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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Health Care Access Received
Closer to Home Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) veterans who are authorized by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to receive health care in the community must
not lose the high quality, safety, care coordination, and other
veteran-centric elements that the health care system of the
Department of Veterans Affairs provides;
(2) many veterans receive health care from both the
Department and community providers but the lack of care
coordination among the Department and community providers when
veterans receive purchased care places veterans at risk for
poor health outcomes and results in inefficient use of finite
health care resources;
(3) veteran-centric care coordination is associated with
improved patient outcomes, as Department and non-Department
health care teams coordinate and collaborate to provide the
best care for veterans; and
(4) if the Secretary purchases care for veterans from the
private sector, such care must be secured in a cost-effective
manner, in a way that complements the larger health care system
of the Department by using industry standards for care and
costs.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM OF ENHANCED
CONTRACT CARE AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF
VETERANS.

Section 403 of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care
Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ''120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting
''90 days after the date of the enactment of the
Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act
of 2014''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
''(4) Program locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the
pilot program at locations in the following Veterans Integrated
Service Networks (and such other locations as the Secretary
considers appropriate):
''(A) Veterans Integrated Service Network 1.
''(B) Veterans Integrated Service Network 6.
''(C) Veterans Integrated Service Network 15.
''(D) Veterans Integrated Service Network 18.
''(E) Veterans Integrated Service Network 19.'';
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
''(b) Covered Veterans.--For purposes of the pilot program under
this section, a covered veteran is any rural or highly rural veteran
who--
''(1) is--
''(A) enrolled in the system of patient enrollment
established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United
States Code;
''(B) eligible for health care under the laws
administered by the Secretary and enrolls in such
system of patient enrollment not later than 30 days
after the veteran begins receiving covered health
services under the pilot program; or
''(C) eligible for health care under section
1710(e)(3) of such title; and
''(2) resides in a location that is--
''(A) more than 60 minutes driving distance from
the nearest Department health care facility providing
primary care services, if the veteran is seeking such
services;
''(B) more than 120 minutes driving distance from
the nearest Department health care facility providing
acute hospital care, if the veteran is seeking such
care; or
''(C) more than 240 minutes driving distance from
the nearest Department health care facility providing
tertiary care, if the veteran is seeking such care.'';
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j);
(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsections:
''(h) Appointments.--In carrying out the pilot program under this
section, the Secretary shall ensure that medical appointments for
veterans occur during the 30-day period beginning on the date that is
15 days after the date on which the appointment is requested.
''(i) Outreach.--The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran eligible
for the pilot program under this section is informed of such
program.''; and
(5) in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (j), as redesignated
by paragraph (3) of this section, by striking the semicolon at
the end and inserting ''; and''.

Output: Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress in support of veteran-centric health care coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community providers, as well as cost-effective VA purchase of veterans' care from the private sector. Amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to reauthorize a VA pilot program of contract care authority within specified Veterans Integrated Service Networks for the health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas who are enrolled in the VA annual patient enrollment system. Requires: (1) that medical appointments for veterans, under the pilot program, occur during the 30-day period beginning on the date that is 15 days after the appointment is requested, and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that eligible veterans are informed of the program.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Facilitating Access to Speedy
Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET)
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted to
foster the rapid deployment of advanced telecommunications and
information technologies and services to all Americans by
promoting competition and reducing regulation in
telecommunications markets nationwide.
(2) The Telecommunications Act of 1966 specifically
recognized the unique abilities and circumstances of local
exchange carriers with fewer than two percent of the Nation's
subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide.
(3) Given the markets two percent carriers typically serve,
such carriers are uniquely positioned to accelerate the
deployment of advanced services and competitive initiatives for
the benefit of consumers in less densely populated regions of
the Nation.
(4) Existing regulations are typically tailored to the
circumstances of larger carriers and therefore often impose
disproportionate burdens on two percent carriers, impeding such
carriers' deployment of advanced telecommunications services
and competitive initiatives to consumers in less densely
populated regions of the Nation.
(5) Reducing regulatory burdens on two percent carriers
will enable such carriers to devote additional resources to the
deployment of advanced services and to competitive initiatives
to benefit consumers in less densely populated regions of the
Nation.
(6) Reducing regulatory burdens on two percent carriers
will increase such carriers' ability to respond to marketplace
conditions, allowing them to accelerate deployment of advanced
services and competitive initiatives to benefit consumers in
less densely populated regions of the Nation.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to accelerate the deployment of advanced services and
the development of competition in the telecommunications
industry for the benefit of consumers in all regions of the
Nation, consistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, by
reducing regulatory burdens on local exchange carriers with
fewer than two percent of the Nation's subscriber lines
installed in the aggregate nationwide;
(2) to improve such carriers' flexibility to undertake such
initiatives; and
(3) to allow such carriers to redirect resources from
paying the costs of such regulatory burdens to increasing
investment in such initiatives.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (51) and (52) as paragraphs
(52) and (53), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (50) the following:
''(51) Two percent carrier.--The term 'two percent carrier'
means an incumbent local exchange carrier within the meaning of
section 251(h) whose access lines, when aggregated with the
access lines of any local exchange carrier that such incumbent
local exchange carrier directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, are fewer than
two percent of the Nation's subscriber lines installed in the
aggregate nationwide.''.

SEC. 4. REGULATORY RELIEF FOR TWO PERCENT CARRIERS.

Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at
the end thereof a new part IV as follows:

''PART IV--PROVISIONS CONCERNING TWO PERCENT CARRIERS

''SEC. 281. REDUCED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO PERCENT CARRIERS.

''(a) Commission To Take Into Account Differences.--In adopting
rules that apply to incumbent local exchange carriers (within the
meaning of section 251(h)), the Commission shall separately evaluate
the burden that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting
requirements would have on two percent carriers.
''(b) Effect of Commission's Failure To Take Into Account
Differences.--If the Commission adopts a rule that applies to incumbent
local exchange carriers and fails to separately evaluate the burden
that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting requirement
would have on two percent carriers, the Commission shall not enforce
the rule against two percent carriers unless and until the Commission
performs such separate evaluation.
''(c) Additional Review Not Required.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to require the Commission to conduct a separate
evaluation under subsection (a) if the rules adopted do not apply to
two percent carriers, or such carriers are exempted from such rules.
''(d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
to prohibit any size-based differentiation among carriers mandated by
this Act, chapter 6 of title 5, United State Code, the Commission's
rules, or any other provision of law.
''(e) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply
with respect to any rule adopted on or after the date of enactment of
this section.

''SEC. 282. LIMITATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

''(a) Limitation.--The Commission shall not require a two percent
carrier--
''(1) to file cost allocation manuals or to have such
manuals audited or attested, but a two percent carrier that
qualifies as a class A carrier shall annually certify to the
Commission that the two percent carrier's cost allocation
complies with the rules of the Commission; or
''(2) to file Automated Reporting and Management
Information Systems (ARMIS) reports, except for purposes of
section 224.
''(b) Preservation of Authority.--Except as provided in subsection
(a), nothing in this Act limits the authority of the Commission to
obtain access to information under sections 211, 213, 215, 218, and 220
with respect to two percent carriers.

''SEC. 283. INTEGRATED OPERATION OF TWO PERCENT CARRIERS.

''The Commission shall not require any two percent carrier to
establish or maintain a separate affiliate to provide any common
carrier or noncommon carrier services, including local and
interexchange services, commercial mobile radio services, advanced
services (within the meaning of section 706 of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996), paging, Internet, information services or other enhanced
services, or other services. The Commission shall not require any two
percent carrier and its affiliates to maintain separate officers,
directors, or other personnel, network facilities, buildings, research
and development departments, books of account, financing, marketing,
provisioning, or other operations.

''SEC. 284. PARTICIPATION IN TARIFF POOLS AND PRICE CAP REGULATION.

''(a) NECA Pool.--The participation or withdrawal from
participation by a two percent carrier of one or more study areas in
the common line tariff administered and filed by the National Exchange
Carrier Association or any successor tariff or administrator shall not
obligate such carrier to participate or withdraw from participation in
such tariff for any other study area. The Commission may require a two
percent carrier to give 60 days notice of its intent to participate or
withdraw from participation in such common line tariff with respect to
a study area. Except as permitted by section 310(f)(3), a two percent
carrier's election under this subsection shall be binding for one year
from the date of the election.
''(b) Price Cap Regulation.--A two percent carrier may elect to be
regulated by the Commission under price cap rate regulation, or elect
to withdraw from such regulation, for one or more of its study areas.
The Commission shall not require a carrier making an election under
this subsection with respect to any study area or areas to make the
same election for any other study area. Except as permitted by section
310(f)(3), a two percent carrier's election under this subsection shall
be binding for one year from the date of the election.

''SEC. 285. DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BY TWO
PERCENT COMPANIES.

''(a) One-Day Notice of Deployment.--The Commission shall permit
two percent carriers to introduce new interstate telecommunications
services by filing a tariff on one day's notice showing the charges,
classifications, regulations, and practices therefor, without obtaining
a waiver, or make any other showing before the Commission in advance of
the tariff filing. The Commission shall not have authority to approve
or disapprove the rate structure for such services shown in such
tariff.
''(b) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 'new
interstate telecommunications service' means a class or subclass of
service not previously offered by the two percent carrier that enlarges
the range of service options available to ratepayers of such carrier.

''SEC. 286. ENTRY OF COMPETING CARRIER.

''(a) Pricing Flexibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, any two percent carrier shall be permitted to de-average its
interstate switched or special access rates, file tariffs on one day's
notice, and file contract-based tariffs for interstate switched or
special access services immediately upon certifying to the Commission
that a telecommunications carrier unaffiliated with such carrier is
engaged in facilities-based entry within such carrier's service area. A
two percent carrier subject to rate-of-return regulation with respect
to an interstate switched or special access service, for which pricing
flexibility has been exercised pursuant to this subsection, shall
compute its interstate rate of return based on the nondiscounted rate
for such service.
''(b) Streamlined Pricing Regulation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, upon receipt by the Commission of a
certification by a two percent carrier that--
''(1) a local exchange carrier, or its affiliate, or
''(2) a local exchange carrier operated by, or owned in
whole or part by, a governmental authority,
is engaged in facilities-based entry within the two percent carrier's
service area, the Commission shall regulate the two percent carrier as
non-dominant and shall not require the tariffing of the interstate
service offerings of the two percent carrier.
''(c) Participation in Exchange Carrier Association Tariff.--A two
percent carrier that meets the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) of
this section with respect to one or more study areas shall be permitted
to participate in the common line tariff administered and filed by the
National Exchange Carrier Association or any successor tariff or
administrator, by electing to include one or more of its study areas in
such tariff.
''(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
''(1) Facilities-based entry.--The term 'facilities-based
entry' means, within the service area of a two percent
carrier--
''(A) the provision or procurement of local
telephone exchange switching or its equivalent; and
''(B) the provision of telephone exchange service
to at least one unaffiliated customer.
''(2) Contract-based tariff.--The term 'contract-based
tariff' shall mean a tariff based on a service contract entered
into between a two percent carrier and one or more customers of
such carrier. Such tariff shall include--
''(A) the term of the contract, including any
renewal options;
''(B) a brief description of each of the services
provided under the contract;
''(C) minimum volume commitments for each service,
if any;
''(D) the contract price for each service or
services at the volume levels committed to by the
customer or customers;
''(E) a brief description of any volume discounts
built into the contract rate structure; and
''(F) a general description of any other
classifications, practices, and regulations affecting
the contract rate.
''(3) Service area.--The term 'service area' has the same
meaning as in section 214(e)(5).

''SEC. 287. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

''(a) Commission Authority.--Nothing in this part shall be
construed to restrict the authority of the Commission under sections
201 through 208.
''(b) Rural Telephone Company Rights.--Nothing in this part shall
be construed to diminish the rights of rural telephone companies
otherwise accorded by this Act, or the rules, policies, procedures,
guidelines, and standards of the Commission as of the date of enactment
of this section.
''(c) State Authority.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to
limit or affect any authority (as of August 1, 2001) of the States over
charges, classifications, practices, services, facilities, or
regulations for or in connection with intrastate communications service
by wire or radio of any carrier.''.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON MERGER REVIEW.

(a) Amendment.--Section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 310) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(f) Deadline for Making Public Interest Determination.--
''(1) Time limit.--In connection with any merger between
two percent carriers, or the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by a two percent carrier or its affiliate of
securities or assets of another carrier or its affiliate, if
the merged or acquiring carrier remains a two percent carrier after the
merger or acquisition, the Commission shall make any determinations
required by this section and section 214, and shall rule on any
petition for waiver of the Commission's rules or other request related
to such determinations, not later than 60 days after the date an
application with respect to such merger or acquisition is submitted to
the Commission.
''(2) Approval absent action.--If the Commission does not
approve or deny an application as described in paragraph (1) by
the end of the period specified, the application shall be
deemed approved on the day after the end of such period. Any
such application deemed approved under this subsection shall be
deemed approved without conditions.
''(3) Election permitted.--The Commission shall permit a
two percent carrier to make an election pursuant to section 284
with respect to any local exchange facilities acquired as a
result of a merger or acquisition that is subject to the review
deadline established in paragraph (1) of this subsection.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply
with respect to any application that is submitted to the Commission on
or after the date of enactment of this Act. Applications pending with
the Commission on the date of enactment of this Act shall be subject to
the requirements of this section as if they had been filed with the
Commission on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. TIME LIMITS FOR ACTION ON PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OR
WAIVER.

(a) Amendment.--Section 405 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 405) is amended by adding to the end the following:
''(c) Expedited Action Required.--
''(1) Time limit.--Within 90 days after receiving from a
two percent carrier a petition for reconsideration or other
review filed under this section or a petition for waiver of a
rule, policy, or other Commission requirement, the Commission
shall issue an order granting or denying such petition. If the
Commission fails to act on a petition for waiver subject to the
requirements of this section within this 90-day period, the
relief sought in such petition shall be deemed granted. If the
Commission fails to act on a petition for reconsideration or
other review subject to the requirements of this section within
such 90-day period, the Commission's enforcement of any rule
the reconsideration or other review of which was specifically
sought by the petitioning party shall be stayed with respect to
that party until the Commission issues an order granting or
denying such petition.
''(2) Finality of action.--Any order issued under paragraph
(1), or any grant of a petition for waiver that is deemed to
occur as a result of the Commission's failure to act under
paragraph (1), shall be a final order and may be appealed.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply
with respect to any petition for reconsideration or other review or
petition for waiver that is submitted to the Commission on or after the
date of enactment of this Act. Petitions for reconsideration or
petitions for waiver pending with the Commission on the date of
enactment of this Act shall be subject to the requirements of this
section as if they had been filed on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EXCEPTIONS.

Notwithstanding sections 310 and 405 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 310 and 405), the 60-day time period under section
310(f)(1) of that Act, as added by section 5 of this Act, and the 90-
day time period under section 405(c)(1) of that Act, as added by
section 6 of this Act, shall not apply to a petition or application
under section 310 or 405 if an Executive Branch agency with cognizance
over national security, law enforcement, or public safety matters,
including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, submits a written filing to the
Federal Communications Commission advising the Commission that the
petition or application may present national security, law enforcement,
or public safety concerns that may not be resolved within the 60-day or
90-day time period, respectively.

Output: Facilitating Access to Speedy Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET) Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define a "two percent carrier" (carrier) as an incumbent local exchange carrier whose access lines, when combined with the access lines of any other carrier that such carrier controls, are fewer than two percent of the subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide.Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in adopting rules that apply to such carriers, to separately evaluate the burden that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting requirements would have on such carriers. Prohibits the FCC from requiring such carriers to: (1) file cost allocation manuals or Automated Reporting and Management Information Systems reports; or (2) establish or maintain a separate affiliate to provide any common carrier or noncommon carrier services.Limits carrier participation in tariff pools and price cap regulation.Requires the FCC to permit such carriers to introduce new interstate telecommunications services by filing a tariff on one day's notice.Allows such carriers to de-average its interstate switched or special access rates, file tariffs on one day's notice, and file contract-based tariffs for switched or special access services upon certifying that a telecommunications carrier unaffiliated with such carrier is engaged in facilities-based entry within such carrier's service area. Limits FCC carrier merger review authority. Provides time limits for FCC action on petitions for reconsideration or waiver of a rule, policy, or requirement.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Vaccinate America's Children through
Complete Information & Education Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING STATES TO STRENGTHEN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
RELATED TO NONMEDICAL EXEMPTIONS FROM STATE VACCINATION
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396s) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsection:
''(h) Administrative Procedures for Granting Nonmedical
Exemptions.--
''(1) Certification of adoption of procedures.--
''(A) In general.--A State program under this
section does not comply with the requirements of this
section unless the State certifies to the Secretary
that the State has established administrative
procedures for granting nonmedical exemptions from
State immunization requirements (as defined in
subparagraph (B)) that include at least 2 of the
prerequisites described in paragraph (2).
''(B) Nonmedical exemption from state immunization
requirement.--For purposes of this subsection, the term
'nonmedical exemption from State immunization
requirements' means any exemption from a State law that
requires a child to receive a pediatric vaccine
(including school immunization requirements) that is
not based on a medical reason.
''(2) Nonmedical exemption prerequisites.--The
prerequisites for granting a nonmedical exemption from State
immunization requirements described in this paragraph are the
following:
''(A) The State requires that prior to the
exemption being granted, a parent or guardian seeking a
nonmedical exemption from State immunization
requirements for a child shall discuss the consequences
of nonvaccination with the child's pediatrician or
other primary care provider and that the discussion is
noted in the child's medical record.
''(B) The State requires that prior to the
exemption being granted, a parent or guardian seeking a
nonmedical exemption from State immunization
requirements for a child read and sign a form that
discusses the risks of nonvaccination and submits the
form to the State.
''(C) The State requires that prior to the
exemption being granted, a parent or guardian seeking a
nonmedical exemption from State immunization
requirements for a child submits to the State a
notarized letter describing the parent's or guardian's
reasons for seeking the exemption.
''(D) The State requires that all nonmedical
exemptions from State immunization requirements shall
only be granted for a 1-year period and shall be
required to be renewed annually if a parent or guardian
of a child wants the exemption to continue for another
year.
''(3) Penalty.--
''(A) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year,
if a State fails to submit the certification required
under paragraph (1) or if the administrative procedures
established by the State for granting nonmedical
exemptions from State immunization requirements do not
include at least 2 of the prerequisites described in
paragraph (2), the State shall pay the Secretary an
amount equal to--
''(i) in the case of a State that is not a
manufacturer of pediatric vaccines, 5 percent
of the value (as determined by the Secretary)
of the vaccines provided to the State under
subsection (b)(2)(A) for that fiscal year; and
''(ii) in the case of a State that is a
manufacturer of pediatric vaccines, 5 percent
of the sum of--
''(I) the value (as determined by
the Secretary) of any vaccines provided
to the State under subsection (b)(2)(A)
for that fiscal year; and
''(II) the amount paid to the State
for the fiscal year under subsection
(b)(2)(C).
''(B) Treatment as an overpayment.--A State payment
required to be made to the Secretary under subparagraph
(A) shall be deemed an overpayment to the State under
this title to be disallowed against the State's regular
quarterly draw for all spending under section
1903(d)(2). Such a disallowance is not subject to a
reconsideration under section 1116(e).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396s), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking
''subsection (h)(8)'' and inserting ''subsection
(i)(8)''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking
''subsection (h)(3)'' and inserting ''subsection
(i)(3)''.
(2) Section 609(d) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1169(d)) is amended by striking
''section 1928(h)(6)'' and inserting ''section 1928(i)(6)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Output: Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to certify that it has established, in its pediatric vaccine distribution program, administrative procedures regarding nonmedical exemptions from state immunization requirements. These procedures must include at least two of the following prerequisites for granting a nonmedical exemption: the child's parent or guardian shall discuss the consequences of nonvaccination with the child's primary care provider, as noted in the child's medical record; the child's parent or guardian shall read, sign, and submit to the state a form discussing the risks of nonvaccination; the child's parent of guardian shall submit to the state a notarized letter describing why the exemption is being sought; or all medical exemptions shall be granted for only a one-year period and shall be required to be renewed annually only if the child's parent or guardian wants the exemption to continue for another year. A state that does not comply with these requirements is subject to a monetary penalty.