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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for
Automobile Renters Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Congress has prohibited economic protectionism by State
        and local governments that unduly burden or discriminate
        against interstate commerce and transportation under the
        authority granted by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by
        enacting laws such as the Railroad Revitalization and
        Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, the Motor Carrier Act of 1980,
        the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982, and the Airport and
        Airway Improvement Act of 1982.
            (2) In Gibbons v. Ogden (22 U.S. 1 (1824)), a case
        challenging the exclusive right of navigating the waters of New
        York granted by that State, the Supreme Court affirmed that it
        is the sole right of Congress to regulate commerce between the
        States under what Chief Justice John Marshall recognized as the
        dormant Commerce Clause.
            (3) Since 1990, over 100 discriminatory taxes have been
        imposed by State and local governments on motor vehicle rentals
        in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to prohibit prospectively,
and provide a remedy for, tax discrimination by a State or Locality
against the rental of motor vehicles.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 80505. TAX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Assessment and assessment jurisdiction.--
                    ``(A) Assessment.--The term `assessment' has the
                meaning given that term in section 11501(a)(1).
                    ``(B) Assessment jurisdiction.--The term
                `assessment jurisdiction' has the meaning given that
                term in section 11501(a)(2).
            ``(2) Commercial and industrial property.--The term
        `commercial and industrial property' means property, other than
        motor vehicle rental property and land used primarily for
        agricultural purposes or timber growing, which is devoted to a
        commercial or industrial use.
            ``(3) Commercial and industrial taxpayers.--The term `other
        commercial and industrial taxpayers' means persons or entities
        who are engaged in a trade or business, other than the trade or
        business of renting motor vehicles, within a State or Locality.
            ``(4) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means a
        person who--
                    ``(A) rents motor vehicles to another person;
                    ``(B) is engaged in the business of renting motor
                vehicles;
                    ``(C) owns motor vehicle rental property;
                    ``(D) rents a motor vehicle from another person; or
                    ``(E) purchases motor vehicle rental property.
            ``(5) Discriminatory tax.--The term `discriminatory tax'
        includes the following:
                    ``(A) A tax discriminates against the rental of
                motor vehicles if a State or Locality imposes the tax
                on, or with respect to--
                            ``(i) the rental of motor vehicles but the
                        tax is not a generally applicable tax on, or
                        with respect to, more than 51 percent of the
                        rentals of other tangible personal property
                        within the State or Locality; or
                            ``(ii) the rental of motor vehicles at a
                        tax rate that exceeds the generally applicable
                        tax rate on at least 51 percent of the rentals
                        of other tangible personal property within the
                        same State or Locality.
                    ``(B) A tax discriminates against the business of
                renting motor vehicles if a State or Locality imposes
                the tax on, or with respect to--
                            ``(i) the business of renting motor
                        vehicles but the tax is not a generally
                        applicable tax on, or with respect to, more
                        than 51 percent of the businesses of other
                        commercial and industrial taxpayers within the
                        State or Locality, on the same tax base as the
                        State or Locality employs with respect to the
                        business of renting motor vehicles; or
                            ``(ii) the business of renting motor
                        vehicles at a tax rate that exceeds the
                        generally applicable tax rate on at least 51
                        percent of the business of commercial and
                        industrial taxpayers within the State or Local
                        jurisdiction.
                    ``(C) A tax discriminates against motor vehicle
                rental property if a State or Locality--
                            ``(i) assesses motor vehicle rental
                        property at a value that has a higher ratio to
                        the true market value of the property than the
                        ratio of the assessed value to the true market
                        value applicable to commercial and industrial
                        property in the same assessment jurisdiction;
                            ``(ii) levies or collects a tax on an
                        assessment that may not be made under clause
                        (i); or
                            ``(iii) levies or collects an ad valorem
                        property tax on motor vehicle rental property
                        at a generally applicable tax rate that exceeds
                        the tax rate applicable to commercial and
                        industrial property in the same assessment
                        jurisdiction.
            ``(6) Local or locality.--The terms `Local' and `Locality'
        mean a political subdivision of any State, or any governmental
        entity or person acting on behalf of such Locality, with the
        authority to impose, levy, or collect taxes.
            ``(7) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has the
        meaning given that term in section 13102(16).
            ``(8) Motor vehicle rental property.--The term `motor
        vehicle rental property' means property owned or used by a
        person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles and
        used to provide rentals of motor vehicles.
            ``(9) Rental of motor vehicles.--The term `rental of motor
        vehicles' means the rental of a motor vehicle that is given by
        the owner of the motor vehicle for exclusive use to another for
        not longer than 180 days for valuable consideration and only
        includes the rental of motor vehicles with a prearranged driver
        or motor vehicles without a driver, but shall not include taxi
        cab service as defined by section 13102(22).
            ``(10) Rentals of other tangible personal property.--The
        term `rentals of other tangible personal property' means any
        rental of tangible personal property, other than the rental of
        motor vehicles.
            ``(11) State.--The term `State' means any of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or
        possession of the United States, or any governmental entity or
        person acting on behalf of such State, and with the authority
        to impose, levy, or collect taxes.
            ``(12) Tax.--Except as otherwise specifically provided
        below, the term `tax' means any type of charge required by
        statute, regulation, or agreement to be paid or furnished to a
        State or Locality, regardless of whether such charge is
        denominated as a tax, a fee, or any other type of exaction. The
        term `tax' does not include any charge imposed by a State or
        Locality with respect to a concession agreement at a federally
        assisted airport (provided the agreement does not violate the
        revenue diversion provisions of section 47107(b), or the
        registration, licensing, or inspection of motor vehicles), if
        the charge is imposed generally with respect to motor vehicles,
        without regard to whether such vehicles are used in the
        business of renting motor vehicles within the State or
        Locality.
            ``(13) Tax base.--The term `tax base' means the receipts,
        income, value, weight, or other measure of a tax to which the
        rate is applied. The `tax base' of a tax imposed on a per unit
        basis is the unit.
            ``(14) Generally applicable tax.--The term `generally
        applicable tax' may be determined by--
                    ``(A) the gross receipts of rentals of other
                tangible personal property or other commercial and
                industrial taxpayers within the State or Locality to
                which the tax is imposed by the State or Locality
                compared to the gross receipts of rentals of other
                tangible personal property or other commercial and
                industrial taxpayers within the State or Locality; or
                    ``(B) another method used to determine whether more
                than 51 percent of rentals of other tangible personal
                property or other commercial and industrial taxpayers
                is subject to the tax.
    ``(b) Unreasonable Burdens and Discrimination Against Interstate
Commerce.--
            ``(1) In general.--The following acts unreasonably burden
        and discriminate against interstate commerce, and a State or
        Locality may not do any of them:
                    ``(A) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax on the
                rental of motor vehicles.
                    ``(B) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax on the
                business of renting motor vehicles.
                    ``(C) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax on motor
                vehicle rental property.
            ``(2) Exclusion.--Discriminatory taxes are not prohibited
        under this section if the tax is imposed as of the date of the
        enactment of this section, does not lapse, the tax rate does
        not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change.
    ``(c) Remedies.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1341 of title
        28, a covered person aggrieved of a violation of subsection (b)
        may bring a civil action in a district court of the United
        States seeking damages, injunctive relief, other legal or
        equitable relief, or declaratory relief.
            ``(2) Relief.--In granting relief against a tax levied or
        collected in violation of subsection (b), if the tax is a
        discriminatory tax the court shall strike only the
        discriminatory or excessive portion of the tax.
            ``(3) Burden of proof.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), a covered person shall have the
                burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence,
                that the levying or collecting of a tax violates
                subsection (b).
                    ``(B) Equivalent of other taxes.--If the court
                determines that the levying or collecting of a tax
                violates subsection (b), the State or Locality shall
                have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the
                evidence, that the tax is the equivalent of a tax
                imposed on other commercial and industrial taxpayers
                under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Other remedies.--Nothing in this subsection shall
        limit any cause of action or remedy available under any other
        provision of Federal or State law.
    ``(d) Limitations.--This section shall not be construed to
constitute the consent of Congress to State or Local taxation that
would be prohibited in the absence of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 805 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 80504 the following:

``80505. Rules relating to State taxation with respect to automobile
                            rentals.''.

Output: End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 This bill prohibits state or local taxes that discriminate against the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date of this bill, the tax does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change.  A tax that is imposed on the rental of motor vehicles or a motor vehicle rental business is discriminatory if: (1) it is not generally applicable to more than 51% of other rentals of tangible personal property or businesses within a state or locality on the same tax base as the state or locality employs respect to the business of renting motor vehicles, or (2) the rate exceeds the generally applicable tax rate on at least 51% of the other rentals of tangible personal property or businesses within the jurisdiction.   A tax discriminates against motor vehicle rental property if a state or locality: (1) assesses the property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of the property than the ratio applicable to commercial and industrial property, or (2) levies or collects either a tax on an assessment prohibited by this bill or an ad valorem property tax on motor vehicle rental property at a generally applicable rate that exceeds the rate for commercial and industrial property in the jurisdiction.  A person who is aggrieved by a discriminatory tax may bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for damages, injunctive relief, other legal or equitable relief, or declaratory relief.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Shipping Income
Reform Act of 1997''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN BASE COMPANY SHIPPING INCOME
              FROM FOREIGN BASE COMPANY INCOME.

    Subsection 954(b) is amended by inserting the following paragraph
(2):
            ``(2) Exclusion for certain shipping income.--
                    ``(A) Income of certain foreign corporations.--For
                purposes of subsection (a), foreign base company income
                does not include--
                            ``(i) income derived from the operation of
                        a vessel registered in the Bahamas, Honduras,
                        the Republic of Liberia, the Republic of
                        Panama, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
                        or such other country as the Secretary of
                        Transportation certifies, if the owner,
                        operator, or a member of its controlled group,
                        as defined in subparagraph (E)(iii), enters
                        into an agreement with the Secretary of
                        Transportation to own or operate a qualified
                        U.S.-flag fleet for at least 320 days of the
                        taxable year; or
                            ``(ii) the shipping income of a controlled
                        foreign corporation that owns or operates
                        vessels that do not derive U.S.-source income
                        (other than dividend or interest income) in the
                        taxable year and have not engaged in the
                        carriage of any cargoes in the U.S. import or
                        export trade in that period.
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `U.S.
                import or export trade' shall mean the carriage of
                goods or other commodities to or from United States
                ports whether or not via transshipment at a foreign
                port; and a charter to a member of a controlled group
                (as defined in subparagraph (E)(iii) shall not be
                considered carriage in the U.S. import or export trade.
                    ``(B) Income of caribbean basin shipping
                corporation.--For purposes of subsection (a), foreign
                base company income does not include income derived
                from the operation of a vessel owned by a Caribbean
                Basin Shipping Corporation.
                    ``(C) Inapplicability to petroleum
                transportation.--The exclusions set forth in
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to foreign
                base company shipping income properly allocable to any
                vessel engaged in the carriage of petroleum or related
                products or byproducts if the controlled group (as
                defined in section 267(f)(1) without regard to section
                1563(b)(2)(C)) of which the taxpayer is a member is
                engaged principally in the trade or business of
                exploring for, or extracting, refining or marketing of,
                petroleum or related products or byproducts.
                    ``(D) Definition of caribbean basin shipping
                corporation.--For purposes of this section--
                            ``(i) Caribbean basin shipping
                        corporation.--The term `Caribbean Basin
                        shipping corporation' means a corporation if,
                        for the taxable year, at least 75 percent of
                        its foreign base company shipping income
                        (determined without regard to this paragraph
                        (2)) is Caribbean Basin shipping income.
                            ``(ii) Caribbean basin shipping income.--
                        The term `Caribbean Basin shipping income'
                        means foreign base company shipping income
                        derived from or in connection with the
                        operation of any non-passenger vessel in
                        foreign commerce within any Caribbean Basin
                        country, among Caribbean Basin countries, or
                        between any Caribbean Basin country and the
                        United States, including that portion of any
                        transshipping originating or terminating in any
                        non-Caribbean Basin country that otherwise
                        satisfies these requirements.
                            ``(iii) Caribbean basin country.--The term
                        `Caribbean Basin country' means any beneficiary
                        country (as defined in section 212(a)(1)(A) of
                        the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act);
                        except that such term shall also include
                        Anguilla, Colombia, Mexico, the U.S. Virgin
                        Islands and Venezuela.
                            ``(iv) Special rules.--For purposes of
                        determining whether a controlled foreign
                        corporation is a Caribbean Basin shipping
                        corporation, all members of the same affiliated
                        group (within the meaning of section 1504(a))
                        shall be treated as one corporation, except
                        that--
                                    ``(I) section 1504(a)(2) shall be
                                applied by substituting 50 percent for
                                80 percent; and
                                    ``(II) section 1504(b)(3) shall not
                                apply.
                    ``(E) Definition of qualified u.s.-flag fleet.--For
                purposes of this section--
                            ``(i) Qualified u.s.-flag fleet.--The term
                        `qualified U.S. flag fleet' means a fleet of
                        four or more U.S.-flag cargo vessels or two or
                        more U.S.-flag passenger vessels, each such
                        vessel having a deadweight tonnage of not less
                        than 10,000 deadweight tons and, in the case of
                        a passenger vessel, having berth or stateroom
                        accommodations for at least 275 passengers, for
                        which a member of the controlled group of which
                        the controlled foreign corporation is a member
                        is the owner (or demise charterer) and which
                        vessels have been placed in service and
                        operated for at least 320 days in the preceding
                        taxable year with days during which the vessel
                        is drydocked or undergoing survey, inspection
                        or repair considered to be days on which the
                        vessel is operated;
                            ``(ii) U.S.-flag vessel.--The term `U.S.-
                        flag vessel' means any vessel which is
                        documented under the laws of the United States
                        and is subject to the provisions of section
                        8103 of title 46, United States Code, relating
                        to manning by citizens of the United States.
                            ``(iii) Controlled group.--The term
                        `controlled group' has the meaning given such
                        term by section 1563(a) except that--
                                    ``(I) section 1563(a) shall be
                                applied by substituting 50 percent for
                                80 percent; and
                                    ``(II) section 1563(b)(2)(C) shall
                                not apply.
                            ``(iv) Special rules.--In determining the
                        qualified U.S.-flag fleet of a controlled
                        group--
                                    ``(I) if a U.S.-flag vessel which
                                is part of a qualified U.S.-flag fleet
                                is destroyed by casualty or purchased
                                by requisition pursuant to section 1242
                                of title 46, United States Code, it may
                                continue to be included in such
                                qualified U.S.-flag fleet during the
                                replacement period, but only if a
                                member of the controlled group is or
                                becomes the owner (or demise charterer)
                                of a replacement U.S.-flag vessel which
                                is placed in service (and not retired
                                from service) within the replacement
                                period; and
                                    ``(II) If a member of the
                                controlled group owns (directly or
                                indirectly) at least 25 percent (by
                                value) of the stock of another
                                corporation, or at least 25 percent of
                                the interest in the capital or profits
                                of a partnership, such member shall be
                                treated as if it were the owner (or
                                demise charterer) of its proportionate
                                share of the U.S. flag vessels of which
                                such corporation or partnership is the
                                owner (or demise charterer).
                            ``(v) Replacement period.--The term
                        `replacement period' means the period beginning
                        on the date on which the casualty or purchase
                        by requisition occurs and ending on the earlier
                        of the date--
                                    ``(I) on which a replacement U.S.-
                                flag vessel is placed in service, or
                                    ``(II) which is four years after
                                the close of the taxable year in which
                                the casualty or purchase by requisition
                                occurs.
                            ``(v) Replacement u.s.-flag vessel.--The
                        term `replacement U.S.-flag vessel' means a
                        U.S. flag vessel for which a member of the
                        controlled group has entered into a binding
                        contract for the purchase or construction of
                        such vessel during the period--
                                    ``(I) beginning on the day
                                following the date on which there is a
                                loss by casualty or purchase by
                                requisition pursuant to section 1242 of
                                title 46, United States Code, of a
                                vessel included in such controlled
                                group's qualified U.S.-flag fleet, and
                                    ``(II) ending on the date which is
                                two years after the date of such
                                casualty or such purchase, but only if
                                such U.S.-flag vessel would be included
                                in the controlled group's qualified
                                U.S.-flag fleet when it is placed in
                                service.''

SEC. 3. REINVESTMENT IN U.S.-FLAG SHIPS.

    (a) Reinvestment in U.S.-Flag Ships.--Subsection 956(c)(2) is
amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:
                    ``(J) any amount of funds loaned to a United States
                person for the acquisition, construction, or
                reconstruction of a vessel documented under the laws of
                the United States.
        Any interest payable on indebtedness described in (J) shall be
        free from U.S. income tax withholding under sections 1441 and
        1442 if such interest is paid to an individual resident in or
        corporation or other entity organized under the laws of The
        Bahamas, Honduras, the Republic of Liberia, the Republic of
        Panama, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or such other
        country as the Secretary of Transportation certifies.''
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 956(c)(2)(H) is amended by deleting ``; and''
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``;''.
            (2) Section 956(c)(2)(I) is amended by deleting the period
        at the end thereof and inserting ``; and'' in lieu thereof.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act are effective for taxable years
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Shipping Income Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of foreign base company income foreign base company shipping income:  (1) derived from a vessel registered in the Bahamas, Honduras, Liberia, Panama, the Marshall islands, or other countries certified by the Secretary of Transportation, if the vessel owner enters into an agreement to operate a U.S.-flag fleet for at least 320 days annually; or (2) the owner does not derive U.S.-source income and has not engaged in the carriage of any cargoes in the U.S. import or export trade for at least 320 days annually.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Green School Bus Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred
to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a pilot program for awarding
grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for facilitating the
use of alternative fuel school buses through school bus replacement and
fleet expansion programs under this section.
    (b) Requirements.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and publish in the
Federal Register grant requirements on eligibility for assistance, and
on management, transfer, and ultimate disposition of buses, including
certification requirements to ensure compliance with this Act.
    (c) Solicitation.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals for grants
under this section.
    (d) Eligible Recipients.--A grant shall be awarded under this
section only--
            (1) to a local governmental entity responsible for
        providing school bus service for one or more public school
        systems; or
            (2) jointly to an entity described in paragraph (1) and a
        contracting entity that provides school bus service to the
        public school system or systems.
    (e) Types of Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Grants under this section may be for the
        purposes described in paragraph (2), paragraph (3), or both.
            (2) Replacement bus grants.--A grant under this section may
        be used for the acquisition of replacement buses pursuant to
        subsection (f).
            (3) Fleet expansion bus grants.--A grant under this section
        may be used for the acquisition of not more than 10 buses to
        expand a fleet of school buses in an area with a high
        proportion of low-income families.
    (f) Replacement Bus Grants.--
            (1) Replacement.--For each bus acquired under a replacement
        bus grant, one older model year bus shall be retired from
        active service and crushed as provided in paragraph (2).
            (2) Bus acquisition.--Buses acquired under a replacement
        bus grant shall be acquired in the following order:
                    (A) First, new buses will replace buses
                manufactured before model year 1977, and the older
                buses replaced shall be crushed.
                    (B) If all buses manufactured before model year
                1977 owned or operated by the grant recipient have been
                replaced, additional new buses will replace diesel-
                powered buses manufactured before model year 1991,
                which shall either--
                            (i) be crushed; or
                            (ii) be exchanged by the grant recipient
                        for buses manufactured before model year 1977
                        from another bus fleet, with that bus then
                        being crushed.
        Exchanges made under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be made without
        profit or other economic benefit to the grant recipient.
            (3) Priority of grant applications.--The Secretary shall
        give priority to awarding grants to applicants emphasizing the
        replacement of buses manufactured before model year 1977.
    (g) Conditions of Grant.--A grant provided under this section shall
include the following conditions:
            (1) All buses acquired with funds provided under the grant
        shall be operated as part of the school bus fleet for which the
        grant was made for a minimum of 5 years.
            (2) Funds provided under the grant may only be used--
                    (A) to pay the cost, except as provided in
                paragraph (3), of new alternative fuel school buses,
including State taxes and contract fees; and
                    (B) to provide--
                            (i) up to 10 percent of the price of the
                        alternative fuel buses acquired, for necessary
                        alternative fuel infrastructure if the
                        infrastructure will only be available to the
                        grant recipient; and
                            (ii) up to 15 percent of the price of the
                        alternative fuel buses acquired, for necessary
                        alternative fuel infrastructure if the
                        infrastructure will be available to the grant
                        recipient and to other bus fleets.
            (3) The grant recipient shall be required to provide--
                    (A) in the case of a replacement bus acquired as
                described in subsection (f)(2)(A) to replace a bus
                manufactured before model year 1977, 10 percent of the
                total cost of the bus, but not more than $10,000;
                    (B) in the case of a replacement bus acquired as
                described in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii) to replace a
                diesel-powered bus manufactured before model year 1991
                for exchange for a bus manufactured before model year
                1977, 10 percent of the total cost of the bus, but not
                more than $10,000; and
                    (C) in the case of a replacement bus acquired as
                described in subsection (f)(2)(B)(i) to replace a
                diesel-powered bus manufactured before model year 1991,
                25 percent of the total cost of the bus, but not more
                than $25,000.
    (h) Buses.--Funding under a grant made under this section may be
used to acquire only new school buses--
            (1) with a gross vehicle weight of greater than 14,000
        pounds;
            (2) that are powered by a heavy duty engine;
            (3) that emit not more than--
                    (A) for buses manufactured in model years 2001 and
                2002, 2.5 grams per brake horsepower-hour of nonmethane
                hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per
                brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter; and
                    (B) for buses manufactured in model years 2003
                through 2006, 1.8 grams per brake horsepower-hour of
                nonmethane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen and .01
                grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter;
                and
            (4) that are powered substantially by electricity
        (including electricity supplied by a fuel cell), or by
        liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied
        petroleum gas, hydrogen, propane, or methanol or ethanol at no
        less than 85 percent by volume.
    (i) Deployment and Distribution.--The Secretary shall seek to the
maximum extent practicable to achieve nationwide deployment of
alternative fuel school buses through the program under this section,
and shall ensure a broad geographic distribution of grant awards, with
a goal of no State receiving more than 10 percent of the grant funding
made available under this section for a fiscal year.

SEC. 3. FUEL CELL BUS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a
program for entering into cooperative agreements with private sector
fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered
school buses, and subsequently with not less than 2 units of local
government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private
sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-
powered school buses.
    (b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal contribution for activities
funded under this section shall be not less than--
            (1) 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development
        activities; and
            (2) 50 percent for demonstration activities and for
        development activities not described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Funding.--No more than $25,000,000 of the amounts authorized
under section 4 may be used for carrying out this section for the
period encompassing fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
    (d) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and not later than October 1, 2006, the
Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report that--
            (1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas
        infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses;
        and
            (2) assesses the results of the development and
        demonstration program under this section.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
carrying out this Act--
            (1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
            (2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            (3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            (4) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
            (5) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.

Output: Clean Green School Bus Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a pilot grants award program for the acquisition of alternative fuel school buses nationwide through school bus replacement and fleet expansion grants; and (2) a fuel cell bus development and demonstration program with private sector fuel cell bus developers for fuel cell-powered school buses.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Digital School Districts
Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL DIGITAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to address the important role that technology and the
        Internet can play in enhancing and improving education in the
        schools of the United States when resources are allocated
        strategically and effectively;
            (2) to assist State and local school administrators in the
        United States in effectively devoting resources on proven
        methods to incorporate the use of high technology and the
        Internet in educational curricula;
            (3) to encourage the development of innovative strategic
        approaches to the appropriate and effective use of technology
        in teaching, learning, and managing elementary schools and
        secondary schools;
            (4) to evaluate and assess the various strategies described
        in paragraph (3) and provide models for the innovative use of
        technology in schools in the United States; and
            (5) to encourage partnerships between educational
        institutions and the private sector relating to the use of
        technology described in paragraph (3) in schools in the United
        States.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Elementary and secondary school; state and local
        educational agencies.--The terms ``elementary school'',
        ``secondary school'', State educational agency'' and ``local
        educational agency'' have the meanings given such terms in the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
        et seq.).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means 1 of the several
        States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
            (4) State educational agency.--The term ``State educational
        agency'' means the State educational agency of a State.
    (c) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            (1) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, the Secretary
        shall award 1 grant to each State educational agency to make
        subgrants to local educational agencies to create national
        digital school districts.
            (2) Fiscal year 2003.--
                    (A) In general.--For fiscal year 2003, the
                Secretary shall award 1 grant to each State educational
                agency to pay for the Federal share of the cost of
                making subgrants to local educational agencies to
                create national digital school districts.
                    (B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is 50 percent.
            (3) State applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
        under this section, a State educational agency shall submit an
        application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
        containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably
        require.
    (d) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            (1) Subgrants.--A State educational agency that receives a
        grant under subsection (c) shall use not less than 95 percent
        of the funds made available through the grant to make
        subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local educational
        agencies.
            (2) Notice.--The State educational agency shall provide
        notice to all local educational agencies in the State of the
        availability of subgrants under this subsection and of the
        requirements for applying for the subgrants.
            (3) Local applications.--To be eligible to receive a
        subgrant under this section, a local educational agency shall
        submit an application to the State educational agency at such
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
        State educational agency may reasonably require.
            (4) Use of subgrants.--A local educational agency that
        receives a subgrant under this subsection may use the funds
        made available through the subgrant to create a national
        digital school district by--
                    (A) acquiring technology;
                    (B) providing teacher mentoring; and
                    (C) carrying out other efforts to achieve the
                purposes of this section.
    (e) Academic Research.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a
competitive basis, for fiscal year 2004 to institutions of higher
education, to conduct research on the effectiveness of the technology
used in national digital school districts.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGY PLANS.

    Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary, in consultation with other Federal departments or
agencies, State and local educational practitioners, and policy makers,
including teachers, principals and superintendents, and experts in
technology and the application of technology to education, shall report
to Congress on best practices in implementing technology effectively.
The report shall include recommendations for the purpose of
establishing best practices that can be widely implemented by State and
local educational agencies.

Output: National Digital School Districts Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make one-year grants to State educational agencies to make competitive subgrants to local educational agencies to create national digital school districts by acquiring technology, providing teacher mentoring, and other related efforts; (2) make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the effectiveness of the technology used in national digital school districts; and (3) evaluate and report on best practices in implementing technology in education.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``S.I. Hayakawa Official English
Language Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.

    (a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:

                ``CHAPTER 6--LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT

``Sec.
``161. Declaration of official language.
``162. Official Government activities in English.
``163. Preserving and enhancing the role of the official language.
``164. Exceptions.
``Sec. 161. Declaration of official language
    ``English shall be the official language of the Government of the
United States.
``Sec. 162. Official Government activities in English
    ``The Government of the United States shall conduct its official
activities in English, including preparing publications, income tax
forms, and informational materials in English.
``Sec. 163. Preserving and enhancing the role of the official language
    ``(a) In General.--The Government of the United States shall
preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of
the United States.
    ``(b) Government Materials in English.--
            ``(1) In general.--Unless expressly provided for in an
        applicable provision of law, no person has a right,
        entitlement, or claim to have the Government of the United
        States or any of its officials or representatives act,
        communicate, perform or provide services, or provide materials
        in any language other than English.
            ``(2) Effect of exceptions.--If an official or
        representative of the Government of the United States acts,
        communicates, performs or provides services, or provides
        materials in a language other than English, that exception does
        not create a legal entitlement to additional acts,
        communications, services, or materials in that language or any
        language other than English.
    ``(c) English Version as Authority.--If the Government of the
United States issues a form in a language other than English (or such
forms are completed in a language other than English), the English
language version of the form is the sole authority for all legal
purposes.
``Sec. 164. Exceptions
    ``(a) In General.--This chapter may not apply to the use of a
language other than English--
            ``(1) for religious purposes;
            ``(2) for training in foreign languages for international
        communication; or
            ``(3) to programs in schools designed to encourage students
        to learn foreign languages.
    ``(b) Interpreters.--This chapter may not be considered to prevent
the Government of the United States from providing interpreters for
persons over 62 years of age.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 4,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:

``6. Language of the Government.............................     161''.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Bilingual election requirements.--Section 203 of the
        Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-1a) is repealed.
            (2) Voting rights.--Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of
        1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973b) is amended by striking subsection (f).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) References to section 203.--The Voting Rights Act of
        1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 204, by striking ``or 203,''; and
                    (B) in section 205, by striking ``, 202, or 203''
                and inserting ``or 202''.
            (2) References to section 4.--The Voting Rights Act of 1965
        (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in sections 2(a), 4(d), 5, and 13, by striking
                ``, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in
                section 4(f)(2)'';
                    (B) in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 3,
                by striking ``, or in contravention of the voting
                guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)''; and
                    (C) in section 4(a)--
                            (i) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (3), by
                        striking ``or (in the case of a State or
                        subdivision seeking a declaratory judgment
                        under the second sentence of this subsection)
                        in contravention of the guarantees of
                        subsection (f)(2)'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``or
                        (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking
                        a declaratory judgment under the second
                        sentence of this subsection) that denials or
                        abridgments of the right to vote in
                        contravention of the guarantees of subsection
                        (f)(2) have occurred anywhere in the territory
                        of such State or subdivision''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or
                        (in the case of a State or subdivision which
                        sought a declaratory judgment under the second
                        sentence of this subsection) that denials or
                        abridgments of the right to vote in
                        contravention of the guarantees of subsection
                        (f)(2) have occurred anywhere in the territory
                        of such State or subdivision''.

SEC. 4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR CEREMONIES FOR ADMISSION OF
              NEW CITIZENS.

    Section 337(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1448(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``All public ceremonies in which the oath of allegiance is administered
pursuant to this section shall be conducted solely in the English
language.''.

SEC. 5. NONPREEMPTION.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act may not be construed
to preempt any law of any State.

Output:
S.I. Hayakawa Official English Language Act of 2007 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official activities in English, including preparing publications, income tax forms, and informational materials in English; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States. Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government act, communicate, perform, or provide services or materials in any other language, unless expressly provided for in an applicable provision of law.

Provides that this Act may not: (1) apply to the use of a language other than English for religious purposes, for training in foreign languages for international communication, or in school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages; or (2) be considered to prevent the U.S. government from providing interpreters for persons over age 62. Repeals provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 regarding bilingual election requirements and regarding congressional findings of voting discrimination against language minorities, prohibition of English-only elections, and other remedial measures. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that all public ceremonies in which the oath of allegiance is administered pursuant to such Act be conducted solely in English. Specifies that this Act may not be construed to preempt any state law.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Act to Sustain the Protection of
Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017'' or the ``ASPIRE-
TPS Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTED STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED
              STATES.

    The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 244 the following:

``SEC. 244A. PROTECTED STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED
              STATES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including section 244(h), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
grant protected status under this section to an alien who meets the
eligibility requirements under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--The eligibility requirements are
the following:
            ``(1) On January 1, 2017, the alien had been granted or was
        eligible for Deferred Enforced Departure or for temporary
        protected status under section 244.
            ``(2) The alien has continuously resided in the United
        States for the 5-year period prior to the date of the enactment
        of this section.
            ``(3) The alien is admissible as an immigrant, except as
        otherwise provided under paragraph (2)(A) of section 244, and
        is not ineligible under paragraph (2)(B) of such section,
        except that in making such a determination, no conviction for a
        misdemeanor which conviction occurred earlier than 6 years
        prior to the date on which the alien applies for status, or a
        renewal of such status, under this section may be considered.
            ``(4) To the extent and in a manner which the Secretary
        establishes, the alien registers for the protected status under
        this section during a registration period of not less than one
        year.
    ``(c) Duration of Status.--Protected status under this section
shall be for a period of 6 years, and may be renewed for additional 6-
year periods. An alien seeking to renew protected status under this
section shall re-register with the Secretary.
    ``(d) Notice.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the first
        day of the registration period under subsection (b)(4), the
        Secretary shall provide each alien who was granted temporary
        protected status under section 244 or Deferred Enforced
        Departure with information concerning protected status under
        this section.
            ``(2) Removal proceedings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall promptly
                notify any alien against whom removal proceedings are
                initiated who is a national of a country (or in the
                case of an alien having no nationality, the country in
                which the alien last habitually resided) that on
                January 1, 2017, was designated under section 244 or
                under the Deferred Enforced Departure program, that
                status under this section may be available.
                    ``(B) Removal proceedings initiated prior to the
                date of enactment.--The Secretary shall promptly notify
                any alien who is in removal proceedings on the date of
                the enactment of this section and who is a national of
                a country (or in the case of an alien having no
                nationality, the country in which the alien last
                habitually resided) that on January 1, 2017, was
                designated under section 244 or under the Deferred
                Enforced Departure program, that status under this
                section may be available.
            ``(3) Form.--Notices under this paragraph shall be provided
        in a form and language that the alien can understand.
    ``(e) Temporary Treatment for Eligible Aliens.--
            ``(1) Registration not available.--In the case of an alien
        who can establish a prima facie case of eligibility for
        protected status under this section, but for the fact that the
        period of registration under subsection (b)(4) has not begun,
        until the alien has had a reasonable opportunity to register
        during the first 30 days of such period, the Secretary shall
        provide the alien with work authorization under subsection (f),
        and shall not initiate or proceed with removal proceedings
        against the alien.
            ``(2) Determination pending.--In the case of an alien who
        establishes a prima facie case of eligibility for protected
        status under this section, until a final determination with
        respect to the alien's eligibility for such status has been
        made, the Secretary shall provide the alien with work
        authorization under subsection (f), and shall not initiate or
        proceed with removal proceedings against the alien.
    ``(f) Work Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall authorize each alien
        granted protected status under this section to engage in
        employment in the United States and provide the alien with an
        `employment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate work
        permit.
            ``(2) Duration.--Work authorization provided under this
        section shall be effective throughout the period the alien is
        in protected status.
    ``(g) Fees.--The Secretary may require payment of a reasonable fee,
in an amount not to exceed $50, as a condition of registering an alien
under this section. The Secretary may impose a separate, additional fee
for providing an alien with documentation of work authorization.
Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all fees
collected under this subparagraph shall be credited to the
appropriation to be used in carrying out this section.
    ``(h) Withdrawal of Protected Status.--The Secretary shall withdraw
protected status granted to an alien under this section if--
            ``(1) the Secretary finds that the alien was not in fact
        eligible for such status under this section; or
            ``(2) the alien fails, without good cause, to register with
        the Secretary at the end of each 36-month period after the
        granting of such status, in a form and manner specified by the
        Secretary.
    ``(i) Treatment of Brief, Casual, and Innocent Departures and
Certain Other Absences.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), an
        alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain
        continuous residence in the United States by virtue of brief,
        casual, and innocent absences from the United States without
        regard to whether such absences were authorized by the
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Renewal of protected status.--For purposes of
        subsection (b)(2), in the case of an alien seeking to renew
        protected status under this section, absence from the United
        States for a continuous period, beginning on the date on which
        the Secretary most recently granted or renewed the alien's
        protected status under this section--
                    ``(A) of one year or less, shall not break the
                continuity of such residency requirement; and
                    ``(B) of longer than one year, shall break the
                continuity of such residence, unless the applicant
                establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that
                he did not abandon his residence in the United States
                during such period.
    ``(j) Confidentiality.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not disclose or use
        information provided under this section for the purpose of
        enforcing the immigration laws.
            ``(2) Referrals prohibited.--The Secretary may not refer
        any alien granted protected status under this section to U.S.
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement or to U.S. Customs and
        Border Protection.
            ``(3) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2),
        the Secretary may disclose information provided under this
        section to Federal security and law enforcement agencies--
                    ``(A) for assistance in the consideration of an
                application for protected status under this section;
                    ``(B) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims for
                protected status under this section;
                    ``(C) for national security purposes; and
                    ``(D) in relation to the investigation or
                prosecution of any felony not related to the alien's
                immigration status.
            ``(4) Penalty.--Whoever knowingly discloses or uses
        information in violation of this subsection shall be fined not
        more than $10,000.
    ``(k) Treatment During Period of Protected Status.--During a period
in which an alien is granted protected status under this section--
            ``(1) the alien shall be considered a qualified alien for
        purposes of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work
        Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996;
            ``(2) the alien may travel abroad without the prior consent
        of the Secretary; and
            ``(3) for purposes of adjustment of status under section
        245 and change of classification under section 248, the alien
        shall be considered as having been inspected and admitted into
        the United States, and as being in, and maintaining lawful
        status as a nonimmigrant.
    ``(l) Clarification.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as
authorizing the Secretary to deny protected status to an alien based on
the alien's immigration status or to require any alien, as a condition
of being granted such status, either to relinquish nonimmigrant or
other status the alien may have or to execute any waiver of other
rights under this chapter. The granting of protected status under this
section shall not be considered to be inconsistent with the granting of
nonimmigrant status under this chapter.
    ``(m) Adjustment of Status in Cases of Extreme Hardship.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, including section 244(h), the Secretary of Homeland
        Security shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an
        alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
                    ``(A) meets the eligibility requirements of
                paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b);
                    ``(B) establishes that removal would result in
                extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's United
                States citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse,
                parent, or child; and
                    ``(C) submits an application to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Numerical limitations do not apply.--The numerical
        limitations of sections 201 and 202 shall not apply to the
        adjustment of aliens to lawful permanent resident status under
        this section.
            ``(3) Rule of construction.--This subsection does not
        prevent an alien granted protected status under this section
        who does not meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B) from
        adjusting status under section 245.
    ``(n) Review.--The Secretary shall establish a process for an alien
denied protected status under this section to seek review of such a
determination. Such process shall not prevent an alien from asserting
eligibility for status under this section in removal proceedings.''.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS CLARIFICATIONS.

    (a) Expunged Convictions Not a Bar.--Section 244(c)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Conviction.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the term `conviction' does not include an adjudication
                or judgment of guilt that has been dismissed, expunged,
                deferred, annulled, invalidated, withheld, or vacated,
                an order of probation without entry of judgment, or any
                similar disposition.''.
    (b) Aliens Considered Inspected and Admitted Into the United
States.--Section 244(f)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1254a(f)(4)) is amended by inserting after ``considered'' the
following: ``as having been inspected and admitted into the United
States, and''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROTECTED STATUS.

    On the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate a report that includes, for the
previous 90-day period--
            (1) the number of aliens who submitted applications to the
        Secretary for protected status under section 244A of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act;
            (2) the number of such applications that were approved;
            (3) the number of aliens present in the United States with
        protected status, including information related to the States
        in which such aliens reside, the ages of such aliens, and the
        duration of their residence in the United States; and
            (4) any additional information determined appropriate by
        the Secretary.

Output: Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 or the ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide six-year, renewable protected status for an alien who: (1) as of January 1, 2017, had been granted or was eligible for deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status, (2) has continuously resided in the United States for five years, (3) is admissible as an immigrant, and (4) registers as required. Aliens may work while in protected status. Protected status shall be withdrawn if an alien was not entitled to such status or fails to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) every 36 months. Absences from the United States of one year or less shall not break residence continuity. Absences longer than one year shall break residence continuity unless the alien establishes that he or she did not abandon U.S. residency. DHS shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien: (1) meets certain eligibility requirements; (2) establishes that removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent, or child; and (3) submits an application.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job and Life Skills Improvement Act
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOB AND LIFE SKILLS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
part:

           ``Part K--Job and Life Skills Improvement Program

``SEC. 499F. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to establish a
national program of Job and Life Skills Improvement grants to pay the
Federal share attributable to this part of providing comprehensive
services to youth and young adults living in high poverty areas in the
cities and rural areas of the United States.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may only award grants under this
part to--
            ``(1) a private industry council or nonprofit private
        organization which is providing services in a target area of a
        participating community;
            ``(2) in the case of a grant involving a target area
        located in an Indian reservation or Alaska Native village, the
        grantee designated under subsection (c) or (d) of section 401,
        or a consortium of such grantees and the State; or
            ``(3) in the case of a grant involving a target area
        located in a migrant or seasonal farmworker community, the
        grantee designated under section 402(c), or a consortium of
        such grantees and the State.
    ``(c) Renewability of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Grants awarded under this part shall be
        for a 1-year period. Such a grant shall be renewable for each
        of the 2 succeeding fiscal years if the Secretary determines
        the grant recipient complied with conditions of the grant
        during the previous fiscal year.
            ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the renewal
        period set forth in paragraph (1) for an additional 2 fiscal
        years on reapplication.

``SEC. 499G. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) Eligibility.--Participating communities that have the highest
concentrations of poverty, as determined by the Secretary based on the
latest Bureau of the Census estimates, shall be eligible to apply for a
Job and Life Skills Improvement grant.
    ``(b) Contents.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each participating community desiring a
        grant under this part shall, through the individuals or
        entities set forth in subsection (c), submit an application to
        the Secretary which meets the requirements of paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Requirements.--An application meets the requirements
        of this paragraph if the application is submitted at such time,
        in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
        Secretary may reasonably require, including--
                    ``(A) a comprehensive plan for the Job and Life
                Skills Improvement initiative designed to achieve
                identifiable goals for youth and young adults in the
                target area;
                    ``(B) measurable program goals and outcomes, which
                may include increasing the proportion of--
                            ``(i) youth and young adults completing
                        high school or its equivalent;
                            ``(ii) youth and young adults entering into
                        postsecondary institutions, apprenticeships, or
                        other advanced training programs;
                            ``(iii) youth and young adults placed in
                        jobs; or
                            ``(iv) youth and young adults participating
                        in education, training, and employment
                        services;
                    ``(C) supporting goals for the target area such as
                increasing security and safety, or reducing the number
                of drug-related arrests;
                    ``(D) assurances that the applicant will comply
                with the terms of the agreement described in section
                499H;
                    ``(E) a description of how the participating
                community will make use of the resources, expertise,
                and commitment of institutions of higher education,
                educational agencies, and vocational and technical
                schools and institutes;
                    ``(F) an assurance that all youth and young adults
                in the target areas will have access to a coordinated
                and comprehensive range of education and training
                opportunities that serve the broadest range of the
                interests and needs of youth and young adults and
                simultaneously mobilizes the diverse range of education
                and training providers in the participating community;
                    ``(G) assurances that the youth and young adults in
                the target area will have access to supportive services
                necessary for successful participation, including such
                services as child care, transportation, and assistance
                in resolving personal or family crises, such as crises
                related to substance abuse, homelessness, migration,
                and family violence;
                    ``(H) a description of a system of common intake
                procedures or sites, individualized assessment, and
                case management to be used by the program;
                    ``(I) a description of how the participating
                community will make use of the resources, expertise,
                and commitment of such programs and service providers
                as--
                            ``(i) community-based organizations
                        providing vocational skills, literacy skills,
                        remedial education, and general equivalency
                        preparation, including community-based
                        organizations serving youth and young adults
                        with limited-English proficiency;
                            ``(ii) youth corps programs, including
                        youth conservation and human service corps;
                            ``(iii) Job Corps centers;
                            ``(iv) apprenticeship programs; and
                            ``(v) other projects and programs funded
                        under this Act;
                    ``(J) an estimate of the expected number of youth
                and young adults in the target area to be served;
                    ``(K) a description of the resources available in
                the participating community from private, local
                government, State, and Federal sources that will be
                used to achieve the goals of the program; and
                    ``(L) an estimate of funds required to ensure
                access to appropriate education, training, and support
                services for all youth and young adults in the target
                area who seek such opportunities.
    ``(c) Submission of Application.--The application for funds
described in subsection (b) may only be submitted to the Secretary on
behalf of a participating community by--
            ``(1) the private industry council;
            ``(2) the nonprofit private organization; or
            ``(3) a grantee or consortium described in paragraph (2) or
        (3) of section 499F(b) in applications for Native American or
        migrant or seasonal farmworker communities, respectively.

``SEC. 499H. GRANT AGREEMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--Each grant recipient receiving a grant under
this part on behalf of a participating community shall enter into an
agreement with the Secretary.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each such agreement shall--
            ``(1) designate a target area that--
                    ``(A) will be the focus of the demonstration
                project; and
                    ``(B) shall have a population of--
                            ``(i) not more than 25,000; or
                            ``(ii) in an appropriate case, not more
                        than 50,000,
                except that in the event that the population of an area
                from which a high school draws a substantial portion of
                its enrollment exceeds either limit, the target area
                may encompass such boundary;
            ``(2) contain assurances that funds provided under this
        part will be used to support education, training, and
        supportive activities selected from a set of youth and young
        adult program models designated by the Secretary or from
        alternative models described in the application and approved by
        the Secretary;
            ``(3) provide that funds received under this part will be
        used--
                    ``(A) for services to youth and young adults ages
                14 through 30 at the time of enrollment; and
                    ``(B) to provide stipends to youth and young adults
                ages 17 to 30 at the time of enrollment for participant
                support in paid work experience and classroom programs
                (if such programs are combined with other education and
                training activities), except that employment provided
                to any such youth or young adult may not exceed 20
                hours per week and the amount of such stipend shall
                reflect the cost of living in the participating
                community;
            ``(4) contain assurances that the local educational agency
        and any other educational agency that operates secondary
        schools in the target area shall provide such activities and
        resources as are necessary to achieve the educational goals
        specified in the application;
            ``(5) contain assurances that the participating community
        will provide such activities and local resources as are
        necessary to achieve the goals specified in the application;
            ``(6) contain assurances that the participating community
        will undertake outreach and recruitment efforts in the target
        area to encourage, to the maximum extent possible,
        participation by the disadvantaged youth and young adults who
        are currently unserved, or underserved, by education and
        training programs, including targeted measures specifically
        designed to enlist the participation of youth and young adults,
        particularly males, under the jurisdiction of the child
        welfare, juvenile justice, and criminal justice systems;
            ``(7) provide that the participating community will carry
        out special efforts to establish coordination with Federal,
        State, or local programs that serve the target population;
            ``(8) provide assurances that funds provided under this
        part for a fiscal year will be used only to pay the Federal
        share attributable to this part of the cost of programs and
        services not otherwise available in the target area and will
        supplement, and not supplant, funding from other local, State,
        and Federal sources available to youth and young adults in the
        target area during the previous year; and
            ``(9) permit funds provided under this part to be used to
        support paid work experience programs if such programs are
        combined with other education and training activities.

SEC. 499I. PAYMENTS AND FEDERAL SHARE.

    ``(a) Payments Required.--In any fiscal year, the amount of a grant
awarded under this part shall be based on the size of the target area
and the extent of the poverty in such area, and shall be of sufficient
size and scope to carry out an effective program under this part.
    ``(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share attributable to this part
of the cost of providing comprehensive services as provided in section
499F(a) shall be not less than 70 percent for each fiscal year a grant
recipient receives assistance under this Act.
    ``(c) Other Federal Sources.--In providing for the remaining share
of such cost, each grant recipient may provide not more than 20 percent
of such cost from Federal sources other than funds received pursuant to
this part.
    ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--A grant recipient shall provide non-
Federal funds in an amount not less than 10 percent of such cost, an
in-kind contribution equivalent to such percent (as determined by the
Secretary), or a combination thereof.

``SEC. 499J. REPORTING.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to establish such reporting
procedures as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.

``SEC. 499K. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to
participating communities in implementing the projects assisted under
this part.
    ``(b) Independent Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for a
        thorough, independent evaluation of the Job and Life Skills
        Improvement program to assess the outcomes of youth and young
        adults participating in programs assisted under this part.
            ``(2) Evaluation measures.--In conducting the evaluation
        described in paragraph (1) the Secretary shall include an
        assessment of--
                    ``(A) the impact on youth and young adults residing
                in target areas, including the rates of school
                completion, enrollment in advanced education or
                training, and employment of the youth and young adults;
                    ``(B) the extent to which participating communities
                fulfilled the goal of guaranteed access to appropriate
                education, training, and supportive services to all
                eligible youth and young adults residing in target
                areas who seek to participate;
                    ``(C) the effectiveness of guaranteed access to
                comprehensive services combined with outreach and
                recruitment efforts in enlisting the participation of
                previously unserved or underserved youth and young
                adults residing in target areas;
                    ``(D) the effectiveness of efforts to integrate
                service delivery in target areas, including systems of
                common intake, assessment, and case management; and
                    ``(E) the feasibility of extending guaranteed
                access to comprehensive education, training, and
                support services for youth and young adults in all
                areas of the United States, including possible
                approaches to incremental extension of such access over
                time.
    ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare a report detailing the
results of the independent evaluation described in subsection (b) and
shall submit such report to the Congress not later than December 31,
1996, along with an analysis of expenditures made, results achieved,
and problems in the operations and coordination of programs assisted
under this part.
    ``(d) Reservation of Funds.--The Secretary may reserve not more
than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under this part in each
fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this section.

``SEC. 499L. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purposes of this part--
            ``(1) High poverty area.--The term `high poverty area'
        means an urban census tract, a nonmetropolitan county, a Native
        American Indian reservation, or an Alaska Native village, with
        a poverty rate of 30 percent or more, as determined by the
        Bureau of the Census, or a migrant or seasonal farmworker
        community.
            ``(2) Participating community.--The term `participating
        community'--
                    ``(A) in the case of a community conducting a
                project in an urban area, means a city in a
                metropolitan statistical area;
                    ``(B) in the case of a community conducting a
                project in a rural area, means a nonmetropolitan county
                or contiguous nonmetropolitan counties;
                    ``(C) in the case of a community conducting a
                project in an Indian reservation or Alaska Native
                village, the grantee designated under subsection (c) or
                (d) of section 401, or a consortium of such grantees
                and the State; or
                    ``(D) in the case of a community conducting a
                project in a migrant or seasonal farmworker community,
                the grantee designated under section 402(c), or a
                consortium of such grantees and the State.
            ``(3) Target area.--The term `target area' means a high
        poverty area or set of contiguous high poverty areas that will
        be the focus of the program in each participating community.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents relating to the
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 499C the
following new items:

           ``Part K--Job and Life Skills Improvement Program

``Sec. 499F. Program authorized.
``Sec. 499G. Application.
``Sec. 499H. Grant agreement.
``Sec. 499I. Payments and federal share.
``Sec. 499J. Reporting.
``Sec. 499K. Federal responsibilities.
``Sec. 4989L. Definitions.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 3(c) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1502(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part K
of title IV $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
July 1, 1993, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever
occurs later.

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Job and Life Skills Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish a national program of Job and Life Skills Improvement grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of providing comprehensive services to youth and young adults in high poverty urban and rural areas.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Federalism in
Banking Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE LAW PREEMPTION STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL BANKS CLARIFIED.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of
the United States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 5136B the following new section:

``SEC. 5136C. STATE LAW PREEMPTION STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL BANKS AND
              SUBSIDIARIES CLARIFIED.

    ``(a) State Consumer Laws of General Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        Federal law, any State consumer law of general application
        (including any law relating to unfair or deceptive acts or
        practices and any consumer fraud law) shall apply to any
        national bank.
            ``(2) National bank defined.--For purposes of this section,
        the term `national bank' includes any Federal branch
        established in accordance with the International Banking Act of
        1978.
    ``(b) State Banking Laws Enacted Pursuant to Federal Law.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        Federal law and except as provided in paragraph (2), any State
        law that--
                    ``(A) is applicable to State banks; and
                    ``(B) was enacted pursuant to or in accordance
                with, and is consistent with, an Act of Congress,
                including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Consumer
                Credit Protection Act, that permits States to exceed or
                supplement the requirements of any comparable Federal
                law,
        shall apply to any national bank.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
        respect to any State law if--
                    ``(A) the State law discriminates against national
                banks; or
                    ``(B) the State law is inconsistent with other
                provisions of Federal law, but only to the extent of
                the inconsistency (as determined in accordance with the
                other provision of Federal law).
    ``(c) No Negative Implications for Applicability of Other State
Laws.--No provision of this section shall be construed as altering or
affecting the applicability, to national banks, of any State law which
is not described in subsection (a) or (b).''.
    (b) Denial of Preemption not a Deprivation of a Civil Right.--The
preemption of any provision of the law of any State with respect to any
national bank shall not be treated as a right, privilege, or immunity
for purposes of section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (42 U.S.C. 1983).
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of
title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 5136B the following new
item:

``5136C. State law preemption standards for national banks and
                            subsidiaries clarified.''.

SEC. 3. VISITORIAL STANDARDS.

    Section 5136C of the Revised Statutes of the United States (as
added by section 2(a) of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Visitorial Powers.--No provision of this title which relates
to visitorial powers or otherwise limits or restricts the supervisory,
examination, or regulatory authority to which any national bank is
subject shall be construed as limiting or restricting the authority of
any attorney general (or other chief law enforcement officer) of any
State to bring any action in any court of appropriate jurisdiction--
            ``(1) to enforce any applicable Federal or State law, as
        authorized by such law; or
            ``(2) on behalf of residents of such State, to enforce any
        applicable provision of any Federal or State law against a
        national bank, as authorized by such law, or to seek relief and
        recover damages for such residents from any violation of any
        such law by any national bank.''.

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF LAW APPLICABLE TO STATE-CHARTERED
              NONDEPOSITORY INSTITUTION SUBSIDIARIES.

    Section 5136C of the Revised Statutes of the United States (as
added by section 2(a) of this Act) is amended by inserting after
subsection (d) (as added by section 3) the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Clarification of Law Applicable to Nondepository Institution
Subsidiaries of National Banks.--
            ``(1) In general.--No provision of this title shall be
        construed as preempting the applicability of State law to any
        State-chartered nondepository institution subsidiary of a
        national bank, except to the extent the preemption is
        explicitly provided by an Act of Congress.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the
        following definitions shall apply:
                    ``(A) Depository institution, subsidiary.--The
                terms `depository institution' and `subsidiary' have
                the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal
                Deposit Insurance Act.
                    ``(B) Nondepository institution.--The term
                `nondepository institution' means any entity that is
                not a depository institution.''.

SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

    (a) Collecting and Monitoring Consumer Complaints.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller of the Currency shall
        record and monitor each complaint received directly or
        indirectly from a consumer regarding a national bank or any
        subsidiary of a national bank and record the resolution of the
        complaint.
            (2) Factors to be included.--In carrying out the
        requirements of paragraph (1), the Comptroller of the Currency
        shall include--
                    (A) the date the consumer complaint was received;
                    (B) the nature of the complaint;
                    (C) when and how the complaint was resolved,
                including a brief description of the extent, and the
                results, of the investigation made by the Comptroller
                into the complaint, a brief description of any notices
                given and inquiries made to any other Federal or State
                officer or agency in the course of the investigation or
                resolution of the complaint, a summary of the
                enforcement action taken upon completion of the
                investigation, and a summary of the results of
                subsequent periodic reviews by the Comptroller of the
                extent and nature of compliance by such national bank
                or subsidiary with the enforcement action; and
                    (D) if the complaint involves any alleged violation
                of a State law (whether or not Federal law preempts the
                application of such State law to such national bank) by
                such bank, a cite to and a description of the State law
                that formed the basis of the complaint.
    (b) Report to the Congress.--
            (1) Periodic reports required.--The Comptroller of the
        Currency shall submit a report semi-annually to the Congress on
        the consumer protection efforts of the Office of the
        Comptroller of the Currency.
            (2) Contents of report.--Each report submitted under
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) The total number of consumer complaints
                received by the Comptroller during the period covered
                by the report with respect to alleged violations of
                consumer protection laws by national banks and
                subsidiaries of national banks.
                    (B) The total number of consumer complaints
                received during the reporting period that are based on
                each of the following:
                            (i) Each title of the Consumer Credit
                        Protection Act (reported as a separate
                        aggregate number for each such title).
                            (ii) The Truth in Savings Act.
                            (iii) The Right to Financial Privacy Act of
                        1978.
                            (iv) The Expedited Funds Availability Act.
                            (v) The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
                            (vi) The Bank Protection Act of 1968.
                            (vii) Title LXII of the Revised Statutes of
                        the United States.
                            (viii) The Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
                            (ix) The Real Estate Settlement Procedures
                        Act of 1974.
                            (x) The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of
                        1975.
                            (xi) Any other Federal law.
                            (xii) State consumer protection laws
                        (reported as a separate aggregate number for
                        each State and each State consumer protection
                        law).
                            (xiii) Any other State law (reported
                        separately for each State and each State law).
                    (C) A summary description of the resolution efforts
                by the Comptroller for complaints received during the
                period covered, including--
                            (i) the average amount of time to resolve
                        each complaint;
                            (ii) the median period of time to resolve
                        each complaint;
                            (iii) the average and median time to
                        resolve complaints in each category of
                        complaints described in each clause of
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            (iv) a summary description of the longest
                        outstanding complaint during the reporting
                        period and the reason for the difficulty in
                        resolving such complaint in a more timely
                        fashion.
            (3) Disclosure of report on occ website.--Each report
        submitted to the Congress under this subsection shall be
        posted, by the Comptroller of the Currency, in a timely fashion
        and maintained on the website of the Office of the Comptroller
        of the Currency on the World Wide Web.

Output:
Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to set forth State law preemption standards for national banks and their subsidiaries.

Declares that any State: (1) consumer law of general application (including any law relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices and any consumer fraud law) shall also apply to any national bank; and (2) law applicable to State banks shall also apply to any national bank if it was enacted pursuant to, or consistent with, Federal law permitting the States to exceed or supplement Federal law requirements.

Prohibits construction of Federal law governing visitorial powers, or otherwise limiting or restricting the supervisory, examination, or regulatory authority to which any national bank is subject, as limiting or restricting the authority of a State attorney general to enforce: (1) any applicable Federal or State law; or (2) on behalf of residents of such State, any applicable provision of any Federal or State law against a national bank, or seek relief and recover damages for such residents from any violation of any such law by any national bank.

Prohibits construction of Federal law governing nondepository institution subsidiaries of national banks as preempting the applicability of State law to any State-chartered nondepository institution subsidiary of a national bank, except to the extent the preemption is explicitly provided by an Act of Congress.

Directs the Comptroller of the Currency to record and monitor each complaint received from a consumer regarding a national bank or any subsidiary of a national bank as well as the resolution of the complaint.