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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Court Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to States,
State courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian
tribal governments, acting directly or through agreements with other
public or private entities, for programs that involve--
            (1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with
        substance abuse problems who are not violent offenders; and
            (2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and
        services, which shall include--
                    (A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of
                controlled substances or other addictive substances
                during any period of supervised release or probation
                for each participant;
                    (B) substance abuse treatment for each participant;
                    (C) diversion, probation, or other supervised
                release involving the possibility of prosecution,
                confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance
                with program requirements or failure to show
                satisfactory progress; and
                    (D) programmatic, offender management, and
                aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health
                care, education, vocational training, job placement,
                housing placement, and child care or other family
                support services for each participant who requires such
                services.
    (b) Geographical Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure
that, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution
of grant awards is made.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF PARTICIPATION BY VIOLENT OFFENDERS.

    The Attorney General shall--
            (1) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that the
        programs authorized in this Act do not permit participation by
        violent offenders; and
            (2) immediately suspend funding for any grant under this
        Act, pending compliance, if the Attorney General finds that
        violent offenders are participating in any program funded under
        this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``violent offender'' means a person who--
            (1) is charged with or convicted of an offense, during the
        course of which offense or conduct--
                    (A) the person carried, possessed, or used a
                firearm or dangerous weapon;
                    (B) there occurred the death of or serious bodily
                injury to any person; or
                    (C) there occurred the use of force against the
                person of another,
        without regard to whether any of the circumstances described in
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is an element of the offense or
        conduct of which or for which the person is charged or
        convicted; or
            (2) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony crime of
        violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a
        person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and any other appropriate
officials in carrying out this Act.
    (b) Use of Components.--The Attorney General may utilize any
component or components of the Department of Justice in carrying out
this Act.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--The Attorney General may issue
regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act.
    (d) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under
this Act shall--
            (1) include a long-term strategy and detailed
        implementation plan;
            (2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program
        adequately without Federal assistance;
            (3) certify that the Federal support provided will be used
        to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and
        local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
            (4) identify related governmental or community initiatives
        which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
            (5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation
        with all affected agencies and that there will be appropriate
        coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation
        of the program;
            (6) certify that participating offenders will be supervised
        by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the drug
        court program;
            (7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and
        continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of
        Federal support; and
            (8) describe the methodology that will be used in
        evaluating the program.

SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS.

    To request funds under this Act, the chief executive or the chief
justice of a State or the chief executive or chief judge of a unit of
local government or Indian tribal government shall submit an
application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such
information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.

SEC. 7. FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) In General.--The Federal share of a grant made under this Act
may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program described
in the application submitted under section 6 for the fiscal year for
which the program receives assistance under this Act, unless the
Attorney General waives, wholly or in part, the requirement of a
matching contribution under this section.
    (b) Matching Requirement.--In-kind contributions and Federal funds
not received pursuant to a grant made under this Act may constitute a
portion of the non-Federal share of a grant.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    (a) Grantee Report.--A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of
local government that receives funds under this Act during a fiscal
year shall submit to the Attorney General a report in March of the
following year regarding the effectiveness of this Act.
    (b) Federal Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall annually report
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and
the Senate data and analysis with respect to--
            (1) the effectiveness of the drug court programs authorized
        by this Act and the management of those programs; and
            (2) the drug relapse and recidivism rates of offenders in
        participating in programs authorized by this Act.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING AND EVALUATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Evaluations.--In addition to any evaluation requirements that
may be prescribed for grantees, the Attorney General may carry out or
make arrangements for evaluations of programs that receive support
under this Act.
    (c) Administration.--The technical assistance, training, and
evaluations authorized by this section may be carried out directly by
the Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, or through grants, contracts, or other cooperative
arrangements with other entities.

SEC. 10. CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.

    Section 507 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Drug Treatment Services.--There is authorized to be
appropriated, $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through
2003, to enable the Secretary, acting through the Center, to provide
drug treatment services in conjunction with drug court programs.
Amounts provided under this subsection shall be used to supplement, not
supplant, State, local or private funds made available for such
services.''.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for
each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2003, $200,000,000 to carry out
sections 2 through 9 of this Act.

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Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2000 through 2003 to enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide drug treatment services in conjunction with drug court programs.
Authorizes appropriations to the Attorney General for such fiscal years for such programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 101 of title 11, the United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (39A) the following:
            ``(39B) The term `medical debt' means any debt incurred
        directly or indirectly as a result of the diagnosis, cure,
        mitigation, treatment, or prevention of injury, deformity, or
        disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or
        function of the body.
            ``(39C) The term `medically distressed debtor' means a
        debtor who, in any consecutive 12-month period during the 3
        years before the date of the filing of the petition--
                    ``(A) incurred or paid medical debts for the debtor
                or a dependent of the debtor, or a nondependent member
                of the immediate family of the debtor (including any
                parent, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild, or
                spouse of the debtor), that were not paid by any third
                party payor and were in excess of the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 10 percent of the debtor's adjusted
                        gross income (as such term is defined under
                        section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of
                        1986); or
                            ``(ii) $10,000;
                    ``(B) was a member of a household in which 1 or
                more members (including the debtor) lost all or
                substantially all of the member's domestic support
                obligation income, taking into consideration any
                disability insurance payments, for 4 or more weeks, due
                to a medical problem of a person obligated to pay such
                domestic support; or
                    ``(C) experienced a downgrade in employment status
                that correlates to a reduction in wages or work hours
                or results in unemployment, to care for an ill,
                injured, or disabled dependent of the debtor, or an
                ill, injured, or disabled nondependent member of the
                immediate family of the debtor (including any parent,
                grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild, or spouse of
                the debtor), for not less than 30 days.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2) of
title 11, the United States Code, are each amended by inserting
``101(39C)(A)(ii),'' after ``101(19)(A)''.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) Exempt Property.--Section 522 of title 11, the United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) For a debtor who is a medically distressed debtor, if the
debtor elects to exempt property--
            ``(1) listed in subsection (b)(2), then in lieu of the
        exemption provided under subsection (d)(1), the debtor may
        elect to exempt the debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed
        $250,000 in value, in real property or personal property that
        the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in
        a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent
        of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot for the
        debtor or a dependent of the debtor; or
            ``(2) listed in subsection (b)(3), then if the exemption
        provided under applicable law specifically for property of the
        kind described in paragraph (1) is for less than $250,000 in
        value, the debtor may elect in lieu of such exemption to exempt
        the debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $250,000 in
        value, in any such real or personal property, cooperative, or
        burial plot.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2) of
title 11, the United States Code, are each amended by inserting
``522(r),'' after ``522(q),''.

SEC. 4. DISMISSAL OF A CASE OR CONVERSION TO A CASE UNDER CHAPTER 11 OR
              13.

    Section 707(b) of title 11, the United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) No judge, United States trustee (or bankruptcy
        administrator, if any), trustee, or other party in interest may
        file a motion under paragraph (2) if the debtor is a medically
        distressed debtor.''.

SEC. 5. CREDIT COUNSELING.

    Section 109(h)(4) of title 11 United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``a medically distressed debtor or'' after ``with respect
to''.

SEC. 6. NONDISCHARGEABILITY OF CERTAIN ATTORNEYS FEES.

    Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
            ``(20) incurred by a debtor relating to attorneys fees
        generated as result of the debtor's filing of a petition under
        chapter 7.''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the
United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. ATTESTATION BY DEBTOR.

    Any debtor who seeks relief as a medically distressed debtor in
accordance with the amendments made by this Act shall attest in writing
and under penalty of perjury that the medical expenses of the debtor
were genuine, and were not specifically incurred to bring the debtor
within the coverage of the medical bankruptcy provisions, as provided
in this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

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Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, in a cooperative, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent.

Revises requirements for dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case to prohibit the court or specified parties in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert to Chapter 11 or 13 if the debtor is a medically distressed debtor.

Waives the credit counseling prerequisite for filing for relief from debt in the case of a medically distressed debtor.

Denies a discharge in bankruptcy from any debt incurred that relates to attorneys' fees generated as a result of the debtor's filing of a Chapter 7 petition.

Requires a debtor who seeks relief as a medically distressed debtor to attest in writing, and under penalty of perjury, that the medical expenses of the debtor are genuine, and not specifically incurred to bring the debtor within the coverage of the medical bankruptcy provisions of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term
Investment Incentive Act of 1997''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF TAX ON LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS ON ASSETS HELD MORE
              THAN 2 YEARS.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 (relating to
treatment of capital gains) is amended by redesignating section 1202 as
section 1203 and by inserting after section 1201 the following new
section:

``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION FOR ASSETS HELD BY NONCORPORATE
              TAXPAYERS MORE THAN 2 YEARS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If a taxpayer other than a corporation has a
net capital gain for any taxable year, there shall be allowed as a
deduction an amount equal to the sum of the applicable percentages of
the classes of net capital gain described in the table under subsection
(b).
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this subsection, the
applicable percentage shall be the percentage determined in accordance
with the following table:

                                                         The applicable
          ``In the case of:
                                                         percentage is:
                  2-year gain........................        7.145
                  3-year gain........................        14.29
                  4-year gain........................        21.45
                  5-year gain........................        28.57
                  6-year gain........................        35.71
                  7-year gain........................        42.86
                  8-year gain........................        50.00.
    ``(c) Gain to Which Deduction Applies.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) 2-year gain.--The term `2-year gain' means the lesser
        of--
                    ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year, or
                    ``(B) the amount of long-term capital gain which
                would be computed for the taxable year if only gain
                from the sale or exchange of property held by the
                taxpayer for more than 2 years but not more than 3
                years were taken into account.
            ``(2) 3-year gain, etc.--The terms `3-, 4-,
        5-, 6-, or 7-year gain' mean the amounts determined under
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) by reducing the amount of the net capital
                gain under subparagraph (A) thereof by an amount equal
                to the long-term capital gain from the sale or exchange
                of property with a holding period less than the minimum
                holding period for any such category, and
                    ``(B) by substituting 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 years for 2
                years and 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 years for 3 years,
                respectively, in subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(3) 8-year gain.--The term `8-year gain' means the lesser
        of--
                    ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year,
                reduced by in the same manner as under paragraph
                (2)(A), or
                    ``(B) the amount of the long-term capital gain
                which would be computed for the taxable year if only
                gain from the sale or exchange of property held by the
                taxpayer for more than 8 years were taken into account.
    ``(d) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or trust, the
deduction under subsection (a) shall be computed by excluding the
portion (if any) of the gains for the taxable year from sales or
exchanges of capital assets which, under sections 652 and 662 (relating
to inclusions of amounts in gross income of beneficiaries of trusts),
is includible by the income beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale
or exchange of capital assets.
    ``(e) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under Limitation
on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this section, the net capital
gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
amount which the taxpayer takes into account as investment income under
section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
    ``(f) Treatment of Collectibles.--
            ``(1) In general.--Solely for purposes of this section, any
        gain or loss from the sale or exchange of a collectible shall
be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss (as the case may be),
without regard to the period such asset was held. The preceding
sentence shall apply only to the extent the gain or loss is taken into
account in computing taxable income.
            ``(2) Treatment of certain sales of interest in
        partnership, etc.--For purposes of paragraph (1), any gain from
        the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, S
        corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized
        appreciation in the value of collectibles held by such entity
        shall be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a
        collectible. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) shall
        apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
            ``(3) Collectible.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `collectible' means any capital asset which is a
        collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without regard to
        paragraph (3) thereof).
    ``(g) Transitional Rule.--
            ``(1) In general.--Gain may be taken into account under
        subsection (c) only if such gain is properly taken into account
        on or after May 7, 1997.
            ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with
                respect to any pass-thru entity, the determination of
                when gains and losses are properly taken into account
                shall be made at the entity level.
                    ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
                            ``(i) a regulated investment company,
                            ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
                            ``(iii) an S corporation,
                            ``(iv) a partnership,
                            ``(v) an estate or trust, and
                            ``(vi) a common trust fund.''
    (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--
Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by inserting after paragraph
(16) the following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by
        section 1202.''
    (c) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--Section 1(h) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this
subsection, taxable income shall be computed without regard to the
deduction allowed under section 1202.''
    (d) Treatment of Certain Pass-Thru Entities.--
            (1) Capital gain dividends of regulated investment
        companies.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 852(b)(3) is
                amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by
                shareholders.--A capital gain dividend shall be treated
                by the shareholders as gain from the sale or exchange
                of a capital asset held for more than 1 year but not
                more than 2 years; except that the portion of any such
                dividend designated by the company as allocable 2-, 3-,
                4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-year gain of the company shall be
                treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital
                asset held for the amount of years in such class for
                purposes of section 1202. Rules similar to the rules of
                subparagraph (C) shall apply to any designation under
                the preceding sentence.''
                    (B) Clause (i) of section 852(b)(3)(D) is amended
                by adding at the end the following new sentence:
                ``Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (B) shall
                apply in determining character of the amount to be so
                included by any such shareholder.''
            (2) Capital gain dividends of real estate investment
        trusts.--Subparagraph (B) of section 857(b)(3) is amended to
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by
                shareholders.--A capital gain dividend shall be treated
                by the shareholders or holders of beneficial interests
                as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset
                held for more than 1 year but not more than 2 years;
                except that the portion of any such dividend designated
                by the company as allocable to 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-,
                or 8-year gain of the company shall be treated as gain
                from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for
                the amount of years in such class for purposes of
                section 1202. Rules similar to the rules of
                subparagraph (C) shall apply to any designation under
                the preceding sentence.''
            (3) Common trust funds.--Subsection (c) of section 584 is
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and not more than 2 years''
                after ``1 year'' each place it appears in paragraph
                (2),
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (2), and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4)
                and inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3) as part of its gains from sales or exchanges of
        capital assets held for periods described in the classes of
        gains under section 1202(c), its proportionate share of the
        gains of the common trust fund from sales or exchanges of
        capital assets held for such periods, and''.
    (e) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 170(e)(1) is amended by
        inserting ``(or, in the case of a taxpayer other than a
        corporation, the percentage of such gain equal to 100 percent
        minus the percentage applicable to such gain under section
        1202(a))'' after ``the amount of gain''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) is amended to
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) the deduction under section 1202 and the
                exclusion under section 1203 shall not be allowed.''
            (3)(A) Section 221 (relating to cross reference) is amended
        to read as follows:

``SEC. 221. CROSS REFERENCES.

    ``(1) For deduction for net capital gains in the case of a taxpayer
other than a corporation, see section 1202.
    ``(2) For deductions in respect of a decedent, see section 691.''
            (B) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of
        chapter 1 is amended by striking ``reference'' in the item
        relating to section 221 and inserting ``references''.
            (4) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by
        striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and
        inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under section
        1(h) or 1201 or the deduction under section 1202 (whichever is
        appropriate) shall be taken into account.''
            (5) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as
        follows:
            ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise
        allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of gain
        from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for more than
        1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any deduction
        allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 or any
        exclusion allowable to the estate or trust under section
        1203(a). In the case of a trust, the deduction allowed by this
        subsection shall be subject to section 681 (relating to
        unrelated business income).''
            (6) The last sentence of paragraph (3) of section 643(a) is
        amended to read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1202
        and the exclusion under section 1203 shall not be taken into
        account.''
            (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by
        inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting
        before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 1202
        (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into
        account''.
            (8) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) is amended by striking
        ``sections 1(h), 1201, and 1211'' and inserting ``sections
        1(h), 1201, 1202, and 1211''.
            (9) The second sentence of section 871(a)(2) is amended by
        inserting ``or 1203'' after ``1202''.
            (10) Subsection (d) of section 1044 is amended by striking
        ``1202'' and inserting ``1203''.
            (11) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by
        inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 shall
        not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
    (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of
subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1201 the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction for
                                        assets held by noncorporate
                                        taxpayers more than 2 years.''
    (g) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
        taxable years ending on and after May 7, 1997.
            (2) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (e)(1)
        shall apply to contributions on or after May 7, 1997.

Output: Long-Term Investment Incentive Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a sliding scale capital gains deduction on assets held between two years and eight years by noncorporate taxpayers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First Things First Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to delay the implementation of certain
amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 until a legislative
task force has certified the achievement of each of the following
critical national priorities:
            (1) The provision of aid and relief to persons physically
        or economically injured as a result of the terrorist acts
        against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
            (2) The security of the Social Security and Medicare trust
        funds.
            (3) The provision of a comprehensive prescription drug
        benefit to Medicare beneficiaries.
            (4) The provision of Federal funding for a major school
        modernization effort and the hiring of 100,000 teachers.
            (5) A significant reduction since 2001 in the number of
        United States citizens who face worst case housing needs.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF THE HIGHEST MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1(i) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to reductions in rates after June 30,
2001) is amended by striking the table and inserting the following:

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                                  The corresponding percentages shall be
              ``In the case of        substituted for  the following
                taxable years                  percentages:
              beginning during   ---------------------------------------
               calendar year:       28%      31%      36%       39.6%
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            2001................   27.5%    30.5%    35.5%      39.1%
            2002 and 2003.......   27.0%    30.5%    35.5%      39.6%
            2004 and 2005.......   26.0%    30.5%    35.5%      39.6%
            2006 and thereafter.   25.0%    30.5%    35.5%     39.6%''.
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    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PHASEOUT OF OVERALL LIMITATION ON ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS
              AND OF TERMINATION OF PHASEOUT OF PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS.

    Sections 102 and 103 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 (and the amendments made by such sections)
are hereby repealed, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be
applied and administered as if such sections (and amendments) had never
been enacted.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF THE TERMINATION OF THE ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING
              TRANSFER TAXES AND STEP-UP IN BASIS AT DEATH, AND RELATED
              REPEALS.

    Subtitles A, B, C, D, and E of title V of the Economic Growth and
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (and the amendments made by such
subtitles) are hereby repealed, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
shall be applied and administered as if such subtitles (and amendments)
had never been enacted.

SEC. 6. INCREASE IN THE ESTATE TAX DEDUCTION FOR FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS
              INTEREST.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 2057(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum deduction) is amended by
striking ``$675,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subparagraph (B) of section 2057(a)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to coordination with
unified credit) is amended by striking ``$675,000'' each place it
appears in the text and heading and inserting ``$4,000,000''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL PRIORITIES ASSESSMENT TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch
a task force to be known as the ``National Priorities Assessment Task
Force'' (in this section referred to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall determine when and whether
Congress has achieved each of the following:
            (1) The provision of aid and relief to persons physically
        or economically injured as a result of the terrorist acts
        against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
            (2) The security of the Social Security and Medicare trust
        funds.
            (3) The provision of a comprehensive prescription drug
        benefit to Medicare beneficiaries.
            (4) The provision of Federal funding for a major school
        modernization effort and the hiring of 100,000 teachers.
            (5) A significant reduction since 2001 in the number of
        United States citizens who face worst case housing needs.
    (c) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of 16 members as
follows:
            (1) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
        Representatives.
            (3) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
        Representatives.
            (4) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
            (5) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
            (6) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
            (7) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the
        Senate.
            (8) The chairperson and the ranking minority member of the
        Committee on Finance of the Senate.
    (d) Final Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall transmit a final
        report to Congress not later than 30 days after the date on
        which the Task Force makes the determinations described in
        subsection (b). The final report shall contain a detailed
        statement of the findings and conclusions on which the
        determinations of the Task Force under subsection (b) are
        based.
            (2) Required determinations.--The Task Force shall not
        transmit a final report under paragraph (1) until the Task
        Force has made the determinations described in subsection (b).
    (e) Interim Reports.--The Task Force may submit to Congress interim
reports as the Task Force considers appropriate.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) Pay.--Members of the Task Force shall serve without
        pay.
            (2) Quorum.--9 members of the Task Force shall constitute a
        quorum.
            (3) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The Chairperson and
        Vice Chairperson of the Task Force shall be elected by the
        members.
            (4) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the
        Chairperson or a majority of its members.
    (g) Powers of the Task Force.--
            (1) Hearings.--The Task Force may, for the purpose of
        carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and act at times
        and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Task
        Force considers appropriate.
            (2) 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 section.
        Upon request of the Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of
        that department or agency shall furnish that information to the
        Task Force.
    (h) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--No funds may be provided to the Task
        Force.
            (2) Availability of committee funds.--Notwithstanding
        paragraph (1), any committee described in subsection (c) may
        make funds available for the activities of a member of the Task
        Force to carry out this section if such member of the Task
        Force is also a member of such committee.
    (i) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate 30 days after
transmitting its final report under subsection (d).

Output: First Things First Act-Amends the Internal Revenue Code to raise certain highest marginal income tax rates. Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to: (1) repeal the phaseout of the overall limitation on itemized deductions and restore the phaseout of personal exemptions; and (2) repeal the termination of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, step-up basis at death, and related items.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests.Establishes the National Priorities Assessment Task Force in the legislative branch. Requires such Task Force to evaluate congressional success in the following areas: (1) the provision of aid and relief to persons injured as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; (2) the security of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds; (3) the provision of a comprehensive prescription drug benefit to Medicare beneficiaries; (4) the provision of Federal funding for school modernization and teacher hiring; and (5) a significant reduction in worst case housing needs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Common Access Card Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. SECURE MEDICARE CARD PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Program Implementation (Phase I).--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a pilot
        program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for the
        purpose of utilizing smart card technology for Medicare
        beneficiary and provider identification cards in order to--
                    (A) increase the quality of care furnished to
                Medicare beneficiaries;
                    (B) improve the accuracy and efficiency in the
                billing for Medicare items and services furnished by
                Medicare providers;
                    (C) reduce the potential for identity theft and
                other unlawful use of Medicare beneficiary and provider
                identifying information; and
                    (D) reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare
                program.
            (2) Site requirements.--The Secretary shall conduct the
        pilot program in at least 5 geographic areas in which the
        Secretary determines there is a high risk for waste, fraud, or
        abuse.
            (3) Design of pilot program.--In designing the pilot
        program, the Secretary shall provide for the following:
                    (A) Implementation of a system that utilizes a
                smart card as a Medicare identification card for
                Medicare beneficiaries and Medicare providers. Such a
                card shall contain appropriate security features and
                protect personal privacy.
                    (B) Issuance of a new smart card to all Medicare
                beneficiaries participating in the pilot program. Such
                card shall not have the Social Security number printed
                on the front but, instead shall have such number stored
                securely on the smart card chip along with other
                information the Secretary deems necessary.
                    (C) Issuance of a new provider card to all Medicare
                providers participating in the pilot program. Such card
                shall include a photograph of the provider and shall
                not have the Medicare provider number printed on the
                front of the card but, instead shall have such number
                stored securely on the smart card chip along with other
                information the Secretary deems necessary.
                    (D) A process for enrollment of all Medicare
                providers that includes--
                            (i) identity and certification
                        verification; and
                            (ii) utilization of biometric data, such as
                        fingerprints, for provider identification and
                        authentication.
                    (E) A process under which the cards issued under
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) are used by both Medicare
                beneficiaries and Medicare providers to verify
                eligibility, prevent fraud, and authorize transactions.
                    (F) Distribution of necessary equipment, including
                cards, card readers, kiosks, biometric readers, and
                other materials or documents to Medicare beneficiaries
                and providers at no cost to them.
                    (G) Regular monitoring and review by the Secretary
                of Medicare providers' Medicare billings and Medicare
                beneficiaries' Medicare records in order to identify
                and address inaccurate charges and instances of waste,
                fraud, or abuse.
                    (H) Reporting mechanisms for measuring the cost
                savings to the Medicare program by reason of the pilot
                program.
                    (I) Include provisions--
                            (i) to ensure that all devices and systems
                        utilized as part of the pilot program comply
                        with standards for identity credentials and
                        biometric data developed by the American
                        National Standards Institute and the National
                        Institute of Standards and Technology and
                        Federal requirements relating to
                        interoperability and information security,
                        including all requirements under the Health
                        Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
                        1996;
                            (ii) to ensure that a Medicare
                        beneficiary's and provider's personal
                        identifying, health, and other information is
                        protected from unauthorized access or
                        disclosure through the use of at least two-
                        factor authentication;
                            (iii) for the development of procedures and
                        guidelines for the use of identification cards,
                        card readers, kiosks, biometric data and
                        readers, and other equipment to verify a
                        Medicare beneficiary's identity and eligibility
                        for services;
                            (iv) to ensure that each Medicare
                        beneficiary and provider participating in the
                        pilot program is informed of--
                                    (I) the purpose of the program;
                                    (II) the processes for capturing,
                                enrolling, and verifying their
                                eligibility and, with respect to
                                providers, their biometric data;
                                    (III) the manner in which the
                                biometric data for providers will be
                                used; and
                                    (IV) the steps that will be taken
                                to protect personal identifying,
                                health, and other information from
                                unauthorized access and disclosure;
                            (v) for addressing problems related to the
                        loss, theft, or malfunction of or damage to
                        equipment and any identifying documents or
                        materials provided by the Secretary;
                            (vi) for development of a hotline, Web
                        site, or other means by which Medicare
                        beneficiaries and providers can contact the
                        Secretary for assistance; and
                            (vii) for addressing problems related to
                        accessing care outside the pilot area and cases
                        where the individual faces issues related to
                        physical or other capacity limitations.
            (4) Privacy.--Information on the smart card shall only be
        disclosed if the disclosure of such information is permitted
        under the Federal regulations (concerning the privacy of
        individually identifiable health information) promulgated under
        section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and
        Accountability Act of 1996.
            (5) Disclosure exemption.--Information on the smart card
        shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of
        title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Expanded Implementation (Phase II).--Taking into account the
interim report under subsection (d)(2) the Secretary shall, through
rulemaking, expand the duration and the scope of the pilot program, to
the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive such provisions of
titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate for the conduct of the pilot program.
    (d) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Plan.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
        report that contains a description of the design and
        development of the pilot program, including the Secretary's
        plan for implementation.
            (2) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after the pilot
        program is first implemented, the Secretary shall conduct an
        evaluation of the pilot program and submit an interim report to
        Congress. Such an evaluation shall include an initial analysis
        of the deployment of the program, the usability of the card
        system, and the measures taken to protect beneficiary and
        provider information.
            (3) Additional report.--Not later than 2 years after the
        date that the pilot program is first implemented, the Secretary
        shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program. Such
        report shall contain a detailed description of issues related
        to the expansion of the program under subsection (b) and
        recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions
        as the Secretary considers appropriate for implementation of
        the program on a nationwide basis.
    (e) Funding.--There are appropriated, from amounts in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $29,000,000 for the design, implementation,
and evaluation of the pilot program. Amounts appropriated under the
preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Medicare beneficiary.--The term ``Medicare
        beneficiary'' means an individual entitled to, or enrolled for,
        benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
        or enrolled for benefits under part B of such title.
            (2) Medicare program.--The term ``Medicare program'' means
        the health benefits program under title XVIII of the Social
        Security Act.
            (3) Medicare provider.--The term ``Medicare provider''
        means a provider of services (as defined in subsection (u) of
        section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)) and
        a supplier (as defined in subsection (d) of such section),
        including a supplier of durable medical equipment and supplies.
            (4) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the
        pilot program conducted under this section.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
            (6) Smart card.--The term ``smart card'' means a secure,
        electronic, machine readable, fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant
        card that includes an embedded integrated circuit chip with a
        secure micro-controller.
    (g) Revision of Medicare Improvement Fund.--Section 1898(b)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the
        following subparagraph:
                    ``(A) fiscal year 2015, $246,000,000; and''; and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

Output: Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011 - Establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in order to utilize smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary and provider identification cards.


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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT OF 1997.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Oklahoma City
National Memorial Act Amendments of 2003''.
    (b) Foundation Defined; Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of the
Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-1) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
        paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
            (2) by inserting immediately preceding paragraph (2) (as so
        redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following
        new paragraph:
            ``(1) Foundation.--The term `Foundation' means the Oklahoma
        City National Memorial Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation
        that is--
                    ``(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(B) exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of
                such Code; and
                    ``(C) dedicated to the support of the Memorial.'';
                and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``designated under
        section 5(a)''.
    (c) Administration of Memorial by Foundation.--Section 4 of the
Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-2) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``a unit'' and inserting ``an
                affiliate''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence;
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(b) Administration of Memorial.--The Foundation shall administer
the Memorial in accordance with this Act and the general objectives of
the `Memorial Mission Statement', adopted March 26, 1996, by the
Foundation.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)
        of this subsection) by striking ``1997 (hereafter'' and all
        that follows through the final period and inserting ``1997. The
        map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
        appropriate office of the Foundation.''.
    (d) Transfer of Memorial Property, Rights, Authorities, and
Duties.--Section 5 of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997
(16 U.S.C. 450ss-3) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF MEMORIAL PROPERTY, RIGHTS, AUTHORITIES, AND
              DUTIES.

    ``(a) Transfer of Memorial Property.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act
        Amendments of 2003, the Trust shall transfer to the
        Foundation--
                    ``(A) all assets of the Trust, including all real
                and personal property of the Memorial, any
                appurtenances, buildings, facilities, monuments,
                contents, artifacts, contracts and contract rights,
                accounts, deposits, intangibles, trademarks, trade
                names, copyrights, all other intellectual property, and
                all other real and personal property of every kind and
                character comprising the Memorial;
                    ``(B) any property owned by the Trust that is
                adjacent or related to the Memorial; and
                    ``(C) all property maintained for the Memorial,
                together with all rights, authorities, and duties
                relating to the ownership, administration, operation,
                and management of the Memorial.
            ``(2) Subsequent gifts.--Any artifact, memorial, or other
        personal property that is received by, or is intended by any
        person to be given to, the Trust after the date of transfer of
        property under paragraph (1) shall be the property of the
        Foundation.
    ``(b) Assumption of Trust Obligations.--Any obligations of the
Trust relating to the Memorial that have been approved by the Trust
before the date on which the property is transferred under subsection
(a) shall become the responsibility of the Foundation on the date of
the transfer.
    ``(c) Dissolution of Trust.--Not later than 30 days after the
transfer under subsection (a) is completed--
            ``(1) the Trust shall be dissolved; and
            ``(2) the Trust shall notify the Secretary of the date of
        dissolution.
    ``(d) Authority to Enter Into Agreements.--The Secretary, acting
through the National Park Service, is authorized to enter into 1 or
more cooperative agreements with the Foundation for the National Park
Service to provide interpretive services related to the Memorial and
such other assistance as may be agreed upon between the Secretary and
the Foundation. The costs of the services and other agreed assistance
shall be paid by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of
State and local law enforcement for the purposes of security related to
the Memorial.''.
    (e) Repeal of Duties and Authorities of Trust.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6 of the Oklahoma City National
        Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-4) is repealed.
            (2) Effective date.--The repeal under this subsection shall
        take effect upon the transfer of the Memorial property, rights,
        authorities, and duties pursuant to the amendments made by
        subsection (d).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 7 of the Oklahoma
City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-5) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``for an endowment fund
        subject to paragraph (2)'' after ``the sum of $5,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``Trust or to the Oklahoma City
                Memorial''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or operation'' and inserting
                ``operation, or endowment''.
    (g) Authorization of Secretary to Reimburse Previous Costs Paid by
Foundation or Trust.--
            (1) Authorization for reimbursement.--To the extent that
        funds are made available for this subsection, the Secretary of
        the Interior shall reimburse the Oklahoma City National
        Memorial Foundation for funds obligated or expended by the
        Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation or the Oklahoma City
        National Memorial Trust to the Secretary of the Interior for
        interpretive services, security, and other costs and services
        related to the Oklahoma City National Memorial before the date
        of the enactment of this Act. The Oklahoma City National
        Memorial Foundation may use such reimbursed funds for the
        operation, maintenance, and permanent endowment of the Oklahoma
        City National Memorial.
            (2) Authorization for appropriation.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $1,500,000
        to carry out this subsection.
    (h) Repeal of Disposition of Site of Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building.--Section 8 of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997
(16 U.S.C. 450ss-6) is repealed.
    (i) Repeal of Study Requirement.--Section 9 of the Oklahoma City
National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-7) is repealed.

Output:
Oklahoma City National Memorial Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 to give responsibility for administration of the Memorial to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (currently administered by the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust).

Requires the Trust to transfer specified Memorial property, rights, authorities, and duties to the Foundation. Dissolves the Trust.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service (NPS), to enter into cooperative agreements with the Foundation for the NPS to provide interpretive services related to the Memorial at NPS expense.

Requires the Secretary to reimburse the Foundation for funds obligated or expended for interpretive services, security, and other costs and services related to the Memorial prior to enactment of this Act to the extent that funds are made available.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Overseas Broadcasting Consolidation
and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993''.

     TITLE I--REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT-FUNDED RADIO AND TELEVISION
                         BROADCASTING OVERSEAS

SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ISRAEL RADIO TRANSMITTER
              FACILITY.

    None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
any provision of law may be used for the design, construction, or
operation of a radio transmitter facility in Israel.

SEC. 102. TERMINATION OF USIA TELEVISION MARTI PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal.--Part D of title II of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246),
relating to television broadcasting to Cuba, is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5 of the Radio Broadcasting to
Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Advisory Board for
        Cuba Broadcasting'' and inserting ``Advisory Board for Radio
        Broadcasting to Cuba'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Television
        Broadcasting to Cuba Act''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) The head of the Cuba Service shall serve, ex officio, as a
member of the Board.''.
    (c) References.--A reference in any provision of law to the
``Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting'' shall be considered to be a
reference to the ``Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba''.

SEC. 103. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY OF USIA SATELLITE AND TELEVISION.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 505 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1464a) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 506 of such Act is redesignated
as section 505 of such Act.

         TITLE II--TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title, unless otherwise provided or indicated
by the context--
            (1) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States
        Code;
            (2) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation,
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity,
        or program;
            (3) the term ``transferee agency'' means the United States
        Information Agency (acting through the Bureau for
        Broadcasting); and
            (4) the term ``transferor agency'' means the Board for
        International Broadcasting.

SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    There are transferred to the transferee agency all functions which
the head of the transferor agency exercised before the effective date
of this title (including all related functions of any officer or
employee of the transferor agency).

SEC. 203. DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY THE OFFICE OF
              MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

    If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any
determination of the functions that are transferred under section 202.

SEC. 204. PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Appointments.--The head of the transferee agency may appoint
and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as may be
necessary to carry out the respective functions transferred under this
title. Except as otherwise provided by law, such officers and employees
shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws and their
compensation fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Experts and Consultants.--The head of the transferee agency may
obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and compensate such
experts and consultants for each day (including traveltime) at rates
not in excess of the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title. The head of the transferee agency may
pay experts and consultants who are serving away from their homes or
regular place of business travel expenses and per diem in lieu of
subsistence at rates authorized by sections 5702 and 5703 of such title
for persons in Government service employed intermittently.

SEC. 205. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

    Except where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise
provided by this title, the head of the transferee agency may delegate
any of the functions transferred to the head of the transferee agency
by this title and any function transferred or granted to such head of
the transferee agency after the effective date of this title to such
officers and employees of the transferee agency as the head of the
transferee agency may designate, and may authorize successive
redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No
delegation of functions by the head of the transferee agency under this
section or under any other provision of this title shall relieve such
head of the transferee agency of responsibility for the administration
of such functions.

SEC. 206. REORGANIZATION.

    The head of the transferee agency is authorized to allocate or
reallocate any function transferred under section 202 among the
officers of the transferee agency, and to establish, consolidate,
alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in the transferee
agency as may be necessary or appropriate.

SEC. 207. RULES.

    The head of the transferee agency is authorized to prescribe, in
accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United
States Code, such rules and regulations as the head of the transferee
agency determines necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the
functions of the transferee agency.

SEC. 208. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.

    Except as otherwise provided in this title, the personnel employed
in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions
transferred by this title, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be transferred to the transferee agency. Unexpended
funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be used only for the
purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and
appropriated.

SEC. 209. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

    The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at such time
or times as the Director shall provide, is authorized to make such
determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions
transferred by this title, and to make such additional incidental
dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection with such
functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
title. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated
by this title and for such further measures and dispositions as may be
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title.

SEC. 210. EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided by this title, the
transfer pursuant to this title of full-time personnel (except special
Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent
positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced
in grade or compensation for one year after the date of transfer of
such employee under this title.
    (b) Executive Schedule Positions.--Except as otherwise provided in
this title, any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of
this title, held a position compensated in accordance with the
Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States
Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the
transferee agency to a position having duties comparable to the duties
performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be
compensated in such new position at not less than the rate provided for
such previous position, for the duration of the service of such person
in such new position.

SEC. 211. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--All orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants,
contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other
administrative actions--
            (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
        become effective by the President, any Federal agency or
        official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
        the performance of functions which are transferred under this
        title, and
            (2) which are in effect at the time this title takes
        effect, or were final before the effective date of this title
        and are to become effective on or after the effective date of
        this title,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the President, the head of the transferee agency or other authorized
official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings Not Affected.--The provisions of this title shall
not affect any proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking,
or any application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial
assistance pending before the transferor agency at the time this title
takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by this title but
such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be
issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and
payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this title had
not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall
continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked
by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to
prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this title had
not been enacted.
    (c) Suits Not Affected.--The provisions of this title shall not
affect suits commenced before the effective date of this title, and in
all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments
rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this title
had not been enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding
commenced by or against the transferor agency, or by or against any
individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of
the transferor agency, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this
title.
    (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of
Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the preparation or
promulgation of a regulation by the transferor agency relating to a
function transferred under this title may be continued by the
transferee agency with the same effect as if this title had not been
enacted.

SEC. 212. SEPARABILITY.

    If a provision of this title or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this title nor
the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances
shall be affected.

SEC. 213. TRANSITION.

    The head of the transferee agency is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other
        personnel of the transferor agency with respect to functions
        transferred to the transferee agency by this title; and
            (2) funds appropriated to such functions for such period of
        time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly
        implementation of this title.

SEC. 214. REFERENCES.

    Reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating
to--
            (1) the head of the transferor agency with regard to
        functions transferred under section 202, shall be deemed to
        refer to the head of the transferee agency; and
            (2) the transferor agency with regard to functions
        transferred under section 202, shall be deemed to refer to the
        transferee agency.

SEC. 215. DEVELOPMENT OF CONSOLIDATION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Information
Agency, after consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees, shall submit to those committees a plan for the
consolidation of the functions transferred under section 202 with the
existing broadcasting activities carried out by the Bureau for
Broadcasting.
    (b) Contents of Plan.--Such plan shall include--
            (1) a proposal for the reduction of broadcasting activities
        by RFE/RL, Inc., during the 36-month period which begins on the
        date of submission of the plan; and
            (2) any recommendations for legislative changes as may be
        necessary.

SEC. 216. REPEAL.

    The Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C.
2871 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 217. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title shall take effect 12 months after its date of enactment.

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Overseas Broadcasting Consolidation and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 -
Title I:  Reduction in Government-Funded Radio and Television Broadcasting Overseas
 - Prohibits the use of funds for the design, construction, or operation of a radio transmitter facility in Israel.
Repeals the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Repeals a provision of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 which authorizes a U.S. Information Agency satellite and television program.
Title II:  Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions
 - Transfers all functions of the Board for International Broadcasting to the U.S. Information Agency.
Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the consolidation of transferred functions with existing activities of the Bureau for Broadcasting that includes:  (1) a proposal for the reduction of broadcasting activities by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and (2) recommendations for necessary legislative changes.
Repeals the Board for International Broadcasting Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Reporting and Disclosure
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITING REPORTING OF INFORMATION.

    (a) Requiring Reports for Contributions and Expenditures Made
Within 90 Days of Election to be Filed Within 24 Hours and Posted on
Internet.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304(a)(6) of the Federal Election
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is amended to read as
        follows:
    ``(6)(A) Each political committee shall notify the Secretary or the
Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, of
any contribution received and expenditure made by the committee during
the period which begins on the 90th day before an election and ends at
the time the polls close for such election. This notification shall be
made within 24 hours (or, if earlier, by midnight of the day on which
the contribution is deposited) after the receipt of such contribution
or the making of such expenditure and shall include the name of the
candidate involved (as appropriate) and the office sought by the
candidate, the identification of the contributor or the person to whom
the expenditure is made, and the date of receipt and amount of the
contribution or the date of disbursement and amount of the expenditure.
    ``(B) The notification required under this paragraph shall be in
addition to all other reporting requirements under this Act.
    ``(C) The Commission shall make the information filed under this
paragraph available on the Internet immediately upon receipt.''.
            (2) Internet defined.--Section 301(19) of such Act (2
        U.S.C. 431(19)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(19) The term `Internet' means the international computer network
of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet-switched data
networks.''.
    (b) Requiring Reports of Certain Filers to be Transmitted
Electronically; Certification of Private Sector Software.--Section
304(a)(11)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, except
that in the case of a report submitted by a person who reports an
aggregate amount of contributions or expenditures (as the case may be)
in all reports filed with respect to the election involved (taking into
account the period covered by the report) in an amount equal to or
greater than $50,000, the Commission shall require the report to be
filed and preserved by such means, format, or method. The Commission
shall certify (on an ongoing basis) private sector computer software
which may be used for filing reports by such means, format, or
method.''.
    (c) Change in Certain Reporting From a Calendar Year Basis to an
Election Cycle Basis.--Section 304(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is
amended by inserting ``(or election cycle, in the case of an authorized
committee of a candidate for Federal office)'' after ``calendar year''
each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7).

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF TYPE OF INFORMATION REPORTED.

    (a) Requiring Record Keeping and Report of Secondary Payments by
Campaign Committees.--
            (1) Reporting.--Section 304(b)(5)(A) of the Federal
        Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) is
        amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the
        following: ``, and, if such person in turn makes expenditures
        which aggregate $500 or more in an election cycle to other
        persons (not including employees) who provide goods or services
        to the candidate or the candidate's authorized committees, the
        name and address of such other persons, together with the date,
        amount, and purpose of such expenditures;''.
            (2) Record keeping.--Section 302 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 432)
        is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) A person described in section 304(b)(5)(A) who makes
expenditures which aggregate $500 or more in an election cycle to other
persons (not including employees) who provide goods or services to a
candidate or a candidate's authorized committees shall provide to a
political committee the information necessary to enable the committee
to report the information described in such section.''.
            (3) No effect on other reports.--Nothing in the amendments
        made by this subsection may be construed to affect the terms of
        any other recordkeeping or reporting requirements applicable to
        candidates or political committees under title III of the
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
    (b) Including Report on Cumulative Contributions and Expenditures
in Post Election Reports.--Section 304(a)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
434(a)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(7)'' and inserting ``(7)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) In the case of any report required to be filed by this
subsection which is the first report required to be filed after the
date of an election, the report shall include a statement of the total
contributions received and expenditures made as of the date of the
election.''.
    (c) Including Information on Aggregate Contributions in Report on
Itemized Contributions.--Section 304(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
434(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``such
        contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of all
        such contributions made by such person with respect to the
        election involved''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``such
        contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of all
        such contributions made by such committee with respect to the
        election involved''.

SEC. 4. PROMOTING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    (a) Requiring FEC to Provide Written Responses to Questions.--
            (1) In general.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign
        Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting
        after section 308 the following new section:

                 ``other written responses to questions

    ``Sec. 308A. (a) Permitting Responses.--In addition to issuing
advisory opinions under section 308, the Commission shall issue written
responses pursuant to this section with respect to a written request
concerning the application of this Act, chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a rule or regulation prescribed by the
Commission, or an advisory opinion issued by the Commission under
section 308, with respect to a specific transaction or activity by the
person, if the Commission finds the application of the Act, chapter,
rule, regulation, or advisory opinion to the transaction or activity to
be clear and unambiguous.
    ``(b) Procedure for Response.--
            ``(1) Analysis by staff.--The staff of the Commission shall
        analyze each request submitted under this section. If the staff
        believes that the standard described in subsection (a) is met
        with respect to the request, the staff shall circulate a
        statement to that effect together with a draft response to the
        request to the members of the Commission.
            ``(2) Issuance of response.--Upon the expiration of the 3-
        day period beginning on the date the statement and draft
        response is circulated (excluding weekends or holidays), the
        Commission shall issue the response, unless during such period
        any member of the Commission objects to issuing the response.
    ``(c) Effect of Response.--
            ``(1) Safe harbor.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of
        law, any person who relies upon any provision or finding of a
        written response issued under this section and who acts in good
        faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of such
        response shall not, as a result of any such act, be subject to
        any sanction provided by this Act or by chapter 95 or chapter
        96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(2) No reliance by other parties.--Any written response
        issued by the Commission under this section may only be relied
        upon by the person involved in the specific transaction or
        activity with respect to which such response is issued, and may
        not be applied by the Commission with respect to any other
        person or used by the Commission for enforcement or regulatory
        purposes.
    ``(d) Publication of Requests and Responses.--The Commission shall
make public any request for a written response made, and the responses
issued, under this section. In carrying out this subsection, the
Commission may not make public the identity of any person submitting a
request for a written response unless the person specifically
authorizes to Commission to do so.
    ``(e) Compilation of Index.--The Commission shall compile, publish,
and regularly update a complete and detailed index of the responses
issued under this section through which responses may be found on the
basis of the subjects included in the responses.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 307(a)(7) of such Act (2
        U.S.C. 437d(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``of this Act'' and
        inserting ``and other written responses under section 308A''.
    (b) Standard for Initiation of Actions by FEC.--Section 309(a)(2)
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``it has
reason to believe'' and all that follows through ``of 1954,'' and
inserting the following: ``it has a reason to investigate a possible
violation of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 that has occurred or is about to occur (based on
the same criteria applicable under this paragraph prior to the
enactment of the Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act of
1998),''.
    (c) Standard Form for Complaints; Stronger Disclaimer Language.--
            (1) Standard form.--Section 309(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
        437g(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``shall be
        notarized,'' the following: ``shall be in a standard form
        prescribed by the Commission, shall not include (but may refer
        to) extraneous materials,''.
            (2) Disclaimer language.--Section 309(a)(1) of such Act (2
        U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting
                ``(a)(1)(A)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) The written notice of a complaint provided by the Commission
under subparagraph (A) to a person alleged to have committed a
violation referred to in the complaint shall include a cover letter (in
a form prescribed by the Commission) and the following statement: `The
enclosed complaint has been filed against you with the Federal Election
Commission. The Commission has not verified or given official sanction
to the complaint. The Commission will make no decision to pursue the
complaint for a period of at least 15 days from your receipt of this
complaint. You may, if you wish, submit a written statement to the
Commission explaining why the Commission should take no action against
you based on this complaint. If the Commission should decide to
investigate, you will be notified and be given further opportunity to
respond.'''.

SEC. 5. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS GREATER THAN $100.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) No candidate or political committee may accept any
contributions of currency of the United States or currency of any
foreign country from any person which, in the aggregate, exceed
$100.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections
occurring after January 1999.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to require each political committee to notify the Federal Election Commission or the Secretary of the Senate, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, of any contribution received and expenditure made by the committee within 90 days of an election.  Requires the notification to be made within 24 hours after the receipt of such contribution or the making of such expenditure and to include the name of the candidate involved, the office sought by the candidate, the identification of the contributor or the person to whom the expenditure is made, and the date of receipt and the amount of the contribution or the date of disbursement and the amount of the expenditure.  Requires the Commission to make such filed information available on the Internet immediately upon receipt.
Revises FECA reporting requirements to:  (1) require reports submitted by persons who report contributions or expenditures in all reports filed in the election involved (taking into account the period covered by the report) in an amount equal to or greater than $50,000 to be filed electronically; and (2) change certain reporting from a calendar year basis to an election cycle basis.    Requires that a political committee report expenditures made for personal and consulting services by certain individuals other than employees and prescribes that such individuals maintain records of such services and report the information to the political committee.
Provides for the first report required to be filed after an election by political committees to include a statement of the total contributions received and expenditures made as of the date of the election.
Requires FECA reports on itemized contributions made by persons or political committees to include information on the total amount of all such contributions made by such person or committee in the election involved.
Requires the Commission, in addition to issuing advisory opinions with respect to a specific transaction or activity by a person, to provide written responses to questions concerning the application of FECA, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act, a rule or regulation, or an advisory opinion of the Commission with respect to the transaction or activity by the person if the Commission finds the application of the Act, chapter, rule, regulation, or advisory opinion to the transaction or activity to be clear and unambiguous.  Sets forth a "safe harbor" rule.
Directs the Commission to:  (1) make public any request for a written response made, and the responses issued, but may not make public the identity of any person submitting a request for a written response unless the person specifically authorizes the Commission to do so; and (2) compile, publish, and regularly update a complete and detailed index of the responses issued.
Prohibits acceptance by candidates and political committees of U.S. and foreign cash contributions greater than $100.