Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS

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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS ###

(a)Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012”. ###

(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—EXTENSION OF PAYROLL TAX REDUCTION Sec. 1001. Extension of payroll tax reduction. TITLE II—UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CONTINUATION AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2001. Short title. Subtitle A—Reforms of Unemployment Compensation to Promote Work and Job Creation Sec. 2101. Consistent job search requirements. Sec. 2102. State flexibility to promote the reemployment of unemployed workers. Sec. 2103. Improving program integrity by better recovery of overpayments. Sec. 2104. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. Sec. 2105. Drug testing of applicants. Subtitle B—Provisions Relating To Extended Benefits Sec. 2121. Short title. Sec. 2122. Extension and modification of emergency unemployment compensation program. Sec. 2123. Temporary extension of extended benefit provisions. Sec. 2124. Additional extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Subtitle C—Improving Reemployment Strategies Under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program Sec. 2141. Improved work search for the long-term unemployed. Sec. 2142. Reemployment services and reemployment and eligibility assessment activities. Sec. 2143. Promoting program integrity through better recovery of overpayments. Sec. 2144. Restore State flexibility to improve unemployment program solvency. Subtitle D—Short-Time Compensation Program Sec. 2160. Short title. Sec. 2161. Treatment of short-time compensation programs. Sec. 2162. Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in States with programs in law. Sec. 2163. Temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements. Sec. 2164. Grants for short-time compensation programs. Sec. 2165. Assistance and guidance in implementing programs. Sec. 2166. Reports. Subtitle E—Self-Employment Assistance Sec. 2181. State administration of self-employment assistance programs. Sec. 2182. Grants for self-employment assistance programs. Sec. 2183. Assistance and guidance in implementing self-employment assistance programs. Sec. 2184. Definitions. TITLE III—MEDICARE AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Medicare Extensions Sec. 3001. Extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications. Sec. 3002. Extension of outpatient hold harmless payments. Sec. 3003. Physician payment update. Sec. 3004. Work geographic adjustment. Sec. 3005. Payment for outpatient therapy services. Sec. 3006. Payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services. Sec. 3007. Ambulance add-on payments. Subtitle B—Other Health Provisions Sec. 3101. Qualifying individual program. Sec. 3102. Transitional medical assistance. Subtitle C—Health Offsets Sec. 3201. Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost. Sec. 3202. Rebase Medicare clinical laboratory payment rates. Sec. 3203. Rebasing State DSH allotments for fiscal year 2021. Sec. 3204. Technical correction to the disaster recovery FMAP provision. Sec. 3205. Prevention and Public Health Fund. TITLE IV—TANF EXTENSION Sec. 4001. Short title. Sec. 4002. Extension of program. Sec. 4003. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. Sec. 4004. Spending policies for assistance under State TANF programs. Sec. 4005. Technical corrections. TITLE V—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT Sec. 5001. Increase in contributions to Federal Employees’ Retirement System for new employees. Sec. 5002. Foreign Service Pension System. Sec. 5003. Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. TITLE VI—PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS Sec. 6001. Definitions. Sec. 6002. Rule of construction. Sec. 6003. Enforcement. Sec. 6004. National security restrictions on use of funds and auction participation. Subtitle A—Reallocation of Public Safety Spectrum Sec. 6101. Reallocation of D block to public safety. Sec. 6102. Flexible use of narrowband spectrum. Subtitle B—Governance of Public Safety Spectrum Sec. 6201. Single public safety wireless network licensee. Sec. 6202. Public safety broadband network. Sec. 6203. Public Safety Interoperability Board. Sec. 6204. Establishment of the First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 6205. Advisory committees of the First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 6206. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 6207. Initial funding for the First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 6208. Permanent self-funding; duty to assess and collect fees for network use. Sec. 6209. Audit and report. Sec. 6210. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 6211. Public safety roaming and priority access. Sec. 6212. Prohibition on direct offering of commercial telecommunications service directly to consumers. Sec. 6213. Provision of technical assistance. Subtitle C—Public Safety Commitments Sec. 6301. State and Local Implementation Fund. Sec. 6302. State and local implementation. Sec. 6303. Public safety wireless communications research and development. Subtitle D—Spectrum Auction Authority Sec. 6401. Deadlines for auction of certain spectrum. Sec. 6402. General authority for incentive auctions. Sec. 6403. Special requirements for incentive auction of broadcast TV spectrum. Sec. 6404. Certain conditions on auction participation prohibited. Sec. 6405. Extension of auction authority. Sec. 6406. Unlicensed use in the 5 GHz band. Sec. 6407. Guard bands and unlicensed use. Sec. 6408. Study on receiver performance and spectrum efficiency. Sec. 6409. Wireless facilities deployment. Sec. 6410. Functional responsibility of NTIA to ensure efficient use of spectrum. Sec. 6411. System certification. Sec. 6412. Deployment of 11 GHz, 18 GHz, and 23 GHz microwave bands. Sec. 6413. Public Safety Trust Fund. Sec. 6414. Study on emergency communications by amateur radio and impediments to amateur radio communications. Subtitle E—Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2012 Sec. 6501. Short title. Sec. 6502. Definitions. Sec. 6503. Coordination of 9-1-1 implementation. Sec. 6504. Requirements for multi-line telephone systems. Sec. 6505. GAO study of State and local use of 9-1-1 service charges. Sec. 6506. Parity of protection for provision or use of Next Generation 9-1-1 services. Sec. 6507. Commission proceeding on autodialing. Sec. 6508. Report on costs for requirements and specifications of Next Generation 9-1-1 services. Sec. 6509. Commission recommendations for legal and statutory framework for Next Generation 9-1-1 services. Subtitle F—Telecommunications Development Fund Sec. 6601. No additional Federal funds. Sec. 6602. Independence of the Fund. Subtitle G—Federal Spectrum Relocation Sec. 6701. Relocation of and spectrum sharing by Federal Government stations. Sec. 6702. Spectrum Relocation Fund. Sec. 6703. National security and other sensitive information. TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 7001. Repeal of certain shifts in the timing of corporate estimated tax payments. Sec. 7002. Repeal of requirement relating to time for remitting certain merchandise processing fees. Sec. 7003. Treatment for PAYGO purposes. # TITLE I EXTENSION OF PAYROLL TAX REDUCTION