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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Somalia Stabilization Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991,
        Somalia has struggled to rebuild a government and assert order
        and control over warlords, clan militias, and extremist groups.
            (2) The lack of functioning state and governing structures
        led to chronic humanitarian need within Somalia and enabled
        terrorist groups, maritime crime, illicit trafficking, and mass
        refugee flows to flourish.
            (3) In 2007, the Ethiopian military ousted the Islamic
        Courts Union and the United Nations authorized the African
        Union to deploy a peacekeeping force to Somalia, the African
        Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), in order to support the
        Transitional Federal Government to establish order in Somalia.
        AMISOM currently consists of troops from Burundi, Djibouti,
        Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
            (4) In 2008, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (al-Shabaab)
        was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially
        Designated Global Terrorist entity by the United States
        Government.
            (5) In 2010, al-Shabaab took control of southern and
        central Somalia and instituted strict Sharia law.
            (6) In July 2010, Al-Shabaab retaliated against a
        contributor to AMISOM by carrying out an attack in Kampala,
        Uganda, which killed 74 people and injured 70 others.
            (7) In 2010, in response to growing al-Shabaab dominance
        and brutality, the AMISOM mandate was expanded to directly
        target and counter al-Shabaab in Somalia.
            (8) In 2011 and 2012, when many parts of the country were
        suffering from severe food insecurity and famine, al-Shabaab
        denied humanitarian access to its residents, resulting in the
        death of close to 260,000 people and acute food insecurity for
        millions.
            (9) In 2011, the Kenyan Defense Force joined AMISOM, to
        help take control of urban areas like Mogadishu and Kismayo
        from al-Shabaab control.
            (10) In 2012, improved security in much of urban Somalia
        enabled the Transitional Federal Government to complete a draft
        constitution and end its transitional term.
            (11) In 2012, a regionally representative Somali
        constituent assembly elected a new Federal parliament, which in
        turn elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
            (12) The United States, Arab and European countries, the
        United Nations, and the African Union officially recognized the
        new Somali government, citing the process that created it as
        being the most credible and inclusive process to date.
            (13) On March 6, 2013, the United Nations Security Council
        passed Resolution 2093, creating a new exemption to the 21-
        year-old arms embargo for a period of 12 months, to allow for
        ``deliveries of weapons or military equipment or the provision
        of advice, assistance or training, intended solely for the
        development of the National Security Forces of the Federal
        Government of Somalia'', and calling for the training,
        equipping, and capacity-building of Somali Security Forces,
        including both its armed forces and police, with special focus
        on the development of infrastructure to ``ensure the safe
        storage, registration, maintenance and distribution of military
        equipment,'' and ``procedures and codes of conduct . . . for
        the registration, distribution, use, and storage of weapons''.
            (14) On May 2, 2013, the United National Security Council
        passed Resolution 2102, establishing the United Nations
        Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) under the leadership of a
        Special Representative of the Secretary-General to support the
        Government of Somalia with peace-building, state-building and
        governance, as well as the coordination of international
        assistance.
            (15) Though greeted with great optimism, the Government of
        Somalia has run into many challenges, which has stalled its
        efforts to finalize the constitution, guide the structure of
        the new state, or provide services to the population.
            (16) President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his government
        have committed to the completion of these tasks and to holding
        a constitutional referendum and national election by 2016.
            (17) On September 16, 2013, the international community and
        a high level Somali delegation endorsed a compact based on the
        ``New Deal Strategy for Engagement in Fragile States.'' Donors
        pledged $2,400,000,000 over three years to support Somali
        development priorities, including $69,000,000 from the United
        States.
            (18) Al Shabaab continues to use terrorist tactics to
        attack soft targets. On September 21-24, 2013, al-Shabaab
        perpetrated an attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya,
        killing at least 67 people.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should--
            (1) support the Somali Federal Government, regional
        administrations, Federal units, and people in their ongoing
        efforts to consolidate political gains and develop credible,
        transparent, and representative government systems and
        institutions, and foster complementary processes at the local,
        regional, and national levels;
            (2) continue to support African-led regional efforts to
        improve security and stability in Somalia, including through
        the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) and the United
        Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM);
            (3) support the people and Government of Somalia to develop
        professional and regionally and ethnically representative
        Somali security forces that are capable of maintaining and
        expanding security within Somalia, confronting international
        security threats such as terrorism, and preventing human rights
        abuses;
            (4) continue to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance
        as needed, while bolstering resilience and building a
        foundation for sustained, inclusive development for the people
        of Somalia; and
            (5) carry out all diplomatic, economic, intelligence,
        military, and development activities in Somalia within the
        context of a comprehensive strategy coordinated through an
        interagency process.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE CONSOLIDATION OF
              SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE GAINS IN SOMALIA.

    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to guide future United
States action in support of the Government and people of Somalia to
foster economic growth and opportunity, counter armed threats to
stability, and develop credible, transparent, and representative
government systems and institutions.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection
(a) should include the following elements:
            (1) A clearly stated policy toward Somalia on supporting
        the consolidation of political gains at the national level,
        while also encouraging and supporting complementary processes
        at the local and regional levels.
            (2) Measures to support the development goals identified by
        the people and Government of Somalia.
            (3) Plans for strengthening efforts by the Government of
        Somalia, the African Union, and regional governments to
        stabilize the security situation within Somalia and further
        degrade al-Shabaab's capabilities, in order to enable the
        eventual transfer of security operations to Somali security
        forces capable of--
                    (A) maintaining and expanding security within
                Somalia;
                    (B) confronting international security threats; and
                    (C) preventing human rights abuses.
            (4) Plans for supporting the development and
        professionalization of regionally and ethnically representative
        Somali security forces, including the infrastructure and
        procedures required to ensure chain of custody and the safe
        storage of military equipment and an assessment of the benefits
        and risks of the provision of weaponry to the Somali security
        forces by the United States.
            (5) A description of United States national security
        objectives addressed through military-to-military cooperation
        activities with Somali security forces.
            (6) A description of security risks to United States
        personnel conducting security cooperation activities within
        Somalia and plans to assist the Somali security forces in
        preventing infiltration and insider attacks, including through
        the application of lessons learned in United States military
        training efforts in Afghanistan.
            (7) A description of United States tools for monitoring and
        responding to violations of the United Nations Security Council
        arms embargo, charcoal ban, and other international agreements
        affecting the stability of Somalia.
            (8) A description of mechanisms for coordinating United
        States military and non-military assistance with other
        international donors, regional governments, and relevant
        multilateral organizations.
            (9) Plans to increase United States diplomatic engagement
        with Somalia, including through the future establishment of an
        embassy or other diplomatic posts in Mogadishu.
            (10) Any other element the President determines
        appropriate.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than 180 days from the submission of the
strategy required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter for
three years, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress an update on implementation of the strategy and progress
made in Somalia in security, stability, development, and governance.
    (d) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The reports may
take the form of a briefing, unclassified report, or unclassified
report with a classified annex.
    (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
        Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
        Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
        Representatives.

Output: Somalia Stabilization Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) support the Somali Federal Government, regional administrations, federal units, and people in their efforts to consolidate political gains and develop credible and representative government systems and institutions; (2) support African-led regional efforts to improve security and stability in Somalia; (3) support the development of professional and regionally and ethnically representative Somali security forces; (4) provide humanitarian assistance as needed while building a foundation for Somalia's development; and (5) carry out all diplomatic, economic, intelligence, military, and development activities in Somalia within the context of a comprehensive strategy coordinated through an interagency process. Directs the President to submit to Congress a strategy to guide future U.S. action in support of the government and people of Somalia to foster economic growth, counter armed threats to stability, and develop credible and representative government systems and institutions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Broadcasting Reauthorization
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Corporation for Public Broadcasting.--Section 396(k)(1) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(1)) is amended by striking
subparagraphs (B) through (F) and inserting the following:
    ``(B) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund, for each
of the fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, an amount equal
to 40 percent of the total amount of non-Federal financial support
received by public broadcasting entities during the second fiscal year
preceding each such fiscal year, except that the amount so appropriated
shall not exceed--
            ``(i) $416,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(ii) $432,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            ``(iii) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            ``(iv) $468,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
            ``(v) $487,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
    ``(C) In addition to any amounts authorized under any other
provision of this or any other Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Fund, (notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection) specifically for transition from the use of analog to
digital technology for the provision of public telecommunications
services and for the acquisition or production of digital programming
of local, regional, and national interest--
            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(iii) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(iv) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
            ``(v) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
    ``(D) Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain
available until expended and shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Treasury for obligation and expenditure as soon after appropriation as
practicable. The Corporation shall distribute funds authorized by
subparagraph (C) and allocated to public broadcast stations under this
subsection as expeditiously as practicable when made available by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and in a manner that is determined, in
consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees
and their designated representatives.''.
    (b) Public Broadcasting Interconnection System.--Section 396(k)(10)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(10)) is amended by
striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:
    ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Satellite
Interconnection Fund $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. If the amount
appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund for fiscal year 2005
is less than $250,000,000, the amount by which that sum exceeds the
amount appropriated is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
2006 through 2008 until the full $250,000,000 has been appropriated to
the Fund. Funds appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund
shall remain available until expended.
    ``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available and
disburse to the Corporation, at the beginning of fiscal year 2005 and
of each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, such funds as have been
appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund for the fiscal year
in which such disbursement is to be made.''.
    (c) Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Grants.--Section
391 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$42,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
        1992, 1993, and 1994,'' and inserting ``$50,000,000 for fiscal
        year 2005, $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $54,008,000 for
        fiscal year 2007, $56,240,000 for fiscal year 2008, $58,490,000
        for fiscal year 2009, $60,820,000 for fiscal year 2010, and
        $63,250,000 for fiscal year 2011,''; and
            (2) by striking ``facilities'' each place it occurs and
        inserting ``facilities, including analog and digital broadcast
        facilities and equipment,''.

SEC. 3. RECOUPMENT OF FUNDS BY CORPORATION.

    Section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Funds may not be distributed pursuant to this
        section to any public broadcast station unless it agrees that,
        upon request by the Corporation, at such time as it ceases to
        provide public telecommunications services or transfers or
        assigns its broadcast license or permit to an entity that will
        not provide public telecommunications services (as defined in
        section 397(14) of this Act), it will--
                    ``(A) return any or all unexpended funds for all
                grants made by the Corporation; and
                    ``(B) with respect to grants made by the
                Corporation during the prior 5 years for the purchase
                or construction of public telecommunications
                facilities, return an amount that is no more than an
                amount bearing the same ratio to the current value of
                such facilities at the time of cessation of public
                telecommunications service as the ratio that the
                Corporation's contribution bore to the total cost of
                purchasing or constructing such facilities.''.

SEC. 4. REDEFINITION OF PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO INCLUDE
              NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Transition and Programming Authorization.--Section 396(k)(1)(C)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(1)(C)), as amended
by section 2(a) of this Act, is further amended by striking ``public
broadcasting services,'' and inserting ``public telecommunications
services,''.
    (b) Public Telecommunications Services To Include New
Technologies.--Section 397(14) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C 397(14)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(14) The term `public telecommunications services' means
noncommercial educational and cultural--
                    ``(A) radio and television programming or other
                content; and
                    ``(B) instructional or informational material
                (including data) transmitted electronically.''.

SEC. 5. LOCAL CONTENT, PROGRAMMING, AND SERVICES.

    Section 396(k)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
396(k)(7)) is amended by striking ``to the production and acquisition
of programming.'' and inserting ``to the support of content,
programming, and services, especially those that serve the needs and
interests of the recipient's local community.''.

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Public Broadcasting Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize appropriations for: (1) FY 2007 through 2011 for the Public Broadcasting Fund, including funds for FY 2005 through 2009 specifically for transition from the use of analog to digital technology for the provision of public telecommunication services and for acquisition or production of digital programming of local, regional, and national interest; (2) FY 2005 for the Satellite Interconnection Fund, including for FY 2006 through 2008 up to the amount authorized for FY 2005 if the amount appropriated is less; and (3) FY 2005 through 2011 for public telecommunications facilities programs, including analog and digital broadcast facilities and equipment.

Provides for recoupment by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of unexpended funds from a public broadcast station that ceases to provide public telecommunications services, or transfers its license or permit to an entity that will not provide such services.

Redefines "public broadcast services" as "public telecommunications services," namely noncommercial educational and cultural: (1) radio and television programming or other content; and (2) instructional or informational material (including data) transmitted electronically.

Revises the authority of licensees and permittees of public radio stations to use funds distributed by the Corporation at their discretion for purposes related primarily to the production and acquisition of programming. Authorizes such recipients to use such funds primarily for the support of content, programming, and services, especially those that serve the needs and interests of the recipient's local community.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Portable Fuel Container Safety Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TO PROTECT AGAINST PORTABLE FUEL
              CONTAINER EXPLOSIONS NEAR OPEN FLAMES OR OTHER IGNITION
              SOURCES.

    (a) Rule on Safety Performance Standards Required.--Not later than
30 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission shall promulgate a final rule for flame
mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that impedes the
propagation of flame into the container, except as provided in
subsection (c).
    (b) Rulemaking; Consumer Product Safety Standard.--A rule under
subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of
        title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule
        promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act
        (15 U.S.C. 2058).
    (c) Exception.--
            (1) Voluntary standard.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if
        the Commission determines that--
                    (A) there is a voluntary standard for flame
                mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that
                impedes the propagation of flame into the container;
                    (B) the voluntary standard is or will be in effect
                not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
                this Act; and
                    (C) the voluntary standard is developed by
                Subcommittee F15 of ASTM International or such other
                standard development organization that the Commission
                determines to have met the intent of this Act.
            (2) Determination required to be published in the federal
        register.--Any determination made by the Commission under this
        subsection shall be published in the Federal Register.
    (d) Treatment of Voluntary Standard for Purpose of Enforcement.--If
the Commission determines that a voluntary standard meets the
conditions described in subsection (c), the requirements of such
voluntary standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule
promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act
beginning on the date which is the later of--
            (1) 180 days after publication of the Commission's
        determination under subsection (c); or
            (2) the effective date contained in the voluntary standard.
    (e) Revision of Voluntary Standard.--
            (1) Notice to commission.--If the requirements of a
        voluntary standard that meet the conditions of subsection (c)
        are subsequently revised, the organization that revised the
        standard shall notify the Commission not later than 60 days
        after the final approval of the revision.
            (2) Effective date of revision.--Not later than 180 days
        after the Commission is notified of a revised voluntary
        standard described in paragraph (1) (or such later date as the
        Commission determines appropriate), such revised voluntary
        standard shall become enforceable as a consumer product safety
        rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety
        Act, in place of the prior version, unless within 90 days after
        receiving the notice the Commission determines that the revised
        voluntary standard does not meet the requirements described in
        subsection (c).
    (f) Future Rulemaking.--The Commission, at any time after
publication of the consumer product safety rule required by subsection
(a), a voluntary standard is treated as a consumer product safety rule
under subsection (d), or a revision is enforceable as a consumer
product safety rule under subsection (e) may initiate a rulemaking in
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to modify
the requirements or to include any additional provision that the
Commission determines is reasonably necessary to protect public health
or safety. Any rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated
as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act.
    (g) Action Required.--
            (1) Education campaign.--Not later than 1 year after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall undertake a
        campaign to educate consumers about the dangers associated with
        using or storing portable fuel containers for flammable liquids
        near an open flame or any other source of ignition.
            (2) Summary of actions.--Not later than 2 years after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to
        Congress a summary of actions taken by the Commission in such
        campaign.
    (h) Portable Fuel Container Defined.--In this section, the term
``portable fuel container'' means any container or vessel (including
any spout, retrofit spout, cap, and other closure mechanism or
component of such container or vessel)--
            (1) intended for flammable liquid fuels, including
        gasoline, kerosene, diesel, ethanol, methanol, denatured
        alcohol, biofuels, or liquids with a flash point less than 140
        degrees Fahrenheit;
            (2) that is a consumer product with a capacity of 5 gallons
        or less; and
            (3) that the manufacturer knows or reasonably should know
        is used by consumers for receiving, transporting, storing, and
        dispensing flammable liquid fuels.
    (i) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be interpreted to
conflict with the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (Public Law
110-278; 122 Stat. 2602).

SEC. 3. CHILDREN'S GASOLINE BURN PREVENTION ACT.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 2(c) of the Children's Gasoline Burn
Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 note; Public Law 110-278) is amended by
inserting after ``for use by consumers'' the following: ``and any
receptacle for gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel, including any spout,
retrofit spout, cap, and other closure mechanism and component of such
receptacle, produced or distributed for sale to or use by consumers for
transport of, or refueling of internal combustion engines with,
gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect 6 months after the date of enactment of this section.

Output: Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2017 This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final rule for flame mitigation devices in portable flammable liquid fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the container, unless the CPSC publishes a determination that a voluntary standard developed by a standard development organization meets the intent of this bill.  Either the promulgated standard or the voluntary standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule.  If a standard development organization subsequently revises a voluntary standard, the organization must notify the CPSC and the revision becomes enforceable unless, within 90 days after receiving notice, the CPSC determines that the revised standard does not meet this bill's requirements.  The CPSC must undertake a campaign to educate consumers about dangers associated with portable fuel containers near an open flame or other source of ignition.  The bill amends the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act to extend child-resistance requirements for closures on portable gasoline containers to receptacles for gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel (including any spout, retrofit spout, cap, and other closure mechanism and component) produced or distributed for sale to, or use by, consumers for transport of, or for refueling of internal combustion engines with, gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Preservation through
Individual Choice Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTION TO TAKE EMPLOYEE PAYROLL TAX CUT.

    (a) In General.--Section 601 of the Tax Relief, Unemployment
Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 is amended by
redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as subsections (c) through
(i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
    ``(b) Election To Take Employee Payroll Tax Cut.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect
        to remuneration received by any individual for services
        rendered in a calendar year (or taxable year beginning in the
        calendar year) in the payroll tax holiday period only if a tax
        holiday election under paragraph (2) is in effect with respect
        to such calendar year.
            ``(2) Tax holiday election.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `tax holiday election'
                means, with respect to the individual, an election to
                have subsection (a) apply to a calendar year (or
                taxable year beginning in such calendar year) in the
                payroll tax holiday period beginning in or after 2012.
                Any such election shall remain in effect until such
                election is revoked.
                    ``(B) When made.--An election with respect to a
                calendar year (and a taxable year beginning in the
                taxable year) may be made before July 1 of the calendar
                year for which such remuneration is received.
                    ``(C) Revocation of election.--Subject to such
                conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, an
                individual may revoke an election to have subsection
                (a) apply with respect to a calendar year (and taxable
                year beginning in the calendar year) if such revocation
                is made before July 1 of the calendar year.
                    ``(D) Time and manner of election and revocation.--
                Any election and revocation under this subsection shall
                be made at such time and in such manner as the
                Secretary may prescribe.
            ``(3) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) 1st employment or self-employment after
                beginning of year.--In the case of an individual whose
                employment or self-employment first commences after the
                beginning of the calendar year or taxable year (as the
                case may be), the election under paragraph (2)(A) shall
                be made before or with the beginning of such
                employment.
                    ``(B) Multiple employers.--In the case that an
                individual is employed by more than 1 employer
                (including self-employment) for a period, an election
                or revocation made under this subsection made with
                respect to remuneration from 1 employer shall apply to
                all employers. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
                the most recent valid election or revocation for a
                period shall be the only election or revocation (as the
                case may be) in effect for that period.
            ``(4) Overpayment and underpayment of tax.--
                    ``(A) Credit for overpayment.--See sections 6402
                and 6413 of such Code for provisions relating to
                overpayments of employment taxes.
                    ``(B) Underpayment of taxes.--If, by reason of an
                election or revocation under this subsection for a
                calendar year or taxable year, an individual has a
                liability for tax under section 1401(a), 3101(a),
                3201(a), or 3211(a)(1) of such Code for the taxable
                year beginning with or in the calendar year, for
                purposes of subtitle F of such Code, such liability,
                together with interest on such liability at the
                underpayment rate established under section 6621, shall
                be assessed and collected in the manner prescribed by
                the Secretary.
            ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        Commissioner of Social Security, shall prescribe such
        regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out
        this subsection. Such regulations or other guidance shall
        include procedures providing for the exchange of information
        between the Secretary and the Commissioner of Social Security
        for purposes of this subsection.''.
    (b) Extension of Retirement Age in Connection With Election To Take
Payroll Tax Cut.--Section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C
416(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4)(A) For each calendar year beginning with or after 2012 for
which section 601(a) of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 applies with respect to
the wages received by an individual for services rendered in such year,
the retirement age (as defined in paragraph (1)) of such individual
shall be increased by 1 month.
    ``(B) In the case of any taxable year for which such section 601(a)
applies (with respect to remuneration received by an individual as
self-employment income for services rendered in such taxable year), any
calendar year in which such taxable year commences shall be treated as
a calendar year for which such section 601(a) applies as described in
subparagraph (A).''.

Output:
Social Security Preservation through Individual Choice Enhancement Act - Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to allow individual taxpayers an election to claim the 2% reduction in employment taxes under such Act in any calendar year beginning in or after 2012.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase the applicable social security retirement age by one month for each calendar year that a taxpayer elects a reduction in employment taxes under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF COAL PREFERENCE RIGHT LEASE APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any
of the coal preference right lease applications captioned NMNM 3752,
NMNM 3753, NMNM 3754, NMNM 3755, NMNM 3835, NMNM 3837, NMNM 3918, NMNM
3919, NMNM 6802, NMNM 7235 and NMNM 8745 are withdrawn by the holder or
holders of the applications, the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this Act as the
``Secretary''), shall issue under section 4(a)(2) to each such holder
or holders a certificate of bidding rights (in such form and manner as
provided for under regulations promulgated by the Secretary under the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)) that constitutes the
combined fair market value, as determined under section 3, of the coal
reserves for each coal preference right lease application withdrawn by
the holder.
    (b) Relinquishment.--The relinquishment of all rights associated
with the coal preference lease applications withdrawn shall be
effective on the date of the issuance of the certificate of bidding
rights under section 4(a)(2).
    (c) No Adjudication.--The withdrawals and issuances required under
subsection (a) shall occur without any further adjudication of coal
preference right lease applications by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. METHOD FOR DETERMINING FAIR MARKET VALUE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this
section shall apply to the issuance of a certificate of bidding rights
under section 4(a)(2).
    (b) Value of Coal Reserves.--
            (1) In general.--The fair market value of the coal reserves
        of any coal preference right lease application withdrawn under
        section 2(a) shall be determined by the panel established under
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Panel.--
                    (A) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after
                the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
                establish a panel to determine the fair market value of
                the coal reserves of any coal preference right lease
                applications withdrawn under section 2(a).
                    (B) Membership.--The panel shall be composed of 3
                representatives, of whom--
                            (i) 1 representative shall be appointed by
                        the Secretary;
                            (ii) 1 representative shall be appointed by
                        the holder of the preference right lease
                        application; and
                            (iii) 1 representative shall be appointed
                        by the Governor of the State of New Mexico.
            (3) Mineral appraiser.--The Secretary shall contract with a
        qualified coal reserve appraiser to assist the panel
        established under paragraph (2)(A) in determining the fair
        market value of a coal reserve.
            (4) Supplemental information.--In determining the fair
        market value of a coal reserve, the panel may supplement any
        information provided to the panel, as the panel determines to
        be appropriate.
            (5) Determination.--Not later than 75 days after the date
        on which the panel is established under paragraph (2)(A), the
        panel shall submit to the Secretary the determination of the
        panel with respect to the fair market value of a coal reserve
        of any coal preference right lease application withdrawn by the
        holder.

SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF PATENTS TO RELINQUISHED PREFERENCE RIGHT LEASE
              APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than 120 days after the withdrawal of a coal preference right
lease application, the Secretary shall--
            (1) issue to the Navajo Nation patents to the land,
        including the mineral estate, subject to the coal preference
        right lease application withdrawn--
                    (A) in full and final satisfaction of the right of
                the Navajo Nation to select land in New Mexico under
                section 11 of the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of
                1974 (25 U.S.C. 640d-10); and
                    (B) to facilitate land consolidation and facilitate
                mineral development in northwest New Mexico; and
            (2) issue a certificate of bidding rights in the amount of
        the fair market value determined under section 3.
    (b) Enforcement.--The duties of the Secretary under this section
shall be considered nondiscretionary and enforceable in a mandamus
proceeding brought under section 1361 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 5. USE OF EXCHANGE BIDDING RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) a certificate of bidding rights issued under section
        4(a)(2) shall--
                    (A) be subject to such procedures as the Secretary
                may establish pertaining to notice of transfer and
                accountings of holders and their balances;
                    (B) be transferable by the holder or holders of the
                certificate of bidding rights in whole or in part; and
                    (C) constitute a monetary credit that, subject to
                paragraph (2), may be applied, at the election of the
                holder or holders of the certificate of bidding rights,
                against--
                            (i) rentals, advance royalties, or
                        production royalties payable to the Secretary
                        under Federal coal leases; and
                            (ii) bonus payments payable to the
                        Secretary in the issuance of a Federal coal
                        lease or Federal coal lease modification under
                        the coal leasing provisions of the Mineral
                        Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); and
            (2) in a case in which a certificate of bidding rights
        issued under section 4(a)(2) is applied by the holder or
        holders of the certificate of bidding rights as a monetary
        credit against a payment obligation under a Federal coal lease,
        the holder or holders--
                    (A) may apply the bidding rights only against 50
                percent of the amount payable under the lease; and
                    (B) shall pay the remaining 50 percent as provided
                for under the lease in cash or cash equivalent.
    (b) Payment Under Lease Obligations.--Any payment of a Federal coal
lease obligation by the holder or holders of a certificate of bidding
rights issued under section 4(a)(2)--
            (1) shall be treated as money received under section 35 of
        the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191); but
            (2) shall be credited and redistributed by the Secretary
        only as follows:
                    (A) 50 percent of the amount paid in cash or its
                equivalent shall be--
                            (i) distributed to the State in which the
                        lease is located; and
                            (ii) treated as a redistribution under
                        section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
                        U.S.C. 191).
                    (B) 50 percent of the amount paid through a
                crediting of the bidding rights involved shall be
                treated as a payment that is subject to redistribution
                under that section to the Reclamation and Miscellaneous
                Receipts accounts in the Treasury.

Output:
Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, if any of specified coal preference right lease applications are withdrawn by the holder or holders of those applications, to issue to each such holder a certificate of bidding rights that constitutes the combined fair market value of the coal reserves for each coal preference right lease application withdrawn by the holder. Provides that such withdrawals and issuances shall occur without any further adjudication of coal preference right lease applications.

Directs the Secretary to establish a panel to determine the fair market value of the coal reserves of any coal preference right applications withdrawn under this Act. Instructs the Secretary to contract with a qualified coal reserve appraiser to assist the panel.

Directs the Secretary, after the withdrawal of a coal preference right lease application, to: (1) issue to the Navajo Nation patents to the land, including the mineral estate, subject to such withdrawn application in full and final satisfaction of the right of the Navajo Nation to select land in New Mexico and to facilitate land consolidation and mineral development in northwest New Mexico; and (2) issue a certificate of bidding rights in the amount of the fair market value of the coal reserves of such application. Provides that the Secretary's duties in issuing such patents and certificates shall be considered nondiscretionary and enforceable in a mandamus proceeding.

Sets forth provisions regarding the use of exchange bidding rights.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia River Restoration Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific
        Northwest and the fourth largest river in the United States by
        volume. The river is 1,243 miles long, and its drainage basin
        includes 259,000 square miles, extending into 7 States and
        British Columbia, Canada, and including all or part of 5
        national parks, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area,
        and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
            (2) The Columbia River Basin and its tributaries provide
        significant ecological and economic benefits to the Pacific
        Northwest and the entire United States. Traditionally, the
        Columbia River Basin and its tributaries were the largest
        salmon producing river system in the world, with annual returns
        peaking at as many as 30 million fish. The Columbia River
        drainage basin includes more than 6 million acres of irrigated
        agricultural land, and its 14 hydroelectric dams, combined with
        additional dams on its tributaries, produce more hydroelectric
        power than any other North American river.
            (3) The Lower Columbia River Estuary stretches 146 miles
        from the Bonneville Dam to the mouth of the Pacific Ocean, and
        much of this area is degraded. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
        in salmon tissue and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
        salmon prey exceed estimated thresholds for delayed mortality,
        increased disease susceptibility, and reduced growth. Legacy
        contaminants (DDT and PCBs) banned in the 1970s are still
        detected in river water, sediments, and juvenile Chinook
        salmon. Several pesticides have been detected, including
        atrazine and simazine, which can affect salmon behavior or act
        as hormone disruptors. Emerging contaminants, such as hormone
        disruptors from pharmaceutical and personal care products, have
        been found in river water and juvenile male salmon. These
        contaminants may impair salmon growth, health, and
        reproduction.
            (4) The Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin includes
        1,050 miles of the mainstem Columbia River upstream of the
        Bonneville Dam, including the 1,040 miles of its largest
        tributary, the Snake River, and all of the tributaries to both
        rivers. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Columbia
        River Basin Fish Contaminant Survey detected the presence of 92
        priority pollutants, including PCBs, dioxins, furans, arsenic,
        mercury, and DDE (a breakdown product of DDT), in fish that are
        consumed by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, the
        Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the
        Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the
        Nez Perce Tribe, as well as by other people consuming fish
        throughout the Columbia River Basin. A fish consumption survey
        by the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission showed that
        tribal members were eating 6 to 11 times more fish than EPA's
        estimated national average. The nuclear and toxic contamination
        at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation presents an ongoing risk of
        contamination in the Middle Columbia Basin. Sampling of
        sediments by the EPA in 2004 documented widespread presence of
        toxic flame retardants known as polyrominated diphenyl ethers.
            (5) Contamination of the Middle and Upper Columbia River
        Basin has a direct impact on water quality and habitat quality
        in the Lower Columbia River Estuary. Investments in habitat
        restoration and toxics reduction in the Middle and Upper
        Columbia River Basin can have significant benefits for fish and
        wildlife throughout the entire basin.
            (6) Together with the Governors of Oregon and Washington,
        the EPA created the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
        (Estuary Partnership) in 1995 to provide regional coordination
        to focus on the lower river, to advance the science of the
        ecosystem, and to deliver environmental results. The Estuary
        Partnership was formed within the National Estuary Program and
        provides a structure for organization and collaboration to
        implement Federal priorities. The Estuary Partnership includes
        all key Federal agencies as part of its management and
        governing structure, including the EPA, the United States
        Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration (NOAA), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Forest
        Service, and tribal, State, and local governments.
            (7) The Columbia River Basin was designated by the EPA as
        an ``Estuary of National Significance'' in 1995 and a ``Large
        Aquatic Ecosystem'' in 2006.
            (8) The Estuary Partnership has developed an unparalleled
        2-State, public and private partnership, including
        unprecedented collaborative efforts among key Federal partners,
        including the EPA, the NOAA, the USGS, and the Army Corps of
        Engineers to advance Federal goals, and the Estuary Partnership
        and its partners have gathered scientific information and
        compiled data, and have made significant gains in habitat
        protection and environmental education.
            (9) Despite these advances, further degradation exists and
        contaminants persist in the Columbia River Basin and are
        impairing the health of fish, wildlife, and humans. Degraded
        conditions in the river exacerbate the challenges already faced
        by the 13 species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River
        Basin listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered
        Species Act of 1973.
            (10) The ``Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation
        and Management Plan'' (1999), the ``Northwest Power and
        Conservation Council Lower Columbia Province Plan'' (2004,
        amended 2008), the draft ``NOAA Columbia River Estuary Recovery
        Module for Salmon and Steelhead'' (2010), the States of Oregon,
        Idaho, and Washington Recovery Plans, the ``Biological Opinion
        for the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS)'' (2000,
        2004, 2008), and the ``EPA Columbia Basin State of the River
        Report for Toxics'' (2009) consistently identify habitat loss
        and toxic contamination as threats to fish and wildlife.

SEC. 3. COLUMBIA RIVER.

    Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 123. COLUMBIA RIVER.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Action plan.--The term `Action Plan' means the
        `Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan' developed
        by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Columbia River
        Toxics Reduction Working Group in 2010, including any
        amendments thereto.
            ``(2) Comprehensive plan.--The term `Comprehensive Plan'
        means the `Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and
        Management Plan' adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency
        and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999,
        under section 320, including any amendments thereto.
            ``(3) Estuary partnership.--The term `Estuary Partnership'
        means the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership, an entity
        created by the States of Oregon and Washington and the
        Environmental Protection Agency under section 320.
            ``(4) Lower columbia river and estuary.--The term `Lower
        Columbia River and Estuary' means the region consisting of the
        lower 146 miles of the Columbia River Basin from the Bonneville
        Dam to the Pacific Ocean.
            ``(5) Middle and upper columbia river basin.--The term
        `Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin' means the region
        consisting of the United States portion of the Columbia River
        Basin above Bonneville Dam, including the Snake River (and its
        tributaries) and other tributaries of the Columbia River.
            ``(6) Team leader.--The term `Team Leader' means the Team
        Leader appointed under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Program Team.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish in
        the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia River Program
        Team. The Team shall be located within the Oregon Operations
        Office for Region 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            ``(2) Appointment of team leader.--The Administrator shall
        appoint a Team Leader, who, by reason of management experience
        and technical expertise relating to the Columbia River Basin,
        shall be highly qualified to support the development and
        implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to
        implement the Action Plan.
            ``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--The Administrator
        shall delegate to the Team Leader such authority and provide
        such additional staff as may be necessary to carry out this
        section.
    ``(c) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
        Administrator, acting through the Team Leader, shall--
                    ``(A) assist and support the implementation of the
                Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan;
                    ``(B) coordinate the implementation of the Action
                Plan and the Comprehensive Plan, and the development of
                any updates to those plans, with programs and projects
                in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin;
                    ``(C) make such other updates to the Action Plan
                and the Comprehensive Plan as the Administrator, in
                consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, the
                States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, tribal
                governments, local governments, and other public and
                private interests in the Columbia River Basin,
                considers appropriate;
                    ``(D) provide funding and make grants for
                implementation of the Action Plan and the Comprehensive
                Plan and projects, programs, and studies consistent
                with the priorities of the Action Plan and the
                Comprehensive Plan;
                    ``(E) promote innovative methodologies and
                technologies that are cost effective and consistent
                with the identified goals and objectives of the Action
                Plan and the Comprehensive Plan and the permitting
                processes of the Environmental Protection Agency;
                    ``(F) coordinate the major functions of the Federal
                Government related to the implementation of the Action
                Plan and the Comprehensive Plan, including projects,
                programs, and studies for--
                            ``(i) water quality improvements;
                            ``(ii) toxics reduction and monitoring;
                            ``(iii) wetland, riverine, and estuary
                        restoration and protection;
                            ``(iv) nearshore and endangered species
                        recovery; and
                            ``(v) stewardship and environmental
                        education;
                    ``(G) coordinate the research and planning projects
                authorized under this section with Federal agencies,
                State agencies, tribal governments, universities, and
                the Estuary Partnership, including conducting or
                commissioning studies considered necessary for
                strengthened implementation of the Action Plan and the
                Comprehensive Plan;
                    ``(H) track progress toward meeting the identified
                goals and objectives of the Action Plan and the
                Comprehensive Plan by--
                            ``(i) implementing and supporting a
                        project, program, and monitoring system
                        consistent with performance-based ecosystem
                        standards and management; and
                            ``(ii) coordinating, managing, and
                        reporting environmental data related to the
                        Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan in a
                        manner consistent with methodologies utilized
                        by the Estuary Partnership, including making
                        such data and reports on such data available to
                        the public, including on the Internet, in a
                        timely fashion; and
                    ``(I) collect and make available to the public,
                including on the Internet, publications and other forms
                of information relating to the environmental quality of
                the Lower Columbia River and Estuary.
            ``(2) Implementation methods.--The Administrator, acting
        through the Team Leader, may enter into interagency agreements,
        make intergovernmental personnel appointments, provide funding,
        make grants, and utilize other available methods in carrying
        out the duties under this subsection.
    ``(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment
of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall
submit to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) summarizes the progress made in implementing the
        Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan and the progress made
        toward achieving the identified goals and objectives described
        in such plans;
            ``(2) summarizes any modifications to the Action Plan and
        the Comprehensive Plan made in the period immediately preceding
        the report;
            ``(3) incorporates specific recommendations concerning the
        implementation of the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan;
        and
            ``(4) summarizes the roles and progress of each Federal
        agency that has jurisdiction in the Columbia River Basin toward
        meeting the identified goals and objectives of the Action Plan
        and the Comprehensive Plan.
    ``(e) Implementation of Action Plan and Comprehensive Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the
        Team Leader and in consultation with the Estuary Partnership,
        shall carry out projects, programs, and studies to implement
        the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
            ``(2) Priority projects, programs, and studies.--The
        Administrator may give special emphasis to projects, programs,
        and studies that are identified as priorities by the Estuary
        Partnership in the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
            ``(3) Grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, acting
                through the Team Leader, is authorized to make grants
                for projects, programs, and studies to implement the
                Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
                    ``(B) Allocations.--In making grants using funds
                appropriated to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal
                year, the Administrator, acting through the Team
                Leader, shall use--
                            ``(i) not less than 40 percent of the funds
                        to make a comprehensive grant to the Estuary
                        Partnership to manage implementation of the
                        Comprehensive Plan;
                            ``(ii) not less than 50 percent of the
                        funds to make grants, as allocated by the Team
                        Leader, for projects, programs and studies
                        prioritized in the Action Plan throughout the
                        Columbia River Basin, and for other coordinated
                        projects, programs, and studies in the Middle
                        and Upper Columbia River Basin; and
                            ``(iii) not more than 5 percent of the
                        funds for project management, administration,
                        and reporting.
            ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs for
        which a grant is made under this section shall be 75 percent,
        except that the Administrator may increase the Federal share in
        such circumstances as the Administrator determines appropriate.
    ``(f) Annual Budget Plan.--The President, as part of the
President's annual budget submission to Congress under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, shall submit information regarding
each Federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the
Columbia River Basin, including--
            ``(1) an interagency crosscut budget that displays for each
        Federal agency--
                    ``(A) the amounts obligated in the preceding fiscal
                year for protection and restoration projects, programs,
                and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin;
                    ``(B) the estimated budget for the current fiscal
                year for protection and restoration projects, programs,
                and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin; and
                    ``(C) the proposed budget for protection and
                restoration projects, programs, and studies relating to
                the Columbia River Basin; and
            ``(2) a description and assessment of the Federal role in
        the development and implementation of the Action Plan and the
        Comprehensive Plan and the specific role of each Federal agency
        involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River
        Basin, including specific projects, programs, and studies
        conducted or planned to achieve the identified goals and
        objectives of the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $40,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2016. Such sums shall remain
available until expended.''.

Output:
Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish within EPA a Columbia River Program Team, located within the Oregon Operations Office for EPA's Region 10; and (2) appoint a Team Leader who shall be highly qualified to support the development and implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to implement the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan developed by EPA and the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working Group in 2010.

Directs the Administrator, acting through the Team Leader, to: (1) assist and support the implementation of the Action Plan and the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan adopted by EPA and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999; (2) coordinate the implementation of, and the development of any updates to, those Plans, with programs and projects in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin; (3) make other appropriate updates; (4) provide funding and make grants for implementation consistent with Plan priorities; (5) promote innovative methodologies and technologies that are cost effective and consistent with Plan goals and objectives and EPA's permitting processes; (6) coordinate the major functions of the federal government related to Plan implementation; (7) coordinate authorized research and planning projects; (8) track progress toward meeting Plan goals and objectives; and (9) collect and make available to the public information regarding the environmental quality of the Lower Columbia River and Estuary.

Requires the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to carry out projects, programs, and studies to implement the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator to give special emphasis to those projects, programs, and studies identified as priorities by the Estuary Partnership in the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to make grants to implement the Plans. Sets forth requirements regarding grant allocations and the federal share of costs.

Directs the President, as part of his annual budget submission to Congress, to submit information regarding each federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River Basin.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative
Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 1995''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.

    (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alternative minimum tax) is
hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(g)(7) (relating to
        election to claim certain unearned income of child on parent's
        return) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (i),
                    (B) by striking ``and'' and the end of clause (ii)
                and inserting a period, and
                    (C) by striking clause (iii).
            (2) Subsection (d) of section 2 (relating to taxes imposed
        on nonresident aliens) is amended by striking ``sections 1 and
        55'' and inserting ``section 1''.
            (3) Subsection (a) of section 5 (relating to cross
        references relating to tax on individuals) is amended by
        striking paragraph (4).
            (4) Subsection (d) of section 11 (relating to taxes imposed
        on foreign corporations) is amended by striking ``the taxes
        imposed by subsection (a) and section 55'' and inserting ``the
        tax imposed by subsection (a)''.
            (5) Section 12 (relating to cross references relating to
        tax on corporations) is amended by striking paragraph (7).
            (6) Section 26 (relating to limitation based on tax
        liability; definition of tax liability) is amended--
                    (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate amount of
credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed
the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable year.'',
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraph
                (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (N)
                as subparagraphs (A) through (M), respectively, and
                    (C) by striking subsection (c).
            (7) Paragraph (3) of section 30(b) (relating to credit for
        qualified electric vehicles) is amended by striking ``the
        excess'' and all that follows and inserting ``the regular tax
        for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits
        allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 28, and 29.''
            (8) Subsection (h) of section 32 (relating to reduction of
        credit to taxpayers subject to alternative minimum tax) is
        hereby repealed.
            (9) Subsection (c) of section 38 (relating to business
        related credits) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
                inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) In general.--The credit allowed under subsection (a)
        for any taxable year shall not exceed 25 percent of so much of
        the taxpayer's net regular tax liability as exceeds $25,000.
        For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `net regular
        tax liability' means the regular tax liability reduced by the
        sum of the credits allowable under subparts A and B of this
        part.'', and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                (2).
            (10) Subsection (c) of section 53 is amended by striking
        ``the excess'' and all that follows and inserting ``the regular
        tax liability of the taxpayer for such taxable year reduced by
        the sum of the credits allowable under subparts A, B, D, E, and
        F of this part.''
            (11) Subsection (b) of section 59A (relating to
        environmental tax) is amended by adding at the end the
        following:
``For purposes of this subsection, references to sections 55 and 56
shall be treated as references to such sections as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of the Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal
Act of 1995.''.
            (12)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 148(b) is amended by
        adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
        ``Such term shall not include any tax-exempt bond.''
            (B) Paragraph (3) of section 148(b) (relating to higher
        yield investments) is hereby repealed.
            (13) Subparagraph (B) of section 149(g)(3) (relating to
        hedge bonds) is amended by striking all that follows ``invested
        in bonds'' and inserting ``the interest on which is not
        includible in gross income under section 103.''
            (14) Section 173 (relating to circulation expenditures) is
        amended by striking ``(a) General Rule.--'' and by striking
        subsection (b).
            (15) Subsection (f) of section 174 (relating to research
        and experimental expenditures) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Cross Reference.--

                                ``For adjustments to basis of property
for amounts allowed as deductions as deferred expenses under subsection
(b), see section 1016(a)(14).''
            (16) Subsection (c) of section 263 (relating to capital
        expenditures) is amended by striking ``59(e) or''.
            (17) Subsection (c) of section 263A (relating to
        capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs of certain
        expenses) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
            (18) Section 382(l) (relating to net operating loss
        carryforwards and certain built-in losses following ownership
        change) is amended by striking paragraph (7).
            (19) Section 443 (relating to adjustment in computing
        minimum tax and tax preferences) is amended by striking
        subsection (d) and by redesignating subsection (e) as
        subsection (d).
            (20) Section 617 (relating to deduction and recapture of
        certain mining exploration expenditures) is amended by striking
        subsection (i).
            (21) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 666 (relating to
        accumulation distribution of trust allocated to preceding
        years) are each amended by striking ``(other than the tax
        imposed by section 55)''.
            (22) Section 847 (relating to special estimated tax
        payments) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (9), by striking the last
                sentence;
                    (B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``and'' at the
                end of subparagraph (A) and by striking subparagraph
                (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
                (B).
            (23) Section 848 (relating to capitalization of certain
        policy acquisition expenses) is amended by striking subsection
        (i) and by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).
            (24) Paragraph (1) of section 871(b) (relating to tax on
        nonresident alien individuals) is amended by striking ``,
        55,''.
            (25) Subsection (b) of section 877 (relating to
        expatriation to avoid tax) is amended by striking ``, 55,''.
            (26) Paragraph (1) of section 882(a) is amended by striking
        ``55,''.
            (27) Subsection (a) of section 897 (relating to disposition
        of investment in United States real property) is amended to
        read as follows:
    ``(a) Treatment as Effectively Connected With United States Trade
or Business.--For purposes of this title, gain or loss of a nonresident
alien individual or a foreign corporation from the disposition of a
United States real property interest shall be taken into account--
            ``(1) in the case of a nonresident alien individual, under
        section 871(b)(1), or
            ``(2) in the case of a foreign corporation, under section
        8872(a)(1),
as if the taxpayer were engaged in a trade or business within the
United States during the taxable year and as if such gain or loss were
effectively connected with such trade or business.''
            (28) Subsection (j) of section 904 (relating to limitation
        on credit) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Cross Reference.--

                                ``For increase of limitation under
subsection (a) for taxes paid with respect to amounts received which
were included in the gross income of the taxpayer for a prior taxable
year as a United States shareholder with respect to a controlled
foreign corporation, see section 960(b).''
            (29) Paragraph (1) of section 962(a) (relating to election
        by individuals to be subject to tax at corporate rates) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``sections 1 and 55'' and inserting
                ``section 1'', and
                    (B) by striking ``sections 11 and 55'' and
                inserting ``section 11''.
            (30) Paragraph (20) of section 1016(a) (relating to
        adjustments to basis) is amended by inserting ``, as in effect
        on the day before the date of the enactment of the Alternative
        Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 1995'' after ``preferences)''.
            (31) Subsection (a) of section 1561 (relating to
        limitations on certain multiple tax benefits in the case of
        certain controlled corporations) is amended by striking the
        last sentence.
            (32) Subparagraph (A) of section 6425(c)(1) (defining
        income tax liability) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``plus'' at the end of clause (i),
                and
                    (B) by striking clause (ii) and by redesignating
                clause (iii) as clause (ii).
            (33) Section 6654(d)(2) (relating to failure by individual
        to pay estimated income tax) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by striking
                ``, alternative minimum taxable income,'', and
                    (B) in clause (i) of subparagraph (C), by striking
                ``, alternative minimum taxable income,''.
            (34) Subparagraph (C) of section 6662(e)(3) (relating to
        accuracy-related penalty) is amended by inserting ``, as in
        effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
        Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 1995'' after ``55(c)''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of parts for subchapter A of
chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to part VI.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.

Output: Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the alternative minimum tax.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Panama Security Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States secured the independence of the
        Republic of Panama, built the Panama Canal at considerable cost
        in blood and treasure, and has provided for its management,
        operations, maintenance, improvement, and defense throughout
        the 20th century, providing a vital service to the peaceful
        commerce of all nations as well as substantial returns to the
        national interests of both the United States and Panama.
            (2) The Panama Canal continues to play a vital role both in
        international trade and in the national security of the United
        States, reducing the distance by sea between New York and San
        Francisco by some 8,000 miles, contributing critical strategic
        mobility to naval forces of the United States and substantial
        savings to maritime commerce.
            (3) Absent any new base-rights agreement between the United
        States Government and the Government of the Republic of Panama
        allowing for a post-2000 United States military presence,
        United States forces in Panama will be reduced to zero by
        December 31, 1999, calling into question the ability of the
        United States to continue to protect its interests in the area.
            (4) The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
        proclaimed in 1904 that it was a national security concern of
        the United States when foreign powers attempted to use public
        or private investment as a vehicle for the expansion of
        political and military influence in the Western Hemisphere.
            (5) The recent grant to Hutchison Whampoa, a Chinese firm
        with ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China,
        of management control of the Panamanian ports of Balboa and San
        Cristobal, located at either end of the Panama Canal, has
        raised the specter of the expansion of Chinese political
        influence in Panama--a situation aggravated by unanswered
        questions concerning the methods used by the Chinese firm to
        win its bids.
            (6) In addition, Article V of the Treaty Concerning the
        Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, states
        that only the Republic of Panama shall maintain military
        forces, defense sites, and military installations in its
        national territory after December 31, 1999.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA IF FORMER
              UNITED STATES MILITARY FACILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF
              PANAMA ARE CONVEYED TO ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT-OWNED
              ENTITY.

    (a) Limitation on United States Assistance.--United States
assistance may not be provided to the Republic of Panama for any period
of time beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act during
which a defense site or military installation, that is located within
the territory of the Republic of Panama and that was at any time part
of a defense site or military installation built or formerly operated
by the United States, has been conveyed by the Government of the
Republic of Panama to any foreign government-owned entity.
    (b) Opposition to Assistance From International Financial
Institutions.--The President shall instruct the United States
representative to each international financial institution to which the
United States is a member to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose any loans or other forms of assistance from that
institution to the Republic of Panama for any period of time during
which the Government of the Republic of Panama is in violation of the
requirements of subsection (a).

SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Report by the President.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall prepare and transmit
to the Congress a report containing a description of how Hutchison
Whampoa, a Chinese firm with ties to the Government of the People's
Republic of China, was selected to receive a grant for management
control of the Panamanian ports of Balboa and San Cristobal, located at
either end of the Panama Canal, including whether or not the United
States Government--
            (1) had any information concerning the bid by Hutchison
        Whampoa to receive such grant;
            (2) provided adequate support to bids by United States
        firms for such grant; and
            (3) had any knowledge of ties that exist between Hutchison
        Whampoa and the Government of the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Report by the Secretary of Defense.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report containing--
            (1) a description of the extent to which the control of the
        ports San Cristobal and Balboa in the Republic of Panama by
        Hutchison Whampoa, a Chinese firm with ties to the Government
        of the People's Republic of China, poses a threat to the
        security of the United States; and
            (2) a description of how the strategic interests of the
        United States with respect to the Panama Canal will continue to
        be protected after the Government of the Republic of Panama
        assumes sole responsibility for the defense of the Canal and
        becomes the only entity entitled to have military forces,
        defense sites, or military installations in Panama after
        December 31, 1999.
    (c) Reports by the Director of Central Intelligence.--Not later
than March 31 of each year, the Director of Central Intelligence, in
cooperation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies,
including the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary
of State, shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report, in both
classified and unclassified form, on the intelligence activities of the
People's Republic of China against or affecting United States interests
in the Republic of Panama, including a description of--
            (1) the extent of political, military, and economic
        espionage by the People's Republic of China;
            (2) the extent of intelligence activities by the People's
        Republic of China designed to gain political influence;
            (3) efforts by the People's Republic of China to gain
        direct or indirect influence through commercial or
        noncommercial intermediaries subject to control by the People's
        Republic of China, including enterprises controlled by the
        People's Liberation Army; and
            (4) disinformation or press manipulation directed against
        the United States.
    (d) Report by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall
prepare and submit to the Congress a report on the utility of
maintaining a military presence in the Republic of Panama for
interdicting illegal drugs.

SEC. 5. RENEGOTIATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY.

    (a) Renegotiation of Existing Treaties; Negotiation of New
Treaty.--The President is authorized and directed to confer with the
Government of the Republic of Panama to renegotiate the terms of the
Panama Canal Treaty and the Treaty Concerning the Neutrality and
Operation of the Panama Canal, or to negotiate a new agreement to
supersede the such Treaties, for the purpose of providing for the
security of the Canal into the 21st Century.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that
any negotiations conducted under subsection (a) should include the
following:
            (1) A ban on foreign government investment in, or
        management of, the Panama Canal and related projects or other
        infrastructure projects related to transit across the isthmus
        of Panama or through Panamanian territory.
            (2) The right to a continuing United States military
        presence in Panama to actively cooperate with Panama in the
        defense of the Panama Canal.
            (3) A continuing United States presence in Panama to
        actively cooperate with Panama in the interdiction and
        eradication of illegal drug trafficking through the territory
        of Panama or adjacent areas.
            (4) The right to control or prohibit the use of the Panama
        Canal by hostile powers, terrorist states, or criminal groups,
        by redefining the terms of the 1977 Treaty Concerning the
        Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal to apply only to
        its peaceful, non-belligerent use by states or entities other
        than the United States and Panama.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Panama canal treaty.--The term ``Panama Canal Treaty''
        means the Panama Canal Treaty between the United States and the
        Republic of Panama, signed at Washington on September 7, 1977
        (33 UST 39).
            (2) Treaty concerning the permanent neutrality and
        operation of the panama canal.--The term ``Treaty Concerning
        the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal''
        means the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and
        Operation of the Panama Canal between the United States and the
        Republic of Panama, signed at Washington on September 7, 1977
        (33 UST 1).
            (3) United states assistance.--The term ``United States
        assistance means--
                    (A) assistance under part I of the Foreign
                Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
                seq.)(including programs under title IV of chapter 2 of
                such part; relating to the Overseas Private Investment
                Corporation), except that such term does not include
                humanitarian assistance;
                    (B) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.;
                relating to military assistance), including the
                transfer of excess defense articles under section 516
                of such Act;
                    (C) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.;
                relating to international military education and
                training);
                    (D) assistance under the ``Foreign Military
                Financing Program'' under section 23 of the Arms Export
                Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763);
                    (E) the transfer of defense articles, defense
                services, or defense and construction services under
                Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.),
                including defense articles and defense services
                licensed or approved for export under section 38 of
                such Act; or
                    (F) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of
                1945.

Output:
United States-Panama Security Act of 1997 - Bars U.S. assistance to Panama during any period in which a defense site or military installation located in Panama that was at any time part of a site or installation built or formerly operated by the United States has been conveyed by the Government of Panama to any foreign government-owned entity.
Directs the President to instruct the U.S. representatives to the international financial institutions to oppose any loans or other assistance to Panama during any such period.
Requires the President to report to the Congress on how Hutchison Whampoa, a Chinese firm with ties to the Chinese Government, was selected to receive a grant for management control of the Panamanian ports of Balboa and San Cristobal.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on:  (1) the extent to which the control of such ports by such firm poses a threat to U.S. security; and (2) how U.S. strategic interests with respect to the Panama Canal will continue to be protected after the Government of Panama assumes sole responsibility for the defense of the Canal and becomes the only entity entitled to have military forces, defense sites, or military installations in Panama after December 31, 1999.
Requires:  (1) the Director of Central Intelligence to report annually to the Congress on the intelligence activities of China against or affecting U.S. interests in Panama; and (2) the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to report to the Congress on the utility of maintaining a military presence in Panama for interdicting illegal drugs.
Authorizes and directs the President to confer with the Government of Panama to renegotiate the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty and the Treaty Concerning the Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal or to negotiate a new agreement to supersede such treaties.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any negotiations should include:  (1) a ban on foreign government investment in or management of the Canal and related projects; (2) the right to a continued U.S. military presence in Panama and a continued presence to interdict and eradicate illegal drug trafficking through Panama; and (3) the right to control or prohibit the use of the Canal by hostile powers, terrorist states, or criminal groups by redefining the terms of the 1977 Treaty Concerning the Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal.