,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bghb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ba1 #bjba,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to address recommendations made to ,congress by the ,government ,accountability ,office and detailed in the annual duplication report1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,acting on the ,annual ,duplication ,report ,act of #bjba4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress4,title ,i--,department of ,defense,sec4 #aja4 ,enhancing ,federal revenue through reviewing and reporting on use and management of administrative surcharges under foreign military sales program4,sec4 #ajb4 ,modification of calculation of military housing contractor pay for privatized military housing4,title ,,ii--,department of ,education,sec4 #bja4 ,maximizing effective use and recoupment of ,federal student loans by closing the forbearance loophole and amending default rates4,title ,,iii--,department of ,energy,sec4 #cja4 ,increasing ,federal revenue by reviewing and reporting on optimal size of ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve4,title ,,iv--,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development,sec4 #dja4 ,optimizing revenue intake and saving taxpayer dollars at ,ginnie ,mae by assessing current practices and exploring alternative governance structures to provide better oversight4,title ,v--,department of the ,treasury,sec4 #eja4 ,saving ,federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins4,sec4 #ejb4 ,reducing the resource drain by requiring that electronically prepared paper returns include scannable code4,sec4 #ejc4 ,protecting the security of taxpayer information held by third-party providers by improving coordination and establishing minimum security requirements to reduce fragmentation4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the annual reports prepared by the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states under section #ba of the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,joint ,resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt1 approved ,february #ab1 #bjaj 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note2 ,public ,law #aaa-aci71 have produced approximately #dbi1jjj1jjj1jjj in financial benefits for the ,federal ,government4 7#b7 #bjba marks the #ajj-year anniversary of the creation of the ,government ,accountability ,office and its contributions to improving the management and fiscal responsibility of the ,federal ,government4 7#c7 ,the #bjba report entitled ,additional ,opportunities to ,reduce ,fragmentation1 ,overlap1 and ,duplication and ,achieve ,billions in ,financial ,benefits 7,,gao-#ba-dee,,sp7 identified #aab new actions that ,congress or the executive branch can take to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the ,federal ,government1 and potentially to save tens of billions of dollars4 7#d7 ,those financial benefits cannot be realized without full implementation of the actions and recommendations set forth by the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,of the #aab new actions1 one requires legislation to be fully implemented1 and it concerns adjusting the rate calculation for paying military housing contractors4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 it is the responsibility of ,congress and the executive branch to take action to implement recommendations made in the annual reports of the ,government ,accountability ,office on reducing duplication in ,federal programs to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars2 7#b7 legislation and adequate resources are needed to ensure that all potential financial benefits are realized from the implementation of those recommendations2 and 7#c7 while some recommendations for congressional action from previous reports have been resolved1 ,congress must continue to pursue the recommendations that have gone unaddressed in addition to the new recommendation for action presented in the #bjba report4 ,i ,department of ,defense #aja4 ,enhancing ,federal revenue through reviewing and reporting on use and management of administrative surcharges under foreign military sales program 7a7 ,foreign military sales program defined ,in this section1 the term foreign military sales program means the program authorized under chapter #b of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa et seq474 7b7 ,review 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 acting through the ,director of the ,defense ,security ,cooperation ,agency1 shall review options for expanding the use of administrative surcharges under the foreign military sales program1 including practices for managing administrative surcharges and contract administration services surcharges4 7#b7 ,matters to be included ,the review conducted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a determination of which specific expenses are incurred by the ,united ,states ,government in operation of the foreign military sales program that the administrative surcharge does not pay for as of the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,the estimated annual cost of each of such specific expenses4 7,c7 ,an assessment of the costs and benefits of funding such specific expenses through the administrative surcharge1 including any data to support such an assessment4 7,d7 ,an assessment of how the ,department of ,defense calculates the lower bound1 or safety level1 for the administrative surcharge account and the contract administration services surcharge account1 including what specific factors inform the calculation and whether such a method for calculating the safety level is still valid or should be revisited4 7,e7 ,an assessment of the process used by the ,department of ,defense to review and set rates for the administrative surcharge and the contract administration services surcharge1 including the extent to which outside parties are consulted and any proposals the ,department of ,defense may have for better ensuring that the rates are set appropriately4 7,f7 ,such other matters as the ,secretary of ,defense determines to be appropriate4 7c7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 acting through the ,director of the ,defense ,security ,cooperation ,agency1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives a report on-- 7#a7 the findings of the review conducted under subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 any legislative changes needed to allow the administrative surcharge under the foreign military sales program to pay for any expenses currently not covered by that surcharge4 #ajb4 ,modification of calculation of military housing contractor pay for privatized military housing ,section #fjf7;a7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bhga note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking #b4e percent and inserting #ej percent2 and 7,b7 by striking section #djc7;b77#c77;,a77i7 and inserting section #djc7;b77#c77;,a77ii72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking #b4e percent and inserting #ej percent2 and 7,b7 by striking section #djc7;b77#c77;,a77i7 and inserting section #djc7;b77#c77;,a77ii74 ,,ii ,department of ,education #bja4 ,maximizing effective use and recoupment of ,federal student loans by closing the forbearance loophole and amending default rates 7a7 ,default management plan ,section #dce7;a77#g77;,a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhe7;a77#g77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii72 and 7#b7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 ,prohibition ,the plan required under clause 7i7 shall not include placing students in forbearance as a means of reducing the cohort default rate of the institution4 4 7b7 ,forbearance rules ,section #dce7m77#a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhe7m77#a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,with respect to a cohort default rate calculated for an institution under this paragraph for fiscal year #bjba and for each succeeding fiscal year1 the cohort default rate shall be calculated such that in determining the number of current and former students at an institution who enter repayment for such fiscal year-- 7i7 any student who is in nonmandatory forbearance for such fiscal year for a period of greater than #ah months but less than #cf months shall not be counted as entering repayment for that fiscal year2 7ii7 any student described in clause 7i7 shall be counted as entering repayment for the first fiscal year for which the student ceases to be in a period of forbearance and otherwise meets the requirements for being in repayment2 and 7iii7 any student who is in a period of nonmandatory forbearance for #c or more years shall be counted as in default and included in the institution's total number of students in default4 4 ,,iii ,department of ,energy #cja4 ,increasing ,federal revenue by reviewing and reporting on optimal size of ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve 7a7 ,review 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a review of options for a long-range target for the optimal size and configuration of the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve established under part ,b of title ,i of the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbca et seq47 7referred to in this section as the ,reserve74 7#b7 ,matters to be considered ,in conducting the review under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall consider-- 7,a7 the volume of petroleum and petroleum products to be held in the ,reserve2 7,b7 the infrastructure and modernization needs of the ,reserve2 7,c7 the projections for future oil production and consumption in the ,united ,states2 7,d7 the efficacy of the existing ,reserve to respond to domestic supply disruptions2 7,e7 the obligations of the ,international ,energy ,agency2 7,f7 the expected responses of the private sector to any supply disruptions due to a suboptimal size and configuration of the ,reserve2 and 7,g7 the costs and benefits of a range of potential sizes and configurations of the ,reserve4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives a report describing-- 7#a7 the findings of the review conducted under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 recommendations for legislation needed to optimize the size and configuration of the ,reserve4 ,,iv ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development #dja4 ,optimizing revenue intake and saving taxpayer dollars at ,ginnie ,mae by assessing current practices and exploring alternative governance structures to provide better oversight 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives2 7#b7 the term ,association means the ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association2 and 7#c7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7b7 ,guaranty fee study and report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states a report on the adequacy of the guaranty fee of the ,association for single-family mortgage-backed securities1 which shall-- 7#a7 evaluate the extent to which the level of the guaranty fee for single-family mortgage-backed securities provides the ,association with sufficient reserves to cover potential losses under different economic scenarios1 including adverse scenarios1 based on an actuarial or similar analysis2 7#b7 identify the types of standards that the ,association could use to set the guaranty fee for single-family mortgage-backed securities and evaluate which standard or standards would enable the ,association to set the guaranty fee at an appropriate level in line with the mission of the ,association2 7#c7 assess the benefits and costs of adopting a risk-based guaranty fee for single-family mortgage-backed securities that imposes a higher fee on higher risk issuers2 7#d7 analyze how and to what extent an increase in the guaranty fee 7for all issuers and a subset of riskier issuers7 would affect borrowers' financing1 closing1 and other related costs for federally insured mortgage loans2 and 7#e7 if warranted1 include recommendations for any necessary amendments to the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to change the guaranty fee for single-family mortgage-backed securities1 including for establishing a standard under which the ,association can determine the level of the guaranty fee for single-family mortgage-backed securities4 7c7 ,reliance on contractors study and report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states a report evaluating the workforce composition of the ,association in consideration of the critical functions of the ,association1 which shall-- 7#a7 analyze-- 7,a7 the number of ,federal employees and contractors by type of role or position that the ,association uses to perform compliance1 risk management1 and other critical functions1 and the cost of a full-time equivalent ,federal employee versus a contractor for comparable roles or positions2 7,b7 the extent to which the ,association could use ,federal employees instead of contractors by role or position to perform critical functions2 7,c7 the types and amounts of costs that the ,association could save by using ,federal employees instead of contractors1 where possible1 to perform critical functions1 such as savings from differences in pay and not having to oversee contractors2 7,d7 whether the ,association would face any legal or other obstacles in using ,federal employees instead of contractors to perform critical functions2 and 7,e7 the potential negative and positive effects of using ,federal employees instead of contractors on the ability of the ,association to achieve the mission of the ,association2 and 7#b7 if warranted1 include recommendations for any necessary amendments to the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to change the funding structure of the ,association4 7d7 ,compensation structure study and report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states a report evaluating the workforce challenges of the ,association1 which shall-- 7#a7 analyze1 quantitatively to the extent possible1 the challenges of the ,association in hiring and retaining staff1 including compensation1 during the #c-year period preceding the report2 7#b7 identify and summarize the options that the ,association has pursued within existing authorities to address the staffing challenges of the ,association1 including which agencies or offices were involved1 and the key decisions and outcomes of those efforts2 7#c7 identify options that the ,association did not pursue within existing authorities to address the staffing challenges of the ,association and the reasons for not pursuing those options2 7#d7 identify and evaluate options outside of existing authorities that the ,association could use to address the staffing challenges of the ,association and the potential benefits and costs of those options2 and 7#e7 if warranted1 include recommendations for any necessary amendments to the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to change how the ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association sets compensation4 7e7 ,review of reforms to ,ginnie ,mae's organizational and oversight structure ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on alternate ways of overseeing the ,association to address increasing risks1 which shall-- 7#a7 review the reports submitted by the ,secretary under subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 to determine if the reports addressed the required provisions and assess any recommendations made in those reports2 7#b7 identify key challenges or constraints that the ,association has faced under the governance and funding structure of the ,association as a government corporation within the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development2 7#c7 identify alternative models under which the governance and funding structure of the ,association could be reorganized to better support housing policy priorities in the ,united ,states and to ensure that the ,association fulfilling the role of increasing liquidity in the housing finance market while also minimizing risk to the taxpayer2 7#d7 evaluate the potential positive and negative impacts of the models described in paragraph 7#c7 on the ,association1 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and other stakeholders2 7#e7 obtain input from relevant stakeholders1 such as ,federal entities1 lenders1 issuers1 investors1 affordable housing advocates1 and researchers1 on reforms to the organizational and oversight structure of the ,association2 7#f7 consider the housing finance system and ways in which alternative oversight structures of the ,association could impact the system2 and 7#g7 review such other information as the ,comptroller ,general determines relevant4 ,v ,department of the ,treasury #eja4 ,saving ,federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins 7a7 ,section #eaab of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7bb7 ,composition of circulating coins 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 and subject to the other provisions of this subsection1 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,mint 7referred to in this subsection as the ,director71 in consultation with the ,secretary1 may modify the metallic composition of circulating coins to a new metallic composition 7including by prescribing reasonable manufacturing tolerances with respect to those coins7 if a study and analysis conducted by the ,united ,states ,mint1 including solicitation of input1 including input on acceptor tolerances and requirements1 from industry stakeholders who could be affected by changes in the composition of circulating coins1 indicates that the modification will-- 7,a7 reduce costs incurred by the taxpayers of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 be seamless1 which shall mean the same diameter and weight as ,united ,states coinage being minted on the date of enactment of this subsection and that the coins will work interchangeably in most coin acceptors using electromagnetic signature technology2 and 7,c7 have as minimal an adverse impact as possible on the public and stakeholders4 7#b7 ,notification to ,congress ,on the date that is at least #ij legislative days before the date on which the ,director begins making a modification described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall submit to ,congress notice that-- 7,a7 provides a justification for the modification1 including the support for that modification in the study and analysis required under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to the modification2 7,b7 describes how the modification will reduce costs incurred by the taxpayers of the ,united ,states2 7,c7 certifies that the modification will be seamless1 as described in paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and 7,d7 certifies that the modification will have as minimal an adverse impact as possible on the public and stakeholders4 7#c7 ,congressional authority ,the ,director may begin making a modification proposed under this subsection not earlier than the date that is #ij legislative days after the date on which the ,director submits to ,congress the notice required under paragraph 7#b7 with respect to that modification1 unless ,congress1 during the period of #ij legislative days beginning on the date on which the ,director submits that notice-- 7,a7 finds that the modification is not justified in light of the information contained in that notice2 and 7,b7 enacts a joint resolution of disapproval of the proposed modification4 7#d7 ,procedures ,for purpose of paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 a joint resolution of disapproval is a joint resolution the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows3 ,that ,congress disapproves the modification submitted by the ,director of the ,united ,states ,mint42 and 7,b7 the procedural rules in the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate for a joint resolution of disapproval described under paragraph 7#c7 shall be the same as provided for a joint resolution of disapproval under chapter #h of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7b7 ,determination of budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go-,act of #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1 submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the ,chairman of the ,senate ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4 #ejb4 ,reducing the resource drain by requiring that electronically prepared paper returns include scannable code 7a7 ,in ,general ,subsection 7e7 of section #fjaa of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#h7 ,special rule for returns prepared electronically and submitted on paper ,the ,secretary shall require that any return of tax which is prepared electronically1 but is printed and filed on paper1 bear a code which can1 when scanned1 convert such return to electronic format4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #fjaa7;e7 of such ,code is amended by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#h74 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to returns of tax the due date for which 7determined without regard to extensions7 is after ,december #ca1 #bjba4 #ejc4 ,protecting the security of taxpayer information held by third-party providers by improving coordination and establishing minimum security requirements to reduce fragmentation 7a7 ,regulation of security requirements for tax return preparers and authorized ,e-,file providers 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7or the ,secretary's delegate7 shall prescribe standards for the security of return information and information technology systems that are consistent with security standards issued by the ,national ,institute for ,standards and ,technology4 7#b7 ,penalty for failure to secure information 7,a7 ,in general ,section #ffie of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by redesignating subsection 7h7 as subsection 7i7 and by inserting after subsection 7g7 the following new subsection3 7h7 ,failure ,to comply with electronic return security standards ,any person who is authorized by the ,secretary to provide electronic filing services and who fails to secure return information and information technology standards in such manner as prescribed by the ,secretary shall pay a penalty of #ejj for each such failure4 ,the maximum penalty imposed under this subsection on any person with respect to any calendar year shall not exceed #be1jjj4 4 7,b7 ,inflation adjustment ,section #ffie7;i7 of such ,code1 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,a71 is amended-- 7i7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 7ii7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,failure to comply with security standards ,in the case of any failure described in subsection 7h7 in a calendar year beginning after #bjbb1 each of the dollar amounts under subsection 7h7 shall be increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section #a7;f77#c7 for the calendar year determined by substituting calendar year #bjba for calendar year #bjaf in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 thereof4 2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c7 7as redesignated by clause 7i771 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b74 7,c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to failures described in section #ffie7;h7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as added by subparagraph 7,a77 after the date that is #fj days after the date the ,secretary prescribes the standards required under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,coordination of taxpayer information security ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue shall develop an organizational plan to create a centralized body or other governance structure to coordinate all aspects of the ,internal ,revenue ,service's efforts to protect return information while being held or transmitted by those authorized by the ,internal ,revenue ,service to provide electronic filing services4 ,the ,commissioner shall transmit the organizational plan to the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4