In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Small Business Fair Treatment Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Compliance guides.
Sec. 103. No action letter.
Sec. 104. Voluntary self-audits.
TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Performance measures.
Sec. 202. Grace period for correction of violations of Environmental
Protection Agency regulations.
Sec. 203. Waiver of punitive fines for small entities.

TITLE I--REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Compliance guide.--The term ''compliance guide'' means
a publication made by a covered agency under section 102(a).
(2) Covered agency.--The term ''covered agency'' means any
agency that, on the date of enactment of this Act, has
promulgated any rule for which a regulatory flexibility
analysis was required under section 605 of title 5, United
States Code, and any other agency that promulgates any such
rule, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) No action letter.--The term ''no action letter'' means
a written determination from a covered agency stating that,
based on a no action request submitted to the agency by a small
entity, the agency will not take enforcement action against the
small entity under the rules of the covered agency.
(4) No action request.--The term ''no action request''
means a written correspondence submitted by a small entity to a
covered agency--
(A) stating a set of facts; and
(B) requesting a determination by the agency of
whether the agency would take an enforcement action
against the small entity based on such facts and the
application of any rule of the agency.
(5) Rule.--The term ''rule'' has the same meaning as in
section 601(2) of title 5, United States Code.
(6) Small entity.--The term ''small entity'' has the same
meaning as in section 601(6) of title 5, United States Code.
(7) Small business concern.--The term ''small business
concern'' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Small
Business Act.
(8) Voluntary self-audit.--The term ''voluntary self-
audit'' means an audit, assessment, or review of any operation,
practice, or condition of a small entity that--
(A) is initiated by an officer, employee, or agent
of the small entity; and
(B) is not required by law.

SEC. 102. COMPLIANCE GUIDES.

(a) Compliance Guide.--
(1) Publication.--If a covered agency is required to
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group
of related rules under section 603 of title 5, United States
Code, the agency shall publish a compliance guide for such rule
or group of related rules.
(2) Requirements.--Each compliance guide published under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) contain a summary description of the rule or
group of related rules;
(B) contain a citation to the location of the
complete rule or group of related rules in the Federal
Register;
(C) provide notice to small entities of the
requirements under the rule or group of related rules
and explain the actions that a small entity is required
to take to comply with the rule or group of related
rules;
(D) be written in a manner to be understood by the
average owner or manager of a small entity; and
(E) be updated as required to reflect changes in
the rule.
(b) Dissemination.--
(1) In general.--Each covered agency shall establish a
system to ensure that compliance guides required under this
section are published, disseminated, and made easily available
to small entities.
(2) Small business development centers.--In carrying out
this subsection, each covered agency shall provide sufficient
numbers of compliance guides to small business development
centers for distribution to small businesses concerns.
(c) Limitation on Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--No covered agency may bring an enforcement
action in any Federal court or in any Federal administrative
proceeding against a small entity to enforce a rule for which a
compliance guide is not published and disseminated by the
covered agency as required under this section.
(2) Effective dates.--This subsection shall take effect--
(A) 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act with regard to a final regulation in effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) on the date of the enactment of this Act with
regard to a regulation that takes effect as a final
regulation after such date of enactment.

SEC. 103. NO ACTION LETTER.

(a) Application.--This section applies to all covered agencies,
except--
(1) the Federal Trade Commission;
(2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
(3) the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(b) Issuance of No Action Letter.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which a covered agency receives a no action request, the agency
shall--
(1) make a determination regarding whether to grant the no
action request, deny the no action request, or seek further
information regarding the no action request; and
(2) if the agency makes a determination under paragraph (1)
to grant the no action request, issue a no action letter and
transmit the letter to the requesting small entity.
(c) Reliance on No Action Letter or Compliance Guide.--In any
enforcement action brought by a covered agency in any Federal court or
Federal administrative proceeding against a small entity, the small
entity shall have a complete defense to any allegation of noncompliance
or violation of a rule if the small entity affirmatively pleads and
proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the act or omission
constituting the alleged noncompliance or violation was taken in good
faith with and in reliance on--
(1) a no action letter from that agency; or
(2) a compliance guide of the applicable rule published by
the agency under section 102(a).

SEC. 104. VOLUNTARY SELF-AUDITS.

(a) Procedures.--Each agency shall establish voluntary self-audit
procedures for small entities regulated by the agency.
(b) Inadmissibility of Evidence and Limitation on Discovery.--If
action to address a violation is taken not later than 180 days after
the date on which a voluntary self-audit is concluded, the evidence
described in subsection (c)--
(1) shall not be admissible, unless agreed to by the small
entity, in any enforcement action brought against a small
entity by a Federal agency in any Federal--
(A) court; or
(B) administrative proceeding; and
(2) may not be the subject of discovery in any enforcement
action brought against a small entity by a Federal agency in
any Federal--
(A) court; or
(B) administrative proceeding.
(c) Application.--For purposes of subsection (b), the evidence
described in this subsection is--
(1) a voluntary self-audit made in good faith; and
(2) any report, finding, opinion, or any other oral or
written communication made in good faith relating to such
voluntary self-audit.
(d) Exceptions.--Subsection (b) shall not apply if--
(1) the act or omission that forms the basis of the
enforcement action is a violation of criminal law; or
(2) the voluntary self-audit or the report, finding,
opinion, or other oral or written communication was prepared
for the purpose of avoiding disclosure of information required
for an investigative, administrative, or judicial proceeding
that, at the time of preparation, was imminent or in progress.

TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

No covered agency shall establish or enforce agency personnel
practices that reward agency employees, directly or indirectly, based
on the number of contacts made with small entities in pursuit of
enforcement actions or on the amount of fines levied against small
entities to enforce agency regulations.

SEC. 202. GRACE PERIOD FOR CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), for violations of
regulations identified on or after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall afford
small entities 180 days after the date on which the violation is
identified to correct such violation.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency determines that there is an imminent risk to public
health or worker safety; or
(2) to a violation of a regulation for which criminal
liability may be imposed.

SEC. 203. WAIVER OF PUNITIVE FINES FOR SMALL ENTITIES.

Notwithstanding any other law, policy, or practice, a covered
agency may waive all or part of a punitive fine that would otherwise be
imposed on a small entity if--
(1) the fine is for a first time violation of a law or
regulation; and
(2) the small entity acts quickly and in good faith to
correct the violation.
Example Output: TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance
Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions
Small Business Fair Treatment Act of 1995 -
Title I: Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance
- Directs a Federal regulatory agency that is required to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group of related rules to publish a compliance guide which: (1) contains a summary of the rules and a citation as to their location; (2) provides a notice to small businesses (small entities) of such rules as well as an understandable explanation of actions necessary for compliance; and (3) is updated as required. Requires such guide to be disseminated to small entities, as well as to small business development centers. Prohibits any covered agency from bringing an action against a small entity to enforce a rule for which such a guide has not been published and disseminated.
(Sec. 103) Requires covered agencies other than the Federal Trade Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to determine within 90 days whether to grant or deny a request by a small entity that no action be taken against such entity with respect to the enforcement of a rule (no action request). Allows a small entity to rely on a no action response from a covered agency in any subsequent action brought against the small entity for a rule's enforcement.
(Sec. 104) Requires each covered agency to establish voluntary self-audit procedures for small entities regulated by the agency. Makes inadmissible as evidence in an action, as well as outside the bounds of discovery, any information compiled by a small entity in a voluntary self-audit, as long as an action to address such violation is brought within 180 days after the conclusion of the self-audit.
Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions
- Prohibits any covered agency from establishing personnel practices that reward its employees based on the number of contacts made with small entities in pursuit of enforcement actions or the levy of fines to enforce agency regulations.
(Sec. 202) Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to afford small entities a 180-day grace period for the correction of EPA violations, with exceptions.
(Sec. 203) Authorizes a covered agency to waive all or part of any punitive fine that would otherwise be imposed on a small entity: (1) for a first time violation; and (2) if the small entity acts quickly and in good faith to correct the violation.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 219 the following:
''Sec. 220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes and
clinical treatment facilities
''(a) Offense.--Except as provided in subsection (c), it shall be
unlawful to, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly
and willfully--
''(1) solicit or receive any remuneration (including any
kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or covertly, in cash or in
kind, in return for referring a patient or patronage to a
recovery home or clinical treatment facility;
''(2) being a recovery home or clinical treatment facility,
or an officer or employee of a recovery home or clinical
treatment facility acting in the course of their employment,
pay or offering any remuneration (including any kickback,
bribe, or rebate) directly or covertly, in cash or in kind,
to--
''(A) a person in exchange for the person referring
an individual to that recovery home or clinical
treatment facility; or
''(B) an individual in exchange for that individual
using the services of that recovery home or clinical
treatment facility; or
''(3) being a clinical service provider, or an officer or
employee of a clinical service provider acting in the course of
their employment, pay, solicit, or receive any remuneration
(including any kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or
covertly, in cash or in kind, to a recovery home or clinical
treatment facility, or to an officer or employee of a recovery
home or clinical treatment facility, in exchange for referring
an individual with a substance use disorder to a clinical
service provider for clinical services.
''(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
fined not more than $200,000, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or
both.
''(c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
''(1) a discount or other reduction in price obtained by a
provider of services or other entity under a health care
benefit program if the reduction in price is properly disclosed
and appropriately reflected in the costs claimed or charges
made by the provider or entity;
''(2) any amount paid by an employer to an employee (who
has a bona fide employment relationship with such employer) for
employment in the provision of covered items or services and
the employee's remuneration is not determined by the number of
individuals referred to a particular recovery home or clinical
treatment facility;
''(3) any amount paid by a vendor of goods or services to a
person authorized to act as a purchasing agent for a group of
individuals or entities who are furnishing services reimbursed
if--
''(A) the person has a written contract, with each
such individual or entity, which specifies the amount
to be paid to the person, which amount may be a fixed
amount or a fixed percentage of the value of the
purchases made by each such individual or entity under
the contract; and
''(B) in the case of a recovery home or clinical
treatment facility that is a provider of services, the
person discloses to the health care benefit program the
remuneration received from each such vendor with
respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the
entity;
''(4) a discount in the price of an applicable drug of a
manufacturer that is furnished to an applicable beneficiary
under the Medicare coverage gap discount program under section
1860D-14A(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
114a(g));
''(5) any payment made by a principal to an agent as
compensation for the services of the agent under a personal
services and management contract that meets the requirements of
section 1001.952(d) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations,
as in effect on the date of enactment of this section;
''(6) a waiver or discount (as defined in section
1001.952(h)(5) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in
effect on the date of enactment of this section) of any
coinsurance or copayment by a health care benefit program, as
determined by the health care benefit program; or
''(7) any remuneration between a health center or entity
described under clause (i) or (ii) of section 1905(l)(2)(B) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)) and any
individual or entity providing goods, items, services,
donations, loans, or a combination thereof, to such health
center entity pursuant to a contract, lease, grant, or other
agreement, if such agreement contributes to the ability of the
health center entity to maintain or increase the availability,
or enhance the quality, of services provided to a medically
underserved population served by the health center entity.
''(d) Intent Requirement.--With respect to a violation of this
section, a person need not have actual knowledge of this section or
specific intent to commit a violation of this section.
''(e) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the terms 'applicable beneficiary' and 'applicable
drug' have the meanings given those terms in section 1860D-
14A(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114a(g));
''(2) the term 'clinical treatment facility' means a
medical setting other than a hospital that provides
detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment,
residential treatment, or rehabilitation for substance use;
''(3) the term 'health care benefit program' has the
meaning given the term in section 24(b); and
''(4) the term 'recovery home' means a shared living
environment free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered
on peer support and connections to promote sustained recovery
from substance use disorders.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 11 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
related to section 219 the following:

''220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes and
clinical treatment facilities.''.
Example Output: Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code make it a crime to knowingly and willfully solicit, receive, pay, or offer payment for referrals to a recovery home or clinical treatment facility, subject to limitations. A violator is subject to criminal penaltiesa fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Audit the Pentagon Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To strengthen American national security by ensuring
that--
(A) military planning, operations, weapons
development, and a long-term national security strategy
are connected to sound financial controls; and
(B) defense dollars are spent efficiently.
(2) To instill a culture of accountability at the
Department of Defense that supports the vast majority of
dedicated members of the Armed Forces and civilians who want to
ensure proper accounting and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The 2013 Financial Report of the United States
Government found that, of major agencies, only the Department
of Defense had a ''disclaimer'' because it lacked any auditable
reporting or accounting available for independent review. In
the Financial Report, the Treasury Department summarized:
''Since the passage of the CFO Act of 1990, the federal
financial community has made important strides in instilling
strong accounting and financial reporting practices. In 2014,
23 of the 24 CFO Act agencies obtained an opinion from the
independent auditors on their financial statements. Out of the
24 major 'CFO Act' agencies, there were 22 clean opinions, 1
qualified opinion, and only one remaining disclaimer in FY
2013. . . . However, weaknesses in basic financial management
practices and other limitations continue to prevent one major
agency, and the Government as a whole, from achieving an audit
opinion.''.
(2) The financial management of the Department of Defense
has been on the ''High-Risk'' list of the Government
Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO found that the Department
is not consistently able to ''control costs; ensure basic
accountability; anticipate future costs and claims on the
budget; measure performance; maintain funds control; and
prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse''.
(3) At a September 2010 hearing of the Senate, the
Government Accountability Office stated that past expenditures
by the Department of Defense of $5,800,000,000 to improve
financial information, and billions of dollars more of
anticipated expenditures on new information technology systems
for that purpose, may not suffice to achieve full audit
readiness of the financial statement of the Department.
(4) Section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution of the
United States requires all agencies of the Federal Government,
including the Department of Defense, to publish ''a regular
statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all
public money''.
(5) Section 303(d) of the Chief Financial Officers Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-576) required that financial statements be
prepared and independently audited for the Department of the
Army by March 31, 1992, and for the Department of the Air Force
by March 31, 1993. Neither the Department of the Army nor the
Department of the Air Force has complied.
(6) Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, requires
the agencies of the Federal Government, including the
Department of Defense, to present auditable financial
statements beginning not later than March 1, 1997. The
Department has not complied with this law.
(7) The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of
1996 (31 U.S.C. 3512 note) requires financial systems acquired
by the Federal Government, including the Department of Defense,
to be able to provide information to leaders to manage and
control the cost of government. The Department has not complied
with this law.
(8) In 2005, the Department of Defense created a Financial
Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan, overseen by a
directorate within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller), to improve Department business processes with
the goal of producing timely, reliable, and accurate financial
information that could generate an audit-ready annual financial
statement. In December 2005, that directorate, known as the
FIAR Directorate, issued the first of a series of semiannual
reports on the status of the Financial Improvement and Audit
Readiness Plan.
(9) Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said in a speech
on May 24, 2011: ''The current apparatus for managing people
and money across the DoD enterprise is woefully inadequate. The
agencies, field activities, joint headquarters, and support
staff functions of the department operate as a semi-feudal
system--an amalgam of fiefdoms without centralized mechanisms
to allocate resources, track expenditures, and measure results
relative to the department's overall priorities.''.
(10) The accounting problems of the Department of Defense
result in widespread errors in pay that can be difficult to
correct. Such payroll errors can impose hardship on members of
the Armed Forces and their families.

SEC. 4. SPENDING REDUCTIONS FOR AGENCIES WITHOUT CLEAN AUDITS.

(a) Applicability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section
applies to each Federal agency identified by the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget as required to have an
audited financial statement under section 3515 of title 31,
United States Code.
(2) Applicability to military departments and defense
agencies.--For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case of the
Department of Defense, each military department and each
Defense Agency shall be treated as a separate Federal agency.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ''financial
statement'' and ''external independent auditor'' have the same meanings
as those terms have under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States
Code.
(c) Adjustments for Financial Accountability.--
(1) On March 2 of fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent
fiscal year, the discretionary budget authority available for
each Federal agency for such fiscal year is adjusted as
provided in paragraph (2).
(2) If a Federal agency has not submitted a financial
statement for the previous fiscal year, or if such financial
statement has not received either an unqualified or a qualified
audit opinion by an independent external auditor, the
discretionary budget authority available for the Federal agency
is reduced by .5 percent, with the reduction applied
proportionately to each account (other than an account listed
in subsection (d) or an account for which a waiver is made
under subsection (e)).
(3) Consistent with applicable laws, the Secretary of
Defense may make any reduction under paragraph (2) in a manner
that minimizes any effect on national security.
(4) An amount equal to the total amount of any reduction
under paragraph (2) shall be retained in the general fund of
the Treasury for the purposes of deficit reduction.
(d) Accounts Excluded.--The following accounts are excluded from
any reductions referred to in subsection (c)(2):
(1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and National
Guard personnel accounts of the Department of Defense.
(2) The Defense Health Program account of the Department of
Defense.
(e) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (c)(2) with respect
to an account if the President certifies that applying the subsection
to that account would harm national security or members of the Armed
Forces who are in combat.
(f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after an adjustment under
subsection (c), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit to Congress a report describing the amount and account of
each adjustment.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to
Congress a report setting forth a list of each report of the Department
required by law to be submitted to Congress which, in the opinion of
the Under Secretary, interferes with the capacity of the Department to
achieve an audit of the financial statements of the Department with an
unqualified opinion.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) as the overall defense budget is cut, congressional
defense committees and the Department of Defense should not
endanger the Nation's troops by reducing wounded warrior
accounts or vital protection (such as body armor) for members
of the Armed Forces in harm's way;
(2) the valuation of legacy assets by the Department of
Defense should be simplified without compromising essential
controls or generally accepted government auditing standards;
and
(3) nothing in this Act should be construed to require or
permit the declassification of accounting details about
classified defense programs, and, as required by law, the
Department of Defense should ensure financial accountability in
such programs using proven practices, including using auditors
with security clearances.
Example Output:
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2015 This bill reduces discretionary spending by 0.5% for federal agencies that have either not submitted a financial statement for a fiscal year or have submitted a financial statement that has not received an unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an independent external auditor. The bill excludes specified Department of Defense (DOD) accounts for personnel and the Defense Health Program from the reductions. The President may waive the reductions for any account by certifying that the cuts would harm national security or members of the Armed Forces who are in combat. The bill establishes reporting requirements for the Office of Management and Budget and DOD.