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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Choice in Real Estate
Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION THAT REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND MANAGEMENT
              ACTIVITIES ARE NOT BANKING OR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.--Section 4(k) of the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Real estate brokerage and real estate management
        activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Board may not determine that
                real estate brokerage activity or real estate
                management activity is an activity that is financial in
                nature, is incidental to any financial activity, or is
                complementary to a financial activity.
                    ``(B) Real estate brokerage activity defined.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `real estate
                brokerage activity' means any activity that involves
                offering or providing real estate brokerage services to
                the public, including--
                            ``(i) acting as an agent for a buyer,
                        seller, lessor, or lessee of real property;
                            ``(ii) listing or advertising real property
                        for sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange;
                            ``(iii) providing advice in connection with
                        sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of
                        real property;
                            ``(iv) bringing together parties interested
                        in the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or
                        exchange of real property;
                            ``(v) negotiating, on behalf of any party,
                        any portion of a contract relating to the sale,
                        purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real
                        property (other than in connection with
                        providing financing with respect to any such
                        transaction);
                            ``(vi) engaging in any activity for which a
                        person engaged in the activity is required to
                        be registered or licensed as a real estate
                        agent or broker under any applicable law; and
                            ``(vii) offering to engage in any activity,
                        or act in any capacity, described in clause
                        (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi).
                    ``(C) Real estate management activity defined.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `real estate
                management activity' means any activity that involves
                offering or providing real estate management services
                to the public, including--
                            ``(i) procuring any tenant or lessee for
                        any real property;
                            ``(ii) negotiating leases of real property;
                            ``(iii) maintaining security deposits on
                        behalf of any tenant or lessor of real property
                        (other than as a depository institution for any
                        person providing real estate management
                        services for any tenant or lessor of real
                        property);
                            ``(iv) billing and collecting rental
                        payments with respect to real property or
                        providing periodic accounting for such
                        payments;
                            ``(v) making principal, interest,
                        insurance, tax, or utility payments with
                        respect to real property (other than as a
                        depository institution or other financial
                        institution on behalf of, and at the direction
                        of, an account holder at the institution);
                            ``(vi) overseeing the inspection,
                        maintenance, and upkeep of real property,
                        generally; and
                            ``(vii) offering to engage in any activity,
                        or act in any capacity, described in clause
                        (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi).
                    ``(D) Exception for company property.--This
                paragraph shall not apply to an activity of a bank
                holding company or any affiliate of such company that
                directly relates to managing any real property owned by
                such company or affiliate, or the purchase, sale, or
                lease of property owned, or to be used or occupied, by
                such company or affiliate.''.
    (b) Revised Statutes of the United States.--Section 5136A(b) of the
Revised Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 24a(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Real estate brokerage and real estate management
        activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may not determine
                that real estate brokerage activity or real estate
                management activity is an activity that is financial in
                nature, is incidental to any financial activity, or is
                complementary to a financial activity.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the terms `real estate brokerage activity' and `real
                estate management activity' have the same meanings as
                in section 4(k)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of
                1956.
                    ``(C) Exception for company property.--This
                paragraph shall not apply to an activity of a national
                bank, or a subsidiary of a national bank, that directly
                relates to managing any real property owned by such
                bank or subsidiary, or the purchase, sale, or lease of
                property owned, or to be owned, by such bank or
                subsidiary.''.

Output: Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, from making a determination that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is an activity that is either financial in nature or incidental to any financial activity, or is complementary to a financial activity.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Information Health Insurance
Nondiscrimination Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF HEALTH INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
              GENETIC INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Application to insurers.--An insurer may not deny,
        cancel, or refuse to renew health insurance coverage, may not
        vary the premiums, terms, or conditions for health insurance
        coverage, and may not otherwise discriminate with respect to an
        individual with respect to health insurance coverage--
                    (A) on the basis of genetic information, or
                    (B) on the basis of the request for, or receipt of,
                genetic information or a genetic test.
            (2) Application to group health plans.--A group health plan
        may not establish rules relating to who may be a participant or
        beneficiary with respect to the plan, may not vary the
        premiums, terms, or conditions for benefits under the plan, and
        otherwise may not otherwise discriminate with respect to a
        participant or beneficiary under the plan--
                    (A) on the basis of genetic information, or
                    (B) on the basis of the request for, or receipt of,
                genetic information or a genetic test.
    (b) Limitation on Collection and Disclosure of Genetic
Information.--
            (1) Limitation on collection.--An insurer may not request
        or require an individual to whom the insurer provides health
        insurance coverage (or an individual who desires the insurer to
        provide health insurance coverage), and a group health plan may
        not request or require a participant or beneficiary under the
        plan (or an individual who desires to become such a participant
        or beneficiary), to disclose any genetic information or to
        obtain any genetic test.
            (2) Restriction on disclosure.--Subject to paragraph (3),
        an insurer or group health plan may not disclose genetic
        information about an individual (regardless of how the
        information was obtained) without a prior written authorization
        of the individual (or legal representative of the individual)
        that includes--
                    (A) a description of the information being
                disclosed,
                    (B) the name of the individual or person to whom
                the disclosure is being made, and
                    (C) the purpose of the disclosure.
        Such authorization is required for each disclosure.
            (3) Exceptions to disclosure restriction.--Genetic
        information concerning an individual may be disclosed by an
        insurer or group health plan if such disclosure--
                    (A) is authorized under criminal laws relating to
                the identification of individuals, or is authorized
                under Federal or State law and is necessary for the
                purpose of a criminal or death investigation, a
                criminal or juvenile proceeding, an inquest, or a child
                fatality review by a multidisciplinary child abuse
                team;
                    (B) is required under the specific order of a
                court;
                    (C) is authorized under law for the purpose of
                establishing paternity;
                    (D) is for the purpose of furnishing genetic
                information relating to a decedent to the blood
                relatives of the decedent for the purpose of medical
                diagnosis; or
                    (E) is for the purpose of identifying a body.
    (c) Disclosure of Rights.--Each insurer and group health plan shall
provide for disclosure of the rights under this section in such manner
as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Enforcement.--
            (1) Insurers.--
                    (A) Enforcement by state insurance commissioner.--
                            (i) In general.--The requirements
                        established under subsections (a), (b), and (c)
                        insofar as they apply to insurers shall be
                        enforced by the State insurance commissioner
                        for the State involved or the official or
                        officials designated by the State.
                            (ii) Enforcement plan.--Each State shall
                        require that an insurer offering or renewing
                        health insurance coverage in such State meet
                        such requirements pursuant to an enforcement
                        plan filed by the State with the Secretary.
                    (B) Enforcement by secretary.--In the case of the
                failure of a State to file such a plan or substantially
                enforce the plan, the Secretary shall implement an
                enforcement plan in such State. Under the Secretary's
                enforcement plan, each insurer operating in such State
                that violates a requirement of subsection (a), (b), or
                (c) shall be subject to civil enforcement under
                sections 502, 504, 506, and 510 of the Employee
                Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. For purposes of
                applying the previous sentence, any reference in the
                sections referred to in such sentence to the Secretary
                of Labor is deemed a reference to the Secretary of
                Health and Human Services.
            (2) Group health plans.--With respect to group health
        plans, the Secretary of Labor shall enforce the requirements
        established under subsections (a), (b), and (c) in the same
        manner as provided for under sections 502, 504, 506, and 510 of
        the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
            (2) Private right of action.--A person may bring a civil
        action--
                    (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates
                subsection (a) or (b),
                    (B) to obtain other appropriate equitable relief
                (i) to redress such violations, or (ii) to enforce any
                such subsections, or
                    (C) to obtain other legal relief, including
                monetary damages.
            (3) Jurisdiction.--State courts of competent jurisdiction
        and district courts of the United States have concurrent
        jurisdiction of actions under this subsection. The district
        courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction, without
        respect to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the
        parties, to grant the relief provided for in paragraph (2) in
        any action.
            (4) Venue.--For purposes of this subsection the venue
        provisions of section 1391 of title 28, United States Code,
        shall apply.
            (5) Regulations.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor
        (in consultation with the Secretary in relation to the
        application of this section with respect to group health plans)
        may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary or
        appropriate to carry out this section.
    (e) Applicability.--
            (1) Preemption of state law.--A State may establish or
        enforce requirements for insurers or health insurance coverage
        with respect to the subject matter of this section, but only if
        such requirements are not less restrictive than the
        requirements established under subsections (a), (b), and (c).
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to affect or modify the provisions of section 514 of
        the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
            (3) Continuation.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed as requiring a group health plan to provide benefits
        to a particular participant or beneficiary.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Genetic information.--The term ``genetic information''
        means the information about genes, gene products, or inherited
        characteristics that may derive from an individual or a blood-
        relative of the individual.
            (2) Genetic test.--The term ``genetic test'' means a test
        for determining the presence or absence of genetic
        characteristics in an individual.
            (3) Group health plan.--The term ``group health plan means
        any employee welfare benefit plan, governmental plan, or church
        plan (as defined under paragraphs (1), (32), and (33) of
        section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
        1974) that provides or pays for medical benefits whether
        directly, through insurance, or otherwise.
            (4) Health insurance coverage.--The term ``health insurance
        coverage'' means a contractual arrangement for the provision
        of, or payment for, health care, including any arrangement
        consisting of a hospital or medical expense incurred policy or
        certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract, or
        health maintenance organization subscriber contract and
        including such an arrangement in connection with a group health
        plan.
            (5) Insurer.--The term ``insurer'' means an insurance
        company, insurance service, or insurance organization
        (including a health maintenance organization) which is licensed
        to engage in the business of insurance in a State and which is
        subject to State law which regulates insurance (within the
        meaning of section 514(b)(2)) and which provides health
        insurance coverage. Such term does not include a group health
        plan.
            (6) Participant; beneficiary.--The terms ``participant''
        and ``beneficiary'' have the meanings given such terms in
        paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively, of section 3 of the
        Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
            (7) Secretary.--Except as specifically provided, the term
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin
        Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
    (g) Authorization of Funding Under ERISA.--Section 508 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1138) is
amended by inserting ``and under the Genetic Information Health
Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1996'' before the period.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to health insurance
coverage offered or renewed and to group health plans after the end of
the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 - Prohibits health insurance and group health plan discrimination on the basis of genetic information or on the basis of a request for, or receipt of, genetic information or a genetic test.  Regulates the collection and disclosure of genetic information by insurers.
Provides for enforcement, including fallback enforcement under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).  Amends ERISA to allow amounts appropriated under the Act to be used to carry out this Act.


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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 235 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 235

     To provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against
   contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with
   respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the
    United States, and United States citizen employees of companies
  performing work for the United States in connection with contractor
                  activities, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2011

 Mrs. McCaskill (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mr. Casey,
  and Mr. Nelson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was
   read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
                          Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against
   contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with
   respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the
    United States, and United States citizen employees of companies
  performing work for the United States in connection with contractor
                  activities, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lieutenant Colonel Dominic `Rocky'
Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act''.

SEC. 2. DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
              FOR EVASION OF PROCESS OR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN ACTIONS IN
              CONNECTION WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
established under section 1302(a) of title 41, United States Code,
shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide that a
contractor with the United States may be debarred or suspended from
contracting with the United States if--
            (1) the contractor evades service of process in any civil
        action or criminal prosecution brought against the contractor
        by the United States or a citizen or national of the United
        States in connection with an obligation under the terms of the
        contract; or
            (2) the contractor refuses or fails to appear before a
        Federal court in a matter brought against the contractor by the
        United States or a citizen or national of the United States in
        connection with an obligation under the terms of the contract.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation made under subsection (a) shall apply to any action of a
contractor that occurs on or after the effective date of the
amendments.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the ability of a contractor to assert any settled
right under the Constitution of the United States.

SEC. 3. PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN COVERED CIVIL ACTIONS BY MEMBERS OF
              THE ARMED FORCES, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED
              STATES, AND UNITED STATES CITIZEN EMPLOYEES OF COMPANIES
              PERFORMING WORK FOR THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ENTITIES
              UNDER UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PERFORMED
              ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
established under section 1302(a) of title 41, United States Code,
shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that any
covered contract--
            (1) requires that the contractor consent to personal
        jurisdiction over the contractor in accordance with paragraphs
        (3) through (5) with respect to any covered civil action,
        including a covered civil action against 1 or more employees of
        the contractor for which the contractor may be liable under
        theories of vicarious liability;
            (2) specifies that consent to personal jurisdiction under
        paragraph (1) shall not operate to deprive or terminate
        personal jurisdiction of the contractor in any court that
        otherwise has personal jurisdiction under another provision of
        law;
            (3) requires the contractor to consent to personal
        jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the
        District of Columbia for a covered civil action in which--
                    (A) the events giving rise to the cause of action
                occurred outside the United States; and
                    (B) personal jurisdiction cannot be established in
                another Federal court; and
            (4) if the covered contract was awarded to a contractor
        that does not maintain an office in the United States, requires
        that the contractor designate an agent located in the United
        States for service of process in any covered civil action; and
            (5) requires that--
                    (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), any
                covered civil action shall be analyzed in accordance
                with the laws of the United States; and
                    (B) the substantive law of the State (including the
                District of Columbia) in which the covered civil action
                is brought shall be the law applicable to a covered
                civil action if--
                            (i) the substantive law otherwise
                        applicable to the covered civil action would be
                        the law of the location where the events giving
                        rise to the cause action occurred; and
                            (ii) the location is designated as a
                        hazardous duty zone by the Secretary of
                        Defense.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation made under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any
covered contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of
the amendments under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. PERSONAL JURISDICTION FOR ACTIONS BROUGHT BY THE UNITED STATES
              GOVERNMENT ALLEGING WRONGDOING UNDER UNITED STATES
              GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PERFORMED ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
established under section 1302(a) of title 41, United States Code,
shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that any
covered contract--
            (1) requires that the contractor consent to personal
        jurisdiction over the contractor by the Federal courts with
        respect to any action brought by the United States alleging
        wrongdoing associated with the performance of the covered
        contract;
            (2) specifies that consent to personal jurisdiction under
        paragraph (1) shall not operate to deprive or terminate
        personal jurisdiction of the contractor in any other court that
        has personal jurisdiction under another provision of law;
            (3) requires the contractor to consent to personal
        jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the
        District of Columbia for any action described in paragraph (1)
        in which--
                    (A) the events giving rise to the cause of action
                occurred outside the United States; and
                    (B) personal jurisdiction cannot be established in
                another Federal court; and
            (4) if the covered contract was awarded to a contractor
        that does not maintain an office in the United States, requires
        that the contractor designate an agent located in the United
        States for service of process in any action described in
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation made under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any
covered contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of
the amendments under subsection (a).
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit any other jurisdictional basis for a civil action
against or criminal prosecution of a contractor.

SEC. 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit any cause of action
or remedy under any other provision of law.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'', with respect to a
        contract, includes the contractor under the contract, any
        subcontractor under the contract, any subordinate contractor
        under the contract, any subsidiary, parent company, or
        successor entity of the contractor formed to act as a successor
        in interest of the contractor, and any employee thereof
        performing work under or in connection with the contract.
            (2) Covered civil action.--The term ``covered civil
        action'' means a civil action alleging a rape or sexual assault
        of or serious bodily injury to a member of the Armed Forces of
        the United States, civilian employee of the United States, or
        employee of a company performing work arising out of the
        performance of the covered contract for the United States who
        is a citizen or national of the United States.
            (3) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract''--
                    (A) means a contract--
                            (i) for work to be performed outside the
                        United States that is awarded or entered into
                        by the United States (including any executive
                        department, independent establishment, or
                        agency thereof); and
                            (ii) with a value of not less than
                        $5,000,000; and
                    (B) includes any subcontract or subordinate
                contract under a contract described in subparagraph
                (A).
            (4) Rape.--The term ``rape'' means conduct that would
        violate section 920(a) of title 10, United States Code (article
        120(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), if the conduct
        was committed by a person subject to chapter 47 of title 10,
        United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
            (5) Serious bodily injury.--The term ``serious bodily
        injury'' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of
        title 18, United States Code.
            (6) Sexual assault.--The term ``sexual assault'' means
        conduct that would violate section 920(c), (h), or (m) of title
        10, United States Code (article 120(c), (h), or (m) of the
        Uniform Code of Military Justice), if the conduct was committed
        by a person subject to chapter 47 of title 10, United States
        Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
            (7) United states.--The term ``United States'', in a
        geographic sense--
                    (A) means the several States and the District of
                Columbia; and
                    (B) does not include any military installation or
                facility located outside the area described in
                subparagraph (A).

Output: Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) permit the debarment or suspension of U.S. government contractors for evading service of process in civil or criminal proceedings brought against them by a U.S. citizen or national in connection with a contract obligation, or for failing to appear in federal court in such proceedings; and (2) require such contractors performing federal contracts of $5 million or more outside the United States to consent to personal jurisdiction over them by the federal courts in any future action brought by the United States alleging wrongdoing associated with contract performance and in any future civil action alleging a rape or sexual assault of or serious bodily injury to a member of the Armed Forces, a federal civilian employee, or an employee of a company performing work for the United States who is a U.S. citizen or national.


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SECTION 1. PART-TIME REEMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8344 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
    ``(l)(1)(A) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(i) the term `agency' means--
                    ``(I) an Executive agency;
                    ``(II) the United States Postal Service;
                    ``(III) the judicial branch; and
                    ``(IV) any employing entity covered by subsection
                (k); and
            ``(ii) the term `limited time appointee' means an annuitant
        appointed under a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or
        less.
    ``(B) The head of an agency, in the case of an agency described in
subclause (III) or (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i), shall be determined in
the same manner as provided for under subsection (j) or (k),
respectively.
    ``(2) The head of any agency may waive the application of
subsection (a) or (b) with respect to any annuitant who is employed in
such agency as a limited time appointee.
    ``(3) The head of any agency may not waive the application of
subsection (a) or (b) with respect to an annuitant--
            ``(A) for more than 520 hours of service performed by such
        annuitant during the period ending 6 months following the
        individual's annuity commencing date;
            ``(B) for more than 1040 hours of service performed by such
        annuitant during any 12-month period; or
            ``(C) for more than 6240 hours of service performed by such
        annuitant during the individual's lifetime.
    ``(4)(A) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may
promulgate regulations providing for the administration of this
subsection.
    ``(B) Any regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) may--
                    ``(i) provide standards for the maintenance and
                form of necessary records of employment under this
                subsection;
                    ``(ii) to the extent not otherwise expressly
                prohibited by law, require employing organizations to
                provide records of such employment to the Office of
                Personnel Management or other employing organizations
                as necessary to ensure compliance with paragraph (3);
                    ``(iii) permit other administratively convenient
                periods substantially equivalent to 12 months, such as
                26 pay periods, to be used in determining compliance
                with paragraph (3)(B); and
                    ``(iv) include such other administrative
                requirements as the Director of the Office of Personnel
                Management may find appropriate to provide for the
                effective operation of, or to ensure compliance with,
                this subsection.''; and
            (3) in subsection (m) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(k)'' and
                inserting ``(l)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or (k)'' and
                inserting ``(k), or (l)''.
    (b) Federal Employee Retirement System.--Section 8468 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
    ``(i)(1)(A) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(i) the term `agency' means--
                    ``(I) an Executive agency;
                    ``(II) the United States Postal Service;
                    ``(III) the judicial branch; and
                    ``(IV) any employing authority covered by
                subsection (h); and
            ``(ii) the term `limited time appointee' means an annuitant
        appointed under a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or
        less.
    ``(B) The head of an agency, in the case of an agency described in
subclause (III) or (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i), shall be determined in
the same manner as provided for under subsection (g) or (h),
respectively; and
    ``(2) The head of any agency may waive the application of
subsection (a) with respect to any annuitant who is employed in such
agency as a limited time appointee.
    ``(3) The head of any agency may not waive the application of
subsection (a) with respect to an annuitant--
            ``(A) for more than 520 hours of service performed by such
        annuitant during the period ending 6 months following the
        individual's annuity commencing date;
            ``(B) for more than 1040 hours of service performed by such
        annuitant during any 12-month period; or
            ``(C) for more than 6240 hours of service performed by such
        annuitant during the individual's lifetime.
    ``(4)(A) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may
promulgate regulations providing for the administration of this
subsection.
    ``(B) Any regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) may--
            ``(i) provide standards for the maintenance and form of
        necessary records of employment under this subsection;
            ``(ii) to the extent not otherwise expressly prohibited by
        law, require employing organizations to provide records of such
        employment to the Office or other employing organizations as
        necessary to ensure compliance with paragraph (3);
            ``(iii) permit other administratively convenient periods
        substantially equivalent to 12 months, such as 26 pay periods,
        to be used in determining compliance with paragraph (3)(B); and
            ``(iv) include such other administrative requirements as
        the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may find
        appropriate to provide for effective operation of, or to ensure
        compliance with, this subsection.''; and
            (3) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(h)'' and
                inserting ``(i)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or (h)'' and
                inserting ``(h), or (i)''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 1005(d)(2) of
title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(l)(2)'' and inserting ``(m)(2)''; and
            (2) by striking ``(i)(2)'' and inserting ``(j)(2)''.

Output: Allows a federal agency head to waive the application of civil service retirement system and federal employee retirement system provisions restricting annuities and pay upon reemployment with respect to an annuitant employed as a limited time appointee, but prohibits waiving such provisions with respect to an annuitant for more than: (1) 520 hours of service performed during the six months following the individual's annuity commencing date; (2) 1040 hours of service performed during any 12-month period; or (3) 6240 hours of service performed during the individual's lifetime.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) housing for teachers, administrators, other school
        staff, and the households of such staff in remote and rural
        areas of the State of Alaska is often substandard, if available
        at all;
            (2) teachers, administrators, other school staff, and the
        households of such staff are often forced to find alternate
        shelter, sometimes even in school buildings; and
            (3) rural school districts in the State of Alaska face
        increased challenges, including meeting the requirements of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
        et seq.), in recruiting employees due to the lack of
        affordable, quality housing.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide habitable
living quarters for teachers, administrators, other school staff, and
the households of such staff in rural areas of the State of Alaska
located in or near Alaska Native villages.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Alaska housing finance corporation.--The term ``Alaska
        Housing Finance Corporation'' means the State housing authority
        for the State of Alaska created under the laws of the State of
        Alaska (or a successor authority).
            (2) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary school'' has
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (3) Eligible school district.--The term ``eligible school
        district'' means a public school district (as defined under the
        laws of the State of Alaska) located in the State of Alaska
        that operates 1 or more schools in a qualified community.
            (4) Native village.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Native village'' has
                the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Alaska
                Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Native village''
                includes the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette
                Islands Reserve.
            (5) Other school staff.--The term ``other school staff''
        means--
                    (A) pupil services personnel;
                    (B) librarians;
                    (C) career guidance and counseling personnel;
                    (D) education aides; and
                    (E) other instructional and administrative school
                personnel.
            (6) Qualified community.--The term ``qualified community''
        means a home rule city or a general law city incorporated under
        the laws of the State of Alaska, or an unincorporated community
        (as defined under the laws of the State of Alaska) in the State
        of Alaska located outside the boundaries of such a city, that,
        as determined by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation--
                    (A) has a population of not greater than 6,500
                individuals;
                    (B) is located in or near a Native village; and
                    (C) is not connected by road or railroad to the
                municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, excluding any
                connection--
                            (i) by the Alaska Marine Highway System
                        created under the laws of the State of Alaska;
                        or
                            (ii) that requires travel by road through
                        Canada.
            (7) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (9) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means an individual
        who--
                    (A) is employed as a teacher in a public elementary
                school or secondary school; and
                    (B) meets the teaching certification or licensure
                requirements of the State of Alaska.
            (10) Tribally designated housing entity.--The term
        ``tribally designated housing entity'' has the meaning given
        the term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance
        and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).
            (11) Village corporation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Village Corporation''
                has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
                Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Village Corporation''
                includes, as defined in section 3 of that Act (43
                U.S.C. 1602)--
                            (i) Urban Corporations; and
                            (ii) Group Corporations.

SEC. 4. RURAL TEACHER HOUSING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide funds to the Alaska
Housing Finance Corporation in accordance with regulations promulgated
under section 5 for use in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
        shall use funds provided under subsection (a) to provide grants
        and loans to eligible school districts for use in accordance
        with paragraph (2).
            (2) Use of funds by eligible school districts.--An eligible
        school district shall use a grant or loan under paragraph (1)
        for--
                    (A) the construction of new housing units in a
                qualified community;
                    (B) the purchase and rehabilitation of existing
                structures to be used as housing units in a qualified
                community;
                    (C) the rehabilitation of housing units in a
                qualified community;
                    (D) the leasing of housing units in a qualified
                community;
                    (E) purchasing or leasing real property on which
                housing units will be constructed, purchased, or
                rehabilitated in a qualified community;
                    (F) the repayment of a loan to--
                            (i) construct, purchase, or rehabilitate
                        housing units;
                            (ii) purchase real property on which
                        housing units will be constructed, purchased,
                        or rehabilitated in a qualified community; or
                            (iii) carry out an activity described in
                        subparagraph (G); and
                    (G) any other activity normally associated with the
                construction, purchase, or rehabilitation of housing
                units, or the purchase or lease of real property on
                which housing units will be constructed, purchased, or
                rehabilitated, in a qualified community, including--
                            (i) connecting housing units to a utility;
                            (ii) preparing construction sites;
                            (iii) transporting any equipment or
                        material necessary for the construction or
                        rehabilitation of housing units to and from the
                        site on which the housing units are or will be
                        constructed; and
                            (iv) carrying out an environmental
                        assessment and remediation of a construction
                        site or a site on which housing units are
                        located.
    (c) Ownership of Housing and Land.--
            (1) In general.--Any housing unit constructed, purchased,
        or rehabilitated, and any real property purchased, using a
        grant or loan provided under this section shall be considered
        to be owned, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate,
        by--
                    (A) the affected eligible school district;
                    (B) the affected municipality, as defined under the
                laws of the State of Alaska;
                    (C) the affected Village Corporation;
                    (D) the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette
                Islands Reserve; or
                    (E) a tribally designated housing entity.
            (2) Transfer of ownership.--Ownership of a housing unit or
        real property under paragraph (1) may be transferred between
        the entities described in that paragraph.
    (d) Occupancy of Housing Units.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
        (3), each housing unit constructed, purchased, rehabilitated,
        or leased using a grant or loan under this section shall be
        occupied by--
                    (A)(i) a teacher;
                    (ii) an administrator; or
                    (iii) other school staff; and
                    (B) the household of an individual described in
                subparagraph (A), if any.
            (2) Nonsession months.--A housing unit constructed,
        purchased, rehabilitated, or leased using a grant or loan under
        this section may be occupied by an individual other an
        individual described in paragraph (1) only during a period in
        which school is not in session.
            (3) Temporary occupants.--A vacant housing unit
        constructed, purchased, rehabilitated, or leased using a grant
        or loan under this section may be occupied by a contractor or
        guest of an eligible school district for a period to be
        determined by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, by
        regulation.
    (e) Compliance With Law.--An eligible school district that receives
a grant or loan under this section shall ensure that each housing unit
constructed, purchased, rehabilitated, or leased using the grant or
loan complies with applicable laws (including regulations and
ordinances).
    (f) Program Policies.--
            (1) In general.--The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, in
        consultation with any appropriate eligible school district,
        shall establish policies governing the administration of grants
        and loans under this section, including a method of ensuring
        that funds are made available on an equitable basis to eligible
        school districts.
            (2) Revisions.--Not less frequently than once every 3
        years, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, in consultation
        with any appropriate eligible school district, shall take into
        consideration revisions to the policies established under
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry
out this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of
fiscal years 2007 through 2016.
    (b) Administrative Expenses.--Each of the Secretary and the Alaska
Housing Finance Corporation shall use not more than 5 percent of funds
appropriated during a fiscal year to pay administrative expenses
incurred in carrying out this Act.

Output:
Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide funds to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to make grants or loans to a school district located within a qualified community for: (1) construction of new housing units within the community, and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing structures to be used as such; (2) rehabilitation or leasing of housing units within a qualified community and the purchase or lease of real property on which such housing units will be constructed, purchased, or rehabilitated; and (3) repayment of a loan used for such purposes or any other activities normally associated with them.

Defines qualified community as a home rule or general law city incorporated under the laws of Alaska, or an unincorporated community situated outside the city limits, which: (1) has a population of 6,500 or fewer individuals; (2) is situated within or near a Native Village that includes the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Islands Reserve; and (3) is not connected by road (except the Alaska Marine Highway System or a road through Canada) or railroad to the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.

Requires occupants of such housing units, with certain exceptions, to be teachers, administrators, other school staff, and members of their households.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Fund for Ireland
Enhancement Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States has been effectively engaged in the
        Northern Ireland peace process by participating in negotiations
        and contributing to the economic development of both Northern
        Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland that
        are affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland.
            (2) The Government of Ireland, the Irish people, the
        Government of the United Kingdom, and the British people are
        longstanding friends of the United States Government and the
        people of the United States.
            (3) In 1986, the United States, in support of the Agreement
        Between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the
        United Kingdom dated November 15, 1985 (``Anglo-Irish
        Agreement''), established the International Fund for Ireland
        (``International Fund'') to help bolster economic development
        and support programs that would foster peace and reconciliation
        in Northern Ireland and the affected border areas of the
        Republic of Ireland.
            (4) The United States has been a generous and faithful
        donor to the International Fund, contributing more than
        $386,000,000 to help improve relations between Catholics and
        Protestants in Northern Ireland through the creation of
        thousands of jobs and the development of business opportunities
        that allow Catholics and Protestants to work together.
            (5) More than 80 percent of the International Fund's
        investments have been in disadvantaged areas. Programs funded
        by the investments offer work experience and important job
        training programs to disadvantaged and unemployed youth through
        the economic, social, and physical regeneration of such areas.
            (6) The International Fund has also developed a series of
        community-building programs promoting greater dialogue and
        understanding between Catholics and Protestants and leadership
        programs designed to develop a new generation of leaders in
        Northern Ireland to bring about a more peaceful and prosperous
        future in the region.
            (7) Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act
        of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947), states that the
        purpose of the contributions from the United States to the
        International Fund is to support the promotion of
        ``reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the establishment of a
        society in Northern Ireland in which all may live in peace,
        free from discrimination, terrorism, and intolerance, and with
        the opportunity for both communities to participate fully in
        the structures and processes of government''.
            (8) Assistance from the United States to the International
        Fund has contributed greatly to the economic development of
        Northern Ireland and to accomplishing the objectives of the
        Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, namely economic
        development and reconciliation, which are critical to achieving
        a just and lasting peace in the region, especially in the
        economically depressed areas of Northern Ireland.
            (9) The Agreement Reached in the Multi-Party Negotiations
        in Belfast on April 10, 1998 (the ``Good Friday Agreement'')
        created the Northern Ireland Executive Assembly and Executive
        Committee and provided for a ``democratically elected Assembly
        in Northern Ireland which is inclusive in its membership,
        capable of exercising executive and legislative authority, and
        subject to safeguards to protect the rights and interests of
        all sides of the community''.
            (10) The Good Friday Agreement also called for police
        reform and establishment of a ``new beginning'' in policing in
        Northern Ireland with an effective, accountable, and fair
        police service, which is capable of attracting and sustaining
        support from the community as a whole, capable of maintaining
        law and order, and based on principles of protection of human
        rights.
            (11) In 1999, the Independent Commission on Policing in
        Northern Ireland, a commission required by the Good Friday
        Agreement, made 175 recommendations for policing reform in
        Northern Ireland, some of which have been implemented.
            (12) In 2002, the Department of State issued a report
        required by section 701(d) of the Foreign Relations
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116
        Stat. 1419), called the ``Report on Policing Reform and Human
        Rights in Northern Ireland''. The report concluded that a new
        police training facility and an increase in funding for police
        training programs were critically needed in Northern Ireland.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT SUPPORT ACT OF 1986.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Assistance from the United States for the International
        Fund for Ireland (``International Fund'') has contributed
        greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and
        that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act
        of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947), namely economic
        development and reconciliation, remain critical to achieving a
        just and lasting peace in the region, especially in the
        economically-depressed areas; and
            (2) since policing reform is a significant part of winning
        public confidence in and acceptance of the new form of
        government in Northern Ireland, the International Fund is
        encouraged to support programs that enhance relations between
        communities and enhance relations between the police and the
        communities they serve, promote human rights training for
        police, and enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of
        continued conflict.
    (b) Amendments.--
            (1) Findings and purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish
        Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat.
        947) is amended by adding at the end the following new
        sentence: ``Furthermore, the International Fund is encouraged
        to support programs that enhance relations between communities
        and enhance relations between the police and the communities
        they serve, promote human rights training for police, enhance
        peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict,
        promote training programs to enhance the new district
        partnership police boards recommended by the Patten Commission,
        and assist in the transition of former British military
        installations and prisons into sites for peaceful, community-
        supported activities, such as housing, retail, and commercial
        development.''.
            (2) United states contributions to the international
        funds.--Section 3 of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of
        1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by adding at
        the end, the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.--Of the amounts made available
for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the
economic support fund), there are authorized to be appropriated
$20,000,000 for each such fiscal year for United States contributions
to the International Fund. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under the preceding sentence are
authorized to remain available until expended. Of the amount authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 under this
subsection, it is the sense of Congress that not less than 35 percent
of such amount for each such fiscal year should be used to carry out
the last sentence of section 2(b).''.
    (c) Annual Reports.--Section 6(1) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, specifically through
improving local community relations and relations between the police
and the people they serve''.

Output:
International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. assistance for the International Fund for Ireland has contributed greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, economic development and reconciliation, remain critical to achieving peace in the region, especially in the economically-depressed areas; and (2) the Fund is encouraged to support programs that enhance relations between communities and enhance relations between the police and the communities they serve, promote human rights training for police, and enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict.

Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to encourage the Fund to support programs that: (1) enhance relations between communities, and between the police and the communities they serve; (2) promote human rights training for police; (3) enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict; (4) promote training programs to enhance the new district partnership police boards recommended by the Patten Commission; and (5) assist in the transition of former British military installations and prisons into sites for peaceful, community-supported activities, such as housing, retail, and commercial development.

Authorizes FY2006-FY2007 appropriations for U.S. contributions to the Fund. Expresses the sense of Congress that at least 35% of such amount for each such fiscal year should be used to carry out programs to improve local community relations and relations between the police and the people they serve.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Job Opportunities
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the beginning of 2001, the private sector has
        lost more than 3 million jobs.
            (2) The number of unemployed has risen in 49 states and
        national unemployment levels are over 6 percent, the highest in
        nearly a decade.
            (3) Today, 9.4 million people are out of work and an
        additional 4.5 million people work part-time because they are
        unable to find a full-time job.
            (4) In addition, by the year 2010 there will be an
        estimated shortage of 12 million workers with at least some
        college education.
            (5) Sixty-eight percent of the fastest growing jobs require
        at least some college education.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a
temporary emergency program to assist workers who have been laid off
and who require immediate education and training to successfully re-
enter the workforce.

SEC. 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.

    Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
is amended by inserting after section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) the
following new section:

``SEC. 401A. JOB OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible unemployed individual' means an individual who--
            ``(1) was, on or after March 1, 2001, employed full-time or
        part-time;
            ``(2) became unemployed after such date; and
            ``(3) on the date of application for a grant under this
        section, has been unemployed for at least 3 months in the
        preceding 6 months.
    ``(b) Benefits Authorized.--
            ``(1) Program authority and method of distribution.--For
        each fiscal year through fiscal year 2009, the Secretary shall
        pay to each eligible institution such sums as may be necessary
        to pay to each eligible unemployed individual for each academic
        year during which that individual is in attendance at an
        institution of higher education, as an undergraduate, a Job
        Assistance Grant in the amount for which that individual is
        eligible, as determined pursuant to subsection (c). Not less
        than 85 percent of such sums shall be advanced to eligible
        institutions prior to the start of each payment period and
        shall be based upon an amount requested by the institution as
        needed to pay eligible unemployed individuals until such time
        as the Secretary determines and publishes in the Federal
        Register with an opportunity for comment, an alternative
        payment system that provides payments to institutions in an
        accurate and timely manner, except that this sentence shall not
        be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to place
        an institution on a reimbursement system of payment.
            ``(2) Direct payments permitted.--Nothing in this section
        shall be interpreted to prohibit the Secretary from paying
        directly to eligible unemployed individuals, in advance of the
        beginning of the academic term, an amount for which they are
        eligible, in cases where the eligible institution elects not to
        participate in the disbursement system required by paragraph
        (1).
            ``(3) Name of grants.--Grants made under this section shall
        be known as `Job Opportunities Grants'.
    ``(c) Purpose and Amount of Grants.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The Jobs Opportunities Grants program is a
        temporary emergency program established to assist American
        workers who have been laid off and who require additional
        education and training to successfully re-enter the workforce.
            ``(2) Maximum grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of the Job Assistance
                Grant for an eligible unemployed individual under this
                section shall be the sum of the individual's tuition
                and fees not to exceed for any award year the maximum
                Pell Grant under section 401(b)(2)(A) of the Higher
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) for
                such award year.
                    ``(B) Part time attendance.--In any case where an
                eligible unemployed individual attends an institution
                of higher education on less than a full-time basis
                (including an individual who attends an institution of
                higher education on less than a half-time basis) during
                any academic year, the amount of the Job Assistance
                Grant to which that student is entitled shall be
                reduced in proportion to the degree to which that
                student is not so attending on a full-time basis, in
                accordance with a schedule of reductions established by
                the Secretary for the purposes of this division,
                computed in accordance with this section. Such schedule
                of reductions shall be established by regulation and
                published in the Federal Register.
            ``(3) Minimum grant.--No Job Assistance Grant shall be
        awarded to an individual under this section if the amount of
        that grant for that student as determined under this subsection
        for any academic year is less than $400, except that an
        individual who is eligible for a Job Assistance Grant that is
        equal to or greater than $200 but less than $400 shall be
        awarded a Job Assistance Grant of $400.
            ``(4) Multiple grants.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary may allow, on a case-by-case
                basis, an individual to receive 2 Job Opportunities
                Grants during a single award year, if--
                            ``(i) the student is enrolled full-time in
                        an associate or baccalaureate degree program of
                        study that is 2 years or longer at an eligible
                        institution that is computed in credit hours;
                        and
                            ``(ii) the student completes course work
                        toward completion of an associate or
                        baccalaureate degree that exceeds the
                        requirements for a full academic year as
                        defined by the institution.
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
                implementing this paragraph.
    ``(d) Period of Eligibility for Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The period during which an individual
        may receive Job Opportunities Grants shall be the 5 academic
        years.
            ``(2) Multiple institution grants prohibited.--No student
        is entitled to receive Job Assistance Grant payments
        concurrently from more than one institution or from the
        Secretary and an institution.
    ``(e) Applications for Grants.--The Secretary shall from time to
time set dates by which eligible unemployed individuals shall file
applications for Job Opportunities Grants under this section. Each such
individual desiring a Job Assistance Grant for any year shall file an
application therefor containing such information and assurances as the
Secretary may deem necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the
functions and responsibilities of this section. The Secretary shall
grant or deny an application for a Job Assistance Grant within 3 months
after the date on which it is submitted.
    ``(f) Distribution of Grants to Students.--Payments under this
section shall be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
Secretary for such purpose, in such manner as will best accomplish the
purpose of this section. Any disbursement allowed to be made by
crediting the eligible unemployed individual's account shall be limited
to tuition and fees and, in the case of institutionally owned housing,
room and board. The student may elect to have the institution provide
other such goods and services by crediting the student's account.
    ``(g) Insufficient Appropriations.--If, for any fiscal year, the
funds appropriated for payments under this section are insufficient to
satisfy fully all entitlements, as calculated under subsection (c) (but
at the maximum grant level specified in such appropriation), the
Secretary shall promptly transmit a notice of such insufficiency to
each House of the Congress, and identify in such notice the additional
amount that would be required to be appropriated to satisfy fully all
entitlements (as so calculated at such maximum grant level).
    ``(h) Use of Excess Funds.--
            ``(1) If, at the end of a fiscal year, the funds available
        for making payments under this section exceed the amount
        necessary to make the payments required under this section to
        eligible students by 15 percent or less, then all of the excess
        funds shall remain available for making payments under this
        section during the next succeeding fiscal year.
            ``(2) If, at the end of a fiscal year, the funds available
        for making payments under this section exceed the amount
        necessary to make the payments required under this section to
        eligible students by more than 15 percent, then all of such
        funds shall remain available for making such payments but
        payments may be made under this paragraph only with respect to
        entitlements for that fiscal year.''.

Output:
21st Century Job Opportunities Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Job Opportunity Grants program of temporary emergency postsecondary education assistance for dislocated workers who have been laid off and who require additional education and training to successfully reenter the workforce.

Makes the maximum grant amount equal to the Pell Grant maximum award.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Entities Reform Act of
2018''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT FROM REGISTERED
              FOREIGN AGENTS.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 722. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT FROM
              REGISTERED FOREIGN AGENTS.

    ``(a) Record of Requests for Covered Time From Registered Foreign
Agents.--
            ``(1) In general.--A covered provider shall maintain a
        complete record of a request for covered time that is made by
        or on behalf of a registered foreign agent.
            ``(2) Contents of record.--A record maintained under
        paragraph (1) shall contain information regarding--
                    ``(A) whether the request for covered time is
                accepted or rejected by the provider;
                    ``(B) the rate (if any) charged for the covered
                time;
                    ``(C) the date and time (if any) on which the
                communication is broadcast or otherwise transmitted by
                the provider;
                    ``(D) the class of time that is requested;
                    ``(E) the name, address, and phone number of a
                contact person for the registered foreign agent (and of
                any person requesting the covered time on behalf of the
                agent), and a list of the chief executive officers or
                members of the executive committee or of the board of
                directors of the agent (and of any person requesting
                the covered time on behalf of the agent); and
                    ``(F) the name of the foreign principal of the
                registered foreign agent.
            ``(3) Location; time to retain.--The information required
        under this subsection shall be placed in the online public
        inspection file hosted by the Commission as soon as possible
        and shall be retained in such file for a period of not less
        than 2 years. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
        `as soon as possible' means immediately absent unusual
        circumstances.
    ``(b) Sponsorship Identification Requirements.--
            ``(1) Applicability to covered content.--
                    ``(A) Announcement by station.--For purposes of
                section 317, any covered content broadcast by a
                broadcast station, if such station knew or should have
                known that the content was covered content, shall be
                treated as matter for which money, service, or other
                valuable consideration was paid for broadcasting,
                regardless of whether any such consideration was paid.
                    ``(B) Disclosures by station employees, program
                producers, and others.--For purposes of section 507--
                            ``(i) any agreement for the broadcast of
                        covered content, between an employee of a
                        broadcast station and any registered foreign
                        agent who developed, produced, disseminated, or
                        funded the covered content, shall be treated as
                        acceptance by the employee and payment by the
                        agent of money, service, or other valuable
                        consideration for the broadcast of such
                        content, regardless of whether any such
                        consideration was paid; and
                            ``(ii) any agreement for the inclusion of
                        covered content as part of a program or program
                        matter that is intended for broadcasting over a
                        broadcast station, between any person in
                        connection with the production or preparation
                        of such program or program matter and any
                        registered foreign agent who developed,
                        produced, disseminated, or funded the covered
                        content, shall be treated as acceptance by such
                        person and payment by such agent of money,
                        service, or other valuable consideration for
                        such inclusion, regardless of whether any such
                        consideration was paid.
            ``(2) Statement required.--
                    ``(A) In announcement by station.--In the case of
                any announcement required by section 317 (including as
                the application of such section is modified by this
                subsection) with respect to covered content, such
                announcement shall--
                            ``(i) contain, with respect to each
                        registered foreign agent who developed,
                        produced, disseminated, or funded the covered
                        content--
                                    ``(I) the same statement as the
                                statement required by section 4(b) of
                                the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
                                1938 (22 U.S.C. 614(b)); or
                                    ``(II) for any such agent for whom
                                no statement is required under such
                                section with respect to the covered
                                content, a similar statement that such
                                agent developed, produced,
                                disseminated, or funded (as the case
                                may be) the covered content on behalf
                                of the foreign principal; and
                            ``(ii) be made at regular and periodic
                        intervals throughout the broadcast of the
                        covered content.
                    ``(B) In disclosures by station employees, program
                producers, and others.--In the case of any disclosure
                required by section 507 (including as the application
                of such section is modified by this subsection) with
                respect to covered content, such disclosure shall
                contain the same information as the information
                described in subparagraph (A)(i).
            ``(3) Applicability to cable operators and satellite
        providers.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall promulgate
        regulations that contain--
                    ``(A) requirements for cable operators, DBS
                providers, and SDARS licensees with respect to the
                transmission of covered content that are comparable to
                the requirements for broadcast stations under section
                317 (including as the application of such section is
                modified by this subsection) with respect to the
                broadcast of covered content;
                    ``(B) requirements for employees of cable
                operators, DBS providers, and SDARS licensees with
                respect to the transmission of covered content that are
                comparable to the requirements for employees of
                broadcast stations under section 507(a) (including as
                the application of such section is modified by this
                subsection) with respect to the broadcast of covered
                content;
                    ``(C) requirements with respect to the inclusion of
                covered content in any program or program matter that
                is intended for transmission by any cable operator, DBS
                provider, or SDARS licensee that are comparable to the
                requirements with respect to the inclusion of covered
                content in any program or program matter that is
                intended for broadcasting over a broadcast station
                under section 507(b) (including as the application of
                such section is modified by this subsection); and
                    ``(D) requirements with respect to the supplying of
                any program or program matter that is intended for
                transmission by any cable operator, DBS provider, or
                SDARS licensee, in any case in which covered content is
                included as a part of the program or program matter
                being supplied, that are comparable to the requirements
                with respect to the supplying of any program or program
                matter that is intended for broadcasting over a
                broadcast station, in any case in which covered content
                is included as a part of the program or program matter
                being supplied, under section 507(c) (including as the
                application of such section is modified by this
                subsection).
    ``(c) Quarterly Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the end of
        a calendar quarter during which a covered provider receives a
        request for which a record is required to be maintained under
        subsection (a), or broadcasts or otherwise transmits covered
        content for which an announcement is required by section 317
        (including as the application of such section is modified by
        subsection (b)) or by the regulations of the Commission issued
        under paragraph (3) of such subsection, such provider shall
        submit to the Commission, the Attorney General, and the
        Secretary of State a report that summarizes any such requests
        received, and any such covered content broadcast or otherwise
        transmitted, by such provider during such quarter.
            ``(2) Form and contents.--The Commission may issue
        regulations prescribing the form and contents of the reports
        required by paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Public availability.--The Commission, the Attorney
        General, and the Secretary of State shall make the reports
        submitted under paragraph (1) publicly available on their
        internet websites.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agent of a foreign principal.--The term `agent of a
        foreign principal' has the meaning given such term in section 1
        of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).
            ``(2) Broadcast time.--The term `broadcast time' means
        broadcast time, as such term is used in section 315(e).
            ``(3) Cablecast time.--The term `cablecast time' means
        cablecast time, as such term is used in section 76.1701 of
        title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(4) Cable operator.--The term `cable operator' has the
        meaning given such term in section 602.
            ``(5) Covered content.--The term `covered content' means
        any program or other matter that--
                    ``(A) is broadcast or otherwise transmitted or
                intended for broadcast or other transmission by a
                covered provider; and
                    ``(B) is developed, produced, disseminated, or
                funded by a registered foreign agent.
            ``(6) Covered provider.--The term `covered provider' means
        a broadcast station licensee, cable operator, DBS provider, or
        SDARS licensee.
            ``(7) Covered time.--The term `covered time' means--
                    ``(A) with respect to a broadcast station licensee,
                broadcast time;
                    ``(B) with respect to a cable operator, cablecast
                time;
                    ``(C) with respect to a DBS provider, DBS
                origination time; and
                    ``(D) with respect to an SDARS licensee, SDARS
                origination time.
            ``(8) DBS origination time.--The term `DBS origination
        time' means DBS origination time, as such term is used in
        section 25.701(d) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(9) DBS provider.--The term `DBS provider' has the
        meaning given such term in section 25.701(a) of title 47, Code
        of Federal Regulations.
            ``(10) Foreign principal.--The term `foreign principal' has
        the meaning given such term in section 1 of the Foreign Agents
        Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).
            ``(11) Registered foreign agent.--The term `registered
        foreign agent' means an agent of a foreign principal registered
        under section 2 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
        (22 U.S.C. 612).
            ``(12) SDARS licensee.--The term `SDARS licensee' means a
        licensee in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, as
        defined in section 25.103 of title 47, Code of Federal
        Regulations.
            ``(13) SDARS origination time.--The term `SDARS origination
        time' means SDARS origination time, as such term is used in
        section 25.702(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Record of requests for covered time from registered
        foreign agents.--Subsection (a) of section 722 of the
        Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a) of this
        section, shall apply with respect to a request for covered time
        made by a registered foreign agent after the date that is 90
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Sponsorship identification requirements.--Subsection
        (b) of section 722 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added
        by subsection (a) of this section, and the regulations
        promulgated under paragraph (3) of such subsection (b), shall
        apply--
                    (A) in the case of an announcement by a covered
                provider under section 317 of the Communications Act of
                1934 (47 U.S.C. 317) (including as the application of
                such section is modified by such subsection (b)) or
                under such regulations, only if the broadcast or other
                transmission of covered content occurs after the date
                that is 90 days after the Commission promulgates such
                regulations; and
                    (B) in the case of a disclosure under section 507
                of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 507)
                (including as the application of such section is
                modified by such subsection (b)) or under such
                regulations, only if the acceptance or agreement to
                accept or payment or agreement to pay money, service,
                or other valuable consideration (or the agreement in
                the absence of any such consideration that is treated
                as such acceptance and payment as provided in such
                subsection (b) or such regulations) was made (in the
                case of a payment) or entered into (in the case of an
                agreement) after the date that is 90 days after the
                Commission promulgates such regulations.
            (3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms defined in
        subsection (d) of section 722 of the Communications Act of
        1934, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall have
        the meanings given such terms in such subsection (d).

Output: Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast, cable, and satellite providers to record and submit to federal authorities specified information about requests by an entity registered as a foreign agent to broadcast content that is intended for American consumers. Such content must include a statement that the content is being distributed by a foreign agent or by an agent on behalf of a foreign principal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment
Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017'' or the
``BREATH Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR CERTAIN VENTILATORS AND OTHER
              ITEMS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

    Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(v) Appropriate Use Criteria for Certain Ventilators.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2018, subject
        to paragraph (2), and in consultation with medical experts and
        applicable stakeholders, the Secretary shall establish and
        implement policies and standards for determining the
        appropriate use of ventilators as described in subsection
        (a)(3)(A).
            ``(2) Delay in implementation of appropriate use criteria
        for use by certain individuals.--The Secretary may, as the
        Secretary determines appropriate, delay until such date as the
        Secretary determines appropriate but not later than January 1,
        2020, the establishment and implementation of appropriate use
        criteria as described in paragraph (1) (which may be the same
        appropriate use criteria established and implemented under such
        paragraph) for ventilators furnished to individuals diagnosed
        with neuromuscular or other thoracic restrictive diseases or
        cystic fibrosis.''.

SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME MECHANICAL VENTILATORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in clause (iv)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, except as provided in
                        clause (v),'' after ``subsequent year''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(v) for an item or device furnished on or
                        after January 1, 2018, in the case of a
                        ventilator described in subparagraph (A), the
                        payment rate determined for the ventilator
                        under subparagraph (D) for the year.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(D) 2018 and subsequent years payment rates for
                ventilators.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(v), the
                payment rate determined under this subparagraph for a
                ventilator described in subparagraph (A) is the
                following:
                            ``(i) 2018.--For 2018, the payment amount
                        specified in subparagraph (B) for an item or
                        device furnished on or after July 1, 2017, and
                        before January 1, 2018, increased by the
                        covered item update for 2018.
                            ``(ii) 2019.--For 2019, the rate determined
                        under clause (i) for 2018--
                                    ``(I) increased by the covered item
                                update for 2019; and
                                    ``(II) if applicable, increased by
                                the budget neutrality adjustment under
                                subparagraph (E).
                            ``(iii) 2020 and subsequent years.--For
                        2020 and subsequent years, the rate determined
                        under this subparagraph for an item or device
                        furnished on December 31 of the previous year,
                        increased by the covered item update for the
                        year.
                    ``(E) Budget neutrality adjustment of payment rates
                for ventilators for 2019.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to the
                        succeeding clauses of this subparagraph, the
                        Secretary shall implement the provisions of
                        subparagraphs (B)(v) and (D) in a budget
                        neutral manner and any budget neutrality
                        adjustment under this subparagraph shall be
                        limited to payments for a ventilator described
                        in subparagraph (A) furnished during 2019.
                            ``(ii) Computation of aggregate budget
                        neutrality adjustment.--The aggregate budget
                        neutrality adjustment under this subparagraph
                        shall be an amount equal to the difference (if
                        any) between--
                                    ``(I) aggregate payments under this
                                part for ventilators described in
                                subparagraph (A) furnished during 2017,
                                as adjusted under subclause (I) of
                                clause (iii); and
                                    ``(II) aggregate payments under
                                this part for such ventilators
                                furnished during 2018, as adjusted
                                under subclause (II) of such clause.
                            ``(iii) Adjustments.--For purposes of
                        clause (ii)--
                                    ``(I) payments described in
                                subclause (I) of such clause shall be
                                increased by the covered item update
                                for 2018; and
                                    ``(II) payments described in
                                subclause (II) of such clause shall be
                                increased or decreased by the
                                percentage change in the total number
                                of individuals enrolled under this part
                                (other than Medicare Advantage
                                enrollees) from 2017 to 2018.''.

Output: Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017 or the BREATH Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish by January 1, 2018, policies and standards for determining the appropriate use of certain ventilators under the Medicare program. The CMS may delay such establishment until January 1, 2020, for certain ventilators furnished to individuals with specified medical diagnoses.  Subject to budget neutrality requirements, the bill increases the Medicare payment rate for such ventilators for 2018 and subsequent years.