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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Region National Heritage Area
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Oil Region of Northwestern Pennsylvania, with
        numerous sites and districts listed on the National Register of
        Historic Places, and designated by the Governor of Pennsylvania
        as one of the State Heritage Park Areas, is a region with
        tremendous physical and natural resources and possesses a story
        of State, national, and international significance.
            (2) The single event of Colonel Edwin Drake's drilling of
        the world's first successful oil well in 1859 has affected the
        industrial, natural, social, and political structures of the
        modern world.
            (3) Six national historic districts are located within the
        State Heritage Park boundary, in Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City,
        and Titusville, as well as 17 separate National Register sites.
            (4) The Allegheny River, which was designated as a
        component of the national wild and scenic rivers system in 1992
        by Public Law 102-271, traverses the Oil Region and connects
        several of its major sites, as do some of the river's
        tributaries such as Oil Creek, French Creek, and Sandy Creek.
            (5) The unspoiled rural character of the Oil Region
        provides many natural and recreational resources, scenic
        vistas, and excellent water quality for people throughout the
        United States to enjoy.
            (6) Remnants of the oil industry, visible on the landscape
        to this day, provide a direct linkage to the past for visitors,
        as do the historic valley settlements, riverbed settlements,
        plateau developments, farmlands, and industrial landscapes.
            (7) The Oil Region also represents a cross-section of
        American history associated with Native Americans, frontier
        settlements, the French and Indian War, African-Americans and
        the Underground Railroad, and immigration of Swedish and Polish
        individuals, among others.
            (8) Involvement by the Federal Government will serve to
        enhance the efforts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, local
        subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, volunteer
        organizations, and private businesses, to promote the cultural,
        national, and recreational resources of the region in order to
        fulfill their full potential.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to enhance a cooperative
management framework to assist the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its
units of local government, and area citizens in retaining, enhancing,
and interpreting the significant features of the lands, water, and
structures of the Oil Region, in a manner consistent with positive
economic impact and development for the benefit and inspiration of
present and future generations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
the United States.

SEC. 3. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Oil Region
National Heritage Area (in this Act referred to as the ``Heritage
Area'').
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of all or
parts of the counties of Venango and Crawford in Pennsylvania,
determined pursuant to the compact under section 4.
    (c) Management Entity.--The management entity for the Heritage Area
shall be the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., the locally based private,
nonprofit management corporation which will oversee the development of
the Oil Region National Heritage Park, as described in the ``Plan for
the Oil Region Heritage Park'', dated March 1994 (in this Act referred
to as the ``management entity'').

SEC. 4. COMPACT.

    To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall enter
into a compact with the management entity. The compact shall include
information relating to the objectives and management of the area,
including each of the following:
            (1) A delineation of the boundaries of the Heritage Area.
            (2) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the
        Heritage Area, including an explanation of the proposed
        approach to conservation and interpretation and a general
        outline of the protection measures committed to by the
        Secretary and management entity.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT
              ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities of the Management Entity.--The management entity
may, for purposes of preparing and implementing the management plan
developed under subsection (b), use funds made available through this
Act for the following:
            (1) To make loans and grants to, and enter into cooperative
        agreements with States and their political subdivisions,
        private organizations, or any other person.
            (2) To hire and compensate staff.
    (b) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The management entity shall develop a
        management plan for the Heritage Area that--
                    (A) presents comprehensive recommendations for the
                Heritage Area's conservation, funding, management, and
                development;
                    (B) takes into consideration existing State,
                county, and local plans and involve residents, public
                agencies, and private organizations working in the
                Heritage Area;
                    (C) includes actions to be undertaken by units of
                government and private organizations to protect the
                resources of the Heritage Area; and
                    (D) specifies the existing and potential sources of
                funding to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage
                Area.
            (2) Required provisions.--The management plan shall include
        the following:
                    (A) An inventory of the resources contained in the
                Heritage Area, including a list of any property in the
                Heritage Area that is related to the themes of the
                Heritage Area and that should be preserved, restored,
                managed, developed, or maintained because of its
                natural, cultural, historic, recreational, or scenic
                significance.
                    (B) A recommendation of policies for resource
                management which considers and details application of
                appropriate land and water management techniques,
                including, but not limited to, the development of
                intergovernmental and interagency cooperative
                agreements to protect the Heritage Area's historical,
                cultural, recreational, and natural resources in a
                manner consistent with supporting appropriate and
                compatible economic viability.
                    (C) A program for implementation of the management
                plan by the management entity, including plans for
                restoration and construction, and specific commitments
                for that implementation that have been made by the
                management entity and any other persons for the first 5
                years of implementation.
                    (D) An analysis of ways in which local, State, and
                Federal programs may best be coordinated to promote the
                purposes of this Act.
                    (E) An interpretation plan for the Heritage Area.
            (3) Deadline; termination of funding.--
                    (A) The management entity shall submit the
                management plan to the Secretary within 1 year after
                the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) If a management plan is not submitted to the
                Secretary in accordance with this subsection, the
                management entity shall not qualify for Federal
                assistance under this Act after the 1-year period
                beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Duties of Management Entity.--The management entity shall--
            (1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the
        compact and management plan, including actions to assist units
        of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit
        organizations in preserving the Heritage Area;
            (2) assist units of government, regional planning
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations in--
                    (A) establishing and maintaining interpretive
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                    (B) developing recreational resources in the
                Heritage Area;
                    (C) increasing public awareness of and appreciation
                for the natural, historical, and architectural
                resources and sites in the Heritage Area;
                    (D) the restoration of any historic building
                relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; and
                    (E) ensuring that clear, consistent, and
                environmentally appropriate signs identifying access
                points and sites of interest are put in place
                throughout the Heritage Area;
            (3) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in
        the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the plan;
            (4) consider the interests of diverse governmental,
        business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area;
            (5) conduct public meetings at least annually regarding the
        implementation of the management plan;
            (6) submit substantial changes (including any increase of
        more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for implementation)
        to the management plan to the Secretary for the Secretary's
        approval;
            (7) for any year in which Federal funds have been provided
        to implement the management plan under subsection (b)--
                    (A) submit an annual report to the Secretary
                setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses and
                income, and each person to which any loan or grant was
                made by the management entity in the year for which the
                report is made; and
                    (B) require, for all agreements entered into by the
                management entity authorizing expenditure of Federal
                funds by any other person, that the person making the
                expenditure make available to the management entity for
                audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such
                funds.
    (d) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--
            (1) In general.--The management entity may not use Federal
        funds received under this Act to acquire real property or an
        interest in real property.
            (2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall preclude the
        management entity from using Federal funds from other sources
        for their authorized purposes.

SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may, upon request of the
        management entity, provide technical and, subject to the
        availability of appropriations, financial assistance to the
        management entity to develop and implement a management plan
        that is submitted under section 5(b) and approved by the
        Secretary.
            (2) Priority.--In assisting the management entity, the
        Secretary shall give priority to actions that in general assist
        in--
                    (A) conserving the significant natural, historic,
                and cultural resources that support the themes of the
                management plan; and
                    (B) providing educational, interpretive, and
                recreational opportunities consistent with the
                resources and associated values of the Heritage Area.
            (3) Documentation of structures, etc.--The Secretary,
        acting through the Historic American Building Survey and the
        Historic American Engineering Record, shall conduct studies
        necessary to document the industrial, engineering, building,
        and architectural history of the Heritage Area.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plans.--The Secretary,
in consultation with the Governor of Pennsylvania, shall approve or
disapprove a management plan submitted under this Act not later than 90
days after receiving such plan.
    (c) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary disapproves a
management plan, the Secretary shall advise the management entity in
writing of the reasons for the disapproval and shall make
recommendations for revisions in the plan. The Secretary shall approve
or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days after the date it is
submitted.
    (d) Approving Changes.--The Secretary shall review amendments to
the management plan under section 5(b) that make substantial changes
required to be submitted under section 5(c)(6). Funds appropriated
under the authority of this Act may not be expended to implement such
changes until the Secretary approves the amendments.

SEC. 7. SUNSET.

    The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assistance
under this Act after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on
the date the Secretary approves a management plan submitted under
section 5(b).

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated under this
Act--
            (1) not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year; and
            (2) Not more than a total of $10,000,000.
    (b) 50 Percent Match.--Financial assistance provided under this Act
may not be used to pay more than 50 percent of the total cost of any
activity carried out with that assistance.

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Requires the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., a locally based, private nonprofit management corporation, to be the management entity for the Heritage Area.
Directs the management entity to develop a management plan for the Heritage Area. Lists required plan elements and provides for submission of the plan to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Disqualifies the management entity from eligibility for Federal assistance under this Act if the plan is not submitted within one year of this Act's enactment date.
Describes duties of the management entity. Bars the management entity from using Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.
Authorizes the Secretary, upon request of the management entity, to provide technical and, subject to the availability of appropriations, financial assistance to the management entity to develop and implement the management plan.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record, to conduct studies to document the industrial, engineering, building, and architectural history of the Heritage Area.
Sets forth procedures for management plan approval.
Bars assistance under this Act after the expiration of the ten-year period beginning on the date the Secretary approves the management plan.
Authorizes appropriations. Bars the use of assistance to pay more than 50 percent of an activity's total cost.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Cost Reduction Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

    Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692a(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ```communication' means'' and inserting the
        following: ```communication'--
                    ``(A) means'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) does not include any action taken pursuant
                to--
                            ``(i) the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
                            ``(ii) in the case of a proceeding in a
                        State court, the rules of civil procedure
                        available under the laws of such State; or
                            ``(iii) a nonjudicial foreclosure.''.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION ACTIVITY FOLLOWING INITIAL NOTICE.

    Section 809 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692g) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Continuation During Period.--Collection activities and
communications may continue during the 30-day period described in
subsection (a), unless the consumer requests the cessation of such
activities.''.

SEC. 4. LIABILITY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

    (a) Clarification of Limitation on Class Action Awards.--Section
813(a)(2)(B) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692k(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or any series of class actions arising
        out of the same violations by the same debt collector'' after
        ``case of a class action''; and
            (2) by inserting ``of such class action or series of class
        actions'' after ``all other class members''.
    (b) Attorneys Fees To Enforce Civil Liability.--Section 813(a)(3)
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692k(a)(3)) is
amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) subject to subsection (f), in the case of a
        successful action to enforce a liability under paragraph (1) or
        (2), the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's
        fees, as determined by the court, in an amount not to exceed
        the amount awarded in such action under the applicable
        paragraph.''.
    (c) Rules Applicable to Certain Actions.--Section 813 of the Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692k) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
    ``(f) Rules Applicable to Actions Under This Title.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any action arising under
this title, for purposes of rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the following provisions shall apply:
            ``(1) Plaintiff's attorney's fees.--Costs shall include
        reasonable fees for the plaintiff's attorney.
            ``(2) Disallowance of certain fees accruing after refusal
        of settlement offer.--In accordance with rule 68 of the Federal
        Rules of Civil Procedure, if--
                    ``(A) an offer is made by the debt collector to a
                consumer bringing an action (including any class action
                or series of class actions referred to in subsection
                (a)(2)(B)) under this title, and the offer is not
                accepted; and
                    ``(B) the amount of the final judgment awarded to
                the consumer (or, in the case of a class action or
                series of class actions, the total amount awarded to
                all class members in such class action or series of
                class actions) is less than or equal to the amount of
                the offer referred to in subparagraph (A),
        the consumer (or the class with regard to a class action or
        series of class actions) may not be awarded or otherwise
        recover costs for attorney's fees incurred after the date such
        offer is rejected.''.
    (d) Factors for Consideration.--Section 813(b) of the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692k(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
        ``liability in any action'' and inserting ``any award''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) in any action under subsection (a)(2)(A), the
        frequency and persistence of noncompliance by the debt
        collector, the nature of such noncompliance, the extent to
        which the such noncompliance was intentional, and the amount of
        actual damages awarded; or''.
    (e) Bona Fide Errors.--Section 813(c) of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692k(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c) A debt collector may not'' and
        inserting the following:
    ``(c) Bona Fide Errors.--
            ``(1) In general.--A debt collector may not''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Reliance on rules of civil procedure.--A debt
        collector may not be held liable in any action brought under
        this title, if the debt collector shows by a preponderance of
        the evidence that the violation resulted from good faith
        compliance with--
                    ``(A) the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
                    ``(B) in the case of a proceeding in a State court,
                the rules of civil procedure available under the laws
                of such State; or
                    ``(C) a nonjudicial foreclosure proceeding.''.

SEC. 5. MORTGAGE SERVICERS' REGULATORY BURDEN RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 818 as section 819; and
            (2) by inserting after section 817 the following:
``Sec. 818. Mortgage servicer exemption
    ``(a) Exemption.--Any servicer of federally related mortgage loans
secured by first liens shall be exempt from the requirements of
sections 807(11) and 809 in connection with the collection of any debt
that is a federally related mortgage loan secured by a first lien, if
the servicer is--
            ``(1) a debt collector; and
            ``(2) a servicer for whom the collection of delinquent
        debts is secondary to the primary function of the servicer of
        servicing federally related mortgage loans.
    ``(b) Validation Statement.--If a debt collector is exempt,
pursuant to subsection (a), from the requirements of section 809 with
respect to any federally related mortgage loan to a consumer that is
secured by a first lien, the servicer shall provide to the consumer, at
least 30 days before any acceleration of the debt and without charge to
such consumer--
                    ``(A) a notice of the consumer's right to receive a
                validation statement; or
                    ``(B) a validation statement.
            ``(2) Qualified validation requests.--
                    ``(A) Response to request.--If a servicer described
                in paragraph (1) provides a consumer with a notice
                under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, the servicer
                shall provide such consumer with a validation statement
                not more than 10 days after receiving a qualified
                validation request from such consumer.
                    ``(B) No delay required.--No provision of this
                title shall be construed as requiring a servicer
                described in paragraph (1) to delay acceleration,
                foreclosure, or any other action with respect to a
                federally related mortgage loan for which the servicer
                provided a notice to the consumer under paragraph
                (1)(A) due to the receipt by such servicer of a
                qualified validation request from such consumer.
                    ``(C) Receipt and handling of requests.--A servicer
                described in paragraph (1) may establish a separate and
                exclusive office for the receipt and handling of any
                qualified validation request from any consumer under
                this subsection if the servicer provides notice of that
                fact and the address of the office to the consumer--
                            ``(i) in the notice provided to such
                        consumer pursuant to paragraph (1)(A); or
                            ``(ii) separately by first class mail with
                        prepaid postage.
            ``(3) Reasonable estimates of third party charges.--A
        servicer described in paragraph (1) shall not be liable under
        this title for any inaccurate amount contained in a validation
        statement provided to a consumer with respect to a federally
        related mortgage loan secured by a first lien to the extent the
        inaccurate amount--
                    ``(A) relates to costs for services to be provided
                by third parties; and
                    ``(B) constitutes a reasonable estimate of such
                costs.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Federally related mortgage loan.--The term `federally
        related mortgage loan' has the meaning given the term in
        section 3(1) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of
        1974.
            ``(2) Qualified validation request.--The term `qualified
        validation request' means a written request for a validation
        statement from a consumer to a servicer that--
                    ``(A) includes the name and account number of the
                consumer or such other information as may be necessary
                to allow the servicer to identify such name and account
                number; and
                    ``(B) is not written on or otherwise included with
                a payment coupon or other payment medium provided by
                the servicer.
            ``(3) Servicer; servicing.--The terms `servicer' and
        `servicing' have the meanings given those terms in section 6(i)
        of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974.
            ``(4) Validation statement.--The term `validation
        statement' means a statement of--
                    ``(A) the total amount a consumer must pay, as of a
                particular date, to bring the consumer's loan current;
                and
                    ``(B) the total amount a consumer must pay, as of a
                particular date, to satisfy the loan in full.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 818 as an
        item relating to section 819; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 817 the
        following:

``818. Mortgage servicer exemption.''.

Output:
Permits collection activities and communications during the 30-day notice period following initial debt notification to the consumer.
Revises civil liability guidelines for a debt collector's noncompliance with the Act with respect to: (1) consumer's attorney's fees; (2) disallowance of certain attorney's fees accruing after a consumer's refusal of a debt collector's settlement offer if a final judgment amounts to the same as or less than such offer; (3) additional factors for consideration by the court in determining the amount of any award; and (4) a debt collector's good faith compliance with State or Federal rules of civil procedure as a shield against liability.
Cites conditions under which a servicer of federally related mortgage loans secured by first liens is exempt from certain requirements relating to: (1) debt notification and validation; and (2) failure to disclose that the debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and that any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Requires such a servicer, if a debt collector is exempt from ordinary debt validation requirements, to provide a consumer, without charge, with a validation statement or a notice of the consumer's right to receive one at least 30 days before any debt acceleration.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Freedom Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
              CORPORATIONS.

    (a) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
        subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E)
        and subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by amending
        subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) 0 percent of the adjusted net capital gain
                (or, if less, taxable income);''.
            (2) Alternative minimum tax.--Paragraph (3) of section
        55(b) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), by redesignating
        subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C), and by amending
        subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) 0 percent of the adjusted net capital gain
                (or, if less, taxable excess), plus''.
            (3) Repeal of sunset of reduction in capital gains rates
        for individuals.--Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
        Reconciliation Act of 2003 shall not apply to section 301 of
        such Act.
    (b) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Corporations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1201 of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as
        subsection (c), and by striking subsection (a) and inserting
        the following new subsections:
    ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a corporation has a
net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by sections 11, 511,
821(a) or (c), and 831(a), there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax
is less than the tax imposed by such sections) which shall consist of
the sum of--
            ``(1) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the
        amount of the net capital gain, at the rates and in the manner
        as if this subsection had not been enacted,
            ``(2) 0 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if
        less, taxable income),
            ``(3) 25 percent of the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain (or, if
                less, the net capital gain (determined without regard
                to subsection (b)(2)), over
                    ``(B) the excess (if any) of--
                            ``(i) the sum of the amount on which tax is
                        determined under paragraph (1) plus the net
                        capital gain, over
                            ``(ii) taxable income, plus
            ``(4) 28 percent of the amount of taxable income in excess
        of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under the
        preceding paragraphs of this subsection.
    ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The terms `adjusted net capital gain'
        and `unrecaptured section 1250 gain' shall have the respective
        meanings given such terms in section 1(h).
            ``(2) Dividends taxed at net capital gain.--Except as
        otherwise provided in this section, the term `net capital gain'
        has the meaning given such term in section 1(h)(11).''.
            (2) Alternative minimum tax.--Section 55(b) of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of
        corporations.--The amount determined under paragraph (1)(B)(i)
        shall not exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amount determined under such paragraph
                computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this
                paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess
                reduced by the net capital gain, plus
                    ``(B) the amount determined under section 1201.''.
            (3) Technical amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1202(a) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''.
                    (B) Section 1445(e)(1) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``35 percent (or, to the extent provided in
                regulations, 15 percent)'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
                    (C) Section 1445(e)(2) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
                    (D) Section 7518(g)(6)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``15 percent (34 percent in the case of a
                corporation)'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
                    (E) Section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant Marine
                Act, 1936 is amended by striking ``15 percent (34
                percent in the case of a corporation)'' and inserting
                ``0 percent''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2009.
            (2) Withholding.--The amendments made by subparagraphs (A)
        and (B) of subsection (b)(3) shall take apply to dispositions
        and distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Amount of Tax.--The amount of the tax imposed by subsection
(a) shall be 12.5 percent of taxable income.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 55(b)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``12.5 percent''.
            (2) Section 280C(c)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``maximum rate of tax under section 11(b)(1)'' and
        inserting ``rate of tax under section 11(b)''.
            (3) Section 832(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``rates provided in section 11(b)'' and inserting ``rate
        provided in section 11(b)''.
            (4) Sections 244(a)(2)(B), 247(a)(2)(B), 527(b)(1), 835(e),
        852(b)(1), 857(b)(4)(A), 860G(c)(1), 904(b)(3)(E)(ii)(II), and
        1375(a) of such Code is amended by striking ``highest rate of
        tax'' and inserting ``rate of tax''.
            (5) Sections 860E(e)(2)(B), 860E(e)(6)(A)(ii),
        860K(d)(2)(A)(ii), 860K(e)(1)(B)(ii), 1446(b)(2)(B), and
        7874(e)(1)(B) of such Code are each amended by striking
        ``highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1)'' and
        inserting ``rate of tax specified in section 11(b)''.
            (6) Section 904(b)(3)(D)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``(determined without regard to the last sentence of
        section 11(b)(1))''.
            (7) Section 962 of such Code is amended by striking
        subsection (c) and by redesignating subsection (d) as
        subsection (c).
            (8) Section 1201(a) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``35 percent (determined without
                regard to the last 2 sentences of section 11(b)(1))''
                and inserting ``15 percent'', and
                    (B) by striking ``35 percent'' in paragraph (2) and
                inserting ``15 percent''.
            (9) Section 1561(a) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating
                paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2),
                and (3), respectively,
                    (B) by striking ``The amounts specified in
                paragraph (1), the'' and inserting ``The'',
                    (C) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting
                ``paragraph (1)'',
                    (D) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' both places it
                appears and inserting ``paragraph (2)'',
                    (E) by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting
                ``paragraph (3)'', and
                    (F) by striking the fourth sentence.
            (10) Subsection (b) of section 1561 of such Code is amended
        to read as follows:
    ``(b) Certain Short Taxable Years.--If a corporation has a short
taxable year which does not include a December 31 and is a component
member of a controlled group of corporations with respect to such
taxable year, then for purposes of this subtitle, the amount to be used
in computing the accumulated earnings credit under section 535(c)(2)
and (3) of such corporation for such taxable year shall be the amount
specified in subsection (a)(1) divided by the number of corporations
which are component members of such group on the last day of such
taxable year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, section 1563(b)
shall be applied as if such last day were substituted for December
31.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

SEC. 4. ESTATE TAX REPEAL MADE PERMANENT.

    Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of such Act.

SEC. 5. ELECTION TO EXPENSE BUSINESS ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 179. ELECTION TO EXPENSE CERTAIN DEPRECIABLE BUSINESS ASSETS.

    ``(a) Treatment as Expenses.--A taxpayer may elect to treat the
cost of any property to which this section applies as an expense which
is not chargeable to capital account. Any cost so treated shall be
allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which such property is
placed in service.
    ``(b) Property to Which Section Applies.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply to property--
                    ``(A) which is--
                            ``(i) tangible property (to which section
                        168 applies), or
                            ``(ii) computer software (as defined in
                        section 197(e)(3)(B)) which is described in
                        section 197(e)(3)(A)(i), to which section 167
                        applies,
                    ``(B) which is section 1245 property (as defined in
                section 1245(a)(3)) or 1250 property (as defined in
                section 1250(c)), and
                    ``(C) which is acquired by purchase for use in the
                active conduct of a trade or business.
        Such term shall not include any property described in section
        50(b) and shall not include air conditioning or heating units.
            ``(2) Purchase defined.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        term `purchase' means any acquisition of property, but only
        if--
                    ``(A) the property is not acquired from a person
                whose relationship to the person acquiring it would
                result in the disallowance of losses under section 267
                or 707(b) (but, in applying section 267(b) and (c) for
                purposes of this section, paragraph (4) of section
                267(c) shall be treated as providing that the family of
                an individual shall include only his spouse, ancestors,
                and lineal descendants),
                    ``(B) the property is not acquired by one component
                member of a controlled group from another component
                member of the same controlled group, and
                    ``(C) the basis of the property in the hands of the
                person acquiring it is not determined--
                            ``(i) in whole or in part by reference to
                        the adjusted basis of such property in the
                        hands of the person from whom acquired, or
                            ``(ii) under section 1014(a) (relating to
                        property acquired from a decedent).
            ``(3) Cost.--For purposes of this section, the cost of
        property does not include so much of the basis of such property
        as is determined by reference to the basis of other property
        held at any time by the person acquiring such property.
            ``(4) Controlled group defined.--For purposes of this
        section, the term `controlled group' has the meaning assigned
        to it by section 1563(a), except that, for such purposes, the
        phrase `more than 50 percent' shall be substituted for the
        phrase `at least 80 percent' each place it appears in section
        1563(a)(1).
            ``(5) Coordination with section 38.--No credit shall be
        allowed under section 38 with respect to any amount for which a
        deduction is allowed under subsection (a).
            ``(6) Recapture in certain cases.--The Secretary shall, by
        regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit under any
        deduction allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any
        property which is not used predominantly in a trade or business
        at any time.
    ``(c) Election.--
            ``(1) In general.--An election under this section for any
        taxable year shall--
                    ``(A) specify the items of property to which the
                election applies, and
                    ``(B) be made on the taxpayer's return of the tax
                imposed by this chapter for the taxable year.
        Such election shall be made in such manner as the Secretary may
        by regulations prescribe.
            ``(2) Election irrevocable.--Any election made under this
        section, and any specification contained in any such election,
        may not be revoked except with the consent of the Secretary.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 6. PAYROLL TAX DECREASE FOR 2010.

    (a) Employees.--Section 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Reduction in Tax Rate for 2010.--In the case of wages
received during calendar year 2010--
            ``(1) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `3.1
        percent' for `6.2 percent' in the table contained therein, and
            ``(2) subsection (b) shall be applied by substituting
        `0.725 percent' for `1.45 percent' in paragraph (6) thereof.''.
    (b) Employers.--Section 3111 of such Code is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Reduction in Tax Rate for 2010.--In the case of wages paid
during calendar year 2010--
            ``(1) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `3.1
        percent' for `6.2 percent' in the table contained therein, and
            ``(2) subsection (b) shall be applied by substituting
        `0.725 percent' for `1.45 percent' in paragraph (6) thereof.''.
    (c) Self-Employment.--Section 1401 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Reduction in Tax Rate for 2010.--In the case of a taxable
year beginning in 2010--
            ``(1) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `6.2
        percent' for `12.4 percent' in the table contained therein, and
            ``(2) subsection (b) shall be applied by substituting `1.45
        percent' for `2.90 percent' in paragraph (6) thereof.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to
        remuneration paid after December 31, 2009.
            (2) Self-employment.--The amendment made by subsection (c)
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

SEC. 7. RESCISSION AND REPEAL IN ARRA.

    (a) Rescission.--Of the discretionary appropriations made available
in division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5), all unobligated balances are rescinded.
    (b) Repeal.--Subtitles B and C of title II and titles III through
VII of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) are repealed.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF TARP AUTHORITY.

    Section 120 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12
U.S.C. 5230) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 120. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    ``The authorities provided under sections 101(a), excluding section
101(a)(3), and 102 shall terminate on the date of the enactment of the
Economic Freedom Act of 2010.''.

SEC. 9. REQUIRING THE SALE OF STOCK AND WARRANTS RECEIVED UNDER TARP.

    Not later than the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall sell
all stock and warrants acquired by the Secretary under the Troubled
Asset Relief Program under title I of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.).

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Economic Freedom Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the tax on the capital gains of individuals and corporations; (2) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 12.5%; (3) allow a permanent and unlimited expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (4) reduce payroll tax rates for employers, employees, and self-employed individuals in 2010.

Makes permanent the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

Rescinds unobligated balances available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Repeals provisions of such Act relating to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, economic recovery payments, premium assistance for COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits) payments, Medicare and Medicaid health information technology, state fiscal relief, broadband technology, and limits on executive compensation.

Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to repeal the authority for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to sell all stock and warrants acquired by the Secretary under TARP.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Exploitation Through
Trafficking Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SAFE HARBOR LAW.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``commercial sex act'' shall have the meaning
        given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and
        Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
            (2) the term ``minor'' means an individual who has not
        attained the age of 18 years;
            (3) the term ``severe form of trafficking in persons''
        shall have the meaning given the term in section 103 of the
        Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22
        U.S.C. 7102); and
            (4) the term ``State'' shall have the meaning given the
        term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791).
    (b) Enactment of Safe Harbor Law.--On or after the date that is 3
years after the date of enactment of this Act, each State shall have in
effect legislation that--
            (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to
        engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of
        trafficking in persons;
            (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of an
        individual described in paragraph (1) for a prostitution or sex
        trafficking offense, based on the conduct described in
        paragraph (1); and
            (3) encourages the diversion of an individual described in
        paragraph (1) to child protection services.
    (c) Eligibility for Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If a State fails to comply with subsection
        (b), the Attorney General may withhold--
                    (A) during the 2 fiscal years beginning after the
                3-year period subsequent to the date of enactment of
                this Act, 3 percent of the amount that would otherwise
                be allocated to the State under section 505 of title I
                of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
                1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755);
                    (B) during the fiscal year subsequent to the
                expiration of the period referred to in subparagraph
                (A), 4 percent of the amount that would otherwise be
                allocated to the State under section 505 of title I of
                the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
                (42 U.S.C. 3755); and
                    (C) during any fiscal year subsequent to the
                expiration of the period referred to in subparagraph
                (B), 5 percent of the amount that would otherwise be
                allocated to the State under section 505 of title I of
                the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
                (42 U.S.C. 3755).
            (2) Reallocation.--Any funds under section 505 of title I
        of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
        U.S.C. 3755) that are not allocated to a State because of the
        failure of the State to comply with subsection (b) shall be
        reallocated to States that comply with subsection (b).

SEC. 3. CIVIL REMEDIES.

    Section 1595(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``treble'' before ``damages''.

SEC. 4. RESTITUTION.

    (a) Establishment of Process for Data Collection.--Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
shall establish a process to collect and analyze data relating to the
issuance and enforcement of mandatory restitution orders under section
1593 of title 18, United States Code.
    (b) Requirements.--The process required to be established under
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) ensure that data is collected for each offense charged
        under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code; and
            (2) allow for the tracking of enforcement of each
        restitution order under section 1593 of title 18, United States
        Code.
    (c) Annual Report.--Section 105(d)(7) of the Victims Trafficking
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (Q)(v), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(S) for the first report submitted under this
                paragraph on or after January 1, 2015, and each report
                thereafter, the data collected under section 4 of the
                Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013;''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE.

    Section 107(b)(2) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) National human trafficking hotline.--
                Beginning in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year
                thereafter, of amounts made available for grants under
                this paragraph, the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services shall make grants for a national communication
                system to assist victims of severe forms of trafficking
                in persons in communicating with service providers. The
                Secretary shall give priority to grant applicants that
                have experience in providing telephone services to
                victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons.''.

SEC. 6. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 144(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2884(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in
                persons (as defined in section 103 of the Victims of
                Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22
                U.S.C. 7102)). Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an
                individual described in this subparagraph shall not be
                required to demonstrate eligibility under such
                paragraph.''.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall implement and maintain
a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking (referred to in
this section as the ``National Strategy'') in accordance with this
section.
    (b) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National Strategy
shall include the following:
            (1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to
        investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, including--
                    (A) the partnership by each United States attorney
                with other Federal, State, local, and tribal law
                enforcement partners working in the district of such
                attorney to implement the National Strategy;
                    (B) the development by each United States attorney
                of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate the
                investigation and prosecution of human trafficking
                crimes;
                    (C) the development and implementation of
                strategies to identify and rescue victims of human
                trafficking;
                    (D) the appointment of not less than 1 assistant
                United States attorney in each district dedicated to
                the prosecution of human trafficking cases or
                responsible for implementing the National Strategy;
                    (E) the participation in local training,
                educational, and awareness programs of human
                trafficking crimes;
                    (F) the participation in any Federal, State, local,
                or tribal human trafficking task force operating in the
                district of the United States attorney; and
                    (G) any other efforts intended to enhance the level
                of coordination and cooperation, as is to be determined
                by the Attorney General.
            (2) Case coordination within the Department of Justice,
        including specific integration, coordination, and
        collaboration, as appropriate, on human trafficking
        investigations between and among the United States attorneys,
        the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child Exploitation
        and Obscenity Section, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
        including--
                    (A) the regular and timely notification to the
                United States attorneys, the Human Trafficking
                Prosecution Unit, and the Child Exploitation and
                Obscenity Section of any sex or labor trafficking
                investigations opened by the Federal Bureau of
                Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the
                Department of Labor, or the Human Smuggling and
                Trafficking Center under section 1581, 1583, 1584,
                1589, 1590, 1591, 1592, or 1594 of title 18, United
                States Code; and
                    (B) the reporting of the number of investigations
                described in subparagraph (A) in the annual report
                required under section 105(d)(7) of the Victims
                Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22
                U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)).
            (3) Interagency coordination regarding the prevention,
        investigation, and apprehension of individuals targeting and
        exploiting adults and children for human trafficking, including
        collaboration and cooperation with--
                    (A) the Department of Homeland Security;
                    (B) the Department of Labor;
                    (C) the Department of State;
                    (D) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (E) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
                    (F) other appropriate Federal agencies.
            (4) Measurable objectives and long-term, quantifiable goals
        that the Attorney General determines may be achieved.
            (5) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated
        to preventing and combating human trafficking, including
        resources dedicated to the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit,
        the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the Federal
        Bureau of Investigation, and all other entities that receive
        Federal support that have a goal or mission to combat the
        exploitation of adults and children.
            (6) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, challenges,
        and opportunities, including new investigative strategies,
        techniques, and technologies, that will enhance Federal, State,
        local, and tribal efforts to combat human trafficking.
            (7) Encouragement of cooperation, coordination, and mutual
        support between private sector and other entities and
        organizations and Federal agencies to combat human trafficking,
        including the involvement of State, local, and tribal
        government agencies to the extent Federal programs are
        involved.

SEC. 8. ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION.

    Section 105(d)(7) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)), as amended by section 4,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(T) the number of sex and labor trafficking
                investigations opened by the Federal Bureau of
                Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the
                Department of Labor, or the Human Smuggling and
                Trafficking Center under section 1581, 1583, 1584,
                1589, 1590, 1591, 1592, or 1594 of title 18, United
                States Code, during the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(U) the number of the sex and labor trafficking
                investigations described in subparagraph (T) that were
                reported to the United States attorneys, the Human
                Trafficking Prosecution Unit in the Civil Rights
                Division of the Department of Justice, and the Child
                Exploitation and Obscenity Section in the Criminal
                Division of the Department of Justice.''.

SEC. 9. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.

    Section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
(42 U.S.C. 16911) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) by striking clause (i); and
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv)
                as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                following:
                    ``(B) is comparable to or more severe than sex
                trafficking (as described in section 1591 of title 18,
                United States Code), when committed against a minor, or
                an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense
                against a minor;''.

SEC. 10. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is
held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act, or an amendment made by
this Act, or the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances, shall not be affected.

Output: Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013 - Requires each state, within three years, to have in effect legislation that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged or attempted to engage in a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such an individual for a prostitution or sex trafficking offense, and (3) encourages the diversion of such individual to child protection services. Authorizes the Attorney General to withhold specified Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds from a state that fails to comply with such requirement. Increases the amount a victim of peonage, slavery, or trafficking in persons may recover in a civil action against the perpetrator to treble damages. Directs the Attorney General to establish a process to collect and analyze data relating to the issuance and enforcement of mandatory restitution orders with respect to such offenses.  Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants annually for a national communication system to assist victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in communicating with service providers.  Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to include victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons among those eligible for the Job Corps. Directs the Attorney General to implement and maintain a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking that includes: (1) integrated federal, state, local, and tribal efforts to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases; (2) case coordination within the Department of Justice (DOJ); and (3) interagency coordination regarding the prevention, investigation, and apprehension of individuals targeting and exploiting adults and children for human trafficking. Amends the VTVPA to require the Attorney General's annual report on agency activities under such Act to include information on: (1) data relating to the issuance and enforcement of mandatory restitution orders with respect to peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons; and (2) the number of sex and labor trafficking investigations that were opened by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Labor, or the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center or that were reported to the United States attorneys, the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in DOJ's Civil Rights Division, and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in DOJ's Criminal Division. Amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to modify the definition of "tier III sex offender" to include a sex offender whose offense is: (1) punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, and (2) comparable to or more severe than sex trafficking committed against a minor or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such offense against a minor.


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SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Jackson County, Mississippi.--Section 219 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is
amended--
        (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting
    the following:
        ``(5) Jackson county, mississippi.--Provision of an alternative
    water supply and a project for the elimination or control of
    combined sewer overflows for Jackson County, Mississippi.''; and
        (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and
    inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (b) Manchester, New Hampshire.--Section 219(e)(3) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is
amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (c) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(f)(1) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by
striking ``$25,000,000 for''.
    (d) Paterson, Passaic County, and Passaic Valley, New Jersey.--
Section 219(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for''.
    (e) Elizabeth and North Hudson, New Jersey.--Section 219(f) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335)
is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and
    inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
        (2) in paragraph (34)--
            (A) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
        ``$20,000,000''; and
            (B) by striking ``in the city of North Hudson'' and
        inserting ``for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority''.

SEC. 2. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 1103(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 652(e)(5)) (as amended by section 509(c)(3) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 340)) is amended by
striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''.

SEC. 3. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

    Section 346 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113
Stat. 309) is amended by striking ``economically acceptable'' and
inserting ``environmentally acceptable''.

SEC. 4. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

    Section 364 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113
Stat. 313) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Each'' and all that follows through the colon
    and inserting the following: ``Each of the following projects is
    authorized to be carried out by the Secretary, and no construction
    on any such project may be initiated until the Secretary determines
    that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable,
    and economically justified:'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (1); and
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs
    (1) through (5), respectively.

SEC. 5. SHORE PROTECTION.

    Section 103(d)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 215(a)(2) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 292)) is amended by
striking ``or for which a feasibility study is completed after that
date,'' and inserting ``except for a project for which a District
Engineer's Report is completed by that date,''.

SEC. 6. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

    Section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113
Stat. 321) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Crediting of Reduction in Non-Federal Share.--The project
cooperation agreement for the Comite River Diversion Project shall
include a provision that specifies that any reduction in the non-
Federal share that results from the modification under subsection (a)
shall be credited toward the share of project costs to be paid by the
Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.''.

SEC. 7. CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

    Section 535(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113
Stat. 349) is amended by striking ``the city of Chesapeake'' each place
it appears and inserting ``Chesapeake City''.

SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY
              OF THE ARMY.

    (a) Recommendations of Inland Waterways Users Board.--Section
302(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2251(b)) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``The'' and
inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31
U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the''.
    (b) List of Authorized but Unfunded Studies.--Section 710(a) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2264(a)) is amended
in the first sentence by striking ``Not'' and inserting
``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113
note; 109 Stat. 734), not''.
    (c) Reports on Participation of Minority Groups and Minority-Owned
Firms in Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Feature.--Section 844(b) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177) is amended in
the second sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding
section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734),
the''.
    (d) List of Authorized but Unfunded Projects.--Section 1001(b)(2)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2))
is amended in the first sentence by striking ``Every'' and inserting
``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113
note; 109 Stat. 734), every''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY AND CURRENTLY FUNDED.

    (a) Program Authorization.--The program described in subsection (c)
is hereby authorized.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for the Department of Transportation for the program
authorized in subsection (a) in amounts as follows:
        (1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000.
        (2) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000.
        (3) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000.
    (c) Applicability.--The program referred to in subsection (a) is
the program for which funds appropriated in title I of Public Law 106-
69 under the heading ``FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION'' are available
for obligation upon the enactment of legislation authorizing the
program.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY 1999 through 2009 for implementation of a long-term resource monitoring program with respect to the Upper Mississippi River Environmental Management Program (currently, such funding is designated for a program for the planning, construction, and evaluation of measures for fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation and enhancement); (2) authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out modifications to the navigation project for the Delaware River, Pennsylvania and Delaware, if such project as modified is technically sound, environmentally (currently, economically) acceptable, and economically justified; (3) subject certain previously deauthorized water resources development projects to the seven-year limitation governing project deauthorizations under the Act, with the exception of such a project for Indian River County, Florida; (4) except from a certain schedule of the non-Federal cost of the periodic nourishment of shore protection projects constructed after December 31, 1999, those projects for which a District Engineer's Report has been completed by such date;  (5) require that the project cooperation agreement for the Comite River Diversion Project for flood control include a provision that specifies that any reduction in the non-Federal share that results from certain modifications be credited toward the share of project costs to be paid by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District; (6) allow the Secretary to provide additional compensation to Chesapeake City, Maryland (currently, to the City of Chesapeake, Maryland) for damage to its water supply resulting from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Project; (7) provide for the submission of certain reports on water resources development projects by the Secretary, notwithstanding Federal reporting termination provisions; and (8) authorize and provide for an authorization of appropriations for the existing program for the safety and operations expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, and make available for obligation funds currently appropriated for such program.


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That this Act may be cited as the ``Federal Forage Fee Act of
1993''.

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) it is in the national interest that the public lands
        are producing and continue to produce water and soil
        conservation benefits, livestock forage, wildlife forage and
        recreation and other multiple use opportunities;
            (2) rangelands will continue to be stabilized and improved
        long term by providing for cooperative agreements, private,
        public partnerships and flexibility in management programs and
        agreements;
            (3) to assure sound management and stewardship of the
        renewable resources it is imperative to charge a fee that is
        reasonable and equitable and represents the fair value of the
        forage provided;
            (4) the intermingled private-public land ownership patterns
        prevailing in much of the west create a strong interdependence
        between public and private lands for forage, water, and habitat
        for both wildlife and livestock;
            (5) the social and economic infrastructure of many rural
        communities and stability of job opportunities in many areas of
        rural America are highly independent on the protection of the
        value of privately held production units on Federal lands.

SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE REQUIREMENTS.

    Unless contrary to this statute, all grazing operations conducted
on any Federal lands shall be subject to all applicable Federal, State,
and local laws, including but not limited to:
            (1) Animal Damage Control Act (7 U.S.C. 426-426b).
            (2) Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (50 Stat. 522) as
        amended.
            (3) Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7642) as amended.
            (4) Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544) as
        amended.
            (5) Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770), as
        amended.
            (6) Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (92
        Stat. 3).
            (7) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7
        U.S.C. 136-136y), as amended.
            (8) Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
            (9) Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
        1387), as amended.
            (10) Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act
        of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600-1614).
            (11) Granger-Thye Act (64 Stat. 82).
            (12) Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (31
        U.S.C. 9701), as amended, title V.
            (13) Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C.
        528-531).
            (14) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
        4321-4370a), as amended.
            (15 National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600,
        1611-1614).
            (16) Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (92 Stat.
        1803).
            (17) Taylor Grazing Act (48 Stat. 1269), as amended.
            (18) Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890), as amended.

SEC. 3. FEE SCHEDULE.

    (a) For the purpose of this section the terms:
            (1) ``Sixteen Western States'' means WA, CA, ID, NV, NM,
        WY, CO, KS, SD, ND, NE, OR, OK, AZ, UT and MT.
            (2) ``AUM'' means an animal unit month as that term is used
        in the Public Rangeland Improvement Act (92 Stat. 1803);
            (3) ``Authorized Federal AUMs'' means all ``allotted AUMs''
        reported by BLM and ``permitted to graze AUMs'' reported by
        USFS.
            (4) ``WAPLLR'' means the weighted average private land
        lease rate determined by multiplying the private land lease
        rate reported by the Economic Research Service for the previous
        calendar year for each of the sixteen Western States by the
        total number of authorized Federal AUMs, as defined in section
        3(a)(3), in each State for the previous fiscal year, then that
        result divided by the total number of authorized Federal AUMs
        for the sixteen Western States. These individual State results
        are then added together and divided by 16 to yield a weighted
        average private land lease rate for that year.
            (5) ``Report'' means the report titled ``Grazing Fee Review
        and Evaluation Update of the 1986 Final Report'' dated April
        30, 1992 and prepared by the Departments of the Interior and
        Agriculture.
            (6) ``Nonfee cost differential'' means a value calculated
        annually by the Secretaries by multiplying the weighted
        difference in nonfee costs per AUM between public land and
        private land by the Input Cost Index (ICI) determined annually
        by the Department of Agriculture. The weighted difference in
        nonfee costs is a factor of 0.552 determined by deducting the
        private AUM nonfee costs (as outlined on page 58 of the report)
        from the public AUM nonfee costs for cattle times 4, added to
        the result of deducting private AUM nonfee costs from public
        AUM nonfee costs for sheep times 1, then that result divided by
        5.''
            (7) ``Net production differential'' is the percentage
        calculated annually by dividing the cash receipts per cow for
        Federal permittee livestock producers by the cash receipts per
        cow for western non-Federal livestock producers in the sixteen
        Western States as surveyed by the Economic Research Service in
        annual cost of production surveys (COPS).
            (8) ``PLFVR'' means the private lease forage value ratio
        determined by dividing the average of the 1964-1968 base years'
        private land lease rate into the forage value portion of the
        private land lease rate of $1.78 as determined in the 1966
        western livestock grazing survey.
    (b) The Secretaries of the Department of Agriculture and the
Department of the Interior shall calculate annually the Federal forage
fee by calculating the average of the WALLPR for the preceding three
years; multiplying it by the PLFVR; then deducting from that result the
nonfee cost differential; and multiplying that result by the net
production differential. For each year that this calculation is made,
all data used for calculating this fee shall come from the calendar
year previous to the year for which the fee is being calculated unless
specified otherwise in the above calculations.
    (c) The Federal forage fee shall apply to all authorized Federal
AUMs under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of
Agriculture and the United States Department of the Interior.
    (d) For the first year that the Secretaries calculate the Federal
forage fee, the fee shall not be greater than 125 percent, or less than
75 percent of the fee calculated for the previous year pursuant to
Executive Order 12548 dated February 14, 1986. For each year after the
first year that the Secretaries calculate the Federal forage fee, the
fee shall not be greater than 125 percent, or less than 75 percent of
the Federal forage fee calculated for the previous year.
    (e) The survey of nonfee costs used to calculate the nonfee cost
differential shall be updated periodically by the Secretaries so as to
reflect as accurately as possible the actual nonfee costs incurred by
the cattle and sheep industry that utilizes public lands in the sixteen
Western States. The results of the updated survey shall be incorporated
into the calculation of the Non Fee Cost Differential as they become
available.

Output:
Federal Forage Fee Act of 1993 - Subjects grazing operations on Federal land to applicable Federal, State, and local environmental and land use requirements.
Sets forth a forage fee formula for lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Merchant Marine of World War II
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory
        in World War II and the restoration of peacetime across the
        European and Pacific theaters.
            (2) The United States Merchant Marine was integral in
        providing the link between domestic production and the fighting
        forces overseas, providing combat equipment, fuel, food,
        commodities, and raw materials to troops stationed overseas.
            (3) Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King acknowledged the
        indispensability of the Merchant Marine to the victory in a
        1945 letter stating that without their support, ``the Navy
        could not have accomplished its mission''.
            (4) President and former Supreme Commander of the Allied
        Forces, Dwight D. Eisenhower, acknowledged that ``through the
        prompt delivery of supplies and equipment to our armed forces
        overseas, and of cargoes representing economic and military aid
        to friendly nations, the American Merchant Marine has
        effectively helped to strengthen the forces of freedom
        throughout the world''.
            (5) Military missions and war planning were contingent upon
        the availability of resources and that the United States
        Merchant Marine played a vital role in this regard, ensuring
        the efficient and reliable transoceanic transport of military
        equipment as well as both military and civilian personnel.
            (6) The United States Merchant Marine provided for the
        successful transport of resources and personnel despite
        consistent and ongoing exposure to enemy combatants from both
        the air and the sea, such as enemy bomber squadrons,
        submarines, and mines.
            (7) The efforts of the United States Merchant Marine were
        not without sacrifices as they bore a higher per capita
        casualty rate than any other branch of the military during the
        war.
            (8) The United States Merchant Marine proved to be an
        instrumental asset on untold occasions, participating in every
        landing operation by the United States Marine Corps from
        Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima as well as providing, for instance, the
        bulk tonnage of material necessary for the invasion of Normandy
        which ``would not have been possible without the Merchant
        Marine'', as a 1944 New York Times article observed.
            (9) In also assessing their performance, General Dwight D.
        Eisenhower stated, ``every man in this Allied command is quick
        to express his admiration for the loyalty, courage, and
        fortitude of the officers and men of the Merchant Marine. We
        count upon their efficiency and their utter devotion to duty as
        we do our own; they have never failed us''.
            (10) During a September 1944 speech, President Franklin D.
        Roosevelt stated, the Merchant Marine has ``delivered the goods
        when and where needed in every theater of operations and across
        every ocean in the biggest, the most difficult, and dangerous
        transportation job ever undertaken. As time goes on, there will
        be greater public understanding of our merchant fleet's record
        during this war.''.
            (11) The feats and accomplishments of the Merchant Marine
        are deserving of broader public recognition.
            (12) The United States will be forever grateful and
        indebted to the U.S. Merchant Marine for their effective,
        reliable, and courageous transport of goods and resources in
        enemy territory throughout theaters of every variety in World
        War II; that these goods and resources saved thousands of lives
        and enabled the Allied Powers to claim victory in World War II.
            (13) The Congressional Gold Medal will be an appropriate
        way to shed further light on the service of the Merchant Marine
        in World War II and the instrumental role they played in
        winning World War II.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Award Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate
arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold
medal of appropriate design to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War
II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World
War II.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purposes of the award referred to
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter referred to
as the ``Secretary'') shall strike the gold medal with suitable
emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) American Merchant Marine Museum.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal in
        honor of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the gold medal shall be
        given to the American Merchant Marine Museum, where it will be
        available for display as appropriate and available for
        research.

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal
struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the
medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses.

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--Medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: .  Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II.  Following its award the medal shall be given to the American Merchant Marine Museum where it will be available for display and research.