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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. __ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Shuster (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on _______________ A BILL To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, to provide resource flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care services, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents
(a)
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015. (b)
Reconciliation of funds
The Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a program, project, or activity under this Act in fiscal year 2015 by amounts apportioned or allocated pursuant to the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 and the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, including the amendments made by such Acts, for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015. (c)
Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents. Title I—Surface Transportation Program Extension Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways Sec. 1001. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. Sec. 1002. Administrative expenses. Subtitle B—Extension of Highway Safety Programs Sec. 1101. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs. Sec. 1102. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs. Sec. 1103. Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. Subtitle C—Public Transportation Programs Sec. 1201. Formula grants for rural areas. Sec. 1202. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants. Sec. 1203. Authorizations for public transportation. Sec. 1204. Bus and bus facilities formula grants. Subtitle D—Hazardous Materials Sec. 1301. Authorization of appropriations. Title II—Revenue Provisions Sec. 2001. Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority. Sec. 2002. Funding of Highway Trust Fund. Sec. 2003. Modification of mortgage reporting requirements. Sec. 2004. Consistent basis reporting between estate and person acquiring property from decedent. Sec. 2005. Clarification of 6-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis. Sec. 2006. Tax return due dates. Sec. 2007. Transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts. Sec. 2008. Equalization of Highway Trust Fund excise taxes on liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and compressed natural gas. Title III—Additional Provisions Sec. 3001. Service fees. Title IV—Veterans Provisions Sec. 4001. Short title. Sec. 4002. Plan to consolidate programs of Department of Veterans Affairs to improve access to care. Sec. 4003. Funding account for non-Department care. Sec. 4004. Temporary authorization of use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs. Sec. 4005. Modifications of Veterans Choice Program. Sec. 4006. Limitation on dialysis pilot program. Sec. 4007. Amendments to Internal Revenue Code with respect to health coverage of veterans. Sec. 4008. Emergency designations.
<enum>I</enum> <header>Surface Transportation Program Extension</header> <subtitle id="HACE1C1E93B8C45BA82DFE48CACBD964B"> <enum>A</enum> <header>Federal-Aid Highways</header> <section id="H7CF017365998401D995A032F83A5D9C2"> <enum>1001.</enum> <header>Extension of Federal-aid highway programs</header> <subsection id="H7C4827CE9F4A49EA9C74252D11781E16"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(a) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HEC35D877FE60481FA7A87652174AA5D0"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H915F5420E007438DA1301B3363B2E21D"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Highway Trust Fund</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(b)(1) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1C6FE143B8545F791386196F0DF4307" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD1554BBAFE9B465F96BD984B61124726"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Highway trust fund</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 1002, there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB75DFAAE2BB4C2781842B862328EAB3"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>for fiscal year 2015, a sum equal to the total amount authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for programs, projects, and activities for fiscal year 2014 under divisions A and E of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141) and title 23, United States Code (excluding chapter 4 of that title); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3E1A9D25B6864E8E8B1164796037C697"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, <fraction>29/366</fraction> of the total amount authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for programs, projects, and activities for fiscal year 2015 under divisions A and E of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141) and title 23, United States Code (excluding chapter 4 of that title).</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F88073E9C254C4990C7B9C3E2F922A8"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>General fund</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $24,986,301 out of the general fund of the Treasury to carry out the program for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $2,377,049 out of the general fund of the Treasury to carry out the program for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H388A9467DE784B47B7E76DAA4BB5C327"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="H0B2033F0C9AE4E4F8891C870ABD9D46D"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(c)(1) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>to carry out programs</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9B4FA9297B24D39ACBADB3DEFB1E47C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEC5FE00FB94649D8B8C272D39DB44F7E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subtitle, funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H61B2802902EA4852B80C163D18336687"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>for fiscal year 2015 shall be distributed, administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same manner and at the same levels as the amounts of funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal year 2014; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4220857C17E0462DAB8AE1C9464C8068"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, shall be distributed, administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same manner and at the same levels as <fraction>29/366</fraction> of the amounts of funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal year 2015,</text> </subparagraph> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">to carry out programs</continuation-text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H59B13069F0A44938A7DA048BFEF7FAEC"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Obligation ceiling</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1102 of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 104 note) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H0BA6CAE693254D05B61EF667E5F25D59"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="HC874464FDCD54FA4867193D37CD84CB6"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD2A4DE42E26F433C84CAF4C6F6598686"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H174294B38F0F4A0482299C217C25FB46" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H25F9163D57D54462B2B1CF24289F2382"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H353F738F5E8E48FDB7BF3655377C5E3C"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,189,683,060 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDAF3575CC2734399991F245F4E04159B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subsection (b)(12)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H9D3DE702DE0B4328BB8EBCB707243543"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H380093B008194D58A900BFFAAC7CFCA6"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000, less any reductions that would have otherwise been required for that year by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied by <fraction>304⁄365</fraction> for that period</quote> and inserting <quote>, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000, less any reductions that would have otherwise been required for that year by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied by <fraction>29/366</fraction> for that period</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B37DBFBE4EC4331B6083D05CFF2C433"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="H011B0872427440F4A652840FA64B1900"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H01FA2C7DC9494912A60D79516E03D73A"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, that is equal to <fraction>304⁄365</fraction> of such unobligated balance</quote> and inserting <quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, that is equal to <fraction>29/366</fraction> of such unobligated balance</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF7A840B7EEAE4A32A1C18C40186FC671"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2016</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E3BE29956A349CA82816692563857A6"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>in subsection (f)(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H9D04650D1DB648EB8A7DF59E8C4DACF6"> <enum>1002.</enum> <header>Administrative expenses</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1002 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1842) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA5D1DB0005A645D68E77D798ABA3BC0B"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>for administrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway program $366,465,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H61F9B81E71D14D158B96B25833651CAD" style="OLC"> <text>for administrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway program—</text> <paragraph id="H7827A7A0ABE2462B82DA864C4EF2B257"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$440,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6431C9E7A0074FC79A805E1D36E1B44B"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>$34,863,388 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3DFCA561980D42E4B2AB12A20979C3C5"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6551C95A185541219978E1777273863D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAAA95B129ED54A83A9BEE2D81312B28C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, subject to the limitations on administrative expenses under the heading <quote>Federal Highway Administration</quote> in appropriations Acts that apply, respectively, to that fiscal year and period.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="H7729AB0163D24570B8673CFDA70D3123"> <enum>B</enum> <header>Extension of Highway Safety Programs</header> <section id="H2D311D96632C4B81A355FA20073AA28E"> <enum>1101.</enum> <header>Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs</header> <subsection id="HE9DE7484BA0D4CBB86C10BD903247BAE"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Extension of programs</header> <paragraph id="H7602B668FF9E405DA1AF6C7C7479FF84"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Highway safety programs</header> <text>Section 31101(a)(1) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H832BE3DA441D491A9ED318ADE2A77160"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F3C26CC513746D78E57A3FBE96192FB"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54713CCD7B4E455EBFF070D4663CFD11" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2A586FBF7C194D438010AA6D130772C1"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73400E0E063B4E00BF1AD07A0E8D2188"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$18,620,219 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE363303250CA40ECB8F9D89001FFA975"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Highway safety research and development</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(2) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HE920005395BE42A5B433A22F64AFC291"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB00E1940D75746E5B786EA91CC0768E1"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC41CE4B182444307A7BFC838084ADC2B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H4AFE02AF33164EBCBFE2E0427D17AF69"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$113,500,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9C674451D4441D2BACE4D68CF8FB337"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$8,993,169 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F8D7B282BCA41AFB7012FFBE0DB2581"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>National priority safety programs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(3) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H11CEE5B6C19A4D19A57DA2378D69D7AB"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9380FE6E97D947838662860793DBC6C7"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD69583E3E1D146478A401894A5452C88" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H721786182D7F46B9B8A41ABD404013E4"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$272,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD132989D190A4DB5BF5F222A172DF700"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$21,551,913 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7415C082BC8468E990B1B89EF575DA7"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>National driver register</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(4) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HD395B92505C4441D9669EABF6DC0027D"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H42A5416EAFAD44CAA9D67DBA0B34ADE6"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H130D538AE8514EA997FF37B7EFEEDBC6" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1AD6FC1DEC8D4F0BA05096D9E9AB198A"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92DBCF3EB48D4BAF964BD4A8A05E86EF"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H856C5DE166FE442790F5B3AFC4CE8279"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>High visibility enforcement program</header> <subparagraph id="H1F78EC03340348FE92BE7E074880B9FB"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(5) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended—</text> <clause id="HB84139C0CCB94793861DEE57BA1527A7"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HC739C065CDBF433F83EDE3DBB27D35CA"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CD6777E0C484816BDBB8BD341B2D898" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H54CB807753B249A0B808755D3A7BF014"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$29,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0509D434794844B7A6844C24B397E557"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$2,297,814 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA50039CC6D74E0DBCDD4F7E4EF2D1FC"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Law enforcement campaigns</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended—</text> <clause id="H1FCB9269290C4B2FA43227A805F3D3F3"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and in the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and in the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H03585EB0C9FA418FA0C7C0B4F43A4570"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in the second sentence by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and in the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and in the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BB7EDFCBB724030AB6BF9D72F98B953"> <enum>(6)</enum> <header>Administrative expenses</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(6) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HA66293F4FA3342DFABAF39B57A73B084"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB3CA1E92582A4C82BB3FC3E6EB5DC063"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83C524B66079420796D710943A42E375" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H373336D5DFE24DE58634B5EAA4CF3038"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B732104EC684F61873B09CDCECE224E"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$2,020,492 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2DE7DDF75A9540709798EB9E2FD9FCB8"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Cooperative research and evaluation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2014, and $2,082,192 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and $198,087 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3EF8993864A048E4BCB1F5535E14B122"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Applicability of title 23</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(c) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBC018E9A458847F687E45F7066A2076F"> <enum>1102.</enum> <header>Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs</header> <subsection id="H66435E9E71414760A212F4938B3645BF"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Motor carrier safety grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF2B03D0D1E28459BA5AA22981CCD22B4"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (9); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H515190C6BEDE49BB8787354EE5BCB79C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0802D73A1801448483C00D00B86D34B4" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H818B6CF9E24D44F5A0C47F175062E448"> <enum>(10)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H15BCA247C2FB45F49291EE9D494DF4F1"> <enum>(11)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$17,273,224 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCAB0EFBB0C5F45B7835581A7357CEB2B"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Administrative expenses</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H845EDD0EFFF54650BC768948B9EF40B0"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (I); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H57C86D9200094082B8824C6C10C5DB01"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraph (J) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BF2B6C7BDE544AEAB0DDED82AB10C49" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA6880BAAFBF44B5F8CA016BD0E4B29CC"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAD7DA350FD848FBBB4D5D01D88BC317"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,521,858 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC5CF874F31A7418AA24FC743FFEA40CC"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Grant programs</header> <paragraph id="HAF68CCB7D61E4BE59E064C9C921F97F0"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Commercial driver’s license program improvement grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $2,377,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H24904105AA444620A5BD88AEAE4835E1"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Border enforcement grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $26,652,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $2,535,519 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H74F3D06E0BE54D7C8175F8FC9C30842D"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Performance and registration information system management grant program</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F757A8F272F4D738059755538CEF539"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $20,821,918 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $1,980,874 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H800D652D03F240D9BCBE71A7E2D03EB4"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Safety data improvement grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $2,498,630 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $237,705 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6D52C837AD0B4E0E87D245A8DF5F1763"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>High-priority activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2006 through 2014 and up to $12,493,151 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015 and up to $1,188,525 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD7747320B6164999A1AF079CD886EC2A"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>New entrant audits</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>per fiscal year and up to $26,652,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>per fiscal year and up to $2,535,519 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF162F97A290E4088B31659F15DE06DCF"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Outreach and education</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $3,331,507 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $316,940 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H12F263BC72204523A6082BA92C136BED"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2005 through 2014 and $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2005 through 2015 and $79,235 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H22AABD3C88E84FEA94D52E8CE6AC3045"> <enum>1103.</enum> <header>Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEEEDFEDF89B5446C9379BC7B3678321A"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>each fiscal year through 2014 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year through 2015 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F2D448D05074A96BD3873427AF3A7F6"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2014, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="H31ADEB7ED4FC4CD79F4649AAA3FDE8A4"> <enum>C</enum> <header>Public Transportation Programs</header> <section id="H3DA500C4D0FB47D1B08F59D7B5929BEF"> <enum>1201.</enum> <header>Formula grants for rural areas</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD365068E909A48D9B6CBB350C80E53A8"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2014, and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA23E3A38B0024F0BAD3766780BB31C52"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2014, and $20,821,918 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and $1,980,874 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HC9E4246D814543CEA28FD8AD493B64A0"> <enum>1202.</enum> <header>Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2014, and $24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and $2,377,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HC754CD30468749D1A373501F3D4DAA4A"> <enum>1203.</enum> <header>Authorizations for public transportation</header> <subsection id="H77DCF179D99843E0AD058E8DE2B54845"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Formula grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC9661945D97F4D5382501DEFC4C18DFF"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and $7,158,575,342 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$8,595,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $681,024,590 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3ABAC30E91894F848530B767D449AA6E"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0E9740305F324C8A98CB9E072C7CDE6B"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and $107,274,521 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$128,800,000 for fiscal 2015, and $10,205,464 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7820A39833414D00AFF37ACF4D3F74E8"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $8,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $792,350 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6AAA52C82D3A42EBB811D424EC79A0B2"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and $3,713,505,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $353,281,011 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3623DA6A47C54D75A8F109D28FD37763"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and $215,132,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$258,300,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $20,466,393 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H968E80EE95D844BAA766DED2047FB81E"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)—</text> <clause id="H2E24FAFFC5484329A791E5EE51025EC7"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $506,222,466 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$607,800,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $48,159,016 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="H2996D3A495B54FAB8CDBB3ADF9898400"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $2,377,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H6A1D965BE5B048D2859D7EAFD1BBC5EF"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $16,657,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $1,584,699 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFACA1A640365426B8B4C7EB0BB8EEA98"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $2,498,630 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $237,705 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H748944AFFE454E889840F40E1C3B29A6"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H122E8EDE375E452E8CE4650885CFB729"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $3,206,575 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $305,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7BF65E072F743D68F19A51EB86565FC"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (I) by striking <quote>and $1,803,927,671 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,165,900,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $171,615,027 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H44E25193D5C2401CA68F99ABFB7C2573"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (J) by striking <quote>and $356,304,658 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$427,800,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $33,896,721 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1B087AB46944B538468DCF44E17A7F9"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (K) by striking <quote>and $438,009,863 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>$525,900,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $41,669,672 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD6913C6D8A40413A8FE072FB83B63588"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Research, development demonstration and deployment projects</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $58,301,370 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $5,546,448 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H02118F3C4B6E4DD5BBD7F05F2F602679"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Transit cooperative research program</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $554,645 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA16E7AA9848C456CA3777CE76D76B2D2"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Technical assistance and standards development</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $554,645 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H0127EC5CD4E44F308882BAB355509E50"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Human resources and training</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE8D71CB8356E46EE9513C9D75FC2B6F8"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Capital investment grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $1,558,295,890 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,907,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $151,101,093 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5DC6E719A59940A7AF5E8AD9EC570B4D"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Administration</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3BF9FD485F5E45DAB3E059EF4D5430A4"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and $86,619,178 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$104,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $8,240,437 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H756A562F10454AD7A4A09DA2E0FECF0C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and not less than $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and not less than $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H050F41124A494A6981EA954922D45655"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and not less than $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and not less than $79,235 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H3F2708D369D84723AEA9F8CC0712F7F4"> <enum>1204.</enum> <header>Bus and bus facilities formula grants</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H35948D4C0F8F4DA0A99705327F15AFBA"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $54,553,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $5,189,891 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H38F8F36133B8467FBF62CE456B8EFD8A"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$1,041,096 for such period</quote> and inserting <quote>$99,044 for such period</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBBD3B8A10B646DFA38228CE419216C7"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$416,438 for such period</quote> and inserting <quote>$39,617 for such period</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="H8A5E75F2A7FE4B8A8320FA9A3ECF0D41"> <enum>D</enum> <header>Hazardous Materials</header> <section id="H3F8C866E616A4DC89006534FCFC95218"> <enum>1301.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H7065740238CF4C71A96C9998AF5F5D33"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5128(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4A28972AE5A94E0EB5EFF50566F8710C"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H30FABFB2CEE040848EA333DE00FF7793"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E10093C474D48218B1522D5A9A9A853" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3E7581EE26354D219F4C19E17E40F6BF"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$42,762,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HECF075754F854717A427C8F73F27B823"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>$3,388,246 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H06C5CED9631741BAB404DDCAC41ECD6B"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Hazardous materials emergency preparedness fund</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5128(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H329AB7E25EE84E92874449EE8E530AF9"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H18C523D5CBC8417980C38B03B7363CE7"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2013 and 2014</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2013 through 2015</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC5434E1D0634CC6A8365CCDE0C24C6B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2013 and 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2015</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAC30B3D9EE04ED98882744D82337D25"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64B290C69BF941FF9987E9801AB36053" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H20BDA908CEDF46C79B5B50332235F096"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Fiscal year 2016</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section 5116(i), the Secretary may expend for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015—</text> <subparagraph id="HF878DA3731A2427BA9F0911C9508E122"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>$14,896 to carry out section 5115;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE4F41D36BC143679B6C7F1A29D45945"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>$1,727,322 to carry out subsections (a) and (b) of section 5116, of which not less than $1,081,557 shall be available to carry out section 5116(b);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8568ED81820470FA71E1B03B15A7D3C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>$11,885 to carry out section 5116(f);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA59B603E7565469E9EC0ACD8DD80CC5F"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$49,522 to publish and distribute the Emergency Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H351525CFB84D43508DA7BD3BAE1AFD30"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>$79,235 to carry out section 5116(j).</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDF74718D3B564AAD9ED254060D1CDCEE"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Hazardous materials training grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5128(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $3,331,507 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $316,940 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <enum>II</enum> <header>Revenue Provisions</header> <section commented="no" id="H96BB7A80927F43888D09118951B3DA8A"> <enum>2001.</enum> <header>Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HA3E3C25E680D4AC6890555EB328A5EF9"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Highway Trust Fund</header> <text>Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H9E9D0BCA19A945D98C66986659BF587D"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>August 1, 2015</quote> in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting <quote>October 30, 2015</quote>, and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5ABD9F080858486EA74DDC62E6C669AB"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015</quote> in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HB4FEDBE0CD7649CD8DBFDF44C7BDD247"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund</header> <text>Section 9504 of such Code is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0F12348CAFE94950AB3499E2F5BEEBAF"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015</quote> each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015</short-title></quote>, and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA9D3731D6E0E4CD5BEEEB34BF43B56C9"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>August 1, 2015</quote> in subsection (d)(2) and inserting <quote>October 30, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H81645F2BC90E46C1B317750EDB16B29A"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>August 1, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>October 30, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HE6CD2F88221C41BE979F316CF417C042" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>2002.</enum> <header>Funding of Highway Trust Fund</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9503(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB308C4E853949DDAB4B471DBA344C67" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8366DC85940C4B3EB8907F74004DBCD2"> <enum>(7)</enum> <header>Additional sums</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated—</text> <subparagraph id="H7AE6AA31F1814ABE9FCD88AE538E3024"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,068,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H898AD551FB1F4DEB965DB7EAA8EDAD61"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="HFF674F871C814FB99BF2C450728EEB12"> <enum>2003.</enum> <header>Modification of mortgage reporting requirements</header> <subsection id="H4254ACDCDAA54943A9B0CEBDB5BFB771"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Information return requirements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6050H(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29DE9F888ACF41DCB76ECB087032E01B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA8B8D5730A3842A69BBA53411D66A74C"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of outstanding principal on the mortgage as of the beginning of such calendar year,</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAB23DA7CE09462A879F402DA3C9C738"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>the date of the origination of the mortgage,</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93671191C5D243ABB33ECB0A87EEBA7F"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>the address (or other description in the case of property without an address) of the property which secures the mortgage, and</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HD6C08846112B4E00B08FE32CB56AFE73"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Statements to individuals</header> <text>Section 6050H(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>subsection (b)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of subsection (b)(2)</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HAD2B80049F4E45559789EB3BFCB5F868"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns required to be made, and statements required to be furnished, after December 31, 2016.</text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HC4C28FA54FCA4270844ED9F8B1F05BB9"> <enum>2004.</enum> <header>Consistent basis reporting between estate and person acquiring property from decedent</header> <subsection id="H7023E921BE1840F9BD5A2BF2C142C2FC"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Property acquired from a decedent</header> <text>Section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H28AB0F5877214897AB9ACA66074E38DC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD6DAB34C22084D6BB17CD63E9DDDDB3F"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Basis must be consistent with estate tax return</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text> <paragraph id="H3D3DCE44068E407BB7ECE5062A06D1D2"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The basis of any property to which subsection (a) applies shall not exceed—</text> <subparagraph id="H544F901B32C34E7BAE6F7412DBD8F5DD"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the case of property the final value of which has been determined for purposes of the tax imposed by chapter 11 on the estate of such decedent, such value, and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF0FCD2FC1F964F6F92EBE724672037F9"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in the case of property not described in subparagraph (A) and with respect to which a statement has been furnished under section 6035(a) identifying the value of such property, such value.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE67DECDE41504662B87B3AA53A0D8431"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Exception</header> <text>Paragraph (1) shall only apply to any property whose inclusion in the decedent’s estate increased the liability for the tax imposed by chapter 11 (reduced by credits allowable against such tax) on such estate.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H37091A759EAE4390AC94E8AE388FFDB5"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Determination</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1), the basis of property has been determined for purposes of the tax imposed by chapter 11 if—</text> <subparagraph id="H4D68077ADFA64DABA06B30941E2532CC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the value of such property is shown on a return under section 6018 and such value is not contested by the Secretary before the expiration of the time for assessing a tax under chapter 11,</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H53435DBFE48A40C1BD27D43218242D5F"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in a case not described in subparagraph (A), the value is specified by the Secretary and such value is not timely contested by the executor of the estate, or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7A9B3619B274BF4B3A0FE687C44E37B"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>the value is determined by a court or pursuant to a settlement agreement with the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAAF79CBC5C7C4278B72660CEDD540F81"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Regulations</header> <text>The Secretary may by regulations provide exceptions to the application of this subsection.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H6DB3CADA23894A1194E80B4F0BA860FF"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Information reporting</header> <paragraph id="H5C26E254758C4D84B96ED38D6279F4C5"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by inserting after section 6034A the following new section:</text> <quoted-block id="H6FE17E773B914DC789AF753E65DC0574" style="OLC"> <section id="H52131F54E1984EAE9121797EE5435EA9"> <enum>6035.</enum> <header>Basis information to persons acquiring property from decedent</header> <subsection id="H018632F10F454E19B08BEC6BAA2A1863"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Information with respect to property acquired from decedents</header> <paragraph id="H9D7F8BDF1D554C0BA1FD30E05B5FB944"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The executor of any estate required to file a return under section 6018(a) shall furnish to the Secretary and to each person acquiring any interest in property included in the decedent’s gross estate for Federal estate tax purposes a statement identifying the value of each interest in such property as reported on such return and such other information with respect to such interest as the Secretary may prescribe.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H51CBEE3812794E6DA8E6525D13B42344"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Statements by beneficiaries</header> <text>Each person required to file a return under section 6018(b) shall furnish to the Secretary and to each other person who holds a legal or beneficial interest in the property to which such return relates a statement identifying the information described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A687FD41F0C4323A59AEBACA6C10992"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Time for furnishing statement</header> <subparagraph id="HEB4676057C4743DE90AF3EF569246453"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Each statement required to be furnished under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be furnished at such time as the Secretary may prescribe, but in no case at a time later than the earlier of—</text> <clause id="H1F5B103F141046C8B7ADD64DEDE9E68A"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the date which is 30 days after the date on which the return under section 6018 was required to be filed (including extensions, if any), or</text> </clause> <clause id="H31D39D1EC27B4F469679FF5853F75520"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the date which is 30 days after the date such return is filed.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED3CEB8EBB074B90B7642CE819537BB1"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Adjustments</header> <text>In any case in which there is an adjustment to the information required to be included on a statement filed under paragraph (1) or (2) after such statement has been filed, a supplemental statement under such paragraph shall be filed not later than the date which is 30 days after such adjustment is made.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7BCFB2DF5BA04557B1B8F242C4A5CD25"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Regulations</header> <text>The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out this section, including regulations relating to—</text> <paragraph id="H0207217A7AFF457BA800ECC20CBAD251"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>the application of this section to property with regard to which no estate tax return is required to be filed, and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H79F5FC95A2CE48CE9965470D376AADF5"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>situations in which the surviving joint tenant or other recipient may have better information than the executor regarding the basis or fair market value of the property.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC5933A880CE4EB0B80BBED24AD33AFC"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Penalty for failure to file</header> <subparagraph id="H3C8C51139CFF450AAF26ED037BCBC4DB"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Return</header> <text>Section 6724(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H6E3ED0FC34A84038BC3F916501E44B73" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HC37E1E4EBBC34CD6BBFE21EAE24A9272"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>any statement required to be filed with the Secretary under section 6035.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A1A8C3110AA456AA43BC0B615418BF8"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Statement</header> <text>Section 6724(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (GG), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (HH) and inserting <quote>, or</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H2849407ECAB74A60A7277E9B54278F1F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1A645D76C7F44ED593B7D318E0BBD944"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>section 6035 (other than a statement described in paragraph (1)(D)).</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3D09609ED2D420BACA348F9D418F1DF"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Clerical amendment</header> <text>The table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6034A the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CE5BCD991FD431FAD5A8A3383A79D69" style="OLC"> <toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H6FE17E773B914DC789AF753E65DC0574" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry idref="H52131F54E1984EAE9121797EE5435EA9" level="section">Sec. 6035. Basis information to persons acquiring property from decedent.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H89FB623A75DA479FA4B54C63BB2F93BD"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Penalty for inconsistent reporting</header> <paragraph id="H670913580AEB4179AB2CDED586F3AFEB"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 6662(b) of such Code is amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H639076274BC94F5EA1CA2380CD9C5AA6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H392533BDDD92483EAC4E40E48C8C84DB"> <enum>(8)</enum> <text>Any inconsistent estate basis.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A7AC4F898FB499BAA8A6CA327C627AD"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Inconsistent basis reporting</header> <text>Section 6662 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="HD57FAD932B454C4BB9FBE6B4E92E8458" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HAEFA5FC359104D5BA7E56BAA29421675"> <enum>(k)</enum> <header>Inconsistent estate basis reporting</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, there is an ‘inconsistent estate basis’ if the basis of property claimed on a return exceeds the basis as determined under section 1014(f).</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H816A913DD6D9446D9B64B4FB70B6E336"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property with respect to which an estate tax return is filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H79FB6403B7FF4AF7AE017B4B8A928C61"> <enum>2005.</enum> <header>Clarification of 6-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis</header> <subsection id="H197227B138614BE6AD8717DAA0FBCCA8"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6501(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC62439D6E9EC4F708B825018DF7D1129"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A93BB6B9DA64F4C964E768400F4E2E6" style="OLC"> <clause id="H0AB68B6B4D0A4DBB971D9BB5580583B1"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An understatement of gross income by reason of an overstatement of unrecovered cost or other basis is an omission from gross income; and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2408EB7C6F7B4109A036D028D42B59CD"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>(other than in the case of an overstatement of unrecovered cost or other basis)</quote> in clause (iii) (as so redesignated) after <quote>In determining the amount omitted from gross income</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H12843174783E4840AFEA5AACAF154340"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to—</text> <paragraph id="HAF4CD9CA8CE7470F805ADDDFCC50B1FC"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>returns filed after the date of the enactment of this Act, and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H85535A784482464486CCF1124835197E"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>returns filed on or before such date if the period specified in section 6501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (determined without regard to such amendments) for assessment of the taxes with respect to which such return relates has not expired as of such date.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HCFC1B5C758A944DE807AC0FC688A702A" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>2006.</enum> <header>Tax return due dates</header> <subsection id="HDD9551C2FD154CB088201D138FD3DDB0"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Due dates for returns of partnerships, S corporations, and C corporations</header> <paragraph id="HDB191653E0E64D37BC0C3D58592DBEBD"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Partnerships and S corporations</header> <subparagraph id="HC1FE9FE109EC42AB9FD8EB464A7F73C5"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>So much of subsection (b) of 6072 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as precedes the second sentence thereof is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61C5333555E940D4A3F0D33D21967C14" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H3B42F75CA52D40B3B9C136DA448FDCFD"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Returns of partnerships and S corporations</header> <text>Returns of partnerships under section 6031 and returns of S corporations under sections 6012 and 6037 made on the basis of the calendar year shall be filed on or before the 15th day of March following the close of the calendar year, and such returns made on the basis of a fiscal year shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A15ED08CD414D4E8A9DD3BA2C1D64FE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Conforming amendment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6072(a) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>6017, or 6031</quote> and inserting <quote>or 6017</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CA182232FEA48D2B37E2A01AFDB8321"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Conforming amendments relating to C corporation due date of 15th day of fourth month following taxable year</header> <subparagraph id="HC3F8013E3DB6421480291F9F3A3C5FAA"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>Section 170(a)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>third month</quote> and inserting <quote>fourth month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBA11ADBB66C4C6EB2A75C974A1E1800"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>Section 563 of such Code is amended by striking <quote>third month</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>fourth month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9990E4E041AA49C98785CC33658751C8"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>Section 1354(d)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>3d month</quote> and inserting <quote>4th month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C6A9B0D181C4A9EAA0843A7E957F6EF"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>Subsections (a) and (c) of section 6167 of such Code are each amended by striking <quote>third month</quote> and inserting <quote>fourth month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD9F0D5948584ECDA10F4DF91400587C"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>Section 6425(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>third month</quote> and inserting <quote>fourth month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7CD9D08B3FA648A9B51121901C920B14"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>Subsections (b)(2)(A), (g)(3), and (h)(1) of section 6655 of such Code are each amended by striking <quote>3rd month</quote> and inserting <quote>4th month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68136E7BF3EB443E989B8D0B22618C49"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6655(g)(4) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F) and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3477135AA65745378D4CBC77EA7BB303" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H226FF3CF27D14EA0B054B8FAECC13312"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting <quote>3rd month</quote> for <quote>4th month</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H573023B80E6B4B1EBA4C1E59C0EFED40"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Effective dates</header> <subparagraph id="H69E05EF4B85C4D75AE7547B3DA130642"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H108C7D049DB7408EAB0A4017C8946115"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Special rule for c corporations with fiscal years ending on June 30</header> <text>In the case of any C corporation with a taxable year ending on June 30, the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6471858253414EAFA0F2548F59A309F0"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Modification of due dates by regulation</header> <text>In the case of returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's designee, shall modify appropriate regulations to provide as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H381E48DA5C75494BB6ED2106B094E5EC"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for the returns of partnerships filing Form 1065 shall be a 6-month period ending on September 15 for calendar year taxpayers.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3C8F919055241A7A01677FEC0768F3E"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for the returns of trusts filing Form 1041 shall be a 5½-month period ending on September 30 for calendar year taxpayers.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5E3B80200C34229AA980E78615A0202"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for the returns of employee benefit plans filing Form 5500 shall be an automatic 3½-month period ending on November 15 for calendar year plans.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD1990479C5FA447497BD4431BB4A0A6A"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for the returns of organizations exempt from income tax filing Form 990 (series) shall be an automatic 6-month period ending on November 15 for calendar year filers.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E616DD1D72E4B6D84E35456B77DC6A9"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for the returns of organizations exempt from income tax that are required to file Form 4720 returns of excise taxes shall be an automatic 6-month period beginning on the due date for filing the return (without regard to any extensions).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB645955A9EF4A37AE7608FD25650E70"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for the returns of trusts required to file Form 5227 shall be an automatic 6-month period beginning on the due date for filing the return (without regard to any extensions).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE13377C38C9A48549C5EDB5B4DFD060C"> <enum>(7)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for filing Form 6069, Return of Excise Tax on Excess Contributions to Black Lung Benefit Trust Under Section 4953 and Computation of Section 192 Deduction, shall be an automatic 6-month period beginning on the due date for filing the return (without regard to any extensions).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H896643C197DE4879A5FA69FA5A01C63B"> <enum>(8)</enum> <text>The maximum extension for a taxpayer required to file Form 8870 shall be an automatic 6-month period beginning on the due date for filing the return (without regard to any extensions).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E7504585EF347D184E1323480D0B1CD"> <enum>(9)</enum> <text>The due date of Form 3520–A, Annual Information Return of a Foreign Trust with a United States Owner, shall be the 15th day of the 3d month after the close of the trust's taxable year, and the maximum extension shall be a 6-month period beginning on such day.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H126BDAD9CED04C20A3F684A9A7F741EC"> <enum>(10)</enum> <text>The due date of Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, for calendar year filers shall be April 15 with a maximum extension for a 6-month period ending on October 15.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8FBEADED4E14063BCBCD71D82DF9975"> <enum>(11)</enum> <text>The due date of FinCEN Report 114 (relating to Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) shall be April 15 with a maximum extension for a 6-month period ending on October 15 and with provision for an extension under rules similar to the rules in Treas. Reg. section 1.6081–5. For any taxpayer required to file such Form for the first time, any penalty for failure to timely request for, or file, an extension, may be waived by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8F104E8CE4B1412B94DDCFEB5CD3D418"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Corporations permitted statutory automatic 6-month extension of income tax returns</header> <paragraph id="H5EA714F5A00342E78A9D3F66411402DF"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 6081(b) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H0632711503EE47FF98940BCA3303845D"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>3 months</quote> and inserting <quote>6 months</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H395005F4FC8B4075A9F4E8F0B4DBE309"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of any return for a taxable year of a C corporation which ends on December 31 and begins before January 1, 2026, the first sentence of this subsection shall be applied by substituting <quote>5 months</quote> for <quote>6 months</quote>. In the case of any return for a taxable year of a C corporation which ends on June 30 and begins before January 1, 2026, the first sentence of this subsection shall be applied by substituting <quote>7 months</quote> for <quote>6 months</quote>.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC854B33693340CFA8D019B66E28F9AC"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD5A5799760E549C1A6153D8EC0021AA8"> <enum>2007.</enum> <header>Transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts</header> <subsection id="HDC38C541F0824C07B9EE843A76ABB735"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 420(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2025</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H54FE509BD3334EDD86E79B3CA2EC7F0E"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Conforming ERISA amendments</header> <paragraph id="H4F1932B27ADA4D01A36C1EE5D2D8F7E8"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 101(e)(3), 403(c)(1), and 408(b)(13) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)(3), 1103(c)(1), 1108(b)(13)) are each amended by striking <quote>MAP–21</quote>' and inserting <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8BFAAD479624EE3BFF772D0D836A835"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>Section 408(b)(13) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(13)) is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2026</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H332CAF5C5BAB42E99937E9EBC40A012F"> <enum>2008.</enum> <header>Equalization of Highway Trust Fund excise taxes on liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and compressed natural gas</header> <subsection id="H64938899CC7D416B83292E098C92C792"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Liquefied petroleum gas</header> <paragraph id="HF876E973B70745E5B854971D9AA8D34E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 4041(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block id="H34008D64FA1F4707888452B58B9CF14A" style="OLC"> <clause id="H2F532EB5FA394AB7A46C910E42808A62"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in the case of liquefied petroleum gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline, and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H049E14BDB8524CA59158BF04A9F442E9"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline</header> <text>Section 4041(a)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7C3E7C1839B645C084A3772A8407E100" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H5BF02C6220D74CD78909D04DCA05E3D3"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline</term> means, with respect to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating value). For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating value) is equal to 5.75 pounds of liquefied petroleum gas.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HABE1B8ADE3FC40EBBC6C03771EE1B8E2"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Liquefied natural gas</header> <paragraph id="HB95E25803C294E27BAA327010E45C4C0"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 4041(a)(2)(B) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting <quote>, and</quote> and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block id="HFFAF31C13E2340C5BD8823125B802FB7" style="OLC"> <clause id="HC767D2042BA44D67898B33ED5D9AA790"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>in the case of liquefied natural gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7748572DCD384054B53ABF43D19F43F7"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel</header> <text>Section 4041(a)(2) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBC225DBBEFF341F59B419E5A97669954" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H5B9001F7D24B4FA6811F1663A3308A4E"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel</term> means, with respect to a liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating value). For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating value) is equal to 6.06 pounds of liquefied natural gas.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H40DFC9A4085B498BB74D9A27A7BF8C55"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Conforming amendments</header> <text>Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iii) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HDE6BE612CE9B4C4EB0090DDD60719DE2"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>liquefied natural gas,</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9FCACFE7ABE64E1B975415C1F13E457E"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>peat), and</quote> and inserting <quote>peat) and</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H41E7B6F1B39B4F06B1E20F495767BD66"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline to compressed natural gas</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4041(a)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C93FB3F7AD0467185F911E3501080E0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H806013811B594344BFC4EC387FFFA706"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline</term> means 5.66 pounds of compressed natural gas.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HAC6C8F0777D442E3964CB1CA75E8220E"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to any sale or use of fuel after December 31, 2015.</text> </subsection> </section> <enum>III</enum> <header>Additional Provisions</header> <section id="H6AD6D7CE85664486955BE2F5807AE07B" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>3001.</enum> <header>Service fees</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 44940(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD551F4CA1BAF46E9BF579E45DD7F69FA" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H38BA49C1B405430FAE8D66C15694A9D2"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,560,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85F68C0559474302B39AA3643F8D765B"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text>$1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <enum>IV</enum> <header>Veterans Provisions</header> <section id="H4A940984ACDA40D5BA9DF03121A95699" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"> <enum>4001.</enum> <header>Short title</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HD824B2BBE60C4E288DB6294FF6A99E17" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>4002.</enum> <header>Plan to consolidate programs of Department of Veterans Affairs to improve access to care</header> <subsection id="H1213F52D2D2245F2A000B0CAA26F8426"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Plan</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a plan to consolidate all non-Department provider programs by establishing a new, single program to be known as the <quote>Veterans Choice Program</quote> to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans enrolled in the system of patient enrollment established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, at non-Department facilities.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HAB3BDEF76EA649C49F2E21837571647B" commented="no"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Elements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan developed under subsection (a) to establish the Veterans Choice Program to furnish hospital care and medical services at non-Department facilities shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text> <paragraph id="HF5607B514A114414BE6BAE1CCF87AABE" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A standardized method to furnish such care and services that incorporates the strengths of the non-Department provider programs into a single streamlined program that the Secretary administers uniformly in each Veterans Service Integrated Network and throughout the medical system of the Veterans Health Administration.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F621B6C07434ED5808F3F22EA136351" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>An identification of the eligibility requirements for any such care and services, including with respect to service-connected disabilities and non-service-connected disabilities.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82395F05E860481C9A3394981977C5FA" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>A description of the authorization process for such care or medical services, including with respect to identifying the roles of clinicians, schedulers, any third-party administrators, the Chief Business Office of the Department, and any other entity involved in the authorization process.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8C35000D3F04D0596A461154025496C" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>The structuring of the billing and reimbursement process, including the use of third-party medical claims adjudicators or technology that supports automatic adjudication.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9664AFD8B87D438099AA0B14AD1F2888" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the reimbursement rate to be paid to health care providers under such program.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8A4361C86894DEBBF797FC14EC44449" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of how the Secretary will determine the eligibility requirements of health care providers at non-Department facilities to participate in such program, including how the Secretary plans to structure a non-Department care network to allow the maximum amount of flexibility in providing care and services under the program.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6AD66A356A24460A8FEA57EABC4E8704" commented="no"> <enum>(7)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An explanation of the processes to be used to ensure that the Secretary will fully comply with all requirements of chapter 39 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Prompt Payment Act</quote>), in paying for such care and services furnished at non-Department facilities.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE59083CAB4E34A3286A3F74332D26587" commented="no"> <enum>(8)</enum> <text>A description of how, to the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary plans to use infrastructure and networks of non-Department provider programs that exist as of the date of the plan to implement such program.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2322090CEB384DCFA10BAD2B787DFCBA" commented="no"> <enum>(9)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how—</text> <subparagraph id="HBC3E736529B147D88E260A195822FEBB" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health care providers at non-Department facilities that furnish such care or services to veterans under such program will have access to, and transmit back to the Department, the medical records of such veterans; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C153D4986AD4E219A9E318B7238029A" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>the Department will receive from such non-Department providers such medical records and any other relevant information. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF53B16402F5840BEAC8C0F0DDF018D99" commented="no"> <enum>(10)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the Secretary plans to ensure an efficient transition to such program for veterans who participate in the non-Department provider programs, including a timeline, milestones, and estimated costs for implementation, outreach, and training.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCD0D9B08E8DE40CFB8FE6C47D71D1458"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Submission</header> <text>Not later than November 1, 2015, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing—</text> <paragraph id="HE2648D72D117431697A7B3E9E5177D02"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of each non-Department provider program and the statutory authority for each such program;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1D2B136D452C446CA541418552D61B31"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>the plan under subsection (a);</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4DDBE4B447CE4A73893CCF2F17C42452"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>the estimated costs and budgetary requirements to implement the plan and to furnish hospital care and medical services pursuant to such plan; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CD4C4EAD42C4AB1BDDA766BF8393BA1"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>any recommendations for legislative proposals the Secretary determines necessary to implement such plan.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2D8CF9FCE7064CD0A0D0ED3A7244808D"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HB22B32F80F2D423A8AC6D87191FEE0FA"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>The term <term>non-Department facility</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD60699B3A9D4D4BBB78DA22DCC7B2EC"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>non-Department provider programs</term> means each program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary enters into contracts or other agreements with health care providers at non-Department facilities to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, including pursuant to the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H2C9A43ACCA9F468DA170B19E6DA004C6"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H982578D3AA4B408CB7E8C9418DBFB217"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Veterans Choice Program established by section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H707A768143FC4C618EFC5805DB8A065E"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>The Patient Centered Community Care Program (known as <quote>PC3</quote>).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H348F258E9CA7494481C507DF36B808BF"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program established by section 403 of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) (known as <quote>Project ARCH</quote>). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9F59F0CDB524F8D8CB78A60DC87F11C"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts relating to dialysis.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H637EB098B1FE439D93134D9942C8EB15"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>Agreements entered into by the Secretary with—</text> <clause id="H1A4A9C8CF5A24CFF9C52D4AA442FC9A0"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Indian Health Service, or any the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H2C84DCAC3AEC46489EF2D368A0316529"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>any academic affiliate or other non-governmental entity.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90D9FAE7863E43EB980941771613A61F"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text> Programs relating to emergency care, including under sections 1725 and 1728 of title 38, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HAFA7784201064957B2DAE4958C5F430D" commented="no"> <enum>4003.</enum> <header>Funding account for non-Department care</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter shall include an appropriations account for non-Department provider programs (as defined in section 2(d)) to be comprised of—</text> <paragraph id="HC876CFDFA27F471EB23D1861B887AAA2"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>discretionary medical services funding that is designated for hospital care and medical services furnished at non-Department facilities; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H31B8838E71B6432DB1A76C063C0EDDD2"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>any funds transferred for such purpose from the Veterans Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 1802).</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H7556EAAD8DCC4DDCA2FC56B09BBDBD8A"> <enum>4004.</enum> <header>Temporary authorization of use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs</header> <subsection id="HA7AD2441F4964C78B7D16AC21D6EFB99"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 1802) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6257B2014E85490A84D381822E35BA01"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Any amounts</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided by paragraph (3), any amounts</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA9B29E65F634B3693089B15F2E567F6"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H89BE9413D3A148848C30EAED829BE755" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H22875485DFBD4CD2A70F82E6B9295EE7"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Temporary authority for other uses</header> <subparagraph id="HEE09C7F568CA4E988D0844534607206F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Other non-Department care</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the use of amounts described in paragraph (1), of the amounts deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund, not more than $3,348,500,000 may be used by the Secretary during the period described in subparagraph (C) for amounts obligated by the Secretary on or after May 1, 2015, to furnish health care to individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non-Department facilities, including pursuant to non-Department provider programs other than the program established by section 101.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DA8D860EA724443AAC832CFB08949B7"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Hepatitis C</header> <text>Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A), not more than $500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary during the period described in subparagraph (C) for pharmaceutical expenses relating to the treatment of Hepatitis C.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64FA65C6B44D4CB2AECBC9E946FCCB55"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Period described</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period described in this subparagraph is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act and ending on October 1, 2015.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4DDFA2A73E840D698E8016F7BD7A14D"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Reports</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act, and not less frequently than once every 14-day period thereafter during the period described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing—</text> <clause id="H6EE2BD48D16549968A639CC4B7D498B9"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the amounts used by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HF23B9712065A49EFB95FFF53C5B26E29"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>an identification of such amounts listed by the non-Department provider program for which the amounts were used.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F8098092B4F4C1BA2A67FF9004821D5"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text>In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="HA06F2918F6794EBCB3CD4B1A0E774BFC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subclause id="HE027E0853AFF4C3EBE31C3B86820CC8E"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H6D11CB7FAD5D42698EBD89979CC1AE92"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H68DE55306BE74350BB1C731BD6A4BED7"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>The term <term>non-Department facilities</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code. </text> </clause> <clause id="H53E7F09C60754BECAD2EDA1719D513AD"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>non-Department provider program</term> has the meaning given that term in section 4002(d) of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF3367D11194A46398E4DE64F0AAF0730" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Conforming amendment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>(or for hospital care and medical services pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section)</quote>.</text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H44888F501CDD4763ACE71F3B5E3E2970"> <enum>4005.</enum> <header>Modifications of Veterans Choice Program</header> <subsection id="H14535C5F264840E685ACA0370A024AB0"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Increased period of follow-up care</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (h) of section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking <quote>(but for a period not exceeding 60 days)</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H91ECE072987042329F273962389C7B78"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Expansion of eligibility</header> <text>Such section is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFC7AA4E495E841C8A3F9DECCADB51EC1"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting the following new paragraph: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6B49F07EBFEB422E83F40967F2E2A86F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H6011E14883114AF9A1688D07707FD86E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the veteran is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, including any such veteran who has not received hospital care or medical services from the Department and has contacted the Department seeking an initial appointment from the Department for the receipt of such care or services; and</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H288DA6ACFF144E39BB299A175B66F0E7"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and all that follows through <quote>, when</quote> and insert <quote>When</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3564C1CD592744B284D97762C7CBB5E4"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Expansion of providers</header> <text>Such section is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H20501218A55C4D34AB07AC822C144A3A"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a)(1)(B), by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H132526AB542B4F379044C24C98079C8C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H822697EF6C09492C979C15ABA71FEF72" commented="no"> <enum>(v) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (d)(5), a health care provider not otherwise covered under any of clauses (i) through (iv).</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE036CF94569E4F9684C905239C3E6243"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5C0D4650E2904BBE9515A584BBF5F9D7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HBBB98126ADE0497ABC9305DC64A5BD95" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Agreements with other providers</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the rates determined pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into agreements under paragraph (1) for furnishing care and services to eligible veterans under this section with an entity specified in subsection (a)(1)(B)(v) if the entity meets criteria established by the Secretary for purposes of this section.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H94097FE394FA4E66AAFF0B515B45A91E" commented="no"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Clarification of wait times</header> <text>Subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H97CA9BA12CAF4DC09697D1351B32A16D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H4248C549FF2C4CC7B3E0B5CB13DD70B6"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attempts, or has attempted, to schedule an appointment for the receipt of hospital care or medical services under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, but is unable to schedule an appointment within—</text> <clause id="HB8E65DF1A81A4F6A842447D2051BB449"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration for the furnishing of such care or services; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H14EABE5C7BE24D9F8E7F3D1CEB20E2AB"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>with respect to such care or services that are clinically necessary, the period determined necessary for such care or services if such period is shorter than such wait-time goals;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H1731BB376A794A8BBADFAF07F7276CB2"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Modification of distance requirement</header> <text>Subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6E3BB606630D4E728A7CD3F22D0EFD19" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H671A4E5C6B1F4331A7C1909183CEF9E9"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resides more than 40 miles (as calculated based on distance traveled) from—</text> <clause id="H1D351B156848450A906E6DFC7B0FB8A1"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a veteran who is seeking primary care, a medical facility of the Department, including a community-based outpatient clinic, that is able to provide such primary care by a full-time primary care physician; or</text> </clause> <clause id="HBF41E1DD290E400CB6B01E739010FD5A"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>with respect to a veteran not covered under clause (i), the medical facility of the Department, including a community-based outpatient clinic, that is closest to the residence of the veteran;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0532CBF44DF94C15BEF9BA62458C834C"> <enum>4006.</enum> <header>Limitation on dialysis pilot program</header> <subsection id="H3B5B65AAC09C4440974A1073EA8812F9"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Limitation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may be used to expand the dialysis pilot program or to create any new dialysis capability provided by the Department in a facility that is not an initial facility under the dialysis pilot program until—</text> <paragraph id="HB4FC26A482E645C995017D28330D8B5C"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program is conducted for each such initial facility;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A0B658BD2CB40AA88633C6839332F3B"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report under subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H178B97D2056444AEB68BA15E550DA74A"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits such report.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1CB9B751A72147EE9DF0FF31B08EDA38"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Report</header> <text>The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the following:</text> <paragraph id="H1BB058819CF44096897D74E068F98C4E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>The independent analysis described in subsection (a)(1).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H42DF88E2ED154FD2AD0BBA479D5F3620"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>A five-year dialysis investment plan explaining all of the options of the Secretary for delivering dialysis care to veterans, including how and where such care will be delivered.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6B951CF5996E4AB48B6A12D772387B1D"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H1858BD75E29849558DD40C85F43E0162"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H2F7C94CA68E844F1B6050DD6E39F1F8D"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE39660CF39FA4C7EA4125AC3D1A19986"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6322F7C27F464D74B99B5172BE64A7FA"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dialysis pilot program</term> means the pilot demonstration program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 to provide dialysis care to patients at certain outpatient facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB583B483FD948F7BF2FB0801CC3AB92"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>initial facility</term> means one of the four outpatient facilities identified by the Secretary to participate in the dialysis pilot program prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H724C394C00504D2D9DC5EE9244EFBA4A"> <enum>4007.</enum> <header>Amendments to Internal Revenue Code with respect to health coverage of veterans</header> <subsection id="HCA574C0D85D146F98D96B1F3B54072F9"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Exemption in determination of employer health insurance mandate</header> <paragraph id="H869AAAED89BF46BD86D2CA4EA6C93798"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H568A1CBD18E4472EAC0E96E279EFC9FA" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2F5F06BA0A7A49259347D5E7D18315A5"> <enum>(F)</enum> <header>Exemption for health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration</header> <text>Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph for any month, an individual shall not be taken into account as an employee for such month if such individual has medical coverage for such month under—</text> <clause id="HD3207D8CE66B401FA1116E3625A0954C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program, or</text> </clause> <clause id="H2CFE202D1E1C4F579726207B283DAEB9"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>under a health care program under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC1880C896554DBE9872D26B42DE483F"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8BA98E58392541F197DD45E996747249" commented="no"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Eligibility for health savings account not affected by receipt of medical care for service-connected disability</header> <paragraph id="H811AE455FC4A4EF8BEB7914824A69203" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB978996A133F4ED78E57F037373D349F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H95A853ADF04045ECB6C880F89B6C9B47"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Special rule for individuals eligible for certain veterans benefits</header> <text>An individual shall not fail to be treated as an eligible individual for any period merely because the individual receives hospital care or medical services under any law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a service-connected disability (within the meaning of section 101(16) of title 38, United States Code).</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H424C6303435C4CBF99C0B797B26CF527" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <text>The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2015.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HCB2C1634A5554BD69C580F16C7636554"> <enum>4008.</enum> <header>Emergency designations</header> <subsection id="H8F4C5CA80AAB443F8BB38DB7DAB2AE7B"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>This title, except for section 4007, is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4B48C567F6954E94A371FA80A4D3EDC0"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Designation in Senate</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, this title, except for section 4007, is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.</text> </subsection> </section>