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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE THE COST OF
QUALIFIED FILM, TELEVISION, AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.

(a) Extension.--Section 181(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ''December 31, 2013'' and inserting ''December
31, 2015''.
(b) Modification of Qualified Film, Television and Theatrical
Productions to Which Section Applies.--
(1) In general.--Section 181(d) of such Code is amended to
read as follows:
''(d) Qualified Film, Television, or Theatrical Production.--For
purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'qualified film, television, or
theatrical production' means--
''(A) any film or television production if 100
percent of the total compensation of the film or
television production is compensation for services
performed in the United States, and
''(B) any theatrical production if 75 percent of
the total compensation of the theatrical production is
qualified compensation.
''(2) Film or television production.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'film or television
production' means property described in section
168(f)(3).
''(B) Special rule for television series.--In the
case of a television series--
''(i) each episode of such series shall be
treated as a separate production, and
''(ii) only the first 44 episodes of such
series shall be taken into account.
''(3) Theatrical production.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'theatrical production'
means a live staged production of a play (with or
without music) which is derived from a written book or
script and is produced or presented in any venue which
has an audience capacity of not more than 3,000 or a
series of venues the majority of which have an audience
capacity of not more than 3,000.
''(B) Touring companies.--In the case of multiple
live staged productions for which an election under
this section is made by the same taxpayer and which
are--
''(i) separate phases of a production, or
''(ii) separate simultaneous stagings of
the same production in different geographical
locations (not including multiple performance
locations of any one touring production),
each such live staged production shall be treated as a
separate production.
''(C) Phases.--For purposes of subparagraph (B),
the term 'phase' refers to each of the following (but
only if the taxpayer treats each of the following as a
separate activity for all purposes of this title):
''(i) The initial staging of the
production.
''(ii) Subsequent additional stagings or
tourings of the production which are produced
by the same producer as the initial staging.
''(D) Qualified compensation.--
''(i) In general.--For purposes of
paragraph (1)(B), the term 'qualified
compensation' means compensation for services
performed in the United States by actors,
directors, musicians, producers, and other
production and post-production personnel.
''(ii) Participations and residuals
excluded.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B) and
clause (i), the term 'compensation' does not
include participations and residuals (as
defined in section 167(g)(7)(B)).
''(4) Exception.--The term 'qualified film, television, or
theatrical production' shall not include any production if
records are required under section 2257 of title 18, United
States Code, to be maintained with respect to any performer in
such production.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (b),
and (c)(1) of section 181 of such Code are each amended
by striking ''any qualified film or television
production'' and inserting ''any qualified film,
television, or theatrical production''.
(B) Section 181(f) of such Code is amended by
striking ''qualified film and television productions''
and inserting ''any qualified film, television, or
theatrical production''.
(C) The heading of section 181 is amended by
striking ''qualified film and television productions''
and inserting ''qualified film, television, and
theatrical productions''.
(D) The item relating to section 181 in the table
of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
such Code is amended to read as follows:

''Sec. 181. Treatment of certain qualified film, television, and
theatrical productions.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to qualified film, television, and theatrical productions
commencing after December 31, 2013.

SOLUTION: Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the election to expense the cost of qualified film, television, and theatrical productions; and (2) include theatrical productions in such expensing allowance. Defines "theatrical production" as a live staged production of a play derived from a written book or script andproduced or presented in any venue which has an audience capacity of more than 3,000.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Arson Prevention Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that_
(1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is responsible
for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the United States;
(2) arson is a leading cause of fire deaths, accounting for
approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States, and is the
leading cause of property damage due to fire in the United States;
(3) estimates of arson property losses are in the range of
$2,000,000,000 annually, or approximately 1 of every 4 dollars lost
to fire;
(4) the incidence of arson in the United States is seriously
underreported, in part because of the lack of adequate
participation by local jurisdictions in the National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) and the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
program;
(5) there is a need for expanded training programs for arson
investigators;
(6) there is a need for improved programs designed to enable
volunteer firefighters to detect arson crimes and to preserve
evidence vital to the investigation and prosecution of arson cases;
(7) according to the National Fire Protection Association, of
all the suspicious and incendiary fires estimated to occur, only
/3\ are confirmed as arson; and
(8) improved training of arson investigators will increase the
ability of fire departments to identify suspicious and incendiary
fires, and will result in increased and more effective prosecution
of arson offenses.

SEC. 3. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) the following new section:

''SEC. 25. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

''(a) Definitions._As used in this section:
''(1) Arson._The term 'arson' includes all incendiary and
suspicious fires.
''(2) Office._The term 'Office' means the Office of Fire
Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire
Administration.
''(b) Grants._The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall
carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant
awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for programs
relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
''(c) Goals._In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall
award 2-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States, or
consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the
following goals:
''(1) To improve the training by States leading to professional
certification of arson investigators, in accordance with nationally
recognized certification standards.
''(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task
forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving police
and fire departments and other relevant local agencies, such as a
State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal of a State.
''(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the significance and
prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires.
''(4) To provide for the management of arson squads, including_
''(A) training courses for fire departments in arson case
management, including standardization of investigative
techniques and reporting methodology;
''(B) the preparation of arson unit management guides; and
''(C) the development and dissemination of new public
education materials relating to the arson problem.
''(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the prevention and
control of arson linked to urban disorders.
''(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire-setter
counseling programs and similar intervention programs, and to
advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of
juvenile arson.
''(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance research at
the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of drug-
related arson.
''(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and to
advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of
arson arising from domestic violence.
''(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the
capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson initiated
fires in rural areas and public forests.
''(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to identify
and combat arson through expanded training programs, including_
''(A) training courses at the State fire academies; and
''(B) innovative courses developed with the Academy and
made available to volunteer firefighters through regional
delivery methods, including teleconferencing and satellite
delivered television programs.
''(d) Structuring of Applications._The Administrator shall assist
grant applicants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that
at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection
(c).
''(e) State Qualification Criteria._In order to qualify for a grant
under this section, a State, or consortium of States, shall provide
assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or consortium_
''(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of programs
funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources;
''(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease the
prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium from
non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and control
programs;
''(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided under
the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and
''(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local jurisdictions
will provide arson data to the National Fire Incident Reporting
System or the Uniform Crime Reporting program.
''(f) Extension._A grant awarded under this section may be extended
for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations.
''(g) Technical Assistance._The Administrator shall provide
technical assistance to States in carrying out programs funded by
grants under this section.
''(h) Consultation and Cooperation._In carrying out this section,
the Administrator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal
agencies to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the
Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned
with arson and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
''(i) Assessment._Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit a report
to Congress that_
''(1) identifies grants made under this section;
''(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
''(3) states the goals of each grant; and
''(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of
the grant program under this section.
''(j) Regulations._Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall issue regulations
to implement this section, including procedures for grant applications.
''(k) Administration._The Administrator shall directly administer
the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into
any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the
program will be administered by another party.
''(l) Purchase of American Made Equipment and Products._
''(1) Sense of congress._It is the sense of Congress that any
recipient of a grant under this section should purchase, when
available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products
when expending grant monies.
''(2) Notice to recipients of assistance._In allocating grants
under this section, the Administrator shall provide to each
recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1)
by the Congress.''.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.

Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: '', with particular emphasis on the needs of
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson
training courses''.

SEC. 5. CPR TRAINING.

The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 32. CPR TRAINING.

''No funds shall be made available to a State or local government
under section 25 unless such government has a policy to actively
promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.''.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING EXCEPTIONS.

Section 31(c)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(1)) is amended_
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''No Federal'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ''Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, no Federal''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
''(C) Housing covered by this paragraph that does not have an
adequate and reliable electrical system shall not be subject to the
requirement under subparagraph (A) for protection by hard-wired smoke
detectors, but shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.
''(D) If funding has been programmed or designated for the
demolition of housing covered by this paragraph, such housing shall not
be subject to the fire protection requirements of subparagraph (A), but
shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act_
''(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1995 for basic research on the
development of an advanced course on arson prevention;
''(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the expansion of
arson investigator training programs at the Academy under section
24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or through
regional delivery sites;
''(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for
carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for
carrying out section 25; and
''(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for
salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.''.

SEC. 8. SUNSET.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds are
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year
1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by
this Act, or the amendments made by this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

SOLUTION: Arson Prevention Act of 1994 - Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, acting through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program under which not more than ten grant awards shall be made to States or consortia of States (States) for programs relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
Directs the Administrator, in carrying out such provision, to award two-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States for projects that promote one or more of specified goals, including: (1) improving the training by States leading to professional certification of arson investigators; (2) providing resources for the formation of arson task forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving the police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies; (3) combating fraud as a cause of arson and advancing research at the State and local levels on the significance and prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires; (4) combating juvenile arson, drug-related arson, and domestic violence as a cause of arson; and (5) improving the capability of firefighters to identify and combat arson through expanded training programs.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the structuring of applications; (2) State qualification criteria; (3) the extension of grants; (4) technical assistance; (5) consultation and cooperation with other Federal agencies; (6) assessment; and (7) the purchase of American made equipment and products by grant recipients.
(Sec. 4) Includes within a provision requiring the Administrator to provide training and instructional materials in skills and knowledge necessary to assist Federal, State, and local fire service and law enforcement personnel in arson prevention, detection, and control, a requirement that particular emphasis be placed on the needs of volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson training courses.
(Sec. 5) Prohibits making certain funds available to a State or local government under the Act unless such government has a policy to actively promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(Sec. 6) Exempts Federal employee housing that does not have an adequate and reliable electrical system from the requirement for protection by hard-wired (but requires battery operated) smoke detectors.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for basic research on the development of an advanced course on arson prevention and for the expansion of arson investigator training programs at the National Fire Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or through regional delivery sites.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits any funds from being authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after FY 1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''End Surprise Billing Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING SURPRISE BILLING PRACTICES.

(a) Condition of Participation in Medicare.--Section 1866 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (X), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (Y), by striking at the end the
period and inserting '', and''; and
(C) by inserting after such subparagraph (Y) the
following new subparagraph:
''(Z) in the case of a hospital or critical access
hospital, to adopt and enforce a policy to ensure
compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and
(4) of subsection (l) and to meet the requirements of
such paragraphs (relating to the prevention of surprise
billing practices).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(l) Requirement for Purposes of Preventing Surprise Billing.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(Z),
the requirements described in this paragraph are, with respect
to a hospital or critical access hospital, in the case of an
individual with health benefits coverage, including benefits
under a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered
in the group or individual market (as such terms are defined in
section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act) or under this
title, title XIX, title XXI, or another government-sponsored
health plan or program, who seeks to be furnished items or
services or is to be furnished items or services by the
hospital or critical access hospital (including by a provider
of services or supplier that furnishes items or services at the
hospital or critical access hospital), that the hospital or
critical access hospital--
''(A)(i) provides to the individual (or to a
representative of the individual), on the date on which
the individual makes an appointment to be furnished
such items or services, if applicable, and on the date
on which the individual is furnished such items and
services, a written notice specified by the Secretary
through rulemaking that--
''(I) contains the information required
under paragraph (2); and
''(II) is signed and dated by the
individual; and
''(ii) retains a copy of each such notice for a
period specified through rulemaking by the Secretary;
and
''(B) in the case that such hospital or critical
access hospital (or provider of services or supplier
furnishing services at such hospital or critical access
hospital) is not within the health care provider
network or otherwise a participating provider of
services or supplier with respect to such health
benefits coverage of such individual, obtains from the
individual the consent described in paragraph (3).
''(2) Information included in notice.--The notice described
in paragraph (1)(A) shall include, with respect to an
individual with health benefits coverage described in paragraph
(1) who seeks to be furnished items or services or is to be
furnished items or services by a hospital or critical access
hospital (including by a provider of services or supplier that
furnishes items or services at the hospital or critical access
hospital), a notification of each of the following:
''(A) Whether the hospital or critical access
hospital is not within the health care provider network
or otherwise a participating provider of services or
supplier with respect to such health benefits coverage
of such individual.
''(B) If the hospital or critical access hospital
is not within such network or otherwise such a
participating provider or supplier, the estimated
amount that the hospital or critical access hospital
will charge the individual for such items and services
in excess of any cost sharing obligations that the
individual would otherwise have under such health
benefits coverage for such items and services if the
hospital or critical access hospital were within such
network or otherwise participating in such coverage.
''(C) Whether any of the providers of services or
suppliers furnishing items or services at the hospital
or critical access hospital who will furnish the items
or services to the individual are not within the health
care provider network or otherwise a participating
provider of services or supplier with respect to such
health benefits coverage of such individual.
''(D) If any of such providers of services or
suppliers are not within such network or otherwise such
a participating provider or supplier, the estimated
amount that such providers of services or suppliers
will charge the individual for such items and services
in excess of any cost sharing obligations that the
individual would otherwise have for such items and
services if the providers of services or suppliers were
within the such network or otherwise participating in
such coverage.
''(3) Consent described.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B),
the consent described in this paragraph, with respect to an
individual with health benefits coverage described in paragraph
(1) who is to be furnished items or services by a hospital or
critical access hospital (or provider of services or supplier
furnishing services at such hospital or critical access
hospital) that is not within the health care provider network
or otherwise a participating provider of services or supplier
with respect to such health benefits coverage of such
individual, is a document specified by the Secretary through
rulemaking that is signed by the individual (or by a
representative of the individual) not less than 24 hours prior
to the individual being furnished such items or services by
such hospital, critical access hospital, provider of services,
or supplier, respectively, and that--
''(A) acknowledges that the individual has been--
''(i) provided with a written estimate of
the charge that the individual will be assessed
for the items or services anticipated to be
furnished to the individual by the hospital,
critical access hospital, provider of services,
or supplier that is not within such network or
otherwise such a participating provider of
services or supplier; and
''(ii) informed that the payment of such
charge by the individual will not accrue toward
any limitation that the health benefits
coverage places upon the annual out-of-pocket
expenses to be paid by the individual or upon
the in-network deductible to be paid by the
individual; and
''(B) documents the consent of the individual to--
''(i) be furnished with such items or
services by such hospital, critical access
hospital, provider of services, or supplier, as
applicable; and
''(ii) in the case that the individual is
so furnished such items or services, be charged
an amount approximate to the estimated charge
described in subparagraph (A)(i) with respect
to such items or services.
''(4) Limitations on payment by individual.--For purposes
of subsection (a)(1)(Z), the requirements under this paragraph
are the following:
''(A) In case of noncompliance by hospitals and
critical access hospitals.--In the case of an
individual with health benefits coverage described in
paragraph (1) who is furnished items or services by a
hospital or critical access hospital (or provider of
services or supplier furnishing services at such
hospital or critical access hospital) that is not
within the health care provider network or otherwise a
participating provider of services or supplier with
respect to such health benefits coverage of such
individual, if the hospital or critical access hospital
does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (1)
with respect to the furnishing of such items or
services to such individual, the hospital or critical
access hospital (or, as applicable, the provider of
services or supplier furnishing such items or services
to such individual) may not charge the individual more
than the amount that the individual would have been
required to pay in cost sharing if such items or
services had been furnished by a hospital or critical
access hospital, as applicable (or by a provider of
services or supplier, as applicable) that is within
such network or that is otherwise such a participating
provider of services or supplier.
''(B) In case of same-day emergency services.--In
the case of an individual with health benefits coverage
described in paragraph (1) who is furnished items or
services by a hospital or critical access hospital (or
provider of services or supplier furnishing services at
such hospital or critical access hospital) that is not
within the health care provider network or otherwise a
participating provider of services or supplier with
respect to such health benefits coverage of such
individual on the same date on which the individual
makes an appointment for such items or services (or
otherwise presents at the hospital or critical access
hospital for such services such as in the case of items
and services furnished with respect to an emergency
medical condition, as defined in section 1867(e)), the
hospital or critical access hospital (or, as
applicable, the provider of services or supplier
furnishing such items or services to such individual)
may not charge the individual more than the amount that
the individual would have been required to pay in cost
sharing if such items or services had been furnished by
a hospital or critical access hospital, as applicable
(or by a provider of services or supplier, as
applicable) that is within such network or that is
otherwise such a participating provider of services or
supplier.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to agreements under section 1866(a)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) that are filed with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services on a date that is not less than 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION:
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services. With respect to an individual who has health benefits coverage and is seeking services, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider network or otherwise a participating provider with respect to the individual's health care coverage; and (2) if so, the estimated out-of-pocket costs of the services to the individual. At least 24 hours prior to providing those services, the hospital must document that the individual: (1) has been provided with the required notice, and (2) consents to be furnished with the services and charged an amount approximate to the estimate provided. Otherwise, the hospital may not charge the individual more than the individual would have been required to pay if the services had been furnished by an in-network or participating provider. With respect to such an individual who is seeking same-day emergency services, a hospital may not charge more than the individual would be required to pay for such services furnished by an in-network or participating provider.