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67 with respect to deficit reduction are
amended to reflect the total reductions provided in section 2(b).
    (b) Defense Discretionary.--The assumptions included in the
conference report on House Concurrent Resolution 67 with respect to
reductions in defense discretionary spending shall be assumed to
include the following:
            (1) Limit defense spending in fiscal year 1996 to
        $244,000,000,000, in fiscal year 1997 to $241,000,000,000, in
        fiscal year 1998 to $248,000,000,000, in fiscal year 1999 to
        $254,000,000,000, and in fiscal year 2000 to $261,000,000,000.
            (2) Terminate production of Trident D5 submarine launched
        ballistic missiles after 1996.
            (3) Phase out over five years the equivalent of two Army
        light divisions.
            (4) Deny unemployment compensation to service members who
        voluntarily leave the service.
            (5) Close the Uniformed Services University of the Health
        Sciences, with the last class admitted in 1995 and all
        activities halted on that class' graduation in 1999.
            (6) Rather than replacing or revitalizing existing
        Department of Defense Housing Stock, increase reliance on
        private-sector housing for military families by making service
        personnel eligible for a cash housing allowance regardless of
        whether they live in Department of Defense or private-sector
units and charging market-driven rent for Department of Defense
housing.
            (7) Reduce the Intelligence budget by $300 million in each
        of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
            (8) Encourage private ownership of industrial assets used
        in defense production by granting the General Services
        Administration clear authority to negotiate sale of equipment
        to the holding contractor in situations in which continued
        Department of Defense ownership is not necessary, and by
        requiring contractors in the future to rent or lease such
        equipment from the Department of Defense if they demonstrate it
        is in the Department of Defense's interest to provide the
        equipment.
            (9) Increase burdensharing by the Republic of Korea by
        requiring it to increase its contribution to include all
        payments of Korean won-based labor costs of local employees
        working for the United States military and support services
        contracts.
            (10) Procure the most cost-effective mix of C-17's and
        commercial airlifters.
            (11) Cancel the Army's Tank Upgrade Program and lay-away
        production facilities, deactivating but preserving the
        Government-owned tank manufacturing facilities.
            (12) While retaining the number of nuclear warheads
        permitted by the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II),
        reduce the strategic delivery system structure to 300 Minuteman
        III ICBM's, 10 Trident submarines each carrying 24 missiles
        with 7 warheads; 66 B-52H bombers, each carrying 16 warheads;
        and 20 B-2 bombers, each carrying 16 warheads.
            (13) Repeal the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
            (14) Terminate all funding for the Selective Service System
        except to terminate the program.
            (15) Limit the mission of the Ballistic Missile Defense
        Organization to Theater Missile Defense and Terminate its other
        projects.
            (16) Terminate the National Aerospace Plane Program.
            (17) Scale back weapons production and maintenance
        activities at the Department of Energy to support an arsenal of
        4,000 warheads.
    (c) Nondefense Discretionary.--The assumptions included in the
conference report on House Concurrent Resolution 67 with respect to
reductions in non-defense discretionary spending shall be assumed to
include the following:
            (1) Terminate NASA's support for producers of commercial
        airlines.
            (2) Consolidate and downsize Overseas Broadcasting by
        capping funding to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty at the
        level of $75 million per year.
            (3) Terminate funding for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
        Recreational Facility and rescind all unobligated prior
        appropriations.
            (4) Terminate the International Space Station Program.
            (5) Terminate the High-Temperature Gas Reactor Program,
        also known as the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor.
            (6) Phase in over five years a reduction of 25 percent of
        fiscal year 1995 appropriations for research and development
        programs for fossil, nuclear, and fusion energy.
            (7) Allow private producers to build and operate co-
        generation facilities at Federal civilian installations, paying
        all construction costs and assuming all financial risks.
            (8) Reduce electrification and telephone credit subsidies
        to rural utilities services to levels calculated to result in
        electricity and telephone consumer costs equivalent to those
        for consumers in the service areas of unsubsidized electric and
        telephone companies.
            (9) Offer for sale the Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 1,
        located at Elk Hills, California.
            (10) Prohibit the sale of timber from national forests at a
        price insufficient to recover fully the Forest Service's
        associated costs for timber management, reforestation,
        construction, and maintenance of logging roads, payments to
        States, and other timber program costs.
            (11) Limit the level of Federal support for agricultural
        research and extension activities to 90 percent of the fiscal
        year 1995 level for fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
            (12) Terminate the Interstate Commerce Commission and
        transfer its motor carrier safety responsibilities to the
        Department of Transportation.
            (13) Terminate the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration
        in 1997.
            (14) Terminate the Pennsylvania Avenue Development
        Corporation.
            (15) Align the method of computing cost-of-living
        adjustment of the compensation for members of Congress with
        compensation for civil servants.
            (16) Limit the number of days Senior Executive Service
        employees may accrue as annual leave to 30.
            (17) Permanently reduce the number of political appointees
        to 2,000.

SEC. 4. DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS.

    (a) Sales of Electric Power By the Power Marketing
Administrations.--Notwithstanding any other law governing sales of
electric power by the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, Bonneville
Power Marketing Administration, Southern Power Marketing
Administration, Southeastern Power Marketing Administration, or Western
Area Power Marketing Administration (each of which is referred to in
this subsection as the ``Administration'')--
            (1) offers of sales of electric power by the Administration
        shall be made on a nonpreferential basis to public bodies and
        cooperatives and private persons;
            (2) sales of electric power by the Administration shall be
        made to the persons offering the highest price for the power;
        and
            (3) the Administration shall not be required to acquire for
        sale to any public body or cooperative or any other person any
        amount of electric power in excess of that generated by the
        projects from which the Administration sells power.
    (b) Spent Nuclear Waste Storage Fees.--Section 136(a)(3) of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10156(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(3) Fees'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Fees''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Adjustment for inflation.--On and after the
                date of enactment of this subparagraph, the amount of
                the storage fees established under subparagraph (A)
                shall be adjusted annually on October 1 to account for
                inflation since the date of enactment of this Act.
                    ``(C) Deadline for payment.--The principal amount
                of all storage fees established under subparagraph (A)
                shall be paid by September 30, 1997, and all of the
                interest accrued or all storage fees shall be paid by
                September 30, 1998.''.
    (c) Expansion and Extension of Authority to Use Competitive
Bidding.--
            (1) Licenses and permits subject to competitive bidding.--
        Subsection (j) of section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934
        (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``described
                in paragraph (2)''; and
                    (B) by striking out paragraph (2).
            (2) Permanent authority.--Such subsection is further
        amended by striking out paragraph (11).
            (3) Conforming repeal of random selection authority.--Such
        section is further amended by striking out subsection (i).
    (d) Termination of Price Support and Production Adjustment Programs
for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane.--
            (1) Termination of price support program.--
                    (A) Price support levels for designated nonbasic
                agricultural commodities.--Section 201(a) of the
                Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended
                by striking ``milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane'' and
                inserting ``and milk''.
                    (B) Sugar price support.--Section 206 of the Act (7
                U.S.C. 1446g) is repealed.
                    (C) Benefits.--Section 401(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                1421(e)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)'';
                        and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2).
                    (D) Personal liability of producers for
                deficiencies.--Section 405 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1425)
                is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'';
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (b).
                    (E) Powers of commodity credit corporation.--
                Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation
                Charter Act (7 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended by inserting
                ``(except for sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after
                ``agricultural commodities''.
            (2) Termination of acreage allotments and marketing
        quotas.--
                    (A) Termination.--Part VII of subtitle B of title
                III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
                U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is repealed.
                    (B) Conforming Amendment.--Section 344(f)(2) of the
                Act (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by striking
                ``sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for sugar,''.
            (3) Conforming amendments regarding prevention of
        government accumulation of sugar.--Section 902 of the Food
        Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1446g note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
                subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
            (4) Conforming amendment regarding section 32 activities.--
        The second sentence of the first paragraph of section 32 of the
        Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended by inserting
        ``(other than sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodity''
        the last place it appears.
            (5) Prohibition on subsequent provision of price support.--
                    (A) Prohibition.--After the effective date of this
                subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture may not make
                price support available, whether in the form of loans,
                payments, purchases, or other operations, for crops of
                sugar beets or sugarcane by using the funds of the
                Commodity Credit Corporation or under the authority of
                any law.
                    (B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
                the Secretary shall settle any outstanding loans under
                section 206 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
                1446g) made before the effective date of this
                subsection.
            (6) Effect on existing liability.--The amendments made by
        this subsection shall not affect the liability of any person
        under any provision of law as in effect before the effective
        date of this subsection.
            (7) Effective date.--This subsection and the amendments
        made by this subsection shall become effective on October 1,
        1996.
    (e) Elimination of Market Promotion Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act
        of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 211 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is
                amended by striking subsection (c).
                    (B) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                5662(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``203,''.
                    (C) Section 1302 of the Omnibus Budget
                Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 7 U.S.C.
                5623 note) is repealed.
    (f) Elimination of Export Enhancement Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 301 of the Agricultural Trade Act
        of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 103(d)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                5603(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``(as amended) and
                the program under section 301''.
                    (B) The title heading of title III of the Act (7
                U.S.C. prec. 5651) is amended to read as follows:

           ``TITLE III--RELIEF FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES''.

                    (C) Section 303 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5653) is
                amended by striking ``, such as that established under
                section 301,''.
                    (D) Section 401 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5661) is
                amended by striking ``sections 201, 202, and 301'' each
                place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and
                inserting ``sections 201 and 202''.
                    (E) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                5662(a)(1)) (as amended by section 301(b)(2)) is
                further amended by striking ``sections 201, 202, and
                301'' and inserting ``sections 201 and 202''.

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Responsible Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 - Amends House Concurrent Resolution 67, 104th Congress to revise the definition of "discretionary spending limit" so as to reduce and specify new budget authority and outlay levels only for FY 1996 through 2000 (
H. Con. Res. 67
 covered through FY 2002).
(Sec. 3) Modifies the deficit reduction assumptions in the conference report on that resolution.
(Sec. 4) Declares that, notwithstanding any other law governing sales of electric power by the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, the Bonneville Power Marketing Administration, the Southern Power Marketing Administration, the Southeastern Power Marketing Administration, or the Western Area Power Marketing Administration (each referred to as "the Administration"):  (1) offers of power sales by the Administration shall be made on a nonpreferential basis to public bodies and cooperatives and private persons; (2) sales of power by the Administration shall be made to the persons offering the highest price; and (3) the Administration shall not be required to acquire for sale to any public body or cooperative or any other person any amount of power in excess of that generated by the projects from which the Administration sells power.
Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to:  (1) require annual inflation adjustment of storage fees; and (2) establish deadlines for the payment of principal and interest on storage fees.
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to modify license application competitive bidding requirements.  Removes provisions terminating the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or permit under specified provisions.
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to end the authority to provide price support for sugar beets and sugarcane.  Removes provisions relating to security interests obtained by the Commodity Credit Corporation resulting from security agreements by sugar beet and sugarcane processors.  Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to exclude sugar beets and sugarcane from the general power of the Commodity Credit Corporation to support agricultural commodity prices.  Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to repeal marketing quota provisions relating to information reporting by sugarcane processors, cane sugar refiners, sugar beet processors, manufacturers of crystalline fructose, and producers of sugarcane or sugar beets.  Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from making price support available (in the form of loans, payments, purchases, or other operations) for sugar beets or sugarcane under any law, except for settling outstanding loans under specified provisions.
Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal provisions mandating a commodity export market promotion program and provisions mandating a commodity export enhancement program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Development Act of
1994''.

SEC. 2. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY.

    The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286-286mm) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 61. CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Bank
        may contribute $400,000,000 on behalf of the United States to
        the Global Environment Facility.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by
        paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent and in
        such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the
contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury not more than
$400,000,000, without fiscal year limitation.''.

SEC. 3. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    (a) In General.--The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 290g-
290g-15) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 217. SEVENTH REPLENISHMENT.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Fund
        may contribute $315,000,000 to the seventh replenishment of the
        resources of the Fund.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by
        paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent and in
        such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the
contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury not more than
$315,000,000, without fiscal year limitation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 1994; or
            (2) the date the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the
        Congress that the negotiations of the seventh replenishment of
        the resources of the African Development Fund have been
        concluded successfully.

SEC. 4. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND FUND FOR SPECIAL
              OPERATIONS.

    The Inter-American Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 283-283z-9) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 38. CAPITAL INCREASE; INCREASE IN RESOURCES OF FUND FOR SPECIAL
              OPERATIONS.

    ``(a) Authority To Vote for Increase in Authorized Capital Stock of
Bank and Increase in Resources of Fund for Special Operations.--The
United States Governor of the Bank may vote for resolutions which--
            ``(1) were transmitted by the Board of Executive Directors
        to the Governors of the Bank by resolution of __________;
            ``(2) are pending before the Board of Governors of the
        Bank; and
            ``(3) provide for--
                    ``(A) an increase in the authorized capital stock
                of the Bank and subscriptions to the Bank; and
                    ``(B) an increase in the resources of the Fund for
                Special Operations and contributions to the Fund.
    ``(b) Subscription and Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--On adoption of the resolutions described
        in subsection (a), the United States Governor of the Bank may,
        on behalf of the United States--
                    ``(A) subscribe to 760,644 shares of the increase
                in the authorized capital stock of the Bank, 12,738 of
                which shall be shares of paid-in capital stock and
                747,906 of which shall be shares of callable capital
                stock; and
                    ``(B) contribute $82,304,000 to the Fund for
                Special Operations.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by
        paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent and in
        such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(c) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Subscription.--For the subscription authorized by
        subsection (b)(1)(A), there are authorized to be appropriated
        to the Secretary of the Treasury, without fiscal year
        limitation--
                    ``(A) not more than $76,832,001 for shares of paid-
                in capital stock of the Bank; and
                    ``(B) not more than $4,511,156,729 for shares of
                callable capital stock of the Bank.
            ``(2) Contribution.--For the contribution authorized by
        subsection (b)(1)(B), there are authorized to be appropriated
        to the Secretary of the Treasury not more than $82,304,000,
        without fiscal year limitation.
    ``(d) Authority To Vote for Certain Resolutions.--The United States
Governor of the Bank may vote for a proposed resolution of the Board of
Governors entitled `Amendments to the Agreement Establishing the Inter-
American Development Bank, the Regulations of the Board of Governors,
the General Rules Governing Admission of Nonregional Countries to
Membership in the Bank, and the Regulations for the Election of
Executive Directors', which was submitted to the Board of Governors
pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Executive Directors approved
on __________.''.

SEC. 5. ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL
              MONETARY FUND.

    The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286-286mm), as amended
by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 62. CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTEREST SUBSIDY ACCOUNT OF THE ENHANCED
              STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL
              MONETARY FUND.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the United
        States Governor of the Fund may make contributions on behalf of
        the United States in fulfillment of the United States
        commitment to contribute to the Interest Subsidy Account of the
        Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the Fund.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by
        paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent and in
        such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitation on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the
contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury not more than
$25,000,000, without fiscal year limitation.''.

SEC. 6. MILITARY SPENDING BY RECIPIENT COUNTRIES; MILITARY INVOLVEMENT
              IN THE ECONOMIES OF RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.

    Title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C.
262o) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1502. MILITARY SPENDING BY RECIPIENT COUNTRIES; MILITARY
              INVOLVEMENT IN THE ECONOMIES OF RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.

    ``(a) Consideration of Commitment to Achieving Certain Goals.--The
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive
Directors of the international financial institutions (as defined in
section 1701(c)(2)) to promote growth in the international economy by
taking into account, when considering whether to support or oppose loan
proposals at these institutions, the extent to which the recipient
government has demonstrated a commitment to achieving the following
goals:
            ``(1) To provide accurate and complete data on the annual
        expenditures and receipts of the armed forces.
            ``(2) To end excessive military involvement in the economy.
            ``(3) To make substantial reductions in excessive military
        spending and forces.
            ``(4) To end corruption involoving members of the armed
        forces.
The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Appropriations of the Senate
a report on the steps taken to determine appropriate definitions of the
goals set forth in subsection (a).
    ``(b) Steps to Achieve Goals Required.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Directors of the
international financial institutions (as so defined) to promote a
policy at each institution under which--
            ``(1) the staff will include in its supporting documents
        for each proposed loan a report on military expenditures and an
        assessment of the steps taken by the recipient government to
        achieve the goals set forth in subsection (a);
            ``(2) the governing body will not approve proposed loans
        where insufficient effort has been made to achieve such goals,
        except in cases where the proposed loans are specifically
        designed to meet the basic human needs of the poor; and
            ``(3) a report on military expenditures and an assessment
        of the steps taken by the recipient government to achieve the
        goals set forth in subsection (a) will be included in regular
        policy consultations with developing countries.
    ``(c) Conditional Opposition to Loans to Indonesia.--In furtherance
of the policy established by subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall, not later
than May 1, 1995, submit to the Committees on Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Appropriations of the Senate
a report on the performance of the Government of Indonesia in achieving
or implementing a credible plan to achieve the goals set forth in
subsection (a).''.

SEC. 7. RESPECT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

    Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22
U.S.C. 262p-262p-5) is amended by redesignating section 1620 as section
1621 and by inserting after section 1619 the following:

``SEC. 1620. RESPECT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

    ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States
Executive Directors of the international financial institutions (as
defined in section 1701(c)(2)) and the United States representative to
the council of the Global Environment Facility administered by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use the voice
and vote of the United States to bring about the creation and full
implementation of policies designed to promote respect for and full
protection of the territorial rights, traditional economies, cultural
integrity, traditional knowledge, and human rights of indigenous
peoples.''.

SEC. 8. FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AREAS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN.

    The Inter-American Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 283-283z-9) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 38. FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AREAS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE
              CARRIBEAN.

    ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States
Executive Director of the Bank to use the voice and vote of the United
States to support an increased focus on the poorest countries in Latin
America and the Carribean, and on poorer areas of better off countries,
and to support porgrams conducted by the Multilateral Investment Fund,
particularly in targeting low-income countries and populations, working
with nongovernmental organizations and training and assisting former
combatants from civil conflicts in Latin America.''.

SEC. 9. GUARANTEE OF WORKER RIGHTS.

    Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22
U.S.C. 262p-262p-5), as amended by section 7 of this Act, is amended by
redesignating section 1621 as section 1622 and by inserting after
section 1620 the following:

``SEC. 1621. GUARANTEE OF WORKER RIGHTS.

    ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States
Executive Director at each international financial institution (as
defined in section 1701(c)(2) of this Act) to use the voice and vote of
the United States to urge the respective institution to adopt policies
to encourage borrowing countries to guarantee internationally
recognized worker rights (within the meaning of section 502(a)(4) of
the Trade Act of 1974).''.

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International Development Act of 1994 - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the U.S.  Governor of the World Bank to contribute a specified amount to the Global Environment Facility.
Amends the African Development Fund Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the African Development Fund to contribute a specified amount to the seventh replenishment of the Fund.
Amends the Inter-American Development Bank Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, upon adoption of resolutions, to subscribe to an increase in the authorized capital stock of the Bank and contribute a specified amount to the Fund for Special Operations.
Authorizes the U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to contribute to the Interest Subsidy Account of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the IMF.
Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of certain international financial institutions to take into account, when considering whether to support or oppose loan proposals, the extent to which the recipient government has demonstrated a commitment to achieving the following:  (1) providing accurate and complete data on the annual expenditures and receipts of the armed forces; (2) ending excessive military involvement in the economy; (3) making substantial reductions in excessive military spending and forces; and (4) ending corruption involving members of the armed forces.
Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the Government of Indonesia's performance in achieving such goals.
Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors to bring about policies to promote respect for, and rights of, indigenous peoples.
Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank to support an increased focus on the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and to support programs of the Multilateral Investment Fund.
Requires the Secretary to direct the U.S. Executive Directors to urge their respective institutions to adopt policies to encourage borrowing countries to guarantee internationally recognized worker rights.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. ACTIONS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Prohibited Foreign Practices by Domestic Concerns.--Section 104
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Private Right of Action Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authorized plaintiffs.--Any person that violates
        subsection (a) shall be liable in an action brought in
        accordance with this subsection in any court of competent
        jurisdiction to any issuer that is subject to section 30A of
        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, domestic concern that is
        subject to this section, or other person that is a United
        States person, that is damaged by the violation of subsection
        (a) of this section, for damages caused to such issuer,
        domestic concern, or other person by the violation.
            ``(2) Proof of damages.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the court may not find for the plaintiff in an action under
        this subsection unless the plaintiff alleges and proves that--
                    ``(A) the defendant violated subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) the defendant's violation of subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) prevented the plaintiff from
                        obtaining or retaining business for or with any
                        person; and
                            ``(ii) assisted the defendant in obtaining
                        or retaining such business.
            ``(3) Measure of damages.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The damages that a plaintiff may
                obtain in an action under this subsection may be equal
                to the higher of the two following amounts that are
                established by the plaintiff's allegations and proof:
                            ``(i) The total amount of the contract or
                        agreement that the defendant gained in
                        obtaining or retaining business by means of the
                        violation of subsection (a).
                            ``(ii) The total amount of the contract or
                        agreement that the plaintiff failed to gain
                        because of the defendant's obtaining or
                        retaining business by means of the violation of
                        subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Treble damages.--In assessing damages under
                subparagraph (A), the court shall enter judgment for
                three times the amount determined under clause (i) or
                (ii) of such subparagraph (whichever is greater),
                together with a reasonable attorney's fee and costs,
                for the violation of subsection (a).
            ``(4) Exception for routine governmental action.--The
        exception in subsection (b) shall apply to an action under this
        subsection.
            ``(5) Affirmative defenses.--The affirmative defenses in
        subsection (c) shall apply to an action under this subsection.
            ``(6) Contribution.--Each person who becomes liable to make
        payment under this subsection may recover contribution as in
        cases of contract from any person who, if joined in the
        original suit, would have been liable to make the same payment.
            ``(7) Statute of limitations.--No action may be maintained
        to enforce any liability created under this subsection unless
        brought within 3 years after the discovery of the facts
        constituting the cause of action and within 6 years after the
        cause of action accrued.
            ``(8) United states person defined.--In this subsection,
        the term `United States person' has the meaning given that term
        in subsection (i)(2).''.
    (b) Prohibited Foreign Practices by Other Persons.--Section 104A of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-3) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Private Right of Action Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authorized plaintiffs.--Any person that violates
        subsection (a) shall be liable in an action brought in
        accordance with this subsection in any court of competent
        jurisdiction to any issuer that is subject to section 30A of
        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, domestic concern that is
        subject to section 104 of this Act, or other person that is a
        United States person, that is damaged by the violation of
        subsection (a) of this section, for damages caused to such
        issuer, domestic concern, or other person by the violation.
            ``(2) Proof of damages.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the court may not find for the plaintiff in an action under
        this subsection unless the plaintiff alleges and proves that--
                    ``(A) the defendant violated subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) the defendant's violation of subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) prevented the plaintiff from
                        obtaining or retaining business for or with any
                        person; and
                            ``(ii) assisted the defendant in obtaining
                        or retaining such business.
            ``(3) Measure of damages.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The damages that a plaintiff may
                obtain in an action under this subsection may be equal
                to the higher of the two following amounts that are
                established by the plaintiff's allegations and proof:
                            ``(i) The total amount of the contract or
                        agreement that the defendant gained in
                        obtaining or retaining business by means of the
                        violation of subsection (a).
                            ``(ii) The total amount of the contract or
                        agreement that the plaintiff failed to gain
                        because of the defendant's obtaining or
                        retaining business by means of the violation of
                        subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Treble damages.--In assessing damages under
                subparagraph (A), the court shall enter judgment for
                three times the amount determined under clause (i) or
                (ii) of such subparagraph (whichever is greater),
                together with a reasonable attorney's fee and costs,
                for the violation of subsection (a).
            ``(4) Exception for routine governmental action.--The
        exception in subsection (b) shall apply to an action under this
        subsection.
            ``(5) Affirmative defenses.--The affirmative defenses in
        subsection (c) shall apply to an action under this subsection.
            ``(6) Contribution.--Each person who becomes liable to make
        payment under this subsection may recover contribution as in
        cases of contract from any person who, if joined in the
        original suit, would have been liable to make the same payment.
            ``(7) Statute of limitations.--No action may be maintained
        to enforce any liability created under this subsection unless
        brought within 3 years after the discovery of the facts
        constituting the cause of action and within 6 years after the
        cause of action accrued.
            ``(8) United states person defined.--In this subsection,
        the term `United States person' has the meaning given that term
        in subsection (i)(2).''.
    (c) Prohibited Foreign Practices by Issuers.--Section 30A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(h) Private Right of Action Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authorized plaintiffs.--Any person that violates
        subsection (a) shall be liable in an action brought in
        accordance with this subsection in any court of competent
        jurisdiction to any issuer that is subject to this section,
        domestic concern that is subject to section 104 of the Foreign
        Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2), or other
        person that is a United States person, that is damaged by the
        violation of subsection (a) of this section, for damages caused
        to such issuer, domestic concern, or other person by the
        violation.
            ``(2) Proof of damages.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the court may not find for the plaintiff in an action under
        this subsection unless the plaintiff alleges and proves that--
                    ``(A) the defendant violated subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) the defendant's violation of subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) prevented the plaintiff from
                        obtaining or retaining business for or with any
                        person; and
                            ``(ii) assisted the defendant in obtaining
                        or retaining such business.
            ``(3) Measure of damages.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The damages that a plaintiff may
                obtain in an action under this subsection may be equal
                to the higher of the two following amounts that are
                established by the plaintiff's allegations and proof:
                            ``(i) The total amount of the contract or
                        agreement that the defendant gained in
                        obtaining or retaining business by means of the
                        violation of subsection (a).
                            ``(ii) The total amount of the contract or
                        agreement that the plaintiff failed to gain
                        because of the defendant's obtaining or
                        retaining business by means of the violation of
                        subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Treble damages.--In assessing damages under
                subparagraph (A), the court shall enter judgment for
                three times the amount determined under clause (i) or
                (ii) of such subparagraph (whichever is greater),
                together with a reasonable attorney's fee and costs,
                for the violation of subsection (a).
            ``(4) Exception for routine governmental action.--The
        exception in subsection (b) shall apply to an action under this
        subsection.
            ``(5) Affirmative defenses.--The affirmative defenses in
        subsection (c) shall apply to an action under this subsection.
            ``(6) Contribution.--Each person who becomes liable to make
        payment under this subsection may recover contribution as in
        cases of contract from any person who, if joined in the
        original suit, would have been liable to make the same payment.
            ``(7) Statute of limitations.--No action shall be
        maintained to enforce any liability created under this
        subsection unless brought within 3 years after the discovery of
        the facts constituting the cause of action and within 6 years
        after the cause of action accrued.
            ``(8) United states person defined.--In this subsection,
        the term `United States person' has the meaning given that term
        in subsection (g)(2).''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to causes of action accruing
on or after such date of enactment.

Output: Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) to authorize private rights of action against persons that violate the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions, which prohibit giving things of value to foreign officials or political parties for purposes of obtaining or retaining business. A person that violates the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions shall be liable for up to treble damages to a securities issuer, domestic business concern, or U.S. person damaged by the violation.  A plaintiff must prove an FCPA anti-bribery violation by the defendant that: (1) prevented the plaintiff from obtaining or retaining business, and (2) assisted the defendant in obtaining or retaining such business.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Health Care Policy
Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF CERTAIN COPAYMENTS FROM VETERANS
              WHO ARE CATASTROPHICALLY DISABLED.

    (a) Prohibition on Collection of Copayments and Other Fees for
Hospital or Nursing Home Care.--Section 1710 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
        subsection (h):
    ``(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
veteran who is catastrophically disabled shall not be required to make
any payment otherwise required under subsection (f) or (g) for the
receipt of hospital care or nursing home care under this section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (h) of section 1710 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with
respect to hospital care or nursing home care provided after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO
              PROVIDE COUNSELING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF VETERANS
              RECEIVING NONSERVICE-CONNECTED TREATMENT.

    Section 1782(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``if--'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON PAIN MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Comprehensive Policy Required.--Not later than October 1, 2008,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and implement a
comprehensive policy on the management of pain experienced by veterans
enrolled for health care services provided by the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Scope of Policy.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall
cover each of the following:
            (1) The systemwide management of acute and chronic pain
        experienced by veterans.
            (2) The standard of care for pain management to be used
        throughout the Department.
            (3) The consistent application of pain assessments to be
        used throughout the Department.
            (4) The assurance of prompt and appropriate pain care
        treatment and management by the Department, systemwide, when
        medically necessary.
            (5) The Department's program of research related to acute
        and chronic pain suffered by veterans, including pain
        attributable to central and peripheral nervous system damage
        characteristic of injuries incurred in modern warfare.
            (6) The Department's program of pain care education and
        training for health care personnel of the Department.
            (7) The Department's program of patient education for
        veterans suffering from acute or chronic pain and their
        families.
    (c) Updates.--The Secretary shall revise the policy developed under
subsection (a) on a periodic basis in accordance with experience and
evolving best practice guidelines.
    (d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the policy developed
under subsection (a), and revise such policy under subsection (c), in
consultation with veterans service organizations and organizations with
expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of
pain.
    (e) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the completion and initial implementation of the policy under
        subsection (a) and on October 1 of every fiscal year thereafter
        through fiscal year 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
        on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
        on the implementation of the policy developed under subsection
        (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of the policy developed and
                implemented under subsection (a) and any revisions to
                such policy under subsection (c).
                    (B) A description of the performance measures used
                to determine the effectiveness of such policy in
                improving pain care for veterans systemwide.
                    (C) An assessment of the adequacy of the
                Department's pain management services based on a survey
                of patients managed in Department clinics.
                    (D) An assessment of the Department's research
                programs relevant to the treatment of the types of
                acute and chronic pain suffered by veterans.
                    (E) An assessment of the training provided to
                Department health care personnel with respect to the
                diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and
                chronic pain.
                    (F) An assessment of the Department's pain care-
                related patient education programs.
    (f) Veterans Service Organization Defined.--In this section, the
term ``veterans service organization'' means any organization
recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under
section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSOLIDATED PATIENT ACCOUNTING CENTERS.

    (a) Establishment of Centers.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1729A the following:
``Sec. 1729B. Consolidated patient accounting centers
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish not more than seven consolidated patient accounting centers
for conducting industry-modeled regionalized billing and collection
activities of the Department.
    ``(b) Functions.--The centers shall carry out the following
functions:
            ``(1) Reengineer and integrate all business processes of
        the revenue cycle of the Department.
            ``(2) Standardize and coordinate all activities of the
        Department related to the revenue cycle for all health care
        services furnished to veterans for nonservice-connected medical
        conditions.
            ``(3) Apply commercial industry standards for measures of
        access, timeliness, and performance metrics with respect to
        revenue enhancement of the Department.
            ``(4) Apply other requirements with respect to such revenue
        cycle improvement as the Secretary may specify.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1729A the following:

``1729B. Consolidated patient accounting centers.''.

SEC. 6. SIMPLIFYING AND UPDATING NATIONAL STANDARDS TO ENCOURAGE
              TESTING OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.

    Section 124 of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (38
U.S.C. 7333 note; 102 Stat. 505) and

the item relating to such section in the table of contents of such Act
(102 Stat. 487) are repealed.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Veterans' Health Care Policy Enhancement Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits the collection by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of copayments or other fees for hospital or nursing home care in the case of catastrophically disabled veterans.

(Sec. 3) Repeals a current requirement that, in order for a family member of a non-service-connected disabled veteran to be eligible for counseling services, the counseling must be essential to permit the discharge of the veteran from the hospital.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the management of pain experienced by veterans enrolled for VA health care services; (2) periodically revise the policy; and (3) report annually through FY2018 to the congressional veterans' committees on policy implementation.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary, within five years after the enactment of this Act, to establish up to seven consolidated patient accounting centers for conducting industry-modeled regionalized VA billing and collection activities.

(Sec. 6) Repeals a provision of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 requiring written informed consent for HIV testing among veterans.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Drought Relief Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR CERTAIN CROPS.

    (a) Wheat.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Agricultural
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate.--Subject to paragraph (2), the loan rate
        for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for wheat
        shall be equal to not less than 85 percent of the simple
        average price received by producers of wheat, as determined by
        the Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately
        preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the year in which the
        average price was the highest and the year in which the average
        price was the lowest in the period.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
        loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for
        corn shall be equal to not less than 85 percent of the simple
        average price received by producers of corn, as determined by
        the Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately
        preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the year in which the
        average price was the highest and the year in which the average
        price was the lowest in the period.''.
    (c) Upland Cotton.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by
striking ``or more than $0.5192 per pound''.
    (d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--The loan rate for a marketing
assistance loan under section 131 for extra long staple cotton shall be
equal to not less than 85 percent of the simple average price received
by producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the
Secretary, during 3 years of the 5-year period ending July 31 of the
year preceding the year in which the crop is planted, excluding the
year in which the average price was the highest and the year in which
the average price was the lowest in the period.''.
    (e) Oilseeds.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``or more than
        $5.26''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or more than
        $0.093''.

SEC. 3. COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS PERFORMING
              CERTAIN DROUGHT ALLEVIATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Designated disaster area.--The term ``designated
        disaster area'' means an area that is covered by a Presidential
        declaration of major disaster issued under section 401 of the
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
        (42 U.S.C. 5170) or determined to be a disaster area by the
        Secretary of Agriculture under subpart A of part 1945 of title
        7, Code of Federal Regulations, if the basis for the
        Presidential declaration or Secretarial determination is at
        least in part the result of drought conditions in the area.
            (2) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means
        agricultural land, including cropland, rangeland, pasture, and
        other land on which crops or livestock are produced, or land
        used to support the production of crops or livestock.
            (3) Livestock.--The term ``livestock'' means dairy cattle,
        beef cattle, laying hens, broilers, turkeys, swine, sheep, and
        such other animals as determined by the Secretary.
            (4) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means a person who is
        engaged in livestock or agricultural production (as defined by
        the Secretary).
    (b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--During the 1999 through 2002
fiscal years, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide technical
assistance and cost-share payments to a producer who undertakes on
eligible lands in a designated disaster area a project intended to
alleviate or otherwise respond to the effects of drought on crop or
livestock production. A producer may apply for cost-share payments
under this section before undertaking an eligible project, during the
course of the project, or within one year after completing the project.
A project may be completed after the expiration of the designation of
an area as a designated disaster area.
    (c) Eligible Projects.--The projects for which assistance may be
provided under this section include--
            (1) the installation of water wells to be used primarily
        for crop irrigation or livestock watering;
            (2) the dredging of ponds or other small bodies of water on
        eligible lands; and
            (3) the extension of public water supply lines to serve
        eligible lands.
    (d) Offer Selection Process.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, establish a process for selecting
applications for financial assistance if there are numerous
applications for assistance for eligible projects that would provide
substantially the same level of benefits. The process shall be based
on--
            (1) a reasonable estimate of the projected cost of the
        proposals and other factors identified by the Secretary for
        determining which applications will result in the least cost to
        the program authorized by this section; and
            (2) such other factors determined by the Secretary that
        maximize benefits in designated disaster areas per dollar
        expended.
    (e) Concurrence of Owner.--If the producer making an offer to
receive assistance is a tenant using the eligible land, for the offer
to be acceptable, the producer shall obtain the concurrence of the
owner of the eligible land with respect to the offer.
    (f) Amount of Cost-Share Payments.--The Federal share of cost-share
payments to a producer proposing to implement one or more eligible
project shall be not more than 75 percent of the projected cost of the
project, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, taking into
consideration any payment received by the producer from a State or
local government. A producer may not receive cost-share payments under
this section for a project if the producer receives cost-share payments
or other benefits for the same project under another provision of law.
    (g) Technical Assistance.--The receipt of technical assistance
under this section shall not affect the eligibility of the producer to
receive technical assistance under other authorities of law available
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (h) Retroactive Effect.--This section shall apply to eligible
projects commenced in designated disaster areas on or after January 1,
1998.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY LOANS BASED ON ESTIMATED LOSSES.

    Subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1961-1970) is amended by inserting after section 327 the
following:
    ``Sec. 328. In this subtitle, the terms `actual loss' and `actual
production loss' mean actual loss or (if greater) the estimated loss as
determined by the relevant county committee.''.

SEC. 5. BORROWER ELECTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS ON EMERGENCY
              LOANS.

    Section 324 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1964) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) A borrower of a loan made under this subtitle may elect to
defer the payment of any or all interest on the loan until the end of
the period for which the loan is made.''.

Output:
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to eliminate marketing assistance loan rate caps for wheat, corn and feed grains, upland and extra long staple cotton, and oilseeds.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to (temporarily) provide cost-share assistance for crop and livestock producers performing certain drought alleviation projects. Makes such assistance available retroactively to eligible projects begun as of January 1, 1998.
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize:  (1) emergency loans based upon estimated losses; and (2) emergency loan interest deferral.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Empowerment Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

             ``Subchapter X--Educational Empowerment Zones

                              ``Sec. 1400E. Designation of educational
                                        empowerment zones.

``SEC. 1400E. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    ``(a) Designation.--
            ``(1) Educational empowerment zone.--For purposes of this
        title, the term `educational empowerment zone' means any area--
                    ``(A) which is nominated by one or more local
                governments and the State or States in which it is
                located for designation as an educational empowerment
                zone (hereinafter in this section referred to as a
                `nominated area'), and
                    ``(B) which the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services and the Secretary of Education (hereinafter in
                this section referred to as the `Secretaries
                concerned') jointly designate as an educational
                empowerment zone.
            ``(2) Number of designations.--The Secretaries concerned
        may designate not more than 30 nominated areas as educational
        empowerment zones.
            ``(3) Areas designated based on degree of poverty, etc.--
        Except as otherwise provided in this section, the nominated
        areas designated as educational empowerment zones under this
        subsection shall be those nominated areas with the highest
        average ranking with respect to the criteria described in
        subsection (c)(3). For purposes of the preceding sentence, an
        area shall be ranked within each such criterion on the basis of
        the amount by which the area exceeds such criterion, with the
        area which exceeds such criterion by the greatest amount given
        the highest ranking.
            ``(4) Limitation on designations.--
                    ``(A) Publication of regulations.--The Secretaries
                concerned shall prescribe by regulation no later than 4
                months after the date of the enactment of this
                section--
                            ``(i) the procedures for nominating an area
                        under paragraph (1)(A),
                            ``(ii) the parameters relating to the size
                        and population characteristics of an
                        educational empowerment zone, and
                            ``(iii) the manner in which nominated areas
                        will be evaluated based on the criteria
                        specified in subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Time limitations.--The Secretaries concerned
                may designate nominated areas as educational
                empowerment zones only during the 24-month period
                beginning on the first day of the first month following
                the month in which the regulations described in
                subparagraph (A) are prescribed.
                    ``(C) Procedural rules.--The Secretaries concerned
                shall not make any designation of a nominated area as
                an educational empowerment zone under paragraph (2)
                unless--
                            ``(i) a nomination regarding such area is
                        submitted in such a manner and in such form,
                        and contains such information, as the
                        Secretaries concerned shall by regulation
                        prescribe, and
                            ``(ii) the Secretaries concerned determine
                        that any information furnished is reasonably
                        accurate.
            ``(5) Nomination process for indian reservations.--For
        purposes of this subchapter, in the case of a nominated area on
        an Indian reservation, the reservation governing body (as
        determined by the Secretary of the Interior) shall be treated
        as being both the State and local governments with respect to
        such area.
    ``(b) Period for Which Designation Is in Effect.--Any designation
of an area as an educational empowerment zone shall remain in effect
during the period beginning on the date of the designation and ending
on the earliest of--
            ``(1) December 31, 2005,
            ``(2) the termination date designated by the State and
        local governments in their nomination, or
            ``(3) the date the Secretaries concerned revoke such
        designation.
    ``(c) Area and Eligibility Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce may designate
        a nominated area as an educational empowerment zone under
        subsection (a) only if the area meets the requirements of
        paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.
            ``(2) Area requirements.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a
        nominated area meets the requirements of this paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the area is within the jurisdiction of one or
                more local governments,
                            ``(B) the boundary of the area is
                        continuous, and
                            ``(C) the area does not include an
                        empowerment zone (as defined in section
                        1393(b)) other than such a zone designated
                        under section 1391(g).
            ``(3) Eligibility requirements.--For purposes of paragraph
        (1), a nominated area meets the requirements of this paragraph
        if the State and the local governments in which it is located
        certify that the nominated area satisfies such conditions as
        the Secretary of Education deems appropriate.
            ``(4) Consideration of dropout rate, etc.--The Secretary of
        Education, in setting forth the conditions for eligibility
        pursuant to paragraph (3), shall take into account the extent
        to which an area has low-income families, a high dropout rate,
        a high rate of teen pregnancy, and large school class sizes.
    ``(d) Coordination With Treatment of Enterprise Communities.--For
purposes of this title, if there are in effect with respect to the same
area both--
            ``(1) a designation as an educational empowerment zone, and
            ``(2) a designation as an enterprise community,
both of such designations shall be given full effect with respect to
such area.
    ``(e) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
subchapter, rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and
(7) of section 1393 shall apply.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 1 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Subchapter X. Educational Empowerment
                                        Zones.''

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR DONATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EDUCATIONAL
              EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 30A the following new section:

``SEC. 30B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EDUCATIONAL
              EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the amount of qualified educational empowerment zone
contributions made by the taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The amount of the credit allowed by
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) in the case of an individual, shall not exceed
        $2,000, and
            ``(2) in the case of any other taxpayer, shall not exceed
        $10,000.
    ``(c) Definition of Qualified Educational Empowerment Zone
Contributions.--For purposes of this section, the term `qualified
educational empowerment zone contributions' means cash contributions
made to any school district located in an educational empowerment zone
(as designated under section 1400E) if such contributions--
            ``(1) but for subsection (d), would be allowable as a
        deduction under section 170, and
            ``(2) are used for any of the following purposes by the
        school district:
                    ``(A) Hiring new teachers.
                    ``(B) Increasing teacher salaries.
                    ``(C) Training teachers.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under this chapter for any contribution taken into account in computing
the credit under this section.
    ``(e) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer for any
taxable year only if such taxpayer elects (at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this
section apply for such taxable year.
    ``(f) Application With Other Credits; Carryover of Excess Credit.--
The credit allowed by 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 the preceding
        sections of this subpart, over
            ``(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
If the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of the
preceding sentence, such excess shall be added to the credit allowable
under subsection (a) for the succeeding taxable year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--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 new
item:

                              ``Sec. 30B. Contributions to school
                                        districts in educational
                                        empowerment zones.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 4. TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.

    Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the following new
section:

``SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to encourage more
individuals to enter and stay in the field of teaching mathematics,
science, and related fields.
    ``(b) Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
        of assuming the obligation to repay, pursuant to subsection
        (c), a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this part or
        part D (excluding loans made under sections 428B and 428C or
        comparable loans made under part D) for any new borrower after
        October 1, 1998, who--
                    ``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for
                3 consecutive complete school years in a school that is
                located in an educational empowerment zone, as such
                term is defined in section 1400E of the Internal
                Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(B) is a fully qualified teacher; and
                    ``(C) is not in default on a loan for which the
                borrower seeks forgiveness.
            ``(2) Award basis; priority.--
                    ``(A) Award basis.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                loan repayment under this section shall be on a first-
                come, first-served basis and subject to the
                availability of appropriations.
                    ``(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority
                in providing loan repayment under this section for a
                fiscal year to student borrowers who received loan
                repayment under this section for the preceding fiscal
                year.
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to
        prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
        provisions of this section.
    ``(c) Loan Repayment.--
            ``(1) Eligible amount.--The amount the Secretary may repay
        on behalf of any individual under this section shall not
        exceed--
                    ``(A) 80 percent of the sum of the principal
                amounts outstanding of the individual's qualifying
                loans at the end of 3 consecutive complete school years
                of service described in subsection (b)(1)(A);
                    ``(B) an additional 10 percent of such sum at the
                end of each of the next 2 consecutive complete school
                years of such service; and
                    ``(C) a total of more than $10,000.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment of a loan
        made under this part or part D.
            ``(3) Interest.--If a portion of a loan is repaid by the
        Secretary under this section for any year, the proportionate
        amount of interest on such loan which accrues for such year
        shall be repaid by the Secretary.
            ``(4) Double benefits prohibited.--No borrower may, for the
        same service, receive a benefit under both this section and
        subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). No borrower may receive a
        reduction of loan obligations under both this section and
        section 428J or 460.
    ``(d) Repayment to Eligible Lenders.--The Secretary shall pay to
each eligible lender or holder for each fiscal year an amount equal to
the aggregate amount of loans which are subject to repayment pursuant
to this section for such year.
    ``(e) Application for Repayment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible individual desiring loan
        repayment under this section shall submit a complete and
        accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
        require.
            ``(2) Conditions.--An eligible individual may apply for
        loan repayment under this section after completing the required
        number of years of qualifying employment.
            ``(3) Fully qualified teachers.--An application for loan
        repayment under this section shall include such information as
        is necessary to demonstrate that the applicant--
                    ``(A) if teaching in a public elementary or
                secondary school (other than as a teacher in a public
                charter school), has obtained State certification as a
                teacher (including certification obtained through
                alternative routes to certification) or passed the
                State teacher licensing exam and holds a license to
                teach in such State; and
                    ``(B) if teaching in--
                            ``(i) an elementary school, holds a
                        bachelor's degree and demonstrates knowledge
                        and teaching skills in reading, writing,
                        mathematics, science, and other areas of the
                        elementary school curriculum; or
                            ``(ii) a middle or secondary school, holds
                        a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high
                        level of competency in all subject areas in
                        which he or she teaches through--
                                    ``(I) a high level of performance
                                on a rigorous State or local academic
                                subject areas test; or
                                    ``(II) completion of an academic
                                major in each of the subject areas in
                                which he or she provides instruction.
    ``(f) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, by grant or
        contract, an independent national evaluation of the impact of
        the program assisted under this section.
            ``(2) Competitive basis.--The grant or contract described
        in subsection (b) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
            ``(3) Contents.--The evaluation described in this
        subsection shall--
                    ``(A) determine the number of individuals who were
                encouraged by the program assisted under this section
                to pursue teaching careers;
                    ``(B) determine the number of individuals who
                remain employed in teaching mathematics, science, or
                related fields as a result of participation in the
                program;
                    ``(C) identify the barriers to the effectiveness of
                the program;
                    ``(D) assess the cost-effectiveness of the program;
                and
                    ``(E) identify the number of years each individual
                participates in the program.
            ``(4) Interim and final evaluation reports.--The Secretary
        shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress such
        interim reports regarding the evaluation described in this
        subsection as the Secretary deems appropriate, and shall
        prepare and so submit a final report regarding the evaluation
        by January 1, 2004.''.

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