[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3236 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3236
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen
An Act
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(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:

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Subtitle B--Extension of Highway Safety Programs

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TITLE I

-SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION

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Subtitle C--Public Transportation Programs

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TITLE II

-REVENUE PROVISIONS

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natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and compressed natural
gas.

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TITLE IV

-VETERANS PROVISIONS

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(a) In General.--Section 1001(a) of the Highway and Transportation
Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking ``July 31,
2015'' and inserting ``October 29, 2015''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Highway trust fund.--Section 1001(b)(1) of the Highway and
Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended to
read as follows:
``(1) Highway trust fund.--Except as provided in section 1002,
there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)--
``(A) 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
``(B) for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and
ending on October 29, 2015, \29/366\ 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).''.
(2) General fund.--Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 202
note) is amended by striking ``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'' and inserting ``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''.
(c) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Section 1001(c)(1) of the Highway and
Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by
striking ``(1) In general.--'' and all that follows through ``to
carry out programs'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this subtitle, funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(b)(1)--
``(A) 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
``(B) 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 \29/366\ 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,
to carry out programs''.
(2) Obligation ceiling.--Section 1102 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 104
note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
and
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(4) $3,189,683,060 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.'';
(B) in subsection (b)(12)--
(i) by striking ``each of fiscal years 2013 through
2014'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through
2015''; and
(ii) by striking ``, 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 \304/365\
for that period'' and inserting ``, 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 \29/366\ for that period'';
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015''
and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and
for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on
October 29, 2015''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking ``for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, that is equal
to \304/365\ of such unobligated balance'' and inserting
``for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending
on October 29, 2015, that is equal to \29/366\ of such
unobligated balance'';
(D) in subsection (d) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2016''; and
(E) in subsection (f)(1) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking ``each of fiscal years 2013
through 2014 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014,
and ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2015 and for the period beginning on October
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015''.

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Section 1002 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014
(128 Stat. 1842) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``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.'' and
inserting ``for administrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway
program--
``(1) $440,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(2) $34,863,388 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015,
and ending on October 29, 2015.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following:
``(2) 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 `Federal
Highway Administration' in appropriations Acts that apply,
respectively, to that fiscal year and period.''.
Subtitle B--Extension of Highway Safety Programs

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HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) Extension of Programs.--
(1) Highway safety programs.--Section 31101(a)(1) of MAP-21
(126 Stat. 733) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(D) $18,620,219 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(2) Highway safety research and development.--Section
31101(a)(2) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) $113,500,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(D) $8,993,169 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(3) National priority safety programs.--Section 31101(a)(3) of
MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) $272,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(D) $21,551,913 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(4) National driver register.--Section 31101(a)(4) of MAP-21
(126 Stat. 733) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(D) $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015,
and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(5) High visibility enforcement program.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 31101(a)(5)
of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(D) $2,297,814 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(B) Law enforcement campaigns.--Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA-
LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended--
(i) in the first sentence by striking ``each of fiscal
years 2013 and 2014 and in the period beginning on October
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``each
of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and in the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29,
2015''; and
(ii) in the second sentence by striking ``each of
fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and in the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and in
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on
October 29, 2015,''.
(6) Administrative expenses.--Section 31101(a)(6) of MAP-21
(126 Stat. 733) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(D) $2,020,492 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(b) Cooperative Research and Evaluation.--Section 403(f)(1) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``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,'' and inserting ``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,''.
(c) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 31101(c) of MAP-21 (126
Stat. 733) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,''
and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,''.

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PROGRAMS.
(a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.--Section 31104(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9); and
(2) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
``(10) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(11) $17,273,224 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015,
and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104(i)(1) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
(2) by striking subparagraph (J) and inserting the following:
``(J) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(K) $20,521,858 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(c) Grant Programs.--
(1) Commercial driver's license program improvement grants.--
Section 4101(c)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by
striking ``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'' and inserting ``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''.
(2) Border enforcement grants.--Section 4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``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'' and inserting ``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''.
(3) Performance and registration information system management
grant program.--Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715)
is amended by striking ``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'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013
through 2015 and $396,175 for the period beginning on October 1,
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015''.
(4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks
deployment program.--Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat.
1715) is amended by striking ``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'' and inserting ``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''.
(5) Safety data improvement grants.--Section 4101(c)(5) of
SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``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'' and inserting ``each
of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $237,705 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015''.
(d) High-Priority Activities.--Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``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,'' and inserting ``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,''.
(e) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``per fiscal year and up to
$26,652,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on
July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``per fiscal year and up to $2,535,519
for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29,
2015,''.
(f) Outreach and Education.--Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA-LU (119
Stat. 1741) is amended by striking ``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,''
and inserting ``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,''.
(g) Grant Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.--Section
4134(c) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is amended by striking
``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2014 and $832,877 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2015 and $79,235 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,''.

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Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ``each fiscal year through 2014 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``each fiscal year through 2015 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ``for each fiscal year
ending before October 1, 2014, and for the period beginning on
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``for
each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,''.
Subtitle C--Public Transportation Programs

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Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``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,'' and
inserting ``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,''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``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,'' and
inserting ``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,''.

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Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``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,'' and inserting ``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,''.

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(a) Formula Grants.--Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and $7,158,575,342 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015''
and inserting ``$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'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and $107,274,521 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$128,800,000 for fiscal 2015, and
$10,205,464 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and
ending on October 29, 2015,'';
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``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,'' and inserting
``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,'';
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and $3,713,505,753
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July
31, 2015,'' and inserting ``$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,'';
(D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and $215,132,055 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$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,'';
(E) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) by striking ``and $506,222,466 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$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,'';
(ii) by striking ``and $24,986,301 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$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,''; and
(iii) by striking ``and $16,657,534 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$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,'';
(F) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``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,'' and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $237,705 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29,
2015,'';
(G) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``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,'' and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $396,175 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29,
2015,'';
(H) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``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,'' and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $305,055 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29,
2015,'';
(I) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``and $1,803,927,671
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July
31, 2015,'' and inserting ``$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,'';
(J) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``and $356,304,658 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$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,''; and
(K) in subparagraph (K) by striking ``and $438,009,863 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
2015,'' and inserting ``$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,''.
(b) Research, Development Demonstration and Deployment Projects.--
Section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``and $58,301,370 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and
ending on July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``$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''.
(c) Transit Cooperative Research Program.--Section 5338(c) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and $5,830,137 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $554,645 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015''.
(d) Technical Assistance and Standards Development.--Section
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and
$5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on
July 31, 2015'' and inserting ``$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and
$554,645 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on
October 29, 2015''.
(e) Human Resources and Training.--Section 5338(e) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``and $4,164,384 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $396,175 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015''.
(f) Capital Investment Grants.--Section 5338(g) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``and $1,558,295,890 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``$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''.
(g) Administration.--Section 5338(h) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and $86,619,178 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015''
and inserting ``$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'';
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``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,'' and inserting
``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,''; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``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,'' and inserting
``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,''.

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Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``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,'' and inserting ``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,'';
(2) by striking ``$1,041,096 for such period'' and inserting
``$99,044 for such period''; and
(3) by striking ``$416,438 for such period'' and inserting
``$39,617 for such period''.
Subtitle D--Hazardous Materials

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(a) In General.--Section 5128(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2); and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) $42,762,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
``(4) $3,388,246 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015,
and ending on October 29, 2015.''.
(b) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--Section
5128(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Fiscal years
2013 and 2014'' and inserting ``Fiscal years 2013 through
2015''; and
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
``fiscal years 2013 and 2014'' and inserting ``fiscal years
2013 through 2015''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Fiscal year 2016.--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--
``(A) $14,896 to carry out section 5115;
``(B) $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);
``(C) $11,885 to carry out section 5116(f);
``(D) $49,522 to publish and distribute the Emergency
Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and
``(E) $79,235 to carry out section 5116(j).''.
(c) Hazardous Materials Training Grants.--Section 5128(c) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``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,'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2015 and $316,940 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,''.

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(a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``August 1, 2015'' in subsections (b)(6)(B),
(c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``October 30, 2015'', and
(2) by striking ``Highway and Transportation Funding Act of
2015'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ``Surface
Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of
2015''.
(b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section 9504 of
such Code is amended--
(1) by striking ``Highway and Transportation Funding Act of
2015'' each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting
``Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice
Improvement Act of 2015'', and
(2) by striking ``August 1, 2015'' in subsection (d)(2) and
inserting ``October 30, 2015''.
(c) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.--Section
9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ``August 1, 2015'' and
inserting ``October 30, 2015''.

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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:
``(7) Additional sums.--Out of money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated--
``(A) $6,068,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined in
subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund; and
``(B) $2,000,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the
Highway Trust Fund.''.

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(a) Information Return Requirements.--Section 6050H(b)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph
(G) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(D) the amount of outstanding principal on the mortgage
as of the beginning of such calendar year,
``(E) the date of the origination of the mortgage,
``(F) the address (or other description in the case of
property without an address) of the property which secures the
mortgage, and''.
(b) Statements to Individuals.--Section 6050H(d)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(C)'' and inserting
``subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of subsection (b)(2)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to returns required to be made, and statements required to be
furnished, after December 31, 2016.

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ACQUIRING PROPERTY FROM DECEDENT.
(a) Property Acquired From a Decedent.--Section 1014 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(f) Basis Must Be Consistent With Estate Tax Return.--For
purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The basis of any property to which
subsection (a) applies shall not exceed--
``(A) 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
``(B) 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.
``(2) Exception.--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.
``(3) Determination.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the basis
of property has been determined for purposes of the tax imposed by
chapter 11 if--
``(A) 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,
``(B) 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
``(C) the value is determined by a court or pursuant to a
settlement agreement with the Secretary.
``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary may by regulations provide
exceptions to the application of this subsection.''.
(b) Information Reporting.--
(1) In general.--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:
``SEC. 6035. BASIS INFORMATION TO PERSONS ACQUIRING PROPERTY FROM
DECEDENT.
``(a) Information With Respect to Property Acquired From
Decedents.--
``(1) In general.--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.
``(2) Statements by beneficiaries.--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).
``(3) Time for furnishing statement.--
``(A) In general.--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--
``(i) 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
``(ii) the date which is 30 days after the date such
return is filed.
``(B) Adjustments.--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.
``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as necessary to carry out this section, including regulations relating
to--
``(1) the application of this section to property with regard
to which no estate tax return is required to be filed, and
``(2) 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.''.
(2) Penalty for failure to file.--
(A) Return.--Section 6724(d)(1) of such Code is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) any statement required to be filed with the Secretary
under section 6035.''.
(B) Statement.--Section 6724(d)(2) of such Code is amended
by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (GG), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (HH) and inserting ``,
or'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(II) section 6035 (other than a statement described in
paragraph (1)(D)).''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--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:
``Sec. 6035. Basis information to persons acquiring property from
decedent.''.
(c) Penalty for Inconsistent Reporting.--
(1) In general.--Section 6662(b) of such Code is amended by
inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
``(8) Any inconsistent estate basis.''.
(2) Inconsistent basis reporting.--Section 6662 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Inconsistent Estate Basis Reporting.--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).''.
(d) Effective Date.--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.

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OVERSTATEMENT OF BASIS.
(a) In General.--Section 6501(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by
redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting after
clause (i) the following new clause:
``(ii) An understatement of gross income by reason of
an overstatement of unrecovered cost or other basis is an
omission from gross income; and'', and
(2) by inserting ``(other than in the case of an overstatement
of unrecovered cost or other basis)'' in clause (iii) (as so
redesignated) after ``In determining the amount omitted from gross
income''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to--
(1) returns filed after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and
(2) 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.

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(a) Due Dates for Returns of Partnerships, S Corporations, and C
Corporations.--
(1) Partnerships and s corporations.--
(A) In general.--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:
``(b) Returns of Partnerships and S Corporations.--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.''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 6072(a) of such Code is
amended by striking ``6017, or 6031'' and inserting ``or
6017''.
(2) Conforming amendments relating to c corporation due date of
15th day of fourth month following taxable year.--
(A) Section 170(a)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by
striking ``third month'' and inserting ``fourth month''.
(B) Section 563 of such Code is amended by striking ``third
month'' each place it appears and inserting ``fourth month''.
(C) Section 1354(d)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by
striking ``3d month'' and inserting ``4th month''.
(D) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 6167 of such Code
are each amended by striking ``third month'' and inserting
``fourth month''.
(E) Section 6425(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
``third month'' and inserting ``fourth month''.
(F) Subsections (b)(2)(A), (g)(3), and (h)(1) of section
6655 of such Code are each amended by striking ``3rd month''
and inserting ``4th month''.
(G) 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:
``(E) Subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting
`3rd month' for `4th month'.''.
(3) Effective dates.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to returns
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
(B) Special rule for c corporations with fiscal years
ending on june 30.--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.
(b) Modification of Due Dates by Regulation.--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:
(1) 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.
(2) The maximum extension for the returns of trusts filing Form
1041 shall be a 5\1/2\-month period ending on September 30 for
calendar year taxpayers.
(3) The maximum extension for the returns of employee benefit
plans filing Form 5500 shall be an automatic 3\1/2\-month period
ending on November 15 for calendar year plans.
(4) 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.
(5) 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).
(6) 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).
(7) 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).
(8) 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).
(9) 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.
(10) 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.
(11) 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.
(c) Corporations Permitted Statutory Automatic 6-Month Extension of
Income Tax Returns.--
(1) In general.--Section 6081(b) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``3 months'' and inserting ``6 months'',
and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``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 `5
months' for `6 months'. 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 `7 months' for `6 months'.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December
31, 2015.

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ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 420(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2021'' and inserting
``December 31, 2025''.
(b) Conforming ERISA Amendments.--
(1) 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
``MAP-21''' and inserting ``Surface Transportation and Veterans
Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015''.
(2) Section 408(b)(13) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(13)) is
amended by striking ``January 1, 2022'' and inserting ``January 1,
2026''.

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NATURAL GAS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.
(a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--
(1) In general.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause
(i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting
after clause (i) the following new clause:
``(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum gas, 18.3
cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline, and''.
(2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Section
4041(a)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent of a
gallon of gasoline' 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.''.
(b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--
(1) In general.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B) of such Code, as amended
by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and
inserting ``, and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the
following new clause:
``(iv) in the case of liquefied natural gas, 24.3 cents
per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.''.
(2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Section
4041(a)(2) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent of a
gallon of diesel' 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.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iii) of such
Code, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended--
(A) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'', and
(B) by striking ``peat), and'' and inserting ``peat) and''.
(c) Energy Equivalent of a Gallon of Gasoline to Compressed Natural
Gas.--Section 4041(a)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent of a
gallon of gasoline' means 5.66 pounds of compressed natural
gas.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any sale or use of fuel after December 31, 2015.

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Paragraph (4) of section 44940(i) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(K) $1,560,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
``(L) $1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.

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TITLE III

-ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

This title may be cited as the ``VA Budget and Choice Improvement
Act''.

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AFFAIRS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE.
(a) Plan.--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 ``Veterans Choice Program'' 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.
(b) Elements.--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:
(1) 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.
(2) An identification of the eligibility requirements for any
such care and services, including with respect to service-connected
disabilities and non-service-connected disabilities.
(3) 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.
(4) The structuring of the billing and reimbursement process,
including the use of third-party medical claims adjudicators or
technology that supports automatic adjudication.
(5) A description of the reimbursement rate to be paid to
health care providers under such program.
(6) 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.
(7) 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
``Prompt Payment Act''), in paying for such care and services
furnished at non-Department facilities.
(8) 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.
(9) A description of how--
(A) 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
(B) the Department will receive from such non-Department
providers such medical records and any other relevant
information.
(10) 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.
(c) Submission.--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--
(1) a description of each non-Department provider program and
the statutory authority for each such program;
(2) the plan under subsection (a);
(3) the estimated costs and budgetary requirements to implement
the plan and to furnish hospital care and medical services pursuant
to such plan; and
(4) any recommendations for legislative proposals the Secretary
determines necessary to implement such plan.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``non-Department facility'' has the meaning given
that term in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code.
(2) The term ``non-Department provider programs'' 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:
(A) Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code.
(B) 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).
(C) The Patient Centered Community Care Program (known as
``PC3'').
(D) 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 ``Project
ARCH'').
(E) Contracts relating to dialysis.
(F) Agreements entered into by the Secretary with--
(i) 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
(ii) any academic affiliate or other non-governmental
entity.
(G) Programs relating to emergency care, including under
sections 1725 and 1728 of title 38, United States Code.

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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--
(1) discretionary medical services funding that is designated
for hospital care and medical services furnished at non-Department
facilities; and
(2) 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).

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CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 802 of the Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 128
Stat. 1802) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Any amounts'' and inserting
``Except as provided by paragraph (3), any amounts''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
``(3) Temporary authority for other uses.--
``(A) Other non-department care.--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.
``(B) Hepatitis c.--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.
``(C) Period described.--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.
``(D) Reports.--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--
``(i) the amounts used by the Secretary pursuant to
subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
``(ii) an identification of such amounts listed by the
non-Department provider program for which the amounts were
used.
``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(I) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
``(II) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
``(ii) The term `non-Department facilities' has the
meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 38, United
States Code.
``(iii) The term `non-Department provider program' has
the meaning given that term in section 4002(d) of the VA
Budget and Choice Improvement Act.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``(or
for hospital care and medical services pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of
this section)''.

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(a) Increased Period of Follow-Up Care.--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 ``(but
for a period not exceeding 60 days)''.
(b) Expansion of Eligibility.--Such section is further amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
``(1) 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''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``In the case'' and all
that follows through ``, when'' and insert ``When''.
(c) Expansion of Providers.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by adding at the end the following
new clause:
``(v) Subject to subsection (d)(5), a health care
provider not otherwise covered under any of clauses (i)
through (iv).''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Agreements with other providers.--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.''.
(d) Clarification of Wait Times.--Subparagraph (A) of subsection
(b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:
``(A) 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--
``(i) the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health
Administration for the furnishing of such care or services;
or
``(ii) 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;''.
(e) Modification of Distance Requirement.--Subparagraph (B) of
subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:
``(B) resides more than 40 miles (as calculated based on
distance traveled) from--
``(i) 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
``(ii) 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;''.

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(a) Limitation.--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--
(1) an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program is
conducted for each such initial facility;
(2) the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional
committees the report under subsection (b); and
(3) a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on
which the Secretary submits such report.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report containing the following:
(1) The independent analysis described in subsection (a)(1).
(2) 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.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) The term ``dialysis pilot program'' 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.
(3) The term ``initial facility'' 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.

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COVERAGE OF VETERANS.
(a) Exemption in Determination of Employer Health Insurance
Mandate.--
(1) In general.--Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(F) Exemption for health coverage under tricare or the
veterans administration.--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--
``(i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
including coverage under the TRICARE program, or
``(ii) 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.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
(b) Eligibility for Health Savings Account Not Affected by Receipt
of Medical Care for Service-Connected Disability.--
(1) In general.--Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Special rule for individuals eligible for certain
veterans benefits.--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).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2015.

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(a) In General.--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)).
(b) Designation in Senate.--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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 — HR. 3236

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