In the nature of a substitute.

SA 2789. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans
Jobs Corps Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Veterans Jobs Corps.
Sec. 3. Employment of veterans with the Federal Government.
Sec. 4. Requirement that States recognize military experience of
veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to
veterans.
Sec. 5. Support for job searches of veterans through one-stop centers.
Sec. 6. State consideration of military training in granting certain
State certifications and licenses as a condition on the
receipt of funds for veterans employment and training.
Sec. 7. Study on value and utility of a skill credential registry.
Sec. 8. Minimum funding levels for disabled veterans' outreach program
specialists and local veterans' employment
representatives.
Sec. 9. Off-base transition training.
Sec. 10. Expansion of contracting goals and preferences of Department
of Veterans Affairs to include small business concerns
100 percent but conditionally owned by veterans.
Sec. 11. Modification of treatment under contracting goals and
preferences of Department of Veterans Affairs for small
businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after
death of disabled veteran owners.
Sec. 12. Treatment of businesses after deaths of servicemember-owners
for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs
contracting goals and preferences.
Sec. 13. Special rule for treatment under contracting goals and
preferences of Department of Veterans Affairs of small
business concerns licensed in community property States.
Sec. 14. 100 percent continuous levy on payment to medicare providers
and suppliers.
Sec. 15. Extension of modified pension for certain veterans covered by
medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing
facilities.
Sec. 16. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid
taxes.

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Sec. 17. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.
Sec. 18. Scoring of budgetary effects.

SEC. 2. VETERANS JOBS CORPS.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
in cooperation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, and the
Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, establish a veterans jobs corps to employ
veterans--
(A) in conservation, resource management, and historic
preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and
improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of
the National Cemetery Administration; and
(B) as firefighters and law enforcement officers.
(2) Advisory input.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Labor may provide the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs with advice regarding the establishment of the
veterans jobs corps.
(b) Conservation, Resource Management, Historic
Preservation, and Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement
Projects.--
(1) In general.--As part of the veterans jobs corps, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and
the Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers shall--
(A) employ veterans to carry out projects described in
subsection (a)(1); or
(B) award grants to, or enter into contracts with, State
governments, local governments, tribal governments, or
nongovernmental entities to employ veterans to carry out
projects described in subsection (a)(1).
(2) Priority.--In employing or awarding grants or contracts
to employ veterans under this subsection, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary
of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the
Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers shall give priority towards the employment of
veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or
after September 11, 2001.
(3) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
coordinate the activities of the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the Commanding General of the United States
Army Corps of Engineers to employ veterans as part of the
veterans job corps.
(4) Oversight of projects.--The secretaries referred to in
paragraph (1) and the Commanding General of the United States
Army Corps of Engineers shall each provide oversight of the
projects for which they employ veterans under subparagraph
(A) of such paragraph or award grants or enter into contracts
under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.
(c) First Responders.--
(1) Firefighters.--As part of the veterans jobs corps, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall award grants under
section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) to hire veterans as firefighters.
(2) Law enforcement officers.--As part of the veterans jobs
corps, the Attorney General shall award grants under part Q
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to hire veterans as law
enforcement officers.
(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection to
hire veterans, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Attorney General shall give priority to the hiring of
veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or
after September 11, 2001.
(d) Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
provide assistance to the secretaries described in subsection
(a), the Attorney General, and the Commanding General of the
United States Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the
veterans jobs corps. Such assistance may take the form of a
transfer under paragraph (2).
(2) Transfers.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, of amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer
such amounts as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry
out the veterans jobs corps to the following:
(A) The Attorney General.
(B) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(C) The Secretary of Commerce.
(D) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
(E) The Secretary of the Interior.
(F) The Commanding General of the United States Army Corps
of Engineers.
(3) Assistance for conservation, resource management,
historic preservation, and cemetery maintenance and
improvement projects.--
(A) Application.--If a secretary referred to in subsection
(b)(1) or the Commanding General of the United States Army
Corps of Engineers seeks assistance under paragraph (1) to
employ a veteran to carry out a project under subparagraph
(A) of subsection (b)(1) or to award a grant or contract to
carry out a project under subparagraph (B) of such
subsection, such secretary or the Commanding General shall
submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs an application
therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require.
(B) Selection.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in
consultation with the steering committee established under
subparagraph (C), award assistance under this paragraph in
accordance with such criteria as the steering committee
establishes.
(C) Steering committee.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a steering committee--

(I) to establish selection criteria for the awarding of
assistance under paragraph (1) to employ a veteran to carry
out a project under subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) or
to award a grant or contract to carry out a project under
subparagraph (B) of such subsection; and
(II) to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with
advice on awarding assistance under this subsection with
respect to projects described in subsection (a)(1) and
carrying out the veterans jobs corps under subsection (b).

(ii) Composition.--The steering committee shall be composed
of the following:

(I) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(II) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(III) The Secretary of Commerce.
(IV) The Secretary of the Interior.
(V) The Commanding General of the United States Army Corps
of Engineers.

(iii) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the steering
committee shall be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(iv) Advisory input.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Labor may provide advice to the steering
committee.
(4) Assistance for first responders.--Not more than 10
percent of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out this
section may be transferred to the Attorney General and the
Secretary of Homeland Security to employ veterans under
subsection (c).
(e) Reporting Framework.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall establish a reporting framework to regularly monitor
and evaluate the veterans jobs corps to ensure proper
oversight and accountability of the veterans jobs corps.
(f) Outreach.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, ensure that
veterans employed under the veterans jobs corps are aware of
benefits and assistance available to them under laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and
benefits and assistance available to them under laws
administered by the Secretary of Labor, particularly with
respect to education, training, and related benefits that
might complement their employment under the veterans jobs
corps.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is available without further
appropriation to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out this section, $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal
years 2012 through 2017.
(2) Limitation.--Of amounts made appropriated or otherwise
made available to carry out this section, not more than five
percent may be spent to administer the veterans jobs corps.
(h) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran''
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38,
United States Code.

SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

(a) In General.--Section 4214 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(4)(A) The requirement under this section is in addition
to the appointment of qualified covered veterans under the
authority under paragraph (1) by the Department of Veterans
Affairs and the Department of Defense.
``(B) The head of each agency, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall develop
a plan for exercising the authority under paragraph (1)
during the five-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of the Careers for Veterans Act of 2012.
``(C) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall ensure that under the plans developed under
subparagraph (B) agencies shall appoint to existing vacancies
not fewer than 10,000 qualified covered veterans during the
five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Careers for Veterans Act of 2012.'';
(2) in subsection (d), in the third sentence, by inserting
``(including, during the 5-year period beginning on the date
of enactment of the Careers for Veterans Act of 2012, the
development and implementation by each agency of the plan
required under subsection (b)(4), which shall include
information regarding the grade or pay level of appointments
by the agency under the plan and whether the appointments
are, or are converted to, career or career-conditional
appointments)'' after ``subsection (b) of this section''; and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking ``to
the Congress'' and inserting ``to the appropriate committees
of Congress''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including, during
the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Careers for Veterans Act of 2012, the development and
implementation by the agency of the plan required under
subsection (b)(4), which shall include information regarding
the grade or

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pay level of appointments by the agency under the plan and
whether the appointments are, or are converted to, permanent
appointments)'' before the period; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In this subsection, the term `appropriate committees
of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
and
``(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress (as defined under section 4214(e)(3)
of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection
(a)) regarding the development of a plan to carry out the
amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES RECOGNIZE MILITARY EXPERIENCE
OF VETERANS WHEN ISSUING LICENSES AND
CREDENTIALS TO VETERANS.

(a) In General.--Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(9)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under which
funds are made available to a State under subsection (b)(5)
in order to carry out section 4103A or 4104 of this title,
the State shall--
``(i) establish a program under which the State administers
an examination to each veteran seeking a license or
credential issued by the State and issues such license or
credential to such veteran without requiring such veteran to
undergo any training or apprenticeship if the veteran--
``(I) receives a satisfactory score on completion of such
examination, as determined by the State; and
``(II) has not less than 10 years of experience in a
military occupational specialty that, as determined by the
State, is similar to a civilian occupation for which such
license or credential is required by the State; and
``(ii) submit each year to the Secretary a report on the
exams administered under clause (i) during the most recently
completed 12-month period that includes, for the period
covered by the report the number of veterans who completed an
exam administered by the State under clause (i) and a
description of the results of such exams, disaggregated by
occupational field.
``(B) Not less frequently than once each year, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of
Defense a report summarizing the information received by the
Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii).''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) Exams.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4102A(c)(9) of such
title, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the
date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act and shall apply with respect to grants and contracts
described in such subparagraph awarded after such date.
(2) Reports.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4102A(c)(9), as
added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that
is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and
the Secretary of Labor shall submit the first report under
such subparagraph not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. SUPPORT FOR JOB SEARCHES OF VETERANS THROUGH ONE-STOP
CENTERS.

(a) Furnishing of List of Internet Resources.--Not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Labor shall furnish each one-stop center with a
list of all Internet websites and applications that the
Secretary has identified as beneficial for veterans in
pursuit of employment to their pursuit.
(b) Identification of Additional Resources.--The Secretary
shall coordinate with public and private sector entities to
identify Internet websites and applications not already
included in a list furnished under subsection (a) that--
(1) match veterans seeking employment with available jobs
based on the skills the veterans acquired as members of the
Armed Forces; and
(2) allow employers to post information about available
jobs.
(c) Supplements.--The Secretary of Labor shall furnish each
one-stop center with a list of Internet websites and
applications identified under subsection (b).
(d) Report.--Not later than 455 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use of
the Internet websites and applications identified under
subsection (b) for the benefit of veterans in pursuit of
employment.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.
(2) One-stop center.--The term ``one-stop center'' means a
center described in section 134(c) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)).

SEC. 6. STATE CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY TRAINING IN GRANTING
CERTAIN STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES AS A
CONDITION ON THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS FOR VETERANS
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

(a) In General.--Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under which
funds are made available to a State in order to carry out
section 4103A or 4104 of this title for any program year, the
Secretary shall require the State--
``(i) to demonstrate that when the State approves or denies
a certification or license described in subparagraph (B) for
a veteran the State takes into consideration any training
received or experience gained by the veteran while serving on
active duty in the Armed Forces; and
``(ii) to disclose to the Secretary in writing the
following:
``(I) Criteria applicants must satisfy to receive a
certification or license described in subparagraph (B) by the
State.
``(II) A description of the standard practices of the State
for evaluating training received by veterans while serving on
active duty in the Armed Forces and evaluating the documented
work experience of such veterans during such service for
purposes of approving or denying a certification or license
described in subparagraph (B).
``(III) Identification of areas in which training and
experience described in subclause (II) fails to meet criteria
described in subclause (I).''
``(B) A certification or license described in this
subparagraph is any of the following that is issued or
awarded by a State:
``(i) A license to be a State tested nursing assistant or a
certified nursing assistant.
``(ii) A commercial driver's license.
``(iii) An emergency medical technician license EMT-B or
EMT-I.
``(iv) An emergency medical technician-paramedic license.
``(C) The Secretary shall share the information the
Secretary receives under subparagraph (A)(ii) with the
Secretary of Defense to help the Secretary of Defense improve
training for military occupational specialties so that
individuals who receive such training are able to receive a
certification or license described in subparagraph (B) from a
State.
``(D) The Secretary of Defense shall provide technical
assistance and guidance to States on the training members of
the Armed Forces receive for military occupational
specialties so that States can make informed decisions with
respect to certifying and licensing veterans.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to the first program year that
begins on or after the date that is one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act and each program year
thereafter.
(c) Modification of Training Programs for Military
Occupational Specialties.--The Secretary of Defense shall
work with certification and licensing organizations and the
Secretary of Labor to identify commonalities between military
occupational specialties and civilian occupations and may
revise the training programs for military occupational
specialties so that members of the Armed Forces who complete
such training programs develop the skills required for
certification or licensing in civilian occupations that are
similar to the military occupational specialties for which
they were trained in the Armed Forces.

SEC. 7. STUDY ON VALUE AND UTILITY OF A SKILL CREDENTIAL
REGISTRY.

(a) Feasibility Study.--The Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education, in consultation with Secretary of
Commerce, shall jointly conduct a study to determine the
value and utility of a registry of recognized postsecondary
credentials valued by employers, individuals, providers of
education and training, economic development professionals,
State and local officials, and other relevant stakeholders.
(b) Contents.--The study in subsection (a) shall address,
at a minimum, the following:
(1) The type of organization, or consortium of
organizations, that should manage or operate such a registry.
(2) The administration of such a registry, especially how
such administration would be supported with non-Federal
funds.
(3) How such a registry would be maintained and kept
current so as to be of greatest value.
(4) How the quality and integrity of the credentials
cataloged in such a registry would be ensured, so as to be of
the greatest value.
(5) How the contents of such a registry could inform the
provision of education and training services through Federal
education and workforce development programs.
(6) How such a registry would be marketed and utilized so
as to be of greatest value.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education shall jointly submit to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education $250,000 to conduct the study required
by subsection (a).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:

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(1) Industry-recognized.--The term ``industry-recognized'',
used with respect to a credential, means a credential that--
(A) is sought or accepted by employers within the industry
sector involved as recognized, preferred, or required for
recruitment, screening, hiring, or advancement;
(B) is endorsed by a recognized trade or professional
association or organization, representing a significant part
of the industry sector; and
(C) is a nationally portable credential, meaning a
credential that is sought or accepted, across multiple
States, as described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term
``recognized postsecondary credential'' means a credential
consisting of an industry-recognized credential for
postsecondary training, a certificate that meets the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1)
for postsecondary training, a certificate of completion of a
postsecondary apprenticeship through a program described in
Section 122(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C. 2842(a)(2)(B)), or an associate degree or
baccalaureate degree awarded by an institution of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 (a))).

SEC. 8. MINIMUM FUNDING LEVELS FOR DISABLED VETERANS'
OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL
VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) In General.--Clause (iii) of section 4102A(c)(2)(B) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(i)(I) In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary
shall establish minimum funding levels and hold-harmless
criteria for States.
``(II) Except as provided in subclause (III), at a minimum,
the minimum funding levels establish under subclause (I)
shall ensure that each State receives sufficient funding to
support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program
specialist appointed under section 4103A(a)(1) of this title
and one local veterans' employment representative assigned
under section 4104(b) of this title per 5,000 square miles of
service delivery area within the State.
``(III) In determining minimum funding levels under
subclause (II), the Secretary may exclude consideration of
counties with a population density of less than one person
per square mile.''.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall
submit to Congress a report on the effect of the amendment
made by subsection (a) on veterans who reside in highly rural
areas.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the effect of the amendment made by
subsection (a) on veterans who reside in highly rural areas.
(B) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative
action as the Secretary considers appropriate to improve the
provision of contracts and grants under section 4102A(b)(5)
of such title to meet the needs of veterans who reside in
highly rural areas and are eligible for services furnished
under chapter 41 of such title.
(3) Highly rural defined.--In this subsection, the term
``highly rural'', in the case of an area, means that the area
consists of a county or counties having a population of less
than seven persons per square mile.

SEC. 9. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING.

(a) Provision of Off-Base Transition Training.--During the
three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall provide the Transition
Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United
States Code, to eligible individuals at locations other than
military installations in not less than three and not more
than five States selected by the Secretary.
(b) Selection of Locations.--In selecting States in which
to carry out the training under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall select the States with the highest rates of veteran
unemployment. The Secretary shall provide such training to
veterans at a sufficient number of locations within the
selected States to meet the need. The Secretary shall select
such locations to facilitate access by participants and may
not select any location on a military installation other than
a National Guard or reserve facility that is not located on
an active duty military installation.
(c) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an
eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran.
(d) Inclusion of Information About Veterans Benefits.--The
Secretary shall ensure that the training provided under
subsection (a) generally follows the content of the
Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10,
United States Code.
(e) Integrating Subject Matter Experts.--The Secretary of
Labor shall include in any contract entered into pursuant to
section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, or section 4113
of title 38, United States Code, a requirement to include
experts in subject matters relating to human resources
practices, including resume writing, interviewing and job
searching skills, and the provision of information about
post-secondary education.
(f) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of any year
during which the Secretary provides training under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
provision of such training.
(g) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days
after the termination of the three-year period described in
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to Congress a report on the training provided
under such subsection. The report shall include the
evaluation of the Comptroller General regarding the
feasibility of carrying out off-base transition training at
locations nationwide.

SEC. 10. EXPANSION OF CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE SMALL
BUSINESS CONCERNS 100 PERCENT BUT CONDITIONALLY
OWNED BY VETERANS.

Section 8127(l) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``unconditionally''
before ``owned by'' each place it appears; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The term `unconditionally owned' includes, with
respect to ownership of a small business concern, conditional
ownership of such small business concern if such business
concern is 100 percent owned by one or more veterans.''.

SEC. 11. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT UNDER CONTRACTING GOALS
AND PREFERENCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS
OF SMALL BUSINESSES AFTER DEATH OF DISABLED
VETERAN OWNERS.

(a) In General.--Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``rated as'' and all that
follows through ``disability.'' and inserting a period; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (C) to read
as follows:
``(C) The date that--
``(i) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a
service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling
or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is
10 years after the date of the veteran's death; or
``(ii) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with
a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent
disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected
disability, is three years after the date of the veteran's
death.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to
contracts awarded on or after such date.

SEC. 12. TREATMENT OF BUSINESSES AFTER DEATHS OF
SERVICEMEMBER-OWNERS FOR PURPOSES OF DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACTING GOALS AND
PREFERENCES.

(a) In General.--Section 8127 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as
subsections (j) through (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection (i):
``(i) Treatment of Businesses After Death of Servicemember-
owner.--(1) If a member of the Armed Forces owns at least 51
percent of a small business concern and such member is killed
in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air
service, the surviving spouse or dependent of such member who
acquires such ownership rights in such small business concern
shall, for the period described in paragraph (2), be treated
as if the surviving spouse or dependent were a veteran with a
service-connected disability for purposes of determining the
status of the small business concern as a small business
concern owned and controlled by veterans for purposes of
contracting goals and preferences under this section.
``(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period
beginning on the date on which the member of the Armed Forces
dies and ending on the date as follows:
``(A) In the case of a surviving spouse, the earliest of
the following dates:
``(i) The date on which the surviving spouse remarries.
``(ii) The date on which the surviving spouse relinquishes
an ownership interest in the small business concern and no
longer owns at least 51 percent of such small business
concern.
``(iii) The date that is ten years after the date of the
member's death.
``(B) In the case of a dependent who is not a spouse, the
earliest of the following dates:
``(i) The date on which the surviving dependant
relinquishes an ownership interest in the small business
concern and no longer owns at least 51 percent of such small
business concern.
``(ii) The date that is ten years after the date of the
member's death.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (i) of section 8127 of such
title, as added by subsection (a), take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to the
deaths of members of the Armed Forces occurring on or after
such date.

SEC. 13. SPECIAL RULE FOR TREATMENT UNDER CONTRACTING GOALS
AND PREFERENCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS LICENSED IN
COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES.

Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by
section 12, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(n) Special Rule for Community Property States.--Whenever
the Secretary assesses, for purposes of this section, the
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business concern licensed in a community property State, the
Secretary shall also assess what that degree of ownership
would be if such small business concern had been licensed in
a State other than a community property State. If the
Secretary determines that such individual would have had a
greater degree of ownership of the small business concern had
such small business concern been licensed in a State other
than a community property State, the Secretary shall treat,
for purposes of this section, such small business concern as
if it had been licensed in a State other than a community
property State.''.

SEC. 14. 100 PERCENT CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENT TO MEDICARE
PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS.

Paragraph (3) of section 6331(h) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, or, with respect to payments made on or after
the date which is 180 days after the date of the enactment of
the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012, to a Medicare provider
or supplier under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.''.

SEC. 15. EXTENSION OF MODIFIED PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS
COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES
FURNISHED BY NURSING FACILITIES.

Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2016'' and inserting
``March 31, 2017''.

SEC. 16. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF CERTAIN
UNPAID TAXES.

(a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF
CERTAIN TAX DELINQUENCIES.

``(a) In General.--If the Secretary receives certification
by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any individual
has a seriously delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of
$50,000, the Secretary shall transmit such certification to
the Secretary of State for action with respect to denial,
revocation, or limitation of a passport pursuant to section
16(d) of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012.
``(b) Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt.--For purposes of this
section, the term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means an
outstanding debt under this title for which a notice of lien
has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 or
a notice of levy has been filed pursuant to section 6331,
except that such term does not include--
``(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant
to an agreement under section 6159 or 7122, and
``(2) a debt with respect to which collection is suspended
because a collection due process hearing under section 6330,
or relief under subsection (b), (c), or (f) of section 6015,
is requested or pending.
``(c) Adjustment for Inflation.--In the case of a calendar
year beginning after 2012, the dollar amount in subsection
(a) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under
section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by
substituting `calendar year 2011' for `calendar year 1992' in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not
a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the
next highest multiple of $1,000.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain tax
delinquencies.''.

(c) Authority for Information Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(23) Disclosure of return information to department of
state for purposes of passport revocation under section
7345.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon receiving a
certification described in section 7345, disclose to the
Secretary of State return information with respect to a
taxpayer who has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in
such section. Such return information shall be limited to--
``(i) the taxpayer identity information with respect to
such taxpayer, and
``(ii) the amount of such seriously delinquent tax debt.
``(B) Restriction on disclosure.--Return information
disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by officers and
employees of the Department of State for the purposes of, and
to the extent necessary in, carrying out the requirements of
section 16(d) of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p)
of such Code is amended by striking ``or (22)'' each place it
appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(22), or (23)''.
(d) Authority to Deny or Revoke Passport.--
(1) Denial.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph (B),
upon receiving a certification described in section 7345 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of State may not issue a passport to
any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt
described in such section.
(B) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State may issue a
passport, in emergency circumstances or for humanitarian
reasons, to an individual described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Revocation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State may revoke a
passport previously issued to any individual described in
paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Limitation for return to united states.--If the
Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before revocation,
may--
(i) limit a previously issued passport only for return
travel to the United States; or
(ii) issue a limited passport that only permits return
travel to the United States.
(3) Hold harmless.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of State shall not be liable to an individual for
any action with respect to a certification by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue under section 7345 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(e) Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Individual
Without Social Security Account Number.--
(1) Denial.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph (B),
upon receiving an application for a passport from an
individual that either--
(i) does not include the social security account number
issued to that individual, or
(ii) includes an incorrect or invalid social security
number willfully, intentionally, negligently, or recklessly
provided by such individual,
the Secretary of State is authorized to deny such application
and is authorized to not issue a passport to the individual.
(B) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State may issue a
passport, in emergency circumstances or for humanitarian
reasons, to an individual described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Revocation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State may revoke a
passport previously issued to any individual described in
paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Limitation for return to united states.--If the
Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before revocation,
may--
(i) limit a previously issued passport only for return
travel to the United States; or
(ii) issue a limited passport that only permits return
travel to the United States.
(f) Effective Date.--The provisions of, and amendments made
by, this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013.

SEC. 17. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.

Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, in the case of a corporation with assets of not less
than $1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end of the
preceding taxable year)--
(1) the amount of any required installment of corporate
estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or
September of 2013 shall be increased by 0.25 percent of such
amount (determined without regard to any increase in such
amount not contained in such Code);
(2) the amount of any required installment of corporate
estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or
September of 2017 shall be increased by 0.50 percent of such
amount (determined without regard to any increase in such
amount not contained in such Code); and
(3) the amount of the next required installment after an
installment referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of the increase
by reason of such paragraph.

SEC. 18. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

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