115 S1658 IS: Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-07-27
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		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1658
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 27, 2017
			Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to give the Department of
			 Education the authority to award competitive grants to eligible entities
			 to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist
			 at-risk students in middle school and high school in developing cognitive
			 and social-emotional skills to prepare them for success in high school,
			 postsecondary education, and the workforce.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2017.
 2.PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to make assistance available for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk students in order to—
 (1)establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs;
 (2)assist at-risk students in middle school and high school in developing cognitive and social-emotional skills; and
 (3)prepare such at-risk students for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.
 3.School-based mentoring programPart C of title I of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				136.Distribution of funds for school-based mentoring programs
 (a)DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)At-risk studentThe term at-risk student means a student who—
 (A)is failing academically or at risk of dropping out of school; (B)is pregnant or a parent;
 (C)is a gang member; (D)is a child or youth in foster care or a youth who has been emancipated from foster care but is still enrolled in high school;
 (E)is or has recently been a homeless child or youth; (F)is chronically absent;
 (G)has changed schools three or more times in the past 6 months; (H)has come in contact with the juvenile justice system in the past;
 (I)has a history of multiple suspensions or disciplinary actions; (J)is an English learner;
 (K)has one or both parents incarcerated; (L)has experienced one or more adverse childhood experiences, traumatic events, or toxic stressors, as assessed through an evidence-based screening; or
 (M)lives in a high-poverty area with a high rate of community violence. (2)Eligible entity The term eligible entity—
 (A)means a high-need local educational agency, high-need school, or local government entity; and (B)may include a partnership between an entity described in subparagraph (A) and a nonprofit, community-based, or faith-based organization, or institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
 (3)English learnerThe term English learner has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
 (4)Foster careThe term foster care has the meaning given the term in section 1355.20 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. (5)High-need local educational agencyThe term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency that serves at least 1 high-need school.
 (6)High-need schoolThe term high-need school has the meaning given the term in section 2211 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631).
 (7)Homeless children and youthsThe term homeless children and youths has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). (8)School-based mentoringThe term school-based mentoring means a structured, managed, evidenced-based program conducted in partnership with teachers, administrators, school psychologists, school social workers or counselors, and other school staff, in which at-risk students are appropriately matched with screened and trained professional or volunteer mentors who provide guidance, support, and encouragement, involving meetings, group-based sessions, and educational and workforce-related activities on a regular basis to prepare at-risk students for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.
						(b)School-Based mentoring competitive grant program
 (1)In generalThe Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs that—
 (A)are designed to assist at-risk students in high-need schools in developing cognitive skills and promoting social-emotional learning to prepare them for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce by linking them with mentors who—
 (i)have received mentor training, including on trauma-informed practices and youth engagement; and (ii)have been screened using appropriate reference checks and criminal background checks;
 (B)provide coaching and technical assistance to mentors in such mentoring program;
 (C)provide at-risk students with a positive relationship with a skilled adult offering support and guidance;
 (D)improve the academic achievement of at-risk students; (E)foster positive relationships between at-risk students and their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members;
 (F)reduce dropout rates and absenteeism and improve school engagement of at-risk students and their families;
 (G)reduce juvenile justice involvement of at-risk students;
 (H)develop the cognitive and social-emotional skills of at-risk students; (I)develop the workforce readiness skills of at-risk students;
 (J)encourage at-risk students to participate in community service activities; and (K)encourage at-risk students to set goals and plan for their futures, including encouraging such students to make plans for postsecondary education and the workforce.
 (2)DurationThe Secretary shall award grants under this section for a period not to exceed 5 years. (3)ApplicationTo receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes—
 (A)a needs assessment that includes baseline data on the measures described in paragraph (6)(A)(ii); and
 (B)a plan to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
 (4)PriorityIn selecting grant recipients, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that— (A)serve children and youth with the greatest need living in high-poverty, high-crime areas, rural areas, or who attend schools with high rates of community violence;
 (B)provide at-risk students with opportunities for job training, professional development, work shadowing, internships, networking, resume writing and review, interview preparation, college application assistance, college visits, and leadership development through community service, including through partnerships with the private sector and local businesses to provide internship and career exploration activities and resources; and
 (C)seek to provide match lengths between at-risk students and mentors of not less than 8 months. (5)Use of fundsAn eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use such funds to—
 (A)develop and carry out regular training for mentors, including on— (i)the impact of adverse childhood experiences;
 (ii)trauma-informed practices and interventions; (iii)supporting homeless children and youths;
 (iv)supporting children and youth in foster care or youth who have been emancipated from foster care but are still enrolled in high school;
 (v)cultural competency; (vi)confidentiality requirements for working with children and youth in foster care; and
 (vii)working in coordination with a public school system; (B)recruit, screen, match, and train mentors;
 (C)hire staff to perform or support the objectives of the school-based mentoring program; (D)provide youth engagement activities, such as—
 (i)enrichment field trips to cultural destinations; and (ii)career or academic exploration activities; and
 (E)conduct program evaluation, including by acquiring and analyzing the data described under paragraph (6).
							(6)Reporting requirements
 (A)In generalNot later than 6 months after the end of each academic year during the grant period, an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—
 (i)the number of students who participated in the school-based mentoring program that was funded in whole or in part with the grant funds;
 (ii)data on the academic achievement, dropout rates, truancy, absenteeism, outcomes of arrests for violent crime, summer employment, and college enrollment of students in the program;
 (iii)the number of group sessions and number of one-to-one contacts between students in the program and their mentors;
 (iv)the average attendance of students enrolled in the program; (v)data on social emotional development of students as assessed with a validated social emotional assessment tool; and
 (vi)any other information that the Secretary may require to evaluate the success of the school-based mentoring program.
 (B)Student privacyAn eligible entity shall ensure that the report submitted under subparagraph (A) is prepared in a manner that protects the privacy rights of each student in accordance with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly referred to as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
							(7)Mentoring resources and community service coordination
 (A)Best practicesThe Secretary shall work with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to— (i)refer grantees under this section to the National Mentoring Resource Center to obtain resources on best practices and research related to mentoring and to request no-cost training and technical assistance; and
 (ii)provide grantees under this section with information to promote positive youth development, including transitional services for at-risk students returning from correctional facilities.
 (B)Technical assistanceThe Secretary shall coordinate with the Corporation for National and Community Service, including through entering into an interagency agreement or a memorandum of understanding, to provide technical assistance and other resources to support grantees under this section as they provide mentoring and community service-related activities for at-risk students.
 (c)Authorization of fundsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023..
		4.Institute of Education Sciences study on school-based mentoring programs
 (a)In generalThe Secretary of Education, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall conduct a study to—
 (1)identify successful school-based mentoring programs and effective strategies for administering and monitoring such programs;
 (2)evaluate the role of mentors in promoting cognitive development and social-emotional learning to enhance academic achievement and to improve workforce readiness; and
 (3)evaluate the effectiveness of the grant program under section 136 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as added by section 3, on student academic outcomes and youth career development.
 (b)TimingNot later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall submit the results of the study to the appropriate Congressional committees.


115 HRES 1169 EH: Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-12-12
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1169
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

December 12, 2018

RESOLUTION
Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh.

Whereas Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971 and established a secular democratic state, which is home to Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and atheists;  Whereas Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country with nearly 160,000,000 people;
Whereas according to the United States Agency for International Development maternal and child mortality rates in Bangladesh have declined by more than 60 percent, production of rice has tripled, and growth in gross domestic product has averaged more than 6 percent annually for over a decade;  Whereas Bangladesh has fulfilled the criteria to initiate graduation from the United Nations Least Developed Country status and could become a middle-income country within the next 3 years;
Whereas in 2017, the generous people of Bangladesh welcomed more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees following the Burmese military and security force’s crimes against humanity and genocide against the Rohingya in Northern Rakhine State;  Whereas in recent years, Bangladesh’s democratic system has faced challenges, including political violence, environmental strain, Islamist militancy, a refugee crisis, and challenges to freedom of speech and press;
Whereas free, fair, transparent, and credible elections are the cornerstone of every democracy;  Whereas legitimate elections that respect fundamental freedoms are characterized by transparency, accountability, security, and accessibility for all voters;
Whereas strong democracies worldwide make for better trading partners, provide new market opportunities, improve global health outcomes, and promote economic freedom and regional security;  Whereas attacks on democracy and democratic institutions undermine the sacrifices of the Bangladeshi people and the country’s commitment to human rights and the rule of law;
Whereas one of Bangladesh’s main political parties boycotted the 2014 general election due to concerns about the impartiality of the electoral process;  Whereas Bangladesh is scheduled to hold general elections on December 30, 2018;
Whereas democratic stability, regional security, and economic prosperity in Bangladesh and South Asia are vital to the national security interests of the United States;  Whereas the United States-Bangladesh relationship is built on a foundation of shared values and cooperation on issues including economic growth and development, labor rights, peacekeeping, counterterrorism, and the environment and climate;
Whereas the United States should more actively engage with the Government of Bangladesh with respect to their shared interests in safeguarding human rights, religious freedom, and secular democracy in Bangladesh, while preventing the growth of religious extremism and militancy; and  Whereas repeated attacks on religious minorities, expanding religious intolerance, and growing destabilization caused by radical groups undermine United States economic and strategic interests in Bangladesh: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)reaffirms the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh;
(2)calls on the Government of Bangladesh to respect the freedom of speech and of the press and to heed the Bangladesh Election Commission’s request to ensure security for minorities and maintain communal harmony for a peaceful election;  (3)urges political leaders and judicial authorities in Bangladesh to respect the will of voters and ensure that all Bangladeshis will be able to participate freely in the upcoming elections, and that the elections will be impartial and inclusive; and
(4)commends the government and people of Bangladesh for their generosity in hosting Rohingya refugees despite the hardships associated with responding to this man-made humanitarian disaster created by the Burmese military and security force’s crimes against humanity and genocide against the Rohingya in Northern Rakhine State.   Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


109 HR 2794 IH: Clean Energy Bonds Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-06-08
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2794
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2005
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Beauprez, and Mr. Weller) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects, and for other purposes.

1.Short title; amendment of 1986 code
(a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Clean Energy Bonds Act of 2005.
(b)Amendment of 1986 codeExcept as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
2.Credit to holders of clean energy bonds
(a)In generalPart IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (relating to credits against tax) is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:

HNonrefundable credit to holders of clean energy bonds

Sec. 54. Credit to holders of clean energy bonds
54.Credit to holders of clean energy bonds
(a)Allowance of creditIn the case of a taxpayer who holds a clean energy bond on a credit allowance date of such bond, which occurs during the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the credits determined under subsection (b) with respect to credit allowance dates during such year on which the taxpayer holds such bond.
(b)Amount of credit
(1)In generalThe amount of the credit determined under this subsection with respect to any credit allowance date for a clean energy bond is 25 percent of the annual credit determined with respect to such bond.
(2)Annual creditThe annual credit determined with respect to any clean energy bond is the product of—
(A)the credit rate determined by the Secretary under paragraph (3) for the day on which such bond was sold, multiplied by
(B)the outstanding face amount of the bond.
(3)DeterminationFor purposes of paragraph (2), with respect to any clean energy bond, the Secretary shall determine daily or caused to be determined daily a credit rate which shall apply to the first day on which there is a binding, written contract for the sale or exchange of the bond. The credit rate for any day is the credit rate which the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee estimates will permit the issuance of clean energy bonds with a specified maturity or redemption date without discount and without interest cost to the qualified issuer.
(4)Credit allowance dateFor purposes of this section, the term credit allowance date means—
(A)March 15,
(B)June 15,
(C)September 15, and
(D)December 15.Such term also includes the last day on which the bond is outstanding.
(5)Special rule for issuance and redemptionIn the case of a bond which is issued during the 3-month period ending on a credit allowance date, the amount of the credit determined under this subsection with respect to such credit allowance date shall be a ratable portion of the credit otherwise determined based on the portion of the 3-month period during which the bond is outstanding. A similar rule shall apply when the bond is redeemed or matures.
(c)Limitation based on amount of tax
(1)In generalThe credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of—
(A)the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
(B)the sum of the credits allowable under this part (other than subpart C thereof, relating to refundable credits).
(2)Carryover of unused creditIf the credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
(d)Clean energy bondFor purposes of this section—
(1)In generalThe term clean energy bond means any bond issued as part of an issue if—
(A)the bond is issued by a qualified issuer,
(B)95 percent or more of the proceeds from the sale of such issue are to be used for capital expenditures incurred by qualified borrowers for 1 or more qualified projects,
(C)the qualified issuer designates such bond for purposes of this section and the bond is in registered form, and
(D)the issue meets the requirements of subsections (e) and (g).
(2)Qualified project; special use rules
(A)In generalThe term qualified project means any qualified facility (as determined under section 45(d) without regard to any placed in service date) owned by a qualified borrower.
(B)Refinancing rulesFor purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a qualified project may be refinanced with proceeds of a clean energy bond only if the indebtedness being refinanced (including any obligation directly or indirectly refinanced by such indebtedness) was originally incurred by a qualified borrower after the date of the enactment of this section.
(C)ReimbursementFor purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a clean energy bond may be issued to reimburse a qualified borrower for amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this section with respect to a qualified project, but only if prior to the payment of such expenditure, the qualified borrower declared its intent to reimburse such expenditure with the proceeds of a clean energy bond.
(D)Treatment of changes in useFor purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the proceeds of an issue shall not be treated as used for a qualified project to the extent that a qualified borrower takes any action within its control which causes such proceeds not to be used for a qualified project. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations specifying remedial actions that may be taken (including conditions to taking such remedial actions) to prevent an action described in the preceding sentence from causing a bond to fail to be a clean energy bond.
(e)Maturity limitations
(1)Duration of termA bond shall not be treated as a clean energy bond if such bond is issued as part of an issue and—
(A)the average maturity of bonds issued as a part of such issue, exceeds
(B)120 percent of the average reasonable expected economic life of the facilities being financed with the proceeds from the sale of such issue.
(2)Determination of averagesFor purposes of paragraph (1), the determination of averages of an issue and economic life of any facility shall be determined in accordance with section 147(b).
(3)Ratable principal amortization requiredA bond shall not be treated as a clean energy bond unless it is part of an issue which provides for an equal amount of principal to be paid by the qualified issuer during each calendar year that the issue is outstanding.
(f)Credit included in gross incomeGross income includes the amount of the credit allowed to the taxpayer under this section (determined without regard to subsection (c)) and the amount so included shall be treated as interest income.
(g)Special rules relating to expenditures
(1)In generalAn issue shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this subsection if—
(A)at least 95 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the issue are to be spent for 1 or more qualified projects within the 5-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the clean energy bond,
(B)a binding commitment with a third party to spend at least 10 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the issue will be incurred within the 6-month period beginning on the date of issuance of the clean energy bond or, in the case of a clean energy bond, the proceeds of which are to be loaned to 2 or more qualified borrowers, such binding commitment will be incurred within the 6-month period beginning on the date of the loan of such proceeds to a qualified borrower, and
(C)such projects will be completed with due diligence and the proceeds from the sale of the issue will be spent with due diligence.
(2)Extension of periodUpon submission of a request prior to the expiration of the period described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may extend such period if the qualified issuer establishes that the failure to satisfy the 5-year requirement is due to reasonable cause and the related projects will continue to proceed with due diligence.
(3)Failure to spend required amount of bond proceeds within 5 yearsTo the extent that less than 95 percent of the proceeds of such issue are expended within such 5-year period (and no extension has been obtained under paragraph (2)), the qualified issuer shall redeem all of the nonqualified bonds on the earliest call date subsequent to the expiration of the 5-year period. If such earliest call date is more than 90 days subsequent to the expiration of the 5-year period, the qualified issuer shall establish a yield-restricted defeasance escrow within such 90 days to retire such nonqualified bonds on the earlier of the date which is 10 years after the issue date or the first call date. For purposes of this paragraph, the term nonqualified bonds means the portion of the outstanding bonds in an amount that, if the remaining bonds were issued on the fifth anniversary of the date of the issuance of the issue, at least 95 percent of the proceeds of the remaining bonds would be used to provide qualified projects.
(h)Special rules relating to arbitrage
(1)In generalA bond which is part of an issue shall not be treated as a clean energy bond unless, with respect to the issue of which the bond is a part, the qualified issuer satisfies the arbitrage rebate requirements of section 148 with respect to gross proceeds of the issue (other than any amounts applied in accordance with subsection (g)). For purposes of such requirements, yield over the term of an issue shall be determined under the principles of section 148 based on the qualified issuer’s payments of principal, interest (if any), and fees for qualified guarantees on such issue.
(2)ExceptionAmounts on deposit in a bona fide debt service fund with regard to any clean energy bond are not subject to the arbitrage rebate requirements of section 148.
(i)Cooperative electric company; qualified energy tax credit bond lender; governmental body; qualified borrowerFor purposes of this section—
(1)Cooperative electric companyThe term cooperative electric company means a mutual or cooperative electric company described in section 501(c)(12) or section 1381(a)(2)(C), or a not-for-profit electric utility which has received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural Electrification Act.
(2)Clean energy bond lenderThe term clean energy bond lender means a lender which is a cooperative which is owned by, or has outstanding loans to, 100 or more cooperative electric companies and is in existence on February 1, 2002, and shall include any affiliated entity which is controlled by such lender.
(3)Governmental bodyThe term governmental body means any State, territory, possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, Indian tribal government, and any political subdivision thereof.
(4)Qualified issuerThe term qualified issuer means—
(A)a clean energy bond lender,
(B)a cooperative electric company,
(C)a governmental body, or
(D)the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(5)Qualified borrowerThe term qualified borrower means—
(A)a cooperative electric company,
(B)a governmental body, or
(C)the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(j)Special rules relating to pool bondsNo portion of a pooled financing bond may be allocable to loan unless the borrower has entered into a written loan commitment for such portion prior to the issue date of such issue.
(k)Other definitions and special rulesFor purposes of this section—
(1)BondThe term bond includes any obligation.
(2)Pooled financing bondThe term pooled financing bond shall have the meaning given such term by section 149(f)(4)(A).
(3)Partnership; s corporation; and other pass-thru entitiesUnder regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of a partnership, trust, S corporation, or other pass-thru entity, rules similar to the rules of section 41(g) shall apply with respect to the credit allowable under subsection (a).
(4)Bonds held by regulated investment companiesIf any clean energy bond is held by a regulated investment company, the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be allowed to shareholders of such company under procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
(5)Treatment for estimated tax purposesSolely for purposes of sections 6654 and 6655, the credit allowed by this section to a taxpayer by reason of holding a clean energy bond on a credit allowance date shall be treated as if it were a payment of estimated tax made by the taxpayer on such date.
(6)ReportingIssuers of clean energy bonds shall submit reports similar to the reports required under section 149(e).
(l)TerminationThis section shall not apply with respect to any bond issued after December 31, 2008..
(b)ReportingSubsection (d) of section 6049 (relating to returns regarding payments of interest) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)Reporting of credit on clean energy bonds
(A)In generalFor purposes of subsection (a), the term interest includes amounts includible in gross income under section 54(f) and such amounts shall be treated as paid on the credit allowance date (as defined in section 54(b)(4)).
(B)Reporting to corporations, etcExcept as otherwise provided in regulations, in the case of any interest described in subparagraph (A), subsection (b)(4) shall be applied without regard to subparagraphs (A), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L)(i) of such subsection.
(C)Regulatory authorityThe Secretary may prescribe such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations which require more frequent or more detailed reporting..
(c)Clerical amendments
(1)The table of subparts for part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

Subpart H. nonrefundable credit to holders of clean energy bonds.
(2)Section 6401(b)(1) is amended by striking and G and inserting G, and H.
(d)Issuance of regulationsThe Secretary of Treasury shall issue regulations required under section 54 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.


115 S1754 IS: Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-08-03
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1754IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 3, 2017Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo reauthorize section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to continue to encourage the
			 expansion, maintenance, and establishment of approved graduate medical
			 residency programs at qualified teaching health centers, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017. 2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
 (1)The program of payments to teaching health centers for graduate medical education under section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) was enacted in 2010 to address the crisis-level shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural and medically underserved communities.
 (2)Teaching health center residents and faculty will provide more than one million primary care medical visits in 2017 to underserved communities.
 (3)When compared with traditional Medicare GME residents, residents who train at teaching health centers are more likely to practice primary care and remain in underserved or rural communities.
 (4)The teaching health center program not only plays a vital role in training the Nation’s next generation of primary care physicians (including dentists), but helps bridge the Nation’s physician shortfall.
 (5)For these reasons, it is of vital importance to continue the program under section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) at a sustainable level of funding per full-time equivalent resident, as recommended in the fact sheet of the Health Resources and Services Administration entitled Cost Estimates for Training Residents in a Teaching Health Center.
			3.Reauthorization of program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical
			 education programs
 (a)PaymentsSubsection (a) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended to read as follows:

					(a)Payments
 (1)In generalSubject to subsection (h)(2), the Secretary shall make payments under this section for direct expenses and indirect expenses to qualified teaching health centers that are listed as sponsoring institutions by the relevant accrediting body for—
 (A)maintenance of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs; (B)expansion of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs; and
 (C)establishment of new approved graduate medical residency training programs. (2)New programs (A)PaymentsThe Secretary shall make payments under paragraph (1)(C)—
 (i)for fiscal year 2019, for a total of up to 60 full-time equivalent residents at new approved graduate medical residency programs; and
 (ii)for fiscal year 2020, for a total of up to 120 full-time equivalent residents at new approved graduate medical residency programs.
 (B)PrioritySubject to subparagraph (C), in making payments pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall give priority to qualified teaching health centers that—
 (i)serve a health professional shortage area with a designation in effect under section 332 or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B); or
 (ii)are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act). (C)LimitationsThe number of full-time equivalent residents for which a qualified teaching health center receives payments pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) for a fiscal year shall not exceed by more than 6 the number of full-time equivalent residents for which the center received such payments for the preceding fiscal year. The total number of full-time equivalent residents at all qualified teaching health centers for which payments are made by the Secretary under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) shall not exceed the total number of full-time equivalent residents at all qualified teaching health centers for which payments were made by the Secretary as of January 1, 2017, pursuant to this section..
 (b)FundingSubsection (g) of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended to read as follows:

					(g)Funding
 (1)Existing programsOut of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for payments under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) $116,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, to remain available until expended.
 (2)Incentive for new programsOut of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for payments under subsection (a)(1)(C), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to remain available until expended.
 (3)Administrative expensesOf the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not use more than 5 percent of such amount for the expenses of administering this section..
 (c)Annual reportingParagraph (1) of subsection (h) of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (H); and (2)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

 (D)The number of patients treated by residents described in paragraph (4). (E)The number of visits by patients treated by residents described in paragraph (4).
 (F)Of the number of residents described in paragraph (4) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year, the number and percentage of such residents entering primary care practice (meaning any of the areas of practice listed in the definition of a primary care residency program in section 749A).
 (G)Of the number of residents described in paragraph (4) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year, the number and percentage of such residents who entered practice at a health care facility—
 (i)primarily serving a health professional shortage area with a designation in effect under section 332 or a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B); or
 (ii)located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act).. (d)Report on training costsNot later than March 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report on the direct graduate expenses of approved graduate medical residency training programs, and the indirect expenses associated with the additional costs of teaching residents, of qualified teaching health centers (as such terms are used or defined in section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)).
 (e)DefinitionSubsection (j) of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

 (2)New approved graduate medical residency training programThe term new approved graduate medical residency training program means an approved graduate medical residency training program for which the sponsoring qualified teaching health center has not received a payment under this section for a previous fiscal year (other than pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C))..
 (f)Technical correctionsPart D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended— (1)in subsection (f) of the first section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256h), by striking hospital each place it appears and inserting teaching health center;
 (2)by redesignating the second subpart XI (relating to a community-based collaborative care network program) as subpart XII; and
 (3)by redesignating the second section 340H (42 U.S.C. 256i) as section 340I. (g)Payments for previous fiscal yearsThe provisions of the first section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply with respect to payments under such section for fiscal years before fiscal year 2018.


114 S2894 IS: Pension Fund Integrity Act of 2016
U.S. Senate
2016-04-28
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		114th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2894
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 28, 2016
			Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mrs. McCaskill, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to
			 provide for salary reductions for certain employees of a pension plan in
			 critical or declining status that reduces participant benefits, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Pension Fund Integrity Act of 2016. 2.Executive salaries (a)Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1)In generalSubparagraph (C) of section 432(e)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

 (iii)In the case of a systemically important plan (as defined in subparagraph (H)(v)(III)), effective on the date the benefit suspension goes into effect, the annual compensation of each employee of the plan is reduced to the lesser of—
 (I)the annual compensation of the employee for the plan year in which the benefit suspension is approved under subparagraph (G) (determined as of the date of such approval), reduced by the reduction percentage of so much of such annual compensation as exceeds $100,000, or
 (II)the average annual compensation of the employee for the 3 plan years immediately preceding the year in which the benefit suspension is approved under subparagraph (G), reduced by the reduction percentage of so much of such average annual compensation as exceeds $100,000,
							and will not be increased (including by means of a bonus, performance-based compensation, or
			 otherwise) as long as the benefit suspension remains in effect.  For
			 purposes of the preceding sentence, the term reduction percentage means the percentage determined by the Secretary and provided to the plan which is equal to the
			 average percentage reduction in benefits applicable to the 50 participants
			 and beneficiaries who receive the greatest
			 reduction in benefits under the plan as a result of the
			 suspension..
				(2)Tax on prohibited transactions
 (A)In generalParagraph (1) of section 4975(c) of such Code is amended— (i)by striking or at the end of subparagraph (E),
 (ii)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ; or, and (iii)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (G)notwithstanding subsection (d)(2), payment by a systemically important plan (as defined in section 432(e)(9)(H)(v)(III)) of—
 (i)any compensation (including a bonus or performance-based compensation) in excess of the amount determined under section 432(e)(9)(C)(iii) to any employee of the plan with respect to which a benefit suspension is in effect under section 432(e)(9), or
 (ii)in the case of any nonemployee who was an employee of the plan during any of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the year in which the benefit suspension is approved under section 432(e)(9)(G), any compensation to such individual (as an independent contractor or otherwise and including any bonus or performance-based compensation) in excess of the amount that would be determined under section 432(e)(9)(C)(iii) if the individual were an employee at the time of payment of such compensation..
 (B)Liability for taxSubsection (a) of section 4975 of such Code is amended by inserting before the period the following: , except that any tax imposed by this subsection by reason of subsection (c)(1)(G) shall be paid by the plan sponsor.
 (C)Liability for additional taxesSubsection (b) of section 4975 of such Code is amended by inserting before the period the following: , except that any tax imposed by this subsection by reason of subsection (c)(1)(G) shall be paid by the plan sponsor.
 (D)Clerical amendmentsThe headings of subsections (a) and (b) of section 4975 of such Code are each amended by striking on disqualified person. (b)Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1)In generalSubparagraph (C) of section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

 (iii)In the case of a systemically important plan (as defined in subparagraph (H)(v)(III)), effective on the date the benefit suspension goes into effect, the annual compensation of each employee of the plan is reduced to the lesser of—
 (I)the annual compensation of the employee for the plan year in which the benefit suspension is approved under subparagraph (G) (determined as of the date of such approval), reduced by the reduction percentage of so much of such annual compensation as exceeds $100,000, or
 (II)the average annual compensation of the employee for the 3 plan years immediately preceding the year in which the benefit suspension is approved under subparagraph (G), reduced by the reduction percentage of so much of such average annual compensation as exceeds $100,000,
							and will not be increased (including by means of a bonus, performance-based compensation, or
			 otherwise) as long as the benefit suspension remains in effect.  For
			 purposes of the preceding sentence, the term reduction percentage means the percentage determined by the Secretary of the Treasury and provided to the plan which is
			 equal to the average percentage reduction in benefits applicable to the 50
			 participants and beneficiaries who receive the
			 greatest reduction in benefits under the plan as a result of the
			 suspension..
 (2)Prohibited transactionsParagraph (1) of section 406(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1106(a)(1)) is amended— (A)by striking or at the end of subparagraph (D),
 (B)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ; or, and (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (F)notwithstanding section 408(b)(2), payment by a systemically important plan (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(H)(v)(III)) of—
 (i)any compensation (including a bonus or performance-based compensation) in excess of the amount determined under section 305(e)(9)(C)(iii) to any employee of the plan with respect to which a benefit suspension is in effect under section 305(e)(9), or
 (ii)in the case of any nonemployee who was an employee of the plan during any of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the year in which the benefit suspension is approved under section 305(e)(9)(G), any compensation to such individual (as an independent contractor or otherwise and including any bonus or performance-based compensation) in excess of the amount that would be determined under section 305(e)(9)(C)(iii) if the individual were an employee at the time of payment of such compensation..
					(c)Effective dates
 (1)In generalThe amendments made by subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) shall apply to suspensions of benefits under section 432(e)(9)(G) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 305(e)(9)(G) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)(G)) which take effect after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (2)Prohibited transactionsThe amendments made by subsections (a)(2), (b)(2), and (b)(3) shall apply to any transaction made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				3.Prohibition of lobbying expenses
			(a)Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986
 (1)In generalParagraph (1) of section 4975(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 1(a), is amended—
 (A)by striking or at the end of subparagraph (F), (B)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting ; or, and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (H)payment by the plan of any amount for the engagement of any person other than an employee of the plan in connection with any activity described in section 162(e)(1) during any period in which the plan is in endangered status under section 432(b)(1), in critical status under section 432(b)(2), or in critical and declining status under section 432(b)(6)..
 (2)Liability of plan sponsorSubsections (a) and (b) of section 4975 of such Code, as amended by section 1(a), are each amended by striking subsection (c)(1)(G) and inserting subparagraph (G) or (H) of subsection (c)(1).
				(b)Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
 (1)In generalParagraph (1) of section 406(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1106(a)(1)), as amended by section 1(b), is amended—
 (A)by striking or at the end of subparagraph (E), (B)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ; or, and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (G)payment by the plan of any amount for the engagement of any person other than an employee of the plan in connection with any activity described in section 162(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 during any period in which the plan is in endangered status under section 305(b)(1), in critical status under section 305(b)(2), or in critical and declining status under section 305(b)(6)..
 (2)Liability of plan sponsorSubsection (c) of section 409 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1109(c)), as added by section 1(b), is amended by striking 4975(c)(1)(G) and inserting subparagraph (G) or (H) of section 4975(c)(1).
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to transactions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.


117 HR 5222 IH: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-09-10
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5222IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 10, 2021Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo address food and housing insecurity on college campuses.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2021.2.Questions on food and housing insecurity in National Postsecondary Student Aid StudyThe Secretary of Education shall add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.3.Information on SNAP eligibility(a)In generalSection 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is amended by adding at the end the following:(i)Information on SNAP eligibility(1)In generalFor each year for which a student described in paragraph (2) submits a form described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall send to such student information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, and application process for, the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) in written and electronic form. Both the written and electronic communication shall include contact information for the State agency responsible for administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the State in which the student resides.(2)StudentsA student is described in this paragraph if the student has an expected family contribution equal to zero for the year..(b)ConsultationThe Secretary of Education shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, in designing the written and electronic communication regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, and application process for, the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) as described in section 483(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(i)).4.Effective dateThis Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.


114 HR 2204 IH: Safe Communities Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-05-01
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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2204
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 1, 2015
Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL
To clarify the authority of States and political subdivisions thereof to regulate liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facilities that are owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Safe Communities Act of 2015. 2.Jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board Section 10501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1)— (A)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(B)by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph:  (A)the term liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facility means the portion of a facility owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier where liquefied petroleum gas, as a commodity to be transported for a charge, is collected, stored, separated, processed, treated, managed, disposed of, or transferred, but such term does not include activities taking place at such portion that are comprised solely of the railroad transportation of liquefied petroleum gas after the liquefied petroleum gas is loaded for shipment on or in a rail car, including railroad transportation for the purpose of interchanging railroad cars containing liquefied petroleum gas;; and
(2)in paragraph (2)— (A)by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A);
(B)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or; and (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)a liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facility.. 3.Effective dateThe amendments made by section 2 shall be effective as of July 1, 2013.


116 HRES 135 IH: Expressing support for designation of February 14 as World Bonobo Day.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-02-14
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 135IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 14, 2019Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Chabot) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesRESOLUTIONExpressing support for designation of February 14 as World Bonobo Day.

 Whereas the Bonobo Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to elevate the status of the bonobo, an endangered species, and coordinate activities that support the preservation of bonobos in their natural habitat;
 Whereas bonobos are classified as great apes and are found only in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa, between the Congo River, the Lualaba River, and the Kasai/Sankuru Rivers;
 Whereas the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed bonobos on the endangered species list, stating that there are as few as 15,000 bonobos left in the wild and their population is decreasing;
 Whereas bonobos share almost 99 percent of the same DNA with humans and they are closer genetically to humans than they are to gorillas or orangutans;
 Whereas bonobos are the only matriarchal great ape, and female alliances enable bonobos to maintain social dominance in their groups;
 Whereas bonobos primarily resolve tensions within and between their groups through sexual contact, not through fatal aggression;
 Whereas the Bonobo Project works with other bonobo organizations, such as Lola ya Bonobo, the only sanctuary for bonobos in the world; the staff at Lola ya Bonobo work to rescue, rehabilitate, and release bonobos back into the wild; and Lola ya Bonobo is located in Kinshasa, DRC, on 75 acres of forested land;
 Whereas the Bonobo Project also works with the Wamba Committee for Bonobo Research, located near the Luo Scientific Reserve in Wamba, DRC, which is the original site for bonobo research founded by Dr. Takayoshi Kano in 1973;
 Whereas bonobos are an endangered species for several reasons, but mainly due to poaching and habitat destruction and fragmentation;
 Whereas seven United States zoos have bonobos including the San Diego Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Memphis Zoo, and Fort Worth Zoo; the Milwaukee County Zoo sponsors the Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative; several of the zoos support bonobo sanctuary, research, and conservation efforts in the Congo; and the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative near Des Moines, Iowa, houses and studies a small group of bonobos; and
 Whereas February 14, Valentine's Day, would be an appropriate date to designate as World Bonobo Day: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)supports designation of World Bonobo Day; and
 (2)encourages the people of the United States to participate in activities that help to educate the public about the need to protect bonobos as uniquely matriarchal, loving, and endangered great apes.


116 HR 1170 IH: Social Security Expansion Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-02-13
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1170IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 13, 2019Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security
			 program.

		1.Short title; table of contents
 (a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Social Security Expansion Act. (b)Table of contentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Across-the-board benefit increase.
					Sec. 3. Computation of cost-of-living increases.
					Sec. 4. Increase in minimum benefit for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce.
					Sec. 5. Extended benefit eligibility for children who are full-time students.
					Sec. 6. Payroll tax on remuneration up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000.
					Sec. 7. Tax on net earnings from self-employment up to contribution and benefit base and more than
			 $250,000.
					Sec. 8. Tax on investment gain.
					Sec. 9. Social Security Trust Fund established.
			2.Across-the-board benefit increase
 (a)In generalSection 215(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(B)) is amended— (1)by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
 (2)by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:  (iii)For individuals who initially become eligible for old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before becoming eligible for such benefits) in any calendar year after 2024, each of the amounts determined under clause (ii) of this subparagraph for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be increased by—
 (I)for calendar year 2025, 1 percent; (II)for each of calendar years 2026 through 2038, the percent determined under this clause for the preceding year increased by 1 percentage point; and
 (III)for calendar year 2039 and each year thereafter, 15 percent.. (b)Conforming amendmentClause (iv) of section 215(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(B)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by inserting (after the application of clause (iii), when applicable) after clause (ii).
			3.Computation of cost-of-living increases
 (a)In generalSection 215(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (H)the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor)..
			(b)Application to pre-1979 law
 (1)In generalSection 215(i)(1) of the Social Security Act as in effect in December 1978, and as applied in certain cases under the provisions of such Act as in effect after December 1978, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (D)the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor)..
 (2)Conforming changeSection 215(i)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is amended— (A)by striking and by section 9001 and inserting , section 9001; and
 (B)by inserting and section 3 of the Social Security Expansion Act, after 1986,. (c)No effect on adjustments under other lawsSection 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (6)Any provision of law (other than in this title, title VIII, or title XVI) which provides for adjustment of an amount based on a change in benefit amounts resulting from a determination made under this subsection shall be applied and administered without regard to the amendments made by section 3 of the Social Security Expansion Act, and, for purposes of making such an adjustment under such a provision, this subsection as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of such Act shall continue to apply..
 (d)Publication of Consumer Price Index for Elderly ConsumersThe Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the index authorized by section 191 of the Older Americans Amendments Act of 1987 (29 U.S.C. 2 note) for each calendar month, beginning with July of the calendar year following the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and such index shall be known as the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers.
 (e)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made with respect to cost-of-living computation quarters (as defined in section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(B))) ending on or after September 30 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which this Act is enacted.
			4.Increase in minimum benefit for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce
 (a)In generalSection 215(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)) is amended— (1)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and
 (2)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:  (D) (i)Effective with respect to the benefits of individuals who become eligible for old-age insurance benefits or disability insurance benefits (or die before becoming so eligible) after 2019, no primary insurance amount computed under subparagraph (A) may be less than the greater of—
 (I)the minimum monthly amount computed under subparagraph (C); or (II)in the case of an individual who has more than 10 years of work (as defined in clause (iv)(I)), the alternative minimum amount determined under clause (ii).
								(ii)
 (I)The alternative minimum amount determined under this clause is the applicable percentage of 1/12 of the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for the year in which the amount is determined.
 (II)For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is the percentage specified in connection with the number of years of work, as set forth in the following table:

												If the number of yearsThe applicable
												 of work is:percentage is:

												116.25 percent
												1212.50 percent
												1318.75 percent
												1425.00 percent
												1531.25 percent
												1637.50 percent
												1743.75 percent
												1850.00 percent
												1956.25 percent
												2062.50 percent
												2168.75 percent
												2275.00 percent
												2381.25 percent
												2487.50 percent
												2593.75 percent
												26100.00 percent
												27106.25 percent
												28112.50 percent
												29118.75 percent
												30 or more125.00 percent.
 (iii)The annual dollar amount determined under this clause is— (I)for calendar year 2020, the poverty guideline for 2019; and
 (II)for any calendar year after 2020, the annual dollar amount for 2020 multiplied by the ratio of— (aa)the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second calendar year preceding the calendar year for which the determination is made, to
 (bb)the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2018. (iv)For purposes of this subparagraph—
 (I)the term year of work means, with respect to an individual, a year to which 4 quarters of coverage have been credited based on such individual’s wages and self-employment income; and
 (II)the term poverty guideline for 2019 means the annual poverty guideline for 2019 (as updated annually in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single individual..
 (b)RecomputationNotwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall recompute primary insurance amounts originally computed for months prior to November 2018 to the extent necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
 (c)Conforming amendmentSection 209(k)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)) is amended by inserting 215(a)(1)(E),  after 215(a)(1)(D),. 5.Extended benefit eligibility for children who are full-time students (a)In general (1)In generalSection 202(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended—
 (A)in paragraph (1)— (i)in subparagraph (B)—
 (I)by striking or (ii) and inserting (ii); and (II)by inserting  or (iii) was the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual and was a full-time student at an educational institution and had not attained the age of 22, after 22,;
 (ii)in subparagraph (E)— (I)by striking and (ii) and inserting (ii); and
 (II)by inserting and (iii) is not the child an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual;
 (iii)in subparagraph (F), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:  (i)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits—
 (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student, or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 19, and (ii)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
 (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution, or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 22,; and (iv)in subparagraph (G), by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:

 (ii)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits— (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student, or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 19, and (iii)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
 (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution, or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 22,; (B)in paragraph (6)—
 (i)in subparagraph (A)— (I)by striking or (ii) and inserting (ii); and
 (II)by inserting  or (iii) is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual and is a full-time student at an educational institution and has not attained the age of 22, after 22,; and
 (ii)by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:  (D)the earlier of—
 (i)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits— (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student; or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 19; and (ii)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
 (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution; or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 22; but only if the child is not under a disability (as so defined) in such earlier month; or(E)if the child was under a disability (as so defined), the termination month (as defined in paragraph (1)(G)(i)), subject to section 223(e), or (if later) the earlier of—
 (i)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits— (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student; or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 19; and (ii)in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
 (I)the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution; or
 (II)the month in which the child attains the age of 22.; and (C)in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

 (E)The term full-time student at an educational institution means an individual who is in full-time attendance as a student at an elementary school (but only in the case of an individual who has not attained the age of 19) or a secondary school or an institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner) in the light of the standards and practices of the schools and institutions involved, except that no individual shall be considered a full-time student at an educational institution if the individual is paid by his employer while attending a school or institution at the request, or pursuant to a requirement, of his employer. An individual shall not be considered a full-time student at an educational institution for the purpose of this section while that individual is confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility, pursuant to the individual's conviction of an offense (committed after the effective date of this sentence) which constituted a felony under applicable law. An individual who is determined to be a full-time student at an educational institution shall be deemed to be such a student throughout the month with respect to which such determination is made.
 (F)Except to the extent provided in such regulations, an individual shall be deemed to be a full-time student at a school or educational institution during any period of nonattendance at a school or institution at which he has been in full-time attendance if (i) such period is 4 calendar months or less, and (ii) the individual shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Social Security that the individual intends to continue to be in full-time attendance at a secondary school or institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) immediately following such period. An individual who does not meet the requirement of clause (ii) with respect to such period of nonattendance shall be deemed to have met such requirement (as of the beginning of such period) if he is in full-time attendance at such a school or institution immediately following such period.
 (G)A child who attains age 22 at a time when the child is a full-time student of an educational institution (as defined in subparagraph (E) and without application of subparagraph (F)) but has not (at such time) completed the requirements for, or received, a diploma or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as defined in subparagraph (C)(i)) or, if such child is a student at an educational institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a diploma, degree, or equivalent degree from such an institution, shall be deemed (for purposes of determining whether the child's entitlement to benefits under this subsection has terminated under paragraph (1)(F) and for purposes of determining his initial entitlement to such benefits under clause (iii) of paragraph (1)(B)) not to have attained such age until the first day of the first month following the end of the quarter or semester in which he is enrolled at such time (or, if the secondary school or educational institution in which he is enrolled is not operated on a quarter or semester system, until the first day of the first month following the completion of the course in which the child is so enrolled or until the first day of the third month beginning after such time, whichever first occurs)..
 (2)Effective dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall apply to child's insurance benefits that are payable for months beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
				(b)Railroad Retirement Act
 (1)Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 232(2)(d)) is amended— (A)in clause (iii) of paragraph (1), by striking will be less than nineteen years of age and a full-time elementary or secondary school student and inserting will be less than 22 years of age and a full-time student at an educational institution (as defined in section 202(d)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act); and
 (B)in paragraph (4)— (i)by striking (defining the terms full-time elementary or secondary school student and elementary or secondary school);
 (ii)by striking nineteen and inserting 22; (iii)by striking full-time elementary or secondary school student and inserting full-time student at an educational institution;
 (iv)by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7) of section 202(d) of the Social Security Act and without the application of subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraph (E) of section 202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act, without regard to subparagraph (F) of such section;
 (v)by striking a diploma or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as defined in section 202(d)(7)(c)(i) of the Social Security Act) and inserting a diploma, degree, or equivalent certificate from a secondary school or educational institution described in section 202(d)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act; and
 (vi)by striking elementary or secondary school in which he is enrolled and inserting school or institution in which the child is enrolled. (2)Section 5(c)(7) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 235(c)(7)) is amended—
 (A)by striking full-time elementary or secondary school student and inserting full-time student at an educational institution; and (B)by striking 19 and inserting 22.
 (3)The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 that are payable for months beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
				6.Payroll tax on remuneration up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000
 (a)In generalParagraph (1) of section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after such calendar year. the following: The preceding sentence shall apply only to calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as so determined) is less than $250,000, and, for such calendar years, only to so much of the remuneration paid to such employee by such employer with respect to employment as does not exceed $250,000..
 (b)Conforming amendmentParagraph (1) of section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Act) to and inserting Act), or in excess of $250,000, to. (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to remuneration paid on or after January 1 of the first calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
			7.Tax on net earnings from self-employment up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000
 (a)In generalParagraph (1) of section 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

 (1)in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a), the excess of— (A)that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of—
 (i)an amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, minus
 (ii)the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable years, over (B)that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of the sum of—
 (i)the excess of— (I)the net earning from self-employment reduced by the excess (if any) of subparagraph (A)(i) over subparagraph (A)(ii), over
 (II)$250,000, reduced by such contribution and benefit base, plus (ii)the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable year in excess of such contribution and benefit base and not in excess of $250,000; or.
 (b)PhaseoutSubsection (b) of section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable years beginning in calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than $250,000..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to net earnings from self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, on or after January 1 of the first calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
			8.Tax on investment gain
 (a)In generalSubsection (a) of section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 3.8 percent each place it appears and inserting 10 percent. (b)Conforming amendmentThe heading for chapter 2A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting and Social Security after Medicare.
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
			9.Social Security Trust Fund established
 (a)In generalSection 201(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(a)) is amended to read as follows:  (a)There is hereby created on the books of the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Social Security Trust Fund. The Social Security Trust Fund shall consist of the securities held by the Secretary of the Treasury for the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the amount standing to the credit of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund on the books of the Treasury on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of section 9 of the Social Security Expansion Act, which securities and amount the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to transfer to the Social Security Trust Fund, and, in addition, such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided in subsection (i)(1), and such amounts as may be appropriated to, or deposited in, the Social Security Trust Fund as hereinafter provided. There is hereby appropriated to the Social Security Trust Fund for the first fiscal year that begins after date of the enactment of section 9 of the Social Security Expansion Act, and for each fiscal year thereafter, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts equivalent to 100 percent of—
 (1)the taxes imposed by chapter 21 (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to wages (as defined in section 3121 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rates of tax under such chapter (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) to such wages, which wages shall be certified by the Commissioner of Social Security on the basis of the records of wages established and maintained by such Commissioner in accordance with such reports;
 (2)the taxes imposed by chapter 2 (other than section 1401(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to self-employment income (as defined in section 1402 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rate of tax under such chapter (other than section 1401(b)) to such self-employment income, which self-employment income shall be certified by the Commissioner of Social Security on the basis of the records of self-employment income established and maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security in accordance with such returns; and
 (3)62 percent of the taxes imposed under section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The amounts appropriated by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be transferred from time to time from the general fund in the Treasury to the Social Security Trust Fund, such amounts to be determined on the basis of estimates by the Secretary of the Treasury of the taxes, specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), paid to or deposited into the Treasury; and proper adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or were less than the taxes specified in such paragraphs. All amounts transferred to the Social Security Trust Fund under the preceding sentence shall be invested by the Managing Trustee in the same manner and to the same extent as the other assets of the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in any case in which the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the assets of the Trust Fund would otherwise be inadequate to meet the Trust Fund's obligations for any month, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund on the first day of such month the total amount which would have been transferred to the Trust Fund under this section as in effect on October 1, 1990; and the Trust Fund shall pay interest to the general fund on the amount so transferred on the first day of any month at a rate (calculated on a daily basis, and applied against the difference between the amount so transferred on such first day and the amount which would have been transferred to the Trust Fund up to that day under the procedures in effect on January 1, 1983) equal to the rate earned by the investments of the Trust Fund in the same month under subsection (d).. (b)Required actuarial analysisSection 201(c) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking the fourth sentence in the matter following paragraph (5) and inserting the following: Such report shall also include actuarial analysis of the benefit cost with respect to disabled beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, to retired beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, and to survivor beneficiaries..
			(c)Board of Trustees
 (1)Board of Trustees of Social Security Trust FundSection 201(c) of the Social Security Act, as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (hereinafter in this title called the Trust Funds) and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund (in this title referred to as the Trust Fund).
 (2)Continuity of Board of TrusteesThe Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund created by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be a continuous body with the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund in operation prior to the effective date of such amendment. Individuals serving as members of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund as of the effective date of such amendment shall serve the remainder of their term as members of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund.
				(d)Conforming amendments related to Social Security Trust Fund
 (1)Amendment to section headingThe section heading for section 201 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: Social Security Trust Fund. (2)Board of TrusteesSection 201(c) of such Act, as amended by subsections (b) and (c)(1), is further amended—
 (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Board of Trustees of the Trust Funds and inserting Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund; (B)in paragraph (1), by striking Trust Funds and inserting Trust Fund;
 (C)in paragraph (2)— (i)by striking Trust Funds and inserting Trust Fund; and
 (ii)by striking their and inserting its; (D)in paragraph (3), by striking either of the Trust Funds and inserting the Trust Fund;
 (E)in paragraph (5)— (i)by striking managing the Trust Funds and inserting managing the Trust Fund; and
 (ii)by striking Trust Funds are and inserting Trust Fund is; (F)in the matter following paragraph (5), by striking Trust Funds each place it appears and inserting Trust Fund; and
 (G)in the second sentence in the matter following paragraph (5), by striking whether the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, individually and collectively, are and inserting whether the Social Security Trust Fund is.
 (3)InvestmentsSection 201 of such Act is amended in subsections (d) and (e) by striking Trust Funds each place it appears and inserting Trust Fund. (4)Crediting of interest and proceeds to Trust FundsSection 201(f) of such Act is amended—
 (A)by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, respectively and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (B)by striking either of the Trust Funds and inserting the Trust Fund; and (C)by striking such Trust Fund and inserting the Trust Fund.
 (5)Administrative costsSection 201(g) of such Act is amended— (A)in paragraph (1)—
 (i)in subparagraph (A), by striking Of the amounts authorized to be made available out of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund under the preceding sentence and all that follows through (Public Law 103–296).; and
 (ii)in subparagraph (B)(i)— (I)by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting the following:

 (II)the portion of such costs which should have been borne by the Social Security Trust Fund,; and (II)by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV);
 (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)by striking Trust Funds and inserting Trust Fund; and
 (ii)by striking the last sentence; and (C)in paragraph (4), by striking Trust Funds each place it appears and inserting Trust Fund.
 (6)Benefit paymentsSection 201(h) of such Act is amended to read as follows:  (h)All benefit payments required to be made under this title shall be made only from the Social Security Trust Fund..
 (7)GiftsSection 201(i) of such Act is amended— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (B)in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund. (8)Travel expensesSection 201(j) of such Act is amended by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security) and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund.
 (9)Demonstration projectsSection 201(k) of such Act is amended by striking the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund.
 (10)Benefit checksSection 201(m) of such Act is amended— (A)in paragraph (2), by striking each of the Trust Funds and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (B)in paragraph (3), by striking one of the Trust Funds and inserting the Trust Fund; and (C)by striking such Trust Fund each place it appears and inserting the Trust Fund.
					(11)Conforming repeals
 (A)In generalSection 201 of such Act is amended by striking subsections (b), (l), and (n). (B)RedesignationsSection 201 of such Act is further amended—
 (i)by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as subsections (b) through (i), respectively; (ii)by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j); and
 (iii)by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (k). (C)References to redesignated sections (i)Section 201(a) of such Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended—
 (I)by striking subsection (i)(1) and inserting subsection (h)(1); and (II)by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (c).
 (ii)Section 1131(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking section 201(g)(1) and inserting section 201(f)(1). (e)Other conforming amendments to Social Security Act (1)Title IITitle II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended—
 (A)in section 202(x)(3)(B)(iii), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate, and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (B)in section 206(d)(5), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (C)in section 206(e)(3)(B), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (D)in section 208(b)(5)(A), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (E)in section 215(i)(1)(F)— (i)in clause (i)—
 (I)by striking the combined balance in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the balance in the Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (II)by striking and reduced by the outstanding amount of any loan (including interest thereon) theretofore made to either such Fund from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 201(l); and
 (ii)in clause (ii)— (I)by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (II)by striking (other than payments and all that follows through from that Account; (F)in section 217(g)(2), by inserting after the first sentence the following: For purposes of any such revision of the amount determined under paragraph (1) that occurs in a year after 2015, any reference in such paragraph to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be deemed to be a reference to the Social Security Trust Fund.;
 (G)in section 221(e)— (i)by striking Trust Funds each place it appears and inserting Trust Fund; and
 (ii)by striking the last sentence; (H)in section 221(f), by striking Trust Funds and inserting Trust Fund;
 (I)in section 222(d)— (i)in the section heading, by striking Trust Funds and inserting Trust Fund;
 (ii)in paragraph (1), by striking to the end that savings will accrue to the Trust Funds as a result of rehabilitating such individuals, there are authorized to be transferred from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting to the end that savings will accrue to the Trust Fund as a result of rehabilitating such individuals, there are authorized to be transferred from the Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (iii)by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:  (4)The Commissioner of Social Security shall determine according to such methods and procedures as the Commissioner may deem appropriate the total amount to be reimbursed for the cost of services under this subsection.;
 (J)in section 228(g)— (i)in the section heading, by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (ii)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; (K)in section 231(c), by striking Trust Funds each place it appears and inserting Trust Fund; and
 (L)in section 234(a)(1), by striking Trust Funds and inserting Trust Fund. (2)Title VIITitle VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended—
 (A)in section 703(j), by striking Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; (B)in section 708(c), by striking the OASDI trust fund ratio under section 201(l), after computing;
 (C)in section 709— (i)in subsection (a), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (ii)in subsection (b)— (I)in paragraph (1), by striking section 201(l) or; and
 (II)in paragraph (2), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and (D)in section 710—
 (i)in subsection (a), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and (ii)in subsection (b)—
 (I)by striking any Trust Fund specified in subsection (a) and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund; and (II)by striking payments from any such Trust Fund and inserting payments from the Social Security Trust Fund.
 (3)Title XITitle XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended— (A)in section 1106(b), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (B)in section 1129(e)(2)(A), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the Secretary and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund;
 (C)in sections 1131(b)(2) and 1140(c)(2), by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund; (D)in section 1145(c)—
 (i)by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:  (1)the Social Security Trust Fund;; and
 (ii)by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (E)in section 1148(j)(1)(A)—
 (i)in the first sentence, by striking the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting the Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (ii)by striking the second sentence. (4)Title XVIIITitle XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395) is amended—
 (A)in section 1817(g), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund;
 (B)in section 1840(a)(2), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and (C)in section 1841(f), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund.
					(f)Conforming amendments outside of Social Security Act
				(1)Budget
 (A)Off-budget exemptionSection 405(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 655(a)) is amended by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds and inserting Social Security Trust Fund. (B)Sequestration exemptionSection 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking Payments to Social Security Trust Funds and inserting Payments to the Social Security Trust Fund.
					(2)Tax
 (A)Taxable wagesSection 3121(l)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund. (B)Overpayments (i)Section 6402(d)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, whichever is certified to the Secretary as appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security and inserting Social Security Trust Fund.
 (ii)Subsection (f)(2)(B) of section 3720A of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, whichever is certified to the Secretary of the Treasury as appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security and inserting Social Security Trust Fund.
 (3)False claims penaltiesSubsection (g)(2) of section 3806 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A)in subparagraph (B)—
 (i)by striking Secretary of Health and Human Services and inserting Commissioner of Social Security; and (ii)by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (B)in subparagraph (C)— (i)by striking Secretary of Health and Human Services and inserting Commissioner of Social Security; and
 (ii)by striking Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund. (4)Railroad Retirement BoardSection 7 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231f) is amended—
 (A)in subsection (b)(2), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; (B)in subsection (c)(2)—
 (i)by striking Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare each time it appears and inserting Commissioner of Social Security; and (ii)by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, each time it appears and inserting Social Security Trust Fund; and
 (C)in subsection (c)(4), by striking Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and inserting Social Security Trust Fund. (g)Rule of constructionEffective beginning on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, any reference in law to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund is deemed to be a reference to the Social Security Trust Fund.
 (h)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section.