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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Consumers from
Unreasonable Rates Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS FROM EXCESSIVE, UNJUSTIFIED, OR
              UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY RATES.

    (a) Protection From Excessive, Unjustified, or Unfairly
Discriminatory Rates.--The first section 2794 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-94), as added by section 1003 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Protection From Excessive, Unjustified, or Unfairly
Discriminatory Rates.--
            ``(1) Authority of states.--Nothing in this section shall
        be construed to prohibit a State from imposing requirements
        (including requirements relating to rate review standards and
        procedures and information reporting) on health insurance
        issuers with respect to rates that are in addition to the
        requirements of this section and are more protective of
        consumers than such requirements.
            ``(2) Consultation in rate review process.--In carrying out
        this section, the Secretary shall consult with the National
        Association of Insurance Commissioners and consumer groups.
            ``(3) Determination of who conducts reviews for each
        state.--The Secretary shall determine, after the date of
        enactment of this section and periodically thereafter, the
        following:
                    ``(A) In which markets in each State the State
                insurance commissioner or relevant State regulator
                shall undertake the corrective actions under paragraph
                (4), based on the Secretary's determination that the
                State regulator is adequately undertaking and utilizing
                such actions in that market.
                    ``(B) In which markets in each State the Secretary
                shall undertake the corrective actions under paragraph
                (4), in cooperation with the relevant State insurance
                commissioner or State regulator, based on the
                Secretary's determination that the State is not
                adequately undertaking and utilizing such actions in
                that market.
            ``(4) Corrective action for excessive, unjustified, or
        unfairly discriminatory rates.--In accordance with the process
        established under this section, the Secretary or the relevant
        State insurance commissioner or State regulator shall take
        corrective actions to ensure that any excessive, unjustified,
        or unfairly discriminatory rates are corrected prior to
        implementation, or as soon as possible thereafter, through
        mechanisms such as--
                    ``(A) denying rates;
                    ``(B) modifying rates; or
                    ``(C) requiring rebates to consumers.
            ``(5) Noncompliance.--Failure to comply with any corrective
        action taken by the Secretary under this subsection may result
        in the application of civil monetary penalties under section
        2723 and, if the Secretary determines appropriate, make the
        plan involved ineligible for classification as a qualified
        health plan.''.
    (b) Clarification of Regulatory Authority.--Such section is further
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Premium'' and
                inserting ``Rate'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``unreasonable
                increases in premiums'' and inserting ``potentially
                excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory
                rates, including premiums,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``an unreasonable premium
                        increase'' and inserting ``a potentially
                        excessive, unjustified, or unfairly
                        discriminatory rate'';
                            (ii) by striking ``the increase'' and
                        inserting ``the rate''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``such increases'' and
                        inserting ``such rates''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``premium increases'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``rates''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``premium''
                and inserting ``rate''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title XXVII of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2723 (42 U.S.C. 300gg-22), as redesignated
        by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by
                                inserting ``or section 2794 that is''
                                after ``this part''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by
                                inserting ``or section 2794'' after
                                ``this part''; and
            (2) in section 2761 (42 U.S.C. 300gg-61)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
                        section 2794'' after ``this part''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``or section
                                2794'' after ``set forth in this
                                part''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and section
                                2794'' after ``the requirements of this
                                part''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and section 2794'' after
                        ``this part''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and section 2794''
                        after ``part A''.
    (d) Applicability to Grandfathered Plans.--Section 1251(a)(4)(A) of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as
added by section 2301 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
                            ``(v) Section 2794 (relating to
                        reasonableness of rates with respect to health
                        insurance coverage).''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act, such sums as may be necessary.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall be implemented
with respect to health plans beginning not later than January 1, 2018.

Output: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that the review by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of unreasonable increases in health care coverage premiums does not prohibit a state from imposing on health insurers additional rate requirements that are more protective of consumers. The HHS review, which currently covers only premium increases, is expanded to include all rate increases. HHS or the relevant state agency must ensure that any excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory rates are corrected before, or as soon as possible after, implementation, including through mechanisms such as denying rates, modifying rates, or requiring rebates to consumers. HHS may apply civil monetary penalties to health insurers that fail to comply with a corrective action taken by HHS and may make the plan involved ineligible for classification as a qualified health plan. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.) HHS must determine whether HHS or the state will undertake the corrective actions based on whether the state can adequately undertake the actions.  This bill applies to health plans grandfathered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act
Amendments of 1997''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    (a) Exclusions From Definition.--Section 3(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the matter
following subparagraph (C), by striking ``such term excludes'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting the following: ``such
term excludes (i) any committee that is composed wholly of full-time,
or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal
Government, and (ii) any committee that is created by the National
Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public
Administration.''.
    (b) Requirements Relating to the National Academy of Sciences and
the National Academy of Public Administration.--Such Act is further
amended by redesignating section 15 as section 16 and inserting after
section 14 the following new section:

   ``requirements relating to the national academy of sciences and the
               national academy of public administration

    ``Sec. 15. (a) In General.--An agency may not use any advice or
recommendation provided by the National Academy of Sciences or National
Academy of Public Administration that was developed by use of a
committee created by that academy under an agreement with an agency,
unless--
        ``(1) the committee was not subject to any actual management or
    control by an agency or an officer of the Federal Government;
        ``(2) in the case of a committee created after the date of the
    enactment of the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997,
    the membership of the committee was appointed in accordance with
    the requirements described in subsection (b)(1); and
        ``(3) in developing the advice or recommendation, the academy
    complied with--
            ``(A) subsection (b)(2) through (6), in the case of any
        advice or recommendation provided by the National Academy of
        Sciences; or
            ``(B) subsection (b)(2) and (5), in the case of any advice
        or recommendation provided by the National Academy of Public
        Administration.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The requirements referred to in subsection (a)
are as follows:
        ``(1) The Academy shall determine and provide public notice of
    the names and brief biographies of individuals that the Academy
    appoints or intends to appoint to serve on the committee. The
    Academy shall determine and provide a reasonable opportunity for
    the public to comment on such appointments before they are made or,
    if the Academy determines such prior comment is not practicable, in
    the period immediately following the appointments. The Academy
    shall make its best efforts to ensure that (A) no individual
    appointed to serve on the committee has a conflict of interest that
    is relevant to the functions to be performed, unless such conflict
    is promptly and publicly disclosed and the Academy determines that
    the conflict is unavoidable, (B) the committee membership is fairly
    balanced as determined by the Academy to be appropriate for the
    functions to be performed, and (C) the final report of the Academy
    will be the result of the Academy's independent judgment. The
    Academy shall require that individuals that the Academy appoints or
    intends to appoint to serve on the committee inform the Academy of
    the individual's conflicts of interest that are relevant to the
    functions to be performed.
        ``(2) The Academy shall determine and provide public notice of
    committee meetings that will be open to the public.
        ``(3) The Academy shall ensure that meetings of the committee
    to gather data from individuals who are not officials, agents, or
    employees of the Academy are open to the public, unless the Academy
    determines that a meeting would disclose matters described in
    section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. The Academy shall
    make available to the public, at reasonable charge if appropriate,
    written materials presented to the committee by individuals who are
    not officials, agents, or employees of the Academy, unless the
    Academy determines that making material available would disclose
    matters described in that section.
        ``(4) The Academy shall make available to the public as soon as
    practicable, at reasonable charge if appropriate, a brief summary
    of any committee meeting that is not a data gathering meeting,
    unless the Academy determines that the summary would disclose
    matters described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    The summary shall identify the committee members present, the
    topics discussed, materials made available to the committee, and
    such other matters that the Academy determines should be included.
        ``(5) The Academy shall make available to the public its final
    report, at reasonable charge if appropriate, unless the Academy
    determines that the report would disclose matters described in
    section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. If the Academy
    determines that the report would disclose matters described in that
    section, the Academy shall make public an abbreviated version of
    the report that does not disclose those matters.
        ``(6) After publication of the final report, the Academy shall
    make publicly available the names of the principal reviewers who
    reviewed the report in draft form and who are not officials,
    agents, or employees of the Academy.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Administrator of General Services may issue
regulations implementing this section.''.
    (c) Effective Date and Application.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
    section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect
    on the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) Retroactive effect.--Subsection (a) and the amendments made
    by subsection (a) shall be effective as of October 6, 1972, except
    that they shall not apply with respect to or otherwise affect any
    particular advice or recommendations that are subject to any
    judicial action filed before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of General Services shall submit a report to the
Congress on the implementation of and compliance with the amendments
made by this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

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Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act to redefine the term "advisory committee" to exclude any committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration.  Makes such amendment retroactive to October 6, 1972.
Prohibits Federal agency use of any advice or recommendation provided by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration that was developed by use of a committee created by that academy under an agreement with an agency except under specified conditions.  Sets forth public disclosure requirements for such academies.
Requires the Administrator of General Services to report to the Congress on the implementation of and compliance with the amendments made by this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save Social Security Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF WAGES AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME ABOVE
              CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2017.

    (a) Determination of Wages Above Contribution and Benefit Base
After 2017.--
            (1) Amendments to the internal revenue code.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a)
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
                inserting after ``such calendar year.'' the following:
                ``The preceding sentence shall apply only to calendar
                years for which the contribution and benefit base (as
                so determined) is less than $300,000, and, for such
                calendar years, only to so much of the remuneration
                paid to such employee by such employer with respect to
                employment as does not exceed $300,000.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section
                3121(a) of such Code is amended by striking ``Act) to''
                and inserting ``Act), or in excess of $300,000, to''.
            (2) Amendment to the social security act.--Section
        209(a)(1)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        409(a)(1)(I)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at
        the end the following: ``except that this subparagraph shall
        apply only to calendar years for which the contribution and
        benefit base (as so determined) is less than $300,000, and, for
        such calendar years, only to the extent remuneration paid to
        such employee by such employer with respect to employment does
        not exceed $300,000''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply with respect to remuneration paid in calendar years
        after 2017.
    (b) Determination of Self-Employment Income Above Contribution and
Benefit Base After 2017.--
            (1) Amendments to the internal revenue code.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1402(b)
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
                as follows:
            ``(1) in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a)--
                    ``(A) in the case of a taxpayer with wages (as
                determined under section 3121(a) without regard to
                paragraph (1) of such section) less than $300,000 and
                more than the contribution and benefit base (as
                determined under section 230 of the Social Security
                Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which
                such taxable year begins, the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the excess of $300,000 over the wages
                        (as so determined) paid to such individual
                        during such taxable year, or
                            ``(ii) the net earnings from self-
                        employment for the taxable year, and
                    ``(B) in the case of a taxpayer with wages (as so
                determined) less than or equal to such contribution and
                benefit base and for whom the sum, for the taxable
                year, of net earnings from self-employment and wages
                (as so determined) paid to such individual is greater
                than such contribution and benefit base, the lesser
                of--
                            ``(i) the excess of such sum over such
                        contribution and benefit base, or
                            ``(ii) the excess of $300,000 over such
                        contribution and benefit base.''.
                    (B) Phaseout.--Subsection (b) of section 1402 of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
                at the end the following: ``Paragraph (1) shall apply
                only to taxable years beginning in calendar years for
                which the contribution and benefit base (as determined
                under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less
                than $300,000.''.
            (2) Amendments to the social security act.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 211(b)(1) of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(b)) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (I)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and before
                                2018'' after ``1974''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                                and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) For any taxable year beginning in any
                calendar year after 2017, an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) in the case of an individual with
                        wages (as determined under section 209(a)
                        without regard to paragraph (1) of such
                        section) less than $300,000 and more than the
                        contribution and benefit base (as determined
                        under section 230 of the Social Security Act)
                        which is effective for the calendar year in
                        which such taxable year begins, the lesser of--
                                    ``(I) the excess of $300,000 over
                                the wages (as so determined) paid to
                                such individual during such taxable
                                year, or
                                    ``(II) the net earnings from self-
                                employment for the taxable year, and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a taxpayer with wages
                        (as so determined) less than or equal to such
                        contribution and benefit base and for whom the
                        sum, for the taxable year, of net earnings from
                        self-employment and wages (as so determined)
                        paid to such individual is greater than such
                        contribution and benefit base, the lesser of--
                                    ``(I) the excess of such sum over
                                such contribution and benefit base, or
                                    ``(II) the excess of $300,000 over
                                such contribution and benefit base.''.
                    (B) Phaseout.--Section 211(b) of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(b)) is amended by adding at
                the end the following: ``Paragraph (1) shall apply only
                to taxable years beginning in calendar years for which
                the contribution and benefit base (as determined under
                section 230) is less than $300,000.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to net earnings from self-employment derived, and
        remuneration paid, in calendar years after 2017.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $300,000 IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT
              FORMULA.

    (a) Inclusion of Earnings Over $300,000 in Determination of Primary
Insurance Amounts.--Section 215(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
            ``(iv) 3 percent of the individual's excess average indexed
        monthly earnings (as defined in subsection (b)(5)(A)).''.
    (b) Definition of Excess Average Indexed Monthly Earnings.--Section
215(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``wages'' and ``self-employment income''
        each place such terms appear and inserting ``basic wages'' and
        ``basic self-employment income'', respectively; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A) An individual's excess average indexed monthly earnings
shall be equal to the amount of the individual's average indexed
monthly earnings that would be determined under this subsection by
substituting `excess wages' for `basic wages' and `excess self-
employment income' for `basic self-employment income' each place such
terms appear in this subsection (except in this paragraph).
    ``(B) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(i) the term `basic wages' means that portion of the
        wages of an individual paid in a year that does not exceed the
        contribution and benefit base for the year;
            ``(ii) the term `basic self-employment income' means that
        portion of the self-employment income of an individual credited
        to a year that does not exceed an amount equal to the
        contribution and benefit base for the year minus the amount of
        the wages paid to the individual in the year;
            ``(iii) the term `excess wages' means that portion of the
        wages of an individual paid in a year after 2017 in excess of
        the higher of $300,000 or the contribution and benefit base for
        the year; and
            ``(iv) the term `excess self-employment income' means that
        portion of the self-employment income of an individual credited
        to a year after 2017 in excess of the higher of $300,000 or
        such contribution and benefit base.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 215(e)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 415(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and before 2018''
after ``1974''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to individuals who initially become eligible (within
the meaning of section 215(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act) for
old-age or disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social
Security Act, or who die (before becoming eligible for such benefits),
in any calendar year after 2017.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS INCLUDED IN
              GROSS INCOME.

    (a) In General.--Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the
following:
    ``(a) In General.--Gross income for the taxable year of any
taxpayer described in subsection (b) (notwithstanding section 207 of
the Social Security Act) includes social security benefits in an amount
equal to the lesser of--
            ``(1) 85 percent of the social security benefits received
        during the taxable year, or
            ``(2) 85 percent of the excess described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Taxpayers to Whom Subsection (a) Applies.--A taxpayer is
described in this subsection if--
            ``(1) the sum of--
                    ``(A) the modified adjusted gross income of the
                taxpayer for the taxable year, plus
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the social security benefits
                received during the taxable year, exceeds
            ``(2) $100,000.
    ``(c) Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--For purposes of this
section, the term `modified adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross
income--
            ``(1) determined without regard to this section and
        sections 135, 137, 199, 221, 222, 911, 931, and 933, and
            ``(2) increased by the amount of interest received or
        accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year which is exempt
        from tax.''.
    (b) Social Security Trust Funds Held Harmless.--There are hereby
appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund under the Social
Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to
the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by
reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Save Social Security Act of 2017  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply Social Security payroll taxes to annual income above $300,000; (2) include earnings above $300,000 in the benefit formula; and (3) increase to $100,000 the income threshold above which Social Security benefits are included in gross income.  (Under current law, Social Security payroll taxes apply to the first $127,200 of income in 2017 and benefits are included in the gross income of individuals with certain income that exceeds thresholds of $0, $25,000, or $32,000, depending on the individual's filing status.)


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Spending Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

    (a) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the matter
that precedes subparagraph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, strike ``through
2002''.
    (b) Discretionary Spending Limit.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
            (1) Strike paragraphs (1) through (16) and insert the
        following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 2005, for the
        discretionary category: $816,404,000,000 in total new budget
        authority of which not less than $420,676,000,000 shall be for
        the defense category and of which not less than $28,144,000,000
        shall be for homeland security activities outside of the
        defense category and $912,992,000,000 in total outlays of which
        not less than $448,197,000,000 shall be for the defense
        category and of which not less than $28,738,000,000 in total
        outlays shall be for the homeland security category outside of
        the defense category;
            ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 2006, for the
        discretionary category: an amount of new budget authority equal
        to the amount of total new budget authority specified in
        paragraph (1) adjusted to reflect the change in Consumer Price
        Index over the previous 12 months prior to October 1, 2004;
            ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 2007, for the
        discretionary category: an amount of new budget authority equal
        to the amount of total new budget authority provided under
        paragraph (2) adjusted to reflect the change in Consumer Price
        Index over the previous 12 months prior to October 1, 2005;
            ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2008, for the
        discretionary category: an amount of new budget authority equal
        to the amount of total new budget authority specified in
        paragraph (3) adjusted to reflect the change in Consumer Price
        Index over the previous 12 months prior to October 1, 2006; and
            ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2009, for the
        discretionary category: an amount of new budget authority equal
        to the amount of total new budget authority specified in
        paragraph (4) adjusted to reflect the change in Consumer Price
        Index over the previous 12 months prior to October 1, 2007;''.
    (c) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
            (1) Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
        Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking
        subparagraphs (C) through (H) and by inserting after
        subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Accrual accounting.--If a bill or joint
                resolution is enacted that charges Federal agencies for
                the full cost of accrued Federal retirement and health
                benefits and a bill or joint resolution making
                appropriations is enacted that provides new budget
                authority to carry out the legislation charging Federal
                agencies for such accrued costs, the adjustment shall
                be equal to the reduction in mandatory budget authority
                and the outlays flowing therefrom estimated to result
                from the legislation charging Federal agencies for such
                accrued costs.''.
            (2) Section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking
        the last sentence.
    (d) Definition of Consumer Price Index.--Section 3 of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) The term `Consumer Price Index' refers to the
        Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United
        States city average), published by the Bureau of Labor
        Statistics.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

    Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 252. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assure that any
legislation enacted before October 1, 2009, affecting direct spending
that increases the deficit will trigger an offsetting sequestration.
    ``(b) Sequestration.--
            ``(1) Timing.--Not later than 15 calendar days after the
        date Congress adjourns to end a session and on the same day as
        a sequestration (if any) under section 251, there shall be a
        sequestration to offset the amount of any net deficit increase
        caused by all direct spending legislation enacted before
        October 1, 2009, as calculated under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Calculation of deficit increase.--OMB shall calculate
        the amount of deficit increase or decrease by adding--
                    ``(A) all OMB estimates for the budget year of
                direct spending legislation transmitted under
                subsection (d);
                    ``(B) the estimated amount of savings in direct
                spending programs applicable to budget year resulting
                from the prior year's sequestration under this section
                or, if any, as published in OMB's final sequestration
                report for that prior year; and
                    ``(C) any net deficit increase or decrease in the
                current year resulting from all OMB estimates for the
                current year of direct spending legislation transmitted
                under subsection (d) of this section that were not
                reflected in the final OMB sequestration report for the
                current year; and
                    ``(D) for fiscal year 2005, before making the
                calculations required in subparagraphs (A) through (C),
                OMB shall assume an automatic deficit increase of
                $7,400,000,000.
    ``(c) Eliminating a Deficit Increase.--(1) The amount required to
be sequestered in a fiscal year under subsection (b) shall be obtained
from non-exempt direct spending accounts from actions taken in the
following order:
            ``(A) First.--All reductions in automatic spending
        increases specified in section 256(a) shall be made.
            ``(B) Second.--If additional reductions in direct spending
        accounts are required to be made, the maximum reductions
        permissible under sections 256(b) (guaranteed and direct
        student loans) and 256(c) (foster care and adoption assistance)
        shall be made.
            ``(C) Third.--(i) If additional reductions in direct
        spending accounts are required to be made, each remaining non-
        exempt direct spending account shall be reduced by the uniform
        percentage necessary to make the reductions in direct spending
        required by paragraph (1); except that the medicare programs
        specified in section 256(d) shall not be reduced by more than 4
        percent and the uniform percentage applicable to all other
        direct spending programs under this paragraph shall be
        increased (if necessary) to a level sufficient to achieve the
        required reduction in direct spending.
            ``(ii) For purposes of determining reductions under clause
        (i), outlay reductions (as a result of sequestration of
        Commodity Credit Corporation commodity price support contracts
        in the fiscal year of a sequestration) that would occur in the
        following fiscal year shall be credited as outlay reductions in
        the fiscal year of the sequestration.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, accounts shall be assumed to
be at the level in the baseline for fiscal year 2005 and for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009 at the baseline after adjusting for any
sequester in fiscal year 2005.
    ``(d) Estimates.--
            ``(1) CBO estimates.--As soon as practicable after Congress
        completes action on any direct spending, CBO shall provide an
        estimate to OMB of that legislation.
            ``(2) OMB estimates.--Not later than 7 calendar days
        (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the
        date of enactment of any direct spending, OMB shall transmit a
        report to the House of Representatives and to the Senate
        containing--
                    ``(A) the CBO estimate of that legislation;
                    ``(B) an OMB estimate of that legislation using
                current economic and technical assumptions; and
                    ``(C) an explanation of any difference between the
                2 estimates.
            ``(3) Significant differences.--If during the preparation
        of the report under paragraph (2) OMB determines that there is
        a significant difference between the OMB and CBO estimates, OMB
        shall consult with the Committees on the Budget of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate regarding that difference and
        that consultation, to the extent practicable, shall include
        written communication to such committees that affords such
        committees the opportunity to comment before the issuance of
        that report.
            ``(4) Scope of estimates.--The estimates under this section
        shall include the amount of change in outlays for the current
        year (if applicable), the budget year, and each outyear
        excluding any amounts resulting from--
                    ``(A) full funding of, and continuation of, the
                deposit insurance guarantee commitment in effect under
                current estimates; and
                    ``(B) emergency provisions as designated under
                subsection (e).
            ``(5) Scorekeeping guidelines.--OMB and CBO, after
        consultation with each other and the Committees on the Budget
        of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall--
                    ``(A) determine common scorekeeping guidelines; and
                    ``(B) in conformance with such guidelines, prepare
                estimates under this section.
    ``(e) Emergency Legislation.--If a provision of direct spending
legislation is enacted that the President designates as an emergency
requirement and that the Congress so designates in statute, the amounts
of new budget authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years
resulting from that provision shall be designated as an emergency
requirement in the reports required under subsection (d) of this
section.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Expiration.--(1) Section 254(c)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``2002''
and inserting ``2009''.
    (2) Section 254(f)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``2002'' and
inserting ``2009''.
    (b) Expiration.--Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``2002''
and inserting ``2009''.

SEC. 5. EMERGENCY SPENDING LEGISLATION AND THE BASELINE.

    (a) In General.--Section 257(a) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting ``,
except for emergency appropriations covered by section 251(b)(2)(A) and
emergency legislation covered by section 252(e)'' before the period.
    (b) Direct Spending and Receipts.--Section 257(b)(2) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Emergency legislation covered by section
                252(e) shall not be extended in the baseline.''.
    (c) Discretionary Appropriations.--Section 257(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Emergency appropriations covered by section
        251(b)(2)(A) shall not be extended in the baseline.''.

SEC. 6. OMB EMERGENCY CRITERIA.

    (a) Definition of Emergency.--Section 3 of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as amended by section 2(d) is
further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12)(A) The term `emergency' means a situation that--
                            ``(i) requires new budget authority and
                        outlays (or new budget authority and the
                        outlays flowing therefrom) for the prevention
                        or mitigation of, or response to, loss of life
                        or property, or a threat to national security;
                        and
                            ``(ii) is unanticipated.
                    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term
                `unanticipated' means that the underlying situation
                is--
                            ``(i) sudden, which means quickly coming
                        into being or not building up over time;
                            ``(ii) urgent, which means a pressing and
                        compelling need requiring immediate action;
                            ``(iii) unforeseen, which means not
                        predicted or anticipated as an emerging need;
                        and
                            ``(iv) temporary, which means not of a
                        permanent duration.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(20) The term `emergency' has the meaning given to such
        term in section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
        Control Act of 1974.''.

SEC. 7. RULE RESPECTING DESIGNATION OF LEGISLATIVE PROVISION AS AN
              EMERGENCY.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

 ``rule respecting designation of legislative provision as an emergency

    ``Sec. 316. (a) Guidance.--In making a designation of a provision
of legislation as an emergency requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A)
or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, the committee report and any statement of managers accompanying
that legislation shall analyze whether a proposed emergency requirement
meets the definition of an `emergency' set out in section 3 of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
    ``(b) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate or the
House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, or
conference report that contains an emergency designation under section
251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 unless the proposed emergency requirement meets the
definition of an `emergency' set out in section 3 of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
    ``(c) Waiver and Appeal in the Senate.--This section may be waived
or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths
of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be
required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair
on a point of order raised under this section.
    ``(d) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--It shall not be
in order in the House of Representatives to consider a rule or order
that waives the application of subsection (b).
    ``(e) Disposition of Points of Order in the House.--As disposition
of a point of order under subsection (b) or subsection (d), the Chair
shall put the question of consideration with respect to the proposition
that is the subject of the point of order. A question of consideration
under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member
initiating the point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent of the
point of order, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening
motion except one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the
Whole rise, as the case may be.
    ``(f) Effect on Amendment in Order as Original Text in the House.--
The disposition of the question of consideration under this section
with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be considered also to
determine the question of consideration under this subsection with
respect to an amendment made in order as original text.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth in
section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 315 the
following new item:

``Sec. 316. Rule respecting designation of legislative provision as an
                            emergency.''.

Output:
Common Sense Spending Act of 2004 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend the discretionary spending limits through FY 2009, with adjustments for inflation each year starting FY 2006.

Provides that if a bill or joint resolution is enacted that charges Federal agencies for the full cost of accrued Federal retirement and health benefits, and a bill or joint resolution making appropriations is enacted that provides new budget authority to carry out such legislation, the adjustment shall be equal to the reduction in mandatory budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom estimated to result from the legislation.

Repeals the exemption of appropriations to cover agricultural crop disaster assistance from the application of mandatory adjustments in discretionary spending limits in a sequestration report and subsequent budgets for emergency appropriations for discretionary accounts. (Thus applies such mandatory adjustments in the total amount of emergency appropriations to appropriations covering agricultural crop disaster assistance.)

Revises PAYGO requirements to remove receipts from the requirement that any legislation enacted before FY 2009 affecting direct spending (currently, direct spending and receipts) that increases the deficit will trigger an offsetting sequestration. Revises the formula for calculating the amount of deficit increase or decrease by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to require OMB, before making such calculations for FY 2005, to assume an automatic deficit increase of $7.4 billion.

States that, with respect to eliminating a deficit increase, accounts shall be assumed to be at the level in the baseline for FY 2005 and for FY 2006 through 2009 at the baseline after adjusting for any sequester in FY 2005.

Revises the definition of baseline to exclude emergency appropriations and legislation.

Prohibits such emergency appropriations from being extended in the baseline.

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to define: (1) "emergency" as an unanticipated situation that requires new budget authority and outlays (or new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom) for the prevention or mitigation of, or response to, loss of life or property, or a threat to national security; and (2) "unanticipated" as an underlying situation that is sudden, which means quickly coming into being or not building up over time, urgent, which means a pressing and compelling need requiring immediate action, unforeseen, which means not predicted or anticipated as an emerging need, and temporary, which means not of a permanent duration.

Outlines the rule for designation of a legislative provision as an emergency.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Detainee Interrogation Recording Act
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR VIDEOTAPING RECORDINGS OF STRATEGIC
              INTERROGATIONS AND OTHER PERTINENT INTERACTIONS AMONG
              DETAINEES OR PRISONERS IN THE CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE
              EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES AND MEMBERS OF THE
              ARMED FORCES, INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES OF THE UNITED
              STATES, AND CONTRACTORS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Geneva Conventions of 1949,
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, and prohibitions against any cruel, unusual,
and inhuman treatment or punishment under the Fifth, Eighth, and
Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, the
President shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure the
videotaping of each strategic interrogation or other pertinent
interaction between--
            (1) an individual who is a detainee or prisoner in the
        custody or under the effective control of the United States
        pursuant to a strategic interrogation, or other pertinent
        interaction, for the purpose of gathering intelligence; and
            (2) any member of the Armed Forces, intelligence operative
        of the United States, or contractor of the United States.
    (b) Applicability.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to any strategic interrogation of an individual
referred to in subsection (a)(1) that takes place on or after the
earlier of--
            (1) the day on which the individual is confined in a
        facility owned, operated, or controlled, in whole or in part,
        by the United States, or any of its representatives, agencies,
        or agents; or
            (2) 7 days after the day on which the individual is taken
        into custody by the United States or any of its
        representatives, agencies, or agents.
    (c) Classification of Information.--To protect United States
national security and the privacy of detainees or prisoners held by the
United States, the President shall provide for the appropriate
classification of video tapes or recordings made pursuant to subsection
(a). Such videotapes or recordings shall be made available, under seal
if appropriate, to both prosecution and defense attorneys to the extent
they are material to any military or civilian criminal proceeding.
    (d) Strategic Interrogation Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term ``strategic interrogation'' means an interrogation of a
detainee or prisoner at--
            (1) a corps or theater-level detention facility, as defined
        in the Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector
        Operations (FM 2-22.3, September 2006); or
            (2) a detention facility outside of the area of operations
        where the detainee or prisoner was initially captured,
        including--
                    (A) a detention facility owned, operated, borrowed,
                or leased by the United States Government; and
                    (B) a detention facility of a foreign government at
                which United States Government personnel, including
                contractors, are permitted to conduct interrogations by
                the foreign government in question.
    (e) Exclusion.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring
members of the Armed Forces engaged in direct tactical combat
operations to videotape prisoners or detainees in their custody during
such combat operations.
    (f) Access to Prisoners and Detainees of the United States To
Ensure Independent Monitoring and Transparent Investigations.--
Consistent with the obligations of the United States under
international law, including treaties and related protocols to which
the United States is a party, the President shall take such actions as
are necessary to ensure that representatives of the International
Federation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red
Crescent are granted access to detainees or prisoners in the custody or
under the effective control of the Armed Forces.
    (g) Guidelines for Videotape Recordings.--
            (1) Development of guidelines.--The Judge Advocates General
        (as defined in section 801(1) of title 10, United States Code,
        (Article 1 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)) shall
        jointly develop uniform guidelines designed to ensure that the
        videotaping required under subsection (a) is sufficiently
        expansive to prevent any abuse of detainees and prisoners
        referred to in subsection (a)(1) and any violation of law
        binding on the United States, including the treaties referred
        to in subsection (a). For purposes of this Act, the Army Judge
        Advocate General shall serve as the executive agent and
        coordinating authority for the development of the
        aforementioned guidelines.
            (2) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
        shall submit to Congress a report containing the guidelines
        developed under paragraph (1).

Output:
Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007 - Requires the President to take such actions as are necessary, in accordance with specified laws and treaties, to ensure the videotaping of each strategic interrogation and other pertinent interaction between detainees or prisoners under the effective control of the U.S. and members of the Armed Forces, U.S. intelligence operatives, or U.S. contractors. Directs the President to provide for the appropriate classification of videotapes or recordings made under that requirement. Requires such videotapes to be made available, under seal if appropriate, to both prosecution and defense attorneys to the extent that they are material to any military or civilian criminal proceeding.

Defines strategic interrogation as an interrogation at: (1) a corps or theater-level detention facility; or (2) a detention facility outside of the area where the detainee or prisoner was initially captured, including one owned, operated, borrowed, or leased by the U.S. government and a detention facility of a foreign government.

Prohibits construing this Act to require videotaping during direct tactical combat operations.

Requires the President to ensure that representatives of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent are granted access to detainees or prisoners in the custody or effective control of the Armed Forces.

Directs the Judge Advocates General to jointly develop guidelines to ensure that the videotaping required by this Act is sufficiently expansive to prevent any abuse of detainees and prisoners and violations of specified laws and treaties.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Tolerance for Terror Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO
              IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN BALLISTIC
              MISSILE PROLIFERATION OR TERRORISM.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States, in interpreting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),
and any other related agreement, that--
            (1) any action by the Government of Iran to treat the
        legitimate imposition of sanctions by the United States or its
        international partners based on support for terrorism, abuses
        of human rights, or Iran's ballistic missile activities as
        grounds to cease performing on its commitments under the JCPOA
        in whole or in part would not be valid and would be
        inconsistent with the terms of the JCPOA; and
            (2) nothing in the JCPOA limits or curtails the ability of
        Congress to pass additional sanctions legislation to address
        Iranian terrorism activities, human rights violations, and
        ballistic missile activities.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign
        Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict
        enforcement of sanctions against Iranian actors in the areas of
        ballistic missile proliferation and terrorism, and to ensure
        effective re-imposition of sanctions in the event of violation
        or breach by Iran of the JCPOA; and
            (2) Iran should continue to be prohibited from undertaking
        any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of
        delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using ballistic
        missile technology, and United Nations member states should
        take all necessary measures to prevent the transfer of
        technology or technical assistance to Iran related to such
        activities.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF NEW TERRORISM AND MISSILE-RELATED
              SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.

    (a) Determination.--If the President determines that a person or
entity--
            (1) commits an act of international terrorism, at the
        direction of an official of the Government of Iran, that
        threatens the security of nationals of the United States or the
        national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United
        States,
            (2) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or provides financial,
        material, or technological support for, or financial or other
        services to or in support of--
                    (A) an act described in paragraph (1),
                    (B) a foreign terrorist organization that receives
                financial support from the Government of Iran, or
            (3) commits an act in violation of United Nations Security
        Council Resolution 1929 before Implementation Day, or an act in
        violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231
        after Implementation Day, to undertake any activity related to
        ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons,
        including launches using such ballistic missile technology,
the President shall immediately notify Congress.
    (b) Qualifying Legislation Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term ``qualifying legislation'' means only a bill of either House
of Congress that authorizes or requires the President to impose
sanctions on a person or entity with respect to which the President
notifies Congress of a determination under subsection (a).
    (c) Introduction.--During the 60-calendar day period after the
President notifies Congress of a determination under subsection (a),
qualifying legislation may be introduced--
            (1) in the House of Representatives, by the Majority Leader
        or the Minority Leader; and
            (2) in the Senate, by the Majority Leader (or the Majority
        leader's designee) or the Minority Leader (or the Minority
        Leader's designee).
    (d) Floor Consideration in House of Representatives.--
            (1) Reporting and discharge.--If a committee of the House
        to which qualifying legislation has been referred has not
        reported such qualifying legislation within 10 legislative days
        after the date of referral, that committee shall be discharged
        from further consideration thereof.
            (2) Proceeding to consideration.--Beginning on the third
        legislative day after each committee to which qualifying
        legislation has been referred reports it to the House or has
        been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be
        in order to move to proceed to consider the qualifying
        legislation in the House. All points of order against the
        motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after
        the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the qualifying
        legislation with regard to the same agreement. The previous
        question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its
        adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be
        debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion
        is disposed of shall not be in order.
            (3) Consideration.--The qualifying legislation shall be
        considered as read. All points of order against the qualifying
        legislation and against its consideration are waived. The
        previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
        qualifying legislation to final passage without intervening
        motion except two hours of debate equally divided and
        controlled by the sponsor of the qualifying legislation (or a
        designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on
        passage of the qualifying legislation shall not be in order.
    (e) Consideration in the Senate.--
            (1) Committee referral.--Qualifying legislation introduced
        in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign
        Relations.
            (2) Reporting and discharge.--If the Committee on Foreign
        Relations has not reported such qualifying legislation within
        10 session days after the date of referral of such legislation,
        that committee shall be discharged from further consideration
        of such legislation and the qualifying legislation shall be
        placed on the appropriate calendar.
            (3) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII
        of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time
        after the committee authorized to consider qualifying
        legislation reports it to the Senate or has been discharged
        from its consideration (even though a previous motion to the
        same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the
        consideration of qualifying legislation, and all points of
        order against qualifying legislation (and against consideration
        of the qualifying legislation) are waived. The motion to
        proceed is not debatable and shall be subject to a 60-vote
        affirmative threshold for adoption. The motion is not subject
        to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by
        which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in
        order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the
        qualifying legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation
        shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.
            (4) Debate.--Debate on qualifying legislation, and on all
        debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
        limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided
        equally between the Majority and Minority Leaders or their
        designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not
        debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a
        motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a
        motion to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in order.
            (5) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall occur
        immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the
        qualifying legislation and a single quorum call at the
        conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the
        rules of the Senate.
            (6) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the
        decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules
        of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to
        qualifying legislation shall be decided without debate.
            (7) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the Senate
        of any veto message with respect to qualifying legislation,
        including all debatable motions and appeals in connection with
        such qualifying legislation, shall be limited to 10 hours, to
        be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority
        leader and the Minority Leader or their designees.
    (f) Rules Relating to Senate and House of Representatives.--
            (1) Coordination with action by other house.--If, before
        the passage by one House of qualifying legislation of that
        House, that House receives qualifying legislation from the
        other House, then the following procedures shall apply:
                    (A) The qualifying legislation of the other House
                shall not be referred to a committee.
                    (B) With respect to qualifying legislation of the
                House receiving the legislation--
                            (i) the procedure in that House shall be
                        the same as if no qualifying legislation had
                        been received from the other House; but
                            (ii) the vote on passage shall be on the
                        qualifying legislation of the other House.
            (2) Treatment of a bill of other house.--If one House fails
        to introduce qualifying legislation under this section, the
        qualifying legislation of the other House shall be entitled to
        expedited floor procedures under this section.
            (3) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following passage
        of the qualifying legislation in the Senate, the Senate then
        receives a companion measure from the House of Representatives,
        the companion measure shall not be debatable.
            (4) Application to revenue measures.--The provisions of
        this subsection shall not apply in the House of Representatives
        to qualifying legislation which is a revenue measure.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign
        terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as a
        foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (2) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' has the meaning
        given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
        (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Joint comprehensive plan of action; jcpoa.--The term
        ``Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action'' or ``JCPOA'' means the
        Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14,
        2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation,
        the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the
        United States, and all implementing materials and agreements
        related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
            (2) Implementation day.--The term ``Implementation Day''
        has the meaning given that term by the Joint Comprehensive Plan
        of Action.

Output: Zero Tolerance for Terror Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that:   the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict sanctions enforcement against Iran in the areas of ballistic missile proliferation and terrorism, and to ensure effective re-imposition of sanctions in the event of Iran's violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; and  Iran should continue to be prohibited from undertaking any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, and United Nations member states should take measures to prevent the related transfer of technology or technical assistance to Iran.   The President shall notify Congress if any person or entity:   commits an act of international terrorism at the direction of an official of the government of Iran that threatens the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States;  knowingly assists in, sponsors, or provides financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of such an act, or a foreign terrorist organization that receives financial support from Iran; or  commits an act in violation of specified Security Council resolutions relating to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.  During the 60-day period after such notification legislation may be introduced in the Senate or the House of Representatives authorizing or requiring the President to impose sanctions on an identified person or entity. Congressional procedural requirements are set forth.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act
(PRENDA) of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Women are a vital part of American society and culture
        and possess the same fundamental human rights and civil rights
        as men.
            (2) United States law prohibits the dissimilar treatment of
        males and females who are similarly situated and prohibits sex
        discrimination in various contexts, including the provision of
        employment, education, housing, health insurance coverage, and
        athletics.
            (3) A ``sex-selection abortion'' is an abortion undertaken
        for purposes of eliminating an unborn child of an undesired
        sex. Sex-selection abortion is described by scholars and civil
        rights advocates as an act of sex-based or gender-based
        violence, predicated on sex discrimination. By definition, sex-
        selection abortions do not implicate the health of the mother
        of the unborn, but instead are elective procedures motivated by
        sex or gender bias.
            (4) The targeted victims of sex-selection abortions
        performed in the United States and worldwide are overwhelmingly
        female.
            (5) Sex-selection abortions are not expressly prohibited by
        United States law, and only 7 States ban abortions for reason
        of sex selection at some point in pregnancy. Sex is an
        immutable characteristic ascertainable at the earliest stages
        of human development through existing medical technology and
        procedures commonly in use, including maternal-fetal
        bloodstream DNA sampling, amniocentesis, chorionic villus
        sampling or ``CVS'', and obstetric ultrasound.
            (6) Sex-selection abortions have the effect of diminishing
        the representation of women in the American population, and
        therefore, the American electorate.
            (7) Sex-selection abortion reinforces sex discrimination
        and has no place in a civilized society.
            (8) The history of the United States includes many examples
        of sex discrimination. The people of the United States
        ultimately responded in the strongest possible legal terms by
        enacting a constitutional amendment correcting an element of
        this discrimination. Women, once subjected to sex
        discrimination that denied them the right to vote, now have
        suffrage guaranteed by the 19th Amendment. The elimination of
        discriminatory practices has been and is among the highest
        priorities and greatest achievements of American history.
            (9) Implicitly approving the discriminatory practices of
        sex-selection abortion by choosing not to prohibit them will
        reinforce sex discrimination, and coarsen society to the value
        of females. Thus, Congress has a compelling interest in
        acting--indeed it must act--to prohibit sex-selection abortion.
    (b) Constitutional Authority.--In accordance with the above
findings, Congress enacts the following pursuant to Congress' power
under--
            (1) the Commerce Clause;
            (2) section 5 of the 14th Amendment, including the power to
        enforce the prohibition on government action denying equal
        protection of the laws; and
            (3) section 8 of article I to make all laws necessary and
        proper for the carrying into execution of powers vested by the
        Constitution in the Government of the United States.

SEC. 3. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE UNBORN ON THE BASIS OF SEX.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 250. Discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex
    ``(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly--
            ``(1) performs an abortion knowing that such abortion is
        sought based on the sex or gender of the child;
            ``(2) uses force or the threat of force to intentionally
        injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a
        sex-selection abortion;
            ``(3) solicits or accepts funds for the performance of a
        sex-selection abortion; or
            ``(4) transports a woman into the United States or across a
        State line for the purpose of obtaining a sex-selection
        abortion,
or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(b) Civil Remedies.--
            ``(1) Civil action by woman on whom abortion is
        performed.--A woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or
        attempted in violation of subsection (a)(2) may in a civil
        action against any person who engaged in a violation of
        subsection (a) obtain appropriate relief.
            ``(2) Civil action by relatives.--The father of an unborn
        child who is the subject of an abortion performed or attempted
        in violation of subsection (a), or a maternal grandparent of
        the unborn child if the pregnant woman is an unemancipated
        minor, may in a civil action against any person who engaged in
        the violation, obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy
        or abortion resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or
        the plaintiff consented to the abortion.
            ``(3) Appropriate relief.--Appropriate relief in a civil
        action under this subsection includes--
                    ``(A) objectively verifiable money damages for all
                injuries, psychological and physical, including loss of
                companionship and support, occasioned by the violation
                of this section; and
                    ``(B) punitive damages.
            ``(4) Injunctive relief.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A qualified plaintiff may in a
                civil action obtain injunctive relief to prevent an
                abortion provider from performing or attempting further
                abortions in violation of this section.
                    ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph the term
                `qualified plaintiff' means--
                            ``(i) a woman upon whom an abortion is
                        performed or attempted in violation of this
                        section;
                            ``(ii) a maternal grandparent of the unborn
                        child if the woman upon whom an abortion is
                        performed or attempted in violation of this
                        section is an unemancipated minor;
                            ``(iii) the father of an unborn child who
                        is the subject of an abortion performed or
                        attempted in violation of subsection (a); or
                            ``(iv) the Attorney General.
            ``(5) Attorneys fees for plaintiff.--The court shall award
        a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs to a
        prevailing plaintiff in a civil action under this subsection.
    ``(c) Bar to Prosecution.--A woman upon whom a sex-selection
abortion is performed may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable for
any violation of this section, or for a conspiracy to violate this
section.
    ``(d) Loss of Federal Funding.--A violation of subsection (a) shall
be deemed for the purposes of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
to be discrimination prohibited by section 601 of that Act.
    ``(e) Reporting Requirement.--A physician, physician's assistant,
nurse, counselor, or other medical or mental health professional shall
report known or suspected violations of any of this section to
appropriate law enforcement authorities. Whoever violates this
requirement shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
1 year, or both.
    ``(f) Expedited Consideration.--It shall be the duty of the United
States district courts, United States courts of appeal, and the Supreme
Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to
the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter brought
under this section.
    ``(g) Protection of Privacy in Court Proceedings.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except to the extent the Constitution or
        other similarly compelling reason requires, in every civil or
        criminal action under this section, the court shall make such
        orders as are necessary to protect the anonymity of any woman
        upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted if she
        does not give her written consent to such disclosure. Such
        orders may be made upon motion, but shall be made sua sponte if
        not otherwise sought by a party.
            ``(2) Orders to parties, witnesses, and counsel.--The court
        shall issue appropriate orders to the parties, witnesses, and
        counsel and shall direct the sealing of the record and
        exclusion of individuals from courtrooms or hearing rooms to
        the extent necessary to safeguard the identity of the woman
        described in paragraph (1) from public disclosure.
            ``(3) Pseudonym required.--In the absence of written
        consent of the woman upon whom an abortion has been performed
        or attempted, any party, other than a public official, who
        brings an action under this section shall do so under a
        pseudonym.
            ``(4) Limitation.--This subsection shall not be construed
        to conceal the identity of the plaintiff or of witnesses from
        the defendant or from attorneys for the defendant.
    ``(h) Definition.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `abortion' means the act of using or
        prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other
        substance, device, or means with the intent to--
                    ``(A) kill the unborn child of a woman known to be
                pregnant; or
                    ``(B) terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to
                be pregnant, with an intention other than--
                            ``(i) after viability to produce a live
                        birth and preserve the life and health of the
                        child born alive; or
                            ``(ii) to remove a dead unborn child; and
            ``(2) the term `sex-selection abortion' means an abortion
        undertaken for purposes of eliminating an unborn child of an
        undesired sex.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after
the item relating to section 249 the following new item:

``250. Discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex.''.

SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.

    If any portion of this Act or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
portions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without
the invalid portion or application.

Output: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion. The bill authorizes civil actions by: (1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject of a prohibited sex-selection abortion; or (2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion. The bill also authorizes injunctive relief to prevent an abortion provider from performing or attempting further such abortions. Violations of this bill are deemed to be prohibited discrimination under title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Medical and mental health professionals must report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities. A woman having such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable. Courts must make such orders as necessary to protect the anonymity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted if she does not give her written consent to such disclosure. In the absence of such consent, any party, other than a public official, who brings an action must use a pseudonym.