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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay
Equity and Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY.

(a) In General.--Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''5545a,'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ''or 5545a''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting
''or a criminal investigator who is paid availability pay under
section 5545a.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of section 1114 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115
Stat. 1239).

SEC. 3. SPECIAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN
CERTAIN AREAS.

(a) In General.--Section 404(b)(1) of the Federal Law Enforcement
Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the
matter after the semicolon and inserting the following:

''Area Differential
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Consolidated 24.4%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Consolidated 24.5%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........................ 18.5%
Hartford, CT....................................... 20.3%
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Consolidated 27.1%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 26.1%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton PA-NJ-DE-MD 20.3%
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Portland-Salem, OR-WA.............................. 18.5%
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................................ 21%
San Diego, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area........ 27.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated 32.03%
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA....................... 27.5%
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated 24.3%''.
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
with respect to pay for service performed in pay periods beginning on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. SEPARATE PAY, EVALUATION, AND PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

(a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall study and submit
to Congress a report which shall contain its findings and
recommendations regarding the need for, and the potential benefits to
be derived from, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and
promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers. In carrying out
this subsection, the Office of Personnel Management shall take into
account the findings and recommendations contained in the September
1993 report of the Office entitled ''A Plan to Establish a New Pay and
Job Evaluation System for Federal Law Enforcement Officers''.
(b) Demonstration Project.--
(1) In general.--If, after completing its report under
subsection (a), the Office of Personnel Management considers it
to be appropriate, the Office shall implement, within 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a demonstration
project to determine whether a separate system for Federal law
enforcement officers (as described in subsection (a)) would
result in improved Federal personnel management.
(2) Applicable provisions.--Any demonstration project under
this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, except
that a project under this subsection shall not be taken into
account for purposes of the numerical limitation under section
4703(d)(2) of such title.
(3) Permanent changes.--Not later than 6 months before the
demonstration project's scheduled termination date, the Office
of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress--
(A) its evaluation of the system tested under the
demonstration project; and
(B) recommendations as to whether or not that
system (or any aspects of that system) should be
continued or extended to other Federal law enforcement
officers.
(c) Federal Law Enforcement Officer Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ''Federal law enforcement officer'' means a law
enforcement officer as defined by section 8331 or 8401 of title 5,
United States Code, and, subsection (b)(2) notwithstanding, includes
any such officer serving in or under the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
[EX A]: Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act - Excludes availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from premium pay limitations.Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase the Federal special pay differential for Federal law enforcement officers employed in specified metropolitan statistical areas.Requires a study by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding the need for, and potential benefits of, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers (including officers serving in or under the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Authorizes OPM to implement a demonstration project for such a system.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National High Performance Passenger
Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this Act
referred to as the ''Secretary'') shall establish an initiative to
promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented
development by creating incentives for communities to encourage
dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor
development.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall appoint a Planning
Developer to oversee implementation of this initiative. The Planning
Developer shall report to the Secretary.
(c) Coordinating Committee.--The Secretary shall harmonize planning
requirements and direct coordination and administration of the
initiative between the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal
Transit Administration. The Secretary shall appoint a Transportation-
Oriented Development Coordinating Committee composed of the Planning
Developer as Chair, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad
Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCENTIVES.

(a) Qualified Projects.--
(1) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
the designation of projects qualified for Federal incentives
pursuant to this section and the amendments made by this
section.
(2) Types of projects that may qualify.--Projects that may
qualify for Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the
amendments made by this section are those that contribute to
the generation of revenue by the capture of increasing value
from development around station areas, as defined by the
Secretary, which are likely to make long-term contributions to
rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms that help
finance intercity and urban passenger rail infrastructure or
operating expenses. Such commercial development or other
projects designated as qualified by the Secretary may generate
revenue for transportation-oriented development and rail
operations in the region by increasing the tax base, promoting
job growth, promoting cost effectiveness, facilitating
intermodal connectivity, combining congestion relief with
station development, stimulating economic development, or any
other appropriate means. The capture of increased value shall
be through the establishment of special assessment districts or
similar mechanisms, and distribution of revenues shall be
through rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms
established within the regions.
(3) Designated coordinating authority.--The Secretary shall
designate a State authority, or regional commission in
appropriate regions of the country as defined by the Secretary,
that petitions the Secretary to participate in the initiative
established under section 2. Such designated entity shall
provide for coordination among stakeholders, local governments,
and private developers in the defined region, and shall endorse
each project of, and be the lead party in, an application for
Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the amendments
made by this section.
(b) Railroad Rehabilitation Improvement Financing.--Section 502 of
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45
U.S.C. 822) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph
(5);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(7) persons conducting a qualified project (as defined in
section 8 of the National High Performance Passenger Rail
Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012).''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ''; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(D) conduct a qualified project (as defined by
the Secretary under section 3 of the National High
Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented
Development Act of 2012.''.
(c) Transportation Infrastructure Finance.--Section 601(a)(8) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D)
and inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(E) a qualified project (as defined by the
Secretary under section 3 of the National High
Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented
Development Act of 2012).''.
(d) Application Priority.--In general, Federal applications to the
Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration for
railroad projects that participate in the transportation-oriented
development program under this Act shall receive a priority for funding
in the application decision process.
(e) Administrative Costs.--For administrative costs to carry out
this Act, including contracting with and support for the Planning
Developer and transportation-oriented development initial
administrative costs of the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal
Transit Administration for the first 5 years, the Secretary may use
such funds as necessary which are appropriated for carrying out chapter
6 of title 23, United States Code.
(f) Revenue Neutral Program Cost.--The Secretary may establish a
mechanism whereby amounts used under subsection (e) will be repaid to
the Secretary for use in carrying out chapter 6 of title 23, United
States Code. Repayment shall be derived from a small fee to all
recipients of funding provided under subsection (e). The repayment
shall commence upon substantial completion of qualified projects.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) National Technical Assistance.--The program established under
this Act shall provide technical assistance to the States with respect
to--
(1) identification of transportation-oriented development
opportunities;
(2) establishment of special assessment districts in
regions;
(3) establishment of rail corridor development funds; and
(4) expediting Federal, State, and local regulatory
approvals.
(b) States and Regions Outside the Northeast Corridor.--The
Secretary, through the initiative established by this Act, shall
provide technical assistance to the States and regions outside the
Northeast Corridor as identified by the Secretary, and shall provide--
(1) technical assistance on the establishment of Regional
Advisory Committees appropriate to carrying out the purposes of
this Act at the regional level; and
(2) technical assistance at the request of a State or
qualified entity provided by the Planning Developer that will
identify stations and potential stations within a given region,
and conduct a preliminary survey of property available and
potentially available, to maximize development and commercial
revenue generation to financially support the development of a
high performance rail passenger corridor.
(c) Northeast Corridor.--The Secretary, through the initiative
established under this Act, shall provide technical assistance to the
States and entities along the Northeast Corridor as identified by the
Secretary--
(1) on the establishment, by the Northeast Corridor
Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission established
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, of a
Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working
Group, which shall--
(A) include outside members with expertise in
transportation-oriented development;
(B) be chaired by the Planning Developer; and
(C) advise the Secretary and the Northeast Corridor
Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission on
the ways and means for carrying out the purposes of
this Act at the regional level; and
(2) technical assistance provided by the Planning Developer
to the Secretary and identified States and entities, not more
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, that
will identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential
stations, and conduct a preliminary survey of property
available and potentially available, to maximize development
and commercial revenue generation to financially support the
creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast
Corridor.
[EX A]: National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development.

Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for qualified rail projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make secured loans, loan guarantees, or lines of credit for such projects.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to: (1) states to identify transportation-oriented development opportunities, (2) states and regions outside the Northeast Corridor to establish Regional Advisory Committees and identify stations and potential stations within the region to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the development of a high performance rail passenger corridor, and (3) states and entities along the Northeast Corridor to establish a Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working Group and identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential stations to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast Corridor.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the most recent United States Census,
employer-based health insurance is the largest source of health
insurance coverage in the United States. Of those employed, 70
percent receive employment-based health insurance. Of
unemployed Americans, 30 percent receive employer-sponsored
health insurance.
(2) Despite the large percentages of coverage, as health
care costs climb, the percentage of Americans who receive
health insurance through employers has fallen significantly
over the last decade--from 70 percent nationwide in 2000 to 60
percent in 2011, according to a report by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation.
(3) According to recent surveys done by the National
Business Group on Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation, most
companies continue to provide health insurance for employees
and wish to continue doing so into the future.
(4) Employers who offer insurance will not contribute
additional risk to the health insurance exchanges established
in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (in this Act
referred to as ''PPACA'').
(5) The transitional reinsurance program, established in
section 1341 of PPACA, is intended to stabilize risk in the
individual health insurance market during the first three years
of the health insurance exchanges, as established by that Act.
(6) PPACA also requires that the Treasury collect a fee for
each employer-sponsored covered life in order to pay for the
transitional reinsurance program.
(7) This fee is a disincentive for employers to continue
offering coverage to all employees, and does not give employers
any benefits of the transitional reinsurance program.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to remove the current
funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program. Employer-
sponsored insurance should be supported so that Americans can sustain
quality health coverage.

SEC. 2. CHANGES IN FUNDING FOR TRANSITIONAL REINSURANCE PROGRAM IN THE
INDIVIDUAL MARKET.

Section 1341(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(Public Law 111-148; 42 U.S.C. 18061(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''3-year period'' and
inserting ''1-year period'' each place it appears;
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ''36-month period''
and inserting ''12-month period'';
(3) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by striking '',
$6,000,000,000 for plan years beginning 2015, and
$4,000,000,000 for plan years beginning in 2016'';
(4) in paragraph (3)(B)(iv), by striking '', an additional
$2,000,000,000 for 2015, and an additional $1,000,000,000 for
2016'';
(5) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ''used in any of the
three calendar years for which amounts are collected based on
the reinsurance needs of a particular period or to reflect
experience in a prior period'' and inserting ''only used with
respect to the calendar year for which amounts are collected
based on the reinsurance needs for that year, as determined by
the Secretary'';
(6) in paragraph (4), by amending subparagraph (B) to read
as follows:
''(B) amounts remaining unexpended as of December,
31, 2015, shall be deposited into the general fund of
the Treasury of the United States.''; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
''(5) Availability of funding for states for 2015 and
2016.--
''(A) Authorization of appropriations; payment
formula.--There are hereby authorized to be
appropriated, based on the best estimates of the NAIC,
$6,000,000,000 for plan years beginning in 2015 and
$4,000,000,000 for plan years beginning in 2016 to make
reinsurance payments to health insurance issuers that
cover high-risk individuals in the individual market
(excluding grandfathered health plans) that insure
high-risk individuals consistent with this paragraph.
''(B) Fund availability.--The amounts appropriated
under subparagraph (A) for plans years beginning in a
calendar year shall be allocated among States and only
used with respect to the calendar year for which
amounts are collected based on the reinsurance needs
for that particular year, as determined by the
Secretary and the amounts remaining unexpended as of
December 31 of the following year shall be deposited
into the general fund of the Treasury of the United
States.
''(6) GAO audit of use of 2014 funds.--The Comptroller
General of the United States shall provide for an audit of
expenditures made under this subsection with respect plans
years beginning during 2014. Such audit shall include a
determination of the number of claims submitted by health
insurance issuers, the amount of such claims, a comparison of
the amount of such claims and the amounts collected to cover
such claims, and the amount of reinsurance payments made under
this section to health insurance issuers. The Comptroller
General shall submit a report on such audit to Congress not
later than 3 months after the last date that such reinsurance
payments are made, but not later than July 1, 2016.''.
[EX A]:
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program. Currently, issuers of individual, group, and self-funded plans are required to pay a fee in 2014, 2015, and 2016 to fund the three-year transitional reinsurance program. Under the transitional reinsurance program, non-grandfathered individual market plans that enroll high-cost individuals are eligible for reinsurance payments. This bill eliminates the requirement for issuers to pay a fee in 2015 and 2016. Instead, it authorizes appropriations for the program. This bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to audit 2014 expenditures under the transitional reinsurance program.