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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Free Flow of Information Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to guarantee the free flow of
information to the public through a free and active press as the most
effective check upon Government abuse, while protecting the right of
the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of
justice.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``attorney for the United States'' means the
        Attorney General, any United States Attorney, Department of
        Justice prosecutor, special prosecutor, or other officer or
        employee of the United States in the executive branch of
        Government or any independent regulatory agency with the
        authority to obtain a subpoena or other compulsory process;
            (2) the term ``communication service provider''--
                    (A) means any person that transmits information of
                the customer's choosing by electronic means; and
                    (B) includes a telecommunications carrier, an
                information service provider, an interactive computer
                service provider, and an information content provider
                (as such terms are defined in sections 3 and 230 of the
                Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153 and 230));
                and
            (3) the term ``journalist'' means a person who, for
        financial gain or livelihood, is engaged in gathering,
        preparing, collecting, photographing, recording, writing,
        editing, reporting, or publishing news or information as a
        salaried employee of or independent contractor for a newspaper,
        news journal, news agency, book publisher, press association,
        wire service, radio or television station, network, magazine,
        Internet news service, or other professional medium or agency
        which has as 1 of its regular functions the processing and
        researching of news or information intended for dissemination
        to the public.

SEC. 4. COMPELLED DISCLOSURE AT THE REQUEST OF ATTORNEYS FOR THE UNITED
              STATES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in any
criminal investigation or prosecution, a Federal court may not, upon
the request of an attorney for the United States, compel a journalist,
any person who employs or has an independent contract with a
journalist, or a communication service provider to disclose--
            (1) information identifying a source who provided
        information under a promise or agreement of confidentiality
        made by the journalist while acting in a professional
        newsgathering capacity; or
            (2) any records, communication data, documents, or
        information that the journalist obtained or created while
        acting in a professional newsgathering capacity and upon a
        promise or agreement that such records, communication data,
        documents, or information would be confidential.
    (b) Disclosure.--Compelled disclosures otherwise prohibited under
subsection (a) may be ordered only if a court, after providing the
journalist, or any person who employs or has an independent contract
with a journalist, notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines by
clear and convincing evidence that--
            (1) the attorney for the United States has exhausted
        alternative sources of the information;
            (2) to the extent possible, the subpoena--
                    (A) avoids requiring production of a large volume
                of unpublished material; and
                    (B) is limited to--
                            (i) the verification of published
                        information; and
                            (ii) surrounding circumstances relating to
                        the accuracy of the published information;
            (3) the attorney for the United States has given reasonable
        and timely notice of a demand for documents;
            (4) nondisclosure of the information would be contrary to
        the public interest, taking into account both the public
        interest in compelling disclosure and the public interest in
        newsgathering and maintaining a free flow of information to
        citizens;
            (5) there are reasonable grounds, based on an alternative,
        independent source, to believe that a crime has occurred, and
        that the information sought is critical to the investigation or
        prosecution, particularly with respect to directly establishing
        guilt or innocence; and
            (6) the subpoena is not being used to obtain peripheral,
        nonessential, or speculative information.

SEC. 5. COMPELLED DISCLOSURE AT THE REQUEST OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a Federal
court may not, upon the request of a criminal defendant, compel a
journalist, any person who employs or has an independent contract with
a journalist, or a communication service provider to disclose--
            (1) information identifying a source who provided
        information under a promise or agreement of confidentiality
        made by the journalist while acting in a professional
        newsgathering capacity; or
            (2) any records, communication data, documents, or
        information that the journalist obtained or created while
        acting in a professional newsgathering capacity and under a
        promise or agreement that such records, communication data,
        documents, or information would be confidential.
    (b) Disclosure.--Compelled disclosures otherwise prohibited under
subsection (a) may be ordered only if a court, after providing the
journalist, or any person who employs or has an independent contract
with a journalist, notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines by
clear and convincing evidence that--
            (1) the criminal defendant has exhausted alternative
        sources of the information;
            (2) there are reasonable grounds, based on an alternative
        source, to believe that the information sought is directly
        relevant to the question of guilt or innocence or to a fact
        that is critical to enhancement or mitigation of a sentence;
            (3) the subpoena is not being used to obtain peripheral,
        nonessential, or speculative information; and
            (4) nondisclosure of the information would be contrary to
        the public interest, taking into account the public interest in
        compelling disclosure, the defendant's interest in a fair
        trial, and the public interest in newsgathering and in
        maintaining the free flow of information.

SEC. 6. CIVIL LITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in any civil
action, a Federal court may not compel a journalist, any person who
employs or has an independent contract with a journalist, or a
communication service provider to disclose--
            (1) information identifying a source who provided
        information under a promise or agreement of confidentiality
        made by the journalist while acting in a professional
        newsgathering capacity; or
            (2) any records, communication data, documents, or
        information that the journalist obtained or created while
        acting in a professional newsgathering capacity and upon a
        promise or agreement that such records, communication data,
        documents, or information would be confidential.
    (b) Disclosure.--Compelled disclosures otherwise prohibited under
(a) may be ordered only if a court, after providing the journalist, or
any person who employs or has an independent contract with a
journalist, notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines by clear
and convincing evidence that--
            (1) the party seeking the information has exhausted
        alternative sources of the information;
            (2) the information sought is critical to the successful
        completion of the civil action;
            (3) nondisclosure of the information would be contrary to
        the public interest, taking into account both the public
        interest in compelling disclosure and the public interest in
        newsgathering and in maintaining the free flow of information
        to the widest possible degree about all matters that enter the
        public sphere;
            (4) the subpoena is not being used to obtain peripheral,
        nonessential, or speculative information;
            (5) to the extent possible, the subpoena--
                    (A) avoids requiring production of a large volume
                of unpublished material; and
                    (B) is limited to--
                            (i) the verification of published
                        information; and
                            (ii) surrounding circumstances relating to
                        the accuracy of the published information; and
            (6) the party seeking the information has given reasonable
        and timely notice of the demand for documents.

SEC. 7. EXCEPTION FOR JOURNALIST'S EYEWITNESS OBSERVATIONS OR
              PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL OR TORTIOUS CONDUCT.

    Notwithstanding sections 1 through 6, a journalist, any person who
employs or has an independent contract with a journalist, or a
communication service provider has no privilege against disclosure of
any information, record, document, or item obtained as the result of
the eyewitness observations of criminal conduct or commitment of
criminal or tortious conduct by the journalist, including any physical
evidence or visual or audio recording of the observed conduct, if a
court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the party
seeking to compel disclosure under this section has exhausted
reasonable efforts to obtain the information from alternative sources.
This section does not apply if the alleged criminal or tortious conduct
is the act of communicating the documents or information at issue.

SEC. 8. EXCEPTION TO PREVENT DEATH OR SUBSTANTIAL BODILY INJURY.

    Notwithstanding sections 1 through 6, a journalist, any person who
employs or has an independent contract with a journalist, or
communication service provider has no privilege against disclosure of
any information to the extent such information is reasonably necessary
to stop or prevent reasonably certain--
            (1) death; or
            (2) substantial bodily harm.

SEC. 9. EXCEPTION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 1 through 6, a
journalist, any person who employs or has an independent contract with
a journalist, or communication service provider has no privilege
against disclosure of any records, communication data, documents,
information, or items described in sections 4(a), 5(a), or 6(a) sought
by an attorney for the United States by subpoena, court order, or other
compulsory process, if a court has provided the journalist, or any
person who employs or has an independent contract with a journalist,
notice and an opportunity to be heard, and determined by clear and
convincing evidence, that--
            (1) disclosure of information identifying the source is
        necessary to prevent an act of terrorism or to prevent
        significant and actual harm to the national security, and the
        value of the information that would be disclosed clearly
        outweighs the harm to the public interest and the free flow of
        information that would be caused by compelling the disclosure;
        or
            (2) in a criminal investigation or prosecution of an
        unauthorized disclosure of properly classified Government
        information by an employee of the United States, such
        unauthorized disclosure has seriously damaged the national
        security, alternative sources of the information identifying
        the source have been exhausted, and the harm caused by the
        unauthorized disclosure of properly classified Government
        information clearly outweighs the value to the public of the
        disclosed information.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to limit any authority of the Government under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

SEC. 10. JOURNALIST'S SOURCES AND WORK PRODUCT PRODUCED WITHOUT PROMISE
              OR AGREEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY.

    Nothing in this Act shall supersede, dilute, or preclude any law or
court decision compelling or not compelling disclosure by a journalist,
any person who employs or has an independent contract with a
journalist, or a communications service provider of--
            (1) information identifying a source who provided
        information without a promise or agreement of confidentiality
        made by the journalist while acting in a professional
        newsgathering capacity; or
            (2) records, communication data, documents, or information
        obtained without a promise or agreement that such records,
        communication data, documents, or information would be
        confidential.

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Free Flow of Information Act of 2006 - Prohibits federal courts in criminal or civil proceedings from compelling journalists to disclose their confidential sources or information which they obtain in a professional newsgathering capacity. Allows exceptions if a court finds that: (1) alternative means of obtaining such confidential information have been exhausted and reasonable and timely notice of a demand for such information has been given; (2) subpoenas for such information are limited in scope; (3) such information is critical to pending criminal or civil litigation; and (4) nondisclosure of such information would be contrary to the public interest.

Denies journalists a privilege against disclosure of confidential information if such information: (1) was obtained by eyewitness observations of criminal conduct by a journalist or involvement of such journalist in criminal or tortious conduct; (2) is necessary to prevent death or substantial bodily harm; (3) is necessary to protect national security; and (4) was provided or obtained without a promise of confidentiality.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Netizens Protection Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INITIATION OF TRANSMISSION OF UNSOLICITED
              ELECTRONIC MAIL.

    (a) In General.--No person may initiate, or cause to be initiated,
the transmission of an unsolicited electronic mail message in or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce if the message--
            (1) does not contain the name, physical address, and
        electronic mail address of the person who initiates the
        transmission of the message;
            (2) does not provide an electronic method by which the
        recipient of the message can contact the person who initiated
        the transmission of the message to request that no further such
        messages be sent, which method may include electronic mail or
        Internet access; or
            (3)(A) is part of a bulk transmission of such messages; and
            (B) includes information that is located in the subject
        line of the message and is false or misleading with respect to
        the body of the message.
    (b) Treatment of State Laws.--Subsection (a) may not be construed
to preempt any State law relating to unsolicited commercial electronic
mail.
    (c) Private Right of Action.--
            (1) Cause of action.--Any person adversely affected by a
        violation of subsection (a) may, within 1 year after discovery
        of the violation, bring a civil action against a person who
        violates such subsection in a district court of the United
        States or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the
        district or jurisdiction in which the unsolicited electronic
        mail message was received or in which the defendant is located.
            (2) Relief.--In a civil action under this subsection, the
        court may--
                    (A) grant temporary and final injunctions on such
                terms as it may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain
                violations of subsection (a);
                    (B) award damages as described in paragraph (3);
                and
                    (C) direct the recovery of full costs, including
                awarding reasonable attorneys' fees to an aggrieved
                party who prevails.
            (3) Damages.--
                    (A) Amount.--The amount of damages in an action
                under this subsection for a violation of subsection (a)
                may not exceed $500 for each unsolicited electronic
                mail message the transmission of which was initiated in
                violation of such subsection. The court shall treble
                the amount recovered under the preceding sentence for
                any transmission of an unsolicited electronic mail
                message to the aggrieved party in violation of
                subsection (a) that the court finds was initiated after
                the aggrieved party contacted the initiator of the
                transmission to request that the initiator not initiate
                further transmissions of such mail to such person.
                    (B) Relationship to other damages.--Damages awarded
                under this paragraph for a violation under subsection
                (a) are in addition to any other damages awardable for
                the violation under any other provision of law.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS AGAINST USE OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICES TO
              INITIATE UNSOLICITED ELECTRONIC MAIL.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--Each interactive computer service
provider shall make available to each customer of the interactive
computer servicer of the provider the policy of the provider regarding
unsolicited electronic mail, including any option the provider may have
for the customer to elect to receive or not to receive unsolicited
electronic mail and any other options customers may exercise to
restrict the receipt of unsolicited electronic mail. Such policy shall
be set forth in writing, in clear and understandable language, in the
agreement for the provision of the interactive computer service by the
customer.
    (b) Violation of Policy Against Bulk Mail.--No customer of an
interactive computer service provider may use the equipment or
facilities of the provider to initiate, or cause to be initiated, the
bulk transmission of an unsolicited electronic mail message if the
policy referred to in subsection (a) of the provider prohibits the
initiation of such bulk transmissions.
    (c) Cause of Action.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to any other remedies
        available under any other provision of law, any interactive
        computer service provider adversely affected by a violation of
        subsection (b) may bring a civil action in a district court of
        the United States against a person who violates such
        subsection.
            (2) Relief.--
                    (A) In general.--An action may be brought under
                paragraph (1) to enjoin a violation of subsection (b),
                to obtain damages as specified in subparagraph (B), or
                to obtain such further and other relief as the court
                considers appropriate.
                    (B) Damages.--The amount of damages in an action
                under this subsection for a violation of subsection (b)
                may not exceed $500 for each unsolicited electronic
                mail message the transmission of which was initiated in
                violation of such subsection.
                    (C) Relationship to other damages.--Damages awarded
                under this paragraph for a violation of subsection (b)
                are in addition to any other damages awardable for the
                violation under any other provision of law.
                    (D) Cost and fees.--The court may, in issuing any
                final order in any action brought under this
                subsection, award costs of suit, reasonable costs of
                obtaining service of process, reasonable attorney fees,
                and expert witness fees for the prevailing party.
            (3) Venue; service of process.--Any civil action brought
        under this subsection in a district court of the United States
        may be brought in the district in which the defendant or in
        which the interactive computer service provider is located, is
        an inhabitant, or transacts business or wherever venue is
        proper under section 1391 of title 28, United States Code.
        Process in such an action may be served in any district in
        which the defendant is an inhabitant or in which the defendant
        may be found.

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE PROVIDERS.

    (a) In General.--An interactive computer service provider who, in
good faith, takes action to restrict or prevent the receipt of
unsolicited electronic mail by its customers shall not be liable for
any harm resulting from failure to prevent such receipt.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) may not be construed to
prevent or restrict the liability of any interactive computer service
provider for any failure to provide any services other than restriction
or prevention for customers of receipt of unsolicited electronic mail.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Bulk.--The term ``bulk'' means, with respect to the
        transmission of an electronic mail message, the transmission,
        within a 7-day period, of such a message or messages that are
        identical or substantially similar to 50 or more intended
        recipients.
            (2) Initiate the transmission.--The term ``initiate the
        transmission'' means, with respect to an electronic mail, to
        originate the message, and does not include the actions of any
        interactive computer service whose facilities or services are
        used only to relay, handle, or otherwise retransmit the
        message.
            (3) Interactive computer service.--The term ``interactive
        computer service'' has the meaning given such term in section
        230(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(e)).
            (4) Interactive computer service provider.--The term
        ``interactive computer service provider'' means the provider of
        an interactive computer service.
            (5) Recipient.--The term ``recipient'' means, with respect
        to an electronic mail message, an individual electronic mail
        address to which the message is directed, without regard to
        whether such address corresponds to a person, computer, list
        server, or other automated electronic device.
            (6) Unsolicited electronic mail.--The term ``unsolicited
        electronic mail'' means electronic mail unless such mail is
        transmitted (A) to any person with that person's prior express
        invitation or permission, or (B) to any person with whom the
        sender has an established business or personal relationship.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 60-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to
transmissions of electronic mail initiated after the expiration of such
period.

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Requires each interactive computer service provider to make available to each of its customers its policy regarding unsolicited e-mail, including options for the customer to elect to receive or not receive such e-mail. Prohibits customers from using the equipment or facilities of the provider to initiate the bulk transmission of an unsolicited e-mail message if the provider's policy prohibits such bulk transmissions. Provides a right of action for providers adversely affected by customer violations of such prohibition.
States that a provider who in good faith takes action to restrict or prevent the receipt of unsolicited e-mail by its customers shall not be liable for any harm resulting from the failure to prevent such receipt.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study and Develop
Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) approximately 4,000,000 Africans and their descendants
        were enslaved in the United States and colonies that became the
        United States from 1619 to 1865;
            (2) the institution of slavery was constitutionally and
        statutorily sanctioned by the Government of the United States
        from 1789 through 1865;
            (3) the slavery that flourished in the United States
        constituted an immoral and inhumane deprivation of Africans'
        life, liberty, African citizenship rights, and cultural
        heritage, and denied them the fruits of their own labor;
            (4) a preponderance of scholarly, legal, community
        evidentiary documentation and popular culture markers
        constitute the basis for inquiry into the on-going effects of
        the institution of slavery and its legacy of persistent
        systemic structures of discrimination on living African-
        Americans and society in the United States; and
            (5) following the abolition of slavery the United States
        Government, at the Federal, State, and local level, continued
        to perpetuate, condone and often profit from practices that
        continued to brutalize and disadvantage African-Americans,
        including share cropping, convict leasing, Jim Crow, redlining,
        unequal education, and disproportionate treatment at the hands
        of the criminal justice system; and
            (6) as a result of the historic and continued
        discrimination, African-Americans continue to suffer
        debilitating economic, educational, and health hardships
        including but not limited to; having nearly 1,000,000 Black
        people incarcerated; an unemployment rate more than twice the
        current White unemployment rate; and an average of less than
        \1/16\ of the wealth of White families, a disparity which has
        worsened, not improved over time.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission
to study and develop Reparation proposals for African-Americans as a
result of--
            (1) the institution of slavery, including both the Trans-
        Atlantic and the domestic ``trade'' which existed from 1565 in
        colonial Florida and from 1619 through 1865 within the other
        colonies that became the United States, and which included the
        Federal and State governments which constitutionally and
        statutorily supported the institution of slavery;
            (2) the de jure and de facto discrimination against freed
        slaves and their descendants from the end of the Civil War to
        the present, including economic, political, educational, and
        social discrimination;
            (3) the lingering negative effects of the institution of
        slavery and the discrimination described in paragraphs (1) and
        (2) on living African-Americans and on society in the United
        States;
            (4) the manner in which textual and digital instructional
        resources and technologies are being used to deny the
        inhumanity of slavery and the crime against humanity of people
        of African descent in the United States;
            (5) the role of Northern complicity in the Southern based
        institution of slavery;
            (6) the direct benefits to societal institutions, public
        and private, including higher education, corporations,
        religious and associational;
            (7) and thus, recommend appropriate ways to educate the
        American public of the Commission's findings;
            (8) and thus, recommend appropriate remedies in
        consideration of the Commission's findings on the matters
        described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6); and
            (9) submit to the Congress the results of such examination,
        together with such recommendations.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission to Study
and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans (hereinafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Duties.--The Commission shall perform the following duties:
            (1) Identify, compile and synthesize the relevant corpus of
        evidentiary documentation of the institution of slavery which
        existed within the United States and the colonies that became
        the United States from 1619 through 1865. The Commission's
        documentation and examination shall include but not be limited
        to the facts related to--
                    (A) the capture and procurement of Africans;
                    (B) the transport of Africans to the United States
                and the colonies that became the United States for the
                purpose of enslavement, including their treatment
                during transport;
                    (C) the sale and acquisition of Africans as chattel
                property in interstate and intrastate commerce;
                    (D) the treatment of African slaves in the colonies
                and the United States, including the deprivation of
                their freedom, exploitation of their labor, and
                destruction of their culture, language, religion, and
                families; and
                    (E) the extensive denial of humanity, sexual abuse
                and the chatellization of persons.
            (2) The role which the Federal and State governments of the
        United States supported the institution of slavery in
        constitutional and statutory provisions, including the extent
        to which such governments prevented, opposed, or restricted
        efforts of formerly enslaved Africans and their descendents to
        repatriate to their homeland.
            (3) The Federal and State laws that discriminated against
        formerly enslaved Africans and their descendents who were
        deemed United States citizens from 1868 to the present.
            (4) The other forms of discrimination in the public and
        private sectors against freed African slaves and their
        descendents who were deemed United States citizens from 1868 to
        the present, including redlining, educational funding
        discrepancies, and predatory financial practices.
            (5) The lingering negative effects of the institution of
        slavery and the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
        (4), (5), and (6) on living African-Americans and on society in
        the United States.
            (6) Recommend appropriate ways to educate the American
        public of the Commission's findings.
            (7) Recommend appropriate remedies in consideration of the
        Commission's findings on the matters described in paragraphs
        (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6). In making such
        recommendations, the Commission shall address among other
        issues, the following questions:
                    (A) How such recommendations comport with
                international standards of remedy for wrongs and
                injuries caused by the State, that include full
                reparations and special measures, as understood by
                various relevant international protocols, laws, and
                findings.
                    (B) How the Government of the United States will
                offer a formal apology on behalf of the people of the
                United States for the perpetration of gross human
                rights violations and crimes against humanity on
                African slaves and their descendants.
                    (C) How Federal laws and policies that continue to
                disproportionately and negatively affect African-
                Americans as a group, and those that purpetuate the
                lingering effects, materially and psycho-social, can be
                eliminated.
                    (D) How the injuries resulting from matters
                described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and
                (6) can be reversed and provide appropriate policies,
                programs, projects and recommendations for the purpose
                of reversing the injuries.
                    (E) How, in consideration of the Commission's
                findings, any form of compensation to the descendants
                of enslaved African is calculated.
                    (F) What form of compensation should be awarded,
                through what instrumentalities and who should be
                eligible for such compensation.
                    (G) How, in consideration of the Commission's
                findings, any other forms of rehabilitation or
                restitution to African descendants is warranted and
                what the form and scope of those measures should take.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Commission shall submit a written
report of its findings and recommendations to the Congress not later
than the date which is one year after the date of the first meeting of
the Commission held pursuant to section 4(c).

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--(1) The Commission shall be composed
of 13 members, who shall be appointed, within 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, as follows:
            (A) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
            (B) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
        House of Representatives.
            (C) One member shall be appointed by the President pro
        tempore of the Senate.
            (D) Six members shall be selected from the major civil
        society and reparations organizations that have historically
        championed the cause of reparatory justice.
    (2) All members of the Commission shall be persons who are
especially qualified to serve on the Commission by virtue of their
education, training, activism or experience, particularly in the field
of African-American studies and reparatory justice.
    (b) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the life of
the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the powers
of the Commission and shall be filled in the same manner in which the
original appointment was made.
    (c) First Meeting.--The President shall call the first meeting of
the Commission within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act or within 30 days after the date on which legislation is enacted
making appropriations to carry out this Act, whichever date is later.
    (d) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (e) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Commission shall elect a Chair and
Vice Chair from among its members. The term of office of each shall be
for the life of the Commission.
    (f) Compensation.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
member of the Commission shall receive compensation at the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-18 of the
General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for
each day, including travel time, during which he or she is engaged in
the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission.
    (2) A member of the Commission who is a full-time officer or
employee of the United States or a Member of Congress shall receive no
additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of his or her service
to the Commission.
    (3) All members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel,
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the
performance of their duties to the extent authorized by chapter 57 of
title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and sit and
act at such times and at such places in the United States, and request
the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of
such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents,
as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may invoke the
aid of an appropriate United States district court to require, by
subpoena or otherwise, such attendance, testimony, or production.
    (b) Powers of Subcommittees and Members.--Any subcommittee or
member of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
action which the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may acquire directly
from the head of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
executive branch of the Government, available information which the
Commission considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of
the Government shall cooperate with the Commission with respect to such
information and shall furnish all information requested by the
Commission to the extent permitted by law.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to section 5311(b)
of title 5, United States Code, appoint and fix the compensation of
such personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The staff of the
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates, except that the compensation of any
employee of the Commission may not exceed a rate equal to the annual
rate of basic pay payable for GS-18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure the
services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions
of section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate
payable under section 5332 of such title.
    (d) Administrative Support Services.--The Commission may enter into
agreements with the Administrator of General Services for procurement
of financial and administrative services necessary for the discharge of
the duties of the Commission. Payment for such services shall be made
by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the Administrator.
    (e) Contracts.--The Commission may--
            (1) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in
        accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the
        extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations
        Acts; and
            (2) enter into contracts with departments, agencies, and
        instrumentalities of the Federal Government, State agencies,
        and private firms, institutions, and agencies, for the conduct
        of research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other
        activities necessary for the discharge of the duties of the
        Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in
        appropriations Acts.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the
Commission submits its report to the Congress under section 3(c).

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    To carry out the provisions of this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated $12,000,000.

Output: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act  This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Total Overhaul of Totalization
Agreements Law of 2007''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION OF TOTALIZATION AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDING FOR
              APPROPRIATE EXCHANGE OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES OR
              CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 233(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 433(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for the purposes of''
        and all that follows and inserting the following: ``for the
        purposes of providing appropriate exchange between the parties
        to such agreements of taxes or contributions paid under their
        respective social security systems, as provided in subsection
        (c)(1).''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting the
        following:
    ``(c)(1) Any agreement establishing a totalization arrangement
pursuant to this section between the United States and another country
shall provide that--
            ``(A) in any case in which--
                    ``(i) an individual who is a citizen or national of
                the other country or lawfully admitted to the other
                country for permanent residence in the other country
                becomes entitled to cash benefits under the social
                security system of the other country, and
                    ``(ii) such individual (or, in the case of a
                survivor or derivative benefit, the individual on whose
                contributions such benefits are based) has been
                credited with at least 6 quarters of coverage as
                defined in section 213 based on wages paid for services
                performed in the United States or self-employment
                income derived in the United States,
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Federal
        Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
        Disability Insurance Trust Fund to the other country amounts
        appropriated to each such Trust Fund under section 201 in
        connection with taxes under chapters 2 and 21 of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 paid in connection with such wages and
        self-employment income, and
            ``(B) in any case in which--
                    ``(i) an individual who is a citizen or national of
                the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent
                residence in the United States becomes entitled to cash
                benefits under this title, and
                    ``(ii) such individual (or, in the case of a
                survivor or derivative benefit, the individual on whose
                wages and self-employment income such benefits are
                based) has been credited with a period of coverage
                under the social security system of the other country,
                based on service performed, or earnings derived, in the
                other country, equivalent (under the terms of the
                agreement) to 6 quarters of coverage as defined in
                section 213,
        the other country shall pay to the United States an amount
        equivalent to any taxes or other contributions paid by the
        credited individual described in clause (ii) or such
        individual's employer to the social security system of the
        other country, based on such service or earnings, as required
        under the social security system of the other country.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 233(c)(3) of such Act is amended
to read as follows:
    ``(3) Any such agreement shall provide for the exchange of such
information between the parties to the agreement as is necessary to
provide for the transfers between the parties under paragraph (1). The
Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of Social Security shall
exchange such information as is necessary to enable the Secretary of
the Treasury to carry out any transfers referred to in paragraph
(1)(A).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to agreements becoming effective on or after January
1, 2007.

SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS BASED ON EARNINGS BY
              INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE SUCH INDIVIDUALS
              WERE NOT CITIZENS, NATIONALS, OR LAWFUL PERMANENT
              RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND WERE NOT AUTHORIZED TO
              BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 215(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) For purposes of subsections (b) and (d), in computing an
individual's average indexed monthly earnings (or in the case of an
individual whose primary insurance amount is computed under section
215(a) as in effect prior to January 1979, average monthly wage), such
individual shall not be credited with any wages paid to such individual
for services performed in the United States, or any self-employment
income derived by such individual in the United States, if such
services were performed, or such self-employment income was derived,
while such individual was neither a citizen or national of the United
States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States and was not authorized to be employed in the United States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to wages paid, and self-employment income derived,
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Notwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415(f)(1)), as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall recompute all
primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to carry out such
amendments. Such amendments shall affect benefits only for months after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Total Overhaul of Totalization Agreements Law of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for agreements establishing a totalization arrangement between the United States and another country with respect to the exchange of funds and information between the countries on behalf citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of one country who become entitled to cash benefits under the other country's social security system.

Prohibits, in computing an individual's average indexed monthly earnings, the crediting of individuals under OASDI with wages from employment or self-employment in the United States performed while such individuals: (1) are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States; and (2) are not authorized by law to be employed in the United States.


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SECTION 1. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON INDEBTEDNESS WITH
              RESPECT TO THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F)
        and inserting ``, and'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) any qualified motor vehicle interest (within
                the meaning of paragraph (5)).''.
    (b) Qualified Motor Vehicle Interest.--Section 163(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Qualified motor vehicle interest.--For purposes of
        this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified motor
                vehicle interest' means any interest which is paid or
                accrued during the taxable year on any indebtedness
                which--
                            ``(i) is incurred after November 12, 2008,
                        and before January 1, 2010, in acquiring any
                        qualified motor vehicle of the taxpayer, and
                            ``(ii) is secured by such qualified motor
                        vehicle.
                Such term also includes any indebtedness secured by
                such qualified motor vehicle resulting from the
                refinancing of indebtedness meeting the requirements of
                the preceding sentence (or this sentence); but only to
                the extent the amount of the indebtedness resulting
                from such refinancing does not exceed the amount of the
                refinanced indebtedness.
                    ``(B) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount of
                indebtedness treated as described in subparagraph (A)
                for any period shall not exceed $49,500 ($24,750 in the
                case of a separate return by a married individual).
                    ``(C) Income limitation.--The amount otherwise
                treated as interest under subparagraph (A) for any
                taxable year (after the application of subparagraph
                (B)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
                amount which bears the same ratio to the amount which
                is so treated as--
                            ``(i) the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer's modified
                                adjusted gross income for such taxable
                                year, over
                                    ``(II) $125,000 ($250,000 in the
                                case of a joint return), bears to
                            ``(ii) $10,000.
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
                `modified adjusted gross income' means the adjusted
                gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year
                increased by any amount excluded from gross income
                under section 911, 931, or 933.
                    ``(D) Qualified motor vehicle.--The term `qualified
                motor vehicle' means a passenger automobile (within the
                meaning of section 30B(h)(3)) or a light truck (within
                the meaning of such section)--
                            ``(i) which is acquired for use by the
                        taxpayer and not for resale after November 12,
                        2008, and before January 1, 2010,
                            ``(ii) the original use of which commences
                        with the taxpayer, and
                            ``(iii) which has a gross vehicle weight
                        rating of not more than 8,500 pounds.''.
    (c) Deduction Allowed Above-the-Line.--Section 62(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph
(21) the following new paragraph:
            ``(22) Qualified motor vehicle interest.--The deduction
        allowed under section 163 by reason of subsection (h)(2)(G)
        thereof.''.
    (d) Reporting of Qualified Motor Vehicle Interest.--
            (1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of
        chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
        adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 6050X. RETURNS RELATING TO QUALIFIED MOTOR VEHICLE INTEREST
              RECEIVED IN TRADE OR BUSINESS FROM INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Qualified Motor Vehicle Interest.--Any person--
            ``(1) who is engaged in a trade or business, and
            ``(2) who, in the course of such trade or business,
        receives from any individual interest aggregating $600 or more
        for any calendar year on any indebtedness secured by a
        qualified motor vehicle (as defined in section 163(h)(5)(D)),
shall make the return described in subsection (b) with respect to each
individual from whom such interest was received at such time as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
    ``(b) Form and Manner of Returns.--A return is described in this
subsection if such return--
            ``(1) is in such form as the Secretary may prescribe,
            ``(2) contains--
                    ``(A) the name and address of the individual from
                whom the interest described in subsection (a)(2) was
                received,
                    ``(B) the amount of such interest received for the
                calendar year, and
                    ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may
                prescribe.
    ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Treated as persons.--The term `person' includes any
        governmental unit (and any agency or instrumentality thereof).
            ``(2) Special rules.--In the case of a governmental unit or
        any agency or instrumentality thereof--
                    ``(A) subsection (a) shall be applied without
                regard to the trade or business requirement contained
                therein, and
                    ``(B) any return required under subsection (a)
                shall be made by the officer or employee appropriately
                designated for the purpose of making such return.
    ``(d) Statements To Be Furnished to Individuals With Respect to
Whom Information Is Required.--Every person required to make a return
under subsection (a) shall furnish to each individual whose name is
required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing--
            ``(1) the name, address, and phone number of the
        information contact of the person required to make such return,
        and
            ``(2) the aggregate amount of interest described in
        subsection (a)(2) received by the person required to make such
        return from the individual to whom the statement is required to
        be furnished.
The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be
furnished on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar
year for which the return under subsection (a) was required to be made.
    ``(e) Returns Which Would Be Required To Be Made by 2 or More
Persons.--Except to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by
the Secretary, in the case of interest received by any person on behalf
of another person, only the person first receiving such interest shall
be required to make the return under subsection (a).''.
            (2) Amendments relating to penalties.--
                    (A) Section 6721(e)(2)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``or 6050L'' and inserting ``6050L, or
                6050X''.
                    (B) Section 6722(c)(1)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``or 6050L(c)'' and inserting ``6050L(c),
                or 6050X(d)''.
                    (C) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of such
                Code is amended by redesignating clauses (xvi) through
                (xxii) as clauses (xvii) through (xxiii), respectively,
                and by inserting after clause (xii) the following new
                clause:
                            ``(xvi) section 6050X (relating to returns
                        relating to qualified motor vehicle interest
                        received in trade or business from
                        individuals),''.
                    (D) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code
                is amended by striking the period at the end of
                subparagraph (DD) and inserting ``, or'' and by
                inserting after subparagraph (DD) the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(EE) section 6050X(d) (relating to returns
                relating to qualified motor vehicle interest received
                in trade or business from individuals).''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart
        B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6050W
        the following new item:

``Sec. 6050X. Returns relating to qualified motor vehicle interest
                            received in trade or business from
                            individuals.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR STATE SALES TAX AND EXCISE TAX ON
              THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 164 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Qualified motor vehicle taxes.''.
    (b) Qualified Motor Vehicle Taxes.--Subsection (b) of section 164
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Qualified motor vehicle taxes.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section,
                the term `qualified motor vehicle taxes' means any
                State or local sales or excise tax imposed on the
                purchase of a qualified motor vehicle (as defined in
                section 163(h)(5)(D)).
                    ``(B) Income limitation.--The amount otherwise
                taken into account under subparagraph (A) for any
                taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by
                the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount
                which is so treated as--
                            ``(i) the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer's modified
                                adjusted gross income for such taxable
                                year, over
                                    ``(II) $125,000 ($250,000 in the
                                case of a joint return), bears to
                            ``(ii) $10,000.
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
                `modified adjusted gross income' means the adjusted
                gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year
                increased by any amount excluded from gross income
                under section 911, 931, or 933.
                    ``(C) Qualified motor vehicle taxes not included in
                cost of acquired property.--The last sentence of
                subsection (a) shall not apply to any qualified motor
                vehicle taxes.
                    ``(D) Coordination with general sales tax.--This
                paragraph shall not apply in the case of a taxpayer who
                makes an election under paragraph (5) for the taxable
                year.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (5) of section 163(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 1, is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Exclusion.--If the indebtedness described in
                subparagraph (A) includes the amounts of any State or
                local sales or excise taxes paid or accrued by the
                taxpayer in connection with the acquisition of a
                qualified motor vehicle, the aggregate amount of such
                indebtedness taken into account under such subparagraph
                shall be reduced, but not below zero, by the amount of
                any such taxes for which a deduction is allowed under
                section 164(a) by reason of paragraph (6) thereof.'',
                and
            (2) by inserting ``, after the application of subparagraph
        (E),'' after ``for any period'' in subparagraph (B).
    (d) Deduction Allowed Above-the-Line.--Section 62(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 1, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (22) the following new paragraph:
            ``(23) Qualified motor vehicle taxes.--The deduction
        allowed under section 164 by reason of subsection (a)(6)
        thereof.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for: (1) interest paid on indebtedness (up to $49,500) incurred after November 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2010, for the purchase of a motor vehicle (i.e., passenger automobile or light truck) with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; and (2) state and local sales and excise taxes imposed on the purchase of such a motor vehicle.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retiree Health Care Task
Force Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a task force to be known as the ``Medicare
Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force'' (in this
Act referred to as the ``Task Force'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.

    (a) Study.--It shall be the duty of the Task Force to conduct a
comprehensive legal and factual study of the following matters:
            (1) Promises, commitments, or representations made to
        members of the Uniformed Services by Department of Defense
        personnel with respect to health care coverage of such members
        and their families after separation from the Uniformed
        Services.
            (2) Sharing agreements and contracts between the Department
        of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding
        health care coverage for military retirees and their
        dependents.
            (3) Proposals to provide for a full continuum of health
        care coverage for medicare eligible military retirees and their
        dependents, including any such proposal developed by the
        Department of Defense.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the Task Force first
meets, the Task Force shall submit a report to Congress which shall
contain a detailed statement of findings and conclusions of the Task
Force with respect to the studies conducted under subsection (a),
together with its recommendations for such legislative and
administrative actions as it considers appropriate.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Task Force shall be composed of 12
members appointed as follows:
            (1) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
        minority leader of the House of Representatives shall jointly
        appoint nine members from among qualified individuals as
        follows:
                    (A) Two members shall be representatives of
                veterans service organizations.
                    (B) Three members shall be representatives of
                military associations with retired enlisted members.
                    (C) One member shall be a representative of a
                retired officers association.
                    (D) Three members shall be health care
                professionals.
            (2) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint one member from
        among officers or employees of the Department of Defense.
            (3) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint one
        member from among officers or employees of the Department of
        Veterans Affairs.
            (4) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
        appoint one member from among officers or employees of the
        Department of Health and Human Services.
            (5) Not more than 6 members appointed under this subsection
        may be of the same political party.
    (b) Deadline for Appointment.--Members of the Task Force shall be
appointed by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (c) Terms of Appointment.--The term of any appointment under
subsection (a) to the Task Force shall be for the life of the Task
Force.
    (d) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A
vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made.
    (e) Waiver of Limitation on Executive Schedule Positions.--
Appointments may be made under this section without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Continuation of Membership.--If a member was appointed to the
Task Force as a Member of Congress and the member ceases to be a Member
of Congress, or was appointed to the Task Force because the member was
not an officer or employee of any government and later becomes an
officer or employee of a government, that member may continue as a
member.
    (g) Compensation.--Members of the Task Force shall receive no
additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on
the Task Force.
    (h) Expenses.--Each Member of the Task Force shall receive travel
expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence in accordance with
sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (i) Quorum.--Seven members of the Task Force shall constitute a
quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (j) Chairperson.--As the first order of business at the first
meeting of the Task Force, the members of the Task Force shall elect a
chairperson from among the members.
    (k) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson or a majority of its members.

SEC. 5. STAFF OF TASK FORCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

    (a) Director.--The Task Force shall, without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be paid at the minimum
annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Chairperson of the Task Force,
the Director may appoint and fix the pay of not more than eight
additional personnel.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The staff of the
Task Force may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that an
individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the minimum
annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-13 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Chairperson,
the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail,
on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or
agency to the Task Force to assist it in carrying out its duties under
this Act.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF TASK FORCE.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Task Force may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Task Force considers
appropriate.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the Task
Force may, if authorized by the Task Force, take any action which the
Task Force is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Task Force may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of that department or agency
shall furnish that information to the Task Force.
    (d) Mails.--The Task Force 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 Task
Force, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Task
Force, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services
necessary for the Task Force to carry out its responsibilities under
this Act.
    (f) Contract Authority.--The Task Force may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for supplies or
services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5).

SEC. 7. TERMINATION.

    The Task Force shall terminate 90 days after submitting the report
under section 3(b).

Output: Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 1998 - Establishes the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force to study and report to the Congress on matters relating to health care coverage of retired military personnel and their families, Federal sharing agreements relating to such care, and proposals to provide a full continuum of such coverage to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their dependents.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease State
Support Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE.

    In this Act, the term ``chronic wasting disease'' means the animal
disease afflicting deer and elk that--
            (1) is a transmissible disease of the nervous system
        resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; and
            (2) belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible
        spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes scrapie,
        bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Cruetzfeldt-Jakob
        disease.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Pursuant to State and Federal law, the States retain
        undisputed primacy and policy-making authority with regard to
        wildlife management, and nothing in this Act interferes with or
        otherwise affects the primacy of the States in managing
        wildlife generally, or managing, surveying, and monitoring the
        incidence of chronic wasting disease.
            (2) Chronic wasting disease, the fatal neurological disease
        found in cervids, is a fundamental threat to the health and
        vibrancy of deer and elk populations, and the increased
        occurrence of chronic wasting disease in regionally diverse
        locations in recent months necessitates an escalation in
        research, surveillance, monitoring, and management activities
        focused on containing, managing, and eradicating this lethal
        disease.
            (3) As the States move to manage existing incidence of
        chronic wasting disease and insulate non-infected wild and
        captive cervid populations from the disease, the Federal
        Government should endeavor to provide integrated and holistic
        financial and technical support to these States.
            (4) In its statutory role as supporting agent, relevant
        Federal agencies should provide consistent, coherent, and
        integrated support structures and programs for the benefit of
        State wildlife and agricultural administrators, as chronic
        wasting disease can move freely between captive and wild
        cervids across the broad array of Federal, State, and local
        land management jurisdictions.
            (5) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
        Agriculture, and other affected Federal authorities can provide
        consistent, coherent, and integrated support systems under
        existing legal authorities.

             TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. COMPUTER MODELING OF DISEASE SPREAD IN WILD CERVID
              POPULATIONS.

    (a) Modeling Program Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
establish a modeling program to predict the spread of chronic wasting
disease in wild deer and elk in the United States.
    (b) Role.--Computer modeling shall be used to identify areas of
potential disease concentration and future outbreak and shall be made
available for the purposes of targeting public and private chronic
wasting disease control efforts.
    (c) Data Integration.--Information shall be displayed in a GIS
format to support management use of modeling results, and shall be
displayed integrated with the following:
            (1) Land use data.
            (2) Soils data.
            (3) Elevation data.
            (4) Environmental conditions data.
            (5) Wildlife data.
            (6) Other data as appropriate.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $1,000,000 under this
section.

SEC. 102. SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING PROGRAM REGARDING PRESENCE OF
              CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN WILD HERDS OF DEER AND ELK.

    (a) Program Development.--Using existing authorities, the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey,
shall conduct a surveillance and monitoring program on Federal lands
managed by the Secretary to identify--
            (1) the incidence of chronic wasting disease infection in
        wild herds of deer and elk;
            (2) the cause and extent of the spread of the disease; and
            (3) potential reservoirs of infection and vectors promoting
        the spread of the disease.
    (b) Tribal Assistance.--In developing the surveillance and
monitoring program for wild herds on Federal lands, the Secretary of
the Interior shall provide assistance to tribal governments or tribal
government entities responsible for managing and controlling chronic
wasting disease in wildlife on tribal lands.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $3,000,000 to establish
and support the surveillance and monitoring program.

             TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 201. NATIONAL REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION REGARDING CHRONIC WASTING
              DISEASE.

    (a) Information Repository.--The United States Department of
Agriculture, using existing authorities, shall develop and maintain an
interactive, Internet-based web site that displays--
            (1) surveillance and monitoring program data regarding
        chronic wasting disease in both wild and captive cervid
        populations and other wildlife that are collected by the
        Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior,
        other Federal agencies, and State agencies assisted under this
        Act;
            (2) modeling information regarding the spread of chronic
        wasting disease in the United States; and
            (3) other relevant information regarding chronic wasting
        disease received from other sources.
    (b) Information Sharing Policy.--The national repository shall be
available as a resource for Federal and State agencies responsible for
managing and controlling chronic wasting disease and for institutions
of higher education and other public or private research entities
conducting research regarding chronic wasting disease. Data from the
repository shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State
agencies and the general public upon request.

SEC. 202. SAMPLING AND TESTING PROTOCOLS.

    (a) Sampling Protocol.--Within 30 days of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall release guidelines for the use by
Federal, State, tribal and local agencies for the collection of animal
tissue to be tested for chronic wasting disease. Guidelines shall
include, at a minimum, procedures for the collection and stabilization
of tissue samples for transport for laboratory assessment. Such
guidelines shall be updated as necessary.
    (b) Testing Protocol.--Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall release a protocol to be used in the
laboratory assessment of samples of animal tissue that may be
contaminated with chronic wasting disease.
    (c) Laboratory Certification.--Within 45 days of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a program for the
inspection and certification of Federal and non-Federal laboratories
conducting chronic wasting disease tests.
    (d) Development of New Tests.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
accelerate research into the development of live animal tests for
chronic wasting disease, including field diagnostic tests, and the
development of testing protocols that reduce laboratory test processing
time.

SEC. 203. ERADICATION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN HERDS OF DEER AND
              ELK.

    (a) Captive Herd Program Development.--The Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, shall develop a program to identify the rate of chronic
wasting disease infection in captive herds of deer and elk, the cause
and extent of the spread of the disease, and potential reservoirs of
infection and vectors promoting the spread of the disease.
            (1) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
        provide financial and technical assistance to States and tribal
        governments to implement surveillance and monitoring program
        for captive herds.
            (2) Cooperation.--In developing the surveillance and
        monitoring program for captive herds, the Secretary of
        Agriculture shall cooperate with State agencies responsible for
        managing and controlling chronic wasting disease in captive
        wildlife. Grantees under this section shall submit to the
        Secretary of Agriculture a plan for monitoring chronic wasting
        disease in captive wildlife and reducing the risk of disease
        spread through captive wildlife transport. As a condition of
        awarding aid under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture
        may prohibit or restrict the--
                    (A) movement in interstate commerce of any animal,
                article, or means of conveyance if the Secretary
                determines that the prohibition or restriction is
                necessary to prevent the introduction or dissemination
                of chronic wasting disease; and
                    (B) use of any means of conveyance or facility in
                connection with the movement in interstate commerce of
                any animal or article if the Secretary determines that
                the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent
                the introduction or dissemination of chronic wasting
                disease.
            (3) Coordination.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in
        cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish
        uniform standards for the collection and assessment of samples
        and data derived from the surveillance and monitoring program.
    (b) Wild Herd Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting
through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall,
consistent with existing authority, assist States in reducing the
incidence of chronic wasting disease infection in wild herds of deer
and elk.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $2,000,000 to conduct
activities under this section.

SEC. 204. EXPANSION OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CAPACITY.

    (a) Purpose.--Diagnostic testing will continue to be conducted on
samples collected under the surveillance and monitoring programs
regarding chronic wasting disease conducted by the States and the
Federal Government, including the programs required by this Act, but
current laboratory capacity is inadequate to process the anticipated
sample load.
    (b) Upgrading of Federal Facilities.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall provide for the upgrading of Federal laboratories to facilitate
the timely processing of samples from the surveillance and monitoring
programs required by this Act and related epidemiological investigation
in response to the results of such processing.
    (c) Upgrading of Certified Laboratories.--Using the grant authority
provided under section 2(d) of the Competitive, Special and Facilities
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(d)), the Secretary of Agriculture
shall make grants to provide for the upgrading of laboratories
certified by the Secretary to facilitate the timely processing of
samples from surveillance and monitoring programs and related
epidemiological investigation in response to the results of such
processing.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $7,500,000 to carry out
this section.

SEC. 205. EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE RESEARCH.

    (a) Expansion.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Agricultural Research Service, shall expand and accelerate basic
research on chronic wasting disease, including research regarding
detection of chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, tissue
studies, and environmental studies.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $1,000,000 to carry out
this section.

SEC. 206. EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND
              EXTENSION SERVICE SUPPORTED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

    (a) Research Efforts.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, shall
expand the grant program regarding research on chronic wasting disease.
    (b) Educational Efforts.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
provide educational outreach regarding chronic wasting disease to the
general public, industry and conservation organizations, hunters, and
interested scientific and regulatory communities.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture--
            (1) $3,000,000 to carry out subsection (a); and
            (2) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b).

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.

    (a) In General.--Within 60 days of enactment after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of the Interior, shall enter into a cooperative agreement for the
purpose of coordinating actions and disbursing funds authorized under
section 302 of this title to prevent the spread of chronic wasting
disease and related diseases in the United States.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes actions that are being taken, and will be
        taken, to prevent the further outbreak of chronic wasting
        disease and related diseases in the United States; and
            (2) contains any additional recommendations for additional
        legislative and regulatory actions that should be taken to
        prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in the United
        States.

SEC. 302. INTERAGENCY GRANTS FOR STATE AND TRIBAL EFFORTS TO MANAGE
              CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN WILDLIFE.

    (a) Availability of Assistance.--As a condition of the cooperative
agreement described in section 301, the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Secretary of the Interior shall develop a grant program to allocate
funds appropriated to carry out this section directly to the State
agency responsible for wildlife management in each State that petitions
the Secretary for a portion of such fund to develop and implement long
term management strategies to address chronic wasting disease in
wildlife.
    (b) Funding Priorities.--In determining the amounts to be allocated
to grantees under subsection (a), priority shall be given based on the
following criteria:
            (1) Relative scope of incidence of chronic wasting disease
        in the State, with priority given to those jurisdictions with
        the highest incidence of the disease.
            (2) Expenditures on chronic wasting disease management,
        monitoring, surveillance, and research, with priority given to
        those States and tribal governments that have shown the
        greatest financial commitment to managing, monitoring,
        surveying, and researching chronic wasting disease.
            (3) Comprehensive and integrated policies and programs
        focused on chronic wasting disease management between involved
        State wildlife and agricultural agencies and tribal
        governments, with priority given to grantees that have
        integrated the programs and policies of all involved agencies
        related to chronic wasting disease management.
            (4) Rapid response to new outbreaks of chronic wasting
        disease, whether occurring in States in which chronic wasting
        disease is already found or States with first infections, with
        the intent of containing the disease in any new area of
        infection.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this subsection.

SEC. 303. RULEMAKING.

    (a) Joint Rulemaking.--To ensure that the surveillance and
monitoring programs and research programs required by this Act are
compatible and that information collection is carried out in a manner
suitable for inclusion in the national database required by section
201, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall jointly promulgate rules to implement this Act.
    (b) Procedure.--The promulgation of the rules shall be made without
regard to--
            (1) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 13 (commonly
        know as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'');
            (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture
        effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to
        notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in
        rulemaking; and
            (3) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of
        title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying out
this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title
5, United States Code.
    (d) Relation to Other Rulemaking and Law.--The requirement for
joint rulemaking shall not be construed to require any delay in the
promulgation by the Secretary of Agriculture of rules regarding the
interstate transportation of captive deer or elk or to effect any other
rule or public law implemented by the Secretary of Agriculture or the
Secretary of the Interior regarding chronic wasting disease before the
date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Chronic Wasting Disease State Support Act of 2002 - Defines "chronic wasting disease" as a transmissible disease of the nervous system afflicting deer and elk. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a modeling program to predict the spread of the disease.Directs the Secretary of the Interior (through the U.S. Geological Survey) to conduct a surveillance and monitoring program on Federal lands to identify: (1) the rate of infection in wild herds of deer and elk; (2) the cause and extent of the spread of the disease; and (3) areas promoting the disease.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and maintain a web site that displays surveillance and monitoring program data and modeling information.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop: (1) guidelines for the collection of animal tissue samples; (2) a protocol to be used in the assessment of samples in the laboratory; and (3) a program for the inspection of laboratories conducting chronic wasting disease tests.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) to develop a program to identify: (1) the rate of infection in captive herds of deer and elk; (2) the cause and extent of the spread of the disease; and (3) areas promoting the disease.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) to provide for the upgrading of Federal laboratories approved to process samples from the surveillance and monitoring programs.; and (2) expand and accelerate research on the disease through the Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research grant program.Requires the Secretaries to enter a cooperative agreement and develop a grant program to allocate funds to State agencies responsible for wildlife management to develop and implement long term strategies to address the disease.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Middle East Peace Commitments Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In 1993, the Palestine Liberation Organization
        (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ``PLO'') made the
        following commitments in an exchange of letters with the Prime
        Minister of Israel:
                    (A) Recognition of the right of the State of Israel
                to exist in peace and security.
                    (B) Acceptance of United Nations Security Council
                Resolutions 242 and 338.
                    (C) Resolution of all outstanding issues in the
                conflict between the two sides through negotiations and
                exclusively peaceful means.
                    (D) Renunciation of the use of terrorism and all
                other acts of violence and responsibility over all PLO
                elements and personnel in order to assure their
                compliance, prevent violations, and discipline
                violators.
            (2) The Palestinian Authority, the governing body of
        autonomous Palestinian territories, was created as a result of
        agreements between the PLO and the State of Israel that are a
        direct outgrowth of the commitments made in 1993.
            (3) The PLO made the following commitments in the
        Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
        Arrangements of 1993, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement
        on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of 1995, and the Wye River
        Memorandum of 1998:
                    (A) To resolve disputes arising out of any
                agreements pertaining to the interim period by
                negotiations, arbitration, or other mutually agreed
                upon mechanisms of conciliation.
                    (B) To take all measures necessary in order to
                prevent acts of terrorism, crime and hostilities
                directed against the State of Israel.
                    (C) To abstain from incitement, including hostile
                propaganda, against the State of Israel, and to take
                legal measures to prevent such incitement by
                organizations, groups, or individuals under their
                control.
                    (D) To arrest and prosecute individuals suspected
                of perpetrating acts of violence and terror and to
                punish all persons involved in acts of violence and
                terror.
                    (E) To provide for the protection of Jewish holy
                sites in areas under the administration of the
                Palestinian Authority, as well as persons visiting
                them, and to ensure the peaceful use of such sites, to
                prevent any instances of disorder and to respond to any
                incident.
                    (F) To prevent the establishment or operation in
                the West Bank or Gaza Strip of any armed force other
                than the Palestinian Police and Israeli military
                forces.
                    (G) To establish, and vigorously and continually
                implement, a systematic program for the collection and
                appropriate handling of all illegal firearms,
                ammunition or weapons.
                    (H) To maintain continuous intensive and
                comprehensive bilateral security cooperation with
                Israel.
            (4) The President of the United States witnessed and signed
        the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
        Arrangements of 1993, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement
        on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of 1995, and the Wye River
        Memorandum of 1998, placing at issue the credibility and
        reputation of the United States with regard to the
        implementation of the agreements.
            (5) The United States has a longstanding, and enduring,
        vital national security interest in the peaceful resolution of
        the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to that end has provided
        the parties with its good offices and considerable financial
        assistance.
            (6) The State of Israel has made incontrovertible and
        extensive efforts to resolve its conflict with the PLO by
        negotiating in good faith and offering concessions of a
        magnitude to demonstrate conclusively its clear commitment to
        reaching a just and enduring settlement of the Israeli-
        Palestinian conflict.
            (7) The PLO's commitment to its freely accepted
        obligations, specified in paragraphs (1) and (3), has come into
        question as a result of the violence and mayhem occurring since
        September 28, 2000, creating significant doubt as to the PLO's
        commitment to the fundamental principle of resolving its
        conflict with the State of Israel exclusively through direct
        bilateral negotiations.

SEC. 3. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall, at the times specified in
subsection (b), transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on compliance by the PLO or the Palestinian Authority, as
appropriate, with each of the commitments specified in section 2(1) and
2(3). The report shall include, with respect to each such commitment,
the determination of the President as to whether or not the PLO or the
Palestinian Authority, as appropriate, has complied with that
commitment during the period since the submission of the preceding
report or, in the case of the initial report, during the preceding six-
month period. In the event that the President imposed one or more
sanctions under section 4 during the period covered by the report, the
report shall include a description of the each such sanction imposed.
    (b) Transmission.--The initial report required under subsection (a)
shall be transmitted not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act. Each subsequent report shall be submitted on the date on
which the President is next required to submit a report under the
P.L.O. Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 (title VIII of Public Law
101-246) and may be combined with such report.

SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--If, in any report transmitted pursuant to section
3, the President determines that the PLO or the Palestinian Authority,
as appropriate, has not complied with each of the commitments specified
in section 2(1) and 2(3), or if the President fails to make a
determination with respect to such compliance, the President shall, for
a period of time not less than the period described in subsection (b),
impose one or more of the following sanctions:
            (1) Denial of visas to plo and palestinian authority
        officials.--The Secretary of State shall not issue a visa to
        any member of the PLO or any official of the Palestinian
        Authority.
            (2) Downgrade in status of plo office in the united
        states.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
        President shall withdraw or terminate any waiver by the
        President of the requirements of section 1003 of the Foreign
        Relations Authorization Act of 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5202)
        (prohibiting the establishment or maintenance of a Palestinian
        information office in the United States), and such section
        shall apply so as to prohibit the operation of a PLO or
        Palestinian Authority office in the United States from carrying
        out any function other than those functions carried out by the
        Palestinian information office in existence prior to the Oslo
        Accords.
            (3) Designation as a foreign terrorist organization.--The
        President shall designate the PLO, or one or more of its
        constituent groups (including Fatah and Tanzim) or groups
        operating as arms of the Palestinian Authority (including Force
        17) as a foreign terrorist organization, in accordance with
        section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
            (4) Prohibition on united states assistance to the west
        bank and gaza.--United States assistance (except humanitarian
        assistance) shall not be provided to programs or projects in
        the West Bank or Gaza.
    (b) Duration of Sanctions.--The period of time referred to in
subsection (a) is the period of time commencing on the date that the
report pursuant to section 3 was transmitted and ending on the later
of--
            (1) the date that is six months after such date; or
            (2) the date that the next report under section 3 is
        required to be transmitted.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive any or all of the
sanctions imposed under subsection (a) if the President determines that
such a waiver is in the national security interest of the United
States. The President shall report such a determination to the
appropriate congressional committees.

Output: Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001 - Imposes specified sanctions with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) or the Palestinian Authority if the President determines that such entities have not complied with certain commitments made with Israel. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions in the U.S. national security interest.