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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE RELATING TO ACCESSING ACCOUNT, RETURN, OR RETURN
INFORMATION.

(a) In General.--Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and by
inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection:
''(q) Notice Relating to Accessing Account, Return, or Return
Information.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide notice, in
writing, to a taxpayer any time the taxpayer's account, return,
or return information is accessed by the Secretary.
''(2) Special rules relating to investigations.--
''(A) Investigations by the secretary.--In the case
of any civil or criminal investigation, the notice
required by paragraph (1) shall be provided not later
than 1 year after such investigation is closed.
''(B) Investigations by states.--In the case of any
investigation by a State using information provided
pursuant to subsection (d), the notice required by
paragraph (1) shall be provided after the Secretary
receives notice with respect to such investigation
pursuant to subsection (d)(7). Notice provided pursuant
to this subparagraph shall include all information
provided to the Secretary pursuant to subsection
(d)(7).
''(3) Notice.--The notice required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
''(A) Who accessed such account, return, or return
information.
''(B) The purpose for which such account, return,
or return information was accessed.
''(C) How such account, return, or return
information was accessed.
''(4) Copy of information accessed.--In addition to the
notice required to be provided by paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall provide with such notice a copy of all information
accessed.
''(5) Subsequent use of accessed information.--If a report
or other use of an account, return, or return information for
which notice is provided under paragraph (1) is made, the
Secretary shall provide such report or a report of such use to
the taxpayer.
''(6) Taxpayer rights.--The Secretary shall include with
each notice provided under this subsection a notice of taxpayer
rights pursuant to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2.''.
(b) Availability of Inspector General for Tax Administration
Reports.--Section 7803(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) Availability of inspector general for tax
administration reports.--If the Inspector General for Tax
Administration investigates any unauthorized use a taxpayer's
account, return, or return information, the Inspector General
for Tax Administration shall notify the taxpayer of such
investigation and provide full access to any report by the
Inspector General for Tax Administration with respect to the
investigation.''.
(c) State Access to Taxpayer Information.--Section 6103(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(7) Submission of notification to secretary.--The
Secretary may not provide any access or disclosure under the
preceding paragraphs of this subsection until the entity to be
provided access or disclosure agrees to notify the Secretary
within 1 year after an investigation is closed the identity of
who accessed such information, what was accessed, why it was
accessed and how it was accessed.''.
(d) Reports of Unauthorized Access to Congress.--Section 6103(f) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(6) Unauthorized access reports, etc.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, the Secretary with respect
to Internal Revenue Service employees, and the Inspector
General for Tax Administration with respect to any audit, shall
submit to each member of the committees referred to in
paragraph (1) any report of the Secretary or the Inspector
General for Tax Administration, as the case may be, regarding
unauthorized access, violation of rights, laws, or any rules or
regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.''.
(e) Effective Dates.--
(1) Subsection (a).--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to information accessed after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b)
shall apply with respect to investigations closed after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c)
shall apply to access and disclosures after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(4) Subsection (d).--The amendment made by subsection (d)
shall apply with respect to information accessed and reports
prepared after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION: IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide written notice to a taxpayer any time such taxpayer's account, tax return, or return information is accessed by the Department of the Treasury. Requires such notice to include: (1) who accessed such information, (2) the purpose for which such information was accessed, (3) how much information was accessed, (4) a copy of all information accessed, and (5) a notice of taxpayer rights. Prohibits the Secretary from providing access to or disclosing taxpayer information to a state entity conducting an investigation until such entity agrees to notify the Secretary, within one year after the investigation is closed, of the identity of who accessed such information, what was accessed, and why and how such information was accessed. Requires the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to notify a taxpayer of an investigation by the Inspector General of any unauthorized use of a taxpayer's account, tax return, or tax information and provide full access to any report with respect to such investigation.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicare Information Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL MEDICARE BENEFICIARY PART A CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS
STATEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act is
amended by inserting after section 1143 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13) the
following new section:

''annual medicare beneficiary part a contributions and benefits
statements

''Sec. 1143A. (a) Provision.--
''(1) In general.--Beginning not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall
provide a statement described in subsection (b) (in this
section referred to as an 'annual Medicare part A information
statement') on an annual basis to each eligible individual (as
defined in subsection (d)) for whom a current mailing address
can be determined through such methods as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
''(2) Coordination in single mailing with social security
account statements.--In order to avoid sending separate
statements under this section and section 1143 in the case of
an individual for whom a social security account statement is
provided under section 1143 and a separate annual Medicare part
A information statement would otherwise be provided under this
section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Commissioner
of Social Security, whether through transmittal of data or
otherwise, in a manner so that the annual Medicare part A
information statement is included and sent with such social
security account statement.
''(3) Methodology.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Commissioner of Social Security and the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall specify the
methodology to be used in estimating lifetime
contributions and lifetime benefits with respect to
annual Medicare part A information statements. Such
methodology for computing the lifespan of an individual
shall be the same methodology used for purposes of the
social security account statement under section 1143.
''(B) Inclusion of description in statement.--The
Secretary shall include a brief description of the key
assumptions used in such methodology in the annual
Medicare part A information statements.
''(4) Summary of medicare part a program.--Each annual
Medicare part A information statement shall include a summary
of part A of the Medicare program. Such summary shall also
include a summary description of benefits and enrollment
options under parts B, C, and D of title XVIII, but shall
indicate that the information described in subsection (b) does
not include information related to contributions and benefits
under those parts.
''(b) Medicare Part A Information Statement Described.--In addition
to the information described in paragraphs (3)(B) and (4) of subsection
(a), each annual Medicare part A information statement for an eligible
individual shall contain the following:
''(1) HI employee contributions.--The total contributions
described in section 1143(a)(2)(C) for the individual--
''(A) for the most recent year for which data are
available;
''(B) to the extent feasible, for previous periods
through the end of such year; and
''(C) as projected for the individual during the
individual's lifetime.
To the extent feasible, of such total contributions the portion
that is attributable to employer, employee, and self-employment
contributions.
''(2) Medicare part a benefits.--In the case of an eligible
individual--
''(A) who, for such most recent year, was entitled
to benefits under part A of title XVIII, the total
value of such benefits provided to the individual under
such part as of the end of such year and, to the extent
feasible, the total value of such benefits for such
individual for previous periods through the end of such
year; and
''(B) an estimate of the actuarial value of the
expected benefits under such part for the individual
during the individual's lifetime, including (but stated
separately) any benefits described in subparagraph (A).
''(3) Comparison.--An appropriate comparison of such
contributions with such benefits.
''(c) Records Retention.--The Secretary shall provide for the
indefinite retention of information that--
''(1) is described in subsection (b), including benefits
described in subsection (b)(2); and
''(2) the Secretary has not discarded as of the date of the
enactment of this section.
''(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term
'eligible individual' means an individual--
''(1) who has a social security account number;
''(2) who has attained age 25 or over; and
''(3) who is entitled to benefits under part A of title
XVIII or who, as of the end of the most recent year referred to
in subsection (b)(1)(A), has had any contributions described in
subsection (b)(1) made with respect to the individual during
such year or a previous year.''.
(b) Inclusion of Social Security Account Statement for Those
Receiving Annual Medicare Part A Information Statement.--Section
1143(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13(a)(3)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''Such term includes an individual not described in the previous
sentence who is an eligible individual (as defined in subsection (d) of
section 1143A) for whom an annual Medicare part A information statement
is provided under such section.''.

SOLUTION: Medicare Information Act of 2011 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to each eligible individual annually a statement of Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) contributions and benefits in coordination with the annual mailing of Social Security account statements.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATORS.

(a) Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology.--
(1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, a Deputy Administrator
for Science and Technology of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) Responsibilities.--The Deputy Administrator for Science
and Technology shall have overall responsibility for the
scientific and technical foundation of Environmental Protection
Agency decisions, including being responsible for--
(A) identifying and defining the important
scientific issues facing the Environmental Protection
Agency, including those embedded in major policy or
regulatory proposals;
(B) developing and overseeing an integrated
agencywide strategy for acquiring, disseminating, and
applying information;
(C) ensuring that the complex scientific outreach
and communication needs of the Environmental Protection
Agency are met, including the need to reach throughout
the Agency for credible science in support of the
regulatory offices, regions, and Agency-wide policy
deliberations, as well as the need to reach out to the
broader domestic and international scientific community
for scientific knowledge that is relevant to an Agency
policy or regulatory issue;
(D) coordinating and overseeing scientific quality
assurance and peer review practices throughout the
Environmental Protection Agency; and
(E) developing processes to ensure that appropriate
scientific information is used in decisionmaking
throughout the Environmental Protection Agency, and
ensuring that the scientific and technical information
underlying each Environmental Protection Agency
regulatory decision is valid, appropriately
characterized in terms of scientific uncertainty and
cross-media issues, and appropriately applied.
(3) Qualifications.--An individual appointed under
paragraph (1) shall have an outstanding technical background,
including research accomplishments, scientific reputation, and
experience in public forums.
(4) Consultation.--Before appointing an individual under
paragraph (1), the President shall consult with the National
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the
Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency,
and other appropriate scientific organizations.
(5) Compensation.--The Deputy Administrator for Science and
Technology shall be compensated at the rate provided for level
III of the Executive Schedule pursuant to section 5314 of title
5, United States Code.
(b) Deputy Administrator for Policy and Management.--The position
of Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall be
redesignated as the Deputy Administrator for Policy and Management, and
the individual serving in that position as of the date of the enactment
of this Act shall assume such title.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the Deputy
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and inserting the
following:
''Deputy Administrator for Policy and Management of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
''Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology of the
Environmental Protection Agency.''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Title and Term.--One of the Assistant Administrators of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall be designated as the Assistant
Administrator for Research and Development, and shall also have the
title of Chief Scientist of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Appointments to such position made after the date of the enactment of
this Act shall be for a term of 6 years.
(b) Qualifications.--An individual appointed under subsection (a)
shall have an outstanding technical background, including research
accomplishments, scientific reputation, and experience in leading a
research and development organization.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING OTHER ACTIVITIES OF OFFICE OF
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Office of Research and Development should--
(A) make a concerted effort to give research
managers of the Office a high degree of flexibility and
accountability, including empowering the research
managers to make decisions at the lowest appropriate
management level consistent with the policy of the
Environmental Protection Agency and the strategic goals
and budget priorities of the Office;
(B) maintain approximately an even balance between
core research and problem-driven research;
(C) develop and implement a structured strategy for
encouraging, and acquiring and applying the results of,
research conducted or sponsored by other Federal and
State agencies, universities, and industry, both in the
United States and in foreign countries; and
(D) substantially improve the documentation and
transparency of the decisionmaking processes of the
Office for--
(i) establishing research and technical-
assistance priorities;
(ii) making intramural and extramural
assignments; and
(iii) allocating funds; and
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency should--
(A) substantially increase the efforts of the
Agency--
(i) to disseminate actively the research
products and ongoing projects of the Office of
Research and Development;
(ii) to explain the significance of the
research products and projects; and
(iii) to assist other persons and entities
inside and outside the Agency in applying the
results of the research products and projects;
(B)(i) direct the Deputy Administrator for Science
and Technology to expand on the science inventory of
the Agency by conducting, documenting, and publishing a
more comprehensive and detailed inventory of all
scientific activities conducted by Agency units outside
the Office, which inventory should include information
such as--
(I) project goals, milestones, and
schedules;
(II) principal investigators and project
managers; and
(III) allocations of staff and financial
resources; and
(ii) use the results of the inventory to ensure
that activities described in clause (i) are properly
coordinated through the Agency-wide science planning
and budgeting process and are appropriately peer
reviewed; and
(C) change the peer-review policy of the Agency to
more strictly separate the management of the
development of a work product from the management of
the peer review of that work product, thereby ensuring
greater independence of peer reviews from the control
of program managers, or the potential appearance of
control by program managers, throughout the Agency.

SOLUTION:
Redesignates the EPA Deputy Administrator as the Deputy Administrator for Policy and Management.
Designates one of the EPA Assistant Administrators as the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development and Chief Scientist.
Expresses the sense of Congress concerning: (1) EPA Office of Research and Development flexibility and accountability, balance between types of research, application of research conducted by others, and documentation and transparency of decisionmaking; and (2) EPA research dissemination and application, expansion of a science inventory, and peer review policy.