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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pacific Insular
Areas Fisheries Empowerment Act of 1995''.
    (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Magnuson
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Section 2(a) (16 U.S.C. 1801(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) The Pacific Insular Areas of the United States
        contain a unique historical, cultural, legal, political, and
        geographic circumstance, including the importance of fisheries
        resources to their economic growth.''.
    (b) Policy.--Section 2(c) (16 U.S.C. 1801) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) to assure that the fishery resources adjacent to
        Pacific Insular Areas, including those within the exclusive
        economic zone of such areas and any Continental Shelf fishery
        resources of such areas, be explored, exploited, conserved, and
        managed for the benefit of the people of each such areas.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(34) The term `Pacific Insular Area' means American
        Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
        Islands.''.

SEC. 4. FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Authority for Foreign Fishing Under a Pacific Insular Area
Agreement.--Section 201(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)) is amended to read
as follows:
            ``(1) is authorized under subsection (b) or (c) or under a
        permit issued under section 204(d);''.
    (b) Authority To Enter Into a Pacific Insular Areas Agreement.--
Section 202(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1822(c)(2)) is amended by inserting before
the period at the end the following: ``or section 204(e)''.
    (c) Pacific Insular Area Agreements.--Section 204 (26 U.S.C. 1824)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Pacific Insular Areas.--(1) Upon the request of the Governor
of a Pacific Insular Area, the Secretary of State in concurrence with
the Secretary (the appropriate Council, and the Governor of such
Pacific Insular Area) may negotiate and agree to a Pacific Insular Area
Fishery Agreement (in this subsection referred to as a ``PIAFA'') to
authorize foreign fishing within the exclusive economic zone adjacent
to such Insular Area or for Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond
such zone.
    ``(2) It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State
should not negotiate a PIAFA to authorize foreign fishing within the
exclusive economic zone adjacent to an Insular Area, or Continental
Shelf fishery resources beyond such zone, without the concurrence of
and consultation with the Governor of such Insular Area.
    ``(3)(A) Fees pursuant to a PIAFA shall be paid to the Treasury of
the Pacific Insular area concerned by the owner or operator of any
foreign fishing vessel for which a permit has been issued pursuant to
this section. The Governor, with the concurrence of the Secretary and
the Secretary of State, shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees
that shall apply nondiscriminatorily to each foreign nation. The
prescription of such fees is not subject to section 9701 of title 31,
United States Code.
    ``(B) Amounts received by the United States as fees under this
paragraph shall be deposited in the general fund of the treasury of the
Insular Area, and shall be used for fishery conservation and management
purposes.
    ``(4) Foreign fishing under a PIAFA shall not be subject to
subsections (d) through (g) of section 201 or subsection (i) of section
201.
    ``(5) A PIAFA shall become effective according to the procedures of
section 203.
    ``(6) The Secretary of State may not negotiate a PIAFA with a
country that is in violation of a governing international fishery
agreement in effect under this Act.
    ``(7) This subsection shall not be considered to supersede and
governing international fishery agreement in effect under this Act.''.

SEC. 5. DOMESTIC FEES.

    Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is further amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(h) Pacific Insular Area Fees.--
            ``(1) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement
        with the Governor of a Pacific Insular Area, under which the
        Pacific Insular Area may administer a permit system and collect
        fees authorized under a fishery management plan for fisheries
        in the exclusive economic zone off the Pacific Insular Area
        pursuant to section 303(b)(1). A cooperative agreement under
        this paragraph may provide that all or part of the fees
        collected under the Pacific Insular Area permit system shall be
        deposited into the treasury of the affected Pacific Insular
        Area and used for fishery conservation and management purposes.
            ``(2) The Secretary, in concurrence with the Governor of
        the Pacific Insular Area, may establish by regulation the level
        of any fees which are authorized to be charged. The amount of
        any fees collected under this subsection shall be reasonable,
        fair, and equitable to all participants in the fisheries. The
        prescription of such fees is not subject to section 9701(b) of
        title 31, United States Code.''.

SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT.

    Section 311 (16 U.S.C. 1861) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(f) Enforcement in the Insular Areas.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Governors of the Pacific Insular Areas shall, to
the greatest extent practicable, support cooperative enforcement
agreements between Federal and Pacific Insular Area authorities.''.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    (a) Section 307(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1857(2)(B)) is amended by striking
``204(b) or (c)'' and inserting ``204(b), (c), or (e)''.
    (b) Section 311(g)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1861(g)(1)) is amended by
inserting after the citation ``201(b) or (c)'' the words ``or section
204(d)''.

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Pacific Insular Areas Fisheries Empowerment Act of 1995 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to declare that it is the policy of the Congress in the Act to assure that fishery resources adjacent to Pacific insular areas (PIAs) be explored, exploited, conserved, and managed for the benefit of the people of each such areas.
Defines "Pacific Insular Area" as American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.
Authorizes establishment of a Pacific Insular Area Fishery Agreement to authorize foreign fishing within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) adjacent to such PIA or for continental shelf fishery resources beyond such zone.
Authorizes a cooperative agreement with the Governor of a PIA under which the PIA may administer a permit system and collect fees authorized under a fishery management plan for fisheries in the EEZ off the PIA.
Mandates support of cooperative enforcement agreements between Federal and PIA authorities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Security Enhancement Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology has
        responsibility for developing standards and guidelines needed
        to ensure the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive
        information in Federal computer systems.
            (2) The Federal Government has an important role in
        ensuring the protection of sensitive, but unclassified,
        information controlled by Federal agencies.
            (3) Technology that is based on the application of
        cryptography exists and can be readily provided by private
        sector companies to ensure the confidentiality, authenticity,
        and integrity of information associated with public and private
        activities.
            (4) The development and use of encryption technologies by
        industry should be driven by market forces rather than by
        Government imposed requirements.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) reinforce the role of the National Institute of
        Standards and Technology in ensuring the security of
        unclassified information in Federal computer systems; and
            (2) promote technology solutions based on private sector
        offerings to protect the security of Federal computer systems.

SEC. 3. SECURITY OF FEDERAL COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS.

    Section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
        (7) and (8), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraphs:
            ``(4) except for national security systems, as defined in
        section 5142 of Public Law 104-106 (40 U.S.C. 1452), to provide
        guidance and assistance to Federal agencies for protecting the
        security and privacy of sensitive information in interconnected
        Federal computer systems, including identification of
        significant risks thereto;
            ``(5) to promote compliance by Federal agencies with
        existing Federal computer information security and privacy
        guidelines;
            ``(6) in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies,
        assist Federal response efforts related to unauthorized access
        to Federal computer systems;''.

SEC. 4. COMPUTER SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(c)(1) In carrying out subsection (a)(2) and (3), the Institute
shall--
            ``(A) emphasize the development of technology-neutral
        policy guidelines for computer security and electronic
        authentication practices by the Federal agencies;
            ``(B) promote the use of commercially available products,
        which appear on the list required by paragraph (2), to provide
        for the security and privacy of sensitive information in
        Federal computer systems;
            ``(C) develop qualitative and quantitative measures
        appropriate for assessing the quality and effectiveness of
        information security and privacy programs at Federal agencies;
            ``(D) upon the request of a Federal agency, perform
        evaluations to assess its existing information security and
        privacy programs;
            ``(E) promote development of accreditation procedures for
        Federal agencies based on the measures developed under
        subparagraph (C);
            ``(F) if requested, consult with and provide assistance to
        Federal agencies regarding the selection by agencies of
        security technologies and products and the implementation of
        security practices; and
            ``(G)(i) develop uniform testing procedures suitable for
        determining the conformance of commercially available security
        products to the guidelines and standards developed under
        subsection (a)(2) and (3);
            ``(ii) establish procedures for certification of private
        sector laboratories to perform the tests and evaluations of
        commercially available security products developed in
        accordance with clause (i); and
            ``(iii) promote the testing of commercially available
        security products for their conformance with guidelines and
        standards developed under subsection (a)(2) and (3).
    ``(2) The Institute shall maintain and make available to Federal
agencies and to the public a list of commercially available security
products that have been tested by private sector laboratories certified
in accordance with procedures established under paragraph (1)(G)(ii),
and that  have been found to be in conformance with the guidelines and
standards developed under subsection (a)(2) and (3).
    ``(3) The Institute shall annually transmit to the Congress, in an
unclassified format, a report containing--
            ``(A) the findings of the evaluations and tests of Federal
        computer systems conducted under this section during the 12
        months preceding the date of the report, including the
        frequency of the use of commercially available security
        products included on the list required by paragraph (2);
            ``(B) the planned evaluations and tests under this section
        for the 12 months following the date of the report; and
            ``(C) any recommendations by the Institute to Federal
        agencies resulting from the findings described in subparagraph
        (A), and the response by the agencies to those
        recommendations.''.

SEC. 5. COMPUTER SECURITY REVIEW, PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND INFORMATION.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), as amended by this Act, is further amended by
inserting after subsection (c), as added by section 4 of this Act, the
following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) The Institute shall solicit the recommendations of the
Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board, established by
section 21, regarding standards and guidelines that are being
considered for submittal to the Secretary in accordance with subsection
(a)(4). The recommendations of the Board shall accompany standards and
guidelines submitted to the Secretary.
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$1,030,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $1,060,000 for fiscal year 2003 to
enable the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board,
established by section 21, to identify emerging issues related to
computer security, privacy, and cryptography and to convene public
meetings on those subjects, receive presentations, and publish reports,
digests, and summaries for public distribution on those subjects.''.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION IN REQUIRING ENCRYPTION AND
              ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION STANDARDS.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), as amended by this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The Institute shall not promulgate, enforce, or otherwise
adopt standards or policies for the Federal establishment of encryption
and electronic authentication standards required for use in computer
systems other than Federal Government computer systems.''.

SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(8), as so redesignated by section
        3(1) of this Act, by inserting ``to the extent that such
        coordination will improve computer security and to the extent
        necessary for improving such security for Federal computer
        systems'' after ``Management and Budget)'';
            (2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated by section 4(1)
        of this Act, by striking ``shall draw upon'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``may draw upon'';
            (3) in subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated by section
        4(1) of this Act, by striking ``(b)(5)'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``(b)(7)''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(i), as so redesignated by
        section 4(1) of this Act, by inserting ``and computer
        networks'' after ``computers''.

SEC. 8. FEDERAL COMPUTER SYSTEM SECURITY TRAINING.

    Section 5(b) of the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759
note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) to include emphasis on protecting information in
        Federal databases and Federal computer sites that are
        accessible through public networks.''.

SEC. 9. COMPUTER SECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year
2003 for the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology for fellowships, subject to the provisions of section 18 of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-
1), to support students at institutions of higher learning in computer
security. Amounts authorized by this section shall not be subject to
the percentage limitation stated in such section 18.

SEC. 10. STUDY OF ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGIES BY THE
              NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.

    (a) Review by National Research Council.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce
shall enter into a contract with the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of electronic
authentication technologies for use by individuals, businesses, and
government.
    (b) Contents.--The study referred to in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) assess technology needed to support electronic
        authentication technologies;
            (2) assess current public and private plans for the
        deployment of electronic authentication technologies;
            (3) assess interoperability, scalability, and integrity of
        private and public entities that are elements of electronic
        authentication technologies; and
            (4) address such other matters as the National Research
        Council considers relevant to the issues of electronic
        authentication technologies.
    (c) Interagency Cooperation With Study.--All agencies of the
Federal Government shall cooperate fully with the National Research
Council in its activities in carrying out the study under this section,
including access by properly cleared individuals to classified
information if necessary.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall transmit to the
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report setting
forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the National
Research Council for public policy related to electronic authentication
technologies for use by individuals, businesses, and government. The
National Research Council shall not recommend the implementation or
application of a specific electronic authentication technology or
electronic authentication technical specification for use by the
Federal Government. Such report shall be submitted in unclassified
form.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $450,000 for fiscal year
2002, to remain available until expended, for carrying out this
section.

SEC. 11. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY.

    The Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology shall--
            (1) promote an increased use of security techniques, such
        as risk assessment, and security tools, such as cryptography,
        to enhance the protection of the Nation's information
        infrastructure;
            (2) establish a central repository of information for
        dissemination to the public to promote awareness of information
        security vulnerabilities and risks; and
            (3) in a manner consistent with section 12(d) of the
        National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15
        U.S.C. 272 nt), promote the development of national standards-
        based infrastructures needed to support government, commercial,
        and private uses of encryption technologies for confidentiality
        and authentication.

SEC. 12. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION INFRASTRUCTURES.

    (a) Electronic Authentication Infrastructures.--
            (1) Technology-neutral guidelines and standards.--Not later
        than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
        Director, in consultation with industry and appropriate Federal
        agencies, shall develop technology-neutral guidelines and
        standards, or adopt existing technology-neutral industry
        guidelines and standards, for electronic authentication
        infrastructures to be made available to Federal agencies so
        that such agencies may effectively select and utilize
        electronic authentication technologies in a manner that is--
                    (A) adequately secure to meet the needs of those
                agencies and their transaction partners; and
                    (B) interoperable, to the maximum extent possible.
            (2) Elements.--The guidelines and standards developed under
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) protection profiles for cryptographic and
                noncryptographic methods of authenticating identity for
                electronic authentication products and services;
                    (B) a core set of interoperability specifications
                for the use of electronic authentication products and
                services in electronic transactions between Federal
                agencies and their transaction partners; and
                    (C) validation criteria to enable Federal agencies
                to select cryptographic electronic authentication
                products and services appropriate to their needs.
            (3) Revisions.--The Director shall periodically review the
        guidelines and standards developed under paragraph (1) and
        revise them as appropriate.
    (b) Listing of Products.--Not later than 30 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and thereafter, the Director shall
maintain and make available to Federal agencies a nonmandatory list of
commercially available electronic authentication products, and other
such products used by Federal agencies, evaluated as conforming with
the guidelines and standards developed under subsection (a).
    (c) Specifications for Electronic Certification and Management
Technologies.--
            (1) Specifications.--The Director shall, as appropriate,
        establish core specifications for particular electronic
        certification and management technologies, or their components,
        for use by Federal agencies.
            (2) Evaluation.--The Director shall advise Federal agencies
        on how to evaluate the conformance with the specifications
        established under paragraph (1) of electronic certification and
        management technologies, developed for use by Federal agencies
        or available for such use.
            (3) Maintenance of list.--The Director shall maintain and
        make available to Federal agencies a list of electronic
        certification and management technologies evaluated as
        conforming to the specifications established under paragraph
        (1).
    (d) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director shall
transmit to the Congress a report that includes--
            (1) a description and analysis of the utilization by
        Federal agencies of electronic authentication technologies; and
            (2) a description and analysis regarding the problems
        Federal agencies are having, and the progress such agencies are
        making, in implementing electronic authentication
        infrastructures.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``electronic authentication'' means
        cryptographic or noncryptographic methods of authenticating
        identity in an electronic communication;
            (2) the term ``electronic authentication infrastructure''
        means the software, hardware, and personnel resources, and the
        procedures, required to effectively utilize electronic
        authentication technologies;
            (3) the term ``electronic certification and management
        technologies'' means computer systems, including associated
        personnel and procedures, that enable individuals to apply
        electronic authentication to electronic information; and
            (4) the term ``protection profile'' means a list of
        security functions and associated assurance levels used to
        describe a product.

SEC. 13. SOURCE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $8,000,000 for fiscal year
2003, for the National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry
out activities authorized by this Act for which funds are not otherwise
specifically authorized to be appropriated by this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Computer Security Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Institute to provide assistance to Federal agencies in the protection of computer networks, promote Federal compliance with computer information security and privacy guidelines, and assist Federal response efforts to unauthorized access to Federal systems.(Sec. 4) Requires the Institute to develop uniform standards for the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive information in certain Federal systems, provide a list of certified commercial computer system security products, and report annually on Federal computer system evaluations.(Sec. 5) Directs the Institute to solicit Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board recommendations regarding standards. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 2003 to enable the Board to identify emerging computer security, privacy, and cryptography issues.(Sec. 6) Prohibits the Institute from adopting encryption and electronic authentication standards for other than Federal computer systems.(Sec. 7) Authorizes (current law requires) the Institute to draw upon National Security Agency computer security guidelines.(Sec. 8) Amends the Computer Security Act of 1987 to require Federal computer security training to emphasize protecting information accessible through public networks.(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 2003 for fellowships to students in computer security.(Sec. 10) Requires a National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) conduct a study of electronic authentication technologies; and (2) report to specified congressional committees on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for public policy related to such technologies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002.(Sec. 11) Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology to promote an increased use of security technologies for the nation's information infrastructure, establish a central repository of information on security vulnerability and risks, and promote the development of national infrastructures for encryption technologies.(Sec. 12) Directs the Institute's Director to develop technology-neutral electronic authentication infrastructure standards for Federal agencies, provide a list of commercially available authentication products, establish core specifications for Federal electronic certification and management technologies, provide a list of conforming systems, and report annually on infrastructure implementation.(Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 2003.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Meeting the Housing and Service
Needs of Seniors Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The senior population (persons 65 or older) in this
        country is rapidly growing, and is expected to increase from
        34,700,000 in 2000 to nearly 40,000,000 by 2010, and then will
        dramatically increase to over 50,000,000 by 2020.
            (2) By 2020, the population of ``older'' seniors, those
        over age 85, is expected to double to 7,000,000, and then
        double again to 14,000,000 by 2040.
            (3) As the senior population increases, so does the need
        for additional safe, decent, affordable, and suitable housing
        that meets their unique needs.
            (4) Due to the health care, transportation, and service
        needs of seniors, issues of providing suitable and affordable
        housing opportunities differ significantly from the housing
        needs of other families.
            (5) Seniors need access to a wide array of housing options,
        such as affordable assisted living, in-home care, supportive or
        service-enriched housing, and retrofitted homes and apartments
        to allow seniors to age in place and to avoid premature
        placement in institutional settings.
            (6) While there are many programs in place to assist
        seniors in finding and affording suitable housing and accessing
        needed services, these programs are fragmented and spread
        across many agencies, making it difficult for seniors to access
        assistance or to receive comprehensive information.
            (7) Better coordination among Federal agencies is needed,
        as is better coordination at State and local levels, to ensure
        that seniors can access government activities, programs,
        services, and benefits in an effective and efficient manner.
            (8) Up to date, accurate, and accessible statistics on key
        characteristics of seniors, including conditions, behaviors,
        and needs, are required to accurately identify the housing and
        service needs of seniors.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Housing.--The term ``housing'' means any form of
        residence, including rental housing, homeownership, assisted
        living, group home, supportive housing arrangement, nursing
        facility, or any other physical location where a person can
        live.
            (2) Service.--The term ``service'' includes transportation,
        health care, nursing assistance, meal, personal care and chore
        services, assistance with daily activities, mental health care,
        physical therapy, case management, and any other services
        needed by seniors to allow them to stay in their housing or
        find alternative housing that meets their needs.
            (3) Program.--The term ``program'' includes any Federal or
        State program providing income support, health benefits or
        other benefits to seniors, housing assistance, mortgages,
        mortgage or loan insurance or guarantees, housing counseling,
        supportive services, assistance with daily activities, or other
        assistance for seniors.
            (4) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Interagency
        Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors.
            (5) Senior.--The term ``senior'' means any individual 65
        years of age or older.

SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON MEETING THE HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF
              SENIORS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch an
independent council to be known as the Interagency Council on Meeting
the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors.
    (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Council are as follows:
            (1) To promote coordination and collaboration among the
        Federal departments and agencies involved with housing, health
        care, and service needs of seniors in order to better meet the
        needs of senior citizens.
            (2) To identify the unique housing and service needs faced
        by seniors around the country and to recommend ways that the
        Federal Government, States, State and local governments, and
        others can better meet those needs, including how to ensure
        that seniors can find and afford housing that allows them to
        access health care, transportation, nursing assistance, and
        assistance with daily activities where they live or in their
        communities.
            (3) To facilitate the aging in place of seniors, by
        identifying and making available information related to the
        programs and services necessary to enable seniors to remain in
        their homes as they age.
            (4) To improve coordination among the housing and service
        related programs and services of Federal agencies for seniors
        and to make recommendations about needed changes with an
        emphasis on--
                    (A) maximizing the impact of existing programs and
                services;
                    (B) reducing or eliminating areas of overlap and
                duplication in the provision and accessibility of such
                programs and services; and
                    (C) making access to programs and services easier
                for seniors around the country.
            (5) To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of
        existing housing and service related programs and services
        which serve seniors.
            (6) To establish an ongoing system of coordination among
        and within such agencies or organizations so that the housing
        and service needs of seniors are met in a more efficient
        manner.
    (c) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of the following:
            (1) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (3) The Secretary of Agriculture or a designee of the
        Secretary.
            (4) The Secretary of Transportation or a designee of the
        Secretary.
            (5) The Secretary of Labor or a designee of the Secretary.
            (6) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a designee of the
        Secretary.
            (7) The Secretary of the Treasury or a designee of the
        Secretary.
            (8) The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
        or a designee of the Commissioner.
            (9) The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and
        Medicaid Services or a designee of the Administrator.
            (10) The Administrator of the Administration on Aging or a
        designee of the Administrator.
            (11) The head (or designee) of any other Federal agency as
        the Council considers appropriate.
            (12)(A) 3 additional members, as appointed by the President
        to serve terms not to exceed 4 years, of whom--
                            (i) one shall be a Governor of a State;
                            (ii) one shall be a Mayor of a political
                        subdivision of a State;
                            (iii) one shall be a county, town,
                        township, parish, village, hamlet, or other
                        general purpose local official of a political
                        subdivision of a State.
                    (B) Of the members appointed by the President under
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) no more than 2 members may be
                        affiliated with the same political party; and
                            (ii) none shall be considered a Federal
                        employee.
    (d) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Council shall alternate
between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services every 2 years.
    (e) Vice Chair.--Every 2 years, the Council shall elect a Vice
Chair from among its members.
    (f) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of its
Chairperson or a majority of its members at any time, and no less often
than quarterly. The Council shall hold meetings with stakeholders and
other interested parties at least twice a year, so that the opinions of
such parties can be taken into account and so that outside groups can
learn of the Council's activities and plans.

SEC. 5. FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) Relevant Activities.--In carrying out its objectives, the
Council shall--
            (1) review all Federal programs and services that assist
        seniors in finding, affording, and rehabilitating housing,
        including those that assist seniors in accessing health care,
        transportation, supportive services, and assistance with daily
        activities, where or close to where seniors live;
            (2) monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in
        existing programs and services administered, funded, or
        financed by Federal, State, and local agencies to assist
        seniors in meeting their housing and service needs and make any
        recommendations about how agencies can better work to house and
        serve seniors; and
            (3) recommend ways to--
                    (A) reduce duplication among programs and services
                by Federal agencies that assist seniors in meeting
                their housing and service needs;
                    (B) ensure collaboration among and within agencies
                in the provision and availability of programs and
                services so that seniors are able to easily access
                needed programs and services;
                    (C) work with States to better provide housing and
                services to seniors by--
                            (i) holding individual meetings with State
                        representatives;
                            (ii) providing ongoing technical assistance
                        to States in better meeting the needs of
                        seniors; and
                            (iii) working with States to designate
                        State liaisons to the Council;
                    (D) identify best practices for programs and
                services that assist seniors in meeting their housing
                and service needs, including model--
                            (i) programs linking housing and services;
                            (ii) financing products offered by
                        government, quasi-government, and private
                        sector entities;
                            (iii) land use, zoning, and regulatory
                        practices; and
                            (iv) innovations in technology applications
                        that give seniors access to information on
                        available services or that help in providing
                        services to seniors;
                    (E) collect and disseminate information about
                seniors and the programs and services available to them
                to ensure that seniors can access comprehensive
                information;
                    (F) hold biannual meetings with stakeholders and
                other interested parties (or to hold open Council
                meetings) to receive input and ideas about how to best
                meet the housing and service needs of seniors;
                    (G) maintain an updated Web site of policies,
                meetings, best practices, programs, services, and any
                other helpful information to keep people informed of
                the Council's activities; and
                    (H) work with the Federal Interagency Forum on
                Aging Statistics, the Census Bureau, and member
                agencies to collect and maintain data relating to the
                housing and service needs of seniors so that all data
                can be accessed in one place and to identify and
                address unmet data needs.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) By members.--Each year, the head of each agency who is
        a member of the Council shall prepare and transmit to the
        Council a report that describes--
                    (A) each program and service administered by the
                agency that serves a substantial number of seniors and
                the number of seniors served by each program or
                service, the resources available in each, as well as a
                breakdown of where each program and service can be
                accessed;
                    (B) the barriers and impediments, including
                statutory or regulatory, to the access and use of such
                programs and services by seniors;
                    (C) the efforts made by each agency to increase
                opportunities for seniors to find and afford housing
                that meet their needs, including how the agency is
                working with other agencies to better coordinate
                programs and services; and
                    (D) any new data collected by each agency relating
                to the housing and service needs of seniors.
            (2) By the council.--Each year, the Council shall prepare
        and transmit to the President, the Committee on Banking,
        Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the
        Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, the Financial
        Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
        Representatives, a report that--
                    (A) summarizes the reports required in paragraph
                (1);
                    (B) utilizes recent data to assess the nature of
                the problems faced by seniors in meeting their unique
                housing and service needs;
                    (C) provides a comprehensive and detailed
                description of the programs and services of the Federal
                Government in meeting the needs and problems described
                in subparagraph (B);
                    (D) describes the activities and accomplishments of
                the Council in working with Federal, State, and local
                governments, and private organizations in coordinating
                programs and services to meet the needs described in
                subparagraph (B) and the resources available to meet
                those needs;
                    (E) assesses the level of Federal assistance
                required to meet the needs described in subparagraph
                (B); and
                    (F) makes recommendations for appropriate
                legislative and administrative actions to meet the
                needs described in subparagraph (B) and for
                coordinating programs and services designed to meet
                those needs.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) Hearings.--The Council may hold such hearings, sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence
as the Council considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this
Act.
    (b) Information From Agencies.--Agencies which are represented on
the Council shall provide all requested information and data to the
Council as requested.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Council may use the United States mails
in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments
and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (d) Gifts.--
            (1) In general.--The Council may accept, use, and dispose
        of gifts or donations of services or property.
            (2) Regulations required.--The Council shall adopt internal
        regulations governing the receipt of gifts or donations of
        services or property similar to those described in part 2601 of
        title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 7. COUNCIL PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--
            (1) Non-federal employees.--A member of the Council who is
        not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall
        serve without compensation.
            (2) Federal employees.--A member of the Council who is an
        officer or employee of the United States shall serve without
        compensation in addition to the compensation received for
        services of the member as an officer or employee of the Federal
        Government.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Council shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the Council.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) Executive director.--The Council shall appoint an
        Executive Director at its initial meeting. The Executive
        Director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate
        of pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
        section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Compensation.--With the approval of the Council, the
        Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such
        additional personnel as necessary to carry out the duties of
        the Council. The rate of compensation may be set without regard
        to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter II of chapter 53
        of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of
        positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate
        of pay may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (d) Temporary and Intermittent Services.--In carrying out its
objectives, the Council may procure temporary and intermittent services
of consultants and experts under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (e) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the Council,
any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Council without
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of
civil service status or privilege.
    (f) Administrative Support.--The Secretary of Housing Urban
Development and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
provide the Council with such administrative (including office space),
supportive services, and technical supports as are necessary to ensure
that the Council can carry out its functions.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act,
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010.

            Passed the Senate November 17, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 705

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service
               Needs of Seniors, and for other purposes.

Output:
Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 - Establishes in the executive branch the independent Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, which shall identify and promote coordination of senior citizen housing, health care, and service needs.

Defines "senior" as an individual 65 years or older.

Authorizes FY2005-FY2010 appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Made in America Manufacturing
Communities Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO DESIGNATE AND SUPPORT MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Commerce.
    (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing
by--
            (1) designating consortiums as manufacturing communities
        under subsection (d); and
            (2) supporting manufacturing communities, as so designated,
        under subsection (c).
    (c) Support for Designated Manufacturing Communities.--
            (1) Preferential consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (D), in any case in which a member of a consortium
                designated as a manufacturing community under
                subsection (d) seeks financial or technical assistance
                under a participating program of a participating
                agency, the head of such agency may give preferential
                consideration to such member with respect to the
                awarding of such financial or technical assistance if--
                            (i) such head considers the award of the
                        financial or technical assistance consistent
                        with the economic development strategy of the
                        consortium; and
                            (ii) the member otherwise meets all
                        applicable requirements for the financial or
                        technical assistance.
                    (B) Participating agencies.--For purposes of the
                program, the participating agencies are the following:
                            (i) The Department of Agriculture.
                            (ii) The Department of Commerce.
                            (iii) The Department of Defense.
                            (iv) The Department of Education.
                            (v) The Department of Energy.
                            (vi) The Department of Housing and Urban
                        Development.
                            (vii) The Department of Labor.
                            (viii) The Department of Transportation.
                            (ix) The Appalachian Regional Commission.
                            (x) The Delta Regional Authority.
                            (xi) The Environmental Protection Agency.
                            (xii) The National Science Foundation.
                            (xiii) The Small Business Administration.
                    (C) Participating programs.--
                            (i) In general.--The head of each
                        participating agency shall identify each
                        program administered by such participating
                        agency that is applicable to the program
                        established under subsection (b).
                            (ii) Designation.--For purposes of this
                        section, a participating program is a program
                        identified under clause (i).
                    (D) Multiple members of the same consortium seeking
                the same financial or technical assistance.--
                            (i) In general.--In a case in which a
                        participating agency receives applications for
                        the same financial or technical assistance from
                        more than one member of the same consortium
                        designated as a manufacturing community under
                        subsection (d), the head of such agency may
                        determine how preference is given under
                        subparagraph (A), including by requiring the
                        consortium to select which of the members
                        should be given preference.
                            (ii) Coordination.--In a case described in
                        clause (i) in which the head of the agency
                        determines that more than one member of a
                        consortium should be given preference under
                        subparagraph (A) for financial or technical
                        assistance, the head of the agency may require
                        such members to demonstrate coordination with
                        each other in developing their applications for
                        the financial or technical assistance.
                    (E) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
                of the enactment of this Act, the head of each
                participating agency shall submit to the Secretary a
                report specifying how the head will give preferential
                consideration under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may make available
        to each consortium designated as a manufacturing community
        under subsection (d) a Federal point of contact to help the
        members of the consortium access Federal funds and technical
        assistance.
            (3) Financial and technical assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Under the program established
                under subsection (b), the head of a participating
                agency may award financial or technical assistance to a
                member of a consortium designated as a manufacturing
                community under subsection (d) as the head considers
                appropriate for purposes of such program and consistent
                with the economic development strategy of the
                consortium.
                    (B) Use of funds.--
                            (i) In general.--A recipient of financial
                        or technical assistance under subparagraph (A)
                        may use the amount of such financial or
                        technical assistance to support an investment
                        in an ecosystem that will improve the
                        competitiveness of United States manufacturing.
                            (ii) Investments supported.--Investments
                        supported under this subparagraph may include
                        the following:
                                    (I) Infrastructure.
                                    (II) Access to capital.
                                    (III) Promotion of exports and
                                foreign direct investment.
                                    (IV) Equipment or facility
                                upgrades.
                                    (V) Workforce training or
                                retraining.
                                    (VI) Energy or process efficiency.
                                    (VII) Business incubators.
                                    (VIII) Site preparation.
                                    (IX) Advanced research.
                                    (X) Supply chain development.
            (4) Coordination.--
                    (A) Coordination by secretary of commerce.--The
                Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of the
                participating agencies to identify programs under
                paragraph (1)(C)(i).
                    (B) Inter-agency coordination.--The heads of the
                participating agencies shall coordinate with each
                other--
                            (i) to leverage complementary activities,
                        including from non-Federal sources such as
                        philanthropies; and
                            (ii) to avoid duplication of efforts.
    (d) Designation of Manufacturing Communities.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (7), for
        purposes of the program established under subsection (b), the
        Secretary shall designate eligible consortiums as manufacturing
        communities through a competitive process.
            (2) Eligible consortiums.--
                    (A) In general.--For purposes of this section, an
                eligible consortium is a consortium that--
                            (i) represents a region defined by the
                        consortium in accordance with subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) includes at least one--
                                    (I) institution of higher
                                education;
                                    (II) a private sector entity; and
                                    (III) a government entity;
                            (iii) may include one or more--
                                    (I) private sector partners;
                                    (II) institutions of higher
                                education;
                                    (III) government entities;
                                    (IV) economic development and other
                                community and labor groups;
                                    (V) financial institutions; or
                                    (VI) utilities;
                            (iv) has, as a lead applicant--
                                    (I) a district organization (as
                                defined in section 300.3 of title 13,
                                Code of Federal Regulations, or
                                successor regulation);
                                    (II) an Indian tribe (as defined in
                                section 4 of the Indian Self-
                                Determination and Education Assistance
                                Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) or a consortium
                                of Indian tribes;
                                    (III) a State or a political
                                subdivision of a State, including a
                                special purpose unit of a State or
                                local government engaged in economic or
                                infrastructure development activities,
                                or a consortium of political
                                subdivisions;
                                    (IV) an institution of higher
                                education or a consortium of
                                institutions of higher education; or
                                    (V) a public or private nonprofit
                                organization or association that is
                                acting in cooperation with officials of
                                a political subdivision of a State.
                    (B) Regions.--For purposes of this section and
                subject to approval by the Secretary, a consortium may
                define the region that it represents pursuant to
                paragraph (2)(A)(i), except that a region so defined
                shall be--
                            (i) large enough to contain critical
                        elements of the key technologies or supply
                        chain prioritized by the consortium; and
                            (ii) small enough to enable close
                        collaboration among members of the consortium.
            (3) Duration.--Each designation under paragraph (1) shall
        be for a period of 2 years.
            (4) Renewal.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon receipt of an application
                submitted under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, as
                the Secretary considers appropriate, renew a
                designation made under paragraph (1) for a period of 2
                years.
                    (B) Application for renewal.--An eligible
                consortium seeking a renewal under subparagraph (A)
                shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor
                at such time, in such manner, and containing such
                information as the Secretary may require.
                    (C) Modifications authorized.--The Secretary may
                renew a designation under subparagraph (A) for an
                eligible consortium that--
                            (i) has changed its own composition, either
                        by adding or removing members; or
                            (ii) submits under subparagraph (B) a
                        revision to the plan submitted under clause
                        (iv) of paragraph (5)(B) or the strategy
                        submitted under clause (v) of such paragraph.
                    (D) Evaluation for renewal.--In determining whether
                to renew a designation of an eligible consortium under
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the eligible
                consortium using the following criteria:
                            (i) The performance of the consortium
                        against the terms of the consortium's most
                        recent designation under paragraph (1) and any
                        post-designation awards the consortium may have
                        received.
                            (ii) The progress the consortium has made
                        with respect to project-specific metrics the
                        consortium proposed in the consortium's
                        application for the most recent designation
                        under paragraph (1), particularly with respect
                        to those metrics that were designed to help
                        communities track their own progress.
                            (iii) Whether any changes to the
                        composition of the eligible consortium, as
                        described in clause (i) of subparagraph (C), or
                        revisions to the plan or strategy described in
                        clause (ii) of such subparagraph would improve
                        the competitiveness of United States
                        manufacturing.
                            (iv) Such other criteria as the Secretary
                        considers appropriate.
            (5) Application for designation.--
                    (A) In general.--An eligible consortium seeking a
                designation under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
                Secretary an application therefor at such time and in
                such manner as the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Contents.--Each application submitted to the
                Secretary by an eligible consortium shall contain the
                following:
                            (i) Description of the regional boundaries
                        of the consortium.
                            (ii) A description of the manufacturing
                        concentration of the consortium, including an
                        assessment of how the manufacturing
                        concentration of the consortium competitively
                        ranks nationally according to measures relating
                        to employment, sales, location quotients for an
                        industry's level of concentration, or such
                        other measures as the Secretary considers
                        appropriate.
                            (iii) An integrated assessment of the local
                        industrial ecosystem of the region of the
                        consortium, which may include assessment of
                        workforce and training, supplier network,
                        research and innovation, infrastructure or site
                        development, trade and international
                        investment, operational improvements, and
                        capital access components needed for
                        manufacturing activities in such region.
                            (iv) An evidence-based plan for developing
                        components of such ecosystem (selected by the
                        consortium) by making--
                                    (I) specific investments to address
                                gaps in such ecosystem; and
                                    (II) the manufacturing of the
                                region of the consortium uniquely
                                competitive.
                            (v) A description of the investments the
                        consortium proposes and the implementation
                        strategy the consortium intends to use to
                        address gaps in such ecosystem.
                            (vi) A description of outcome-based
                        metrics, benchmarks, and milestones that the
                        consortium will track and the evaluation
                        methods the consortium will use while
                        designated as a manufacturing community to
                        gauge performance of the strategy of the
                        consortium to improve the manufacturing in the
                        region of the consortium.
                            (vii) Such other matters as the Secretary
                        considers appropriate.
            (6) Evaluation of applications.--The Secretary shall
        evaluate each application received under paragraph (5) with
        respect to the following:
                    (A) Whether the applicant demonstrates a
                significant level of regional cooperation in their
                proposal.
                    (B) How the manufacturing concentration of the
                applicant competitively ranks nationally according to
                measures described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii).
            (7) Certain communities previously recognized.--Subject to
        subparagraph (B), each consortium that was designated as a
        manufacturing community by the Secretary in carrying out the
        Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership initiative
        of the Department of Commerce before the date of the enactment
        of this Act shall be deemed a manufacturing community
        designated under this subsection as long as such consortium is
        still designated as a manufacturing community by the Secretary
        as part of such initiative.
    (e) Receipt of Transferred Funds.--The Secretary may accept amounts
transferred to the Secretary from the head of another participating
agency to carry out this section.

Output: Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2016  This bill establishes a program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities and authorizing federal agencies to provide them with financial and technical assistance.  The Department of Commerce must designate consortiums as manufacturing communities using a competitive process and specified criteria. An eligible consortium must:    represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium and small enough to enable close collaboration among the consortium's members;   include at least one institution of higher education, a private sector entity, and a government entity; and   have a lead applicant that is a district organization, an Indian tribe, a state or political subdivision of a state, an institution of higher education, or a nonprofit organization or association cooperating with a political subdivision of a state.   Specified federal agencies may support the manufacturing communities by awarding them financial or technical assistance, providing preferential consideration when members of the consortium apply for assistance, or providing a federal point of contact to help members access assistance.  Recipients of the financial or technical assistance may use the funds to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing with investments that may include infrastructure, access to capital, promotion of exports and foreign direct investment, equipment upgrades, workforce training, energy or process efficiency, and other specified purposes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Passport and Travel Cost
Reimbursement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Department of State has failed to anticipate the
        increased level of demand for passports after implementing new
        Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative rules required by
        Congress.
            (2) This failure has cost United States citizens many
        thousands of dollars in unused or cancelled transportation,
        accommodation, and tour reservations.
            (3) The Department's proposal to refund fees for failed
        expedited processing provides insufficient relief to citizens
        who lost large sums of money through no fault of their own.
            (4) The United States Government has an obligation to deal
        honestly and fairly with all individuals who come into contact
        with it, and to remedy any hardship that arises as a result of
        its negligence.

SEC. 3. REFUND OF PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall refund to an eligible
United States citizen the fee paid by such citizen in connection with a
properly completed and submitted application for a United States
passport if such citizen applied or applies for such passport at any
time between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007, and the time for
processing of such passport with respect to such citizen took--
            (1) 12 or more weeks in the case of a regular application;
        or
            (2) 3 or more weeks in the case of an expedited
        application.
    (b) Application for Refund.--To be eligible to receive a refund
under subsection (a), a United States citizen shall submit to the
Secretary an application for a refund at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 4. REFUND OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL COSTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall refund to a United
States citizen eligible for a refund of a passport processing fee under
section 3 the cost incurred by such citizen for payment for an economy-
class or comparable ticket, subject to subsection (b), on an
international flight departing from a point in the United States if
such flight was or is scheduled to depart at any time between January
23, 2007, and December 31, 2007, and if such citizen was or is unable
to travel aboard such flight because such citizen was or is unable to
timely acquire a passport and such citizen missed or cancelled such
flight
    (b) Reduction in Amount of Refund.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the travel cost
        refund under subsection (a) by an amount equal to the amount
        that the airline operating the flight on which such citizen was
        scheduled to travel has refunded to such citizen as a result of
        such citizen's inability to travel aboard such flight, in
        accordance with the refund policies of such airline.
            (2) Business-class or first-class ticket.--A citizen who
        submits an application for a refund under this section shall be
        limited to a refund in an amount equal to the cost of an
        economy-class or comparable ticket for the international flight
        on which such citizen was or is unable to travel, subject to
        any reduction under paragraph (1).
    (c) Information.--The Secretary shall request from airlines a list
of United States citizens who paid for tickets for international travel
with such airlines but who did not travel with such airlines during the
time period specified in subsection (a).
    (d) Application for Refund.--To be eligible to receive a refund
under subsection (a), a United States citizen shall submit to the
Secretary an application for a refund at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    The Secretary of State is authorized to provide to a United States
citizen who is eligible for a refund under sections 3 and 4 assistance
if the Secretary determines that such citizen has suffered an
extraordinary financial hardship, such as any provable tour costs, as a
result of a delay in passport application processing times and missed
or cancelled international travel.

SEC. 6. CERTIFICATION.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State may
not implement the plan required under section 7209(b) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) with respect to the establishment of a
single implementation date for sea and land borders until such time as
such Secretaries have submitted to Congress in writing a certification
that the passport agencies of the Department of State are able to
process applications for passports with minimal disruption to the
travel plans of United States citizens.

Output:
Passport and Travel Cost Reimbursement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to refund to a U.S. citizen, upon refund application: (1) passport processing fees for a passport applied for in 2007 if processing took 12 or more weeks for a regular application or three or more weeks for an expedited application; and (2) international air travel costs (economy or comparable, minus any airline refund) for U.S.-departing flights missed as a result of such processing delays.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide additional assistance for an extraordinary hardship.

Prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing a specified plan for a single implementation date for sea and land borders until they have certified to Congress that Department of State passport agencies are able to process passport applications with minimal disruption.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurial Investment Act of
1996''.

SEC. 2. EQUITY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BY SMALLER BANK HOLDING COMPANIES.

    Section 4(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C.
1843(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
            ``(15) shares of a company (other than an insured
        depository institution or a depository institution holding
        company) engaged in activities not authorized pursuant to
        section 4 provided the conditions and requirements of this
        paragraph are met.
                    ``(A) Acquisition and retention of shares.--No bank
                holding company may acquire and retain ownership or
                control of shares of a company pursuant to this
                paragraph unless--
                            ``(i) each insured depository institution
                        controlled by the bank holding company is well-
                        capitalized;
                            ``(ii) the total consolidated assets of the
                        bank holding company are less than $1 billion;
                            ``(iii) the bank holding company or any
                        subsidiary of the bank holding company has had
                        a significant debt relationship with the
                        company for at least 1 year;
                            ``(iv) the aggregate amount of all
                        investments held by the bank holding company
                        and all of its subsidiaries under this
                        paragraph, measured quarterly, does not exceed
                        50 percent of the sum of the excess capital of
                        each insured depository institution controlled
                        by the bank holding company;
                            ``(v) the shares do not represent 25
                        percent or more of any class of voting shares
                        of any company;
                            ``(vi) the shares are not acquired or held
                        by a depository institution or a subsidiary of
                        a depository institution; and
                            ``(vii) the bank holding company does not
                        actively manage or operate the company.
                    ``(B) Restrictions on joint marketing.--No
                depository institution (and no subsidiary of such
                depository institution) shall--
                            ``(i) offer or market, directly or
                        indirectly through any arrangement, any product
                        or service of any company whose shares are
                        owned or controlled by the bank holding company
                        pursuant to this paragraph; or
                            ``(ii) permit any of such depository
                        institution's (or subsidiary's) products or
                        services to be offered or marketed, directly or
                        indirectly through any arrangement, by or
                        through any company whose shares are owned or
                        controlled by the bank holding company pursuant
                        to this paragraph.
                    ``(C) One-time prior approval.--Prior to making any
                investments under this paragraph, the bank holding
                company must obtain approval from the Board to engage
                in investment activities under this paragraph.
                    ``(D) Accounting requirements.--
                            ``(i) Aggregate value of investments.--The
                        value of all investments made under this
                        paragraph shall be computed quarterly and shall
                        be the lower of the initial cost of the shares
                        or the book value of the shares.
                            ``(ii) Mark-to-market.--For purposes of
                        determining compliance with the limitations in
                        this paragraph, the value of any shares held
                        under this paragraph shall be determined--
                                    ``(I) by treating the shares as
                                having been sold by the bank holding
                                company for the fair market value of
                                such shares as of the date of such
                                determination; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of any shares
                                which are not traded in any market or
                                on any exchange, the value of any such
                                shares shall be the lower of the cost
                                of the shares to the bank holding
                                company at the time of the acquisition
                                of such shares or the book value of the
shares.
                    ``(E) Acquisition of shares in excess of limitation
                through satisfaction of a prior debt.--
                            ``(i) Not subject to limitations.--The
                        acquisition of voting shares of any company in
                        satisfaction of a debt which was previously
                        contracted in good faith shall not be subject
                        to the limitations contained in this paragraph
                        and any shares so acquired shall not be taken
                        into account under this paragraph in connection
                        with any other acquisition of shares by the
                        bank holding company under this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Divestiture required.--
                        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
                        voting shares of any company which are acquired
                        in satisfaction of a debt which was previously
                        contracted in good faith at a time when such
                        company was a company referred to in this
                        paragraph shall be divested before the end of
                        the 3-year period beginning on the date of such
                        acquisition.
                    ``(F) Authority of the board.--
                            ``(i) In general.--No provision of this
                        paragraph shall be construed as limiting the
                        authority of the Board to--
                                    ``(I) supervise and regulate the
                                investments in voting shares of any
                                company; or
                                    ``(II) require the divestiture of a
                                bank holding company or any of its
                                subsidiaries of shares of any company
                                whenever the Board determines such
                                action to be appropriate in order to
                                preserve the safety and soundness of
                                any insured depository institution.
                            ``(ii) Bank with falling capital levels.--
                        If, at any time, the aggregate amount of the
                        investments in shares made under this paragraph
                        exceeds the amount described in subparagraph
                        (A)(iv) due to a decrease in the capital levels
                        of any insured depository institution, the
                        Board may take such action, including requiring
                        the sale of any shares held under this
                        paragraph, as may be appropriate in order to
                        preserve the safety and soundness of the
                        insured depository institution.
                    ``(G) Definitions.--
                            ``(i) Excess capital.--For purposes of this
                        paragraph, the term `excess capital' means the
                        amount by which the total risk-based capital of
                        a depository institution exceeds the level
                        required for the institution to be well-
                        capitalized for purposes of section 38 of the
                        Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
                            ``(ii) Book value of shares.--For purposes
                        of this paragraph, the term `book value of
                        shares' means the product of--
                                    ``(I) the amount equal to the total
                                assets of the company issuing the
                                shares minus the total liabilities of
                                such company; and
                                    ``(II) the percentage of the total
                                amount of shares of the company which
                                are owned by the bank holding company.
                            ``(iii) Foreign banks.--For purposes of
                        subparagraph (B), the term `depository
                        institution' includes a foreign bank.''.

Output: Entrepreneurial Investment Act of 1996 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prescribe conditions and requirements exempting certain smaller-sized bank holding companies from its proscription against the acquisition of interests (equity capital investments) in certain nonbanking organizations.  Sets forth restrictions upon joint marketing.  Requires such bank holding companies to obtain a one-time approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System prior to engaging in such investment activities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Marijuana Justice Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DE-SCHEDULING MARIHUANA.

    (a) Marihuana Removed From Schedule of Controlled Substances.--
Subsection (c) of schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``marihuana''; and
            (2) by striking ``tetrahydrocannabinols''.
    (b) Removal of Prohibition on Import and Export.--Section 1010(b)
of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``or'' after
                the semicolon;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (G); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
                subparagraph (G);
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``or'' after
                the semicolon;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (G); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
                subparagraph (G);
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraphs (1), (2),
        and (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as
        paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
    (c) Conforming Amendments to Controlled Substances Act.--The
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 102(44) (21 U.S.C. 802(44)), by striking
        ``marihuana,'';
            (2) in section 401(b) (21 U.S.C. 841(b))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (vi), by inserting
                                ``or'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) by striking (vii); and
                                    (III) by redesignating clause
                                (viii) as clause (vii);
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (vii); and
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (viii)
                                as clause (vii);
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), in the first
                        sentence, by striking ``subparagraphs (A), (B),
                        and (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and
                        (B)'';
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (D);
                            (v) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                        subparagraph (D); and
                            (vi) in subparagraph (D)(i), as so
                        redesignated, by striking ``subparagraphs (C)
                        and (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)
                as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
            (3) in section 402(c)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 842(c)(2)(B)), by
        striking ``, marihuana,'';
            (4) in section 403(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 843(d)(1)), by striking
        ``, marihuana,'';
            (5) in section 418(a) (21 U.S.C. 859(a)), by striking the
        last sentence;
            (6) in section 419(a) (21 U.S.C. 860(a)), by striking the
        last sentence;
            (7) in section 422(d) (21 U.S.C. 863(d))--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``marijuana,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, such as a
                marihuana cigarette,''; and
            (8) in section 516(d) (21 U.S.C. 886(d)), by striking
        ``section 401(b)(6)'' each place the term appears and inserting
        ``section 401(b)(5)''.
    (d) Other Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) National forest system drug control act of 1986.--The
        National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b
        et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 15002(a) (16 U.S.C. 559b(a)) by
                striking ``marijuana and other'';
                    (B) in section 15003(2) (16 U.S.C. 559c(2)) by
                striking ``marijuana and other''; and
                    (C) in section 15004(2) (16 U.S.C. 559d(2)) by
                striking ``marijuana and other''.
            (2) Interception of communications.--Section 2516 of title
        18, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (1)(e), by striking
                ``marihuana,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (2) by striking ``marihuana,''.

SEC. 3. INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FUNDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered State'' means a State that has not
        enacted a statute legalizing marijuana in the State;
            (2) the term ``disproportionate arrest rate'' means--
                    (A) the percentage of minority individuals arrested
                for a marijuana related offense in a State is higher
                than the percentage of the non-minority individual
                population of the State, as determined by the most
                recent census data; or
                    (B) the percentage of low-income individuals
                arrested for a marijuana offense in a State is higher
                than the percentage of the population of the State that
                are not low-income individuals, as determined by the
                most recent census data;
            (3) the term ``disproportionate incarceration rate'' means
        the percentage of minority individuals incarcerated for a
        marijuana related offense in a State is higher than the
        percentage of the non-minority individual population of the
        State, as determined by the most recent census data;
            (4) the term ``low-income individual'' means an individual
        whose taxable income (as defined in section 63 of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986) is equal to or below the maximum dollar
        amount for the 15 percent rate bracket applicable to the
        individual under section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986;
            (5) the term ``marijuana'' has the meaning given the term
        ``marihuana'' in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act
        (21 U.S.C. 802); and
            (6) the term ``minority individual'' means an individual
        who is a member of a racial or ethnic minority group.
    (b) Ineligibility for Certain Funds.--
            (1) In general.--For any fiscal year beginning after the
        date of enactment of this Act in which the Attorney General,
        acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice
        Assistance, determines that a covered State has a
        disproportionate arrest rate or a disproportionate
        incarceration rate for marijuana offenses, the covered State--
                    (A) shall not be eligible to receive any Federal
                funds for the construction or staffing of a prison or
                jail; and
                    (B) shall be subject to not more than a 10-percent
                reduction of the funds that would otherwise be
                allocated for that fiscal year to the covered State
                under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus
                Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
                3750 et seq.), whether characterized as the Edward
                Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement
                Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law
                Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne
                Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or
                otherwise.
            (2) Funds for certain programming.--For purposes of
        paragraph (1)(A), Federal funds for the construction or
        staffing of a prison or jail shall not include Federal funds
        used by a prison or jail to carry out recidivism reduction
        programming or drug addiction treatment.
            (3) Reallocation.--Any amounts not awarded to a covered
        State because of a determination under paragraph (1) shall be
        deposited in the Community Reinvestment Fund established under
        section 4.
    (c) Expungement of Marijuana Offense Convictions.--Each Federal
court shall issue an order expunging each conviction for a marijuana
use or possession offense entered by the court before the date of
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Sentencing Review.--
            (1) In general.--For any individual who was sentenced to a
        term of imprisonment for a Federal criminal offense involving
        marijuana before the date of enactment of this Act and is still
        serving such term of imprisonment, the court that imposed the
        sentence, shall, on motion of the individual, the Director of
        the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or the
        court, conduct a sentencing hearing.
            (2) Potential reduced resentencing.--After a sentencing
        hearing under paragraph (1), a court may impose a sentence on
        the individual as if this Act, and the amendments made by this
        Act, were in effect at the time the offense was committed.
    (e) Right of Action.--
            (1) In general.--An individual who is aggrieved by a
        disproportionate arrest rate or a disproportionate
        incarceration rate of a State may bring a civil action in an
        appropriate district court of the United States.
            (2) Relief.--In a civil action brought under this
        subsection in which the plaintiff prevails, the court shall--
                    (A) grant all necessary equitable and legal relief,
                including declaratory relief; and
                    (B) issue an order requiring the Attorney General,
                acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice
                Assistance, to--
                            (i) declare the State to be ineligible to
                        receive any Federal funds for the construction
                        or staffing of a prison or jail in accordance
                        with subsection (b)(1)(A); and
                            (ii) reduce grant funding of the State in
                        accordance with subsection (b)(1)(B).

SEC. 4. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the ``Community Reinvestment
Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
    (b) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of--
            (1) any amounts not awarded to a covered State because of a
        determination under section 3(b)(1); and
            (2) any amounts otherwise appropriated to the Fund.
    (c) Use of Fund Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available to
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant
program to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs,
which shall include providing grants to impacted communities for
programs such as--
            (1) job training;
            (2) reentry services;
            (3) expenses related to the expungement of convictions;
            (4) public libraries;
            (5) community centers;
            (6) programs and opportunities dedicated to youth;
            (7) the special purpose fund discussed below; and
            (8) health education programs.
    (d) Availability of Fund Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund shall be
available without fiscal year limitation.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Fund $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018
through 2040.

Output: Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act:   to remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I; and  to eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.   It prohibits and reduces certain federal funds for a state without a statute legalizing marijuana, if the Bureau of Justice Assistance determines that such a state has a disproportionate arrest rate or disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses.  The bill directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession. Finally, it establishes in the Treasury the Community Reinvestment Fund. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs.