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SECTION 1. MONITORING OF DOMESTIC USES MADE OF CERTAIN FOREIGN
              COMMODITIES AFTER IMPORTATION.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Entry.--The term ``entry'' means the entry into, or the
        withdrawal from warehouse for consumption in, the customs
        territory of the United States.
            (2) Foreign commodity.--The term ``foreign commodity''
        means any of the following, if a product of any foreign country
        or instrumentality:
                    (A) Wheat provided for in heading 1001 of the
                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
                    (B) Soybeans provided for in heading 1201.00.00 of
                such Schedule.
                    (C) Barley provided for in heading 1003.00 of such
                Schedule.
                    (D) Oats provided for in heading 1004.00.00 of such
                Schedule.
                    (E) Corn provided for in heading 1005 of such
                Schedule.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.
    (b) Certification Requirements Regarding Foreign Commodities.--
            (1) End-use certificate.--An end-use certificate that meets
        the requirements of subsection (c) shall be included in the
        documentation covering the entry of any foreign commodity.
            (2) Quarterly reports.--A consignee of any imported foreign
        commodity shall submit to the Secretary a quarterly report that
        certifies--
                    (A) what quantity of the foreign commodity covered
                by an end-use certificate was used by the consignee
                during the quarter; and
                    (B) that the commodity referred to in paragraph (1)
                was used by the consignee for the purpose stated in the
                end-use certificate.
    (c) End-Use Certificate and Quarterly Report Content.--The end-use
certificates and quarterly reports required under subsection (b) shall
be in such form, and require such information, as the Secretary
considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section, including--
            (1) in the case of the end-use certificate--
                    (A) the name and address of the importer of record
                of the foreign commodity;
                    (B) the name and address of the consignee of the
                commodity;
                    (C) the identification of the country of origin of
                the commodity;
                    (D) a description by class and quantity of the
                commodity covered by the certificate;
                    (E) the sales price of the commodity in the country
                of origin, if the Secretary considers such datum
                necessary to facilitate the enforcement of the trade
                laws and international agreements of the United States;
                    (F) specification of the purpose for which the
                consignee will use the commodity; and
                    (G) the identification of the transporter of the
                commodity from the port of entry to the processing
                facility of the consignee; and
            (2) in the case of the quarterly report--
                    (A) the information referred to in subparagraphs
                (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
                    (B) the identification of the end-use certificates
                currently held by the consignee;
                    (C) a statement of the quantity of the foreign
                commodity covered by each of the end-use certificates
                identified under subparagraph (B) that was used during
                the quarter; and
                    (D) a statement of the use made during the quarter
                by the consignee of each quantity referred to in
                subparagraph (C).
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such requirements
regarding the preparation and submission of the quarterly reports
required under subsection (b)(2) as may be necessary or appropriate to
carry out the purposes of this section.
    (e) Penalties.--
            (1) Customs penalties.--End-use certificates required under
        this section shall be treated as any other customs
        documentation for purposes of applying the customs laws that
        prohibit the entry, or the attempt to enter, merchandise by
        fraud, gross negligence, or negligence.
            (2) Civil penalties.--Any person who knowingly violates any
        requirement prescribed by the Secretary to carry out this
        section is punishable by a civil penalty in an amount not to
        exceed $10,000.
    (f) Entry Prohibited Unless End-Use Certificate Presented.--The
Commissioner of Customs may not permit the entry of any foreign
commodity unless the importer of record presents at the time of entry
of the commodity an end-use certificate that complies with the
applicable requirements of subsection (c).

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT FOR USE OF FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL
              COMMODITIES IN CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Opportunity for Hearing.--The Commodity Credit Corporation
shall provide a person with an opportunity for a hearing before
suspending or debarring the person from participation in an
agricultural trade program for using a foreign agricultural commodity
in violation of the terms and conditions of the program.
    (b) Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The Commodity Credit Corporation may waive
        the suspension or debarment of a person from participation in
        an agricultural trade program for using a foreign agricultural
        commodity in violation of the terms and conditions of the
        program if the person demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the
        Corporation, that--
                    (A) the use of the commodity was unintentional; and
                    (B) the quantity of the foreign agricultural
                commodity used was less than 1 percent of the total
                quantity of the commodity involved in the transaction.
            (2) Other penalties.--Any waiver by the Commodity Credit
        Corporation of a suspension or debarment of a person under
        paragraph (1) shall not affect the liability of the person for
        any other penalty imposed under an agricultural trade program
        for the quantity of the foreign agricultural commodity
        involved.

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Requires a consignee of imported foreign grain to:  (1) include an end-use certificate in the documentation covering the entry of such grain; and (2) submit to the Secretary of Agriculture certain quarterly reports regarding its use.
Sets forth civil penalties for violation of this Act.
Prohibits the Commissioner of Customs from permitting the entry of such grain unless the importer of record presents such certificate at the time of entry.
Requires the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide persons with an opportunity for a hearing before suspending or debarring them from participation in an agricultural trade program for using such grain in violation of it.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act
        as the ``Secretary'') administers the 191,000,000-acre National
        Forest System for multiple uses in accordance with Federal law;
            (2) where suitable, one of the recognized multiple uses for
        National Forest System land is grazing by livestock;
            (3) the Secretary authorizes grazing through the issuance
        of term grazing permits that have terms of not to exceed 10
        years and that include terms and conditions necessary for the
        proper administration of National Forest System land and
        resources;
            (4) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
        has issued approximately 9,000 term grazing permits authorizing
        grazing on approximately 90,000,000 acres of National Forest
        System land;
            (5) of the approximately 9,000 term grazing permits issued
        by the Secretary, approximately one-half have expired or will
        expire by the end of 1996;
            (6) if the holder of an expiring term grazing permit has
        complied with the terms and conditions of the permit and
        remains eligible and qualified, that individual is considered
        to be a preferred applicant for a new term grazing permit in
        the event that the Secretary determines that grazing remains an
        appropriate use of the affected National Forest System land;
            (7) in addition to the approximately 9,000 term grazing
        permits issued by the Secretary, it is estimated that as many
        as 1,600 term grazing permits may be waived by permit holders
        to the Secretary in favor of a purchaser of the permit holder's
        permitted livestock or base property by the end of 1996;
            (8) to issue new term grazing permits, the Secretary must
        comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other laws;
            (9) for a large percentage of the grazing permits that will
        expire or be waived to the Secretary by the end of 1996, the
        Secretary has devised a strategy that will result in compliance
        with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other
        applicable laws (including regulations) in a timely and
        efficient manner and enable the Secretary to issue new term
        grazing permits, where appropriate;
            (10) for a small percentage to the grazing permits that
        will expire or be waived to the Secretary by the end of 1996,
        the strategy will not provide for the timely issuance of new
        term grazing permits; and
            (11) in cases in which ranching operations involve the use
        of a term grazing permit issued by the Secretary, it is
        essential for new term grazing permits to be issued in a timely
        manner for financial and other reasons.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure that graving
continues without interruption on National Forest System land in a
manner that provides long-term protection of the environment and
improvement of National Forest System rangeland resources while also
providing short-term certainty to holders of expiring term grazing
permits and purchasers of a permit holder's permitted livestock or base
property.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Expiring term grazing permit.--The term ``expiring term
        grazing permit'' means a term grazing permit--
                    (A) that expires in 1995 or 1996; or
                    (B) that expired in 1994 and was not replaced with
                a new term grazing permit solely because the analysis
                required by the National Environmental Policy Act of
                1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws
                has not been completed.
            (2) Final agency action.--The term ``final agency action''
        means agency action with respect to which all available
        administrative remedies have been exhausted.
            (3) Term grazing permit.--The term ``term grazing permit''
        means a term'' grazing permit'' or grazing agreement issued by
        the Secretary under section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752), section 19 of the Act
        entitled ``An Act to facilitate and simplify the work of the
        Forest Service, and for other purposes'', approved April 24,
        1950 (commonly known as the ``Granger-Thye Act'') (16 U.S.C.
        580l), or other law.

SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF NEW TERM GRAZING PERMITS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary shall
issue a new term grazing permit without regard to whether the analysis
required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws has been completed, or final
agency action respecting the analysis has been taken--
            (1) to the holder of an expiring term grazing permit; or
            (2) to the purchaser of a term grazing permit holder's
        permitted livestock or base property if--
                    (A) between January 1, 1995, and December 1, 1996,
                the holder has waived the term grazing permit to the
                Secretary pursuant to section 222.3(c)(1)(iv) of title
                36, Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) the purchaser of the term grazing permit
                holder's permitted livestock or base property is
                eligible and qualified to hold a term grazing permit.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Except as provided in subsection (c)--
            (1) a new term grazing permit under subsection (a)(1) shall
        contain the same terms and conditions as the expired term
        grazing permit; and
            (2) a new term grazing permit under subsection (a)(2) shall
        contain the same terms and conditions as the waived permit.
    (c) Duration.--
            (1) In general.--A new term grazing permit under subsection
        (a) shall expire on the earlier of--
                    (A) the date that is 3 years after the date on
                which it is issued; or
                    (B) the date on which final agency action is taken
                with respect to the analysis required by the National
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                seq.) and other applicable laws.
            (2) Final action in less than 3 years.--If final agency
        action is taken with respect to the analysis required by the
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
        seq.) and other applicable laws before the date that is 3 years
        after the date on which a new term grazing permit is issued
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) cancel the new term grazing permit; and
                    (B) if appropriate, issue a term grazing permit for
                a term not to exceed 10 years under terms and
                conditions as are necessary for the proper
                administration of National Forest System rangeland
                resources.
    (d) Date of Issuance.--
            (1) Expiration on or before date of enactment.--In the case
        of an expiring term grazing permit that has expired on or
        before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
        issue a new term grazing permit under subsection (a)(1) not
        later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Expiration after date of enactment.--In the case of an
        expiring term grazing permit that expires after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a new term
        grazing permit under subsection (a)(1) on expiration of the
        expiring term grazing permit.
            (3) Waived permits.--In the case of a term grazing permit
        waived to the Secretary pursuant to section 222.3(c)(1)(iv) of
        title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, between January 1, 1995,
        and December 31, 1996, the Secretary shall issue a new term
        grazing permit under subsection (a)(2) not later than 60 days
        after the date on which the holder waives a term grazing permit
        to the Secretary.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    The issuance of a new term grazing permit under section 3(a) shall
not be subject to administrative appeal or judicial review.

SEC. 5. REPEAL.

    This Act is repealed effective as of January 1, 2001.

Output: Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to issue new term grazing permits for National Forest System lands to replace previously issued expired or expiring permits.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Travel Cost Reduction
Act''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACCOUNTS FOR AIR TRAVEL BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5709 the following new section:
``Sec. 5710. Business accounts for air travel
    ``(a) The General Services Administration or any agency entering
into a contract with an air carrier for travel on official business--
            ``(1) subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), shall
        include as a term of such contract that such air carrier
        shall--
                    ``(A) establish a separate air travel business
                account for any employee, designated by the head of the
                agency employing such employee, for travel on official
                business by such employee on such air carrier;
                    ``(B) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                carrier awarded to such employee for travel on official
                business into the employee's air travel business
                account; and
                    ``(C) apply any such award or bonus from such
                employee's air travel business account to any travel on
                official business by such employee on such air carrier
                except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used
                for seating upgrades; and
            ``(2) may include as a term of such contract, as an
        alternative to the term required under paragraph (1), that such
        air carrier shall--
                    ``(A) establish an air travel business account for
                any office or administrative unit of an agency, as
                designated by the head of such agency, for travel on
                official business by employees of such office or
                administrative unit on such air carrier;
                    ``(B) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                carrier awarded to any employee of such office or
                administrative unit for travel on official business
                into the air travel business account of such office or
                administrative unit; and
                    ``(C) apply any such award or bonus from the air
                travel business account of such office or
                administrative unit to any travel on official business
                by any employee of such office or administrative unit
                except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used
                for seating upgrades.
    ``(b) All air travel business accounts established under this
section shall be separate from any personal account of an employee. Any
award or bonus from an air travel business account may be used only for
travel on official business except that such awards shall not be used
for seating upgrades.
    ``(c) To the greatest extent practicable, the General Services
Administration shall include the term described under subsection (a)(2)
in a contract to maximize travel costs savings.
    ``(d) The General Services Administration shall promulgate
regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. Such
regulations shall include a requirement that, to the greatest extent
practicable to maximize travel costs savings, employees shall--
            ``(1) travel on official business with air carriers
        awarding awards and bonuses for official business travel,
        regardless of whether such travel is on an air carrier under a
        contract described under this section; and
            ``(2)(A) participate in any program of such air carrier
        awarding awards and bonuses; and
            ``(B) use such awards and bonuses for only official
        business travel except that such awards shall not be used for
        seating upgrades.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 5709 the following new item:

``5710. Business accounts for air travel.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--No later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate and the Committee on Administration of the House of
Representatives shall promulgate regulations relating to Members of
Congress and any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively,
that--
            (1) require any Member of the Senate, officer of the
        Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or officer of
        the House of Representatives who enters into a contract with an
        air carrier for travel on official business by a Member or
        employee--
                    (A) subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B),
                shall include as a term of such contract that such air
                carrier shall--
                            (i) establish a separate air travel
                        business account for any Member or employee,
                        designated by the applicable Member or
                        employing committee or office of such employee,
                        for travel on official business by such Member
                        or employee on such air carrier;
                            (ii) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                        carrier awarded to such Member or employee for
                        travel on official business into the Member's
                        or employee's air travel business account; and
                            (iii) apply any such award or bonus from
                        such Member's or employee's air travel business
                        account to any travel on official business by
                        such Member or employee on such air carrier
                        except that such awards or bonuses shall not be
                        used for seating upgrades; and
                    (B) may include as a term of such contract, as an
                alternative to the term required under subparagraph
                (A), that such air carrier shall--
                            (i) establish an air travel business
                        account for any committee or office as
                        designated by the applicable Member, committee,
                        or office, for travel on official business by
                        Members or employees of such committee or
                        office on such air carrier;
                            (ii) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                        carrier awarded to any Member or employee of
                        such committee or office for travel on official
                        business into the air travel business account
                        of such committee or office; and
                            (iii) apply any such award or bonus from
                        the air travel business account of such
                        committee or office to any travel on official
                        business by any Member or employee of such
                        committee or office except that such awards or
                        bonuses shall not be used for seating upgrades;
                        and
            (2) to the greatest extent practicable to maximize travel
        costs savings, require committees and offices (including
        Members' offices)--
                    (A) to enter into contracts with air carriers
                awarding awards and bonuses for official business
                travel; and
                    (B) to require Members and employees to--
                            (i) travel on official business with air
                        carriers awarding awards and bonuses for
                        official business travel, regardless of whether
                        such travel is on an air carrier under a
                        contract described under this section; and
                            (ii)(I) participate in any program of such
                        air carrier awarding awards and bonuses; and
                            (II) use such awards and bonuses for only
                        official business travel except that such
                        awards or bonuses shall not be used for seating
                        upgrades.
    (b) Separate Business Accounts.--All air travel business accounts
established under this section shall be separate from any personal
account of a Member or employee. Any award or bonus from an air travel
business account may be used only for travel on official business
except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used for seating
upgrades.
    (c) Committee and Office Accounts.--To the greatest extent
practicable, any Member of Congress or officer of the Congress entering
into a contract as provided under this section shall include the term
described under subsection (a)(1)(B) to maximize costs savings.

Output: Government Travel Cost Reduction Act - Amends Federal law governing air travel of Federal employees and Members of Congress to mandate that a Federal or congressional agency include in its contract with an air carrier: (1) the establishment of a separate air travel business account for employees travelling on official agency business; and (2) deposit into the employee's air travel business account any travel bonuses awarded by the carrier.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Billing practices by telecommunications carriers may
        not reflect accurately the cost or basis of the additional
        telecommunications services and benefits that consumers receive
        as a result of the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of
        1996 (Public Law 104-104) and other Federal regulatory actions
        taken since the enactment of that Act.
            (2) Congress has never enacted a law with the intent of
        permitting providers of telecommunications services to
        misrepresent to customers the costs of providing services or
        the services provided.
            (3) Certain providers of telecommunications services have
        established new, specific charges on customer bills commonly
        known as ``line-item charges''.
            (4) Certain providers of telecommunications services have
        described such charges as ``Federal Universal Service Fees'' or
        similar fees.
            (5) Such charges have generated significant confusion among
        customers regarding the nature of and scope of universal
        service and of the fees associated with universal service.
            (6) The State of New York is considering action to protect
        consumers by requiring telecommunications carriers to disclose
        fully in the bills of all classes of customers the fee
        increases and fee reductions resulting from the enactment of
        the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other regulatory actions
        taken since the enactment of that Act.
            (7) The National Association of Regulatory Utility
        Commissioners adopted a resolution in February 1998 supporting
        action by the Federal Communications Commission to require
        interstate carriers to provide accurate customer notice
        regarding the implementation and purpose of end user charges.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to require the Federal
Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to protect
consumers of telecommunications services by assuring accurate cost
reporting and billing practices by telecommunications carriers
nationwide.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS BILLING PRACTICES.

    (a) Investigation.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Federal Communications Commission and
        the Federal Trade Commission shall jointly conduct an
        investigation of the billing practices of telecommunications
        carriers.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the investigation is to
        determine whether the bills sent by carriers to their customers
        accurately assess and correctly characterize any additional
        fees paid by such customers for telecommunications services as
        a result of the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
        (Public Law 104-104) and other Federal regulatory actions taken
        since the enactment of that Act.
    (b) Determinations.--In carrying out the investigation under
subsection (a), the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal
Trade Commission shall determine the following:
            (1) The amount, if any, of additional fees imposed by
        telecommunications carriers on their customers as a result of
        the requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
        (including the amendments made by that Act) and other Federal
        regulatory actions taken since the enactment of that Act during
        the period beginning on June 30, 1997, and ending on the date
        of enactment of that Act.
            (2) In the event that additional fees described in
        paragraph (1) are being imposed, the following:
                    (A) Whether the amount of such fees accurately
                reflect--
                            (i) the additional costs to carriers as a
                        result of the enactment of that Act (including
                        the amendments made by that Act) and other
                        Federal regulatory actions taken since the
                        enactment of that Act; and
                            (ii) any reductions in costs, or other
                        financial benefits, to carriers as a result of
                        the enactment of that Act (including such
                        amendments) and other Federal regulatory
                        actions taken since the enactment of that Act.
                    (B) Whether the bills that impose such fees
                characterize correctly the nature and basis of such
                fees.
    (c) Review of Records.--
            (1) Authority.--For purposes of the investigation under
        subsection (a), the Federal Communications Commission and the
        Federal Trade Commission may obtain from any telecommunications
        carrier any record of the carrier that is relevant to the
        investigation.
            (2) Use.--The Federal Communications Commission and the
        Federal Trade Commission may use records obtained under this
        subsection only for purposes of the investigation.
    (d) Disciplinary Actions.--
            (1) In general.--In the event that the Federal
        Communications Commission or the Federal Trade Commission
        determine as a result of the investigation under subsection (a)
        that the bills sent by a telecommunications carrier to its
        customers does not accurately assess or correctly characterize
        any fee addressed in the investigation, the Federal
        Communications Commission or the Federal Trade Commission, as
        the case may be, shall take such actions against the carrier as
        such Commission is authorized to take under law.
            (2) Additional actions.--If the Federal Communications
        Commission or the Federal Trade Commission determines that such
        Commission does not have adequate authority under law to take
        appropriate actions under paragraph (1), the Federal
        Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission
        shall notify Congress of that determination in the report under
        subsection (e).
    (e) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade
Commission shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the results of
the investigation under subsection (a). The report shall include the
determination, if any, of either Commission under subsection (d)(2) and
any recommendations for further legislative action that the Commissions
consider appropriate.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS IMPOSING CERTAIN
              FEES FOR SERVICES.

    (a) Requirements.--Any telecommunications carrier that includes on
any of the bills sent to its customers a charge described in subsection
(b) shall--
            (1) specify in the bill imposing such charge any reduction
        in charges or fees allocable to all classes of customers
        (including customers of residential basic service, customers of
        other residential services, small business customers, and other
        business customers) by reason of any regulatory action of the
        Federal Government; and
            (2) submit to the Federal Communications Commission the
        reports required to be submitted by the carrier to the
        Securities and Exchange Commission under sections 13(a) and
        15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
        78m(a), 78o(d)).
    (b) Covered Charges.--Subsection (a) applies in the case of the
following charges:
            (1) Any specific charge included after June 30, 1997, if
        the imposition of the charge is attributed to a regulatory
        action of the Federal Government.
            (2) Any specific charge included before that date if the
        description of the charge is changed after that date to
        attribute the imposition of the charge to a regulatory action
        of the Federal Government.

Output:
Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to jointly conduct an investigation of the billing practices of telecommunications carriers (carriers) to determine whether bills sent to customers accurately assess and characterize any additional fees paid by customers for telecommunications services as a result of the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.  Requires access to carrier records relevant to such investigation.  Directs either the FCC or FTC to take appropriate disciplinary actions against carriers whose customer bills inaccurately assess and characterize such fees.  Requires a joint report to the Congress on investigation results.
Requires carriers that include on customer bills a charge or charges attributed to Federal regulatory actions to:  (1) specify in such bill any reduction in charges or fees allocable to all classes of customers by reason of such regulatory actions; and (2) submit to the FCC certain disclosure reports required to be submitted by such carriers to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education
Accrediting Agency Responsibility Act of 2002''.
    (b) References to Higher Education Act of 1965.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of
1965.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Accrediting agencies were originally intended to
        provide voluntary, nongovernmental oversight of institutions of
        higher education.
            (2) However, Congress has allowed accreditors to become
        gatekeepers of more than $40,000,000,000 of Federal student aid
        funds due to such agencies role, enshrined in current Federal
        law, to help determine an institution's eligibility to
        participate in Federal student aid programs.
            (3) More effective and less costly mechanisms are already
        in place to protect students and parents, as no institution can
        receive Federal funds until the Department of Education
        certifies its financial and administrative capacity.
        Additionally, the amount of useful information publicly
        available about the quality of academic institutions has grown
        dramatically in recent years and now far exceeds the minimal
        amount conveyed by the accreditation system.
            (4) It is virtually unknown for an institution to be denied
        accreditation because of low educational values, despite
        growing public concern that American college graduates are
        lacking the skills necessary for participation in civic life.
            (5) The time and effort required of institutions of higher
        education to comply with the accreditation process imposes
        costs which must ultimately be borne by students and parents.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To refocus the purpose of accreditation on providing
        comparative information about the quality of institutions of
        higher education, rather than determining student aid
        eligibility, which should properly be the responsibility of the
        Department of Education.
            (2) To end the virtual monopoly that today's accrediting
        agencies enjoy, and require them to operate in a competitive
        environment like any other industry.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.

    (a) Qualification of Institutions of Higher Education.--Section 101
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph
                (4) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5); and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Qualification of Proprietary Institutions of Higher
Education.--Section 102(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.
    (c) National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity.--Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 1011c) is repealed.
    (d) Disclosures of Foreign Gifts.--Section 117(h)(4) (20 U.S.C.
1011f(h)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A); and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (e) Title III Eligible Institutions.--Section 312(b)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1058(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.
    (f) Title III Definitions.--Section 322(2) (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and'' after ``1964'',''; and
            (2) by striking ``and that is accredited'' and all that
        follows through ``toward accreditation,''.
    (g) HBCU Capital Financing.--Section 342(5) (20 U.S.C. 1066a(5)) is
amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F);
            (2) by striking subparagraph (G); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G).
    (h) Conforming Amendment.--Section 365 (20 U.S.C. 1067k) is
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as
        paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively.
    (i) Distance Education Demonstration Programs.--Section 486(c)(2)
(20 U.S.C. 1093(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as
        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively.
    (j) Program Participation Agreements.--Section 487 (20 U.S.C. 1094)
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (A);
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of
                subparagraph (B) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (2) in subsection (a)(15), by striking ``accrediting
        agencies,'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(21), by striking ``and accrediting
        agencies or associations''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)(5)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``eligible
                lenders,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and accrediting agencies or
                associations''.
    (k) Accrediting Agency Recognition.--Section 496 (20 U.S.C. 1099b)
is repealed.
    (l) Eligibility and Certification Procedures.--Section 498 (20
U.S.C. 1099c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``accreditation''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``accreditation,'' each
        place it appears.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply be effective on
September 1, 2002.

Output: Higher Education Accrediting Agency Responsibility Act of 2002 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to remove requirements that institutions of higher education (IHEs) be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association in order to receive Federal funds under various HEA programs, including student aid under HEA title IV.Removes such accreditation requirements with respect to IHEs, proprietary IHEs, special institutional aid under HEA title III, historically Black college and university capital financing, distance education demonstration programs, and student assistance program participation agreements.Repeals provisions for: (1) the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and (2) recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under HEA.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out,
through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to support the
availability of HA-LEU for domestic commercial use.
    (b) Program Elements.--In carrying out the program under subsection
(a), the Secretary--
            (1) may provide financial assistance to assist commercial
        entities to design and license transportation packages for HA-
        LEU, including canisters for metal, gas, and other HA-LEU
        compositions;
            (2) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    (A) by January 1, 2021, have commercial entities
                submit such transportation package designs to the
                Commission for certification by the Commission under
                part 71 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) encourage the Commission to have such
                transportation package designs so certified by the
                Commission by January 1, 2023;
            (3) not later than January 1, 2020, shall submit to
        Congress a report on the Department's uranium inventory that
        may be available to be processed to HA-LEU for purposes of such
        program, which may not include any uranium allocated by the
        Secretary for use in support of the atomic energy defense
        activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration;
            (4) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
        this Act, and biennially thereafter through September 30, 2025,
        shall conduct a survey of stakeholders to estimate the quantity
        of HA-LEU necessary for domestic commercial use for each of the
        5 subsequent years;
            (5) shall assess options available for the Secretary to
        acquire HA-LEU for such program, including an assessment, for
        each such option, of the cost and amount of time required;
            (6) shall establish a consortium, which may include
        entities involved in any stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, to
        partner with the Department to support the availability of HA-
        LEU for domestic commercial use, including by--
                    (A) providing information to the Secretary for
                purposes of surveys conducted under paragraph (4); and
                    (B) purchasing HA-LEU made available to members of
                the consortium by the Secretary under the program;
            (7) shall, prior to acquiring HA-LEU under paragraph (8),
        in coordination with the consortium established pursuant to
        paragraph (6), develop a schedule for cost recovery of HA-LEU
        made available to members of the consortium pursuant to
        paragraph (8);
            (8) may, beginning not later than 3 years after the
        establishment of a consortium under paragraph (6), acquire HA-
        LEU, in order, to the extent practicable, to make such HA-LEU
        available to members of the consortium beginning not later than
        January 1, 2025, in amounts that are consistent, to the extent
        practicable, with the quantities estimated under the surveys
        conducted under paragraph (4); and
            (9) shall develop, in consultation with the Commission,
        criticality benchmark data to assist the Commission in--
                    (A) the licensing and regulation of category II
                spent nuclear material fuel fabrication and enrichment
                facilities under part 70 of title 10, Code of Federal
                Regulations; and
                    (B) certification of transportation packages under
                part 71 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (c) Applicability of USEC Privatization Act.--The requirements of
subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 3112(d)(2) of the USEC
Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10(d)(2)) shall apply to a sale or
transfer of HA-LEU by the Secretary to a member of the consortium under
this section.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) Transportation package design.--
                    (A) Cost share.--The Secretary shall ensure that
                not less than 20 percent of the costs of design and
                license activities carried out pursuant to subsection
                (b)(1) are paid by a non-Federal entity.
                    (B) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection
                (b)(1)--
                            (i) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                            (ii) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                            (iii) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.
            (2) DOE acquisition of ha-leu.--The Secretary may not make
        commitments under this section (including cooperative
        agreements (used in accordance with section 6305 of title 31,
        United States Code), purchase agreements, guarantees, leases,
        service contracts, or any other type of commitment) for the
        purchase or other acquisition of HA-LEU unless funds are
        specifically provided for such purposes in advance in
        subsequent appropriations Acts, and only to the extent that the
        full extent of anticipated costs stemming from such commitments
        is recorded as an obligation up front and in full at the time
        it is made.
            (3) Other costs.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
        use amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the
        Secretary.
    (e) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary to carry out the
program under this section shall expire on September 30, 2033.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
            (1) identification of updates to regulations,
        certifications, and other regulatory policies that the
        Commission determines are necessary in order for HA-LEU to be
        commercially available, including--
                    (A) guidance for material control and
                accountability of category II special nuclear material;
                    (B) certifications relating to transportation
                packaging for HA-LEU; and
                    (C) licensing of enrichment, conversion, and fuel
                fabrication facilities for HA-LEU, and associated
                physical security plans for such facilities;
            (2) a description of such updates; and
            (3) a timeline to complete such updates.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Nuclear
        Regulatory Commission.
            (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means Department
        of Energy.
            (3) HA-LEU.--The term ``HA-LEU'' means high-assay low-
        enriched uranium.
            (4) High-assay low-enriched uranium.--The term ``high-assay
        low-enriched uranium'' means uranium having an assay greater
        than 5.0 percent and less than 20.0 percent enrichment of the
        uranium-235 isotope.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Relief and IMF Reform Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF APPROVING GOLD SALES BY THE INTERNATIONAL
              MONETARY FUND.

    Section 5 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286c) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``No director appointed to
represent the United States at the Fund shall vote for any proposal to
sell or otherwise convert or liquidate gold, unless--
            ``(1) the Congress has enacted a joint resolution
        authorizing the approval of the proposal;
            ``(2)(A) the Fund has canceled all debts owed to the Fund
        by the countries eligible for debt relief under the Heavily
        Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Haiti; and
            ``(B) the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation
        with the Comptroller General, demonstrates to the Congress that
        there is no other feasible way to finance the cancellation of
        such debts, and, if the Comptroller General does not concur,
        explains to the Congress why any other method of financing
        suggested by the Comptroller General is not feasible;
            ``(3) the most recent operational budget of the Fund has
        been published, with any information that could disrupt
        financial markets or affect adversely the national security of
        any country redacted, and the publicly available financial
        statements of the Fund are reorganized and restated in a manner
        consistent with the Fund's code of good practices, and with the
        principles of transparency and accountability;
            ``(4) the Congress has enacted a joint resolution
        certifying that the Fund is in full compliance with the
        conditions imposed or required to be imposed by title VI of the
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
        Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(d) of
        division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
        Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277));
            ``(5) the proposal is--
                    ``(A) to sell any gold held by the Fund on the
                effective date of the Second Amendment to the Articles
                of Agreement of the Fund;
                    ``(B) only to the member countries that were member
                countries on August 31, 1975, and Papua New Guinea, and
                that agree to purchase the gold;
                    ``(C) in proportion to the quotas of such countries
                in the Fund on August 31, 1975;
                    ``(D) in exchange for the currencies of such
                countries; and
                    ``(E) at a price of SDR 35 per fine ounce;
            ``(6) the interest accruing on any investment of the
        residual proceeds to the Fund of the sale will be used for the
        provision of debt relief for such countries without conditions;
        and
            ``(7) the official budget of the United States Government
        displays the costs of United States participation in the Fund,
        in accordance with the guidelines provided in the President's
        Commission on Budget Concepts.''.

SEC. 3. END OF UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT FOR THE
              ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY OF THE
              INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

    (a) Prohibition on Future Funding.--No officer, employee, or agent
of the United States may, directly or indirectly, provide any thing of
value to the International Monetary Fund for the purpose of providing
resources to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility or other
concessional lending facility of the International Monetary Fund.
    (b) Veto of Use of Available Funds.--Section 5 of the Bretton Woods
Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286c) is further amended by adding at the end
the following: ``The director appointed to represent the United States
at the Fund shall use every effort to terminate the Enhanced Structural
Adjustment Facility of the Fund within one year after the date of the
enactment of this sentence. No director appointed to represent the
United States at the Fund shall vote for any proposal to use resources
of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the Fund for any
purpose, except for a proposal to abolish the Facility, use such
resources for debt relief, and return any resources remaining after
such use to the General Resources of the Fund.''.

SEC. 4. NO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND UNTIL THE
              INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS CANCELLED ALL DEBTS OWED
              TO THE FUND BY THE HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES AND BY
              HAITI.

    Section 5 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286c) is
further amended by adding at the end the following: ``No amounts may be
appropriated for payment to the Fund until the Fund has cancelled all
debts owed to the Fund by the countries eligible for debt relief under
the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Haiti, and
has financed such debt cancellation from ongoing operations,
procedures, and accounts of the Fund established as of the end of the
most recent fiscal year.''.

SEC. 5. CONDITIONS OF APPROVING QUOTA INCREASE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
              MONETARY FUND.

    Section 5 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286c) is
further amended by adding at the end the following: ``No governor or
alternate appointed to represent the United States at the International
Monetary Fund shall vote for any proposal for any quota increase for
the International Monetary Fund, unless, before the proposal was made,
the Congress received notice of the proposal and the position of the
Executive Branch on the proposal, and the Congress has enacted a joint
resolution authorizing the approval of the proposal.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Prohibits U.S. officers, employees or agents from providing any thing of value to the IMF for the purpose of providing resources to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) or other concessional lending facility of the IMF. Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to require the U.S. director of the IMF to use every effort to terminate the ESAF.
Prohibits appropriations for payments to the IMF until it has canceled all debts owed to it by HIPCs and Haiti.
Prohibits the U.S. governor to the IMF from voting for any proposal for any quota increase for the IMF, unless, before the proposal was made, Congress received notice of the proposal and the position of the Executive Branch on it, and Congress has enacted a joint resolution of approval.


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SECTION 1. GRANTS TO STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR MAKING
              BACKUP PAPER BALLOTS AVAILABLE IN CASE OF VOTING SYSTEM
              OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION.

    (a) Grants by Election Assistance Commission.--The Election
Assistance Commission (hereafter referred to as the ``Commission'')
shall establish a program under which the Commission shall make a grant
to each participating State and each participating unit of local
government for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots
available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting
equipment or some other emergency situation in the administration of
the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in
November 2008.
    (b) Requirements for Eligibility.--
            (1) Application.--A State or unit of local government is
        eligible to participate in the program established by the
        Commission under this Act if the State or unit of local
        government submits an application to the Commission at such
        time and in such manner as the Commission shall require, and
        includes in the application--
                    (A) a certification that the State or unit of local
                government has established a program that meets the
                requirements of paragraph (2) to make backup paper
                ballots available in the case of the failure of a
                voting system or voting equipment or some other
                emergency situation;
                    (B) a statement of the reasonable costs the State
                or unit of local government expects to incur in
                carrying out its program;
                    (C) a certification that, not later than 60 days
                after the date of the election, the State or unit of
                local government will provide the Commission with a
                statement of the actual costs incurred in carrying out
                its program;
                    (D) a certification that the State or unit of local
                government will repay the Commission any amount by
                which the payment made under this Act exceeds the
                actual costs incurred in carrying out its program; and
                    (E) such other information and certifications as
                the Commission may require.
            (2) Program requirements.--The requirements of this
        paragraph for a program to make backup paper ballots available
        in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting
        equipment or some other emergency situation are as follows:
                    (A) In the event that the voting equipment at a
                polling place malfunctions and cannot be used to cast
                ballots on the date of the election or some other
                emergency situation exists which prevents the use of
                such equipment to cast ballots on that date, any
                individual who is waiting at the polling place on that
                date to cast a ballot in the election and who would be
                delayed due to such malfunction or other emergency
                situation shall be notified by the appropriate election
                official of the individual's right to use a backup
                paper ballot, and shall be provided with a backup paper
                ballot for the election, the supplies necessary to mark
                the ballot, and instructions on how to mark the ballot
                to prevent overvotes.
                    (B) Any backup paper ballot which is cast by an
                individual pursuant to the program of a State or unit
                of local government shall be counted as a regular
                ballot cast in the election and tabulated on the date
                of the election, and shall not be treated (for
                eligibility purposes) as a provisional ballot under
                section 302(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
                unless the individual casting the ballot would have
                otherwise been required to cast a provisional ballot if
                the voting equipment at the polling place had not
                malfunctioned or an emergency situation had not existed
                which prevented the use of such equipment to cast
                ballots.
                    (C) The program of a State or unit of local
                government is carried out in accordance with standards
                established by the State or unit of local government
                which include protocols for delivering and supplying
                backup paper ballots to polling places and for
                notifying individuals of the right to use the backup
                paper ballots.
    (c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant made to a State or unit
of local government under the program established by the Commission
under this Act shall be equal to the amount of the reasonable costs the
State or unit of local government expects to incur in carrying out its
program, as provided in the application under subsection (b)(1)(B).

SEC. 2. STATE DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United
States Virgin Islands.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under the
program established by the Commission under this Act $75,000,000. Any
amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of this section shall
remain available without fiscal year limitation until expended.

Output: Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a grant to each participating state and unit of local government for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment or some other emergency situation in the administration of the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2008.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Harbor Environmental Dredging and
Management Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. DUMPING PERMIT PROGRAM FOR DREDGED MATERIAL.

    (a) General Procedures.--Section 103 of the Marine Protection,
Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1973 (33 U.S.C. 1413) is amended by
redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f),
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Procedure.--The following procedure applies concerning action
by the Secretary with respect to an application for a permit under this
section:
            ``(1) Notice.--Within 15 days after the date on which the
        Secretary receives an application for a permit under this
        section, the Secretary shall cause to be published a notice
        that contains--
                    ``(A) a description of the project;
                    ``(B) such other information that the Secretary
                considers appropriate; and
                    ``(C) an invitation for comment on the application
                and on any other matters of relevance, including the
                effect of approval of the application on endangered
                species, if appropriate, from interested Federal
                agencies, other public agencies, and private persons.
            ``(2) Information to be considered.--In making the
        determination required by subsection (a) regarding the
        application, the Secretary shall consider any comment or other
        information that the Secretary receives from interested
        agencies and persons during the 30-day period following the
        date on which the notice under paragraph (1) is published with
        respect to the application.
            ``(3) Deadline for hearing.--If the Secretary determines
        that a public hearing should be conducted with respect to the
        application, the Secretary shall complete the hearing within 30
        days after the last day of the comment period for the
        application under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Information to epa and other interested federal
        agencies.--Within 15 days after the date on which the Secretary
        receives all information pertaining to the application, the
        Secretary shall provide necessary and appropriate information
        concerning the application to the Administrator and to the
        heads of all other interested Federal agencies. Within 15 days
        of receiving such information, the Administrator and the heads
        of such other agencies shall review the information and request
        any additional information they deem necessary.
            ``(5) Concurrent evaluation of application.--The Secretary
        and the Administrator shall concurrently evaluate the
        application and, as appropriate and to the maximum extent
        possible, confer on the application in order to complete its
        consideration at the earliest possible date.
            ``(6) Deadline for determination by secretary.--The
        Secretary shall make a determination regarding whether or not
        to issue a permit under this section within 90 days after--
                    ``(A) the last day of the 30-day comment period for
                the application under paragraph (2); or
                    ``(B) if a public hearing is held with respect to
                the application, the last day of the public hearing.
            ``(7) Standards.--The Secretary, in determining under
        subsection (a) whether or not the dumping proposed in the
        application will result in the unreasonable degradation or
        endangerment referred to in such subsection, shall--
                    ``(A) apply the applicable criteria and standards
                as such criteria and standards are in effect on the
                date of receipt of the application by the Secretary;
                and
                    ``(B) disregard any change made to any such
                standard after such date of receipt.
            ``(8) Consideration of effect of failure to dredge.--In
        addition to applying the criteria referred to in section 102(a)
        in making the determination required by subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall also consider the effect that the failure to
        dredge the material concerned will have on human health and
        welfare, including economic, esthetic, and recreational values.
            ``(9) Time limits on process.--The Secretary and the
        Administrator shall make a determination regarding whether to
        issue a permit under this section within 165 days after the
        Secretary receives an application for the permit under this
        section.''.
    (b) Concurrence by Administrator.--Subsection (c) of such section
is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
        ``The Secretary shall provide the information requested within
        15 days after the date of receipt of the request for the
        information from the Administrator.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``45'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``30''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (f) of such section, as
redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by striking
``and (d)'' and inserting ``, (d), and (e)''.

SEC. 3. DIOXIN CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT DISPOSAL STANDARD.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Army, shall develop a national
standard for the disposal of sediments contaminated with dioxin. The
standard shall apply, at a minimum, to determinations required to be
made under subsection (a) of section 103 of the Marine Protection,
Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1973.

SEC. 4. MUD DUMP CONTAINMENT ISLAND.

    (a) Plan.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan for the construction
of a containment island as an alternative to the Mud Dump Site, as
defined in section 412(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1990, for the disposal of contaminated dredged material. The plan shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) A recommended location for the island.
            (2) Proposed timetable for construction of the island,
        including public hearings, permit processes, and environmental
        impact statements.
            (3) An analysis and estimate of the cost of construction of
        the island and recommended financing mechanisms for the
        construction.
            (4) The status of decontamination technologies to be used
        on the contaminated materials.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Secretary shall submit
to Congress the plan developed under subsection (a), together with
recommendations for its implementation.

SEC. 5. CONTAINMENT AND CLEAN-UP OF DIOXIN IN PASSAIC RIVER, NEW
              JERSEY.

    (a) Plan.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with State authorities,
shall develop a comprehensive plan for the containment, clean-up, and
prevention of dioxin contamination in the Passaic River basin in the
vicinity of Newark, New Jersey.
    (b) Minimum Content Requirements.--The plan to be developed under
this section shall include, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) A comprehensive strategy for monitoring, containing,
        and preventing the spread of dioxin in the Passaic River basin
        to Newark Bay.
            (2) A comprehensive strategy for the clean-up of dioxin in
        the Passaic River basin, including a proposed timetable,
        estimate of the cost, and financing mechanism for the clean-up.
            (3) A comprehensive strategy for preventing land activities
        from becoming new sources of dioxin pollution in the Passaic
        River basin and Newark Bay.
            (4) The status of sediment sources in Newark Bay.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Secretary shall submit
to Congress the comprehensive plan developed under subsection (a),
together with recommendations for its implementation.

SEC. 6. CONSORTIUM OF DREDGED MATERIALS DISPOSAL PERMITTEES.

    The Secretary of the Army is authorized to approve the
establishment of a consortium of permittees for the testing,
permitting, and disposal of dredged materials in an effort to promote
the cost-effective disposal and environmental management of dredged
materials.

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Harbor Environmental Dredging and Management Act of 1993 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to establish a procedure for actions on permit applications for the dumping of dredged material into ocean waters.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a national standard for the disposal of sediments contaminated with dioxin.
Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of the Army to develop and submit to the Congress a plan for:  (1) the construction of a containment island as an alternative to the Mud Dump Site in New Jersey for the disposal of contaminated dredged material; and (2) the containment, clean-up, and prevention of dioxin contamination in the Passaic River basin in the vicinity of Newark, New Jersey.
Authorizes the Secretary to approve the establishment of a consortium of permittees for the testing, permitting, and disposal of dredged materials to promote the cost-effective disposal and environmental management of dredged materials.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of
2018''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1998.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
            ``(13) Delete.--The term `delete' means to remove personal
        information such that the information is not maintained in
        retrievable form and cannot be retrieved in the normal course
        of business.''.
    (b) Regulation of Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices in
Connection With the Collection and Use of Personal Information From and
About Children on the Internet.--Section 1303 of the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6502) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Failure to delete.--It is unlawful for an operator of
        a website or online service directed to children, or any
        operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting
        personal information from a child, to fail to delete personal
        information collected from or about a child if a request for
        deletion is made pursuant to regulations prescribed under
        subsection (e).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Right of an Individual To Delete Personal Information
Collected When the Person Was a Child.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall promulgate
        under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations
        that require the operator of any website or online service
        directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge
        that it has collected personal information from a child or
        maintains such personal information--
                    ``(A) to provide notice on the website of how an
                individual over the age of 13, or a legal guardian of
                an individual over the age of 13 acting with the
                knowledge and consent of the individual, can request
                that the operator delete all personal information in
                the possession of the operator that was collected from
                or about the individual when the individual was a child
                notwithstanding any parental consent that may have been
                provided when the individual was a child;
                    ``(B) to promptly delete all personal information
                in the possession of the operator that was collected
                from or about an individual when the individual was a
                child when such deletion is requested by an individual
                over the age of 13 or by the legal guardian of such
                individual acting with the knowledge and consent of the
                individual, notwithstanding any parental consent that
                may have been provided when the individual was a child;
                    ``(C) to provide written confirmation of deletion,
                after the deletion has occurred, to an individual or
                legal guardian of such individual who has requested
                such deletion pursuant to this subsection; and
                    ``(D) to except from deletion personal information
                collected from or about a child--
                            ``(i) only to the extent that the personal
                        information is necessary--
                                    ``(I) to respond to judicial
                                process; or
                                    ``(II) to the extent permitted
                                under any other provision of law, to
                                provide information to law enforcement
                                agencies or for an investigation on a
                                matter related to public safety; and
                            ``(ii) if the operator retain such excepted
                        personal information for only as long as
                        reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for
                        which the information has been excepted and
                        that the excepted information not be used,
                        disseminated or maintained in a form
                        retrievable to anyone except for the purposes
                        specified in this subparagraph.''.
    (c) Safe Harbors.--Section 1304 of the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6503) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 1303(b)'' and
        inserting ``subsections (b) and (e) of section 1303''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``subsection (b)''
        and inserting ``subsections (b) and (e)''.
    (d) Actions by States.--Section 1305(a)(1) of the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6504(a)(1)) is amended by
striking ``1303(b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) or (e) of section
1303''.

Output: Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2018 This bill amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to require the operator of any website or online service directed to children:  to provide notice on the website about how an individual over age 13, or the guardian of an individual over 13, can request the deletion of all personal information in the operator's possession collected when the individual was a child;  to promptly delete, upon request, all personal information in the operator's possession that was collected from or about the individual when the individual was a child; and  to provide written confirmation of deletion. "Delete" means to remove personal information such that the information is not maintained in retrievable form and cannot be retrieved in the normal course of business. The bill allows a limited exception to the deletion requirement if the personal information collected from or about a child is necessary to respond to judicial process or to provide information to law enforcement agencies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cleaning Product Labeling Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. CLEANING PRODUCTS LABELING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Labeling Requirement.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year
after the date on which the Commission issues regulations under
subsection (d), a cleaning product manufactured for sale, offered for
sale, distributed in commerce, or imported to the United States after
such date shall bear a label on the product's container or packaging
with, and the manufacturer of the product shall include on the Internet
website of the manufacturer (if the manufacturer maintains an Internet
website), a complete and accurate list of all the product's
ingredients, including the individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances,
and preservatives. Ingredients shall be listed in accordance with the
following:
            (1) Ingredients shall be listed in descending order of
        predominance in the product by weight, other than ingredients
        that constitute less than 1 percent of the product, which may
        be listed at the end in any order.
            (2) The list of ingredients on the Internet website of the
        product shall--
                    (A) include the CAS Registry Number of each
                ingredient;
                    (B) include an explanation of each ingredient's
                purpose for being in the cleaning product; and
                    (C) be available in English, Spanish, and any other
                language the Commission or Administration determines
                necessary to ensure that users of the product in the
                United States are informed as to the complete list of
                the product's ingredients and their function.
    (b) Treatment of Nonconforming Products.--
            (1) Consumer products.--A cleaning product under the
        jurisdiction of the Commission that is not in conformity with
        the labeling requirements of subsection (a), including a
        product the manufacturer of which is not in compliance with the
        Internet website listing requirement with respect to such
        product, shall be treated as a substance defined in section
        2(p) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C.
        1261(p)) for purposes of such Act.
            (2) Other cleaning products.--A cleaning product under the
        jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health
        Administration that is not in conformity with the labeling
        requirements of subsection (a), including a product the
        manufacturer of which is not in compliance with the Internet
        website listing requirement with respect to such product, shall
        be treated as a product in violation of a rule promulgated
        under section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
        1970 (29 U.S.C. 655).
    (c) No Effect on Existing Labeling Requirements.--Nothing in this
Act shall be interpreted as having any effect on any labeling
requirements in effect before the date of enactment of this Act as
described in section 2(p) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1261(p)), section 3 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of
1970 (15 U.S.C. 1472), or the Hazard Communication Standard of the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    (d) Rulemaking Authority of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency as necessary, the Commission shall issue regulations
for cleaning products under the jurisdiction of the Commission--
            (1) to ensure a standardized method of listing ingredients
        in an accessible, uniform, and legible manner on both the label
        and Internet website of a product as required by subsection
        (a); and
            (2) to provide for the effective enforcement of this Act.
    (e) Rulemaking Authority of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, in consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency as necessary, the Secretary of Labor
shall issue regulations, including occupational safety or health
standards, for cleaning products under the jurisdiction of the
Administration--
            (1) to ensure a standardized method of listing ingredients
        in an accessible, uniform, and legible manner on both the label
        and website of a product as required by subsection (a); and
            (2) to provide for the effective enforcement of this Act.
    (f) Preservation of Existing Agency Jurisdiction.--Nothing in this
Act shall be construed as having any effect on which cleaning products
fall within the jurisdiction of the Commission or the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW PETITION.

    (a) Petition.--Any person may submit a petition to the agency of
jurisdiction alleging that a cleaning product available in interstate
commerce does not satisfy the labeling requirements of this Act,
including a product the manufacturer of which is not in compliance with
the requirement to list the product's ingredients on its Internet
website.
    (b) Action by the Agency of Jurisdiction.--The agency of
jurisdiction shall notify a petitioner of the receipt of a petition
within 30 days after receipt of such petition. The agency shall
investigate the claims made by the petition and make a determination as
to the validity of such claims within 180 days after acknowledging the
receipt of such petition. If the agency sustains the claim or claims
made by the petition, the agency shall initiate the proper enforcement
actions required by law.
    (c) Regulations.--The agency of jurisdiction may issue such
regulations as it determines necessary to require that petitions
include a reasonable evidentiary basis for the claims made therein.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act affects the right of a State or political
subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce any regulation, requirement,
or standard of performance that is different from, or in addition to, a
regulation, requirement, liability, or standard of performance
established pursuant to this Act unless compliance with both this Act
and the State or political subdivision of a State regulation,
requirement, or standard of performance is impossible, in which case
the applicable provision of this Act shall control.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency of jurisdiction.--The term ``agency of
        jurisdiction'' means the Occupational Safety and Health
        Administration with respect to cleaning products and matters
        under the jurisdiction of the Administration and the Commission
        with respect to cleaning products and matters under the
        jurisdiction of the Commission.
            (2) Air care product.--The term ``air care product'' means
        a mixture of one or more chemicals the purpose of which is to
        clean and freshen air or to deodorize and neutralize unwanted
        odors in the indoor air, including solid gels, air freshener
        spray, an outlet or battery operated air freshener, a hanging
        car air freshener, and a potpourri product.
            (3) Automotive product.--The term ``automotive product''
        means a chemically formulated consumer product designed to
        maintain the appearance of a motor vehicle, but does not
        include automotive paint or a paint repair product.
            (4) Cleaning product.--The term ``cleaning product'' means
        any chemically formulated product used primarily for
        commercial, domestic, or institutional cleaning purposes,
        including an air care product, automotive product, disinfectant
        (except as provided in subparagraph (B)), and polish or floor
        maintenance product. Such term shall not include--
                    (A) any drug or cosmetic, including personal care
                items such as toothpaste, shampoo, and hand soap; or
                    (B) a product labeled, advertised, marketed, and
                distributed for use only as a pesticide, as defined by
                section 2(u) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
                Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(u)), including a
                disinfectant intended for use solely on critical or
                semi-critical devices as described by such section.
            (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
        Product Safety Commission.
            (6) Ingredient.--The term ``ingredient'' means a chemical
        intentionally incorporated in a cleaning product, including--
                    (A) a chemical intentionally added to the product
                that provides a technical or functional effect;
                    (B) the intentional breakdown product of a chemical
                that has an effect on the cleaning product;
                    (C) with respect to a fragrance or preservative,
                each individual component part of the fragrance or
                preservative; and
                    (D) any individual component of an ingredient or of
                an incidental ingredient that the Commission determines
                should be considered an ingredient.
            (7) Incidental ingredient.--The term ``incidental
        ingredient'' means a chemical in a cleaning product,
        including--
                    (A) any substance that is present by reason of
                having been added to a cleaning product during
                processing for its technical or functional effect;
                    (B) a chemical that has no technical or functional
                effect but is present by reason of having been
                incorporated into the cleaning product as a component
                of an ingredient of another chemical; and
                    (C) any contaminant that may form via reactions
                over the shelf life of a cleaning product and that may
                be present at levels where detection is technologically
                feasible.
            (8) Polish or floor maintenance product.--The term ``polish
        or floor maintenance product'' means a chemically formulated
        consumer product designed to polish, protect, or maintain
        furniture, floors, metal, leather, or other surfaces, including
        polish, wax, and restorer.
            (9) Secretary of labor.--The term ``Secretary of Labor''
        means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant
        Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Output: Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017 This bill requires chemically formulated cleaning products to bear a label with, and requires manufacturers to include on their Internet websites, a list of all of the product's ingredients (including individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order. Product websites must include: (1) the CAS Registry Number of each ingredient, and (2) an explanation of each ingredient's purpose.  A product that is not in conformity with the labeling and website listing requirements shall be treated as: (1) a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act if it is under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), or (2) a violation of rules under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 if it is under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  The CPSC and OSHA must issue regulations to enforce this bill. A person may petition the CPSC or OSHA to investigate claims that a product does not satisfy these requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation
Therapy Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Intensive, coordinated medical rehabilitation provided
        in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units is critical to
        Medicare beneficiaries with injuries, illnesses, disabilities,
        and chronic conditions in order to return to health, full
        function, independent living, and a high quality of life.
            (2) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (in this
        section referred to as ``CMS'') uses an ``intensity of
        therapy'' requirement to help determine which Medicare
        beneficiaries are appropriate for treatment in an inpatient
        rehabilitation hospital or unit. CMS has interpreted the
        intensity of therapy requirement through application of the so-
        called ``Three Hour Rule'' (42 C.F.R. 412.622(a)(3)(ii)) which
        requires the patient to be able to participate in three hours
        of rehabilitation therapy per day, five days per week, or 15
        hours of rehabilitation therapy over a one-week period.
            (3) Before 2010, CMS regulations explicitly stated that
        physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and/or
        orthotics and prosthetics were counted toward the Three Hour
        Rule on an as-needed basis. In addition, CMS regulations stated
        that ``other therapeutic modalities'' that were determined by
        the physician and the rehabilitation team to be needed by the
        patient ``on a priority basis'' would qualify toward
        satisfaction of the rule (HCFA Ruling 85-2).
            (4) This language allowed recreational therapy to count
        toward satisfaction of the Three Hour Rule for patients who
        required this mix of therapies on a priority basis in the
        inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit setting.
            (5) CMS by regulation (74 Fed. Reg. 39811 (August 7, 2009))
        revised these prior regulations, effective January 1, 2010, by
        limiting the Three Hour Rule to recognize only four services
        (namely, physical, occupational, and speech therapy as well as
        orthotics and prosthetics) and removing the discretion of the
        physician and the rehabilitation team to count other
        therapeutic services needed by the patient toward satisfaction
        of the Three Hour Rule. As a result, recreational therapy
        services are often not available to patients who require
        medically necessary recreational therapy as part of their plan
        of care.
            (6) Recreational therapy is a treatment service designed to
        restore, remediate, and rehabilitate a patient's level of
        functioning and independence in life activities, to promote
        health and wellness as well as to reduce or eliminate the
        activity limitations and restrictions to participation in life
        situations caused by an illness or disabling condition.
        Recreational therapy in the inpatient rehabilitation hospital
        and unit setting is provided by qualified recreational
        therapists when required by the patient's condition and
        prescribed by a physician as part of a patient's plan of care.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to restore reliance on
the professional judgment of the treating physician and the
rehabilitation team when determining whether a Medicare patient meets
the intensity of therapy requirement of an inpatient rehabilitation
hospital or unit in order for that patient to gain access to the
appropriate mix of medically necessary therapeutic rehabilitation
services in that setting, including physical therapy, occupational
therapy, and, as needed, speech therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, and
recreational therapy.

SEC. 3. INCLUDING RECREATIONAL THERAPY AMONG THE THERAPY MODALITIES
              THAT CONSTITUTE AN INTENSIVE REHABILITATION THERAPY
              PROGRAM IN DETERMINING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF SERVICES
              IN AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITY (IRF).

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(j) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(9) Including recreational therapy among therapy
        modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy
        program in a rehabilitation facility.--The Secretary shall
        include recreational therapy services among the therapeutic
        modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation program
        in determining (pursuant to applicable regulations) whether
        inpatient services in a rehabilitation facility are reasonable
        and necessary under section 1862(a)(1)(A).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by section (a) shall apply
to services furnished on or after January 1, 2018.

Output: Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for purposes of determining whether inpatient rehabilitation-facility services are reasonable and necessary under Medicare, to include recreational-therapy services among the therapeutic modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation-therapy program.