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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rights of Intellectual Property
Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) United States industry loses billions of dollars each
        year to countries that do not provide adequate protection of
        intellectual property rights.
            (2) According to the Department of Commerce, United States
        companies lose approximately $50,000,000,000 annually as a
        result of violations of intellectual property rights by foreign
        countries.
            (3) It is in the interest of the United States to leverage
        its foreign policy to achieve certain trade policy objectives,
        such as adequate, effective, and timely protection of
        intellectual property rights.
            (4) Several countries that qualify under the generalized
        system of preferences provisions have been identified under
        section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as
        countries that do not provide adequate and effective protection
        of patents, copyrights, and trademarks or deny fair and
        equitable market access to United States persons that rely on
        intellectual property rights protection.
            (5) Several countries that receive United States foreign
        assistance also have been identified under section 182 of the
        Trade Act of 1974 as countries that do not provide adequate and
        effective protection of patents, copyrights, and trademarks or
        deny fair and equitable market access to United States persons
        that rely on intellectual property rights protection.

SEC. 3. COUNTRIES INELIGIBLE FOR GSP TREATMENT.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Implementation of agreement on trips.--Section 502(b)
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (6),
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (7) and inserting ``; and'',
                    (C) by inserting immediately after paragraph (7)
                the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) if such country is not implementing parts I, II, and
        III of the Agreement on TRIPS--
                    ``(A) beginning on the date that is 1 year (2 years
                in the case of a country with respect to which the
                President has made a qualified certification) after the
                date the Agreement enters into force and effect, or
                    ``(B) beginning on the date that is 5 years after
                the date the Agreement enters into force and effect in
                the case of a least-developed beneficiary developing
                country.'',
                    (D) in the last sentence, by striking ``(4), (6),
                (7), and (8)'' and inserting ``(4), (5), (6), (7), and
                (8)'', and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new
                sentence: ``For purposes of paragraph (8)(A), a
                `qualified certification' means a certification by the
                President to the Congress that is made within 1 year
                after the date the Agreement on TRIPS enters into force
                and effect and that states that a country is making
                overall significant progress in implementing parts I,
                II, and III of the Agreement.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 502(a) of such Act (19
        U.S.C. 2462(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
            ``(5) For purposes of this title--
                    ``(A) the term `Agreement on TRIPS' means the
                Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
                Property Rights entered into as part of the Uruguay
                Round Agreements, and
                    ``(B) the term `Uruguay Round Agreements' means the
                trade agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of
                multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of
                the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.''.
    (b) Designation as Eligible GSP Country.--Section 502 of such Act
(19 U.S.C. 2462) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(f) Designation Where Country Adheres to the Agreement on TRIPS;
Annual Reports.--
            ``(1) Designation as beneficiary developing country.--A
        country--
                    ``(A) which has been denied designation as a
                beneficiary developing country on the basis of
                subsection (b)(8), or
                    ``(B) with respect to which such designation has
                been withdrawn or suspended based on subsection (b)(8),
        may be designated as a beneficiary developing country under
        this title, if the President determines that the country is
        fully implementing parts I, II, and III of the Agreement on
        TRIPS and reports the determination to the Congress.
            ``(2) Annual report.--Not later than the date that is 1
        year after the date the Agreement on TRIPS enters into force
        and effect, and annually thereafter, the President shall
        determine whether each country designated as a beneficiary
        developing country under this title is fully implementing parts
        I, II, and III of the Agreement and shall report such findings
        to the Congress.''.

SEC. 4. COORDINATION OF TRADE POLICY AND FOREIGN POLICY.

    (a) Other Efforts To Improve Protection of Intellectual Property
Rights.--The United States Trade Representative shall notify the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of
the Agency for International Development on a regular basis of any
country which is not fully implementing parts I, II, and III of the
Agreement on TRIPS.
    (b) Encouraging Implementation of Agreement on TRIPS.--The
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of
the Agency for International Development shall cooperate with the
United States Trade Representative by encouraging any country that
receives foreign assistance and is not fully implementing the Agreement
on TRIPS to enact and enforce laws that will enable the country to
implement the Agreement on TRIPS. To further this objective, the
Secretary of State shall instruct the head of each United States
diplomatic mission abroad to include intellectual property rights
protection as a priority objective of the mission.
    (c) Other Actions To Encourage Protection of Intellectual Property
Rights.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President is
authorized to undertake the following actions, where appropriate, with
respect to a developing country to encourage and help the country
improve the protection of intellectual property rights:
            (1) Provide Overseas Private Investment Corporation
        insurance for intellectual property assets.
            (2) Require foreign assistance programs to provide support
        for the development of national intellectual property laws and
        regulations and for the development of the infrastructure
        necessary to protect intellectual property rights.
            (3) Establish technical cooperation committees on
        intellectual property standards within regional organizations.
            (4) Establish, as a joint effort between the United States
        Government and the private sector, a council to facilitate and
        provide intellectual property-related technical assistance
        through the Agency for International Development and the
        Department of Commerce.
            (5) Require United States representatives to multilateral
        lending institutions to seek the establishment of programs
        within the institutions to support strong intellectual property
        rights protection in recipient countries that have fully
        implemented parts I, II, and III of the Agreement on TRIPS.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Agreement on trips.--The term ``Agreement on TRIPS''
        means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
        Property Rights entered into as part of the trade agreements
        resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
        negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on
        Tariffs and Trade.
            (2) Developing country.--The term ``developing country''
        means any country which is--
                    (A) eligible to be designated a beneficiary
                developing country pursuant to title V of the Trade Act
                of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.), or
                    (B) designated as a least-developed beneficiary
                developing country pursuant to section 504(c)(6) of
                such Act (19 U.S.C. 2464(c)(6)).

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Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1994 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country eligible for trade benefits under the generalized system of preferences if such country is not implementing the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) within a specified time.  Authorizes a country that has been denied such designation to be so designated if the President determines that the country is fully implementing TRIPS.
Directs the United States Trade Representative to notify the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development of any country which is not implementing TRIPS.  Sets forth specified actions to be taken to encourage countries to implement TRIPS.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Buy American Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to
establish and carry out a program to award grants to eligible entities
in accordance with this section.
    (b) Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
establish eligibility requirements for purposes of the grants under
this section in order to provide assistance to any entity that--
            (1) is a manufacturer in the United States;
            (2) is a firm certified as eligible to apply for adjustment
        assistance under section 251(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
        U.S.C. 2341(c)); and
            (3) meets one of the following criteria:
                    (A) The entity mines, produces, or manufactures a
                nonavailable item.
                    (B) The entity is the last remaining manufacturer
                of an item in the United States, as determined by the
                Secretary of Commerce, and can prove hardship because
                of foreign competition.
                    (C) The entity is the last remaining manufacturer
                of an item in the United States and that item is
                considered to be vital for national security purposes
                by the Department of Defense or another department or
                agency of the United States.
    (c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of any grant under this section
may not exceed $5,000,000 per entity.
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant
        under this section shall use the grant funds for any of the
        following purposes:
                    (A) Increasing its ability to compete for a
                Government contract for a nonavailable item.
                    (B) Increasing its ability to produce a
                nonavailable item.
                    (C) Increasing its capacity to produce items that
                are vital to national security.
                    (D) Increasing its capacity to create additional or
                retain existing jobs.
                    (E) Modernizing or renovating existing
                manufacturing facilities using domestically made
                equipment.
                    (F) Covering costs associated with obtaining access
                to adjustment assistance under chapter 3 of title II of
                the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.).
            (2) Limitation.--No funds in a grant awarded under this
        section may be used for profits of an eligible entity.
    (e) Application Requirements.--To receive a grant under this
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the
Secretary of Commerce at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the application
shall include a statement regarding the number of direct full-time
domestic jobs expected to be created or retained as a result of the
grant, but such statement shall not be the sole factor used in
determining the award of the grant.
    (f) Annual Evaluation of Grant Recipients by Department of
Commerce.--The Secretary of Commerce each year shall evaluate
recipients of grants under this section to determine the proper
allocation of grant funds.
    (g) Definition of Nonavailable Item.--In this section, the term
``nonavailable item'' means an article, material, or supply--
            (1) that has been determined by a Federal agency, pursuant
        to the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), to not be
        mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in
        sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a
        satisfactory quality;
            (2) that has been subject to a waiver under section 1605 of
        the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
        111-5; 123 Stat. 303); or
            (3) that is listed on the list of nonavailable articles
        under subpart 25.104 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN WAIVERS OF BUY AMERICAN ACT.

    (a) Special Rules Relating to Certain Waivers.--Section 2 of the
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Special Rules.--The following rules apply in carrying out the
provisions of subsection (a):
            ``(1) Use outside the united states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply
                without regard to whether the articles, materials, or
                supplies to be acquired are for use outside the United
                States if the articles, materials, or supplies are not
                needed on an urgent basis or if they are acquired on a
                regular basis.
                    ``(B) Cost analysis.--In any case in which the
                articles, materials, or supplies are to be acquired for
                use outside the United States and are not needed on an
                urgent basis, before entering into a contract an
                analysis shall be made of the difference in the cost of
                acquiring the articles, materials, or supplies from a
                company manufacturing the articles, materials, or
                supplies in the United States (including the cost of
                shipping) and the cost of acquiring the articles,
                materials, or supplies from a company manufacturing the
                articles, materials, or supplies outside the United
                States (including the cost of shipping).
            ``(2) Effect on domestic employment.--In determining
        whether a public interest waiver, or waiver for use outside the
        United States, shall be granted under subsection (a), the head
        of a Federal agency shall--
                    ``(A) consider the short-term and long-term effects
                of granting such a waiver on employment within the
                United States, taking into account information provided
                by entities that manufacture the articles, materials,
                or supplies concerned in the United States; and
                    ``(B) determine that preserving or increasing
                employment within the United States is consistent with
                the public interest.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 1 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10c)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Substantially All.--Articles, materials, or supplies shall be
treated as made substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, if the cost of
the domestic components of such articles, materials, or supplies
exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of all components of such
articles, materials, or supplies.''.

SEC. 4. TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Requirement for Agencies To Notify OMB.--Each agency that
applies an exception to the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.)
shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a
notification of the application of the exception and a statement
describing the procurement and the exception being applied.
    (b) Requirement for Director of OMB To Post on Web Site.--Within 7
days after receipt of any notification under subsection (a), the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post the
notification on a central, publicly accessible Web site of the Office.
    (c) Definition of Agency.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has
the meaning given under section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON
              EXCEPTIONS TO BUY AMERICAN ACT AND OTHER DOMESTIC SOURCE
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Report Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of a
        fiscal year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
        submit to Congress a report on the amount of the acquisitions
        made by each agency in that fiscal year of articles, materials,
        or supplies purchased from entities that manufacture the
        articles, materials, or supplies outside of the United States.
            (2) Contents of report.--The report required by paragraph
        (1) shall separately include, for the fiscal year covered by
        such report--
                    (A) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or
                supplies that were manufactured outside the United
                States;
                    (B) an itemized list of all waivers granted with
                respect to such articles, materials, or supplies under
                the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), section
                1605(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
                of 2009 (123 Stat. 303), or any other law that requires
                procurement of goods or services from a domestic
                source, and a citation to the treaty, international
                agreement, or other law under which each waiver was
                granted;
                    (C) if any articles, materials, or supplies were
                acquired from entities that manufacture articles,
                materials, or supplies outside the United States, the
                specific exception under section 2 of the Buy American
                Act (41 U.S.C. 10a), section 1605(a) of the American
                Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (123 Stat. 303),
                or any other law that requires procurement of goods or
                services from a domestic source, that was used to
                purchase such articles, materials, or supplies; and
                    (D) a summary of--
                            (i) the total procurement funds expended on
                        articles, materials, and supplies manufactured
                        inside the United States; and
                            (ii) the total procurement funds expended
                        on articles, materials, and supplies
                        manufactured outside the United States.
    (b) Public Availability.--The Comptroller General shall make the
report publicly available to the maximum extent practicable.
    (c) Exception for Intelligence Community.--The report required
under this section shall not cover acquisitions made by an agency, or
component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community as
specified in, or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
    (d) Definition of Agency.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has
the meaning given under section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

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21st Century Buy American Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to award grants to any entity that is a manufacturer in the United States, is a firm certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974, and is an entity that either: (1) mines, produces, or manufactures a nonavailable item; (2) is the last remaining manufacturer of an item in the United States and can prove hardship because of foreign competition; or (3) is the last remaining manufacturer of an item in the United States that is considered to be vital for national security purposes. Permits a recipient to use such a grant to: (1) increase its ability to compete for a government contract for, and to produce, a nonavailable item; (2) increase its capacity to produce items that are vital to national security and to create or retain jobs; (3) modernize or renovate manufacturing facilities using domestically made equipment; and (4) cover costs associated with obtaining access to adjustment assistance.

Defines a "nonavailable item" as an article that: (1) a federal agency has determined is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality; (2) has been subject to a waiver of buy American provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; or (3) is on the list of nonavailable articles under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Amends the Buy America Act to: (1) make buy American requirements for articles for public use applicable without regard to whether the articles are for use outside the United States, if they are not needed on an urgent basis or are acquired on a regular basis; (2) require an analysis of the difference in the cost of such articles manufactured inside compared to outside the United States before a contract for such articles is entered; and (3) require an agency, before granting a public interest waiver or a waiver for use outside the United States, to consider the effect on domestic employment.

Requires: (1) each agency that applies an exception to the Buy American Act to notify the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who shall post the notification on a publicly accessible website; and (2) the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the amount of articles purchased by each agency each fiscal year from entities that manufacture them outside the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Checkoff for Charity Act of 1999''.

                     TITLE I--CHECKOFF FOR CHARITY

SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

  ``PART IX--DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITY

                              ``Sec. 6097. Designation.

``SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, with respect to
each taxpayer's return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by
chapter 1, such taxpayer may designate that--
            ``(1) a specified portion (but not less than $1) of any
        overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and
            ``(2) any cash contribution which the taxpayer includes
        with such return,
shall be paid to an eligible organization, or for such use as is
otherwise provided, under title II of the Checkoff for Charity Act of
1999.
    ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under
subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the
time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such
taxable year. Such designation shall be made in such manner as the
Secretary prescribes by regulations except that such designation shall
be made either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing
the taxpayer's signature.
    ``(c) Overpayments Treated as Refunded.--For purposes of this
title, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated under subsection
(a) shall be treated as being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last
date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1
(determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the
return is filed.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of
chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new item:

                              ``Part IX. Designation of overpayments
                                        and contributions for
                                        charity.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.

SEC. 102. CHECKOFF FOR CHARITIES TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

``SEC. 9511. CHECKOFF FOR CHARITIES TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Checkoff for
Charities Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be
appropriated or credited to the Checkoff for Charities Trust Fund as
provided in this section or section 9602(b).
    ``(b) Transfer to Checkoff for Charities Trust Fund of Amounts
Designated.--There is hereby appropriated to the Checkoff for Charities
Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts designated under section
6097 and received in the Treasury.
    ``(c) Expenditures From Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay, not less often
        than quarterly, to the Checkoff for Charities Commission from
        the Checkoff for Charities Trust Fund an amount equal to the
        amount in such Fund as of the time of such payment less any
        administrative expenses of the Secretary which may be paid
        under paragraph (2). Amounts paid under this subsection shall
        be available only as provided in section 202 of the Checkoff
        for Charity Act of 1998.
            ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Amounts in the Checkoff for
        Charities Trust Fund shall be available to pay the
        administrative expenses of the Secretary of the Treasury
        directly allocable to--
                    ``(A) modifying the individual income tax return
                forms to carry out section 6097,
                    ``(B) carrying out this chapter with respect to
                such Fund, and
                    ``(C) processing amounts received under section
                6097 and transferring such amounts to such Fund.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter
A is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 9511. Checkoff for Charities Trust
                                        Fund.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this
Act.

               TITLE II--CHECKOFF FOR CHARITY COMMISSION

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established in the Department of Commerce a commission to
be known as the ``Checkoff for Charity Commission'' (hereafter in this
title referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 202. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Commission, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, shall make arrangements for voluntary charitable,
health, and welfare agencies that provide or support direct health and
welfare services to individuals or their families to solicit
contributions through designations made on returns of individual income
tax. Such arrangements shall--
            (1) to the extent practicable, be similar to arrangements
        made by the Office of Personnel Management with respect to the
        annual Combined Federal Campaign; and
            (2) be limited to the types of organizations specified in
        Executive Order 12353 (March 23, 1982), as amended by Executive
        Order 12404 (February 10, 1983).
    (b) Amounts Designated for Specific Organizations.--The Commission
shall ensure that amounts designated on a return of tax for a specific
organization are paid to that organization not later than 90 days after
the date on which the Commission receives such designation.
    (c) Amounts Not Designated for Specific Organizations.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of amounts designated as a
        contribution on a return of tax but not designated for a
        specific organization the Commission--
                    (A) may retain and use not more than one percent of
                such amounts to carry out this Act, and
                    (B) from the excess of the aggregate of such
                amounts for a year over the amount retained under
                paragraph (1), shall determine which of the
                organizations eligible to receive designations for a
                year under subsection (a) will receive all or a portion
                of such contribution.
            (2) Criteria for selecting organizations.--In carrying out
        paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall use the criteria set
        forth in Executive Order 12353 (March 23, 1982), as amended by
        Executive Order 12404 (February 10, 1983).

SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
members appointed by the President from individuals who are not
officers or employees of any organization that receives funding
pursuant to this Act. Members on the Commission shall be broadly
representative of the ethnic, religious, majority, and minority groups
comprising the United States.
    (b) Waiver of Limitation on Executive Schedule Positions.--
Appointments may be made under this section without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 8 members appointed may
be of the same political party.
    (d) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for a term
        of six years, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
            (2) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by the
        President at the time of appointment, of the members first
        appointed--
                    (A) five shall be appointed for terms of two years;
                    (B) five shall be appointed for terms of four
                years; and
                    (C) five shall be appointed for terms of six years.
            (3) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
        member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
        the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the
        expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken
        office.
    (e) Basic Pay.--
            (1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        members shall serve without pay.
            (2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
        Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or
        employees of the United States may not receive additional pay,
        allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the
        Commission.
    (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Quorum.--Eight members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (h) Chairman; Vice Chairman.--The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Commission shall be designated by the President at the time of the
appointment. The term of office of the Chairman shall be three years.
    (i) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman or a majority of its members.

SEC. 204. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director who shall be
appointed by Commission. The Director shall be paid at a rate not to
exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule.
    (b) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, and
without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, the
Director may appoint additional personnel as the Director considers
appropriate.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and
staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--Subject to rules prescribed by the
Commission, the Director may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of
basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Director, the
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 205. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Commission, the head of that
department or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission.
    (d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property,
both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or
devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for
disbursement upon order of the Chairman.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (f) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.
    (g) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
        requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
        production of any evidence relating to any matter under
        investigation by the Commission. The attendance of witnesses
        and the production of evidence may be required from any place
        within the United States at any designated place of hearing
        within the United States.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
        obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
        apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
        that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
        produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
        investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
        district where the hearing is conducted or where that person is
        found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the
        order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
        contempt.
            (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission
        shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
        a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
        Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
        application is be made under paragraph (2) may be served in the
        judicial district in which the person required to be served
        resides or may be found.
    (h) Immunity.--Except as provided in this subsection, a person may
not be excused from testifying or from producing evidence pursuant to a
subpoena on the ground that the testimony or evidence required by the
subpoena may tend to incriminate or subject that person to criminal
prosecution. A person, after having claimed the privilege against self-
incrimination, may not be criminally prosecuted by reason of any
transaction, matter, or thing about which that person is compelled to
testify or relating to which that person is compelled to produce
evidence, except that the person may be prosecuted for perjury
committed during the testimony or made in the evidence.
    (i) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for property and
services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5).

SEC. 206. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Secretary of
Commerce and the Congress not later than December 31 of each year. Each
such report shall contain a detailed statement of activities of the
Commission during the fiscal year ending in the year in which such
report is required to be submitted.

SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the first two
fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act such
sums as may be necessary for startup costs for the Commission to carry
out this Act.

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Title II: Checkoff for Charity Commission
 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Checkoff for Charity Commission which shall make arrangements for voluntary charitable, health, and welfare agencies that provide or support direct health and welfare services to individuals or their families to solicit contributions through designations made on individual tax returns. Requires annual reports from the Commission. Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) promote the public right-to-know about the costs and
        benefits of Federal regulatory programs and rules;
            (2) promote Government accountability for the growth of
        Federal regulatory programs and rules; and
            (3) encourage open communication among Federal agencies,
        the public, the President, and Congress regarding regulatory
        priorities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means any executive
        department, military department, Government corporation,
        Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in
        the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive
        Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency,
        but shall not include--
                    (A) the General Accounting Office;
                    (B) the Federal Election Commission;
                    (C) the governments of the District of Columbia and
                of the territories and possessions of the United
                States, and their various subdivisions; or
                    (D) Government-owned contractor-operated
                facilities, including laboratories engaged in national
                defense research and production activities.
            (2) Benefit.--The term ``benefit'' means the reasonably
        identifiable significant favorable effects, including social,
        environmental, and economic benefits, that are expected to
        result directly or indirectly from implementation of a rule.
            (3) Cost.--The term ``cost'' means the reasonably
        identifiable significant adverse effects, including social,
        environmental, and economic costs that are expected to result
        directly or indirectly from implementation of, or compliance
        with, a rule.
            (4) Program element.--The term ``program element'' means a
        rule or related set of rules.
            (5) Rule.--The term ``rule'' has the same meaning given
        such term in section 551(4) of title 5, United States Code,
        except that such term shall not include--
                    (A) administrative actions governed by sections 556
                and 557 of title 5, United States Code;
                    (B) rules issued with respect to a military or
                foreign affairs function of the United States; or
                    (C) rules related to agency organization,
                management, or personnel.

SEC. 4. ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Administration.--The President, acting through the
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall be
        responsible for implementing and administering the requirements
        of this Act.
            (2) Accounting statement.--No later than January 2000, and
        each January every 2 years thereafter, the President shall
        prepare and submit to Congress an accounting statement that
        estimates the costs and corresponding benefits of Federal
        regulatory programs and program elements in accordance with
        this section.
    (b) Years Covered by Accounting Statement.--Each accounting
statement (other than the initial accounting statement) submitted under
this Act shall cover, at a minimum, the costs and corresponding
benefits for the 5 fiscal years preceding October 1 of the year in
which the report is submitted. The statement shall also contain a
projection of the costs and corresponding benefits for the next 10
fiscal years, based on rules in effect or projected to take effect. The
statement may cover any fiscal year preceding such fiscal years for the
purpose of revising previous estimates.
    (c) Timing and Procedures.--
            (1) Notice and comment.--The President shall provide notice
        and opportunity for comment for each accounting statement. The
        President may delegate to an agency the requirement to provide
        notice and opportunity to comment for the portion of the
        accounting statement relating to that agency.
            (2) Timing.--The President shall propose the first
        accounting statement under this section no later than 1 year
        after the date of enactment of this Act. Such statement shall
        cover, at a minimum, each of the preceding fiscal years
        beginning with fiscal year 1997.
    (d) Contents of Accounting Statement.--
            (1) Estimates of costs.--(A) An accounting statement shall
        estimate the costs of Federal regulatory programs and program
        elements by setting forth, for each year covered by the
        statement--
                    (i) the annual expenditure of national economic
                resources for each regulatory program and program
                elements; and
                    (ii) such other quantitative and qualitative
                measures of costs as the President considers
                appropriate.
            (B) For purposes of the estimate of costs in the accounting
        statement, national economic resources shall include, and shall
        be listed under, at least the following categories:
                    (i) Private sector costs.
                    (ii) Federal sector administrative costs.
                    (iii) Federal sector compliance costs.
                    (iv) State and local government administrative
                costs.
                    (v) State and local government compliance costs.
            (2) Estimates of benefits.--An accounting statement shall
        estimate the corresponding benefits of Federal regulatory
        programs and program elements by setting forth, for each year
        covered by the statement, such quantitative and qualitative
        measures of benefits as the President considers appropriate.
        Any estimates of benefits concerning reduction in health,
        safety, or environmental risks shall be based on sound and
        objective scientific practices and shall present the most
        plausible level of risk practical, along with a statement of
        the reasonable degree of scientific certainty.

SEC. 5. ASSOCIATED REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--In each year following the year in which the
President submits an accounting statement under section 4, the
President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, shall, after notice and opportunity for comment, submit to
Congress a report associated with the accounting statement (hereinafter
referred to as an ``associated report''). The associated report shall
contain, in accordance with this section--
            (1) analyses of impacts;
            (2) identification and analysis of jurisdictional overlaps,
        duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal
        regulatory programs; and
            (3) recommendations for reform.
    (b) Analyses of Impacts.--The President shall include in the
associated report the following:
            (1) Analyses.--Analyses prepared by the president of the
        cumulative impact of Federal regulatory programs covered in the
        accounting statement. Factors to be considered in such report
        shall include impacts on the following:
                    (A) The ability of State and local governments to
                provide essential services, including police, fire
                protection, and education.
                    (B) Small business.
                    (C) Productivity.
                    (D) Wages.
                    (E) Economic growth.
                    (F) Technological innovation.
                    (G) Consumer prices for goods and services.
                    (H) Such other factors considered appropriate by
                the President.
            (2) Summary.--A summary of any independent analyses of
        impacts prepared by persons commenting during the comment
        period on the accounting statement.
    (c) Recommendations for Reform.--The President shall include in the
associated report the following:
            (1) Presidential recommendations.--A summary of
        recommendations of the President for reform or elimination of
        any Federal regulatory program or program element that does not
        represent sound use of national economic resources or otherwise
        is inefficient.
            (2) Recommendations from commenters.--A summary of any
        recommendations for such reform or elimination of Federal
        regulatory programs or program elements prepared by persons
        commenting during the comment period on the accounting
        statement.

SEC. 6. GUIDANCE FROM OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

    The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, in
consultation with the Council of Economic Advisers, and after
independent and external peer review, provide guidance to agencies--
            (1) to standardize measures of costs and benefits in
        accounting statements prepared pursuant to this Act, including
        guidance on estimating the costs and corresponding benefits of
        regulatory programs and program elements; and
            (2) to standardize the format of the accounting statements.
The Director shall review submissions from agencies to assure
consistency with the guidance under this section.

SEC. 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

    After each accounting statement and associated report submitted to
Congress, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall make
recommendations to the President--
            (1) for improving accounting statements prepared pursuant
        to this Act, including recommendations on level of detail and
        accuracy; and
            (2) for improving associated reports prepared pursuant to
        this Act, including recommendations on the quality of analysis.

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Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1997 - Directs the President, no later than January 2000 and each January every two years thereafter, to submit to the Congress an accounting statement that estimates the costs and corresponding benefits of Federal regulatory programs and program elements.  Provides for each accounting statement submitted to:  (1) cover, at a minimum, the costs and corresponding benefits for the five fiscal years preceding October 1 of the year in which the report is submitted; and (2) also contain a projection of the costs and corresponding benefits for the next ten fiscal years.  Directs the President to propose the first accounting statement no later than one year after the enactment of this Act.  Provides for such statement to cover, at a minimum, each of the preceding fiscal years beginning with FY 1997.
Requires the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in each year following the year in which the President submits an accounting statement and after notice and opportunity for comment, to submit to the Congress a report associated with the accounting statement containing:  (1) analyses of impacts; (2) an analysis of jurisdictional overlaps, duplications, and potential inconsistencies among Federal regulatory programs; and (3) recommendations for reform.
Requires the Director to:  (1) provide guidance to agencies to standardize measures of costs and benefits in accounting statements and the format of the accounting statements; and (2) review submissions from agencies to assure consistency with the guidance.
Directs the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, after each accounting statement and associated report is submitted to the Congress, to make recommendations to the President for improving accounting statements and associated reports.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ballast Water Management Act''.

SEC. 2. EVALUATION.

    (a) Subsection 1102(a) of Public Law 101-646 (16 U.S.C. 4712(a)) is
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end:
            ``(4) National ballast water management evaluation.--
                    ``(A) Subject to the availability of
                appropriations, the Task Force shall contract with the
                Marine Board of the National Research Council to
                identify and evaluate ballast water management
                technologies and practices that prevent the
                introduction and spread of nonindigenous species
                through ballast water discharged into United States
                waters.
                    ``(B) In conducting the evaluation, the Marine
                Board shall consider, at a minimum, ballast water
                management technologies and practices identified in the
                study prepared under paragraph (3).
                    ``(C) In conducting the evaluation, the Marine
                Board shall identify, at a minimum, ballast water
                management technologies and practices that--
                            ``(i) may be retrofitted on existing
                        vessels or incorporated in new vessel designs;
                            ``(ii) are operationally practical;
                            ``(iii) are safe for vessel and crew;
                            ``(iv) are environmentally sound;
                            ``(v) are cost effective;
                            ``(vi) the vessel operator can monitor; and
                            ``(vii) are effective against a broad range
                        of nuisance organisms.''.
    (b) Subsection 1102(c) of Public Law 101-646 (16 U.S.C. 4712(c)) is
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end:
            ``(3) National ballast water management evaluation
        report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
        the Ballast Water Management Act, the Task Force shall submit
        to the appropriate Committees a report on the results of the
        evaluation conducted under paragraph (4) of subsection (a).''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Section 1202 of Public Law 101-646 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended
by--
            (1) redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
            (2) inserting after subsection (j) the following:
    ``(k) National Ballast Water Management Demonstration Program.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--Following the submission of the
        evaluation authorized under section 1102(a)(4) and subject to
        the availability of appropriations under section 1301(e), the
        Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in consultation
        with the Task Force, shall conduct a national ballast water
        management demonstration program to test and evaluate ballast
        water management technologies and practices, including those
        identified in the evaluation authorized under paragraph
        1102(a)(4), to prevent the introduction and spread of
        nonindigenous species through ballast water discharged into
        United States waters.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In carrying out the demonstration program
        authorized under this subsection, the Administrator of the
        Maritime Administration shall use vessels that are documented
        under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, including
        vessels operating on the Great Lakes. Any necessary ballast
        water management technology installation or construction on a
        vessel used in the demonstration program shall be performed by
        a United States shipyard or ship repair facility.
            ``(3) Authorities.--In conducting the demonstration program
        under this subsection, the Task Force and the Administrator of
        the Maritime Administration may accept donations of property
        and services.''.
    (b) Subsection 1202(l), as redesignated by this Act, is amended by
adding the following new paragraph at the end:
            ``(3) Not later than 1 year after the submission of the
        evaluation authorized under section 1102(a)(4) and periodically
        as necessary to report new findings, the Administrator of the
        Maritime Administration, in consultation with the Task Force,
        shall submit to the appropriate Committees a report on the
        results of the demonstration program conducted under subsection
        (k).''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1301 of Public Law 101-646 (16 U.S.C. 4741) is amended by
adding the following new subsection at the end:
    ``(e) National Ballast Water Management Evaluation and
Demonstration Program.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Director and the Under Secretary $150,000 for fiscal year 1995 and to
the Administrator of the Maritime Administration $1,850,000 for fiscal
year 1996, to remain available until expended, to carry out the
evaluation authorized under section 1102(a)(4) and the demonstration
program authorized under section 1202(k).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 21, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Ballast Water Management Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to contract with the Marine Board of the National Research Council to evaluate ballast water management technologies that prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread through ballast water discharged into U.S. waters.  Requires the Task Force to submit to appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of such evaluation.
Directs the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to conduct a national ballast water management demonstration program to evaluate ballast water management technologies that prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread through ballast water discharged into U.S. waters.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 and 1996.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Financial Choice and
Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MONEY MARKET FUNDS UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
              ACT OF 1940.

    The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 66. MONEY MARKET FUNDS.

    ``(a) Election To Be Treated as Money Market Fund.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this title, any open-end investment company (or
a separate series thereof) may elect, in its registration statement
filed under section 8, to be a money market fund and may compute the
current price per share, for purposes of distribution or redemption and
repurchase, of any redeemable security issued by the company using the
amortized cost method of valuation, or the penny-rounding method of
pricing, regardless of whether its shareholders are limited to natural
persons, if--
            ``(1) the company or series has as its objective the
        generation of income and preservation of capital through
        investment in short-term, high-quality debt securities;
            ``(2) the company or series elects to maintain a stable net
        asset value per share or stable price per share, by virtue of
        the amortized cost valuation method, as that term is defined in
        section 270.2a-7(a)(2) of title 17, Code of Federal
        Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this
        section, and in accordance with the requirements specified with
        respect to the use of the amortized cost valuation method as
        set forth in that section, as in effect on the date of
        enactment of this section, or the penny-rounding pricing
        method, as that term is defined in section 270.2a-7(a)(21) of
        title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date
        of enactment of this section, and in accordance with the
        requirements specified with respect to the use of the penny-
        rounding pricing method as set forth in that section, as in
        effect on the date of enactment of this section, the board of
        directors of the company has determined, in good faith, that--
                    ``(A) it is in the best interests of the company or
                series, and its shareholders, to do so; and
                    ``(B) the money market fund will continue to use
                such method or methods only as long as the board of
                directors believes that the resulting share price
                fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per
                share of the company or series; and
            ``(3) the company or series agrees to comply with such
        quality, maturity, diversification, and liquidity requirements,
        including reasonable procedural and recordkeeping requirements
        and provisions relating to liquidity fees and restrictions on
        redemptions, as the Commission, by rule or regulation or order,
        may prescribe or has prescribed as necessary or appropriate in
        the public interest or for the protection of investors to the
        extent that such requirements and provisions are not
        inconsistent with this section.
    ``(b) Prohibition Against Federal Government Bailouts of Money
Market Funds.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `covered Federal assistance' means
                Federal assistance used for the purpose of--
                            ``(i) making any loan to, or purchasing any
                        stock, equity interest, or debt obligation of,
                        any money market fund;
                            ``(ii) guaranteeing any loan or debt
                        issuance of any money market fund; or
                            ``(iii) entering into any assistance
                        arrangement (including tax breaks), loss
                        sharing, or profit sharing with any money
                        market fund; and
                    ``(B) the term `Federal assistance' means--
                            ``(i) insurance or guarantees by the
                        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
                            ``(ii) transactions involving the Secretary
                        of the Treasury; or
                            ``(iii) the use of any advances from any
                        Federal Reserve credit facility or discount
                        window that is not part of a program or
                        facility with broad-based eligibility
                        established in unusual or exigent
                        circumstances.
            ``(2) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law (including regulations), covered Federal assistance may not
        be provided directly to any money market fund.
    ``(c) Disclosure of the Prohibition Against Federal Government
Bailouts of Money Market Funds.--No principal underwriter of a
redeemable security issued by a money market fund nor any dealer shall
offer or sell any such security to any person unless the prospectus of
the money market fund and any advertising or sales literature for such
fund prominently discloses the prohibition against direct covered
Federal assistance as described in subsection (b). The Commission may,
after consultation with and taking into account the views of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, and the Department of the Treasury, adopt rules
and regulations, and issue orders consistent with the protection of
investors, prescribing the manner in which the disclosure under this
subsection shall be provided.
    ``(d) Continuing Obligation To Meet Requirements of This Title.--A
company that elects to be a money market fund in accordance with
subsection (a) or is otherwise a money market fund operating in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable
to money market funds shall remain subject to the provisions of this
title and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder that
would otherwise apply to a registered open-end company, as long as
those provisions do not conflict with the provisions of this
section.''.

Output: Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to authorize any open-end investment company to elect, in its registration statement, to be a money market fund and to compute the current price per share, for purposes of distribution or redemption and repurchase, of any redeemable security issued by the company using the amortized cost method of valuation or the penny-rounding method of pricing, regardless of whether its shareholders are limited to natural persons, if:    the company's objective is the generation of income and preservation of capital through investment in short-term, high-quality debt securities;   the company elects to maintain a stable net asset value per share or stable price per share, by virtue of such methods, and the board of directors of the company has determined in good faith that it is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders to do so and that the money market fund will continue to use such method(s) only as long as the board believes that the resulting share price fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the company; and   the company agrees to comply with such quality, maturity, diversification, and liquidity requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prescribes as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, if consistent with this Act.   The bill prohibits covered federal assistance from being provided directly to any money market fund. The bill defines: (1) "covered federal assistance " as federal assistance used for the purpose of making any loan to, or purchasing any stock, equity interest, or debt obligation of, any money market fund, guaranteeing any loan or debt issuance of any money market fund, or entering into any assistance arrangement, loss sharing, or profit sharing with any money market fund; and (2) "federal assistance" as insurance or guarantees by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transactions involving the Secretary of the Treasury, or the use of any advances from any Federal Reserve credit facility or discount window that is not part of a program or facility with broad-based eligibility established in unusual or exigent circumstances. No principal underwriter of a redeemable security issued by a money market fund nor any dealer shall offer or sell any such security to any person unless the prospectus of the money market fund and any advertising or sales literature for such fund prominently discloses such prohibition against direct covered federal assistance.   A company that elects to be a money market fund shall remain subject to the provisions of this Act and SEC rules and regulations that would otherwise apply to a registered open-end company, if consistent with this Act.


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SECTION 1. NATIONAL GUARD OPERATION ABOUT FACE TO PROVIDE LIFE-SKILLS
              FOR AT RISK YOUTH.

    (a) Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills
              for at-risk youth
    ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of Defense,
through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, may use the National Guard to
conduct an at-risk youth life skills program to be known as `National
Guard Operation About Face', which shall be a community based outreach
program for at-risk youth, which shall include after-school and summer
classes to provide academic skills, computer literacy, employability
skills, life-coping skills, and communication skills supplemented with
work experience activities to create vibrant communities that foster
economic opportunity and encourage life-long learning.
    ``(b) Conduct of the Program.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
provide for the conduct of the National Guard Operation About Face in
such States as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out the National Guard Operation
About Face using--
            ``(A) funds appropriated directly to the Secretary of
        Defense for the program; and
            ``(B) nondefense funds made available or transferred to the
        Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to support the
        program.
    ``(3) For purposes of a transfer under paragraph (2)(B),
administration of the National Guard Operation About Face is a good or
service for which an agency agreement may be entered into under section
1535 of title 31, United States Code.
    ``(c) Program Agreements.--(1) To carry out the National Guard
Operation About Face in a State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter
into an agreement with the Governor of the State, or in the case of the
District of Columbia National Guard, with the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National, under which the Governor or the
commanding general will establish, organize, and administer the
National Guard Operation About Face in the State.
    ``(2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide funds
to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use of
civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the National
Guard Operation About Face.
    ``(d) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.--Any at risk
youth may participate in the National Guard Operation About Face. The
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards and procedures for
selecting participants from among at risk youth.
    ``(e) Authorized Benefits for Participants.--To the extent provided
in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection (c):
            ``(1) Any funds made available or transferred to the
        Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies under section
        (b)(2)(B) of this section may be used to provide a stipend to
        participants for the work experience portion of the National
        Guard Operation About Face:
                    ``(A) For the original purpose for which the funds
                were appropriated and in accordance with the
                regulations of the Federal agency from which the funds
                were made available or transferred.
                    ``(B) For the purpose for which defense funds are
                appropriated and in accordance with the regulations
                prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the National
                Guard Operation About Face.
                    ``(C) In the case of a conflict between the
                regulations described in paragraph (A) and (B), the
                regulations of the Federal agency from which the funds
                were made available or transferred shall apply.
            ``(2) A participant in the national Guard Operation About
        Face may receive the following additional benefits in
        connection with the program:
                    ``(A) Light refreshments.
                    ``(B) Transportation.
                    ``(C) Supplies.
                    ``(D) Services.
    ``(f) Program Personnel.--Personnel of the National Guard of a
State in which the National Guard Operation About Face is conducted may
serve on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of providing
managerial, administrative, training, or supporting services for the
program.
    ``(g) Equipment and Facilities.--Equipment and facilities of the
National Guard, including military property of the United States issued
to the National Guard, may be used in carrying out the National Guard
Operation About Face.
    ``(h) Supplemental Resources.--To carry out the National Guard
Operation About Face in a State, the Governor of the State or, in the
case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard, may supplement funds made
available under the program out of other resources (including gifts)
available to the Governor or the commanding general. The Governor or
the commanding Federal may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of money, other property or services for the National Guard
Operation About Face.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, the territories, and the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) The term `at-risk youth' has the same meaning given
        that term in section 1432 of the Elementary and Secondary
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6472.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills for
                            at-risk youth.''.

Output: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, to use the National Guard to conduct an at-risk youth life skills program to be known as "National Guard Operation About Face." Requires such program to: (1) be a community-based outreach program for at-risk youth; and (2) include after-school and summer classes to provide academic skills, computer literacy, employability skills, life-coping skills, and communication skills supplemented with work experience activities. Requires agreements with State governors and the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to carry out the program. Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards and procedures for selecting program participants from at risk youth. Authorizes the use of State National Guard personnel, equipment, and facilities, as well as State supplemental resources, in support of such program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ready to Learn Act''.

SEC. 2. EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``TITLE X--SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN

``SEC. 10001. SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN GRANTS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts available under section
10003, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible States to pay the Federal share of establishing and
administering full day voluntary prekindergarten programs for children
age 4 in the State, in order to promote school readiness for such
children.
    ``(b) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a State desires a grant under this
        title, the Governor of such State shall submit to the Secretary
        an application at such time, in such manner, and containing a
        plan that outlines how and when such State expects to provide
        voluntary prekindergarten for every 4-year old in the State.
            ``(2) Subgrants to eligible entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection
                (c)(2), a State that receives a grant under this title
                shall use the grant funds to award subgrants to
                eligible entities to carry out the requirements of this
                title.
                    ``(B) Subgrants for community-based providers.--In
                awarding subgrants under subparagraph (A), a State
                shall use not less than 25 percent of the grant funds
                provided to the State to award subgrants to eligible
                entities that are community-based providers of
                prekindergarten programs.
                    ``(C) Eligible entities.--In this paragraph, the
                term `eligible entity' includes schools, child care
                entities, Head Start programs, or other community-based
                providers of prekindergarten programs.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this title
shall use--
            ``(1) not less than 85 percent of the funds provided under
        such grant to carry out the activities described in paragraphs
        (1) and (2) of subsection (d); and
            ``(2) not more than 15 percent of such funds at the State
        level for quality investment described in subsection (d)(3).
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this
        title shall use grant funds to provide a high-quality
        prekindergarten program that--
                    ``(A) serves children age 4 in the State, serving
                first children from low-income families with incomes
                that are not more than 200 percent of the poverty line
                and those who are limited English proficient;
                    ``(B) not later than 2 years after the receipt of
                the grant, ensures that each classroom is taught by a
                teacher who has--
                            ``(i) a baccalaureate degree or advanced
                        degree in early childhood education; or
                            ``(ii) a baccalaureate degree and
                        specialized training in early childhood
                        development;
                    ``(C) utilizes a developmentally, culturally, and
                linguistically appropriate curriculum that is aligned
                with the State early learning standards and valid and
                reliable, multiple assessments for the purpose of
                improving instruction; and
                    ``(D) has a teacher-child ratio of not more than 1
                to 10 and a group size of not more than 20.
            ``(2) Allowable uses of funds.--After a State has fulfilled
        the requirements described in paragraph (1), such State may use
        grant funds--
                    ``(A) to serve younger children;
                    ``(B) to increase salaries;
                    ``(C) for additional comprehensive services as may
                be needed; and
                    ``(D) for the construction of new facilities, or
                the renovation, repair, or alteration of existing
                facilities, necessary to commence or continue such
                prekindergarten.
            ``(3) Quality investment.--A State that receives a grant
        under this title shall use grant funds--
                    ``(A) to carry out other activities needed to
                ensure the health and safety of children served under
                this title;
                    ``(B) for professional development for teachers and
                staff of the prekindergarten program described in
                paragraph (1); and
                    ``(C) to provide comprehensive services.

``SEC. 10002. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of a grant under
        this title shall be 50 percent of the costs of carrying out the
        activities described in section 10001(d).
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of a grant
        under this title shall be provided in cash.
    ``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--The Secretary may not award a grant
under this title to any State unless the Secretary first determines
that the per-child expenditure by the State and its political
subdivisions for prekindergarten programs (other than funds used to pay
the non-Federal share under this section) for the fiscal year for which
the determination is made is equal to or greater than such expenditure
for the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(c) Supplement Not Supplant.--Grant funds received under this
title shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal,
State, and local public funds expended to promote voluntary
prekindergarten programs in the State.
    ``(d) Provision of Grant Funds.--In awarding a grant under this
title to a State, the Secretary shall provide the grant funds to the
Governor of the State, to enable the Governor to designate a lead
agency to best direct the funds in a manner that improves the State's
programs by carrying out the requirements of this title.
    ``(e) Coordination.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary
shall coordinate, not less often than quarterly, with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services regarding the review of State plans as
described in section 10001(b) and the implementation of the
prekindergarten programs under this title.
    ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) State reports.--Each State that receives a grant
        under this title shall submit to the Secretary an annual report
        detailing the effectiveness of each prekindergarten program in
        that State funded under this title.
            ``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to
        the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
        Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
        Representatives an annual report that describes each State
        program of assistance for prekindergarten programs funded under
        this title.
            ``(3) Contents of reports.--A report submitted under
        paragraph (1) or (2) shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of each action taken to move
                toward providing a high-quality prekindergarten
                education to all 4-year olds;
                    ``(B) a summary of each measure that will be taken
                to achieve the goal of providing full day high-quality
                prekindergarten to all 4-year olds, including a
                timetable according to which such measures will be
                implemented;
                    ``(C) a description of all efforts to improve the
                integration of full day high-quality prekindergarten
                programs with the kindergarten through grade 12
                education system; and
                    ``(D) a description of all efforts to educate
                parents about best practices for the role of parents in
                the early education of a child.

``SEC. 10003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through
2015.''.

Output:
Ready to Learn Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to schools, child care entities, Head Start programs, or other community-based prekindergarten providers for full day voluntary prekindergarten programs that prepare four-year olds for school.

Requires that such programs: (1) first serve children whose family income is no higher than 200% of the poverty level or who are limited English proficient; (2) ensure that, within two years of grant receipt, each classroom is taught by a teacher who has at least a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or such a degree and specialized training in early childhood development; (3) use curricula that are aligned with state early learning standards; and (4) have teacher-child ratios of no more than 1 to 10 and group sizes of no more than 20.


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SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF JOHANNA'S LAW.

    (a) In General.--Section 317P(d)(4) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)(4)) is amended by inserting after ``2009''
the following: ``, $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010
through 2012, and such sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal
year''.
    (b) Collaboration With Nonprofit Gynecologic Cancer
Organizations.--Section 317P(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Collaboration with nonprofit gynecologic cancer
        organizations.--In carrying out the national campaign under
        this subsection, the Secretary shall collaborate with the
        leading nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations, with a
        mission both to conquer ovarian cancer nationwide and to
        provide outreach to State and local governments and
        communities, for the purpose of determining the best practices
        for providing gynecologic cancer information and outreach
        services to varied populations.''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
              STRATEGIES RELATING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER.

    (a) In General.--Section 317P of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247b-17) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(e) Demonstration Projects Regarding Outreach and Education
Strategies.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
        to make grants to nonprofit private entities for the purpose of
        carrying out demonstration projects to test different outreach
        and education strategies to increase the awareness and
        knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to
        gynecologic cancers, including early warning signs, risk
        factors, prevention, screening, and treatment options. Such
        strategies shall include strategies directed at women and their
        families, physicians, nurses, and key health professionals.
            ``(2) Preferences in making grants.--In making grants under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to--
                    ``(A) applicants with demonstrated expertise in
                gynecologic cancer education or treatment or in working
                with groups of women who are at especially high risk of
                gynecologic cancers; and
                    ``(B) applicants that, in the demonstration project
                funded by the grant, will establish linkages between
                physicians, nurses, and key health professionals,
                hospitals, payers, and State health departments.
            ``(3) Application for grant.--A grant may be made under
        paragraph (1) only if an application for the grant is submitted
        to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made
        in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and
        information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to
        carry out this subsection.
            ``(4) Certain requirements.--In making grants under
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Secretary shall make grants to not fewer
                than five applicants, subject to the extent of amounts
                made available in appropriations Acts; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall ensure that information
                provided through demonstration projects under such
                grants is consistent with the best available medical
                information.
            ``(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months after
        the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report
        that--
                    ``(A) summarizes the activities of demonstration
                projects under paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) evaluates the extent to which the projects
                were effective in increasing early detection of
                gynecologic cancers and awareness of risk factors and
                early warning signs in the populations to which the
                projects were directed; and
                    ``(C) identifies barriers to early detection and
                appropriate treatment of such cancers.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of carrying out
                this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated
                in the aggregate $15,000,000 for the period of fiscal
                years 2010 through 2012 and such sums as are necessary
                for each subsequent fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Administration, technical assistance, and
                evaluation.--Of the amounts appropriated under
                subparagraph (A), not more than 9 percent may be
                expended for the purpose of administering this
                subsection, providing technical assistance to grantees
                under this subsection, and preparing the report under
                paragraph (5).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d)(3)(A) of such section is
amended by inserting ``(other than subsections (e))'' after ``this
section''.

Output:
Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2012 the current authorization of appropriations for the national public awareness campaign for gynecologic cancers (Johanna's law). Authorizes appropriations in subsequent fiscal years at levels necessary to carry out such campaign.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) collaborate with nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations to determine the best practices for providing gynecologic cancer information and outreach services to varied populations; and (2) make grants to nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects to test outreach and education strategies to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers regarding gynecologic cancers.


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SECTION 1. USE OF LAND; FEE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to
        in this Act as the ``Secretary'') may permit the use of land
        and facilities in units administered by the Secretary for--
                    (A) motion picture production;
                    (B) television production;
                    (C) soundtrack production;
                    (D) the production of an advertisement using a prop
                or a model; or
                    (E) any similar commercial project.
            (2) Exception.--The Secretary shall not permit a use of
        land or a facility described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary
        determines that a proposed use--
                    (A) is not appropriate; or
                    (B) will impair the value or resources of the land
                or facility.
            (3) Bonding and insurance.--The Secretary may require a
        bond, insurance, or such other means as is necessary to protect
        the interests of the United States in connection with an
        activity conducted under a permit issued under this Act.
    (b) Fees.--
            (1) In general.--For any use of land or a facility in a
        unit described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess--
                    (A) a reimbursement fee; and
                    (B) a special use fee.
            (2) Reimbursement fee.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall require the
                payment of a reimbursement fee in an amount that is not
                less than the amount of any direct and indirect costs
                to the Government incurred--
                            (i) in processing the application for a
                        permit for a use of land or facilities; and
                            (ii) as a result of the use of land and
                        facilities under the permit, including any
                        necessary costs of cleanup and restoration.
                    (B) Funds collected.--An amount equal to the amount
                of a reimbursement fee collected under this
                subparagraph shall--
                            (i) be retained by the Secretary; and
                            (ii) be available for use by the Secretary,
                        without further Act of appropriation, in the
                        unit in which the reimbursement fee is
                        collected.
            (3) Special use fee.--
                    (A) Factors in determining special use fee.--To
                determine the amount of a special use fee, the
                Secretary shall establish a schedule of rates
                sufficient to provide a fair return to the Government,
                based on factors such as--
                            (i) the number of people on site under a
                        permit;
                            (ii) the duration of activities under a
                        permit;
                            (iii) the conduct of activities under a
                        permit in any area designated by a statute or
                        regulation as a special use area, including a
                        wilderness or research natural area;
                            (iv) the amount of equipment on site under
                        a permit; and
                            (v) any disruption of normal park function
                        or accessibility, including temporary closure
                        of land or a facility to the public.
                    (B) Funds collected.--A special use fee under this
                subparagraph shall be distributed as follows:
                            (i) 80 percent shall be deposited in a
                        special account in the Treasury, and shall be
                        available, without further Act of
                        appropriation, for use by the supervisors of
                        units where the fee was collected.
                            (ii) 20 percent shall be deposited in a
                        special account in the Treasury, and shall be
                        available, without further Act of
                        appropriation, for use by supervisors of units
                        in the region where the fee was collected.
            (4) Exceptions.--
                    (A) Fee waiver or reduction.--The Secretary may
                waive a special use fee or charge a reduced special use
                fee if the activity for which the fee is charged
                provides clear educational or interpretive benefits for
                the Department of the Interior or the public.
                    (B) Regular visitor entrance fee.--Nothing in this
                subsection affects the requirement that, in addition to
                fees under subparagraph (A), each individual entering a
                unit for purposes described in subsection (a) shall pay
                any regular visitor entrance fee charged to visitors to
                the unit.
    (c) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
        regulations that establish a schedule of rates for fees
        collected under subsection (b) based on factors listed in
        subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii).
            (2) Review of regulations.--
                    (A) Initial review.--Not later than 3 years after
                the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
                review and, as appropriate, revise the regulations
                promulgated under this subsection.
                    (B) Continuing review.--After the date of
                promulgation of regulations under subparagraph (A), the
                Secretary shall periodically review the regulations and
                make necessary revisions.
    (d) Applicability of Regulations.--
            (1) Prohibition on certain fees.--The prohibition on fees
        set forth in section 5.1(b)(1) of title 43, Code of Federal
        Regulations, shall cease to apply beginning on the effective
        date of regulations promulgated under this Act.
            (2) Effect on other regulations.--Nothing in this Act,
        other than paragraph (1), affects the regulations set forth in
        part 5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (e) Civil Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--A person that violates any regulation
        promulgated under this Act, or conducts or attempts to conduct
        an activity under subsection (a)(1) without obtaining a permit
        or paying a fee, shall be assessed a civil penalty--
                    (A) for the first violation, in the amount that is
                equal to twice the amount of the fees charged (or fees
                that would have been charged) under subsection (b)(2);
                    (B) for the second violation, in the amount that is
                equal to 5 times the amount of the fees charged (or
                fees that would have been charged) under subsection
                (b)(2); and
                    (C) for the third and each subsequent violation, in
                the amount that is equal to 10 times the amount of the
                fees charged (or fees that would have been charged)
                under subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Costs.--A person that violates this Act or any
        regulation promulgated under this Act shall be required to pay
        all costs of any proceedings instituted to enforce this
        subsection.
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
        Act and the regulations promulgated under this Act take effect
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception.--This subsection and the authority of the
        Secretary to promulgate regulations under subsection (c) take
        effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit the use of Department of the Interior lands for the production of motion pictures, television, soundtracks, advertisements, or any similar commercial project, except when such use is not appropriate or will impair the value or resources of the land or facility.  Directs the Secretary to establish a schedule of, and assess, reimbursement fees and special use fees for such use which shall be allocated for units where the fees were collected and units in the same region.