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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Security and Foreign Policy
Integration Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States Government has historically failed to
        adequately and systematically consider energy issues in the
        development of foreign and national security policy.
            (2) Energy issues should be an integral part of the foreign
        and national security policymaking process and should be taken
        into consideration at all stages of policy planning and
        development.
            (3) The United States growing dependence on foreign energy
        supplies constrains its pursuit of a broad range of foreign
        policy and national security goals and objectives.
            (4) The United States growing dependence on foreign energy
        supplies poses increased economic and military vulnerabilities.
            (5) The United States Government is not organized
        efficiently to manage its dependence on foreign sources of
        energy, and a restructuring is needed to better ensure the
        integration of the political, economic, technical, and security
        aspects of energy policymaking through a formal interagency
        process.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 101(a) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) the Secretary of Energy;''.
    (b) Establishment of a Directorate of Energy.--A Directorate of
Energy shall be established within the National Security Council which
shall be the lead United States Government entity in charge of
formulating and coordinating the national energy security policy of the
United States. The responsibilities of the Directorate of Energy shall
include--
            (1) directing the development of the national energy
        security strategy of the United States;
            (2) coordinating an interagency approach to the national
        energy security policy of the United States with the Department
        of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of State,
        the Department of the Treasury, the Central Intelligence
        Agency, the National Economic Council, and other relevant
        Federal entities, as appropriate, to address the integration of
        national security, foreign, and domestic policy on the national
        energy security policy of the United States;
            (3) coordinating interagency monitoring of international
        and domestic energy developments to gauge their impact on the
        national energy security policy of the United States, and
        implementing changes in such policy as necessary to maintain
        the national security and energy security of the United States;
            (4) identifying foreign sources of energy critical to the
        national energy security of the United States and developing
        strategies in conjunction with the Department of State for
        ensuring United States access to critical foreign energy
        resources;
            (5) developing strategies for reducing United States
        dependence on foreign sources of energy, including demand
        reduction, efficiency improvement, and development of
        alternative and new sources of domestic energy;
            (6) developing strategies to reduce energy infrastructure
        vulnerability to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, both
        domestic and international, to help guard against supply
        disruptions;
            (7) developing strategies in conjunction with the
        Department of State for working with major international
        producers and consumers, including China, Russia, the European
        Union, India, Brazil, and Africa, to minimize politicization of
        global energy resources while ensuring access through global
        energy markets;
            (8) developing strategies in conjunction with the
        Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and other
        relevant Federal agencies to broaden and enhance the
        capabilities of the International Energy Agency to ensure open
        energy markets and updated cooperative agreements among nations
        regarding development and use of their strategic reserves; and
            (9) developing strategies with industry regarding
        coordination of industry held reserves of oil and refined
        petroleum products.

SEC. 4. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY SECURITY REVIEW.

    (a) QESR Required.--Every 4 years, during a year following a year
evenly divisible by 4, the President shall conduct a quadrennial
national energy security review (in this section referred to as a
``QESR'') to set forth the national energy security strategy of the
United States and to establish short and long term goals to achieve
energy security. In preparing the QESR, the President shall consult
with--
            (1) members of the National Security Council;
            (2) the Secretary of Energy;
            (3) the Secretary of State;
            (4) the Secretary of Defense;
            (5) the Secretary of the Treasury;
            (6) the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
            (7) Congress.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--In a year following the year in which a
        QESR is conducted under this section, but not later than the
        date on which the President submits the budget for the next
        fiscal year to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, the President shall submit to Congress a
        report on such QESR. Such report shall describe the national
        energy security strategy of the United States, including a
        comprehensive description of--
                    (A) the worldwide interests, goals, and objectives
                of the United States that are vital to the national
                energy security of the United States;
                    (B) the foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and
                national defense capabilities of the United States
                necessary--
                            (i) to deter political manipulation of
                        world energy resources; and
                            (ii) to implement the national energy
                        security strategy of the United States;
                    (C) the proposed short-term and long-term uses of
                the political, economic, military, and other
                authorities of the Unites States--
                            (i) to protect or promote energy security
                        and markets; and
                            (ii) to achieve the goals and objectives
                        described in subsection (a);
                    (D) the adequacy of the capabilities of the United
                States to protect the national energy security of the
                United States, including an evaluation of the balance
                among the capabilities of all elements of the national
                authority of the United States to support the
                implementation of the national energy security
                strategy;
                    (E) an assessment of current Department of Defense
                energy-related vulnerabilities with assessment of
                capabilities and recommendations for overcoming such
                vulnerabilities; and
                    (F) such other information as the President
                determines to be necessary to inform Congress on
                matters relating to the national energy security of the
                United States.
    (c) QESR Form.--Each QESR shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.

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Energy Security and Foreign Policy Integration Act of 2007 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add the Secretary of Energy as a member of the National Security Council (NSC).

Establishes within the NSC a Directorate of Energy as the lead government entity for formulating and coordinating U.S. national energy security policy.

Directs the President, every four years, to: (1) conduct a quadrennial national energy security review which shall set forth national energy security strategy and establish short- and long-term goals to achieve energy security; and (2) report to Congress on such review.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Protection and
Restoration Committee Act''.

SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES PROTECTION AND RESTORATION COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to be known as
the ``Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee'' (hereinafter
referred to in this section as the ``Committee'').
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Committee is to conduct a study
and report on programs established and carried out to achieve
restoration goals for the Great Lakes prepared by the Governors of
Great Lakes States and to make recommendations for prioritization of
such goals, legislation and funding to achieve such goals, and
improvement of coordination among programs and governments with respect
to such goals.
    (c) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Committee shall conduct a study, based on
        restoration goals for the Great Lakes prepared by the Governors
        of Great Lakes States, to identify the best methods by which to
        protect and restore the Great Lakes. The study shall include--
                    (A) an analysis of Federal and State funding for
                the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment
                of this Act for programs established and carried out to
                achieve the restoration goals, including an assessment
                of the success of the programs; and
                    (B) an analysis of the expected accomplishments of
                such programs for the 10-year period beginning on the
                date of the enactment of this Act based on existing
                funding levels for the programs.
            (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        initial meeting of the Committee under subsection (e)(1), the
        Committee shall submit to the President, Congress, and the
        Governor of each Great Lakes State, and make available to the
        national Government of Canada and the Premiers of the Provinces
        of Ontario and Quebec, a report that includes--
                    (A) the results of the study, including a detailed
                statement of the findings and conclusions of the
                Committee;
                    (B) recommendations for the prioritization of the
                restoration goals for the Great Lakes prepared by the
                Governors of the Great Lakes States;
                    (C) specific benchmarks for the 10-year period
                beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act to
                measure the achievement of such restoration goals;
                    (D) recommendations for proposed Federal and State
                legislation for obtaining additional authority and
                funding as necessary to achieve such restoration goals;
                    (E) recommendations for methods to improve
                coordination among existing Federal, State, local, and
                non-governmental programs established to achieve the
                restoration goals prepared by the Governors of the
                Great Lakes States; and
                    (F) recommendations for methods to improve
                coordination between Federal, State, and local programs
                in the United States and the national Government of
                Canada and the Governments of the Provinces of Ontario
                and Quebec with respect to environmental protection and
                restoration activities in the Great Lakes.
    (d) Membership.--
            (1) Voting members.--The Committee shall be composed of 25
        voting members, of whom--
                    (A) 8 members shall be the Governors of the Great
                Lakes States (or designees of the Governors);
                    (B) 13 members shall be appointed by the President,
                of whom--
                            (i) 1 member shall be a representative of
                        the Department of the Interior;
                            (ii) 1 member shall be a representative of
                        the Corps of Engineers;
                            (iii) 1 member shall be a representative of
                        the Great Lakes National Program Office of the
                        Environmental Protection Agency;
                            (iv) 1 member shall be a representative of
                        the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                        Administration;
                            (v) 1 member shall be a representative of
                        the Department of Agriculture; and
                            (vi) 8 members shall be chief executives of
                        cities, counties, or municipalities in the
                        Great Lakes Region, of whom 1 member shall be
                        from each Great Lakes State;
                    (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of
                the House of Representatives;
                    (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority
                leader of the House of Representatives;
                    (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the President
                pro tempore of the Senate; and
                    (F) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority
                leader of the Senate.
            (2) Nonvoting members.--The Committee shall include 10
        nonvoting members appointed by the President, of whom--
                    (A) 2 members shall be representatives of the
                environmental community;
                    (B) 2 members shall be representatives of industry;
                    (C) 2 members shall be representatives of the
                scientific community with expertise on the
                environmental conditions of the Great Lakes;
                    (D) 2 members shall be representatives of Indian
                tribes located in the Great Lakes Region;
                    (E) 1 member shall be a United States Commissioner
                of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission appointed under
                section 3(a)(1) of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956
                (16 U.S.C. 932(a)(1)); and
                    (F) 1 member shall be the Chair of the United
                States Section of the International Joint Commission
                established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.
            (3) Nonvoting observers.--The Committee may include
        nonvoting observers, including--
                    (A) the Premiers of the Canadian Provinces of
                Ontario and Quebec;
                    (B) a representative of the national Government of
                Canada; and
                    (C) a representative of the Department of State.
            (4) Date of appointment.--The appointment of each member of
        the Committee shall be made not later than 90 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (5) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the
        Committee.
            (6) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Committee--
                    (A) shall not affect the powers of the Committee;
                and
                    (B) shall be filled in the same manner as the
                original appointment was made.
            (7) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Committee shall
        select a Chairperson from among the members of the Committee
        described in paragraph (1)(A) and a Vice Chairperson from among
        the members of the Committee appointed under clauses (i)
        through (v) of paragraph (1)(B).
            (8) Compensation.--Members of the Committee shall serve
        without pay.
            (9) Travel expenses.--A member of the Committee shall be
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title
        5, United States Code.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
        which all members of the Committee have been appointed, the
        Committee shall hold the initial meeting of the Committee.
            (2) Subsequent.--The Committee shall meet at the call of
        the Chairperson.
            (3) Quorum.--A majority of the voting members of the
        Committee described in subsection (d)(1) shall constitute a
        quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (f) Powers.--
            (1) Hearings.--The Committee may hold hearings, meet and
        act, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Committee
        considers advisable to carry out this Act.
            (2) Information from federal agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--The Committee may secure directly
                from a Federal agency such information as the Committee
                considers necessary to carry out this Act.
                    (B) Provision of information.--On request of the
                Chairperson of the Committee, the head of the agency
                shall provide the information to the Committee.
            (3) Postal services.--The Committee may use the United
        States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
        as other agencies of the Federal Government.
            (4) Gifts.--The Committee may accept, use, and dispose of
        gifts or donations of services or property.
    (g) Staff.--
            (1) Appointment.--
                    (A) Executive director.--The Committee may appoint
                and terminate an executive director.
                    (B) Other staff.--The Chairperson of the Committee
                may appoint and terminate such other additional
                personnel as are necessary to enable the Committee to
                perform the duties of the Committee.
            (2) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), the Chairperson of the Committee may fix the
                compensation of the executive director and other
                personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter
                51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
                States Code, relating to classification of positions
                and General Schedule pay rates.
                    (B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the
                executive director and other personnel shall not exceed
                the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule
                under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Detail of federal government employees.--
                    (A) In general.--An employee of the Federal
                Government may be detailed to the Committee without
                reimbursement.
                    (B) Civil service status.--The detail of the
                employee shall be without interruption or loss of civil
                service status or privilege.
            (4) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
        The Chairperson of the Committee may procure temporary and
        intermittent services in accordance with section 3109(b) of
        title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do
        not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
        prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section
        5316 of that title.
    (h) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate 90 days after the
date on which the Committee submits the report of the Committee under
subsection (c)(2).
    (i) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Great lakes.--The term ``Great Lakes'' means Lake Erie,
        Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair), Lake Michigan, Lake
        Ontario, Lake Superior, and the connecting channels of those
        lakes, including the Saint Mary's River, the Saint Clair River,
        the Detroit River, and the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian
        border.
            (2) Great lakes state.--The term ``Great Lakes State''
        means each of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,
        Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
            (3) Great lakes region.--The term ``Great Lakes region''
        means the region comprised of the Great Lakes States.
            (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
        carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
        authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are
        authorized to remain available until the date of termination of
        the Committee under subsection (h).

Output: Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee Act - Establishes the Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee to: (1) study and report to the President, the Congress, and the Governor of each Great Lakes State on programs established and carried out to achieve restoration goals for the Great Lakes prepared by the Governors of Great Lakes States; and (2) make recommendations for prioritization of such goals, legislation, and funding to achieve them, and improvement of coordination among programs and governments with respect to them.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civic Participation and
Rehabilitation Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of
        citizenship and regaining the right to vote reintegrates
        offenders into free society. The right to vote may not be
        abridged or denied by the United States or by any State on
        account of race, color, gender or previous condition of
        servitude. Basic constitutional principles of fairness and
        equal protection require an equal opportunity for Americans to
        vote in Federal elections. Congress has ultimate supervisory
        power over Federal elections, an authority which has repeatedly
        been upheld by the Supreme Court.
            (2) Congress finds three areas where discrepancies in State
        laws regarding felony convictions lead to unfairness in Federal
        elections: (A) there is no uniform standard for voting in
        Federal elections which leads to an unfair disparity and
        unequal participation in Federal elections based solely on
        where a person lives; (B) laws governing the restoration of
        voting rights after a felony conviction are unequal throughout
        the country and persons in some States can easily regain their
        voting rights while in other States persons effectively lose
        their right to vote permanently; and (C) State
        disenfranchisement laws disproportionately impact ethnic
        minorities.
            (3) Although State law determines the qualifications for
        voting, Congress must ensure that those laws are in accordance
        with the Constitution. Current laws vary throughout the country
        resulting in discrepancies regarding which citizens may vote in
        Federal elections.
            (4) An estimated 3,900,000 Americans, or one in fifty
        adults, currently cannot vote as a result of a felony
        conviction. Women represent about a half million of this total.
        Disenfranchisement results from varying State laws that
        restrict voting while under some form of criminal justice
        supervision or after the completion of a felony sentence in
        some States. Four States do not disenfranchise felons at all
        (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont). Forty-six
        States and the District of Columbia have disenfranchisement
        laws that deprive convicted offenders of the right to vote
        while they are in prison. In thirty-two States, convicted
        offenders may not vote while they are on parole and in twenty-
        nine States probationers may not vote. Fourteen States
        disenfranchise ex-offenders who have fully served their
        sentences, regardless of the nature or seriousness of the
        offense. Three-fourths (73%) of the 3,900,000 disqualified
        voters are not in prison, but are on probation, parole or are
        ex-offenders.
            (5) In those States that disenfranchise ex-offenders, the
        right to vote can be regained in theory, but in practice this
        possibility is often illusory. In eight States, a pardon or
        order from the Governor is required. In two States, ex-
        offenders must obtain action by the parole or pardon board.
        Offenders convicted of a Federal offense often have additional
        barriers to regaining voting rights. In at least 16 States,
        Federal offenders cannot use the State procedure for restoring
        their civil rights. The only method provided by Federal law for
        restoring voting rights to ex-offenders is a Presidential
        pardon. Few persons who seek to have their right to vote
        restored have the financial and political resources needed to
        succeed.
            (6) Thirteen percent of the African American adult male
        population, or 1,400,000 African American men, are
        disenfranchised. Given current rates of incarceration, three in
        ten of the next generation of black men will be disenfranchised
        at some point during their lifetime. Hispanic citizens are also
        disproportionately disenfranchised since they are
        disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system.
            (7) These discrepancies should be addressed by Congress.
        Basic concepts of fundamental fairness and equal protection
        require an equal opportunity for Americans to vote in Federal
        elections. This Act will restore fairness in the Federal
        election process and promote reintegration of former offenders
        into a life as law abiding citizens of the United States.

SEC. 3. RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.

    The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to
vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged
because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless
such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional
institution or facility at the time of the election.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Attorney General.--The Attorney General may, in a civil action,
obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy
a violation of this Act.
    (b) Private Right of Action.--
            (1) A person who is aggrieved by a violation of this Act
        may provide written notice of the violation to the chief
        election official of the State involved.
            (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), if the violation
        is not corrected within 90 days after receipt of a notice under
        paragraph (1), or within 20 days after receipt of the notice if
        the violation occurred within 120 days before the date of an
        election for Federal office, the aggrieved person may, in a
        civil action obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with
        respect to the violation.
            (3) If the violation occurred within 30 days before the
        date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved person
        need not provide notice to the chief election official of the
        State under paragraph (1) before bringing a civil action to
        obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the
        violation.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``correctional institution or facility'' means
        any prison, penitentiary, jail, or other institution or
        facility for the confinement of individuals convicted of
        criminal offenses, whether publicly or privately operated,
        except that such term does not include any residential
        community treatment center (or similar public or private
        facility);
            (2) the term ``election'' means--
                    (A) a general, special, primary, or runoff
                election;
                    (B) a convention or caucus of a political party
                held to nominate a candidate;
                    (C) a primary election held for the selection of
                delegates to a national nominating convention of a
                political party; or
                    (D) a primary election held for the expression of a
                preference for the nomination of persons for election
                to the office of President; and
            (3) the term ``Federal office'' means the office of
        President or Vice President of the United States, or of Senator
        or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
        the Congress of the United States.

SEC. 6. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the States
enacting any State law which affords the right to vote in any election
for Federal office on terms less restrictive than those established by
this Act.
    (b) The rights and remedies established by this Act are in addition
to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and neither rights
and remedies established by this Act shall supersede, restrict, or
limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973
et seq.) or the National Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 1973-gg).

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Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense, unless the individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election.
Authorizes the Attorney General, in a civil action, to obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy a violation of this Act.  Creates a private right of action, subject to specified requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative
Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress hereby finds as follows:
        (1) The Granite Lady played an important role in the history of
    the Nation.
        (2) The San Francisco Mint was established pursuant to an Act
    of Congress of July 3, 1852, to convert miners' gold from the
    California gold rush into coins.
        (3) The San Francisco Old Mint Building was designed by
    architect A.B. Mullett, who also designed the United States
    Treasury Building and the Old Executive Office Building.
        (4) The solid construction of the Granite Lady enabled it to
    survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, making it the
    only financial institution that was able to operate immediately
    after the earthquake as the treasury for disaster relief funds for
    the city of San Francisco.
        (5) Coins struck at the San Francisco Old Mint are
    distinguished by the ``S'' mint mark.
        (6) The San Francisco Old Mint is famous for having struck many
    rare, legendary issues, such as the 1870-S $3 coin, which is valued
    today at well over $1,000,000, and the 1894-S dime which is
    comparatively rare.
        (7) The San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin will be the
    first commemorative coin to honor a United States mint.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint, the Secretary of the
Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall
mint and issue the following coins:
        (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 100,000 $5 coins, which
    shall--
            (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
            (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
        (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 500,000 $1 coins, which
    shall--
            (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
            (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this Act
    shall be emblematic of the San Francisco Old Mint Building, its
    importance to California and the history of the United States, and
    its role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and
    fire.
        (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under
    this Act there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2006''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the
    Commission of Fine Arts, and the Board of the San Francisco Museum
    and Historical Society; and
        (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--The coins authorized under this Act shall be
struck at the San Francisco Mint to the greatest extent possible.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1,
2006.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
        (1) the face value of the coins;
        (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect to such
    coins; and
        (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
    labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
    marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall
include a surcharge as follows:
        (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.
        (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of
coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to
the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for use for the
purposes of rehabilitating the Historic Old Mint in San Francisco as a
city museum and an American Coin and Gold Rush Museum.
    (c) Audits.--The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society shall
be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, with regard to the amounts received by the Fund
under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Notwithstanding the fifth sentence of section 5112(d)(1) of title
31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Treasury may continue to
issue, after December 31, 2005, numismatic items that contain 5-cent
coins minted in the years 2004 and 2005.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the San Francisco Old Mint Building, its importance to California and U.S. history, and its role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire.

 Sets forth: (1) coin specifications; (2) design requirements; and (3) guidelines for coin sales.

 Requires a surcharge of $35 for the $5 coin and of $10 for the $1 coin. Requires that all surcharges received by the Secretary from such coin sales be promptly paid to the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society to rehabilitate the Historic Old Mint in San Francisco as a city museum and an American Coin and Gold Rush Museum. Prohibits a surcharge with respect to the issuance of any coin under this Act during a calendar year if such issuance would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual two commemorative coin program issuance limitation under specified law. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to continue to issue, after December 31, 2005, numismatic items that contain 5-cent coins minted in the years 2004 and 2005.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Residential and Commuter Toll
Fairness Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Residents of various localities and political
        subdivisions throughout the United States are subject to tolls,
        user fees, and fares to access certain roads, highways,
        bridges, railroads, busses, ferries, and other transportation
        systems.
            (2) Revenue generated from transportation tolls, user fees,
        and fares is used to support various infrastructure maintenance
        and capital improvement projects that directly benefit
        commuters and indirectly benefit the regional and national
        economy.
            (3) Residents of certain municipalities, counties, and
        other localities endure significant or disproportionate toll,
        user fee, or fare burdens compared to others who have a greater
        number of transportation options because such residents--
                    (A) live in geographic areas that are not
                conveniently located to the access points for roads,
                highways, bridges, rail, busses, ferries, and other
                transportation systems;
                    (B) live on islands, peninsulas, or in other places
                that are only accessible through a means that requires
                them to pay a toll, user fee, or fare; or
                    (C) are required to pay much more for
                transportation access than residents of surrounding
                jurisdictions, or in other jurisdictions across the
                country, for similar transportation options.
            (4) To address this inequality, and to reduce the financial
        hardship often imposed on such residents, several State and
        municipal governments and multi-State transportation
        authorities have established programs that authorize discounted
        transportation tolls, user fees, and fares for such residents.
            (5) Transportation toll, user fee, and fare discount
        programs based on residential status--
                    (A) address actual unequal and undue financial
                burdens placed on residents who live in areas that are
                only accessible through a means that requires them to
                pay a toll, user fee, or fare;
                    (B) do not disadvantage or discriminate against
                those individuals ineligible for residential toll, user
                fee, or fare discount programs;
                    (C) are not designed to favor the interests or
                promote the domestic industry or economic development
                of the State implementing such programs;
                    (D) do not interfere or impose undue burdens on
                commerce with foreign nations or interfere or impose
                any undue burdens on commerce among the several States,
                or commerce within particular States;
                    (E) do not interfere or impose undue burdens on the
                ability of individuals to travel among, or within, the
                several States;
                    (F) do not constitute inequitable treatment or deny
                any person within the jurisdiction of the United States
                the equal protection of the laws; and
                    (G) do not abridge the privileges or immunities of
                citizens of the United States.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to clarify the existing authority of States, counties,
        municipalities, and multi-jurisdictional transportation
        authorities to establish programs that offer discounted
        transportation tolls, user fees, and fares for residents in
        specific geographic areas; and
            (2) to authorize the establishment of such programs, as
        necessary.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTIAL OR COMMUTER TOLL, USER FEE
              OR FARE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authority To Provide Residential or Commuter Toll, User Fee, or
Fare Discount Programs.--States, counties, municipalities, and multi-
jurisdictional transportation authorities that operate or manage roads,
highways, bridges, railroads, busses, ferries, or other transportation
systems are authorized to establish programs that offer discounted
transportation tolls, user fees, or other fares for residents of
specific geographic areas in order to reduce or alleviate toll burdens
imposed upon such residents.
    (b) Rulemaking With Respect to the State, Local, or Agency
Provision of Toll, User Fee or Fare Discount Programs to Local
Residents or Commuters.--States, counties, municipalities, and multi-
jurisdictional transportation authorities that operate or manage roads,
highways, bridges, railroads, busses, ferries, or other transportation
systems are authorized to enact such rules or regulations that may be
necessary to establish the programs authorized under subsection (a).
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to
limit or otherwise interfere with the authority, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, of States, counties, municipalities, and multi-
jurisdictional transportation authorities that operate or manage roads,
highways, bridges, railroads, busses, ferries, or other transportation
systems.

Output: Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2009 - Grants state, county, and municipal governments, as well as multi-jurisdictional transportation authorities that operate or manage roads, bridges, railroads, buses, ferries, or other transportation systems, rulemaking authority to establish toll, user fee, or fare discount programs for their local residents or commuters.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Credible Military
Option to Counter Iran Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 3. United States military preparedness in the Middle East.
Sec. 4. United States military capabilities in the Central Command Area
                            of Responsibility.
Sec. 5. Enhancing the defense of Israel and United States interests in
                            the Middle East.
Sec. 6. Plan to enhance military capabilities of Persian Gulf allies.
Sec. 7. Plan to increase strategic regional partnerships.
Sec. 8. Definitions.

SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Iran, which has long sought to foment instability and
        promote extremism in the Middle East, is now seeking to exploit
        the dramatic political transition underway in the region to
        undermine governments traditionally aligned with the United
        States and support extremist political movements in these
        countries.
            (2) At the same time, Iran may soon attain a nuclear
        weapons capability, a development that would fundamentally
        threaten vital United States interests, destabilize the region,
        encourage regional nuclear proliferation, further empower and
        embolden Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism,
        and provide it the tools to threaten its neighbors, including
        Israel.
            (3) With the assistance of Iran over the past several
        years, Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas have increased their
        stockpiles of rockets, with more than 60,000 rockets now ready
        to be fired at Israel. Iran continues to add to its arsenal of
        ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, which threaten Iran's
        neighbors, Israel, and United States Armed Forces in the
        region.
            (4) Preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weapons
        capability is among the most urgent national security
        challenges facing the United States.
            (5) Successive United States administrations have stated
        that a nuclear weapons-possessing Iran is unacceptable.
            (6) President Obama stated on January 24, 2012, ``Let there
        be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting
        a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to
        achieve that goal.''.
            (7) In order to prevent Iran from developing nuclear
        weapons, the United States, in cooperation with its allies,
        must utilize all elements of national power including
        diplomacy, robust economic sanctions, and credible, visible
        preparations for a military option.
            (8) Nevertheless, to date, diplomatic overtures, sanctions,
        and other non-kinetic actions toward Iran have not caused the
        Government of Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
            (9) With the impact of additional sanctions uncertain,
        additional pressure on the Government of Iran could come from
        the credible threat of military action against Iran's nuclear
        program.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States to take all necessary measures, including military action if
required, to prevent Iran from threatening the United States, its
allies, or Iran's neighbors with a nuclear weapon.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES MILITARY PREPAREDNESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) military exercises conducted in the Persian Gulf and
        Gulf of Oman emphasize the United States resolve and the policy
        of the United States described in section 2(b) by enhancing the
        readiness of the United States military and allied forces, as
        well as signaling to the Government of Iran the commitment of
        the United States to defend its vital national security
        interests; and
            (2) the President, as Commander in Chief, should require
        the United States military to develop a comprehensive plan to
        augment the presence of the United States Fifth Fleet in the
        Middle East and to conduct military deployments, exercises, or
        other visible, concrete military readiness activities to
        underscore the policy of the United States described in section
        2(b).
    (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a
        plan to augment the presence of the United States Fifth Fleet
        in the Middle East and to conduct military deployments,
        exercises, or other visible, concrete military readiness
        activities to underscore the policy of the United States
        described in section 2(b).
            (2) Matters to be included.--The plan required under
        paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, steps necessary to
        support the policy of the United States described in section
        2(b), including--
                    (A) pre-positioning sufficient supplies of
                aircraft, munitions, fuel, and other materials for both
                air- and sea-based missions at key forward locations in
                the Middle East and Indian Ocean;
                    (B) maintaining sufficient naval assets in the
                region necessary to signal United States resolve and to
                bolster United States capabilities to launch a
                sustained sea and air campaign against a range of
                Iranian nuclear and military targets, to protect
                seaborne shipping, and to deny Iranian retaliation
                against United States interests in the region;
                    (C) discussing the viability of deploying at least
                two United States aircraft carriers, an additional
                large deck amphibious ship, and a Mine Countermeasures
                Squadron in the region on a continual basis, in support
                of the actions described in subparagraph (B); and
                    (D) conducting naval fleet exercises similar to the
                United States Fifth Fleet's major exercise in the
                region in March 2007 to demonstrate ability to keep the
                Strait of Hormuz open and to counter the use of anti-
                ship missiles and swarming high-speed boats.
            (3) Submission to congress.--The plan required under
        paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the congressional defense
        committees not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
        of this Act.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES MILITARY CAPABILITIES IN THE CENTRAL COMMAND AREA
              OF RESPONSIBILITY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012.--In order
to enhance United States military capabilities in the Central Command
Area of Responsibility, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2012 as follows:
            (1) $80,000,000 for Other Procurement, Navy to be available
        for MK 38 Mod 2 machine gun system for Coastal Patrol Craft.
            (2) $44,600,000 for Weapons Procurement, Navy to be
        available for--
                    (A) Griffin missile for Coastal Patrol Craft; and
                    (B) Spike shoulder-fired electro-optic weapon.
            (3) $72,481,000 for Research, Development, Test and
        Evaluation, Navy to be available for--
                    (A) Program Element 0205601N for digital rocket
                launchers;
                    (B) Beyond line of sight command and control
                architecture; and
                    (C) MAGIC VIEW.
            (4) $134,552,000 for Research, Development, Test and
        Evaluation, Air Force to be available for Hard and Deeply
        Buried Target Defeat System Program, Program Element 0604327F.
            (5) $7,000,000 for Research, Development, Test and
        Evaluation, Defense-Wide to be available for--
                    (A) Indications and Warning; and
                    (B) Systems Performance.
            (6) $14,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Navy to be
        available for Scan Eagle.
            (7) $2,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to
        be available for tactics development and evaluation.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013.--In order
to enhance United States military capabilities in the Central Command
Area of Responsibility, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2013 as follows:
            (1) $22,654,000 for Other Procurement, Navy to be available
        for--
                    (A) Underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal
                Programs;
                    (B) Naval Military Intelligence Program Support
                Equipment; and
                    (C) MK 38 Mod 2 machine gun system for Coastal
                Patrol Craft.
            (2) $31,000,000 for Weapons Procurement, Navy to be
        available for--
                    (A) Griffin missile for Coastal Patrol Craft; and
                    (B) Spike shoulder-fired electro-optic weapon.
            (3) $72,481,000 for Research, Development, Test and
        Evaluation, Army to be available for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
        Detection and Tracking.
            (4) $72,481,000 for Research, Development, Test and
        Evaluation, Navy to be available for--
                    (A) Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Development,
                Program Element 0603654N;
                    (B) Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile in
                Program Element 0205601N; and
                    (C) Integrated, Fixed Surveillance System, Program
                Element 0204311N.
            (5) $72,481,000 for Research, Development, Test and
        Evaluation, Air Force to be available for Cyber Command
        Activities within Program Element 0208059F.

SEC. 5. ENHANCING THE DEFENSE OF ISRAEL AND UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN
              THE MIDDLE EAST.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United
States should take the following actions to assist in the defense of
Israel:
            (1) Provide Israel such support as may be necessary to
        increase development and production of joint missile defense
        systems, particularly such systems that defend the urgent
        threat posed to Israel and United States forces in the region.
            (2) Provide Israel defense articles, intelligence, and
        defense services through such mechanisms as appropriate, to
        include air refueling tankers, missile defense capabilities,
        and specialized munitions.
            (3) Allocate additional weaponry and munitions for the
        forward-deployed United States stockpile in Israel.
            (4) Provide Israel additional surplus defense articles and
        defense services, as appropriate, in the wake of the withdrawal
        of United States forces from Iraq.
            (5) Offer the Israeli Air Force additional training and
        exercise opportunities in the United States to compensate for
        Israel's limited air space.
            (6) Expand Israel's authority to make purchases under
        section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to the
        ``Foreign Military Financing'' program) on a commercial basis.
            (7) Seek to enhance the capabilities of the United States
        and Israel to address emerging common threats, increase
        security cooperation, and expand joint military exercises.
            (8) Encourage an expanded role for Israel within the North
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including an enhanced
        presence at NATO headquarters and exercises.
            (9) Support extension of the long-standing loan guarantee
        program for Israel, recognizing Israel's unbroken record of
        repaying its loans on time and in full.
            (10) Expand already-close intelligence cooperation,
        including satellite intelligence, with Israel.
    (b) Report on Israel's Qualitative Military Edge.--
            (1) Statement of policy.--It is the policy of the United
        States--
                    (A) to help Israel preserve its qualitative
                military edge amid rapid and uncertain regional
                political transformation; and
                    (B) to encourage further development of advanced
                technology programs between the United States and
                Israel in light of current trends and instability in
                the region.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of
        Israel's qualitative military edge in light of current trends
        and instability in the region.
    (c) Report on Other Matters.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on each of the following:
            (1) Taking into account Israel's urgent requirement for F-
        35 aircraft, actions to improve the process relating to
        Israel's purchase of F-35 aircraft to improve cost efficiency
        and timely delivery.
            (2) Efforts to expand cooperation between the United States
        and Israel in homeland defense, counter-terrorism, maritime
        security, cybersecurity, and other appropriate areas.
            (3) Actions to integrate Israel into the defense of the
        Eastern Mediterranean.

SEC. 6. PLAN TO ENHANCE MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF PERSIAN GULF ALLIES.

    (a) Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall develop a plan to enhance the military
capabilities of Persian Gulf allies to bolster the posture of such
allies in relation to Iran.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The plan required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the means to augment the offensive
        strike capabilities of key Gulf Cooperation Council allies,
        including the potential sale or upgrades of strike attack
        aircraft and bunker buster munitions, to augment the viability
        of a credible military option and to strengthen such allies'
        self-defense capabilities against retaliation or military
        aggression by Iran.
            (2) A needs-based assessment, or an update to an existing
        needs-based assessment, of the military requirements of Persian
        Gulf allies to support a credible military option and to defend
        against potential military aggression by Iran.
            (3) A detailed summary of any arms sales and training
        requests by Persian Gulf allies and a description and
        justification for United States actions taken.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the plan required under
subsection (a) shall be construed to alter Israel's qualitative
military edge.
    (d) Submission to Congress.--The plan required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Form.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

SEC. 7. PLAN TO INCREASE STRATEGIC REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States should ensure that it has the
        broadest set of geographic approaches to militarily access
        Iran.
            (2) United States Armed Forces and support staff currently
        have access from the eastern, southern, and western borders of
        Iran.
            (3) Azerbaijan borders the northern frontier of Iran
        closest to nuclear sites near Tehran and the Government of
        Azerbaijan cooperates with the United States on Caspian Sea
        security and energy issues.
    (b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to--
            (1) increase pressure on Iran by providing United States
        Armed Forces with the broadest set of geographic approaches to
        militarily access Iran; and
            (2) explore means to enhance access to military facilities
        on the northern border of Iran.
    (c) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
        with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan to increase
        the strategic partnership with regional allies to provide
        United States Armed Forces with the broadest set of geographic
        approaches to militarily access Iran.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The plan required under
        paragraph (1) shall include the following information:
                    (A) Mechanisms to broaden the geographical
                approaches to militarily access Iran.
                    (B) The need, if any, to strengthen the self-
                defense capabilities of regional allies as a result of
                such partnerships.
                    (C) The viability of increasing access for United
                States Armed Forces to bases in Azerbaijan to augment
                the viability of a credible military option.
            (3) Submission to congress.--The plan required under
        paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the appropriate
        congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee
                on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
                of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee
                on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign
                Relations of the Senate.
            (2) Congressional defense committees.--The term
        ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) Qualitative military edge.--The term ``qualitative
        military edge'' has the meaning given the term in section
        36(h)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(h)(2)).

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Credible Military Option to Counter Iran Act - States that it shall be the policy of the United States to take all necessary measures, including military action if required, to prevent Iran from threatening the United States, its allies, or Iran's neighbors with a nuclear weapon.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. military exercises in the Persian Gulf emphasize U.S. resolve in support of the above policy; and (2) the President should require the U.S. military to develop a comprehensive plan to augment the presence of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Middle East and to conduct military deployments, exercises, or other military readiness activities to underscore such policy. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prepare and submit to the congressional defense committees such a plan.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012-FY2013 to enhance U.S. military capabilities in the Central Command Area of responsibility (Middle East), including for procurement, research and development, and operation and maintenance.

Expresses the sense of Congress in support of specified action to assist in the defense of Israel, including joint missile defense systems, defense articles, intelligence, defense services, and additional weaponry and munitions for the forward-deployed U.S. stockpile in Israel. Directs the President to report to Congress on the status of Israel's qualitative military edge in light of current trends and instability in the region.

Directs the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress: (1) a plan to enhance the military capabilities of Persian Gulf allies to bolster their posture in relation to Iran, and (2) a plan to increase the strategic partnership with regional allies to provide U.S. Armed Forces with the broadest set of geographic approaches to militarily access Iran.


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TITLE I--BAYLEE'S LAW

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as ``Baylee's Law''.

SEC. 102. SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES.

    The Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 22. SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES.

    ``(a) Written Notice to Parents or Guardians.--
            ``(1) Initial notification.--Before the enrollment of any
        child in a childcare facility located in a public building
        under the control of the Administrator, the Administrator shall
        provide to the parents or guardians of the child a written
        notification containing--
                    ``(A) an identification of the current tenants in
                the public building; and
                    ``(B) the designation of the level of security of
                the public building.
            ``(2) Notification of new tenants.--After providing a
        written notification to the parents or guardians of a child
        under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall provide to the
        parents or guardians a written notification if any new Federal
        tenant is scheduled to take occupancy in the public building.
    ``(b) Notification of Serious Threats to Safety or Security.--As
soon as practicable after being informed of a serious threat, as
determined by the Administrator, that could affect the safety and
security of children enrolled in a childcare facility in a public
building under the control of the Administrator, the Administrator
shall provide notice of the threat to the parents or guardians of each
child in the facility.
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall transmit
        to Congress a comprehensive report on childcare facilities in
        public buildings under the control of the Administrator.
            ``(2) Contents.--The report to be transmitted under
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) an identification and description of each
                childcare facility located in a public building under
                the control of the Administrator; and
                    ``(B) an assessment of the level of safety and
                security of children enrolled in the childcare facility
                and recommendations on methods for enhancing that
                safety and security.
            ``(3) Windows and interior furnishings.--In conducting an
        assessment of a childcare facility under paragraph (2)(B), the
        Administrator shall examine the windows and interior
        furnishings of the facility to determine whether adequate
        protective measures have been implemented to protect children
        in the facility against the dangers associated with windows and
        interior furnishings in the event of a natural disaster or
        terrorist attack, including the deadly effect of flying
        glass.''.

              TITLE II--FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE REFORM

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service Reform
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.

    The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is amended--
            (1) in section 1 by striking the section heading and
        inserting the following:

``SECTION 1. POLICE OFFICERS.'';

            (2) in sections 1 and 3 by striking ``special policemen''
        each place it appears and inserting ``police officers'';
            (3) in section 1(a) by striking ``uniformed guards'' and
        inserting ``certain employees''; and
            (4) in section 1(b) by striking ``Special policemen'' and
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Police officers''.

SEC. 203. POWERS.

    Section 1(b) of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318(b)), is
further amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Additional powers.--Subject to paragraph (3), a
        police officer appointed under this section is authorized while
        on duty--
                    ``(A) to carry firearms in any State, the District
                of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any
                territory or possession of the United States;
                    ``(B) to petition Federal courts for arrest and
                search warrants and to execute such warrants;
                    ``(C) to arrest an individual without a warrant if
                the individual commits a crime in the officer's
                presence or if the officer has probable cause to
                believe that the individual has committed a crime or is
                committing a crime; and
                    ``(D) to conduct investigations, on and off the
                property in question, of offenses that have been or may
                be committed against property under the charge and
                control of the Administrator or against persons on such
                property.
            ``(3) Approval of regulations by attorney general.--The
        additional powers granted to police officers under paragraph
        (2) shall become effective only after the Commissioner of the
        Federal Protective Service issues regulations implementing
        paragraph (2) and the Attorney General of the United States
        approves such regulations.
            ``(4) Authority outside federal property.--The
        Administrator may enter into agreements with State and local
        governments to obtain authority for police officers appointed
        under this section to exercise, concurrently with State and
        local law enforcement authorities, the powers granted to such
        officers under this section in areas adjacent to property owned
        or occupied by the United States and under the charge and
        control of the Administrator.''; and
            (2) by moving the left margin of paragraph (1) (as
        designated by section 202(4) of this Act) so as to
        appropriately align with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) (as added
        by paragraph (1) of this subsection).

SEC. 204. PENALTIES.

    Section 4(a) of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318c(a)), is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever
violates any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to section 2 shall
be fined or imprisoned, or both, in an amount not to exceed the maximum
amount provided for a Class C misdemeanor under sections 3571 and 3581
of title 18, United States Code.''.

SEC. 205. SPECIAL AGENTS.

    Section 5 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318d), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``nonuniformed special policemen'' each
        place it appears and inserting ``special agents'';
            (2) by striking ``special policeman'' and inserting
        ``special agent''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Any such special
        agent while on duty shall have the same authority outside
        Federal property as police officers have under section
        1(b)(4).''.

SEC. 206. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services shall
establish the Federal Protective Service as a separate operating
service of the General Services Administration.
    ``(b) Appointment of Commissioner.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal Protective Service shall be
        headed by a Commissioner who shall be appointed by and report
        directly to the Administrator.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Commissioner shall be appointed
        from among individuals who have at least 5 years of
        professional law enforcement experience in a command or
        supervisory position.
    ``(c) Duties of the Commissioner.--The Commissioner shall--
            ``(1) assist the Administrator in carrying out the duties
        of the Administrator under this Act;
            ``(2) except as otherwise provided by law, serve as the law
        enforcement officer and security official of the United States
        with respect to the protection of Federal officers and
        employees in buildings and areas that are owned or occupied by
        the United States and under the charge and control of the
        Administrator (other than buildings and areas that are secured
        by the United States Secret Service);
            ``(3) render necessary assistance, as determined by the
        Administrator, to other Federal, State, and local law
        enforcement agencies upon request; and
            ``(4) coordinate the activities of the Commissioner with
        the activities of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings
        Service.
Nothing in this subsection may be construed to supersede or otherwise
affect the duties and responsibilities of the United States Secret
Service under sections 1752 and 3056 of title 18, United States Code.
    ``(d) Appointment of Regional Directors and Assistant
Commissioners.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner may appoint regional
        directors and assistant commissioners of the Federal Protective
        Service.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Commissioner shall select
        individuals for appointments under paragraph (1) from among
        individuals who have at least 5 years of direct law enforcement
        experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory
        position.''.
    (b) Pay Level of Commissioner.--Section 5316 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the paragraph relating to
the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service the following:
            ``Commissioner, Federal Protective Service, General
        Services Administration.''.

SEC. 207. PAY AND BENEFITS.

    The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 7. PAY AND BENEFITS.

    ``(a) Survey.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall conduct a survey of the pay and benefits of all Federal police
forces to determine whether there are disparities between the pay and
benefit of such forces that are not commensurate with differences in
duties or working conditions.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Director shall transmit to Congress a
report containing the results of the survey conducted under subsection
(a), together with the Director's findings and recommendations.''.

SEC. 208. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 8. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.

    ``After the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this section, there shall be at least 730 full-time equivalent police
officers in the Federal Protective Service. This number shall not be
reduced unless specifically authorized by law.''.

SEC. 209. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.

    The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.

    ``The Commissioner of the Federal Protective Service shall
prescribe minimum standards of suitability for employment to be applied
in the contracting of security personnel for buildings and areas that
are owned or occupied by the United States and under the control and
charge of the Administrator of General Services.''.

SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Buildings
Fund established by section 210(f) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)) such sums as may
be necessary to carry out this Act.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Requires the Administrator, after being informed of a serious threat that could affect the safety and security of children enrolled in such a childcare facility, to provide notice of the threat to the parents or guardians of each child in the facility.
Requires the Administrator to transmit to Congress a comprehensive report on such childcare facilities which includes: (1) an identification and description of each facility; and (2) an assessment of the level of safety and security of children enrolled in the facility and recommendations for enhancing that safety and security. Requires that the Administrator, in conducting such an assessment, examine the windows and interior furnishings of the facility to determine whether adequate protective measures have been implemented to protect children against the dangers associated with windows and interior furnishings in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack, including the deadly effect of flying glass.
Title II: Federal Protective Service Reform
 - Federal Protective Service Reform Act of 2000 - Amends the Act of June 1, 1948, to redesignate special policemen of the General Services Administration (GSA) as police officers.
(Sec. 203) Empowers such police officers while on duty (effective only after the Commissioner of the Federal Protective Service (FPS, established in section 206 of this Act) issues regulations implementing this section and the Attorney General approves such regulations) to: (1) carry firearms; (2) petition Federal courts for and execute arrest and search warrants; (3) make arrests without a warrant; and (4) conduct investigations, on and off the property, of offenses on such property. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into agreements with State and local governments to obtain authority for police officers appointed under the Act to exercise, concurrently with State and local law enforcement authorities, the powers granted to such officers under this section in areas adjacent to property owned or occupied by the United States and under the charge and control of the Administrator.
(Sec. 204) Increases the maximum penalty for violations of any rules or regulations with respect to Federal property.
(Sec. 205) Empowers special agents with the same authority outside Federal property as police officers have.
(Sec. 206) Directs the Administrator to establish the FPS as a separate operating service of GSA. Provides for the FPS to be headed by a Commissioner who: (1) shall be appointed by and report directly to the Administrator; and (2) has at least five years of professional law enforcement experience in a command or supervisory position. Requires the Commissioner to: (1) assist the Administrator; (2) serve as the U.S. law enforcement officer and security official with respect to the protection of Federal officers and employees in such property (other than buildings and areas that are secured by the United States Secret Service), except as otherwise prohibited by law; (3) render assistance to other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies upon request; and (4) coordinate his or her activities with those of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service.
(Sec. 207) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to: (1) conduct a survey of the pay and benefits of all Federal police forces to determine whether there are any disparities between the pay and benefit of such forces that are not commensurate with differences in duties or working conditions; and (2) transmit to Congress a report containing the results of such survey, together with the Director's findings and recommendations.
(Sec. 208) Requires there to be at least 730 full-time police officers in the FPS one year after the enactment of this Act. Prohibits any reduction in such number of officers unless specifically authorized by law.
(Sec. 209) Directs the Commissioner to prescribe minimum standards of suitability for employment to be applied in the contracting of security personnel for Federal property.
(Sec. 210) Authorizes appropriations from the Federal Buildings Fund.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service Members Student Loan Relief
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFERRAL FOR CERTAIN PERIOD IN CONNECTION WITH RECEIPT OF
              ORDERS FOR MOBILIZATION FOR WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) Federal Family Education Loans.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``,
        during any period'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``during which'' and
        inserting ``during any period during which'';
            (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``during which'' and
        inserting ``during any period during which'';
            (4) in clause (iii)--
                    (A) by striking ``during which'' and inserting
                ``during any period during which''; and
                    (B) in the matter following subclause (II), by
                striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
            (5) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (vi);
            (6) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) in the case of any borrower who has
                        received a call or order to duty described in
                        subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii), during
                        the shorter of--
                                    ``(I) the period beginning on the
                                date such call or order to duty is
                                received by the borrower and ending on
                                the first day of the service described
                                in subclause (I) or (II) of clause
                                (iii); and
                                    ``(II) the 180-day period preceding
                                the first day of such service;
                            ``(v) notwithstanding clause (iv)--
                                    ``(I) in the case of any borrower
                                described in such clause whose call or
                                order to duty is cancelled before the
                                first day of the service described in
                                subclause (I) or (II) of clause (iii)
                                because of a personal injury in
                                connection with training to prepare for
                                such service, during the period
                                described in clause (iv) and during an
                                additional period equal to the duration
                                of such service, as specified by or
                                otherwise determined in the original
                                call or order to duty; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of any borrower
                                whose call or order to duty is
                                cancelled before the first day of such
                                service for a reason other than an
                                injury described in subclause (I),
                                during the period beginning on the date
                                the call or order to duty is received
                                by the borrower and ending on the date
                                that is 14 days after such call or
                                order to duty is cancelled; and''; and
            (7) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
        striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period
        not in excess''.
    (b) Direct Loans.--Section 455(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
        ``during any period'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during which'' and
        inserting ``during any period during which'';
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not in excess'' and
        inserting ``during any period not in excess'';
            (4) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``during which'' and inserting
                ``during any period during which''; and
                    (B) in the matter following clause (ii), by
                striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
            (5) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F);
            (6) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) in the case of any borrower who has received
                a call or order to duty described in clause (i) or (ii)
                of subparagraph (C), during the shorter of--
                            ``(i) the period beginning on the date such
                        call or order to duty is received by the
                        borrower and ending on the first day of the
                        service described in clause (i) or (ii) of
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            ``(ii) the 180-day period preceding the
                        first day of such service;
                    ``(E) notwithstanding subparagraph (D)--
                            ``(i) in the case of any borrower described
                        in such subparagraph whose call or order to
                        duty is cancelled before the first day of the
                        service described in clause (i) or (ii) of
                        subparagraph (C) because of a personal injury
                        in connection with training to prepare for such
                        service, during the period described in
                        subparagraph (D) and during an additional
                        period equal to the duration of such service,
                        as specified by or otherwise determined in the
                        original call or order to duty; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of any borrower whose
                        call or order to duty is cancelled before the
                        first day of such service for a reason other
                        than an injury described in clause (i), during
                        the period beginning on the date the call or
                        order to duty is received by the borrower and
                        ending on the date that is 14 days after such
                        call or order to duty is cancelled; and''; and
            (7) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)),
        by striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period
        not in excess''.
    (c) Perkins Loans.--Section 464(c)(2)(A) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
        ``during any period'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``during which'' and
        inserting ``during any period during which'';
            (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``not in excess'' and
        inserting ``during any period not in excess'';
            (4) in clause (iii), by striking ``during which'' and
        inserting ``during any period during which'';
            (5) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi)
        and (vii), respectively;
            (6) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                    ``(iv) in the case of any borrower who has received
                a call or order to duty described in subclause (I) or
                (II) of clause (iii), during the shorter of--
                            ``(I) the period beginning on the date such
                        call or order to duty is received by the
                        borrower and ending on the first day of the
                        service described in subclause (I) or (II) of
                        clause (iii); and
                            ``(II) the 180-day period preceding the
                        first day of such service;
                    ``(v) notwithstanding clause (iv)--
                            ``(I) in the case of any borrower described
                        in such clause whose call or order to duty is
                        cancelled before the first day of the service
                        described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause
                        (iii) because of a personal injury in
                        connection with training to prepare for such
                        service, during the period described in clause
                        (iv) and during an additional period equal to
                        the duration of such service, as specified by
                        or otherwise determined in the original call or
                        order to duty; and
                            ``(II) in the case of any borrower whose
                        call or order to duty is cancelled before the
                        first day of such service for a reason other
                        than an injury described in subclause (I),
                        during the period beginning on the date the
                        call or order to duty is received by the
                        borrower and ending on the date that is 14 days
                        after such call or order to duty is
                        cancelled;'';
            (7) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
        striking ``not in excess'' and inserting ``during any period
        not in excess''; and
            (8) in clause (vii) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
        striking ``during which'' and inserting ``during any period
        during which''.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this
section shall be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment
of a loan.
    (e) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to all loans made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.) is further amended--
            (1) in section 428B(d)(1)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
        2(d)(1)(A)(ii)), by striking ``428(b)(1)(M)(i)(I)'' and
        inserting ``clause (i)(I), (iv), or (v) of section
        428(b)(1)(M)''; and
            (2) in section 493D(a) (20 U.S.C. 1098f(a)), by striking
        ``section 428(b)(1)(M)(iii), 455(f)(2)(C), or
        464(c)(2)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``clause (iii) or (iv) of
        section 428(b)(1)(M), subparagraph (C) or (D) of section
        455(f)(2), or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 464(c)(2)(A)''.

Output: Service Members Student Loan Relief Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer payments of principal on their Federal Family Education Loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans for the period (up to 180 days) beginning on the date they receive a call or order to duty in connection with a war, military operation, or national emergency and ending on their first day of service. (Currently, the payment of principal on those loans is also deferred during their period of service and for the 180-day period after their demobilization date.) Allows individuals whose call to duty is cancelled before their first day of service: (1) due to a service training injury, to defer payments of principal on those loans through what would have been their period of service; and (2) for a reason other than a service training injury, to defer payments of principal on those loans for 14 days after that cancellation.