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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Forensic Sciences
Improvement Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AND CREDIBILITY OF FORENSIC
              SCIENCE SERVICES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES.

    (a) Description of Drug Control and System Improvement Grant
Program.--Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 375(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (25), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end, the following:
            ``(27) improving the quality, timeliness, and credibility
        of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes.''.
    (b) State Applications.--Section 503(a) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3753(a)) is
amended by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(13) If any part of the amount received from a grant
        under this part is to be used to improve the quality,
        timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for
        criminal justice purposes, a certification that, as of the date
        of enactment of this paragraph, the State has an established--
                    ``(A) forensic science laboratory or forensic
                science laboratory system, that--
                            ``(i) employs 1 or more full-time
                        scientists--
                                    ``(I) whose principle duties are
                                the examination of physical evidence
                                for law enforcement agencies in
                                criminal matters; and
                                    ``(II) who provide testimony with
                                respect to such physical evidence to
                                the criminal justice system;
                            ``(ii) employs generally accepted practices
                        and procedures, as established by appropriate
                        accrediting organizations; and
                            ``(iii) is accredited by the Laboratory
                        Accreditation Board of the American Society of
                        Crime Laboratory Directors or the National
                        Association of Medical Examiners, or will use a
                        portion of the grant amount to prepare and
                        apply for such accreditation by not later than
                        2 years after the date on which a grant is
                        initially awarded under this paragraph; or
                    ``(B) medical examiner's office (as defined by the
                National Association of Medical Examiners) that--
                            ``(i) employs generally accepted practices
                        and procedures, as established by appropriate
                        accrediting organizations; and
                            ``(ii) is accredited by the Laboratory
                        Accreditation Board of the American Society of
                        Crime Laboratory Directors or the National
                        Association of Medical Examiners, or will use a
                        portion of the grant amount to prepare and
                        apply for such accreditation by not later than
                        2 years after the date on which a grant is
                        initially awarded under this paragraph.''.
    (c) Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating part Z as part AA and
                redesignating section 2601 as section 2701; and
                    (B) by inserting after part Y the following:

             ``PART Z--FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

``SEC. 2601. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``The Attorney General shall award grants to States in accordance
with this part.

``SEC. 2602. APPLICATIONS.

    ``To request a grant under this part, a State shall submit to the
Attorney General--
            ``(1) a certification that the State has developed a
        consolidated State plan under a program described in section
        2604(a), and a specific description of the manner in which the
        grant will be used to carry out that plan;
            ``(2) a certification that any forensic science laboratory
        system, medical examiner's office, or coroner's office in the
        State that will receive any portion of the grant amount uses
        generally accepted laboratory practices and procedures,
        established by accrediting organizations; and
            ``(3) a specific description of any new facility to be
        constructed as part of the program described in paragraph (1),
        and the estimated costs of that facility, and a certification
        that grant will not be used to fund more than 40 percent of the
        total costs of that facility.

``SEC. 2603. ALLOCATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Of the amount made available to carry out this
part in each fiscal year, each State that meets the requirements of
section 2602 shall receive an amount that bears the same ratio to the
total amount made available to carry out this part for that fiscal year
as the population of the State bears to the population of all States.
    ``(b) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' means each
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except that--
            ``(1) for purposes of the allocation under this section,
        American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
        Islands shall be considered as 1 State; and
            ``(2) for purposes of paragraph (1), 67 percent of the
        amount allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, and 33
        percent shall be allocated to the Commonwealth of the Northern
        Mariana Islands.

``SEC. 2604. USE OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A State that receives a grant under this part
shall use the grant to carry out all or a substantial part of a program
intended to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or
medical examiner services in the State.
    ``(b) Permitted Categories of Funding.--Subject to subsections (c)
and (d), a grant awarded under this part--
            ``(1) may only be used for program expenses relating to
        facilities, personnel, computerization, equipment, supplies,
        accreditation and certification, education, and training; and
            ``(2) may not be used for any general law enforcement or
        nonforensic investigatory function.
    ``(c) Facilities Costs.--A grant awarded under this part may not be
used to fund more than 40 percent of the total costs of any new
facility constructed as part of a program described in subsection (a).
    ``(d) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of the total
amount of a grant awarded under this part may be used for
administrative expenses.

``SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Regulations.--The Attorney General may promulgate such
guidelines, regulations, and procedures as may be necessary to carry
out this part, including guidelines, regulations, and procedures
relating to the submission and review of applications for grants under
section 2602.
    ``(b) Expenditure Records.--
            ``(1) Records.--Each State that receives a grant under this
        part shall maintain such records as the Attorney General may
        require to facilitate an effective audit relating to the
        receipt of the grant, or the use of the grant amount.
            ``(2) Access.--The Attorney General and the Comptroller
        General of the United States, or a designee thereof, shall have
        access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any book,
        document, or record of a State that receives a grant under this
        part, if, in the determination of the Attorney General,
        Comptroller General, or designee thereof, the book, document,
        or record is related to the receipt of the grant, or the use of
        the grant amount.

``SEC. 2606. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Reports to Attorney General.--For each fiscal year for which
a grant is awarded under this part, each State that receives such a
grant shall submit to the Attorney General a report, at such time and
in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably require, which
report shall include--
            ``(1) a summary and assessment of the program carried out
        with the grant; and
            ``(2) such other information as the Attorney General may
        require.
    ``(b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the last
day of each fiscal year for which 1 or more grants are awarded under
this part, the Attorney General shall submit to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a
report, which shall include--
            ``(1) the aggregate amount of grants awarded under this
        part for that fiscal year; and
            ``(2) a summary of the information provided under
        subsection (a).''.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of
        title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
        1968 (42 U.S.C. 3753(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
        following:
            ``(24) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
        part Z, to remain available until expended--
                    ``(A) $215,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(B) $204,600,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    ``(C) $194,600,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                    ``(D) $87,600,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
                    ``(E) $65,600,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.
            (3) Table of contents.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.)
        is amended by striking the table of contents.

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National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the Act) to: (1) include among permissible uses of drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants improving the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes; and (2) require State certification that it has established a forensic science laboratory or laboratory system or a medical examiner's office that meets specified requirements, with respect to any such grant for such purpose.
Amends the Act to require a State to submit to the Attorney General: (1) a certification that the State has developed a consolidated State plan that meets specified requirements and a specific description of the manner in which the grant will be used to carry out that plan; (2) a certification that any forensic science laboratory system, medical examiner's office, or coroner's office in the State that will receive any portion of the grant amount uses generally accepted laboratory practices and procedures, established by accrediting organizations; and (3) a specific description of any new facility to be constructed as part of the program, estimated costs of that facility, and a certification that the grant will not be used to fund more than 40 percent of such facility's total costs.
Prohibits the use of grant funds for any general law enforcement or non-forensic investigatory function.  Limits facilities and administrative costs.
Sets forth provisions regarding record-keeping (and access to records and documents) and reporting requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``College Debt Swap
Act of 2010''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to provide additional
funds for Pell Grants, and to establish a temporary private education
loan debt consolidation program to assist eligible borrowers in
refinancing all or a portion of their private education debt as Federal
Direct Consolidation Loans.

           TITLE I--CONSOLIDATION OF PRIVATE EDUCATION LOANS

SEC. 101. CONSOLIDATION OF PRIVATE EDUCATION LOANS.

    Section 455(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(g)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``A borrower''; and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--A borrower'';
            (2) by inserting ``, including any loan made under part B
        and first disbursed before July 1, 2010, and any loan described
        in paragraph (2),'' after ``section 428C(a)(4)'';
            (3) by striking the third sentence; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Consolidation of private education loans as a federal
        direct consolidation loan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, a borrower who meets the eligibility
                criteria described in paragraph (1) and subparagraph
                (B) of this paragraph may be eligible to obtain a
                Federal Direct Consolidation loan under this paragraph
                that--
                            ``(i) shall include an eligible private
                        education loan; and
                            ``(ii) may include a loan described in
                        section 428C(a)(4).
                    ``(B) Eligible borrower.--A borrower of an eligible
                private education loan is eligible to obtain a Federal
                Direct Consolidation Loan under this paragraph if the
                borrower--
                            ``(i) is not in default on a loan made,
                        insured, or guaranteed under this title or in
                        default (as such term is defined in section
                        435(l)) on any eligible private education loan
                        that the borrower is seeking to consolidate
                        under this paragraph, except that a borrower
                        who entered such default at any time during the
                        period beginning on December 1, 2007, through
                        December 31, 2009, due to an economic hardship
                        (as such term is defined in section 435(o)), as
                        determined by the Secretary, shall not be
                        ineligible under this clause;
                            ``(ii) was--
                                    ``(I) at any time on or after July
                                1, 1994, and before July 1, 2010,
                                enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate,
                                or professional student who was
                                eligible to borrow a loan under section
                                428H or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized
                                Stafford Loan; or
                                    ``(II) at any time on or after July
                                1, 2006, and July 1, 2010, enrolled as
                                a graduate or professional student who
                                was eligible to borrow a loan under
                                section 428B or a Federal Direct PLUS
                                loan;
                            ``(iii) borrowed at least one eligible
                        private education loan for a period of
                        enrollment described in clause (ii);
                            ``(iv) is in--
                                    ``(I) repayment status on the
                                eligible private education loan that
                                the borrower is seeking to consolidate
                                under this paragraph; or
                                    ``(II) a grace period preceding
                                repayment on such loan;
                            ``(v) does not have an adverse credit
                        history, as such term is defined by the
                        Secretary, by regulation, with respect to
                        Federal Direct PLUS loans; and
                            ``(vi) has not previously obtained a
                        Federal Direct Consolidation Loan under this
                        paragraph.
                    ``(C) Definition of eligible private education
                loan.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term
                `eligible private education loan' means a private
                education loan (as such term is defined in section 140
                of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650)) that was
                disbursed to a borrower on or after July 1, 1994, and
                before July 1, 2010.
                    ``(D) Amount that may be consolidated.--The
                aggregate maximum amount of eligible private education
                loans that may be consolidated by a borrower under this
                paragraph is--
                            ``(i) for loans made to a borrower for a
                        period of enrollment described in subparagraph
                        (B)(ii)(I), an amount equal to the amount of
                        outstanding principal, accrued interest, and
                        related fees and costs (as determined by the
                        Secretary) owed by the borrower on eligible
                        private education loans, except that the
                        outstanding principal on the eligible private
                        education loans shall not exceed--
                                    ``(I) the maximum aggregate amount
                                of loans under section 428H, as of the
                                date of the enactment of the College
                                Debt Swap Act of 2010--
                                            ``(aa) for an undergraduate
                                        dependent student, if the
                                        borrower was enrolled as an
                                        undergraduate dependent student
                                        during the period of
                                        enrollment;
                                            ``(bb) for an undergraduate
                                        independent student, if the
                                        borrower was enrolled as an
                                        undergraduate independent
                                        student during the period of
                                        enrollment; or
                                            ``(cc) for a graduate or
                                        professional student, if the
                                        borrower was enrolled as a
                                        graduate or professional
                                        student during the period of
                                        enrollment;
                                minus
                                    ``(II) the aggregate amount of
                                loans under section 428H and Federal
                                Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
                                borrowed by the borrower for such
                                period of enrollment; plus
                            ``(ii) for loans made to a borrower for a
                        period of enrollment described in subparagraph
                        (B)(ii)(II), an amount equal to--
                                    ``(I) the total outstanding
                                principal, accrued interest, and
                                related fees and costs (as determined
                                by the Secretary) owed by the borrower
                                on eligible private education loans;
                                minus
                                    ``(II) the aggregate amount of
                                loans under section 428B and Federal
                                Direct PLUS loans borrowed by the
                                borrower for such period of enrollment.
                    ``(E) Interest rate.--Notwithstanding subsection
                (b), a Federal Direct Consolidation loan made under
                this paragraph shall bear interest at an annual rate on
                the unpaid principal balance of the loan that is the
                weighted average, rounded to the nearest higher one-
                eighth of 1 percent, of--
                            ``(i) for loans consolidated under this
                        paragraph that were made to a borrower for a
                        period described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I),
                        the interest rate for a Federal Direct
                        Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for which the first
                        disbursement is made on the date of enactment
                        of the College Debt Swap Act of 2010; and
                            ``(ii) for loans consolidated under this
                        paragraph that were made to a borrower for a
                        period described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II),
                        the interest rate for a Federal Direct PLUS
                        loan for which the first disbursement is made
                        on the date of enactment of the College Debt
                        Swap Act of 2010.
                    ``(F) Payment to the holder.--
                            ``(i) Secretary.--For each eligible private
                        education loan that a borrower is consolidating
                        under this paragraph, the Secretary shall make
                        a payment to the holder of such loan that is
                        equal to the amount of such loan, in whole or
                        in part, based on the amount (all or a portion)
                        of such loan the borrower consolidated under
                        this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Holder.--Upon receipt of a payment
                        described in clause (i), a holder shall
                        discharge the liability on the loan (in whole
                        or in part, based on the amount of the payment)
                        for which such payment was made.
                    ``(G) Outreach activities required.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
                        conduct outreach activities described in clause
                        (ii) to inform and educate students and their
                        families about the temporary private education
                        loan consolidation program under this
                        paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Required components of outreach.--
                        The Secretary shall provide for the broad
                        dissemination of information on the program
                        under this paragraph by--
                                    ``(I) operating and maintaining an
                                Internet website through which
                                individuals may obtain information on
                                changes made to the program;
                                    ``(II) developing and disseminating
                                information to alumni of undergraduate,
                                graduate, and professional schools who
                                may be eligible for the program;
                                    ``(III) providing assistance to
                                institutions of higher education to
                                educate graduates on the availability
                                of the program; and
                                    ``(IV) ensuring that all outreach
                                efforts are developed using plain
                                language and are culturally- and
                                language-appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Use of other entities.--In carrying
                        out this subparagraph, the Secretary may work
                        with other appropriate entities to facilitate
                        the dissemination of information under this
                        subparagraph and provide assistance as
                        described in this subparagraph.
                    ``(H) Authorization and appropriation.--There are
                authorized to be appropriated, and there are
                appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry
                out this paragraph. The amounts made available under
                this subparagraph shall remain available until June 30,
                2012.
                    ``(I) Period of authority.--The authority to make
                Federal Direct Consolidation loans under this paragraph
                shall begin 30 days after the date of the enactment of
                the College Debt Swap Act of 2010 and shall expire on
                June 30, 2012.''.

SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 428C(a)(3)(B)(i)(V) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(3)(B)(i)(V)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of item (bb);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of item (cc) and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(dd) for the purpose of
                                        consolidating an eligible
                                        private education loan under
                                        section 455(g)(2), whether such
                                        loan is consolidated only with
                                        other eligible private
                                        education loans or consolidated
                                        with loans described in
                                        paragraph (4).''.

                    TITLE II--INVESTING IN STUDENTS

SEC. 201. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.

    Section 401(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a(b)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Additional funds for fiscal years 2011 and
                2012.--In addition to any amounts appropriated under
                subparagraph (A) and any other amounts appropriated to
                carry out this section, there are authorized to be
                appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any
                funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
                carry out subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,
                $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and 2012.''.

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College Debt Swap Act of 2010 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain borrowers to consolidate their private education loans as Direct Consolidation Loans.

Limits such borrowers to those who: (1) are not in default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV, except in certain instances of economic hardship; (2) were enrolled, between July 1, 1994, and July 1, 2010, as students eligible for unsubsidized Stafford loans or PLUS loans under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs; (3) borrowed at least one private education loan during such enrollment period; (4) are repaying their private education loan or are in a grace period preceding such repayment; (5) do not have an adverse credit history; and (6) have not previously obtained a Direct Consolidated Loan under title IV.

Makes the program applicable only to private education loans disbursed to borrowers between July 1, 1994, and July 1, 2010.

Directs the Secretary of Education to inform and educate students and their families about this loan consolidation program.

Terminates the authority to make Consolidation loans under such program on June 30, 2012.

Authorizes and appropriates additional funds for Pell Grant increases for FY2011-FY2012.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Electronic and Information
Technology Accessibility Compliance Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) There are approximately 145,000 Federal employees with
        disabilities and these employees comprise 7.5 percent of the
        Federal workforce.
            (2)(A) Although section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
        1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) requires Federal agencies to comply with
        Federal guidelines to ensure that electronic and information
        technology used by such agencies is accessible to individuals
        with disabilities, there is no enforcement mechanism in such
        Act to provide for compliance.
            (B) As a result, Federal agencies have an uneven record of
        offering accessible technologies to their employees with
        disabilities.
            (3)(A) States or other recipients of assistance under
        section 102 of the Technology-Related Assistance for
        Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2212)
        currently are required to comply with the guidelines
        established under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
        1973.
            (B) The authority for section 102 of the Technology-Related
        Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 is
        expected to expire in 1998, eliminating the link between the
        States and the guidelines established under section 508 of the
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to strengthen compliance by Federal agencies with the
        guidelines established under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
        Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); and
            (2) to require States to continue to comply with such
        guidelines.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OF
              COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
              ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES UNDER THE REHABILITATION ACT OF
              1973.

    Section 508(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C 794d(b))
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Compliance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Federal agency shall comply with
        the guidelines established under this section.
            ``(2) Certification.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of certification procedures.--
                The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
                shall establish uniform procedures under which the head
                of each Federal agency shall submit to the Director a
                written certification, containing such information as
                the Director may reasonably require, that such agency
                is in compliance with the guidelines established under
                this section.
                    ``(B) Submission of certification.--Not later than
                September 30 of each year, the head of each Federal
                agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of
                Management and Budget a written certification in
                accordance with the procedures established under
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Review of certification.--The Director of the
                Office of Management and Budget--
                            ``(i) shall review each certification
                        submitted by each Federal agency under
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            ``(ii) shall provide notice to each such
                        Federal agency that such agency is either in
                        compliance or not in compliance with the
                        guidelines established under this section, as
                        the case may be.
                    ``(D) Assistance for and monitoring of agencies not
                in compliance.--In the case of a Federal agency that is
                not in compliance with the guidelines established under
                this section, the Director of the Office of Management
                and Budget--
                            ``(i) shall assist such agency in efforts
                        to comply with such guidelines; and
                            ``(ii) shall monitor the progress of such
                        agency to comply with such guidelines.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH ELECTRONIC AND
              INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES UNDER
              TITLE I OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C 721(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (35), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(37) provide assurances that the State, or any recipient of funds
made available to the State under this title, will comply with the
guidelines established under section 508(a).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (37) of section 101(a) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

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Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Compliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to provide certification of compliance with electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for individuals with disabilities.  Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish uniform certification procedures.
Requires that States continue to comply with such guidelines.


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SECTION 1. ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j)(1) For the purpose of this subsection--
        ``(A) the term `eligible rollover distribution' has the meaning
    given such term by section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986; and
        ``(B) the term `qualified trust' has the meaning given such
    term by section 402(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(2) An employee or Member may contribute to the Thrift Savings
Fund an eligible rollover that a qualified trust could accept under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. A contribution made under this
subsection shall be made in the form described in section 401(a)(31) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the case of an eligible rollover
distribution, the maximum amount transferred to the Thrift Savings Fund
shall not exceed the amount which would otherwise have been included in
the employee's or Member's gross income for Federal income tax
purposes.
    ``(3) The Executive Director shall prescribe regulations to carry
out this subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect at the earliest practicable date after September 30, 2000, as
determined by the Executive Director in regulations.

SEC. 2. IMMEDIATE PARTICIPATION IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

    (a) Elimination of Certain Waiting Periods for Purposes of Employee
Contributions.--Paragraph (4) of section 8432(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(4) The Executive Director shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out the following:
        ``(A) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), an
    employee or Member described in such subparagraph shall be afforded
    a reasonable opportunity to first make an election under this
    subsection beginning on the date of commencing service or, if that
    is not administratively feasible, beginning on the earliest date
    thereafter that such an election becomes administratively feasible,
    as determined by the Executive Director.
        ``(B) An employee or Member described in subparagraph (B) of
    paragraph (2) shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to first
    make an election under this subsection (based on the appointment or
    election described in such subparagraph) beginning on the date of
    commencing service pursuant to such appointment or election or, if
    that is not administratively feasible, beginning on the earliest
    date thereafter that such an election becomes administratively
    feasible, as determined by the Executive Director.
        ``(C) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
    paragraph, contributions under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
    (c) shall not be payable with respect to any pay period before the
    earliest pay period for which such contributions would otherwise be
    allowable under this subsection if this paragraph had not been
    enacted.
        ``(D) Sections 8351(a)(2), 8440a(a)(2), 8440b(a)(2),
    8440c(a)(2), and 8440d(a)(2) shall be applied in a manner
    consistent with the purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), to the
    extent those subparagraphs can be applied with respect thereto.
        ``(E) Nothing in this paragraph shall affect paragraph (3).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8432(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
        (A) in the first sentence by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting
    ``(b)''; and
        (B) by amending the second sentence to read as follows:
    ``Contributions under this subsection pursuant to such an election
    shall, with respect to each pay period for which such election
    remains in effect, be made in accordance with a program of regular
    contributions provided in regulations prescribed by the Executive
    Director.''.
    (2) Section 8432(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``(or any election allowable by virtue of
paragraph (4))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''.
    (3) Section 8432(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A), an'' and inserting
``An''.
    (4) Section 8439(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ``who makes contributions or'' after ``for each
individual'' and by striking ``section 8432(c)(1)'' and inserting
``section 8432''.
    (5) Section 8439(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``Nothing in this paragraph shall
be considered to limit the dissemination of information only to the
times required under the preceding sentence.''.
    (6) Sections 8440a(a)(2) and 8440d(a)(2) of title 5, United States
Code, are amended by striking all after ``subject to'' and inserting
``this chapter.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect at the earliest practicable date after September 30, 2000,
    as determined by the Executive Director in regulations.
        (2) Savings provision.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    this section, until the amendments made by this section take
    effect, title 5, United States Code, shall be applied as if this
    section had not been enacted.

SEC. 3. COURT ORDERS AFFECTING REFUNDS.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8342(j)(1) of title
5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j)(1)(A) Payment of the lump-sum credit under subsection (a) may
be made only if the spouse, if any, and any former spouse of the
employee or Member are notified of the employee or Member's
application.
    ``(B) The Office shall prescribe regulations under which the lump-
sum credit shall not be paid without the consent of a spouse or former
spouse of the employee or Member where the Office has received such
additional information and documentation as the Office may require
that--
        ``(i) a court order bars payment of the lump-sum credit in
    order to preserve the court's ability to award an annuity under
    section 8341(h) or section 8345(j); or
        ``(ii) payment of the lump-sum credit would extinguish the
    entitlement of the spouse or former spouse, under a court order on
    file with the Office, to a survivor annuity under section 8341(h)
    or to any portion of an annuity under section 8345(j).''.
    (b) Federal Employees Retirement System.--Section 8424(b)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1)(A) Payment of the lump-sum credit under subsection (a) may
be made only if the spouse, if any, and any former spouse of the
employee or Member are notified of the employee or Member's
application.
    ``(B) The Office shall prescribe regulations under which the lump-
sum credit shall not be paid without the consent of a spouse or former
spouse of the employee or Member where the Office has received such
additional information or documentation as the Office may require
that--
        ``(i) a court order bars payment of the lump-sum credit in
    order to preserve the court's ability to award an annuity under
    section 8445 or 8467; or
        ``(ii) payment of the lump-sum credit would extinguish the
    entitlement of the spouse or former spouse, under a court order on
    file with the Office, to a survivor annuity under section 8445 or
    to any portion of an annuity under section 8467.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations under which a lump-sum credit for an employee's or Member's retirement contributions shall not be paid without the consent of the employee's or Member's spouse and former spouse where OPM has received information or documentation that a court order bars payment of the credit in order to preserve the court's ability to award a survivor or former spouse's annuity, or that payment of the credit would extinguish the spouse's or former spouse's entitlement, under a court order on file, to such an annuity.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Eligibility To Sign Petition.--Section 303A(c)(6)(B) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1853a(c)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``For multispecies permits'' and
all that follows through ``this subparagraph.''.
    (b) Initiation by Eligible Fishermen Under Certain Councils.--
Section 303A(c)(6)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853a(c)(6)(D)) is amended to read as
follows:
                    ``(D) New england, mid-atlantic, south atlantic,
                and gulf initiation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a fishery
                        under the authority of the New England, Mid-
                        Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Gulf of Mexico
                        Fishery Management Council, a fishery
                        management plan or an amendment to a fishery
                        management plan that would establish a limited
                        access privilege program to harvest fish may
                        not take effect unless--
                                    ``(I) a petition requesting
                                development of such program is
                                submitted in accordance with clause
                                (ii) and certified under clause (iii);
                                    ``(II) the appropriate Council
                                makes available to eligible fishermen
                                an estimate of the amount of the fee
                                that would be collected under section
                                304(d)(2) if such program were
                                established; and
                                    ``(III) not earlier than 90 days
                                after the estimate required under
                                subclause (II) has been made available,
                                the proposed plan or amendment is
                                approved by a vote of two-thirds of
                                eligible fishermen in the fishery for
                                which the program would be established.
                            ``(ii) Petition.--A group of fishermen
                        constituting more than 50 percent of eligible
                        fishermen in a fishery may submit a petition to
                        the Secretary requesting the development of a
                        limited access privilege program for the
                        fishery. Any such petition shall clearly state
                        the fishery to which the limited access
                        privilege program would apply.
                            ``(iii) Certification by secretary.--Upon
                        the receipt of any such petition, the Secretary
                        shall review all of the signatures on the
                        petition and, if the Secretary determines that
                        the signatures on the petition are those of
                        more than 50 percent of eligible fishermen in
                        the fishery for which the program would be
                        established, the Secretary shall certify the
                        petition.
                            ``(iv) Definition of eligible fishermen.--
                        For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
                        `eligible fishermen' means holders of permits
                        issued under a fishery management plan.''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.

    Section 303A of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(j) Termination.--
            ``(1) Programs in effect prior to 2012.--For any limited
        access privilege program for a fishery under the authority of
        the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Gulf of
        Mexico Fishery Management Council that was in effect on the
        date of enactment of the Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011, not
        later than 30 days after such date, the Secretary shall
        determine if the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery on
        such date is at least 15 percent less than the number of
        eligible fishermen in the fishery in the year preceding the
        year in which the program was established.
            ``(2) Other programs.--For any limited access privilege
        program for a fishery under the authority of the New England,
        Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery
        Management Council established after the date of the enactment
        of the Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011, 1 year after the date
        such program is established, the Secretary shall determine if
        the number of eligible fishermen in the fishery on the date
        that is 1 year after the date the program is established is at
        least 15 percent less than the number of eligible fishermen in
        the fishery in the year preceding the year in which the program
        was established.
            ``(3) Termination.--If the Secretary determines under
        paragraph (1) or (2) that the number of eligible fishermen in a
        fishery is at least 15 percent less than the number of eligible
        fishermen previously in the fishery--
                    ``(A) the appropriate limited access privilege
                program shall terminate on the date that is 1 year
                after the date the Secretary made the determination;
                and
                    ``(B) during the 1-year period referred to in
                subparagraph (A), the appropriate Council shall develop
                an alternative Fishery Management Plan for the fishery
                that shall be effective on the date of the termination
                of the program under subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Definition of eligible fishermen.--In this
        subsection, the term `eligible fishermen' has the meaning given
        the term in subsection (c)(6)(D)(iv).''.

SEC. 4. FEES RECOVERED FOR CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.

    Section 304(d)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
            ``(D) In the case of a fee collected under this paragraph
        for a limited access privilege program established under
        section 303A(c)(6)(D) after the date of the enactment of the
        Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011--
                    ``(i) the fee shall be in an amount sufficient to
                recover all costs of such program, including observer
                costs; and
                    ``(ii) the 3 percent limitation in subparagraph (B)
                shall not apply with respect to such fee.''.

Output:
Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% of the allocation in the fishery) of a petition to the Secretary of Commerce requesting that the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Council or Councils be authorized to initiate the development of a limited access privilege program to only those participants who have substantially fished the species proposed to be included in the program.

Sets forth procedures for the Secretary to: (1) certify a fishery management plan (or amendment) requested by a percentage of eligible fisherman to establish a limited access privilege program to harvest in fisheries under the authority of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; (2) terminate such a program in effect on or established after enactment of this Act for a fishery under the authority of such Councils when, within specified periods, the number of eligible fishermen is at least 15% less than the number of such fishermen previously in the fishery; and (3) collect fees, including observer costs, pursuant to modified fee-setting requirements for such programs.

Directs the appropriate Council, within a one-year period, to develop an alternative fishery management plan for any such terminated program.


Input:
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Reform
Transition Act of 1997''.
    Sec. 2. (a) Section 240A, subsection (e), of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``this section'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 240A(b)(1)'';
            (2) by striking ``, 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),''; and
            (3) by striking the last sentence in the subsection and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``The previous sentence shall apply
        only to removal cases commenced on or after April 1, 1997,
        including cases where the Attorney General exercises authority
        pursuant to paragraphs (2) or (3) of section 309(c) of the
        Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
        1996 (Public Law 104-208, Division C, 110 Stat. 3009).''.
    (b) Section 309, subsection (c), of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208, Division
C, 110 Stat. 3009) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (7).
    (c) Section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), paragraph (3), by striking ``(1) or
        (2)'' in the first and third sentences of that paragraph and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``(1), (2), or (3)'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraph (3) as
        paragraph (4);
            (3) in subsection (d), paragraph (1), by striking ``this
        section.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsections (a),
        (b)(1), and (b)(2).'';
            (4) in subsection (b), by adding after paragraph (2) the
        following new paragraph--
            ``(3) Special rule for certain aliens covered by the
        settlement agreement in american baptist churches et al. v.
        thornburgh (abc), 760 f. supp. 796 (n.d. cal. 1991).--
                    ``(A) The Attorney General may, in his or her
                discretion, cancel removal and adjust the status from
                such cancellation in the case of an alien who is
                removable from the United States if the alien
                demonstrates that--
                            ``(i) the alien has not been convicted at
                        any time of an aggravated felony, and
                                    ``(I) was not apprehended after
                                December 19, 1990, at the time of
                                entry, and is either--
                                            ``(aa) a Salvadoran
                                        national who first entered the
                                        United States on or before
                                        September 19, 1990, who
                                        registered for benefits
                                        pursuant to the ABC settlement
                                        agreement on or before October
                                        31, 1991, or applied for
                                        Temporary Protected Status on
                                        or before October 31, 1991; or
                                            ``(bb) a Guatemalan
                                        national who first entered the
                                        United States on or before
                                        October 1, 1990, and who
                                        registered for benefits
                                        pursuant to the ABC settlement
                                        agreement by December 31, 1991;
                                        or
                                            ``(cc) the spouse or
                                        unmarried son or daughter of an
                                        alien described in (aa) who
                                        entered the United States on or
                                        before September 19, 1990, or
                                        the spouse or unmarried son or
                                        daughter of an alien described
                                        in (bb) who entered the United
                                        States on or before October 1,
                                        1990; or
                                    ``(II) is a Nicaraguan, Guatemalan,
                                or Salvadoran who filed an application
                                for asylum with the Immigration and
                                Naturalization Service before April 1,
                                1990, and the Immigration and
                                Naturalization Service had not granted,
                                denied, or referred that application as
                                of April 1, 1997; and
                            ``(ii) the alien is not described in
                        paragraph (4) of section 237(a) or paragraph
                        (3) of section 212(a) of the Act; and
                            ``(iii) the alien--
                                    ``(I) is removable under any law of
                                the United States except the provisions
                                specified in subclause (II) of this
                                clause, has been physically present in
                                the United States for a continuous
                                period of not less than seven years
                                immediately preceding the date of such
                                application, and proves that during all
                                of such period he was and is a person
                                of good moral character, and is a
                                person whose removal would, in the
                                opinion of the Attorney General, result
                                in extreme hardship to the alien or to
                                his spouse, parent, or child, who is a
                                citizen of the United States or an
                                alien lawfully admitted for permanent
                                residence; or
                                    ``(II) is removable under paragraph
                                (2) (other than section
                                237(a)(2)(A)(iii)) of section 237(a),
                                paragraph (3) of section 237(a), or
                                paragraph (2) of section 212(a), has
                                been physically present in the United
                                States for a continuous period of not
                                less than 10 years immediately
                                following the commission of an act, or
                                the assumption of a status,
                                constituting a ground for deportation,
                                and proves that during all of such
                                period he has been and is a person of
                                good moral character, and is a person
                                whose removal would, in the opinion of
                                the Attorney General, result in
                                exceptional and extremely unusual
                                hardship to the alien or to his spouse,
                                parent or child, who is a citizen of
                                the United States, or an alien lawfully
                                admitted for permanent residence.
                    ``(B) Subsection (d) of this section shall not
                apply to determinations under this paragraph, and an
                alien shall not be considered to have failed to
                maintain continuous physical presence in the United
                States under clause (A)(iii) of this paragraph if the
                alien demonstrates that the absence from the United
                States was brief, casual, and innocent, and did not
                meaningfully interrupt the continuous physical
                presence.
                    ``(C) The determination by the Attorney General
                whether an alien meets the requirements of subparagraph
                (A) or (B) of this paragraph is final and shall not be
                subject to review by any court. Nothing in the
                preceding sentence shall be construed as limiting the
                application of subparagraph (B) of section 242(a)(2) to
                other eligibility determinations pertaining to
                discretionary relief under this Act.''.
    (d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective as if
included in Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-208, Division C, 110 Stat. 3009).
    Sec. 3. Any alien who has become eligible for suspension of
deportation or cancellation of removal as a result of the amendments
made by section 2, may, notwithstanding any other limitations on
motions to reopen imposed by the Immigration and Nationality Act or by
regulation, file one motion to reopen to apply for suspension of
deportation or cancellation of removal. The Attorney General shall
designate a specific time period in which all such motions to reopen
must be filed. The period must begin no later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act and shall extend for a period of 180
days.

Output: Immigration Reform Transition Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (and the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Central American aliens.


Input:
.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress hereby makes the following findings:
        (1) Congress has authorized 18 commemorative coin programs in
    the 9 years since 1984.
        (2) There are more meritorious causes, events, and people worthy
    of commemoration than can be honored with commemorative coinage.
        (3) Commemorative coin legislation has increased at a pace
    beyond that which the numismatic community can reasonably be
    expected to absorb.
        (4) It is in the interests of all Members of Congress that a
    policy be established to control the flow of commemorative coin
    legislation.
    (b) Declaration.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Committee
on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
should not report or otherwise clear for consideration by the House of
Representatives or the Senate legislation providing for more than 2
commemorative coin programs for any year, unless the committee
determines, on the basis of a recommendation by the Citizens
Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee, that extraordinary merit exists
for an additional commemorative coin program.
    SEC. 302. REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF COMMEMORATIVE COIN SURCHARGES.
    (a) Quarterly Financial Report.--
        (1) In general.--Each person who receives, after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, any surcharge derived from the sale of
    commemorative coins under any Act of Congress shall submit a
    quarterly financial report to the Director of the United States Mint
    and the Comptroller General of the United States describing in
    detail the expenditures made by such person from the proceeds of the
    surcharge.
        (2) Information to be included.--The report under paragraph (1)
    shall include information on the proportion of the surcharges
    received during the period covered by the report to the total
    revenue of such person during such period, expressed as a
    percentage, and the percentage of total revenue during such period
    which was spent on administrative expenses (including salaries,
    travel, overhead, and fund raising).
        (3) Due dates.--Quarterly reports under this subsection shall be
    due at the end of the 30-day period beginning on the last day of any
    calendar quarter during which any surcharge derived from the sale of
    commemorative coins is received by any person.
    (b) Final Report.--Each person who receives, after the date of the
enactment of this Act, any surcharge derived from the sale of
commemorative coins under any Act of Congress shall submit a final
report on the expenditures made by such person from the proceeds of all
surcharges received by such person, including information described in
subsection (a)(2), before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the
last day on which sales of such coins may be made.

SEC. 303. GAO REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the last day on
which sales of commemorative coins may be made under the Act of Congress
which authorized such coins, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit a financial accounting statement to the Congress on
the payment of any surcharges derived from the sale of such coins and
the use and expenditure of the proceeds of such surcharges by any
recipient (other than a recipient which is an agency or department of
the Federal Government) based on the reports filed by such recipient
with the Comptroller General in accordance with section 302 and any
audit of such recipient which is conducted by the Comptroller General
with respect to the use and expenditure of such proceeds.
 TITLE IV--BICENTENNIAL OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL COMMEMORATIVE COIN
                                   ACT

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Bicentennial of the United States
Capitol Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 402. SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS.

    (a) One-Dollar Silver Coins.--
        (1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in
    this title referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue
    not more than 500,000 one-dollar coins each of which shall--
            (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
            (C) be composed of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
        (2) Design.--The design of the one-dollar coins shall, in
    accordance with section 404, be emblematic of the bicentennial of
    the United States Capitol. Each one-dollar coin shall bear a
    designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year
    ``1994'', and inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
    Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this title shall be legal
tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of title
31, United States Code, all coins minted under this title shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 403. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this title
only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical
Minerals Stock Piling Act.

SEC. 404. DESIGN OF COINS.

    The design for the coin authorized by this title shall be selected
by the Secretary after consultation with the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the
Commission of Fine Arts.

SEC. 405. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) One-Dollar Coins.--The one-dollar coins minted under this title
may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities, except that not more
than 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike any
particular quality.
    (b) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue the coins
minted under this title beginning May 1, 1994.
    (c) Termination of Authority.--Coins may not be minted under this
title after April 30, 1995.
    (d) Contracts.--Any contract to be made by the Secretary involving
the promotion, advertising, or marketing of any coins authorized under
this title shall be valid only upon approval by the United States
Capitol Preservation Commission.

SEC. 406. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall sell the coins minted under this title at a price equal
to the face value, plus the cost of designing and issuing the coins
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead
expenses).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make any bulk sales of the
coins minted under this title at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
the coins minted under this title prior to the issuance of such coins.
Sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall be at a reasonable
discount.
    (d) Surcharges.--All sales of coins minted under this title shall
include a surcharge of $15 per coin.

SEC. 407. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this title will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this title
unless the Secretary has received--
        (1) full payment for the coin;
        (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
    United States for full payment; or
        (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary
    from a depository institution whose deposits are insured by the
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union
    Administration Board.

SEC. 408. USE OF SURCHARGES.

    (a) Use of Surcharges.--All surcharges that are received by the
Secretary from the sale of coins minted under this title shall be
deposited in the Capitol Preservation Fund and be available to the
United States Capitol Preservation Commission.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 8(b)(1) of Public Law 100-673 is
amended to read as follows:
        ``(2) Limitations on reimbursements.--No amount received by the
    Commission from the Capitol Preservation Fund from the sale of coins
    minted under this Act may be used to pay representational expenses
    of the Commission.''.

SEC. 409. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this title.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this title
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                             Vice President of the United States and
                                                President of the Senate.

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin
     Title II:  U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins
     Title III:  Reform of Commemorative Coin Programs
     Title IV:  Bicentennial of the United States Capitol
          Commemorative Coin Act
Title I:  Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin
 - Jefferson Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to:  (1) issue one-dollar coins emblematic of Thomas Jefferson and his home, Monticello; and (2) pay surcharges from coin sales to the Jefferson Endowment Fund and to the Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest.
Title II:  U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins
 - United States Veterans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary to issue the following three types of one-dollar commemorative coins:  (1) emblematic of the experience of Americans who have been prisoners of war; (2) emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and (3) symbolic of women's service in the armed forces.
Requires the Secretary to pay specified amounts of surcharges received from coin sales to:  (1) the Secretary of the Interior for construction of the Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia; (2) an endowment fund to be established by this Act for the maintenance of the Museum; (3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain national cemeteries; (4) the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help raise an endowment for the Memorial's maintenance and for the addition of names; and (5) the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., to create, endow, and dedicate the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.
Title III:  Reform of Commemorative Coin Programs
 - Declares that specified congressional committees should not report or otherwise clear legislation for consideration by the House of Representatives or the Senate that provides more than two commemorative coin programs for any year, unless the committees determine, on the basis of a recommendation by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee, that extraordinary merit exists for an additional commemorative coin program.
Requires:  (1) recipients of commemorative coin surcharges to file quarterly and final expenditure reports with the Director of the United States Mint and the Comptroller General; and (2) the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on the payment and expenditure of any surcharges based on such reports.
Title IV:  Bicentennial of the United States Capitol Commemorative Coin Act
 - Bicentennial of the United States Capitol Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to:  (1) mint and issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the bicentennial of the United States Capitol; and (2) deposit surcharges from coin sales into the Capitol Preservation Fund to be available to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Economic Conversion and
Environmental Restoration Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall, from amounts
appropriated pursuant to section 9(a), provide demonstration grants to
institutions of higher education for the purpose of providing education
and training in environmental restoration to dislocated defense workers
and young adults.
    (b) Period of Grants.--A grant received under subsection (a) may
extend for a period of not more than 3 fiscal years. The payments under
such grant shall be subject to annual approval by the Secretary and
subject to the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide a grant to an
institution of higher education under section 2(a) only if such
institution submits to the Secretary an application which contains such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    (b) Assurances.--Such application shall include assurances that the
institution of higher education will use Federal funds received from a
grant under section 2(a) to supplement and not supplant non-Federal
funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under
such section.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--An institution of higher education shall
        use amounts received from a grant under section 2(a) to
        establish a consortium consisting of the institution and the
        entities described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of
        establishing a program to provide education and training in
        environmental restoration to the eligible individuals described
        in subsection (b).
            (2) Entities described.--The entities described in this
        paragraph are 1 or more of each of the following:
                    (A) Representatives of appropriate State and local
                agencies.
                    (B) Private industry councils (described in section
                102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
                1512)).
                    (C) Community-based organizations.
                    (D) Businesses.
                    (E) Labor organizations.
                    (F) Other appropriate educational institutions.
    (b) Eligible Individuals.--
            (1) Dislocated defense workers.--An individual who has been
        terminated or laid off from employment, or has received notice
        of termination or lay off, as a consequence of reductions in
        expenditures by the United States for defense or by closures of
        United States military facilities, as determined in accordance
        with regulations developed by the Secretary, shall be eligible
        for education and training in environmental restoration under
        this section.
            (2) Young adults.--An individual who has attained the age
        of 16 but not the age of 25 shall be eligible for education and
        training in environmental restoration under this section.
    (c) Conduct of Program.--In conducting the program established
under subsection (a)(1), the consortium shall meet the following
requirements:
            (1) Provision of education and training in environmental
        restoration.--
                    (A) In general.--The consortium shall establish and
                provide a work-based learning system consisting of
                education and training in environmental restoration,
                which may include basic educational courses, on-site
                basic skills training, and mentor assistance to
                eligible individuals described in subsection (b), which
                may lead to the awarding of a certificate of completion
                or advanced degree at the institution of higher
                education.
                    (B) Use of closed military installation.--To the
                extent practicable, the consortium shall utilize a
                military installation closed or selected to be closed
                under a base closure law in providing on-site basic
                skills training to eligible individuals described in
                subsection (b).
            (2) Outreach and recruitment.--The consortium shall
        undertake outreach and recruitment efforts to encourage
        participation by eligible individuals in the program
        established under subsection (a)(1).
            (3) Selection of eligible individuals.--The consortium
        shall--
                    (A) to the extent practicable, select eligible
                individuals described in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)
                of subsection (b) for the program established under
                subsection (a)(1); and
                    (B) give priority in the selection of young adults
                described in subsection (b)(2) to those young adults
                who--
                            (i) have not attended and do not plan to
                        attend a postsecondary educational institution;
                        or
                            (ii) have, or are members of families who
                        have, received a total family income that, in
                        relation to family size, is not in excess of
                        the higher of--
                                    (I) the official poverty line (as
                                defined by the Office of Management and
                                Budget, and revised annually in
                                accordance with section 673(2) of the
                                Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
                                1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); or
                                    (II) 70 percent of the lower living
                                standard income level.
            (4) Instructors.--The consortium shall, to the extent
        practicable, select instructors for the program established
        under subsection (a)(1) from institutions of higher education,
        appropriate community programs, and industry and labor.
            (5) Job placement services.--The consortium shall provide
        job placement services to each eligible individual who receives
        a certificate of completion or advanced degree under paragraph
        (1)(A).
            (6) Coordination.--To the extent practicable, the
        consortium shall consult with appropriate Federal, State, and
        local agencies carrying out environmental restoration programs
        for the purpose of achieving coordination between such programs
        and the program established by the consortium under subsection
        (a)(1).

SEC. 5. SELECTION.

    (a) In General.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall
provide grants to institutions of higher education under section 2(a)
in a manner which will equitably distribute such grants among the
various regions of the United States.
    (b) Priority.--In providing grants to institutions of higher
education under section 2(a), the Secretary shall give priority to
institutions of higher education located in urban areas.

SEC. 6. ALLOCATION.

    The Secretary shall provide grants under section 2(a) in a fiscal
year to each institution of higher education in an amount totaling not
more than \1/3\ of amounts appropriated pursuant to section 9(a) for
that fiscal year.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Reports to Secretary.--The Secretary may provide a grant to an
institution of higher education under section 2(a) only if such
institution agrees to submit to the Secretary, in each fiscal year in
which the Secretary makes payments under such grant to such
institution, a report containing--
            (1) a description and evaluation of the program established
        by such consortium under section 4(a)(1); and
            (2) any other information as the Secretary may reasonably
        require.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Interim report.--Not later than 18 months after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
        to the President and the Congress an interim report
        containing--
                    (A) a compilation of the information contained in
                the reports received by the Secretary from each
                institution of higher education under subsection (a);
                and
                    (B) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
                demonstration grants authorized under section 2(a).
            (2) Final report.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the
        Secretary shall submit to the President and the Congress a
        final report containing--
                    (A) a compilation of the information described in
                paragraph (1)(A); and
                    (B) a final evaluation of the effectiveness of the
                demonstration grants authorized under section 2(a),
                including a recommendation as to the feasibility of
                reauthorizing such grants.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Base closure law.--The term ``base closure law'' means
        the following:
                    (A) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
                1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 104
                Stat. 1808; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
                    (B) Title II of the Defense Authorization
                Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public
                Law 100-526; 102 Stat. 2627; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
                    (C) Section 2687 of title 10, United States Code.
                    (D) Any other similar law enacted after the date of
                the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Environmental restoration.--The term ``environmental
        restoration'' means actions taken consistent with a permanent
        remedy to prevent or minimize the release of hazardous
        substances into the environment so that such substances do not
        migrate to cause substantial danger to present or future public
        health or welfare or the environment.
            (3) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1141(a)).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Labor.
            (5) Urban area.--The term ``urban area'' means--
                    (A) a metropolitan statistical area having a
                population of not less than 500,000 individuals; or
                    (B) a State which does not contain a standard
                metropolitan statistical area but has a population of
                not less than 500,000 individuals.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996 to carry out
this Act.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

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National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make demonstration grants to institutions of higher education to provide education and training in environmental restoration to dislocated defense workers and young adults.
Sets forth consortium, application, reporting, and other program requirements.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Recognition of
Unjustified Tax Hoarding in Government Act of 2016'' or as the ``TRUTH
in Government Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) At the onset of the Civil War, Congress passed the
        Revenue Act of 1861, which imposed a tax on personal incomes
        and to assure timely collection, taxes were ``withheld at the
        source'' by employers.
            (2) The need for Federal revenue declined sharply after the
        war and in 1872, the income tax was abolished and along with
        it, the Federal withholding mandate.
            (3) With passage of the 16th amendment to the Constitution,
        Congress swiftly passed legislation creating a Federal income
        tax, withheld before employee salaries were paid.
            (4) In response to growing taxpayer criticism of the
        withholding mandate, Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo
        stated that ``it would be very advantageous to . . . do away
        with the withholding of income tax at the source'' because it
        would ``eliminate a great deal of criticism which has been
        directed against the law''; a statement reflecting the
        sentiment which ultimately led to the repeal of Federal
        withholding authority in 1917.
            (5) In the 1920s and 1930s, income taxes were due on March
        15 following the end of the tax year and could be paid either
        in one lump sum on that date or in quarterly installments.
            (6) With the onset of World War II, fearing that taxpayers
        might refuse to pay the higher tax rates and surcharges
        associated with funding the war effort, Federal officials,
        lawmakers, and political leaders such as President Franklin D.
        Roosevelt used the military crisis to draw on Americans' sense
        of patriotism and resurrect the Federal withholding authority
        as a ``temporary wartime measure''.
            (7) The campaign to reinstitute a permanent system of
        withholding overcame public hostility with the passage of the
        Withholding Tax Act of 1943 which incorporated suggestions
        proffered by Beardsley Ruml to eliminate individuals' 1942 tax
        liabilities by counting amounts paid or withheld in 1943 as tax
        payments for that year.
            (8) Since that time, Congress has stubbornly refused to
        repeal the Federal withholding mandate contained in the
        Withholding Tax Act.
            (9) In fiscal year 2014, the Internal Revenue Service
        refunded overpayments amounting to over $330,561,145,000 more
        than actual individual income tax liabilities, effectively
        denying interest payments otherwise owed to taxpayers and
        amounting to a hidden tax.
            (10) These overpayments are returned annually in the form
        of tax refunds to taxpayers who often confuse the payments as a
        reward.
            (11) According to the Tax Foundation, in 2010, there were
        58,416,118 tax returns with zero or negative income tax
        liability, or 41 percent of the 142,892,051 returns filed.
            (12) The absence of the Federal withholding mandate leaves
        employers and employees free to negotiate alternative, private
        means of collecting and paying Federal income taxes, thereby
        allowing individuals to voluntarily earn interest on their
        withhholdings.
            (13) The Federal withholding mandate allows the Federal
        Government to disguise tax increases and hampers Federal
        accountability and transparency by requiring the assistance of
        an intermediary tax collector.
            (14) Complying with the Federal withholding mandate imposes
        costly burdens and legal liabilities on employers forced to act
        as de facto IRS agents, without compensation for lost time and
        resources.
            (15) Referring to the Federal withholding mandate in his
        work Public Finance in Democratic Process: Fiscal Institutions
        and Individual Choice, 1986 Nobel Prize winning economist James
        Buchanan stated that ``The individual who does not have
        possession of income before paying it out cannot'' sense ``the
        real cost of public services in a manner comparable to that
        experienced in a genuine act of outpayment''.
            (16) In a CATO Institute study, Charlotte Twight has noted
        that ``[W]ithholding is the paramount administrative mechanism
        enabling the Federal Government to collect, without significant
        protest, sufficient private resources to fund a vastly expanded
        welfare state.''
            (17) The National Taxpayers Union notes that the
        incremental nature of withholding masks the true cost of
        Federal income taxes, which would be much more apparent if
        individuals had to write monthly, quarterly, or annual checks
        to the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to increase transparency and accountability in the
        Federal tax system by providing the public with a more accurate
        account of--
                    (A) the annual tax burden; and
                    (B) the Federal budget deficit;
            (2) to decrease the overall tax burden and increase the
        personal wealth of taxpayers by allowing for the personal
        collection of interest during the fiscal year on overpayments
        that are otherwise used by the Federal Government to partly
        avoid interest payments;
            (3) to decrease the burden on employers by freeing them
        from the task of collecting income tax withholding from their
        employees; and
            (4) to end the deceptive practice of masking higher tax
        rates from taxpayers.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF FEDERAL INCOME AND SOCIAL SECURITY TAX WITHHOLDING
              MANDATE.

    (a) In General.--The following provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 are hereby repealed:
            (1) Section 3102 (relating to deduction of social security
        tax from wages).
            (2) Section 3202 (relating to deduction of railroad
        retirement tax from compensation).
            (3) Chapter 24 (relating to income tax withholding).
    (b) Requirement of Estimated Tax Payments for Employee Social
Security Taxes.--Subsection (f) of section 6654 of such Code is amended
by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5),
respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
            ``(3) the taxes imposed by section 3101(a) and 3201(a),
        plus''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid on or after the first January 1 occurring after 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. CONTINUED VOLUNTARY TAX WITHHOLDING.

    (a) Authority of the IRS.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to
limit the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to accept voluntary
tax payments from employers electing to continue collecting Federal
income taxes from employees.
    (b) Voluntary Employer Participation.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to prevent voluntary employer sponsored withholding of
Federal income taxes on behalf of employees.
    (c) Voluntary Employee Participation.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed--
            (1) to require any employee to participate in an employer
        Federal income tax withholding system; or
            (2) to prevent any election of an employee to opt in to an
        employer Federal income tax withholding system, with all terms
        and conditions for participation being negotiable between the
        employee and employer.

Output: Transparent Recognition of Unjustified Tax Hoarding in Government Act of 2016 or the TRUTH in Government Act of 2016  This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code requiring the withholding of income, Social Security, and railroad retirement taxes from wages.