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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. CLEANING PRODUCTS LABELING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Labeling Requirement.--Beginning 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, a cleaning product manufactured for sale,
offered for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported to the United
States after such date shall bear a label on the product's container or
packaging with a complete and accurate list of all the product's
ingredients, including the individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances,
and preservatives. Ingredients shall be listed in accordance with the
following:
            (1) Each ingredient shall be listed by the name assigned to
        it by the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients.
        If there is no such name, by the name assigned to it by the
        International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. If there is
        no such name, the ingredient may be listed by its common
        chemical name.
            (2) Ingredients shall be listed in descending order of
        predominance in the product by weight, other than ingredients
        that constitute less than 1 percent of the product, which may
        be listed at the end in any order.
    (b) Exemptions.--
            (1) Exemption for undetectable ingredients.--The Commission
        may exempt from the labeling requirement an ingredient that is
        present in a cleaning product at such low levels that detection
        of the ingredient in the product is not technologically
        feasible.
            (2) Exemption for ingredients constituting trade secrets.--
                    (A) In general.--An ingredient may be exempt from
                the labeling requirements of this section if the
                manufacturer demonstrates to the Commission that such
                ingredient is a trade secret, as determined by the
                Commission under subparagraph (D), based on a claim
                submitted by the manufacturer under subparagraph (B).
                An exemption for an ingredient under this paragraph
                shall be for a period of 5 years, after which the
                manufacturer may again submit a claim for an additional
                5-year exemption.
                    (B) Claims of trade secrecy.--A manufacturer making
                a claim that an ingredient is a trade secret shall file
                such claim with the Commission. Such claim shall
                contain--
                            (i) the identity of the person making the
                        claim;
                            (ii) a brief description of the information
                        for which trade secret protection is being
                        claimed;
                            (iii) the period of time for which trade
                        secret protection is claimed and a
                        justification for the period selected;
                            (iv) the extent to which the information is
                        known by employees or others involved with the
                        facility or business, and whether or not those
                        individuals with knowledge are bound by non-
                        disclosure agreements;
                            (v) the extent to which the information is
                        known outside of the facility or business of
                        the person, and whether or not individuals with
                        such knowledge are bound by non-disclosure
                        agreements;
                            (vi) the measures taken to restrict access
                        to and safeguard the information, and whether
                        or not the person plans to continue utilizing
                        such measures;
                            (vii) copies of, or references to, any
                        pertinent confidentiality determinations
                        previously made by any public agencies;
                            (viii) the estimated dollar value of the
                        claimed information to the person's facility or
                        business, and to that person's competitors;
                            (ix) the amount of effort or money expended
                        by the person's facility or business in
                        developing the information;
                            (x) the ease or difficulty with which the
                        information could be properly acquired,
                        duplicated or reverse-engineered by others;
                            (xi) a description of the nature and extent
                        of substantial harm that would be caused if the
                        information were made public, including an
                        explanation of the causal relationship between
                        disclosure and the harmful effects claimed;
                            (xii) the signature of the person's general
                        counsel or other executive with knowledge of
                        the preparation of the substantiating
                        information certifying under penalty of
                        perjury, based upon the knowledge and belief of
                        the signatory, that--
                                    (I) the substantiating information
                                is true, accurate, and complete;
                                    (II) the information for which
                                trade secret protection is claimed is
                                not otherwise publicly available; and
                                    (III) there is a reasonable basis
                                to assert trade secret protection for
                                the information so claimed; and
                            (xiii) the name, mailing address, telephone
                        number and email address of the individual to
                        be contacted if any additional information is
                        needed by the Commission to make a
                        determination.
                    (C) Limitation.--No ingredient may be claimed as a
                trade secret if such ingredient--
                            (i) is publicly know to be in the product;
                            (ii) can be discovered through a standard
                        process of reverse engineering;
                            (iii) is a hazardous substance within the
                        meaning of section 2(f) of the Federal
                        Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(f));
                        or
                            (iv) is a substance--
                                    (I) meeting the criteria for
                                category 1 or category 2 for any of the
                                toxicity endpoints established by the
                                Globally Harmonized System for the
                                Classification and Labeling of
                                Hazardous Substances that causes an
                                adverse effect that has been
                                demonstrated in humans or other exposed
                                organisms; or
                                    (II) for which the weight of
                                evidence (such as demonstration of an
                                adverse effect, laboratory studies, or
                                data for a chemical from the same
                                chemical class that exhibits that
                                adverse effect) demonstrates the
                                potential for an adverse effect in
                                humans or other exposed organisms,
                                including actual or potential effects
                                of exposure to the chemical substance
                                or mixture on mortality, morbidity,
                                including carcinogenesis, reproduction,
                                growth and development, the immune
                                system, the endocrine system, the brain
                                or nervous system, other organ systems,
                                or any other biological functions in
                                humans or nonhuman organisms.
                    (D) CPSC determination.--As promptly as practicable
                after receiving the information submitted by a
                manufacturer, the Commission shall make a determination
                on the basis of such information as to whether the
                ingredient is a legitimate trade secret and shall
                notify the manufacturer of its determination.
    (c) Treatment Under the FHSA.--A cleaning product that is not in
conformity with the labeling requirements of subsection (a) and not
exempt from such requirements pursuant to subsection (b) shall be
treated as a substance defined in section 2(p) of the Federal Hazardous
Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(p)) for purposes of such Act.
    (d) No Effect on Existing Labeling Requirements.--Nothing in this
Act shall be interpreted as having any effect on any labeling
requirements in effect before the date of enactment of this Act as
described in section 2(p) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1261(p)).
    (e) Rulemaking Authority.--The Commission may issue such
regulations it determines necessary to provide for the effective
enforcement of this Act, and shall consult with the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency as necessary.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW PETITION.

    (a) Petition.--Any person may submit a petition to the Commission
alleging that a cleaning product available in interstate commerce does
not satisfy the labeling requirements of this Act.
    (b) Action by the Commission.--The Commission shall notify a
petitioner of the receipt of a petition within 30 days after receipt of
such petition. The Commission shall investigate the claims made by the
petition and make a determination as to the validity of such claims
within 180 days after acknowledging the receipt of such petition. If
the Commission sustains the claim or claims made by the petition, the
Commission shall initiate the proper enforcement actions required by
law.
    (c) Regulations.--The Commission may issue such regulations as it
determines necessary to require that petitions include a reasonable
evidentiary basis for the claims made therein.

SEC. 4. REQUIRED INTERNET DISCLOSURE.

    (a) Manufacturer Disclosure.--Each manufacturer of a cleaning
product shall make available in a clear and conspicuous location on the
website of such manufacturer, if the manufacturer maintains a website,
a complete list of each of the manufacturer's cleaning products'
ingredients not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act.
    (b) Content and Requirements of Disclosure.--The disclosure
required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) name and list the product's ingredients in the manner
        prescribed in section 3;
            (2) be reviewed every 120 days and revised as necessary to
        reflect changes to cleaning products;
            (3) include the appropriate Chemical Abstract Services
        number for each ingredient;
            (4) identify any potential adverse health effect of each
        ingredient in the cleaning product and use the appropriate
        signal word or hazard descriptor as prescribed in section 2(p)
        of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(p));
        and
            (5) be sortable by product, ingredient, adverse health
        effect, and other categories as determined by the Commission.
    (c) Commission Disclosure.--Promptly after the date set forth in
subsection (a), the Commission shall provide on the website of the
Commission a web page that aggregates the information made available by
manufacturers under such subsection and that allows users to compare
products made by different manufacturers. Such web page shall be
reviewed every 6 months and revised as necessary to reflect changes to
cleaning products.
    (d) Language Accessibility.--The disclosures required to be made on
a website or web page subject to this section shall be available in
English, Spanish, and any other language the Commission determines
necessary to ensure that users of a cleaning product in the United
States are informed as to the complete list of the product's
ingredients and potential adverse health effects.

SEC. 5. ENHANCED PENALTIES.

    Section 5(c)(1) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C.
1264(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting
``$30,000,000''.

SEC. 6. REPORTING.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and
every 2 years thereafter, the Commission shall prepare a report on
compliance with the labeling requirement of this Act and the
enforcement activities of the Commission, and shall transmit such
report to Congress and make it publicly available on the Internet.

SEC. 7. PREEMPTION.

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

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Adverse health effect.--The term ``adverse health
        effect'' means a chemical or biochemical change, anatomic
        change, or functional impairment, or a known precursor to such
        a change or impairment, that--
                    (A) has the potential to impair the performance of
                an anatomic structure of a vital system of an organism
                or progeny of an organism;
                    (B) causes irreversible change in the homeostasis
                of an organism;
                    (C) increases the susceptibility of an organism or
                progeny of an organism to other chemical or biological
                stressors or reduces the ability of an organism or
                progeny of an organism to respond to additional health
                or environmental challenges; or
                    (D) affects, alters, or harms the environment such
                that the health of humans or other organisms is
                directly or indirectly threatened.
            (2) Air care product.--The term ``air care product'' means
        a chemically formulated consumer product designed to clean and
        freshen air or to deodorize and neutralize unwanted odors in
        the indoor air, including solid gels, air freshener spray, an
        outlet or battery operated air freshener, a hanging car air
        freshener, and a potpourri product.
            (3) Automotive product.--The term ``automotive product''
        means a chemically formulated consumer product designed to
        maintain the appearance of a motor vehicle, but does not
        include automotive paint or a paint repair product.
            (4) Cleaning product.--The term ``cleaning product'' means
        any product used primarily for commercial, domestic, or
        institutional cleaning purposes, including an air care product,
        automotive product, disinfectant (except as provided in
        subparagraph (B)), and polish or floor maintenance product.
        Such term shall not include--
                    (A) any drug or cosmetics, including a personal
                care items such as toothpaste, shampoo, and hand soap;
                or
                    (B) a product labeled, advertised, marketed, and
                distributed for use only as a pesticide, as defined by
                section 2(u) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
                Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(u)), including a
                disinfectant intended for use solely on critical or
                semi-critical devices as described by such section.
            (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
        Product Safety Commission.
            (6) Ingredient.--The term ``ingredient'' means a chemical
        in a cleaning product, including--
                    (A) a chemical that provides a technical or
                functional effect;
                    (B) a chemical that has no technical or functional
                effect but is present by reason of having been
                incorporated into the cleaning product as an ingredient
                of another chemical;
                    (C) a processing aid that is present by reason of
                having been added to a cleaning product during the
                processing of such cleaning product;
                    (D) any substance that is present by reason of
                having been added to a cleaning product during
                processing for its technical or functional effect;
                    (E) any contaminant that may leach from container
                materials or form via reactions over the shelf life of
                a cleaning product and that may be present at levels
                where detection is technologically feasible;
                    (F) with respect to a fragrance or preservative,
                each individual component part of the fragrance or
                preservative by its individual name; and
                    (G) any individual component of a petroleum-
                derived, animal-derived, or other ingredient that the
                Commission determines be considered an ingredient.
            (7) Polish or floor maintenance product.--The term ``polish
        or floor maintenance product'' means a chemically formulated
        consumer product designed to polish, protect, or maintain
        furniture, floors, metal, leather, or other surfaces, including
        polish, wax, and restorer.

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Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2011 - Requires a cleaning product manufactured or offered for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States to bear a label listing each of its ingredients: (1) by the name assigned by the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients or, if there is no such name, by the name assigned by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or, if there is none, by its common chemical name; and (2) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order.

Allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to exempt from such labeling requirement: (1) an ingredient that is present in a product at such low levels that detection is not technologically feasible, or (2) for five-year periods, an ingredient that a manufacturer demonstrates to be a trade secret. Sets forth required disclosures for, and limitations to, a manufacturer's claim that an ingredient is a trade secret.

Requires a product that is not in conformity with the labeling requirements and not exempt to be treated as a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). Increases penalties for violations of FHSA.

Authorizes any person to petition the CPSC to investigate claims that a product does not satisfy the labeling requirements.

Requires: (1) each cleaning product manufacturer to make available on its website a complete list of ingredients for each product, including any potential adverse health effect of each ingredient; and (2) CPSC to provide on its website aggregated information that allows users to compare products made by different manufacturers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Review of the
Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON REVIEW OF OVERSEAS MILITARY FACILITY STRUCTURE OF
              THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on
        the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the
        United States (in this section referred to as the
        ``Commission'').
            (2) Composition.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed
                of eight members of whom--
                            (i) two shall be appointed by the majority
                        leader of the Senate;
                            (ii) two shall be appointed by the minority
                        leader of the Senate;
                            (iii) two shall be appointed by the Speaker
                        of the House of Representatives; and
                            (iv) two shall be appointed by the minority
                        leader of the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Qualifications.--Individuals appointed to the
                Commission shall have significant experience in the
                national security or foreign policy of the United
                States.
                    (C) Deadline for appointment.--Appointments of the
                members of the Commission shall be made not later than
                45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (D) Chairman and vice chairman.--The Commission
                shall select a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among it
                members.
            (3) Tenure; vacancies.--Members shall be appointed for the
        life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
        affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as
        the original appointment.
            (4) Meetings.--
                    (A) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after
                the date on which all members of the Commission have
                been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first
                meeting.
                    (B) Calling of the chairman.--The Commission shall
                meet at the call of the Chairman.
                    (C) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the
                Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser
                number of members may hold hearings.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) Study of overseas military facility structure.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a
                thorough study of matters relating to the military
                facility structure of the United States overseas.
                    (B) Scope.--In conducting the study, the Commission
                shall--
                            (i) assess the number of forces required to
                        be forward based outside the United States;
                            (ii) examine the current state of the
                        military facilities and training ranges of the
                        United States overseas for all permanent
                        stations and deployed locations, including the
                        condition of land and improvements at such
                        facilities and ranges and the availability of
                        additional land, if required, for such
                        facilities and ranges;
                            (iii) identify the amounts received by the
                        United States, whether in direct payments, in-
                        kind contributions, or otherwise, from foreign
                        countries by reason of military facilities of
                        the United States overseas;
                            (iv) assess the feasibility and
                        advisability of the closure or realignment of
                        military facilities of the United States
                        overseas, or of the establishment of new
                        military facilities of the United States
                        overseas;
                            (v) consider the findings of the February
                        2011 Government Accountability Office report,
                        ``Additional Cost Information and Stakeholder
                        Input Necessary to Assess Military Posture in
                        Europe'', GAO-11-131; and
                            (vi) consider or assess any other issue
                        relating to military facilities of the United
                        States overseas that the Commission considers
                        appropriate.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after
                holding its final public hearing, the Commission shall
                submit to the President and Congress a report which
                shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and
                conclusions of the Commission, together with its
                recommendations for such legislation and administrative
                actions as it considers appropriate.
                    (B) Proposed overseas basing strategy.--In addition
                to the matters specified in subparagraph (A), the
                report shall also include a proposal by the Commission
                for an overseas basing strategy for the Department of
                Defense in order to meet the current and future mission
                of the Department, taking into account heightened
                fiscal constraints.
                    (C) Focus on particular issues.--The report shall
                focus on current and future geopolitical posturing,
                operational requirements, mobility, quality of life,
                cost, and synchronization with the combatant commands.
    (c) Powers.--
            (1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit
        and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
        receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to
        carry out this section.
            (2) Information sharing.--The Commission may secure
        directly from any Federal department or agency such information
        as the Commission considers necessary to carry out this
        section. Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the
        head of such department or agency shall furnish such
        information to the Commission.
            (3) Administrative support.--Upon request of the
        Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide
        to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative
        support necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties
        under this section.
            (4) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
        departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
            (5) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of
        gifts or donations of services or property.
    (d) Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Commission
        who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government
        shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of
        the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
        Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such
        member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
        Commission under this section. All members of the Commission
        who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve
        without compensation in addition to that received for their
        services as officers or employees of the United States.
            (2) Travel.--
                    (A) Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall be
                allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
                subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
                agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
                United States Code, while away from their homes or
                regular places of business in the performance of
                services for the Commission under this section.
                    (B) Military aircraft.--Members and staff of the
                Commission may receive transportation on military
                aircraft to and from the United States, and overseas,
                for purposes of the performance of the duties of the
                Commission to the extent that such transportation will
                not interfere with the requirements of military
                operations.
            (3) Staffing.--
                    (A) Executive director.--The Chairman of the
                Commission may, without regard to the civil service
                laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an
                executive director and such other additional personnel
                as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform
                its duties under this section. The employment of an
                executive director shall be subject to confirmation by
                the Commission.
                    (B) Staff.--The Commission may employ a staff to
                assist the Commission in carrying out its duties. The
                total number of the staff of the Commission, including
                an executive director under subparagraph (A), may not
                exceed 12.
                    (C) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission
                may fix the compensation of the executive director and
                other personnel without regard to chapter 51 and
                subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States
                Code, relating to classification of positions and
                General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay
                for the executive director and other personnel may not
                exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive
                Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
            (4) Details.--Any employee of the Department of Defense,
        the Department of State, or the Government Accountability
        Office may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement,
        and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil
        service status or privilege.
            (5) Temporary and intermittent services.--The Chairman of
        the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services
        under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates
        for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the
        annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (e) Security.--
            (1) Security clearances.--Members and staff of the
        Commission, and any experts and consultants to the Commission,
        shall possess security clearances appropriate for their duties
        with the Commission under this section.
            (2) Information security.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        assume responsibility for the handling and disposition of any
        information relating to the national security of the United
        States that is received, considered, or used by the Commission
        under this section.
    (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 45 days after the
date on which the Commission submits its report under subsection (b).

Output: Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States to: (1) conduct a thorough study of matters relating to the U.S. overseas military facility structure, and (2) report study findings and conclusions to the President and Congress. Requires the report to include a proposal for an overseas basing strategy for the Department of Defense (DOD) to meet current and future DOD missions during periods of heightened fiscal constraints.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Commission Review Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established in the legislative branch a National
Commission to Review the National Response Since the Terrorist Attacks
of September 11, 2001 (referred to as the ``9/11 Review Commission'').

SEC. 3. PURPOSES OF THE 9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION.

    The 9/11 Review Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of
the implementation of the recommendations proposed in the report issued
by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(commonly known as the ``9/11 Commission''), as established pursuant to
section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107-306). The review of the 9/11 Review Commission shall--
            (1) assess the progress and challenges in carrying out the
        recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, including any relevant
        legislation, Executive order, regulation, plan, policy,
        practice, or procedure implemented since the attacks of
        September 11, 2001;
            (2) analyze the trends of domestic terror attacks since the
        attacks of September 11, 2001, including the growing influence
        of domestic radicalization and its causes, and recommendations
        on how Federal, State, and local agencies can deter and
        mitigate such radicalization;
            (3) investigate whether there exists evidence that was not
        considered by the 9/11 Commission of any conduct,
        relationships, or other factors which served in any manner to
        contribute to, facilitate, support, or assist the hijackers who
        carried out the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; and
            (4) provide additional recommendations with regard to
        protecting United States homeland security, ensuring
        interagency intelligence sharing, and other matters relating to
        counterterrorism policy.

SEC. 4. COMPOSITION OF THE 9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION.

    The 9/11 Review Commission shall be composed of a chairman, to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and a vice
chairman, to be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF 9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Evidence.--The 9/11 Review Commission, or any
panel acting on the authority of the 9/11 Review Commission, may--
            (1) hold hearings, take testimony, receive evidence, and
        administer oaths; and
            (2) subject to subsection (b)(1), require, by subpoena or
        otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and
        the production of such books, records, correspondence,
        memoranda, electronic communications, papers, and documents, as
        the 9/11 Review Commission or such designated panel may
        determine advisable.
    (b) Subpoena Authority.--
            (1) Issuance.--Upon the agreement of the chairman and the
        vice chairman, the chairman may issue a subpoena to compel the
        production of documents or sworn testimony.
            (2) Process.--Subpoenas issued pursuant to this subsection
        shall be signed by the chairman or any person designated by the
        chairman, and may be served by any person designated by the
        chairman.
            (3) Enforcement.--
                    (A) In general.--In the event that any person fails
                to obey a subpoena issued pursuant to paragraph (1),
                the United States district court for the judicial
                district in which the subpoenaed person resides, is
                served, or may be found, or where the subpoena is
                returnable, may issue an order requiring such person to
                appear at any designated place to testify or to produce
                documentary or other evidence. Any person failing to
                obey the order of the court may be held in contempt of
                the court.
                    (B) Additional enforcement.--In the case of any
                failure of any witness to comply with any subpoena or
                to testify when summoned under authority of this
                section, the chairman may certify a statement of fact
                constituting such failure to the appropriate United
                States attorney, who may bring the matter before the
                grand jury for its action, under the same statutory
                authority and procedures as if the United States
                attorney had received a certification under sections
                102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the United
                States (2 U.S.C. 192-194).
    (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The 9/11 Review Commission is authorized
        to secure directly from any executive department, bureau,
        agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment,
        or instrumentality of the Government, information, suggestions,
        estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this Act. Each
        such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
        independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the
        extent authorized by law, furnish such information,
        suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 9/11
        Review Commission, upon request made by the chairman or the
        vice chairman.
            (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
        Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and
        disseminated by the 9/11 Review Commission, including its
        staff, in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations,
        and Executive orders.
    (d) Advisory Panels.--The chairman may establish advisory panels
composed of individuals, including such experts as the chairman
determines appropriate, who may undertake investigations, evaluate
evidence, make findings, and provide recommendations to the 9/11 Review
Commission.
    (e) Contracting.--The 9/11 Review Commission may, to such extent
and in such amounts as are provided in by appropriations, enter into
contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this
title.
    (f) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of
        General Services shall provide to the 9/11 Review Commission,
        on a reimbursable basis, administrative support and other
        services for the performance of the 9/11 Review Commission's
        functions.
            (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the
        assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), the heads of Federal
        departments and agencies may provide to the 9/11 Review
        Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other
        support services as such heads may determine advisable and as
        may be authorized by law.
    (g) Postal Services.--The 9/11 Review Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as
Federal departments and agencies.

SEC. 6. COMPENSATION.

    The chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Review Commission may
receive compensation in an amount not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, for each day during which the chairman or vice chairman, as the
case may be, is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the
9/11 Review Commission.

SEC. 7. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.

    (a) In General.--The chairman, in consultation with the vice
chairman and in accord with any rule agreed upon by the 9/11 Review
Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director
and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the 9/11 Review
Commission to carry out its functions, without regard to the provisions
of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of
pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that
payable for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of services for the 9/11 Review
Commission, members and staff of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner
as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are
allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Staff as Federal Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Any staff receiving compensation under
        this section shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5,
        United States Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84,
        85, 87, 89, and 90 of such title.
            (2) Members of commission.--Paragraph (1) shall not be
        construed to apply to the chairman or vice chairman.
    (d) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to
the 9/11 Review Commission without reimbursement from the 9/11 Review
Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and
privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.
    (e) Consultant Services.--The 9/11 Review Commission is authorized
to procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed
the daily rate paid to a person occupying a position at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 8. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF.

    The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall provide to
the 9/11 Review Commission, to the extent possible, personnel with
appropriate security clearances. No person shall be provided with
access to classified information under this Act without the appropriate
security clearances.

SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the 9/11 Review Commission.
    (b) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of Reports.--The
9/11 Review Commission shall--
            (1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent
        appropriate; and
            (2) release public versions of the reports required under
        this Act.
    (c) Public Hearings.--Any public hearings of the 9/11 Review
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the
protection of information provided to or developed for or by the 9/11
Review Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, or
Executive order.

SEC. 10. REPORTS OF 9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Interim Reports.--The 9/11 Review Commission may submit to the
President and provide to Congress interim reports containing its
findings, conclusions, and recommendations, and may submit with such
reports any classified annexes.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the 9/11 Review Commission shall submit to the
President and appropriate congressional committees (as such term is
defined in section 101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101)) a final report, together with a classified annex if such is
determined appropriate, containing such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to by the
chairman and vice chairman.
    (c) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The 9/11 Review Commission, and all the
        authorities of this Act, shall terminate 30 days after the date
        on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b).
            (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The 9/11
        Review Commission may use the 30-day period referred to in
        paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities,
        including providing testimony to Congress concerning its
        reports and disseminating the final report.

SEC. 11. FUNDING.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this Act.
    (b) Duration of Availability.--Amounts made available to the 9/11
Review Commission under this section shall remain available until the
termination of the 9/11 Review Commission.

Output:
9/11 Commission Review Act - Establishes in the legislative branch a National Commission to Review the National Response Since the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001.

Directs the Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the recommendations proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) and to: (1) assess the progress and challenges in carrying out such recommendations; (2) analyze the trends of domestic terror attacks since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the growing influence of domestic radicalization and how federal, state, and local agencies can deter and mitigate it; (3) investigate whether there is evidence of any conduct, relationships, or other factors which served to contribute to, facilitate, support, or assist the hijackers who carried out the attacks that was not considered by the 9/11 Commission; and (4) provide additional recommendations with regard to U.S. homeland security protection, interagency intelligence sharing, and counterterrorism policy.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Investor Confidence Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. 55-PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION FOR TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN
              CORPORATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer other than
a corporation has a net capital gain, 55 percent of such gain shall be
a deduction from gross income.
    ``(b) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or trust, the
deduction 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.
    ``(c) 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).
    ``(d) Transitional Rule.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which
        includes January 1 of the year following the date of enactment
        of this section--
                    ``(A) the amount taken into account as the net
                capital gain under subsection (a) shall not exceed the
                net capital gain determined by only taking into account
                gains and losses properly taken into account for the
                portion of the taxable year on or after such January 1,
                and
                    ``(B) the amount of the net capital gain taken into
                account in applying section 1(h) for such year shall be
                reduced by the amount taken into account under
                subparagraph (A) for such year.
            ``(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.--
Section 62(a) of such Code (defining adjusted gross income) is amended
by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by
        section 1202.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1 of such Code is amended by striking
        subsection (h).
            (2) Section 170(e)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``the amount of gain'' in the material following subparagraph
        (B)(ii) and inserting ``45 percent (50 percent in the case of a
        corporation) of the amount of gain''.
            (3) Section 172(d)(2)(B) of such Code is amended to read as
        follows:
                    ``(B) the deduction under section 1202 shall not be
                allowed.''.
            (4) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) of such Code is
        amended by striking all that follows ``long-term capital
        gain,'' and inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain
        under section 1201 or the deduction under section 1202
        (whichever is appropriate) shall be taken into account.''.
            (5) Section 642(c)(4) of such Code 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 (relating
        to capital gains deduction). 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 section 643(a)(3) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1202
        (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into
        account.''.
            (7) Section 643(a)(6)(C) of such Code 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)(A) Section 904(b)(2) of such Code is amended by
        striking subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
        subparagraph (A), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as
        so redesignated) the following:
                    ``(B) Other taxpayers.--In the case of a taxpayer
                other than a corporation, taxable income from sources
                outside the United States shall include gain from the
                sale or exchange of capital assets only to the extent
                of foreign source capital gain net income.''.
            (B) Section 904(b)(2)(A) of such Code, as so redesignated,
        is amended--
                    (i) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and
                inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Corporations.--In the case of a corporation--
                '', and
                    (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``in lieu of
                applying subparagraph (A),''.
            (C) Section 904(b)(3) of such Code is amended by striking
        subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) Rate differential portion.--The rate
                differential portion of foreign source net capital
                gain, net capital gain, or the excess of net capital
                gain from sources within the United States over net
                capital gain, as the case may be, is the same
                proportion of such amount as the excess of the highest
                rate of tax specified in section 11(b) over the
                alternative rate of tax under section 1201(a) bears to
                the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b).''.
            (D) Section 593(b)(2)(D)(v) of such Code is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``if there is a capital gain rate
                differential (as defined in section 904(b)(3)(D)) for
                the taxable year,'', and
                    (ii) by striking ``section 904(b)(3)(E)'' and
                inserting ``section 904(b)(3)(D)''.
            (9) Section 1044(d) of such Code is amended by striking the
        last sentence.
            (10)(A) Section 1211(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read
        as follows:
            ``(2) the sum of--
                    ``(A) the excess of the net short-term capital loss
                over the net long-term capital gain, and
                    ``(B) one-half of the excess of the net long-term
                capital loss over the net short-term capital gain.''.
            (B) So much of section 1212(b)(2) of such Code as precedes
        subparagraph (B) thereof is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Adjustments.--
                            ``(i) For purposes of determining the
                        excess referred to in paragraph (1)(A), there
                        shall be treated as short-term capital gain in
                        the taxable year an amount equal to the lesser
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the amount allowed for the
                                taxable year under paragraph (1) or (2)
                                of section 1211(b), or
                                    ``(II) the adjusted taxable income
                                for such taxable year.
                            ``(ii) For purposes of determining the
                        excess referred to in paragraph (1)(B), there
                        shall be treated as short-term capital gain in
                        the taxable year an amount equal to the sum
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the amount allowed for the
                                taxable year under paragraph (1) or (2)
                                of section 1211(b) or the adjusted
                                taxable income for such taxable year,
                                whichever is the least, plus
                                    ``(II) the excess of the amount
                                described in subclause (I) over the net
                                short-term capital loss (determined)
                                without regard to this subsection) for
                                such year.''.
            (C) Section 1212(b) of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end of the following:
            ``(3) Transitional rule.--In the case of any amount which,
        under this subsection and section 1211(b) (as in effect for
        taxable year beginning before January 1, 2003), is treated as a
        capital loss in the first taxable year beginning after December
        31, 2002, paragraph (2) and section 1211(b) (as so in effect)
        shall apply (and paragraph (2) and section 1211(b) as in effect
        for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002, shall not
        apply) to the extent such amount exceeds the total of any
        capital gain net income (determined without regard to this
        subsection) for taxable years beginning after December 31,
        2002.''.
            (11) Section 1402(i)(1) of such Code is amended by
        inserting``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 shall
        not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
            (12) Section 1445(e) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``35 percent (or,
                to the extent provided in regulations, 20 percent)''
                and inserting ``17.5 percent (or, to the extent
                provided in regulation, 15.6 percent)'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``35 percent''
                and inserting ``17.5 percent''.
            (13)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) of
        such Code is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which
                section 1(h) or 1201(a) applies'', and
                    (ii) by striking ``20 percent (34 percent'' and
                inserting ``10 percent (15.3 percent''.
            (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the
        Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which
                section 1(h) or 1201(a) of such Code applies'', and
                    (ii) by striking ``20 percent (34 percent'' and
                inserting ``10 percent (15.3 percent''.
            (14) The item relating to section 1202 in the table of
        sections for part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of such Code
        is amended to read as follows:

                              ``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction.''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments, made by this section apply to
        taxable years ending after December 31 of the year which
        includes the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Repeal of section 1(h).--The amendment made by
        subsection (c)(1) applies to taxable years beginning on or
        after January 1 of the year following the date of enactment of
        this Act.
            (3) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (c)(2)
        applies to contributions on or after January 1 of the year
        following the date of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Use of long-term losses.--The amendments made by
        subsection (c)(10) apply to taxable years beginning on or after
        January 1 of the second year following the date of enactment of
        this Act.
            (5) Withholding.--The amendments made by subsection (c)(12)
        apply only to amounts paid on or after January 1 of the year
        following the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. 55-PERCENT EXCLUSION OF DIVIDEND INCOME FROM TAX.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically
excluded from gross income) is amended by inserting after section 115
the following new section:

``SEC. 116. 55-PERCENT EXCLUSION OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--Gross income does not include
55 percent of the amounts received during the taxable year by an
individual as dividends from domestic corporations.
    ``(b) Certain Dividends Excluded.--Subsection (a) shall not apply
to any dividend from a corporation which, for the taxable year of the
corporation in which the distribution is made, or for the next
preceding taxable year of the corporation, is a corporation exempt from
tax under section 501 (relating to certain charitable, etc.,
organization) or section 521 (relating to farmers' cooperative
associations).
    ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Exclusion not to apply to capital gain dividends from
        regulated investment companies and real estate investment
        trusts.--

                                ``For treatment of capital gain
dividends, see sections 854(a) and 857(c).
            ``(2) Certain nonresident aliens ineligible for
        exclusion.--In the case of a nonresident alien individual,
        subsection (a) shall apply only--
                    ``(A) in determining the tax imposed for the
                taxable year pursuant to section 871(b)(1) and only in
                respect of dividends which are effectively connected
                with the conduct of a trade or business within the
                United States, or
                    ``(B) in determining the tax imposed for the
                taxable year pursuant to section 877(b).
            ``(3) Dividends from employee stock ownership plans.--
        Subsection (a) shall not apply to any dividend described in
        section 404(k).''
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 135(c)(4) of such Code
        is amended by inserting ``116,'' before ``137''.
            (B) Subsection (d) of section 135 of such Code is amended
        by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by
        inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Coordination with section 116.--This section shall be
        applied before section 116.''
            (2) Subsection (c) of section 584 of such Code is amended
        by adding at the end thereof the following new flush sentence:
``The proportionate share of each participant in the amount of
dividends received by the common trust fund and to which section 116
applies shall be considered for purposes of such section as having been
received by such participant.''
            (3) Subsection (a) of section 643 of such Code is amended
        by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by
        inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Dividends.--There shall be included the amount of any
        dividends excluded from gross income pursuant to section 116.''
            (4) Section 854(a) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``section 116 (relating to partial exclusion of dividends
        received by individuals) and'' after ``For purposes of''.
            (5) Section 857(c) of such Code is amended to read as
        follows:
    ``(c) Restrictions Applicable to Dividends Received From Real
Estate Investment Trusts.--
            ``(1) Treatment for section 116.--For purposes of section
        116 (relating to partial exclusion of dividends received by
        individuals), a capital gain dividend (as defined in subsection
        (b)(3)(C)) received from a real estate investment trust which
        meets the requirements of this part shall not be considered as
        a dividend.
            ``(2) Treatment for section 243.--For purposes of section
        243 (relating to deductions for dividends received by
        corporations), a dividend received from a real estate
        investment trust which meets the requirements of this part
        shall not be considered as a dividend.''
            (6) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
        relating to section 115 the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 116. 55-percent exclusion of
                                        dividends received by
                                        individuals.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after December 31 of the year which
includes the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Restoring Investor Confidence Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules concerning capital gain for taxpayers other than corporations to establish a new general rule which provides that if for any taxable year a taxpayer other than a corporation has a capital gain, 55 percent of such gain shall be a deduction from gross income.Excludes from individual gross income 55 percent of dividends received from a domestic corporation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Credit Equity Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. INDEXATION OF GUARANTEED LOAN LIMITS IN COUNTIES WITH ABOVE
              AVERAGE LAND COSTS.

    (a) Guaranteed Real Estate Loans.--Section 305 of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary shall
        make'';
            (2) by inserting ``multiplied by the adjustment factor
        calculated under subsection (b) for the area in which the
        borrower is located'' after ``$300,000''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) Upon the enactment of this subsection, and not later than
the date any Census of Agriculture is completed, the Secretary shall
calculate--
            ``(A) the average value of land and buildings in each
        defined area in the United States; and
            ``(B) the adjustment factor for each such area in
        accordance with paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The adjustment factor for any defined area shall be 1.00,
plus an amount that is directly proportional to the percentage (if any)
by which the average value of land and buildings in the defined area
exceeds the average value of land and buildings in the United States.
The Secretary shall determine the proportion to be used in calculating
adjustment factors under this subsection.
    ``(3) As used in paragraph (1), the term `defined area' means--
            ``(A) a county; and
            ``(B) any other area if the Secretary deems it appropriate
        to calculate a separate adjustment factor for the area to
        better serve the credit needs of family farms in the area.''.
    (b) Guaranteed Operating Loans.--Section 313 of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1943) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary shall
        make'';
            (2) by inserting ``multiplied by the adjustment factor
        calculated under subsection (b) for the area in which the
        borrower is located'' after ``$400,000''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) Upon the enactment of this subsection, and not later than
the date any Census of Agriculture is completed, the Secretary shall
calculate--
            ``(A) the average value of land and buildings in each
        defined area in the United States; and
            ``(B) the adjustment factor for each such area in
        accordance with paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The adjustment factor for any defined area shall be 1.00,
plus an amount that is directly proportional to the percentage (if any)
by which the average value of land and buildings in the defined area
exceeds the average value of land and buildings in the United States.
The Secretary shall determine the proportion to be used in calculating
adjustment factors under this subsection.
    ``(3) As used in paragraph (1), the term `defined area' means--
            ``(A) a county; and
            ``(B) any other area if the Secretary deems it appropriate
        to calculate a separate adjustment factor for the area to
        better serve the credit needs of family farms in the area.''.
    (c) Elimination of Ceiling on Price of Property Which May Be
Acquired Under the Down Payment Loan Program.--Section 310E of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 1935) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``the lesser of
        $75,000, or'' before ``30''; and
            (2) in subection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and
        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 3. HIRED LABOR LIMITS.

    (a) Real Estate Loans.--Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
    ``(c)(1) The primary factor to be considered in determining whether
an applicant for a loan under this subtitle is engaged primarily and
directly in farming or ranching shall be whether the applicant is
participating in routine, ongoing farm activities, and in overall
decisionmaking with regard to the farm or ranch.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not deny a loan under this subtitle solely
because more than 2 individuals are employed full-time in the farming
operation for which the loan is sought.''.
    (b) Operating Loans.--Section 311 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1941) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) The primary factor to be considered in determining whether
an applicant for a loan under this subtitle is engaged primarily and
directly in farming or ranching shall be whether the applicant is
participating in routine, ongoing farm activities, and in overall
decisionmaking with regard to the farm or ranch.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not deny a loan under this subtitle solely
because more than 2 individuals are employed full-time in the farming
operation for which the loan is sought.''.
    (c) Emergency Loans.--Section 321 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1961) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) The primary factor to be considered in determining whether
an applicant for a loan under this subtitle is engaged primarily and
directly in farming or ranching shall be whether the applicant is
participating in routine, ongoing farm activities, and in overall
decisionmaking with regard to the farm or ranch.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not deny a loan under this subtitle solely
because more than 2 individuals are employed full-time in the farming
operation for which the loan is sought.''.

SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT ELSEWHERE.

    Sections 302(a)(4) and 311(a)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)(4) and 1941(a)(4)) are each amended
by inserting ``and the availability of conventional sources of funds
for lending to agricultural producers in the community'' before the
period.

SEC. 5. GROWER-SHIPPER AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Real Estate Loans.--Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by adding after the
subsection added by section 3(a) of this Act the following:
    ``(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Secretary
from making a loan under this subtitle to an applicant therefor who has
entered into an agreement with a shipper of perishable commodities
under which the applicant and the shipper share in the proceeds of the
sale of an agricultural commodity if--
            ``(1) in the absence of such an agreement, the applicant
        could not easily market the agricultural commodity, or could
        not market the agricultural commodity without incurring
        significant additional risk; and
            ``(2) the agreement is clearly beneficial to the
        applicant.''.
    (b) Operating Loans.--Section 311 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1941) is
amended by adding after the subsection added by section 3(b) of this
Act the following:
    ``(e) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Secretary
from making a loan under this subtitle to an applicant therefor who has
entered into an agreement with a shipper of perishable commodities
under which the applicant and the shipper share in the proceeds of the
sale of an agricultural commodity if--
            ``(1) in the absence of such an agreement, the applicant
        could not easily market the agricultural commodity, or could
        not market the agricultural commodity without incurring
        significant additional risk; and
            ``(2) the agreement is clearly beneficial to the
        applicant.''.
    (c) Emergency Loans.--Section 321 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1961) is
amended by adding after the subsection added by section 3(c) of this
Act the following:
    ``(f) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Secretary
from making a loan under this subtitle to an applicant therefor who has
entered into an agreement with a shipper of perishable commodities
under which the applicant and the shipper share in the proceeds of the
sale of an agricultural commodity if--
            ``(1) in the absence of such an agreement, the applicant
        could not easily market the agricultural commodity, or could
        not market the agricultural commodity without incurring
        significant additional risk; and
            ``(2) the agreement is clearly beneficial to the
        applicant.''.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY LOANS.

    Section 321(a)(2)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ``or, in the case
of holders of the entire interest who are related by blood or marriage
and all of whom are or will become farm operators, the ownership
interest of each such holder separately constitutes not larger than a
family farm, even if their interests collectively constitute larger
than a family farm, as defined by the Secretary'' after ``operator of
not larger than a family farm''.

Output:
Agricultural Credit Equity Act of 1993 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for indexing of guaranteed agricultural real estate and operating loan limits in high cost areas.
Eliminates maximum property limits in the down payment loan program.
Prohibits the denial of agricultural real estate, operating, or emergency loans based upon:  (1) a farm's having more than two full-time employees; or (2) certain grower-shipper agreements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Milestones to Measure
Progress in Ending the Opioid Epidemic Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MILESTONES TO MEASURE SUCCESS IN CURTAILING THE OPIOID
              EPIDEMIC.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with
the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall develop
national indicators to measure success in curtailing the opioid
epidemic, with the goal of significantly reversing the toll of opioid
misuse and opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the United States
within 5 years of such date of enactment (referred to in this section
as the ``national milestones'').
    (b) National Milestones To End the Opioid Epidemic.--The national
milestones under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) The establishment of not fewer than 10 indicators or
        metrics to accurately and expediently measure progress in
        meeting the goal described in subsection (a)(1), which shall
        include--
                    (A) a reduction in fatal and non-fatal opioid
                overdoses;
                    (B) a reduction in emergency room visits related to
                opioid misuse and abuse;
                    (C) an increase in public and provider education,
                including a focus on reducing stigma associated with
                opioid use disorder;
                    (D) an increase in the number of individuals in
                sustained recovery from opioid use disorder;
                    (E) a reduction in the number of co-infections
                associated with injection drug use, such as HIV, viral
                hepatitis, and endocarditis, and an expanded capacity
                to reduce initial infections and enhance access to
                treatment;
                    (F) an increase in the number of providers
                prescribing medically assisted treatment for opioid use
                disorder in different settings, including primary care,
                community health centers, jails, and prisons;
                    (G) an increase in the number of harm reduction
                organizations, including syringe services programs and
                naloxone distribution programs;
                    (H) an increase in the number of individuals
                admitted to opioid use disorder treatment; and
                    (I) additional indicators or metrics, such as
                metrics pertaining to specific populations, including
                women and children, American Indians and Alaskan
                Natives, individuals living in rural and non-urban
                areas, and justice-involved populations, that would
                further clarify the progress made in addressing the
                opioid misuse and abuse epidemic, as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            (2) A reasonable goal, such as a percentage decrease or
        other specified metric, that signifies progress in meeting the
        goal described in subsection (a), and annual targets to help
        achieve that goal.
    (c) Extension of Period.--If the Secretary determines that the goal
described in subsection (a) will not be achieved with respect to any
indicator or metric established under subsection (b)(2) within 5 years
of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may extend the
timeline for meeting such goal with respect to that indicator or
metric. The Secretary shall include with any such extension a rationale
for why additional time is needed and a description of changes the
Secretary will make in order to achieve such goal with respect to the
indicator or metric.
    (d) Reports.--During the 5-year period described in subsection (a)
or such extended period as the Secretary may determine under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to Congress annual reports on the national
        milestones; and
            (2) make each such report publicly available.
    (e) Annual Status Update.--Beginning one year after submission of
the report under subsection (d) and for each year thereafter that a
report is required under such subsection, the Secretary shall provide
an update to Congress on the progress of Federal agencies in achieving
the goals detailed in the national milestones. Each such update shall
include--
            (1) the total Federal investment in programs addressing the
        opioid epidemic and the amount invested in each program, both
        by fiscal year and, for programs created after fiscal year
        2015, the total spent since the program's creation;
            (2) an evaluation of the most and least effective Federal
        programs intended to respond to the opioid crisis;
            (3) the progress made in the first year or since the
        previous report, as applicable, in meeting each indicator or
        metric in the national milestones; and
            (4) the Secretary's proposal for meeting each specified
        indicator or metric in the proceeding year.

Output: National Milestones to Measure Progress in Ending the Opioid Epidemic Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop national milestones to measure progress in reducing the opioid epidemic over a five-year period based on certain metrics, such as opioid-related overdoses, emergency room visits, and treatment admissions. HHS must submit annual reports and status updates, including evaluations of federal programs that are intended to address the opioid epidemic.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Disaster Family Assistance
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE BY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TO FAMILIES
              OF PASSENGERS INVOLVED IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS.

    (a) Authority To Provide Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 49,
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
        following:
``Sec. 1136. Assistance to families of passengers involved in aircraft
              accidents
    ``(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after being notified of
an aircraft accident within the United States involving an air carrier
or foreign air carrier and resulting in a major loss of life, the
Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board shall--
            ``(1) designate and publicize the name and phone number of
        a director of family support services who shall be an employee
        of the Board and shall be responsible for acting as a point of
        contact within the Federal Government for the families of
        passengers involved in the accident and a liaison between the
        air carrier or foreign air carrier and the families; and
            ``(2) designate an independent nonprofit organization, with
        experience in disasters and posttrauma communication with
        families, which shall have primary responsibility for
        coordinating the emotional care and support of the families of
        passengers involved in the accident.
    ``(b) Responsibilities of the Board.--The Board shall have primary
Federal responsibility for facilitating the recovery and identification
of fatally-injured passengers involved in an accident described in
subsection (a).
    ``(c) Responsibilities of Designated Organization.--The
organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) shall
have the following responsibilities with respect to the families of
passengers involved in the accident:
            ``(1) To provide mental health and counseling services, in
        coordination with the disaster response team of the air carrier
        or foreign air carrier involved.
            ``(2) To take such actions as may be necessary to provide
        an environment in which the families may grieve in private.
            ``(3) To meet with the families who have traveled to the
        location of the accident, to contact the families unable to
        travel to such location, and to contact all affected families
        periodically thereafter until such time as the organization, in
        consultation with the director of family support services
        designated for the accident under subsection (a)(1), determines
        that further assistance is no longer needed.
            ``(4) To communicate with the families as to the roles of
        the organization, government agencies, and the air carrier or
        foreign air carrier involved with respect to the accident and
        the post-accident activities.
            ``(5) To arrange a suitable memorial service, in
        consultation with the families.
    ``(d) Passenger Lists.--
            ``(1) Requests for passenger lists.--
                    ``(A) Requests by director of family support
                services.--It shall be the responsibility of the
                director of family support services designated for an
                accident under subsection (a)(1) to request, as soon as
                practicable, from the air carrier or foreign air
                carrier involved in the accident a list, which is based
                on the best available information at the time of the
                request, of the names of the passengers that were
                aboard the aircraft involved in the accident.
                    ``(B) Requests by designated organization.--The
                organization designated for an accident under
                subsection (a)(2) may request from the air carrier or
                foreign air carrier involved in the accident a list
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Use of information.--The director of family support
        services and the organization may not release to any person
        information on a list obtained under paragraph (1) but may
        provide information on the list about a passenger to the family
        of the passenger to the extent that the director of family
        support services or the organization considers appropriate.
    ``(e) Continuing Responsibilities of the Board.--In the course of
its investigation of an accident described in subsection (a), the Board
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the families of
passengers involved in the accident--
            ``(1) are briefed, prior to any public briefing, about the
        accident, its causes, and any other findings from the
        investigation; and
            ``(2) are individually informed of and allowed to attend
        any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the
        accident.
    ``(f) Use of Air Carrier Resources.--To the extent practicable, the
organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) shall
coordinate its activities with the air carrier or foreign air carrier
involved in the accident so that the resources of the carrier can be
used to the greatest extent possible to carry out the organization's
responsibilities under this section.
    ``(g) Prohibited Actions.--
            ``(1) Actions to impede the board.--No person (including a
        State or political subdivision) may impede the ability of the
        Board (including the director of family support services
        designated for an accident under subsection (a)(1)), or an
        organization designated for an accident under subsection
        (a)(2), to carry out its responsibilities under this section or
        the ability of the families of passengers involved in the
        accident to have contact with one another.
            ``(2) Unsolicited communications.--In the event of an
        accident involving an air carrier providing interstate or
        foreign air transportation, no unsolicited communication
        concerning a potential action for personal injury or wrongful
        death may be made by an attorney, representative of an
        attorney, insurance company, or air carrier litigation
        representative to an individual injured in the accident, or to
        a relative of an individual involved in the accident, before
        the 30th day following the date of the accident.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Aircraft accident.--The term `aircraft accident'
        means any aviation disaster regardless of its cause or
        suspected cause.
            ``(2) Passenger.--The term `passenger' includes an employee
        of an air carrier aboard an aircraft.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for
        chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
        relating to section 1135 the following:

``1136. Assistance to families of passengers involved in aircraft
                            accidents.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 1155(a)(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or 1134(b) or (f)(1)'' and inserting ``,
        section 1134(b), section 1134(f)(1), or section 1136(g)''; and
            (2) by striking ``either of'' and inserting ``any of''.

SEC. 3. AIR CARRIER PLANS TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS
              INVOLVED IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41113. Plans to address needs of families of passengers involved
              in aircraft accidents
    ``(a) Submission of Plans.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this section, each air carrier holding a
certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 41102 of
this title shall submit to the Secretary and the Chairman of the
National Transportation Safety Board a plan for addressing the needs of
the families of passengers involved in any aircraft accident involving
an aircraft of the air carrier and resulting in a major loss of life.
    ``(b) Contents of Plans.--A plan to be submitted by an air carrier
under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
            ``(1) A plan for publicizing a reliable, toll-free
        telephone number, and for providing staff, to handle calls from
        the families of the passengers.
            ``(2) A process for notifying the families of the
        passengers, before providing any public notice of the names of
        the passengers, either by utilizing the services of the
        organization designated for the accident under section
        1136(a)(2) of this title or the services of other suitably
        trained individuals.
            ``(3) An assurance that the notice described in paragraph
        (2) will be provided to the family of a passenger as soon as
        the air carrier has verified that the passenger was aboard the
        aircraft (whether or not the names of all of the passengers
        have been verified) and, to the extent practicable, in person.
            ``(4) An assurance that the air carrier will provide to the
        director of family support services designated for the accident
        under section 1136(a)(1) of this title, and to the organization
        designated for the accident under section 1136(a)(2) of this
        title, immediately upon request, a list (which is based on the
        best available information at the time of the request) of the
        names of the passengers aboard the aircraft (whether or not
        such names have been verified), and will periodically update
        the list.
            ``(5) An assurance that the family of each passenger will
        be consulted about the disposition of all remains and personal
        effects of the passenger.
            ``(6) An assurance that if requested by the family of a
        passenger, any possession of the passenger within the control
        of the air carrier (regardless of its condition) will be
        returned to the family unless the possession is needed for the
        accident investigation or any criminal investigation.
            ``(7) An assurance that any unclaimed possession of a
        passenger within the control of the air carrier will be
        retained by the air carrier for at least 18 months.
            ``(8) An assurance that the family of each passenger will
        be consulted about construction by the air carrier of any
        monument to the passengers, including any inscription on the
        monument.
            ``(9) An assurance that the treatment of the families of
        nonrevenue passengers (and any other victim of the accident)
        will be the same as the treatment of the families of revenue
        passengers.
            ``(10) An assurance that the air carrier will work with any
        organization designated under section 1136(a)(2) of this title
        on an ongoing basis to ensure that families of passengers
        receive an appropriate level of services and assistance
        following each accident.
            ``(11) An assurance that the air carrier will provide
        reasonable compensation to any organization designated under
        section 1136(a)(2) of this title for services provided by the
        organization.
            ``(12) An assurance that the air carrier will assist the
        family of a passenger in traveling to the location of the
        accident and provide for the physical care of the family while
        the family is staying at such location.
            ``(13) An assurance that the air carrier will commit
        sufficient resources to carry out the plan.
    ``(c) Certificate Requirement.--After the date that is 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary may not
approve an application for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity under section 41102 of this title unless the applicant has
included as part of such application a plan that meets the requirements
of subsection (b).
    ``(d) Limitation on Liability.--An air carrier shall not be liable
for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court arising
out of the performance of the air carrier in preparing or providing a
passenger list pursuant to a plan submitted by the air carrier under
subsection (b), unless such liability was caused by conduct of the air
carrier which was grossly negligent or which constituted intentional
misconduct.
    ``(e) Aircraft Accident and Passenger Defined.--In this section,
the terms `aircraft accident' and `passenger' have the meanings such
terms have in section 1136 of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``41113. Plans to address needs of families of passengers involved in
                            aircraft accidents.''.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation
with the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the American Red Cross, air carriers, and families
which have been involved in aircraft accidents shall establish a task
force consisting of representatives of such entities and families,
representatives of air carrier employees, and representatives of such
other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (b) Model Plan and Recommendations.--The task force established
pursuant to subsection (a) shall develop--
            (1) a model plan to assist air carriers in responding to
        aircraft accidents;
            (2) recommendations on methods to ensure that attorneys and
        representatives of media organizations do not intrude on the
        privacy of families of passengers involved in an aircraft
        accident;
            (3) recommendations on methods to ensure that the families
        of passengers involved in an aircraft accident who are not
        citizens of the United States receive appropriate assistance;
            (4) recommendations on methods to ensure that State mental
        health licensing laws do not act to prevent out-of-state mental
        health workers from working at the site of an aircraft accident
        or other related sites;
            (5) recommendations on the extent to which military experts
        and facilities can be used to aid in the identification of the
        remains of passengers involved in an aircraft accident; and
            (6) recommendations on methods to improve the timeliness of
        the notification provided by air carriers to the families of
        passengers involved in an aircraft accident, including--
                    (A) an analysis of the steps that air carriers
                would have to take to ensure that an accurate list of
                passengers on board the aircraft would be available
                within 1 hour of the accident and an analysis of such
                steps to ensure that such list would be available
                within 3 hours of the accident;
                    (B) an analysis of the added costs to air carriers
                and travel agents that would result if air carriers
                were required to take the steps described in
                subparagraph (A); and
                    (C) an analysis of any inconvenience to passengers,
                including flight delays, that would result if air
                carriers were required to take the steps described in
                subparagraph (A).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report
containing the model plan and recommendations developed by the task
force under subsection (b).

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be
construed as limiting the actions that an air carrier may take, or the
obligations that an air carrier may have, in providing assistance to
the families of passengers involved in an aircraft accident.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to require the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), after an accident involving a domestic or foreign aircraft that results in a major loss of life of passengers, to:  (1) designate and publicize the name and phone number of a director of family support services to be a Government liaison between the air carrier or foreign air carrier and the families of the passengers; and (2) designate an experienced, independent nonprofit organization which shall have primary responsibility for coordinating the care and support of the passengers' families. Declares that the NTSB shall have primary Federal responsibility for facilitating the recovery and identification of fatally-injured passengers involved in an aircraft accident. Prohibits:  (1) any person from impeding the ability of the NTSB, or the designated organization, from carrying out its responsibilities under this Act; and (2) any unsolicited communications from being made to the families concerning potential action for personal injury or wrongful death before the 30th day following the accident.  Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Requires each air carrier to submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of NTSB a plan for addressing the needs of the passengers' families.  Specifies minimum requirements for such a plan.  Prohibits the Secretary from approving an air carrier's application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless it includes such plan in its application. Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop:  (1) a model plan to assist air carriers in responding to aircraft accidents; (2) recommendations to the Congress on methods to ensure that attorneys and the media do not intrude on the privacy of the passengers' families; and (3) recommendations on methods with respect to assistance to non-citizens, out-of-state mental health workers at the accident site, the use of military experts and facilities in passenger remains identification, and timeliness of airline notification to families of victims.