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TITLE I--HEALTH CARE FRAUD PROSECUTION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act
of 1995''.

SEC. 102. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD.

    (a) Offense.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 50A the following new chapter:
                    ``CHAPTER 50B--HEALTH CARE FRAUD
``Sec.
``1101. Health care fraud.
``1102. Penalties.
``1103. Restitution.
``Sec. 1101. Health care fraud
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `health care provider'
means--
            ``(1) a physician, nurse, dentist, therapist, pharmacist,
        or other professional provider of health care; and
            ``(2) a hospital, health maintenance organization,
        pharmacy, laboratory, clinic, or other health care facility or
        a provider of medical services, medical devices, medical
        equipment, or other medical supplies.
    ``(b) Offense.--A health care provider that engages in conduct
constituting an offense under section 1341 or 1343 of this title for
the purpose of or in connection with the provision of health care
services or supplies or the payment therefor or reimbursement of the
costs thereof, when--
            ``(1) the amount of loss caused by the fraudulent conduct
        exceeds $10,000; or
            ``(2) the offender had previously been convicted of fraud
        in Federal or State court,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned in accordance with section
1102 of this title, or both.
``Sec. 1102. Penalties
    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an offense under section 1101 of
this title not described in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the
offender shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than
10 years.
    ``(b) Serious Physical Injury or Endangerment of Life of Patient.--
In the case of an offense under section 1101 of this title that--
            ``(1) caused serious physical injury to a patient; or
            ``(2) endangered the life of a patient,
the offender shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more
than 20 years.
    ``(c) Death of Patient.--In the case of an offense under section
1101 of this title that caused the death of a patient, the offender
shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than life.
``Sec. 1103. Restitution
    ``(a) In General.--In sentencing a person convicted of an offense
under section 1101 of this title, the court shall order the offender to
pay restitution to the patient and any payor, such as an insurer,
employer health benefit plan, or government program, for economic loss
sustained as a result of the offense.
    ``(b) Restitution Procedure.--Except to the extent inconsistent
with this section, sections 3363 and 3364 of this title apply to
restitution made under this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the beginning of
part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to chapter 50A the following new item:

``50B. Health care fraud.''.
SEC. 103. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD PROCEEDS.

    Section 982(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of an
offense under section 1101 of this title, shall order that the offender
forfeit to the United States any real or personal property constituting
or derived from proceeds that the offender obtained directly or
indirectly as the result of the offense.''.
SEC. 104. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO PROSECUTION AND
              CONVICTION.

    Section 3059(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``1101 or'' before ``2326''.

SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of
carrying out the amendments made by this title--
            (1) for fiscal year 1996--
                    (A) $25,000,000 for the Federal Bureau of
                Investigation to hire, equip, and train no fewer than
                250 special agents and support staff to investigate
                health-care fraud cases;
                    (B) $5,000,000 to hire, equip, and train no fewer
                than 50 assistant United States Attorneys and support
                staff to prosecute health-care fraud cases; and
                    (C) $5,000,000 to hire, equip, and train no fewer
                than 50 investigators in the Office of Inspector
                General, Department of Health and Human Services, to be
                devoted exclusively to health-care fraud cases; and
            (2) for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be
        necessary.

            TITLE II--HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE COMMISSION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse
Commission Act of 1995''.

SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--There is established a commission to be known as
the ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission'' (in this title referred
to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 18 members as
follows:
            (1) Officials.--
                    (A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or
                the Secretary's designee).
                    (B) The Inspector General of the Department of
                Health and Human Services (or the Inspector General's
                designee).
                    (C) The Attorney General (or the Attorney General's
                designee).
                    (D) The Director of the Federal Bureau of
                Investigation (or the Director's designee).
                    (E) The Administrator of the Health Care Financing
                Administration (or the Administrator's designee).
            (2) Public members.--Thirteen members, appointed by the
        President, of which--
                    (A) one shall be an Attorney General of a State;
                    (B) one shall be a representative of State medicaid
                fraud control programs;
                    (C) one shall be a State official directly
                responsible for regulation of health insurance;
                    (D) one shall be a representative of physicians;
                    (E) one shall be a representative of hospital
                administrators;
                    (F) one shall be a representative of health
                insurance companies;
                    (G) one shall be a representative of employers who
                self-fund employee health benefit plans;
                    (H) one shall be a representative of employers who
                purchase a health benefit plan from a health insurance
                company;
                    (I) one shall be a representative of medicare
                carriers;
                    (J) one shall be a representative of medicare peer
                review organizations;
                    (K) one shall be a representative of health care
                consumers;
                    (L) one shall be a representative of medicare
                beneficiaries; and
                    (M) one shall be a representative of labor unions.
        In making appointments under this paragraph of an individual
        who is a representative of persons or organizations, the
        President shall consider the recommendations of national
        organizations that represent such persons or organizations. The
        President shall report to Congress, within 90 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the names of the members
        appointed under this paragraph.
    (c) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner
in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall--
            (1) investigate the nature, magnitude, and cost of health
        care fraud and abuse in the United States, and
            (2) identify and develop the most effective methods of
        preventing, detecting, and prosecuting or litigating such fraud
        and abuse, with particular emphasis on coordinating public and
        private prevention, detection, and enforcement efforts.
    (b) Particulars.--Among other items, the Commission shall examine
at least the following:
            (1) Mechanisms to provide greater standardization of claims
        administration in order to accommodate fraud prevention and
        detection.
            (2) Mechanisms to allow more freedom of health benefit
        plans to exchange information for coordinating case development
        and prosecution or litigation efforts, without undermining
        patient and provider privacy protections or violating anti-
        trust laws.
            (3) The extension to private health insurers of
        administrative remedies currently available to public insurers.
            (4) Mechanisms for private insurers to organize and finance
        investigation and litigation efforts when more than one insurer
        may have received fraudulent claims from a provider.
            (5) Creating a model State statute for establishing State
        insurance fraud units and State laws to strengthen insurers'
        ability to pursue and recover from fraudulent providers.
            (6) The need for regulation of new types of health care
        providers.
            (7) Criteria for physician referrals to facilities in which
        they (or family members) have a financial interest.
            (8) The availability of resources to law enforcement
        authorities to combat health care fraud and abuse.
    (c) Report.--After approval by a majority vote, a quorum being
present, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a report on its
activities. The report shall be transmitted not later than 18 months
after the date that a majority of the public members of the Commission
have been appointed. The report shall contain a detailed statement of
the Commission's findings, together with such recommendations as the
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 204. ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION.

    (a) Organization.--
            (1) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
        shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold
        hearings.
            (2) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect one of its
        members to serve as chairman of the Commission.
            (3) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
        chairman or a majority of its members. Meetings of the
        Commission are open to the public under section 10(a)(10) of
        the Federal Advisory Committee Act, except that the Commission
        may conduct meetings in executive session but only if a
        majority of the members of the Commission (a quorum being
        present) approve going into executive session.
    (b) Compensation of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence,
and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties as members of the Commission.

SEC. 205. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the
compensation of a staff director and such other additional personnel as
may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions,
without regard to the laws, rules, and regulations governing
appointment and compensation and other conditions of service in the
competitive service.
    (b) Detail of Federal Employees.--Upon request of the chairman, any
Federal employee who is subject to such laws, rules, and regulations,
may be detailed to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its
functions under this title, and such detail shall be without
interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily
equivalent of 120 percent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay
payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
SEC. 206. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and act at times and
places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission
considers appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or
affirmations to witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Obtaining Official Data.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from
        any department or agency of the United States information
        necessary to enable it to carry out this title. Upon request of
        the chairman of the Commission, the head of that department or
        agency shall furnish that information to the Commission.
            (2) Access to information.--Information obtained by the
        Commission is available to the public in the same manner in
        which information may be made available under sections 552 and
        552a of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property for
the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this title.
    (f) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
        requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
        production of any evidence relating to any matter which the
        Commission is authorized to investigate under this title. The
        attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence may be
        required from any place within the United States at any
        designated place of hearing within the United States.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
        obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
        apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
        that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
        produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
        investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
        district where the hearing is conducted or where that person is
        found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the
        order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
        contempt.
            (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission
        shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
        a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
        Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
        application is to be made under paragraph (2) may be served in
        the judicial district in which the person required to be served
        resides or may be found.

SEC. 207. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date the report is
submitted under section 203(c).

SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums
as are necessary to carry out its functions, to remain available until
expended.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Health Care Fraud Prosecution
     Title II:  Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission
Title I:  Health Care Fraud Prosecution
 - Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for fraud by health care providers in connection with the provision of, or payments or reimbursement for, health care services or supplies, when:  (1) the loss caused by the fraudulent conduct exceeds $10,000; or (2) the offender has previously been convicted of fraud in Federal or State court.
Limits such penalties to ten years' imprisonment, unless the offense caused serious physical injury to, or endangered the life of, a patient (up to 20 years' imprisonment) or caused the death of a patient (up to life imprisonment).  Specifies that the sentencing court shall order a person convicted of an offense under this title to pay restitution to the patient and any payor for losses sustained as a result of the offense.
Provides for criminal forfeiture of the proceeds of health care fraud.
Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorneys, and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to hire, equip, and train personnel in connection with the investigation and prosecution of health care fraud cases.
Title II:  Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission
 - Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission Act of 1995 - Establishes the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission to investigate the nature, magnitude, and cost of health care fraud and abuse and develop methods for its prevention, detection, and prosecution or litigation.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. TOLL TAX ON EXCESS QUALIFIED FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 965. TOLL TAX IMPOSED ON EXCESS QUALIFIED FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION
              AMOUNT.

    ``(a) Toll Tax Imposed on Excess Qualified Foreign Distribution
Amount.--If a corporation elects the application of this section, a tax
shall be imposed on the taxpayer in an amount equal to 5.25 percent
of--
            ``(1) the taxpayer's excess qualified foreign distribution
        amount, and
            ``(2) the amount determined under section 78 which is
        attributable to such excess qualified foreign distribution
        amount.
Such tax shall be imposed in lieu of the tax imposed under section 11
or 55 on the amounts described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for such
taxable year.
    ``(b) Excess Qualified Foreign Distribution Amount.--For purposes
of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `excess qualified foreign
        distribution amount' means the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) dividends received by the taxpayer during the
                taxable year which are--
                            ``(i) from 1 or more corporations which are
                        controlled foreign corporations in which the
                        taxpayer is a United States shareholder on the
                        date such dividends are paid, and
                            ``(ii) described in a domestic reinvestment
                        plan approved by the taxpayer's president,
                        chief executive officer, or comparable official
                        before the payment of such dividends and
                        subsequently approved by the taxpayer's board
                        of directors, management committee, executive
                        committee, or similar body, which plan shall
                        provide for the reinvestment of such dividends
                        in the United States, including as a source for
                        the funding of worker hiring and training;
                        infrastructure; research and development;
                        capital investments; or the financial
                        stabilization of the corporation for the
                        purposes of job retention or creation, over
                    ``(B) the base dividend amount.
            ``(2) Base dividend amount.--The term `base dividend
        amount' means an amount designated under subsection (c)(7), but
        not less than the average amount of dividends received during
        the fixed base period from 1 or more corporations which are
        controlled foreign corporations in which the taxpayer is a
        United States shareholder on the date such dividends are paid.
            ``(3) Fixed base period.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `fixed base period'
                means each of 3 taxable years which are among the 5
                most recent taxable years of the taxpayer ending on or
                before December 31, 2002, determined by disregarding--
                            ``(i) the 1 taxable year for which the
                        taxpayer had the highest amount of dividends
                        from 1 or more corporations which are
                        controlled foreign corporations relative to the
                        other 4 taxable years, and
                            ``(ii) the 1 taxable year for which the
                        taxpayer had the lowest amount of dividends
                        from such corporations relative to the other 4
                        taxable years.
                    ``(B) Shorter period.--If the taxpayer has fewer
                than 5 taxable years ending on or before December 31,
                2002, then in lieu of applying subparagraph (A), the
                fixed base period shall mean such shorter period
                representing all of the taxable years of the taxpayer
                ending on or before December 31, 2002.
    ``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Dividends.--The term `dividend' means a dividend as
        defined in section 316, except that the term shall also include
        amounts described in section 951(a)(1)(B), and shall exclude
        amounts described in sections 78 and 959.
            ``(2) Controlled foreign corporations and united states
        shareholders.--The term `controlled foreign corporation' shall
        have the same meaning as under section 957(a) and the term
        `United States shareholder' shall have the same meaning as
        under section 951(b).
            ``(3) Foreign tax credits.--The amount of any income, war,
        profits, or excess profit taxes paid (or deemed paid under
        sections 902 and 960) or accrued by the taxpayer with respect
        to the excess qualified foreign distribution amount for which a
        credit would be allowable under section 901 in the absence of
        this section, shall be reduced by 85 percent.
            ``(4) Foreign tax credit limitation.--For all purposes of
        section 904, there shall be disregarded 85 percent of--
                    ``(A) the excess qualified foreign distribution
                amount,
                    ``(B) the amount determined under section 78 which
                is attributable to such excess qualified foreign
                distribution amount, and
                    ``(C) the amounts (including assets, gross income,
                and other relevant bases of apportionment) which are
                attributable to the excess qualified foreign
                distribution amount which would, determined without
                regard to this section, be used to apportion the
                expenses, losses, and deductions of the taxpayer under
                section 861 and 864 in determining its taxable income
                from sources without the United States.
        For purposes of applying subparagraph (C), the principles of
        section 864(e)(3)(A) shall apply.
            ``(5) Treatment of acquisitions and dispositions.--Rules
        similar to the rules of section 41(f)(3) shall apply in the
        case of acquisitions or dispositions of controlled foreign
        corporations occurring on or after the first day of the
        earliest taxable year taken into account in determining the
        fixed base period.
            ``(6) Treatment of consolidated groups.--Members of an
        affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated return
        under section 1501 shall be treated as a single taxpayer in
        applying the rules of this section.
            ``(7) Designation of dividends.--Subject to subsection
        (b)(2), the taxpayer shall designate the particular dividends
        received during the taxable year from 1 or more corporations
        which are controlled foreign corporations in which it is a
        United States shareholder which are dividends excluded from the
        excess qualified foreign distribution amount. The total amount
        of such designated dividends shall equal the base dividend
        amount.
            ``(8) Treatment of expenses, losses, and deductions.--Any
        expenses, losses, or deductions of the taxpayer allowable under
        subchapter B--
                    ``(A) shall not be applied to reduce the amounts
                described in subsection (a)(1), and
                    ``(B) shall be applied to reduce other income of
                the taxpayer (determined without regard to the amounts
                described in subsection (a)(1)).
    ``(d) Election.--
            ``(1) In general.--An election under this section shall be
        made on the taxpayer's timely filed income tax return for the
        taxable year (determined by taking extensions into account)
        ending 120 days or more after the date of the enactment of this
        section, and, once made, may be revoked only with the consent
        of the Secretary.
            ``(2) All controlled foreign corporations.--The election
        shall apply to all corporations which are controlled foreign
        corporations in which the taxpayer is a United States
        shareholder during the taxable year.
            ``(3) Consolidated groups.--If a taxpayer is a member of an
        affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated return
        under section 1501 for the taxable year, an election under this
        section shall be made by the common parent of the affiliated
        group which includes the taxpayer, and shall apply to all
        members of the affiliated group.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section, including regulations under section 55 and regulations
addressing corporations which, during the fixed base period or
thereafter, join or leave an affiliated group of corporations filing a
consolidated return.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart F of
part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 965. Toll tax imposed on excess
                                        qualified foreign distribution
                                        amount.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply only to the first taxable year of the electing taxpayer ending
120 days or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a U.S. corporation doing business abroad to elect to have its foreign earnings taxed in the United States for one year at a rate equal to 5.25 percent of the excess qualified foreign distribution and the amount attributable to such corporation as controlled foreign-earned dividends in lieu of being taxed under alternative minimum tax or corporate rates, if dividends received are reinvested in the United States in an approved plan.Limits foreign tax credits with respect to dividends taxed at such 5.25 percent rate.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the 1954 United States Supreme Court decision of Brown
        v. Board of Education, which mandated an end to the segregation
        of public schools, was one of the most significant court
        decisions in the history of the United States;
            (2) the admission of 9 African-American students, known as
        the ``Little Rock Nine'', to Little Rock's Central high School
        as a result of the Brown decision, was the most prominent
        national example of the implementation of the Brown decision,
        and served as a catalyst for the integration of other,
        previously segregated public schools in the United States;
            (3) 1997 marked the 70th anniversary of the construction of
        Central High School, which has been named by the American
        Institute of Architects as ``the most beautiful high school
        building in America'';
            (4) Central High School was included on the National
        Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated by the
        Secretary of the Interior as a national historic landmark in
        1982 in recognition of its national significance in the
        development of the civil rights movement in the United States;
        and
            (5) the designation of Little Rock Central High School as a
        unit of the National Park System will recognize the significant
        role the school played in the desegregation of public schools
        in the South and will interpret for future generations the
        events associated with early desegregation of Southern schools.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preserve, protect, and
interpret for the benefit, education, and inspiration of present and
future generations, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and
its role in the integration of public schools and the development of
the civil rights movement in the United States.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Little Rock Central High School national
historic site in the State or Arkansas (hereinafter referred to as the
``historic site'') is hereby established as a unit of the National Park
System. The historic site shall consist of lands and interests therein
comprising the Central High School campus in Little Rock, Arkansas, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ____________ and dated June 1998.
Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (b) Administration of Historic Site.--The Secretary of the Interior
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall administer the
historic site in accordance with this Act and the laws generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of
August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16
U.S.C. 461-467): Provided, That nothing in this Act shall affect the
authority of the Little Rock School District to administer Little Rock
Central High School.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--(1) The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private agencies,
organizations, and institutions (including, but not limited to, the
State of Arkansas, the city of Little Rock, the Little Rock School
District, Central High Museum, Inc., Central High Neighborhood, Inc.,
or the University of Arkansas) in furtherance of the purposes of this
Act.
    (2) The Secretary shall coordinate visitor interpretation of the
historic site with the Little Rock School District and the Central High
School Museum, Inc.
    (d) General Management Plan.--Within 2 years after the date funds
are made available, the Secretary shall prepare a general management
plan for the historic site.
    (e) Continuing Educational Use.--The Secretary shall consult and
coordinate with the Little Rock School District in the development of
the general management plan and in the administration of the historic
site so as to not interfere with the continuing use of Central High
School as an educational institution.
    (f) Acquisition of Property.--The Secretary is authorized to
acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, by exchange, or
donation the lands and interests therein located within the boundaries
of the historic site, except that the Secretary may only acquire lands
or interests therein with the consent of the owner thereof and lands or
interests therein owned by the State of Arkansas or a political
subdivision thereof, may only be acquired by donation or exchange.

SEC. 3. DESEGREGATION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION THEME STUDY.

    (a) Theme Study.--Within 2 years after the date funds are made
available, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives a national historic landmark
theme study (hereinafter referred to as the ``theme study'') on the
history of desegregation in public education. The purpose of the theme
study shall be to identify sites, districts, buildings, structures, and
landscapes that best illustrate or commemorate key events or decisions
in the historical movement to provide for racial desegregation in
public education. On the basis of the theme study, the Secretary shall
identify possible new national historic landmarks appropriate to this
theme and prepare a list in order of importance or merit of the most
appropriate sites for national historic landmark designation.
    (b) Opportunities for Education and Research.--The theme study
shall identify appropriate means to establish linkages between sites
identified in subsection (a) and between those sites and the Central
High School National Historic Site established in section 2, and with
other existing units of the National Park System to maximize
opportunities for public education and scholarly research on
desegregation in public education. The theme study also shall recommend
opportunities for cooperative arrangements with State and local
governments, educational institutions, local historical organizations,
and other appropriate entities to preserve and interpret key sites in
the history of desegregation in public education.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with 1 or more major educational institutions,
public history organizations, or civil rights organizations
knowledgeable about desegregation in public education to prepare the
theme study and to ensure that the theme study meets scholarly
standards.
    (d) Theme Study Coordination With General Management Plan.--The
theme study shall be prepared as part of the preparation and
development of the general management plan for the Little Rock Central
High School National Historic Site established in section 2.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.

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Establishes the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within two years after funds are made available, to:  (1) prepare a general management plan for the Site; and (2) prepare and transmit to specified congressional committees a National Historic Landmark Theme Study on the history of desegregation in public education.
Requires the Secretary, on the basis of the study, to identify possible new national historic landmarks appropriate to this theme and prepare a list in order of importance or merit of the most appropriate sites for national historic landmark designation.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive
Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 3. Expiration of congressional authorization for use of military
                            force against Iraq.
Sec. 4. Prohibition on use of funds to establish or maintain permanent
                            United States military presence in Iraq.
Sec. 5. Preparation and submission of United States exit strategy from
                            Iraq and subsequent United States role in
                            Iraq.
Sec. 6. Assistance for employment programs and democracy, governance,
                            and related programs in Iraq.
Sec. 7. Presidential Special Envoys for Iraq Regional Security.
Sec. 8. Report.
Sec. 9. Sense of Congress.

SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to enhance the national security of the United States
        by pursuing a strategy that restores United States military
        readiness, promotes success in the Global War on Terrorism, and
        contributes to peace and stability in Iraq and the greater
        Middle East region;
            (2) to begin withdrawing United States Armed Forces from
        Iraq and to complete the withdrawal in an orderly manner and at
        the earliest practicable date, relinquishing to the Government
        of Iraq full responsibility for maintaining security and public
        safety;
            (3) to recognize the elected Government of Iraq as the
        legitimate government of a fully sovereign country and
        encourage it to take greater responsibility over its natural
        resources, security, and public safety within its borders;
            (4) to support reconstruction efforts by the Government of
        Iraq and to help involve the international community in those
        and other stabilization efforts;
            (5) to promote national reconciliation in Iraq, including
        constitutional revisions to assure the participation of all
        Iraqis in the Government of Iraq, equitable sharing of oil
        revenues, integration of former Baathists into the national
        life of Iraq, dismantling of sectarian militias, and a dialogue
        among sectarian communities on the future of Iraq;
            (6) to provide diplomatic and political support to the
        Government of Iraq to achieve stability and an enduring
        democracy;
            (7) to transfer to Iraqi Security Forces all bases now
        controlled by United States Armed Forces, and to maintain no
        permanent bases or other long-term United States military
        presence in Iraq;
            (8) to fully support the total control and authority over
        Iraq's oil assets by the sovereign Government of Iraq; and
            (9) to vigorously prosecute a war on terrorist
        organizations and networks around the world through an
        integrated, comprehensive, and global strategy.

SEC. 3. EXPIRATION OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY
              FORCE AGAINST IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The sole authority for combat operations by the United
        States Armed Forces in Iraq is the Authorization for Use of
        Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-
        243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
            (2) In Public Law 107-243, Congress authorized the use of
        the Armed Forces as ``necessary and appropriate'' to ``defend
        the national security of the United States against the
        continuing threat posed by Iraq,'' and to ``enforce all
        relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding
        Iraq''.
            (3) Original missions assigned to the Armed Forces in
        accordance with Public Law 107-243--to identify and destroy
        Iraqi weapons of mass destruction capabilities, prevent Iraqi
        Government support for international terrorism, and end the
        authoritarian rule of Saddam Hussein--are no longer operative,
        and on December 6, 2006, the Iraq Study Group concluded that
        ``sectarian violence is now the principle challenge to
        stability in Iraq''.
            (4) If the authority to use the Armed Forces as provided
        under Public Law 107-243 is terminated, the President does not
        have authority to continue combat operations in Iraq without
        specific authorization by Congress in law.
    (b) Expiration.--The authority for the President to use the Armed
Forces as provided by Public Law 107-243 expires on December 31, 2007.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--No provision of law, other than Public
Law 107-243, shall be construed as providing authority for combat
operations in Iraq.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN PERMANENT
              UNITED STATES MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or
otherwise made available under any provision of law may not be
obligated or expended for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a
permanent United States military presence in Iraq through the
establishment or use of military installations or facilities in Iraq
intended to be under the exclusive control of the Armed Forces rather
than under the control of the Government of Iraq.

SEC. 5. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF UNITED STATES EXIT STRATEGY FROM
              IRAQ AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED STATES ROLE IN IRAQ.

    (a) Strategy Required.--No later than 30 days after the enactment
of this act, the President shall submit to Congress a report outlining
a strategy to bring combat operations by the United States Armed Forces
in Iraq to an end.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy required by this section
shall include the following elements:
            (1) A plan for phasing out the number of members of the
        Armed Forces in Iraq so that the use of military force, as
        authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force
        Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C.
        1541 note), ends no later than December 31, 2007.
            (2) A description of the timetable for withdrawing the
        Armed Forces from Iraq, including a date for the initial
        withdrawal of the Armed Forces and specific objectives for
        additional troop reductions before December 31, 2007.
            (3) A description of the remaining mission of the Armed
        Forces in Iraq, including an enumeration of the goals and
        objectives of that mission and a strategy for achieving these
        goals and objectives.
            (4) An assessment of any need for a military mission to
        begin after December 31, 2007, except that any such mission
        shall only be advisory in nature and shall exclude combat
        operations by Armed Forces personnel.
            (5) An assessment of the need to maintain one or more units
        of the Armed Forces in the region as a regional
        counterterrorism strike force to rapidly respond to terrorism
        threats against the United States and its interests.
            (6) A plan for turning over authority for all remaining
        security and government operations in Iraq to the Government of
        Iraq.
            (7) An assessment of remaining needs for the training and
        fielding of the Iraqi Security Forces.
            (8) An assessment of remaining reconstruction needs in
        Iraq.

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE,
              AND RELATED PROGRAMS IN IRAQ.

    (a) Assistance for Employment Programs.--
            (1) Assistance authorized.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
        President is authorized to provide assistance for projects
        designed to provide employment opportunities for the people of
        Iraq. Projects funded under this subsection shall be carried
        out on an equitable basis in all regions of Iraq, as
        appropriate.
            (2) Certification.--Assistance may be provided under
        paragraph (1) only if the President certifies to Congress that
        the Government of Iraq has successfully concluded an agreement
        that will allow for the peaceful sharing of power and resources
        among major ethnic and sectarian factions in Iraq.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this
        subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
        President $2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008
        through 2010.
    (b) Assistance for Democracy, Governance, and Related Programs.--
            (1) Assistance authorized.--The President is authorized to
        provide assistance to strengthen democracy, governance, human
        rights, the rule of law, and religious freedom in Iraq.
            (2) Requirement.--To the maximum extent practicable, not
        less than 50 percent of amounts made available to carry out
        this subsection for a fiscal year shall be expended to support
        the development of democratic institutions at the local and
        provincial levels in Iraq.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this
        subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
        President $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008
        through 2010.

SEC. 7. PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL ENVOYS FOR IRAQ REGIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) Appointment of Special Envoys.--Not later than 15 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint two
Presidential Special Envoys for Iraq Regional Security.
    (b) Duties.--The Presidential Special Envoys appointed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall have the following duties:
            (1) Enter into discussions with the Government of Iraq and
        governments of neighboring countries to support Iraq's efforts
        to achieve peace and stability and to take necessary actions to
        prevent regional instability.
            (2) Organize and obtain commitments to participate in a
        regional conference on Iraq's future, to include
        representatives of the Government of the United States, the
        Government of Iraq, the United Nations, the League of Arab
        States, the European Union, and the governments of neighboring
        countries, including, at minimum, the Governments of Egypt,
        Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
            (3) Organize an Iraq Support Group, consisting of
        representatives of the entities described in paragraph (2), to
        coordinate regional and international policy in support of
        Iraq's efforts to achieve peace and stability.
            (4) Work with officials of the Government of Iraq and other
        domestic stakeholders to organize a forum for negotiations on
        national reconciliation.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the following:
            (1) The efforts of the United States to promote regional
        dialogue on Iraq's future, including efforts by the
        Presidential Special Envoys for Iraq Regional Security to carry
        out the duties specified in section 7(b) of this Act.
            (2) The status of pledges of financial assistance for the
        relief and reconstruction of Iraq made by members of the
        international community at the Madrid International Conference
        on Reconstruction in Iraq and other international conferences
        for the relief and reconstruction of Iraq since March 2003.
            (3) The efforts of the United States to encourage other
        countries and international institutions to fulfill the pledges
        of financial assistance described in paragraph (2).
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
        Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
        Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Government of the United
States should redeploy such diplomatic, political, and military assets
as are necessary--
            (1) to complete Operation Enduring Freedom, including to
        defeat remaining Taliban and al Qaeda forces threatening the
        stability of Afghanistan; and
            (2) to support efforts to dismantle terrorist networks and
        deny terrorists haven in other regions of the world in which
        terrorist organizations threaten the interests of the United
        States.

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Comprehensive Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007 - States that authority for the President to use the Armed Forces in Iraq as provided by P.L. 107-243 expires on December 31, 2007.

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq through the establishment or use of military installations or facilities in Iraq intended to be under the exclusive control of the Armed Forces rather than under the control of the government of Iraq.

Directs the President, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress outlining a strategy to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance: (1) for Iraqi employment projects upon a certification to Congress that the government of Iraq has concluded an agreement for the sharing of power and resources among major ethnic and sectarian factions in Iraq; and (2) to strengthen democracy, governance, human rights, the rule of law, and religious freedom in Iraq.

Directs the President to appoint two Presidential Special Envoys for Iraq Regional Security who shall: (1) enter into discussions with the government of Iraq and governments of neighboring countries to support Iraq's peace efforts and to take necessary actions to prevent regional instability; (2) organize a regional conference on Iraq's future; (3) organize an Iraq Support Group to coordinate regional and international policy in support of Iraq's peace efforts; and (4) work with officials of the government of Iraq and other domestic stakeholders to organize a forum for national reconciliation negotiations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should redeploy necessary diplomatic, political, and military assets to: (1) complete Operation Enduring Freedom, including to defeat remaining Taliban and al Qaeda forces threatening Afghanistan; and (2) support efforts to dismantle terrorist networks in other regions of the world.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arson Prevention Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is
        responsible for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the
        United States;
            (2) arson is a leading cause of fire deaths, accounting for
        approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States, and is
        the leading cause of property damage due to fire in the United
        States;
            (3) estimates of arson property losses are in the range of
        $2,000,000,000 annually, or approximately 1 of every 4 dollars
        lost to fire;
            (4) the incidence of arson in the United States is
        seriously underreported, in part because of the lack of
        adequate participation by local jurisdictions in the National
        Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the Uniform Crime
        Reporting (UCR) program;
            (5) there is a need for expanded training programs for
        arson investigators;
            (6) there is a need for improved programs designed to
        enable volunteer firefighters to detect arson crimes and to
        preserve evidence vital to the investigation and prosecution of
        arson cases;
            (7) according to the National Fire Protection Association,
        of all the suspicious and incendiary fires estimated to occur,
        only \1/3\ are confirmed as arson; and
            (8) improved training of arson investigators will increase
        the ability of fire departments to identify suspicious and
        incendiary fires, and will result in increased and more
        effective prosecution of arson offenses.

SEC. 3. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) the following new section:

``SEC. 25. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Arson.--The term `arson' includes all incendiary and
        suspicious fires.
            ``(2) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of Fire
        Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire
        Administration.
    ``(b) Grants.--The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall
carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant
awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for programs
relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
    ``(c) Goals.--In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall
award 2-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States, or
consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the
following goals:
            ``(1) To improve the training by States leading to
        professional certification of arson investigators, in
        accordance with nationally recognized certification standards.
            ``(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task
        forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving
        police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies,
        such as a State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal
        of a State.
            ``(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance
        research at the State and local levels on the significance and
        prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires.
            ``(4) To provide for the management of arson squads,
        including--
                    ``(A) training courses for fire departments in
                arson case management, including standardization of
                investigative techniques and reporting methodology;
                    ``(B) the preparation of arson unit management
                guides; and
                    ``(C) the development and dissemination of new
                public education materials relating to the arson
                problem.
            ``(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to
        advance research at the State and local levels on the
        prevention and control of arson linked to urban disorders.
            ``(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire-
        setter counseling programs and similar intervention programs,
        and to advance research at the State and local levels on the
        prevention of juvenile arson.
            ``(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance research
        at the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of
        drug-related arson.
            ``(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and
        to advance research at the State and local levels on the
        prevention of arson arising from domestic violence.
            ``(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the
        capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson
        initiated fires in rural areas and public forests.
            ``(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to
        identify and combat arson through expanded training programs,
        including--
                    ``(A) training courses at the State fire academies;
                and
                    ``(B) innovative courses developed with the Academy
                and made available to volunteer firefighters through
                regional delivery methods, including teleconferencing
                and satellite delivered television programs.
    ``(d) Structuring of Applications.--The Administrator shall assist
grant applicants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that
at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection
(c).
    ``(e) State Qualification Criteria.--In order to qualify for a
grant under this section, a State, or consortium of States, shall
provide assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or
consortium--
            ``(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of
        programs funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-
        Federal sources;
            ``(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease
        the prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium
        from non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and
        control programs;
            ``(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided
        under the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and
            ``(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local
        jurisdictions will provide arson data to the National Fire
        Incident Reporting System or the Uniform Crime Reporting
        program.
    ``(f) Extension.--A grant awarded under this section may be
extended for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations.
    ``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall provide
technical assistance to States in carrying out programs funded by
grants under this section.
    ``(h) Consultation and Cooperation.--In carrying out this section,
the Administrator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal
agencies to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the
Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned
with arson and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
    ``(i) Assessment.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit a report
to Congress that--
            ``(1) identifies grants made;
            ``(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
            ``(3) states the goals of each grant; and
            ``(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the
        effectiveness of the grant program under this section.
    ``(j) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall issue regulations
to implement this section, including procedures for grant applications.
    ``(k) Administration.--The Administrator shall directly administer
the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into
any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the
program will be administered by another party.''.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.

    Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``, with particular emphasis on the needs of
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson
training courses''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act--
            ``(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1994 for basic research on
        the development of an advanced course on arson prevention;
            ``(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for the expansion of
        arson investigator training programs at the Academy under
        section 24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
        or through regional delivery sites;
            ``(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for
        carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for
        carrying out section 25; and
            ``(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995
        for salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.''.

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Arson Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program to provide two-year grants to States for programs relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
Sets forth State funding requirements and provides for additional renewal periods for such grants.
Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for the expansion of arson investigator training programs at the National Fire Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or through regional delivery sites.


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SECTION 1. PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.

    Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is
amended by adding at the end the following:

                   ``PART L--PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

``SEC. 10995A. FINDINGS.

    ``Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) Countless studies have shown what every parent
        already knows: High-quality preschool education programs work.
        They prepare children to learn when they go to school, and the
        programs increase the success of students throughout their
        lives.
            ``(2) Children who get a high-quality prekindergarten
        education are more likely to increase their overall IQ, improve
        their results on achievement tests, and increase their chances
        of graduating from high school and pursuing some form of higher
        education. These same children are less likely to repeat a
        grade level and have less need for special education
        instruction than those with no preschool background, thus
        saving local educational agencies funds that might otherwise be
        necessary to provide special education instruction.
            ``(3) Prekindergarten education makes an enormous
        difference in the lives of children from lower-income families.
        The following specific results were found for children eligible
        for Head Start services or child care assistance, children who
        belong to a single parent, 2-child families earning less than
        $22,000 per year, or families of 4 earning less than $31,000
        per year--
                    ``(A) 29 percent of the children who attended
                prekindergarten program were employed in jobs paying
                over $2,000 by age 27, as opposed to 7 percent of those
                from the same income group who did not receive
                prekindergarten education.
                    ``(B) Only 57 percent of the children who attended
                a prekindergarten program grew up to become single
                mothers, as opposed to 83 percent of the same income
                group who did not attend a prekindergarten program.
                    ``(C) 36 percent of the children who attended a
                prekindergarten program grew up to own their own homes,
                as opposed to only 13 percent of the same income group
                who did not attend such a program.
                    ``(D) Less than 13 percent of the boys in the group
                who attended a prekindergarten program grew up to be
                arrested 5 or more times, as opposed to 49 percent of
                the boys from the same income group who did not attend
                a prekindergarten program.

``SEC. 10995B. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide grants to
local educational agencies with an approved application under section
10995C to allow such agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten
early learning programs to be operated by the local education agency.
    ``(b) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority for grants under
this part to local educational agencies with the highest population of
children, ages 3 to 5, not enrolled in a prekindergarten or
kindergarten program.

``SEC. 10995C. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency that desires to
receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Content.--An application referred to in subsection (a), at a
minimum, shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate a need for the establishment or expansion
        of a prekindergarten program;
            ``(2) provide an assurance that each individual hired to
        work with children in the prekindergarten program is a teacher
        or child development specialist certified by the State;
            ``(3) provide an assurance that the ratio of teacher or
        child development specialist to children shall not exceed 10-1;
            ``(4) provide an assurance that the local educational
        agency will provide, either directly or through private
        contributions, non-Federal matching funds equal to not less
        than 50 percent of the amount of the grant award, these
        contributions shall include in kind contributions and parental
        co-payments;
            ``(5) provide an assurance that the local educational
        agency will develop a sliding fee schedule to ensure that the
        parents of a child who attends a prekindergarten program
        established under this part share in the cost of providing the
        prekindergarten program, but the amount of such contribution
        shall not exceed $50 each week that a child attends such
        program;
            ``(6) provide a description of how funds will be used to
        coordinate with and build on, but not duplicate or supplant,
        early childhood programs that exist in the community;
            ``(7) describe how the agency will use a collaborative
        process with organizations and members of the community that
        have an interest and experience in early childhood development
        and education to establish prekindergarten programs;
            ``(8) describe how the agency will coordinate with and
        expand, but not duplicate or supplant, early childhood programs
        that exist in the community;
            ``(9) review scientifically based research on early
        childhood education services that focus on language, literacy,
        and reading development;
            ``(10) describe how the program will meet the diverse needs
        of children, ages 3 through 5, in the community who are not
        enrolled in kindergarten, including children who have special
        needs;
            ``(11) describe how to employ methods that ensure a smooth
        transition for participating students from early childhood
        education to kindergarten and early elementary education;
            ``(12) describe the results the programs are intended to
        achieve, and what tools to use to measure the progress in
        attaining those results;
            ``(13) describe a plan to operate the program without using
        funds made available under this part; and
            ``(14) provide an assurance that none of the funds received
        under this part may be used for the construction or renovation
        of existing or new facilities (except for minor remodeling
        needed to accomplish the purposes of this part);

``SEC. 10995D. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency that receives a grant
award under this part may use funds received to establish or expand
prekindergarten programs for children, ages 3 through 5, who are not
enrolled in kindergarten.
    ``(b) Prekindergarten Programs.--Each prekindergarten program that
is established pursuant to this part shall--
            ``(1) focus on the developmental needs of participating
        children, including their social, cognitive, and language-
        development needs, and use research-based approaches that build
        on competencies that lead to school success, particularly in
        language and literacy development and in reading; and
            ``(2) ensure that participating children, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) understand and use language to communicate
                for various purposes;
                    ``(B) understand and use increasingly complex and
                varied vocabulary;
                    ``(C) develop and demonstrate an appreciation of
                books;
                    ``(D) develop phonemic, print, and numeracy
                awareness; and
                    ``(E) in the case of children with limited English
                proficiency, progress toward acquisition of the English
                language.

``SEC. 10995E. REPORTING.

    ``(a) Local Reports.--Each local educational agency that receives a
grant award under this part shall submit to the Secretary annually a
report that reviews the effectiveness of the prekindergarten program
established with funds provided under this part.
    ``(b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress
annually a report that evaluates the prekindergarten programs
established under this part.

``SEC. 10995F. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$210,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $210,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year
2004, and $2,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.''.

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Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to applicant local educational agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs, which meet specified requirements, for three-, four-, and five-year old children.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT FOR CHARITABLE DONATION OF BYCATCH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall initiate a pilot
project under which fishermen in a commercial fishery covered by the
West Coast groundfish fishery are permitted to donate bycatch, or
regulatory discards, of fish to charitable organizations rather than
discard them. The pilot project shall incorporate a means, through the
requirement of on-vessel observers or other safeguards, of ensuring
that the opportunity to donate such fish does not encourage or permit
the evasion of per-vessel trip limits, total allowable catch limits, or
other fishery management plan measures.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Initiation.--The Secretary shall notify the Congress,
        within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and
        before the pilot project is implemented, of--
                    (A) the fishing season in which the pilot project
                will be conducted; and
                    (B) the period during which the pilot project will
                be conducted.
            (2) Follow-up.--Within 90 days after the pilot project
        terminates the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report
        containing findings with respect to the pilot project and the
        Secretary's analysis of the ramifications of the pilot project
        based on those findings.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH
              FISHERY.

    The Secretary shall report to the Congress no later than 45 days
after the date of enactment of this Act the action or actions taken
under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)) to provide disaster relief to
fishing communities affected by the commercial fishery failure in the
Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. The Secretary shall include in the
report any recommendations the Secretary deems appropriate for
additional legislation or changes in existing law that would enable the
Department of Commerce to respond more expeditiously in the future to
fisheries disasters resulting from commercial fishery failures.

SEC. 4. CAPACITY REDUCTION IN THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, after notice and
an opportunity for public comment, adopt regulations to implement a
fishing capacity reduction plan for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
fishery under section 312(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(b)) that--
            (1) has been developed in consultation with affected
        parties whose participation in the plan is required for its
        successful implementation;
            (2) will obtain the maximum sustained reduction in fishing
        capacity at the least cost through the use of a reverse auction
        process in which vessels and permits are purchased;
            (3) will not expand the size or scope of the commercial
        fishery failure in that fishery or into other fisheries or
        other geographic regions;
            (4) except as otherwise specifically provided in this
        section, meets the requirements of that section; and
            (5) incorporates the components described in subsection (c)
        of this section.
    (b) Expedited Adoption of Plan.--In carrying out subsection (a),
the Secretary--
            (1) shall publish notice in the Federal Register within 30
        days after the date of enactment of this Act of implementation
        of the fishing capacity reduction plan;
            (2) provide for public comment for a period of 60 days
        after publication; and
            (3) adopt final regulations to implement the plan within 45
        days after the close of the public comment period under
        paragraph (2).
    (c) Plan Components.--The fishery capacity reduction plan shall--
            (1) provide for a significant reduction in the fishing
        capacity in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries;
            (2) permanently revoke all State and Federal fishery
        licenses, fishery permits, area and species endorsements, and
        any other fishery privileges for West Coast groundfish, Pacific
        pink shrimp, Dungeness crab, and Pacific salmon (troll permits
        only) issued to a vessel or vessels (or to persons on the basis
        of their operation or ownership of that vessel or vessels) for
        which a Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries reduction permit is
        issued under section 600.1011(b) of title 50, Code of Federal
        Regulations;
            (3) ensure that the Secretary of Transportation is notified
        of each vessel for which a reduction permit is surrendered and
        revoked under the program, with a request that such Secretary
        permanently revoke the fishery endorsement of each such vessel
        and  refuse permission to transfer any such vessel to a foreign
flag under subsection (f) of this section;
            (4) ensure that vessels removed from the Pacific Coast
        groundfish fisheries under the program are made permanently
        ineligible to participate in any fishery worldwide, and that
        the owners of such vessels contractually agree that such
        vessels will operate only under the United States flag or be
        scrapped as a reduction vessel pursuant to section 600.1011(c)
        of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations;
            (5) ensure that vessels removed from the Pacific Coast
        groundfish fisheries, the owners of such vessels, and the
        holders of fishery permits for such vessels forever relinquish
        any claim associated with such vessel, permits, and any catch
        history associated with such vessel or permits that could
        qualify such vessel, vessel owner, or permit holder for any
        present or future limited access system fishing permits in the
        United States fisheries based on such vessel, permits, or catch
        history; and
            (6) notwithstanding section 1111(b) of the Merchant Marine
        Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f(b)(4)), establish a repayment
        period for the reduction loan of not less than 30 years.
    (d) Funding for Buyback of Vessels and Permits.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be available to the Secretary
        to complete the purchase of vessels and permits under the
        fishery capacity reduction plan the sum of $50,000,000, of
        which--
                    (A) $25,000,000 shall be from amounts appropriated
                to the Secretary for this purpose (the appropriation of
                which is hereby authorized for fiscal year 2002, with
                any amounts not expended in fiscal year 2002 to remain
                available until expended); and
                    (B) $25,000,000 shall be from an industry fee
                system established under subsection (e).
            (2) Advance of industry fee portion.--The industry fee
        portion under paragraph (1)(B) for fiscal year 2002 and
        thereafter shall be financed by a reduction loan under sections
        1111 and 1112 of title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46
        U.S.C. App. 1279f and 1279g).
    (e) Industry Fees.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the fishery capacity reduction
        plan, the Secretary shall establish an industry fee system
        under section 312(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
        Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(d)) to
        generate revenue to repay the loan provided under subsection
        (d)(2).
            (2) Allocation of fees.--The Secretary shall allocate the
        fees payable under the industry fee system among--
                    (A) holders of Pacific Coast groundfish permits,
                    (B) holders of Washington, Oregon, and California
                pink shrimp fishing permits,
                    (C) holders of Washington, Oregon, and California
                salmon trolling permits, and
                    (D) holders of Washington, Oregon, and California
                Dungeness crab fishing permits,
        so that the percentage of the revenue generated by the fee
        system from holders of each kind of permit will correspond to
        the percentage of the total amount paid under buyback program
        for that kind of permit.
    (f) Duties of Secretary of Transportation.--
            (1) Revocation of endorsement.--The Secretary of
        Transportation shall, upon notification and request by the
        Secretary, for each vessel identified in such notification and
        request--
                    (A) permanently revoke any fishery endorsement
                issued to such vessel under section 12108 of title 46,
                United States Code; and
                    (B) refuse to grant the approval required under
                section 9(c)(2) of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C.
                App. 808(c)(2)) for the placement of such vessel under
                foreign registry or the operation of such vessel under
                the authority of a foreign country.
            (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall, after notice and
        opportunity for public comment, adopt final regulations not
        later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to
        prohibit any vessel for which a reduction permit is surrendered
        and revoked under the fishing capacity reduction program
        required by this section from engaging in fishing activities on
        the high seas or under the jurisdiction of any foreign country
        while operating under the United States flag.
    (g) Regulatory Flexibility.--Any requirements of chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code,
or any Executive order that would, in the opinion of the Secretary,
prevent the Secretary from meeting the deadlines set forth in this
section shall not apply to the fishing capacity reduction program or
the promulgation of regulations to implement such program required by
this section.

SEC. 5. COLLECTION OF INDUSTRY FEES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
the States of California, Oregon, and Washington to collect program
fees paid under the system established under section 4(e).
    (b) Withholding Fee From Purchase Price.--The fee for each vessel
required to pay a program fee under that system shall be deducted by
the first ex-vessel fish purchaser from the proceeds otherwise payable
to the seller and forwarded to the appropriate State at the same time
and in the same manner as other fees or taxes are forwarded to that
State.
    (c) State To Collect and Forward Fees.--Upon receipt of program
fees forwarded by fish purchasers under subsection (b), the State shall
forward the fees to the Secretary in the manner provided for in the
agreement established under subsection (a).
    (d) Fish-processing Vessels Treated as Purchasers.--A vessel
which--
            (1) both harvests and processes fish; or
            (2) receives fish from a harvesting vessel and processes
        that fish on board,
shall be considered to be the first ex-vessel fish purchaser with
respect to the fish processed on the vessel and shall forward the
appropriate fees to the appropriate State at the same time and in the
same manner as other fees or taxes are forwarded to that State.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENT OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936, TO EXPAND PURPOSES
              OF CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 607(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
(46 U.S.C. App. 1177(a)) is amended by striking ``of this section.''
and inserting ``of this section. Any agreement entered into under this
section may be modified for the purpose of encouraging the
sustainability of the fisheries of the United States by making the
termination and withdrawal of a capital construction fund a qualified
withdrawal if done in exchange for the retirement of the related
commercial fishing vessels and related commercial fishing permits.''.
    (b) New Qualified Withdrawals.--
            (1) Amendments to merchant marine act, 1936.--Section
        607(f)(1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App.
        1177(f)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``for:'' and inserting
                ``for--'';
                    (B) by striking ``vessel,'' in subparagraph (A) and
                inserting ``vessel;'';
                    (C) by striking ``vessel, or'' in subparagraph (B)
                and inserting ``vessel;'';
                    (D) by striking ``vessel.'' in subparagraph (C) and
                inserting ``vessel;'';
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following:
                    ``(D) the payment of an industry fee authorized by
                the fishing capacity reduction program under section
                312(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(b));
                    ``(E) in the case of any such person or shareholder
                for whose benefit such fund was established or any
                shareholder of such person, a rollover contribution
                (within the meaning of section 408(d)(3) of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to such person's or
                shareholder's individual retirement plan (as defined in
                section 7701(a)(37) of such Code); or
                    ``(F) the payment to a person or corporation
                terminating a capital construction fund for whose
                benefit the fund was established and retiring related
                commercial fishing vessels and permits.''; and
            (F) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) The Secretary by regulation shall establish procedures to
ensure that any person making a qualified withdrawal authorized under
paragraph (1)(F) retires the related commercial use of fishing vessels
and commercial fishery permits.''.
            (2) Amendments to internal revenue code of 1986.--Section
        7518(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
        purposes of qualified withdrawals) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``for:'' and  inserting  ``for--'';
                    (B) by striking ``vessel, or'' in subparagraph (B)
                and inserting ``vessel;'';
                    (C) by striking ``vessel.'' in subparagraph (C) and
                inserting ``vessel;'';
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following:
                    ``(D) the payment of an industry fee authorized by
                the fishing capacity reduction program under section
                312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a);
                    ``(E) in the case of any person or shareholder for
                whose benefit such fund was established or any
                shareholder of such person, a rollover contribution
                (within the meaning of section 408(d)(3)) to such
                person's or shareholder's individual retirement plan
                (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)); or
                    ``(F) the payment to a person terminating a capital
                construction fund for whose benefit the fund was
                established and retiring related commercial fishing
                vessels and permits.''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary by regulation shall
        establish procedures to ensure that any person making a
        qualified withdrawal authorized by subparagraph (F) retires the
        related commercial use of fishing vessels and commercial
        fishery permits.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to withdrawals made after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) initiate a pilot project under which fishermen covered by the West Coast groundfish fishery may make charitable donations of fishery bycatch; (2) report on specified actions to provide disaster relief to fishing communities affected by the commercial failure in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery; and (3) implement an expedited capacity reduction plan for such fishery, including a buyback of fishing permits and vessels, and establishment of an industry fee system to be collected by California, Oregon, and Washington and forwarded to the Secretary.Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to make a fund termination and withdrawal from the (nontaxable) capital construction fund a qualified withdrawal if done in exchange for the retirement of a commercial fishing permit and vessel. Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting such funds to: (1) consider a withdrawal made for payment of an industry fee authorized by this Act a qualified (nontaxable) withdrawal; and (2) permit fund rollover into an individual retirement account (IRA).