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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Fuels Tax Incentives
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1)(A) Since 1994, the United States has imported over half
        its oil.
            (B) Without efforts to mitigate this dependence on foreign
        oil, the percentage of oil imported is expected to grow to all-
        time highs.
            (C) This reliance on foreign oil presents a national
        security risk, which Congress should address through policy
        changes designed to increase the use of domestically-available
        alternative transportation fuels.
            (2)(A) The importing of a majority of the oil used in the
        United States contributes negatively to the balance of trade of
        the United States.
            (B) Assuring the Nation's economic security demands the
        development and promotion of domestically-available alternative
        transportation fuels.
            (3) More widespread use of alternative-fuels vehicles will
        help alleviate any adverse environmental consequences that may
        result from the Nation's dependence on oil as a transportation
        fuel.
            (4) In order to encourage the purchase of alternative fuel
        vehicles by individuals and businesses, the installation of
        alternative fueling infrastructure by fuel suppliers, and the
        use of alternative fuels in business and personal
        transportation, tax credits are temporarily needed to make
        buying and operating alternative fuels vehicles economically
        viable compared with conventional fuel vehicles.
            (5)(A) In the short-term, United States alternative fuel
        policy must be made fuel neutral.
            (B) Fuel neutrality will foster private innovation and
        commercialization using the most technologically feasible and
        economic fuels available.
            (C) This will allow market forces to decide the alternative
        fuel winners and losers.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit,
etc.) is amended by inserting after section 30A the following:

``SEC. 30B. CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter an amount equal to the
applicable percentage of the incremental cost of any qualified
alternative fuel motor vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during
the taxable year.
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
applicable percentage with respect to any qualified alternative fuel
motor vehicle is--
            ``(1) 50 percent, plus
            ``(2) 35 percent, if such vehicle--
                    ``(A) has a gross weight vehicle rating of less
                than 14,000 pounds, and
                            ``(i) has received a certificate of
                        conformity under the Clean Air Act and meets or
                        exceeds the most stringent standard available
                        for certification under the Clean Air Act for
                        that make and model year vehicle (other than a
                        zero emission standard), or
                            ``(ii) has received an order certifying the
                        vehicle for sale in California and meets or
                        exceeds the most stringent standard available
                        for certification under the laws of the State
                        of California for that make and model year
                        vehicle (other than a zero emission standard),
                        or
                    ``(B) has a gross weight vehicle rating of 14,000
                or more pounds, and
                            ``(i) has received a certificate of
                        conformity under the Clean Air Act at emissions
                        levels that are not more than 50 percent of the
                        standard applicable to a vehicle of that make
                        and model year, or
                            ``(ii) has received an order certifying the
                        vehicle for sale in California at emissions
                        levels that are not more than 50 percent of the
                        standard applicable under the laws of the State
                        of California to a vehicle of that make and
                        model year.
    ``(c) Incremental Cost.--For purposes of this section, the
incremental cost of any qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle is
equal to the amount of the excess of the manufacturer's suggested
retail price for such vehicle over such price for a gasoline or diesel
fuel motor vehicle of the same model, to the extent such amount does
not exceed--
            ``(1) $5,000, if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight
        rating of not more than 8,500 pounds,
            ``(2) $10,000, if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight
        rating of more than 8,500 pounds but not more than 14,000
        pounds,
            ``(3) $25,000, if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight
        rating of more than 14,000 pounds but not more than 26,000
        pounds, and
            ``(4) $50,000, if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight
        rating of more than 26,000 pounds.
    ``(d) Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Defined.--For
purposes of this section, the term `qualified alternative fuel motor
vehicle' means any motor vehicle--
            ``(1) which is only capable of operating on an alternative
        fuel,
            ``(2) the original use of which commences with the
        taxpayer, and
            ``(3) which is acquired by the taxpayer for use or to
        lease, but not for resale.
    ``(e) Application With Other Credits.--The credit allowed under
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if
any) of--
            ``(1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the
        sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27,
        29, and 30, over
            ``(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
    ``(f) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Alternative fuel.--The term `alternative fuel' means
        compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied
        petroleum gas, hydrogen, and any liquid at least 85 percent of
        the volume of which consists of methanol.
            ``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has the
        meaning given such term by section 30(c)(2).
            ``(3)  Reduction in basis.--For purposes of this subtitle,
        the basis of any property for which a credit is allowable under
        subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such credit so
        allowed (determined without regard to subsection (e).
            ``(4) No double benefit.--The amount of any deduction or
        credit allowable under this chapter for any incremental cost
        taken into account in computing the amount of the credit
        determined under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount
        of such credit attributable to such cost.
            ``(5) Leased vehicles.--No credit shall be allowed under
        subsection (a) with respect to a leased motor vehicle unless
        the lease documents clearly disclose to the lessee the specific
        amount of any credit otherwise allowable to the lessor under
        subsection (a).
            ``(6) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations,
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
        to be property eligible for such credit.
            ``(7) Property used outside united states, etc., not
        qualified.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a)
        with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b) or
        with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken
        into account under section 179.
            ``(8) Election to not take credit.--No credit shall be
        allowed under subsection (a) for any vehicle if the taxpayer
        elects to not have this section apply to such vehicle.
    ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any property
placed in service after December 31, 2007.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1016(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
        amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26), by
        striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and inserting
        ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(28) to the extent provided in section 30B(f)(3).''.
            (2) Section 53(d)(1)(B)(iii) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``, or not allowed under section 30B solely by reason
        of the application of section 30B(e)(2)'' before the period.
            (3) Section 55(c)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``30B(e),'' after ``30(b)(3)''.
            (4) Section 6501(m) is amended by inserting ``30B(f)(8),''
        after ``30(d)(4),''.
            (5) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 30A the following:

        ``Sec. 30B. Credit for alternative fuel vehicles.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2000, in taxable
years ending after such date.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

    (a) Amount of Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Section 30(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 (relating to allowance of credit) is amended by
        striking ``10 percent of''.
            (2) Limitation of credit according to type of vehicle.--
        Section 30(b) of such Code (relating to limitations) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
                inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Limitation according to type of vehicle.--The amount
        of the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any vehicle
        shall not exceed the greatest of the following amounts
        applicable to such vehicle:
                    ``(A) In the case of a vehicle with a rated top
                speed not exceeding 50 miles per hour, the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 10 percent of the cost of the
                        vehicle, or
                            ``(ii) $4,250.
                    ``(B) In the case of a vehicle with a gross vehicle
                weight rating not exceeding 8,500 pounds and a rated
                top speed exceeding 50 miles per hour, $4,250.
                    ``(C) In the case of a vehicle capable of a driving
                range of at least 100 miles on a single charge of the
                vehicle's rechargeable batteries and measured pursuant
                to the urban dynamometer schedules under appendix I to
                part 86 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations,
                $6,375.
                    ``(D) In the case of a vehicle capable of a payload
                capacity of at least 1000 pounds, $6,375.
                    ``(E) In the case of a vehicle with a gross vehicle
                weight rating exceeding 8,500 but not exceeding 14,000
                pounds, $8,500.
                    ``(F) In the case of a vehicle with a gross vehicle
                weight rating exceeding 14,000 but not exceeding 26,000
                pounds, $21,250.
                    ``(G) In the case of a vehicle with a gross vehicle
                weight rating exceeding 26,000 pounds, $42,500.'', and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                (2).
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 53(d)(1)(B)(iii) of such Code is
                amended by striking ``section 30(b)(3)(B)'' and
                inserting ``section 30(b)(2)(B)''.
            (3) Section 55(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``30(b)(3)'' and inserting ``30(b)(2)''.
    (b) Qualified Electric Vehicle.--Section 30(c)(1)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified electric vehicle) is
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) which is powered primarily by an electric
                motor drawing current from rechargeable batteries, fuel
                cells which generate electrical current from an
                alternative fuel (as defined in section 30B(f)(1)), or
                other portable sources of electrical current generated
                on board the vehicle from an alternative fuel (as so
                defined),''.
    (c) Additional Special Rules.--Section 30(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) No double benefit.--The amount of any deduction or
        credit allowable under this chapter for any cost taken into
        account in computing the amount of the credit determined under
        subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such credit
        attributable to such cost.
            ``(6) Leased vehicles.--No credit shall be allowed under
        subsection (a) with respect to a leased motor vehicle unless
        the lease documents clearly disclose to the lessee the specific
        amount of any credit otherwise allowable to the lessor under
        subsection (a).''.
    (d) Extension.--Section 30(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to termination) is amended by striking ``2004'' and inserting
``2007''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2000, in taxable
years ending after such date.

SEC. 5. CREDIT FOR RETAIL SALE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AS MOTOR VEHICLE
              FUEL.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by inserting after section 40 the following:

``SEC. 40A. CREDIT FOR RETAIL SALE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AS MOTOR
              VEHICLE FUEL.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the alternative
fuel retail sales credit of any taxpayer for any taxable year is 25
cents for each gasoline gallon equivalent of alternative fuel sold at
retail by the taxpayer during such year as a fuel to propel any
qualified motor vehicle.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Alternative fuel.--The term `alternative fuel' means
        compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied
        petroleum gas, hydrogen, and any liquid at least 85 percent of
        the volume of which consists of methanol.
            ``(2) Gasoline gallon equivalent.--The term `gasoline
        gallon equivalent' means, with respect to any alternative fuel,
        the amount (determined by the Secretary) of such fuel having a
        Btu content of 114,000.
            ``(3) Qualified motor vehicle.--The term `qualified motor
        vehicle' means any motor vehicle (as defined in section
        179A(e)(2)) which meets any applicable Federal or State
        emissions standards with respect to each fuel by which such
        vehicle is designed to be propelled.
            ``(4) Sold at retail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `sold at retail' means
                the sale, for a purpose other than resale, after
                manufacture, production, or importation.
                    ``(B) Use treated as sale.--If any person uses
                alternative fuel as a fuel to propel any qualified
                motor vehicle (including any use after importation)
                before such fuel is sold at retail, then such use shall
                be treated in the same manner as if such fuel were sold
                at retail as a fuel to propel such a vehicle by such
                person.
    ``(c) No Double Benefit.--The amount of any deduction or credit
allowable under this chapter for any fuel taken into account in
computing the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a)
shall be reduced by the amount of such credit attributable to such
fuel.
    ``(d) Pass-Thru in the Case of Estates and Trusts.--Under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the rules of
subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.
    ``(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any fuel sold
at retail after December 31, 2007.''.
    (b) Credit Treated as Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to current year business
credit) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (11),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) the alternative fuel retail sales credit determined
        under section 40A(a).''.
    (c) Transitional Rule.--Section 39(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to transitional rules) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
            ``(9) No carryback of section 40a credit before effective
        date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
        year which is attributable to the alternative fuel retail sales
        credit determined under section 40A(a) may be carried back to a
        taxable year ending before January 1, 2001.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 40 the
following:

        ``Sec. 40A. Credit for retail sale of alternative fuels as
                            motor vehicle fuel.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to fuel sold at retail after December 31, 2000, in taxable years
ending after such date.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN REFUELING PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 179A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``2004'' and
inserting ``2007''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 179A(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to qualified clean-fuel vehicle property
defined) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2000, in taxable
years ending after such date.

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Increases the credit for qualified electric vehicles.
Provides that, for purposes of the general business credit, the alternative fuel retail sales credit of any taxpayer for any taxable year is 25 cents for each gasoline gallon equivalent of alternative fuel sold at retail by the taxpayer during such year as a fuel to propel any qualified motor vehicle.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Routine HIV/AIDS
Screening Coverage Act of 2006''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) HIV/AIDS continues to infect and kill thousands of
        Americans, 25 years after the first cases were reported.
            (2) It has been estimated that at least 1.6 million
        Americans have been infected by HIV/AIDS since the beginning of
        the epidemic and over 500,000 of them have died.
            (3) The HIV/AIDS epidemic has disproportionately impacted
        African Americans and Hispanic Americans and its impact on
        women is growing.
            (4) It has been estimated that between 24 and 27 percent of
        those infected with HIV/AIDS in the United States do not know
        they are infected.
            (5) Not all individuals who have been infected with HIV/
        AIDS demonstrate clinical indications or fall into high risk
        categories.
            (6) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
        determined that increasing the proportion of people who know
        their HIV/AIDS status is an essential component of
        comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention efforts and
        that early diagnosis is critical in order for people with HIV/
        AIDS to receive life-extending therapy.
            (7) On September 21, 2006, the Centers for Disease Control
        and Prevention released new guidelines that recommend routine
        HIV/AIDS screening in health care settings for all patients
        aged 13-64, regardless of risk.
            (8) Standard health insurance plans generally cover HIV/
        AIDS screening when there are clinical indications of infection
        or when there are known risk factors present.
            (9) Requiring health insurance plans to cover routine HIV/
        AIDS screening could play a critical role in preventing the
        spread of HIV/AIDS and allowing infected individuals to receive
        effective treatment.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE HIV/AIDS SCREENING UNDER GROUP HEALTH
              PLANS, INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND FEHBP.

    (a) Group Health Plans.--
            (1) Public health service act amendments.--Subpart 2 of
        part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2707. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE HIV/AIDS SCREENING.

    ``(a) Coverage.--A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer
offering group health insurance coverage, shall provide coverage for
routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions that are no less
favorable than the terms and conditions applicable to other routine
health screenings.
    ``(b) Prohibitions.--A group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering group health insurance coverage, shall not--
            ``(1) deny to an individual eligibility, or continued
        eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of
        the plan, solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements
        of this section;
            ``(2) deny coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening on the
        basis that there are no known risk factors present, or the
        screening is not clinically indicated, medically necessary, or
        pursuant to a referral, consent, or recommendation by any
        health care provider;
            ``(3) provide monetary payments, rebates, or other benefits
        to individuals to encourage such individuals to accept less
        than the minimum protections available under this section;
            ``(4) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
        reimbursement of a provider because such provider provided care
        to an individual participant or beneficiary in accordance with
        this section;
            ``(5) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise) to a
        provider to induce such provider to provide care to an
        individual participant or beneficiary in a manner inconsistent
        with this section; or
            ``(6) deny to an individual participant or beneficiary
        continued eligibility to enroll or to renew coverage under the
        terms of the plan, solely because of the results of an HIV/AIDS
        test or other HIV/AIDS screening procedure for the individual
        or any other individual.
    ``(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed--
            ``(1) to require an individual who is a participant or
        beneficiary to undergo HIV/AIDS screening; or
            ``(2) as preventing a group health plan or issuer from
        imposing deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing in
        relation to HIV/AIDS screening, except that such deductibles,
        coinsurance or other cost-sharing may not be greater than the
        deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing imposed on
        other routine health screenings.
    ``(d) Notice.--A group health plan under this part shall comply
with the notice requirement under section 714(d) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements
of this section as if such section applied to such plan.
    ``(e) Preemption.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
preempt any State law in effect on the date of enactment of this
section with respect to health insurance coverage that requires
coverage of at least the coverage of HIV/AIDS screening otherwise
required under this section.''.
            (2) ERISA amendments.--(A) Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle
        B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
        1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 714. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE HIV/AIDS SCREENING.

    ``(a) Coverage.--A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer
offering group health insurance coverage, shall provide coverage for
routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions that are no less
favorable than the terms and conditions applicable to other routine
health screenings.
    ``(b) Prohibitions.--A group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering group health insurance coverage, shall not--
            ``(1) deny to an individual eligibility, or continued
        eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of
        the plan, solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements
        of this section;
            ``(2) deny coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening on the
        basis that there are no known risk factors present, or the
        screening is not clinically indicated, medically necessary, or
        pursuant to a referral, consent, or recommendation by any
        health care provider;
            ``(3) provide monetary payments, rebates, or other benefits
        to individuals to encourage such individuals to accept less
        than the minimum protections available under this section;
            ``(4) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
        reimbursement of a provider because such provider provided care
        to an individual participant or beneficiary in accordance with
        this section;
            ``(5) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise) to a
        provider to induce such provider to provide care to an
        individual participant or beneficiary in a manner inconsistent
        with this section; or
            ``(6) deny to an individual participant or beneficiary
        continued eligibility to enroll or to renew coverage under the
        terms of the plan, solely because of the results of an HIV/AIDS
        test or other HIV/AIDS screening procedure for the individual
        or any other individual.
    ``(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed--
            ``(1) to require an individual who is a participant or
        beneficiary to undergo HIV/AIDS screening; or
            ``(2) as preventing a group health plan or issuer from
        imposing deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing in
        relation to HIV/AIDS screening, except that such deductibles,
        coinsurance or other cost-sharing may not be greater than the
        deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing imposed on
        other routine health screenings.
    ``(d) Notice Under Group Health Plan.--A group health plan, and a
health insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in
connection with a group health plan, shall provide notice to each
participant and beneficiary under such plan regarding the coverage
required by this section in accordance with regulations promulgated by
the Secretary. Such notice shall be in writing and prominently
positioned in any literature or correspondence made available or
distributed by the plan or issuer and shall be transmitted--
            ``(1) in the next mailing made by the plan or issuer to the
        participant or beneficiary;
            ``(2) as part of any yearly informational packet sent to
        the participant or beneficiary; or
            ``(3) not later than January 1, 2007;
whichever is earliest.
    ``(e) Preemption, Relation to State Laws.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to preempt any State law in effect on the date of
        enactment of this section with respect to health insurance
        coverage that requires coverage of at least the coverage of
        HIV/AIDS screening otherwise required under this section.
            ``(2) ERISA.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
        affect or modify the provisions of section 514 with respect to
        group health plans.''.
            (B) Section 732(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1191a(a)) is
        amended by striking ``section 711'' and inserting ``sections
        711 and 714''.
            (C) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the
        following new item:

``Sec. 714. Coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening.''.
            (3) Internal revenue code amendments.--(A) Subchapter B of
        chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
        inserting after section 9812 the following:

``SEC. 9813. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE HIV/AIDS SCREENING.

    ``(a) Coverage.--A group health plan shall provide coverage for
routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions that are no less
favorable than the terms and conditions applicable to other routine
health screenings.
    ``(b) Prohibitions.--A group health plan shall not--
            ``(1) deny to an individual eligibility, or continued
        eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of
        the plan, solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements
        of this section;
            ``(2) deny coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening on the
        basis that there are no known risk factors present, or the
        screening is not clinically indicated, medically necessary, or
        pursuant to a referral, consent, or recommendation by any
        health care provider;
            ``(3) provide monetary payments, rebates, or other benefits
        to individuals to encourage such individuals to accept less
        than the minimum protections available under this section;
            ``(4) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
        reimbursement of a provider because such provider provided care
        to an individual participant or beneficiary in accordance with
        this section;
            ``(5) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise) to a
        provider to induce such provider to provide care to an
        individual participant or beneficiary in a manner inconsistent
        with this section; or
            ``(6) deny to an individual participant or beneficiary
        continued eligibility to enroll or to renew coverage under the
        terms of the plan, solely because of the results of an HIV/AIDS
        test or other HIV/AIDS screening procedure for the individual
        or any other individual.
    ``(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed--
            ``(1) to require an individual who is a participant or
        beneficiary to undergo HIV/AIDS screening; or
            ``(2) as preventing a group health plan or issuer from
        imposing deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing in
        relation to HIV/AIDS screening, except that such deductibles,
        coinsurance or other cost-sharing may not be greater than the
        deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing imposed on
        other routine health screenings.''.
            (B) The table of sections of such subchapter is amended by
        inserting after the item relating to section 9812 the following
        new item:

``Sec. 9813. Coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening.''.
            (C) Section 4980D(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``section 9811'' and inserting ``sections 9811 and 9813''.
    (b) Application to Individual Health Insurance Coverage.--(1) Part
B of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 2752 the following new section:

``SEC. 2753. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE HIV/AIDS SCREENING.

    ``(a) In General.--The provisions of section 2707 (other than
subsection (d)) shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a
health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as
it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance
issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small or large
group market.
    ``(b) Notice.--A health insurance issuer under this part shall
comply with the notice requirement under section 714(d) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements
referred to in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer
and such issuer were a group health plan.''.
    (2) Section 2762(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-62(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ``section 2751'' and inserting ``sections 2751 and
2753''.
    (c) Application Under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
(FEHBP).--Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(p) A contract may not be made or a plan approved which does not
comply with the requirements of section 2707 of the Public Health
Service Act.''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--(1) The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (c) apply with respect to group health plans and health benefit
plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2007.
    (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect
to health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect,
or operated in the individual market on or after January 1, 2007.
    (e) Coordination of Administration.--The Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall ensure, through the execution of an interagency
memorandum of understanding among such Secretaries, that--
            (1) regulations, rulings, and interpretations issued by
        such Secretaries relating to the same matter over which two or
        more such Secretaries have responsibility under the provisions
        of this section (and the amendments made thereby) are
        administered so as to have the same effect at all times; and
            (2) coordination of policies relating to enforcing the same
        requirements through such Secretaries in order to have a
        coordinated enforcement strategy that avoids duplication of
        enforcement efforts and assigns priorities in enforcement.

Output:
Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions no less favorable than for other routine screenings. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) denying eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely to avoid these requirements; (2) denying coverage for such screening because there are no known risk factors present or because the screening is not clinically indicated, medically necessary, or pursuant to a referral, consent, or recommendation by any health care provider; (3) providing monetary payments, rebates, or other benefits to encourage individuals to accept less than the minimum protections available under this Act; (4) penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting the reimbursement of a provider because such provider provided care to a participant or beneficiary in accordance with this Act; (5) providing incentives to induce the provision of care in a manner inconsistent with this Act; or (6) denying a participant or beneficiary continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely because of the results of an HIV/AIDS test or screening procedure.

Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Technician Equity
Act''.

SEC. 2. TITLES 10 AND 32, UNITED STATES CODE, AMENDMENTS REGARDING
              NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Authority To Employ Technician as Non-Dual Status Technician
After 20 Years of Creditable Service.--Subsection (c) of section 709 of
title 32, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) A person shall have the right to be employed under subsection
(a) as a non-dual status technician (as defined by section 10217 of
title 10) if--
            ``(1) the technician position occupied by the person has
        been designated by the Secretary concerned to be filled only by
        a non-dual status technician; or
            ``(2) the person occupying the technician position has at
        least 20 years of creditable service as a military technician
        (dual status).''.
    (b) Exception to Dual-Status Employment Condition of Membership in
Selected Reserve.--Section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ``subject to
        subsection (d),'' before ``is required''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``Unless specifically
        exempted by law'' and inserting ``Except as provided in section
        709(c)(2) of title 32 or as otherwise specifically exempted by
        law''.
    (c) Continued Compensation After Loss of Membership in Selected
Reserve.--Subsection (e) of section 10216 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Continued Compensation After Loss of Membership in Selected
Reserve.--Funds appropriated for the Department of Defense may continue
to be used to provide compensation to a military technician who was
hired as a military technician (dual status), but who is no longer a
member of the Selected Reserve.''.
    (d) Exemption of Military Technicians From Review by Army
Qualitative Retention Program or Air Force Selective Retention
Program.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Exemption From Consideration by Armed Forces Retention
Boards.--A military technician (dual status) who is fully qualified in
the technician's military technician (dual status) position and is
properly performing the technician's military technician duties in such
position--
            ``(1) shall be retained in the armed forces;
            ``(2) may not be considered for involuntary separation by a
        retention board of the armed force concerned; and
            ``(3) shall be entitled to re-enlist as an enlisted member
        so as to maintain eligibility for continued employment as a
        military technician (dual status).''.
    (e) Repeal of Permanent Limitations on Number of Non-Dual Status
Technicians.--Section 10217 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking subsection (c).
    (f) Technician Restricted Right of Appeal and Adverse Actions
Covered.--
            (1) Rights of grievance, arbitration, appeal, and review
        beyond ag.--Section 709 of title 32, United States Code, is
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
                        by striking ``Notwithstanding any other
                        provision of law and under'' and inserting
                        ``Under''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a
                        right of appeal'' and inserting ``subject to
                        subsection (j), a right of appeal''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subsection:
    ``(j)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (f)(4) or any other provision
of law, a technician and a labor organization that is the exclusive
representative of a bargaining unit including the technician shall have
the rights of grievance, arbitration, appeal, and review extending
beyond the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned and to the
Merit Systems Protection Board and thereafter to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in the same manner as
provided in sections 4303, 7121, and 7701-7703 of title 5, with respect
to a performance-based or adverse action imposing removal, suspension
for more than 14 days, furlough for 30 days or less, or reduction in
pay or pay band (or comparable reduction).
    ``(2) This subsection does not apply to a technician who is serving
under a temporary appointment or in a trial or probationary period.''.
            (2) Adverse actions covered.--Section 709(g) of title 32,
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``7511, and 7512''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 7511(b) of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as
                paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively.
    (g) Repeal of Prohibition Against Overtime Pay for National Guard
Technicians.--Section 709(h) of title 32, United States Code, is
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following new
sentence: ``Notwithstanding section 5542 or 5543 of title 5 or any
other provision of law, the Secretary concerned shall pay a technician
for irregular or overtime work at a rate equal to the rate of basic pay
applicable to the technician, except that, at the request of the
technician, the Secretary may grant the technician, instead of such
pay, an amount of compensatory time off from the technician's scheduled
tour of duty equal to the amount of time spent in such irregular or
overtime work.''.

SEC. 3. TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, AMENDMENT REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD
              TECHNICIANS AND RELATED MATTERS.

    (a) Leave.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6323(a) of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)''
                and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                (4); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
                new paragraph (3):
    ``(3) An employee described in paragraph (1) who volunteers for
active Guard and Reserve duty (as described in section 101(d)(6) of
title 10) or training or duty under section 502(f) of title 32 shall
not accrue leave under this subsection.''.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
        Congress a report setting forth the following:
                    (A) A description of the average number of hours
                per fiscal year that a Federal employee who is also a
                member of the National Guard spends in any type of
                leave status (including leave without pay) in order to
                cover periods of active duty for training or inactive-
                duty training (as defined in section 101 of title 37,
                United States Code), or to engage in other training
                under sections 502-505 of title 32, United States Code.
                    (B) An assessment whether leave provided under
                section 6323(a) of title 5, United States Code (as
                amended by paragraph (1)), is adequate to cover the
                operational tempo of the National Guard.
    (b) Comptroller General of the United States Report on Health Care
Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
        United States shall submit to Congress a report setting forth
        the following:
                    (A) An evaluation of the feasibility of converting
                military technicians from FEHBP coverage to coverage
                provided under the TRICARE Reserve Select option of the
                TRICARE program.
                    (B) A description of any problems associated with
                the conversion of military technicians from FEHBP
                coverage to coverage provided under chapter 55 of title
                10, United States Code, during contingency operations.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) The term ``contingency operation'' has the
                meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13) of title
                10, United States Code.
                    (B) The term ``FEHBP coverage'' means coverage
                provided under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
                Code.

Output: National Guard Technician Equity Act - Provides a person the right to be employed as a non-dual status technician if: (1) the technician position has been designated to be filled only by a non-dual status technician, or (2) the person occupying the technician position has at least 20 years of service as a dual status military technician. Repeals: (1) the permanent limitation on the number of non-dual status technicians, and (2) the prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians.  Allows military technicians who were hired as dual status technicians but are no longer members of the Selected Reserve to continue to receive compensation. Requires dual status military technicians who are fully qualified for, and properly performing, the duties of such position to be: (1) retained in the Armed Forces, (2) exempt from consideration for involuntary separation by a military retention board, and (3) entitled to re-enlist as enlisted members so as to maintain their eligibility for continued employment as dual status military technicians. Provides for a technician's rights of grievance, arbitration, appeal, and review beyond the current stage of the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned. Prohibits federal employees who volunteer for active National Guard and Reserve duty from accruing military leave at the rate of 15 days each fiscal year for active duty, inactive duty training, or funeral honors duty in the National Guard or Reserves. Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate the feasibility of converting military technicians from coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) to coverage under the TRICARE Reserve Select option of the TRICARE program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Advisory Committee Reform
Act'' or the ``TAC Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL ADVISERS FOR TRADE POLICY AND NEGOTIATIONS.

    (a) Selection.--Section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2211) is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking the first sentence and
        inserting the following: ``The following members of Congress
        shall be selected and designated as congressional advisers on
        trade policy and negotiations: From the Committee on Ways and
        Means of the House of Representatives, the chairman and ranking
        minority member of the full committee, and the chairman and
        ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Trade; from the
        Committee on Finance of the Senate, the chairman and ranking
        minority member of the full committee, and the chairman and
        ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Trade.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Of the total number of members from a House
                of Congress selected as congressional advisers under
                this paragraph, not more than half may be of the same
                political party.''.
    (b) Expansion of Role.--Such section is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Recommendations by Congressional Advisers on Trade Agreement
Effects.--Each congressional adviser under subsection (a) shall, on an
annual basis and at any other time the congressional adviser considers
appropriate, transmit written recommendations to the covered executive
branch officials on trade agreement effects. Each official to which
recommendations are transmitted shall give due regard to the
recommendations.
    ``(e) Appointments to Trade Advisory Committees.--
            ``(1) Number.--Every trade advisory committee, whether
        established before, on, or after the date of the enactment of
        this subsection, shall have a number of members the total of
        which is evenly divisible by three.
            ``(2) Appointment.--For purposes of appointing the members
        of a trade advisory committee, the congressional advisers under
        subsection (a) shall be grouped by party affiliation. The group
        with the greatest number of advisers shall appoint one-third of
        the members; the group with the next-greatest number of
        advisers shall appoint one-third of the members; and the
        President (or the President's designee) shall appoint the
        remaining members.
            ``(3) Consultation.--The congressional advisers are
        encouraged to consult with other committees of Congress,
        including but not limited to committees with jurisdiction over
        health, environmental, labor, and consumer issues, in making
        such appointments.
            ``(4) Interests represented.--The officials responsible for
        appointing the members of a trade advisory committee shall
        ensure that each trade advisory committee includes--
                    ``(A) at least 1 member from labor organizations;
                    ``(B) at least 1 member from consumer interest
                organizations; and
                    ``(C) at least 1 member from public health
                organizations.
            ``(5) Terms.--Each member of a trade advisory committee
        shall serve a term of 2 years.
            ``(6) Other provisions superseded.--This subsection
        supersedes any other provision of law to the extent that
        provision is inconsistent with this subsection, whether enacted
        before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
        subsection.
    ``(f) Reports to Congress by Trade Advisory Committees.--Before the
President submits trade agreement legislation to Congress, each trade
advisory committee that has advised with respect to that legislation
shall submit to the congressional advisers under subsection (a) a
report on the legislation. The report shall include an examination of
the trade agreement effects of the legislation.
    ``(g) Reports to Congress by Executive Branch Officials.--Each
covered executive branch official shall, on an annual basis, submit to
Congress a report on the trade advisory process. The report shall
identify the concerns raised by members of trade advisory committees on
the effectiveness of the process and explain the steps taken by that
official to address those concerns.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered executive branch official.--The term `covered
        executive branch official' applies to the following:
                    ``(A) The United States Trade Representative.
                    ``(B) The Secretary of Labor.
                    ``(C) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                    ``(D) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    ``(E) The Administrator of the Environmental
                Protection Agency.
            ``(2) Trade advisory committee.--The term `trade advisory
        committee' includes any advisory committee with respect to
        United States trade policy, and specifically includes any
        committee established under section 135.
            ``(3) Trade agreement effects.--The term `trade agreement
        effects'--
                    ``(A) means the effects on the United States and
                its trading partners of international trade agreements;
                and
                    ``(B) includes effects in areas including but not
                limited to public health, the environment, worker
                rights, and consumer rights.''.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRADE.

    Section 135(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(1))
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The President shall
establish, among the committees established under this paragraph, a
Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade.''.

Output:
Trade Advisory Committee Reform Act or the TAC Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to: (1) revise the selection process for congressional advisers for trade policy and negotiations; and (2) expand the duties of such congressional advisers, including to provide recommendations to executive officials on trade agreement effects and to provide for the appointment of members to a trade advisory committee.

Establishes a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Language Economic
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Foreign language proficiency will help Americans to
        understand other customs and cultures, conduct effective
        foreign policy, expand international trade, ensure the
        integrity of national defense and security, and develop a truly
        broad-based education for all citizens.
            (2) The business community suffers from United States
        educational deficiencies, including inadequate foreign language
        instruction. To compete, Americans must know more about their
        economic partners and competitors. To do business overseas,
        Americans must understand the customer's language and customs.
            (3) Of the world's 10 most populous languages, representing
        potential markets, 6 of them, Malay-Indonesian, Bengali, Hindi,
        Portuguese, and some dialects of Arabic and Chinese, are not
        widely taught in the United States.
            (4) In Europe, there are dozens of universities with
        schools of practical interpretation and translation. In the
        United States, very few institutions of higher education offer
        training in translation and interpretation, and only one offers
        an undergraduate degree program.
            (5) Most professional interpreters and translators working
        in the United States are foreign-born or received their
        professional training in other countries.
            (6) Only 8 percent of our universities require foreign
        languages for admission, and only 5 percent of our college
        graduates are fluent in any language other than English.
        American colleges and universities must place a new emphasis on
        improving the teaching of foreign languages, regional studies,
        and international studies to help meet such challenges.
            (7) Many teachers lack adequate international preparation.
        Only 5 percent of current elementary and secondary teachers
        ever took international relations, or geography courses while
        in school.
            (8) Fewer than 5 percent of the elementary school students
        in this country receive foreign language instruction, and only
        17 percent of United States public elementary schools offer any
        form of language instruction.
            (9) As new and increased language instruction becomes
        necessary, educators to teach these languages are becoming
        increasingly difficult to find. 35 States are currently
        reporting a shortage in foreign language teachers.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``institution of higher education'' has
        meaning provided by section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of
        1965;
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
        Education;
            (3) the term ``State education agency'' has the meaning
        provided by section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
        and
            (4) the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning
        provided by section 1201 of such Act.

             TITLE I--FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER RECRUITMENT

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to establish a grant program that
will assist States in recruiting individuals with a demonstrated
competence in a foreign language and providing those individuals with
the training required to qualify those individuals to teach.

SEC. 102. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    (a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with the
requirements of this title, establish a program to provide grants to
State educational agencies to recruit and train qualified individuals
as elementary and secondary school teachers.
    (b) Allotment of Funds.--The Secretary shall periodically assess
the needs for foreign language teachers in each State. The Secretary
shall establish by regulation, procedures based on the results of such
assessment, for the allotment of funds provided under this title among
those States that have submitted applications that meet the
requirements of section 203. Such procedures shall provide that no
State shall receive a grant of less than $500,000 or more than
$2,000,000.

SEC. 103. GRANT APPLICATIONS.

    Any State desiring to receive a grant under this title shall submit
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
containing or accompanied by such information and assurances as the
Secretary may require by regulation. Such application shall--
            (1) contain assurances that 50 percent of the funds made
        available under the grant for each fiscal year will be used to
        provide grants of not more than $5,000 per year to qualified
        individuals to cover the costs of instruction required to
        obtain certification to teach;
            (2) provide that the State educational agency will allocate
        funds provided under the grant on the basis of the following
        factors;
                    (A) the local educational agencies need for
                qualified teachers of foreign languages;
                    (B) the extent to which the local educational
                agency has established model programs to address
                foreign language instruction in effective ways;
                    (C) the need for development of new programs to
                recruit and train qualified foreign language teachers;
                and
                    (D) such additional factors as the State
                educational agency considers appropriate;
            (3) contain assurances that the State educational agency
        will not provide funds under the grant to any institution of
        higher education unless the institution of higher education
        requires 2 years of foreign language instruction as a condition
        of admission or graduation; and
            (4) specify the procedures by which the State educational
        agency will select the institutions or organizations to provide
        the training required for teacher certification, which may
        include an institution of higher education, local educational
        agency, or consortia of institutions of higher education and
        local educational agencies.

SEC. 104. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Definition.--For purposes of this title, an individual is
qualified if such individual has competence in a foreign language at a
level consistent with the standards established by the Secretary under
subsection (b).
    (b) Selection.--In selecting individuals for receipt for assistance
under this title, a State educational agency shall include qualified
individuals who are--
            (1) retired or returning Government employees who served
        abroad;
            (2) retired or returning business persons or professionals
        who served abroad;
            (3) foreign-born nationals with a degree from a domestic or
        overseas institution of higher education; and
            (4) individuals with a baccalaureate degree whose major or
        minor was in a foreign language or international studies.

SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and each of the 3 succeeding fiscal
years.

 TITLE II--GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR TRANSLATORS
                            AND INTERPRETERS

SEC. 201. NEEDS ASSESSMENT COUNCIL.

    (a) Program Authority.--The Department of State shall establish a
Translation and Interpretation Needs Assessment Council.
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) In general.--The Council shall be composed of the
        following individuals or the designated representatives of such
        individuals:
                    (A) The Secretary of State, or a designee, who
                shall serve as the chairperson of the Board.
                    (B) The Secretary of Education.
                    (C) The Secretary of Defense.
                    (D) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    (E) The Director of the Central Intelligence
                Agency.
                    (F) The Director of the United States Information
                Agency.
                    (G) The Director of the National Security Council.
                    (H) 6 individuals appointed by the President, who
                have the expertise in the fields of translation and
                interpretation, language and linguistics, international
                studies, business, and area studies education.
            (2) Special rule.--Individuals appointed to the Board
        pursuant to paragraph (1)(H) shall be appointed for a period
        not to exceed 4 years. Such individuals shall receive no
        compensation for service on the Council, but may receive
        reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses.
    (c) Functions.--The Council shall--
            (1) establish qualifications for students and institutions
        of higher education desiring fellowships and grants for
        institutional support under this title;
            (2) coordinate and determine the translation and
        interpretation needs of the Government for the purposes of
        economic competitiveness and cooperation, diplomacy, and
        national security; and
            (3) after determining these needs, make grants to
        institutions of higher education for training translation and
        interpretation specialists and personnel.

SEC. 202. PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF GRANT AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants.--The Council shall award grants under this title to
institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher
education (in conjunction with nonprofit or Federal agencies, or both)
that provide evidence that they are developing a degree or certificate
program in translation and interpretation.
    (b) Fellowships.--The Council shall award fellowships under this
title to individuals who are enrolled in a degree or certificate
program and agree to enter government or public service for 2 years for
each year of study for which a fellowship under this title is received.

SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Institutional Support.--Funds provided by a grant under this
title may be used for the purposes of--
            (1) developing physical plant and interpretation
        facilities,
            (2) instructor training,
            (3) materials,
            (4) curriculum development,
            (5) internships,
            (6) faculty development and support in translation and
        interpretation,
            (7) certificate and degree programs, and
            (8) the development and enhancement of graduate programs.
    (b) Fellowships.--Fellowships under this title shall be awarded to
individuals who are United States citizens or resident aliens to enable
such students to pursue education in the United States in the areas of
practical interpretation and translation.

SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be available for section
202(a), and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1995, 1996, and 1997 to carry out the provisions of this title.

             TITLE III--LESSER KNOWN AND STUDIED LANGUAGES

SEC. 301. LESSER KNOWN AND STUDIED LANGUAGES GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS.

    Effective October 1, 1993, the Soviet-Eastern European Research and
Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501) is amended by adding after
section 809 the following new section:

``SEC. 810. LESSER KNOWN AND STUDIED LANGUAGES GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to promote the
teaching and study of lesser known and studied languages.
    ``(b) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term
`lesser known and studied languages' means languages considered
important to the national interest, national security, and economic
competitiveness which have less than 1,000 students engaged in study at
institutions of higher education in the United States.
    ``(c) Program Authority.--
            ``(1) List of lesser known and studied languages.--The
        Secretary of State, in consultation with other appropriate
        agencies, shall develop a list of the lesser known and studied
        languages.
            ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary of State shall award grants
        under this section to institutions of higher education or
        consortia of institutions of higher education (in conjunction
        with nonprofit or Federal agencies, or both) that provide
        evidence that they are developing programs, classes, curriculum
        material, and faculty for study in the lesser known and studied
        languages. No such grant may exceed $1,000,000.
            ``(3) Fellowships.--The Secretary of State shall award
        fellowships under this section to individuals who are enrolled
        at an accredited institution of higher education in a degree or
        certificate program in a lesser known and studied language
        leading to proficiency in such language. Fellowships under this
        section shall be $5,000 for each semester of study.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Grants.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out subsection
        (c)(2).
            ``(2) Fellowships.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out subsection
        (c)(3).''.

                       TITLE IV--EXPORT EDUCATION

SEC. 401. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to assist American companies to
develop and expand into export markets by providing education and
support services necessary for domestic businesses to succeed in
international markets by increasing their basic knowledge of world
markets, foreign cultures and languages.

SEC. 402. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Grants by Secretary.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in
accordance with this title, make grants to States to carry out the
purpose described in section 401.
    (b) Selection of Grants.--The State shall submit to the Secretary a
proposal indicating the qualifications of the eligible entity for
carrying out the provisions of section 403.
    (c) Distribution of Funds by States.--Each State that receives a
grant under this title shall determine the eligibility of an
appropriate State-based entity according to the needs of the State's
primary trade and economic development agency and model programs
serving such needs or for the development of such programs.

SEC. 403. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    Funds provided under this title may be used for the purpose of, but
are not limited to--
            (1) education, support and referral services in developing
        marketing materials in foreign languages and appropriate to
        other cultures,
            (2) assisting companies in trade missions,
            (3) holding seminars and classes for companies on topics
        such as export regulations, trading techniques, working in
        foreign cultures and foreign languages,
            (4) providing consulting services with experts to assist
        companies in export and marketing planning, and
            (5) acting as a clearinghouse in supplying companies with
        information and updates to assist them in identifying
        international and trade opportunities.

SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 in fiscal years
1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 to carry out the provisions of this title.

Output:
Foreign Language Economic Enhancement Act -
Title I:  Foreign Language Teacher Recruitment
 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist States to recruit and train qualified individuals as foreign language teachers for elementary and secondary schools.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title II:  Grants to Institutions of Higher Education for Translators and Interpreters
 - Directs the Department of State to establish a Translation and Interpretation Needs Assessment Council.
Directs the Council to award grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions (in conjunction with nonprofit and/or Federal agencies) that provide evidence that they are developing a degree or certificate program in translation and interpretation.
Directs the Council to award fellowships to individuals who are enrolled in a degree or certificate program and agree to enter government or public service for two years for each year of study for which such a fellowship is received.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title III:  Lesser Known and Studied Languages
 - Amends the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 to establish a grants and fellowships program for lesser known and studied languages.  Directs the Secretary of State to:  (1) develop a list of those languages; (2) award grants to institutions of higher education or consortia (in conjunction with nonprofit and/or Federal agencies) developing programs, classes, curriculum material, and faculty for study in those languages; and (3) award fellowships to individuals at accredited institutions in a degree or certificate program in such a language.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title IV:  Export Education
 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States to assist U.S. companies to develop and expand into export markets by providing education and support services to increase their basic knowledge of world markets, foreign cultures, and languages.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Impaired Driving Child
Endangerment Act''.

SEC. 2. SANCTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS DRIVING WITH CHILD PASSENGERS WHILE
              INTOXICATED OR IMPAIRED.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Sanctions for individuals driving with child passengers
              while intoxicated or impaired
    ``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2020.--On October 1, 2019, the Secretary
        shall withhold 1 percent of the amount required to be
        apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
        section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of
        subsection (b) on that date.
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2021.--On October 1, 2020, the Secretary
        shall withhold 3 percent of the amount required to be
        apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
        section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of
        subsection (b) on that date.
            ``(3) Fiscal year 2022 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2021,
        and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary
        shall withhold 5 percent of the amount required to be
        apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
        section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of
        subsection (b) on that date.
    ``(b) Sanctions.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State meets the requirements of this
        subsection if the State has enacted and is enforcing the
        following laws with respect to an individual who is charged
        with an offense of driving a motor vehicle, with a child
        passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or while impaired
        by alcohol, drugs, or a combination of substances:
                    ``(A) A law that provides that the individual may
                be charged with a felony subject to imprisonment for up
                to 4 years in connection with the offense.
                    ``(B) A law that requires the individual, if
                convicted of the offense, to install and maintain for
                at least 6 months an ignition interlock system on any
                motor vehicle owned or operated by the individual.
                    ``(C) A law that suspends the State driver's
                license of the individual during the period of
                prosecution of the offense, except that the law may
                allow the individual--
                            ``(i) to operate a motor vehicle during
                        that period, if the individual, prior to
                        operating the vehicle, installs and maintains
                        an ignition interlock system on the vehicle;
                        and
                            ``(ii) to credit toward the 6-month period
                        referred to in subparagraph (B) any days during
                        which the individual installs and maintains an
                        ignition interlock system on a motor vehicle
                        pursuant to clause (i).
                    ``(D) A law that--
                            ``(i) requires the individual, if convicted
                        of the offense, to undergo an alcohol abuse,
                        substance abuse, or mental health assessment;
                        and
                            ``(ii) if the assessment indicates a need
                        for treatment, authorizes the appropriate court
                        (or monitoring agency) to require the
                        individual to undergo treatment as part of the
                        individual's sentence in connection with the
                        conviction or as a condition for reissuance of
                        a State driver's license to the individual.
                    ``(E) A law that requires, if the individual is
                convicted of the offense and is the parent, guardian,
                or custodian of the child passenger or is otherwise
                legally responsible for the child passenger, the law
                enforcement agency that charges the individual with the
                offense or the appropriate court to file with the
                appropriate State register of child abuse a report on
                the individual concerning the offense.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--The Secretary may treat a State that has
        enacted and is enforcing the laws described in paragraph (1) as
        meeting the requirements of this subsection without regard to
        whether any of those laws waives the application of a sanction
        with respect to an individual who--
                    ``(A) is a sibling of the child passenger; or
                    ``(B) is under 21 years of age and is not a
                guardian of the child passenger.
    ``(c) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds; Effect of
Compliance and Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--Any funds
        withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to a State
        shall remain available for apportionment to the State until the
        end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for
        which the funds are authorized to be appropriated.
            ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
        If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld
        under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain available
        for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State
        meets the requirements of subsection (b), the Secretary shall,
        on the first day on which the State meets the requirements of
        subsection (b), apportion to the State the funds withheld under
        subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the
        State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned
        funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) shall remain available for expenditure until
                the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal
                year in which the funds are so apportioned; and
                    ``(B) if not apportioned at the end of that period,
                shall lapse.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the
        period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under
        paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirements of
        subsection (b), the funds shall lapse.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Alcohol concentration.--The term `alcohol
        concentration' means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of
        blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
            ``(2) Child.--The term `child' means an individual younger
        than 16 years of age.
            ``(3) Driving while intoxicated.--The term `driving while
        intoxicated' means driving or being in actual physical control
        of a motor vehicle in a State while having a blood alcohol
        concentration or breath alcohol concentration of .08 or
        greater.
            ``(4) Ignition interlock system.--The term `ignition
        interlock system' means a system that--
                    ``(A) is designed to prevent an individual from
                starting a motor vehicle when the individual's breath
                alcohol concentration is at or above a preset level;
                    ``(B) has a camera technology to verify the user of
                the system; and
                    ``(C) is certified by the State concerned.
            ``(5) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a
        vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured
        primarily for use on public highways, except that the term does
        not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail line or a
        commercial vehicle.
            ``(6) State driver's license.--The term `State driver's
        license' means a license issued by a State authorizing an
        individual to operate a motor vehicle on public highways.
    ``(e) Education.--The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, using existing funds, shall carry out programs
and activities to educate States on the impact of child endangerment
penalties for individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child
passenger in the vehicle, while intoxicated or while impaired by
alcohol, drugs, or a combination of substances.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``171. Sanctions for individuals driving with child passengers while
                            intoxicated or impaired.''.

Output: Prevent Impaired Driving Child Endangerment Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold from states allocations of transportation funding unless such states enact and enforce certain laws with respect to an individual who is charged with driving a motor vehicle, with a child passenger, while intoxicated or impaired by alcohol, drugs, or a combination of substances.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Credit Improvement Act
of 1998''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO BORROWERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED
              DEBT FORGIVENESS AFTER APRIL 4, 1996.

    (a) In General.--Section 373(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h(b)(1)) is amended to read as
follows:
            ``(1) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2):
                    ``(A) Loan prohibition.--The Secretary may not make
                a loan under this title to a borrower who has received
                debt forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under
                this title.
                    ``(B) Guarantees prohibited for borrower who has
                received debt forgiveness after april 4, 1996.--The
                Secretary may not guarantee a loan under this title to
                a borrower who has received debt forgiveness after
                April 4, 1996, on a loan made or guaranteed under this
                title.''.
    (b) Authority To Make Emergency Loans to Certain Borrowers Who Have
Received Debt Forgiveness.--Section 373(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
2008h(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) The Secretary may make an emergency loan under
        section 321 to a borrower who--
                    ``(i) on or before April 4, 1996, received not more
                than 1 debt forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed
                under this title; and
                    ``(ii) after April 4, 1996, has not received debt
                forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this
                title.''.

SEC. 3. FAMILY FARM DEFINITION.

    (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
decision making with regard to the farm or ranch.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not deny a loan under this subtitle solely
because 2 or more 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
decision making with regard to the farm or ranch.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not deny a loan under this subtitle solely
because 2 or more 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
decision making with regard to the farm or ranch.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not deny a loan under this subtitle solely
because 2 or more individuals are employed full-time in the farming
operation for which the loan is sought.''.

SEC. 4. COMBINED LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF GUARANTEED FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS AND
              GUARANTEED FARM OPERATING LOANS; INDEXATION TO INFLATION.

    (a) Limit on Amount of Guaranteed Farm Ownership Loans.--Section
305 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925)
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$700,000
        (increased, beginning with fiscal year 1998, by the inflation
        percentage applicable to the fiscal year in which the loan is
        to be made or insured), reduced by the unpaid indebtedness of
        the borrower on loans under subtitle B that are guaranteed by
        the Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of
        this section, the inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal
        year is the percentage (if any) by which (A) the average of the
        Consumer Price Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the 12-month period ending
        on August 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year, exceeds
        (B) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so defined) for
        the 12-month period ending on August 31, 1996.''.
    (b) Limit on Amount of Guaranteed Farm Operating Loans.--Section
313 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$400,000'' and inserting ``$700,000
        (increased, beginning with fiscal year 1998, by the inflation
        percentage applicable to the fiscal year in which the loan is
        to be made or insured), reduced by the unpaid indebtedness of
        the borrower on loans under the sections specified in section
        305 that are guaranteed by the Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of
        this section, the inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal
        year is the percentage (if any) by which (A) the average of the
        Consumer Price Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the 12-month period ending
        on August 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year, exceeds
        (B) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so defined) for
        the 12-month period ending on August 31, 1996.''.

SEC. 5. EXPANSION OF CLASS OF BEGINNING FARMERS ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT
              OPERATING LOANS.

    Section 311(c)(1)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``who has not
operated a farm or ranch, or who has operated a farm or ranch for not
more than 5 years''.

SEC. 6. PRIORITY FOR FARMER-OWNED VALUE-ADDED PROCESSING FACILITIES.

    Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1932) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(h) Priority for Farmer-Owned Value-Added Processing
Facilities.--In approving applications for loans and grants authorized
under this section, section 306(a)(11), and other applicable provisions
of this title (as determined by the Secretary), the Secretary shall
give a high priority to applications for projects that encourage
farmer-owned value-added processing facilities.''.

SEC. 7. NOTICE OF RECAPTURE UNDER SHARED APPRECIATION ARRANGEMENTS.

    Section 353(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 2001(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Notice of recapture.--Not later than 12 months before
        the end of the term of a shared appreciation arrangement, the
        Secretary shall notify the borrower involved of the provisions
        of the arrangement.''.

SEC. 8. NATIONAL REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR USE BY SOCIALLY
              DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

    Section 355(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Reservation and allocation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the
                greatest extent practicable, reserve and allocate the
                proportion of each State's loan funds made available
                under subtitle B that is equal to that State's target
                participation rate for use by the socially
                disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in that State. The
                Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, distribute
                the total so derived on a county by county basis
                according to the number of socially disadvantaged
                farmers or ranchers in the county.
                    ``(B) Reallocation of unused funds.--The Secretary
                may pool any funds reserved and allocated under this
                paragraph with respect to a State that are not used as
                described in subparagraph (A) in a State in the first 6
                months of a fiscal year with the funds similarly not so
                used in other States, and may reallocate such pooled
                funds in the discretion of the Secretary for use by
                socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in other
                States.''.

SEC. 9. APPLICABILITY OF DISASTER LOAN COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER
              THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT.

    Section 324(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 1964(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
Secretary shall not deny a loan under this subtitle to a borrower by
reason of the fact that the borrower lacks a particular amount of
collateral for the loan if it is reasonably certain that the borrower
will be able to repay the loan. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
if a borrower refuses to pledge available collateral on request by the
Secretary, the Secretary may deny or cancel a loan under this
subtitle.''.

SEC. 10. GROWER-SHIPPER AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Real Estate Loans.--Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is further amended by adding at
the end 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 from
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
further amended by adding at the end 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 from
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
further amended by adding at the end 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 from
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.''.

Output:
Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to prohibit agricultural loan guarantees to borrowers who have received debt forgiveness after a specified date.  Authorizes emergency loans to be made to borrowers who have received debt forgiveness after a specified date.
(Sec. 3) States that with respect to agricultural real estate, operating, and emergency loans, the primary factor in determining whether an applicant is primarily and directly engaged in farming or ranching shall be whether he or she participates in ongoing farm activities and decision making.
(Sec. 4) Increases the respective limits and provides inflation indexing for guaranteed farm ownership and operating loans.
(Sec. 5) Eliminates the prohibition on providing beginning farmer direct operating loans to persons who have operated a farm or ranch for more than five years.
(Sec. 6) Gives loan and grant priority to projects that encourage farmer-owned value-added processing facilities.
(Sec. 7) Requires borrowers under shared appreciation arrangements to be given notice of recapture.
(Sec. 8) Provides for reservation and reallocation of specified loan funds for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
(Sec. 9) Prohibits emergency loan denial based upon insufficient collateral if it is reasonably certain that the borrower will be able to repay the loan.
(Sec. 10) Provides that under specified conditions a grower-shipper agreement shall not disqualify the applicant-grower from receiving a real estate, operating, or emergency loan.