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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''State Long-Term Care Partnership Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF ADDITIONAL STATE LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIPS.

(a) In General.--Section 1917(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking ''shall seek
adjustment'' and inserting ''may seek adjustment'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by inserting ''Qualified State
Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership or under a'' after
''Clause (i) shall not apply in the case of an individual who
received medical assistance under a''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ''(and shall include,
in the case of an individual to whom paragraph (1)(C)(i)
applies)''.
(b) Definition of a Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance
Partnership.--Section 1917(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396p(e)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
''(6) The term 'Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance
Partnership' means a State plan amendment that provides for the
disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the
insurance benefits payments that are made under a long-term
care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a
group insurance contract), but only if--
''(A) the policy covers an insured who, at the time
coverage under the policy first becomes effective, is a
resident of such State or of a State that maintains a
Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership;
''(B) the policy is a qualified long-term care
insurance contract within the meaning of section
7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
''(C) the policy provides some level of inflation
protection;
''(D) the policy satisfies any requirements of
State or other applicable law that apply to a long-term
care insurance policy; and
''(E) the issuer of the policy reports--
''(i) to the Secretary, such information or
data as the Secretary may require; and
''(ii) to the State, the information or
data reported to the Secretary (if any), the
information or data required under the minimum
reporting requirements developed under section
2(c)(1) of the State Long-Term Care Partnership
Act of 2005, and such additional information or
data as the State may require.
For purposes of applying this paragraph, if a long-term care
insurance policy is exchanged for another such policy, the date
coverage became effective under the first policy shall
determine when coverage first becomes effective.''.
(c) Regulatory Authority.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this subsection and subsection (d) referred to as the
''Secretary''), in consultation with the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners, issuers of long-term care insurance policies,
States with experience with long-term care insurance partnership plans,
and other States, shall develop the following requirements and
standards:
(1) Minimum, consistent reporting requirements.--
(A) In general.--Minimum reporting requirements for
issuers of long-term care insurance policies under
Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships
that shall specify the data and information that each
such issuer shall report to the State with which it has
such a partnership. The requirements developed in
accordance with this paragraph shall specify the type
and format of the data and information to be reported
and the frequency with which such reports are to be
made.
(B) State required data.--Nothing in subparagraph
(A) shall be construed as prohibiting a State from
requiring an issuer of a long-term care insurance
policy sold in the State (regardless of whether the
policy is issued under a Qualified State Long-Term Care
Insurance Partnership) to require the issuer to report
State information or data to the State that is in
addition to the information or data required under the
minimum reporting requirements developed under that
subparagraph.
(2) Reciprocity standards.--Standards for ensuring that
long-term care insurance policies issued under a Qualified
State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership are portable to
other States with such a partnership.
(d) Consumer Education.--The Secretary shall establish procedures
for educating consumers regarding Qualified State Long-Term Care
Insurance Partnerships and long-term care insurance policies issued in
connection with such partnerships.
(e) Annual Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually
report to Congress on the Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance
Partnerships established in accordance with subsections (b)(1)(C)(ii)
and (e)(6) of section 1917 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396p).
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
take effect on October 1, 2005.

Answer: State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for establishment of long-term care insurance partnerships between states and insurers (Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships (QSLTCIPs)). Defines a QSLTCIP as a state plan amendment that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefits payments made under a long-term care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a group insurance contract), but only if the policy meets certain requirements, including coverage of an insured who, at the time coverage first becomes effective, is a resident of such state or of a state that maintains a QSLTCIP.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for educating consumers regarding QSLTCIPs and long-term care insurance policies issued in connection with them.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Workforce Reduction Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''Each Executive agency'' and inserting
''(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), each Executive
agency''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(b) Reduction in Number of Employees.--
''(1) Hiring freeze.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
during fiscal year 2011 and each succeeding fiscal year for
which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in
such manner as the Director determines to be appropriate)
projects a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Executive
agency may not appoint any individual to a position in the
agency.
''(2) Permitting appointments from federal workforce hiring
pool.--
''(A) Establishment of pool.--The President shall
establish a Federal workforce hiring pool consisting of
positions which may be allocated among all Executive
agencies.
''(B) Procedures.--The head of an Executive agency
may appoint an individual to a position in the agency
if--
''(i) there is a position available in the
Federal workforce hiring pool;
''(ii) the head of the Executive agency
submits a request to the President for the
allocation of a position in the Federal
workforce hiring pool to the agency for
purposes of making an appointment; and
''(iii) the President approves the request.
''(C) Process and criteria for approving
requests.--The President shall promulgate regulations--
''(i) setting forth the process by which
the head of an Executive agency may make a
request under this subsection; and
''(ii) setting forth the criteria by which
the President shall determine on a competitive
basis whether to approve a request by the head
of an Executive agency under this subsection.
''(D) Number of positions in pool.--
''(i) Initial number.--As of the first day
of fiscal year 2011, the number of positions in
the Federal workforce hiring pool shall equal
zero.
''(ii) Changes to initial number.--After
the first day of fiscal year 2011, the number
of positions in the Federal workforce hiring
pool--
''(I) shall increase by .50 for
each full-time-equivalent position in
any Executive agency which subsequently
becomes vacant; and
''(II) shall decrease by 1.0 for
each request for a full-time equivalent
position which is approved by the
President under this subsection.
''(3) Waiver in case of emergency or need to protect
national security.--The President may waive this subsection
with respect to the hiring of an employee for a position upon a
determination by the President that--
''(A) the existence of a state of war or other
national security concern so requires; or
''(B) the existence of an extraordinary emergency
threatening life, health, safety, or property so
requires.
''(4) Action through opm.--The President shall carry out
this subsection through the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, who shall consult with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
''(5) Reports to congress.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the President
shall provide Congress with a report containing a list
of each appointment approved by the President under
this subsection during the quarter, broken down by
executive agency.
''(B) Information included.--The list contained in
a report provided to Congress under subparagraph (A)
shall include a description of the position associated
with each approved appointment, but shall not provide
any information that may be used to identify the
individual appointed to the position.
''(C) Public dissemination.--The President shall
make each report provided to Congress under
subparagraph (A) available to the public by posting the
report on the official public website of the Executive
Office of the President in a searchable, sortable, and
downloadable manner.
''(6) Exclusion of certain executive agencies.--This
subsection does not apply to--
''(A) the Department of Defense;
''(B) the Department of Homeland Security; or
''(C) the Department of Veterans' Affairs.''.

Answer: Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal budget deficit. Makes an exception if: (1) there is a position available in the federal workforce hiring pool (to be established by the President); and (2) the President approves an agency head's request for the allocation of a position in the pool to the agency.

Sets the number of positions in the hiring pool at zero as of the first day of FY2011, after which the number shall: (1) increase by .50 for each full time-equivalent position in any agency which subsequently becomes vacant; and (2) decrease by 1.0 for each request for a full time-equivalent position that is approved by the President. Authorizes the President to waive this limitation upon determining that such waiver is required by the existence of a state of war, other national security concern, or an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, safety, or property.

Exempts the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Foster Care Reform Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Foster Care
Reform Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the ''Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

The Commission shall study the ongoing foster care crisis in the
United States as well as individual efforts undertaken by States,
localities, and through privately administered foster care programs. In
reviewing the efforts of localities, States and private foster care
programs, the Commission shall determine a list of best practices that
would help advance safe and reliable foster care in the United States.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Number and Appointment.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act:
(1) Congressional members.--4 Commission members shall be
appointed as follows:
(A) 1 Senator appointed by the Majority Leader of
the Senate.
(B) 1 Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(C) 1 Representative appointed by the Speaker of
the House.
(D) 1 Representative appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) Other members.--The 4 Commission members appointed
under paragraph (1) shall meet and select from among themselves
a chairman, who shall preside over a meeting to appoint 11
additional Commission members--
(A) 5 of whom shall be experts on child care and
foster care issues from the private sector;
(B) 1 of whom shall be an expert on child care and
foster care issues from the public sector; and
(C) 5 of whom shall be experts on child care and
foster care issues from academia.
(b) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 8 Commission members
appointed may be of the same political party.
(c) Terms.--
(1) Life of commission.--Each Commission member shall be
appointed for the life of the Commission.
(2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d) No Pay.--Commission members shall not receive compensation by
reason of service on the Commission.
(e) Travel Expenses.--Each Commission member shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
(f) Quorum.--8 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(g) Chairperson; Co-Chairperson.--The Commission shall have a
Chairperson and a co-Chairperson, only 1 of whom shall be a Member of
Congress.
(h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson and co-Chairperson, or of a majority of its members.

SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

(a) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Chairperson and co-Chairperson of the Commission, with
the approval of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. To the
extent or in the amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the
Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay
for Level V of the Executive Schedule.
(b) Staff.--With the approval of the Chairperson and the co-
Chairperson of the Commission, the Director may appoint additional
personnel as the Chairperson and co-Chairperson consider appropriate.
(c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and
staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Chairperson and
co-Chairperson, the head of any Federal department or agency may
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its
duties under this Act.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
(b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
(c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may request any
department or agency of the United States to furnish the Commission
with such information as the Commission deems necessary to enable the
Commission to carry out this Act.
(d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
(e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

Not later than 2 years after all original Commission members are
appointed, the Commission shall transmit to the President, the
Congress, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report that
contains a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the
Commission regarding reform of the foster care system, together with
its recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as
the Commission deems appropriate.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate on the date the report required by
section 7 is so transmitted.

Answer:
Foster Care Reform Commission Act - Establishes the Foster Care Reform Commission to study and report to the President, Congress, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the ongoing foster care crisis in the United States as well as individual efforts undertaken by States, localities, and through privately administered foster care programs. Requires the Commission, in reviewing such efforts, to determine a list of best practices that would help advance safe and reliable foster care in the United States.