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SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS EXPENSING PROVISIONS MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) Increase in Small Business Expensing Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 179 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$25,000 ($125,000 in the case of
                taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)''
                in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$500,000'', and
                    (B) by striking ``$200,000 ($500,000 in the case of
                taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)''
                in paragraph (2) and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 179(b) of such Code is
        amended by striking paragraph (7).
    (b) Expensing for Computer Software Made Permanent.--Clause (ii) of
section 179(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ``and which is
placed in service in a taxable year beginning after 2002 and before
2011,''.
    (c) Inflation Adjustment.--
            (1) So much of subparagraph (A) of section 179(b)(5) of
        such Code as precedes clause (i) thereof is amended to read as
        follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
                beginning in a calendar year after 2009, the $500,000
                and $1,00,000 amounts in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall
                each be increased by an amount equal to--''.
            (2) Section 179(b)(5)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED
              AUTOMOBILES.

    (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 224 as
section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new
section:

``SEC. 224. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED
              AUTOMOBILES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the cost of any
qualified automobile placed in service by the taxpayer during the
taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation Per Vehicle.--The amount of the deduction allowed
under subsection (a) for any vehicle shall not exceed $10,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Automobile.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified automobile' means
        any motor vehicle--
                    ``(A) the final assembly of which is in the United
                States by a manufacturer,
                    ``(B) the original use of which commences with the
                taxpayer, and
                    ``(C) which is acquired for use by the taxpayer and
                not for resale.
            ``(2) Motor vehicle.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        term `motor vehicle' means any vehicle which is manufactured
        primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (not
        including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails)
        and which has at least 4 wheels.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which
        a deduction is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced
        by the amount of such deduction.
            ``(2) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations,
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any deduction allowable
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
        to be property eligible for such deduction.
            ``(3) Property used outside united states, etc., not
        qualified.--No deduction 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.
            ``(4) Property used in trade or business.--No deduction
        shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any
        property of a character which is subject to the allowance under
        section 167 (relating to allowance for depreciation, etc.).
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is
allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any taxable
year beginning after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last
item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 224. Deduction for purchase of domestically manufactured
                            automobiles.
``Sec. 225. Cross reference.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service in taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and make permanent the expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (2) allow a tax deduction, up to $10,000, for the purchase of a motor vehicle manufactured in the United States. Terminates such tax deduction after 2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Innovation and
Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum
Act'' or the ``AIRWAVES Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should strive
to--
            (1) advance innovation with respect to, and investment in,
        wireless broadband Internet access;
            (2) promote the benefits of connecting all individuals in
        the United States to quality wireless broadband Internet
        access, including those individuals in rural communities; and
            (3) support comprehensive, technology-neutral spectrum
        policy that includes licensed, unlicensed, and shared use of
        spectrum bands.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
                House of Representatives; and
                    (C) any other congressional committee with
                jurisdiction over a matter;
            (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Communications Commission;
            (3) the term ``eligible Federal entity'' means an entity
        described in section 113(g)(1) of the National
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization
        Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(1));
            (4) the term ``eligible frequency'' means a frequency with
        respect to which the costs incurred by an eligible Federal
        entity in relocating from the frequency may be reimbursed from
        the Spectrum Relocation Fund;
            (5) the term ``Federal entity'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 113(l) of the National Telecommunications and
        Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l));
            (6) the term ``NTIA'' means the National Telecommunications
        and Information Administration;
            (7) the term ``Spectrum Frontiers proceeding'' means the
        Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in
        the matter of Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile
        Radio Services, adopted by the Commission on July 14, 2016 (FCC
        16-89);
            (8) the term ``Spectrum Relocation Fund'' means the fund
        established under section 118 of the National
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization
        Act (47 U.S.C. 928); and
            (9) the term ``system of competitive bidding'' means a
        system of competitive bidding conducted under section 309(j) of
        the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).

SEC. 4. SPECTRUM FRONTIERS PROCEEDING.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commission shall complete the rule making to which the Spectrum
Frontiers proceeding relates.

SEC. 5. EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL SPECTRUM.

    (a) FCC Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission, in consultation with the
        NTIA, shall--
                    (A) not later than December 31, 2018, complete a
                system of competitive bidding to grant priority access
                licenses for the use of 70 megahertz of spectrum in the
                frequencies between 3550 megahertz and 3650 megahertz;
                    (B) not later than December 31, 2018, complete a
                system of competitive bidding for the use of spectrum
                in frequencies between--
                            (i) 24250 megahertz and 24450 megahertz;
                            (ii) 24750 megahertz and 25250 megahertz;
                            (iii) 27500 megahertz and 28350 megahertz,
                        consistent with the spectrum sharing framework
                        adopted for that frequency band as part of the
                        Spectrum Frontiers proceeding;
                            (iv) 37600 megahertz and 38600 megahertz;
                            (v) 38600 megahertz and 40000 megahertz;
                        and
                            (vi) 47200 megahertz and 48200 megahertz;
                        and
                    (C) not later than December 31, 2020, complete a
                system of competitive bidding for the use of spectrum
                in frequencies between--
                            (i) 31800 megahertz and 33400 megahertz;
                            (ii) 42000 megahertz and 42500 megahertz;
                        and
                            (iii) 50400 megahertz and 52600 megahertz.
            (2) Requirements relating to 3550-3700 mhz band.--
        Consistent with the Commission's rules governing the Citizens
        Broadband Radio Service and the Report and Order and Second
        Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of
        Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial
        Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band, adopted by the Commission
        on April 17, 2015 (FCC 15-47)--
                    (A) 30 megahertz of spectrum in the frequencies
                between 3550 megahertz and 3650 megahertz shall be
                reserved for general authorized access use; and
                    (B) the frequencies between 3650 megahertz and 3700
                megahertz shall be reserved for grandfathered wireless
                broadband licensees and general authorized access
                users.
    (b) Identifying Frequencies Between 7125 Megahertz and 8400
Megahertz To Be Utilized for Unlicensed Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the NTIA, in consultation with the
        Commission, shall identify any frequency between 7125 megahertz
        and 8400 megahertz with respect to which there is the potential
        for unlicensed use without causing harmful interference with
        incumbents.
            (2) Rule making.--If the NTIA, in consultation with the
        Commission, makes an identification described in paragraph (1),
        the Commission shall consider initiating a rule making with
        respect to the unlicensed use described in that paragraph.
    (c) Report on Reallocation of Certain Incumbent Federal Stations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the
        NTIA, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
        Management and Budget, shall submit to the appropriate
        committees of Congress a report relating to the relocation of
        incumbent Federal stations authorized to use spectrum in the
        frequencies between 1300 megahertz and 1350 megahertz and
        between 1780 megahertz and 1830 megahertz in order to
        facilitate the reallocation of such spectrum from Federal to
        non-Federal use.
            (2) Timing.--The relocation described in paragraph (1) with
        respect to the frequencies between 1780 megahertz and 1830
        megahertz shall take place not earlier than 2023.
    (d) Amendments to the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015.--Section 1004
of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``30 megahertz'' and
        inserting ``100 megahertz''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``July 1, 2024''
        and inserting ``July 1, 2023''.

SEC. 6. MODERNIZING MID-BAND SPECTRUM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Spectrum identification.--Not later than December 31,
        2019, the Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, shall
        identify up to 500 megahertz of additional spectrum in the
        frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz to make
        available for commercial licensed use.
            (2) Spectrum auction.--Not later than December 31, 2022,
        the Commission shall complete a system of competitive bidding
        for the use of spectrum identified under paragraph (1).
    (b) Rule Making on the Unlicensed Use of the Frequency Band Between
5925 Megahertz and 7125 Megahertz.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the
NTIA, shall issue a notice of proposed rule making with respect to
creating opportunities for the unlicensed use of spectrum in the
frequencies between 5925 and 7125 megahertz without causing harmful
interference with any incumbents in that band.

SEC. 7. RURAL SET-ASIDE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 309(j)(8) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), the Commission shall
allocate 10 percent of the proceeds from each system of competitive
bidding conducted under this Act for the deployment of wireless
infrastructure in areas that the Commission has determined are
underserved or unserved with respect to wireless broadband Internet
access service.
    (b) Limitations.--No amounts allocated under subsection (a) may be
combined with amounts that are used to fund any other program that is
in existence on the date on which the allocation is made, including any
program established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 254).

SEC. 8. SPECIAL RULES.

    With respect to any frequency band described in this Act (in this
section referred to as the ``covered band''), if the relocation of an
incumbent from the covered band to another equivalent frequency band is
not possible, and if the Commission determines that no mitigation
technology, alternative sharing approach, or incentives-based approach
would reliably prevent harmful interference to incumbents in the
covered band, the Commission--
            (1) shall provide notification of that determination to the
        appropriate committees of Congress and the NTIA; and
            (2) may not proceed with any action, including relocating
        incumbents from the covered band or permitting new entrants
        into the covered band, that may result in the dislodging or
        harming of any incumbent in the covered band until the
        Commission can ensure that any such action will neither cause
        harmful interference with nor unreasonably constrain an
        incumbent in the covered band.

SEC. 9. COMMISSION STUDY ON ENHANCING THE BENEFITS OF UNLICENSED
              SPECTRUM FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Commission shall conduct, and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress the results of, a study regarding
how unlicensed spectrum can be further utilized to assist in--
            (1) the provision of healthcare in rural areas;
            (2) distance learning; and
            (3) facilitating innovations in agriculture.
    (b) Recommendations.--The results of the study submitted under
subsection (a) shall include recommendations regarding--
            (1) overcoming barriers to the use of unlicensed spectrum
        for the purposes described in that subsection; and
            (2) how to further utilize unlicensed spectrum to meet the
        needs of rural communities with respect to broadband Internet
        access service.

SEC. 10. GAO STUDY ON SPECTRUM RELOCATION FUND ALLOCATIONS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of, a study to
determine the efficiency with which amounts in the Spectrum Relocation
Fund are transferred to eligible Federal entities that willingly
relocate from eligible frequencies.

SEC. 11. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

    (a)  Frequency Ranges.--Any frequency range described in this Act
shall be construed as including the upper and lower frequency in the
frequency range.
    (b) Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum Reallocation.--Nothing
in this Act may be construed as affecting any requirement under section
156 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 note).

Output: Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete auctions by December 31, 2020, that will grant priority access broadcast licenses for specified frequency spectrum bands. The FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration are directed to identify frequencies in specified spectrum bands that may be utilized for non-federal unlicensed use and commercial licensed use. The FCC must allocate 10% of proceeds from each of the spectrum band auctions specified in the bill to expand wireless infrastructure in rural areas that are underserved or unserved.  The FCC shall conduct a study on how unlicensed frequency spectrum bands can be utilized for: (1) the provision of healthcare in rural areas, (2) distance learning, and (3) facilitating innovations in agriculture.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``State Veterans Home Nurse
Recruitment Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR HIRING AND RETENTION OF NURSES AT STATE VETERANS
              HOMES.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1743 the following new section:
``Sec. 1744. Hiring and retention of nurses: payments to assist States
    ``(a) Payment Program.--The Secretary shall make payments to States
under this section for the purpose of assisting State homes in the
hiring and retention of nurses and the reduction of nursing shortages
at State homes.
    ``(b) Eligible Recipients.--Payments to a State for a fiscal year
under this section shall, subject to submission of an application, be
made to any State that during that year--
            ``(1) receives per diem payments under this subchapter for
        that fiscal year; and
            ``(2) has in effect an employee incentive scholarship
        program or other employee incentive program at a State home
        designed to promote the hiring and retention of nursing staff
        and to reduce nursing shortages at that home.
    ``(c) Use of Funds Received.--A State may use an amount received
under this section only to provide funds for a program described in
subsection (b)(2). Any program shall meet such criteria as the
Secretary may prescribe. In prescribing such criteria, the Secretary
shall take into consideration the need for flexibility and innovation.
    ``(d) Limitations on Amount of Payment.--(1) A payment under this
section may not be used to provide more than 50 percent of the costs
for a fiscal year of the employee incentive scholarship or other
incentive program for which the payment is made.
    ``(2) The amount of the payment to a State under this section for
any fiscal year is, for each State home in that State with a program
described in subsection (b)(2), the amount equal to 2 percent of the
amount of payments estimated to be made to that State, for that State
home, under section 1741 of this title for that fiscal year.
    ``(e) Applications.--A payment under this section for any fiscal
year with respect to any State home may only be made based upon an
application submitted by the State seeking the payment with respect to
that State home. Any such application shall describe the nursing
shortage at the State home and the employee incentive scholarship
program or other incentive program described in subsection (c) for
which the payment is sought.
    ``(f) Source of Funds.--Payments under this section shall be made
from funds available for other payments under this subchapter.
    ``(g) Disbursement.--Payments under this section to a State home
shall be made as part of the disbursement of payments under section
1741 of this title with respect to that State home.
    ``(h) Use of Certain Receipts.--The Secretary shall require as a
condition of any payment under this section that, in any case in which
the State home receives a refund payment made by an employee in breach
of the terms of an agreement for employee assistance that used funds
provided under this section, the payment shall be returned to the State
home's incentive program account and credited as a non-Federal funding
source.
    ``(i) Annual Report From Payment Recipients.--Any State home
receiving a payment under this section for any fiscal year, shall, as a
condition of the payment, be required to agree to provide to the
Secretary a report setting forth in detail the use of funds received
through the payment, including a descriptive analysis of how effective
the incentive program has been on nurse staffing in the State home
during that fiscal year. The report for any fiscal year shall be
provided to the Secretary within 60 days of the close of the fiscal
year and shall be subject to audit by the Secretary. Eligibility for a
payment under this section for any later fiscal year is contingent upon
the receipt by the Secretary of the annual report under this subsection
for the previous year in accordance with this subsection.
    ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this section. The regulations shall include the establishment
of criteria for the award of payments under this section.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after section 1743 the following new item:

``1744. Hiring and retention of nurses: payments to assist States.''.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
implement section 1744 of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), as expeditiously as possible. The Secretary shall
establish such interim procedures as necessary so as to ensure that
payments are made to eligible States under that section commencing not
later than January 1, 2005, notwithstanding that regulations under
subsection (j) of that section may not have become final.

Output:
State Veterans Home Nurse Recruitment Act of 2004 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make payments to States for assisting State veterans' homes in the hiring and retention of nurses and the reduction of nursing shortages at such homes. Makes eligible for such assistance State homes that: (1) currently receive per diem payments from the Secretary for the care of veterans; and (2) have in effect an employee incentive scholarship or other program designed to promote the hiring and retention of nursing staff and reduce nursing shortages. Limits such assistance to no more than 50 percent of the fiscal year costs of such a program.

Requires the assistance program to be implemented as expeditiously as possible, so that payments are made to eligible States commencing no later than January 1, 2005.


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SECTION 1. SMALL MANUFACTURERS' COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TAX
              CREDIT IN LIEU OF EXPENSING.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 45R. SMALL MANUFACTURERS COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TAX
              CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the small
manufacturers' computer hardware and software credit determined under
this section for the taxable year is the lesser of--
            ``(1) 50 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified computer
        hardware and software property; or
            ``(2) $35,000.00.
    ``(b) Qualified Computer Hardware and Software Property.--For
purposes of this section, the term `qualified computer hardware and
software property' means any computer hardware and software property
for use in any small manufacturer located in the United States--
            ``(1) the original use of which commences with the
        taxpayer;
            ``(2) which is property of a character subject to the
        allowance for depreciation; and
            ``(3) which is placed in service by the taxpayer after the
        date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Computer Hardware.--For purposes of this section, the term
`computer hardware' includes disk drives, integrated circuits, display
screens, cables, modems, speakers, and printers.
    ``(d) Computer Software.--For purposes of this section, the term
`computer software' means programs, programming languages, data that
direct the operations of a computer system or network, enterprise
resource planning software, manufacturing resource planning software,
materials requirements planning software and software designed to
enhance Internet capabilities.
    ``(e) Small Manufacturer.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) In general.--The term `small manufacturer' means--
                    ``(A) any unincorporated business, any partnership,
                or for-profit corporation;
                    ``(B) with respect to a taxable year, any which
                employed an average of 50 or fewer employees on
                business days during the preceding calendar year. For
                purposes of the preceding sentence, a preceding
                calendar year may be taken into account only if the
                small business was in existence throughout such year.
            ``(2) Small manufacturers not in existence in preceding
        taxable year.--In the case of a small manufacturer which was
        not in existence throughout the preceding calendar year, the
        determination under paragraph (1) shall be based on the average
        number of employees that it is reasonably expected such
        employer or sole proprietor will employ on business days in the
        current calendar year.
    ``(f) Calculation of Number of Employees.--For purposes of
subsection (e), the number of employees of a subsidiary of a wholly
owned corporation includes the employees of--
            ``(1) a parent corporation; and
            ``(2) any other subsidiary corporation of that parent
        corporation.
    ``(g) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit
is determined under this section in connection with any expenditure for
any property, the increase in the basis of such property which would
(but for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced
by the amount of the credit so determined.
    ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to
any property placed in service after December 31, 2011.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of
such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (34),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (35) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(36) the small manufacturers' computer hardware and
        software credit determined under section 45R(a).''.
    (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Small Manufacturers Computer Hardware and Software Credit.--
No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the expenses
otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year which is equal
to the amount of the credit determined for the taxable year under
section 45R.''.
    (d) Allowance of Credit Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) of such Code is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of clause (vii), by striking the period at
the end of clause (viii) and insert ``, and'', and by inserting after
clause (viii) the following new clause:
                            ``(ix) the credit determined under section
                        45R.''.
    (e) Transferability of Credit.--Nothing in any law or rule shall be
construed to limit the transferability, through sale and repurchase
agreements, of the credit allowed by reason of section 45R.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2008.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small manufacturers a tax credit for their computer hardware and software expenses. Limits such credit to the lesser of 50% of such expenses or $35,000. Terminates such credit after 2011.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening
American Transportation Security Act of 2016''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Conversion of screening personnel.
Sec. 5. Transition rules.
Sec. 6. Consultation requirement.
Sec. 7. No right to strike.
Sec. 8. Regulations.
Sec. 9. Delegations to Administrator.
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists, who underwent
        airport security screening prior to boarding domestic flights,
        were able to commandeer 4 airplanes and use those airplanes to
        perpetrate the most deadly terrorist attack ever to be executed
        on United States soil.
            (2) In the aftermath of those attacks, Congress passed the
        Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71),
        which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on
        November 19, 2001--
                    (A) to enhance the level of security screening
                throughout our aviation system; and
                    (B) to transfer responsibility for such screening
                from the private sector to the newly established
                Transportation Security Administration (referred to in
                this section as ``TSA'').
            (3) By establishing TSA, Congress and the American public
        recognized that the highest level of screener performance was
        directly linked to employment and training standards, pay and
        benefits, and the creation of an experienced, committed
        screening workforce.
            (4) Section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation
        Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) authorizes the Under
        Secretary of Transportation for Security to ``employ, appoint,
        discipline, terminate, and fix the compensation, terms, and
        conditions of employment of Federal service for such a number
        of individuals as the Under Secretary determines to be
        necessary to carry out the screening functions of the Under
        Secretary under section 44901 of title 49, United States
        Code''. The functions of the TSA were transferred to the
        Department of Homeland Security by section 403 of the Homeland
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 203).
            (5) TSA has interpreted the authorization set forth in
        paragraph (4) as applying to the majority of the Transportation
        Security Officer workforce performing screening functions,
        while all other Transportation Security Administration
        employees, including managers, are subject to title 5, United
        States Code, as incorporated in title 49 of such Code.
            (6) In November 2006, the International Labor Organization
        ruled that the Bush Administration violated international labor
        law when it prohibited Transportation Security Officers from
        engaging in collective bargaining.
            (7) After the Federal Labor Relations Board approved a
        petition for the election of an exclusive representative, on
        February 4, 2011, TSA Administrator John Pistole issued a
        binding determination stating that ``it is critical that every
        TSA employee feels that he or she has a voice and feels safe
        raising issues and concerns of all kinds. This is important not
        just for morale; engagement of every employee is critically
        important for security.''.
            (8) This determination was superseded by a second
        determination issued on December 29, 2014, which changed the
        previous guideline for collective bargaining and resulting in
        limitations in the subjects that can be bargained, issues in
        dispute that may be raised to an independent, third-party
        neutral decisionmaker (such as an arbitrator or the Merit
        Systems Protection Board), and barriers to union representation
        of the Transportation Security Officer workforce.
            (9) The 2011 and 2014 determinations both cited TSA's
        authority under section 111(d) of the Aviation and
        Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) to create a
        personnel system that denies the Transportation Security
        Officer workforce the rights under title 5, United States Code,
        that are provided to most other Federal workers, including--
                    (A) the right to appeal adverse personnel decisions
                to the Merit Systems Protection Board;
                    (B) fair pay under the General Services wage
                system, 2011;
                    (C) fair pay and raises under the General Services
                wage system, including overtime guidelines, access to
                earned leave;
                    (D) the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act
                of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
                    (E) fair performance appraisals under chapter 73 of
                title 5, United States Code; and
                    (F) direct protections against employment
                discrimination set forth in title 7, United States
                Code.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the personnel system utilized by the Transportation
        Security Administration pursuant to section 111(d) of the
        Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note)
        provides insufficient workplace protections for the
        Transportation Security Officer workforce, who are the
        frontline personnel who secure our Nation's aviation system;
        and
            (2) such personnel should be entitled to the protections
        under title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        official within the Department of Homeland Security who is
        responsible for overseeing and implementing transportation
        security pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security
        Act, whether designated as the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
        Security (Transportation Security Administration), the
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration,
        the Undersecretary of Transportation for Security, or
        otherwise.
            (2) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency,
        as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Conversion date.--The term ``conversion date'' means
        the date as of which paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 3(b)
        take effect.
            (4) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' means
        an employee who holds a covered position.
            (5) Covered position.--The term ``covered position''
        means--
                    (A) a position within the Transportation Security
                Administration; and
                    (B) any position within the Department of Homeland
                Security, not described in subparagraph (A), the duties
                and responsibilities of which involve providing
                transportation security in furtherance of the purposes
                of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public
                Law 107-71), as determined by the Secretary.
            (6) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given
        such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Homeland Security.
            (8) TSA personnel management system.--The term ``TSA
        personnel management system'' means any personnel management
        system established or modified under--
                    (A) section 111(d) of the Aviation and
                Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note); or
                    (B) section 114(n) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF SCREENING PERSONNEL.

    (a) Termination of Certain Personnel Authorities.--
            (1) TSA personal management system.--Section 114 of title
        49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (n).
            (2) Termination of flexibility in employment of screener
        personnel.--Section 111 of the Aviation and Transportation
        Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is amended by striking
        subsection (d).
            (3) Human resources management system.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 9701 of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subsection (h) as
                        subsection (i); and
                            (ii) by inserting after subsection (g) the
                        following:
    ``(h) Limitation.--The human resources management system authorized
under this section shall not apply to covered employees or covered
positions (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Strengthening
American Transportation Security Act of 2016).''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date set
                forth in subsection (b).
    (b) Covered Employees and Positions Made Subject to Same Personnel
Management System as Applies to Civil Service Employees Generally.--On
the earlier of a date determined by the Secretary or 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) all TSA personnel management personnel policies,
        directives, letters, and guidelines, including the
        Determinations of February 2011 and December 2014 shall cease
        to be effective;
            (2) any human resources management system established or
        adjusted under section 9701 of title 5, United States Code,
        shall cease to be effective with respect to covered employees
        and covered positions; and
            (3) covered employees and covered positions shall become
        subject to the applicable labor provisions under title 49,
        United States Code.

SEC. 5. TRANSITION RULES.

    (a) Nonreduction in Rate of Pay.--Any conversion of an employee
from a TSA personnel management system to the provisions of law
referred to in section 4(b)(3) shall be effected, under pay conversion
rules prescribed by the Secretary, without any reduction in the rate of
basic pay payable to such employee.
    (b) Preservation of Other Rights.--The Secretary shall take any
necessary actions to ensure, for any covered employee as of the
conversion date, that--
            (1) all service performed by such covered employee before
        the conversion date is credited in the determination of such
        employee's length of service for purposes of applying the
        provisions of law governing leave, pay, group life and health
        insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status, which are made
        applicable to such employee under section 4(b)(3);
            (2) all annual leave, sick leave, or other paid leave
        accrued, accumulated, or otherwise available to the covered
        employee immediately before the conversion date remains
        available to the employee, until used, while the employee
        remains continuously employed by the Department of Homeland
        Security; and
            (3) the Government share of any premiums or other periodic
        charges under the provisions of law governing group health
        insurance remains at the level in effect immediately before the
        conversion date while the employee remains continuously
        employed by the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 6. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Exclusive Representative.--The labor organization certified by
the Federal Labor Relations Authority on June 29, 2011, or successor
organization shall be deemed the exclusive representative of full- and
part-time nonsupervisory personnel carrying out screening functions
under section 44901 of title 49, United States Code under chapter 71 of
title 5, United States Code, with full rights under such chapter 71.
    (b) Consultation Rights.--Not later than 14 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with the exclusive representative for employees
        under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, on the
        formulation of plans and deadlines to carry out the conversion
        of covered employees and covered positions under this Act; and
            (2) provide final written plans to the exclusive
        representative on how the Secretary intends to carry out the
        conversion of covered employees and covered positions under
        this Act, including with respect to--
                    (A) the proposed conversion date; and
                    (B) measures to ensure compliance with section 5.
    (c) Required Agency Response.--If any views or recommendations are
presented under subsection (b)(2) by the exclusive representative, the
Secretary shall consider the views or recommendations before taking
final action on any matter with respect to which the views or
recommendations are presented and provide the exclusive representative
a written statement of the reasons for the final actions to be taken.
    (d) Sunset Provision.--The provisions of this section shall cease
to be effective as of the conversion date.

SEC. 7. NO RIGHT TO STRIKE.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed--
            (1) to repeal or otherwise affect--
                    (A) section 1918 of title 18, United States Code
                (relating to disloyalty and asserting the right to
                strike against the Government); or
                    (B) section 7311 of title 5, United States Code
                (relating to loyalty and striking); or
            (2) to otherwise authorize any activity which is not
        permitted under either provision of law cited in paragraph (1).

SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary may prescribe any regulations that may be necessary
to carry out this Act.

SEC. 9. DELEGATIONS TO ADMINISTRATOR.

    The Secretary may, with respect to any authority or function vested
in the Secretary under any of the preceding provisions of this Act,
delegate any such authority or function to the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration under such terms, conditions,
and limitations, including the power of redelegation, as the Secretary
considers appropriate.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.

Output: Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the personnel system used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides insufficient workplace protections for its workforce and such personnel should be entitled to protections under the civil service system applicable to all federal employees. The bill repeals personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus making TSA employees subject to the personnel management system applicable to all other federal employees.  Within 60 days after the enactment of this bill or an earlier date set by DHS: (1) all TSA personnel management policies, directives, letters, and guidelines and any DHS human resources management system shall cease to be effective with respect to TSA employees; and (2) TSA employees shall become subject to labor provisions applicable to other federal transportation employees.  The bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of TSA employees. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of TSA employees and positions to the civil service system.  The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Video Competition and Consumer
Choice Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. CABLE PROGRAMMING SERVICES REGULATION.

      Section 623(c)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
543(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Sunset of upper tier rate regulation.--
                    ``(A) Programming choice required.--The authority
                to regulate rates under this subsection shall not apply
                to cable programming services provided after March 31,
                1999, by a cable system unless the franchising
                authority for such cable system, after notice and
                opportunity for a public hearing at which the operator,
                subscribers, and other interested persons may appear
                and present evidence, certifies to the Commission that
                the cable operator of such system is not providing to
                subscribers an acceptable range of programming choices
                to the extent technically feasible and economically
                reasonable.
                    ``(B) Basis for certification.--Any franchising
                authority making such a certification shall include
                with the statement the factors upon which the
                franchising authority bases its determination. Such
                factors may include (but are not limited to) the
                factors described in paragraph (2) and any one or more
                of the following:
                            ``(i) delivery of the packages is
                        technically feasible based on the current and
                        expected capability of the system;
                            ``(ii) delivery of the packages is
                        economically reasonable based on the technical
                        requirements for delivery of the packages;
                            ``(iii) delivery of the packages can be
                        performed without jeopardizing security of
                        multichannel video programming and other
                        services offered over the system, or impeding
                        the legal rights of the system operator to
                        prevent theft of service;
                            ``(iv) any revenues received by the cable
                        operator and cable programming providers from
                        advertising, including the economic effect of
                        offering additional programming choices on
                        advertising revenues and subscriber rates;
                            ``(v) the packages permit subscribers to
                        subscribe to significantly less than the
                        majority of upper tier programing services
                        available; and
                            ``(vi) the packages are related to the
                        program category interests of groups as
                        demonstrated by polling, surveys, referenda,
                        statistics, or other comparable means based on
                        statistics from the franchising area.
                    ``(C) Commission review.--Upon receipt of a request
                for review from a cable operator, the Commission may
                review any certification submitted under subparagraph
                (A) and may rescind such certification if the
                Commission determines that the determination of the
                franchising authority is arbitrary and capricious.
                    ``(D) Duration.--A certification under subparagraph
                (A) is effective for one year, unless earlier withdrawn
                by the franchising authority or rescinded by the
                Commission.
                    ``(E) No effect on effective competition test.--
                Notwithstanding any certification under this paragraph,
                a cable system that is subject to effective
                competition, as determined under subsection (a)(2),
                shall not be subject to regulation under this
                subsection.''.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM ACCESS.

    (a) Amendments To Extend and Revise Program Access Requirements.--
Section 628 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 548) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``satellite cable
        programming and satellite broadcast programming'' and inserting
        ``multichannel video programming'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``cable operator, a satellite cable
                programming vendor in which a cable operator has an
                attributable interest, or a satellite broadcast
                programming vendor'' and inserting ``multichannel video
                programming distributor''; and
                    (B) by striking ``satellite cable programming or
                satellite broadcast programming'' and inserting
                multichannel video programming'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``Within 180 days after the date of
                enactment of this section, the Commission'' in
                paragraph (1) and inserting ``The Commission'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                following:
            ``(2) Minimum contents of regulations.--The regulations to
        be promulgated under this section shall--
                    ``(A) establish effective safeguards to prevent any
                multichannel video programming distributor from unduly
                or improperly influencing the decision of any
                multichannel video programming vendor to sell, or the
                prices, terms, and conditions of sale of, multichannel
                video programming to any other multichannel video
                programming distributor;
                    ``(B) prohibit discrimination by a multichannel
                video programming vendor in the prices, terms, and
                conditions of sale or delivery of such programming
                among or between cable systems, cable operators, or
                other multichannel video programming distributors, or
                their agents or buying groups; except that a
                multichannel video programming vendor shall not be
                prohibited from--
                            ``(i) imposing reasonable requirements for
                        creditworthiness, offering of service, and
                        financial stability and standards regarding
                        character and technical quality;
                            ``(ii) establishing different prices,
                        terms, and conditions to take into account
                        actual and reasonable differences in the cost
                        of creation, sale, delivery, or transmission of
                        multichannel video programming;
                            ``(iii) establishing different prices,
                        terms, and conditions which take into account
                        economies of scale, cost savings, or other
                        direct and legitimate economic benefits
                        reasonably attributable to the number of
                        subscribers served by the distributor; or
                            ``(iv) entering into an exclusive contract
                        that is permitted under subparagraph (D);
                    ``(C) prohibit practices, understandings,
                arrangements, and activities, including exclusive
                contracts for multichannel video programming between a
                multichannel video programming distributor and a
                multichannel video programming vendor, that prevent any
                multichannel video programming distributor from
                obtaining such programming for distribution to persons
                in areas not served by a cable operator;
                    ``(D) with respect to distribution to persons in
                areas served by a cable operator--
                            ``(i) prohibit exclusive contracts for
                        multichannel video programming between a cable
                        operator and a multichannel video programming
                        vendor in which a cable operator has an
                        attributable interest, unless the Commission
                        determines (in accordance with paragraph (4))
                        that such contract is in the public interest;
                            ``(ii) not prohibit exclusive contracts for
                        multichannel video programming between a
                        multichannel video programming distributor,
                        other than a cable operator, and a multichannel
                        video programming vendor, other than a
                        multichannel video programming vendor in which
                        a cable operator has an attributable interest,
                        unless the Commission determines (in accordance
                        with paragraph (4)) that such contract is
                        contrary to the public interest.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``enactment of
                this section'' and inserting ``enactment of the Video
                Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 1998'';
            (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
            ``(3) Other contracts.--No contract to grant exclusive
        distribution rights to any person with respect to multichannel
        video programming may be entered into on or after the date of
        enactment of the Video Competition and Consumer Choice Act of
        1998, except as permitted under subsection (c)(2)(D). No
        contract entered into after June 1, 1990, and before such date
        of enactment that grants such rights may continue in effect
        after 120 days after the date of enactment of the Video
        Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 1998.'';
            (5) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following
        new paragraphs:
            ``(5) The term `multichannel video programming' means video
        programming which is transmitted by any means and which is
        primarily intended for the direct receipt by multichannel video
        programming distributors for retransmission to their
        subscribers.
            ``(6) The term `multichannel video programming vendor'
        means a person engaged in the production, creation, or
        wholesale distribution for sale of multichannel video
        programming.''.
            (6) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
    ``(j) Common Carriers.--Any provision that applies to a
multichannel video programming distributor or multichannel video
programming vendor under this section shall apply to a common carrier
or its affiliate that provides multichannel video programming.''.
    (b) Deadlines for Revised Regulations.--The Federal Communications
Commission shall prescribe such revisions to its regulations as may be
necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a) within 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. LIFELINE CABLE SERVICE TIER.

    Section 623(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(b))
is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``and Lifeline''
        after ``Basic''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Lifeline service tier.--
                    ``(A) Contents.--Each cable operator of a cable
                system shall make available for sale to its subscribers
                a separately packaged lifeline service tier. Such
                lifeline service tier shall consist exclusively of the
                following:
                            ``(i) All signals carried in fulfillment of
                        the requirements of sections 614 and 615.
                            ``(ii) Any public, educational, and
                        governmental access programming required by the
                        franchise of the cable system to be provided to
                        subscribers.
                            ``(iii) Any signal of a local television
                        broadcast station that is provided by the cable
                        operator to any subscriber, except that a
                        digital television service signal shall not be
                        required to be carried as part of the lifeline
                        service tier pursuant to this clause (iii)
                        unless such carriage is required by regulations
                        prescribed by the Commission.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on additions.--A cable operator
                may not add additional video programming signals or
                services to the lifeline service tier.
                    ``(C) Rate regulation.--The Commission shall
                prescribe regulations concerning the rates for the
                lifeline service tier. Such regulations shall be
                designed to achieve the goals of--
                            ``(i) ensuring that rates for the lifeline
                        service tier are reasonable; and
                            ``(ii) promoting multichannel video
                        programming distribution competition.''.

Output:
Video Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate cable television service rates inapplicable to services provided after March 31, 1999, by a cable system unless the franchising authority for such system, after notice and opportunity for a public hearing, certifies to the FCC that the cable operator of such system is not providing subscribers an acceptable range of programming choices to the extent technically feasible and economically reasonable.  Outlines factors to be considered for such certification.  Authorizes FCC review of such certifications.  Makes such certifications effective for one year, unless earlier withdrawn or rescinded.
Replaces references to "satellite cable programming" and "satellite broadcast programming" with "multichannel video programming (MVP)."  Repeals a deadline for FCC regulations concerning the development of competition and diversity in MVP distribution. Outlines minimum requirements for such regulations, including prohibited actions by an MVP vendor with respect to the sale or delivery of such programming among cable systems, cable operators, and other MVP distributors.
Prohibits entering into contracts to grant exclusive distribution rights to any person with respect to MVP after the date of enactment of this Act, except for certain exclusivity contracts granted by the FCC in the public interest.  Prohibits any such contract (other than the public interest contract) already entered into before such date of enactment to continue after 120 days after such date.
Defines MVP as video programming which is transmitted by any means and which is primarily intended for the direct receipt by MVP distributors for retransmission to their subscribers.
Requires the revision of MVP regulations as necessitated by this Act within 120 days after enactment.
Requires each cable operator of a cable system to make available for sale to its subscribers a separately packaged lifeline service tier consisting exclusively of:  (1) FCC-required local commercial television and noncommercial educational television programming; (2) any public, educational, and governmental access programming required by the cable system franchise; and (3) any signal of a local television broadcast station provided by the cable operator to any subscriber (with an exception).  Prohibits a cable operator from adding additional video programming signals or services to the lifeline tier. Directs the FCC to prescribe regulations for lifeline tier rates.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central American Deportation Relief
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PHYSICAL PRESENCE RULE WITH REGARD TO
              SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 309(c)(5) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208;
division C; 110 Stat. 3009-627)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Transitional rules with regard to suspension of
        deportation.--
                    ``(A) Calculation of period of continuous physical
                presence.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 240A(d) of
                the Immigration and Nationality Act (relating to
                continuous residence or physical presence) shall apply
                to notices to appear, or orders to show cause (referred
                to in section 242B(a)(1) of the Immigration and
                Nationality Act, as in effect before the title III-A
                effective date), issued before, on, or after the date
                of the enactment of this Act.
                    ``(B) Exception for certain orders.--In any case in
                which the Attorney General elects to terminate and
                reinitiate proceedings in accordance with paragraph (3)
                of this section, paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
                240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall
                not apply to an order to show cause issued before April
                1, 1997.
                    ``(C) Special rule for certain aliens granted
                temporary protection from deportation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of
                        calculating the period of continuous physical
                        presence under section 244(a) of the
                        Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect
                        before the title III-A effective date) or
                        section 240A of such Act (as in effect after
                        the title III-A effective date), such period is
                        deemed to terminate on April 1, 1997, in the
                        case of an alien who demonstrates that the
                        alien has not been convicted at any time of an
                        aggravated felony (as defined in section 101(a)
                        of the Immigration and Nationality Act); has
                        not been apprehended while attempting to enter
                        the United States unlawfully after December 12,
                        1990; and is--
                                    ``(I) a Salvadoran national who
                                first entered the United States on or
                                before September 19, 1990; who
                                registered for benefits pursuant to the
                                settlement agreement in American
                                Baptist Churches, et al. v. Thornburgh
                                (ABC), 760 F. Supp. 796 (N.D. Cal.
                                1991) on or before October 31, 1991, or
                                applied for temporary protected status
                                on or before October 31, 1991; and who
                                applied for asylum under section 208 of
                                the Immigration and Nationality Act on
                                or before February 16, 1996;
                                    ``(II) a Guatemalan national who
                                first entered the United States on or
                                before October 1, 1990; who registered
                                for benefits pursuant to such
                                settlement agreement on or before
                                December 31, 1991; and who applied for
                                asylum under section 208 of the
                                Immigration and Nationality Act on or
                                before January 3, 1995; or
                                    ``(III) a Nicaraguan national who
                                first entered the United States on or
                                before April 1, 1990.
                            ``(ii) Motions to reopen deportation
                        proceedings.--Any alien found ineligible for
                        suspension of deportation prior to July 10,
                        1997, solely on the basis of this paragraph (as
                        in effect prior to the effective date of the
                        Central American Deportation Relief Act), and
                        who claims eligibility for suspension of
                        deportation as a result of the amendments made
                        by section 101 of such Act, may,
                        notwithstanding any other limitations imposed
                        by law on motions to reopen, file one motion to
                        reopen deportation proceedings to apply for
                        suspension of deportation. The Attorney General
                        shall designate a specific time period in which
                        all such motions to reopen are required to be
                        filed. The period shall begin not later than 60
                        days after the date of the enactment of the
                        Central American Deportation Relief Act and
                        shall extend for a period not to exceed 180
                        days.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208;
110 Stat. 3009-546).

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF HARDSHIP RULE WITH REGARD TO SUSPENSION OF
              DEPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 309(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; division
C; 110 Stat. 3009-625)), as amended by section 1, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Transitional rule with regard to suspension of
        deportation hardship standard.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B) and notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and
                (2) of section 244(a) of the Immigration and
                Nationality Act (as in effect before the title III-A
                effective date), section 240A(b)(1)(D) of the
                Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply to an
                alien--
                            ``(i) whose application for suspension of
                        deportation was filed in deportation
                        proceedings that were commenced before the
                        title III-A effective date; and
                            ``(ii) on which application no final
                        administrative action was taken prior to the
                        date of the enactment of the Central American
                        Deportation Relief Act.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
                to any alien described in paragraph (5)(C)(i).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. OFFSET FOR LIMITATION ON CANCELLATIONS OF REMOVAL AND
              SUSPENSIONS OF DEPORTATION.

    (a) Annual limitation.--Section 240A(e) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(e)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Annual Limitation.--
            ``(1) Aggregate limitation.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and
        (3), the Attorney General may not cancel the removal and adjust
        the status under this section, nor suspend the deportation and
        adjust the status under section 244(a) (as in effect before the
        enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
        Responsibility Act of 1996), of a total of more than 4,000
        aliens in any fiscal year. The previous sentence shall apply
        regardless of when an alien applied for such cancellation and
        adjustment, or such suspension and adjustment, and whether such
        an alien had previously applied for suspension of deportation
        under such section 244(a). The numerical limitation under this
        paragraph shall apply to the aggregate number of decisions in
        any fiscal year to cancel the removal (and adjust the status)
        of an alien, or suspend the deportation (and adjust the status)
        of an alien, under this section or such section 244(a).
            ``(2) Fiscal year 1997.--For fiscal year 1997, paragraph
        (1) shall only apply to decisions to cancel the removal of an
        alien, or suspend the deportation of an alien, made after April
        1, 1997.
            ``(3) Offset for decisions in excess of aggregate
        limitation.--In fiscal year 1998 and subsequent fiscal years,
        and with respect only to aliens described in section
        309(c)(5)(C) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
        Responsibility Act of 1996 (as amended by the Central American
        Deportation Relief Act), the Attorney General may elect to
        exceed the aggregate numerical limitation under paragraph (1)
        by a number not greater than 10,000. For each such alien
        granted cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation in
        excess of 4,000 in such a fiscal year, the Attorney General
        shall reduce by 1, during the next following fiscal year, the
        total number of immigrant visas that are made available under
        section 203(b)(3)(A)(iii).''.
    (b) Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status for Certain
Nonpermanent Residents.--Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs
(1) and (2) by striking ``may cancel removal in the case of an alien''
and inserting ``may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien''.
    (c) Recordation of Date.--Section 240A(b)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Recordation of date.--With respect to aliens who the
        Attorney General adjusts to the status of an alien lawfully
        admitted for permanent residence under paragraph (1) or (2),
        the Attorney General shall record the alien's lawful admission
        for permanent residence as of the date of the Attorney
        General's cancellation of removal under paragraph (1) or
        (2).''.
    (d) April 1 Effective Date for Aggregate Limitation.--Section
309(c)(7) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; division C; 110 Stat.
3009-627)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Limitation on suspension of deportation.--After April
        1, 1997, the Attorney General may not suspend the deportation
        and adjust the status under section 244 of the Immigration and
        Nationality Act (as in effect before the title III-A effective
        date) of any alien in any fiscal year, except in accordance
        with section 240A(e) of such Act. The previous sentence shall
        apply regardless of when an alien applied for such suspension
        and adjustment.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208;
110 Stat. 3009-546).

Output:
Central American Deportation Relief Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with regard to suspension of deportation provisions to modify:  (1) the physical presence rule concerning certain reinitiated proceedings; and (2) the hardship rule.
Provides a special determination of physical presence rule for certain Salvadoran, Guatemalan, or Nicaraguan nationals granted temporary deportation protection.
Authorizes certain aliens to file motions to reopen their deportation proceedings.
Revises related annual limitation and offset provisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
Implementation Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States is an Arctic nation with--
                    (A) an approximately 700-mile border with the
                Arctic Ocean;
                    (B) more than 100,000,000 acres of land above the
                Arctic Circle; and
                    (C) an even broader area defined as Arctic by
                temperature, which includes the Bering Sea and Aleutian
                Islands.
            (2) The Arctic region of the United States--
                    (A) is home to an indigenous population which has
                subsisted for millennia on the abundance in marine
                mammals, fish, and wildlife, many of which are unique
                to the region;
                    (B) is known to the indigenous population as
                Inuvikput or the ``place where we live''; and
                    (C) has produced more than 16,000,000,000 barrels
                of oil and, according to the United States Geological
                Survey, may hold an additional 30,000,000,000 barrels
                of oil and 220,000,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural
                gas, making the region of fundamental importance to the
                national interest of the United States.
            (3) Temperatures in the United States Arctic region have
        warmed by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius over the past half-century, a
        rate of increase that is twice the global average.
            (4) The Arctic ice pack is rapidly diminishing and
        thinning, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration estimates the Arctic Ocean may be ice free
        during summer months in as few as 30 years.
            (5) Such changes to the Arctic region are having a
        significant impact on the indigenous people of the Arctic,
        their communities and ecosystems, as well as the marine
        mammals, fish, and wildlife upon which they depend.
            (6) Such changes are opening new portions of the United
        States Arctic continental shelf to possible development for
        offshore oil and gas, commercial fishing, marine shipping, and
        tourism.
            (7) It is in the interests of the United States to work
        with the State of Alaska and the United States neighbors in the
        Arctic region to ensure that shipping in the Arctic Ocean and
        adjacent seas is safe for mariners, protective of the natural
        environment, including the air, land, water, and wildlife of
        the Arctic, and mindful of the needs of longstanding
        subsistence users of Arctic resources.
            (8) It is in the interests of the United States to ensure
        that shipping in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas is secure,
        that United States sovereign and security interests, including
        the freedom of navigation rights of United States and foreign
        vessels to transit international straits, are respected and
        protected, consistent with international and customary law,
        that access is provided throughout the Arctic Ocean for
        legitimate research vessels of all nations, and that peaceful
        relations are maintained in the Arctic region.
            (9) It is in the interests of the United States to
        cooperate to establish a system of international cooperation to
        support reliable shipping, with methods for joint investment in
        providing mariners aids to navigation, ports of refuge, vessel-
        to-shore communication, weather and ice forecasting, ship
        tracking and reporting, hydrographic mapping, and search and
        rescue capability.
            (10) The United States has continuing research, security,
        environmental, and commercial interests in the Arctic region
        that rely on the availability of polar class icebreakers of the
        Coast Guard that were commissioned in the 1970s and are in need
        of replacement.
            (11) Sovereign interests of the United States in the Arctic
        Ocean and Bering Sea regions may grow with submission of a
        United States claim for an extended continental shelf, pending
        the United States becoming a party to the United Nations
        Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay December
        10, 1982.
            (12) Building new icebreakers, forward operating bases,
        aids to navigation, and other facilities, and establishing
        coordinated shipping regulations and oil spill prevention and
        response capability through international cooperation requires
        long lead times.
            (13) Beginning such efforts, with the completion of an
        Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment by the 8-nation Arctic
        Council, is essential to protect United States interests given
        the extensive current use of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas
        by vessels of many nations.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure safe, secure, and reliable
maritime shipping in the Arctic, including the availability of aids to
navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime
search and rescue in the Arctic.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the term ``Arctic'' has the meaning given that term in
section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C.
4111).

SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, to carry out the purpose of this
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard,
should work to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among
the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark and
other seafaring and Arctic nations with respect to--
            (1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation in
        waters of the Arctic;
            (2) improved navigational charts;
            (3) the monitoring of ocean conditions including wind,
        waves, and currents and the timely reporting of information
        about ice and weather conditions;
            (4) appropriate icebreaking escort, tug, and salvage
        capabilities;
            (5) oil spill prevention and response capability;
            (6) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel
        tracking and communications facilities;
            (7) search and rescue; and
            (8) facilities for ship generated waste.

SEC. 6. COAST GUARD ARCTIC MISSION ANALYSIS.

    (a) Submission of Report Analysis to Congress.--
            (1) Requirement for submission.--Not later than 90 days
        following the completion of the High Latitude Polar Ice-
        Breaking Mission Analysis Report, the Commandant of the Coast
        Guard shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
                    (A) such report; and
                    (B) consistent with section 93(a)(24) of title 14,
                United States Code, any recommendations of the
                Commandant related to such report.
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
        means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Mission Requirements Analysis.--
            (1) Mission requirements analysis.--Not later than 90 days
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of
        the Coast Guard shall, subject to the availability of
        appropriations, execute a contract with an independent entity
        to--
                    (A) conduct an analysis of future mission
                requirements of the Coast Guard in the Arctic and
                Antarctic; and
                    (B) estimate the necessary resources to provide for
                such requirements.
            (2) Submission of analysis and estimate.--Not later than
        120 days after the date that the contract described in
        paragraph (1) is executed, the analysis and estimate described
        in subparagraph (A) and (B) of that paragraph shall be
        submitted to--
                    (A) the appropriate committees of Congress;
                    (B) the Commandant of the Coast Guard; and
                    (C) the Comptroller General of the United States.
            (3) Additional recommendations.--Not later than 90 days
        after the submission of the analysis and estimate described in
        paragraph (2)--
                    (A) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit
                to the appropriate committees of Congress, consistent
                with section 93(a)(24) of title 14, United States Code,
                any recommendations of the Commandant related to such
                analysis and estimate; and
                    (B) the Comptroller General shall submit to the
                appropriate committees of Congress any recommendations
                of the Comptroller General related to such analysis and
                estimate.
            (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security
                and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
                House of Representatives.

SEC. 7. ARCTIC VESSEL TRAFFIC RISK ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of the Ports and
Waterways Safety Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1223 and 1224), the Commandant
of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the appropriate Area Committee
established under section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)), shall prepare--
            (1) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
        of this Act, a vessel traffic risk assessment for the Bering
        Strait, Alaska; and
            (2) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
        of this Act, a vessel traffic risk assessment for the Arctic
        Ocean waters adjacent to Alaska's North Slope.
    (b) Contents.--A vessel traffic risk assessment, prepared pursuant
to subsection (a), shall describe for the Bering Strait or the Arctic
Ocean, as appropriate--
            (1) the amount and character of present and estimated
        future shipping traffic in the region; and
            (2) the current and projected use and effectiveness in
        reducing risk of--
                    (A) traffic separation schemes and routing
                measures;
                    (B) long-range vessel tracking systems developed
                under section 70115 of title 46, United States Code;
                    (C) towing, response, or escort tugs;
                    (D) vessel traffic services;
                    (E) emergency towing packages on vessels;
                    (F) increased spill response equipment including
                equipment appropriate for severe weather and sea
                conditions;
                    (G) the automatic identification system developed
                under section 70114 of title 46, United States Code;
                    (H) particularly sensitive sea areas, important
                ecological areas, areas to be avoided, and other
                traffic exclusion zones;
                    (I) aids to navigation;
                    (J) vessel response plans, facility response plans,
                any other response plans that the Secretary deems
                necessary; and
                    (K) area contingency plans and the effectiveness of
                the several response plans to support an area
                contingency plans.
    (c) Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--An assessment, prepared pursuant to this
        section, may include any appropriate recommendations to enhance
        the safety and security, or lessen potential adverse
        environmental impacts, of marine shipping.
            (2) Consultation.--Prior to making any recommendation
        described in paragraph (1), the Commandant of the Coast Guard,
        acting through the appropriate Area Committee established under
        section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
        (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)), shall consult with affected Federal,
        State, and local government agencies, representatives of the
        fishing industry, Alaska Natives from the region, the
        conservation community, and the merchant shipping and oil
        transportation industries.

SEC. 8. CENTRAL BERING SEA HARBOR OF REFUGE.

    (a) Consultation and Determination.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast
Guard shall consult with the Secretary of the Army to determine the
viability of and the improvements necessary to make the harbor at St.
George Island, Alaska, a fully functional harbor of refuge throughout
the year to enhance safety of life at sea and protection from oil
pollution in the Central Bering Sea.
    (b) Completion of Harbor.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall complete the
harbor at St. George Island, Alaska, including the improvements
determined under subsection (a) and any engineering design needed for
safe navigation.

SEC. 9. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ARCTIC DEEP WATER PORT.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall
        conduct a study on the feasibility and potential of
        establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and
        advance strategic United States interests within the evolving
        and ever more important Arctic region.
            (2) Scope.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall
        address the following issues:
                    (A) The capability that such a port would provide.
                    (B) Potential and optimum locations for such a
                port.
                    (C) Resources needed to establish such a port.
                    (D) The time frame needed to establish such a port.
                    (E) The infrastructure required to support such a
                port.
                    (F) Any other issues the Secretary determines
                necessary to complete the study.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the findings of the study conducted
under subsection (a).

SEC. 10. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR ICEBREAKING SERVICES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the
National Science Foundation shall transfer all amounts provided
pursuant to any Act for the procurement of polar icebreaking services
to the United States Coast Guard Appropriation Accounts, and such
amounts shall remain available until expended for operating expenses,
renovation, and improvement.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security--
            (1) $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 for the design of a new
        polar class icebreaker;
            (2) $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012 for
        the construction of 2 polar capable icebreakers;
            (3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015
        for seasonal operations in the Arctic;
            (4) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015
        to carry out any agreements referred to in section 5;
            (5) $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a
        vessel traffic risk assessments to be conducted pursuant to
        section 7; and
            (6) $100,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2011 through
        2013 for the construction of forward operating bases, including
        aircraft hangar, bunk and mess facilities in Barrow, Nome, and
        Saint Paul Island, Alaska.
    (b) Hydrographic Services.--Section 306 of the Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(7) To acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic
        services, and conduct coastal change analyses necessary to
        ensure safe navigation, and to improve the management of
        coastal change in the Arctic, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
        years 2011 and 2012.
            ``(8) To acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic
        services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States
        extended continental shelf, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
        2011 and 2012.''.

Output:
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should work to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark and other seafaring and Arctic nations with respect to navigation, monitoring of conditions, and marine pollution in waters of the Arctic.

 Requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: (1) submit the High Latitude Polar Ice-Breaking Mission Analysis Report to Congress, along with any recommendations related to it; (2) contract with an independent entity to analyze future mission requirements of the Coast Guard in the Arctic and Antarctic; and (3) prepare vessel traffic risk assessments for the Bering Strait, Alaska, and for the Arctic Ocean waters adjacent to Alaska's North Slope.

 Directs the Commandant to consult with the Secretary of the Army to determine the viability of making the harbor at St. George Island, Alaska, a fully functional harbor of refuge throughout the year to enhance safety of life at sea and protection from oil pollution in the Central Bering Sea. Directs the Secretary of the Army to complete the harbor at St. George Island, including such improvements and any engineering design needed for safe navigation.

Requires a study on the feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance U.S. strategic interests within the Arctic region.

Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to transfer all amounts provided pursuant to any Act for procurement of polar icebreaking services to the United States Coast Guard Appropriation Accounts, to remain available until expended for operating expenses, renovation, and improvement.

Authorizes appropriations to: (1) the Department of Homeland Security for icebreaking operations, Arctic seasonal operations, vessel traffic risk assessments, and construction of bases in Barrow, Nome, and Saint Paul Island, Alaska; and (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for hydrographic data acquisition and services and coastal change analysis in the Arctic.