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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Recovery and Growth Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RECOVERY ZONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS FOR
              CERTAIN CITIES.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 1400U-4. EXTENSION OF RECOVERY ZONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS
              FOR CERTAIN CITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an economic development extension
bond--
            ``(1) such bond shall be treated for purposes of section
        6431 as a qualified bond issued before January 1, 2011,
            ``(2) subsection (b) of such section shall be applied by
        substituting `45 percent' for `35 percent', and
            ``(3) interest on such bond shall be includible in gross
        income.
    ``(b) Economic Development Extension Bond.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `economic development extension
        bond' means any specified bond issued during the 1-year period
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this section as part
        of an issue if--
                    ``(A) 100 percent of the excess of--
                            ``(i) the available project proceeds (as
                        defined in section 54A) of such issue, over
                            ``(ii) the amounts in a reasonably required
                        reserve (within the meaning of section
                        150(a)(3)) with respect to such issue,
                are to be used for one or more qualified purposes, and
                    ``(B) the issuer designates such bond for purposes
                of this section.
            ``(2) Specified bond.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `specified bond' means
                any obligation (other than a private activity bond) if
                the interest on such obligation would (but for this
                section) be excludable from gross income under section
                103.
                    ``(B) Applicable rules.--For purposes of applying
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) rules similar to the rules of section
                        54AA(d)(2) shall apply, and
                            ``(ii) section 148 shall not apply with
                        respect to any issue with respect to which the
                        excess described in paragraph (1)(A) is used
                        for a qualified purpose described in paragraph
                        (3)(B).
            ``(3) Qualified purposes.--The term `qualified purposes'
        means--
                    ``(A) any qualified economic development purpose
                (as defined in section 1400U-2(c), applied by treating
                specified cities (and only specified cities) as
                recovery zones), and
                    ``(B) any refinancing of indebtedness of a
                specified city which is outstanding on the date of the
                enactment of this section.
            ``(4) Specified city.--The term `specified city' means any
        principal city for a metropolitan statistical area (as
        determined by the Office of Management and Budget) which--
                    ``(A) has an average unemployment rate of not less
                than 150 percent of the national average rate for the
                last calendar year ending before the date of the
                enactment of this section, and
                    ``(B) has lost at least 20 percent of its
                population between calendar year 2000 and calendar year
                2010.
            ``(5) Limitation on amount of bonds designated.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The maximum aggregate face
                amount of bonds which may be designated under paragraph
                (1) with respect to any specified city shall not exceed
                the bond limitation allocated to such city under
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate
                bond limitation to each specified city such that the
                bond limitation allocated to such city bears the same
                proportion to $1,000,000,000 as the population of such
                city (as determined for purposes of the 2010 census)
                bears to the total population of all specified cities
                (as so determined).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of
subchapter Y of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:

``Sec. 1400U-4. Extension of recovery zone economic development bonds
                            for certain cities.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average in the preceding calendar year and that has lost at least 20% of its population between 2000 and 2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion
Enhancement Act of 2008''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purpose.
         TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1988

Sec. 101. Establishment and purpose.
Sec. 102. Duties.
Sec. 103. Strategic plan.
Sec. 104. Director and Associate Directors.
Sec. 105. Staff; experts and consultants.
Sec. 106. Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.
Sec. 107. Report to Congress.
Sec. 108. Report on export policy.
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 110. Clerical amendment.
Sec. 111. Effective date.
       TITLE II--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS; REFERENCES

Sec. 201. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 202. References.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) As the world's largest economy, the United States has
        an enormous stake in the future of the global trading system.
            (2) Exports are a crucial force driving the United States
        economy and job creation.
            (3) While nearly 97 percent of United States exporters are
        small and medium enterprises (SMEs), SMEs account for just over
        one-fourth of exports, leaving much room for growth.
            (4) Two-thirds of United States exporters have fewer than
        20 employees and sell to just one foreign market.
            (5) Manufacturers account for 61 percent of total United
        States exports with small manufacturers accounting for
        approximately 15 percent of total United States exports. Thirty
        percent of small manufacturers do not currently export but
        would consider doing so if they had more help in securing vital
        information on foreign markets, customers, and export
        procedures.
            (6) United States small and medium enterprises face tough
        competition from trading partners of the United States that
        aggressively undertake export promotion programs that directly
        support and underwrite the expanded growth in trade of their
        small and medium enterprises.
            (7) United States trade promotion is carried out in part by
        21 departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
        Representatives from these Federal departments and agencies are
        members of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a
        Federal committee that has not lived up to congressional intent
        to provide a seamless offering of export promotion products and
        services due in part to the inadequate allocation of resources
        and a lack of ultimate decision making budget input authority
        to ensure effective results are achieved for the invested
        resources.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to
improve the performance and results of trade promotion policies and
programs of the Federal Government in accordance with the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62).

         TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1988

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

    Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``in the Executive Office
                        of the President'' after ``shall establish'';
                            (ii) by striking ``Trade Promotion
                        Coordinating Committee'' and inserting ``Office
                        of Trade Promotion''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``TPCC'' each place it
                        appears and inserting ``Office'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and oversee''
                after ``to coordinate''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and supervise
                implementation of'' after ``to develop''; and
            (2) in subsections (b) through (f), by striking ``TPCC''
        each place it appears and inserting ``Office''.

SEC. 102. DUTIES.

    Section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
        paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated) the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(1) advise the President, and others within the Executive
        Office of the President, on matters relating to trade promotion
        policies and programs of the United States Government;''.
            (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated), by striking
        ``coordinate'' and inserting ``supervise'';
            (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and attainment of
                        measurable results'' after ``better delivery of
                        services''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``with emphasis on small
                        and medium enterprises'' after ``United States
                        businesses''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end
                before the semicolon the following: ``, including
                assistance to match United States businesses with
                foreign businesses, as appropriate'';
            (5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated), by inserting ``and
        enhance the effectiveness of'' after ``prevent unnecessary
        duplication in''; and
            (6) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated) to read as follows:
            ``(6) review and make input on the appropriate levels and
        allocation of resources among agencies in support of export
        promotion and export financing and advise the President as to
        the concurrence in these allocations based on its review;
        and''.

SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and explain'' and inserting ``,
                explain''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end before the semicolon the
                following: ``, and detail the benchmarks for the
                implementation of the priorities'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and effectiveness''
        after ``to improve coordination''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``propose to the President an
                annual'' and inserting ``include in the annual Federal
                budget submission to Congress a detailed'';
                    (B) by striking ``that supports'' and inserting
                ``and oversee its implementation so it supports''; and
                    (C) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
        period; and
            (5) by striking paragraph (6).

SEC. 104. DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.

    Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new
subsection:
    ``(d) Director and Associate Directors.--
            ``(1) Director.--There shall be at the head of the Office a
        Director of the Office of Trade Promotion, who shall--
                    ``(A) be appointed by the President, by and with
                the advice and consent of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) be compensated at a rate consistent with the
                compensation of the directors of other offices within
                the Executive Office of the President.
            ``(2) Associate directors.--The President may appoint not
        more than two Associate Directors of the Office of Trade
        Promotion, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
        who shall each--
                    ``(A) be compensated at a rate not to exceed the
                rate provided for other associate directors of offices
                within the Executive Office of the President; and
                    ``(B) perform such functions as the Director may
                prescribe.''.

SEC. 105. STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new
subsection:
    ``(e) Staff; Experts and Consultants.--
            ``(1) Staff.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director of the Office may
                appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel as the
                Director considers appropriate.
                    ``(B) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of
                the Director, the head of any Federal department or
                agency that is represented on the Advisory Board on
                Trade Promotion established pursuant to subsection (f)
                may detail any of the personnel of that department or
                agency to the Office to assist it in carrying out its
                duties under this section.
            ``(2) Experts and consultants.--The Director of the Office
        may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
        3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
        individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum
        annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule.''.

SEC. 106. ADVISORY BOARD ON TRADE PROMOTION.

    (a) Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.--Section 2312 of the Export
Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.--
            ``(1) Establishment and purpose.--The President shall
        establish the Advisory Board on Trade Promotion (hereafter in
        this subsection referred to as the `Advisory Board'). The
        purpose of the Advisory Board shall be to advise the Director
        of the Office in carrying out the duties of the Office under
        this section and section 6 of the Export Enhancement Act of
        1999 (15 U.S.C. 4727a).
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Members of the Advisory Board
                shall include representatives from--
                            ``(i) the Department of Agriculture;
                            ``(ii) the Department of Commerce;
                            ``(iii) the Department of Defense;
                            ``(iv) the Department of Energy;
                            ``(v) the Department of the Interior;
                            ``(vi) the Department of Labor;
                            ``(vii) the Department of State;
                            ``(viii) the Department of Transportation;
                            ``(ix) the Department of the Treasury;
                            ``(x) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                            ``(xi) the Export-Import Bank of the United
                        States;
                            ``(xii) the United States Agency for
                        International Development;
                            ``(xiii) the Millennium Challenge
                        Corporation;
                            ``(xiv) the Office of Management and
                        Budget;
                            ``(xv) the Overseas Private Investment
                        Corporation;
                            ``(xvi) the Small Business Administration;
                            ``(xvii) the Trade and Development Agency;
                            ``(xviii) the Office of the United States
                        Trade Representative; and
                            ``(xix) at the discretion of the President,
                        such other departments or agencies as may be
                        necessary.
                    ``(B) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
                serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Board.
            ``(3) Member qualifications.--Members of the Advisory Board
        shall be appointed by the heads of their respective departments
        or agencies. Such members, as well as alternates designated by
        any members unable to attend a meeting of the Advisory Board,
        shall be individuals who exercise significant decisionmaking
        authority in their respective departments or agencies.''.
    (b) Environmental Trade Promotion.--
            (1) Environmental trade working group.--Section 2313(b) of
        the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4728(b)) is
        amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Trade Promotion
                Coordination Committee'' and inserting ``Advisory Board
                on Trade Promotion'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Trade Promotion
                        Coordination Committee'' and inserting
                        ``Advisory Board on Trade Promotion''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``TPCC'' and inserting
                        ``Advisory Board'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``TPCC'' and
                inserting ``Advisory Board''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Report to congress.--The chairperson of the Advisory
        Board shall submit to the Director of the Office of Trade
        Promotion a report on the activities of the Working Group to be
        included in the annual report submitted to Congress by the
        Director of the Office pursuant to section 2312(g).''.
            (2) Environmental technologies trade advisory committee.--
        Section 2313(c)(1) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
        U.S.C. 4728(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``TPCC'' and
        inserting ``Advisory Board''.
            (3) International regional environmental initiatives.--
        Section 2313(h) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
        U.S.C. 4728(h)) is amended by striking ``TPCC'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''.

SEC. 107. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report to Congress.--Section 2312(g) of the Export Enhancement
Act of 1988 (as redesignated by section 106(a)(1) of this title) is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office shall prepare
        and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an
        annual report that describes the strategic plan developed by
        the Office pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of
        the plan and any revisions thereto, and the extent to which
        funding for the plan is appropriate.
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
                Affairs of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
                of Representatives.''.

SEC. 108. REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY.

    Section 2314(b)(1)(B) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) the report of the Director of the Office of
                Trade Promotion that contains the strategic plan
                submitted to Congress in accordance with section
                2312(g);''.

SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727), as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this section and section 2313, section 6 of the
        Export Enhancement Act of 1999, and section 304 of the FREEDOM
        Support Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
        and each subsequent fiscal year.
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
        authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are
        authorized to remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 110. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

    Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(a)) is amended in the heading by striking ``trade promotion
coordinating committee'' and inserting ``office of trade promotion''.

SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The President shall establish the Office of Trade Promotion and the
Advisory Board on Trade Promotion pursuant to section 2312 of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (as amended by this title) not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

       TITLE II--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS; REFERENCES

SEC. 201. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Export Enhancement Act of 1999.--The Export Enhancement Act of
1999 is amended--
            (1) in section 6 (15 U.S.C. 1547a)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``tpcc'' and
                inserting ``the office of trade promotion'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and
                inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``inclding'' and
                inserting ``including''; and
            (2) in the heading of section 7, by striking ``tpcc
        reports'' and inserting ``reports of the office of trade
        promotion''.
    (b) FREEDOM Support Act.--The FREEDOM Support Act is amended--
            (1) in section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 5823(b)), by striking
        ``Chair of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and
        inserting ``Director of the Office of Trade Promotion'';
            (2) in section 304 (22 U.S.C. 5824)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``trade promotion
                coordinating committee'' and inserting ``office of
                trade promotion''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and
                inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''; and
            (3) by amending the item relating to section 304 of the
        table of contents to read as follows:

``Sec. 304. Interagency working group on energy of the Office of Trade
                            Promotion.''.
    (c) Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.--Section 2(b)(1)(A) of the
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and inserting
``Office of Trade Promotion''.

SEC. 202. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, regulation, document, or other record of
the United States to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee or TPCC
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of Trade Promotion.

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Export Promotion Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Trade Promotion. (Currently, there exists a Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), which the Office shall replace.)

Requires the Office to perform duties currently assigned to the TPCC, as well as advise the President and others within the Executive Office on matters relating to trade promotion policies and programs of the U.S. Government.

Requires the President to appoint an Office Director. Authorizes the President to appoint up to two Associate Directors.

Directs the President to establish the Advisory Board on Trade Promotion to advise the Office Director.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Holocaust
Accountability in Insurance Measure''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime and its
        collaborators conducted systematic, bureaucratic, and State-
        sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million
        Jews--the genocidal act known as the Holocaust;
            (2) before and during World War II, millions of European
        Jews had purchased, in good faith, life insurance policies with
        certain European insurance companies because these policies
        were a popular form of savings and investment that provided a
        means of safeguarding a family's assets, assisting in
        retirement planning, providing for a dowry, or saving for the
        education of children;
            (3) after the Nazis came to power in Germany, they
        systematically confiscated the insurance assets, including the
        cash value of life insurance policies, of Jews and other
        designated enemies of the Nazi regime;
            (4) after the conclusion of World War II, European insurers
        often rejected insurance claims of Holocaust victims and heirs
        who lacked required documentation, such as death certificates;
            (5) during the 50 years since the end of the war, only a
        small percentage of Holocaust victims and their families have
        been successful in collecting on their policies;
            (6) in 1998, the International Commission on Holocaust Era
        Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) was established by U.S. State
        insurance regulators, European insurers, and certain
        nongovernmental organizations to act as a facilitator between
        insurers and beneficiaries to help expedite payouts on
        contested insurance policies;
            (7) to date ICHEIC has received over 90,000 claims and has
        only made 2,281 settlement offers, which amounts to less than a
        3% success rate;
            (8) these insurance payments should be expedited to the
        victims of the most heinous crime of the 20th century to ensure
        that they do not become victims a second time;
            (9) States should be allowed to collect Holocaust-era
        insurance information from foreign-based insurance companies
        that want to do business in the State; and
            (10) Holocaust victims and their families should be able to
        recover claims on Holocaust era insurance policies in Federal
        court when they deem it necessary to seek redress through the
        judicial system.

SEC. 3. STATE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCTING
              INSURANCE BUSINESS.

    (a) In General.--A State may establish requirements on insurers as
a condition of doing insurance business in that State, to the extent
such requirements are consistent with the due process guarantees of the
Constitution of the United States, as follows:
            (1) Information requirements.--The State may require that
        an insurer provide to the State the following information
        regarding Holocaust era insurance policies:
                    (A) Whether the insurer, or any affiliate or
                predecessor company, sold any such policies.
                    (B) The number of such policies sold by the
                insurer, and any affiliates and predecessor companies,
                and the number the insurer and its affiliates currently
                have in their possession.
                    (C) The identity of the holder and beneficiary of
                each such policy sold or held and current status of
                each such policy.
                    (D) The city of origin, domicile, and address for
                each policyholder listed.
                    (E) If an insurer has no such policies to report
                because records are no longer in the possession of the
                insurer or its affiliates, a statement explaining the
                reasons for the lack of possession of such records.
                    (F) Any other information regarding such policies
                as the State considers appropriate.
            (2) Requirements regarding payment of policies.--A State
        may require that an insurer certify that, with respect to any
        Holocaust era insurance policies sold or at any time held by
        the insurer--
                    (A) the proceeds of the policy were paid;
                    (B) the beneficiaries of the policy or heirs or
                such beneficiaries could not, after diligent search, be
                located, and the proceeds were distributed to Holocaust
                survivors or charities;
                    (C) a court of law has certified a plan for the
                distribution of the proceeds; or
                    (D) the proceeds have not been distributed.
    (b) Holocaust Era Insurance Policies.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``Holocaust era insurance policy'' means a policy for
insurance coverage that--
            (1) was in force at any time during the 26-year period
        beginning with 1920 and ending with 1945; and
            (2) has a policy beneficiary, policyholder, or insured life
        that is a listed Holocaust victim.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR COVERED CLAIMS.

    (a) Federal Cause of Action.--
            (1) In general.--There shall exist a Federal cause of
        action for any covered claim.
            (2) Statute of limitations.--Any action brought under
        paragraph (1) shall be filed not later than 10 years after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Subject Matter Jurisdiction.--The district courts shall have
original jurisdiction of any civil action on a covered claim (whether
brought under subsection (a) or otherwise).
    (c) Personal Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding any provision of Rule 4
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to the contrary, in a civil
action on a covered claim (whether brought under subsection (a) or
otherwise) commenced in a district where the defendant is not a
resident--
            (1) the court may exercise jurisdiction over such defendant
        on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of the
        United States; and
            (2) service of process, summons, and subpoena may be made
        on such defendant in any manner not inconsistent with the
        Constitution of the United States.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Covered claim.--The term ``covered claim'' means a
        claim against a covered foreign insurance company that arises
        out of the insurance coverage involved in an original request.
            (2) Original request.--The term ``original request'' means
        a request that--
                    (A) seeks payment of any claim on insurance
                coverage that--
                            (i) was provided by a covered foreign
                        insurance company;
                            (ii) had as the policyholder, insured, or
                        beneficiary a listed Holocaust victim; and
                            (iii) was in effect during any portion of
                        the 13-year period beginning with 1933 and
                        ending with 1945; and
                    (B) was made by a listed Holocaust victim, or the
                heirs or beneficiaries of such victim, to the covered
                foreign insurance company or the International
                Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims.
            (3) Covered foreign insurance company.--The term ``covered
        foreign insurance company'' means each of the following
        companies, and its affiliates and predecessor companies:
                    (A) Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
                    (B) Union Des Assurances de Paris.
                    (C) Victoria Lebenversicherungs AG.
                    (D) Winterthur Lebensversicherungs Gesellschaft.
                    (E) Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG.
                    (F) Wiener Allianz Versicherungs AG.
                    (G) Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta.
                    (H) Vereinte Lebensversicherungs AG.
                    (I) Basler Lebens-Versicherungs Gesellschaft.
                    (J) Deutscher Ring Lebensversicherungs AG.
                    (K) Nordstern Lebensversicherungs AG.
                    (L) Gerling Konzern Lebensversicherungs AG.
                    (M) Manheimer Lebensversicherung AG.
                    (N) Der Anker.
                    (O) Allgemeine Versicherungs AG.
                    (P) Zuerich Lebensversicherungs Gesellschaft.
                    (Q) Any other foreign insurance company that the
                States or the Attorney General of the United States
                determines was in a position to have financial dealings
                with any individual who was a victim of the Holocaust.

SEC. 5. LISTED HOLOCAUST VICTIMS.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``listed Holocaust victim''
means the following individuals:
            (1) List of survivors.--Any individual whose name is on the
        list of Jewish Holocaust Survivors maintained by the United
        States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
            (2) List of deceased.--Any individual whose name is on the
        list of individuals who died in the Holocaust maintained by the
        Yad Veshem of Jerusalem in its Hall of Names.
            (3) Other lists.--Any individual whose name is on--
                    (A) any list of Holocaust victims that is
                designated as appropriate for use under this Act by the
                chief executive officer of a State or a State insurance
                commissioner or other principal insurance regulatory
                authority of a State; or
                    (B) any similar list, such as a list of the
                International Red Cross, the League of Red Cross
                Societies, the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied
                Expeditionary Forces, or other regularly accessed
                source of information regarding Holocaust victims.

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Comprehensive Holocaust Accountability in Insurance Measure - Authorizes the States to establish information requirements on insurers as a condition of doing insurance business in the host State.

Permits a State to require that an insurer provide specified information regarding Holocaust era insurance policies, including policies sold or held.

Permits a State to require that an insurer certify that: (1) proceeds of the policy were paid; (2) the beneficiaries of the policy or heirs could not, after diligent search, be located, and the proceeds were distributed to Holocaust survivors or charities; (3) a court of law has certified a plan for the distribution of the proceeds; or (4) the proceeds have not been distributed.

Establishes a Federal cause of action for any covered claim brought under this Act against one of several specified foreign insurance companies that arises out of the insurance coverage involved in an original request for payment made by a listed Holocaust victim or the heirs of beneficiaries of such victim.

Requires an action brought under this Act to be filed not later than ten years after its enactment.

Lists covered foreign insurance companies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Protection and Choice
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFERRED PRESENTMENT TRANSACTION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act is amended
by inserting after section 128A (15 U.S.C. 1638A) the following new
section:
``Sec. 128B. Deferred presentment transaction requirements
    ``(a) Prohibition on Deferred Presentment Transactions.--A deferred
presentment transaction is prohibited except as authorized by this
section.
    ``(b) Regulation of Deferred Presentment Transactions and Deferred
Presentment Providers.--If the Director of the Bureau determines that a
State has in effect a covered deferred presentment law, any regulations
of the Bureau with respect to deferred presentment transactions and
deferred presentment providers shall not apply in such State.
    ``(c) Covered Deferred Presentment Law Defined.--For purposes of
this section, the term `covered deferred presentment law' means a law
or regulation of a State that provides for the licensing of deferred
presentment providers and the regulation of deferred presentment
transactions, which may be accomplished through existing State
authority, and that meets the following requirements:
            ``(1) Database.--The law or regulation must establish a
        database of deferred presentment transactions to assist
        deferred presentment providers with complying with the
        requirements of this section, which may be operated by a
        private company selected by the State.
            ``(2) Deferred presentment provider requirements.--The law
        or regulation must require a deferred presentment provider to--
                    ``(A) be licensed by the State;
                    ``(B) provide to the State the results of a
                background check, including fingerprinting, of each
                officer and principal of the deferred presentment
                provider;
                    ``(C) secure a copy of a valid State-issued form of
                identification from a consumer before entering into a
                deferred presentment transaction;
                    ``(D) verify through the State deferred presentment
                transaction database that a consumer entering into a
                deferred presentment transaction with the deferred
                presentment provider--
                            ``(i) does not have an outstanding deferred
                        presentment transaction; and
                            ``(ii) did not have an outstanding deferred
                        presentment transaction within the previous 24-
                        hour period; and
                    ``(E) report to the State deferred presentment
                transaction database operator immediately--
                            ``(i) upon entering into a deferred
                        presentment transaction agreement--
                                    ``(I) the name of the consumer that
                                provided a check or other payment
                                instrument for deferred presentment;
                                    ``(II) the consumer's social
                                security number or employment
                                authorization alien number;
                                    ``(III) the consumer's address;
                                    ``(IV) the consumer's driver's
                                license number or identifier from other
                                valid State-issued form of
                                identification;
                                    ``(V) the amount of the deferred
                                presentment transaction;
                                    ``(VI) the date such deferred
                                presentment transaction is made and the
                                date on which repayment of the deferred
                                presentment transaction is due; and
                                    ``(VII) such other information as
                                the State determines appropriate; and
                            ``(ii) upon repayment by the consumer of
                        the amount owed under a deferred presentment
                        transaction agreement or after such deferred
                        presentment transaction agreement is otherwise
                        settled, the date and time on which the amount
                        owed under such deferred presentment
                        transaction agreement is satisfied.
            ``(3) Deferred presentment transaction agreement
        requirements.--The law or regulation must require that the
        terms of a deferred presentment transaction agreement--
                    ``(A) limit the total amount of all interest and
                fees that may be charged to a consumer by a deferred
                presentment provider with respect to a deferred
                presentment transaction to no more than 10 percent of
                the amount of such a deferred presentment transaction
                and no more than a $5 processing fee;
                    ``(B) limit the duration of the deferred
                presentment transaction to a period no longer than 31
                days or less than 7 days;
                    ``(C) limit the amount of the deferred presentment
                transaction to no more than $500, exclusive of allowed
                fees;
                    ``(D) be in writing;
                    ``(E) provide that the consumer shall--
                            ``(i) have the right to rescind any
                        deferred presentment transaction agreement
                        within the first 24 hours of the deferment
                        period; and
                            ``(ii) pay any allowable processing fee
                        regardless of such rescission; and
                    ``(F) include such other information as the State
                determines to be appropriate.
            ``(4) Treatment of past-due amounts.--The law or regulation
        must require that if a consumer fails to repay the amount due
        pursuant to a deferred presentment transaction agreement by the
        contractual repayment date, a deferred presentment provider
        shall provide an additional 60-day grace period, without any
        additional charge, for the consumer to repay such amount before
        the deferred presentment provider may request payment for the
        check or other payment instrument or pursue other civil
        remedies, subject to the conditions that the grace period
        will--
                    ``(A) terminate immediately if, before the end of
                the 7-day period beginning on the date of the
                contractual repayment date, the consumer failed to make
                an appointment to attend a course with a consumer
                credit counseling agency and inform the deferred
                presentment provider of such appointment; and
                    ``(B) be deemed to have terminated at the end of
                the 7-day period beginning on the date of the
                contractual repayment date if, before the end of the
                60-day period beginning on the date of the contractual
                repayment date, the consumer failed to complete a
                course with a consumer credit counseling agency and
                inform the deferred presentment provider of the
                completion of such course.
    ``(d) Compliance.--A deferred presentment transaction that complies
with the requirements of this section and applicable State law shall
not be considered to be an unfair, deceptive, or abusive act or
practice.
    ``(e) Effective Date.--The requirements of this section shall take
effect on the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of
this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Deferment period.--The term `deferment period' means
        the number of days a deferred presentment provider agrees to
        wait before depositing, presenting, or redeeming a consumer's
        check or other payment instrument under a deferred presentment
        transaction agreement.
            ``(2) Deferred presentment provider.--The term `deferred
        presentment provider' means a person who holds a license to be
        a deferred presentment provider in the State in which a
        deferred presentment transaction agreement is entered into and
        who provides currency or other payment instrument to a consumer
        as part of a deferred presentment transaction.
            ``(3) Deferred presentment transaction.--The term `deferred
        presentment transaction' means a transaction in which currency
        or other payment instrument is provided to a consumer in
        exchange for a consumer's check or other payment instrument and
        an agreement that such consumer's check or other payment
        instrument shall be held for a deferment period prior to
        presentment, deposit, or redemption.
            ``(4) Deferred presentment transaction agreement.--The term
        `deferred presentment transaction agreement' means the
        underlying agreement establishing a deferred presentment
        transaction.
            ``(5) Other payment instrument.--The term `other payment
        instrument' means a draft, warrant, money order, traveler's
        check, or electronic instrument (other than currency).
            ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, and each territory and
        possession of the United States.
            ``(7) State deferred presentment transaction database.--The
        term `State deferred presentment transaction database' means
        the database established by the State that issued the
        consumer's form of identification.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of
chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 128A the following new item:

``128B. Deferred presentment transaction requirements.''.

SEC. 3. MORATORIUM AND SAFE HARBOR.

    (a) Moratorium.--The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may
not promulgate or enforce any regulation related to deferred
presentment providers with respect to deferred presentment transactions
during the 24-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act.
    (b) Safe Harbor.--The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may
not impose any additional requirements related to deferred presentment
providers with respect to deferred presentment transactions in a State
if such State has enacted a covered deferred presentment law by the
effective date in subsection (e) of section 128B of the Truth in
Lending Act, as added by section 2(a).
    (c) Payday Loans.--The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection--
            (1) may not regulate payday loans during the 24-month
        period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) may regulate payday loans in a State after such period
        only if such State has not enacted a covered deferred
        presentment law.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) TILA definitions.--The terms ``covered deferred
        presentment law'', ``deferred presentment provider'',
        ``deferred presentment transaction'', and ``State'' shall have
        the meanings given such terms under section 128B of the Truth
        in Lending Act, as added by section 2(a).
            (2) Payday loan.--The term ``payday loan'' means a loan
        described under section 1024(a)(1)(E) of Public Law 111-203 (12
        U.S.C. 5514(a)(1)(E)), except that such term does not include a
        deferred presentment transaction.

Output: Consumer Protection and Choice Act This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a deferred presentment transaction except as provided under this Act.  A "deferred presentment transaction" is one in which currency or other payment is provided to a consumer in exchange for a consumer's check or other payment instrument and an agreement that such check or payment instrument shall be held for a deferment period prior to presentment, deposit, or redemption. If the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) determines that a state has in effect a law that provides for the licensing of deferred presentment providers and the regulation of deferred presentment transactions, and that meets the requirements specified by this Act, any CFPB regulations concerning such transactions and providers shall not apply in such state.  Such a state law must:   require a provider to be licensed by the state; establish a transaction database;  require a provider to verify through such database that a consumer entering into such a transaction does not have an outstanding transaction;  require a provider to report immediately to such database information about each transaction entered into and each transaction paid or settled; require that a transaction agreement be in writing and allow the consumer to rescind the agreement within the first 24 hours;  require a transaction agreement to limit the interest and fees to no more that 10% of the transaction amount, the processing fee to $5, the transaction amount to $500, and the duration of the transaction to no less than 7 days and no more than 31 days; and  allow a 60-day grace period after the contractual repayment date for a consumer to repay the amount due, subject to early termination if a consumer fails to complete a course with a consumer credit counseling agency.  The bill makes these changes effective 24 months after enactment and prohibits the CFPB from establishing or enforcing any regulation governing deferred presentment transactions or payday loans during such period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Quality Diabetes Education
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
        (hereinafter ``CDC'') report that nearly 26,000,000 Americans
        have diabetes, in addition to an estimated 79,000,000 Americans
        who have prediabetes, an increase of 24,000,000 Americans with
        either diabetes or prediabetes since 2008. People with
        prediabetes are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
        or cardiovascular disease.
            (2) Diabetes impacts 8.3 percent of all Americans and 11.3
        percent of American adults. The CDC estimates that as many as 1
        in 3 Americans will have diabetes by 2050 if current trends
        continue.
            (3) According to the American Diabetes Association, the
        total costs of diagnosed diabetes have risen to $245 billion in
        2012 from $174 billion in 2007, when the cost was last examined
        by the CDC. This figure represents a 41 percent increase over a
        five-year period.
            (4) One in 3 Medicare dollars is currently spent on people
        with diabetes.
            (5) There were 11.3 million diabetes related emergency room
        visits in 2008, compared with 9.5 million in 2000, an increase
        of 11 percent.
            (6) According to the CDC, health care providers are finding
        statistically significant increases in the prevalence of Type 2
        diabetes in children and adolescents.
            (7) Diabetes self-management training (hereinafter
        ``DSMT''), also called diabetes education, provides critical
        knowledge and skills training to patients with diabetes,
        helping them manage medications, address nutritional issues,
        facilitate diabetes-related problem solving, and make other
        critical lifestyle changes to effectively manage their
        diabetes. Evidence shows that individuals participating in DSMT
        programs are able to progress along the continuum necessary to
        make sustained behavioral changes in order to manage their
        diabetes.
            (8) A certified diabetes educator is a State licensed or
        registered health care professional who specializes in helping
        people with diabetes develop the self-management skills needed
        to stay healthy and avoid costly acute complications and
        emergency care, as well as debilitating secondary conditions
        caused by diabetes.
            (9) Diabetes self-management training has been proven
        effective in helping to reduce the risks and complications of
        diabetes and is a vital component of an overall diabetes
        treatment regimen. Patients who have received training from a
        certified diabetes educator are better able to implement the
        treatment plan received from a physician skilled in diabetes
        treatment.
            (10) Lifestyle changes, such as those taught by certified
        diabetes educators, directly contribute to better glycemic
        control and reduced complications from diabetes. Evidence shows
        that the potential for prevention of the most serious medical
        complications caused by diabetes to be as high as 90 percent
        (blindness), 85 percent (amputations), and 50 percent (heart
        disease and stroke) with proper medical treatment and active
        self-management.
            (11) In recognition of the important role of DSMT programs,
        the CDC in 2012 awarded funding to expand the National Diabetes
        Prevention Program to help prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes
        for individuals at high risk.
            (12) The net savings to the Medicare program of ensuring
        that beneficiaries have access to quality DSMT is estimated to
        be $2,000,000,000 over 10 years.
            (13) Despite its effectiveness in reducing diabetes-related
        complications and associated costs, diabetes self-management
        training has been recognized by the Centers for Medicare &
        Medicaid Services as an underutilized Medicare benefit, even
        after more than a decade of coverage.
            (14) Enhancing access to diabetes self-management training
        programs that are certified as necessary by the patient's
        treating physician and taught by certified diabetes educators
        is an important public policy goal that can help improve health
        outcomes, ensure quality, and reduce escalating diabetes-
        related health costs.

SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS AS AUTHORIZED
              PROVIDERS OF MEDICARE DIABETES OUTPATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT
              TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(qq) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(qq)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``by a certified provider
        (as described in paragraph (2)(A)) in an outpatient setting''
        and inserting ``in an outpatient setting by a certified
        diabetes educator (as defined in paragraph (3)) or by a
        certified provider (as described in paragraph (2)(A))''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `certified diabetes
educator' means an individual--
            ``(A) who is licensed or registered by the State in which
        the services are performed as a certified diabetes educator; or
            ``(B) who--
                    ``(i) is licensed or registered by the State in
                which the services are performed as a health care
                professional;
                    ``(ii) specializes in teaching individuals with
                diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge
                to manage the individual's diabetic condition; and
                    ``(iii) is certified as a diabetes educator by a
                recognized certifying body (as defined in paragraph
                (4)).
    ``(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)(B)(iii), the term `recognized
certifying body' means a certifying body for diabetes educators which
is recognized by the Secretary as authorized to grant certification of
diabetes educators for purposes of this subsection pursuant to
standards established by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Treatment as a Practitioner, Including for Telehealth
Services.--Section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395u(b)(18)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
clause:
            ``(vii) A certified diabetes educator (as defined in
        section 1861(qq)(3)).''.
    (c) GAO Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
        shall conduct a study to identify the barriers that exist for
        Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes
        self-management training services under the Medicare program,
        including economic and geographic barriers and availability of
        appropriate referrals and access to adequate and qualified
        providers.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
        States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted
        under paragraph (1).
    (d) AHRQ Development of Recommendations for Outreach Methods and
Report.--
            (1) Development of recommendations.--The Director of the
        Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall, through use
        of a workshop and other appropriate means, develop a series of
        recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate
        physicians and other health care providers as well as the
        public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training
        in order to promote better health outcomes for patients with
        diabetes.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Agency for
        Healthcare Research and Quality shall submit to Congress a
        report on the recommendations developed under paragraph (1).
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to items and services furnished after the end of the 12-month
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program. Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Spaceport Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) spaceport development is a national economic interest
        that should be pursued as part of a national transportation
        policy;
            (2) many nations around the world, including France, China,
        Russia, Japan, Canada, and Australia, have embarked on
        aggressive commercial space development programs;
            (3) the United States, once the leader in the commercial
        space market, is in danger of falling behind in the
        international commercial space market;
            (4) the Government must clearly demonstrate its commitment
        to support commercial space activity in America, thereby
        encouraging greater financial support from private industry;
            (5) the United States must develop a long-term,
        comprehensive, and aggressive policy to successfully compete in
        the international commercial space market, to return the United
        States to its position of primary world supplier of launch
        services; and
            (6) spaceport development is the key component in this
        endeavor because it provides the final piece--launch
        facilities--to the existing parts of the United States
        commercial space market.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``spaceport'' means a space
launch or recovery facility, or a supporting educational or research
facility providing space industry worker training or commercial
application research, designated by a State in an application approved
under section 5.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL SPACEPORT OFFICE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of
Transportation a National Spaceport Office.
    (b) Staff.--The National Spaceport Office shall have a staff
consisting of a director, 4 regional supervisors, and not more than 5
additional support staff.
    (c) Duties.--The National Spaceport Office shall--
            (1) administer the application and assistance program under
        section 5; and
            (2) establish appropriate procedures for--
                    (A) the competitive awarding of grants under
                section 5(b)(1); and
                    (B) the transfer of excess Federal property to
                spaceports under section 5(b)(3), while ensuring that
                the spaceport compensates the Federal Government for
                the Federal expenses of operating facilities in
                connection with property so transferred.
SEC. 5. SPACEPORT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Application.--A State or State-designated entity, including a
nonprofit organization, desiring assistance under this section shall
submit an application to the National Spaceport Office requesting
specifically the Federal assistance sought and setting forth a
comprehensive plan for spaceport development, including the educational
components of such development.
    (b) Assistance.--The National Spaceport Office shall approve
meritorious applications submitted under subsection (a) and provide to
the successful applicants assistance, including--
            (1) grants, to the extent of available funding under
        section 9;
            (2) the use of excess Federal launch, recovery, launch
        vehicle, and support assets, consistent with applicable
        international agreements, for educational launches; and
            (3) excess Federal property, including research facilities,
        by transfer.

SEC. 6. TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING FOR SPACEPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 142 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exempt facility bonds) is amended by
striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the
end the following:
            ``(13) spaceports (as defined in section 3 of the National
        Spaceport Act).''
    (b) Treatment Comparable To Airports.--
            (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 142(b)(1) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``or (12)'' and inserting ``(12), or
        (13)''.
            (2) Subsection (c) of section 142 of such Code is amended
        by striking ``or (11)'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``(11), or (13)''.
            (3) Paragraph (3) of section 146(g) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``or (12)'' and all that follows and inserting
        ``(12), or (13) of section 142(a), and''.
    (c) Treatment of Property Owned By Designated Tax-Exempt
Entities.--Paragraph (1) of section 142(b) of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Spaceport facilities owned by designated tax-
                exempt entities.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), a
                spaceport shall be treated as owned by a governmental
                unit if it is owned by an entity which is exempt from
                tax under section 501(a) and which is designated by the
                State in which the spaceport is located to develop and
                operate the spaceport.''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 7. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, activities of spaceports
shall be subject to applicable provisions of chapter 701 of title 49,
United States Code, relating to commercial space transportation.

SEC. 8. REGULATORY EXEMPTION.

    The activities of the National Spaceport Office and of spaceports
shall not be subject to regulation by the Federal Government except as
provided in--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) chapter 701 of title 49, United States Code; and
            (3) applicable laws relating to worker and workplace
        safety.

SEC. 9. ANNUAL REPORT.

    The director of the National Spaceport Office shall annually
transmit to the Congress a report on its activities under this Act.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation, out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established
under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
9502), for carrying out this Act $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1996 through 2000.

SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF NATIONAL SPACEPORT OFFICE.

    The National Spaceport Office shall terminate on October 1, 2000.

Output:
National Spaceport Act - Establishes in the Department of Transportation a National Spaceport Office to administer a grant program of State-run spaceports.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax-exempt bond financing for spaceports.
Authorizes appropriations.
Terminates the Office on October 1, 2000.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson-Fulton-Champlain
Commemoration Commission Act of 2002''.

 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the first European exploration of the Hudson River and
        Lake Champlain and the introduction of steam navigation to
        maritime commerce were events of major historical importance in
        the United States and throughout the world;
            (2) in 1609--
                    (A) Englishman Henry Hudson, acting on behalf of
                the Dutch East India Company, was the first European to
                sail up the river later named for him in the vessel
                Half Moon; and
                    (B) French explorer Samuel de Champlain was the
                first European to discover the lake later named for
                him;
            (3) those voyages--
                    (A) were 2 of the most significant passages in the
                European exploration and discovery of America;
                    (B) resulted in 2 of the earliest contacts in the
                New World between Native Americans and Europeans; and
                    (C) led to the establishment of--
                            (i) the Dutch and later English settlement
                        Fort Orange in the area that is now Albany, New
                        York; and
                            (ii) French Quebec settlements located as
                        far south as Lake George;
            (4) those early settlements influenced the history,
        culture, law, commerce, and traditions of liberty of the United
        States;
            (5) in 1807, the navigation of the Hudson River from the
        city of New York to Albany by Robert Fulton in the steamboat
        Clermont--
                    (A) successfully inaugurated steam navigation on a
                commercial basis;
                    (B) is 1 of the most important events in the
                history of navigation;
                    (C) revolutionized waterborne commerce on the
                rivers of the United States;
                    (D) transformed naval warfare; and
                    (E) fostered international relations through
                transoceanic travel and trade;
            (6) the National Park Service owns and operates significant
        resources in the State of New York relating to the early
        history of the United States and the Hudson River Valley; and
            (7) in 2002 the State of New York enacted legislation
        establishing a State Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commission.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish the Hudson-
Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission to--
            (1) ensure a suitable national observance, in 2009, of the
        anniversaries of the voyages of Henry Hudson, Robert Fulton,
        and Samuel de Champlain through cooperation with and assistance
        to the programs and activities of the States of New York, New
        Jersey, and Vermont;
            (2) assist in ensuring that Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 2009
        observances--
                    (A) provide an excellent visitor experience and
                beneficial interaction between visitors and the natural
                and cultural resources of sites in the States of New
                York, New Jersey, and Vermont; and
                    (B) are inclusive and recognize the diverse Hudson
                River and Lake Champlain communities that developed
                over 4 centuries;
            (3) facilitate international involvement in the Hudson-
        Fulton-Champlain 2009 observances;
            (4) support and facilitate marketing efforts for a
        commemorative coin, a commemorative stamp, and related
        activities for the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 2009 observances;
        and
            (5) assist in the appropriate development of heritage
        tourism and economic benefits to the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commemoration.--The term ``commemoration'' means the
        commemoration of--
                    (A) the 200th anniversary of the voyage of Robert
                Fulton in the steamboat Clermont;
                    (B) the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Henry
                Hudson in the vessel Half Moon; and
                    (C) the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Samuel
                de Champlain.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Hudson-
        Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission established by
        section 4(a).
            (3) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of
        each State.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``State'' means--
                            (i) the State of New York;
                            (ii) the State of New Jersey; and
                            (iii) the State of Vermont.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``State'' includes
                agencies and entities of each State specified in
                subparagraph (A).

SEC. 4. HUDSON-FULTON-CHAMPLAIN COMMEMORATION COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--There is established a commission to be known as
the ``Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 31
        members, of whom--
                    (A) 3 members shall be appointed by the Secretary,
                taking into consideration the recommendations of the
                Governors;
                    (B) 14 members shall be appointed by the Secretary,
                taking into consideration the recommendations of--
                            (i) the Members of the House of
                        Representatives whose districts encompass the
                        Hudson River Valley; and
                            (ii) the Members of the House of
                        Representatives whose districts encompass
                        Champlain Valley;
                    (C) 6 members shall be appointed by the Secretary,
                taking into consideration the recommendations of the
                Members of the Senate from the States;
                    (D) 2 members shall be employees of the National
                Park Service, of whom--
                            (i) 1 shall be the Director of the National
                        Park Service (or a designee); and
                            (ii) 1 shall be an employee of the National
                        Park Service having experience relevant to the
                        commemoration, to be appointed by the
                        Secretary;
                    (E) 1 member shall be an individual knowledgeable
                about the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area,
                to be appointed by the Secretary; and
                    (F) 5 members shall be individuals that have an
                interest in, support for, and expertise appropriate to,
                the commemoration, to be appointed by the Secretary.
            (2) Term; vacancies.--
                    (A) Term.--A member of the Commission shall be
                appointed for the life of the Commission.
                    (B) Vacancies.--
                            (i) In general.--A vacancy on the
                        Commission shall be filled in the same manner
                        as the original appointment was made.
                            (ii) Partial term.--A member appointed to
                        fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve
                        for the remainder of the term for which the
                        predecessor of the member was appointed.
            (3) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall meet--
                            (i) at least twice each year; or
                            (ii) at the call of the Chairperson or the
                        majority of the members of the Commission.
                    (B) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after
                the date on which all members of the Commission have
                been appointed, the Commission shall hold the initial
                meeting of the Commission.
            (4) Voting.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall act only on
                an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the
                Commission.
                    (B) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the
                Commission shall constitute a quorum.
            (5) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall annually
                select the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the
                Commission from among the members of the Commission.
                    (B) Authority.--The Vice Chairperson shall serve as
                the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
                    (A) plan, develop, and execute programs and
                activities appropriate for the commemoration;
                    (B) facilitate activities relating to the
                commemoration throughout the United States;
                    (C) coordinate activities of the Commission with--
                            (i) commemoration commissions of the
                        States;
                            (ii) appropriate Federal agencies,
                        including--
                                    (I) the Department of Agriculture;
                                    (II) the Department of Defense;
                                    (III) the Department of State;
                                    (IV) the Department of
                                Transportation; and
                                    (V) the National Park Service; and
                            (iii) the American Heritage Rivers
                        Initiative Interagency Committee established by
                        Executive Order No. 13061, dated September 11,
                        1997;
                    (D) encourage civic, patriotic, historical,
                educational, religious, economic, and other
                organizations throughout the United States to organize
                and participate in activities to expand the
                understanding and appreciation of the significance of
                the voyages of Hudson, Fulton, and Champlain;
                    (E) provide technical assistance to States,
                localities, and nonprofit organizations to carry out
                activities relating to the commemoration;
                    (F) coordinate and facilitate for the public
                scholarly research on, publication concerning, and
                interpretation of, the voyages of Hudson, Fulton, and
                Champlain; and
                    (G) ensure that the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 2009
                anniversaries provide a lasting legacy and long-term
                public benefit by assisting in the development of
                appropriate programs and facilities.
            (2) Plans; reports.--
                    (A) Strategic plan; annual performance plans.--In
                accordance with section 306 of title 5, United States
                Code, and section 1115 of title 31, United States Code,
                the Commission shall prepare a strategic plan for the
                activities of the Commission carried out under this
                Act.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than September 30,
                2010, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary a
                final report that contains--
                            (i) a summary of the activities of the
                        Commission;
                            (ii) a final accounting of funds received
                        and expended by the Commission; and
                            (iii) the findings and recommendations of
                        the Commission.
    (d) Powers of the Commission.--The Commission may--
            (1) accept and dispose of donations of money, personal
        services, and real and personal property related to the
        commemoration;
            (2) appoint such advisory committees as the Commission
        determines to be necessary to carry out this Act;
            (3) authorize any member or employee of the Commission to
        take any action that the Commission is authorized to take by
        this Act;
            (4) procure supplies, services, and property, and make or
        enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements, to
        carry out this Act (except that any contracts, leases, or other
        legal agreements made or entered into by the Commission shall
        not extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission);
            (5) use the United States mails in the same manner and
        under the same conditions as other Federal agencies;
            (6) subject to approval by the Commission, make grants in
        amounts not to exceed $20,000 to communities and nonprofit
        organizations to develop programs to assist in the
        commemoration; and
            (7) make grants to research and scholarly organizations to
        research, publish, or distribute information relating to the
        voyages of Hudson, Fulton, and Champlain.
    (e) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members of the commission.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), a member of the Commission shall serve without
                compensation.
                    (B) Federal employees.--A member of the Commission
                who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government
                shall serve without compensation in addition to the
                compensation received for the services of the member as
                an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
                    (C) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission
                shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
                lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
                employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57
                of title 5, United States Code, while away from the
                home or regular place of business of the member in the
                performance of the duties of the Commission.
            (2) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission
                may, without regard to the civil service laws
                (including regulations), appoint and terminate an
                executive director and such other additional personnel
                as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform
                the duties of the Commission.
                    (B) Confirmation of executive director.--The
                employment of an executive director shall be subject to
                confirmation by the Commission.
            (3) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), the Chairperson of the Commission 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.
            (4) Detail of government employees.--
                    (A) Federal employees.--
                            (i) In general.--At the request of the
                        Commission, the head of any Federal agency may
                        detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable
                        basis, any of the personnel of the agency to
                        the Commission to assist the Commission in
                        carrying out the duties of the Commission under
                        this Act.
                            (ii) Civil service status.--The detail of
                        an employee under clause (i) shall be without
                        interruption or loss of civil service status or
                        privilege.
                    (B) State employees.--The Commission may--
                            (i) accept the services of personnel
                        detailed from States (including subdivisions of
                        States); and
                            (ii) reimburse States for services of
                        detailed personnel.
            (5) Volunteer and uncompensated services.--Notwithstanding
        section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission
        may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as the
        Commission determines to be necessary.
            (6) Support services.--The Director of the National Park
        Service shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable
        basis, such administrative support services as the Commission
        may request.
    (f) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairperson of the Commission 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.
    (g) FACA Nonapplicability.--Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
    (h) No Effect on Authority.--Nothing in this section supersedes the
authority of the States or the National Park Service concerning the
commemoration.
    (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on December 31,
2010.

Output: Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission Act of 2002 - Establishes the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission to plan, develop, and execute programs and activities appropriate to commemorate in 2009 the anniversaries of the voyages of Henry Hudson (the first European to sail up the Hudson River in the vessel Half Moon), Robert Fulton (who navigated the Hudson River in the steamboat Clermont, successfully inaugurating steam navigation on a commercial basis), and Samuel de Champlain (the first European to discover and explore Lake Champlain).