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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Reliable Options for
Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018'' or the ``PROPER Act of
2018''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS AND PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG
              PLANS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
              OPIOIDS AND COVERAGE OF NONPHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES AND
              NONOPIOID MEDICATIONS OR DEVICES USED TO TREAT PAIN.

    Section 1860D-4(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
104(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, subject to
        subparagraph (C),'' before ``including'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following
        new clause:
                            ``(vi) For plan year 2021 and each
                        subsequent plan year, subject to subparagraph
                        (C), with respect to the treatment of pain--
                                    ``(I) the risks associated with
                                prolonged opioid use; and
                                    ``(II) coverage of
                                nonpharmacological therapies, devices,
                                and nonopioid medications--
                                            ``(aa) in the case of an
                                        MA-PD plan under part C, under
                                        such plan; and
                                            ``(bb) in the case of a
                                        prescription drug plan, under
                                        such plan and under parts A and
                                        B.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Targeted provision of information.--A PDP
                sponsor of a prescription drug plan may, in lieu of
                disclosing the information described in subparagraph
                (B)(vi) to each enrollee under the plan, disclose such
                information through mail or electronic communications
                to a subset of enrollees under the plan, such as
                enrollees who have been prescribed an opioid in the
                previous 2-year period.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS
              TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF
              PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

    (a) Medicare Advantage.--Section 1852 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-22) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(n) Provision of Information Relating to the Safe Disposal of
Certain Prescription Drugs.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual enrolled
        under an MA or MA-PD plan who is furnished an in-home health
        risk assessment on or after January 1, 2021, such plan shall
        ensure that such assessment includes information on the safe
        disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances
        that meets the criteria established under paragraph (2). Such
        information shall include information on drug takeback programs
        that meet such requirements determined appropriate by the
        Secretary and information on in-home disposal.
            ``(2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall, through rulemaking,
        establish criteria the Secretary determines appropriate with
        respect to information provided to an individual to ensure that
        such information sufficiently educates such individual on the
        safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled
        substances.''.
    (b) Prescription Drug Plans.--Section 1860D-4(c)(2)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may include elements that promote'';
            (2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as
        subclauses (I) through (III) and adjusting the margins
        accordingly;
            (3) by inserting before subclause (I), as so redesignated,
        the following new clause:
                            ``(i) may include elements that promote--
                        '';
            (4) in subclause (III), as so redesignated, by striking the
        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) with respect to plan years beginning
                        on or after January 1, 2021, shall provide
                        for--
                                    ``(I) the provision of information
                                to the enrollee on the safe disposal of
                                prescription drugs that are controlled
                                substances that meets the criteria
                                established under section 1852(n)(2),
                                including information on drug takeback
                                programs that meet such requirements
                                determined appropriate by the Secretary
                                and information on in-home disposal;
                                and
                                    ``(II) cost-effective means by
                                which an enrollee may so safely dispose
                                of such drugs.''.

SEC. 4. REVISING MEASURES USED UNDER THE HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT
              OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS SURVEY RELATING TO
              PAIN MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Restriction on the Use of Pain Questions in HCAHPS.--Section
1886(b)(3)(B)(viii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(b)(3)(B)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subclause:
    ``(XII)(aa) With respect to a Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems survey (or a successor survey)
conducted on or after January 1, 2019, such survey may not include
questions about communication by hospital staff with an individual
about such individual's pain unless such questions take into account,
as applicable, whether an individual experiencing pain was informed
about risks associated with the use of opioids and about non-opioid
alternatives for the treatment of pain.
    ``(bb) The Secretary shall not include on the Hospital Compare
Internet website any measures based on the questions appearing on the
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey
in 2018 about communication by hospital staff with an individual about
such individual's pain.''.
    (b) Restriction on Use of 2018 Pain Questions in the Hospital
Value-based Purchasing Program.--Section 1886(o)(2)(B) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(o)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) HCAHPS pain questions.--The
                        Secretary may not include under subparagraph
                        (A) a measure that is based on the questions
                        appearing on the Hospital Consumer Assessment
                        of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey in
                        2018 about

                         communication by hospital staff with an
                        individual about the individual's pain.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018 or the PROPER Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to annually disclose information to enrollees about: (1) the risks of prolonged opioid use; and (2) the plan's coverage of nonpharmacological therapies, devices, and non-opioid medications. PDP sponsors may limit disclosure to a subset of enrollees (such as those who were prescribed an opioid in the previous two-year period).  (Sec. 3) The bill also requires Medicare medication therapy management programs and MA in-home health risk assessments to include information about the safe disposal of prescription drugs.  (Sec. 4) The bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in certain health care system surveys, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``California Affordable Quantity and
Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR EPA CONSERVATION GRANTS.

    (a) National Nonpoint Source Program Implementation.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to implement the national nonpoint source
program of the Environmental Protection Agency announced in the
guidance document entitled ``Nonpoint Source Program and Grants
Guidance for Fiscal Years 1997 and Future Years (May 1996)'' and
carried out under sections 35.260 through 35.268 of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), $18,599,460, to remain
available until expended.
    (b) State Nonpoint Source Management Program.--There is authorized
to be appropriated for grants awarded under the State nonpoint source
management program of the Environmental Protection Agency authorized by
section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1329)
$262,324,480, to remain available until expended.
    (c) State Pollution Control Grants.--Section 106 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256) is amended by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $198,414,590, to remain
available until expended.''.
    (d) State Water Quality Cooperative Agreements.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out State water quality
cooperative agreements entered into by the Environmental Protection
Agency and States under sections 35.360 through 35.364 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations) $42,854,020, to
remain available until expended.
    (e) Clean Water State Revolving Fund.--The Federal Water Pollution
Control Act is amended by striking section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387) and
inserting the following:

``SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$3,200,000,000, to remain available until expended.''.
    (f) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.--Section 1452(m) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f-12(m)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1994 and'' and inserting ``1994,''; and
            (2) by striking ``through 2003'' and inserting ``through
        2003, and $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004''.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR CERTAIN CALIFORNIA WATER
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Corps of Engineers Studies.--As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall conduct
studies to determine the feasibility of carrying out the following
projects in the State of California:
            (1) A conjunctive use project, in cooperation with the
        Calaveras County Water District, at a total study cost of
        $1,000,000.
            (2) A water reclamation project, in cooperation with the
        city of Carson, at a total study cost of $100,000.
            (3) A water reclamation project, in cooperation with the
        Coastside County Water District, at a total study cost of
        $50,000.
            (4) A water supply project at Pacheco Creek, Los Viboras
        Creek, and Dos Picachos Creek, in cooperation with the San
        Benito County Water District, at a total study cost of
        $250,000.
            (5) A wetland restoration project, in cooperation with the
        city of San Diego, at a total study cost of $1,500,000.
            (6) A sediment management project at the Twitchell
        Reservoir, in cooperation with the Santa Maria Valley Water
        Conservation District, at a total study cost of $2,000,000.
            (7) A groundwater assessment project at the North River, in
        cooperation with the Tia Juana Valley County Water District, at
        a total study cost of $1,300,000.
    (b) Bureau of Reclamation Studies.--The Secretary of the Interior
shall establish within the Department of the Interior a program to
provide grants and loans to conduct, in an expedited manner, studies to
determine the feasibility of carrying out the following projects in the
State of California:
            (1) An agricultural reuse project, in cooperation with
        northern Sonoma County, at a total study cost of $500,000.
            (2) A water reclamation and desalination project, in
        cooperation with the city of Santa Cruz, at a total study cost
        of $3,500,000.
            (3) A recycled water project, in cooperation with Sonoma
        Valley, at a total study cost of $2,300,000.
            (4) A regional recycling project, in cooperation with the
        North Bay Watershed Association, at a total study cost of
        $5,000,000.
            (5) Water recycling projects, in cooperation with the Los
        Angeles Hansen Recreation Area, Elysian Park, and West Valley,
        at a total study cost of $2,200,000.
            (6) The City of Escondido Regional Water Reclamation and
        Disposal Enhancement Project, the Escondido Regional Water
        Recycling Distribution System Project, and the Escondido Creek
        Watershed Protection and Wetlands Restoration Project, at a
        total study cost of $11,000,000.
            (7) A water conservation technology project, in cooperation
        with the Helix Water District, at a total study cost of
        $70,000.
            (8) A water recycling project, in cooperation with the City
        of Oceanside, at a total study cost of $12,350,000.
            (9) A conjunctive use project, in cooperation with the
        Sweetwater Authority, at a total study cost of $5,415,000.
            (10) A groundwater treatment project, in cooperation with
        the Calleguas Creek Regional Brackish Water Treatment Facility
        Project, at a total study cost of $5,000,000.
            (11) A groundwater supply study relating to the San Diego
        Formation Assessment, at a total study cost of $4,000,000.
    (c) Priority.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the
Interior shall give priority to studies described in subsections (a)
and (b), respectively, that--
            (1) should be expedited, based on the fact that the project
        to be studied, when complete, would provide environmental or
        other benefits; or
            (2) examine the use of nonstructural or low-impact
        alternatives to achieving the goals of the project to be
        studied.
    (d) Components.--A study carried out under subsection (a) or (b)
shall include--
            (1) a list of anticipated project beneficiaries by location
        and type of use;
            (2) an estimate of the incremental diversionary and
        consumptive supplies that the project is expected to produce
        under a forecast range of hydrologic conditions;
            (3) an estimate of the total cost of the project,
        including--
                    (A) planning, design, capital, operations,
                maintenance, and environmental mitigation costs; and
                    (B) compounded interest at a rate equivalent to the
                rate of interest charged on Treasury securities of a
                comparable maturity;
            (4) an allocation of project costs to the beneficiaries
        identified in paragraph (1), to be determined by the Secretary
        of the Army or the Secretary of the Interior based on the
        allocated share of project benefits; and
            (5) a determination by the Secretary of the Army or the
        Secretary of the Interior on whether--
                    (A) the benefits of the project exceed the total
                costs of the project; and
                    (B) the beneficiaries identified under paragraph
                (1) have demonstrated a willingness and ability to pay
                the allocated share of the total costs of the project.
    (e) Cost-Sharing Agreement.--The Secretary of the Army or the
Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a cost-sharing agreement
with the city or water district in which a study is being carried out
under subsection (a) or (b).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $6,200,000.

Output:
California Affordable Quantity and Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act to increase the authorizations of appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conservation grant programs, including the national nonpoint source program, the state nonpoint source management program, state pollution control grants, state water quality cooperative agreements, the clean water state revolving fund, and the drinking water state revolving fund.

Authorizes expedited feasibility studies for 22 water projects in California. Requires the Secretaries of the Army and the Interior to give priority to studies that would provide environmental or other benefits, or examine the use of nonstructural or low-impact alternatives to achieving project goals. Lists required components of qualifying studies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Trade Requires Unmitigated
Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act'' .

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The rise of global trade has created both new
        commercial opportunities and new health risks.
            (2) Governments have the right and responsibility to
        protect their countries from the threat of disease.
            (3) Trade is responsible for contributing to the rapid
        spread of disease around the globe and increases the risk of a
        pandemic outbreak.
            (4) Those who participate in world trade, therefore, have a
        responsibility to promptly report and appropriately respond to
        infectious diseases on a timely basis to minimize the potential
        for global pandemics.
            (5) The World Health Organization has created the World
        Health Organization International Health Regulations to
        prevent, protect against, and control disease and provide a
        public health response to the international spread of disease
        in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public
        health risks, and that avoid unnecessary interference with
        international traffic and trade.
            (6) The failure of countries to be transparent and
        responsive to the existence or spread of disease in a country
        that is a member of the World Trade Organization threatens the
        free flow of goods and services that is a primary objective of
        the GATT 1994 and other agreements of the World Trade
        Organization.
            (7) The experience with the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003
        should be a clear warning that the system of public health
        readiness can be easily compromised by delays in reporting the
        earliest cases of an outbreak by a country reluctant to
        publicize a problem with an economic downside, no matter the
        public health consequences.
            (8) If a country fails to abide by regulations which are
        designed to prevent, protect against, and control disease and
        provide a public health response to the international spread of
        disease without unnecessary interference with international
        traffic and trade, it may be necessary to take actions against
        that country which restrict or otherwise interfere with
        international traffic or trade in the best interest of public
        health.

SEC. 3. WTO PROPOSAL.

    (a) Action by United States Trade Representative.--The United
States Trade Representative shall--
            (1) propose to the World Trade Organization that the rights
        and obligations of the World Trade Organization should take
        into account whether countries are undermining the trade system
        by failing to abide by the rules of other international
        organizations with regard to public health, specifically the
        International Health Regulations of the World Health
        Organization; and
            (2) include in the proposal options for its implementation,
        such as--
                    (A) provisions that would give members of the World
                Trade Organization the right to impose sanctions or
                other punitive measures on members that have been found
                to violate the International Health Regulations of the
                World Health Organization; and
                    (B) membership criteria for current and potential
                members of the World trade Organization that would
                include the requirement to uphold the trade system by
                abiding by rules of other international organizations
                with regard to public health.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The United States Trade Representative
shall report to the Congress, not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and not later than the end of each 90-day
period thereafter, on steps the Trade Representative has taken to carry
out subsection (a), and the results of those steps.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT ON COUNTRY COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
              REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,
not later than December 1, 2006, and not later than December 1 of each
year thereafter, a full and complete report regarding the status of the
compliance with and observance of the International Health Regulations
of the World Health Organization in each country that is a member of
that Organization.
    (b) Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include the
following information:
            (1) The extent to which each country complies with and
        enforces the requirements contained in the International Health
        Regulations.
            (2) The extent to which each country uses effective
        epidemiological principles to detect, reduce, or eliminate the
        sources from which infection spreads, to improve sanitation in
        and around ports and airports, to prevent the dissemination of
        vectors, and, in general, to encourage epidemiological
        activities on the national level so that there is little risk
        of outside infection establishing itself in that country.
            (3) The steps that the Secretary has taken to alter United
        States programs or policies with respect to any country because
        of unsatisfactory compliance with the International Health
        Regulations.
            (4) For each country in which the report indicates that the
        country's health administration has failed to notify the World
        Health Organization within 24 hours of its being informed that
        the first case of a disease subject to the International Health
        Regulations, that is neither an imported case nor a transferred
        case, has occurred in its territory, or, within the subsequent
        24 hours, has failed to notify the infected area, the extent to
        which the United States has taken or will take action to
        encourage such notifications.
            (5) The extent to which each country communicates frequent
        and detailed information to the World Health Organization about
        the presence of plague, cholera, yellow fever, avian influenza,
        Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and any other disease
        determined by the Secretary that is present in its country. The
        report shall describe whether each country communicates to the
        World Health Organization the number of cases and deaths at
        least once each week, and the precautions taken to prevent the
        spread of the disease, in particular the measures which are
        being applied to prevent the spread of the disease to other
        territories by vessels, aircraft, trains, road vehicles, other
        means of transport, and containers leaving the infected area.
            (6) What steps the government of each country has taken to
        ensure that ports and airports in its territory have at their
        disposal an organization and equipment adequate for the
        application of the measures provided for in the International
        Health Regulations.
            (7) What steps the government of each country has taken to
        make available, at as many of the ports and airports in a
        territory as practicable, an organized medical and health
        service with adequate staff, equipment, and premises, in
        particular facilities for the prompt isolation and care of
        infected persons, for disinfection, disinsecting, and
        deratting, for bacteriological investigation, for the
        collection and examination of rodents for plague infection, for
        collection of water and food samples and their dispatch to a
        laboratory for examination, and for other appropriate measures
        provided for by the International Health Regulations.

Output:
Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act - Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) propose to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its rights and obligations should take into account whether countries are undermining the trade system by failing to abide by the rules of other international organizations with regard to public health, specifically the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization; and (2) include in the proposal specified options for its implementation.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and specified congressional committees on the status of the compliance with and observance of such Regulations in each member country of the Organization.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom
of Expression Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) In the additional guidance contained in the Federal
        Communication Commission's memorandum opinion and order in WQED
        Pittsburgh (FCC 99-393), adopted December 15, 1999, and
        released December 29, 1999, the Commission attempted to impose
        content-based programming requirements on noncommercial
        educational television broadcasters without the benefit of
        notice and comment in a rulemaking proceeding.
            (2) In doing so, the Commission did not adequately consider
        the implications of its proposed guidelines on the rights of
        such broadcasters under First Amendment and the Religious
        Freedom Restoration Act.
            (3) Noncommercial educational broadcasters should be
        responsible for using the station to primarily serve an
        educational, instructional, cultural, or religious purpose in
        its community of license, and for making judgments about the
        types of programming that serve those purposes.
            (4) Religious programming contributes to serving the
        educational and cultural needs of the public, and should be
        treated by the Commission on a par with other educational and
        cultural programming.
            (5) Because noncommercial broadcasters are not permitted to
        sell air time, they should not be required to provide free air
        time to commercial entities or political candidates.
            (6) The Commission should not engage in regulating the
        content of speech broadcast by noncommercial educational
        stations.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS OF NONCOMMERCIAL
              EDUCATIONAL OR PUBLIC BROADCAST STATIONS.

    (a) Service Conditions.--Section 309 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(m) Service Conditions on Noncommercial Educational and Public
Broadcast Stations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A nonprofit organization shall be
        eligible to hold a noncommercial educational radio or
        television license if the station is used primarily to
        broadcast material that the organization determines serves an
        educational, instructional, cultural, or religious purpose (or
        any combination of such purposes) in the station's community of
        license, unless that determination is arbitrary or
        unreasonable.
            ``(2) Additional content-based requirements prohibited.--
        The Commission shall not--
                    ``(A) impose or enforce any quantitative
                requirement on noncommercial educational radio or
                television licenses based on the number of hours of
                programming that serve educational, instructional,
                cultural, or religious purposes; or
                    ``(B) impose or enforce any other requirement on
                the content of the programming broadcast by a licensee,
                permittee, or applicant for a noncommercial educational
                radio or television license that is not imposed and
                enforced on a licensee, permittee, or applicant for a
                commercial radio or television license, respectively.
            ``(3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
        shall be construed as affecting--
                    ``(A) any obligation of noncommercial educational
                television broadcast stations under the Children's
                Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a, 303b); or
                    ``(B) the requirements of section 396, 399, 399A,
                and 399B of this Act.''.
    (b) Political Broadcasting Exemption.--Section 312(a)(7) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 312(a)(7)) is amended by
inserting ``, other than a noncommercial educational broadcast
station,'' after ``use of a broadcasting station''.
    (c) Audit of Compliance With Donor Privacy Protection
Requirements.--Section 396(l)(3)(B)(ii) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(l)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by inserting before the semicolon the
        following: ``, and shall include a determination of the
        compliance of the entity with the requirements of subsection
        (k)(12)''; and
            (2) in subclause (II), by inserting before the semicolon
        the following: ``, except that such statement shall include a
        statement regarding the extent of the compliance of the entity
        with the requirements of subsection (k)(12)''.
    (d) Implementation.--Consistent with the requirements of section 4
of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall amend sections
73.1930 through 73.1944 of its rules (47 CFR 73.1930-73.1944) to
provide that those sections do not apply to noncommercial educational
broadcast stations.

SEC. 4. RULEMAKING.

    (a) Limitation.--After the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Federal Communications Commission shall not establish, expand, or
otherwise modify requirements relating to the service obligations of
noncommercial educational radio or television stations except by means
of agency rulemaking conducted in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5,
United States Code, and other applicable law (including the amendments
made by section 3).
    (b) Rulemaking Deadline.--The Federal Communications Commission
shall prescribe such revisions to its regulations as may be necessary
to comply with the amendment made by section 3 within 270 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

                            By Martha C. Morrison,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.

Output: Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from: (1) imposing or enforcing any quantitative requirement on NCE licenses based on the number of hours of programming that serve such purposes; or (2) imposing or enforcing any other programming content requirement on an NCE license that is not imposed on a licensee, permittee, or applicant for a commercial radio or television license. Specifies that NCE licensees remain subject to applicable provisions of the Children's Television Act and the requirements of the Public Broadcasting Act.Exempts NCE stations from requirements to make broadcast stations accessible to political candidates and directs the FCC to amend its rules governing political broadcasting to provide that such rules do not apply to NCE stations.Requires each public telecommunications entity that receives funds from donors to undergo an annual audit (current law) which shall include a determination of such entity's compliance with donor privacy protection requirements.Prohibits the FCC from establishing, expanding, or otherwise modifying requirements relating to the service obligations of noncommercial educational radio or television stations except by means of agency rulemaking.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's History and Nineteenth
Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The tireless and passionate efforts of the suffragists,
        their supporters, and other stakeholders contributed to the
        movement to grant and protect the right of all women to vote.
            (2) On August 26, 1920, after a long campaign by
        suffragists across the country, the United States Constitution
        was amended with the 19th Amendment, granting women the right
        to vote.
            (3) On June 24, 1924, all Native Americans were granted
        citizenship, and by extension the right to vote.
            (4) In 1948, the legal victories of Native American
        veterans granted protections for the right of all Native men
        and women to vote.
            (5) On June 27, 1952, the Immigration and Nationality Act
        of 1952 was enacted, granting citizenship to all individuals of
        Asian descent, and by extension, the right to vote.
            (6) Enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on August 6,
        1965, granted Black women protections to overcome the legal
        barriers that prevented many from exercising their right to
        vote even though all Blacks had been granted citizenship in
        1868 with ratification of the 14th Amendment.
            (7) On August 6, 1975, the amendments to the
        reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed
        language barriers to mitigate discrimination against Hispanic,
        Asian, and Native American voters.
            (8) It was not until March 29, 1961, when the 23rd
        Amendment passed that women in Washington, DC, were allowed to
        vote in all elections.
            (9) Women's history and the movement for women's rights
        that the suffragists began extends beyond ratification of the
        Nineteenth Amendment.
            (10) August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the day that
        women were granted the right to vote in America.

SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT.

    (a) Amendment to National Sites Quarter Dollar Program.--Subsection
(t) of section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``Notwithstanding the
        fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2)''
        and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (8), and notwithstanding
        the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection
        (d)(2)'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Period of issuance.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
        program established under this subsection shall continue in
        effect until a national site in each State has been honored and
        shall terminate not later than March 31, 2021.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
            ``(8) Designs starting on january 1, 2021.--
                    ``(A) Transition period.--The design of the quarter
                dollar from January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2021, shall
                be as follows:
                            ``(i) On January 1, 2021, the design shall
                        be the final design of the national sites
                        program established by this subsection.
                            ``(ii) On a date selected by the Secretary
                        that is not earlier than January 15, 2021, and
                        not later than March 31, 2021, the design shall
                        be the first design selected pursuant to the
                        program described in subsection (w).
                    ``(B) Design after end of program.--As of April 1,
                2021, the design of the quarter dollar shall be in
                accordance with subsection (w).''.
    (b) Issuance of Coins Commemorating the Nineteenth Amendment.--
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
    ``(w) Redesign and Issuance of Quarter Dollars Commemorating the
Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.--
            ``(1) Redesign beginning in 2021.--Notwithstanding the
        fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2),
        quarter dollars issued during the period beginning on the date
        described in subsection (t)(8)(A)(ii) and ending on the date
        described in paragraph (8) shall have designs on the reverse
        selected in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(2) Nineteenth amendment quarter dollar design
        requirements.--
                    ``(A) Flexibility with regard to placement of
                inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the
                Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars
                described in paragraph (1) in which--
                            ``(i) the inscription described in the
                        second sentence of subsection (d)(1) appears on
                        the reverse side of any such quarter dollars;
                        and
                            ``(ii) any inscription described in the
                        third sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the
                        designation of the value of the coin appears on
                        the obverse side of any such quarter dollars.
                    ``(B) Single prominent american woman.--
                Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the design on the
                reverse of each coin issued under this subsection
                shall--
                            ``(i) be emblematic of the accomplishments
                        and contributions of a prominent woman who was
                        a resident of a State, the District of
                        Columbia, or a territory;
                            ``(ii) bear the name of the prominent woman
                        and the State, District of Columbia, or
                        territory; and
                            ``(iii) bear other appropriate
                        inscriptions.
            ``(3) Issuance of coins during each year.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The designs for the quarter
                dollar coins issued during each year of the period
                referred to in paragraph (1) shall be emblematic of a
                maximum of 5 States, the District of Columbia, or
                territories.
                    ``(B) Order of issuance.--The quarter dollar coins
                issued during each year of the period referred to in
                paragraph (1) shall be issued in alphabetical order of
                the area represented, starting with Alabama.
                    ``(C) Number of each of coin designs in each
                year.--The Secretary shall prescribe the number of
                quarter dollars which shall be issued with each of the
                designs selected for each year.
            ``(4) Selection of design.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each of the designs required
                under this subsection for quarter dollar coins shall--
                            ``(i) be approved by the Secretary after--
                                    ``(I) submission of a
                                recommendation from the chief executive
                                of the applicable State, the District
                                of Columbia, or territory being
                                commemorated;
                                    ``(II) consultation with women's
                                groups and organizations within the
                                applicable State, the District of
                                Columbia, or territory being
                                commemorated that are pursuing a
                                mission focused on increasing the
                                inclusion of women, or improving the
                                quality of life for women; and
                                    ``(III) consultation with the
                                Commission of Fine Arts;
                            ``(ii) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage
                        Advisory Committee; and
                            ``(iii) honor or commemorate a woman who
                        has made significant contributions to the lives
                        of individuals of the applicable State, the
                        District of Columbia, or territory.
                    ``(B) Selection and approval process.--Designs for
                quarter dollars may be submitted in accordance with the
                design selection and approval process developed by the
                Secretary.
                    ``(C) Participation.--The Secretary shall include
                in design selection, to the greatest extent
                practicable, participation by--
                            ``(i) the chief executive of the applicable
                        State, District of Columbia, or territory;
                            ``(ii) artists from the States, District of
                        Columbia, and territories;
                            ``(iii) engravers of the United States
                        Mint; and
                            ``(iv) members of the general public from
                        groups or organizations that are pursuing a
                        mission focused on increasing the inclusion of
                        women or improving the quality of life for
                        women.
                    ``(D) Standards.--Because it is important that the
                Nation's coinage and currency bear dignified designs of
                which the citizens of the United States can be proud,
                the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or
                inappropriate design for any coin minted under this
                subsection.
                    ``(E) Prohibition on certain representations.--The
                design of any quarter dollar under this subsection may
                not include--
                            ``(i) a head and shoulders portrait or bust
                        of any person, living or dead;
                            ``(ii) a portrait of a living person; or
                            ``(iii) a depiction of an individual in a
                        size such that the coin could be considered to
                        be a `2-headed' coin.
                    ``(F) Release of designs.--Not later than August
                31, 2020, the Secretary shall publish each of the first
                5 designs described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes of
        sections 5134 and 5136, all coins described under this
        subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items.
            ``(6) Issuance.--
                    ``(A) Quality of coins.--The Secretary may mint and
                issue such number of quarter dollars of each design
                selected under paragraph (4) in uncirculated and proof
                qualities as the Secretary determines to be
                appropriate.
                    ``(B) Silver coins.--Notwithstanding subsection
                (b), the Secretary may mint and issue such number of
                quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph
                (4) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with
                a content of not less than 90 percent silver.
            ``(7) Application in event of the admission of additional
        state.--If any additional State is admitted into the Union
        before the termination date described in paragraph (8), the
        Secretary may issue quarter dollar coins, in accordance with
        this subsection, with a design which is emblematic of such
        State during any 1 year of the period described in paragraph
        (1), in addition to the quarter dollar coins issued during such
        year in accordance with paragraph (3)(A).
            ``(8) Termination date.--The authority to issue quarter
        dollar coins pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on
        December 31 of the year in which the final State or territory
        has been commemorated with a design pursuant to paragraph (3).
            ``(9) Designs after end of program.--On the first day of
        the year following the year of the date described in paragraph
        (8)--
                    ``(A) the design on the obverse of the quarter
                dollar shall revert to the same design containing an
                image of President Washington in effect for the quarter
                dollar before the institution of the 50-State quarter
                dollar program; and
                    ``(B) notwithstanding the fourth sentence of
                subsection (d)(1), the design on the reverse of the
                quarter dollar shall contain an image of General
                Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to the
                Battle of Trenton.
            ``(10) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `territory' means the Commonwealth
                of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States
                Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
                Mariana Islands.
                    ``(B) The term `resident', with respect to a State,
                the District of Columbia, or a territory, means that a
                woman resided in such State, the District of Columbia,
                or such territory for a period of at least 1
                consecutive year.
    ``(x) Silver Bullion Investment Product.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall strike and make
        available for sale such number of bullion coins as the
        Secretary determines to be appropriate that are exact
        duplicates of the quarter dollars issued under subsection (w),
        each of which shall--
                    ``(A) have a diameter of 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0
                ounces;
                    ``(B) contain .999 fine silver;
                    ``(C) have incused into the edge the fineness and
                weight of the bullion coin;
                    ``(D) bear an inscription of the denomination of
                such coin, which shall be `quarter dollar'; and
                    ``(E) not be minted or issued by the United States
                Mint as so-called `fractional' bullion coins or in any
                size other than the size described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Availability for sale.--Bullion coins minted under
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall become available for sale no sooner
                than the first day of the calendar year in which the
                circulating quarter dollar coins of which such bullion
                coins are a duplicate are issued; and
                    ``(B) may only be available for sale during the
                year in which such circulating quarter dollar coins are
                issued.''.

SEC. 4. COLLECTION AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2018, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall initiate a program to promote the collection of, and
recognition of the subjects of, the coins authorized under the
amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Study Required.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
progress of the program described in subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress on the results of the study conducted
pursuant to subsection (b).

Output: Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act  This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design on the reverse of each coin shall be emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of a prominent woman who was a resident of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.  Such coins shall be issued in alphabetical order of the area represented, starting with the state of Alabama.  Treasury shall:   initiate a program to promote collection of the coins and recognition of their subjects, and  strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are the exact duplicates of the coins.


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SECTION 1. ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS.

     (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
legal requirements and policies followed by the Department in deciding
whether to approve international alliances under section 41309 of title
49, United States Code, and grant exemptions from the antitrust laws
under section 41308 of such title in connection with such international
alliances.
    (b) Issues To Be Considered.--In conducting the study under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General, at a minimum, shall examine
the following:
            (1) Whether granting exemptions from the antitrust laws in
        connection with international alliances has resulted in public
        benefits, including an analysis of whether such benefits could
        have been achieved by international alliances not receiving
        exemptions from the antitrust laws.
            (2) Whether granting exemptions from the antitrust laws in
        connection with international alliances has resulted in reduced
        competition, increased prices in markets, or other adverse
        effects.
            (3) Whether international alliances that have been granted
        exemptions from the antitrust laws have implemented pricing or
        other practices with respect to the hub airports at which the
        alliances operate that have resulted in increased costs for
        consumers or foreclosed competition by rival (nonalliance) air
        carriers at such airports.
            (4) Whether increased network size resulting from
        additional international alliance members will adversely affect
        competition between international alliances.
            (5) The areas in which immunized international alliances
        compete and whether there is sufficient competition among
        immunized international alliances to ensure that consumers will
        receive benefits of at least the same magnitude as those that
        consumers would receive if there were no immunized
        international alliances.
            (6) The minimum number of international alliances that is
        necessary to ensure robust competition and benefits to
        consumers on major international routes.
            (7) Whether the different regulatory and antitrust
        responsibilities of the Secretary and the Attorney General with
        respect to international alliances have created any significant
        conflicting agency recommendations, such as the conditions
        imposed in granting exemptions from the antitrust laws.
            (8) Whether, from an antitrust standpoint, requests for
        exemptions from the antitrust laws in connection with
        international alliances should be treated as mergers, and
        therefore be exclusively subject to a traditional merger
        analysis by the Attorney General and be subject to advance
        notification requirements and a confidential review process
        similar to those required under section 7A of the Clayton Act
        (15 U.S.C. 18a).
            (9) Whether the Secretary should amend, modify, or revoke
        any exemption from the antitrust laws granted by the Secretary
        in connection with an international alliance.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Secretary of
Transportation, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study
under subsection (a), including any recommendations of the Comptroller
General as to whether there should be changes in the authority of the
Secretary under title 49, United States Code, or policy changes that
the Secretary can implement administratively, with respect to approving
international alliances and granting exemptions from the antitrust laws
in connection with such international alliances.
    (d) Adoption of Recommended Policy Changes.--Not later than one
year after the date of receipt of the report under subsection (c), and
after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the
Secretary shall issue a written determination as to whether the
Secretary will adopt the policy changes, if any, recommended by the
Comptroller General in the report or make any other policy changes with
respect to approving international alliances and granting exemptions
from the antitrust laws in connection with such international
alliances.
    (e) Sunset Provision.--
            (1) In general.--An exemption from the antitrust laws
        granted by the Secretary on or before the last day of the 3-
        year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act in
        connection with an international alliance, including an
        exemption granted before the date of enactment of this Act,
        shall cease to be effective after such last day unless the
        exemption is renewed by the Secretary.
            (2) Timing for renewals.--The Secretary may not renew an
        exemption under paragraph (1) before the date on which the
        Secretary issues a written determination under subsection (d).
            (3) Standards for renewals.--The Secretary shall make a
        decision on whether to renew an exemption under paragraph (1)
        based on the policies of the Department in effect after the
        Secretary issues a written determination under subsection (d).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Exemption from the antitrust laws.--The term
        ``exemption from the antitrust laws'' means an exemption from
        the antitrust laws granted by the Secretary under section 41308
        of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Immunized international alliance.--The term ``immunized
        international alliance'' means an international alliance for
        which the Secretary has granted an exemption from the antitrust
        laws.
            (3) International alliance.--The term ``international
        alliance'' means a cooperative agreement between an air carrier
        and a foreign air carrier to provide foreign air transportation
        subject to approval or disapproval by the Secretary under
        section 41309 of title 49, United States Code.
            (4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Transportation.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Transportation.

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Directs the Comptroller General to study legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to: (1) approve cooperative agreements between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (international alliances) to provide foreign air transportation; and (2) exempt such alliances from the U.S. antitrust laws.

Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to report to the Secretary and Congress study results, including any recommendations for authority or policy changes with respect to approving such alliances and granting such exemptions; and (2) the Secretary to issue a determination, after public comment, whether such changes will be adopted.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Expansion Act''.

                TITLE I--GENERAL EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. SMALL BUSINESS CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(hereafter referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall
establish a program to award grants to States to assist States in
providing funds to encourage the establishment and operation of
employer operated child care programs.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including an assurance that
the State will provide the funds required under subsection (e).
    (c) Amount of Grant.--The Secretary shall determine the amount of a
grant to a State under this section based on the population of the
State as compared to the population of all States.
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A State shall use amounts provided under a
        grant awarded under this section to provide assistance to small
        businesses located in the State to enable such small businesses
        to establish and operate child care programs. Such assistance
        may include--
                    (A) technical assistance in the establishment of a
                child care program;
                    (B) assistance for the start-up costs related to a
                child care programs;
                    (C) assistance for the training of child care
                providers;
                    (D) scholarships for low-income wage earners;
                    (E) the provision of services to care for sick
                children or to provide care to school aged children;
                    (F) the entering into of contracts with local
                resource and referral or local health departments;
                    (G) assistance for any other activity determined
                appropriate by the State; or
                    (H) care for children with disabilities.
            (2) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance from
        a State under this section, a small business shall prepare and
        submit to the State an application at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the State may
        require.
            (3) Preference.--
                    (A) In general.--In providing assistance under this
                section, a State shall give priority to applicants that
                desire to form consortium to provide child care in
                geographic areas within the State where such care is
                not generally available or accessible.
                    (B) Consortium.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
                a consortium shall be made up of 2 or more entities
                which may include businesses, nonprofit agencies or
                organizations, local governments, or other appropriate
                entities.
            (4) Limitation.--With respect to grant funds received under
        this section, a State may not provide in excess of $50,000 in
        assistance from such funds to any single applicant. A State may
        not provide assistance under a grant to more than 10 entities.
    (e) Matching Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section a State shall provide assurances to the Secretary that,
with respect to the costs to be incurred by an entity receiving
assistance in carrying out activities under this section, such entity
will make available (directly or through donations from public or
private entities) non-Federal contributions to such costs in an amount
equal to--
            (1) for the first fiscal year in which the entity receives
        such assistance, not less than 25 percent of such costs ($1 for
        each $3 of assistance provided to the entity under the grant);
            (2) for the second fiscal year in which an entity receives
        such assistance, not less than 33\1/3\ percent of such costs
        ($1 for each $2 of assistance provided to the entity under the
        grant); and
            (3) for the third fiscal year in which an entity receives
        such assistance, not less than 50 percent of such costs ($1 for
        each $1 of assistance provided to the entity under the grant).
    (f) Requirements of Providers.--To be eligible to receive
assistance under a grant awarded under this section a child care
provider shall comply with all applicable State and local licensing and
regulatory requirements and all applicable health and safety standards
in effect in the State.
    (g) Administration.--
            (1) State responsibility.--A State shall have
        responsibility for administering the grant awarded under this
        section and for monitoring entities that receive assistance
        under such grant.
            (2) Audits.--A State shall require that each entity
        receiving assistance under a grant awarded under this section
        conduct of an annual audit with respect to the activities of
        the entity. Such audits shall be submitted to the State.
            (3) Misuse of funds.--
                    (A) Repayment.--If the State determines, through an
                audit or otherwise, that an entity receiving assistance
                under a grant awarded under this section has misused
                such assistance, the State shall notify the Secretary
                of such misuses. The Secretary, upon such a
                notification, may seek from such an entity the
                repayment of an amount equal to the amount of any
                misused assistance plus interest.
                    (B) Appeals process.--The Secretary shall by
                regulation provide for an appeals process with respect
                to repayments under this paragraph.
    (h) Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which
        the Secretary first provides grants under this section, the
        Secretary shall conduct a study to determine--
                    (A) the capacity of entities to meet the child care
                needs of communities within a State;
                    (B) the kinds of partnerships that are being formed
                with respect to child care at the local level; and
                    (C) who is using the programs funded under this
                section and the income levels of such individuals.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 28 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
        to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report concerning
        the effectiveness of the grant programs under this section.
    (i) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``small
business'' means an employer who employed an average of at least 2 but
not more than 50 employees on business days during the preceding
calendar year.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $25,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1998 through 2000.
    (k) Termination of Program.--The program established under
subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2001.

SEC. 102. PROJECTS FOR CHILD CARE BY OLDER INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Community Service Employment Program.--Section 502 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
    ``(f) In carrying out this title, the Secretary, and any entity
entering into an agreement under this title, shall take necessary
steps, including the development of special projects, where
appropriate, to encourage the fullest participation of eligible
individuals (including eligible individuals described in subsection
(e), as appropriate), in projects to provide child care under this
title. Such child care projects shall, to the extent practicable, be
carried out in communities with child care shortages, as determined by
the appropriate State agency designated under section 658D(a) of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858b(a)).''.
    (b) Domestic Volunteer Service Act.--Title IV of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5043 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 427. PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE.

    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out this Act, the Director, and any
recipient of a grant or contract under this Act, shall take necessary
steps, including the development of special projects, where
appropriate, to encourage the fullest participation of individuals 55
and older, in projects to provide child care under this Act. Such child
care projects shall, to the extent practicable, be carried out in
communities with child care shortages, as determined by the appropriate
State agency designated under section 658D(a) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b(a)).
    ``(b) Funding of Projects.--The Director may, using amounts
available for experimental projects under section 502(e), provide for
the development of special projects under subsection (a).''.

              TITLE II--TAX INCENTIVES FOR DEPENDENT CARE

SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT.

    (a) Increase in Credit Percentage for Low and Middle Income
Workers.--Section 21(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to credit for expenses for household and dependent care
services necessary for gainful employment) is amended to read as
follows:
            ``(2) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of
        paragraph (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 30
        percent reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage
        point for each $2,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the
        taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $20,000.''
    (b) Increase in Maximum Amount Creditable.--Section 21(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dollar limit on amount
creditable) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$2,400'' in paragraph (1) and inserting
        ``$3,600'', and
            (2) by striking ``$4,800'' in paragraph (2) and inserting
        ``$5,400''.
    (c) Phase-Out of Credit for Higher Income Taxpayers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 21(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 (relating to dollar limit on amount creditable) is
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Phaseout of credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of the credit allowed
                under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below
                zero) by the amount determined under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined
                under this paragraph equals the amount which bears the
                same ratio to the credit (determined without regard to
                this subsection) as--
                            ``(i) the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer's adjusted gross
                                income for such taxable year, over
                                    ``(II) the threshold amount, bears
                                to
                            ``(ii) $10,000.
                Any amount determined under this subparagraph which is
                not a multiple of $10 shall be rounded to the next
                lowest $10.
                    ``(C) Threshold amount.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `threshold amount' means--
                            ``(i) $90,000 in the case of a joint
                        return,
                            ``(ii) $65,000 in the case of an individual
                        who is not married, and
                            ``(iii) $45,000 in the case of a married
                        individual filing a separate return.
                For purposes of this subparagraph, marital status shall
                be determined under section 7703.
                    ``(D) Adjusted gross income.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, adjusted gross income of any taxpayer shall
                be increased by any amount excluded from gross income
                under section 911, 931, or 933.''
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 21(c) of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(c) Dollar Limit on Amount
                Creditable.--The'' and inserting:
    ``(c) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Dollar limit.--The'',
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
                    (C) by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' in the
                last sentence and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or
                (B)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 202. EXPANSION OF HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION TO INCLUDE USE OF OFFICE
              FOR DEPENDENT CARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 280A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to certain business use) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``A portion of a dwelling unit and the exclusive use of
such portion otherwise described in this paragraph shall not fail to be
so described if such portion is also used by the taxpayer during such
exclusive use to care for a dependent of the taxpayer.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  General Expansion of Activities
     Title II:  Tax Incentives for Dependent Care
Child Care Expansion Act -
Title I:  General Expansion of Activities
 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a small business child care grant program to assist States in providing funds to encourage the establishment and operation of employer-operated child care programs.  Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 102) Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to direct the Secretary of Labor (in carrying out the Older Americans Community Service Employment Program) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, respectively, as well as any grantee or contractor, to take steps, including the development of appropriate special projects, to encourage the fullest participation of eligible older individuals (under DVSA, individuals age 55 or older) in projects to provide child care under such program. Requires that such child care projects, to the extent practicable, be carried out in communities with child care shortages.
Title II:  Tax Incentives for Dependent Care
 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the child and dependent care credit for specified low and middle income workers.
Applies the home office tax deduction to the use of such home office for dependent care.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reserve Soft
Landing Reintegration Act''.

SEC. 2. RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER DEMOBILIZATION OF RESERVES
              FOLLOWING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
              OR HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 12323. Reserves: retention on active duty after demobilization
              following extended deployments in contingency operations
              or homeland defense missions
    ``(a) In General.--A member of a reserve component of the Armed
Forces described in subsection (b) shall be retained on active duty in
the Armed Forces for a period of 90 days following the conclusion of
the member's demobilization from a deployment as described in that
subsection, and shall be authorized the use of any accrued leave.
    ``(b) Covered Members.--A member of a reserve component of the
Armed Forces described in this subsection is any member of a reserve
component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days
under the following:
            ``(1) A contingency operation.
            ``(2) A homeland defense mission (as specified by the
        Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section).
    ``(c) Pay and Allowances.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a member on active duty under subsection (a) shall be paid pay and
allowances as follows:
            ``(1) For the first 30 days during which the member is so
        retained on active duty--
                    ``(A) the basic pay payable to a member of the
                Armed Forces under section 204 of title 37 in the same
                pay grade as the member;
                    ``(B) the basic allowance for subsistence payable
                under section 402 of title 37; and
                    ``(C) the basic allowance for housing payable under
                section 403 of title 37 for a member in the same pay
                grade, geographic location, and number of dependents as
                the member.
            ``(2) For the second 30 days during which the member is so
        retained on active duty, basic pay, basic allowance for
        subsistence, and basic allowance for housing as described in
        paragraph (1) but at rates equal to 75 percent of the rates
        otherwise payable as described in that paragraph.
            ``(3) For the third 30 days during which the member is so
        retained on active duty, basic pay, basic allowance for
        subsistence, and basic allowance for housing as described in
        paragraph (1) but at rates equal to 50 percent of the rates
        otherwise payable as described in that paragraph.
    ``(d) Release From Active Duty.--(1) A member retained on active
duty under subsection (a) may be released from active duty at the
request of the member at any time following the end of the 15-day
period commencing on the date the member is retained on active duty
under subsection (a).
    ``(2) The request of a member for release from active duty under
this subsection shall be subject to the approval of the officer in the
chain of command of the member in grade O-5.
    ``(e) Reintegration Counseling and Services.--(1) The Secretary of
the military department concerned shall provide each member retained on
active duty under subsection (a), while the member is so retained on
active duty, counseling and services to assist the member in
reintegrating into civilian life.
    ``(2) The counseling and services provided members under this
subsection shall include the following:
            ``(A) Physical and mental health evaluations.
            ``(B) Employment counseling and assistance.
            ``(C) Marriage and family counseling and assistance.
            ``(D) Financial management counseling.
            ``(E) Education counseling.
            ``(F) Counseling and assistance on benefits available to
        the member through the Department of Defense and the Department
        of Veterans Affairs.
    ``(3) The Secretary of the military department concerned shall
provide, to the extent practicable, for the participation of
appropriate family members of members retained on active duty under
subsection (a) in the counseling and services provided such members
under this subsection.
    ``(4) The counseling and services provided to members under this
subsection shall, to the extent practicable, be provided at National
Guard armories and similar facilities close the residences of such
members.
    ``(5) Counseling and services provided a member under this
subsection shall, to the extent practicable, be provided in
coordination with the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program of the State
concerned under section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 1209 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``12323. Reserves: retention on active duty after demobilization
                            following extended deployments in
                            contingency operations or homeland defense
                            missions.''.

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National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 90 days after the end of the member's demobilization from a deployment; (2) allowed to use accrued leave; and (3) paid specified pay and allowances.

Allows a member to be released from such retention if the member requests release after the first 15 days of the retention.

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide each member so retained (and, as practicable, appropriate family members) reintegration counseling and services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer and Small Business Energy
Commission Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there have been several sharp increases since 1990 in
        the price of electricity, gasoline, home heating oil, natural
        gas, and propane in the United States;
            (2) recent examples of such increases include--
                    (A) unusually high gasoline prices that are at
                least partly attributable to global politics;
                    (B) electricity price spikes during the California
                energy crisis of 2001; and
                    (C) the Midwest gasoline price spikes in spring
                2001;
            (3) shifts in energy regulation, including the allowance of
        greater flexibility in competition and trading, have affected
        price stability and consumers in ways that are not fully
        understood;
            (4) price spikes undermine the ability of low-income
        families, the elderly, and small businesses (including farmers
        and other agricultural producers) to afford essential energy
        services and products;
            (5) energy price spikes can exacerbate a weak economy by
        creating uncertainties that discourage investment, growth, and
        other activities that contribute to a strong economy;
            (6) the Department of Energy has determined that the
        economy would be likely to perform better with stable or
        predictable energy prices;
            (7) price spikes can be caused by many factors, including
        insufficient inventories, supply disruptions, refinery capacity
        limits, insufficient infrastructure, over-regulation or under-
        regulation, flawed deregulation, excessive consumption, over-
        reliance on foreign supplies, insufficient research and
        development of alternative energy sources, opportunistic
        behavior by energy companies, and abuses of market power;
            (8) consumers and small businesses have few options other
        than to pay higher energy costs when prices spike, resulting in
        reduced investment and slower economic growth and job creation;
            (9) the effect of price spikes, and possible responses to
        price spikes, on consumers and small businesses should be
        examined; and
            (10) studies have examined price spikes of specific energy
        products in specific contexts or for specific reasons, but no
        study has examined price spikes comprehensively with a focus on
        the impacts on consumers and small businesses.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
        and Small Business Energy Commission established by section
        4(a).
            (2) Consumer energy product.--The term ``consumer energy
        product'' means--
                    (A) electricity;
                    (B) gasoline;
                    (C) home heating oil;
                    (D) natural gas; and
                    (E) propane.
            (3) Consumer group focusing on energy issues.--The term
        ``consumer group focusing on energy issues'' means--
                    (A) an organization that is a member of the
                National Association of State Utility Consumer
                Advocates;
                    (B) a nongovernmental organization representing the
                interests of residential energy consumers; and
                    (C) a nongovernmental organization that--
                            (i) receives not more than \1/4\ of its
                        funding from energy industries; and
                            (ii) represent the interests of energy
                        consumers.
            (4) Energy consumer.--The term ``energy consumer'' means an
        individual or small business that purchases 1 or more consumer
        energy products.
            (5) Energy industry.--The term ``energy industry'' means
        for-profit or not-for-profit entities involved in the
        generation, selling, or buying of any energy-producing fuel
        involved in the production or use of consumer energy products.
            (6) Executive committee.--The term ``Executive Committee''
        means the executive committee of the Commission.
            (7) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has the
        meaning given the term ``small business concern'' in section
        3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).

SEC. 4. CONSUMER ENERGY COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be comprised of 20
        members.
            (2) Appointments by the senate and house of
        representatives.--The majority leader and minority leader of
        the Senate and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of
        Representatives shall each appoint 4 members, of whom--
                    (A) 2 shall represent consumer groups focusing on
                energy issues;
                    (B) 1 shall represent small businesses; and
                    (C) 1 shall represent the energy industry.
            (3) Appointments by the president.--The President shall
        appoint 1 member from each of--
                    (A) the Energy Information Administration of the
                Department of Energy;
                    (B) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
                    (C) the Federal Trade Commission; and
                    (D) the Commodities Future Trading Commission.
            (4) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of
        the Commission shall be made not later than 30 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--The Commission shall hold the initial meeting
of the Commission not later than the earlier of--
            (1) the date that is 30 days after the date on which all
        members of the Commission have been appointed; or
            (2) the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, regardless of whether all members have been
        appointed.
    (e) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall select
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the
Commission, excluding the members appointed under subparagraphs (B),
(C), and (D) of subsection (b)(3).
    (f) Executive Committee.--The Commission shall have an executive
committee comprised of all members of the Commission except the members
appointed under subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (b)(3).
    (g) Information and Administrative Expenses.--The Federal agencies
specified in subsection (b)(3) shall provide the Commission such
information and pay such administrative expenses as the Commission
requires to carry out this section, consistent with the requirements
and guidelines of the Federal Advisory Commission Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (h) Duties.--
            (1) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a
                nationwide study of significant price spikes in major
                United States consumer energy products since 1990.
                    (B) Matters to be studied by the commission.--In
                conducting the study, the Commission shall--
                            (i) focus on the causes of the price
                        spikes, including insufficient inventories,
                        supply disruptions, refinery capacity limits,
                        insufficient infrastructure, any over-
                        regulation or under-regulation, flawed
                        deregulation, excessive consumption, over-
                        reliance on foreign supplies, insufficient
                        research and development of alternative energy
                        sources, opportunistic behavior by energy
                        companies, and abuses of market power;
                            (ii) examine the effects of price spikes on
                        consumers and small businesses;
                            (iii) investigate market concentration,
                        opportunities for misuse of market power, and
                        any other relevant market failures; and
                            (iv) consider--
                                    (I) proposals for administrative
                                actions to mitigate price spikes
                                affecting consumers and small
                                businesses;
                                    (II) proposals for legislative
                                action; and
                                    (III) proposals for voluntary
                                actions by energy consumers and the
                                energy industry.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Executive Committee shall submit to
        Congress a report that contains--
                    (A) a detailed statement of the findings and
                conclusions of the Commission; and
                    (B) recommendations for legislation, administrative
                actions, and voluntary actions by energy consumers and
                the energy industry to protect consumers from future
                price spikes in consumer energy products, including a
                recommendation on whether energy consumers need an
                advocate on energy issues within the Federal
                Government.
    (i) Termination.--
            (1) Definition of legislative day.--In this subsection, the
        term ``legislative day'' means a day on which both Houses of
        Congress are in session.
            (2) Date of termination.--The Commission shall terminate on
        the date that is 30 legislative days after the date of
        submission of the report under subsection (h)(2).

Output: Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission to study and report to Congress on significant price spikes in major United States consumer energy products since 1990.


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SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIQUIDATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act is hereby repealed and any Federal law amended
by such title shall, on and after the effective date of this Act, be
effective as if title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act had not been enacted.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection
        act.--The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
        Act is amended--
                    (A) in the table of contents for such Act, by
                striking all items relating to title II;
                    (B) in section 151, by amending paragraph (2) to
                read as follows:
            ``(2) the term `financial company' means--
                    ``(A) any company that is incorporated or organized
                under any provision of Federal law or the laws of any
                State;
                    ``(B) any company that is--
                            ``(i) a bank holding company, as defined in
                        section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of
                        1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(a));
                            ``(ii) a nonbank financial company
                        supervised by the Board of Governors;
                            ``(iii) any company that is predominantly
                        engaged in activities that the Board of
                        Governors has determined are financial in
                        nature or incidental thereto for purposes of
                        section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of
                        1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)) other than a company
                        described in clause (i) or (ii); or
                            ``(iv) any subsidiary of any company
                        described in any of clauses (i) through (iii)
                        that is predominantly engaged in activities
                        that the Board of Governors has determined are
                        financial in nature or incidental thereto for
                        purposes of section 4(k) of the Bank Holding
                        Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)) (other
                        than a subsidiary that is an insured depository
                        institution or an insurance company);
                    ``(C) any company that is not a Farm Credit System
                institution chartered under and subject to the
                provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended
                (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), a governmental entity, or a
                regulated entity, as defined under section 1303(20) of
                the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and
                Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502(20)); and
                    ``(D) includes an insured depository institution
                and an insurance company;'';
                    (C) in section 165(d)(6), by striking ``, a
                receiver appointed under title II,'';
                    (D) in section 716(g), by striking ``or a covered
                financial company under title II'';
                    (E) in section 1105(e)(5), by striking ``amount of
                any securities issued under that chapter 31 for such
                purpose shall be treated in the same manner as
                securities issued under section 208(n)(5)(E)'' and
                inserting ``issuances of such securities under that
                chapter 31 for such purpose shall by treated as public
                debt transactions of the United States, and the
                proceeds from the sale of any obligations acquired by
                the Secretary under this paragraph shall be deposited
                into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous
                receipts''; and
                    (F) in section 1106(c)(2), by amending subparagraph
                (A) to read as follows:
                    ``(A) require the company to file a petition for
                bankruptcy under section 301 of title 11, United States
                Code; or''.
            (2) Federal deposit insurance act.--Section 10(b)(3) of the
        Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820(b)(3)) is amended
        by striking ``, or of such nonbank financial company supervised
        by the Board of Governors or bank holding company described in
        section 165(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, for the
        purpose of implementing its authority to provide for orderly
        liquidation of any such company under title II of that Act''.
            (3) Federal reserve act.--Section 13(3) of the Federal
        Reserve Act is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``,
                        resolution under title II of the Dodd-Frank
                        Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
                        or'' and inserting ``or is subject to
                        resolution under''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``,
                        resolution under title II of the Dodd-Frank
                        Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
                        or'' and inserting ``or resolution under''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (E).

Output: .  (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal Title II (Orderly Liquidation Authority), concerning the bankruptcy of financial institutions, and makes conforming amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Reserve Act.