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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Management
Improvement Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF OFFICES OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
              ADMINISTRATION TO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) Transfer of Offices.--There are transferred to the Department
of the Interior the following offices and assets of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
            (1) The National Ocean Service, other than the components
        of that Service transferred under section 3.
            (2) The National Marine Fisheries Service.
            (3) The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
            (4) The fleet of research and survey vessels.
            (5) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Corps.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--The functions that, on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act, were performed by an individual
in their capacity as an officer or employee of an office transferred by
subsection (a) are transferred to the Secretary of the Interior.
    (c) Delegation of Functions.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
delegate functions transferred by subsection (b) as follows:
            (1) The functions relating to the national marine
        sanctuaries program performed by the National Ocean Service
        shall be delegated to the Director of the United States Fish
        and Wildlife Service.
            (2) The functions relating to mapping, charting, and
        geodesy performed by the National Ocean Service shall be
        delegated to the Director of the Geological Survey.
            (3) The functions performed by the National Marine
        Fisheries Service shall be delegated to the Director of the
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (4) To the Director of the Biological Survey, the following
        functions:
                    (A) Functions performed by the Office of Oceanic
                and Atmospheric Research, as follows:
                            (i) Oceans and Great Lakes programs.
                            (ii) Marine prediction research.
                            (iii) The National Sea Grant College
                        Program.
                            (iv) The undersea research program.
                    (B) Coastal ocean science functions performed by
                the National Ocean Service, other than functions
                required to be delegated under paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (d) Advisory Committees.--There are transferred to the Department
of the Interior any advisory committee of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration that gives advice or makes recommendations
that primarily concern functions transferred by this section.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TO DEPARTMENT
              OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

    (a) Transfer of Offices.--There are transferred to the Department
of Environmental Protection the following components of the National
Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
            (1) The components that carry out observation and
        assessment and estuarine and coastal assessment programs.
            (2) The components that carry out coastal management,
        including--
                    (A) the coastal zone management program;
                    (B) the estuarine reserve research system; and
                    (C) the coastal nonpoint pollution control program
                under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act
                Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1455b).
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--The functions that, on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act, were performed by an individual
in their capacity as an officer or employee of a component transferred
by subsection (a) are transferred to the Secretary of the Environment.
    (c) Designation of Assistant Secretary and Delegation of
Functions.--The Secretary of the Environment shall--
            (1) designate an Assistant Secretary of the Department of
        Environmental Protection who shall be responsible for
        administering the components transferred under subsection (a);
        and
            (2) delegate to that Assistant Secretary the functions that
        are transferred to the Secretary under subsection (b).
    (d) Advisory Committees.--There are transferred to the Department
of Environmental Protection any advisory committee of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that gives advice or makes
recommendations that primarily concern functions transferred by this
section.

SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, RECORDS, AND PERSONNEL.

    (a) Property and Records.--The contracts, liabilities, records,
property, and other assets and interests of, or made available in
connection with, the offices, components, and functions transferred by
this Act to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the
Environment are transferred to that Secretary for appropriate
allocation.
    (b) Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The personnel employed in connection with
        the offices, components, and functions transferred by this Act
        to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the
        Environment are transferred to that Secretary for appropriate
        allocation.
            (2) Effect.--Any full-time or part-time personnel employed
        in permanent positions shall not, during the 1-year period
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, be
        separated or reduced in grade or compensation because of any
        transfer under this subsection.

SEC. 5. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, or delegation of authority, or in any document of or
pertaining to an office or component transferred by this Act to the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Environment--
            (1) to the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of
        Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, or another officer of the
        office or component, is deemed to refer to the Secretary of the
        Interior or the Secretary of the Environment, as appropriate;
        and
            (2) to the Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration, or any office or component of that
        Department or Administration is deemed to refer to the
        Department of the Interior or the Department of Environmental
        protection, as appropriate.

SEC. 6. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, grants, loans, agreements, contracts,
certificates, licenses, and privileges--
            (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
        become effective by the President, the Secretary of Commerce,
        the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, any
        officer or employee of an office or component transferred by
        this Act, or any other Government official, or by a court of
        competent jurisdiction, with respect to functions that are
        transferred by this Act, and
            (2) that are in effect on the date of the enactment of this
        Act (or become effective after such date pursuant to their
        terms as in effect on such date),
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the President, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the
Environment, another authorized official, or a court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings.--The provisions of this Act shall not affect any
proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, license,
permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before an office
or component transferred by this Act on the date of the enactment of
this Act, but such proceedings and applications shall be continued.
Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken
therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if
this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceeding
shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall
be considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any
such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same
extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if
this Act had not been enacted.
    (c) Suits.--The provisions of this Act shall not affect suits
commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such
suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered
in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding
commenced by or against the Secretary of Commerce or the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, or by or against any
individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or
employee of an office or component transferred by this Act, shall abate
by reason of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Continuance of Suits.--If, before the date of the enactment of
this Act, any office or component or officer thereof in the official
capacity of such officer, is party to a suit, and under this Act any
function of such office, component, or officer is transferred to the
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Environment, or any
other official of the Department of the Interior or the Department of
Environmental Protection, then such suit shall be continued with the
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Environment, or another
appropriate official of the Department of the Interior or the
Department of Environmental Protection substituted or added as a party.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``function'' includes any duty, obligation,
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity,
        or program; and
            (2) the term ``office'' includes any office, institute,
        council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.

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Ocean and Coastal Management Improvement Act of 1993 - Transfers to the Department of the Interior the following offices and assets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:  (1) the National Ocean Service; (2) the National Marine Fisheries Service; (3) the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; (4) the fleet of research and survey vessels; and (5) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Corps.
Transfers to the Department of Environmental Protection (sic) components of the National Ocean Service that carry out coastal management and assessment programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Rights Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT BY THE ATTORNEY
              GENERAL AND BY PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.

    (a) General Civil Liability and Enforcement.--The Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new title:

            ``TITLE VIII--CIVIL LIABILITY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE

``SEC. 801. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    ``(a) Enforcement by the Attorney General.--The Attorney General
may commence a civil action in any appropriate United States District
Court whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe--
            ``(1) that any person or group of persons is engaging in,
        or has engaged in, a pattern or practice of conduct in
        violation of any provision of this Act; or
            ``(2) that any person or group of persons is denying, or
        has denied, any person or group of persons any protection
        afforded by any provision of this Act and that such denial
        raises an issue of general public importance.
    ``(b) Relief That May Be Granted in Civil Actions.--In a civil
action under subsection (a), the court--
            ``(1) may enter any temporary restraining order, temporary
        or permanent injunction, or other order as may be appropriate;
            ``(2) may award monetary damages to a servicemember,
        dependent, or other person protected by any provision of this
        Act who is harmed by the failure to comply with any provision
        of this Act, including consequential and punitive damages; and
            ``(3) may, to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil
        penalty against each defendant--
                    ``(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 for a
                first violation; and
                    ``(B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 for any
                subsequent violation.
    ``(c) Intervention in Civil Actions.--Upon timely application, a
servicemember, dependent, or other person protected by any provision of
this Act may intervene in a civil action commenced by the Attorney
General that involves an alleged violation of any provision of this Act
or a denial of any protection afforded by any provision of this Act
with respect to which such person claims to be harmed. The court may
grant to any such intervening party appropriate relief as is authorized
under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2). The court may also, in its
discretion, grant a prevailing intervening party reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs.

``SEC. 802. PRIVATE CAUSES OF ACTION.

    ``A servicemember, dependent, or other person protected by any
provision of this Act may commence an action in any appropriate United
States District Court or in a State court of competent jurisdiction to
enforce any requirement imposed or protection afforded by any provision
of this Act. The court may grant to any such servicemember, dependent,
or person such appropriate relief as is authorized under section
801(b)(1) or (b)(2). The court may also, in its discretion, grant a
prevailing party reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

``SEC. 803. PRESERVATION OF OTHER REMEDIES.

    ``The remedies provided under sections 801 and 802 are in addition
to and do not preclude any other causes of action available under
Federal or State law or any other remedies otherwise available under
Federal or State law, including any award for consequential and
punitive damages.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Title VIII of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to any cause of action,
claim, or action to enforce the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or to
seek damages or other relief under any provision of that Act, in
progress on the date of the enactment of this Act or that may be
brought after such date.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 207 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 527) is amended
        by striking subsection (f).
            (2) Section 301(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 531(c)) is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Misdemeanor.--Except as provided in subsection (a), a person
who knowingly takes part in an eviction or distress described in
subsection (a), or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as
provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both.''.
            (3) Section 302(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 532(b)) is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly resumes possession of
property in violation of subsection (a), or in violation of section 107
of this Act, or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as
provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both.''.
            (4) Section 303(d) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 533(d)) is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly makes or causes to be
made a sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property that is prohibited by
subsection (c), or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as
provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both.''.
            (5) Section 305(h) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535(h)) is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Misdemeanor.--Any person who knowingly seizes, holds, or
detains the personal effects, security deposit, or other property of a
servicemember or a servicemember's dependent who lawfully terminates a
lease covered by this section, or who knowingly interferes with the
removal of such property from premises covered by such lease, for the
purpose of subjecting or attempting to subject any of such property to
a claim for rent accruing subsequent to the date of termination of such
lease, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18,
United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or
both.''.
            (6) Section 306(e) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 536(e)) is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly takes an action contrary
to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year,
or both.''.
            (7) Section 307(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 537(c)) is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly takes an action contrary
to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year,
or both.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``TITLE VIII--CIVIL LIABILITY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE

``Sec. 801. Enforcement by the attorney general.
``Sec. 802. Private causes of action.
``Sec. 803. Preservation of other remedies.''.

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Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to add a new title authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action in U.S. district court to enforce provisions of the Act. Includes under such civil relief restraining orders and injunctions, damages, and penalties.

Authorizes a private cause of action for such enforcement by a servicemember, dependent, or other protected person under the Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The 2009 report of the National Surface Transportation
        Infrastructure Financing Commission recommends a transition
        away from the fuel tax to a more stable funding source, noting
        that a mileage-based fee system is the consensus choice for
        policy leaders.
            (2) The 2008 report of the National Surface Transportation
        and Revenue Study Commission recommends further study of the
        implementation of mileage-based fee systems at the State level
        and of their compatibility with a national revenue system,
        noting that in the long run, a mileage-based fee system seems
        the most likely and appropriate method to be implemented.
            (3) According to the Congressional Budget Office, the
        revenue raised from the gas tax since its last increase in 1993
        has lost over one-third of its purchasing power due to
        increasing fuel efficiency, changing transportation patterns,
        and inflation.
            (4) By 2030, the corporate average fuel economy standards
        will have reduced Highway Trust Fund receipts by more than 20
        percent.
            (5) The fuel tax revenue mechanism results in some
        industries paying more than their commensurate road use.

SEC. 3. ROAD USAGE CHARGE PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a competitive grant
program to be known as the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (in this Act
referred to as the ``Program'') to make grants to eligible entities
to--
            (1) conduct pilot studies of methods for recording and
        reporting the number of miles traveled by particular vehicles;
            (2) conduct pilot studies of payment, enforcement, and
        privacy protection methods for mileage-based fee systems; and
            (3) implement mileage-based fee systems in jurisdictions
        that have adopted a plan for such systems.
    (b) Application Required.--To be eligible for a grant under the
Program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such form, and containing such information
and assurances as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Selection of Pilot Studies.--In awarding grants under the
Program, the Secretary shall select pilot studies that, in combination,
explore means to address the following concerns:
            (1) Protection of personal privacy.
            (2) Ease of public compliance.
            (3) Level of public acceptance.
            (4) Geographic and income equity.
            (5) Integration with State and local transportation revenue
        mechanisms.
            (6) Administrative issues.
            (7) Cost.
            (8) Enforcement issues.
            (9) Potential for fraud or evasion.
            (10) Feasibility of implementation.
    (d) Priority.--In awarding grants under the Program, the Secretary
shall give priority to pilot studies that--
            (1) serve as a model for broad implementation of a mileage-
        based fee system;
            (2) address concerns of rural and urban user equity;
            (3) involve multistate projects;
            (4) have a high volume of enrolled vehicles;
            (5) integrate with State and local revenue systems;
            (6) integrate with local demand management plans;
            (7) integrate with other intelligent transportation system
        technologies; and
            (8) test the proposed revenue collection system by
        collecting and distributing revenue.
    (e) Required Minimum Funds for Planning Organizations.--In awarding
grants under the Program, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than
10 percent of funds available under the Program in a fiscal year are
reserved for pilot studies carried out in conjunction with metropolitan
planning organizations or regional transportation planning
organizations.
    (f) Cost Sharing.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this Act shall provide funds, from non-Federal sources, in an amount
equal to 20 percent of the amount of grant funds provided to the entity
to carry out the activities supported by the grant.

SEC. 4. WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a working group that
shall--
            (1) evaluate the technology platforms and standards used in
        the program and develop national technology standards for a
        road usage charge, as well as develop national privacy
        standards for a road usage charge that balance the
        effectiveness of revenue systems with user privacy;
            (2) evaluate the costs of collection and administration of
        the methods studied in the Program and the success of such
        methods in achieving rural and urban user equity; and
            (3) evaluate the potential of the methods studied in the
        Program to manage demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse
        gases.
    (b) Membership.--The working group established under subsection (a)
shall be comprised of no fewer than 10 members, including at least 1
individual representing each of the following:
            (1) The telecommunications industry.
            (2) A highway user group.
            (3) The data security and privacy industry.
            (4) A privacy rights advocacy organization.
            (5) A State or regional transportation agency.
            (6) A national research and policymaking body.

SEC. 5. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
first disbursement of funds under a grant under the Program, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report describing the
progress of the Program, the progress of the working group established
under section 4(a), and any data or results from the Program.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the
first disbursement of funds under a grant under the Program, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report containing data and
results from the Program, an analysis of the feasibility of each method
studied to be used as a mileage-based fee system, and the evaluations
done by the working group established under section 4(a).

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means
        one or more of the following:
                    (A) A State government or political subdivision
                thereof.
                    (B) A local government or political subdivision
                thereof.
                    (C) A metropolitan planning organization.
                    (D) A regional transportation planning
                organization.
                    (E) A tribal organization.
            (2) Metropolitan planning organization.--The term
        ``metropolitan planning organization'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code.
            (3) Regional transportation planning organization.--The
        term ``regional transportation planning organization'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 134(b) of title 23, United
        States Code.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Grant Program.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$30,000,000 to carry out section 3, to remain available until expended.
    (b) Working Group and Report.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $2,500,000 to carry out section 4 and $2,500,000 to carry
out section 5, to remain available until expended.

Output: Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015  Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects. Directs the Secretary to establish a working group to:  develop national technology standards for a road usage charge, as well as national privacy standards for such a charge that balance the effectiveness of revenue systems with user privacy; and  evaluate the potential of the methods studied in the program to manage demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Model Alternative Publicly
Accountable Schools Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Because of its extensive use of public charter schools
        and transformation schools, the District of Columbia has become
        a leading national model for providing children and parents
        with alternatives to traditional public schools.
            (2) The District of Columbia has the largest number of
        public charter schools per capita in the Nation.
            (3) Despite the unavailability of adequate facilities and
        play areas at the District of Columbia's public charter
        schools, they have proved a remarkable success. The
        attractiveness of these schools to parents has increased
        exponentially, as demonstrated by the extensive wait lists for
        admission.
            (4) By designating certain low-performing schools as
        transformation schools and providing these schools with
        increased resources and specialized attention, the District of
        Columbia is making a significant difference in the performance
        of low-income and other children who attend these schools.
            (5) Many school districts have failed to establish charter
        schools, and many are only beginning to consider removing low-
        performing schools from the procedures applicable to
        traditional public schools, as the District of Columbia has
        done in establishing transformation schools from the low-
        performing traditional public schools.
            (6) The District of Columbia experience should be
        encouraged and further developed so that it can be used by
        other school districts as a model for offering public school
        alternatives that provide services similar to the those
        available to targeted assistance schools under section 1115 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        6315) and charter schools under part B of title V of that Act
        (20 U.S.C. 7221 et seq.).

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To provide a model for school districts in the United
        States using and building on the experience of the District of
        Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives
        to traditional public schools.
            (2) To illustrate the range of public education
        possibilities, including--
                    (A) public transformation schools that focus on
                providing low-income children and other children from
                low-performing schools residing in the District of
                Columbia and their parents with expanded opportunities
                and enriched resources; and
                    (B) public charter schools in the District of
                Columbia, for children whose parents so choose.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME PARENTS IN D.C. TO
              ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN HIGHER-PERFORMING SCHOOLS.

    (a) Public Transformation Schools.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        for public transformation schools in the District of Columbia
        $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be
        necessary for each of the succeeding 4 fiscal years, to be used
        to expand opportunities for students in the District of
        Columbia to attend such schools and to fund the additional
        services that are necessary to achieve continued improvements
        in the performance of the children in these schools.
            (2) Public transformation school defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``public transformation school'' means a
        public elementary or secondary school that--
                    (A) is designated as a transformation school by the
                Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public
                Schools; and
                    (B) is eligible for a schoolwide program under
                section 1114 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) or targeted assistance
                under section 1115 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6315).
    (b) Public Charter Schools.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Direct Loan Fund for Charter School Improvement
(established under section 143(b) of the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 131)) $3,000,000
for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
succeeding 4 fiscal years, to be used to expand opportunities for
students in the District of Columbia to attend public charter schools
in the District of Columbia.
    (c) Authorizations in Additional to Other Funds.--Any authorization
of appropriations under this section is in addition to any other
authorizations of appropriations available for the purposes of this
Act.

SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.

    Not later than 90 days after the end of each academic year, the
State Education Agency for the District of Columbia shall prepare and
submit to the Congress and the Mayor and City Council of the District
of Columbia a report on the progress for the academic year of all of
the public transformation schools and public charter schools in the
District that receive funds under this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the succeeding 4 fiscal years.

Output: Model Alternative Publicly Accountable Schools Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) public transformation schools in the District of Columbia to expand opportunities for low-income District parents to enroll their children in higher-performing schools, and to fund the additional services necessary to achieve continued improvements in the performance of such students; and (2) the Direct Loan Fund for Charter School Improvement, to be used to expand opportunities for District students to attend charter schools in the District.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety and Protection Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. SYSTEM FOR REGULATION OF HANDGUNS AND HANDGUN AMMUNITION.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(29) The term `handgun' means any firearm, including a pistol or
revolver, that is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand, and
any combination of parts from which such a firearm can be assembled.
    ``(30) The term `handgun ammunition' means ammunition that is
designed for use primarily in a handgun.
    ``(31) The term `handgun club' means a club that is organized and
is operated for target shooting with handguns, and the term `licensed
handgun club' means a handgun club licensed under section 923(l).
    ``(32) The term `authorized security guard service' means a private
entity that is authorized under State and local law to conduct a
business of providing security services.''.
    (b) Prohibitions.--Section 922 of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(s)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transfer
a handgun or handgun ammunition, except as provided in this subsection.
    ``(2) Any of the following persons may transfer a handgun or
handgun ammunition to any other of the following persons:
            ``(A) A member of a licensed handgun club.
            ``(B) An authorized security guard service.
            ``(C) A person licensed under section 923.
    ``(3)(A) A member of a licensed handgun club may possess a handgun
or handgun ammunition on the premises of the club.
    ``(B) An individual authorized by a State to provide security
services and employed as a security guard may possess a handgun or
handgun ammunition within the scope of such employment.
    ``(C) An individual certified or commissioned as a police officer
under the laws of the United States or of any State or political
subdivision thereof may possess a handgun or handgun ammunition at any
location within the scope of the certification or commission.
    ``(D) A person described in paragraph (2) of this subsection may
possess a handgun or handgun ammunition owned by a person licensed
under section 923 at the location specified on the license.
    ``(E) A person licensed under section 923 may transport a handgun
or handgun ammunition, title to which has been lawfully transferred
under paragraph (2) of this subsection, directly to a location where
the transferee may lawfully possess the handgun or handgun ammunition,
but only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the United States or any
department or agency thereof, or any State or any department, agency,
or political subdivision thereof.''.
    (c) Licensing of Handgun Clubs.--Section 923 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l)(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a handgun club may
file an application for the license with the Secretary.
    ``(2) The application shall be in such form and contain only such
information as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall approve an application for a license
under this subsection if--
            ``(A) the applicant is a handgun club that--
                    ``(i) has not willfully failed to disclose any
                material information required in, and has not made any
                false statement as to any material fact in connection
                with, the application;
                    ``(ii) has been founded and operates for bona fide
                target shooting;
                    ``(iii) has premises from which it operates;
                    ``(iv) maintains possession and control of the
                handguns used by its members at all times when they are
                not in the possession of club members;
                    ``(v) has procedures and facilities on its premises
                for keeping handguns in a secure place, under the
                control of a designated officer of the club at all
                times when they are not being used for target shooting;
                and
                    ``(vi) meets all requirements that the Secretary
                may prescribe by regulation; and
            ``(B) no member of the club--
                    ``(i) is a person whose membership and
                participation in the club is in violation of State or
                local law;
                    ``(ii) is prohibited from transporting, shipping,
                or receiving firearms or ammunition in interstate or
                foreign commerce under subsection (g) or (h) of section
                922; or
                    ``(iii) has willfully violated this chapter or any
                regulation issued under this chapter.
    ``(4) If the Secretary approves an application for a license under
this subsection, then, upon payment by the applicant of a $100 fee, the
Secretary shall issue to the applicant a license entitling the
applicant to operate as a licensed handgun club.
    ``(5) A license issued under this subsection shall expire 1 year
after the date of issuance.
    ``(6) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, revoke any license issued under this subsection if the holder
of the license fails to continue to meet the requirements of paragraph
(3).''.
    (d) Recordkeeping; Inspections.--Section 923 of such title, as
amended by subsection (c) of this section, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(m) Any person who transfers a handgun or handgun ammunition
shall--
            ``(1) maintain a record of the transfer in such form as the
        Secretary may by regulation provide; and
            ``(2) permit the Secretary to enter the premises of the
        person (and, if the person is a member of a licensed handgun
        club, the premises of the club) at reasonable times for the
        purpose of inspecting the record.''.
    (e) Report of Loss or Theft.--Section 923 of such title, as amended
by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(n) Not later than 30 days after a person discovers the loss by
the person or the theft from the person of a handgun, handgun
ammunition, or a record required to be maintained under this chapter,
the person shall report the loss or theft to the Secretary.''.
    (f) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``paragraph (2) or (3) of''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or (q)'' and
                inserting ``(r), or (s)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A) A person who violates section 923(n) shall pay to the
Secretary a civil penalty in an amount determined by the Secretary, of
not less than $2,000 nor more than $5,000.
    ``(B) A person shall pay to the Secretary a civil penalty in an
amount determined by the Secretary, of not less than $1,000 nor more
than $5,000, if the person--
            ``(i) violates section 922(s)(3)(E) or 923(m); or
            ``(ii) makes a false statement or representation with
        respect to any matter covered by subsection (l) or (m) of
        section 923.
    ``(C) Any handgun or handgun ammunition involved or used in, or
intended to be used in, a violation of this chapter or any regulation
issued under this chapter, or any violation of any other criminal law
of any State or the United States, shall be subject to seizure and
forfeiture.''.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by this section
shall not be construed as modifying or affecting any provision of--
            (1) the National Firearms Act (chapter 53 of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1956);
            (2) section 414 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22
        U.S.C. 1934), relating to munitions control; or
            (3) section 1715 of title 18, United States Code, relating
        to nonmailable firearms.
    (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to conduct engaged in after the 180-day period that begins with
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST RECORDING FIREARMS RECORDS AT,
              OR TRANSFERRING SUCH RECORDS TO, A PUBLIC FACILITY, AND
              ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS,
              FIREARMS OWNERS, OR FIREARMS DISPOSITIONS.

    Section 926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking the 2nd and 3rd sentences.

SEC. 4. RESTORATION OF RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS SELLING
              FIREARMS FROM PERSONAL COLLECTIONS.

    Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``only that information
        necessary to determine eligibility for licensing'' and
        inserting ``such information'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``only that information
        necessary to determine eligibility'' and inserting ``such
        information''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``: Provided, That no
        other recordkeeping shall be required'' and inserting ``, and
        any other recordkeeping as may be prescribed by the
        Secretary''.

SEC. 5. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR REVOCATION OF FIREARMS LICENSES.

    Section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``willfully'' each place such term appears.

SEC. 6. INCREASE IN LICENSE FEES; MORE FREQUENT EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN
              LICENSES.

    (a) Increase in License Fee.--Section 923(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$1,000'' each place such term appears and
        inserting ``$5,000'';
            (2) by striking ``$50'' each place such term appears and
        inserting ``$3,500'';
            (3) by striking ``$25'' and inserting ``$500''; and
            (4) by striking ``$10'' each place such term appears and
        inserting ``$3,000''.
    (b) Annual Expiration of Dealers' Licenses.--Section 923(c) of such
title is amended by inserting after the 1st sentence the following:
``If the qualified applicant is a dealer described in subsection
(a)(3)(C), the period stated in the license shall be 1 year.''.

SEC. 7. STATE AND LOCAL FIREARMS LICENSES REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF
              FEDERAL LICENSE TO DEAL IN FIREARMS.

    (a) License Applicants.--Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E)
        and inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) in the case of an application to engage in the
        business of dealing in firearms, the applicant has obtained any
        license, permit, or other document required under State or
        local law to engage in such a business.''.
    (b) License Holders.--Section 923(e) of such title is amended by
inserting ``or of State or local law relating to firearms,'' before
``or any rule''.

SEC. 8. PROHIBITION AGAINST DEALING IN FIREARMS FROM A PRIVATE
              RESIDENCE.

    Section 923(d)(1)(E)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ``, and which do not contain living quarters unless such
business is conducted or is intended to be conducted in a part of the
premises that is (and the customer entrance to such part is) wholly
separate from such living quarters'' before the comma.

SEC. 9. REGULATIONS GOVERNING SECURE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.

    Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the
secure storage of firearms by licensed dealers.''.

SEC. 10. REGULATION BY THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

    Section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
2052(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (E), and
            (2) by striking ``described in subparagraph (E) of this
        paragraph or''.

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Public Safety and Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the possession or transfer of a handgun or handgun ammunition, with exceptions, including:  (1) transfers among members of a licensed handgun club, an authorized security guard service, and specified others licensed under the code; and (2) possession by members of a licensed handgun club on the premises of the club, by an individual authorized by a State to provide security services and employed as a security guard within the scope of employment, and by an individual certified or commissioned as a police officer under Federal, State, or local law at any location within the scope of the certification or commission. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to the United States or any department or agency thereof, or to any State or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof.
Sets forth:  (1) requirements for the licensing of handgun clubs, recordkeeping, and the inspection of the premises of such clubs, and theft and loss reporting requirements; and (2) penalties for violations, including seizure and forfeiture of handguns or handgun ammunition.
Repeals:  (1) prohibitions against recording firearms records at, or transferring such records to, a public facility and against establishing a system for the registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms dispositions; and (2) limitations on recordkeeping for dealers selling firearms from personal collections.
Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to revoke a firearms license if the holder of such license has violated (currently, willfully violated) specified provisions of the Federal criminal code.
Increases firearms dealer license fees.  Provides for annual expiration of dealers' licenses.  Requires such dealers to have obtained any license, permit, or other document required under State or local law to engage in such a business as a condition of obtaining a Federal license to deal in firearms.
Prohibits dealing in firearms from a private residence, unless specified conditions are met.
Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring the secure storage of firearms by licensed dealers.
Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to include firearms within the definition of "consumer product."


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SECTION 1. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OPERATING IN URBAN
              EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

    Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(23)(A) Out of the amounts appropriated to carry out this
        subsection, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be expended in
        each fiscal year for small business concerns operating in urban
        areas designated as empowerment zones or enterprise communities
        pursuant to section 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any fiscal year
        beginning after September 30, 1994, in which designations
        described in subparagraph (A) are in effect.''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR CAPITAL GAIN FROM NEW INVESTMENTS IN SMALL
              BUSINESSES OPERATING IN URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND
              ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to designation and treatment of empowerment
zones, enterprise communities, and rural development investment areas)
is amended by redesignating part IV as part V and by inserting after
part III the following new part:

  ``PART IV--EXCLUSION FOR CAPITAL GAIN FROM NEW INVESTMENTS IN SMALL
    BUSINESSES OPERATING IN URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE
                              COMMUNITIES

                              ``Sec. 1397D. Exclusion for gain from new
                                        investments in small businesses
                                        operating in urban empowerment
                                        zones and enterprise
                                        communities.

``SEC. 1397D. EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM NEW INVESTMENTS IN SMALL
              BUSINESSES OPERATING IN URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND
              ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, gross income
shall not include any qualified capital gain recognized on the sale or
exchange of a qualified zone asset held for more than 5 years.
    ``(b) Qualified Zone Asset.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified zone asset' means--
                    ``(A) any qualified zone stock,
                    ``(B) any qualified zone business property, and
                    ``(C) any qualified zone partnership interest.
            ``(2) Qualified zone stock.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the term `qualified zone stock' means
                any stock in a domestic corporation if--
                            ``(i) such stock is acquired by the
                        taxpayer on original issue from the corporation
                        solely in exchange for cash,
                            ``(ii) as of the time such stock was
                        issued, such corporation was a small urban
                        enterprise zone business (or, in the case of a
                        new corporation, such corporation was being
                        organized for purposes of being a small urban
                        enterprise zone business), and
                            ``(iii) during substantially all of the
                        taxpayer's holding period for such stock, such
                        corporation qualified as a small urban
                        enterprise zone business.
                    ``(B) Redemptions.--The term `qualified zone stock'
                shall not include any stock acquired from a corporation
                which made a substantial stock redemption or
                distribution (without a bona fide business purpose
                therefor) in an attempt to avoid the purposes of this
                section.
            ``(3) Qualified zone business property.--The term
        `qualified zone business property' means tangible property if--
                            ``(i) such property was acquired by the
                        taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section
                        179(d)(2)) after the date on which the
                        designation of the urban tax enterprise zone
                        took effect,
                            ``(ii) the original use of such property in
                        such an urban tax enterprise zone with the
                        taxpayer, and
                            ``(iii) during substantially all of the
                        taxpayer's holding period for such property,
                        substantially all of the use of such property
                        was in an urban tax enterprise zone and in a
                        small urban enterprise zone business of the
                        taxpayer.
                    ``(A) Special rule for substantial improvements.--
                The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
                subparagraph (A) shall be treated as satisfied with
                respect to--
                            ``(i) property which is substantially
                        improved by the taxpayer, and
                            ``(ii) any land on which such property is
                        located.
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, property shall
                be treated as substantially improved by the taxpayer
                if, during any 24-month period beginning after the date
                on which the designation of the urban tax enterprise
                zone took effect, additions to basis with respect to
                such property in the hands of the taxpayer exceed the
                greater of (i) an amount equal to the adjusted basis at
                the beginning of such 24-month period in the hands of
                the taxpayer, or (ii) $5,000.
                    ``(B) Limitation on land.--The term `qualified zone
                business property' shall not include land which is not
                an integral part of a qualified business (as defined in
                section 1397B(d)).
            ``(4) Qualified zone partnership interest.--The term
        `qualified zone partnership interest' means any interest in a
        partnership if--
                    ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer
                from the partnership solely in exchange for cash,
                    ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired,
                such partnership was a small urban enterprise zone
                business (or, in the case of a new partnership, such
                partnership was being organized for purposes of being a
                small urban enterprise zone business), and
                    ``(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer's
                holding period for such interest, such partnership
                qualified as a small urban enterprise zone business.
        A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(C) shall apply for
        purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(5) Treatment of subsequent purchasers.--The term
        `qualified zone asset' includes any property which would be a
        qualified zone asset but for paragraph (2)(A)(i), (3)(A)(ii),
        or (4)(A) in the hands of the taxpayer if such property was a
        qualified zone asset in the hands of any prior holder.
            ``(6) 10-year safe harbor.--If any property ceases to be a
        qualified zone asset by reason of paragraph (2)(A)(iii),
        (3)(A)(iii), or (4)(C) after the 10-year period beginning on
        the date the taxpayer acquired such property, such property
        shall continue to be treated as meeting the requirements of
        such paragraph; except that the amount of gain to which
        subsection (a) applies on any sale or exchange of such property
        shall not exceed the amount which would be qualified capital
        gain had such property been sold on the date of such cessation.
            ``(7) Treatment of zone terminations.--The termination of
        any designation of an area as a urban tax enterprise zone shall
        be disregarded for purposes of determining whether any property
        is a qualified zone asset.
    ``(c) Small Urban Enterprise Zone Business; Urban Tax Enterprise
Zone.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Small urban enterprise zone business.--The term
        `small urban enterprise zone business' means an enterprise zone
        business (as defined in section 1397B) which normally employs
        500 or fewer employees on any day during the taxable year;
        except that, in applying section 1397B for such purposes--
                    ``(A) references to empowerment zones shall be
                treated as references only to urban tax enterprise
                zones, and
                    ``(B) the term `qualified business' shall not
                include any trade or business of producing property of
                a character subject to the allowance for depletion
                under section 611.
            ``(B) Urban tax enterprise zone.--The term `urban tax
        enterprise zone' means any empowerment zone, and any enterprise
        community, which is located in an urban area.
    ``(d) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section:
            ``(1) Qualified capital gain.--Except as otherwise provided
        in this subsection, the term `qualified capital gain' means any
        long-term capital gain.
            ``(2) Certain gain on real property not qualified.--The
        term `qualified capital gain' shall not include any gain which
        would be treated as ordinary income under section 1250 if
        section 1250 applied to all depreciation rather than the
        additional depreciation.
            ``(3) Gain attributable to periods after termination of
        zone designation not qualified.--The term `qualified capital
        gain' shall not include any gain attributable to periods after
        the termination of any designation of an area as an urban tax
        enterprise zone.
    ``(e) Treatment of Pass-Thru Entities.--
            ``(1) Sales and exchanges.--Gain on the sale or exchange of
        an interest in a pass-thru entity held by the taxpayer (other
        than an interest in an entity which was a small urban
        enterprise zone business during substantially all of the period
        the taxpayer held such interest) for more than 5 years shall be
        treated as gain described in subsection (a) to the extent such
        gain is attributable to amounts which would be qualified
        capital gain on qualified zone assets (determined as if such
        assets had been sold on the date of the sale or exchange) held
        by such entity for more than 5 years and throughout the period
        the taxpayer held such interest. A rule similar to the rule of
        paragraph (2)(C) shall apply for purposes of the preceding
        sentence.
            ``(2) Income inclusions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any amount included in income by
                reason of holding an interest in a pass-thru entity
                (other than an entity which was a small urban
                enterprise zone business during substantially all of
                the period the taxpayer held the interest to which such
                inclusion relates) shall be treated as gain described
                in subsection (a) if such amount meets the requirements
                of subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Requirements.--An amount meets the
                requirements of this subparagraph if--
                            ``(i) such amount is attributable to
                        qualified capital gain recognized on the sale
                        or exchange by the pass-thru entity of property
                        which is a qualified zone asset in the hands of
                        such entity and which was held by such entity
                        for the period required under subsection (a),
                        and
                            ``(ii) such amount is includible in the
                        gross income of the taxpayer by reason of the
                        holding of an interest in such entity which was
                        held by the taxpayer on the date on which such
                        pass-thru entity acquired such asset and at all
                        times thereafter before the disposition of such
                        asset by such pass-thru entity.
                    ``(C) Limitation based on interest originally held
                by taxpayer.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any
                amount to the extent such amount exceeds the amount to
                which subparagraph (A) would have applied if such
                amount were determined by reference to the interest the
                taxpayer held in the pass-thru entity on the date the
                qualified zone asset was acquired.
            ``(3) Pass-thru entity.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `pass-thru entity' means--
                    ``(A) any partnership,
                    ``(B) any S corporation,
                    ``(C) any regulated investment company, and
                    ``(D) any common trust fund.
    ``(f) Sales and Exchanges of Interests in Partnerships and S
Corporations Which are Qualified Zone Businesses.--In the case of the
sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, or of stock in an S
corporation, which was a small urban enterprise zone business during
substantially all of the period the taxpayer held such interest or
stock, the amount of qualified capital gain shall be determined without
regard to--
            ``(1) any intangible, and any land, which is not an
        integral part of any qualified business (as defined in section
        1397B(d)), and
            ``(2) gain attributable to periods before the designation
        of an area as an urban tax enterprise zone.
    ``(g) Certain Tax-Free and Other Transfers.--For purposes of this
section:
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a transfer of a qualified
        zone asset to which this subsection applies, the transferee
        shall be treated as--
                    ``(A) having acquired such asset in the same manner
                as the transferor, and
                    ``(B) having held such asset during any continuous
                period immediately preceding the transfer during which
                it was held (or treated as held under this subsection)
                by the transferor.
            ``(2) Transfers to which subsection applies.--This
        subsection shall apply to any transfer--
                    ``(A) by gift,
                    ``(B) at death, or
                    ``(C) from a partnership to a partner thereof of a
                qualified zone asset with respect to which the
                requirements of subsection (d)(2) are met at the time
                of the transfer (without regard to the 5-year holding
                requirement).
            ``(3) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the
        rules of section 1244(d)(2) shall apply for purposes of this
        section.''
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section 172(d)(2)(B) of such Code (relating to
        modifications with respect to net operating loss deduction) is
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) the exclusions provided by sections 1202 and
                1397D shall not be allowed.''
            (2) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or 1397D(a)'' after ``section
                1202(a)'', and
                    (B) by striking ``section 1202'' and inserting
                ``such section''.
            (3) The last sentence of paragraph (3) of section 643(a) of
        such Code is amended to read as follows: ``The exclusions under
        sections 1202 and 1397D shall not be taken into account.''
            (4) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) of such Code is amended
        by inserting ``1397D,'' after ``1201,''.
            (5) The second sentence of paragraph (2) of section 871(a)
        of such Code is amended by striking ``section 1202'' and
        inserting ``sections 1202 and 1397D''.
            (6) The section 1397D of such Code contained in part V of
        subchapter U of chapter 1 of such Code (as redesignated by
        subsection (a)) is redesignated as section 1397E.
            (7) The table of parts for subchapter U of chapter 1 of
        such Code is amended by striking the last item and inserting
        the following:

                              ``Part IV. Exclusion for capital gain
                                        from new investments in small
                                        businesses operating in urban
                                        empowerment zones and
                                        enterprise communities.
                              ``Part V. Regulations.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Amends the Small Business Act to earmark specified funds to be expended after FY 1994 for small businesses operating in urban empowerment zones or enterprise communities (urban tax enterprise zones).
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income qualified capital gain recognized on the sale or exchange of an urban tax enterprise zone asset held for more than five years.  Describes such assets as enterprise zone stock, business property, and partnership interests.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Trust Fund Commission Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FUTURE REVENUE SOURCES TO SUPPORT THE
              HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway
Trust Fund.
    (b) Function.--The Commission shall--
            (1) conduct a comprehensive investigation of alternatives
        to replace the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to
        support the Highway Trust Fund over at least the next 30 years;
            (2) consult with the Secretary of Transportation and the
        Secretary of the Treasury to assure that their views concerning
        essential attributes of Highway Trust Fund revenue alternatives
        are understood;
            (3) consult with the American Association of State Highway
        and Transportation Officials to assure that State
        transportation agency views on alternative revenue sources to
        support State transportation improvement programs are
        appropriately considered and that any recommended Federal
        financing strategy take into account State financial
        requirements; and
            (4) make, based on the investigation, specific
        recommendations regarding actions that need to be taken to
        develop alternative revenue sources to support the Highway
        Trust Fund and when those actions must be taken.
    (c) Specific Matters To Be Addressed.--The investigation under
subsection (b) shall address specifically--
            (1) advantages and disadvantages of alternative revenue
        sources to meet anticipated Federal surface transportation
        financial requirements;
            (2) the time frame within which actions must be taken to
        transition from the fuel tax to alternative revenue sources to
        support the Highway Trust Fund;
            (3) recommendations concerning alternative revenue sources
        to support long-term Federal surface transportation financing
        requirements;
            (4) development of a broad transition strategy to move from
        the current tax base to new funding mechanisms, including the
        time frame for various aspects of the transition strategy;
            (5) recommendations for additional research that may be
        needed to implement recommended alternatives; and
            (6) the extent to which revenues should reflect the
        relative use of the highway system.
    (d) Factors To Consider and Evaluate.--The investigation under
subsection (b) shall take into account findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of recent studies by the Transportation Research Board
on alternatives to the fuel tax to support highway program financing
and relevant prior research completed by the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Energy, and others. In developing
recommendations under subsection (b), the Commission shall consider--
            (1) the ability to generate sufficient revenues to meet
        anticipated long term surface transportation financing needs;
            (2) the roles of the various levels of government and the
        private sector in meeting future surface transportation
        financing needs;
            (3) administrative costs, including enforcement, to
        implement each option;
            (4) potential taxpayer privacy concerns;
            (5) likely technological advances that could ease
        implementation of each option;
            (6) alternative transportation vehicles, including various
        alternative-fueled vehicles;
            (7) the equity and economic efficiency of each option;
            (8) the flexibility of different options to allow various
        pricing alternatives to be implemented; and
            (9) potential compatibility issues with States' tax
        mechanisms under each alternative.
    (e) Membership.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 9
        members as follows:
                    (A) Three members appointed by the President.
                    (B) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives.
                    (C) Three members appointed by the majority leader
                of the Senate.
            (2) Qualifications.--Members appointed under paragraph (2)
        shall have experience in public finance, surface transportation
        program administration, managing organizations that use surface
        transportation facilities, academic research into related
        issues, or other activities that provide unique perspectives on
        current and future requirements for revenue sources to support
        the Highway Trust Fund.
            (3) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
        Commission.
            (4) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
            (5) Travel expenses.--Members shall serve without pay but
        shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title
        5, United States Code.
            (6) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be
        elected by the members.
    (f) Staff.--The Commission may engage the services of an
appropriate organization, agency, or firm to conduct the investigation
under subsection (b). The Commission shall provide strategic guidance
for the investigation. Upon request of the Commission, the Secretary
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
department to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties
under this section. The staff of the Secretary shall cooperate with the
Commission in the investigation, including providing nonconfidential
data and information as necessary to conduct the investigation.
    (g) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Secretary shall provide to the Commission, on a
reimbursable basis, the administrative support and services necessary
for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this
section.
    (h) Report and Recommendations.--Not later than September 30, 2006,
the Commission shall transmit to Congress a final report on the results
of the investigation conducted under this section and specific
recommendations to address the needs identified in the investigation.
    (i) Relationship to Other Laws.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the Commission.
    (j) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 180th day
following the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (h).
By such 180th day, all records and papers of the Commission shall be
delivered to the Administrator of the General Services for deposit in
the National Archives.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section.
    (l) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to carry out
this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of the investigation
and the Commission under this section shall be 100 percent, and such
funds shall remain available until expended.

Output: Highway Trust Fund Commission Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway Trust Fund to investigate and recommend alternatives to replace the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to support the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) over at least the next 30 years. Directs the Commission to consider: (1) the ability to generate sufficient revenues to meet anticipated long term surface transportation financing needs; (2) the roles of the various levels of government and the private sector; (3) administrative costs; (4) potential taxpayer privacy concerns; (5) likely technological advances; (6) alternative transportation vehicles, including alternative-fueled vehicles; (7) the equity and economic efficiency of each option; (8) the flexibility of different options to allow various pricing alternatives to be implemented; and (9) potential compatibility issues with States' tax mechanisms.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Reserve and National
Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. POSTPONEMENT OF DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF CONVERSION OF
              CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO
              POSITIONS OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY THE FEDERAL
              GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A September 2013 study conducted by a federally funded
        research and development center found that 21 percent of the
        military technician (dual status) positions are administrative
        in nature--the largest category as a percentage of military
        technician (dual status) positions. The study recommends
        investigation on whether ``some Dual Status MilTech positions
        supporting general administration functions could be converted
        to Title 5 Federal civilian full-time support positions without
        compromising unit readiness''. The study further recommends
        investigation on whether ``it is more appropriate to use
        military full-time support for other reasons (such as currency
        in military operations and training and augmentation)''.
            (2) Section 1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2016 directs the conversion of not fewer than
        20 percent of all military technician positions to positions of
        Federal civilian employment under title 5, United States Code,
        by January 1, 2017. Section 1084 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 extends the deadline for
        that conversion from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017.
            (3) The Department of Defense submitted a report on the
        management of military technicians in December 2016 that finds
        that 12.6 percent of the military technician (dual status)
        positions were administrative in nature, and recommended a
        conversion of 4.8 percent of such positions to positions of
        Federal civilian employment.
            (4) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau testified before
        Congress in April 2017 that a conversion of 20 percent of
        military technician (dual status) positions to positions of
        Federal civilian employment would degrade readiness, but that a
        lower number could be converted with minimal impact. The Chief
        of the National Guard Bureau also testified that the Department
        of Defense had not conducted an analysis of the associated
        costs and benefits of a conversion of 20 percent of military
        technician (dual status) positions to positions of Federal
        civilian employment.
    (b) Postponement of Deadline for Completion of Conversion.--
Notwithstanding the deadline otherwise specified in paragraph (1) of
section 1053(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) for the completion of the conversion of
military technician positions as described in that subsection, the
deadline for the completion of such conversion shall be 180 days after
the date on which the Secretary of Defense transmits to Congress under
paragraph (6) of subsection (c) the report of the working group
required by paragraph (5) of that subsection.
    (c) Working Group on Full Time Support of the Reserve Components.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be established in the
        Department of Defense a working group to be known as the
        ``Working Group on Full Time Support of the Reserve
        Components'' (in this subsection referred to as the ``working
        group'').
            (2) Co-chairs.--The co-chairs of the working group shall be
        the following:
                    (A) The Director of the Army National Guard.
                    (B) The Director of the Air National Guard.
                    (C) The Chief of the Army Reserve.
                    (D) The Chief of the Air Force Reserve.
            (3) Members.--The members of the working group shall
        include the co-chairs of the working group and such other
        personnel of the Department of Defense as the Secretary shall
        appoint from among organizations and elements of the Department
        with an interest in full time support of the reserve components
        of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard Bureau and
        the Adjutants General of the States.
            (4) Duties.--The working group shall undertake a
        comprehensive review of full time support of the reserve
        components of the Armed Forces, including the following:
                    (A) An identification of the missions, purposes,
                and objectives of military technicians (dual status) in
                support of an operational reserve force.
                    (B) A review of the posture of current military
                technician (dual status) positions, and of their
                current role in meeting the objectives identified
                pursuant to subparagraph (A).
                    (C) An analysis of potential restructurings of the
                workforce of military technicians (dual status) in
                order to identify a restructuring that fully aligns
                military technician (dual status) positions with
                objectives for full time support of the reserve
                components.
                    (D) An identification of the military technician
                (dual status) positions whose conversion to positions
                of Federal civilian employment under title 5, United
                States Code, would best ensure the achievement of
                objectives for full time support of the reserve
                components.
                    (E) An assessment of the impact on the readiness of
                the National Guard for domestic operations of the
                conversion of positions identified pursuant to
                subparagraph (D) as described in that subparagraph.
                    (F) An assessment of costs and potential savings
                associated with the conversion of positions identified
                pursuant to subparagraph (D) as described in that
                subparagraph.
            (5) Report to secretary of defense.--Not later than 180
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the working
        group shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the
        comprehensive review undertaken pursuant to paragraph (4). The
        report shall include the following:
                    (A) A comprehensive description of the review and
                the results of the review.
                    (B) The percentage of military technician (dual
                status) positions whose conversion to positions of
                Federal civilian employment under title 5, United
                States Code, would best ensure the achievement of
                objectives for full time support of the reserve
                components of the Armed Forces as an operational
                reserve.
                    (C) A transition plan for implementing a new force
                structure for full time support of the reserve
                components, including for the conversion of positions
                as described in subparagraph (B) which mitigates any
                risks to readiness identified pursuant to paragraph
                (4)(E).
                    (D) Recommendations for the reform of personnel
                management policy for military technician (dual status)
                positions that address--
                            (i) the eligibility of military technicians
                        (dual status) for civilian retirement upon
                        retirement from the Armed Forces; and
                            (ii) the process for appealing employment
                        decisions.
                    (E) Recommendations for reforms of compensation and
                benefits policies for military technician (dual status)
                positions in order to provide military technicians
                (dual status) with parity in compensation and benefits
                with other Federal civilian employees of the Department
                of Defense under title 5, United States Code.
            (6) Transmittal of report to congress.--The Secretary shall
        transmit to the congressional defense committees the report of
        the working group under paragraph (5), together with such
        discussion and recommendations in connection with the report as
        the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall
        publish the report, and any such discussions and
        recommendations, in the Federal Register at the time of
        transmittal.
            (7) Congressional defense committees defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``congressional defense committees'' has
        the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,
        United States Code.

Output: Armed Forces Reserve and National Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act This bill postpones the deadline for conversion of at least 20% of all military technician (dual status) positions to positions of civilian employment in the federal government until 180 days after the Department of Defense transmits to Congress the report of the Working Group on Full Time Support of the Reserve Components, established by this bill. The working group shall undertake a comprehensive review of full-time support of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including:  an identification of the missions, purposes, and objectives of military technicians (dual status) in support of an operational reserve force; a review of the posture of such positions and their role in meeting such objectives; an analysis of potential workforce restructuring to fully align such positions with objectives for full-time support of the reserve components; an identification of such positions the conversion of which to federal civilian positions would best ensure the achievement of such objectives; an assessment of the impact of such conversion on the readiness of the National Guard for domestic operations; and an assessment of costs and potential savings associated with such conversion.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF INCREASED DEMAND FOR AND USE OF VEGETABLE OILS
              DERIVED FROM CERTAIN OILSEEDS.

    (a) Vegetable Oil Industrial Products Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established within the
        Commodity Credit Corporation a fund to be known as the
        ``Vegetable Oil Industrial Products Fund'', which shall to be
        administered and used by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry
        out subsection (b).
            (2) Contents of fund.--The Fund shall consist of amounts
        deposited in the Fund by the Secretary in each of the fiscal
        years 1995 through 2000 from amounts available to the Commodity
        Credit Corporation, as follows:
                    (A) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 1995.
                    (B) $15,500,000 for fiscal year 1996.
                    (C) $23,300,000 for fiscal year 1997.
                    (D) $31,100,000 for fiscal year 1998.
                    (E) $38,900,000 for fiscal year 1999.
                    (F) $46,700,000 for fiscal year 2000.
            (3) Availability of fund.--Amounts in the Fund shall remain
        available to the Secretary until expended.
    (b) Use of Fund To Promote Industrial Products Containing Vegetable
Oils.--The Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to make grants to
promote the increased commercial use of industrial products that
contain, as an ingredient, vegetable oils produced from eligible
oilseeds. For each fiscal year in which amounts are available in the
Fund, the Secretary shall solicit grant applications from persons whose
manufacturing operations are located in the United States and that
desire financial assistance to begin or expand production of such
industrial products. The applications shall be in such form, shall
contain such information, and shall be submitted at such time, as the
Secretary may prescribe. On the basis of such applications, the
Secretary shall select as grant recipients to the extent practicable
those persons whose manufacturing operations will use the greatest
possible amount of vegetable oils produced from eligible oilseeds in
comparison to the amount of assistance requested.
    (c) Limitation on Amount of Assistance.--A person may not receive
more than 10 percent of the total assistance provided by the Secretary
in any fiscal year from the Fund.
    (d) Annual Estimates of Vegetable Oil Stocks.--Not later than
October 1 and April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall announce
an estimate of--
            (1) the amount of vegetable oil to be produced in the
        United States from oilseeds grown in the United States and
        consumed domestically or exported from the United States during
        that fiscal year; and
            (2) the amount of such vegetable oil likely to remain
        available in public and private stocks in the United States at
        the end of the marketing year.
    (e) Activities To Increase Demand for Vegetable Oil.--If the
October 1 estimate of end-of-year stocks of vegetable oil produced in
the United States from oilseeds grown in the United States, as a
percentage of total domestic and export demand, exceeds the average
percentage of end-of-year stocks to total demand during fiscal years
1985 through 1994, the Secretary shall use existing authorities to
promote an increase in domestic and export demand for such vegetable
oil by an amount that will prevent end-of-year stocks from exceeding
this level. If the April 1 estimate indicates a significant change in
the stocks to use ratio from the October 1 estimate, the Secretary
shall adjust the vegetable oil demand expansion activities to reflect
this change. The authorities that the Secretary may use to effect an
increase in domestic and export demand for such vegetable oil shall
include the following:
            (1) Purchasing for donation to meet critical human dietary
        needs in developing countries.
            (2) Purchasing for donation to emerging democracies, with
        the proceeds from any subsequent sale required to be used for
        economic development, infrastructure improvements, or
        activities that foster development of markets for United States
        agricultural products in recipient countries.
            (3) Purchasing for donation or discounted sale to producers
        of industrial products that contain, as an ingredient,
        vegetable oils produced from eligible oilseeds, to promote the
        increased commercial use of such products.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Vegetable Oil
        Industrial Products Fund.
            (2) Oilseeds.--The term ``oilseeds'' means soybeans, corn,
        cottonseed, sunflower seed, flaxseed, canola, rapeseed,
        safflower, and mustard seed.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.

Output:
Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act - Establishes in the Commodity Credit Corporation the Vegetable Oil Industrial Products Fund to promote industrial products containing vegetable oils from specified oilseeds.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to:  (1) make annual estimates of vegetable oil stocks; and (2) engage in activities, including purchases, to increase vegetable oil consumption and demand if stocks exceed certain limits.