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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Comprehensive Emergency
Preparedness, Response, and Coordination Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade
        Center, the Pentagon, and the tragedy in Pennsylvania on
        September 11, 2001, from numerous jurisdictions assisted the
        fire and rescue, law enforcement, and health workers
        responsible for responding within their jurisdictions.
            (2) Even in the largest municipalities, first responders
        need the support of officials and personnel from their own and
        neighboring jurisdictions, as well as support from numerous
        regional, State, Federal, and private sector entities.
            (3) The sheer number of agencies taking part in any
        emergency response demands coordination, mutual support, and
        effective communication. Regional planning and coordination of
        response efforts are essential to ensure threat-based, multi-
        jurisdictional, and interoperable assessments and plans.
            (4) There does not exist a consistent national standard for
        allocation of homeland security grant money. Threat based
        vulnerability assessments and plans will provide a consistent
        national standard based on need.
            (5) Regional councils of governments, regional planning
        commissions, regional planning organizations, and development
        districts have the accountability and experience necessary to
        develop and coordinate comprehensive regional plans that
        encompass the needs of the Federal, State, and local
        governments, the private sector, and all other parties with a
        stake in providing for the security of their communities.
        Regional councils of government can ensure the development of a
        coordinated emergency recovery plan involving Federal, State,
        and local governments and the private sector.
            (6) Coordinated, area-wide training, equipment acquisition,
        and recovery planning is essential for effective regional
        preparedness and mitigation.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to encourage and
facilitate the development and implementation of regional emergency and
disaster preparedness, response, and recovery coordination plans among
Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector within the
region and to facilitate preparedness and mitigation efforts.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Region.--The term ``region'' means a designated
        multijurisdictional planning area or a sub-State district with
        boundaries established by interstate compact, State law, or
        through mutual agreement of local governments.
            (2) Regional council.--The term ``regional council'' means
        a multipurpose association of local governments in a planning
        region, including councils of governments, regional planning
        commissions, regional planning organizations, and area
        development districts.
            (3) Local government.--The term ``local government'' means
        any county, city, town, or other municipality within the United
        States.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States,
        the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United
        States.
            (5) Stakeholder.--The term ``stakeholder'' means
        representatives of Federal, State, local, private, and
        nonprofit entities, including--
                    (A) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
                    (B) State and local elected officials;
                    (C) representatives of Federal, State, and local
                emergency management agencies;
                    (D) local fire and rescue personnel;
                    (E) Federal, State, and local law enforcement
                personnel;
                    (F) public and private health professionals,
                including representatives of the Centers for Disease
                Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of
                Health;
                    (G) public and private school representatives;
                    (H) college and university representatives;
                    (I) representatives of the business community;
                    (J) port and airport officials;
                    (K) utilities officials;
                    (L) representatives of State departments of
                transportation;
                    (M) representatives of local chapters of the
                American Red Cross;
                    (N) representatives of volunteer organizations
                concerned with emergency response or disaster recovery;
                and
                    (O) representatives of other entities identified by
                the stakeholders.
            (6) Regional plan.--The term ``regional plan'' means a
        regional emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and
        recovery coordination plan developed under this Act.

SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL PLANS.

    (a) Coordination of Development.--
            (1) In general.--Each regional council shall convene all
        local governments and Federal, State, and private sector
        stakeholders within its region to coordinate the development of
        a regional plan in accordance with this section.
            (2) States without regional councils.--In States that do
        not have regional councils, the Governor should work with local
        officials to organize a regional approach involving local
        elected officials and establish a homeland defense regional
        planning advisory committee that consists of stakeholders,
        including representatives of Federal, State, local, private,
        and nonprofit entities, as defined in section 3.
            (3) States with areas not covered by a regional council.--
        In States with areas that are not covered by a regional
        council, the Governor may assign such areas to a regional
        council.
    (b) Elements of the Regional Plan.--Each regional plan shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) Disaster assessment.--An assessment of natural
        disasters, human-induced disasters, and potential terrorist
        activities or targets that could disrupt essential services or
        mobility, adversely affect public health or safety, or
        adversely affect infrastructure within the region.
            (2) Response equipment and personnel assessment.--An
        assessment of available equipment and personnel to respond to a
        disaster.
            (3) Equipment needs assessment.--An assessment of equipment
        needs based on disaster potential, both natural and manmade.
            (4) Communications system.--A plan for the development of a
        regional communication system among stakeholders.
            (5) Secure information repository.--A plan for the
        development of a secure information repository that includes
        information needed to coordinate stakeholder responsibilities
        within the region.
            (6) Emergency coordination information.--Information on the
        following:
                    (A) Response resources.--
                            (i) Locations, contacts, capabilities, and
                        capacities of emergency medical facilities.
                            (ii) Locations, contacts, and equipment
                        listings for fire, police, and emergency
                        medical technician services.
                            (iii) Locations of, and 24-hour contacts
                        for, appropriate medical facilities and
                        personnel and other potential first responders.
                            (iv) Locations and contacts for area
                        stakeholders involved in the operation and
                        maintenance of essential services within the
                        region.
                            (v) Locations and contacts for area key
                        military personnel and facilities.
                            (vi) Locations and contacts for other
                        response resources as identified by regional
                        stakeholders.
                    (B) Support facilities.--
                            (i) Locations, capabilities, and capacities
                        of existing shelters.
                            (ii) Locations of, and available facilities
                        at, schools, colleges, universities, churches,
                        and other public buildings.
                            (iii) Locations of major water and food
                        supplies.
                            (iv) Other support facilities as identified
                        by regional stakeholders.
                    (C) Infrastructure.--
                            (i) Locations of water treatment and
                        storage facilities and distribution mains.
                            (ii) Locations of utilities lines,
                        pipelines, and generating facilities.
                            (iii) Locations of sewer mains and
                        treatment plants.
                            (iv) Locations of voice, data, video,
                        microwave, and satellite uplink communication
                        facilities.
                            (v) Locations of radio and television
                        studios and transmission sites.
                            (vi) Locations and capacities of shortwave
                        radio facilities and volunteers.
                            (vii) Locations of major bridges and dams.
                            (viii) Locations of major educational
                        facilities.
                            (ix) Other infrastructure facilities as
                        identified by regional stakeholders.
                    (D) Transportation facilities.--
                            (i) Locations and capacities of major
                        transportation facilities, lines, and
                        terminals, including ports and airports.
                            (ii) Locations and capacities of local and
                        regional transportation routes.
                            (iii) Other transportation facilities as
                        identified by regional stakeholders.
                    (E) At-risk populations.--
                            (i) Locations of large population
                        concentrations and the times of those
                        concentrations.
                            (ii) Schedules of major public events and
                        capacities of venues.
                            (iii) Population statistics, including
                        block level population data.
                            (iv) School enrollment numbers.
                            (v) Locations of elderly, infirm, and
                        disabled persons who need special assistance.
                            (vi) Other at-risk populations as
                        identified by regional stakeholders.
                    (F) Potential targets.--
                            (i) Locations of major concentrations of
                        hazardous and biohazard chemicals.
                            (ii) Locations of fuel depots and
                        dispensing facilities that meet certain
                        Environmental Protection Agency thresholds.
                            (iii) Locations of major concentrations of
                        munitions and explosives.
                            (iv) Locations of other potential targets,
                        such as nuclear power plants, in the region.
                            (v) Other potential targets as identified
                        by regional stakeholders.
                    (G) Debris disposal.--
                            (i) Identification of locations for debris
                        disposal.
                            (ii) Identification of potential health
                        hazards to personnel involved in debris
                        disposal.
                            (iii) Other debris disposal as identified
                        by regional stakeholders.
    (c) Planning Activities.--Planning activities pursuant to this
section shall include--
            (1) analyzing and documenting the possibility of a disaster
        and the potential consequences or impacts of a disaster upon
        life, property, and the environment; and
            (2) planning for utilization of geographic information
        systems to assess hazards and evaluate the consequences of
        potential emergencies or disasters.
    (d) Approval of Regional Plan.--The initial phase of a regional
plan, including planning components and an assessment of potential
hazards and equipment needs, shall be approved by the region council's
governing body, and the appropriate Governor or Governors, not later
than the date that is 18 months after the regional council has received
an initial apportionment under this Act.
    (e) Update of Regional Plan.--A regional council shall review and
update its regional plan at least annually based on revised threat
assessments, trainings, and drills.
    (f) Security of Mapping and Infrastructure Information Contained
Within Regional Plan.--
            (1) In general.--For security purposes, the information
        contained in the regional plan required under subsection (b)(5)
        shall be available only to those public and private officials
        and agencies that have responsibility under the plan.
            (2) Security technology.--A regional council shall utilize
        appropriate computer and software technology for securing the
        key resources and critical infrastructure that may be outlined
        within the regional plan.
            (3) Protection of key resources and critical
        infrastructure.--A regional plan shall outline the appropriate
        measures to protect the key resources and critical
        infrastructure within its region in coordination with other
        agencies and representatives from within the region, including
        Federal, State, and local government personnel, agencies,
        authorities, and the private sector.
            (4) Continued review and analysis.--A regional council
        shall continue to review and analyze and make recommendations
        for improvements in the policies and procedures governing the
        security of information contained in its regional plan and
        sharing the information with law enforcement, intelligence,
        emergency management, and other entities related to homeland
        security within the Federal Government and between such
        representatives within the region, including Federal, State,
        and local government personnel agencies, authorities, and the
        private sector.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

    (a) Apportionments to States.--
            (1) In general.--To assist States in overseeing and
        coordinating the development of regional plans under this Act,
        the Secretary of Homeland Security shall apportion to each
        State for each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 $0.05 for
        each person residing in the State and shall apportion to each
        State for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 such sums as may
        be necessary.
            (2) Maximum and minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph
        (1), a State shall not receive more than $1,000,000 nor less
        than $50,000 of the amounts apportioned under this subsection
        in a fiscal year.
    (b) Apportionments to Regional Councils.--
            (1) In general.--To assist regional councils in meeting the
        requirements of this Act, the Secretary shall apportion to each
        regional council identified by the Secretary for each of fiscal
        years 2005, 2006, and 2007 $1.00 for each person residing in
        the area represented by the regional council and shall
        apportion to each regional council for each of fiscal years
        2008 and 2009 such sums as may be necessary to update regional
        plans and maintain and update necessary data.
            (2) Enhanced funding.--The Secretary may provide an
        additional apportionment to a regional council of not more than
        $0.25 for each person residing in the area represented by the
        regional council based on critical infrastructure and
        facilities located in that area, including nuclear power
        plants, military and other large Federal installations, dams,
        ports, and areas prone to natural disasters (including coastal
        areas).
            (3) Maximum and minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraphs
        (1) and (2), a regional council shall not receive more than
        $1,000,000 nor less than $50,000 of the amounts apportioned
        under this subsection in a fiscal year.
            (4) States without regional councils.--Before apportioning
        amounts under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may
        set aside a portion of the amounts for providing assistance to
        States described in section 4(a)(2).
    (c) Noncompliance.--
            (1) Effect on funding.--The Secretary may withhold, reduce,
        or deny an apportionment under this section to a State or
        region council if the Secretary determines, in writing, that
        the State or regional council has not complied, or provided
        adequate assurances that it will comply, with the requirements
        of this Act.
            (2) Noncompliance by regional councils.--In the case of
        noncompliance by a regional council in a State, the Governor of
        the State, after providing the regional council with an
        opportunity to take necessary actions to comply with the
        requirements of this Act and determining, in writing, that the
        regional council has not taken such actions, may assume the
        responsibility for organizing a regional approach for the area
        represented by the regional council in accordance with section
        4(a)(2).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 such sums as may be
        necessary to carry out this section.
            (2) Limitation.--Apportionments required by this section
        shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. If
        amounts appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year
        are insufficient to make the apportionments required by this
        section, the Secretary shall proportionally reduce the amounts
        to be so apportioned.

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Regional Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Coordination Act of 2003 - Requires each regional council to convene all local governments and Federal, State, and private sector stakeholders within its region to coordinate the development of a regional emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery coordination plan. Directs the Governor, in States that do not have regional councils, to work with local officials to organize a regional approach involving local elected officials and establish a homeland defense regional planning advisory committee.

Sets forth minimum elements of regional plans, including: (1) disaster, response equipment and personnel, and equipment needs assessments; (2) development of a regional communication system and a secure information repository; (3) emergency coordination information; and (4) specified elements regarding support facilities, infrastructure, transportation facilities, at-risk populations, potential targets, and debris disposal.

Directs that planning activities include: (1) analyzing and documenting the possibility of a disaster and the potential consequences or impacts upon life, property, and the environment; and (2) planning for utilization of geographic information systems to assess hazards and evaluate the consequences of potential emergencies or disasters.

Sets forth provisions regarding approval and updating of regional plans, the security of mapping and infrastructure information, and funding apportionment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to withhold, reduce, or deny an apportionment if the Secretary determines that the State or regional council has not complied, or provided adequate assurances that it will comply, with this Act's requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Electric Systems
Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROJECTS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP TRANSFORMATIVE
              NEXT GENERATION ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (acting through the
Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability) (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall
establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants
to eligible partnerships to develop and carry out eligible projects
related to achieving the transformation of the future electric grid by
the year 2030 using a comprehensive approach to electric system design
and architecture.
    (b) Eligible Projects.--To be eligible for a grant under subsection
(a), a project--
            (1) shall be designed to improve the performance and
        efficiency of the future electric grid, while ensuring the
        continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable
        power; and
            (2) may include projects to design, develop, and test--
                    (A) feasible, optimal next generation electricity
                delivery systems, from generation through consumption,
                including end-use applications;
                    (B) the role that regulated utilities and market-
                driven entities, including third-party nonregulated
                services providers, may play in an electric system in
                which distributed energy resources and retail and
                wholesale level ancillary services expand;
                    (C) optimal and innovative, comprehensive grid
                infrastructure designs that would ensure reliable,
                cost-effective, safe, and secure integration and
                management of variable and distributed energy
                resources, including projects related to distributed
                generation, combined heat and power, microgrids, energy
                storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, demand
                response, and intelligent loads;
                    (D) optimal grid design solutions to ensure grid
                reliability and resiliency;
                    (E) the integration and interoperability of
                telecommunications, information technology, operational
                technologies, or other systems and technologies with
                the electric grid to support the management of the
                future, next generation, dynamic and changing electric
                system; and
                    (F) solutions to overcoming technological,
                regulatory, business model, and market barriers to
                achieve the transition and transformation to the future
                electric grid.
    (c) Description of Eligible Partnership.--An eligible partnership
referred to in subsection (a) means a group of 2 or more entities
that--
            (1) may include any institution of higher education,
        National Laboratory, representative of a State or local
        government, representative of an Indian tribe, Federal power
        marketing administration, industry expert, or nonprofit
        industry trade association; and
            (2) shall include at least 1 of any of the following:
                    (A) An investor-owned electric utility.
                    (B) A publicly owned utility.
                    (C) A technology provider.
                    (D) A rural electric cooperative.
                    (E) A Regional Transmission Organization.
                    (F) An Independent System Operator.
    (d) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this section,
an eligible partnership shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such form, and containing such information as the
Secretary may prescribe, including details about the partnership and
proposed project.
    (e) Selection Committee.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a selection
committee, comprised of technical experts, to make recommendations,
based on the criteria described in subsection (f), to the Secretary for
the award of grants under this section to 2 or more eligible
partnerships.
    (f) Selection Criteria.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants under
        subsection (a) based on the following criteria:
                    (A) The scope and diversity of the eligible
                partnership with respect to representation of
                stakeholders and geographic locations.
                    (B) The demonstrated ability of the eligible
                partnership to provide leadership within the industry
                in promoting transformative innovation in electricity
                systems, using a comprehensive or holistic approach,
                especially with respect to system design or
                architecture.
                    (C) The extent to which a project would develop and
                carry out commercially available or emerging
                technologies that would be scalable and replicable.
                    (D) The extent to which a project would--
                            (i) improve electric reliability,
                        resiliency, security, and safety;
                            (ii) provide consumer benefits;
                            (iii) drive economic growth; or
                            (iv) achieve other grid modernization
                        policy or technical goals.
                    (E) The extent to which a project would provide an
                innovative conceptual or technical approach to the
                operation of the electric grid looking to the year 2030
                and beyond.
                    (F) The demonstrated ability of the eligible
                partnership to leverage prior Federal or local
                investments.
                    (G) The extent to which a project would advance a
                financially viable future model for electricity market
                participants, including utilities and third-party
                entities, that provides all consumers with fair and
                equitable options to meet the electric energy needs of
                the consumers, while balancing societal, and individual
                consumer, interests.
            (2) Priority for projects providing cost share.--In
        selecting eligible partnerships to make grants to under
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
        partnerships proposing projects for which a cost-share is to be
        provided.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2016
through 2020.

Output: Next Generation Electric Systems Act  This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grants program for eligible partnerships to develop and implement projects related to achieving the transformation of the future electric grid by the year 2030 using a comprehensive approach to electric system design and architecture.  Eligible partnerships may include any institution of higher education, National Laboratory, representative of a state or local government, representative of an Indian tribe, federal power marketing administration, industry expert, or nonprofit industry trade association, but must include at least one electric utility (either investor-owned or publicly owned), technology provider, rural electric cooperative, Regional Transmission Organization, or Independent System Operator. DOE must, when selecting eligible partnerships to receive grants, give priority to those proposing projects for which a cost-share is to be provided.


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TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE

SEC 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Spousal Equity in Bankruptcy
Amendments of 1994''.

SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Relief From Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b)(2) of title 11,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) under subsection (a) of this section--
                    ``(A) of the commencement or continuation of an
                action or proceeding for--
                            ``(i) the establishment of paternity; or
                            ``(ii) the establishment or modification of
                        an order for alimony, maintenance, or support;
                        or
                    ``(B) of the collection of alimony, maintenance, or
                support from property that is not property of the
                estate;''.
    (b) Priority of Claims.--(1) Section 507 of title 11, United States
Code, is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) in paragraph (8) by striking ``(8) Eighth'' and
                inserting ``(9) Ninth'',
                    (ii) in paragraph (7) by striking ``(7) Seventh''
                and inserting ``(8) Eighth'', and
                    (iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
                following:
            ``(7) Seventh, allowed unsecured claims due to a spouse,
        former spouse, or child of the debtor for alimony to,
        maintenance for, or support of such spouse or child, in
        connection with a separation agreement, divorce decree, or
        other order of a court of record, a determination made in
        accordance with State or territorial law by a governmental
        unit, or a property settlement agreement, but not to the extent
        that--
                    ``(A) such debt is assigned to another entity,
                voluntarily, by operation of law, or otherwise (other
                than debts assigned pursuant to section 402(a)(26) of
                the Social Security Act, or any such debt which has
                been assigned to the Federal Government or to a State
                or any political subdivision of such State); or
                    ``(B) such debt includes a liability designated as
                alimony, maintenance, or support, unless such liability
                is actually in the nature of alimony, maintenance or
                support;'', and
            (B) in subsection (d) by striking ``or (6)'' and inserting
        ``(6), or (7)''.
    (2) Title 11 of the United States Code is amended--
            (A) in sections 502(i), 503(b)(1)(B)(i), 523(a)(1)(A), and
        1123(a)(1) by striking ``507(a)(7)'' and inserting
        ``507(a)(8)'',
            (B) in section 724(b)(2) by striking ``or 507(a)(6)'' and
        inserting ``507(a)(6), or 507(a)(7)'',
            (C) in section 726(b) by striking ``or (7)'' and inserting
        ``, (7), or (8)'', and
            (D) in section 1129(a)(9)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or
                507(a)(6)'' and inserting ``, 507(a)(6), or
                507(a)(7)'', and
                    (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``507(a)(7)''
                and inserting ``507(a)(8)''.
    (c) Protection of Liens.--Section 522(f)(1) of title 11, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) a judicial lien (other than a judicial lien that
        secures a debt to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the
        debtor, for alimony to, maintenance for, or support of the
        spouse or child, in connection with a separation agreement,
        divorce decree or other order of a court of record,
        determination made in accordance with State or territorial law
        by a governmental unit, or property settlement agreement, to
        the extent that the debt--
                    ``(A) is not assigned to another entity,
                voluntarily, by operation of law, or otherwise; and
                    ``(B) includes a liability designated as alimony,
                maintenance, or support, unless such liability is
                actually in the nature of alimony, maintenance or
                support).''.
    (d) Exception to Discharge.--Section 523 of title 11, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (11) by striking ``or'' at the
                end,
                    (B) in paragraph (12) by inserting ``or'' after the
                semicolon at the end, and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) assumed or incurred by the debtor in the course of a
        divorce or separation or in connection with a separation
        agreement, divorce decree or other order of a court of record,
        a determination made in accordance with State or territorial
        law by a governmental unit, or property settlement agreement,
        unless--
                    ``(A) excepting such debt from discharge under this
                paragraph would impose an undue hardship for the
                debtor; and
                    ``(B) discharging such debt would result in a
                benefit to the debtor that outweighs the detrimental
                consequences to a spouse, former spouse, or child of
                the debtor.'', and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``or (6)'' each place
        it appears and inserting ``, or (13)''.
    (e) Protection Against Trustee Avoidance.--Section 547(c) of title
11, United States Code, is amended--
                    (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6);
                    (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
                (8); and
                    (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following
                new paragraph:
            ``(7) to the extent that the transfer was a bona fide
        payment of a debt to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the
        debtor, for alimony to, maintenance for, or support of such
        spouse or child, in connection with a separation agreement,
        divorce decree or other order of a court of record,
        determination made in accordance with State or territorial law
        by a governmental unit, or property settlement agreement, but
        not to the extent that such debt--
                    ``(A) is assigned to another entity, voluntarily,
                by operation of law, or otherwise; or
                    ``(B) includes a liability designated as alimony,
                maintenance, or support, unless such liability is
                actually in the nature of alimony, maintenance or
                support; or''.
    (f) Appearance Before Court.--A child support creditor or its
representative shall be permitted to appear and intervene without
charge and without meeting any special local court rule requirement for
attorney appearances in any bankruptcy proceeding in any bankruptcy
court or district court of the United States if the creditor or
representative files with the court a statement describing in detail
the child support debt, its status, and other characteristics.

                 TITLE II--BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Bankruptcy Review
Commission Act''.

SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established the National Bankruptcy Review Commission
(referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 203. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    The duties of the Commission are--
            (1) to investigate and study issues and problems relating
        to title 11, United States Code (commonly known as the
        ``Bankruptcy Code'');
            (2) to evaluate the advisability of proposals and current
        arrangements with respect to such issues and problems;
            (3) to prepare and submit to the Congress, the Chief
        Justice, and the President a report in accordance with section
        208;
            (4) to solicit divergent views of all parties concerned
        with the operation of the bankruptcy system; and
            (5) to study the impact of the bankruptcy laws on the
        family and particularly on the increase in the number of women
        and children living in poverty after divorce.

SEC. 204. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 10
members appointed from among individuals who have experience and
expertise in bankruptcy law as follows:
            (1) Four members appointed by the President, one of whom
        shall be designated as chairman by the President.
            (2) One member shall be appointed by the President pro
        tempore of the Senate.
            (3) One member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
        the Senate.
            (4) One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
        House of Representatives.
            (5) One member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
        the House of Representatives.
            (6) Two members appointed by the Chief Justice.
    (b) Term.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed for the
life of the Commission.
    (c) Quorum.--Six members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may conduct meetings.
    (d) Appointment Deadline.--The first appointments made under
subsection (a) shall be made within 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
    (e) First Meeting.--The first meeting of the Commission shall be
called by the chairman and shall be held within 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Commission resulting from the death
or resignation of a member shall not affect its powers and shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (g) Continuation of Membership.--If any member of the Commission
who was appointed to the Commission as a member of Congress or as an
officer or employee of a government leaves that office, or if any
member of the Commission who was not appointed in such a capacity
becomes an officer or employee of a government, the member may continue
as a member of the Commission for not longer than the 90-day period
beginning on the date the member leaves that office or becomes such an
officer or employee, as the case may be.
    (h) Consultation Prior to Appointment.--Prior to the appointment of
members of the Commission, the President, the President pro tempore of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chief
Justice shall consult with each other to ensure fair and equitable
representation of various points of view in the Commission and its
staff.

SEC. 205. COMPENSATION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Pay.--
            (1) Nongovernment employees.--Each member of the Commission
        who is not otherwise employed by the United States Government
        shall be entitled to receive the daily equivalent of the annual
        rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
        Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
        each day (including travel time) during which he or she is
        engaged in the actual performance of duties as a member of the
        Commission.
            (2) Government employees.--A member of the Commission who
        is an officer or employee of the United States Government shall
        serve without additional compensation.
    (b) Travel.--Members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for
travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in
the performance of their duties.

SEC. 206. STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Staff.--
            (1) Appointment.--The chairman of the Commission may,
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
        appoint, and terminate an executive director and such other
        personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform
        its duties. The employment of an executive director shall be
        subject to confirmation by the Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The chairman of the Commission may fix
        the compensation of the executive director and other personnel
        without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
        II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates,
        except that the rate of pay for the executive director and
        other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of
        the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
    (b) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services of experts and consultants under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 207. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Meetings.--The Commission or, on authorization of
the Commission, a member of the Commission, may hold such hearings, sit
and act at such time and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission or a
member of the Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly from any
Federal department, agency, or court information necessary to enable it
to carry out this title. Upon request of the chairman of the
Commission, the head of a Federal department or agency or chief judge
of a Federal court shall furnish such information, consistent with law,
to the Commission.
    (c) Facilities and Support Services.--The Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such
facilities and support services as the Commission may request. Upon
request of the Commission, the head of a Federal department or agency
may make any of the facilities or services of the agency available to
the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties
under this title.
    (d) Expenditures and Contracts.--The Commission or, on
authorization of the Commission, a member of the Commission may make
expenditures and enter into contracts for the procurement of such
supplies, services, and property as the Commission or member considers
appropriate for the purposes of carrying out the duties of the
Commission. Such expenditures and contracts may be made only to such
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal departments
and agencies of the United States.
    (f) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.

SEC. 208. REPORT.

    The Commission shall submit to the Congress, the Chief Justice, and
the President a report not later than 2 years after the date of its
first meeting. The report shall contain a detailed statement of the
findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its
recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as it
considers appropriate.

SEC. 209. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 30 days
after the date on which it submits its report under section 208.

SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 to carry out this
title.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Amendments to Title 11 of the United States
          Code
     Title II:  Bankruptcy Review Commission
Title I:  Amendments to Title 11 of the United States Code
 - Spousal Equity in Bankruptcy Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to provide that filing a petition in bankruptcy does not operate as an automatic stay from actions for:  (1) paternity; or (2) alimony, maintenance, or support (including actions for collection from property that is not property of the estate).
Includes unsecured claims for alimony, maintenance, or support among priority claims and expenses (thus lifting them from their current status of general, unsecured debts).
Prohibits a debtor from avoiding a judicial lien that secures a debt for alimony, maintenance, or support.
States that a bankrupt debtor is not discharged from any debt incurred in connection with a divorce or separation agreement.
Prohibits a bankruptcy trustee from avoiding a transfer that is a bona fide debt for alimony, maintenance, or support.
Permits a child support creditor to appear before the court in any Federal bankruptcy proceeding without charge and without meeting local requirements for attorney appearances if the creditor or representative files a detailed child support debt statement.
Title II:  Bankruptcy Review Commission
 - National Bankruptcy Review Commission Act - Establishes the National Bankruptcy Review Commission to study and report to the Congress, the Chief Justice, and the President on bankruptcy issues and the impact of the bankruptcy laws upon women and children living in poverty after divorce.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary
Separation Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. SEPARATION PAY.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
        (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of Central
    Intelligence; and
        (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee of the Central
    Intelligence Agency, serving under an appointment without time
    limitation, who has been currently employed for a continuous period
    of at least 12 months, except that such term does not include--
            (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
        83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
        retirement system for employees of the Government; or
            (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
        such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
        under any of the retirement systems referred to in subparagraph
        (A).
    (b) Establishment of Program.--In order to avoid or minimize the
need for involuntary separations due to downsizing, reorganization,
transfer of function, or other similar action, the Director may
establish a program under which employees may be offered separation pay
to separate from service voluntarily (whether by retirement or
resignation). An employee who receives separation pay under such program
may not be reemployed by the Central Intelligence Agency for the 12-
month period beginning on the effective date of the employee's
separation.
    (c) Bar on Certain Employment.--
        (1) Bar.--An employee may not be separated from service under
    this section unless the employee agrees that the employee will not--
            (A) act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent,
        any other person (except the United States) in any formal or
        informal appearance before, or, with the intent to influence,
        make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other
        person (except the United States) to the Central Intelligence
        Agency; or
            (B) participate in any manner in the award, modification,
        extension, or performance of any contract for property or
        services with the Central Intelligence Agency,
    during the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the
    employee's separation from service.
        (2) Penalty.--An employee who violates an agreement under this
    subsection shall be liable to the United States in the amount of the
    separation pay paid to the employee pursuant to this section times
    the proportion of the 12-month period during which the employee was
    in violation of the agreement.
    (d) Limitations.--Under this program, separation pay may be offered
only--
        (1) with the prior approval of the Director; and
        (2) to employees within such occupational groups or geographic
    locations, or subject to such other similar limitations or
    conditions, as the Director may require.
    (e) Amount and Treatment for Other Purposes.--Such separation pay--
        (1) shall be paid in a lump sum;
        (2) shall be equal to the lesser of--
            (A) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be
        entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, United
        States Code, if the employee were entitled to payment under such
        section; or
            (B) $25,000;
        (3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included
    in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit; and
        (4) shall not be taken into account for the purpose of
    determining the amount of any severance pay to which an individual
    may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code,
    based on any other separation.
    (f) Termination.--No amount shall be payable under this section
based on any separation occurring after September 30, 1997.
    (g) Regulations.--The Director shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out this section.
    (h) Reporting Requirements.--
        (1) Offering notification.--The Director may not make an
    offering of voluntary separation pay pursuant to this section until
    30 days after submitting to the Permanent Select Committee on
    Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
    Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report describing the
    occupational groups or geographic locations, or other similar
    limitations or conditions, required by the Director under subsection
    (d).
        (2) Annual report.--At the end of each of the fiscal years 1993
    through 1997, the Director shall submit to the President and the
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
    Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
    Senate a report on the effectiveness and costs of carrying out this
    section.
SEC. 3. EARLY RETIREMENT FOR CIARDS AND FERS SPECIAL PARTICIPANTS.
    Section 233 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50
U.S.C. 2053) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``A participant''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) A participant who has at least 25 years of service, ten years
of which are with the Agency, may retire, with the consent of the
Director, at any age and receive benefits in accordance with the
provisions of section 221 if the Office of Personnel Management has
authorized separation from service voluntarily for Agency employees
under section 8336(d)(2) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to
the Civil Service Retirement System or section 8414(b)(1)(B) of such
title with respect to the Federal Employees' Retirement System.''.

                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                             Vice President of the United States and
                                                President of the Senate.

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Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act - Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence, to avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to downsizing, reorganization, or similar action, to establish a program under which employees may be offered separation pay to separate from service voluntarily, whether by retirement or resignation.  Bars an employee who receives separation pay under such program from being reemployed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for 12 months.
Prohibits an employee from being separated under such program unless the employee agrees not to represent any other person (except the United States) before the CIA, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person to influence the CIA, or participate in the award, modification, extension, or performance of any contract for property or services with the CIA for 12 months after separation.  Sets penalties for violations.
Authorizes separation pay only with the approval of the Director and only for employees who are within such occupational groups or geographic locations and who meet such other similar limitations as the Director may require. Provides that it shall be paid in a lump sum of not to exceed $25,000 and shall not be payable based on any separation occurring after September 30, 1997.
Prohibits the Director from offering voluntary separation pay pursuant to this Act until 30 days after submitting to specified congressional committees a report describing occupational groups, geographic locations, or other conditions required by the Director. Requires the Director to submit annual reports for FY 1993 through 1997 on the effectiveness and costs of carrying out this Act.
Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act to authorize early retirement for employees meeting specified service requirements who are participants in the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Unemployed Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--Section 4007 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C.
3304 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' each place it appears
        and inserting ``March 31, 2011'';
            (2) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking
        ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting ``March 31, 2011''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``May 31, 2010'' and
        inserting ``August 31, 2011''.
    (b) Additional Regular Compensation.--Section 2002(e) of the
Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as
contained in Public Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 438), is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``January 1, 2010''
        and inserting ``April 1, 2011'';
            (2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking ``January
        1, 2010'' and inserting ``April 1, 2011''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``June 30, 2010'' and
        inserting ``September 30, 2011''.
    (c) Full Funding of Extended Benefits.--Section 2005 of the
Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as
contained in Public Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 444), is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2010'' each place it appears
        and inserting ``April 1, 2011'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``June 1, 2010'' and
        inserting ``September 1, 2011''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``May 30, 2010'' and
        inserting ``August 31, 2011''.

SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT
              BENEFITS.

    Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
(Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``by
reason of'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``by
reason of--
                    ``(A) the amendments made by section 2001(a) of the
                Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling
                Families Act;
                    ``(B) the amendments made by sections 2 through 4
                of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance
                Act of 2009; and
                    ``(C) the amendments made by section 2(a) of the
                Helping Unemployed Workers Act; and''.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY FINANCING OF CERTAIN SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Payments to States With Certified Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
        program under which the Secretary shall make payments to any
        State unemployment trust fund to be used for the payment of
        unemployment compensation if the Secretary approves an
        application for certification submitted under paragraph (4) for
        such State to receive reimbursement for a short-time
        compensation program (as referred to in section 3304(a)(4) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 303(a)(5) of the
        Social Security Act).
            (2) Requirements for certification.--A program may not be
        certified, for purposes of this section, unless such program
        requires--
                    (A) a participating employer to submit and comply
                with the terms of a written plan approved by the State
                agency;
                    (B) a participating employer to certify that
                continuation of health and retirement benefits under a
                defined benefit pension plan (as defined by section
                3(35) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
                1974) is not affected by participation in the program;
                and
                    (C) in the case of employees represented by a
                union, that the appropriate official of the union has
                agreed to the terms of the employer's written plan and
                implementation is consistent with employer obligations
                under the National Labor Relations Act.
            (3) Full reimbursement.--Subject to subsection (d), the
        payment to a State under paragraph (1) shall be an amount equal
        to 100 percent of the total amount of benefits paid to
        individuals by the State pursuant to the short-time
        compensation program for weeks of unemployment--
                    (A) beginning on or after the date as of which a
                certification is issued by the Secretary with respect
                to such program; and
                    (B) ending on or before December 31, 2011.
            (4) Certification procedures.--
                    (A) In general.--Any State seeking reimbursement
                under this subsection shall submit an application for
                certification at such time, in such manner, and
                complete with such information as the Secretary may
                require (whether by regulation or otherwise), including
                information relating to compliance with the
                requirements of paragraph (2). The Secretary shall,
                within 30 days after receiving a complete application,
                notify the State agency of the State of the Secretary's
                findings with respect to the requirements of paragraph
                (2).
                    (B) Findings.--If the Secretary finds that the
                short-time compensation program operated by the State
                meets the requirements of paragraph (2), the Secretary
                shall certify such State's short-time compensation
                program, thereby making such State eligible for
                reimbursement under this subsection.
    (b) Terms of Payments.--Payments made to a State under subsection
(a)(1) shall be payable by way of reimbursement in such amounts as the
Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this
section for each calendar month, reduced or increased, as the case may
be, by any amount by which the Secretary finds that the Secretary's
estimates for any prior calendar month were greater or less than the
amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be
made on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may
be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the State
involved.
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) General payment limitations.--No payments shall be made
        to a State under this section for benefits paid in excess of 26
        weeks to an individual by the State pursuant to a short-time
        compensation program.
            (2) Employer limitations.--No payments shall be made to a
        State under this section for benefits paid to an individual by
        the State pursuant to a short-time compensation program if such
        individual is employed by an employer--
                    (A) whose workforce during the 3 months preceding
                the date of the submission of the employer's short-time
                compensation plan has been reduced by temporary layoffs
                of more than 20 percent;
                    (B) on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent
                basis; or
                    (C) engaged in a labor dispute.
            (3) Program payment limitation.--In making any payments to
        a State under this section pursuant to a short-time
        compensation program, the Secretary may limit the frequency of
        employer participation in such program.
    (d) Compliance Oversight.--
            (1) In general.--A participating employer under this
        section is required to comply with the terms of the written
        plan approved by the State agency, including provisions related
        to retaining participating employees.
            (2) Oversight and monitoring.--The Secretary shall
        establish an oversight and monitoring process by which State
        agencies will ensure that participating employers comply with
        the requirements of paragraph (1).
    (e) Funding.--There are appropriated, from time to time, out of any
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary,
such sums as the Secretary certifies are necessary to carry out this
section (including to reimburse any administrative expenses incurred by
the States in operating such short-time compensation programs).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor;
            (2) the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia,
        the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; and
            (3) the terms ``State agency'' and ``week'' have the
        respective meanings given them by section 205 of the Federal-
        State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970.

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Helping Unemployed Workers Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through March 31, 2011.

Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend through April 1, 2011: (1) federal-state agreements increasing regular unemployment compensation payments to individuals; and (2) requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a program under which the Secretary shall make payments to any state unemployment trust fund (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) to be used for the payment of unemployment compensation if the Secretary approves an application to receive 100% reimbursement for up to 26 weeks for a short-time compensation program.

 Bars payments to a state for benefits paid to an individual who is employed by an employer: (1) whose workforce during the three months preceding the date of the submission of the employer's short-time compensation plan has been reduced by temporary layoffs of more than 20%; (2) on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent basis; or (3) engaged in a labor dispute.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Partnership Renewal Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE PREFERENCES FOR HAITI.

    (a) Special Rules for Haiti.--
            (1) Apparel and other textile articles.--Section 213A(b) of
        the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b))
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I)(cc), by
                        striking ``2017.'' and inserting ``2017, and in
                        each succeeding 1-year period thereafter.'';
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``11''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``December 19,
                                2018.'' and inserting ``December 19,
                                2030.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
                        ``11 succeeding 1-year periods,'' and inserting
                        ``succeeding 1-year periods through September
                        30, 2030,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking
                        ``11 succeeding 1-year periods,'' and inserting
                        ``succeeding 1-year periods through September
                        30, 2030,''.
            (2) Extension of special rules.--Section 213A(h) of the
        Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(h)) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except as provided in subsection
                (b)(1), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 30, 2020.'' and
                inserting ``September 30, 2030.''.
    (b) Import-Sensitive Articles.--
            (1) Transition period treatment of certain textile and
        apparel articles.--Section 213(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Caribbean
        Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is
        amended--
                    (A) in subclause (II)(cc), by striking ``September
                30, 2020.'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030.''; and
                    (B) in subclause (IV)(dd), by striking ``September
                30, 2020.'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030.''.
            (2) Transition period treatment of certain other apparel
        articles.--Section 213(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II) of the Caribbean Basin
        Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II)) is
        amended by striking ``18''.
            (3) Extension of transition period.--Section
        213(b)(5)(D)(i) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
        (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(5)(D)(i)) is amended by striking ``September
        30, 2020;'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030;''.

SEC. 3. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF FOOTWEAR.

    Section 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Footwear.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any article, other than
                        an article described in clause (ii), that
                        undergoes a change in Haiti to being
                        classifiable under heading 6401, 6402, 6403,
                        6404, or 6405 of the HTS from being
                        classifiable under any other heading of the HTS
                        and is imported directly from Haiti or the
                        Dominican Republic shall enter the United
                        States free of duty, without regard to the
                        source of the components from which the article
                        is made.
                            ``(ii) Articles described.--Articles
                        described in this clause are articles
                        classifiable under subheading 6401.10.00,
                        6401.92.90, 6401.99.10, 6401.99.30, 6401.99.60,
                        6401.99.90, 6402.91.10, 6402.91.20, 6402.91.26,
                        6402.91.50, 6402.91.80, 6402.91.90, 6402.99.08,
                        6402.99.16, 6402.99.19, 6402.99.33, 6402.99.80,
                        6402.99.90, 6403.91.60, 6403.91.90, 6403.99.60,
                        6403.99.90, 6404.11.90, or 6404.19.20 of the
                        HTS.''.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS.

    Section 213A(c) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2703a(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Special Rules for Certain Goods.--
            ``(1) Wire harness automotive components.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any wire harness automotive
                component that is the product or manufacture of Haiti
                and is imported directly from Haiti into the customs
                territory of the United States shall enter the United
                States free of duty until September 30, 2030, if Haiti
                has met the requirements of subsection (d) and if the
                sum of--
                            ``(i) the cost or value of the materials
                        produced in Haiti or one or more countries
                        described in subsection (b)(2)(C), or any
                        combination thereof, plus
                            ``(ii) the direct costs of processing
                        operations (as defined in section 213(a)(3))
                        performed in Haiti or the United States, or
                        both,
                is not less than 35 percent of the declared customs
                value of such wire harness automotive component.
                    ``(B) Wire harness automotive component defined.--
                For purposes of this subsection, the term `wire harness
                automotive component' means any article provided for in
                subheading 8544.30.00 of the HTS, as in effect on
                December 20, 2006.
            ``(2) Travel goods.--Any article classifiable under
        subheading 4202.11, 4202.19, 4202.21, 4202.29, 4202.31,
        4202.39, 4202.91, or 4202.99 of the HTS that undergoes a change
        in Haiti to being classifiable under that subheading from being
        classifiable under a chapter of the HTS other than chapter 42
        and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
        shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to
        the source of the components from which the article is made.
            ``(3) Leather wearing apparel.--Any article classifiable
        under subheading 4203.10.40, 4203.29.08, or 4203.29.18 of the
        HTS that undergoes a change in Haiti to being classifiable
        under that subheading from being classifiable under a chapter
        of the HTS other than chapter 42 and is imported directly from
        Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States
        free of duty, without regard to the source of the components
        from which the article is made.
            ``(4) Lamps, lighting, and other electrical components.--
        Any article classifiable under subheading 8536.30, 8539.10,
        8539.49, 9032.10, 9405.10, 9405.20, 9405.30, 9405.40, 9405.50,
        9405.60, 9405.91, 9405.92, or 9405.99 of the HTS that undergoes
        a change in Haiti to being classifiable under that subheading
        from being classifiable under any other chapter of the HTS and
        is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall
        enter the United States free of duty.''.

SEC. 5. CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.

    Section 213A(d)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2703a(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``terminate'' and inserting
``terminate, in whole or in part,''.

Output: Haitian Partnership Renewal Act This bill amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend: (1) the 60% applicable percentage requirement for duty-free entry of apparel articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic to the United States, and (2) duty-free entry of such articles through December 19, 2030. Duty-free entry for woven articles and certain knit articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic to the United States is extended through September 30, 2030. The special duty-free rules for Haiti are extended through September 30, 2030. The transition period treatment of certain textile and apparel articles is extended through September 30, 2030. Duty-free coverage is provided:  for certain footwear, travel goods, leather wearing apparel, and lamps, lighting, and other electrical components that undergo a change in Haiti and are imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic; and through September 30, 2030, for a qualifying wire harness automotive component that is the product or manufacture of Haiti and is imported directly from Haiti.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Justice Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares that--
        (1) there is a government-to-government relationship between the
    United States and each Indian tribe;
        (2) the United States has a trust responsibility to each tribal
    government that includes the protection of the sovereignty of each
    tribal government;
        (3) Congress, through statutes, treaties, and the exercise of
    administrative authorities, has recognized the self-determination,
    self-reliance, and inherent sovereignty of Indian tribes;
        (4) Indian tribes possess the inherent authority to establish
    their own form of government, including tribal justice systems;
        (5) tribal justice systems are an essential part of tribal
    governments and serve as important forums for ensuring public health
    and safety and the political integrity of tribal governments;
        (6) Congress and the Federal courts have repeatedly recognized
    tribal justice systems as the appropriate forums for the
    adjudication of disputes affecting personal and property rights;
        (7) traditional tribal justice practices are essential to the
    maintenance of the culture and identity of Indian tribes and to the
    goals of this Act;
        (8) tribal justice systems are inadequately funded, and the lack
    of adequate funding impairs their operation; and
        (9) tribal government involvement in and commitment to improving
    tribal justice systems is essential to the accomplishment of the
    goals of this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
        (1) The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of
    the Department of the Interior.
        (2) The term ``Courts of Indian Offenses'' means the courts
    established pursuant to part 11 of title 25, Code of Federal
    Regulations.
        (3) The term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band,
    nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any
    Alaska Native entity, which administers justice under its inherent
    authority or the authority of the United States and which is
    recognized as eligible for the special programs and services
    provided by the United States to Indian tribes because of their
    status as Indians.
        (4) The term ``judicial personnel'' means any judge, magistrate,
    court counselor, court clerk, court administrator, bailiff,
    probation officer, officer of the court, dispute resolution
    facilitator, or other official, employee, or volunteer within the
    tribal justice system.
        (5) The term ``Office'' means the Office of Tribal Justice
    Support within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
        (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
        (7) The term ``tribal organization'' means any organization
    defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and
    Education Assistance Act.
        (8) The term ``tribal justice system'' means the entire judicial
    branch, and employees thereof, of an Indian tribe, including (but
    not limited to) traditional methods and forums for dispute
    resolution, lower courts, appellate courts (including intertribal
    appellate courts), alternative dispute resolution systems, and
    circuit rider systems, established by inherent tribal authority
    whether or not they constitute a court of record.
                     TITLE I--TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS

SEC. 101. OFFICE OF TRIBAL JUSTICE SUPPORT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the Bureau
the Office of Tribal Justice Support. The purpose of the Office shall be
to further the development, operation, and enhancement of tribal justice
systems and Courts of Indian Offenses.
    (b) Transfer of Existing Functions and Personnel.--All functions
performed before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Branch of
Judicial Services of the Bureau and all personnel assigned to such
Branch as of the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby
transferred to the Office of Tribal Justice Support. Any reference in
any law, regulation, executive order, reorganization plan, or delegation
of authority to the Branch of Judicial Services is deemed to be a
reference to the Office of Tribal Justice Support.
    (c) Functions.--In addition to the functions transferred to the
Office pursuant to subsection (b), the Office shall perform the
following functions:
        (1) Provide funds to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for
    the development, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal
    justice systems.
        (2) Provide technical assistance and training, including
    programs of continuing education and training for personnel of
    Courts of Indian Offenses.
        (3) Study and conduct research concerning the operation of
    tribal justice systems.
        (4) Promote cooperation and coordination among tribal justice
    systems and the Federal and State judiciary systems.
        (5) Oversee the continuing operations of the Courts of Indian
    Offenses.
        (6) Provide funds to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for
    the continuation and enhancement of traditional tribal judicial
    practices.
    (d) No Imposition of Standards.--Nothing in this Act shall be deemed
or construed to authorize the Office to impose justice standards on
Indian tribes.
    (e) Assistance to Tribes.--(1) The Office shall provide technical
assistance and training to any Indian tribe or tribal organization upon
request. Technical assistance and training shall include (but not be
limited to) assistance for the development of--
        (A) tribal codes and rules of procedure;
        (B) tribal court administrative procedures and court records
    management systems;
        (C) methods of reducing case delays;
        (D) methods of alternative dispute resolution;
        (E) tribal standards for judicial administration and conduct;
    and
        (F) long-range plans for the enhancement of tribal justice
    systems.
    (2) Technical assistance and training provided pursuant to paragraph
(1) may be provided through direct services, by contract with
independent entities, or through grants to Indian tribes or tribal
organizations.
    (f) Information Clearinghouse on Tribal Justice Systems.--The Office
shall maintain an information clearinghouse (which shall include an
electronic data base) on tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian
Offenses, including (but not limited to) information on staffing,
funding, model tribal codes, tribal justice activities, and tribal
judicial decisions. The Office shall take such actions as may be
necessary to ensure the confidentiality of records and other matters
involving privacy rights.

SEC. 102. SURVEY OF TRIBAL JUDICIAL SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian
tribes, shall enter into a contract with a non-Federal entity to conduct
a survey of conditions of tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian
Offenses to determine the resources and funding, including base support
funding, needed to provide for expeditious and effective administration
of justice. The Secretary, in like manner, shall annually update the
information and findings contained in the survey required under this
section.
    (b) Local Conditions.--In the course of any annual survey, the non-
Federal entity shall document local conditions of each Indian tribe,
including, but not limited to--
        (1) the geographic area and population to be served;
        (2) the levels of functioning and capacity of the tribal justice
    system;
        (3) the volume and complexity of the caseloads;
        (4) the facilities, including detention facilities, and program
    resources available;
        (5) funding levels and personnel staffing requirements for the
    tribal justice system; and
        (6) the training and technical assistance needs of the tribal
    justice system.
    (c) Consultation With Indian Tribes.--The non-Federal entity shall
actively consult with Indian tribes and tribal organizations in the
development and conduct of the surveys, including updates thereof, under
this section. Indian tribes and tribal organizations shall have the
opportunity to review and make recommendations regarding the findings of
the survey, including updates thereof, prior to final publication of the
survey or any update thereof. After Indian tribes and tribal
organizations have reviewed and commented on the results of the survey,
or any update thereof, the non-Federal entity shall report its findings,
together with the comments and recommendations of the Indian tribes and
tribal organizations, to the Secretary, the Committee on Indian Affairs
of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 103. BASE SUPPORT FUNDING FOR TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act, the Secretary is authorized (to the extent
provided in advance in appropriations Acts) to enter into contracts,
grants, or agreements with Indian tribes for the performance of any
function of the Office and for the development, enhancement, and
continuing operation of tribal justice systems and traditional tribal
judicial practices by Indian tribal governments.
    (b) Purposes for Which Financial Assistance May Be Used.--Financial
assistance provided through contracts, grants, or agreements entered
into pursuant to this section may be used for--
        (1) planning for the development, enhancement, and operation of
    tribal justice systems;
        (2) the employment of judicial personnel;
        (3) training programs and continuing education for tribal
    judicial personnel;
        (4) the acquisition, development, and maintenance of a law
    library and computer assisted legal research capacities;
        (5) the development, revision, and publication of tribal codes,
    rules of practice, rules of procedure, and standards of judicial
    performance and conduct;
        (6) the development and operation of records management systems;
        (7) the construction or renovation of facilities for tribal
    justice systems;
        (8) membership and related expenses for participation in
    national and regional organizations of tribal justice systems and
    other professional organizations; and
        (9) the development and operation of other innovative and
    culturally relevant programs and projects, including (but not
    limited to) programs and projects for--
            (A) alternative dispute resolution;
            (B) tribal victims assistance or victims services;
            (C) tribal probation services or diversion programs;
            (D) juvenile services and multidisciplinary investigations
        of child abuse; and
            (E) traditional tribal judicial practices, traditional
        tribal justice systems, and traditional methods of dispute
        resolution.
    (c) Formula.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, with the full participation of
Indian tribes, shall establish and promulgate by regulation, a formula
which establishes base support funding for tribal justice systems in
carrying out this section.
    (2) The Secretary shall assess caseload and staffing needs for
tribal justice systems that take into account unique geographic and
demographic conditions. In the assessment of these needs, the Secretary
shall work cooperatively with Indian tribes and tribal organizations and
shall refer to any data developed as a result of the surveys conducted
pursuant to section 102 and to relevant assessment standards developed
by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the National Center for
State Courts, the American Bar Association, and appropriate State bar
associations.
    (3) Factors to be considered in the development of the base support
funding formula shall include, but are not limited to--
        (A) the caseload and staffing needs identified under paragraph
    (2);
        (B) the geographic area and population to be served;
        (C) the volume and complexity of the caseloads;
        (D) the projected number of cases per month;
        (E) the projected number of persons receiving probation services
    or participating in diversion programs; and
        (F) any special circumstances warranting additional financial
    assistance.
    (4) In developing and administering the formula for base support
funding for the tribal judicial systems under this section, the
Secretary shall ensure equitable distribution of funds.

SEC. 104. TRIBAL JUDICIAL CONFERENCES.

    The Secretary is authorized to provide funds to tribal judicial
conferences, under section 101 of this Act, pursuant to contracts
entered into under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act for the development, enhancement, and
continuing operation of tribal justice systems of Indian tribes which
are members of such conference. Funds provided under this section may be
used for--
        (1) the employment of judges, magistrates, court counselors,
    court clerks, court administrators, bailiffs, probation officers,
    officers of the court, or dispute resolution facilitators;
        (2) the development, revision, and publication of tribal codes,
    rules of practice, rules of procedure, and standards of judicial
    performance and conduct;
        (3) the acquisition, development, and maintenance of a law
    library and computer assisted legal research capacities;
        (4) training programs and continuing education for tribal
    judicial personnel;
        (5) the development and operation of records management systems;
        (6) planning for the development, enhancement, and operation of
    tribal justice systems; and
        (7) the development and operation of other innovative and
    culturally relevant programs and projects, including (but not
    limited to) programs and projects for--
            (A) alternative dispute resolution;
            (B) tribal victims assistance or victims services;
            (C) tribal probation services or diversion programs;
            (D) juvenile services and multidisciplinary investigations
        of child abuse; and
            (E) traditional tribal judicial practices, traditional
        justice systems, and traditional methods of dispute resolution.
               TITLE II--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 201. TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS.

    (a) Office.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
provisions of sections 101 and 102 of this Act, $7,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. None of
the funds provided under this subsection may be used for the
administrative expenses of the Office.
    (b) Base Support Funding for Tribal Justice Systems.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 103
of this Act, $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
    (c) Administrative Expenses for Office.--There is authorized to be
appropriated, for the administrative expenses of the Office, $500,000
for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and
2000.
    (d) Administrative Expenses for Tribal Judicial Conferences.--There
is authorized to be appropriated, for the administrative expenses of
tribal judicial conferences, $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
    (e) Survey.--For carrying out the survey under section 102, there is
authorized to be appropriated, in addition to the amount authorized
under subsection (a) of this section, $400,000.
    (f) Indian Priority System.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the
authorizations provided by this section and available for a tribal
justice system shall not be subject to the Indian priority system.
Nothing in this Act shall preclude a tribal government from
supplementing any funds received under this Act with funds received from
any other source including the Bureau or any other Federal agency.
    (g) Allocation of Funds.--In allocating funds appropriated pursuant
to the authorization contained in subsection (a) among the Bureau,
Office, tribal governments and Courts of Indian Offenses, the Secretary
shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that such
allocation is carried out in a manner that is fair and equitable to all
tribal governments and is proportionate to base support funding under
section 103 received by the Bureau, Office, tribal governments, and
Courts of Indian Offenses.
    (h) No Offset.--No Federal agency shall offset funds made available
pursuant to this Act for tribal justice systems against other funds
otherwise available for use in connection with tribal justice systems.
                         TITLE III--DISCLAIMERS

SEC. 301. TRIBAL AUTHORITY.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--
        (1) encroach upon or diminish in any way the inherent sovereign
    authority of each tribal government to determine the role of the
    tribal justice system within the tribal government or to enact and
    enforce tribal laws;
        (2) diminish in any way the authority of tribal governments to
    appoint personnel;
        (3) impair the rights of each tribal government to determine the
    nature of its own legal system or the appointment of authority
    within the tribal government;
        (4) alter in any way any tribal traditional dispute resolution
    forum;
        (5) imply that any tribal justice system is an instrumentality
    of the United States; or
        (6) diminish the trust responsibility of the United States to
    Indian tribal governments and tribal justice systems of such
    governments.

                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                             Vice President of the United States and
                                                President of the Senate.

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Tribal Justice Systems
     Title II:  Authorizations of Appropriations
     Title III:  Disclaimers
Indian Tribal Justice Act -
Title I:  Tribal Justice Systems
 - Establishes within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) the Office of Tribal Justice Support (Office) to further the development of tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses.  Transfers functions and personnel of the Bureau's Branch of Judicial Services to the Office.
Directs the Office to:  (1) establish a tribal justice systems clearinghouse; (2) survey systems resources and funding; (3) provide training and technical assistance; and (4) provide funds to tribes and tribal organizations for the continuing operation of tribal justice systems.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to contract for a survey of tribal judicial systems, which shall be annually updated.
Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) provide grants to or enter into contracts with tribes or tribal organizations for the development and operation of tribal justice systems; and (2) contract with tribal judicial conferences for such purposes.
Title II:  Authorizations of Appropriations
 - Authorizes appropriations for tribal justice systems and related activities through FY 2000.  Authorizes additional appropriations for the tribal judicial system survey.
Exempts related appropriations from the Indian priority system.
Title III:  Disclaimers
 - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish:  (1) the inherent authority of a tribe's governmental authority, including its legal system; or (2) the trust responsibility of the United States to tribal governments and legal systems, or to imply that any tribal court is a U.S. instrumentality.