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To provide for spending reduction.
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HR 6684 IEHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. R. 6684CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To provide for spending reduction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Spending Reduction Act of 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 2. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--AGRICULTURE
Sec. 101. ARRA sunset at March 1, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 102. Categorical eligibility limited to cash assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 103. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 104. Employment and training; workfare.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 105. End State bonus program for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 106. Funding of employment and training programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 107. Turn off indexing for nutrition education and obesity prevention.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 108. Extension of Authorization of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 109. Effective date and application of amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE
Subtitle A--Repeal of Certain ACA Funding Provisions
Sec. 201. Repealing mandatory funding to states to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 202. Repealing Prevention and Public Health Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 203. Rescinding unobligated balances for CO-OP program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Medicaid
Sec. 211. Revision of provider tax indirect guarantee threshold.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 212. Rebasing of State DSH allotments for fiscal year 2022.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 213. Repeal of Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort requirements under PPACA.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 214. Medicaid payments to territories.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 215. Repealing bonus payments for enrollment under Medicaid and CHIP.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--FINANCIAL SERVICES
Sec. 301. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Orderly Liquidation Fund
Sec. 311. Repeal of liquidation authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Home Affordable Modification Program
Sec. 321. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 322. Congressional findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 323. Termination of authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 324. Sense of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Sec. 331. Bringing the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle D--Repeal of the Office of Financial Research
Sec. 341. Repeal of the Office of Financial Research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
Sec. 401. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 402. Encouraging speedy resolution of claims.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 403. Compensating patient injury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 404. Maximizing patient recovery.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 405. Punitive damages.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 406. Authorization of payment of future damages to claimants in health care lawsuits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 407. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 408. Effect on other laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 409. State flexibility and protection of States’ rights.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 410. Applicability; effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V--COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
Sec. 501. Retirement contributions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 502. Annuity supplement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 503. Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund of payments for accrued or accumulated leave.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Subtitle A--Recapture of Overpayments Resulting From Certain Federally-subsidized Health Insurance
Sec. 601. Recapture of overpayments resulting from certain federally-subsidized health insurance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Social Security Number Required to Claim the Refundable Portion of the Child Tax Credit
Sec. 611. Social security number required to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Human Resources Provisions
Sec. 621. Repeal of the program of block grants to States for social services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VII--SEQUESTER REPLACEMENT
Sec. 701. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 702. Protecting veterans programs from sequester.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 703. Achieving $19 billion in discretionary savings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 704. Conforming amendments to section 314 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 705. Treatment for PAYGO purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 706. Elimination of the fiscal year 2013 sequestration for defense direct spending.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--AGRICULTURECommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--AGRICULTURECommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 101. ARRA SUNSET AT MARCH 1, 2013.
Section 101(a)(2) of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (
SEC. 102. CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY LIMITED TO CASH ASSISTANCE.
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a) by striking ‘households in which each member receives benefits’ and inserting ‘households in which each member receives cash assistance’, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (j) by striking ‘or who receives benefits under a State program’ and inserting ‘or who receives cash assistance under a State program’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 103. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON THE RECEIPT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.
(a) Standard Utility Allowance- Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(1) in subsection (e)(6)(C) by striking clause (iv), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (k) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) THIRD PARTY ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS- For purposes of subsection (d)(1), a payment made under a State law (other than a law referred to in paragraph (2)(G)) to provide energy assistance to a household shall be considered money payable directly to the household.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendments- Section 2605(f)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (
(1) by striking ‘and for purposes of determining any excess shelter expense deduction under section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(2) in subparagraph (A) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘, except that such payments or allowances shall not be deemed to be expended for purposes of determining any excess shelter expense deduction under section 5(e)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
SEC. 104. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING; WORKFARE.
(a) Administrative Cost-sharing for Employment and Training Programs-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(A) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘(other than a program carried out under section 6(d)(4) or section 20)’ after ‘supplemental nutrition assistance program’ the 1st place it appears, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in subsection (h)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(B) Section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(b) Administrative Cost-sharing and Reimbursements for Workfare- Section 20 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
SEC. 105. END STATE BONUS PROGRAM FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
SEC. 106. FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
For purposes of fiscal year 2013, the reference to $90,000,000 in section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
SEC. 107. TURN OFF INDEXING FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION.
Section 28(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.
Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
SEC. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only with respect to certification periods that begin on or after such date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCECommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCECommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Repeal of Certain ACA Funding ProvisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Repeal of Certain ACA Funding ProvisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 201. REPEALING MANDATORY FUNDING TO STATES TO ESTABLISH AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGES.
(a) In General- Section 1311(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
(b) Rescission of Unobligated Funds- Of the funds made available under such section 1311(a), the unobligated balance is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 202. REPEALING PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND.
(a) In General- Section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
(b) Rescission of Unobligated Funds- Of the funds made available by such section 4002, the unobligated balance is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 203. RESCINDING UNOBLIGATED BALANCES FOR CO-OP PROGRAM.
Of the funds made available under section 1322(g) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
Subtitle B--MedicaidCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--MedicaidCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 211. REVISION OF PROVIDER TAX INDIRECT GUARANTEE THRESHOLD.
Section 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (
SEC. 212. REBASING OF STATE DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.
Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ‘paragraphs (6), (7), and (8)’ and inserting ‘paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(9) REBASING OF STATE DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022- With respect to fiscal 2022, for purposes of applying paragraph (3)(A) to determine the DSH allotment for a State, the amount of the DSH allotment for the State under paragraph (3) for fiscal year 2021 shall be treated as if it were such amount as reduced under paragraph (7).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 213. REPEAL OF MEDICAID AND CHIP MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS UNDER PPACA.
(a) Repeal of PPACA Medicaid MOE- Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (
(b) Repeal of PPACA CHIP MOE- Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (
(1) by striking subparagraph (A);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2019’ and inserting ‘CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Conforming Amendments-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (
(2) Effective January 1, 2014, paragraph (14) of section 1902(e) (as added by section 2002(a) of
(d) Effective Date- Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 214. MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES.
(a) Limit on Payments- Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (
(1) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) by striking ‘paragraphs (3) and (5)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by inserting ‘paragraph (3)’ after ‘and subject to’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘(3), and’ and all that follows through ‘of this subsection’ and inserting ‘and (3) of this subsection’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by striking paragraph (5).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) FMAP- The first sentence of section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (
SEC. 215. REPEALING BONUS PAYMENTS FOR ENROLLMENT UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP.
(a) In General- Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 2105(a) of the Social Security Act (
(b) Rescission of Unobligated Funds- Of the funds made available by section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, the unobligated balance is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Conforming Changes-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR PERFORMANCE BONUSES- Section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act (
(2) OUTREACH OR COVERAGE BENCHMARKS- Section 2111(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (
(A) in subparagraph (A)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘or’ after the semicolon at the end; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking clause (ii); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking subparagraph (C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--FINANCIAL SERVICESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--FINANCIAL SERVICESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 301. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this title is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 301. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Orderly Liquidation Fund
Sec. 311. Repeal of liquidation authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Home Affordable Modification Program
Sec. 321. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 322. Congressional findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 323. Termination of authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 324. Sense of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Sec. 331. Bringing the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle D--Repeal of the Office of Financial Research
Sec. 341. Repeal of the Office of Financial Research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Orderly Liquidation FundCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Orderly Liquidation FundCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 311. REPEAL OF LIQUIDATION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General- Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is hereby repealed and any Federal law amended by such title shall, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, be effective as if title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act had not been enacted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendments-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT- The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in the table of contents for such Act, by striking all items relating to title II;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in section 165(d)(6), by striking ‘, a receiver appointed under title II,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) in section 716(g), by striking ‘or a covered financial company under title II’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) in section 1105(e)(5), by striking ‘amount of any securities issued under that chapter 31 for such purpose shall be treated in the same manner as securities issued under section 208(n)(5)(E)’ and inserting ‘issuances of such securities under that chapter 31 for such purpose shall by treated as public debt transactions of the United States, and the proceeds from the sale of any obligations acquired by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) in section 1106(c)(2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) require the company to file a petition for bankruptcy under
; or’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink section 301 of title 11, United States Code
(2) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT- Section 10(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (
(3) FEDERAL RESERVE ACT- Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in subparagraph (B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘, resolution under title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or’ and inserting ‘or is subject to resolution under’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘, resolution under title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or’ and inserting ‘or resolution under’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking subparagraph (E).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Home Affordable Modification ProgramCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Home Affordable Modification ProgramCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 321. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘HAMP Termination Act of 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 322. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) According to the Department of the Treasury--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is designed to ‘help as many as 3 to 4 million financially struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure by modifying loans to a level that is affordable for borrowers now and sustainable over the long term’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) as of October 2012, only 840,835 active permanent mortgage modifications were made under HAMP.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Many homeowners whose HAMP modifications were canceled suffered because they made futile payments and some of those homeowners were even forced into foreclosure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) The Special Inspector General for TARP reported that HAMP ‘benefits only a small portion of distressed homeowners, offers others little more than false hope, and in certain cases causes more harm than good’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Approximately $30 billion was obligated by the Department of the Treasury to HAMP, however, approximately only $4.34 billion has been disbursed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) Terminating HAMP would save American taxpayers approximately $2.84 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 323. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.
Section 120 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (
‘(c) Termination of Authority To Provide New Assistance Under the Home Affordable Modification Program-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided under paragraph (2), after the date of the enactment of this subsection the Secretary may not provide any assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program under the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary, authorized under this Act, on behalf of any homeowner.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING OBLIGATIONS ON BEHALF OF HOMEOWNERS ALREADY EXTENDED AN OFFER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM- Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to assistance provided on behalf of a homeowner who, before the date of the enactment of this subsection, was extended an offer to participate in the Home Affordable Modification Program on a trial or permanent basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) DEFICIT REDUCTION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) USE OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS- Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the amounts described in subparagraph (B) shall not be available after the date of the enactment of this subsection for obligation or expenditure under the Home Affordable Modification Program of the Secretary, but should be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and should be used only for reducing the budget deficit of the Federal Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) IDENTIFICATION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS- The amounts described in this subparagraph are any amounts made available under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) have been allocated for use, but not yet obligated as of the date of the enactment of this subsection, under the Home Affordable Modification Program of the Secretary; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) are not necessary for providing assistance under such Program on behalf of homeowners who, pursuant to paragraph (2), may be provided assistance after the date of the enactment of this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) STUDY OF USE OF PROGRAM BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, VETERANS, AND GOLD STAR RECIPIENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) STUDY- The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the extent of usage of the Home Affordable Modification Program by, and the impact of such Program on, covered homeowners.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) REPORT- Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth the results of the study under subparagraph (A) and identifying best practices, derived from studying the Home Affordable Modification Program, that could be applied to existing mortgage assistance programs available to covered homeowners.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) COVERED HOMEOWNER- For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘covered homeowner’ means a homeowner who is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty or the spouse or parent of such a member;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) a veteran, as such term is defined in
; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink section 101 of title 38, United States Code ‘(iii) eligible to receive a Gold Star lapel pin under
, as a widow, parent, or next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces person who died in a manner described in subsection (a) of such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink section 1126 of title 10, United States Code ‘(5) PUBLICATION OF MEMBER AVAILABILITY FOR ASSISTANCE- Not later than 5 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall publish to its Website on the World Wide Web in a prominent location, large point font, and boldface type the following statement: ‘The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has been terminated. If you are having trouble paying your mortgage and need help contacting your lender or servicer for purposes of negotiating or acquiring a loan modification, please contact your Member of Congress to assist you in contacting your lender or servicer for the purpose of negotiating or acquiring a loan modification.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(6) NOTIFICATION TO HAMP APPLICANTS REQUIRED- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall inform each individual who applied for the Home Affordable Modification Program and will not be considered for a modification under such Program due to termination of such Program under this subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) that such Program has been terminated;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) that loan modifications under such Program are no longer available;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) of the name and contact information of such individual’s Member of Congress; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) that the individual should contact his or her Member of Congress to assist the individual in contacting the individual’s lender or servicer for the purpose of negotiating or acquiring a loan modification.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 324. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
The Congress encourages banks to work with homeowners to provide loan modifications to those that are eligible. The Congress also encourages banks to work and assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure prevention programs and information on loan modifications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Bureau of Consumer Financial ProtectionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Bureau of Consumer Financial ProtectionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 331. BRINGING THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION INTO THE REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS.
Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) by amending the heading of such subsection to read as follows: ‘Budget, Financial Management, and Audit- ’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 to carry out this title for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle D--Repeal of the Office of Financial ResearchCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle D--Repeal of the Office of Financial ResearchCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 341. REPEAL OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General- Subtitle B of title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is hereby repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendments to the Dodd-Frank Act- The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) in section 102(a), by striking paragraph (5);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in section 111--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in subsection (b)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E)’ and inserting ‘subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in section 112--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in subsection (a)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘direct the Office of Financial Research to’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), (M), and (N) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), and (M), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in subsection (d)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘the Office of Financial Research, member agencies, and’ and inserting ‘member agencies and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘the Office of Financial Research, any member agency, and’ and inserting ‘any member agency and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(iii) in paragraph (3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(I) by striking ‘, acting through the Office of Financial Research,’ each place it appears; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘the Office of Financial Research or’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(iv) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘, the Office of Financial Research,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) in section 116, by striking ‘, acting through the Office of Financial Research,’ each place it appears; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) by striking section 118.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Conforming Amendment to the Paperwork Reduction Act- Effective as of the date specified in section 1100H of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, section 1100D(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(a) Designation as an Independent Agency- Section 3502(5) of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act) is amended by inserting ‘the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,’ after ‘the Securities and Exchange Commission,’.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Technical Amendments- The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) by striking the item relating to section 118; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking the items relating to subtitle B of title I.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARYCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARYCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 402. ENCOURAGING SPEEDY RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS.
The time for the commencement of a health care lawsuit shall be 3 years after the date of manifestation of injury or 1 year after the claimant discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury, whichever occurs first. In no event shall the time for commencement of a health care lawsuit exceed 3 years after the date of manifestation of injury unless tolled for any of the following--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) upon proof of fraud;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) intentional concealment; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the presence of a foreign body, which has no therapeutic or diagnostic purpose or effect, in the person of the injured person.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Actions by a minor shall be commenced within 3 years from the date of the alleged manifestation of injury except that actions by a minor under the full age of 6 years shall be commenced within 3 years of manifestation of injury or prior to the minor’s 8th birthday, whichever provides a longer period. Such time limitation shall be tolled for minors for any period during which a parent or guardian and a health care provider or health care organization have committed fraud or collusion in the failure to bring an action on behalf of the injured minor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 403. COMPENSATING PATIENT INJURY.
(a) Unlimited Amount of Damages for Actual Economic Losses in Health Care Lawsuits- In any health care lawsuit, nothing in this title shall limit a claimant’s recovery of the full amount of the available economic damages, notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Additional Noneconomic Damages- In any health care lawsuit, the amount of noneconomic damages, if available, may be as much as $250,000, regardless of the number of parties against whom the action is brought or the number of separate claims or actions brought with respect to the same injury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) No Discount of Award for Noneconomic Damages- For purposes of applying the limitation in subsection (b), future noneconomic damages shall not be discounted to present value. The jury shall not be informed about the maximum award for noneconomic damages. An award for noneconomic damages in excess of $250,000 shall be reduced either before the entry of judgment, or by amendment of the judgment after entry of judgment, and such reduction shall be made before accounting for any other reduction in damages required by law. If separate awards are rendered for past and future noneconomic damages and the combined awards exceed $250,000, the future noneconomic damages shall be reduced first.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Fair Share Rule- In any health care lawsuit, each party shall be liable for that party’s several share of any damages only and not for the share of any other person. Each party shall be liable only for the amount of damages allocated to such party in direct proportion to such party’s percentage of responsibility. Whenever a judgment of liability is rendered as to any party, a separate judgment shall be rendered against each such party for the amount allocated to such party. For purposes of this section, the trier of fact shall determine the proportion of responsibility of each party for the claimant’s harm.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 404. MAXIMIZING PATIENT RECOVERY.
(a) Court Supervision of Share of Damages Actually Paid to Claimants- In any health care lawsuit, the court shall supervise the arrangements for payment of damages to protect against conflicts of interest that may have the effect of reducing the amount of damages awarded that are actually paid to claimants. In particular, in any health care lawsuit in which the attorney for a party claims a financial stake in the outcome by virtue of a contingent fee, the court shall have the power to restrict the payment of a claimant’s damage recovery to such attorney, and to redirect such damages to the claimant based upon the interests of justice and principles of equity. In no event shall the total of all contingent fees for representing all claimants in a health care lawsuit exceed the following limits:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Forty percent of the first $50,000 recovered by the claimant(s).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Thirty-three and one-third percent of the next $50,000 recovered by the claimant(s).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Twenty-five percent of the next $500,000 recovered by the claimant(s).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Fifteen percent of any amount by which the recovery by the claimant(s) is in excess of $600,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Applicability- The limitations in this section shall apply whether the recovery is by judgment, settlement, mediation, arbitration, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution. In a health care lawsuit involving a minor or incompetent person, a court retains the authority to authorize or approve a fee that is less than the maximum permitted under this section. The requirement for court supervision in the first two sentences of subsection (a) applies only in civil actions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 405. PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
(a) In General- Punitive damages may, if otherwise permitted by applicable State or Federal law, be awarded against any person in a health care lawsuit only if it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that such person acted with malicious intent to injure the claimant, or that such person deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary injury that such person knew the claimant was substantially certain to suffer. In any health care lawsuit where no judgment for compensatory damages is rendered against such person, no punitive damages may be awarded with respect to the claim in such lawsuit. No demand for punitive damages shall be included in a health care lawsuit as initially filed. A court may allow a claimant to file an amended pleading for punitive damages only upon a motion by the claimant and after a finding by the court, upon review of supporting and opposing affidavits or after a hearing, after weighing the evidence, that the claimant has established by a substantial probability that the claimant will prevail on the claim for punitive damages. At the request of any party in a health care lawsuit, the trier of fact shall consider in a separate proceeding--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) whether punitive damages are to be awarded and the amount of such award; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the amount of punitive damages following a determination of punitive liability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
If a separate proceeding is requested, evidence relevant only to the claim for punitive damages, as determined by applicable State law, shall be inadmissible in any proceeding to determine whether compensatory damages are to be awarded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Determining Amount of Punitive Damages-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) FACTORS CONSIDERED- In determining the amount of punitive damages, if awarded, in a health care lawsuit, the trier of fact shall consider only the following--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the severity of the harm caused by the conduct of such party;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the duration of the conduct or any concealment of it by such party;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) the profitability of the conduct to such party;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) the number of products sold or medical procedures rendered for compensation, as the case may be, by such party, of the kind causing the harm complained of by the claimant;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) any criminal penalties imposed on such party, as a result of the conduct complained of by the claimant; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(F) the amount of any civil fines assessed against such party as a result of the conduct complained of by the claimant.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) MAXIMUM AWARD- The amount of punitive damages, if awarded, in a health care lawsuit may be as much as $250,000 or as much as two times the amount of economic damages awarded, whichever is greater. The jury shall not be informed of this limitation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) No Punitive Damages for Products That Comply With FDA Standards-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) No punitive damages may be awarded against the manufacturer or distributor of a medical product, or a supplier of any component or raw material of such medical product, based on a claim that such product caused the claimant’s harm where--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i)(I) such medical product was subject to premarket approval, clearance, or licensure by the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of the formulation or performance of the aspect of such medical product which caused the claimant’s harm or the adequacy of the packaging or labeling of such medical product; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(II) such medical product was so approved, cleared, or licensed; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) such medical product is generally recognized among qualified experts as safe and effective pursuant to conditions established by the Food and Drug Administration and applicable Food and Drug Administration regulations, including without limitation those related to packaging and labeling, unless the Food and Drug Administration has determined that such medical product was not manufactured or distributed in substantial compliance with applicable Food and Drug Administration statutes and regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Subparagraph (A) may not be construed as establishing the obligation of the Food and Drug Administration to demonstrate affirmatively that a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier referred to in such subparagraph meets any of the conditions described in such subparagraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) LIABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS- A health care provider who prescribes, or who dispenses pursuant to a prescription, a medical product approved, licensed, or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration shall not be named as a party to a product liability lawsuit involving such product and shall not be liable to a claimant in a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of such product. Nothing in this paragraph prevents a court from consolidating cases involving health care providers and cases involving products liability claims against the manufacturer, distributor, or product seller of such medical product.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) PACKAGING- In a health care lawsuit for harm which is alleged to relate to the adequacy of the packaging or labeling of a drug which is required to have tamper-resistant packaging under regulations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (including labeling regulations related to such packaging), the manufacturer or product seller of the drug shall not be held liable for punitive damages unless such packaging or labeling is found by the trier of fact by clear and convincing evidence to be substantially out of compliance with such regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) EXCEPTION- Paragraph (1) shall not apply in any health care lawsuit in which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) a person, before or after premarket approval, clearance, or licensure of such medical product, knowingly misrepresented to or withheld from the Food and Drug Administration information that is required to be submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (
(B) a person made an illegal payment to an official of the Food and Drug Administration for the purpose of either securing or maintaining approval, clearance, or licensure of such medical product; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) the defendant caused the medical product which caused the claimant’s harm to be misbranded or adulterated (as such terms are used in chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (
SEC. 406. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF FUTURE DAMAGES TO CLAIMANTS IN HEALTH CARE LAWSUITS.
(a) In General- In any health care lawsuit, if an award of future damages, without reduction to present value, equaling or exceeding $50,000 is made against a party with sufficient insurance or other assets to fund a periodic payment of such a judgment, the court shall, at the request of any party, enter a judgment ordering that the future damages be paid by periodic payments, in accordance with the Uniform Periodic Payment of Judgments Act promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Applicability- This section applies to all actions which have not been first set for trial or retrial before the effective date of this title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 407. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEM; ADR- The term ‘alternative dispute resolution system’ or ‘ADR’ means a system that provides for the resolution of health care lawsuits in a manner other than through a civil action brought in a State or Federal court.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) CLAIMANT- The term ‘claimant’ means any person who brings a health care lawsuit, including a person who asserts or claims a right to legal or equitable contribution, indemnity, or subrogation, arising out of a health care liability claim or action, and any person on whose behalf such a claim is asserted or such an action is brought, whether deceased, incompetent, or a minor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) COMPENSATORY DAMAGES- The term ‘compensatory damages’ means objectively verifiable monetary losses incurred as a result of the provision of, use of, or payment for (or failure to provide, use, or pay for) health care services or medical products, such as past and future medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings, cost of obtaining domestic services, loss of employment, and loss of business or employment opportunities, damages for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature. The term ‘compensatory damages’ includes economic damages and noneconomic damages, as such terms are defined in this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) CONTINGENT FEE- The term ‘contingent fee’ includes all compensation to any person or persons which is payable only if a recovery is effected on behalf of one or more claimants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) ECONOMIC DAMAGES- The term ‘economic damages’ means objectively verifiable monetary losses incurred as a result of the provision of, use of, or payment for (or failure to provide, use, or pay for) health care services or medical products, such as past and future medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings, cost of obtaining domestic services, loss of employment, and loss of business or employment opportunities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) HEALTH CARE LAWSUIT- The term ‘health care lawsuit’ means any health care liability claim concerning the provision of health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce, or any health care liability action concerning the provision of health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce, brought in a State or Federal court or pursuant to an alternative dispute resolution system, against a health care provider, a health care organization, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, marketer, promoter, or seller of a medical product, regardless of the theory of liability on which the claim is based, or the number of claimants, plaintiffs, defendants, or other parties, or the number of claims or causes of action, in which the claimant alleges a health care liability claim. Such term does not include a claim or action which is based on criminal liability; which seeks civil fines or penalties paid to Federal, State, or local government; or which is grounded in antitrust.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ACTION- The term ‘health care liability action’ means a civil action brought in a State or Federal court or pursuant to an alternative dispute resolution system, against a health care provider, a health care organization, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, marketer, promoter, or seller of a medical product, regardless of the theory of liability on which the claim is based, or the number of plaintiffs, defendants, or other parties, or the number of causes of action, in which the claimant alleges a health care liability claim.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) HEALTH CARE LIABILITY CLAIM- The term ‘health care liability claim’ means a demand by any person, whether or not pursuant to ADR, against a health care provider, health care organization, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, marketer, promoter, or seller of a medical product, including, but not limited to, third-party claims, cross-claims, counter-claims, or contribution claims, which are based upon the provision of, use of, or payment for (or the failure to provide, use, or pay for) health care services or medical products, regardless of the theory of liability on which the claim is based, or the number of plaintiffs, defendants, or other parties, or the number of causes of action.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION- The term ‘health care organization’ means any person or entity which is obligated to provide or pay for health benefits under any health plan, including any person or entity acting under a contract or arrangement with a health care organization to provide or administer any health benefit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(10) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER- The term ‘health care provider’ means any person or entity required by State or Federal laws or regulations to be licensed, registered, or certified to provide health care services, and being either so licensed, registered, or certified, or exempted from such requirement by other statute or regulation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(11) HEALTH CARE GOODS OR SERVICES- The term ‘health care goods or services’ means any goods or services provided by a health care organization, provider, or by any individual working under the supervision of a health care provider, that relates to the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any human disease or impairment, or the assessment or care of the health of human beings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(12) MALICIOUS INTENT TO INJURE- The term ‘malicious intent to injure’ means intentionally causing or attempting to cause physical injury other than providing health care goods or services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(13) MEDICAL PRODUCT- The term ‘medical product’ means a drug, device, or biological product intended for humans, and the terms ‘drug’, ‘device’, and ‘biological product’ have the meanings given such terms in sections 201(g)(1) and 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (
(14) NONECONOMIC DAMAGES- The term ‘noneconomic damages’ means damages for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(15) PUNITIVE DAMAGES- The term ‘punitive damages’ means damages awarded, for the purpose of punishment or deterrence, and not solely for compensatory purposes, against a health care provider, health care organization, or a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier of a medical product. Punitive damages are neither economic nor noneconomic damages.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(16) RECOVERY- The term ‘recovery’ means the net sum recovered after deducting any disbursements or costs incurred in connection with prosecution or settlement of the claim, including all costs paid or advanced by any person. Costs of health care incurred by the plaintiff and the attorneys’ office overhead costs or charges for legal services are not deductible disbursements or costs for such purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(17) STATE- The term ‘State’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 408. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
(a) Vaccine Injury-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) To the extent that title XXI of the Public Health Service Act establishes a Federal rule of law applicable to a civil action brought for a vaccine-related injury or death--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) this title does not affect the application of the rule of law to such an action; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) any rule of law prescribed by this title in conflict with a rule of law of such title XXI shall not apply to such action.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) If there is an aspect of a civil action brought for a vaccine-related injury or death to which a Federal rule of law under title XXI of the Public Health Service Act does not apply, then this title or otherwise applicable law (as determined under this title) will apply to such aspect of such action.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Other Federal Law- Except as provided in this section, nothing in this title shall be deemed to affect any defense available to a defendant in a health care lawsuit or action under any other provision of Federal law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 409. STATE FLEXIBILITY AND PROTECTION OF STATES’ RIGHTS.
(a) Health Care Lawsuits- The provisions governing health care lawsuits set forth in this title preempt, subject to subsections (b) and (c), State law to the extent that State law prevents the application of any provisions of law established by or under this title. The provisions governing health care lawsuits set forth in this title supersede chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to the extent that such chapter--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) provides for a greater amount of damages or contingent fees, a longer period in which a health care lawsuit may be commenced, or a reduced applicability or scope of periodic payment of future damages, than provided in this title; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) prohibits the introduction of evidence regarding collateral source benefits, or mandates or permits subrogation or a lien on collateral source benefits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Protection of States’ Rights and Other Laws- (1) Any issue that is not governed by any provision of law established by or under this title (including State standards of negligence) shall be governed by otherwise applicable State or Federal law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) This title shall not preempt or supersede any State or Federal law that imposes greater procedural or substantive protections for health care providers and health care organizations from liability, loss, or damages than those provided by this title or create a cause of action.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) State Flexibility- No provision of this title shall be construed to preempt--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) any State law (whether effective before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act) that specifies a particular monetary amount of compensatory or punitive damages (or the total amount of damages) that may be awarded in a health care lawsuit, regardless of whether such monetary amount is greater or lesser than is provided for under this title, notwithstanding section 303(a); orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) any defense available to a party in a health care lawsuit under any other provision of State or Federal law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 410. APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title shall apply to any health care lawsuit brought in a Federal or State court, or subject to an alternative dispute resolution system, that is initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that any health care lawsuit arising from an injury occurring prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be governed by the applicable statute of limitations provisions in effect at the time the injury occurred.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V--COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORMCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V--COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORMCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 501. RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS-
(A) by striking ‘(c) Each’ and inserting ‘(c)(1) Each’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the applicable percentage of basic pay under this subsection shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (C), for purposes of computing an amount--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) for a period in calendar year 2013, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2012, plus an additional 1.5 percentage points;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) for a period in calendar year 2014, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2013 (as determined under clause (i)), plus an additional 0.5 percentage point;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) for a period in calendar year 2015, 2016, or 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for the preceding calendar year (as determined under clause (ii) or this clause, as the case may be), plus an additional 1.0 percentage point; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) for a period in any calendar year after 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2017 (as determined under clause (iii));CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) for purposes of computing an amount with respect to a Member for Member service--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) for a period in calendar year 2013, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2012, plus an additional 2.5 percentage points;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) for a period in calendar year 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for the preceding calendar year (as determined under clause (i) or this clause, as the case may be), plus an additional 1.5 percentage points; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) for a period in any calendar year after 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2017 (as determined under clause (ii)); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) for purposes of computing an amount with respect to a Member or employee for Congressional employee service--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) for a period in calendar year 2013, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2012, plus an additional 2.5 percentage points;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) for a period in calendar year 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for the preceding calendar year (as determined under clause (i) or this clause, as the case may be), plus an additional 1.5 percentage points; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) for a period in any calendar year after 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this subsection for calendar year 2017 (as determined under clause (ii)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), any excess contributions under subsection (a)(1)(A) (including the portion of any deposit under this subsection allocable to excess contributions) shall, if made by an employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, be deposited to the credit of the Postal Service Fund under section 2003 of title 39, rather than the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘excess contributions’, as used with respect to contributions made under subsection (a)(1)(A) by an employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, means the amount by which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) deductions from basic pay of such employee which are made under subsection (a)(1)(A), exceedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) deductions from basic pay of such employee which would have been so made if paragraph (2) had not been enacted.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS-
, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink Section 8334(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘Except as provided in clause (ii),’ and inserting ‘Except as provided in clause (ii) or (iii),’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) The amount to be contributed under clause (i) shall, with respect to a period in any year beginning after December 31, 2012, be equal to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) the amount which would otherwise apply under clause (i) with respect to such period, reduced byCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) the amount by which, with respect to such period, the withholding under subparagraph (A) exceeds the amount which would otherwise have been withheld from the basic pay of the employee or elected official involved under subparagraph (A) based on the percentage applicable under subsection (c) for calendar year 2012.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Federal Employees’ Retirement System-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS-
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the applicable percentage under this paragraph for civilian service by employees or Members other than revised annuity employees shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii) or (iii), for purposes of computing an amount--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) for a period in calendar year 2013, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for calendar year 2012, plus an additional 1.5 percentage points;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) for a period in calendar year 2014, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for calendar year 2013 (as determined under subclause (I)), plus an additional 0.5 percentage point;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) for a period in calendar year 2015, 2016, or 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for the preceding calendar year (as determined under subclause (II) or this subclause, as the case may be), plus an additional 1.0 percentage point; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(IV) for a period in any calendar year after 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for calendar year 2017 (as determined under subclause (III));CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) for purposes of computing an amount with respect to a Member--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) for a period in calendar year 2013, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for calendar year 2012, plus an additional 2.5 percentage points;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) for a period in calendar year 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for the preceding calendar year (as determined under subclause (I) or this subclause, as the case may be), plus an additional 1.5 percentage points; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) for a period in any calendar year after 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for calendar year 2017 (as determined under subclause (II)); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) for purposes of computing an amount with respect to a Congressional employee--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) for a period in calendar year 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for the preceding calendar year (including as increased under this subclause, if applicable), plus an additional 1.5 percentage points; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) for a period in any calendar year after 2017, be equal to the applicable percentage under this paragraph for calendar year 2017 (as determined under subclause (I)).’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated by subparagraph (A))--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking ‘9.3’ each place it appears and inserting ‘12’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking ‘9.8’ each place it appears and inserting ‘12.5’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS-
, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink Section 8423(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code
(A) by striking ‘(2)’ and inserting ‘(2)(A)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B)(i) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), for purposes of any period in any year beginning after December 31, 2012, the normal-cost percentage under this subsection shall be determined and applied as if section 501(b)(1) of the Spending Reduction Act of 2012 had not been enacted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) Any contributions under this subsection in excess of the amounts which (but for clause (i)) would otherwise have been payable shall be applied toward reducing the unfunded liability of the Civil Service Retirement System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) After the unfunded liability of the Civil Service Retirement System has been eliminated, as determined by the Office, Government contributions under this subsection shall be determined and made disregarding this subparagraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) The preceding provisions of this subparagraph shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the contributions payable by the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 502. ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT.
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘paragraph (3)’ and inserting ‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘paragraph (3)’ and inserting ‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no annuity supplement under this section shall be payable in the case of an individual who first becomes subject to this chapter after December 31, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph applies in the case of an individual separating under subsection (d) or (e) of section 8412.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 503. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS FUND OF PAYMENTS FOR ACCRUED OR ACCUMULATED LEAVE.
(a) Amendments Relating to CSRS-
(1) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2)(A) An employee or Member may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund in any pay period any amount of such employee’s or Member’s basic pay for such pay period, and may contribute (by direct transfer to the Fund) any part of any payment that the employee or Member receives for accumulated and accrued annual or vacation leave under section 5551 or 5552. Notwithstanding section 2105(e), in this paragraph the term ‘employee’ includes an employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Amendments Relating to FERS-
(1) by striking all that precedes paragraph (3) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(a)(1) An employee or Member--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund in any pay period, pursuant to an election under subsection (b), any amount of such employee’s or Member’s basic pay for such pay period; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) may contribute (by direct transfer to the Fund) any part of any payment that the employee or Member receives for accumulated and accrued annual or vacation leave under section 5551 or 5552.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) Contributions made under paragraph (1)(A) pursuant to an election under subsection (b) shall, with respect to each pay period for which such election remains in effect, be made in accordance with a program of regular contributions provided in regulations prescribed by the Executive Director.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) Notwithstanding section 2105(e), in this subsection the term ‘employee’ includes an employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Regulations- The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Recapture of Overpayments Resulting From Certain Federally-subsidized Health InsuranceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle A--Recapture of Overpayments Resulting From Certain Federally-subsidized Health InsuranceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 601. RECAPTURE OF OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM CERTAIN FEDERALLY-SUBSIDIZED HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) In General- Paragraph (2) of section 36B(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (B).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendment- So much of paragraph (2) of section 36B(f) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), as precedes ‘advance payments’ is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) EXCESS ADVANCE PAYMENTS- If the’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Social Security Number Required to Claim the Refundable Portion of the Child Tax CreditCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle B--Social Security Number Required to Claim the Refundable Portion of the Child Tax CreditCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 611. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED TO CLAIM THE REFUNDABLE PORTION OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General- Subsection (d) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO TAXPAYER-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s Social Security number on the return of tax for such taxable year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) JOINT RETURNS- In the case of a joint return, the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if the Social Security number of either spouse is included on such return.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) LIMITATION- Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the extent the tentative minimum tax (as defined in section 55(b)(1)(A)) exceeds the credit allowed under section 32.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Omission Treated as Mathematical or Clerical Error- Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) an omission of a correct Social Security number required under section 24(d)(5) (relating to refundable portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN under section 24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a return,’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Conforming Amendment- Subsection (e) of section 24 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘With Respect to Qualifying Children’ after ‘Identification Requirement’ in the heading thereof.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Human Resources ProvisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Subtitle C--Human Resources ProvisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 621. REPEAL OF THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.
(a) Repeals- Sections 2001 through 2007 of the Social Security Act (
(b) Conforming Amendments-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act (
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘any or all of the following provisions of law:’ and all that follows through ‘The’ and inserting ‘the’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in paragraph (3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking ‘RULES’ and all that follows through ‘any amount paid’ and inserting ‘RULES- Any amount paid’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking ‘a provision of law specified in paragraph (1)’ and inserting ‘the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act (
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking ‘administers or supervises’ and inserting ‘administered or supervised’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking ‘subtitle 1 of title XX’ and inserting ‘subtitle A of title XX (as in effect before the repeal of such subtitle)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘under subtitle 1 of title XX,’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘, under subtitle 1 of title XX of this Act,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘XIX, or XX’ and inserting ‘or XIX’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Section 472(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (
(5) Section 473(b) of the Social Security Act (
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘(3)’ and inserting ‘(2)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’ and inserting ‘paragraph (1)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) Section 504(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (
(7) Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (
(8) Section 1128(h) of the Social Security Act (
(A) by adding ‘or’ at the end of paragraph (2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) Section 1128A(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (
(10) Section 1132(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (
(11) Section 1902(e)(13)(F)(iii) of the Social Security Act (
(A) by striking ‘EXCLUSIONS’ and inserting ‘EXCLUSION’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking ‘an agency that determines eligibility for a program established under the Social Services Block Grant established under title XX or’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(12) The heading for title XX of the Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES’ and inserting ‘HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEMONSTRATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONDITION DETECTION’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(13) The heading for subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘Block Grants to States for Social Services’ and inserting ‘Health Professions Demonstrations and Environmental Health Condition Detection’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(14) Section 16(k)(5)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
(15) Section 402(b)(3) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (
(16) Section 245A(h)(4)(I) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (
(17) Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (
(A) in subsection (a)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) in subparagraph (B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(I) by striking ‘--’ and all that follows through ‘(i)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(II) by striking ‘or’ at the end of clause (i); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(III) by striking clause (ii); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘or title XX’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in subsection (o)(2)(B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking ‘or title XX’ each place it appears; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking ‘or XX’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(18) Section 201(b) of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (
(19)
(20)
(A) by striking ‘and title XX’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking ‘, 1397 et seq.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(21) Section 2006(a)(15) of the Public Health Service Act (
(22) Section 203(b)(3) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
(23) Section 213 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
(24) Section 306(d) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
(25) Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (
(26) Section 602 of the Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 (
(27) Section 3(d)(1) of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (
(c) Effective Date- The repeals and amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VII--SEQUESTER REPLACEMENTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VII--SEQUESTER REPLACEMENTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘Sequester Replacement Act of 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 702. PROTECTING VETERANS PROGRAMS FROM SEQUESTER.
Section 256(e)(2)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 703. ACHIEVING $19 BILLION IN DISCRETIONARY SAVINGS.
(a) Revised 2013 Discretionary Spending Limit- Paragraph (2) of section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2013, for the discretionary category, $1,047,000,000,000 in new budget authority;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Discretionary Savings- Section 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2013-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) FISCAL YEAR 2013 ADJUSTMENT- On January 2, 2013, the discretionary category set forth in section 251(c)(2) shall be decreased by $19,104,000,000 in budget authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) SUPPLEMENTAL SEQUESTRATION ORDER- On January 15, 2013, OMB shall issue a supplemental sequestration report for fiscal year 2013 and take the form of a final sequestration report as set forth in section 254(f)(2) and using the procedures set forth in section 253(f), to eliminate any discretionary spending breach of the spending limit set forth in section 251(c)(2) as adjusted by clause (i), and the President shall order a sequestration, if any, as required by such report.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 704. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 314 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974.
Section 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(a) Adjustments-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- The chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate may make adjustments as set forth in paragraph (2) for a bill or joint resolution, amendment thereto or conference report thereon, by the amount of new budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom in the same amount as required by section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED- The chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate may make the adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 302(a);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) the discretionary spending limits, if any, set forth in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 705. TREATMENT FOR PAYGO PURPOSES.
The budgetary effects of this Act and any amendment made by it shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 706. ELIMINATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 SEQUESTRATION FOR DEFENSE DIRECT SPENDING.
Any sequestration order issued by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to carry out reductions to direct spending for the defense function (050) for fiscal year 2013 pursuant to section 251A of such Act shall have no force or effect.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Passed the House of Representatives December 20, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Attest:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. R. 6684CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To provide for spending reduction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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