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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT OF
VETERANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Payment of Reasonable Costs of Urgent Care.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1725
the following new section:
''Sec. 1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care
''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts with
urgent care providers under which the Secretary pays the urgent care
provider the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible
veterans by the urgent care provider.
''(b) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran for
purposes of this section if the veteran--
''(1) is enrolled in the system of annual patient
enrollment established and operated under section 1705(a) of
this title; and
''(2) has received health care under this chapter during
the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran
receives urgent care under this section.
''(c) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall establish a cost-sharing amount that eligible veterans
shall pay to the Secretary to receive urgent care from an urgent care
provider under this section.
''(2) The cost-sharing amount established under paragraph (1) shall
not apply to an eligible veteran--
''(A) if the eligible veteran is admitted to a hospital for
treatment or observation after receiving urgent care under this
section; or
''(B) if the eligible veteran is receiving urgent care
under this section for the treatment of a service-connected
disability or condition.
''(d) Treatment of Department.--Notwithstanding the coverage of an
eligible veteran under a health-plan contract, the Secretary shall be
considered the primary payer for any urgent care provided to the
eligible veteran under this section.
''(e) Types of Providers.--The Secretary shall ensure that all
types of urgent care providers, including local urgent care providers,
have an opportunity to enter into a contract with the Secretary under
this section.
''(f) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) The term 'health-plan contract' has the meaning given
that term in section 1725(f) of this title.
''(2) The term 'urgent care' has the meaning given that
term by the Secretary.
''(3) The term 'urgent care provider' means a health care
provider that provides urgent care at a non-Department
facility.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1725 the following new item:

''1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care.''.
(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is encouraged to contract
with urgent care centers that are accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting body or organization to carry out
section 1725A of title 38, United States Code, as added by
paragraph (1).
(b) Establishment of Cost-Sharing Amount for Veterans Receiving
Emergency Room Care From Department.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a cost-sharing
amount that veterans shall pay to the Secretary to receive care
at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Exception.--The cost-sharing amount established under
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a veteran if the veteran--
(A) receives care for a service-connected (as
defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)
disability or condition;
(B) meets a hardship exception established by the
Secretary for purposes of this subsection; or
(C) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or
observation after receiving care at an emergency room
of the Department.
(c) Limitation on Cost-Sharing Amounts.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts
if the veteran seeks urgent care under section 1725A of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and care at an
emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the same
condition during a period determined by the Secretary for purposes of
this subsection.
(d) Report on Use by Veterans of Urgent and Emergency Room Care.--
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs 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 use by veterans
eligible for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary
of--
(1) urgent care facilities; and
(2) emergency room facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
[A]: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts under which the VA pays health care providers the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. An "eligible veteran" is one who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) has received health care through the VA during the two years preceding the date on which the veteran receives urgent care. The VA shall establish a cost-sharing amount that a veteran shall pay to the VA to receive such urgent care. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving urgent care, or (2) is receiving urgent care for the treatment of a service-connected disability or condition. The VA shall: (1) be considered the primary payer for the urgent care provided, and (2) ensure that all types of urgent care providers have an opportunity to enter into such a contract. The VA also shall establish a cost-sharing amount that veterans shall pay to receive care at a VA emergency room. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is receiving care for a service-connected disability or condition, (2) meets a hardship exception, or (3) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving care at a VA emergency room. The VA may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts if the veteran seeks urgent care under this bill and care at a VA emergency room for the same condition during a period determined by the VA. The VA shall report every two years on the use by veterans of urgent care facilities and of VA emergency room facilities.

[Q]: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO MAKE CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES
CODE, PERMANENT.

(a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, as
reenacted by section 149 of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277),
and amended by this Act, is reenacted.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on April 1,
1999.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302 of the Bankruptcy, Judges,
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28
U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 2. FAMILY FISHERMEN.

(a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
''(7A) 'commercial fishing operation' includes--
''(A) the catching or harvesting of fish, shrimp,
lobsters, urchins, seaweed, shellfish, or other aquatic
species or products; and
''(B) aquaculture activities consisting of raising
for market any species or product described in
subparagraph (A);'';
''(7B) 'commercial fishing vessel' means a vessel used by a
fisherman to carry out a commercial fishing operation;'';
(2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
''(19A) 'family fisherman' means--
''(A) an individual or individual and spouse
engaged in a commercial fishing operation--
''(i) whose aggregate debts do not exceed
$1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of
whose aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts
(excluding a debt for the principal residence
of such individual or such individual and
spouse, unless such debt arises out of a
commercial fishing operation), on the date the
case is filed, arise out of a commercial
fishing operation owned or operated by such
individual or such individual and spouse; and
''(ii) who receive from such commercial
fishing operation more than 50 percent of such
individual's or such individual's and spouse's
gross income for the taxable year preceding the
taxable year in which the case concerning such
individual or such individual and spouse was
filed; or
''(B) a corporation or partnership--
''(i) in which more than 50 percent of the
outstanding stock or equity is held by--
''(I) 1 family that conducts the
commercial fishing operation; or
''(II) 1 family and the relatives
of the members of such family, and such
family or such relatives conduct the
commercial fishing operation; and
''(ii)(I) more than 80 percent of the value
of its assets consists of assets related to the
commercial fishing operation;
''(II) its aggregate debts do not exceed
$1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of its
aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts
(excluding a debt for 1 dwelling which is owned
by such corporation or partnership and which a
shareholder or partner maintains as a principal
residence, unless such debt arises out of a
commercial fishing operation), on the date the
case is filed, arise out of a commercial
fishing operation owned or operated by such
corporation or such partnership; and
''(III) if such corporation issues stock,
such stock is not publicly traded;''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (19A) the following:
''(19B) 'family fisherman with regular annual income' means
a family fisherman whose annual income is sufficiently stable
and regular to enable such family fisherman to make payments
under a plan under chapter 12 of this title;''.
(b) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109(f) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ''or family fisherman'' after ''family
farmer''.
(c) Chapter 12.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the chapter heading, by inserting ''OR FISHERMAN''
after ''FAMILY FARMER'';
(2) in section 1201, by adding at the end the following:
''(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
of this subsection, a guarantor of a claim of a creditor under this
section shall be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect
to the operation of a stay under this section.
''(2) For purposes of a claim that arises from the ownership or
operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made
by a creditor under this section shall be treated in the same manner as
a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under this
section.'';
(3) in section 1203, by inserting ''or commercial fishing
operation'' after ''farm'';
(4) in section 1206, by striking ''if the property is
farmland or farm equipment'' and inserting ''if the property is
farmland, farm equipment, or property of a commercial fishing
operation (including a commercial fishing vessel)''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen
''(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as
provided in subsection (c), with respect to any commercial fishing
vessel of a family fisherman, the debts of that family fisherman shall
be treated in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2).
''(2)(A) For purposes of this chapter, a claim for a lien described
in subsection (b) for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman
that could, but for this subsection, be subject to a lien under
otherwise applicable maritime law, shall be treated as an unsecured
claim.
''(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to a claim for a lien resulting from
a debt of a family fisherman incurred on or after the date of enactment
of this chapter.
''(b) A lien described in this subsection is--
''(1) a maritime lien under subchapter III of chapter 313
of title 46, United States Code, without regard to whether that
lien is recorded under section 31343 of title 46, United States
Code; or
''(2) a lien under applicable State law (or the law of a
political subdivision thereof).
''(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
''(1) a claim made by a member of a crew or a seaman
including a claim made for--
''(A) wages, maintenance, or cure; or
''(B) personal injury; or
''(2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected
under subchapter II of chapter 313 of title 46, United States
Code.
''(d) For purposes of this chapter, a mortgage described in
subsection (c)(2) shall be treated as a secured claim.''.
(d) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Table of chapters.--In the table of chapters for title
11, United States Code, the item relating to chapter 12, is
amended to read as follows:

''12. Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer or Family 1201''.
Fisherman with Regular Annual
Income.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
12 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:

''1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen.''.
[A]: Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to reenact permanently chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer).
Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to include family fishermen as authorized debtors.
Requires a guarantor of a claim of a creditor to be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under such provisions. Treats, with respect to the ownership or operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made by a creditor in the same manner as a creditor with respect to such a stay.
Includes a commercial fishing operation under provisions concerning debtor rights and powers.
Treats a claim for a lien for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman as an unsecured claim. States that such treatment shall not apply to: (1) a claim made by a crewmember or seaman for wages or personal injury; or (2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected under provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1993 INCOME TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

(a) Restoration of Prior Law Formula.--Subsection (a) of section 86
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
''(a) In General.--Gross income for the taxable year of any
taxpayer described in subsection (b) (notwithstanding section 207 of
the Social Security Act) includes Social Security benefits in an amount
equal to the lesser of--
''(1) one-half of the Social Security benefits received
during the taxable year, or
''(2) one-half of the excess described in subsection
(b)(1).''.
(b) Repeal of Adjusted Base Amount.--Subsection (c) of section 86
of such Code is amended to read as follows:
''(c) Base Amount.--For purposes of this section, the term 'base
amount' means--
''(1) except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
$25,000,
''(2) $32,000 in the case of a joint return, and
''(3) zero in the case of a taxpayer who--
''(A) is married as of the close of the taxable
year (within the meaning of section 7703) but does not
file a joint return for such year, and
''(B) does not live apart from his spouse at all
times during the taxable year.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 871(a)(3) of such Code is
amended by striking ''85 percent'' and inserting ''50
percent''.
(2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1) of the Social
Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) is amended--
(i) by striking ''(A) There'' and inserting
''There'';
(ii) by striking ''(i)'' immediately following
''amounts equivalent to''; and
(iii) by striking '', less (ii)'' and all that
follows and inserting a period.
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended
by striking subparagraph (B).
(C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended
by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraph
(C) as subparagraph (B).
(D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended
in the first sentence by striking ''paragraph (1)(A)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (1)''.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
(2) Subsection (c)(1).--The amendment made by subsection
(c)(1) shall apply to benefits paid after December 31, 2005.
(3) Subsection (c)(2).--The amendments made by subsection
(c)(2) shall apply to tax liabilities for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2005.
(e) Maintenance of Transfers to Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.--
(1) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of
the Social Security Act amounts equal to the reduction in
revenues to the Treasury by reason of the enactment of this
Act. Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be
transferred from the general fund at such times and in such
manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers
which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had this Act not
been enacted.
(2) Reports.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the
Secretary's delegate shall annually report to the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate the amounts and timing of
the transfers under this subsection.

SEC. 3. AGE FOR BEGINNING MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS INCREASED TO 80.

(a) Qualified Pension Plans.--Subparagraphs (B)(iv) and (C) of
section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
required distributions) are each amended by striking ''70/2'' each
place it appears and inserting ''80''.
(b) Individual Retirement Plans.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 219(d) of such Code is
amended--
(A) by striking ''70/2'' in the text and
inserting ''80'', and
(B) by striking ''70/2'' in the heading and
inserting ''80''.
(2) Subsection (b) of section 408 of such Code is amended
by striking ''70/2'' and inserting ''80''.
(c) Roth IRA's.--Paragraph (4) of section 408A(c) of such Code is
amended--
(1) by striking ''70/2'' in the text and inserting
''80'', and
(2) by striking ''70/2'' in the heading and inserting
''80''.
(d) Section 457 Plans.--Clause (i) of section 457(d)(1)(A) of such
Code is amended by striking ''70/2'' and inserting ''80''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
[A]:
Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent maximum tax rate on Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenues resulting from the repeal of the 85 percent rate.

Increases from 70 1/2 to 80 the age at which pension plan and individual retirement account beneficiaries must begin taking distributions.