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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform
Protection Act of 2011'' or the ''STANDUP Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
reported that--
(A) motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of
death of Americans between 15 and 20 years of age;
(B) between 1999 and 2009, more than 90,000
Americans were killed in motor vehicle crashes
involving drivers between 15 and 20 years of age, an
average of 155 deaths per week;
(C) drivers between 16 and 20 years of age have a
fatality rate that is 4 times higher than the rate for
drivers between 25 and 70 years of age; and
(D) teenage drivers who are 16 years of age have a
motor vehicle crash rate that is almost 10 times higher
than the crash rate for drivers between 30 and 60 years
of age.
(2) The National Transportation Safety Board found that
during the most recent 10-year period--
(A) teen drivers comprised less than 7 percent of
the driving population and accounted for more than 13
percent of drivers involved in all deadly crashes; and
(B) more than 20 percent of all highway fatalities
occurred in crashes that involved teen drivers.
(3) Analysis by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Institute shows that--
(A) teenage drivers comprise approximately 40
percent of the fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in
which they are involved; and
(B) the other 60 percent of the fatalities in those
crashes are--
(i) passengers who were riding in the
vehicle with the teen driver;
(ii) drivers and passengers in other
vehicles involved in a crash with the teen
driver's vehicle; and
(iii) pedestrians.
(4) According to the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety--
(A) the chance that a vehicle driven by a 16- or
17-year-old will be involved in an accident--
(i) doubles when there are 2 other teens in
the vehicle; and
(ii) quadruples when there are 4 teens in
the vehicle;
(B) States with strong nighttime driving
restrictions experience lower fatal crash rates among
drivers ages 15 to 17 years old; and
(C) a higher age requirement for licensing teen
drivers is correlated with a lower number of fatal
crashes per capita.
(5) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
found that distraction caused by cellular phones is significant
enough to degrade driver performance, and is particularly
dangerous for inexperienced drivers between 15 and 20 years of
age.
(6) That National Transportation Safety Board has found
that although only 20 percent of driving by teenage drivers
occurs at night, more than 50 percent of the motor vehicle
crash fatalities involving teenage drivers occur at night.
(7) According to a 2007 report from the Texas
Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University--
(A) teenage drivers in rural areas are less likely
to be aware of the risks and dangers associated with
driving, placing them at higher risk of involvement in
crashes;
(B) teen drivers are more likely than other
drivers--
(i) to drive with other teenage passengers;
(ii) to drive late at night;
(iii) to exceed the speed limit;
(iv) to use cell phones while driving; and
(v) to fail to use seat belts while
driving.
(8) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
reports that although 23 percent of the population of the
United States lives in rural areas, 57 percent of all traffic
fatalities occur on rural roads, underscoring the elevated
crash risk for teen drivers in rural areas.
(9) The American Academy of Pediatrics has found evidence
that the area of the brain responsible for planning, impulse
control, and executive decisionmaking does not fully mature
until a person is between 20 and 25 years of age, placing teen
drivers at greater risk of being involved in an accident.
(10) The Journal of the American Medical Association
reports that after Michigan and North Carolina adopted
comprehensive graduated driver licensing systems in 1997,
crashes involving 16-year-old drivers decreased by 25 percent
in Michigan and by 27 percent in North Carolina.
(11) According to the Office of the Illinois Secretary of
State, teen driving deaths dropped by over 40 percent in
Illinois in the first full year following the 2007
implementation of a stronger graduated driver licensing law.
(12) The National Transportation Safety Board reports that
over 40 States and the District of Columbia have implemented
some type of 3-stage graduated driver licensing system.
However, most States have not yet enacted all of the lifesaving
safety features of graduated driver licensing laws recommended
by the National Transportation Safety Board and supported by
research to protect the lives of teenage and novice drivers.
(13) A 2010 national survey by the Insurance Institute of
Highway Safety indicates that--
(A) parents of teens favor graduated driver
licensing laws that are as strict or stricter than
those that currently exist in any State;
(B) /3\ of parents of teens believe that young
drivers should begin learning to drive at 16 years of
age or older;
(C) more than /2\ of parents of teens believe
that the minimum licensing age should be 17 years of
age or older;
(D) 90 percent of parents of teens support a
restriction on unsupervised nighttime driving;
(E) more than 75 percent of parents of teens
believe that the restriction on unsupervised nighttime
driving should begin at 10 p.m. or earlier;
(F) 89 percent of parents of teens support
restrictions on teen passengers; and
(G) more than 75 percent of parents of teens
believe that teen drivers should not be permitted to
more than 1 teen passenger in their vehicle.

SEC. 3. STATE GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING LAWS.

(a) Minimum Requirements.--
(1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this section
if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires
novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the
2-stage licensing process described in paragraph (2) before
receiving an unrestricted driver's license.
(2) Licensing process.--A State is in compliance with the
2-stage licensing process described in this paragraph if the
State's driver's license laws include--
(A) a learner's permit stage that--
(i) commences at 16 years of age or older;
(ii) is at least 6 months in duration;
(iii) prohibits the driver from using a
cellular telephone or any communications device
in a nonemergency situation; and
(iv) remains in effect until--
(I) the commencement of the
intermediate stage; or
(II) the driver reaches 18 years of
age;
(B) an intermediate stage that--
(i) commences immediately after the
expiration of the learner's permit stage;
(ii) is at least 6 months in duration;
(iii) prohibits the driver from using a
cellular telephone or any communications device
in a nonemergency situation;
(iv) prohibits driving at night;
(v) prohibits the driver from operating a
motor vehicle with more than 1 non-familial
passenger younger than 21 years of age unless a
licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age
is in the motor vehicle; and
(vi) remains in effect until the driver
reaches 18 years of age; and
(C) any other requirement that the Secretary of
Transportation may require, including--
(i) in the learner's permit stage--
(I) at least 40 hours of behind-
the-wheel training with a licensed
driver who is at least 21 years of age;
(II) a driver training course; and
(III) a requirement that any such
driver be accompanied and supervised by
a licensed driver who is at least 21
years of age at all times while such
driver is operating a motor vehicle;
and
(ii) in the learner's permit or
intermediate stage, a requirement that, in
addition to any other penalties imposed by
State law, the grant of an unrestricted
driver's license be automatically delayed for
any individual who, during the learner's permit
or intermediate stage, is convicted of a
driving-related offense, such as--
(I) driving while intoxicated;
(II) misrepresentation of his or
her true age;
(III) reckless driving;
(IV) driving without wearing a seat
belt;
(V) speeding; or
(VI) any other driving-related
offense, as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section in
accordance with the notice and comment provisions under section
553 of title 5, United States.
(2) Exception.--A State that otherwise meets the minimum
requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be deemed by the
Secretary to be in compliance with this section regardless of
whether a State law, which was enacted by the State before
January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits
licensees younger than 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle
in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a
farm owned by family members who are directly related to the
licensees.

SEC. 4. INCENTIVE GRANTS.

(a) In General.--For each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall award a grant to any State that submits an
application under subsection (b) if that State is in compliance with
section 3(a) on or before the first day of that fiscal year.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--Any State desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary of
Transportation at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require, including a
certification by the Governor of the State that the State is in
compliance with section 3(a).
(2) Review.--The Secretary shall review each State
application and determine whether or not the State is in
compliance with section 3(a).
(c) Grants.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this section for
each fiscal year shall be apportioned to each State that is in
compliance with section 3(a) in an amount determined by multiplying--
(1) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for
such fiscal year; by
(2) the ratio that the amount of funds apportioned to each
such State for such fiscal year under section 402 of title 23,
United States Code, bears to the total amount of funds
apportioned to all such States for such fiscal year under such
section.
(d) Use of Funds.--Amounts received by a State from a grant awarded
under this section may be used for--
(1) enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies
with section 3(a)(2);
(2) training for law enforcement personnel and other
relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement
described in paragraph (1);
(3) publishing relevant educational materials that pertain
directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing
law; and
(4) carrying out other administrative activities that the
Secretary considers relevant to the State's 2-stage licensing
process.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account), to carry out this section during each fiscal
year described in subsection (a).

SEC. 5. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

(a) In General.--
(1) Fourth fiscal year.--On the first day of the fourth
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount
otherwise required to be apportioned to any State for such
fiscal year under each of the paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if the State is
not in compliance with section 3(a) on the first day of such
fiscal year.
(2) Fifth fiscal year.--On the first day of the fifth
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the amount
otherwise required to be apportioned to any State for such
fiscal year under each of the paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if that State
is not in compliance with section 3(a) on the first day of such
fiscal year.
(3) Sixth and subsequent fiscal years.--On the first day of
each fiscal year after the fifth fiscal year beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
withhold 10 percent of the amount otherwise required to be
apportioned to any State for such fiscal year under each of the
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of title 23,
United States Code, if that State is not in compliance with
section 3(a) on the first day of such fiscal year.
(b) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds.--
(1) Funds withheld before the end of the sixth fiscal
year.--Any amount withheld from any State under subsection (a)
on or before the last day of the sixth fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain
available for distribution to the State under subsection (c)
until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal
year for which such amount is appropriated.
(2) Funds withheld after the sixth fiscal year.--Any amount
withheld under subsection (a)(2) from any State after the end
of the sixth fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, may not be distributed to the State.
(c) Apportionment of Withheld Funds After Compliance.--
(1) In general.--If, before the last day of the period for
which funds withheld under subsection (a) remain available to a
State under subsection (b), the State comes into compliance
with section 3(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall, on
the first day on which the Secretary determines the State has
come into compliance, distribute to the State any amounts
withheld under subsection (a) that remains available for
apportionment to the State.
(2) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned
funds.--Any amount distributed under paragraph (1) shall remain
available for expenditure by the State until the end of the
third fiscal year following the year for which the funds are so
apportioned. Any amount not expended by the State by the end of
such period shall revert back to the Treasury of the United
States.
(3) Effect of noncompliance.--If a State is not in
compliance with section 3(a) at the end of the period for which
any amount withheld under subsection (a) remains available for
distribution to the State under subsection (b), such amount
shall revert back to the Treasury of the United States.

SOLUTION: Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011 or STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.

Requires such laws, at a minimum, to include: (1) a learner's permit stage that commences at age 16 or older, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, and remains in effect until commencement of the intermediate stage or the driver attains age 18; (2) an intermediate stage in effect until the driver attains age 18 that commences immediately after expiration of the learner's permit stage, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, prohibits nighttime driving, prohibits more than one non-familial passenger under age 21 unless there is a licensed driver at least age 21 present in the vehicle; and (3) any other requirement that the Secretary may require.

Deems a state that meets such minimum requirements to be in compliance regardless of whether a state law, enacted before January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits licensees younger than age 18 to drive a motor vehicle in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a farm owned by family members of the licensees.

Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain percentage of federal-aid highway funds from states that do not comply with the requirements of this Act.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Remote Monitoring Access Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR CHRONIC
HEALTH CARE CONDITIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (Y), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (Z), by inserting ''and'' at the end;
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (Z) the following new
subparagraph:
''(AA) remote patient management services (as
defined in subsection (bbb));''.
(b) Services Described.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:

''Remote Patient Management Services

''(bbb)(1) The term 'remote patient management services' means the
remote monitoring and management of an individual with a covered
chronic health condition (as defined in paragraph (2)) through the
utilization of a system of technology that allows a remote interface to
collect and transmit clinical data between the individual and the
responsible physician or supplier for the purposes of clinical review
or response by the physician or supplier.
''(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'covered chronic
health condition' includes--
''(A) heart failure;
''(B) diabetes;
''(C) cardiac arrhythmia; and
''(D) any other chronic condition determined by the
Secretary to be appropriate for treatment through remote
patient management services.
''(3)(A) The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate physician
groups, may develop guidelines on the frequency of billing for remote
patient management services. Such guidelines shall be determined based
on medical necessity and shall be sufficient to ensure appropriate and
timely monitoring of individuals being furnished such services.
''(B) The Secretary, acting through the Agency for Health Care
Research and Quality, shall do the following:
''(i) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
the Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005, develop, in
consultation with appropriate physician groups, a standard of
care and quality standards for remote patient management
services for the covered chronic health conditions specified in
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).
''(ii) If the Secretary makes a determination under
paragraph (2)(D) with respect to a chronic condition, develop,
in consultation with appropriate physician groups, a standard
of care and quality standards for remote patient management
services for such condition within 1 year of such
determination.
''(iii) Periodically review and update such standards of
care and quality standards under this subparagraph as
necessary.''.
(c) Payment Under the Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 1848 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (ii)(II), by striking
''clause (iv)'' and inserting ''clauses (iv)
and (v)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
''(v) Budgetary treatment of certain
services.--The additional expenditures
attributable to services described in section
1861(s)(2)(AA) shall not be taken into account
in applying clause (ii)(II) for 2006.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(7) Treatment of remote patient management services.--In
determining relative value units for remote patient management
services (as defined in section 1861(bbb)), the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate physician groups, shall take into
consideration--
''(A) costs associated with such services,
including physician time involved, installation and
information transmittal costs, costs of remote patient
management technology (including devices and software),
and resource costs necessary for patient monitoring and
follow-up (but not including costs of any related item
or non-physician service otherwise reimbursed under
this title); and
''(B) the level of intensity of services provided,
based on--
''(i) the frequency of evaluation necessary
to manage the individual being furnished the
services;
''(ii) the amount of time necessary for,
and the complexity of, the evaluation,
including the information that must be
obtained, reviewed, and analyzed; and
''(iii) the number of possible diagnoses
and the number of management options that must
be considered.''; and
(2) in subsection (j)(3), by inserting ''(2)(AA),'' after
''(2)(W),''.
(d) Incentive Payments.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(v) Incentive for Meeting Certain Standards of Care and Quality
Standards in the Furnishing of Remote Patient Management Services.--In
the case of remote patient management services (as defined in section
1861(bbb)) that are furnished by a physician who the Secretary
determines meets or exceeds the standards of care and quality standards
developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(B) of such section for
such services, in addition to the amount of payment that would
otherwise be made for such services under this part, there shall also
be paid to the physician (or to an employer or facility in cases
described in clause (A) of section 1842(b)(6)) (on a monthly or
quarterly basis) from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund an amount equal to 10 percent of the payment amount for the
service under this part.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006.

SOLUTION: Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''American Unemployed Worker
Investment Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 51 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining members of targeted group) is amended by
striking ''or'' at the end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting '', or'', and by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:
''(J) in the case of a small business employer, a
qualified unemployment compensation recipient.''.
(b) Qualified Unemployment Compensation Recipient.--Subsection (d)
of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
redesignating paragraphs (11) through (14) as paragraphs (12) through
(15), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following
new paragraph:
''(11) Qualified unemployment compensation recipient; small
business employer.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'qualified unemployment
compensation recipient' means any individual who is
certified by the designated local agency as--
''(i) not being a student for at least 6
months during the 1-year period ending on the
hiring date,
''(ii) being in receipt of unemployment
compensation under State or Federal law on the
hiring date, and
''(iii) having a hiring date during the 2-
year period which begins on the date of the
enactment of this paragraph.
''(B) Small business employer.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the term 'small business employer'
means, with respect to any hiring date, any employer
which employs more than 10 but fewer than 25 full-time
equivalent employees throughout the taxable year.
''(C) Student.--For purposes of this paragraph, a
student is an individual enrolled at least half-time in
a program that leads to a degree, certificate, or other
recognized educational credential for at least 6 months
(whether or not consecutive) during the 1-year period
ending on the hiring date.''.
(c) Maximum $4,000 Credit Per Employee.--Paragraph (3) of section
51(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
''$10,000 per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified
unemployment compensation recipient by reason of subsection (d)(11),''
after ''$6,000 per year (''.
(d) Denial of Credit Unless Employment Full Time for 1 Year.--
Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to individuals not meeting minimum employment periods) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(C) Special rules for qualified unemployment
compensation recipients.--No wages shall be taken into
account under subsection (a) with respect to a
qualified unemployment compensation recipient unless--
''(i) such individual is employed by the
employer for not less than 35 hours per week
for not less than 1 year, and
''(ii) the number of full-time equivalent
employees of the employer is increased by 1 for
at least 1 year by reason of such individual's
employment by the employer.''.
(e) Credit Made Available to Tax-Exempt Employers in Certain
Circumstances.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 3111 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) by striking ''Qualified Veterans'' in the
subsection heading and inserting ''Qualified
Individuals'',
(B) by striking ''qualified veteran'' each place it
appears in the text and inserting ''qualified
individual'', and
(C) by striking ''qualified veterans'' in paragraph
(2) and inserting ''qualified individuals''.
(2) Qualified individual defined.--Subparagraph (B) of
section 3111(e)(5) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
''(B) the term 'qualified individual' means--
''(i) any qualified veteran (as defined in
section 51(d)(3)), and
''(ii) any qualified unemployment
compensation recipient (as defined in section
51(d)(11)).''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 52(c)
of such Code is amended--
(A) by inserting ''and qualified unemployment
compensation recipients'' after ''qualified veterans''
in the heading, and
(B) by inserting ''and qualified unemployment
compensation recipients'' after ''qualified veterans''
in the text.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION:
American Unemployed Worker Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small business employer (i.e., an employer that employs more than 10 but fewer than 25 full-time employees throughout the taxable year) a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified unemployment compensation recipient. Allows the first $10,000 of wages paid to such a recipient to be taken in account for purposes of such credit. Defines "qualified unemployment compensation recipient" as any individual who is certified as: (1) not being a student for at least six months during the one-year period ending on the hiring date, (2) being in receipt of unemployment compensation on the hiring date, and (3) having a hiring date during the two-year period which begins on the enactment of this Act. Denies such credit unless: (1) thequalified unemployment compensation recipient is employed for notless than 35 hours per week for notless than 1 year, and (2) the number of full-time employees of the employer receiving such credit is increased by 1 for at least 1 year.