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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Securities Response Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORITY OF THE SECURITIES
              EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Paragraph (2) of section 12(k) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(k)(2)) is amended to
read as follows:
            ``(2) Emergency orders.--(A) The Commission, in an
        emergency, may by order summarily take such action to alter,
        supplement, suspend, or impose requirements or restrictions
        with respect to any matter or action subject to regulation by
        the Commission or a self-regulatory organization under the
        securities laws, as the Commission determines is necessary in
        the public interest and for the protection of investors--
                    ``(i) to maintain or restore fair and orderly
                securities markets (other than markets in exempted
                securities);
                    ``(ii) to ensure prompt, accurate, and safe
                clearance and settlement of transactions in securities
                (other than exempted securities); or
                    ``(iii) to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the
                substantial disruption by the emergency of (I)
                securities markets (other than markets in exempted
                securities), investment companies, or any other
                significant portion or segment of such markets, or (II)
                the transmission or processing of securities
                transactions (other than transactions in exempted
                securities).
            ``(B) An order of the Commission under this paragraph (2)
        shall continue in effect for the period specified by the
        Commission, and may be extended. Except as provided in
        subparagraph (C), the Commission's action may not continue in
        effect for more than 30 business days, including extensions.
            ``(C) An order of the Commission under this paragraph (2)
        may be extended to continue in effect for more than 30 business
        days if, at the time of the extension, the Commission finds
        that the emergency still exists and determines that the
        continuation of the order beyond 30 business days is necessary
        in the public interest and for the protection of investors to
        attain an objective described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of
        subparagraph (A). In no event shall an order of the Commission
        under this paragraph (2) continue in effect for more than 90
        calendar days.
            ``(D) If the actions described in subparagraph (A) involve
        a security futures product, the Commission shall consult with
        and consider the views of the Commodity Futures Trading
        Commission. In exercising its authority under this paragraph,
        the Commission shall not be required to comply with the
        provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or
        with the provisions of section 19(c) of this title.
            ``(E) Notwithstanding the exclusion of exempted securities
        (and markets therein) from the Commission's authority under
        subparagraph (A), the Commission may use such authority to take
        action to alter, supplement, suspend, or impose requirements or
        restrictions with respect to clearing agencies for transactions
        in such exempted securities. In taking any action under this
        subparagraph, the Commission shall consult with and consider
        the views of the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Consultation; Definition of Emergency.--Section 12(k) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(k)) is further amended
by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) Consultation.--Prior to taking any action described
        in paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall consult with and
        consider the views of the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of
        Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Commodity
        Futures Trading Commission, unless such consultation is
        impracticable in light of the emergency.
            ``(7) Definitions.--
                    ``(A) Emergency.--For purposes of this subsection,
                the term `emergency' means--
                            ``(i) a major market disturbance
                        characterized by or constituting--
                                    ``(I) sudden and excessive
                                fluctuations of securities prices
                                generally, or a substantial threat
                                thereof, that threaten fair and orderly
                                markets; or
                                    ``(II) a substantial disruption of
                                the safe or efficient operation of the
                                national system for clearance and
                                settlement of transactions in
                                securities, or a substantial threat
                                thereof; or
                            ``(ii) a major disturbance that
                        substantially disrupts, or threatens to
                        substantially disrupt--
                                    ``(I) the functioning of securities
                                markets, investment companies, or any
                                other significant portion or segment of
                                the securities markets; or
                                    ``(II) the transmission or
                                processing of securities transactions.
                    ``(B) Securities laws.--Notwithstanding section
                3(a)(47), for purposes of this subsection, the term
                `securities laws' does not include the Public Utility
                Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a et seq.).''.

SEC. 3. PARALLEL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WITH
              RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

    Section 15C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-
5) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Emergency Authority.--The Secretary may by order take any
action with respect to a matter or action subject to regulation by the
Secretary under this section, or the rules of the Secretary thereunder,
involving a government security or a market therein (or significant
portion or segment of that market), that the Commission may take under
section 12(k)(2) of this title with respect to transactions in
securities (other than exempted securities) or a market therein (or
significant portion or segment of that market).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Emergency Securities Response Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to grant the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) powers, in an emergency, to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the substantial disruption by the emergency of: (1) securities markets, investment companies, or other significant portion of such markets; or (2) the transmission or processing of securities transactions.Permits such emergency to extend beyond 30 business days, but no more than 90 calendar days, if the SEC finds that the emergency still exists and determines that the continuation of the emergency order beyond 30 business days is necessary in the public interest and for the protection of investors. Redefines emergency to include a major disturbance that substantially disrupts, or threatens to substantially disrupt: (1) the functioning of securities markets, investment companies, or any other significant portion or segment of the securities markets; or (2) the transmission or processing of securities transactions.Requires the Commission to consult with and consider the views of the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, prior to taking action extending the time frame of its emergency powers unless such consultation is impracticable in light of the emergency.(Sec. 3) Grants the Secretary of the Treasury parallel authority to take any action with respect to a matter or action subject to regulation by the Secretary involving a government security or a market therein that the Commission may take with respect to securities transactions or a market therein.


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SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO DELAWARE RIVER PORT
              AUTHORITY INTERSTATE COMPACT.

    (a) In General.--Effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to
subsection (b), Congress withdraws the consent given under Public Law
82-573 to the supplemental compact or agreement between the State of
New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning the Delaware
River Port Authority (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Authority'').
    (b) Waiver of Withdrawal.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if, prior
to the expiration of the period described in such subsection, the
Delaware River Port Authority--
            (1) establishes an Office of the Inspector General of the
        Authority in accordance with section 2;
            (2) establishes a Citizens Advisory Board in accordance
        with section 3;
            (3) certifies to Congress that the Governor of Pennsylvania
        has the same authority to make line-item vetoes of items in the
        budget of the Authority as the Governor of New Jersey;
            (4) enters into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense
        under which an officer of the Department of Defense designated
        by the Secretary shall serve as a Commissioner of the Authority
        on an ex officio basis; and
            (5) enters into an agreement with the appropriate officials
        of the Federal Government under which the Authority will
        reimburse the Federal Government for any expenses incurred by
        any entity of the Federal Government in carrying out any
        requirement of this Act.

SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY.

    (a) Establishment of Office.--The Authority shall establish in the
Authority an Office of the Inspector General (hereafter referred to as
the ``Office''), to be headed by the Inspector General of the Delaware
River Port Authority (hereafter referred to as the ``Inspector
General'').
    (b) Inspector General.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Inspector General shall be appointed
        by the vote of a majority of the Commissioners of the
        Authority, and shall be appointed without regard to political
        affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and
        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial
        analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or
        investigations, as well as familiarity or experience with the
        operation of transit systems.
            (2) Term of service.--The Inspector General shall serve for
        a term of 5 years, and an individual serving as Inspector
        General may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional
        terms.
            (3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from
        office prior to the expiration of his term only by the
        unanimous vote of all of the members of the Commissioners of
        the Authority, and the Authority shall communicate the reasons
        for any such removal to the Governor of Pennsylvania, the
        Governor of New Jersey, each Member of Congress from
        Pennsylvania, and each Member of Congress from New Jersey.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) Applicability of duties of inspector general of
        executive branch establishment.--The Inspector General shall
        carry out the same duties and responsibilities with respect to
        the Authority as an Inspector General of an establishment
        carries out with respect to an establishment under section 4 of
        the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the
        same terms and conditions which apply under such section.
            (2) Conducting annual audit of financial statements.--The
        Inspector General shall be responsible for conducting the
        annual audit of the financial accounts of the Authority, either
        directly or by contract with an independent external auditor
        selected by the Inspector General.
            (3) Reports.--
                    (A) Semiannual reports to authority.--The Inspector
                General shall prepare and submit semiannual reports
                summarizing the activities of the Office in the same
                manner, and in accordance with the same deadlines,
                terms, and conditions, as an Inspector General of an
                establishment under section 5 of the Inspector General
                Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of applying
                section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the
                Commissioners of the Authority shall be considered the
                head of the establishment, except that the Inspector
                General shall transmit to the Executive Director of the
                Authority a copy of any report submitted to the
                Commissioners pursuant to this paragraph.
                    (B) Annual reports to local signatory governments
                and congress.--Not later than January 15 of each year,
                the Inspector General shall prepare and submit a report
                summarizing the activities of the Office during the
                previous year, and shall submit such reports to the
                Governor of Pennsylvania, the Governor of New Jersey,
                each Member of Congress from Pennsylvania, and each
                Member of Congress from New Jersey.
            (4) Investigations of complaints of employees and
        members.--
                    (A) Authority.--The Inspector General may receive
                and investigate complaints or information from an
                employee or member of the Authority concerning the
                possible existence of an activity constituting a
                violation of law, rules, or regulations, or
                mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of
                authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the
                public health and safety.
                    (B) Nondisclosure.--The Inspector General shall
                not, after receipt of a complaint or information from
                an employee or member, disclose the identity of the
                employee or member without the consent of the employee
                or member, unless the Inspector General determines such
                disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the
                investigation.
                    (C) Prohibiting retaliation.--An employee or member
                of the Authority who has authority to take, direct
                others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel
                action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take
                or threaten to take any action against any employee or
                member as a reprisal for making a complaint or
                disclosing information to the Inspector General, unless
                the complaint was made or the information disclosed
                with the knowledge that it was false or with willful
                disregard for its truth or falsity.
            (5) Independence in carrying out duties.--Neither the
        Commissioners of the Authority, the Executive Director of the
        Authority, nor any other member or employee of the Transit
        Authority may prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from
        carrying out any of the duties or responsibilities assigned to
        the Inspector General under this section.
    (d) Powers.--
            (1) In general.--The Inspector General may exercise the
        same authorities with respect to the Authority as an Inspector
        General of an establishment may exercise with respect to an
        establishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act
        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than paragraphs (7), (8),
        and (9) of such section.
            (2) Staff.--
                    (A) Assistant inspector generals and other staff.--
                The Inspector General shall appoint and fix the pay
                of--
                            (i) an Assistant Inspector General for
                        Audits, who shall be responsible for
                        coordinating the activities of the Inspector
                        General relating to audits;
                            (ii) an Assistant Inspector General for
                        Investigations, who shall be responsible for
                        coordinating the activities of the Inspector
                        General relating to investigations; and
                            (iii) such other personnel as the Inspector
                        General considers appropriate.
                    (B) Independence in appointing staff.--No
                individual may carry out any of the duties or
                responsibilities of the Office unless the individual is
                appointed by the Inspector General, or provides
                services procured by the Inspector General, pursuant to
                this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph may be
                construed to prohibit the Inspector General from
                entering into a contract or other arrangement for the
                provision of services under this section.
                    (C) Applicability of authority personnel rules.--
                None of the regulations governing the appointment and
                pay of employees of the Authority shall apply with
                respect to the appointment and compensation of the
                personnel of the Office, except to the extent agreed to
                by the Inspector General. Nothing in the previous
                sentence may be construed to affect subparagraphs (A)
                through (B).
            (3) Equipment and supplies.--The Executive Director of the
        Authority shall provide the Office with appropriate and
        adequate office space, together with such equipment, supplies,
        and communications facilities and services as may be necessary
        for the operation of the Office, and shall provide necessary
        maintenance services for such office space and the equipment
        and facilities located therein.
    (e) Transfer of Functions.--To the extent that any office or entity
in the Authority prior to the appointment of the first Inspector
General under this section carried out any of the duties and
responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General under this section,
the functions of such office or entity shall be transferred to the
Office upon the appointment of the first Inspector General under this
section.

SEC. 3. CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD OF THE DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Authority shall establish in the Authority
the Delaware River Port Authority Citizens Advisory Board (hereafter
referred to as the ``Advisory Board'').
    (b) Board.--
            (1) Membership; appointment.--The Advisory Board shall
        consist of 12 Members, of whom--
                    (A) 3 shall be appointed jointly by Members of
                Congress representing jurisdictions in Pennsylvania
                served by the Authority;
                    (B) 3 shall be appointed jointly by Members of
                Congress representing jurisdictions in New Jersey
                served by the Authority;
                    (C) 3 shall be appointed by the Governor of
                Pennsylvania; and
                    (D) 3 shall be appointed by the Governor of New
                Jersey.
            (2) Chair.--In addition to the Members appointed under
        paragraph (1), the Board shall have an additional Member who
        shall be the Chair and who shall be appointed for a single 2-
        year term as follows:
                    (A) The Chair appointed for the first 2-year term
                under this paragraph shall be appointed jointly by
                Members of Congress representing jurisdictions in New
                Jersey served by the Authority.
                    (B) The Chair appointed for the next 2-year term
                shall be appointed jointly by Members of Congress
                representing jurisdictions in Pennsylvania served by
                the Authority.
                    (C) The Chair appointed for the next 2-year term
                shall be appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania.
                    (D) The Chair appointed for the next 2-year term
                shall be appointed by the Governor of New Jersey.
                    (E) The Chair appointed for any subsequent 2-year
                term shall be appointed in the same manner and in the
                same order as provided under subparagraphs (A) through
                (D).
            (3) Qualifications.--Members of the Advisory Board shall be
        individuals who are regular consumers of the services provided
        by the Authority.
            (4) Term of service; vacancy.--A Member of the Advisory
        Board shall serve for a term of 2 years, and may be reappointed
        for additional terms. A vacancy in the membership of the
        Advisory Board shall be filled in the same manner as the
        original appointment.
            (5) No pay for service.--Members of the Advisory Board
        shall serve without pay, but shall be compensated for travel
        expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Advisory Board.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall solicit input
        from regular consumers of the services provided by the
        Authority and advise the Commissioners of the Authority on
        issues relating to the operation of the Authority which affect
        such consumers.
            (2) Meetings.--The Advisory Board shall hold a regular
        meeting which shall be open to the public each calendar
        quarter.
            (3) Annual report.--
                    (A) Report required.--Not later than 45 days after
                the end of each calendar year, the Advisory Board shall
                submit a report to the Commissioners of the Authority
                which describes the Advisory Board's activities during
                the year, and shall include in the report such
                recommendations relating to the operation of the
                Authority as the Advisory Board considers appropriate.
                    (B) Response by commissioners.--Not later than 45
                days after the receiving the annual report for a year
                from the Advisory Board under subparagraph (A), the
                Commissioners shall hold a public meeting for the sole
                purpose of reviewing the report.
    (d) Equipment and Supplies.--The Executive Director of the
Authority shall provide the Advisory Board with appropriate and
adequate office space, together with such equipment, supplies, and
communications facilities and services as may be necessary for the
operation of the Advisory Board, and shall provide necessary
maintenance services for such office space and the equipment and
facilities located therein.

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Withdraws the consent of Congress to the Delaware River Port Authority interstate compact entered into between the state of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prescribes conditions for waiver of such withdrawal.

Directs the Authority to establish: (1) an Office of the Inspector General of the Delaware River Port Authority; and (2) the Delaware River Port Authority Citizens Advisory Board.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Correction and Victim
Assistance Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SECTIONS PROHIBITING PRISON LABOR.

    Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 436;
            (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter
        23, by striking the item relating to section 436;
            (3) by striking chapter 85; and
            (4) in the table of chapters at the beginning of part I of
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
        relating to chapter 85.

SEC. 3. PRISON SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited
    ``The Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that--
            ``(1) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not engage in any
        physical activities designed to increase their physical
        strength or their fighting ability; and
            ``(2) all equipment designed for increasing the physical
        strength or fighting ability of prisoners promptly be removed
        from Federal correctional facilities and not be introduced into
        such facilities thereafter except as needed for a medically
        required program of physical rehabilitation approved by the
        Director of the Bureau of Prisons.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRISONERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4014. Requirement for prisoners
    ``(a) The Attorney General shall establish by rule--
            ``(1) the requirement that Federal prisoners that are able
        to do so engage in work and that such prisoners work at least
        48 hours each week;
            ``(2) the requirement that Federal prisoners engage in
        educational study for at least 12 hours each week;
            ``(3) that no television viewing will be provided to
        Federal prisoners, except educational programs; and
            ``(4) that a 25 percent assessment be levied on all wages
        earned by Federal prisoners, with 5 percent returned to the
        prosecuting agency to help reimburse the cost of the
        prosecution, 10 percent set aside for victim restitution, and
        10 percent placed in the Fund created by subsection (b).
    ``(b) There is established in the Treasury the James Wilson, Jr.
Fund (referred to in this section as the  `Fund'). The Fund shall
consist of moneys placed in it under subsection (a). The Attorney
General shall distribute the money in the fund equally between--
            (1) State and local programs whose primary purpose is to
        provide training and purchase equipment designed to protect
        peace officers from personal injury in the line of duty
        resulting from the criminal acts of third-parties; and
            (2) to families of local, State, and Federal peace officers
        killed in the line of duty;
according to such procedures, and in such amounts, as the Attorney
General shall by rule establish.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``4014. Requirement for prisoners.''.

SEC. 5. STOPPING ABUSIVE PRISONER LAWSUITS.

    (a) Exhaustion Requirement.--Section 7(a)(1) of the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``in any action brought'' and inserting
        ``no action shall be brought'';
            (2) by striking ``the court shall'' and all that follows
        through ``require exhaustion of'' and insert ``until''; and
            (3) by inserting ``are exhausted'' after ``available''.
    (b) Frivolous Actions.--Section 7(a) of the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(3) The court shall on its own motion or on motion of a party
dismiss any action brought pursuant to section 1979 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States by an adult convicted of a crime and
confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility if the
action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or is
frivolous or malicious.''.
    (c) Modification of Required Minimum Standards.--Section 7(b)(2) of
the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C.
1997e(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D),
respectively.
    (d) Proceeding in Forma Pauperis.--
            (1) Dismissal.--Section 1915(d) of title 28, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``at any time'' after ``counsel
                and may'';
                    (B) by striking ``and may'' and inserting ``and
                shall'';
                    (C) by inserting ``fails to state a claim upon
                which relief may be granted or'' after ``that the
                action''; and
                    (D) by inserting ``even if partial filing fees have
                been imposed by the court'' before the period.
            (2) Prisoner's statement of assets.--Section 1915 of title
        28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
        following:
    ``(f) If a prisoner in a correctional institution files an
affidavit in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, such
prisoner shall include in that affidavit a statement of all assets such
prisoner possesses. The court shall make inquiry of the correctional
institution in which the prisoner is incarcerated for information
available to that institution relating to the extent of the prisoner's
assets. The court shall require full or partial payment of filing fees
according to the prisoner's ability to pay.''.

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Criminal Correction and Victim Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to repeal provisions prohibiting:  (1) contracting for or hiring out prisoner labor; or (2) knowingly transporting in interstate commerce or from any foreign country into the United States any prisoner-made goods.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that:  (1) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not engage in any physical activities designed to increase their physical strength or fighting ability; and (2) all equipment designed for increasing the physical strength or fighting ability of prisoners promptly be removed from Federal correctional facilities and not be introduced into such facilities thereafter except as needed for a medically required program of physical rehabilitation approved by the Director of the Bureau.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to require that:  (1) Federal prisoners who are able to do so work at least 48 hours each week and engage in educational study for at least 12 hours each week; (2) no television viewing be provided to Federal prisoners, except educational programs; and (3) a 25 percent assessment be levied on all wages earned by Federal prisoners, with five percent returned to the prosecuting agency to help reimburse the cost of the prosecution, ten percent set aside for victim restitution, and ten percent placed in the Fund created under this section.
Establishes in the Treasury the James Wilson, Jr. Fund.  Directs the Attorney General to distribute the money in the Fund equally between:  (1) State and local programs whose primary purpose is to provide training and purchase equipment designed to protect peace officers from personal injury in the line of duty resulting from the criminal acts of third parties; and (2) families of local, State, and Federal peace officers killed in the line of duty.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to prohibit an adult convicted of a crime who is confined in any correctional facility from bringing a civil action for deprivation of rights until such plain, speedy, and effective administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.
Directs the court, on its or a party's motion, to dismiss specified actions brought by an adult convicted of a crime and confined in any correctional facility if the court is satisfied that the action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or is frivolous or malicious.
Repeals a provision of such Act requiring that the minimum standards provide for an advisory role for employees and inmates of a correctional facility in the system for resolution of inmate grievances.
Amends the Federal judicial code to require:  (1) the court to dismiss a case in a forma pauperis proceeding if the allegation of poverty is untrue or if the action fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or is frivolous or malicious, even if partial filing fees have been imposed by the court; (2) a prisoner in a correctional institution who files an affidavit to include a statement of all assets such prisoner possesses; and (3) the court to ask the correctional institution for information relating to the prisoner's assets and to require full or partial payment of filing fees according to the prisoner's ability to pay.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In 2006, Nicaragua, under President Enrique Bolanos,
        entered into a $175,000,000, 5-year compact with the Millennium
        Challenge Corporation (in this section referred to as the
        ``MCC'').
            (2) After the 2008 municipal elections, the MCC stated that
        there was a pattern of decline in political rights and civil
        liberties in Nicaragua.
            (3) In 2009, the MCC terminated the compact and reduced the
        amount of MCC funds available to Nicaragua by $61,500,000,
        which led to the compact ending in 2011.
            (4) According to the law of Nicaragua, the National
        Assembly is the only institution allowed to change the
        constitution but in 2009, Daniel Ortega circumvented the
        legislature and went to the Supreme Court, which he controls,
        to rule in his favor that presidential term limits were
        inapplicable.
            (5) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
        Representatives convened a congressional hearing on December 1,
        2011, entitled ``Democracy Held Hostage in Nicaragua: Part 1''
        where former United States Ambassador to Nicaragua Robert
        Callahan testified, ``First, that Daniel Ortega's candidacy was
        illegal, illegitimate, and unconstitutional; second, that the
        period leading to the elections and the elections themselves
        were marred by serious fraud; third, that Daniel Ortega and his
        Sandinista party have systematically undermined the country's
        fragile governmental institutions.''.
            (6) From fiscal year 2012 until the date of the enactment
        of this Act, the Department of State found that Nicaragua did
        not meet international standards of fiscal transparency.
            (7) On January 25, 2012, a press statement from Secretary
        of State Hillary Clinton said: ``As noted by international
        observers and Nicaraguan civil society groups, Nicaragua's
        recent elections were not conducted in a transparent and
        impartial manner, and the entire electoral process was marred
        by significant irregularities. The elections marked a setback
        to democracy in Nicaragua and undermined the ability of
        Nicaraguans to hold their government accountable.''.
            (8) According to the Department of State's 2015 Fiscal
        Transparency Report: ``The government does not publicly account
        for the expenditure of significant off-budget assistance from
        Venezuela and this assistance is not subject to audit or
        legislative oversight. Allocations to and earnings from state-
        owned enterprises are included in the budget, but most state-
        owned enterprises are not audited. The supreme audit
        institution also does not audit the government's full financial
        statements. Nicaragua's fiscal transparency would be improved
        by including all off-budget revenue and expenditure in the
        budget, auditing state-owned enterprises, and conducting a full
        audit of the government's annual financial statements and
        making audit reports publicly available within a reasonable
        period of time.''.
            (9) According to the Department of State's Country Reports
        on Human Rights Practices for 2015: ``In 2011 the Supreme
        Electoral Council (CSE) announced the re-election of President
        Daniel Ortega Saavedra of the Sandinista National Liberation
        Front (FSLN) in elections that international and domestic
        observers characterized as seriously flawed. International and
        domestic organizations raised concerns regarding the
        constitutional legitimacy of Ortega's re-election. The 2011
        elections also provided the ruling party with a supermajority
        in the National Assembly, allowing for changes in the
        constitution, including extending the reach of executive branch
        power and the elimination of restrictions on re-election for
        executive branch officials and mayors. Observers noted serious
        flaws during the 2012 municipal elections and March 2014
        regional elections.''.
            (10) According to the Department of State's Country Reports
        on Human Rights Practices for 2015 in Nicaragua: ``The
        principal human rights abuses were restrictions on citizens'
        right to vote; obstacles to freedom of speech and press,
        including government intimidation and harassment of journalists
        and independent media, as well as increased restriction of
        access to public information, including national statistics
        from public offices; and increased government harassment and
        intimidation of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and civil
        society organizations.''.
            (11) The same 2015 report stated: ``Additional significant
        human rights abuses included considerably biased policies to
        promote single-party dominance; arbitrary police arrest and
        detention of suspects, including abuse during detention; harsh
        and life-threatening prison conditions with arbitrary and
        lengthy pretrial detention; discrimination against ethnic
        minorities and indigenous persons and communities.''.
            (12) In February 2016, the Ortega regime detained and
        expelled Freedom House's Latin America Director, Dr. Carlos
        Ponce, from Nicaragua.
            (13) On May 10, 2016, the Supreme Electoral Council
        announced and published the electoral calendar that aims to
        govern the electoral process.
            (14) After receiving the electoral calendar for the 2016
        presidential elections, the Nicaraguan political opposition
        raised concerns and pointed to a number of anomalies such as
        the electoral calendar failed to contemplate national and
        international observations, failed to agree to publicly publish
        the precincts results of each Junta Receptora de Voto, and
        failed to purge the electoral registration rolls in a
        transparent and open manner.
            (15) Nicaragua's constitution mandates terms of 5 years for
        municipal authorities, which would indicate that the next
        municipal elections must occur in 2017.
            (16) On June 3, 2016, the Nicaraguan Supreme Court, which
        is controlled by Ortega, instructed the Supreme Electoral
        Council not to swear in Nicaraguan opposition members to the
        departmental and regional electoral councils.
            (17) On June 5, 2016, regarding international observers for
        the 2016 presidential elections, Daniel Ortega stated: ``Here,
        the observation ends. Go observe other countries. . . . There
        will be no observation, neither from the European Union, nor
        the [Organization of American States] . . .''.
            (18) On June 7, 2016, the Department of State's Bureau of
        Democracy, Human Rights and Labor posted on social media:
        ``Disappointed government of Nicaragua said it will deny
        electoral observers requested by Nicaraguan citizens, church,
        and private sector. . . . We continue to encourage the
        government of Nicaragua to allow electoral observers as
        requested by Nicaraguans.''.
            (19) On June 8, 2016, the Supreme Electoral Council, which
        is controlled by Ortega, announced a ruling, which changed the
        leadership structure of the opposition party and in practice
        allegedly barred all existing opposition candidates from
        running for office.
            (20) On June 14, 2016, Daniel Ortega expelled 3 United
        States Government officials (2 officials from U.S. Customs and
        Border Protection and one professor from the National Defense
        University) from Nicaragua.
            (21) On June 22, 2016, a Global Fellow from the Woodrow
        Wilson Center chose to leave Nicaragua because of fear.
        According to a media report, the fellow stated, ``Police were
        following me. I did not understand the reason why they were
        following me, but it was clear to me what they were doing. . .
        . Of course (I felt fear), I was surprised especially because
        the research I am doing is completely academic, not
        journalistic, and that made me wonder why they would be so
        interested in something like that.''.
            (22) On June 29, 2016, the Department of State issued a
        Nicaragua Travel Alert which stated: ``The Department of State
        alerts U.S. citizens about increased government scrutiny of
        foreigners' activities, new requirements for volunteer groups,
        and the potential for demonstrations during the upcoming
        election season in Nicaragua. . . . Nicaraguan authorities have
        denied entry to, detained, questioned, or expelled foreigners,
        including U.S. government officials, academics, NGO workers,
        and journalists, for discussions, written reports or articles,
        photographs, and/or videos related to these topics. Authorities
        may monitor and question private U.S. citizens concerning their
        activities, including contact with Nicaraguan citizens.''.
            (23) On June 30, 2016, the Human Rights Foundation issued a
        press release stating: ``Daniel Ortega has used all sorts of
        trickery to push for constitutional reforms and illegal court
        rulings in order to extend his time in power indefinitely. . .
        . If the opposition is not allowed to meaningfully compete, the
        upcoming elections in Nicaragua cannot be considered free and
        fair and the Inter-American Democratic Charter should be
        applied to the Sandinista regime.''. The release continued,
        stating, ``The principle of alternation of power is enshrined
        in the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IADC) as an essential
        element of democracy. Even though Ortega pushed through a
        constitutional amendment allowing for indefinite re-election,
        he did so by circumventing the separation of powers illegally.
        An uncontested re-election of Ortega would clearly violate the
        IADC, which was signed by Nicaragua in 2001. If that is the
        case, Secretary General Almagro should activate the IADC and,
        if necessary, call for the suspension of Nicaragua from the
        [Organization of American States].''.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to support--
            (1) the rule of law and an independent judiciary and
        electoral council in Nicaragua;
            (2) independent pro-democracy organizations in Nicaragua;
        and
            (3) free, fair, and transparent elections under
        international and domestic observers in Nicaragua in 2016 and
        2017.

SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall instruct the United States
Executive Director at each international financial institution to use
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any loan
or other utilization of the funds of the institution for the benefit of
the Government of Nicaragua, other than to address basic human needs or
to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and
reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government
of Nicaragua is taking effective steps to--
            (1) hold free, fair, and transparent elections overseen by
        credible domestic and international electoral observers;
            (2) promote democracy, as well as an independent judiciary
        system and electoral council;
            (3) strengthen the rule of law; and
            (4) respect the right to freedom of association and
        expression.
    (b) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the day after the
date on which the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that the requirements of
subsection (a) are met.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
                on Appropriations, and the Committee on Financial
                Services of the House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
                Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) International financial institution.--The term
        ``international financial institution'' means the International
        Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and
        Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
        Development, the International Development Association, the
        International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment
        Guarantee Agency, the African Development Bank, the African
        Development Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-
        American Development Bank, the Bank for Economic Cooperation
        and Development in the Middle East and North Africa, and the
        Inter-American Investment Corporation.

SEC. 5. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that, according to the Organization
of American States (in this section referred to as the ``OAS'') report
on the 2011 presidential elections in Nicaragua entitled, ``Nicaragua:
Final Report, General Elections, OAS (2011)'', the OAS made the
following recommendations to the Government of Nicaragua:
            (1) ``Prepare alternative procedures for updating the
        electoral roll when a registered voter dies.''.
            (2) ``Publish the electoral roll so that new additions,
        changes of address and exclusions can be checked.''.
            (3) ``Reform the mechanism for accreditation of poll
        watchers using a formula that ensures that the political
        parties will have greater autonomy to accredit their respective
        poll watchers.''.
            (4) ``Institute regulations to ensure that party poll
        watchers are involved in all areas of the electoral structure,
        including the departmental, regional and municipal electoral
        councils and polling stations. Rules should be crafted to spell
        out their authorities and functions and the means by which they
        can exercise their authority and perform their functions.''.
            (5) ``Redesign the [Supreme Electoral Council]
        administrative structure at the central and field levels, while
        standardizing technical and operational procedures, including
        the design of control mechanisms from the time registration to
        the delivery of the document to the citizens; the process of
        issuing identity cards should be timed to the calendar and, to
        avoid congestion within the process, be evenly spaced.''.
    (b) Electoral Observation Mission.--The President shall direct the
United States Permanent Representative to the OAS to use the voice,
vote, and influence of the United States at the OAS to strongly
advocate for an Electoral Observation Mission to be sent to Nicaragua
in 2016 and 2017.

SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    The Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development should prioritize foreign assistance to the
people of Nicaragua to assist civil society in democracy and governance
programs, including human rights documentation.

Output: Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2016 This bill directs the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to use U.S. influence to oppose any loan or other fund use for the government of Nicaragua's benefit, other than for basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Department of State certifies that Nicaragua is taking effective steps to: (1) hold elections overseen by credible domestic and international electoral observers, (2) promote democracy and an independent judiciary system and electoral council, (3) strengthen the rule of law, and (4) respect the right to freedom of association and expression.  The President shall direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States to use U.S. influence to advocate for an Electoral Observation Mission to be sent to Nicaragua in 2016 and 2017.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Research and
Competitiveness Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH CREDIT SIMPLIFIED AND MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 41 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the research credit
determined under this section for the taxable year shall be an amount
equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) 20 percent of so much of the qualified research
        expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50 percent of the
        average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years
        preceding the taxable year for which the credit is being
        determined,
            ``(2) 20 percent of so much of the basic research payments
        for the taxable year as exceeds 50 percent of the average basic
        research payments for the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable
        year for which the credit is being determined, plus
            ``(3) 20 percent of the amounts paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer in carrying on any trade or business of the taxpayer
        during the taxable year (including as contributions) to an
        energy research consortium for energy research.''.
    (b) Repeal of Termination.--Section 41 of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (h).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (c) of section 41 of such Code is amended to
        read as follows:
    ``(c) Determination of Average Research Expenses for Prior Years.--
            ``(1) Special rule in case of no qualified research
        expenditures in any of 3 preceding taxable years.--In any case
        in which the taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any
        one of the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable year for which
        the credit is being determined, the amount determined under
        subsection (a)(1) for such taxable year shall be equal to 10
        percent of the qualified research expenses for the taxable
        year.
            ``(2) Consistent treatment of expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding whether the
                period for filing a claim for credit or refund has
                expired for any taxable year taken into account in
                determining the average qualified research expenses, or
                average basic research payments, taken into account
                under subsection (a), the qualified research expenses
                and basic research payments taken into account in
                determining such averages shall be determined on a
                basis consistent with the determination of qualified
                research expenses and basic research payments,
                respectively, for the credit year.
                    ``(B) Prevention of distortions.--The Secretary may
                prescribe regulations to prevent distortions in
                calculating a taxpayer's qualified research expenses or
                basic research payments caused by a change in
                accounting methods used by such taxpayer between the
                current year and a year taken into account in
                determining the average qualified research expenses or
                average basic research payments taken into account
                under subsection (a).''.
            (2) Section 41(e) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking all that precedes paragraph (6) and
                inserting the following:
    ``(e) Basic Research Payments.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `basic research payment' means,
        with respect to any taxable year, any amount paid in cash
        during such taxable year by a corporation to any qualified
        organization for basic research but only if--
                    ``(A) such payment is pursuant to a written
                agreement between such corporation and such qualified
                organization, and
                    ``(B) such basic research is to be performed by
                such qualified organization.
            ``(2) Exception to requirement that research be performed
        by the organization.--In the case of a qualified organization
        described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (3),
        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.'',
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and
                    (C) in paragraph (4) as so redesignated, by
                striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and by redesignating
                subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C),
                respectively.
            (3) Section 41(f)(3) of such Code is amended--
                    (A)(i) by striking ``, and the gross receipts'' in
                subparagraph (A)(i) and all that follows through
                ``determined under clause (iii)'',
                    (ii) by striking clause (iii) of subparagraph (A)
                and redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), thereof,
                as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively,
                    (iii) by striking ``and (iv)'' each place it
                appears in subparagraph (A)(iv) (as so redesignated)
                and inserting ``and (iii)'',
                    (iv) by striking subclause (IV) of subparagraph
                (A)(iv) (as so redesignated), by striking ``, and'' at
                the end of subparagraph (A)(iv)(III) (as so
                redesignated) and inserting a period, and by adding
                ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A)(iv)(II) (as so
                redesignated),
                    (v) by striking ``(A)(vi)'' in subparagraph (B) and
                inserting ``(A)(v)'', and
                    (vi) by striking ``(A)(iv)(II)'' in subparagraph
                (B)(i)(II) and inserting ``(A)(iii)(II)'',
                    (B) by striking ``, and the gross receipts of the
                predecessor,'' in subparagraph (A)(iv)(II) (as so
                redesignated),
                    (C) by striking ``, and the gross receipts of,'' in
                subparagraph (B),
                    (D) by striking ``, or gross receipts of,'' in
                subparagraph (B)(i)(I), and
                    (E) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (d) 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, 2013.
            (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b)
        shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31,
        2013.

SEC. 3. PAYGO SCORECARD.

    (a) Paygo Scorecard.--The budgetary effects of this Act shall not
be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section
4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
    (b) Senate Paygo Scorecard.--The budgetary effects of this Act
shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of
section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).

            Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a permanent research tax credit that allows for: (1) 20% of the qualified or basic research expenses that exceed 50% of the average qualified or basic research expenses for the 3 preceding taxable years, and (2) 20% of amounts paid to an energy research consortium for energy research. Reduces such credit rate to 10% if a taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any one of the 3 preceding taxable years.  Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO scorecard.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full Disclosure Campaign Reform Act
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF SOURCES OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS AND
              TARGETED MASS COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(e) Disclosure of Electioneering Communications and Targeted Mass
Communications.--
            ``(1) Statement required.--Every person who makes a
        disbursement for the direct costs of producing and airing
        electioneering communications or targeted mass communications
        in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar
        year shall, within 24 hours of each disclosure date, file with
        the Commission a statement containing the information described
        in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents of statement.--Each statement required to be
        filed under this subsection shall be made under penalty of
        perjury and shall contain the following information:
                    ``(A) The identification of the person making the
                disbursement, of any person sharing or exercising
                direction or control over the activities of such
                person, and of the custodian of the books and accounts
                of the person making the disbursement.
                    ``(B) The principal place of business of the person
                making the disbursement, if not an individual.
                    ``(C) The amount of each disbursement of more than
                $200 during the period covered by the statement and the
                identification of the person to whom the disbursement
                was made.
                    ``(D) The elections to which the electioneering
                communications or targeted mass communications pertain
                and the names (if known) of the candidates identified
                or to be identified.
                    ``(E) If the disbursements were paid out of a
                segregated bank account which consists of funds
                contributed solely by individuals who are United States
                citizens or nationals or lawfully admitted for
                permanent residence as defined in section 1101(a)(2) of
                the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                1101(a)(2)) directly to this account for electioneering
                communications or targeted mass communications, the
                names and addresses of all contributors who contributed
                an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more to that account
                during the period beginning on the first day of the
                preceding calendar year and ending on the disclosure
                date. Nothing in this subparagraph is to be construed
                as a prohibition on the use of funds in such a
                segregated account for a purpose other than
                electioneering communications or targeted mass
                communications.
                    ``(F) If the disbursements were paid out of funds
                not described in subparagraph (E), the names and
                addresses of all contributors who contributed an
                aggregate amount of $1,000 or more to the person making
                the disbursement during the period beginning on the
                first day of the preceding calendar year and ending on
                the disclosure date.
            ``(3) Electioneering communication.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--(i) The term `electioneering
                communication' means any broadcast, cable, or satellite
                communication which refers to a clearly identified
                candidate for Federal office.
                    ``(ii) If clause (i) is held to be constitutionally
                insufficient by final judicial decision to support any
                regulation promulgated to carry out the definition of
the term `electioneering communication' under such clause, the term
`electioneering communication' means any broadcast, cable, or satellite
communication which promotes or supports a candidate for that office,
or attacks or opposes a candidate for that office (regardless of
whether the communication expressly advocates a vote for or against a
candidate) and which also is suggestive of no plausible meaning other
than an exhortation to vote for or against a specific candidate.
                    ``(iii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be
                construed to affect the interpretation or application
                of section 100.22(b) of title 11, Code of Federal
                Regulations, or any other regulation promulgated by the
                Commission to carry out the definition of the term
                `expressly advocating' for purposes of any other
                provision of this Act.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--The term `electioneering
                communication' does not include--
                            ``(i) a communication appearing in a news
                        story, commentary, or editorial distributed
                        through the facilities of any broadcasting
                        station, unless such facilities are owned or
                        controlled by any political party, political
                        committee, or candidate;
                            ``(ii) a communication which constitutes an
                        expenditure or an independent expenditure under
                        this Act;
                            ``(iii) a communication which constitutes a
                        candidate debate or forum conducted pursuant to
                        regulations adopted by the Commission, or which
                        solely promotes such a debate or forum and is
                        made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring
                        the debate or forum; or
                            ``(iv) any other communication exempted
                        under such regulations as the Commission may
                        promulgate (consistent with the requirements of
                        this paragraph) to ensure the appropriate
                        implementation of this paragraph, except that
                        under any such regulation a communication may
                        not be exempted if the communication--
                                    ``(I) meets the requirements of
                                this paragraph; and
                                    ``(II) is a public communication
                                which refers to a clearly identified
                                candidate for Federal office
                                (regardless of whether a candidate for
                                State or local office is also mentioned
                                or identified) and which promotes or
                                supports a candidate for that office,
                                or attacks or opposes a candidate for
                                that office (regardless of whether the
                                communication expressly advocates a
                                vote for or against a candidate).
            ``(4) Targeted mass communication defined.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term
                `targeted mass communication' means any communication--
                            ``(i) which refers to or depicts a clearly
                        identified candidate for such election (by
                        name, image, or likeness); and
                            ``(ii) which is targeted to the relevant
                        electorate.
                    ``(B) Targeting to relevant electorate.--
                            ``(i) Broadcast communications.--For
                        purposes of this paragraph, a communication
                        disseminated to the public by means of any
                        broadcast, cable, or satellite communication
                        which refers to or depicts a clearly identified
                        candidate for Federal office is `targeted to
                        the relevant electorate' if the communication
                        is disseminated by a broadcaster whose audience
                        includes--
                                    ``(I) a substantial number of
                                residents of the district the candidate
                                seeks to represent (as determined in
                                accordance with regulations of the
                                Commission), in the case of a candidate
                                for Representative in, or Delegate or
                                Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;
                                or
                                    ``(II) a substantial number of
                                residents of the State the candidate
                                seeks to represent (as determined in
                                accordance with regulations of the
                                Commission), in the case of a candidate
                                for Senator.
                            ``(ii) Other communications.--For purposes
                        of this paragraph, a communication which is not
                        described in clause (i) which refers to or
                        depicts a clearly identified candidate for
                        Federal office is `targeted to the relevant
                        electorate' if--
                                    ``(I) more than 10 percent of the
                                total number of intended recipients of
                                the communication are members of the
                                electorate involved with respect to
                                such Federal office; or
                                    ``(II) more than 10 percent of the
                                total number of members of the
                                electorate involved with respect to
                                such Federal office receive the
                                communication.
                    ``(C) Exceptions.--The term `targeted mass
                communication' does not include--
                            ``(i) a communication appearing in a news
                        story, commentary, or editorial distributed
                        through the facilities of any broadcasting
                        station, newspaper, magazine, or other
                        periodical publication, unless such facilities
                        are owned or controlled by any political party,
                        political committee, or candidate;
                            ``(ii) a communication made by any
                        membership organization (including a labor
                        organization) or corporation solely to its
                        members, stockholders, or executive or
                        administrative personnel, if such membership
                        organization or corporation is not organized
                        primarily for the purpose of influencing the
                        nomination for election, or election, of any
                        individual to Federal office; or
                            ``(iii) a communication which constitutes
                        an expenditure under this Act.
            ``(5) Disclosure date.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `disclosure date' means--
                    ``(A) the first date during any calendar year by
                which a person has made disbursements for the direct
                costs of producing or airing electioneering
                communications aggregating in excess of $10,000; and
                    ``(B) any other date during such calendar year by
                which a person has made disbursements for the direct
                costs of producing or airing electioneering
                communications aggregating in excess of $10,000 since
                the most recent disclosure date for such calendar year.
            ``(6) Contracts to disburse.--For purposes of this
        subsection, a person shall be treated as having made a
        disbursement if the person has executed a contract to make the
        disbursement.
            ``(7) Coordination with other requirements.--Any
        requirement to report under this subsection shall be in
        addition to any other reporting requirement under this Act.
            ``(8) Coordination With Internal Revenue Code.--Nothing in
        this subsection may be construed to establish, modify, or
        otherwise affect the definition of political activities or
        electioneering activities (including the definition of
        participating in, intervening in, or influencing or attempting
        to influence a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition
        to any candidate for public office) for purposes of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
    (b) Responsibilities of Federal Communications Commission.--The
Federal Communications Commission shall compile and maintain any
information the Federal Election Commission may require to carry out
section 304(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added
by subsection (a)), and shall make such information available to the
public on the Federal Communication Commission's website.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Full Disclosure Campaign Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require every person who makes a disbursement for the direct costs of producing and airing electioneering communications or targeted mass communications in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar year to file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) a disclosure statement meeting specified requirements.Directs the Federal Communications Commission to compile and maintain any information the FEC may require to carry out this Act and to make it publicly available through its website.


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entitled ``Joint Resolution to establish the
        Fort Sumter National Monument in the State of South Carolina'',
        approved April 28, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 450ee), to commemorate
        historic events in the vicinity of Fort Sumter, the site of the
        first engagement of the Civil War on April 12, 1861;
            (2) Fort Moultrie--
                    (A) was the site of the first defeat of the British
                in the Revolutionary War on June 28, 1776; and
                    (B) was acquired by the Federal Government from the
                State of South Carolina in 1960 under the authority of
                chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code;
            (3) since 1960, Fort Moultrie has been administered by the
        National Park Service as part of the Fort Sumter National
        Monument without a clear management mandate or established
        boundary;
            (4) Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie played important roles in
        the protection of Charleston Harbor and in the coastal defense
        system of the United States;
            (5) Fort Moultrie is the only site in the National Park
        System that preserves the history of the United States coastal
        defense system during the period from 1776 through 1947; and
            (6) Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station, located adjacent
        to the Charleston Light--
                    (A) was constructed in 1896; and
                    (B) is listed on the National Register of Historic
                Places.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
        ``Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National
        Historical Park'', numbered 392/80,088, and dated November 30,
        2009.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Fort Sumter and Fort
        Moultrie National Park established by section 4(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South
        Carolina.
            (5) Sullivan's island life saving station historic
        district.--The term ``Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station
        Historic District'' means the Charleston Lighthouse, the
        boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, and
        any associated land and improvements to the land that are
        located between Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station and the
        mean low water mark.

SEC. 4. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie National Park in the State as a unit of the National Park
System to preserve, maintain, and interpret the nationally significant
historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter,
Fort Moultrie, and the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic
District.
    (b) Boundary.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the Park shall be
        comprised of the land, water, and submerged land depicted on
        the map.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
        the National Park Service.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director
        of the National Park Service, shall administer the Park in
        accordance with this Act and the laws generally applicable to
        units of the National Park System, including--
                    (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections
                100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54,
                United States Code; and
                    (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
            (2) Interpretation of historical events.--The Secretary
        shall provide for the interpretation of historical events and
        activities that occurred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and
        Fort Moultrie, including--
                    (A) the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28,
                1776;
                    (B) the Siege of Charleston during 1780;
                    (C) the Civil War, including--
                            (i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter by
                        Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and
                            (ii) any other events of the Civil War that
                        are associated with Fort Sumter and Fort
                        Moultrie;
                    (D) the development of the coastal defense system
                of the United States during the period from the
                Revolutionary War to World War II, including--
                            (i) the Sullivan's Island Life Saving
                        Station;
                            (ii) the lighthouse associated with the
                        Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station; and
                            (iii) the coastal defense sites constructed
                        during the period of fortification construction
                        from 1898 to 1942, known as the ``Endicott
                        Period''; and
                    (E) the lives of--
                            (i) the free and enslaved workers who built
                        and maintained Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie;
                            (ii) the soldiers who defended the forts;
                            (iii) the prisoners held at the forts; and
                            (iv) captive Africans bound for slavery
                        who, after first landing in the United States,
                        were brought to quarantine houses in the
                        vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th Century,
                        if the Secretary determines that the quarantine
                        houses and associated historical values are
                        nationally significant.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals
to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW.

    Section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to
establish the Fort Sumter National Monument in the State of South
Carolina'', approved April 28, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 450ee-1), is repealed.

Output: Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in South Carolina for the preservation and interpretation of the nationally significant historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic District.  The Department of the Interior shall arrange for the interpretation of historical events and activities that occurred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, including:  the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28, 1776; the Siege of Charleston during 1780; and  the Civil War, including the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and the development of the coastal defense system of the United States during the period from the Revolutionary War to World War II, including that of Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station.   Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals to carry out this bill.


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SECTION 1. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
              ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Availability of Locator Information.--
            (1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of
        Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator service
        that includes the address of each member of the Armed Forces
        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Upon request of the
        Secretary of Transportation, addresses for members of the Coast
        Guard shall be included in the centralized personnel locator
        service.
            (2) Type of address.--
                    (A) Residential address.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the address for a member of the Armed
                Forces shown in the locator service shall be the
                residential address of that member.
                    (B) Duty address.--The address for a member of the
                Armed Forces shown in the locator service shall be the
                duty address of that member in the case of a member--
                            (i) who is permanently assigned overseas,
                        to a vessel, or to a routinely deployable unit;
                        or
                            (ii) with respect to whom the Secretary
                        concerned makes a determination that the
                        member's residential address should not be
                        disclosed due to national security or safety
                        concerns.
            (3) Updating of locator information.--Within 30 days after
        a member listed in the locator service establishes a new
        residential address (or a new duty address, in the case of a
        member covered by paragraph (2)(B)), the Secretary concerned
        shall update the locator service to indicate the new address of
        the member.
            (4) Availability of information.--The Secretary of Defense
        shall make information regarding the address of a member of the
        Armed Forces listed in the locator service available, on
        request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service.
    (b) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at Hearings.--
            (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military
        department, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to
        the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the
        Navy, shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the granting of
        leave to a member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of
        that Secretary in a case in which--
                    (A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a
                court hearing described in paragraph (2);
                    (B) the member is not serving in or with a unit
                deployed in a contingency operation (as defined in
                section 101 of title 10, United States Code); and
                    (C) the exigencies of military service (as
                determined by the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise
                require that such leave not be granted.
            (2) Covered court hearings.--Paragraph (1) applies to a
        court hearing that is conducted in connection with a civil
        action--
                    (A) to determine whether a member of the Armed
                Forces is a natural parent of a child; or
                    (B) to determine an obligation of a member of the
                Armed Forces to provide child support.
            (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                    (A) The term ``court'' has the meaning given that
                term in section 1408(a) of title 10, United States
                Code.
                    (B) The term ``child support'' has the meaning
                given such term in section 462 of the Social Security
                Act (42 U.S.C. 662).
    (c) Payment of Military Retired Pay in Compliance With Court
Orders.--
            (1) Date of certification of court order.--Section 1408 of
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
                (j); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following
                new subsection (i):
    ``(i) Certification Date.--It is not necessary that the date of a
certification of the authenticity or completeness of a copy of a court
order for child support received by the Secretary concerned for the
purposes of this section be recent in relation to the date of receipt
by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Payments consistent with assignments of rights to
        states.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by
        inserting after the first sentence the following: ``In the case
        of a spouse or former spouse who, pursuant to section
        402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(26)),
        assigns to a State the rights of the spouse or former spouse to
        receive support, the Secretary concerned may make the child
        support payments referred to in the preceding sentence to that
        State in amounts consistent with that assignment of rights.''.
            (3) Arrearages owed by members of the uniformed services.--
        Section 1408(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) In the case of a court order for which effective service is
made on the Secretary concerned on or after the date of the enactment
of this paragraph and which provides for payments from the disposable
retired pay of a member to satisy the amount of child support set forth
in the court order, the authority provided in paragraph (1) to make
payments from the disposable retired pay of a member to satisy the
amount of child support set forth in a court order shall apply to
payment of any amount of child support arrearages set forth in that
court order as well as to amounts of child support that currently
become due.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 5, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish a centralized personnel locator service that includes the addresses of each member of the armed forces.  Requires addresses of members of the Coast Guard to be included upon request of the Secretary of Transportation.  Requires the Secretary to update the locator service within 30 days after a listed member establishes a new address.  Directs the Secretary to make such information available, upon request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service.
Directs the Secretary of each military department (and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy) to prescribe regulations to facilitate the granting of leave for purposes of attending court hearings to determine either parentage or an obligation to provide child support.
States that it is not necessary that the date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness of a copy of a court order for child support received by the Secretary concerned (such support to be paid through the retired pay of the member involved) be recent.  Allows the Secretary concerned to make required child support payments to a State when a spouse or former spouse assigns to a State the right to receive support.  Empowers the Secretary concerned to pay child support arrearages through the disposable retired pay of the responsible member.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES AND MEMBERS
              OF CONGRESS AND HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Executive Branch.--Section 207(d) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(3) Legislative branch restrictions.--
                    (A) High level.--Any person who--
                            ``(i) serves in the position of President
                        or Vice President of the United States,
                            ``(ii) is employed in a position in the
                        executive branch of the United States
                        (including any independent agency) at a rate of
                        pay payable for level I of the Executive
                        Schedule or is employed in a position in the
                        Executive Office of the President at a rate of
                        pay payable for level II of the Executive
                        Schedule, or
                            ``(iii) is appointed by the President to a
                        position under section 105(a)(2)(A) of title 3
                        or by the Vice President to a position under
                        section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3,
                may not, during the one-year period beginning on the
                date of such person's termination of service or
                employment, knowingly make, with the intent to
                influence, any communication to or appearance before
                any Member, officer, or employee of either House of
                Congress or any employee of any other legislative
                office of Congress on behalf of any other person
                (except the United States) in connection with any
                matter on which such person seeks action by such a
                Member or officer or employee acting in the Member's or
                officer's or employee's official capacity. During such
                one-year period such a person may not hold a
                supervisory position over any person who is likely to
                make such a communication or appearance.
                    ``(B) Mid level.--Any person--
                            ``(i)(I) whose position is listed under
                        section 5312 of title 5,
                            ``(II) is employed in a full-time,
                        noncareer position in the Executive Office of
                        the President, or
                            ``(III) is a full-time, noncareer
                        Presidential, Vice Presidential, or agency head
                        appointee in an executive agency,
                            ``(ii) whose rate of basic pay is not less
                        than $110,000 (adjusted for any COLA after the
                        date of enactment of the Revolving Door Reform
                        Act), and
                            ``(iii) is not an appointee of the senior
                        foreign service or a uniformed service
                        commissioned officer,
                may not, during the one-year period beginning on the
                date of such person's termination of service or
                employment, knowingly make, with the intent to
                influence, any communication to or appearance before
                any Member, officer, or employee of either House of
                Congress or any employee of any other legislative
                office of Congress on behalf of any other person
                (except the United States) in connection with any
                matter on which such person seeks action by such a
                Member or officer or employee acting in the Member's or
                officer's or employee's official capacity on behalf of
                any other person (except the United States) in
                connection with any matter on which such person seeks
                action by such a Member or officer or employee acting
                in the Member's or officer's or employee's official
                capacity. During such one-year period such a person may
                not hold a supervisory position over any person who is
                likely to make such a communication or appearance.''.
    (b) Legislative Branch.--Section 207(e) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by
adding after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Appearances before executive branch.--Any person who
        is--
                    ``(A) a Member of Congress,
                    ``(B) an elected officer of either House of
                Congress, or
                    ``(C) employed in a position by the Congress at a
                rate of pay equal to or greater than $110,000 (adjusted
                for any COLA after the date of enactment of the
                Revolving Door Reform Act),
        may not, during the one-year period after that person leaves
        office or leaves employment, knowingly make, with the intent to
        influence, any communication to or appearance before any person
        who serves in the position of President or Vice President of
        the United States or any officer or employee of a department or
        agency on behalf of any other person (except the United States)
        in connection with any matter on which such person seeks
        official action by such a person or officer or employee. During
        such 2-year period such a person may not hold a supervisory
        position over any person who is likely to make such a
        communication or appearance.''.

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Revolving Door Reform Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the President or Vice President, any person employed in the executive branch at a rate payable for level I of the Executive Schedule or in a position in the Executive Office of the President (Executive Office) at a rate payable for level II, and specified high-level presidential or vice presidential appointees, for one year after such person's termination of service or employment, from:  (1) knowingly making, with intent to influence, any communication or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of Congress on behalf of any other person seeking action by such a Member in his or her official capacity; or (2) holding a supervisory position over any person who is likely to make such a communication or appearance.
Sets forth a similar prohibition with respect to any person whose position is listed at level I of the Executive Schedule, who is employed in a full-time, noncareer position in the Executive Office, or who is a full-time, noncareer presidential, vice presidential, or agency head appointee in an executive agency whose rate of basic pay is not less than $110,000 and is not an appointee of the senior foreign service or a uniformed service commissioned officer.
Prohibits any Member of Congress, elected officer of either House, or congressional employee with a rate of pay of $110,000 or above, for one year after leaving office or employment, from:  (1) knowingly making, with intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before the President, Vice President, or any officer or employee of a department or agency on behalf of any other person seeking official action; or (2) holding a supervisory position over any person who is likely to make such a communication or appearance.