,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eaif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bd1 #bjad ,mr4 ,coffman 7for himself and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 ,ways and ,means1 ,foreign ,affairs1 ,financial ,services1 ,house ,administration1 and ,rules1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement for the ,federal ,government4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,unified ,savings and ,accountability ,act or the ,,usa ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,provisions relating to ,federal property1 ,federal contracts and information technology ,subtitle ,a--,amendments and ,other ,provisions ,relating to ,federal ,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and ,information ,technology ,sec4 #aja4 ,promotion of competition in ,federal contracting4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,promotion of strategic sourcing in ,federal contracting4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,avoiding duplicative information technology investments4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,strengthening oversight of information technology investments4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,strengthening oversight of information technology operations4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,promotion of reverse auctions in ,federal contracting4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,creation of long-term strategy for targeted ownership investments to replace some high-value leases4 ,subtitle ,b--,data ,center ,consolidation ,sec4 #aaa4 ,purpose4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #aac4 ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative4 ,sec4 #aad4 ,performance requirements related to data center consolidation4 ,sec4 #aae4 ,cost savings related to data center optimization4 ,sec4 #aaf4 ,reporting requirements to ,congress and the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,sec4 #aag4 ,reduction and consolidation of data centers4 ,title ,,ii--,other ,matters ,sec4 #bja4 ,report on implementation of certain ,medicare and ,medicaid fraud detection and program integrity provisions4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of certain tax delinquencies4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,prohibition on non-cost-effective minting and printing of coins and currency4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies of ,congressional documents4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,replacing the #a note with the #a coin4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,enhancing the ,internal ,revenue ,service's online services4 ,sec4 #bjg4 ,improving foreclosure loss mitigation efforts for mortgages made1 insured1 or guaranteed by ,federal agencies4 ,i ,provisions relating to ,federal property1 ,federal contracts and information technology ,a ,amendments and ,other ,provisions ,relating to ,federal ,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and ,information ,technology #aja4 ,promotion of competition in ,federal contracting 7a7 ,office of ,federal procurement policy ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall issue guidance to ,federal agencies to reinvigorate the role of the competition advocate1 consistent with the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in its report ,,gao-#aj-hcc 7,july #bf1 #bjaj74 7b7 ,elements of guidance ,the guidance issued pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall include key factors agencies should consider in appointing and utilizing competition advocates1 such as placement within the organization1 skill set1 and potential methods to effectively carry out their duties1 and shall direct agencies to require their competition advocates to actively involve program offices in highlighting opportunities to increase competition4 #ajb4 ,promotion of strategic sourcing in ,federal contracting 7a7 ,savings goals ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and for #d years annually thereafter1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall issue ,government-wide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies required to designate or appoint a ,chief ,financial ,officer as set forth in section #ija of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,the ,director may issue goals required by this section that are customized to individual agencies or sourcing efforts4 7b7 ,matters covered ,in complying with subsection 7a71 the ,director shall provide at a minimum-- 7#a7 guidance to executive agencies on calculating savings generated from strategic sourcing efforts2 and 7#b7 standards to measure progress towards meeting savings goals established by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,report ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report on the extent of savings realized through the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies during the period ,government-wide savings goals are required to be issued pursuant to subsection 7a74 #ajc4 ,avoiding duplicative information technology investments 7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this section is to improve transparency in order to ensure that agencies avoid making duplicative information technology investments4 7b7 ,reporting potential duplication 7#a7 ,responsibility of agency chief information officers ,each agency chief information officer shall utilize existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms to report to the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act and at least annually thereafter1 on the results of the agency's efforts to identify and eliminate1 where appropriate1 each potentially duplicative information technology investment4 7#b7 ,functions of the director ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall issue a policy requiring consistency among all agencies in identifying information technology investments in any required reporting1 and such investments shall include applicable research and development projects and mission-essential systems4 #ajd4 ,strengthening oversight of information technology investments ,section #aacjc7;b7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following new paragraph 7#e73 7#e7 ,analyses of investments in operations and maintenance ,the ,director shall require each executive agency to develop a policy consistent with ,,omb guidance for performing analysis on each operational_/steady state information technology investment to measure how well the investment is achieving expected cost1 schedule1 performance1 and other goals1 and to determine whether the investment provides the most cost effective way of delivering business value4 ,the agencies shall conduct these operational analyses on a yearly basis and shall report the results to the ,director and through existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms4 4 #aje4 ,strengthening oversight of information technology operations 7a7 ,improvement of ,portfolio,stat implementation ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall carry out the following1 consistent with the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in its report ,,gao-#ad-cdc,,sp 7,april #bjad73 7#a7 ,issue guidance for the ,secretaries of ,agriculture1 ,commerce1 ,defense1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 the ,interior1 and ,labor1 and the agency heads of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 ,u4,s4 ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission1 ,office of ,personnel ,management1 ,small ,business ,administration1 ,social ,security ,administration1 and ,u4,s4 ,agency for ,international ,development1 to complete their commodity ,,it baselines 7as part of ,portfolio,stat74 7#b7 ,require the ,secretaries of ,defense1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 the ,interior1 ,labor1 ,state1 ,transportation1 and ,veterans ,affairs1 and the agency heads of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 ,general ,services ,administration1 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1 ,office of ,personnel ,management1 ,social ,security ,administration1 and ,u4,s4 ,agency for ,international ,development1 to report quarterly to the ,director on each department's or agency's progress in the migration of two commodity ,,it areas 7enterprise ,,it systems and ,,it infrastructure7 to a shared service4 7b7 ,required actions by ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer 7#a7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall direct the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer to take the following actions1 consistent with the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in its report ,,gao-#ad-cdc,,sp 7,april #bjad7 and as part of integrated data collection quarterly reporting3 7,a7 ,require that agencies-- 7i7 describe the actions that have been taken to ensure the completeness of their commodity ,,it baseline information2 and 7ii7 identify any limitation in such information4 7,b7 ,require agencies to report on the progress of their efforts to migrate two commodity ,,it areas 7enterprise ,,it systems and ,,it infrastructure7 to a shared service4 7,c7 ,require agencies to fully disclose any limitations their chief information officers might have in exercising the authorities and responsibilities provided by law and the #bjac ,portfolio,stat guidance of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7,d7 ,require agencies to disclose the limitations of any data reported 7or disclose the parameters and assumptions of these data7 on the agencies' data consolidation efforts and associated cost savings and cost avoidance4 7,e7 ,require agencies to improve transparency of and accountability for ,portfolio,stat by publicly disclosing planned and actual data consolidation efforts and related cost savings4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,portfolio,stat ,the term ,portfolio,stat refers to the initiative launched by the ,office of ,management and budget in ,march #bjab to maximize the return on information technology investments across the ,federal ,government4 7#b7 ,,it ,the term ,,it means information technology4 #ajf4 ,promotion of reverse auctions in ,federal contracting 7a7 ,revision of ,,far ,not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation shall be revised to address reverse auctions by ,federal agencies1 including how and when they should be used1 the roles and responsibilities of contracting officers1 and what agencies should do if there is no interactive bidding during an auction4 7b7 ,guidance on reverse auctions ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,office of ,management and ,budget shall1 consistent with the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office on reverse auctions in its report ,,gao-#ad-cdc,,sp 7,april #bjad71 issue ,government-wide guidance-- 7#a7 advising agencies to collect and analyze data on the level of interactive bidding and1 where applicable1 fees paid1 to determine the cost effectiveness of using reverse auctions in the procurement of goods or services2 and 7#b7 on best practices to maximize competition and savings in the use of reverse auctions4 #ajg4 ,creation of long-term strategy for targeted ownership investments to replace some high-value leases ,not later than six months after the date of the enactment of the ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall take the following actions pursuant to the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in its report ,,gao-#ad-cdc,,sp3 7#a7 ,develop and use criteria to rank and prioritize potential long-term ownership solutions to current high-value leases among other capital investments and use this ranking to create long-term cross agency strategy that facilitates consideration of targeted investments in ownership4 7#b7 ,report to the appropriate congressional committees any leases above the prospectus threshold that did not follow the congressional prospectus process and include in the lease prospectus a description of the length of time that an agency estimates it will need the space1 an historical account of how long the agency will need to make the leased space meet its mission4 ,for the spaces for which an agency has a long-term projected need1 also include an appropriate form of cost-to-lease versus cost-to-own alternatives analysis to facilitate the evaluation4 ,b ,data ,center ,consolidation #aaa4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this subtitle is to optimize ,federal data center usage and efficiency4 #aab4 ,definitions ,in this subtitle3 7#a7 ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative ,the term ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative or the ,initiative means the initiative developed and implemented by the ,director1 through the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 as required under section #aac4 7#b7 ,covered agency ,the term covered agency means any agency included in the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative4 7#c7 ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer ,the term ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer means the ,administrator of the ,office of ,electronic ,government established under section #cfjb of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,data ,center ,the term data center means a closet1 room1 floor1 or building for the storage1 management1 and dissemination of data and information1 as defined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer under guidance issued pursuant to this section4 7#e7 ,federal ,data ,center ,the term ,federal data center means any data center of a covered agency used or operated by a covered agency1 by a contractor of a covered agency1 or by another organization on behalf of a covered agency4 7#f7 ,server ,utilization ,the term server utilization refers to the activity level of a server relative to its maximum activity level1 expressed as a percentage4 7#g7 ,power usage effectiveness ,the term power usage effectiveness means the ratio obtained by dividing the total amount of electricity and other power consumed in running a data center by the power consumed by the information and communications technology in the data center4 #aac4 ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative 7a7 ,requirement for initiative ,the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies1 shall develop and implement an initiative1 to be known as the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative1 to optimize the usage and efficiency of ,federal data centers by meeting the requirements of this ,act and taking additional measures1 as appropriate4 7b7 ,requirement for plan ,within #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies1 shall develop and submit to ,congress a plan for implementation of the ,initiative required by subsection 7a7 by each covered agency4 ,in developing the plan1 the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer shall take into account the findings and recommendations of the ,comptroller ,general review required by section #aae7;e74 7c7 ,matters covered ,the plan shall include-- 7#a7 descriptions of how covered agencies will use reductions in floor space1 energy use1 infrastructure1 equipment1 applications1 personnel1 increases in multiorganizational use1 and other appropriate methods to meet the requirements of the initiative2 and 7#b7 appropriate consideration of shifting federally owned data centers to commercially owned data centers4 #aad4 ,performance requirements related to data center consolidation 7a7 ,server utilization ,each covered agency may use the following methods to achieve the maximum server utilization possible as determined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer3 7#a7 ,the closing of existing data centers that lack adequate server utilization1 as determined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,if the agency fails to close such data centers1 the agency shall provide a detailed explanation as to why this data center should remain in use as part of the submitted plan4 ,the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer shall include an assessment of the agency explanation in the annual report to ,congress4 7#b7 ,the consolidation of services within existing data centers to increase server utilization rates4 7#c7 ,any other method that the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies1 determines necessary to optimize server utilization4 7b7 ,power usage effectiveness ,each covered agency may use the following methods to achieve the maximum energy efficiency possible as determined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer3 7#a7 ,the use of the measurement of power usage effectiveness to calculate data center energy efficiency4 7#b7 ,the use of power meters in data centers to frequently measure power consumption over time4 7#c7 ,the establishment of power usage effectiveness goals for each data center4 7#d7 ,the adoption of best practices for managing-- 7,a7 temperature and airflow in data centers2 and 7,b7 power supply efficiency4 7#e7 ,the implementation of any other method that the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the ,chief ,information ,officers of covered agencies1 determines necessary to optimize data center energy efficiency4 #aae4 ,cost savings related to data center optimization 7a7 ,requirement ,to track costs 7#a7 ,in general ,each covered agency shall track costs resulting from implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative within the agency and submit a report on those costs annually to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,covered agencies shall determine the net costs from data consolidation on an annual basis4 7#b7 ,factors ,in calculating net costs each year under paragraph 7#a71 a covered agency shall use the following factors3 7,a7 ,energy costs4 7,b7 ,personnel costs4 7,c7 ,real estate costs4 7,d7 ,capital expense costs4 7,e7 ,operating system1 database1 and other software license expense costs4 7,f7 ,other appropriate costs1 as determined by the agency in consultation with the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 7b7 ,requirement ,to track savings 7#a7 ,in general ,each covered agency shall track savings resulting from implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative within the agency and submit a report on those savings annually to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,covered agencies shall determine the net savings from data consolidation on an annual basis4 7#b7 ,factors ,in calculating net savings each year under paragraph 7#a71 a covered agency shall use the following factors3 7,a7 ,energy savings4 7,b7 ,personnel savings4 7,c7 ,real estate savings4 7,d7 ,capital expense savings4 7,e7 ,operating system1 database1 and other software license expense savings4 7,f7 ,other appropriate savings1 as determined by the agency in consultation with the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 7c7 ,requirement ,to use cost-,effective measures ,covered agencies shall use the most cost-effective measures to implement the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative4 7d7 ,use of savings ,any savings resulting from implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative within a covered agency shall be used for the following purposes3 7#a7 ,to offset the costs of implementing the ,initiative within the agency4 7#b7 ,to further enhance information technology capabilities and services within the agency4 7e7 ,government accountability office review ,not later than #c months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall examine methods for calculating savings from the ,initiative and using them for the purposes identified in subsection 7d71 including establishment and use of a special revolving fund that supports data centers and server optimization1 and shall submit to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer and ,congress a report on the ,comptroller ,general's findings and recommendations4 #aaf4 ,reporting requirements to ,congress and the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer 7a7 ,agency ,requirement ,to report to ,,cio ,each year1 each covered agency shall submit to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer a report on the implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative1 including savings resulting from such implementation4 ,the report shall include an update of the agency's plan for implementing the ,initiative4 7b7 ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer requirement ,to report to ,congress ,each year1 the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report that assesses agency progress in carrying out the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative and updates the plan under section #aac4 ,the report may be included as part of the annual report required under section #cfjf of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 #aag4 ,reduction and consolidation of data centers 7a7 ,,omb recommendation ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,administrator of ,general ,services and the heads of other executive agencies1 shall issue recommendations for reducing or consolidating the number of ,federal data centers in existence as of the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 by at least #dj percent not later than ,september #cj1 #bjah2 and 7#b7 by at least #hj percent not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbc4 7b7 ,reduction of data centers ,not later than #f months after the issuance of recommendations by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget under subsection 7a71 the head of each executive agency shall implement the recommendations by reducing the number of ,federal data centers in accordance with such recommendations4 ,,ii ,other ,matters #bja4 ,report on implementation of certain ,medicare and ,medicaid fraud detection and program integrity provisions ,section #aabh;,j7a77#a77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#gk7a77#a77;,a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 ,report on integrated data repository and one program integrity system ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this clause1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following3 7,i7 ,integrated ,data ,repository ,efforts to finalize plans and schedules for fully implementing and expanding the use of the ,integrated ,data ,repository1 including actions taken to finalize1 implement1 and manage plans for incorporating data into the ,integrated ,data ,repository and actions taken to define measurable financial benefits expected from the implementation of the ,integrated ,data ,repository4 7,,ii7 ,one ,program ,integrity ,system ,actions taken to plan1 schedule1 and conduct training on the ,one ,program ,integrity ,system1 a ,web-based portal and suite of software tools used to analyze and extract data from the ,integrated ,data ,repository1 and actions taken to define measurable financial benefits expected from the use of the ,one ,program ,integrity ,system4 4 #bjb4 ,revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of certain tax delinquencies 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,d of chapter #ge of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #gcde4 ,revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of certain tax delinquencies 7a7 ,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 #ej1jjj1 the ,secretary shall transmit such certification to the ,secretary of ,state for action with respect to denial1 revocation1 or limitation of a passport or passport card pursuant to section #d of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to regulate the issue and validity of passports1 and for other purposes1 approved ,july #c1 #aibf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baa;a et seq471 commonly known as the ,passport ,act of #aibf4 7b7 ,seriously delinquent tax debt ,for purposes of this section1 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 #fcbc or a notice of levy has been filed pursuant to section #fcca1 except that such term does not include-- 7#a7 a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section #faei or #gabb1 and 7#b7 a debt with respect to which collection is suspended because a collection due process hearing under section #fccj1 or relief under subsection 7b71 7c71 or 7f7 of section #fjae1 is requested or pending4 7c7 ,adjustment for inflation ,in the case of a calendar year beginning after #bjae1 the dollar amount in subsection 7a7 shall be increased by an amount equal to-- 7#a7 such dollar amount1 multiplied by-- 7#b7 the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section #a7;f77#c7 for the calendar year1 determined by substituting calendar year #bjad for calendar year #aiib in subparagraph 7,b7 thereof4 ,if any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of #a1jjj1 such amount shall be rounded to the next highest multiple of #a1jjj4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for subchapter ,d of chapter #ge of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #gcde4 ,revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of certain tax delinquencies4 4 7c7 ,authority for information sharing 7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7l7 of section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#bc7 ,disclosure of return information to department of state for purposes of passport and passport card revocation under section #gcde 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall1 upon receiving a certification described in section #gcde1 disclose to the ,secretary of ,state return information with respect to a taxpayer who has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in such section4 ,such return information shall be limited to-- 7i7 the taxpayer identity information with respect to such taxpayer1 and 7ii7 the amount of such seriously delinquent tax debt4 7,b7 ,restriction on disclosure ,return information disclosed under subparagraph 7,a7 may be used by officers and employees of the ,department of ,state for the purposes of1 and to the extent necessary in1 carrying out the requirements of section #d of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to regulate the issue and validity of passports1 and for other purposes1 approved ,july #c1 #aibf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baa;a et seq471 commonly known as the ,passport ,act of #aibf4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph 7#d7 of section #fajc7p7 of such ,code is amended by striking or 7#bb7 each place it appears in subparagraph 7,f77ii7 and in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting 7#bb71 or 7#bc74 7d7 ,revocation authorization ,the ,act entitled ,an ,act to regulate the issue and validity of passports1 and for other purposes41 approved ,july #c1 #aibf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baa;a et seq471 commonly known as the ,passport ,act of #aibf1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #d4 ,authority to deny or revoke passport and passport card 7a7 ,ineligibility 7#a7 ,issuance ,except as provided under subsection 7b71 upon receiving a certification described in section #gcde of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf from the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 the ,secretary of ,state may not issue a passport or passport card to any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in such section4 7#b7 ,revocation ,the ,secretary of ,state shall revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any individual described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,emergency and humanitarian situations ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state may issue a passport or passport card1 in emergency circumstances or for humanitarian reasons1 to an individual described in paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection4 7#b7 ,limitation for return to united states ,notwithstanding subsection 7a77#b71 the ,secretary of ,state1 before revocation1 may-- 7,a7 limit a previously issued passport or passport card only for return travel to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 issue a limited passport or passport card that only permits return travel to the ,united ,states4 4 7e7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjae4 #bjc4 ,prohibition on non-cost-effective minting and printing of coins and currency 7a7 ,prohibition with respect to coins ,section #eaaa of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,prohibition on certain minting ,notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter1 after the end of the #d-year period following the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,secretary may not mint or issue any circulating coin that costs more to produce than the denomination of the coin 7including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1 and shipping74 4 7b7 ,prohibition with respect to currency ,section #eaad7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,prohibition on certain printing ,notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter1 after the end of the #d-year period following the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 the ,secretary may not engrave or print any ,united ,states currency that costs more to produce than the denomination of the currency 7including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1 and shipping74 4 #bjd4 ,restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies of ,congressional documents 7a7 ,printing and ,distribution of ,documents by ,public ,printer 7#a7 ,restrictions ,chapter #g of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #gdb4 ,restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies 7a7 ,mandatory ,use of ,electronic ,format for ,distribution of ,congressional ,documents ,notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter1 the ,public ,printer shall make any document of the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate which is subject to any of the provisions of this chapter available only in an electronic format which is accessible through the ,internet1 and may not print or distribute a printed copy of the document except as provided in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,permitting ,printing and ,distribution of ,printed ,copies ,upon ,request ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 at the request of any person to whom the ,public ,printer would have been required to provide a printed copy of a document under this chapter had subsection 7a7 not been in effect1 the ,public ,printer may print and distribute a copy of a document or report for the use of that person1 except that-- 7#a7 the number of printed copies the ,public ,printer may provide to the person may not exceed the number of printed copies the ,public ,printer would have provided to the person had subsection 7a7 not been in effect2 and 7#b7 the ,public ,printer may print and distribute copies to the person only upon payment by the person of the costs of printing and distributing the copies1 except that this paragraph shall not apply to an office of the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate 7including the office of a ,member of ,congress74 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections of chapter #g of such title is amended by adding at the end following new item3 #gdb4 ,restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies4 4 7b7 ,provision of ,documents in ,electronic ,format ,deemed ,to ,meet ,requirements of ,house and ,senate ,rules ,regarding ,distribution of ,printed ,copies 7#a7 ,in general ,if any rule or regulation of the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate requires a ,member or committee to provide printed copies of any document 7including any bill or resolution7 for the use of the ,house or ,senate or for the use of any office of the ,house or ,senate1 the ,member or committee shall be considered to have met the requirement of the rule or regulation if the ,member or committee makes the document available to the recipient in an electronic format4 7#b7 ,exercise of rulemaking authority of ,senate and ,house ,this subsection is enacted by ,congress-- 7,a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives1 respectively1 and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each ,house1 respectively1 and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules2 and 7,b7 with full recognition of the constitutional right of either ,house to change the rules 7so far as relating to the procedure of that ,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1 and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that ,house4 7c7 ,effective ,date ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to documents produced on or after ,january #a1 #bjae4 #bje4 ,replacing the #a note with the #a coin 7a7 ,duties of the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system 7#a7 ,coin sequestration 7,a7 ,in general ,within six months of the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system shall sequester all #a coins bearing the design common to those #a coins minted and issued from #aigi-aiha and again in #aiii4 7,b7 ,treatment of coins ,coins sequestered pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be returned to ordinary circulation or otherwise released from storage controlled by the ,federal ,reserve ,system or an agent of the ,federal ,reserve ,system4 7,c7 ,exception for certain uses ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,b71 coins sequestered pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 may be released1 at face value and in bulk quantities-- 7i7 to dealers in collectible coins2 and 7ii7 to countries that have adopted the ,united ,states dollar as their base unit of exchange4 7,d7 ,obsolete coins ,at the end of the #a-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall declare all coins described under subparagraph 7,a7 to be obsolete1 and such coins-- 7i7 shall be treated in the same manner as all other obsolete ,united ,states coins2 and 7ii7 to the extent such coins remain in general circulation1 shall remain legal tender4 7#b7 ,quarterly report on #a coins ,the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system shall issue quarterly reports to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate on-- 7,a7 the number of coins sequestered pursuant to paragraph 7#a77;,a72 7,b7 the number of coins described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 that remain in general circulation2 and 7,c7 efforts that have been made to reduce the number of coins described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 to zero4 7#c7 ,improvement of circulation ,the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system shall-- 7,a7 undertake efforts to improve the circulation and remove barriers to the circulation of the #a coin1 other than those coins described under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 7,b7 issue a quarterly report to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate on-- 7i7 what efforts have been made to improve the circulation of #a coins and what efforts are being planned to improve the circulation of #a coins2 7ii7 the success of such efforts1 including an analysis of such coins held in storage owned or controlled by the ,federal ,reserve ,system and the number of such coins in circulation2 7iii7 barriers to the circulation of such coins1 including the availability of such coins in quantities unmixed with the #a coins described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7iv7 the extent to which the ,federal ,reserve ,system and any agents of the ,federal ,reserve ,system are unable to meet end-user requests for delivery of unmixed quantities of such coins in whatever form such end user requires1 including rolls1 disposable tubes1 or volume bags of such coins4 7#d7 ,outreach and education ,the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system shall continuously conduct outreach and education programs aimed at helping each business using or accepting cash to choose the best mix of #a coins and banknotes to facilitate transactions and reduce costs of transactions and of cashing out at the end of a transaction period4 7#e7 ,use of #a coins by foreign countries ,the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system shall work with the ,departments of ,state and the ,treasury to ensure that countries that have adopted the dollar as a base unit of exchange and which place orders with the ,federal ,reserve ,system1 or through any ,united ,states financial institution1 for supplies of #a monetary units1 are fully briefed before placing each such order on the durability and longevity of #a coins in high-circulation economies when used for transactions of a low dollar value4 7b7 ,publicity requirement ,section #eaab7p77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after ,mint the following3 and the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system4 7c7 ,report on implementation ,not later than the end of the #a-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states and the ,inspector ,general of the ,federal ,reserve ,system and the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial ,protection shall each issue a report to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate on steps being taken by the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system to carry out this ,act4 7d7 ,clarification with respect to seigniorage ,the ninth proviso of section #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 by inserting after miscellaneous receipts the following3 and such amount shall be included as an estimated receipt of the ,government and a receipt of the ,government under paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g71 respectively1 of section #aaje7;a7 in any budget submitted under such section4 7e7 ,policy statement ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states that after #a coins achieve sufficient market penetration such that consumers and retailers are comfortable using #a coins and are able to obtain adequate supplies of #a coins1 #a coins should replace #a ,federal ,reserve notes as the only #a monetary unit issued and circulated by the ,federal ,reserve ,system4 7f7 ,deadline for placing #a ,federal ,reserve notes into circulation ,federal ,reserve banks may continue to place into circulation #a ,federal ,reserve notes until the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date on which the number of #a coins placed into circulation after the date of the enactment of this ,act exceeds #fjj1jjj1jjj annually2 or 7#b7 the date that is #d years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7g7 ,transition period ,after the date referred to in subsection 7f71 a ,federal ,reserve bank may not order additional #a ,federal ,reserve notes but may1 for a period of one year1 continue to place into circulation #a ,federal ,reserve notes on hand or those deposited with it1 except for notes described in subsection 7h74 7h7 ,removal of unfit currency ,after the date referred to in subparagraph 7f71 a ,federal ,reserve bank shall continue to remove unfit currency from circulation1 and shall continue to destroy such currency4 7i7 ,exception ,notwithstanding subsections 7f7 and 7g71 the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system shall produce such ,federal ,reserve notes of #a denomination as the ,board determines from time to time are appropriate solely to meet the needs of collectors of that denomination4 ,such notes shall be issued by one or more ,federal ,reserve banks in accordance with section #af of the ,federal ,reserve ,act and sold by the ,board1 in whole or in part1 under procedures prescribed by the ,board4 7j7 ,no effect on legal tender ,notwithstanding any other subsection of this section1 #a ,federal ,reserve notes are legal tender in the ,united ,states for all debts1 public and private1 public charges1 taxes1 and duties1 regardless of the date of printing or issue4 #bjf4 ,enhancing the ,internal ,revenue ,service's online services ,no later than six months after the date of the enactment of the ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue shall1 pursuant to the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in its report ,,gao-#ad-cdc,,sp 7,april1 #bjad73 7#a7 ,develop a long-term strategy to improve web services provided to taxpayers1 in accordance with www4,howto4gov and other ,federal guidance outlined in the ,april #bjac report of the ,government ,accountability ,office ,,gao-#ac-bgi,,sp4 7#b7 ,study leading practices of other organizations to understand how web improvement strategies were developed and new services prioritized4 7#c7 ,develop business cases for all new online services1 describing the potential benefits and costs of the project1 and use them to prioritize future projects4 7#d7 ,review risk mitigation plans for interactive tools to ensure all risks are addressed and link investments in security to the long-term plan4 #bjg4 ,improving foreclosure loss mitigation efforts for mortgages made1 insured1 or guaranteed by ,federal agencies 7a7 ,periodic analysis of loss mitigation actions ,not later than the expiration of the #f-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 and the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall each analyze the effectiveness and long-term costs and benefits of the programs1 actions1 and strategies of the applicable agency for avoidance or mitigation of foreclosure losses with respect to covered loans and mortgages of the applicable agency1 which shall include analyses of-- 7#a7 the re-default rates associated with various types of loss mitigation actions2 and 7#b7 the impacts that loan and borrower characteristics have on the performance of different loss mitigation actions4 7b7 ,re-,evaluation ,upon completion of each periodic analysis conducted pursuant to subsection 7a7 with respect to covered loans and mortgages of an applicable agency1 the head of the applicable agency shall use the results of the analysis to-- 7#a7 re-evaluate the programs1 actions1 and strategies of the agency for avoidance or mitigation of foreclosure losses with respect to covered loans and mortgages2 and 7#b7 provide additional guidance to servicers of covered loans and mortgages to more effectively target and implement loss mitigation efforts4 7c7 ,collection of information ,each of the agency heads referred to in subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 collect such information regarding covered loans and mortgages of the applicable agency as may be necessary to conduct the analysis required under such subsection1 including loan level data and information regarding loan performance2 or 7#b7 require servicers of such loans and mortgages to provide any such information not maintained or collected by the applicable agency4 7d7 ,consultation and coordination ,each of the agency heads referred to in subsection 7a7 shall consult and coordinate with each other in conducting the analyses and re-evaluations required under subsection 7a7 and 7b7 to ensure the sharing of information and promote effective loss mitigation efforts4 7e7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section1 the following definitions shall apply3 7#a7 ,applicable agency ,the term applicable agency means-- 7,a7 with respect to the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development2 7,b7 with respect to the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 the ,department of ,agriculture2 and 7,c7 with respect to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7#b7 ,covered loans and mortgages ,the term covered loans and mortgages means1 with respect to an applicable agency1 loans for and mortgages on #a- to #d-;family homes made1 insured1 or guaranteed by such applicable agency4