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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Parents and Teachers for
a Drug-Free Education Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Fifty-four percent of high school seniors in 2001 had
        used an illicit drug in their lifetime.
            (2) Forty-two percent of 12th graders, 37 percent of 10th
        graders, and 20 percent of 8th graders in 2001 had used an
        illicit drug in the past year.
            (3) Eighty percent of 12th graders, 70 percent of 10th
        graders, and 51 percent of 8th graders in 2001 had used alcohol
        in their lifetime.
            (4) Sixty-four percent of 12th graders, 48 percent of 10th
        graders, and 23 percent of 8th graders in 2001 had been
        intoxicated.
            (5) Use of 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (commonly
        referred to as ``MDMA'' or ``ecstasy'') by 12th graders
        increased from 6 percent in 1998 to 11.7 percent in 2001.
            (6) Schoolchildren who use and abuse addictive illicit
        drugs or alcohol increase the risk to the health and safety of
        all students and impact the learning environment of the school
        because--
                    (A) use of illicit drugs or alcohol can lead to
                serious health effects, the development of life-
                threatening diseases, and even death;
                    (B) use of illicit drugs like marijuana or ecstasy
                kills brain cells in the learning centers of the brain,
                directly impacting a student's ability to learn in
                school;
                    (C) chemicals left in the central nervous system
                after using marijuana cause the brain to be irritated
                and uncontrollable, resulting in disruptive behavior in
                the classroom;
                    (D) students who smoke cigarettes or use other
                illicit drugs have been shown to have less desire to
                learn, resulting in lower grade point averages when
                compared to other students; and
                    (E) students who use illicit drugs or alcohol have
                a higher rate of breaking school rules.

SEC. 3. DRUG-FREE SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Demonstration Programs.--Part A of title IV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; also known
as the ``Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act'') is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subpart 4 as subpart 5; and
            (2) by inserting after subpart 3 the following:

          ``Subpart 4--Drug-Free School Demonstration Programs

``SEC. 4145. DRUG-FREE SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to local educational
agencies and private schools to establish drug-free school
demonstration programs described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Requirements.--A grant may be made under subsection (a) only
if the local educational agency or private school involved agrees to
use the funds received under the grant to establish a drug-free school
demonstration program that--
            ``(1) includes, consistent with the fourth amendment to the
        Constitution of the United States, random drug testing of
        students;
            ``(2) requires that any such testing be conducted using
        only drug tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration;
            ``(3) requires that any analysis of such testing be
        conducted by a drug-testing laboratory certified by the
        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or
        approved by the College of American Pathologists, for forensic
        drug testing;
            ``(4) requires a review of each positive test result by a
        medical review officer;
            ``(5) prohibits any disclosure to law enforcement officials
        of the results of the random drug testing;
            ``(6) requires that drug-testing records be kept strictly
        confidential in accordance with subsection (c);
            ``(7) requires, upon the submission of a report by a
        medical review officer under subsection (c)(3) relating to a
        preliminary positive test result, the destruction of all
        records relating to the result if the medical review officer
        does not confirm the result;
            ``(8) requires the destruction of all records relating to
        drug or alcohol testing of a student when the student graduates
        or otherwise leaves the local educational agency or private
        school involved;
            ``(9) ensures that the parents of the students to be tested
        are informed in detail about the random drug-testing program;
            ``(10) provides parents the right to withdraw their child
        from participation in the random drug-testing program, and
        ensures that parents receive notification of such right at the
        beginning of every school year;
            ``(11) includes a clear, written policy on school behavior
        that--
                    ``(A) prohibits students from attending school or
                school activities under the influence of illegal drugs
                or alcohol;
                    ``(B) prohibits the use or possession of illegal
                drugs in school; and
                    ``(C) sets forth the consequences of violating the
                prohibitions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B);
            ``(12) provides drug and alcohol abuse prevention training
        for a total of not less than 2 hours for each student and staff
        member of the local educational agency or private school
        involved;
            ``(13) provides student access to a student assistance
        program, including confidential assessment, referral, and
        short-term problem resolution; and
            ``(14) provides continuing alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse
        prevention education.
    ``(c) Privacy Protection.--Each drug-free school demonstration
program established with assistance made available under this section
shall--
            ``(1) include, as reasonably necessary and appropriate,
        practices and procedures to ensure the confidentiality of
        student drug test results and of any participation by a student
        in a treatment or rehabilitation program;
            ``(2) prohibit the mandatory disclosure of medical
        information by a student unless the student tests positive for
        drugs; and
            ``(3) require a medical review officer reviewing student
        drug test results to report the final results of such tests in
        writing and in a manner designed to ensure the confidentiality
        of the results.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--To the extent or in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may enter
into contracts with public and private entities to provide assistance
related to carrying out the drug-free school demonstration programs
established pursuant to this section.
    ``(e) Applications.--To seek a grant under this section, a local
educational agency or private school shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `medical review officer'--
                    ``(A) means a licensed physician with knowledge of
                substance abuse disorders; and
                    ``(B) does not include any--
                            ``(i) employee of the school involved; or
                            ``(ii) employee or agent of, or any person
                        having a financial interest in, the laboratory
                        for which the drug test results are being
                        reviewed.
            ``(2) The term `student' means any individual enrolled on
        school records as eligible to attend, or actually attending,
        school for educational purposes in any of grades 8 through
        12.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to the
Congress a report on the results of the drug-free school demonstration
programs established with assistance under this section.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4003 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7103) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and for each of
        fiscal years 2006 and 2007, for drug-free school demonstration
        programs under subpart 4.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents at section 2 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the item relating to subpart 4 of part
        A of title IV as the item relating to subpart 5 of part A of
        title IV; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 4141
        the following:

          ``subpart 4--drug-free school demonstration programs
``4145. Drug-free school demonstration programs.''.

Output: Empowering Parents and Teachers for a Drug-Free Education Act of 2004 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (under provisions which are also known as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies and private schools to establish drug-free school demonstration programs that include random drug testing of students and meet other specified requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Education and Training
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``SEC. 30B. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a taxpayer engaged in a trade
or business during the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year an amount
equal to 100 percent of information technology training program
expenses of the taxpayer and any employee of the taxpayer paid or
incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of information technology
        training program expenses with respect to any individual which
        may be taken into account under subsection (a) for the taxable
        year shall not exceed $1,500.
            ``(2) Increase in credit amount for participation in
        certain programs and for certain individuals.--The dollar
        amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased (but not above
        $2,000) by the amount of information technology training
        program expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer--
                    ``(A) with respect to a program operated--
                            ``(i) in an empowerment zone or enterprise
                        community designated under part I of subchapter
                        U or a renewal community designated under part
                        I of subchapter X,
                            ``(ii) in a school district in which at
                        least 50 percent of the students attending
                        schools in such district are eligible for free
                        or reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch
                        program established under the National School
                        Lunch Act,
                            ``(iii) in an area designated as a disaster
                        area by the Secretary of Agriculture or by the
                        President under the Disaster Relief and
                        Emergency Assistance Act in the taxable year or
                        the 4 preceding taxable years,
                            ``(iv) in a rural enterprise community
                        designated under section 766 of the
                        Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
                        Administration, and Related Agencies
                        Appropriations Act, 1999,
                            ``(v) in an area designated by the
                        Secretary of Agriculture as a Rural Economic
                        Area Partnership Zone,
                            ``(vi) in an area over which an Indian
                        tribal government (as defined in section
                        7701(a)(40)) has jurisdiction, or
                            ``(vii) by an employer who has 200 or fewer
                        employees for each business day in each of 20
                        or more calendar weeks in the current or
                        preceding calendar year, or
                    ``(B) in the case of an individual with a
                disability.
    ``(c) Information Technology Training Program Expenses.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `information technology
        training program expenses' means expenses paid or incurred by
        reason of the participation of the taxpayer (or any employee of
        the taxpayer) in any information technology training program if
        such expenses lead to an industry-accepted information
        technology certification for the participant. Such term shall
        only include includes expenses paid for in connection with
        course work and certification testing which is essential to
        assessing skill acquisition.
            ``(2) Information technology training program.--The term
        `information technology training program' means a program for
        an industry-accepted information technology certification--
                    ``(A) by any information technology trade
                association or corporation, and
                    ``(B) which--
                            ``(i) is provided for the employees of such
                        association or corporation, or
                            ``(ii) involves--
                                    ``(I) employers, and
                                    ``(II) State training programs,
                                school districts, university systems,
                                higher education institutions (as
                                defined in section 101(b) of the Higher
                                Education Act of 1965), or certified
                                commercial information technology
                                training providers.
            ``(3) Certified commercial information technology training
        provider.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `certified commercial
                information technology training provider' means a
                private sector organization providing an information
                technology training program which leads to an approved
                information technology industry certification for the
                participants.
                    ``(B) Approved industry certification.--For
                purposes of paragraph (1), an information technology
                industry certification shall be considered approved if
                such certification is approved by the Secretary, in
                consultation with the Information Technology Training
                Certification Advisory Board.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit under any
other provision of this chapter shall be allowed with respect to
information technology training program expenses taken into account for
the credit under this section.
    ``(e) Certain Rules Made Applicable.--For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of section 45A(e)(2) and subsections (c),
(d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply.
    ``(f) Application With Other Credits.--The credit allowed by
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if
any) of--
            ``(1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the
        sum of the credits allowable under the subpart A and the
        previous sections of this subpart, over
            ``(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

                              ``Sec. 30B. Information technology
                                        training program expenses.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.

SEC. 3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CERTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an Information Technology
Training Certification Advisory Board (in this section referred to as
the ``Board'').
    (b) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of not more than 15
members appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury from among
individuals--
            (1) associated with information technology certification
        and training associations and businesses; and
            (2) who are not officers or employees of the Federal
        Government.
    (c) Meetings.--The Board shall meet not less often than annually.
    (d) Chairperson.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Board shall
        elect a Chairperson from among its members.
            (2) Chairperson.--The chairperson shall be an individual
        who is a member of an information technology industry trade
        association.
    (e) Duties.--The Board shall develop a list of information
technology industry certifications, for approval by the Secretary of
the Treasury, that qualify the provider of the certification as a
certified commercial information technology training provider under
section 30B(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by
section (2)(a).
    (f) Submission of List.--Not later than October 1, 2001, and each
year thereafter, the Board shall submit the list required under
subsection (e) to the Secretary of the Treasury.
    (g) Board Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Board
        shall serve without compensation.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Board shall be
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business
        in the performance of services for the Board.
    (h) Termination of the Board.--Section 14(b) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board.

SEC. 4. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS INCLUDE
              TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 25A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to eligible educational institution) is amended to read
as follows:
            ``(2) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible
        educational institution' means--
                    ``(A) an institution--
                            ``(i) which is described in section 101(b)
                        of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and
                            ``(ii) which is eligible to participate in
                        a program under title IV of such Act, or
                    ``(B) a certified commercial information technology
                training provider (as defined in section 30B(c)(3)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 221(e)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``section
25A(f)(2)'' and inserting ``section 25A(f)(2)(A)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.

Output: Technology Education and Training Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited tax credit for information technology training program expenses; and (2) make technology training centers eligible educational institutions for purposes of the Hope scholarship and lifetime learning credits.Establishes an Information Technology Training Certification Advisory Board, which shall develop provider certifications for certified commercial information technology training.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Education Foundation
Amendments Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF THE FOUNDATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 204 of the Vietnam Education Foundation
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT.

    ``There is established, within the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, the Vietnam Education
Foundation (referred to in this title as the `Foundation').''.
    (b) Replacement of Board of Directors With Advisory Committee.--
Section 205 of such Act is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 205. VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established a Vietnam Education
        Foundation Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as
        the `Advisory Committee'), which shall provide advice to the
        Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Educational and
        Cultural Affairs regarding the Foundation's activities.
            ``(2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed
        of 7 members, of whom--
                    ``(A) 3 shall be appointed by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) 1 shall be appointed by the majority leader
                of the Senate;
                    ``(C) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader
                of the Senate;
                    ``(D) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives; and
                    ``(E) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader
                of the House of Representatives.
            ``(3) Appointment of incumbent members of board of
        directors.--Members appointed to the Advisory Committee under
        paragraph (2) may include individuals who were members of the
        Board of Directors of the Foundation on the date immediately
        preceding the date of the enactment of the Vietnam Education
        Foundation Amendments Act of 2008.
    ``(b) Supervision.--The Foundation shall be subject to the
supervision and direction of the Secretary, working through the
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and in
consultation with the Advisory Committee established under subsection
(a).''.
    (c) Fellowship Program.--Section 206(a) of such Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``to study at
        institutions of higher education in the United States at
        graduate and post-graduate levels'' and inserting ``for post-
        secondary studies at institutions of higher education in the
        United States'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``may include funding to improve''
                and inserting the following: ``may include funding to--
                    ``(A) improve''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                the following: ``; and
                    ``(B) prepare the fellowship recipient for post-
                secondary education in any field described in paragraph
                (1)(A).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Priority for basic sciences.--In awarding fellowships
        under this subsection, the Foundation shall give priority to
        individuals described in paragraph (1)(A) who are studying the
        basic sciences.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is amended--
            (1) in section 203--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of State.'';
            (2) in section 206(e), by striking ``of the Board'' and
        inserting ``promulgated by the Secretary'';
            (3) in section 208--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Board'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Board'' each place it
                        appears and inserting ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Board'' and
                inserting ``Secretary''; and
            (4) in section 209(b), by striking ``Board'' and inserting
        ``Secretary''.
    (e) Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section
112(a) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) programs administered by the Vietnam Education
        Foundation.''.
    (f) Transfer of Functions.--All functions and assets of the Vietnam
Education Foundation are transferred to the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. The Assistant Secretary
for Educational and Cultural Affairs may hire personnel who were
employed by the Vietnam Education Foundation on the date before the
date of the enactment of this Act, and such other personnel as may be
necessary to support the Foundation, in accordance with part III of
title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. AMERICAN RESEARCH COLLEGE IN VIETNAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of State, acting through the
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, is authorized
to award 1 or more grants to institutions of higher education (as
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a))), which shall be used to participate in a partnership
with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish
an American Research College in Vietnam. The purpose of the American
Research College shall be to provide a high quality general education
to Vietnamese undergraduate students.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each institution of higher education
        desiring the grant under this section shall submit an
        application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such
        manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary
        may reasonably require.
            (2) Competitive basis.--Each grant authorized under
        subsection (a) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
    (c) Source of Grant Funds.--The Secretary of State may use funds
made available to the Vietnam Education Foundation under section 207(c)
of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note)
for the grant awarded under this section.
    (d) Limitation.--The Secretary of State shall encourage the
Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to make an appropriate
financial or in-kind contribution to establish and maintain the college
established with grant funds awarded under this section.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch.) Transfers all functions and assets of the Foundation to the Bureau.

Replaces the existing Board of Directors with a Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee.

Revises fellowship provisions to provide: (1) fellowships for post-secondary studies at U.S. institutions of higher education (current law provides fellowships for graduate and postgraduate levels); and (2) fellowship priority for students studying the basic sciences.

Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an American Research College in Vietnam for undergraduate studies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer
Automobile Lease Advertising Improvement Act of 2000''.
    (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of the Consumer Credit Protection Act.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) There has been a continuing trend toward leasing of
        automobiles by consumers as an alternative to installment
        credit sales, with automobile leases now constituting over one-
        third of all new automobile transactions.
            (2) Current automobile leasing practices do not provide
        consumers with consistent or adequate information to permit
        comparison shopping among lease offerings. Important
        information about lease costs and terms are not available until
        the consumer visits an automobile dealership, are typically
        provided only as part of lease negotiations, and often are not
        fully disclosed until the signing of the lease documents.
            (3) Automobile lease advertisements tend to confuse and
        mislead consumers by highlighting the most attractive terms of
        leases, by minimizing or omitting additional costs, terms or
        penalties, and by advertising monthly payment amounts based on
        lease terms that are different from those customarily offered
        to or selected by consumers.
            (4) With leases accounting for a large and growing
        percentage of all new automobile transactions, there is
        increasing need for automobile manufacturers, automobile
        dealers and other firms involved in leasing to provide more
        relevant and easily understood information in advertising and
        in writing at the auto dealership to permit consumers to
        evaluate intelligently the attractiveness of leases offered by
        an automobile dealership, to compare terms of leases offered
        and advertised by competing dealerships, and to compare the
        benefits of automobile leases with alternative purchase
        transactions.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the amendments made by this Act is to
provide consumers with more relevant and easily understood information
regarding the terms and costs of lease offerings earlier in the leasing
process to permit consumers to compare lease and purchase options and
to comparison shop among competing lease opportunities.

SEC. 3. APPLICABLE CONSUMER LEASES.

    Section 181(1) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1667(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The limit on the
        contractual obligation which comes within such term shall be
        adjusted annually based upon the change reported in the
        Consumer Price Index by the Department of Labor in June of the
        preceding year.''.

SEC. 4. GENERAL LEASE ADVERTISING.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 184(a) (15 U.S.C. 1667c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as
        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Identification in a television advertisement of the
        advertised transaction as a lease, as required by paragraph
        (1)(A), shall be included in both the audio and video portions
        of the television advertisement.
            ``(3) The requirements of this subsection shall apply to
        all advertisements for a consumer lease, including
        advertisements on television, radio and videotape; print
        advertisements in publications, newsletters and fliers;
        advertisements by toll-free telephone numbers; and
        advertisements in electronic media, including internet
        webpages, e-mail, CD-ROMs and interactive computer services.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 184(c) (15 U.S.C. 1667c(c)) is
amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' each time it occurs and
inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'' and in paragraph (1) by striking
``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)''.

SEC. 5. ADVERTISEMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE LEASE.

    Section 184 (15 U.S.C. 1667c) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(d) Advertisement for Automobile Lease.--
            ``(1) In general.--An advertisement to promote a lease for
        an automobile that includes a scheduled lease payment amount
        that applies only to a single vehicle, or to a limited number
        of vehicles of the same vehicle make, model and year, shall
        clearly and conspicuously state that the advertised payment
        amount applies only to a single vehicle, or shall clearly and
        conspicuously state the number of vehicles of the same vehicle
        make and model to be made available for lease at the advertised
        payment amount.
            ``(2) Lease payment amounts.--
                    ``(A) An advertisement to promote a lease for an
                automobile that states a lease payment amount, or must
                state a lease payment amount under subsection
                (a)(1)(D), shall calculate such payment amount on the
                basis of a lease payment formula which the Board shall
                set forth in regulation and which shall be based on the
                following information--
                            ``(i) the total capitalized cost of the
                        vehicle model advertised, which shall not be
                        reduced or adjusted by any down payment amount,
                        capitalized cost reduction, vehicle trade-in
                        amount or other required payment;
                            ``(ii) a lease term of twenty-four (24)
                        months, or such other lease term that the Board
                        may determine in regulation as representative
                        of prevailing industry practice; and
                            ``(iii) a mileage allowance before any
                        excess mileage charge may be imposed of 12,000
                        miles for each year of the lease term, or such
                        other annual mileage allowance which the Board
                        may determine in regulation as providing a more
                        representative estimate of vehicle use and
                        potential costs to the consumer.
                    ``(B) An advertisement to promote a lease for an
                automobile that states a lease payment for a vehicle
                model as provided under subparagraph (A) may state a
lease payment amount for the same vehicle model that is different than
that required to be stated under subparagraph (A): Provided, however,
That--
                            ``(i) the lease payment amount is not
                        presented more prominently than the lease
                        payment amount required to be stated under
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) the advertisement clearly and
                        conspicuously identifies the lease terms or
                        payment amounts that explain the difference
                        between the lease payment amount and the
                        payment amount required to be stated under
                        subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF LEASE INFORMATION.

    Section 184 (15 U.S.C. 1667c), as amended by section 6, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Availability of Information.--An automobile dealer that
engages in any advertising to promote or assist a consumer lease, or
that participates in any advertised national or regional promotion for
a consumer lease, shall make available to the public, as appropriate
and in such format as the Board shall determine in regulation, the
following information:
            ``(1) Customer incentives.--A written and dated statement
        that shall be placed in a conspicuous and prominent location in
        the dealership that sets out clearly and accurately for each
        vehicle model offered by the dealer, as applicable, the
        incentives, special offers or promotions available for the
        benefit of consumers in conjunction with consumer lease,
        purchase and installment credit transactions, that shall
        include--
                    ``(A) special interest rates that are offered by
                automobile manufacturers, financial institutions and
                leasing companies;
                    ``(B) special incentives, including cash rebates
                and vehicle residual percentages that are offered by
                automobile manufacturers directly to consumers; and
                    ``(C) special incentives and lease terms, including
                vehicle discounts, residual value percentages and other
                vehicle promotions that are offered to consumers by the
                dealer.
            ``(2) Available leases.--A written and dated statement for
        each vehicle model that the dealer makes available for lease to
        consumers that shall be placed in a conspicuous and prominent
        location in the dealership, and copies of which shall be made
        available to individual consumers upon request, that sets out
        clearly and accurately the following terms applicable to leases
        for such vehicle models--
                    ``(A) the rebates and other incentives available
                for consumers;
                    ``(B) the money factor, or lease interest factor,
                that shall be stated as a decimal number and as an
                equivalent approximate annual percentage rate; and
                    ``(C) the vehicle residual value, that shall be
                stated as a percentage of the retail price (MSRP) of
                such vehicle model.''.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 184 (15 U.S.C. 1667c), as amended by sections 6 and 7, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Clearly and Conspicuously.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
        `clearly and conspicuously' means--
                    ``(A) in print advertisements, the required
                disclosures and explanations of lease terms shall
                appear in a type size, shade, contrast, prominence, and
                location as to be readily noticeable, readable, and
                comprehensible to an ordinary consumer;
                    ``(B) in the video portion of television or
                videotaped advertisements, the required disclosures
                shall appear on the screen in a type size, shade,
                contrast, prominence, and location and for a duration
                as to be readily noticeable, readable, and
                comprehensible to an ordinary consumer;
                    ``(C) in the audio portion of television,
                videotaped, and radio advertisements, the required
                disclosures shall be delivered in a volume, cadence,
                and location and for a duration as to be readily
                noticeable, hearable, and comprehensible to an ordinary
                consumer; and
                    ``(D) in promotions and advertising in internet
                webpages, CD-ROMs, or interactive computer services,
                the required disclosures shall appear in a type size,
                shade, contrast, prominence, and location as to be
                readily readable and comprehensible to users and shall
                be separated from marketing and promotional information
                and easily accessible under the label or heading
                `Important Information for Consumers'.
            ``(2) Limitation.--Nothing contrary to, inconsistent with,
        or in mitigation of, the required disclosures shall be used in
        any advertisement in any medium and no audio, video, or print
        technique shall be used that is likely to obscure or detract
        significantly from the communication of the disclosures.''.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.

    Chapter 5 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act is further amended
by adding the following new section:

``SEC. 187. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.

    ``Compliance with section 184 of this chapter shall be enforced by
the Federal Trade Commission, except to the extent that enforcement of
the requirements imposed under such section is specifically committed
to another agency under section 108(a) of this title. For purposes of
the exercise by the Commission of its functions and powers under the
Federal Trade Commission Act, a violation of section 184 shall be
deemed an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of that Act.
All of the functions of and powers of the Commission under the Federal
Trade Commission Act are available to the Commission to enforce
compliance by any person with such section, irrespective of whether
that person is engaged in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional
tests in the Federal Trade Commission Act, including the power to
enforce the provisions of such section in the same manner as if the
violation had been a violation of a Federal Trade Commission trade
regulation rule.''.

SEC. 9. REGULATIONS.

    The Federal Reserve Board, not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, shall issue regulations to implement the
amendments made by this Act. The Board shall also issue regulations,
together with staff commentary if appropriate, to update and clarify
the requirements and definitions for lease disclosures and any other
issue relating to consumer leasing to carry out the intent of the
amendments made by this Act, to implement any initiative to prevent the
circumvention of the amendments made by this Act, and to facilitate
compliance with the requirements in the amendments.

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Prescribes additional lease advertising disclosure requirements for advertising.
Sets forth provisions applicable to automobile leasing advertising.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home
Staffing Act of 2003''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality of
care received by residents of nursing facilities through the
implementation of the minimum nurse staffing levels identified by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services in a report to Congress
submitted on March 21, 2002.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF NURSE STAFFING STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Sections 1819(b)(4) and 1919(b)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(4); 1396r(b)(4)) are each amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Minimum staffing requirements.--
                            ``(i) Deadline for compliance with minimum
                        standards.--With respect to facility services
                        provided after the date that is the end of the
                        2-year period beginning on the date of the
                        enactment of this subparagraph, a facility
                        shall comply with the minimum staffing levels
                        promulgated by the Secretary under clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Final regulations.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than 1
                                year after the date of the enactment of
                                this subparagraph, and consistent with
                                the provisions of this clause, the
                                Secretary shall promulgate standards
                                for minimum staffing levels for
                                facilities. Such standards shall
                                provide for sufficient staffing levels
                                during day, evening, and night shifts
                                to ensure that residents of nursing
                                facilities receive the level of care
                                necessary to meet the objectives of
                                subsection (b)(2), and shall provide
                                for appropriate adjustments to account
                                for resident case mix.
                                    ``(II) Minimum standards.--Subject
                                to subclause (III), standards
                                promulgated under subclause (I) shall
                                be, at a minimum, the HHS minimum nurse
                                staffing ratios (as defined in clause
                                (iii)).
                                    ``(III) Authority to phase in
                                facility compliance with standards.--If
                                the Secretary determines that
                                compliance with the HHS minimum nurse
                                staffing ratios is not feasible for
                                nursing facilities by the end of the 2-
                                year period applicable under clause
                                (i), the Secretary may delay the
                                implementation of the HHS minimum nurse
                                staffing ratios until the date that is
                                the end of the 5-year period that
                                begins on the date of the enactment of
                                this subparagraph. If the Secretary
                                delays implementation of the HHS
                                minimum nurse staffing ratios under the
                                previous sentence, the Secretary shall
                                phase in over such 5-year period
                                alternative minimum staffing standards
                                that gradually increase in each of the
                                years of the phase-in until the such
                                standards meet the HHS minimum nurse
                                staffing ratios.
                                    ``(IV) Counting.--In determining
                                compliance with the staffing levels
                                under this subparagraph, an individual
                                may not be counted while performing
                                services that are not direct nursing
                                care, such as administrative services,
                                food preparation, housekeeping,
                                laundry, maintenance services, or other
                                activities that are not direct nursing
                                care.
                            ``(iii) HHS minimum nurse staffing
                        ratios.--The term `HHS minimum nurse staffing
                        ratios' means the minimum staffing levels
                        identified in the report to Congress entitled
                        `Appropriateness of Minimum Nurse Staffing
                        Ratios in Nursing Homes, Report to Congress:
                        Phase II Final' submitted by the Secretary on
                        March 21, 2002, which require--
                                    ``(I) from 2.4 to 2.8 hours of care
                                per resident per day by a certified
                                nurse aide, and
                                    ``(II) from 1.15 to 1.3 hours of
                                care per resident per day by a licensed
                                practical nurse, a licensed vocational
                                nurse, or a registered nurse, of which
                                from 0.55 to 0.75 hours of care per
                                resident per day shall be provided by a
                                registered nurse.
                            ``(iv) Construction.--
                                    ``(I) Nonpreemption.--Nothing in
                                this subparagraph shall be construed as
                                prohibiting the Secretary or a State
                                (in the case of title XIX) from
                                imposing higher minimum staffing levels
                                on facilities than those imposed under
                                this subparagraph.
                                    ``(II) Minimum standards only.--
                                Compliance with the staffing
                                requirements imposed under this
                                subparagraph alone shall not be
                                construed as complying with the
                                requirement under paragraph (2) to
                                provide services to attain or maintain
                                the highest practicable physical,
                                mental, and psychosocial well-being of
                                each resident.
                                    ``(III) Supplementary
                                requirements.--The staffing
                                requirements of this subparagraph are
                                in addition to the requirements of
                                subparagraph (C).''.
    (b) Posting of Staffing Information.--
            (1) In general.--The first sentence of subparagraph (A) of
        sections 1819(b)(8) and 1919(b)(8) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(8); 1396r(b)(8)) are each amended by
        inserting before the period the following: ``, a description of
        the minimum staffing requirements under paragraph (4)(D), and
        the average number of hours of nursing care that residents of
        the facility have received for each of the four previous
        calendar quarters''.
            (2) Reports.--Such sections are each amended by adding at
        the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Reports of staffing data.--A facility shall
                maintain records on nurse staffing, and shall submit
                such reports of such records to the Secretary as the
                Secretary may require for the administration and
                enforcement of this section. Such records shall be
                reviewed for accuracy as part of a standard survey
                required under subsection (g)(2)(A).''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED RESOURCES.

    (a) Reinstitution of Boren Amendment Payment Methodology.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1902(a)(13) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(13) provide for payment of services through the use of
        rates determined pursuant to the criteria under this paragraph
        as in effect on August 1, 1997;''.
            (2) Establishment of safe harbor rates.--Section 1902 of
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the end the
        following: ``The Secretary may, by regulation, promulgate
        standards or methodologies for determining rates that comply
        with paragraph (13), and a State that pays rates that meet such
        standards or methodologies is deemed to be in compliance with
        paragraph (13).''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
        shall apply to services furnished on or after the date that is
        one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Permanent 1.5 Percent Increase of Medicaid FMAP Beginning With
Fiscal Year 2004.--Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``With
respect to calendar quarters beginning after October 1, 2003, the
Federal medical assistance percentage for a State determined under the
first sentence shall be increased by 1.50 percentage points.''.
    (c) Financial Accountability.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 1819(g)(2) and 1919(g)(2) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(g)(2); 1396r(g)(2)) are
        each amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and
                (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Financial accountability.--A standard or an
                extended survey may include an examination of the
                financial records of a facility to determine whether
                payments made to the facility under this section for
                services furnished to residents are being used in a
                manner consistent with this section.''.
            (2) Composition of multidisciplinary team.--Sections
        1819(g)(2)(E)(i) and 1919(g)(2)(E)(i) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(g)(2)(E)(i); 1396r(g)(2)(E)(i)) are each
        amended by inserting after the period the following: ``This
        multidisciplinary team may include professionals trained in
        financial accounting and auditing.''
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to surveys conducted on or after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.

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Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate standards for minimum nurse staffing levels in nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid payments.

Reinstitutes (Boren amendment) payment methodology, providing for payment of Medicaid services through the use of rates determined pursuant to the criteria under State Medicaid plan requirements as in effect on August 1, 1997. Establishes safe harbor rates.

Provides a permanent 1.50 percent increase of the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for a State beginning with FY 2004.

Authorizes inclusion of: (1) financial accountability requirements in the survey and certification process with respect to facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid payments; and (2) professionals trained in financial accounting and auditing in the multidisciplinary survey teams of professionals under Medicare and Medicaid.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Adak Island is an isolated island located 1,200 miles
        southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, between the Pacific Ocean and
        the Bering Sea. The island, with its unique physical and
        biological features, including a deepwater harbor and abundant
        marine-associated wildlife, was recognized early for both its
        natural and military values. In 1913, Adak Island was reserved
        and set aside as a preserve because of its value to seabirds,
        marine mammals, and fisheries. Withdrawals of portions of Adak
        Island for various military purposes date back to 1901 and
        culminated in the 1959 withdrawal of approximately half of the
        island for use by the Department of the Navy for military
        purposes.
            (2) By 1990, military development on Adak Island supported
        a community of 6,000 residents. Outside of the Adak Naval
        Complex, there was no independent community on Adak Island.
            (3) As a result of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
        Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 1808), the Adak Naval Complex has been
        closed by the Department of Defense.
            (4) The Aleut Corporation is an Alaskan Native Regional
        Corporation incorporated in the State of Alaska pursuant to the
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
        The Aleut Corporation represents the indigenous people of the
        Aleutian Islands who prior to the Russian exploration and
        settlement of the Aleutian Islands were found throughout the
        Aleutian Islands, which includes Adak Island.
            (5) None of Adak Island was available for selection by The
        Aleut Corporation under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) because it was
        part of a national wildlife refuge and because the portion
        comprising the Adak Naval Complex was withdrawn for use by the
        United States Navy for military purposes prior to the passage
        of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in December 1971.
            (6) The Aleut Corporation is attempting to establish a
        community on Adak and has offered to exchange Alaska Native
        Claims Settlement Act land selections and entitlements for
        conveyance of certain lands and interests therein on a portion
        of Adak formerly occupied by the Navy.
            (7) Removal of a portion of the Adak Island land from
        refuge status will be offset by the acquisition of high-quality
        wildlife habitat in other Aleut Corporation selections within
        the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, maintaining a
        resident human population on Adak to control caribou, and
        making possible a continued United States Fish and Wildlife
        Service presence in that remote location to protect the natural
        resources of the Aleutian Islands Unit of the Alaska Maritime
        National Wildlife Refuge.
            (8) It is in the public interest to promote reuse of the
        Adak Island lands by exchanging certain lands for lands
        selected by The Aleut Corporation elsewhere in the Alaska
        Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Experience with
        environmental problems associated with formerly used defense
        sites in the State of Alaska suggests that the most effective
        and efficient way to avoid future environmental problems on
        Adak is to support and encourage active reuse of Adak.

SEC. 2. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT.

    The document entitled the ``Agreement Concerning the Conveyance of
Property at the Adak Naval Complex'' (hereinafter referred to as the
``Agreement''), and dated September 20, 2000, executed by The Aleut
Corporation, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the
Navy, together with any technical amendments or modifications to the
boundaries that may be agreed to by the parties, is hereby ratified,
confirmed, and approved and the terms, conditions, procedures,
covenants, reservations, indemnities and other provisions set forth in
the Agreement are declared to be obligations and commitments of the
United States as a matter of Federal law. Modifications to the maps and
legal descriptions of lands to be removed from the National Wildlife
Refuge System within the military withdrawal on Adak Island set forth
in Public Land Order 1949 may be made only upon agreement of all
Parties to the Agreement and notification given to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate. The acreage conveyed to the United
States by The Aleut Corporation under the Agreement, as modified, shall
be at least 36,000 acres.

SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF LANDS FROM REFUGE.

    Effective on the date of conveyance to the Aleut Corporation of the
Adak Exchange Lands as described in the Agreement, all such lands shall
be removed from the National Wildlife Refuge System and shall neither
be considered as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
nor subject to any laws pertaining to lands within the boundaries of
the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The conveyance
restrictions imposed by section 22(g) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(g)) for land in the National Wildlife
Refuge System shall not apply. The Secretary shall adjust the
boundaries of the Refuge so as to exclude all interests in lands and
land rights, surface and subsurface, received by The Aleut Corporation
in accordance with this Act and the Agreement.

SEC. 4. ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT.

    Lands and interests therein exchanged and conveyed by the United
States pursuant to this Act shall be considered and treated as
conveyances of lands or interests therein under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, except that receipt of such lands and interests
therein shall not constitute a sale or disposition of land or interests
received pursuant to such Act. The public easements for access to
public lands and waters reserved pursuant to the Agreement are deemed
to satisfy the requirements and purposes of section 17(b) of the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act.

SEC. 5. REACQUISITION OF LANDS.

    The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase
or exchange, on a willing seller basis only, any land conveyed to The
Aleut Corporation under the Agreement and this Act. In the event any of
the lands are subsequently acquired by the United States, they shall be
automatically included in the Refuge System. The laws and regulations
applicable to refuge lands shall then apply to these lands and the
Secretary shall then adjust the boundaries accordingly.

SEC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Conveyance of Navy Personal Property.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, and for the purposes of the transfer of
property authorized by this Act, Department of Navy personal property
that remains on Adak Island is deemed related to the real property and
shall be conveyed by the Department of the Navy to The Aleut
Corporation, at no additional cost, when the related real property is
conveyed by the Department of the Interior.
    (b) Additional Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
convey to the Aleut Corporation those lands identified in the Agreement
as the former landfill sites without charge to the Aleut Corporation's
entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
    (c) Valuation.--For purposes of section 21(c) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, the receipt of all property by The Aleut
Corporation shall be entitled to a tax basis equal to fair value on
date of transfer. Fair value shall be determined by replacement cost
appraisal.
    (d) Certain Property Treated as Not Developed.--Any property,
including, but not limited to, appurtenances and improvements, received
pursuant to this Act shall, for purposes of section 21(d) of the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act and section 907(d) of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act be treated as not developed until such
property is actually occupied, leased (other than leases for nominal
consideration to public entities) or sold by The Aleut Corporation, or,
in the case of a lease or other transfer by The Aleut Corporation to a
wholly owned development subsidiary, actually occupied, leased, or sold
by the subsidiary.
    (e) Certain Lands Unavailable for Selection.--Upon conveyance to
The Aleut Corporation of the lands described in Appendix A of the
Agreement, the lands described in Appendix C of the Agreement will
become unavailable for selection under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act.
    (f) Maps.--The maps included as part of Appendix A to the Agreement
depict the lands to be conveyed to The Aleut Corporation. The maps are
on file at the Region 7 Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and the offices of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
in Homer, Alaska. The written legal descriptions of the lands to be
conveyed to The Aleut Corporation are also part of Appendix A. In case
of discrepancies, the maps shall control.

Output: Ratifies, confirms, and approves the "Agreement Concerning the Conveyance of Property at the Adak Naval Complex" executed by the Aleut Corporation and the Departments of the Interior and the Navy. Declares the provisions set forth in the Agreement to be obligations and commitments of the United States.Provides that the Adak exchange lands shall be removed from the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and shall not be considered as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge or subject to laws pertaining to lands within such Refuge.Treats lands and interests exchanged and conveyed by the United States pursuant to this Act as conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), except that receipt shall not constitute a sale or disposition of land or interests pursuant to such Act.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire any land conveyed to the Corporation under the Agreement and this Act. Includes acquired lands in the NWRS.Deems, for purposes of the transfer of property authorized by this Act, Department of Navy personal property that remains on Adak Island to be related to the real property and requires such personal property to be conveyed by such Department to the Corporation when the related real property is conveyed.Requires the Secretary to convey those lands identified in the Agreement as the former landfill sites to the Corporation without charge to its entitlement under ANCSA.Provides that, upon conveyance to the Corporation of certain lands described in the Agreement, specified other lands will become unavailable for selection under ANCSA.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service to Country Reimbursement Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT CONTINUE TO PAY
              EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN A RESERVE COMPONENT
              OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 910. Assistance for State and local governments that continue to
              pay employees who serve on active duty
    ``(a) Continuation of Civilian Basic Pay.--It is the purpose of
this section to encourage States and local governments to continue to
pay a portion of the civilian compensation of those employees who are
also members of a reserve component and are absent from a position of
employment with the State or local government under a call or order to
serve on active duty for a period of more than 30 days so that the
employees receive compensation in an amount that, when taken together
with their military pay, is at least equal to their civilian
compensation.
    ``(b) Reimbursement Offered.--At the request of a State or local
government that continues to pay all or a portion of the civilian
compensation of an employee described in subsection (a), the Secretary
concerned shall reimburse the State or local government for the
civilian compensation paid by the State or local government for each
pay period described in subsection (c), but not to exceed the
difference (if any) between--
            ``(1) the amount of civilian compensation that would
        otherwise have been payable to the employee for such pay period
        if the employee's civilian employment with the State or local
        government had not been interrupted by the service on active
        duty; and
            ``(2) the amount of military pay that is payable to the
        employee for the service on active duty and is allocable to
        such pay period.
    ``(c) Pay Periods.--Reimbursement shall be provided under this
section with respect to each pay period (which would otherwise apply if
the employee's civilian employment had not been interrupted) that
occurs--
            ``(1) while the employee serves on active duty for a period
        of more than 30 days;
            ``(2) while the employee is hospitalized for, or
        convalescing from, an illness or injury incurred in, or
        aggravated during, the performance of such active duty; or
            ``(3) during the 14-day period beginning at the end of such
        active duty or the end of the period referred to in paragraph
        (2).
    ``(d) Effect of Failure To Return to Employment.--(1) If an
employee described in subsection (a), with respect to whom
reimbursement is provided to a State or local government under this
section, fails to report or apply for employment or reemployment with
the State or local government by the end of the period referred to in
subsection (c)(3), the employee shall refund to the Secretary concerned
the total amount of the reimbursement provided with respect to the
employee.
    ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an obligation to refund moneys to
the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a
debt owed to the United States.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in part, a
refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary concerned
determines that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or
would be contrary to the best interests of the United States.
    ``(B) The Secretary concerned shall waive a refund required under
paragraph (1) if the Secretary concerned determines that the failure of
the employee in question to report or apply for employment or
reemployment was due to an injury or disability of the employee that is
not the fault of the employee.
    ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less
than five years after the end of the period referred to in subsection
(c)(3) does not discharge the employee from a debt arising under
paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title
11 after the date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `civilian compensation' means the wages or
        salary that an employee of a State or local government normally
        receives from the employee's employment by the State or local
        government.
            ``(2) The term `local government' means an agency or
        political subdivision of a State.
            ``(3) The term `military pay' has the meaning given the
        term `pay' in section 101(21) of this title.
            ``(4) The term `State' means each of the several States of
        the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
        of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other territories
        or possessions of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 17 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 909 the following new item:

``910. Assistance for State and local governments that continue to pay
                            employees who serve on active duty.''.
    (c) Application of Amendment.--Section 910 of title 37, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to
pay periods (as described in subsection (b) of such section) beginning
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Service to Country Reimbursement Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary), at the request of a State or local government that continues to pay all or a portion of the civilian compensation of an employee while that employee is absent due to a call or order to serve on active military duty for a period of more than 30 days, to reimburse the State or local government up to an amount not to exceed the difference between: (1) the amount of civilian compensation that would otherwise have been payable to the employee if the employee's civilian compensation had not been interrupted by active-duty service; and (2) the amount of military pay that is payable to such employee for the active duty service performed. Requires an employee who fails to return to such civilian employment to refund to the Secretary the total amount of reimbursement provided with respect to that employee, but allows the Secretary to waive such refund requirement if such recovery would be against equity and good conscience or contrary to the best interests of the United States. Requires the Secretary to waive such refund if the failure of the employee to report or apply was due to an injury or disability that is not the fault of the employee.


Input:
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1737 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 456
the following new section:

``SEC. 457. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION NETWORK DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts reserved under section
        3(c)(6) for each fiscal year to carry out this section, the
        Secretary shall provide a grant to a private nonprofit
        organization for the purpose of establishing an employment
        information network to provide job search services in an
        eligible community described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Eligible community.--An eligible community described
        in this paragraph is a community which is part of an area with
        respect to which the President, within the 3-year period ending
        on the date of the enactment of this section, has declared
        under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that a major disaster
        or emergency exists relating to urban social unrest.
            ``(3) Period of grant.--A grant received under paragraph
        (1) may extend for a period of not less than 3 fiscal years.
    ``(b) Application.--The Secretary may provide a grant to a private
nonprofit organization under subsection (a) only if such organization
submits to the Secretary an application which contains such information
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Establishment of network.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A private nonprofit organization
                shall use amounts received from a grant under
                subsection (a) to establish an employment information
                network (in this section referred to as the `network')
                to provide job search services to unemployed
                individuals, underemployed individuals, and
                economically disadvantaged individuals in an eligible
                community described in subsection (a)(2).
                    ``(B) Composition.--The network shall be composed
                of businesses, educational organizations, governmental
                entities, labor organizations, and community-based
                organizations.
            ``(2) Activities of network.--The network shall--
                    ``(A) establish and carry out job fairs to help put
                unemployed individuals, underemployed individuals, and
                economically disadvantaged individuals in touch with
                prospective employers and community-based
                organizations;
                    ``(B) establish and carry out seminars and
                workshops relating to job search skills, interviewing
                skills, job retention skills, and other related job
                search and employment skills;
                    ``(C) at least once a week, publish and distribute
                a periodical containing detailed information on
                available jobs in the community; and
                    ``(D) utilize the local broadcast media to provide
                information relating to available jobs in the
                community.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Reports to secretary.--The Secretary may provide a
        grant to a private nonprofit organization under subsection (a)
        only if such organization agrees to submit to the Secretary, in
        each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes payments under
        such grant to such organization, a report containing--
                    ``(A) a description and evaluation of the
                activities of the Network established under subsection
                (c); and
                    ``(B) any other information as the Secretary may
                reasonably require.
            ``(2) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) Interim reports.--Not later than 180 days
                after the date on which the Secretary receives from a
                private nonprofit organization a report under paragraph
                (1) in both the 1st and 2d fiscal years in which the
                Secretary makes payments under a grant to such
                organization, the Secretary shall submit to the
                President and the Congress an interim report containing
                a compilation of the information contained in each such
                report received under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after
                the date on which the Secretary receives from a private
                nonprofit organization a report under paragraph (1) in
                the 3d fiscal year in which the Secretary makes
                payments under a grant to such organization, the
                Secretary shall submit to the President and the
                Congress a final report containing--
                            ``(i) a compilation of the information
                        contained in such report received under
                        paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) an evaluation of the effectiveness
                        of the demonstration grants authorized under
                        subsection (a).''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (c) of section 3
of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) From the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for each
of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996, the Secretary, after making the
reservations under paragraph (2), shall reserve $2,600,000 for each
such fiscal year to carry out section 457.
    ``(B) Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain
available until expended.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 456 the
following new item:

``Sec. 457. Employment Information Network Demonstration Program.''.

Output: Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to make a demonstration grant to a private nonprofit organization to establish an employment information network to provide job services in a community which is part of an area with respect to which the President, within the three years ending on the date of enactment of this Act, has declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act that a major disaster or emergency exists relating to urban social unrest.