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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers 
Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017'' or the ``BROWSER Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICIES.

    (a) In General.--A provider of a covered service shall provide the 
users of the service with notice of the privacy policies of the 
provider with respect to the service. Such notice shall be clear and 
conspicuous.
    (b) Availability to Prospective Users.--The notice required by 
subsection (a) shall be made available to prospective users--
            (1) at the point of sale of, subscription to, or 
        establishment of an account for the covered service, prior to 
        such sale, subscription, or establishment, whether such point 
        of sale, subscription, or establishment is in person, online, 
        over the telephone, or through another means; or
            (2) if there is no such sale, subscription, or 
        establishment, before the user uses the service.
    (c) Persistent Availability.--The notice required by subsection (a) 
shall be made persistently available.
    (d) Material Changes.--A provider of a covered service shall 
provide users with advance notice of any material change to the privacy 
policies of the provider. The notice required by this subsection shall 
be clear and conspicuous.

SEC. 3. USER OPT-IN OR OPT-OUT APPROVAL RIGHTS BASED ON SENSITIVITY OF 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) Opt-In Approval Required for Sensitive User Information.--
Except as provided in subsection (c), a provider of a covered service 
shall obtain opt-in approval from a user to use, disclose, or permit 
access to the sensitive user information of the user.
    (b) Opt-Out Approval Required for Non-Sensitive User Information.--
Except as provided in subsection (c)--
            (1) a provider of a covered service shall obtain opt-out 
        approval from a user to use, disclose, or permit access to any 
        of the non-sensitive user information of the user; or
            (2) if the provider so chooses, the provider may comply 
        with the requirement of paragraph (1) by obtaining opt-in 
        approval from the user to use, disclose, or permit access to 
        any such non-sensitive user information.
    (c) Limitations and Exceptions.--A provider of a covered service 
may use, disclose, or permit access to user information without user 
approval for the following purposes:
            (1) In providing the covered service from which such 
        information is derived, or in providing services necessary to, 
        or used in, the provision of such service.
            (2) To initiate, render, bill, and collect for the covered 
        service.
            (3) To protect the rights or property of the provider, or 
        to protect users of the covered service and other service 
        providers from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of the 
        service.
            (4) To provide location information or non-sensitive user 
        information--
                    (A) to a public safety answering point, emergency 
                medical service provider or emergency dispatch 
                provider, public safety, fire service, or law 
                enforcement official, or hospital emergency or trauma 
                care facility, in order to respond to the request of 
                the user for emergency services;
                    (B) to inform the legal guardian of the user, or 
                members of the immediate family of the user, of the 
                location of the user in an emergency situation that 
                involves the risk of death or serious physical harm; or
                    (C) to providers of information or database 
                management services solely for purposes of assisting in 
                the delivery of emergency services in response to an 
                emergency.
            (5) As otherwise required or authorized by law.
    (d) Mechanism for Exercising User Approval.--
            (1) In general.--A provider of a covered service shall make 
        available a simple, easy-to-use mechanism for users to grant, 
        deny, or withdraw opt-in approval or opt-out approval at any 
        time.
            (2) Form and manner.--The mechanism required by paragraph 
        (1) shall be--
                    (A) clear and conspicuous; and
                    (B) made available--
                            (i) at no additional cost to the user; and
                            (ii) in a language other than English, if 
                        the provider transacts business with the user 
                        in such other language.
            (3) Effect.--The grant, denial, or withdrawal of opt-in 
        approval or opt-out approval by a user shall--
                    (A) be given effect promptly; and
                    (B) remain in effect until the user revokes or 
                limits such grant, denial, or withdrawal of approval.

SEC. 4. SERVICE OFFERS CONDITIONED ON WAIVERS OF PRIVACY RIGHTS.

    A provider of a covered service may not--
            (1) condition, or effectively condition, provision of such 
        service on agreement by a user to waive privacy rights 
        guaranteed by law or regulation, including this Act; or
            (2) terminate such service or otherwise refuse to provide 
        such service as a direct or indirect consequence of the refusal 
        of a user to waive any such privacy rights.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

    (a) General Application.--The requirements of this Act apply, 
according to their terms, to--
            (1) those persons, partnerships, and corporations over 
        which the Commission has authority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) 
        of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)); and
            (2) providers of broadband internet access service, 
        notwithstanding the exception in such section for common 
        carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        151 et seq.).
    (b) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.--A violation of this Act 
shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or 
affecting commerce for purposes of section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)).
    (c) Powers of Commission.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) 
of this section--
            (1) the Commission shall enforce this Act in the same 
        manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
        powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and 
        provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
        seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act; and
            (2) any person who violates this Act shall be subject to 
        the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities 
        provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Broadband internet access service.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``broadband internet 
                access service'' means a mass-market retail service by 
                wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit 
                data to and receive data from all or substantially all 
                internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are 
                incidental to and enable the operation of the 
                communications service, but excluding dial-up internet 
                access service.
                    (B) Functional equivalent; evasion.--Such term also 
                includes any service that--
                            (i) the Commission finds to be providing a 
                        functional equivalent of the service described 
                        in subparagraph (A); or
                            (ii) is used to evade the protections set 
                        forth in this Act.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (3) Covered service.--The term ``covered service'' means--
                    (A) broadband internet access service; or
                    (B) an edge service.
            (4) Edge service.--The term ``edge service''--
                    (A) means a service provided over the internet--
                            (i) for which the provider requires the 
                        user to subscribe or establish an account in 
                        order to use the service;
                            (ii) that the user purchases from the 
                        provider of the service without a subscription 
                        or account;
                            (iii) by which a program searches for and 
                        identifies items in a database that correspond 
                        to keywords or characters specified by the 
                        user, used especially for finding particular 
                        sites on the World Wide Web; or
                            (iv) by which the user divulges sensitive 
                        user information; and
                    (B) includes a service described in subparagraph 
                (A) that is provided through a software program, 
                including a mobile application.
            (5) Emergency services.--The term ``emergency services'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 222 of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
            (6) Material.--The term ``material'' means, with respect to 
        a change in a privacy policy of a provider of a covered 
        service, any change in such policy that a user of the service, 
        acting reasonably under the circumstances, would consider 
        important to the decisions of the user regarding the privacy of 
        the user, including any change to information required to be 
        included in a privacy notice under section 2.
            (7) Mobile application.--The term ``mobile application'' 
        means a software program that runs on the operating system of a 
        mobile device.
            (8) Non-sensitive user information.--The term ``non-
        sensitive user information'' means any user information that is 
        not sensitive user information.
            (9) Opt-in approval.--The term ``opt-in approval'' means a 
        method for obtaining from a user of a covered service consent 
        to use, disclose, or permit access to sensitive user 
        information under which the provider of the service obtains 
        express consent allowing the requested usage, disclosure, or 
        access to the sensitive user information.
            (10) Opt-out approval.--The term ``opt-out approval'' means 
        a method for obtaining from a user of a covered service consent 
        to use, disclose, or permit access to non-sensitive user 
        information under which the user is deemed to have consented to 
        the use, disclosure, or access to the non-sensitive user 
        information if the user has failed to object to such use, 
        disclosure, or access.
            (11) Public safety answering point.--The term ``public 
        safety answering point'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
            (12) Sensitive user information.--The term ``sensitive user 
        information'' includes any of the following:
                    (A) Financial information.
                    (B) Health information.
                    (C) Information pertaining to children under the 
                age of 13.
                    (D) Social Security number.
                    (E) Precise geo-location information.
                    (F) Content of communications.
                    (G) Web browsing history, history of usage of a 
                software program (including a mobile application), and 
                the functional equivalents of either.
            (13) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United 
        States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any 
        other territory or possession of the United States, and each 
        federally recognized Indian Tribe.
            (14) User.--The term ``user'' means, with respect to a 
        covered service, a person who--
                    (A) is a current or former--
                            (i) subscriber to such service; or
                            (ii) holder of an account for such service;
                    (B) purchases such service without a subscription 
                or account;
                    (C) is an applicant for such service; or
                    (D) in the case of a service described in clause 
                (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (4)(A), uses the service.
            (15) User information.--The term ``user information'' means 
        any information that--
                    (A) a provider of a covered service acquires in 
                connection with the provision of such service; and
                    (B) is linked or reasonably linkable to an 
                individual.

SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.

    (a) Preemption of State Law.--No State or political subdivision of 
a State shall, with respect to a provider of a covered service subject 
to this Act, adopt, maintain, enforce, or impose or continue in effect 
any law, rule, regulation, duty, requirement, standard, or other 
provision having the force and effect of law relating to or with 
respect to the privacy of user information.
    (b) Other Federal Law.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        nothing in this Act shall be construed to supercede any other 
        Federal statute or regulation relating to information privacy.
            (2) Communications act of 1934.--Insofar as any provision 
        of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or 
        any regulations promulgated under such Act apply to any person, 
        partnership, or corporation subject to this Act with respect to 
        privacy policies, terms of service, and practices covered by 
        this Act, such provision of the Communications Act of 1934 or 
        such regulations shall have no force or effect, unless such 
        regulations pertain to emergency services.

Output: Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to enforce information privacy protections that require broadband Internet access services and certain websites or mobile applications providing subscription, account, purchase, or search engine services to allow users to opt-in or opt-out of the use, disclosure, or access to their user information depending on the sensitivity of the information.  Opt-in approval through the user's express consent must be obtained for the use of sensitive information that is:   financial information, health information, about children under 13, Social Security numbers, precise geo-location information, content of communications, web browsing history, or  history of usage of a software program or mobile application.  Opt-out approval must be provided for the use of non-sensitive user information under a method in which users are deemed to have consented if they fail to object after being provided notice of privacy policies. The bill allows a service provider to use information without approval for specified purposes, including for services necessary for provision of the service and to initiate, render, bill, and collect for the service. Service providers must allow users to grant, deny, or withdraw approval at any time.  The bill prohibits providers from conditioning service on a user's agreement to waive privacy rights.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform 
Protection Act of 2011'' or the ``STANDUP Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has 
        reported that--
                    (A) motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of 
                death of Americans between 15 and 20 years of age;
                    (B) between 1999 and 2009, more than 90,000 
                Americans were killed in motor vehicle crashes 
                involving drivers between 15 and 20 years of age, an 
                average of 155 deaths per week;
                    (C) drivers between 16 and 20 years of age have a 
                fatality rate that is 4 times higher than the rate for 
                drivers between 25 and 70 years of age; and
                    (D) teenage drivers who are 16 years of age have a 
                motor vehicle crash rate that is almost 10 times higher 
                than the crash rate for drivers between 30 and 60 years 
                of age.
            (2) The National Transportation Safety Board found that 
        during the most recent 10-year period--
                    (A) teen drivers comprised less than 7 percent of 
                the driving population and accounted for more than 13 
                percent of drivers involved in all deadly crashes; and
                    (B) more than 20 percent of all highway fatalities 
                occurred in crashes that involved teen drivers.
            (3) Analysis by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 
        Research Institute shows that--
                    (A) teenage drivers comprise approximately 40 
                percent of the fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in 
                which they are involved; and
                    (B) the other 60 percent of the fatalities in those 
                crashes are--
                            (i) passengers who were riding in the 
                        vehicle with the teen driver;
                            (ii) drivers and passengers in other 
                        vehicles involved in a crash with the teen 
                        driver's vehicle; and
                            (iii) pedestrians.
            (4) According to the Insurance Institute for Highway 
        Safety--
                    (A) the chance that a vehicle driven by a 16- or 
                17-year-old will be involved in an accident--
                            (i) doubles when there are 2 other teens in 
                        the vehicle; and
                            (ii) quadruples when there are 4 teens in 
                        the vehicle;
                    (B) States with strong nighttime driving 
                restrictions experience lower fatal crash rates among 
                drivers ages 15 to 17 years old; and
                    (C) a higher age requirement for licensing teen 
                drivers is correlated with a lower number of fatal 
                crashes per capita.
            (5) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has 
        found that distraction caused by cellular phones is significant 
        enough to degrade driver performance, and is particularly 
        dangerous for inexperienced drivers between 15 and 20 years of 
        age.
            (6) That National Transportation Safety Board has found 
        that although only 20 percent of driving by teenage drivers 
        occurs at night, more than 50 percent of the motor vehicle 
        crash fatalities involving teenage drivers occur at night.
            (7) According to a 2007 report from the Texas 
        Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University--
                    (A) teenage drivers in rural areas are less likely 
                to be aware of the risks and dangers associated with 
                driving, placing them at higher risk of involvement in 
                crashes;
                    (B) teen drivers are more likely than other 
                drivers--
                            (i) to drive with other teenage passengers;
                            (ii) to drive late at night;
                            (iii) to exceed the speed limit;
                            (iv) to use cell phones while driving; and
                            (v) to fail to use seat belts while 
                        driving.
            (8) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
        reports that although 23 percent of the population of the 
        United States lives in rural areas, 57 percent of all traffic 
        fatalities occur on rural roads, underscoring the elevated 
        crash risk for teen drivers in rural areas.
            (9) The American Academy of Pediatrics has found evidence 
        that the area of the brain responsible for planning, impulse 
        control, and executive decisionmaking does not fully mature 
        until a person is between 20 and 25 years of age, placing teen 
        drivers at greater risk of being involved in an accident.
            (10) The Journal of the American Medical Association 
        reports that after Michigan and North Carolina adopted 
        comprehensive graduated driver licensing systems in 1997, 
        crashes involving 16-year-old drivers decreased by 25 percent 
        in Michigan and by 27 percent in North Carolina.
            (11) According to the Office of the Illinois Secretary of 
        State, teen driving deaths dropped by over 40 percent in 
        Illinois in the first full year following the 2007 
        implementation of a stronger graduated driver licensing law.
            (12) The National Transportation Safety Board reports that 
        over 40 States and the District of Columbia have implemented 
        some type of 3-stage graduated driver licensing system. 
        However, most States have not yet enacted all of the lifesaving 
        safety features of graduated driver licensing laws recommended 
        by the National Transportation Safety Board and supported by 
        research to protect the lives of teenage and novice drivers.
            (13) A 2010 national survey by the Insurance Institute of 
        Highway Safety indicates that--
                    (A) parents of teens favor graduated driver 
                licensing laws that are as strict or stricter than 
                those that currently exist in any State;
                    (B) \2/3\ of parents of teens believe that young 
                drivers should begin learning to drive at 16 years of 
                age or older;
                    (C) more than \1/2\ of parents of teens believe 
                that the minimum licensing age should be 17 years of 
                age or older;
                    (D) 90 percent of parents of teens support a 
                restriction on unsupervised nighttime driving;
                    (E) more than 75 percent of parents of teens 
                believe that the restriction on unsupervised nighttime 
                driving should begin at 10 p.m. or earlier;
                    (F) 89 percent of parents of teens support 
                restrictions on teen passengers; and
                    (G) more than 75 percent of parents of teens 
                believe that teen drivers should not be permitted to 
                more than 1 teen passenger in their vehicle.

SEC. 3. STATE GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING LAWS.

    (a) Minimum Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this section 
        if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires 
        novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the 
        2-stage licensing process described in paragraph (2) before 
        receiving an unrestricted driver's license.
            (2) Licensing process.--A State is in compliance with the 
        2-stage licensing process described in this paragraph if the 
        State's driver's license laws include--
                    (A) a learner's permit stage that--
                            (i) commences at 16 years of age or older;
                            (ii) is at least 6 months in duration;
                            (iii) prohibits the driver from using a 
                        cellular telephone or any communications device 
                        in a nonemergency situation; and
                            (iv) remains in effect until--
                                    (I) the commencement of the 
                                intermediate stage; or
                                    (II) the driver reaches 18 years of 
                                age;
                    (B) an intermediate stage that--
                            (i) commences immediately after the 
                        expiration of the learner's permit stage;
                            (ii) is at least 6 months in duration;
                            (iii) prohibits the driver from using a 
                        cellular telephone or any communications device 
                        in a nonemergency situation;
                            (iv) prohibits driving at night;
                            (v) prohibits the driver from operating a 
                        motor vehicle with more than 1 non-familial 
                        passenger younger than 21 years of age unless a 
                        licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age 
                        is in the motor vehicle; and
                            (vi) remains in effect until the driver 
                        reaches 18 years of age; and
                    (C) any other requirement that the Secretary of 
                Transportation may require, including--
                            (i) in the learner's permit stage--
                                    (I) at least 40 hours of behind-
                                the-wheel training with a licensed 
                                driver who is at least 21 years of age;
                                    (II) a driver training course; and
                                    (III) a requirement that any such 
                                driver be accompanied and supervised by 
                                a licensed driver who is at least 21 
                                years of age at all times while such 
                                driver is operating a motor vehicle; 
                                and
                            (ii) in the learner's permit or 
                        intermediate stage, a requirement that, in 
                        addition to any other penalties imposed by 
                        State law, the grant of an unrestricted 
                        driver's license be automatically delayed for 
                        any individual who, during the learner's permit 
                        or intermediate stage, is convicted of a 
                        driving-related offense, such as--
                                    (I) driving while intoxicated;
                                    (II) misrepresentation of his or 
                                her true age;
                                    (III) reckless driving;
                                    (IV) driving without wearing a seat 
                                belt;
                                    (V) speeding; or
                                    (VI) any other driving-related 
                                offense, as determined by the 
                                Secretary.
    (b) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section in 
        accordance with the notice and comment provisions under section 
        553 of title 5, United States.
            (2) Exception.--A State that otherwise meets the minimum 
        requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be deemed by the 
        Secretary to be in compliance with this section regardless of 
        whether a State law, which was enacted by the State before 
        January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits 
        licensees younger than 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle 
        in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a 
        farm owned by family members who are directly related to the 
        licensees.

SEC. 4. INCENTIVE GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--For each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall award a grant to any State that submits an 
application under subsection (b) if that State is in compliance with 
section 3(a) on or before the first day of that fiscal year.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Any State desiring a grant under this 
        section shall submit an application to the Secretary of 
        Transportation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Secretary may require, including a 
        certification by the Governor of the State that the State is in 
        compliance with section 3(a).
            (2) Review.--The Secretary shall review each State 
        application and determine whether or not the State is in 
        compliance with section 3(a).
    (c) Grants.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this section for 
each fiscal year shall be apportioned to each State that is in 
compliance with section 3(a) in an amount determined by multiplying--
            (1) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
        such fiscal year; by
            (2) the ratio that the amount of funds apportioned to each 
        such State for such fiscal year under section 402 of title 23, 
        United States Code, bears to the total amount of funds 
        apportioned to all such States for such fiscal year under such 
        section.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Amounts received by a State from a grant awarded 
under this section may be used for--
            (1) enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies 
        with section 3(a)(2);
            (2) training for law enforcement personnel and other 
        relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement 
        described in paragraph (1);
            (3) publishing relevant educational materials that pertain 
        directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing 
        law; and
            (4) carrying out other administrative activities that the 
        Secretary considers relevant to the State's 2-stage licensing 
        process.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account), to carry out this section during each fiscal 
year described in subsection (a).

SEC. 5. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Fourth fiscal year.--On the first day of the fourth 
        fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount 
        otherwise required to be apportioned to any State for such 
        fiscal year under each of the paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
        section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if the State is 
        not in compliance with section 3(a) on the first day of such 
        fiscal year.
            (2) Fifth fiscal year.--On the first day of the fifth 
        fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the amount 
        otherwise required to be apportioned to any State for such 
        fiscal year under each of the paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
        section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if that State 
        is not in compliance with section 3(a) on the first day of such 
        fiscal year.
            (3) Sixth and subsequent fiscal years.--On the first day of 
        each fiscal year after the fifth fiscal year beginning after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        withhold 10 percent of the amount otherwise required to be 
        apportioned to any State for such fiscal year under each of the 
        paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of title 23, 
        United States Code, if that State is not in compliance with 
        section 3(a) on the first day of such fiscal year.
    (b) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds.--
            (1) Funds withheld before the end of the sixth fiscal 
        year.--Any amount withheld from any State under subsection (a) 
        on or before the last day of the sixth fiscal year beginning 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain 
        available for distribution to the State under subsection (c) 
        until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal 
        year for which such amount is appropriated.
            (2) Funds withheld after the sixth fiscal year.--Any amount 
        withheld under subsection (a)(2) from any State after the end 
        of the sixth fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, may not be distributed to the State.
    (c) Apportionment of Withheld Funds After Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--If, before the last day of the period for 
        which funds withheld under subsection (a) remain available to a 
        State under subsection (b), the State comes into compliance 
        with section 3(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall, on 
        the first day on which the Secretary determines the State has 
        come into compliance, distribute to the State any amounts 
        withheld under subsection (a) that remains available for 
        apportionment to the State.
            (2) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--Any amount distributed under paragraph (1) shall remain 
        available for expenditure by the State until the end of the 
        third fiscal year following the year for which the funds are so 
        apportioned. Any amount not expended by the State by the end of 
        such period shall revert back to the Treasury of the United 
        States.
            (3) Effect of noncompliance.--If a State is not in 
        compliance with section 3(a) at the end of the period for which 
        any amount withheld under subsection (a) remains available for 
        distribution to the State under subsection (b), such amount 
        shall revert back to the Treasury of the United States.

Output: Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011 or STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.

Requires such laws, at a minimum, to include: (1) a learner's permit stage that commences at age 16 or older, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, and remains in effect until commencement of the intermediate stage or the driver attains age 18; (2) an intermediate stage in effect until the driver attains age 18 that commences immediately after expiration of the learner's permit stage, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, prohibits nighttime driving, prohibits more than one non-familial passenger under age 21 unless there is a licensed driver at least age 21 present in the vehicle; and (3) any other requirement that the Secretary may require.

Deems a state that meets such minimum requirements to be in compliance regardless of whether a state law, enacted before January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits licensees younger than age 18 to drive a motor vehicle in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a farm owned by family members of the licensees.

Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain percentage of federal-aid highway funds from states that do not comply with the requirements of this Act.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. COLLABORATION IN PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 
              VETERANS IN SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM.

    (a) Collaboration Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter V of chapter 20 of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:
``Sec. 2045. Collaboration in provision of case management services to 
              veterans in supported housing program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into agreements with 
eligible entities to collaborate in the provision of case management 
services as part of the supported housing program carried out under 
section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) to expand and improve the provision of supported housing 
services and related outreach to veterans, including veterans who live 
in rural areas or underserved veterans who live in metropolitan areas 
or on Indian lands.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--For purposes of this section, an eligible 
entity is any entity that--
            ``(1) is--
                    ``(A) a State or local government agency;
                    ``(B) a tribal organization (as such term is 
                defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
                and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); or
                    ``(C) a nonprofit organization;
            ``(2) has the capacity (as determined by the Secretary) to 
        collaborate in the provision of case management services as 
        described in subsection (a); and
            ``(3) agrees--
                    ``(A) to ensure access to case management services 
                to veterans described in subsection (a) on an as-needed 
                basis;
                    ``(B) to maintain referral networks for homeless 
                veterans for purposes of assisting such veterans in 
                demonstrating eligibility for assistance and additional 
                services under entitlement and assistance programs 
                available for such veterans, and to otherwise aid such 
                veterans in obtaining such assistance and services;
                    ``(C) to ensure the confidentiality of records 
                maintained by the entity on veterans receiving services 
                through the supported housing program described in 
                subsection (a);
                    ``(D) to establish such procedures for fiscal 
                control and fund accounting as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate to ensure proper disbursement and 
                accounting of funds under the agreement entered into by 
                the entity under this section;
                    ``(E) to submit to the Secretary each year, in such 
                form and such manner as the Secretary may require, a 
                report on the collaboration undertaken by the entity 
                under this section, including a description of--
                            ``(i) the services and assistance provided 
                        to veterans as part of such collaboration; and
                            ``(ii) the specific goals set by the entity 
                        for the provision of such services and 
                        assistance and whether the entity achieved such 
                        goals; and
                    ``(F) to meet such other requirements as the 
                Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this 
                section.
    ``(c) Selection of Eligible Entities.--(1) Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish a process for the receipt and consideration of proposals 
submitted under paragraph (2), including the appropriate form, manner, 
and time for submittal of such proposals.
    ``(2) An eligible entity seeking to enter into an agreement under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary a proposal therefor in 
accordance with the process established by the Secretary pursuant to 
paragraph (1).
    ``(3) Each proposal submitted under paragraph (2) shall set forth a 
description of the collaboration proposed to be undertaken by the 
entity concerned, including the following:
            ``(A) A description of the region in which the entity 
        proposes to collaborate in the provision of case management 
        services described in subsection (a), including a description 
        of resources and services already available to veterans 
        described in such subsection in such region and a description 
        of any gaps in such resources and services available to 
        veterans in such region.
            ``(B) A description of the veterans described in subsection 
        (a) in the region described in subparagraph (A) and the needs 
        of such veterans for supported housing services.
            ``(C) A description of the capacity of the entity to 
        provide services to veterans described in subparagraph (B) to 
        meet their needs for the services described in such 
        subparagraph.
            ``(D) Plans, specifications, and a schedule for the 
        provision of case management services under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Case Management Services.--For purposes of this section, case 
management services include the following:
            ``(1) Personal health and development assistance, including 
        such assistance relating to the following:
                    ``(A) Health care and referrals for health care.
                    ``(B) Mental health.
                    ``(C) Substance abuse.
                    ``(D) Counseling.
                    ``(E) Family support.
                    ``(F) Benefits and employment counseling.
                    ``(G) Job training and placement.
                    ``(H) Education on personal finance.
                    ``(I) Hygiene facilities.
                    ``(J) Meals.
                    ``(K) Transportation.
            ``(2) Housing assistance for veterans, including:
                    ``(A) Assistance locating affordable housing, 
                assistance with scheduling appointments to view 
                available housing, accompanying veterans when viewing 
                available housing, assistance with negotiating leases, 
                and assistance with reviewing tenant leases.
                    ``(B) Rental and rent subsidies.
                    ``(C) Assistance in working with public housing 
                agencies.
                    ``(D) Assistance in understanding lease terms and 
                landlord and tenant laws.
                    ``(E) Assistance in understanding fair housing 
                laws.
                    ``(F) Assistance in the resolution or prevention of 
                mortgage delinquency, including assistance with matters 
                relating to default, foreclosure, loss mitigation, 
                budgeting, and credit.
                    ``(G) Assistance with home maintenance and 
                financial management.
                    ``(H) Such other assistance in connection with 
                locating housing and maintaining housing stability as 
                the Secretary considers appropriate.
            ``(3) Such other case management services, outreach, and 
        other services as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 2044 the following new item:

``2045. Collaboration in provision of case management services to 
                            veterans in supported housing program.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall submit to Congress a report on the collaboration of the 
        Secretary in the provision of case management services under 
        section 2045 of title 38, United States Code (as added by 
        subsection (a)).
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
        the following:
                    (A) The number of eligible entities with whom the 
                Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 
                2045 of title 38, United States Code (as so added).
                    (B) A description of the geographic regions in 
                which such eligible entities provide services under 
                such section.
                    (C) The number of veterans who received case 
                management services from eligible entities under such 
                section, disaggregated by--
                            (i) underserved veterans in metropolitan 
                        areas;
                            (ii) underserved veterans who live on 
                        Indian lands; and
                            (iii) veterans in rural areas.
                    (D) An assessment of the feasibility and 
                advisability of entering into agreements with eligible 
                entities under such section.
                    (E) Such recommendations for legislative or 
                administrative action as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate for the improvement of the authorities on 
                collaboration in the provision of case management 
                services under such section.

SEC. 3. DISTRIBUTION OF RENTAL VOUCHERS TO VETERANS IN RURAL AREAS AND 
              UNDERSERVED VETERANS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 20 of title 38, United 
States Code, as amended by section 2(a)(1), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2046. Distribution of rental vouchers to veterans in rural areas 
              and underserved veterans in metropolitan areas
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, ensure that the 
distribution of vouchers to veterans under the supported housing 
program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) meets the needs of veterans in 
rural areas and underserved veterans in metropolitan areas or on Indian 
lands in each region of the United States by using--
            ``(1) statistical data and analysis;
            ``(2) recommendations from any recipients of grants under 
        the Continuum of Care Program set forth under subtitle C of 
        title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); or
            ``(3) such other means as Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(b) Agreements With Nonprofit and State and Local Government 
Agencies.--The Secretary shall consider how agreements under section 
2045(a) of this title can be used to ensure the distribution of 
vouchers as described in subsection (a) of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 20 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2045, as added by section 2(a)(2), the following 
new item:

``2046. Distribution of rental vouchers to veterans in rural areas and 
                            underserved veterans in metropolitan 
                            areas.''.


Output: Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into agreements with state or local government agencies, tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services to expand and improve the provision of supported housing services and related outreach to veterans, including veterans in rural areas or underserved veterans who live in metropolitan areas or on Indian lands. Outlines support services to be provided, including the maintenance of referral networks for homeless veterans. Requires each entity chosen to report annually to the Secretary on collaborative services undertaken.

Includes within case management services personal health and development assistance and housing assistance for veterans.