332(a)''; and
            (4) in section 334 (42 U.S.C. 6304)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 
                332(a)(5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5), (6), (7), or 
                (8) of section 332(a)''; and
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``section 
                332(a)(6)'' and inserting ``section 332(a)(7)''.
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 Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to provide additional energy conservation standards applicable to grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program (a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods). Requires annual reports from: (1) manufacturers of such water heaters regarding the quantity of the products shipped each year, and (2) utilities and other demand response and thermal storage program operators regarding the quantity of products activated for their programs.  Requires the Secretary of Energy to publish analyses of data collected from such reports and to establish procedures to prevent product diversion if sales of the products exceed by at least 15% the quantity activated for use in the demand response and thermal storage programs annually.  Maintains the standards and publication procedures established by this Act until the Secretary determines that: (1) such water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement, or (2) procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent such product diversion. Requires the Secretary to consider the impact of EPCA electric water heater standards on thermal storage and demand response programs, including on energy savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, electric reliability, integration of renewable resources, and the environment.  Directs the Secretary to require the water heaters be equipped with communication capability to enable the grid-enabled water heaters to participate in ancillary services programs if the technology is available, practical, and cost-effective. Makes it unlawful for any person to:  activate an activation lock for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that it is not used as part of such program, distribute an activation key for such a water heater with knowledge that it will be used to activate a heater that is not used as part of the program, enable such water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of the program, or knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a such water heater.