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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Errors in Credit Use and
Reporting Act'' or the ``SECURE Act''.

SEC. 2. LEGAL RECOURSE FOR CONSUMERS.

    (a) Injunctive Relief.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 616--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In
                General.--'' and inserting ``(a) Damages.--'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
                subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subsection (b) the
                following:
    ``(c) Injunctive Relief.--In addition to any other remedy set forth
in this section, a court may award injunctive relief to require
compliance with the requirements imposed under this title with respect
to any consumer. In the event of any successful action for injunctive
relief under this subsection, the court may award to the prevailing
party costs and reasonable attorney fees (as determined by the court)
incurred during the action by such party.''; and
            (2) in section 617--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In
                General.--'' and inserting ``(a) Damages.--'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
                (c); and
                    (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the
                following:
    ``(b) Injunctive Relief.--In addition to any other remedy set forth
in this section, a court may award injunctive relief to require
compliance with the requirements imposed under this title with respect
to any consumer. In the event of any successful action for injunctive
relief under this subsection, the court may award to the prevailing
party costs and reasonable attorney fees (as determined by the court)
incurred during the action by such party.''.
    (b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--Section 621(a)(2)(A)
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)(2)(A)) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(A) Knowing violations.--'' and inserting
        ``(A) Negligent, willful, or knowing violations.--''; and
            (2) by inserting ``negligent, willful, or'' before
        ``knowing''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES AND
              FURNISHERS OF INFORMATION.

    (a) Provision and Consideration of Documentation Provided by
Consumers.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is
amended--
            (1) in section 611--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by
                                inserting ``, including all
                                documentation provided by the
                                consumer'' after ``received from the
                                consumer or reseller''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by
                                inserting ``, including all
                                documentation provided by the
                                consumer,'' after ``from the consumer
                                or reseller''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``,
                        including all documentation,'' after ``relevant
                        information''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ``,
                including all documentation,'' after ``relevant
                information''; and
            (2) in section 623--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(8)(E), by striking clause
                (ii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) review and consider all relevant
                        information, including all documentation,
                        provided by the consumer with the notice;'';
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph
                (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) review and consider all relevant information,
                including all documentation, provided by the consumer
                reporting agency pursuant to section 611(a)(2);''.
    (b) Gathering and Reporting of Information Relating to Consumer
Disputes.--Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Gathering and Reporting of Information Relating to Consumer
Disputes.--
            ``(1) Reports required.--The Bureau shall provide reports
        regarding the disputes described in subsection (a)(1) received
        by consumer reporting agencies in such intervals and to such
        parties as the Bureau deems appropriate.
            ``(2) Gathering of information.--The Bureau shall prescribe
        rules for the gathering of information relating to disputes
        described in subsection (a)(1) received by consumer reporting
        agencies to be used in generating the reports under paragraph
        (1), including rules establishing--
                    ``(A) the type and format of information that shall
                be received by the Bureau from each consumer reporting
                agency; and
                    ``(B) the frequency of receipt of the information
                from consumer reporting agencies.''.
    (c) Accuracy Compliance Procedures.--Section 607 of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681e) is amended by striking subsection (b)
and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Accuracy of Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--A consumer reporting agency shall follow
        reasonable procedures when preparing a consumer report to
        assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning
        the individual to whom the consumer report relates.
            ``(2) Bureau rule to assure maximum possible accuracy.--
                    ``(A) Proposed rule.--Not later than 1 year after
                the date of enactment of the Stop Errors in Credit Use
                and Reporting Act, the Bureau shall issue a proposed
                rule establishing the procedures that a consumer
                reporting agency must follow to assure maximum possible
                accuracy of all consumer reports furnished by the
                agency in compliance with this subsection.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--When formulating the rule
                required under subparagraph (A), the Bureau shall
                consider if requiring the matching of the following
                information would improve the accuracy of consumer
                reports:
                            ``(i) The first name and last name of a
                        consumer.
                            ``(ii) The date of birth of a consumer.
                            ``(iii) All 9 digits of the social security
                        number of a consumer.
                            ``(iv) Any other information that the
                        Bureau determines would aid in assuring maximum
                        possible accuracy of all consumer reports
                        furnished by consumer reporting agencies in
                        compliance with this subsection.''.
    (d) Responsibilities of Furnishers of Information to Consumer
Reporting Agencies.--Section 623(a)(8)(F)(i)(II) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s-2(a)(8)(F)(i)(II)) is amended by
inserting ,`` and does not include any new or additional information
that would be relevant to a reinvestigation'' before the period.
    (e) Disclosures to Consumers.--Section 609 of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ``; and'' and all
        that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting
        the following:
                            ``(ii) the address and telephone number of
                        the person; and
                            ``(iii) the permissible purpose of the
                        person for obtaining the consumer report,
                        including the specific type of credit product
                        that is extended, reviewed, or collected as
                        described in section 604(a)(3)(A).'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (7)(A) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(A) supply the consumer with a credit score
                that--
                            ``(i) is derived from a credit scoring
                        model that is widely distributed to users by
                        the consumer reporting agency for the purpose
                        of any extension of credit or other transaction
                        designated by the consumer who is requesting
                        the credit score; or
                            ``(ii) is widely distributed to lenders of
                        common consumer loan products and predicts the
                        future credit behavior of the consumer; and'';
                        and
                    (B) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, except that
                a credit score shall be provided free of charge to the
                consumer if requested in connection with a free annual
                consumer report described in section 612(a)'' before
                the period; and
            (3) in subsection (g)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) though (G)
                as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively.
    (f) Notification Requirements.--
            (1) Adverse information notification.--The Fair Credit
        Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 612, by striking subsection (b) and
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) Free Disclosure After Notice of Adverse Action or Offer of
Credit on Materially Less Favorable Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the date on
        which a consumer reporting agency receives a notification under
        subsection (a)(2) or (h)(6) of section 615, or from a debt
        collection agency affiliated with the consumer reporting
        agency, the consumer reporting agency shall make, without
        charge to the consumer, all disclosures required in accordance
        with the rules prescribed by the Bureau under section 609(h).
            ``(2) Transition period.--After the effective date of the
        provisions of the Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting Act
        and before the Bureau has finalized the rule required under
        section 609(h), a consumer reporting agency that is required to
        make disclosures under this subsection shall provide to the
        consumer a copy of the current credit report on the consumer
        and any other disclosures required under this Act or the Stop
        Errors in Credit Use and Reporting Act, without charge to the
        consumer.''; and
                    (B) in section 615(a)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3)
                        and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)
                        respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
                        following:
            ``(2) direct the consumer reporting agency that provided
        the consumer report used in the decision to take the adverse
        action to provide the consumer with the disclosures described
        in section 612(b);''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by
                        this paragraph--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding
                                subparagraph (A), by striking ``of the
                                consumer's right'';
                                    (II) by striking subparagraph (A)
                                and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) that the consumer will receive a copy of the
                consumer report on the consumer, free of charge, from
                the consumer reporting agency that furnished the
                consumer report; and''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (B), by
                                inserting ``of the right of the
                                consumer'' before ``to dispute''.
            (2) Notification in cases of less favorable terms.--Section
        615(h) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681m(h)) is
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (6)''
                and inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (6)''
                and inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (5)(C), by striking ``may
                obtain'' and inserting ``will receive''
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8)
                as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Reports provided to consumers.--A person who uses a
        consumer report as described in paragraph (1) shall notify and
        direct the consumer reporting agency that provided the consumer
        report to provide the consumer with the disclosures described
        in section 612(b).''.
            (3) Notification of subsequent submissions of negative
        information.--Section 623(a)(7)(A)(ii) of the Fair Credit
        Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s-2(a)(7)(A)(ii)) by striking ``or
        customer'' and inserting ``or'' before ``account''.
            (4) Bureau rule defining certain disclosure requirements.--
        Section 609 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681g)
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Bureau Rule Defining Certain Disclosure Requirements.--
            ``(1) Proposed rule.--Not later than 1 year after the date
        of enactment of the Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting
        Act, the Bureau shall publish a proposed rule to implement the
        disclosure requirements described in section 612(b).
            ``(2) Considerations.--In formulating the rule required
        under paragraph (1), the Bureau shall consider--
                    ``(A) what information would enable consumers to
                determine the reasons for which a person took adverse
                action or offered credit on materially less favorable
                terms and to verify the accuracy of such information;
                and
                    ``(B) how to provide the information described in
                subparagraph (A) while protecting consumer privacy,
                including procedures to ensure that such information is
                provided to the consumer at the appropriate address.''.

SEC. 4. REGULATORY REFORM.

    Section 621 of the Federal Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Consumer Reporting Agency Registry.--
            ``(1) Establishment of registry.--Not later than 180 days
        after the date of enactment of the Stop Errors in Credit Use
        and Reporting Act, the Bureau shall establish 3 publicly
        available registries of consumer reporting agencies,
        including--
                    ``(A) a registry of nationwide consumer reporting
                agencies as described in section 603(p);
                    ``(B) a registry of nationwide specialty consumer
                reporting agencies as defined in section 603(x); and
                    ``(C) a registry of all other consumer reporting
                agencies included under subsection 603(f) that are not
                included under section 603(p) or 603(x).
            ``(2) Registration requirement.--All consumer reporting
        agencies as defined in section 603(f) must register with one of
        the registries established by the Bureau under this subsection
        in a timeframe established by the Bureau.''.

SEC. 5. STUDY OF A PUBLIC CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEM.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall undertake
a study--
            (1) of credit systems in the international credit system
        with government-administered consumer credit reporting systems;
            (2) of available information regarding the accuracy of
        existing government-administered consumer credit reporting
        systems;
            (3) to evaluate the feasibility of a national, government-
        administered consumer credit reporting system;
            (4) of any consumer benefits that might reasonably be
        expected to result from a government-administered consumer
        credit report; and
            (5) of any costs that might result from a government-
        administered consumer credit reporting system in the United
        States.
    (b) Publication of Findings.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall publish the findings under subsection (a).

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act and the amendments made by
this Act, the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting Act or the SECURE Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to civil liability for either willful or negligent noncompliance by a consumer reporting agency with respect to consumer credit protection requirements, to authorize a court to award: (1) injunctive relief to require compliance with such Act, and (2) costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in any successful action for injunctive relief.  Requires a consumer reporting agency to include, in its mandatory notification to a furnisher of disputed information in a consumer's file, all documentation provided by the consumer. Requires the furnisher of disputed information, upon notification of a dispute, to review and consider all documentation provided by the consumer.  Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) prepare, and deliver to appropriate parties, reports concerning disputed information received by consumer reporting agencies; and (2) prescribe rules for the gathering of information relating to such disputes. Directs the CFPB to establish mandatory procedures for a consumer reporting agency to follow to assure maximum possible accuracy of all consumer reports.  Requires a consumer reporting agency to give a consumer a credit score free of charge if one is requested in connection with a free annual consumer report.  Requires a consumer reporting agency to provide free disclosures, even without consumer request, to any consumer who has received either a notice of adverse action or an offer of credit on materially less favorable terms. (Present law requires such disclosure only if the consumer so requests). Directs the CFPB to establish three publicly available registries of consumer reporting agencies, including registries of: (1) nationwide consumer reporting agencies; and (2) nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study: (1) credit systems in the international credit system with government-administered consumer credit reporting systems; and (2) the feasibility of a national, U.S. government-administered consumer credit reporting system.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Rental Housing Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) There is a pressing and increasing need for rental
        housing for rural families and senior citizens, as evidenced by
        the fact that--
                    (A) two-thirds of extremely low-income and very
                low-income rural households do not have access to
                affordable rental housing units;
                    (B) more than 900,000 rural rental households (10.4
                percent) live in either severely or moderately
                inadequate housing; and
                    (C) substandard housing is a problem for 547,000
                rural renters, and approximately 165,000 rural rental
                units are overcrowded.
            (2) Many rural United States households live with serious
        housing problems, including a lack of basic water and
        wastewater services, structural insufficiencies, and
        overcrowding, as shown by the fact that--
                    (A) 28 percent, or 10,400,000, rural households in
                the United States live with some kind of serious
                housing problem;
                    (B) approximately 1,000,000 rural renters have
                multiple housing problems; and
                    (C) an estimated 2,600,000 rural households live in
                substandard housing with severe structural damage or
                without indoor plumbing, heat, or electricity.
            (3) In rural America--
                    (A) one-third of all renters pay more than 30
                percent of their income for housing;
                    (B) 20 percent of rural renters pay more than 50
                percent of their income for housing; and
                    (C) 92 percent of all rural renters with
                significant housing problems pay more than 50 percent
                of their income for housing costs, and 60 percent pay
                more than 70 percent of their income for housing.
            (4) Rural economies are often less diverse, and therefore,
        jobs and economic opportunity are limited because--
                    (A) factors that exist in rural environments, such
                as remoteness and low population density, lead to
                limited access to many forces driving the economy, such
                as technology, lending, and investment; and
                    (B) local expertise is often limited in rural areas
                where the economies are focused on farming or natural
                resource-based industries.
            (5) Rural areas have less access to credit than
        metropolitan areas since--
                    (A) banks and other investors that look for larger
                projects with lower risk seek metropolitan areas for
                loans and investment;
                    (B) credit that is available is often insufficient,
                leading to the need for interim or bridge financing;
                and
                    (C) credit in rural areas is often more expensive
                and available at less favorable terms than in
                metropolitan areas.
            (6) The Federal Government investment in rural rental
        housing has dropped during the last 10 years, as evidenced by
        the fact that--
                    (A) Federal spending for rural rental housing has
                been cut by 73 percent since 1994; and
                    (B) rural rental housing unit production financed
                by the Federal Government has been reduced by 88
                percent since 1990.
            (7) To address the scarcity of rural rental housing, the
        Federal Government must work in partnership with State and
        local governments, private financial institutions, private
        philanthropic institutions, and the private sector, including
        nonprofit organizations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' means
        a project for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction
        of rental housing and related facilities in an eligible rural
        area for occupancy by low-income families.
            (2) Eligible rural area.--The term ``eligible rural area''
        means a rural area with a population of not more than 25,000,
        as determined by the most recent decennial census of the United
        States, and that is located outside an urbanized area.
            (3) Eligible sponsor.--The term ``eligible sponsor'' means
        a public agency, an Indian tribe, a for-profit corporation, or
        a private nonprofit corporation--
                    (A) a purpose of which is planning, developing, or
                managing housing or community development projects in
                rural areas; and
                    (B) that has a record of accomplishment in housing
                or community development and meets other criteria
                established by the Secretary by regulation.
            (4) Low-income families.--The term ``low-income families''
        has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
            (5) Qualified intermediary.--The term ``qualified
        intermediary'' means a State, a State agency designated by the
        Governor of the State, a public instrumentality of the State, a
        private nonprofit community development corporation, a
        nonprofit housing corporation, a community development loan
        fund, or a community development credit union, that--
                    (A) has a record of providing technical and
                financial assistance for housing and community
                development activities in rural areas; and
                    (B) has a demonstrated technical and financial
                capacity to administer assistance made available under
                this Act.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern
        Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the
        Trust Territories of the Pacific, and any other possession of
        the United States.

SEC. 4. RURAL RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may, directly or through 1 or more
qualified intermediaries in accordance with section 5, make assistance
available to eligible sponsors in the form of loans, grants, interest
subsidies, annuities, and other forms of financing assistance, to
finance the eligible projects.
    (b) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive assistance under
        this section, an eligible sponsor shall submit to the
        Secretary, or a qualified intermediary, an application in such
        form and containing such information as the Secretary shall
        require by regulation.
            (2) Affordability restriction.--Each application under this
        subsection shall include a certification by the applicant that
        the housing to be acquired, rehabilitated, or constructed with
        assistance under this section will remain affordable for low-
        income families for not less than 30 years.
    (c) Priority for Assistance.--In selecting among applicants for
assistance under this section, the Secretary, or a qualified
intermediary, shall give priority to providing assistance to eligible
projects--
            (1) for very low-income families (as defined in section
        3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
        1437a(b)); and
            (2) in low-income communities or in communities with a
        severe lack of affordable rental housing, in eligible rural
        areas, as determined by the Secretary; or
            (3) if the applications are submitted by public agencies,
        Indian tribes, private nonprofit corporations or limited
        dividend corporations in which the general partner is a non-
        profit entity whose principal purposes include planning,
        developing and managing low-income housing and community
        development projects.
    (d) Allocation of Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
        Secretary shall allocate assistance among the States, taking
        into account the incidence of rural substandard housing and
        rural poverty in each State and the share of that State of the
        national total of such incidence.
            (2) Small state minimum.--In making an allocation under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide each state an amount
        not less than $2,000,000.
    (e) Limitations on Amount of Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        assistance made available under this Act may not exceed 50
        percent of the total cost of the eligible project.
            (2) Exception.--Assistance authorized under this Act shall
        not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the eligible
        project, if the project is for the acquisition, rehabilitation,
        or construction of not more than 20 rental housing units for
        use by very low-income families.

SEC. 5. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may delegate authority for
distribution of assistance--
            (1) to one or more qualified intermediaries in the State;
        and
            (2) for a period of not more than 3 years, at which time
        that delegation of authority shall be subject to renewal, in
        the discretion of the Secretary, for 1 or more additional
        periods of not more than 3 years.
    (b) Solicitation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may, in the discretion of
        the Secretary, solicit applications from qualified
        intermediaries for a delegation of authority under this
        section.
            (2) Contents of application.--Each application under this
        subsection shall include--
                    (A) a certification that the applicant will--
                            (i) provide matching funds from sources
                        other than this Act in an amount that is not
                        less than the amount of assistance provided to
                        the applicant under this section; and
                            (ii) distribute assistance to eligible
                        sponsors in the State in accordance with
                        section 4; and
                    (B) a description of--
                            (i) the State or the area within a State to
                        be served;
                            (ii) the incidence of poverty and
                        substandard housing in the State or area to be
                        served;
                            (iii) the technical and financial
                        qualifications of the applicant; and
                            (iv) the assistance sought and a proposed
                        plan for the distribution of such assistance in
                        accordance with section 4.
            (3) Multistate applications.--The Secretary may, in the
        discretion of the Secretary, seek application by qualified
        intermediaries for more than 1 State.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

Output: Rural Rental Housing Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural rental assistance, with applicant priority given to very low-income families, low-income communities, rural areas, and communities with severe lack of affordable rental housing.


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SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications
Economic Opportunity Act of 1995''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is in the public interest for business enterprises
        owned by minorities and women to participate in procurement
        contracts of all providers of telecommunications services.
            (2) The opportunity for full participation in our free
        enterprise system by business enterprises that are owned by
        minorities and women is essential if this Nation is to attain
        social and economic equality for those businesses and improve
        the functioning of the national economy.
            (3) It is in this Nation's interest to expeditiously
        improve the economically disadvantaged position of business
        enterprises that are owned by minorities and women.
            (4) The position of these businesses can be improved
        through the development by the providers of telecommunications
        services of substantial long-range and annual goals, which are
        supported by training and technical assistance, for the
        purchase, to the maximum practicable extent, of technology,
        equipment, supplies, services, material and construction from
        minority business enterprises.
            (5) Procurement policies which include participation of
        business enterprises that are owned by minorities and women
        also benefit the communication industry and its consumers by
        encouraging the expansion of the numbers of suppliers for
        procurement, thereby encouraging competition among suppliers
        and promoting economic efficiency in the process.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to encourage and foster greater economic opportunity
        for business enterprises that are owned by minorities and
        women;
            (2) to promote competition among suppliers to providers of
        telecommunications services and their affiliates to enhance
        economic efficiency in the procurement of telephone corporation
        contracts and contracts of their State commission-regulated
        subsidiaries and affiliates;
            (3) to clarify and expand a program for the procurement by
        State and federally-regulated telephone companies of
        technology, equipment, supplies, services, materials and
        construction work from business enterprises that are owned by
        minorities and women; and
            (4) to ensure that a fair proportion of the total
        purchases, contracts, and subcontracts for supplies,
        commodities, technology, property, and services offered by the
        providers of telecommunications services and their affiliates
        are awarded to minority and women business enterprises.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL PLAN SUBMISSION.

    (a) Annual Plans Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall require each provider
        of telecommunications services to submit annually a detailed
        and verifiable plan for increasing its procurement from
        business enterprises that are owned by minorities or women in
        all categories of procurement in which minorities are under
        represented.
            (2) Contents of plans.--The annual plans required by
        paragraph (1) shall include (but not be limited to) short- and
        long-term progressive goals and timetables, technical
        assistance, and training and shall, in addition to goals for
        direct contracting opportunities, include methods for
        encouraging both prime contractors and grantees to engage
        business enterprises that are owned by minorities and women in
        subcontracts in all categories in which minorities are under
        represented.
            (3) Implementation report.--Each provider of
        telecommunications services shall furnish an annual report to
        the Commission regarding the implementation of programs
        established pursuant to this Act in such form as the Commission
        shall require, and at such time as the Commission shall
        annually designate.
            (4) Report to congress.--The Commission shall provide an
        annual report to Congress, beginning in January 1996, on the
        progress of activities undertaken by each provider of
        telecommunications services regarding the implementation of
        activities pursuant to this Act to develop business enterprises
        that are owned by minorities or women. The report shall
        evaluate the accomplishments under this Act and shall recommend
        a program for enhancing the policy declared in this Act,
        together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems
        necessary or desirable to further that policy.
    (b) Regulations and Criteria for Determining Eligibility of
Minority Business Enterprises for Procurement Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall establish regulations
        for implementing programs pursuant to this Act that will govern
        providers of telecommunications services and their affiliates.
            (2) Verifying criteria.--The Commission shall develop and
        publish regulations setting forth criteria for verifying and
determining the eligibility of business enterprises that are owned by
minorities or women for procurement contracts.
            (3) Outreach.--The Commission's regulations shall require
        each provider of telecommunications services and its affiliates
        to develop and to implement an outreach program to inform and
        recruit business enterprises that are owned by minorities or
        women to apply for procurement contracts under this Act.
            (4) Enforcement.--The Commission shall establish and
        promulgate such regulations necessary to enforce the provisions
        of this Act.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The requirements of this section may be
waived, in whole or in part, by the Commission with respect to a
particular contract or subcontract in accordance with guidelines set
forth in regulations which the Commission shall prescribe when it
determines that the application of such regulations prove to result in
undue hardship or unreasonable expense to a provider of
telecommunications services.

SEC. 4. SANCTIONS AND REMEDIES.

    (a) False Representation of Businesses; Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--Any person or corporation, through its
        directors, officers, or agent, which falsely represents the
        business as a business enterprise that is owned by minorities
        or women in the procurement or attempt to procure contracts
        from telephone operating companies and their affiliates
        pursuant to this article, shall be punished by a fine of not
        more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
        5 years of its directors, officers, or agents responsible for
        the false statements, or by both fine and imprisonment.
            (2) Holding companies.--Any provider of telecommunications
        services which falsely represents its annual report to the
        Commission or its implementation of its programs pursuant to
        this section shall be subject to a fine of $100,000 and be
        subject to a penalty of up to 5 years restriction from
        participation in lines of business activities provided for in
        this Act.
    (b) Independent Cause of Action, Remedies, and Attorney Fees.--
            (1) Discrimination prohibited.--No otherwise qualified
        business enterprise that is owned by minorities or women shall
        solely, by reason of its racial, ethnic, or gender composition
        be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits
        of, or be subjected to discrimination in procuring contracts
        from telephone utilities.
            (2) Civil actions authorized.--Whenever a qualified
        business enterprise that is owned by minorities or women has
        reasonable cause to believe that a provider of
        telecommunications services or its affiliate is engaged in a
        pattern or practice of resistance to the full compliance of any
        provision of this Act, the business enterprise may bring a
        civil action in the appropriate district court of the United
        States against the provider of telecommunications services or
        its affiliate requesting such monetary or injunctive relief, or
        both, as deemed necessary to ensure the full benefits of this
        Act.
            (3) Attorneys' fees and costs.--In any action or proceeding
        to enforce or charge of a violation of a provision of this Act,
        the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party
        reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) The term ``business enterprise owned by minorities or
        women'' means--
                    (A) a business enterprise that is at least 51
                percent owned by a person or persons who are minority
                persons or women; or
                    (B) in the case of any publicly owned business, at
                least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
                or more persons who are minority persons or women, and
                whose management and daily business operations are
                controlled by one or more of those persons.
            (2) The term ``minority person'' means persons who are
        Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian
        Americans, and Pacific Americans.
            (3) The term ``control'' means exercising the power to make
        financial and policy decisions.
            (4) The term ``operate'' means the active involvement in
        the day-to-day management of the business and not merely being
        officers or directors.
            (5) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Communications Commission.
            (6) The term ``telecommunications service'' means the
        offering, on a common carrier basis, of telecommunications
        facilities, or of telecommunications by means of such
        facilities. Such term does not include an information service.

Output:
Telecommunications Economic Opportunity Act of 1995 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require each provider of telecommunications services (provider) to submit annually a detailed and verifiable plan for increasing its procurement from businesses that are owned by minorities and women in all categories of procurement in which minorities are underrepresented.  Requires each provider to report annually to the FCC regarding implementation of programs established under this Act. Directs the FCC to report annually to the Congress on the progress of activities undertaken by each provider.
Directs the FCC to establish regulations for:  (1) implementing programs under this Act; and (2) verifying and determining the eligibility of businesses owned by minorities and women.  Requires each provider and its affiliates to develop and implement an outreach program to inform and recruit eligible businesses to apply for procurement contracts under this Act. Allows for the waiver of such requirements when their application to a provider results in undue hardship or unreasonable expense.
Provides sanctions and remedies in the case of:  (1) a business that falsely represents itself as a business owned by minorities or women; or (2) a provider which makes false representations in its annual report to the FCC or in its implementation of programs under this Act.  Prohibits discrimination against eligible businesses attempting to procure contracts from telephone utilities.  Authorizes civil actions by eligible businesses to enforce the provisions of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``RCAF/RAF-Americans Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Europe was at war before the end of 1939. England and
        her British Commonwealth of Nations, which included the
        Dominion of Canada, were warring with Nazi Germany.
            (2) Early in World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force
        (RCAF) needed large numbers of pilots and the British
        Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) made Canada a center for
        aircrew training.
            (3) Approximately 8,864 Americans volunteered to join the
        RCAF beginning as early as 1940 and continuing throughout World
        War II. These RCAF-Americans came from every state in the
        Union.
            (4) Many of the RCAF-Americans were urgently needed as
        flying instructors and helped to fully staff the BCATP
        operations.
            (5) Approximately 750 Americans (244 with the highly
        regarded Eagle Squadrons) also served in Great Britain with the
        RAF. The Eagle Squadrons served from February, 1941, until
        September, 1942, and provided the British welcome relief from
        the stress of losing large numbers of combat pilots.
            (6) President Franklin Roosevelt called the BCATP the
        ``Aerodrome Of Democracy''. Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie
        King, General Dwight Eisenhower, and British Prime Minister
        Winston Churchill, all expressed their gratitude to the United
        States men and women who took part in the British Commonwealth
        Air Training Plan.
            (7) Approximately 3,794 Americans transferred to the U.S.
        Army Air Force (USAAF) after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 3
        Eagle Squadrons (No.71/No.121/No.133), transferred into the 4th
        Fighter Group, USAAF in September 1942.
            (8) The transfer of these courageous RCAF/RAF-Americans
        helped prevent a shortage of experienced airmen in the
        aftermath of America's entry into the war.
            (9) Many of these highly trained and experienced RCAF/RAF-
        Americans pilots performed crucial roles as flight instructors
        for the USAAF.
            (10) The accumulated knowledge and skills possessed by
        these RCAF/RAF-American airmen resulted in many becoming highly
        accomplished USAAF combat pilots.
            (11) One of the most highly decorated military groups, the
        American Fighter Aces, can count many of these RCAF/RAF-
        Americans among their venerable ranks.
            (12) These brave Americans left their families to join the
        RCAF/RAF and over 800 lost their lives while serving. They
        represent the exceptional courage that has been displayed in
        the defense of Freedom throughout our Nation's history.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the
Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration
of all U.S. nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or the
Royal Air Force during World War II, both before and after Japan's
attack on Pearl Harbor, in recognition of their contributions to the
Nation.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in
this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with suitable
emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Smithsonian Institution.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal
        under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the
        Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display
        as appropriate and available for research.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
        that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal
        awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere,
        particularly at appropriate locations associated with the U.S.
        nationals described under subsection (a), and that preference
        should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian
        Institution.

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

Output: RCAF/RAF-Americans Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of all U.S. nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or the Royal Air Force during World War II.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian Regional Commission
Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    (a) Headquarters.--Congress finds that--
            (1) regional commissions, such as the Delta Regional
        Authority, the Denali Commission, and the Northern Border
        Regional Commission, are each headquartered in their respective
        region;
            (2) headquartering regional commissions within the region
        affected is a sensible approach to ensure that the commissions
        are housed in more affordable locations than the District of
        Columbia, thereby reducing administrative overhead and making
        the commissions closer and more accountable to the people the
        commissions were designed to serve;
            (3) the Appalachian Regional Commission (referred to in
        this Act as the ``Commission'') is not headquartered in
        Appalachia but in Washington, DC; and
            (4) the headquarters of the Commission should be relocated
        from the District of Columbia to a more affordable location in
        the Appalachian region so that it is closer and more
        accountable to the people the Commission was designed to serve.
    (b) Performance.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Commission was created to help foster economic
        opportunity and close health and educational disparities in a
        geographic region of the United States beleaguered by
        persistent poverty and high unemployment;
            (2) the Commission remains the sole Federal agency focused
        singularly on economic revitalization in the Appalachian
        region;
            (3) in 1998, Congress charged the Commission with
        ``address[ing] the needs of severely and persistently
        distressed areas of the Appalachian region and focus[ing]
        special attention on the areas of greatest need'';
            (4) the Commission has long been criticized for its
        shortcomings in fulfilling this mission, including in--
                    (A) a 1999 study titled ``Mountain Money: Federal
                Tax Dollars Miss the Mark in Core Appalachia'' by Mark
                Ferenchik and Jill Ripenhoff for the Columbus Dispatch;
                and
                    (B) a 2008 book titled ``Uneven Ground: Appalachia
                Since 1945'' by Ronald D. Eller;
            (5) in 2004, the Office of Management and Budget noted the
        importance of the Commission ``[f]ocusing efforts on . . .
        targeting assistance to areas of distress'';
            (6) in 2017, Citizens Against Government Waste
        characterized the programming of the Commission as duplicative
        and called for drastic reductions in the budget of the
        Commission;
            (7) in 2017, the Office of Management and Budget, citing a
        Government Accountability Office study, concluded that the
        Commission should be abolished, and that conclusion was
        reflected in the fiscal year 2018 budget request submitted by
        the President;
            (8) these recent actions reflect a growing chorus that the
        Commission should be reformed; and
            (9) therefore, given the long-recognized shortcomings of
        the Commission, the long-standing criticism of the Commission,
        and the need to ensure its optimal performance, the time has
        arrived for the Commission to be reformed.
    (c) Persistent Poverty.--Congress finds that--
            (1) using 1960 data, the Commission (which was created in
        1965) concluded that there were 214 distressed counties in the
        Appalachian region;
            (2) in 2017, according to the Commission, there are 84
        distressed counties in the Appalachian region, reflecting the
        areas of most persistent poverty in the region; and
            (3) therefore, the Commission should be reformed to focus
        its attention on the areas of most persistent poverty in the
        region.
    (d) Area Development Funding for Distressed Counties.--Congress
finds that--
            (1) according to the study by the Columbus Dispatch
        referred to in subsection (b)(4)(A), of the 22,169 grants
        issued by the Commission from fiscal year 1966 through fiscal
        year 1998, none of the 5 counties that received the most
        Commission funding was considered distressed, and more than \1/
        4\ of all Commission spending during that period went to States
        with few, if any, distressed counties;
            (2) according to author Ronald D. Eller in 2014, ``[the
        Commission] policies have concentrated resources in a select
        few `growth centers' in the [Appalachian] region, expanding
        services to the poor and growing the mountain middle class, but
        doing little to alter conditions in the most rural distressed
        counties or to address systemic political or economic
        inequalities throughout Appalachia'';
            (3) until 1995, the Commission allocated up to 20 percent
        of its area development grants for use in distressed counties;
            (4) following instructions given to the Commission by the
        Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives in 1995, this allocation was increased by the
        Commission to 30 percent;
            (5) section 7.5(c) of the Code of the Commission (as in
        effect on the date of enactment of this Act) reflects this 1995
        policy change and states that the Commission ``will allocate up
        to 30 percent of Commission area development funds for use in
        distressed counties'', even though, according to the
        Commission's public representations, economic conditions in
        distressed areas of the Appalachian region have not greatly
        improved since the 1960s;
            (6) given the persistent levels of poverty in the
        distressed counties in the Appalachian region, more area
        development funding and emphasis should be devoted to those
        counties; and
            (7) therefore, the allocation described in paragraph (3)
        should be increased to 60 percent.
    (e) Grant Expenditures.--Congress finds that--
            (1) section 14524(d) of title 40, United States Code,
        provides that ``not less than 50 percent of the amount of grant
        expenditures the Commission approves shall support activities
        or projects that benefit severely and persistently distressed
        counties and areas'';
            (2) given the persistent levels of poverty in the
        distressed counties in the Appalachian region, more grant
        expenditures and emphasis should be devoted to those counties;
        and
            (3) therefore, the 50 percent threshold in section 14524(d)
        of title 40, United States Code, should be increased to 60
        percent.

SEC. 3. MISSION OF THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.

    Section 14301 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Establishment and Mission.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is an Appalachian Regional
        Commission (referred to in this chapter as the `Commission').
            ``(2) Mission.--The mission of the Commission shall be to
        focus primarily on poverty reduction and economic development
        in areas in the Appalachian region with the most persistent
        poverty.''.

SEC. 4. HEADQUARTERS OF THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 14301 of title 40, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Headquarters.--The headquarters of the Commission shall be
located in the Appalachian region.''.
    (b) Implementation.--The Federal Cochairman of the Commission shall
take such actions as may be necessary to carry out the amendment made
by subsection (a).

SEC. 5. GRANT EXPENDITURES.

    Section 14524(d) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``60 percent''.

SEC. 6. AREA DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR DISTRESSED COUNTIES.

    Section 14526(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In program and'' and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--In program and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Area development funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the funds made available for
                each fiscal year for the Area Development Program of
                the Commission, the Commission shall allocate not less
                than 60 percent for projects in counties for which a
                distressed county designation is in effect under this
                section.
                    ``(B) Methodology.--The methodology for determining
                whether a county is designated as a distressed county
                under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be the methodology in
                effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
                Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act.
            ``(3) Report.--The Commission shall submit an annual report
        that describes the allocation of funds, in dollar amounts and
        percentage of total appropriations, for the Area Development
        Program to counties described in paragraph (2) to--
                    ``(A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
                    ``(B) the minority leader of the House of
                Representatives;
                    ``(C) the majority leader of the Senate;
                    ``(D) the minority leader of the Senate;
                    ``(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House
                of Representatives;
                    ``(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                Senate;
                    ``(G) the Committee on Transportation and
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(H) the Committee on Environment and Public Works
                of the Senate.''.

Output: Appalachian Regional Commission Reform Act This bill declares that the mission of the Appalachian Regional Commission shall be to focus primarily on poverty reduction and economic development in areas in the Appalachian region with the most persistent poverty. The headquarters of the commission shall be located in that region. The bill increases from 50% to 60% the minimum amount of the grant expenditures approved by the commission that shall support activities or projects that benefit severely and persistently distressed counties and areas. The commission shall: (1) allocate at least 60% of the funds made available each fiscal year for its Area Development Program for projects in counties designated as distressed, and (2) submit an annual report on the allocation of program funds to such counties.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``New Aid for Trustworthy, Affordable
Drugs Act (NAFTA Drugs Act)''.

SEC. 2. HARMONIZATION OF DRUG LAWS REGARDING IMPORTATION INTO NAFTA
              COUNTRIES FROM OTHER NAFTA COUNTRIES.

    Section 803 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
383) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(d)(1) Consistent with the North American Free Trade Agreement
approved by the Congress under section 101(a) of Public Law 103-182
(referred to in this subsection as `NAFTA'), the United States Trade
Representative shall seek to enter into agreements with other NAFTA
countries to harmonize regulatory requirements for drugs such that
drugs approved for commercial distribution in any NAFTA country may be
imported or exported from any NAFTA country into any NAFTA country.
    ``(2) The United States Trade Representative shall carry out this
subsection in consultation with the Secretary and the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs.
    ``(3) The United States Trade Representative may enter into a
harmonization agreement under paragraph (1) only if such Representative
determines as follows:
            ``(A) That the proposed agreement provides for regulatory
        standards for drugs that are consistent with the requirements
        of this Act.
            ``(B) That the proposed agreement provides for--
                    ``(i) the display of a seal on the labeling of the
                drugs involved, whose purpose is to indicate that the
                drugs meet the standards of the harmonization agreement
                and may be imported as provided in paragraph (1);
                    ``(ii) uniform standards applicable to the display
                of such a seal in any NAFTA country; and
                    ``(iii) approval of such a seal by the appropriate
                health authority in any NAFTA country before the
                display of the seal in that country, for the purpose of
                ensuring that the seal complies with the uniform
                standards described in clause (ii).
            ``(C) That the proposed agreement provides that a drug may
        not be imported into a NAFTA country from another NAFTA country
        unless the labeling of the drug bears a seal described in
        subparagraph (B).
            ``(D) That the proposed agreement provides for a system of
        unique tracking numbers to indicate--
                    ``(i) the manufacturer of the drug involved, the
                NAFTA country of origin, and the wholesale distributors
                of the drug; and
                    ``(ii) in the case of a prescription drug, the
                pharmacy that dispenses the drug.
            ``(E) That the proposed agreement provides for--
                    ``(i) the placement of a seal described in
                subparagraph (B) on the labeling of a drug only by a
                pharmacy registered in accordance with this
                subparagraph;
                    ``(ii) registration of pharmacies in each NAFTA
                country by the appropriate health authority in each
                such country for the purpose of authorizing such
                pharmacies to place a seal described in subparagraph
                (B) on the labeling of drugs; and
                    ``(iii) uniform standards applicable to such
                registration.
            ``(F) That the proposed agreement--
                    ``(i) requires drug manufacturers to reimburse the
                Secretary of Health and Human Services for benefits
                derived by such manufacturers from research performed
                by the National Institutes of Health; and
                    ``(ii) authorizes use of such reimbursement to pay
                the expenses incurred by the Food and Drug
                Administration in approving seals under subparagraph
                (B) and registering pharmacies under subparagraph (E).
            ``(G) That the proposed agreement prohibits any
        discrimination by any person in the manufacture, distribution,
        or sale of any drug that bears a seal described in subparagraph
        (B), on the basis of a prospective customer's citizenship or
        residency in a NAFTA country, or on the basis of a request for
        shipment of the drug to any NAFTA country.
    ``(4) The authority of the United States Trade Representative to
enter a harmonization agreement under paragraph (1) terminates one year
after the date of the enactment of New Aid for Trustworthy, Affordable
Drugs Act (NAFTA Drugs Act).
    ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `NAFTA country'
means each of the United States, Canada, and the United Mexican
States--
            ``(A) for such time as NAFTA is in force with respect to
        such country; and
            ``(B) in the case of each of Canada and the United Mexican
        States, for such time as the United States applies NAFTA to
        such country.''.

Output:
New Aid for Trustworthy, Affordable Drugs Act (NAFTA Drugs Act) - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to enter into agreements with other North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries (Canada and Mexico) to harmonize regulatory requirements such that drugs approved for commercial distribution in any NAFTA country may be imported or exported between NAFTA countries. Permits the USTR to enter into such an agreement only if the agreement provides for: (1) regulatory standards for drugs that are consistent with the requirements of this Act; (2) a seal, to be placed only by a registered pharmacy, certifying that a given drug meets the standards of the harmonization agreement and may be imported; (3) a unique system of tracking numbers identifying certain entities, including the drug manufacturer and the NAFTA county of origin; (4) the reimbursement by drug manufacturers of the Secretary of Health and Human Services for benefits derived from National Institutes of Health research.

Sets a sunset of one year after the passage of this Act for the authority of the USTR to enter into harmonization agreements under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Imperial Valley Desert Conservation
and Recreation Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND TO ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) In General.--On termination of all mining claims to the land
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall transfer the land
described in that paragraph to the State.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in paragraph (1) is
certain Bureau of Land Management land in San Diego County, California,
comprising approximately 934 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area Proposed Transfer to
the State'' and dated March 17, 2015.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The land transferred under paragraph (1)
        shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the
        California Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code
        sections 5093.30-5093.40).
            (2) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land
        transferred under paragraph (1) is withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
                under the public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
                laws; and
                    (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral
                and geothermal leasing.
            (3) Reversion.--If the State ceases to manage the land
        transferred under paragraph (1) as part of the State Park
        System or in a manner inconsistent with the California
        Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections
        5093.30-5093.40), the land shall revert to the Secretary at the
        discretion of the Secretary, to be managed as a Wilderness
        Study Area.

SEC. 3. HOLTVILLE AIRPORT, IMPERIAL COUNTY.

    (a) In General.--On the submission of an application by Imperial
County, California, the Secretary of Transportation shall, in
accordance with section 47125 of title 49, United States Code, and
section 2641.1 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations) seek a conveyance from the Secretary of approximately
3,500 acres of Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to the Imperial
County Holtville Airport (L04) for the purposes of airport expansion.
    (b) Segregation.--The Secretary (acting through the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management) shall, with respect to the land to be
conveyed under subsection (a)--
            (1) segregate the land;
            (2) endeavor to develop a joint Memorandum of Understanding
        with the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, the Department
        of Defense, and the Department of Transportation; such an
        agreement shall not impose any obligation, term, or condition
        on the property owned by Imperial County; and
            (3) prohibit the appropriation of the land until--
                    (A) the date on which a joint Memorandum of
                Understanding is signed by the parties listed in
                paragraph (2);
                    (B) the date on which a notice of realty action
                terminates the application; and
                    (C) the date on which a document of conveyance is
                published.

SEC. 4. VINAGRE WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Vinagre Wash Special
Management Area in the State, to be managed by the El Centro Field
Office and the Yuma Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Management Area is to conserve,
protect, and enhance--
            (1) the plant and wildlife values of the Management Area;
        and
            (2) the outstanding and nationally significant ecological,
        geological, scenic, recreational, archaeological, cultural,
        historic, and other resources of the Management Area.
    (c) Boundaries.--The Management Area shall consist of the public
land in Imperial County, California, comprising approximately 81,880
acres, as generally depicted on the map.
    (d) Map; Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than
        3 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the
        Secretary shall submit a map and legal description of the
        Management Area to--
                    (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
                of the Senate.
            (2) Effect.--The map and legal description submitted under
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
        included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct
        any errors in the map and legal description.
            (3) Availability.--Copies of the map submitted under
        paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public
        inspection in--
                    (A) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of
                Land Management; and
                    (B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land
                Management in the State.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall allow hiking, camping,
hunting, and sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, mountain
bikes, and horses on designated routes in the Management Area in a
manner that--
            (1) is consistent with the purpose of the Management Area
        described in section 4(b);
            (2) ensures public health and safety; and
            (3) is consistent with applicable laws and regulations,
        including the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.
    (b) Off-Highway Vehicle Use.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and all
        other applicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be
        permitted on routes in the Management Area generally depicted
        on the map.
            (2) Closure.--The Secretary may temporarily close or
        permanently reroute a portion of a route described in paragraph
        (1)--
                    (A) to prevent, or allow for restoration of,
                resource damage;
                    (B) to protect tribal cultural resources, including
                the resources identified in the tribal cultural
                resources management plan;
                    (C) to address public safety concerns; or
                    (D) as otherwise required by law.
            (3) Designation of additional routes.--During the 3-year
        period beginning on the date of enactment of this title, the
        Secretary--
                    (A) shall accept petitions from the public
                regarding additional routes for off-highway vehicles;
                and
                    (B) may designate additional routes that the
                Secretary determines--
                            (i) would provide significant or unique
                        recreational opportunities; and
                            (ii) are consistent with the purposes of
                        the Management Area.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land
within the Management Area is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under all laws
        relating to--
                    (A) minerals; or
                    (B) solar, wind, and geothermal energy.
    (d) No Buffers.--The establishment of the Management Area shall
not--
            (1) create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the
        Management Area; or
            (2) preclude uses or activities outside the Management Area
        that are permitted under other applicable laws, even if the
        uses or activities are prohibited within the Management Area.
    (e) Notice of Available Routes.--The Secretary shall ensure that
visitors to the Management Area have access to adequate notice relating
to the availability of designated routes in the Management Area
through--
            (1) the placement of appropriate signage along the
        designated routes;
            (2) the distribution of maps, safety education materials,
        and other information that the Secretary determines to be
        appropriate; and
            (3) restoration of areas that are not designated as open
        routes, including vertical mulching.
    (f) Stewardship.--The Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes
and other interests, shall develop a program to provide opportunities
for monitoring and stewardship of the Management Area to minimize
environmental impacts and prevent resource damage from recreational
use, including volunteer assistance with--
            (1) route signage;
            (2) restoration of closed routes;
            (3) protection of Management Area resources; and
            (4) recreation education.
    (g) Protection of Tribal Cultural Resources.--Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary, in
accordance with chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, and any
other applicable law, shall--
            (1) prepare and complete a tribal cultural resources survey
        of the Management Area; and
            (2) consult with the Quechan Indian Nation and other Indian
        tribes demonstrating ancestral, cultural, or other ties to the
        resources within the Management Area on the development and
        implementation of the tribal cultural resources survey under
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 6. POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.

    (a) Protection of Wilderness Character.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Federal
        land in the Management Area described in paragraph (2) in a
        manner that preserves the character of the land for the
        eventual inclusion of the land in the National Wilderness
        Preservation System.
            (2) Description of land.--The Federal land described in
        this paragraph is--
                    (A) the approximately 10,860 acres of land, as
                generally depicted as the Indian Pass Additions on the
                map entitled ``Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management
                Area'' and dated November 10, 2009;
                    (B) the approximately 17,250 acres of land, as
                generally depicted as Milpitas Wash Potential
                Wilderness on the map entitled ``Vinagre Wash Proposed
                Special Management Area'' and dated November 10, 2009;
                    (C) the approximately 11,840 acres of land, as
                generally depicted as Buzzards Peak Potential
                Wilderness on the map entitled ``Vinagre Wash Proposed
                Special Management Area'' and dated November 10, 2009;
                and
                    (D) the approximately 9,350 acres of land, as
                generally depicted as Palo Verde Mountains Potential
                Wilderness on the map entitled ``Vinagre Wash Proposed
                Special Management Area'' and dated November 10, 2009.
            (3) Use of land.--
                    (A) Military uses.--The Secretary shall manage the
                Federal land in the Management Area described in
                paragraph (2) in a manner that is consistent with the
                Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that
                the Secretary may authorize use of the land by the
                Secretary of the Navy for Naval Special Warfare
                Tactical Training, including long-range small unit
                training and navigation, vehicle concealment, and
                vehicle sustainment training, in accordance with
                applicable Federal laws.
                    (B) Prohibited uses.--The following shall be
                prohibited on the Federal land described in paragraph
                (2):
                            (i) Permanent roads.
                            (ii) Commercial enterprises.
                            (iii) Except as necessary to meet the
                        minimum requirements for the administration of
                        the Federal land and to protect public health
                        and safety--
                                    (I) the use of mechanized vehicles;
                                and
                                    (II) the establishment of temporary
                                roads.
            (4) Wilderness designation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal land described in
                paragraph (2) shall be designated as wilderness and as
                a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
                System on the date on which the Secretary, in
                consultation with the Secretary of Defense, publishes a
                notice in the Federal Register that all activities on
                the Federal land that are incompatible with the
                Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have
                terminated.
                    (B) Designation.--On designation of the Federal
                land under clause (i)--
                            (i) the land described in paragraph (2)(A)
                        shall be incorporated in, and shall be
                        considered to be a part of, the Indian Pass
                        Wilderness;
                            (ii) the land described in paragraph (2)(B)
                        shall be designated as the ``Milpitas Wash
                        Wilderness'';
                            (iii) the land described in paragraph
                        (2)(C) shall be designated as the ``Buzzard
                        Peak Wilderness''; and
                            (iv) the land described in paragraph (2)(D)
                        shall be incorporated in, and shall be
                        considered to be a part of, the Palo Verde
                        Mountains Wilderness.
    (b) Administration of Wilderness.--Subject to valid existing
rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition
by this title shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with
this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Management area.--The term ``Management Area'' means
        the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Vinagre
        Wash Proposed Special Management Area; Indian Pass Mountains
        and Palo Verde Mountains Potential Wilderness Additions, and
        Buzzards Peak, Milpitas Wash Potential Wilderness'' and dated
        February 19, 2015.
            (3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning
        given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
        California.

Output: Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the state of California approximately 934 acres of specified public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in San Diego County, upon termination of all mining claims to such lands, to be managed in accordance with the provisions of the California Wilderness Act. On the submission of an application by Imperial County, California, the Department of Transportation shall seek a conveyance from Interior of approximately 3,500 acres of BLM-administered land adjacent to the Imperial County Holtville Airport in Imperial County, California, for purposes of airport expansion.  The bill establishes the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in California to conserve, protect, and enhance its plant and wildlife values and nationally significant resources. The area shall consist of approximately 81,880 acres of certain public lands in Imperial County. Interior shall manage specified lands in the management area to preserve their character for eventual inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Employee Stock Option Act
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. INCENTIVES TO GRANT EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to employee stock purchase plans) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Special Incentives With Respect to Employee Stock Purchase
Plans Which Meet Certain Additional Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--If--
                    ``(A) section 421(a) would (but for this
                subsection) apply with respect to the transfer of stock
                to an individual by reason of this section, and
                    ``(B) the requirements of paragraph (2) are met
                with respect to such transfer,
        the rules of paragraph (3) shall apply in lieu of the rules of
        section 421(a) and section 56(b)(3) shall not apply.
            ``(2) Requirements.--A transfer of stock to an individual
        meets the requirements of this paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the price paid by the individual for the
                stock under the option is paid only through payroll
                deductions in substantially equal amounts over a period
                of not less than 12 months and not more than 60 months,
                    ``(B) such payroll deductions are held in a trust
                described in paragraph (5),
                    ``(C) the price of the stock acquired under the
                option is not less than the fair market value of the
                stock at the time the option is granted,
                    ``(D) ownership of the stock is transferred to the
                individual at the end of the payroll deduction period
                (or, if earlier, the date that the price of the stock
                under the option is fully paid),
                    ``(E) the individual's election to commence
                withholding to purchase such stock pursuant to the
                option is made during the 30-day period beginning on
                the earliest date that the individual could have made
                the election to commence withholding to acquire stock
                pursuant to such option, and
                    ``(F) the stock acquired by the individual pursuant
                to the option--
                            ``(i) is held by the trust described in
                        paragraph (5) until the individual elects to
                        dispose of such stock, or
                            ``(ii) at the election of the individual,
                        is transferred to the individual.
            ``(3) Special tax treatment.--
                    ``(A) Treatment of payroll deductions.--With
                respect to the payroll deductions referred to in
                paragraph (2)(A)--
                            ``(i) the gross income of the individual
                        shall not include an amount equal to such
                        deductions,
                            ``(ii) for purposes of subtitle C, the
                        individual's remuneration for employment shall
                        not include an amount equal to such deductions,
                        and
                            ``(iii) the deduction otherwise allowable
                        under section 162 for remuneration paid to such
                        individual shall be reduced by an amount equal
                        to such deductions.
                The aggregate amount to which the preceding sentence
                applies for any taxable year of an individual shall not
                exceed the limitation under section 402(g)(1) for such
                taxable year.
                    ``(B) Treatment when share transferred to
                individual.--
                            ``(i) Employee.--No amount shall be
                        includible in the gross income of an individual
                        (or treated as remuneration for purposes of
                        subtitle C) by reason of the transfer of
                        ownership of stock acquired pursuant to an
                        option to which this subsection applies.
                            ``(ii) Employer.--There shall be allowed as
                        a deduction under section 162 to the person
                        whose deduction was reduced under subparagraph
                        (A)(iii) (for the taxable year in which such
                        transfer of ownership occurs) an amount equal
                        to the fair market value of the stock at the
                        time of such transfer.
                    ``(C) Treatment when share disposed of.--At the
                time the stock is disposed of, so much of the gain as
                does not exceed the deduction allowed under
                subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be treated as ordinary
                income.
                    ``(D) Failure to include proper amount of ordinary
                income.--If--
                            ``(i) the gain on any disposition of stock
                        acquired pursuant to an option to which this
                        subsection applies exceeds the deduction
                        allowed under subparagraph (B)(ii), and
                            ``(ii) the individual fails to include in
                        gross income as ordinary income at least the
                        amount of such deduction,
                then the entire amount of gain shall be included in
                gross income as ordinary income.
            ``(4) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Determination of option price.--For purposes
                of paragraph (2), an option to acquire stock shall be
                treated as being granted on the earliest date that the
                individual could have made the election to acquire
                stock pursuant to such option.
                    ``(B) Return of payroll deductions.--Nothing in
                this subsection shall prevent the return of an
                individual's payroll deductions to the individual if
                the individuals elects not to use the deducted amounts
                to acquire the stock. The amount so returned shall be
                included in the gross income of such individual for the
                taxable year in which paid to the individual and shall
                be treated for purposes of subtitle C as remuneration
                from employment.
                    ``(C) Termination of employment.--If an individual
                terminates employment with the person who granted the
                option to acquire stock, paragraph (2)(A) shall not
                apply to amounts paid within 3 months after such
                termination to the extent such amounts do not exceed
                the amount payable under options granted before the
                date of such termination. In the case of an individual
                who is disabled or who dies before the close of such 3
                months, the preceding sentence shall be applied by
                substituting `1 year' for `3 months'.
                    ``(D) Treatment of nonresident aliens.--If an
                individual is a nonresident alien individual for any
                portion of the taxable year, this subsection shall
                apply only if--
                            ``(i) such individual is treated as a
                        resident alien of the United States for
                        purposes of this chapter by reason of an
                        election under subsection (g) or (h) of section
                        6013, or
                            ``(ii) such individual has income from
                        sources within the United States or which is
                        effectively connected with the conduct of a
                        trade or business in the United States.
                    ``(E) Certain employees may be excluded.--In
                applying subsection (b)(4) for purposes of this
                subsection, there may be excluded employees included in
                a unit of employees covered by an agreement between
                employee representatives and one or more employers
                which the Secretary finds to be a collective bargaining
                agreement, if the benefits provided under this
                subsection were the subject of good faith bargaining
                between such employee representatives and such employer
                or employers.
            ``(5) Rate of cash compensation must be unaffected.--The
        grant of any options under the arrangement may not be directly
        linked with a systematic reduction in the annual rate at which
        basic or regular cash compensation is paid to employees under
        the arrangement, as determined under regulations prescribed by
        the Secretary of the Treasury.
            ``(6) Trust holding payroll deductions.--A trust is
        described in this paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the trust is created or organized in the
                United States exclusively for the purposes of holding
                payroll deductions pursuant to this subsection and
                stock acquired with such payroll deductions,
                    ``(B) a separate account is maintained for each
                individual, and
                    ``(C) any earnings on payroll deductions of an
                individual are paid not less often than annually to
                such individual.
        The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall not
        apply to any trust described in this paragraph.
            ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
        regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this
        subsection.''
    (b) Exemption From Tax for Trust Holding Payroll Deductions, Etc.--
Subsection (a) of section 501 of such Code is amended by striking ``or
section 401(a)'' and inserting ``, section 401(a), or section
423(d)(5)''.
    (c) Information Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of
        chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

``SEC. 6050T. RETURNS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF STOCK
              ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN STOCK OPTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Any person who is allowed a deduction for any
taxable year under section 423(d)(3)(B)(ii) with respect to the
transfer of ownership of stock to any individual shall make the return
described in subsection (b) with respect to such transfer at such time
as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
    ``(b) Form and Manner of Returns.--A return is described in this
subsection if such return--
            ``(1) is in such form as the Secretary may prescribe,
            ``(2) contains--
                    ``(A) the name, address, and TIN of the individual
                to whom the stock ownership was so transferred,
                    ``(B) the amount of the deduction allowed under
                section 423(d)(3)(B)(ii) with respect to such transfer,
                and
                    ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may
                prescribe.
    ``(c) Statements To Be Furnished To Persons With Respect To Whom
Information Is Required.--Every person required to make a return under
subsection (a) shall furnish to each individual whose name is required
to be set forth in such return a written statement showing--
            ``(1) the name, address, and phone number of the
        information contact of the person required to make such return,
        and
            ``(2) the amount of the deduction described in subsection
        (a) with respect to stock ownership transferred to such
        individual.
The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be
furnished to the person on or before January 31 of the year following
the calendar year for which the return under subsection (a) was
required to be made.''
            (2) Assessable penalties.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of such
                Code (relating to definitions) is amended by
                redesignating clauses (xi) through (xvii) as clauses
                (xii) through (xviii), respectively, and by inserting
                after clause (x) the following new clause:
                            ``(xi) section 6050T (relating to returns
                        relating to transfers of ownership of stock
                        acquired pursuant to certain stock options),''.
                    (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code
                is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of the next to
                last subparagraph, by striking the period at the end of
                the last subparagraph and inserting ``, or'', and by
                adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(BB) section 6050T(c) (relating to returns
                relating to transfers of ownership of stock acquired
                pursuant to certain stock options).''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart
        B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6050S
        the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 6050T. Returns relating to
                                        transfers of ownership of stock
                                        acquired pursuant to certain
                                        stock options.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to options granted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Workplace Employee Stock Option Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the exclusion from gross income of certain stock purchased with payroll deductions through an employee stock purchase plan.Sets forth special rules with respect to the inclusion of nonresident aliens under the provisions of this Act. Allows certain employees to be excluded from purchasing stock options under this Act.Requires certain employers to submit information returns relating to the transfer of ownership of stock acquired by employees pursuant to certain stock options, and assesses penalties for failure to comply.