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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Enterprise Ecosystem and
Economic Development Commission Act of 2012'' or as the ``SEEED
Commission Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise (referred to
in this section as the ``Commission''). The purpose of the commission
is to examine and make recommendations with respect to ways the Federal
Government can support and utilize the transformative power of social
enterprises.
    (b) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory Committee
Act does not apply to the Commission established under this subsection.
    (c) Membership.--The membership of the Commission shall be composed
of the following or their designees:
            (1) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
            (2) The Administrator of the Economic Development
        Administration.
            (3) The Director of the Office of Social Innovation and
        Civic Participation.
            (4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
        National and Community Service.
            (5) The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
            (6) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (7) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
            (8) The Secretary of Labor.
            (9) The Director of the Census.
            (10) The Director of the National Economic Council.
            (11) The Attorney General.
            (12) The Secretary of State.
            (13) The Secretary of Education.
            (14) The Secretary of the Treasury.
            (15) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (16) The Commissioner of Social Security.
            (17) The Secretary of Agriculture.
            (18) The Secretary of Commerce.
            (19) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            (20) The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors.
            (21) The Administrator of the General Services
        Administration.
    (d) Operation.--
            (1) Chairperson.--The Director of the Office of Social
        Innovation and Civic Participation shall serve as the
        Chairperson of the Commission.
            (2) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the
                call of the Chairperson.
                    (B) Initial meeting.--The initial meeting shall
                take place not later than 30 days after the date of
                enactment of this Act.
            (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
        shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may
        hold hearings.
            (4) Rules.--The Commission may establish, by majority vote,
        any rules for the conduct of Commission business, in accordance
        with this Act and other applicable law.
    (e) Duties.--
            (1) Defining social enterprise.--Not later than 1 year
        after the initial meeting of the Commission, the Commission
        shall establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for
        purposes of Federal programs. The Commission will draw upon
        existing leading research and scholarship in this area as well
        as the input of practitioners and policy experts within the
        social enterprise field.
            (2) Study activities.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall identify
                opportunities for the Federal Government to more
                effectively engage social enterprises in creating jobs
                and strengthening local economies while achieving
                optimal outcomes in addressing policy challenges at the
                national, state, and local level. The Commission shall
                receive and consider reports and testimony from
                individuals, government departments, State and local
                elected officials, community-based organizations,
                nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations,
                foundations, and other public and private organizations
                statewide and of national significance on the
                following:
                            (i) How social enterprise can accelerate
                        progress on social issues.
                            (ii) How social enterprises work in a
                        cross-sector manner.
                            (iii) How social enterprise can advance
                        social and economic development goals.
                    (B) Areas of study and recommendation.--The areas
                studied and potential recommendations offered by the
                Commission under this paragraph shall include the
                following:
                            (i) The role of social enterprises in the
                        United States economy.
                            (ii) The role of social enterprises in
                        addressing economic, social, and environmental
                        policy challenges across all levels of
                        government.
                            (iii) The role of social enterprises as
                        community support and development entities.
                            (iv) A statistical and qualitative
                        examination of social enterprise within the
                        United States and its contribution to the
                        social and economic development of the United
                        States.
                            (v) Means through which the Federal
                        Government can assist in enhancing the capacity
                        of social enterprises.
                            (vi) Corporate legal structures that foster
                        or impede the development of social
                        enterprises.
                            (vii) How to reform the Internal Revenue
                        Code to reduce obstacles that social
                        enterprises face when addressing social issues
                        and creating economic value through innovative
                        methods.
                            (viii) How to reform Federal securities
                        laws to encourage impact investing.
                            (ix) How the Federal Government can
                        leverage existing Community Development
                        Financial Institutions programs.
                            (x) How various sectors (including but not
                        limited to philanthropic, for-profit, and non-
                        profit sectors) and levels of government
                        currently interact with social enterprises.
                            (xi) Review of the current process through
                        which social enterprises--both for-profit and
                        nonprofit organizations--can obtain Federal
                        loans, grants, and contracts and offer
                        recommendations for improving these processes
                        in light of the special needs and contributions
                        of social enterprises.
                            (xii) Review of the current process,
                        policies, and procedures through which social
                        enterprises--both for-profit and nonprofit
                        organizations--can access Federal contracting
                        opportunities and offer recommendations for
                        improving the access of social enterprises to
                        Federal procurement opportunities.
                            (xiii) How the Federal Government can play
                        a role in developing a purchasing directory of
                        social enterprises within the United States
                        that can be supported by citizens, businesses,
                        and government.
                            (xiv) Opportunities for the Federal
                        Government to develop and expand research and
                        the collection and analysis of longitudinal
                        data on social enterprises.
                            (xv) Barriers to social enterprise growth.
                            (xvi) Opportunities for the development of
                        an entity or initiative to support
                        intermediaries that will promote and invest in
                        social enterprise.
                            (xvii) Identification of the appropriate
                        entity within the Federal Government that shall
                        be charged with the responsibility of preparing
                        an annual report to Congress on the impact of
                        social enterprises in the United States and the
                        extent to which the Federal Government
                        interacts with, supports, and invests in social
                        enterprises. And, where appropriate, this
                        entity shall monitor and update the areas of
                        study listed in this subparagraph.
    (f) Powers of the Commission.--
            (1) The Commission may hold such hearings and collect such
        information as appropriate for carrying out this section.
            (2) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the Commission
        may secure directly from any Federal department or agency
        information the Commission considers necessary to carry out
        this section. Upon the request of the Commission, the head of
        the any Federal agency shall furnish information requested
        under this paragraph to the Commission.
            (3) The Commission may enter into contracts for research to
        inform the deliberations of the Commission.
            (4) The Commission may use the United States mails in the
        same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of
        the Federal Government.
    (g) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) 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) Detail of federal employees.--On the affirmative vote
        of \2/3\ of the members of the Commission and the approval of
        the appropriate Federal agency head, an employee of the Federal
        Government at GS-13 level or higher may be detailed to the
        Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be
        without interruption or loss of civil service status, benefits,
        or privileges.
            (3) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Appointment and compensation.--The
                        chairperson, in accordance with rules agreed
                        upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the
                        compensation of a staff director and such other
                        personnel as may be necessary to enable the
                        Commission to carry out its functions, without
                        regard to the provisions of title 5, United
                        States Code, governing appointments in the
                        competitive service, and without regard to the
                        provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
                        chapter 53 of such title relating to
                        classification and General Schedule pay rates,
                        except that no rate of pay fixed under this
                        subsection may exceed the equivalent of that
                        payable for a position at Level V of the
                        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title
                        5, United States Code.
                            (ii) Personnel as federal employees.--
                                    (I) In general.--Any personnel of
                                the Commission who are employees shall
                                be employees under section 2105 of
                                title 5, United States Code, for
                                purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84,
                                85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
                                    (II) Members of the commission.--
                                Subparagraph (I) shall not be construed
                                to apply to members of the Commission.
                    (B) Volunteer services.--Notwithstanding section
                1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission
                may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services
                as the Commission determines necessary.
            (4) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--On
        request of the Commission, the Attorney General shall provide
        to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, reasonable and
        appropriate office space, supplies, and administrative
        assistance.
    (h) Contracts for Research.--
            (1) Researchers and experts.--On an affirmative vote of \2/
        3\ of the members of the Commission, the Commission may select
        nongovernmental researchers and experts to assist the
        Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commission under
        this section.
            (2) Other organizations.--Nothing in this subsection limits
        the ability of the Commission to enter into contracts with any
        other entity or organization to carry out research necessary to
        carry out the duties of the Commission under this section.
    (i) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the Commission establishes
criteria by which to identify social enterprise, the Commission shall
submit to the President and Congress a report on the Commission's
findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The report shall identify
the Federal programs recommended and shall include--
            (1) reports on all matters studied as described in
        subsection (b); and
            (2) how existing Federal Government programs can be
        expanded to take advantage of the social and economic benefits
        of social enterprises.
    (j) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the
date on which the Commission submits the report of the Commission under
subsection (i).
    (k) Availability of Appropriations.--Funds appropriated to the
Commission shall be available for the duration of the Commission.

Output: Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2012 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises. Requires the Commission to: (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Access to Community Health
Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that:
            (1) National importance.--Community health centers serve as
        the medical home and family physician to over 16,000,000 people
        nationally. Patients of community health centers represent 1 in
        7 low-income persons, 1 in 8 uninsured Americans, 1 in 9
        Medicaid beneficiaries, 1 in 10 minorities, and 1 in 10 rural
        residents.
            (2) Health care safety net.--Because Federally qualified
        health centers (FQHCs) are generally located in medically
        underserved areas, the patients of Federally qualified health
        centers are disproportionately low income, uninsured or
        publicly insured, and minorities, and they frequently have
        poorer health and more complicated, costly medical needs than
        patients nationally. As a chief component of the health care
        safety net, Federally qualified health centers are required by
        regulation to serve all patients, regardless of insurance
        status or ability to pay.
            (3) Medicare beneficiaries.--Medicare beneficiaries are
        typically less healthy and, therefore, costlier to treat than
        other patients of Federally qualified health centers. Medicare
        beneficiaries tend to have more complex health care needs as--
                    (A) more than half of Medicare patients have at
                least 2 chronic conditions;
                    (B) 45 percent take 5 or more medications; and
                    (C) over half of Medicare beneficiaries have more
                than 1 prescribing physician.
            (4) Need to improve fqhc payment.--While the Centers for
        Medicare & Medicaid Services have nearly 15 years' worth of
        cost report data from Federally qualified health centers, which
        would equip the agency to develop a new Medicare reimbursement
        system, the agency has failed to update and improve the
        Medicare FQHC payment system.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF MEDICARE-COVERED PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES
              AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(aa)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) The term `Federally qualified health center services' means--
            ``(A) services of the type described in subparagraphs (A)
        through (C) of paragraph (1), and such other ambulatory
        services furnished by a Federally qualified health center for
        which payment may otherwise be made under this title if such
        services were furnished by a health care provider or health
        care professional other than a Federally qualified health
        center; and
            ``(B) preventive primary health services that a center is
        required to provide under section 330 of the Public Health
        Service Act,
when furnished to an individual as a patient of a Federally qualified
health center and such services when provided by a health care provider
or health care professional employed by or under contract with a
Federally qualified health center and for this purpose, any reference
to a rural health clinic or a physician described in paragraph (2)(B)
is deemed a reference to a Federally qualified health center or a
physician at the center, respectively. Services described in the
previous sentence shall be treated as billable visits for purposes of
payment to the Federally qualified health center.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment To Permit Payment for Hospital-Based
Services.--Section 1862(a)(14) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(14)) is
amended by inserting ``Federally qualified health center services,''
after ``qualified psychologist services,''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2008.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR
              FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) section 1833(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3)(A) in the case of services described in section
        1832(a)(2)(D)(i) the costs which are reasonable and related to
        the furnishing of such services or which are based on such
        other tests of reasonableness as the Secretary may prescribe in
        regulations including those authorized under section
        1861(v)(1)(A), less the amount a provider may charge as
        described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A) but in no
        case may the payment for such services (other than for items
        and services described in 1861(s)(10)(A)) exceed 80 percent of
        such costs; and
            ``(B) in the case of services described in section
        1832(a)(2)(D)(ii) furnished by a Federally qualified health
        center--
                    ``(i) subject to clauses (iii) and (iv), for
                services furnished on and after January 1, 2008, during
                the center's fiscal year that ends in 2008, an amount
                (calculated on a per visit basis) that is equal to 100
                percent of the average of the costs of the center of
                furnishing such services during such center's fiscal
                years ending during 2006 and 2007 which are reasonable
                and related to the cost of furnishing such services, or
                which are based on such other tests of reasonableness
                as the Secretary prescribes in regulations including
                those authorized under section 1861(v)(1)(A) (except
                that in calculating such cost in a center's fiscal
                years ending during 2006 and 2007 and applying the
                average of such cost for a center's fiscal year ending
                during fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall not apply
                a per visit payment limit or productivity screen), less
                the amount a provider may charge as described in clause
                (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A), but in no case may the
                payment for such services (other than for items or
                services described in section 1861(s)(10)(A)) exceed 80
                percent of such average of such costs;
                    ``(ii) subject to clauses (iii) and (iv), for
                services furnished during the center's fiscal year
                ending during 2009 or a succeeding fiscal year, an
                amount (calculated on a per visit basis and without the
                application of a per visit limit or productivity
                screen) that is equal to the amount determined under
                this subparagraph for the center's preceding fiscal
                year (without regard to any copayment)--
                            ``(I) increased for a center's fiscal year
                        ending during 2009 by the percentage increase
                        in the MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(3))
                        applicable to primary care services (as defined
                        in section 1842(i)(4)) for 2009 and increased
                        for a center's fiscal year ending during 2010
                        or any succeeding fiscal year by the percentage
                        increase for such year of a market basket of
                        Federally qualified health center costs as
                        developed and promulgated through regulations
                        by the Secretary; and
                            ``(II) adjusted to take into account any
                        increase or decrease in the scope of services,
                        including a change in the type, intensity,
                        duration, or amount of services, furnished by
                        the center during the center's fiscal year,
                less the amount a provider may charge as described in
                clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A), but in no case
                may the payment for such services (other than for items
                or services described in section 1861(s)(10)(A)) exceed
                80 percent of the amount determined under this clause
                (without regard to any copayment);
                    ``(iii) subject to clause (iv), in the case of an
                entity that first qualifies as a Federally qualified
                health center in a center's fiscal year ending after
                2007--
                            ``(I) for the first such center fiscal
                        year, an amount (calculated on a per visit
                        basis and without the application of a per
                        visit payment limit or productivity screen)
                        that is equal to 100 percent of the costs of
                        furnishing such services during such center
                        fiscal year based on the per visit payment
                        rates established under clause (i) or (ii) for
                        a comparable period for other such centers
                        located in the same or adjacent areas with a
                        similar caseload or, in the absence of such a
                        center, in accordance with the regulations and
                        methodology referred to in clause (i) or based
                        on such other tests of reasonableness (without
                        the application of a per visit payment limit or
                        productivity screen) as the Secretary may
                        specify, less the amount a provider may charge
                        as described in clause (ii) of section 1866
                        (a)(2)(A), but in no case may the payment for
                        such services (other than for items and
                        services described in section 1861(s)(10)(A))
                        exceed 80 percent of such costs; and
                            ``(II) for each succeeding center fiscal
                        year, the amount calculated in accordance with
                        clause (ii); and
                    ``(iv) with respect to Federally qualified health
                center services that are furnished to an individual
                enrolled with a MA plan under part C pursuant to a
                written agreement described in section 1853(a)(4) (or,
                in the case of MA private fee for service plan, without
                such written agreement) the amount (if any) by which--
                            ``(I) the amount of payment that would have
                        otherwise been provided under clauses (i),
                        (ii), or (iii) (calculated as if `100 percent'
                        were substituted for `80 percent' in such
                        clauses) for such services if the individual
                        had not been enrolled; exceeds
                            ``(II) the amount of the payments received
                        under such written agreement (or, in the case
                        of MA private fee for service plans, without
                        such written agreement) for such services (not
                        including any financial incentives provided for
                        in such agreement such as risk pool payments,
                        bonuses, or withholds) less the amount the
                        Federally qualified health center may charge as
                        described in section 1857(e)(3)(B);''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2008.

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Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC.

Permits payment for hospital-based services.

Provides for a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare-covered services provided by FQHCs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
Prevention Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CENTRALIZED POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall
establish and maintain an office at the Internal Revenue Service and
procedures to ensure that any taxpayer whose return has been delayed or
otherwise adversely affected due to the theft of the taxpayer's
identity has a centralized point of contact throughout the processing
of his or her case. The office shall coordinate with other offices
within the Internal Revenue Service to resolve the taxpayer's case as
quickly as possible.

SEC. 3. TAXPAYER NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED IDENTITY THEFT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7529. NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED IDENTITY THEFT.

    ``If the Secretary determines that there was an unauthorized use of
the identity of any taxpayer, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) as soon as practicable and without jeopardizing an
        investigation relating to tax administration, notify the
        taxpayer and include with that notice--
                    ``(A) instructions to the taxpayer about filing a
                police report; and
                    ``(B) the forms the taxpayer must submit to allow
                investigating law enforcement officials to access the
                taxpayer's personal information; and
            ``(2) if any person is criminally charged by indictment or
        information relating to such unauthorized use, notify such
        taxpayer as soon as practicable of such charge.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 77 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7529. Notification of suspected identity theft.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to determinations made after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON ELECTRONIC FILING OPT OUT.

    The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall
submit a feasibility study to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
describing a program under which a person who has filed an identity
theft affidavit with the Secretary may elect to prevent the processing
of any Federal tax return submitted in an electronic format by that
taxpayer or a person purporting to be that taxpayer. The study shall be
submitted within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
and should also include a recommendation on whether to implement such a
program.

SEC. 5. USE OF INFORMATION IN DO NOT PAY INITIATIVE IN PREVENTION OF
              IDENTITY THEFT REFUND FRAUD.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary's delegate, shall
use the information available under the Do Not Pay Initiative
established under section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and
Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) to help prevent
identity theft refund fraud.

SEC. 6. REPEAL OF PROVISION REGARDING CERTAIN TAX COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES
              AND REPORTS.

    Section 2004 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and
Reform Act of 1998 (26 U.S.C. 6012 note) is repealed.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON IDENTITY THEFT REFUND FRAUD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2018, and biannually
thereafter through September 30, 2023, the Secretary of the Treasury
(or the Secretary's delegate) shall report to the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
the Senate on the extent and nature of fraud involving the use of a
misappropriated taxpayer identity with respect to claims for refund
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 during the preceding completed
income tax filing season, and the detection, prevention, and
enforcement activities undertaken by the Internal Revenue Service with
respect to such fraud, including--
            (1) detailing efforts to combat identity theft fraud,
        including an update on the victims' assistance unit;
            (2) information on both the average and maximum amounts of
        time that elapsed before the cases of victims of such fraud
        were resolved; and
            (3) discussing Internal Revenue Service efforts associated
        with other avenues for addressing identity theft refund fraud.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--In addition, each report shall
provide an update on the implementation of this Act and identify the
need for any further legislation to protect taxpayer identities.
    (c) Progress on Outreach and Education.--In the first biannual
report on identity theft refund fraud under subsection (a), the
Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the agency's progress on identity
        theft outreach and education to the private sector, State
        agencies, and external organizations; and
            (2) the results of a feasibility study on the costs and
        benefits to enhancing its taxpayer authentication approach to
        the electronic tax return filing process.

SEC. 8. INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) shall
establish an information sharing and analysis center to centralize,
standardize, and enhance data compilation and analysis to facilitate
sharing actionable data and information with respect to identity theft.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after establishment of the
information sharing and analysis center, the Secretary (or the
Secretary's delegate) shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and Committee on Finance of
the Senate on the information sharing and analysis center described in
subsection (a). The report shall include the data that was shared, the
use of such data, and the results of the data sharing and analysis
center in combating identity theft.

SEC. 9. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LIAISON.

    (a) Establishment.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall
establish within the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal
Revenue Service the position of Local Law Enforcement Liaison.
    (b) Duties.--The Local Law Enforcement Liaison shall serve as the
primary source of contact for State and local law enforcement
authorities with respect to tax-related identity theft, having duties
that shall include--
            (1) receiving information from State and local law
        enforcement authorities;
            (2) responding to inquiries from State and local law
        enforcement authorities;
            (3) administering authorized information-sharing
        initiatives with State or local law enforcement authorities and
        reviewing the performance of such initiatives;
            (4) ensuring any information provided through authorized
        information-sharing initiatives with State or local law
        enforcement authorities is used only for the prosecution of
        identity theft-related crimes and not re-disclosed to third
        parties; and
            (5) such other duties relating to tax-related identity
        theft prevention as are delegated by the Commissioner of
        Internal Revenue.

SEC. 10. IRS PHONE SCAM REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General for Tax Administration, in
consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal
Trade Commission, shall submit a report to Congress regarding identity
theft phone scams under which individuals attempt to obtain personal
information over the phone from taxpayers by falsely claiming to be
calling from or on behalf the Internal Revenue Service.
    (b) Contents of Report.--Such report shall include--
            (1) a description of the nature and form of such scams;
            (2) an estimate of the number of taxpayers contacted
        pursuant to, and the number of taxpayers who have been victims
        of, such scams;
            (3) an estimate of the amount of wrongful payments obtained
        from such scams; and
            (4) details of potential solutions to combat and prevent
        such scams, including best practices from the private sector
        and technological solutions.

SEC. 11. PROVIDING IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION INFORMATION WHILE ON HOLD
              WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall
ensure that if a taxpayer is on hold with the Internal Revenue Service
on a taxpayer service telephone call the following information is
provided:
            (1) Basic information about common identity theft tax
        scams.
            (2) Directions on where to report such activity.
            (3) Tips on how to protect against identity theft tax
        scams.

SEC. 12. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall
be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Output: Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take several actions to prevent and respond to tax-related identity theft and tax fraud.  Treasury or the IRS must:  establish a centralized point of contact for identify theft victims;  provide notifications, instructions, and forms to suspected victims of identity theft; provide various reports to Congress regarding identity theft, tax refund fraud, and related prevention programs;  use information available from the Do Not Pay Initiative established by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to help prevent identity theft tax refund fraud;  establish an information sharing and analysis center to centralize, standardize, and enhance data compilation and analysis to facilitate sharing actionable data and information with respect to identity theft;   establish within the IRS Criminal Investigation Division the position of Local Law Enforcement Liaison to interact with state and local law enforcement authorities with respect to tax-related identity theft; and provide specified identity theft prevention information to taxpayers who are on hold during a taxpayer service telephone call.  The Inspector General for Tax Administration must report to Congress regarding identity theft phone scams under which individuals attempt to obtain personal information over the phone from taxpayers by falsely claiming to be calling from or on behalf of the IRS.  No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. QUARTERLY REPORTS BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS ON CONTRIBUTIONS
              BUNDLED FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(d) Quarterly Reports on Contributions Bundled For Certain
Recipients.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the end of
        the quarterly period beginning on the first day of January,
        April, July, and October of each year, each registered lobbyist
        who bundles 2 or more contributions made to a covered recipient
        in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 for such covered
        recipient during such quarterly period shall file a report with
        the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
        Representatives containing--
                    ``(A) the name of the registered lobbyist;
                    ``(B) in the case of an employee, his or her
                employer; and
                    ``(C) the name of the covered recipient to whom the
                contribution is made, and to the extent known the
                aggregate amount of such contributions (or a good faith
                estimate thereof) within the quarter for the covered
                recipient.
            ``(2) Exclusion of certain information.--In filing a report
        under paragraph (1), a registered lobbyist shall exclude from
        the report any information described in paragraph (1)(C) which
        is included in any other report filed by the registered
        lobbyist with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the
        House of Representatives under this Act.
            ``(3) Requiring submission of information prior to filing
        reports.--Not later than 25 days after the end of a period for
        which a registered lobbyist is required to file a report under
        paragraph (1) which includes any information described in such
        section with respect to a covered recipient, the registered
        lobbyist shall transmit by certified mail to the covered
        recipient involved a statement containing--
                    ``(A) the information that will be included in the
                report with respect to the covered recipient;
                    ``(B) the source of each contribution included in
                the aggregate amount referred to in paragraph (1)(C)
                which the registered lobbyist bundled for the covered
                recipient during the period covered by the report and
                the amount of the contribution attributable to each
                such source; and
                    ``(C) a notification that the covered recipient has
                the right to respond to the statement to challenge and
                correct any information included before the registered
                lobbyist files the report under paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Definition of registered lobbyist.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term `registered lobbyist' means a person
        who is registered or is required to register under paragraph
        (1) or (2) of section 4(a), or an individual who is required to
        be listed under section 4(b)(6) or subsection (b).
            ``(5) Definition of bundled contribution.--For purposes of
        this subsection, a registered lobbyist `bundles' a contribution
        if--
                    ``(A) the contribution is received by a registered
                lobbyist for, and forwarded by a registered lobbyist
                to, the covered recipient to whom the contribution is
                made; or
                    ``(B) the contribution will be or has been credited
                or attributed to the registered lobbyist through
                records, designations, recognitions or other means of
                tracking by the covered recipient to whom the
                contribution is made.
            ``(6) Other definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `contribution' has the meaning given
                such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
                (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), except that such term does not
                include a contribution in an amount which is less than
                $200;
                    ``(B) the terms `candidate', `political committee',
                and `political party committee' have the meaning given
                such terms in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
                (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the term `covered recipient' means a Federal
                candidate, an individual holding Federal office, a
                leadership PAC, a multicandidate political committee
                described in section 315(a)(4) of the Federal Election
                Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(4)), or a
                political party committee; and
                    ``(D) the term `leadership PAC' means, with respect
                to an individual holding Federal office, an
                unauthorized political committee which is associated
                with such individual, except that such term shall not
                apply in the case of a political committee of a
                political party.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the second quarterly period described in section
5(d)(1) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (as added by subsection
(a)) which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act and each
succeeding quarterly period.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a registered lobbyist who bundles two or more contributions made (in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000) to a covered recipient during a quarterly period to: (1) file a quarterly report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and (2) notify the covered recipient by certified mail before filing such report.

Requires the notification to express the covered recipient's right to respond to the statement to challenge and correct any information included before the registered lobbyist files such report.

Defines "covered recipient" as a federal candidate, an individual holding federal office, a leadership PAC (an unauthorized political committee which is associated with an individual holding federal office, excluding a political committee of a political party), a multicandidate political committee, or a political party committee.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1999, then Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump
        said the following on Good Morning America regarding his wealth
        tax plan, ``If I were president, it would be passed. I think if
        somebody else is president, it probably can't be. . . . This is
        a tax paid by 1 percent, but the 1 percent will be very big
        beneficiaries with what's going to happen and the positive
        forces that would take place in the economy.''.
            (2) In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News in 2015,
        then Presidential candidate Trump described his 1999 wealth tax
        plan as ``a very conservative thing to do.''.
            (3) The proposed tax plan, according to then Presidential
        candidate Trump, was expected to raise $5.7 trillion and pay
        off the national debt in its entirety at the time.
            (4) Many prominent conservatives have argued reducing the
        national debt is crucial for our economic health and
        prosperity, including the following:
                    (A) According to a 2011 Heritage Foundation Report,
                Saving the American Dream, ``Our national debt now is
                nearly 70 percent of GDP and on track to hit 185
                percent within 25 years. Lower debt will remove the
                threat of financial crisis and restore the confidence
                of investors and lenders. It will also sharply reduce
                the debt burden on future generations, relieve the
                pressure on interest rates, and help to secure our
                prosperity.''.
                    (B) Republican National Committee Chairman, now
                White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus in his 2014
                Statement on the National Debt Increase stated,
                ``Spending more money than we have is immoral; it hurts
                future generations who will be left to pay off the
                bills. Taking care of this generation shouldn't require
                robbing the next. This is why Republicans have fought
                for fiscal responsibility in Congress.''.
                    (C) As the Cato Institute wrote in 2016, ``The debt
                matters. Not only is it remarkably unfair to our
                children and grandchildren, it is imposing costs today.
                Our economic growth is slower and our wages lower than
                they would be if it were smaller. Other political and
                economic priorities are being squeezed out. Interest on
                the debt was projected to reach $261 billion this year,
                and exceed $500 billion by 2020 even before factoring
                in the recent budget-busting deals.''.
                    (D) In August of 2016, President of the Committee
                for a Responsible Federal Budget, Maya MacGuineas,
                said, ``The evidence is clear: Reducing our projected
                long-term debt will promote economic growth; increasing
                debt will slow that growth.''.
                    (E) According to the GOP Platform in 2016, ``Our
                national debt is a burden on our economy and families.
                The huge increase in the national debt demanded by and
                incurred during the current Administration has placed a
                significant burden on future generations. We must
                impose firm caps on future debt, accelerate the
                repayment of the trillions we now owe in order to
                reaffirm our principles of responsible and limited
                government, and remove the burdens we are placing on
                future generations. A strong economy is one key to debt
                reduction, but spending restraint is a necessary
                component that must be vigorously pursued.''.
            (5) Since the beginning of the Global War on Terror, the
        Overseas Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other War on
        Terror-related activities have added an estimated $1.7 trillion
        to the national debt (according to figures by the Congressional
        Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office).
            (6) Several academic and media reports project total
        spending and future obligations for the Overseas Operations in
        Iraq, Afghanistan, and other War on Terror-related activities
        to cost between $4 trillion and $6 trillion (a recent report by
        the Cost of War project at Brown University estimates the costs
        through 2053 as $4.792 trillion).
            (7) If the Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax raises the $5.7
        trillion that President Trump expected it would in 1999, it
        would cover all current and future obligations incurred by the
        Global War on Terror and reduce the debt to GDP ratio from 77
        percent to 46 percent.
            (8) On February 28, 2017, President Trump declared in his
        speech before Congress that, ``Democrats and Republicans should
        get together and unite for the good of our country and for the
        good of the American people.''.
            (9) In the spirit of bipartisanship, we introduce the
        Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax to fulfill his promise to the
        American people and substantially reduce our national debt.

SEC. 3. DONALD J. TRUMP WEALTH TAX.

    (a) Tax Imposed.--There is hereby imposed a tax equal to 14.25
percent of so much of the net worth of any individual who is a citizen
or resident of the United States, or any applicable trust, as exceeds
$10,000,000.
    (b) Valuation.--For purposes of this section, net worth shall be
determined as of the date of the enactment of this Act under rules
similar to the rules for determining the taxable estate of a decedent
under chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that in
the case of any married individuals, the tax imposed by this section
shall be determined jointly.
    (c) Trusts.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) Applicable trust.--The term ``applicable trust'' means
        any trust which is not treated as a grantor trust under such
        Code and which is--
                    (A) a domestic trust; or
                    (B) any portion of a foreign trust which is
                allocable, under such rules as the Secretary of the
                Treasury may prescribe, to one or more beneficiaries
                who are citizens or residents of the United States.
            (2) Grantor trust.--The net worth of any grantor trust
        shall be taken into account by the grantor in determining the
        tax imposed by this section.
    (d) Exclusion of Principal Residence and Its Indebtedness.--The
value of any principal residence (within the meaning section 121 of
such Code), and any acquisition indebtedness (as defined in section
163(h)(3)(B) of such Code) with respect thereto, shall not be taken
into account under subsection (a).

Output: Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017  This bill imposes a 14.25% tax on any U.S. citizen, resident, or applicable trust with a net worth that exceeds $10 million. The tax applies to the portion of the net worth that exceeds $10 million, excluding the value of any principal residence and its indebtedness.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``South Texas Veterans Access to Care
Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DEFINITION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The current and future health care needs of veterans
        residing in the Far South Texas area are not being fully met by
        the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs states that, as of
        January 1, 2006, the number of veterans in Far South Texas is
        approximately 114,000.
            (3) In its Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
        study, the Department of Veterans Affairs found that fewer than
        three percent of its enrollees in the Valley-Coastal Bend
        Market of Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 reside within
        its acute hospital access standards.
            (4) Travel times for veterans from the market referred to
        in paragraph (3) can exceed six hours from their residences to
        the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs hospital for acute
        inpatient health care.
            (5) Even with the significant travel times, veterans from
        Far South Texas demonstrate a high demand for health care
        services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (6) Current deployments involving members of the Texas
        National Guard and Reservists from Texas will continue to
        inflate projections by the Department of Veterans Affairs of
        demand.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``Far South
Texas'' means the following counties of the State of Texas: Aransas,
Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Crockett, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Goliad,
Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces,
Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Victoria, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata.

SEC. 3. MEDICAL CARE FOR VETERANS IN FAR SOUTH TEXAS.

    (a) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
determine, and notify Congress pursuant to subsection (b), whether the
needs of veterans in Far South Texas for acute inpatient hospital care
shall be met--
            (1) through a project for a public-private venture to
        provide inpatient services and long-term care to veterans in an
        existing facility in Far South Texas;
            (2) through a project for construction of a new full-
        service, 50-bed hospital with a 125-bed nursing home in Far
        South Texas; or
            (3) through a sharing agreement with a military treatment
        facility in Far South Texas.
    (b) Notification and Prospectus.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report--
            (1) identifying which of the three options specified in
        subsection (a) has been selected by the Secretary; and
            (2) providing, for the option selected, a prospectus that
        includes, at a minimum, the matter specified in paragraphs (1)
        through (8) of section 8104(b) of title 38, United States Code,
        and the project timelines.

SEC. 4. PUBLIC-PRIVATE VENTURE FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR VETERANS IN FAR
              SOUTH TEXAS.

    (a) Project.--If the option selected by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs under section 3(a) is the option specified in paragraph (1) of
that section for a project of a public-private venture to provide
inpatient and long-term care to veterans at an existing facility in Far
South Texas, then the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, take such steps as necessary to enter
into an agreement with an appropriate private-sector entity to provide
for inpatient and long-term care services for veterans at an existing
facility in one of the counties of Far South Texas. Such an agreement
may include provision for construction of a new wing or other addition
at such facility to provide additional services that will, under the
agreement, be leased by the United States and dedicated to care and
treatment of veterans by the Secretary under title 38, United States
Code.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary for a public-private venture
project under this section.

SEC. 5. NEW DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, FAR SOUTH
              TEXAS.

    (a) Project Authorization.--If the option selected by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs under section 3(a) is the option specified in
paragraph (2) of that section for a project for construction in Far
South Texas of a new full-service, 175-bed facility providing inpatient
and long-term care services. Such facility shall be located in the
county in Far South Texas that the Secretary determines most suitable
to meet the health care needs of veterans in the region.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Construction, Major Projects, account of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in addition to any other amounts
authorized for that account, the amount of $175,000,000 for the project
authorized by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. SHARED FACILITY WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FAR SOUTH TEXAS.

    (a) Project Authorization.--If the option selected by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs under section 3(a) is the option specified in
paragraph (3) of that section for a project of a Department of Veterans
Affairs-Department of Defense shared facility to provide inpatient and
long-term care to veterans at an existing facility in Far South Texas,
then the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose, take such steps as necessary to enter into an
agreement with an appropriate military treatment facility to provide
for inpatient and long-term care services for veterans at an existing
facility in one of the counties of Far South Texas. Such an agreement
may include provision for construction of a new wing or other addition
at such facility to provide additional services that will, under the
agreement, be leased by the United States and dedicated to care and
treatment of veterans by the Secretary under title 38, United States
Code.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary for a Department of Veterans
Affairs-Department of Defense venture project under this section.

Output: South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans for acute inpatient hospital care in 24 counties comprising Far South Texas shall be met through: (1) a public-private venture to provide such services and long-term care to veterans in an existing facility in Far South Texas; (2) a project for construction of a new full-service, 50-bed hospital with a 125-bed nursing home in Far South Texas; or (3) a sharing agreement with a military treatment facility in Far South Texas. Requires the Secretary to take appropriate action depending on the option selected.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal State Renewable Energy
Promotion Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. STATE OCEAN AND COASTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING.

    (a) In General.--The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306A the following:

 ``ocean and coastal renewable energy state surveys; renewable energy
                    site identification and planning

    ``Sec. 306B.  (a) Grants to States.--The Secretary may make grants
to eligible coastal States to support voluntary State efforts to
initiate and complete surveys of portions of coastal State waters and
Federal waters adjacent to a State's coastal zone, in consultation with
the Minerals Management Service, to identify potential areas suitable
or unsuitable for the exploration, development, and production of
renewable energy that are consistent with the enforceable policies of
coastal management plans approved pursuant to section 306(d).
    ``(b) Survey Elements.--Surveys developed with grants under this
section shall include consideration of--
            ``(1) hydrographic and bathymetric surveys;
            ``(2) oceanographic observations and measurements of the
        physical ocean environment, especially seismically active
        areas;
            ``(3) identification and characterization of significant or
        sensitive marine ecosystems or other areas possessing important
        conservation, recreational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic
        values;
            ``(4) surveys of existing marine uses in the outer
        Continental Shelf and identification of potential conflicts;
            ``(5) inventories and surveys of shore locations and
        infrastructure capable of supporting renewable energy
        development;
            ``(6) inventories and surveys of offshore locations and
        infrastructure capable of supporting renewable energy
        development; and
            ``(7) other matters as may be necessary.
    ``(c) Participation and Cooperation.--To the extent practicable,
coastal States shall provide opportunity for the participation in
surveys under this section by relevant Federal agencies, State
agencies, local governments, regional organizations, port authorities,
and other interested parties and stakeholders, public and private, that
is adequate to develop a comprehensive survey.
    ``(d) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall, within 180 days after the
date of enactment of this section and after consultation with the
coastal States, publish guidelines for the application for and use of
grants under this section.
    ``(e) Annual Grants.--For each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012,
the Secretary may make a grant to a coastal State under this section if
the coastal State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that the grant will be used to develop a renewable energy survey
consistent with the requirements set forth in this section.
    ``(f) Grant Amounts.--The amount of any grant under this section
shall not exceed $750,000 for any fiscal year.
    ``(g) State Match.--
            ``(1) Before fiscal year 2011.--The Secretary shall not
        require any State matching fund contribution for grants awarded
        under this section for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2011.
            ``(2) After fiscal year 2011.--The Secretary shall require
        a coastal State to provide a matching fund contribution for a
        grant under this section for surveys of a State's coastal
        waters, according to--
                    ``(A) a 2-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State
                contributions for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(B) a 1-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State
                contributions for fiscal year 2012.
            ``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not require any
        matching funds for surveys of Federal waters adjacent to a
        State's coastal zone.
    ``(h) Secretarial Review.--After an initial grant is made to a
coastal State under this section, no subsequent grant may be made to
that coastal State under this section unless the Secretary finds that
the coastal State is satisfactorily developing its survey.
    ``(i) Limitation on Eligibility.--No coastal State is eligible to
receive grants under this section for more than 3 fiscal years.
    ``(j) Applicability.--This section and the surveys conducted with
assistance under this section shall not be construed to convey any new
authority to any coastal State, or repeal or supersede any existing
authority of any Federal agency, to regulate the siting, licensing,
leasing, or permitting of renewable energy facilities in areas of the
outer Continental Shelf under the administration of the Federal
Government. Nothing in this section repeals or supersedes any existing
coastal State authority pursuant to State or Federal law.
    ``(k) Priority.--Any area that is identified as suitable for
potential renewable energy development under surveys developed with
assistance under this section shall be given priority consideration by
Federal agencies for the siting, licensing, leasing, or permitting of
renewable energy facilities. Any area that is identified as unsuitable
under surveys developed with assistance under this section shall be
avoided by Federal agencies to the maximum extent practicable.
    ``(l) Assistance by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) under section 307(a) and to the extent practicable,
        make available to coastal States the resources and capabilities
        of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
        provide technical assistance to the coastal States to develop
        surveys under this section; and
            ``(2) encourage other Federal agencies with relevant
        expertise to participate in providing technical assistance
        under this subsection.
    ``(m) Renewable Energy Defined.--In this section the term
`renewable energy' means wind, wave, current, tidal, or ocean thermal
energy.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 318(a) of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1464) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) for grants under section 306B such sums as are
        necessary; and''.

Output:
Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to eligible coastal states to support voluntary state efforts to initiate and complete surveys of portions of coastal state waters and federal waters adjacent to a state's coastal zone to identify potential areas suitable or unsuitable for the exploration, development, and production of renewable (wind, wave, current, tidal, or ocean thermal) energy that are consistent with the enforceable policies of coastal management plans.

Requires suitable areas to be given priority consideration by federal agencies for the siting, licensing, leasing, or permitting of renewable energy facilities and requires unsuitable areas to be avoided by federal agencies to the maximum extent practicable.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Incentives for Family-Friendly
Workplaces Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45C. SMALL BUSINESS FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE CREDIT.

    ``(a) Amount of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of
an eligible small business employer, the amount of the small business
family and medical leave credit determined under this section for any
taxable year shall be an amount equal to 50 percent of the qualified
family and medical leave costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer during
such taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation on Credit.--The credit allowed by subsection (a)
with respect to each employee for qualified family and medical leave
costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year with
respect to such employee shall not exceed $2,000.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Eligible small business employer.--The term `eligible
        small business employer' means any employer who complies with
        title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 but who is
        not required to comply with such title by reason of employing
        fewer than 50 employees during the periods described in section
        101(4)(A) of such Act.
            ``(2) Qualified family and medical leave costs.--The term
        `qualified family and medical leave costs' means expenses
        incurred in connection with complying with title I of the
        Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under this chapter for that portion of the qualified family and medical
leave costs otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year
which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for such taxable
year under this section.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of such
Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (10), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) in the case of an eligible small business employer
        (as defined in section 45C(c)), the small business family and
        medical leave credit determined under section 45C.''
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45C. Small business family and
                                        medical leave credit.''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenses paid or incurred after the date which is 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEE WHO IS ALLOWED TO SHIFT HOURS
              OF EMPLOYMENT OR TO WORK AT HOME IN ORDER TO REDUCE CHILD
              CARE NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits), as amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 45D. WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEE WHO IS ALLOWED TO SHIFT HOURS OF
              EMPLOYMENT OR WORK AT HOME IN ORDER TO REDUCE CHILD CARE
              NEEDS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the
child care-related wage credit determined under this section for any
taxable year shall be an amount equal to \1/3\ of the aggregate wages
paid or incurred during such year which are attributable to services
performed by an employee of the taxpayer during the 1-year period
beginning on the date the employee first becomes a qualified employee
of the taxpayer.
    ``(b) Qualified Employee.--For purposes of this section, the term
`qualified employee' means any full-time employee if--
            ``(1) such employee is permitted by the employer, solely in
        order to reduce the amount of dependent care services provided
        (to a dependent of the employee) outside the employee's
        household, to perform services for the employer--
                    ``(A) at the employee's home, or
                    ``(B) during a period which is not within the
                normal business hours of the employer, and
            ``(2) as a result of the services performed for the
        employer as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
        (1), there is at least a 20 percent reduction in the amount of
        time dependent care services are provided to a dependent of the
        employee outside the employee's household.
    ``(c) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Employee must be qualified employee for entire
        year.--No credit shall be determined under subsection (a) with
        respect to any employee unless such employee is a qualified
        employee throughout the 1-year period described in subsection
        (a).
            ``(2) Only $6,000 of wages per year taken into account.--
        The amount of the wages which may be taken into account with
        respect to any employee shall not exceed $6,000 per year.
            ``(3) Wages.--The term `wages' has the meaning given such
        term by section 51(c) (determined without regard to paragraph
        (4) thereof).
            ``(4) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules
        of section 52 and subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (k) of
        section 51 shall apply.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of such
Code (relating to current year business credit), as amended by section
2(b), is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (11), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(13) the child care-related wage credit determined under
        section 45D(a).''
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45D. Wages paid to employee who is
                                        allowed to shift hours of
                                        employment or work at home in
                                        order to reduce child care
                                        needs.''
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply to wages paid or incurred after the date which is 6
        months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Employer practices before effective date.--For purposes
        of section 45D(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
        added by this section, no reduction before the 1st taxable year
        to which such section applies shall be taken into account.

Output: Tax Incentives for Family-Friendly Workplaces Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small business family and medical leave credit and a credit for wages paid to employees who are permitted to shift employment hours or to work at home in order to reduce child care needs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESERVATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4004(1) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7104(1)) is amended by striking
``1;'' and inserting ``1, except that, from the amount made available
under this paragraph for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year
2000), the Secretary shall reserve not less than $150,000,000 for
grants under subpart 2;''.
    (b) Conforming Redesignation.--Subparts 2 and 3 of the Safe and
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 are redesignated as
subparts 3 and 4, respectively.
    (c) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subpart 4.--Sections 4131 through 4134 of the Safe and
        Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7141
        et seq.) are redesignated as sections 4141 through 4144,
        respectively.
            (2) Subpart 3.--Sections 4121 and 4123 of the Safe and
        Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7131
        and 7133) are redesignated as sections 4131 and 4132,
        respectively.
            (3) Funding.--Section 4004(2) of the Safe and Drug-Free
        Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7104(2)) is
        amended by striking ``2.'' and inserting ``3.''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO REDUCE DRUG USE AND TRANSACTIONS IN SCHOOL ZONES.

    The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended by inserting after subpart 1 the
following:

             ``Subpart 2--Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement

``SEC. 4121. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), for the
purpose of carrying out section 4122, the Secretary shall, for each
fiscal year, allot among the States--
            ``(1) one-half of the amount reserved under section 4004(1)
        to carry out this subpart according to the ratio between the
        school-aged population of each State and the school-aged
        population of all the States; and
            ``(2) one-half of such amount according to the ratio
        between the amount each State received under part A of title I
        for the preceding year and the sum of such amounts received by
        all the States.
    ``(b) Minimum.--For any fiscal year, no State shall be allotted
under this section an amount that is less than one-half of 1 percent of
the total amount allotted to all the States under this section.
    ``(c) Reallotment.--The Secretary may reallot any amount of any
allotment to a State if the Secretary determines that the State will be
unable to use such amount within two years of such allotment. Such
reallotments shall be made on the same basis as allotments are made
under subsection (a).

``SEC. 4122. STATE GRANTS FOR DRUG-FREE SCHOOL ZONE ENFORCEMENT.

    ``(a) Applications.--In order to receive the allotment for its
State under section 4121 for any fiscal year, the head of a State's
Department of Justice (or, in the case of a State that does not have a
Department of Justice, the head of the equivalent department or agency
of the State that is responsible for crime reduction) shall submit to
the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary may require, an
application that--
            ``(1) contains assurances consistent with subsection (b);
        and
            ``(2) otherwise includes any other information that the
        Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Subgrants.--
                    ``(A) Percentage.--A State agency that receives the
                allotment for its State under this subpart for a fiscal
                year shall use not less than 95 percent of such
                allotment to make subgrants to units of local
                government.
                    ``(B) Use of funds by subgrantees.--A unit of local
                government that receives a subgrant under this
                paragraph shall use the funds for the purpose of
                reducing drug-related transactions and drug use in the
                one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary
                schools by--
                            ``(i) hiring additional law enforcement
                        officers to be deployed for this purpose;
                            ``(ii) hiring additional prosecutors to
                        prosecute criminal cases involving such drug-
                        related transactions or drug use; and
                            ``(iii) facilitating coordination with
                        State and Federal drug enforcement agencies.
            ``(2) Administrative costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the
        total amount allotted for a State under section 4121 for each
        fiscal year may be used for administrative costs of the State
        agency incurred in carrying out the activities described in
        paragraph (1).

``SEC. 4123. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposed of this subpart--
            ``(1) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the
        District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
            ``(2) the term `unit of local government' has the meaning
        given such term in section 901(a)(3) of the Omnibus Crime
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(3)).''.

Output:
Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) reserve for such grants program a specified minimum amount of funds under such Act; and (2) make program allotments to States, according to a specified formula.
Requires States to use at least 95 percent of such grant allotments for subgrants to local governments for such drug-free zone enforcement.
Requires local governments to use such subgrants to hire additional law enforcement officers and prosecutors, and facilitate coordination with State and Federal drug enforcement agencies, for such drug-free zone enforcement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Employment Opportunity
Complaint Data Disclosure Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency, a
        military department, the United States Postal Service, the
        Postal Rate Commission, and any other governmental entity
        (within the jurisdiction of the Equal Employment Opportunity
        Commission) which the Commission may by regulation specify, but
        does not include the General Accounting Office;
            (2) the term ``basis of alleged discrimination'' shall have
        the meaning given such term under section 5; and
            (3) the term ``issue of alleged discrimination'' shall have
        the meaning given such term under section 5.

SEC. 3. DATA TO BE POSTED BY EMPLOYING AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Each agency shall post on its public Web site, in
the time, form, and manner prescribed under section 5 (in conformance
with the requirements of this section), summary statistical data
relating to equal employment opportunity complaints filed with such
agency by employees or former employees of, or applicants for
employment with, such agency.
    (b) Content Requirements.--The data posted by an agency under this
section shall include, for the then current fiscal year, the following:
            (1) The number of complaints filed with the agency in such
        fiscal year.
            (2) The number of individuals filing those complaints
        (including as the agent of a class).
            (3) The number of individuals who filed 2 or more of those
        complaints.
            (4) The number of complaints (described in paragraph (1))
        in which each of the various bases of alleged discrimination is
        alleged.
            (5) The number of complaints (described in paragraph (1))
        in which each of the various issues of alleged discrimination
        is alleged.
            (6) The average length of time, for each step of the
        process, it is taking the agency to process complaints (taking
        into account all complaints pending for any length of time in
        such fiscal year, whether first filed in such fiscal year or
        earlier). Average times under this paragraph shall be posted--
                    (A) for all such complaints;
                    (B) for all such complaints in which a hearing
                before an administrative judge of the Equal Employment
                Opportunity Commission is not requested; and
                    (C) for all such complaints in which a hearing
                before an administrative judge of the Equal Employment
                Opportunity Commission is requested.
            (7) The total number of final agency actions rendered in
        such fiscal year involving a finding of discrimination and, of
        that number--
                    (A) the number and percentage that were rendered
                without a hearing before an administrative judge of the
                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
                    (B) the number and percentage that were rendered
                after a hearing before an administrative judge of the
                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
            (8) Of the total number of final agency actions rendered in
        such fiscal year involving a finding of discrimination--
                    (A) the number and percentage involving a finding
                of discrimination based on each of the respective bases
                of alleged discrimination; and
                    (B) of the number specified under subparagraph (A)
                for each of the respective bases of alleged
                discrimination--
                            (i) the number and percentage that were
                        rendered without a hearing before an
                        administrative judge of the Equal Employment
                        Opportunity Commission; and
                            (ii) the number and percentage that were
                        rendered after a hearing before an
                        administrative judge of the Equal Employment
                        Opportunity Commission.
            (9) Of the total number of final agency actions rendered in
        such fiscal year involving a finding of discrimination--
                    (A) the number and percentage involving a finding
                of discrimination in connection with each of the
                respective issues of alleged discrimination; and
                    (B) of the number specified under subparagraph (A)
                for each of the respective issues of alleged
                discrimination--
                            (i) the number and percentage that were
                        rendered without a hearing before an
                        administrative judge of the Equal Employment
                        Opportunity Commission; and
                            (ii) the number and percentage that were
                        rendered after a hearing before an
                        administrative judge of the Equal Employment
                        Opportunity Commission.
            (10)(A) Of the total number of complaints pending in such
        fiscal year (as described in the parenthetical matter in
        paragraph (6)), the number that were first filed before the
        start of the then current fiscal year.
            (B) With respect to those pending complaints that were
        first filed before the start of the then current fiscal year--
                    (i) the number of individuals who filed those
                complaints; and
                    (ii) the number of those complaints which are at
                the various steps of the complaint process.
    (c) Timing and Other Requirements.--
            (1) Current year data.--Data posted under this section for
        the then current fiscal year shall include both--
                    (A) interim year-to-date data, updated monthly; and
                    (B) final year-end data.
            (2) Data for prior years.--The data posted by an agency
        under this section for a fiscal year (both interim and final)
        shall also include, for each item under subsection (b), such
        agency's corresponding year-end data for each of the 5
        immediately preceding fiscal years (or, if not available for
        all 5 years, for however many of those 5 years for which they
        are available).

SEC. 4. DATA TO BE POSTED BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
              COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall
post on its public Web site, in the time, form, and manner prescribed
under section 5 for purposes of this section, summary statistical data
relating to--
            (1) hearings requested before an administrative judge of
        the Commission on complaints described in section 3; and
            (2) appeals filed with the Commission from final agency
        actions on complaints described in section 3.
    (b) Specific Requirements.--The data posted under this section
shall, with respect to the hearings and appeals described in subsection
(a), include summary statistical data corresponding to that described
in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 3(b), and shall be subject to
the same timing and other requirements as set forth in section 3(c).
    (c) Coordination.--The data required under this section shall be in
addition to the data the Commission is required to post under section 3
as an employing agency.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall prescribe any
regulations necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.

Output: Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to post on its public Web site summary statistical data relating to: (1) hearings requested before an administrative judge of the Commission on such complaints; and (2) appeals filed with the Commission from final agency actions on such complaints.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed is an innocent Bangladeshi
        citizen living in exile in the United States. In 1996, a
        Bangladeshi court erroneously convicted Mr. Ahmed of murder and
        sentenced him to death in connection with a 1975 coup. Having
        exhausted all available legal avenues, Ahmed now sits in U.S.
        custody awaiting his deportation and subsequent execution.
            (2) The circumstances surrounding the trial in absentia and
        subsequent conviction of Mohiuddin ``Din'' Ahmed, are
        sufficiently suspect as to warrant the immediate intervention
        on the part of the United States Government to prevent his
        planned deportation, which as of now is imminent.
            (3) If the United States Congress, the United States State
        Department, or the United States Department of Homeland
        Security fail to intervene on his behalf, or favorably exercise
        their discretion in this matter, Ahmed will face certain
        execution by hanging upon his arrival in Bangladesh.
            (4) Following its split from Pakistan in 1971, the newly
        sovereign nation of Bangladesh experienced a period of violent
        civil unrest, culminating in the violent coup to overthrow the
        nation's first Prime Minister, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Mujib) on
        August 15, 1975. Ahmed had been commissioned as an officer in
        the East Pakistani military before Bangladesh declared its
        independence, and he continued to serve during the Pakistani
        civil war and after independence. On the night of August 15,
        1975, Ahmed was ordered to station his men at a roadblock
        roughly one mile from the home of then Prime Minister of
        Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. That night, a violent coup
        erupted, and individuals stormed the home of the Prime
        Minister, killing him and the rest of his family.
            (5) Ahmed, like most Bangladeshis and many international
        observers at the time, was concerned with Mujib's policies of
        political suppression and his repeated violations of the civil
        rights of the Bangladeshi people. However, he had no knowledge
        of, nor did he support, the violent coup that erupted that
        night.
            (6) Following the coup, Ahmed went on to serve as a
        diplomat in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere, until 1996, when
        Sheikh Hasina Wajed, daughter of the assassinated Prime
        Minister, came to power, and then broke her promise to respect
        the Bangladeshi constitutional amendment which provided
        immunity to officers involved in the 1975 coup. Rather, Sheikh
        Hasina Wajed orchestrated the repeal of the constitutional
        amendment, and the arrest of the men she believed were
        responsible for the death of her father. Under these orders,
        Ahmed, who had been living in Los Angeles, was tried in
        absentia, convicted, and sentenced to death by hanging. He will
        not be allowed to reopen the in absentia conviction. As such,
        he will not be provided the opportunity to question the
        fairness of the trial, confront witnesses against him, nor
        present exculpatory evidence on his behalf which has recently
        been uncovered, i.e., eyewitness testimony affirming Ahmed's
        innocence.
            (7) Soon after Din arrived in the United States he applied
        for asylum but was denied by both the Immigration Court and the
        Board of Immigration appeals. By the time his trial began in
        Bangladesh he had already filed a request for political asylum
        under the provisions of the United Nations Convention Against
        Torture. But after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,
        immigration law had changed and Ahmed, accused of taking part
        in killing a head of state, was no longer entitled to relief
        from deportation. Last February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
        the 9th Circuit affirmed the immigration judge's denial of
        asylum and related relief.
            (8) It is incumbent upon us to find a country where Ahmed
        might be granted safe-haven, that does not condone death
        penalty, and that respects human rights.

SEC. 2. DEFERRAL OF ACTION ON DEPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.), Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed shall have his final order of deportation
indefinitely stayed.
    (b) Deferral of Action.--Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed shall be accorded
deferred action status for an indefinite period, and the Immigration
and Customs Enforcement shall release him from ICE custody with an
order of supervision. As such, Mr. Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed will not be
deported to Bangladesh, or any country, which maintains an extradition
treaty with Bangladesh or which condones the death penalty.
    (c) Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives.--The
spouse and children of Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed shall, by virtue of such
relationship, be accorded the same rights, privileges, or status under
the Immigration and Nationality Act as Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed.

SEC. 3. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.), Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed shall be eligible for adjustment of
status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under
section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed applies for
lawful permanent residency, he shall be considered to have entered and
remained lawfully in the United States, and shall be eligible for
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of
permanent residence to Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed, the Secretary of State
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or
next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that
are made available to natives of the country of the alien's birth under
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if
applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the alien's birth under section 202(e) of
such Act.
    (d) Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives.--The
spouse of Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed shall, by virtue of such relationship,
be accorded the same rights, privileges, or status under the
Immigration and Nationality Act as Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed.

SEC. 4. ASYLUM ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed
shall be permitted to seek asylum in a foreign nation.

Output: Provides for the relief of Mohuiddin A. K. M. Ahmed.