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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

(a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a program to provide--
(1) to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such
operations while in the National Guard and the Reserves--
(A) peer outreach services;
(B) peer support services;
(C) readjustment counseling and services described
in section 1712A of title 38, United States Code; and
(D) mental health services; and
(2) to members of the immediate family of such a veteran,
during the three-year period beginning on the date of the
return of such veteran from deployment in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, education, support,
counseling, and mental health services to assist in--
(A) the readjustment of such veteran to civilian
life;
(B) in the case such veteran has an injury or
illness incurred during such deployment, the recovery
of such veteran; and
(C) the readjustment of the family following the
return of such veteran.
(b) Contracts With Community Mental Health Centers and Qualified
Entities for Provision of Services.--In carrying out the program
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with community
mental health centers and other qualified entities to provide the
services required by such subsection in areas the Secretary determines
are not adequately served by other health care facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Such contracts shall require each
contracting community health center or entity--
(1) to the extent practicable, to employ veterans trained
under subsection (c);
(2) to the extent practicable, to use telehealth services
for the delivery of services required by subsection (a);
(3) to participate in the training program conducted in
accordance with subsection (d);
(4) to comply with applicable protocols of the Department
of Veterans Affairs before incurring any liability on behalf of
the Department for the provision of the services required by
subsection (a);
(5) to submit annual reports to the Secretary containing,
with respect to the program required by subsection (a) and for
the last full calendar year ending before the submission of
such report--
(A) the number of the veterans served, veterans
diagnosed, and courses of treatment provided to
veterans as part of the program required by subsection
(a); and
(B) demographic information for such services,
diagnoses, and courses of treatment;
(6) for each veteran for whom a community mental health
center or other qualified entity provides mental health
services under such contract, to provide the Department of
Veterans Affairs with such clinical summary information as the
Secretary shall require; and
(7) to meet such other requirements as the Secretary shall
require.
(c) Training of Veterans for the Provision of Peer-Outreach and
Peer-Support Services.--In carrying out the program required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with a national not-for-
profit mental health organization to carry out a national program of
training for veterans described in subsection (a) to provide the
services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of
such subsection.
(d) Training of Clinicians for Provision of Services.--The
Secretary shall conduct a training program for clinicians of community
mental health centers or entities that have contracts with the
Secretary under subsection (b) to ensure that such clinicians can
provide the services required by subsection (a) in a manner that--
(1) recognizes factors that are unique to the experience of
veterans who served on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom
or Operation Enduring Freedom (including their combat and
military training experiences); and
(2) utilizes best practices and technologies.
(e) Reports Required.--
(1) Initial report on plan for implementation.--Not later
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House
of Representatives a report containing the plans of the
Secretary to implement the program required by subsection (a).
(2) Status report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
on the implementation of the program. Such report shall include
the following:
(A) Information on the number of veterans who
received services as part of the program and the type
of services received during the last full calendar year
completed before the submission of such report.
(B) An evaluation of the provision of services
under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and a
recommendation as to whether the period described in
such paragraph should be extended to a five-year
period.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FROM
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR VETERANS OF SERVICE IN
COMBAT THEATER.

Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ''2 years'' and inserting ''5 years''.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment of the family following the veteran's return.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with community health centers and other qualified entities to provide such services in areas not adequately served by health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract for a program to train veterans to provide the peer outreach and support services; and (2) conduct a training program for clinicians of community health centers and entities contracted to provide such services.

Extends the eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations from two to five years after their discharge or release from such duty.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Hudson River Valley Special Resource
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Study area.--The term ''study area''--
(A) means the portion of the Hudson River that
flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the
southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York;
and
(B) includes any relevant sites and landscapes
within the counties in New York that abut the area
described in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Hudson River Valley possesses important and unique
cultural, historical, natural, recreational and scenic
resources that have been central to the development and
sustainment of our Nation.
(2) The Hudson River Valley encompasses a rich array of
sensitive natural resources ranging from the River itself and
its vast estuarine district, to its wetlands, refuges, parks,
forests, farmlands, preserves, cliffs, mountains, and valleys.
(3) The Hudson River and its tributaries are home to a
number of rare and threatened animal species, habitats, and
plants.
(4) The Hudson River Valley is home to myriad biking,
heritage, pedestrian and scenic trail systems on the eastern
and western sides of the River that are now connected by the
Walkway Over the Hudson bridge, which has been designated as a
National Recreation Trail.
(5) Throughout history, the Hudson River Valley has played
a central role in the development of our nation, starting from
the vibrant Native American communities that first inhabited
the land, to Henry Hudson's voyage up the river later named for
him in the vessel Half Moon in 1609 and later with the American
Revolution, the debate on our Constitution, the first
successful steamboat voyage by Robert Fulton in 1807, the
Industrial Revolution, and the modern labor and environmental
movements.
(6) The Hudson River Valley gave birth to important
movements in American art, architecture and literature through
the work of Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis,
Thomas Cole, Frederick Church and their associates from the
Hudson River School of Art, as well as through authors such as
Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen
Bryant, Susan and Anna Warner, and John Burroughs.
(7) The depictions and descriptions of the Hudson River
Valley's renowned scenery and natural resources played a
central role in the recognition of the value of the landscape
and the development of an American esthetic and environmental
ideal.
(8) A 1996 National Park Service study called the Hudson
River Valley ''the landscape that defined America.''.
(9) The Hudson River Valley has been the subject of
multiple State and Federal inventories, studies, and plans that
should greatly assist a National Park Service special resource
study.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

(a) In General.--As soon as funds are made available for this
purpose, the Secretary shall complete a study of the Hudson River
Valley in the State of New York to evaluate--
(1) the national significance of the area; and
(2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the area
as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall--
(1) use the criteria for the study of areas for potential
inclusion in the National Park System included in section 8 of
Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the National
Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391; 112
Stat. 3501); and
(2) closely examine park unit models, in particular
national river and recreation areas, as well as other landscape
protection models, that--
(A) encompass large areas of non-Federal lands
within their designated boundaries;
(B) foster public and private collaborative
arrangements for achieving National Park Service
objectives; and
(C) protect and respect the rights of private land
owners.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

Not later than 24 months after the date that funds are first made
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study authorized by
this Act.

SOLUTION: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York, including any relevant sites and landscapes within counties in New York that abut that part of the River (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Small Business State Mandated Health
Insurance Assistance Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES RELATED TO STATE
MANDATES.

(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 45G. EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES RELATED TO STATE
MANDATES.

''(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a
qualified small employer, the employee health insurance expenses credit
determined under this section is an amount equal to 50 percent of the
amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified
employee health insurance expenses.
''(b) Per Employee Dollar Limitation.--The amount of qualified
employee health insurance expenses taken into account under subsection
(a) with respect to any qualified employee for any taxable year shall
not exceed the maximum employer contribution for self-only coverage or
family coverage (as applicable) determined under section 8906(a) of
title 5, United States Code, for the calendar year in which such
taxable year begins.
''(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
''(1) Qualified small employer.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'qualified small
employer' means any small employer which--
''(i) provides eligibility for health
insurance coverage (after any waiting period
(as defined in section 9801(b)(4))) to all
qualified employees of the employer, and
''(ii) operates in a State in which the
employer must provide such eligibility under
State law.
''(C) Small employer.--
''(i) In general.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term 'small employer' means,
with respect to any calendar year, any employer
if such employer employed an average of not
less than 2 and not more than 500 qualified
employees on business days during either of the
2 preceding calendar years. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, a preceding calendar year
may be taken into account only if the employer
was in existence throughout such year.
''(ii) Employers not in existence in
preceding year.--In the case of an employer
which was not in existence throughout the 1st
preceding calendar year, the determination
under clause (i) shall be based on the average
number of qualified employees that it is
reasonably expected such employer will employ
on business days in the current calendar year.
''(2) Qualified employee health insurance expenses.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'qualified employee
health insurance expenses' means any amount paid by an
employer for health insurance coverage to the extent
such amount is attributable to coverage provided to any
employee while such employee is a qualified employee.
''(B) Exception for amounts paid under salary
reduction arrangements.--No amount paid or incurred for
health insurance coverage pursuant to a salary
reduction arrangement shall be taken into account under
subparagraph (A).
''(C) Health insurance coverage.--The term 'health
insurance coverage' has the meaning given such term by
paragraph (1) of section 9832(b) (determined by
disregarding the last sentence of paragraph (2) of such
section).
''(3) Qualified employee.--The term 'qualified employee'
means an employee of an employer who, with respect to any
period, provides services to such employer in a State described
in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and is not provided health insurance
coverage under--
''(A) a health plan of the employee's spouse,
''(B) title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social
Security Act,
''(C) chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code,
''(D) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
''(E) chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, or
''(F) any other provision of law.
''(4) Employee--The term 'employee'--
''(A) means any individual, with respect to any
calendar year, who is reasonably expected to receive at
least $5,000 of compensation from the employer during
such year,
''(B) does not include an employee within the
meaning of section 401(c)(1), and
''(C) includes a leased employee within the meaning
of section 414(n).
''(5) Compensation.--The term 'compensation' means amounts
described in section 6051(a)(3).
''(d) Certain Rules Made Applicable.--For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of section 52 shall apply.
''(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit under any
other provision of this chapter shall be allowed with respect to
qualified employee health insurance expenses taken into account under
subsection (a).''.
(b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to current year business
credit) is amended by striking ''plus'' at the end of paragraph (14),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting '',
plus'', and by adding at the end the following:
''(16) the employee health insurance expenses credit
determined under section 45G.''.
(c) Credit Allowed Against Minimum Tax.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 38 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation based on
amount of tax) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph:
''(4) Special rules for employee health insurance credit.--
''(A) In general.--In the case of the employee
health insurance credit--
''(i) this section and section 39 shall be
applied separately with respect to the credit,
and
''(ii) in applying paragraph (1) to the
credit--
''(I) the amounts in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) thereof shall be treated as
being zero, and
''(II) the limitation under
paragraph (1) (as modified by subclause
(I)) shall be reduced by the credit
allowed under subsection (a) for the
taxable year (other than the employee
health insurance credit).
''(B) Employee health insurance credit.--For
purposes of this subsection, the term 'employee health
insurance credit' means the credit allowable under
subsection (a) by reason of section 45G(a).''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Subclause (II) of section
38(c)(2)(A)(ii) and subclause (II) of section 38(c)(3)(A)(ii)
are each amended by inserting ''or the employee health
insurance credit'' after ''employee credit''.
(d) No Carrybacks.--Subsection (d) of section 39 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to carryback and carryforward of unused
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(11) No carryback of section 45g credit before effective
date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
year which is attributable to the employee health insurance
expenses credit determined under section 45G may be carried
back to a taxable year ending before the date of the enactment
of section 45G.''.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

''Sec. 45G. Employee health insurance
expenses related to State
mandates.''.
(f) Employer Outreach.--The Internal Revenue Service shall, in
conjunction with the Small Business Administration, develop materials
and implement an educational program to ensure that business personnel
are aware of--
(1) the eligibility criteria for the tax credit provided
under section 45G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as
added by this section),
(2) the methods to be used in calculating such credit, and
(3) the documentation needed in order to claim such credit,
so that the maximum number of eligible businesses may claim the tax
credit.
(g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION:
Small Business State Mandated Health Insurance Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, in the case of a qualified small employer, a limited employee health insurance expenses credit.