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SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish the Trade Agreement
Enforcement Commission to oversee the enforcement of worker rights
provisions in trade agreements to which the United States is a party
and in trade preference programs.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--There is established the Trade Agreement
Enforcement Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
        members, who shall be appointed as follows from among persons
        in private life who have expertise in matters involving worker
        rights:
                    (A) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker
                of the House of Representatives, after consulting with
                the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor
                and the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
                    (B) Three members shall be appointed by the
                minority leader of the House of Representatives, after
                consulting with the ranking member of the Committee on
                Education and Labor and the ranking member of the
                Committee on Ways and Means.
                    (C) Four members shall be appointed by the majority
                leader of the Senate, after consulting with the
                chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
                and Pensions and the chairman of the Committee on
                Finance.
                    (D) Three members shall be appointed by the
                minority leader of the Senate, after consulting with
                the ranking member of the Committee on Health,
                Education, Labor, and Pensions and the ranking member
                of the Committee on Finance.
                    (E) One member shall be appointed by the President.
            (2) Staggered terms.--(A) Each appointing authority
        referred to under subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1)
        shall make the initial appointments on a staggered term basis,
        such that--
                            (i) 1 appointment shall be for a term
                        expiring on December 31, 2009;
                            (ii) 1 appointment shall be for a term
                        expiring on December 31, 2010; and
                            (iii) 2 appointments shall be for a term
                        expiring on December 31, 2011.
            (B) Each appointing authority referred to under
        subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall make the
        initial appointments on a staggered term basis, such that--
                    (i) 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on
                December 31, 2009;
                    (ii) 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on
                December 31, 2010; and
                    (iii) 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on
                December 31, 2011.
            (C) The President shall make the initial appointment under
        subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) for a term expiring on
        December 31, 2010.
            (D) Each appointing authority under paragraph (1) shall
        make all subsequent appointments on an approximate 2-year term
        basis to expire on December 31 of the applicable year.
            (E) Each appointing authority under paragraph (1) shall
        make appointments not later than January 31 of the year in
        which the term of the member of the Commission is to begin.
            (3) Reappointment.--Members of the Commission may be
        reappointed for additional terms of service as members of the
        Commission.
            (4) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
        member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
        the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the
        expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken
        office. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the
        manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the
Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the
Commission from among the members of the Commission.
    (d) Meetings.--
            (1) Meetings.--The first meeting of the Commission shall be
        held not later than 90 days after the initial appointments are
        made under subsection (b). Thereafter, the Commission shall
        meet at the call of the Chairperson of the Commission.
            (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
        shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of
        the Commission.
    (e) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one
vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the
Commission.

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall monitor, investigate, and
report to Congress and the President on the enforcement by each trading
partner of the United States of worker rights in the territory of the
trading partner.
    (b) Specific Matters.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Commission shall do the following:
            (1) Monitor enforcement of worker rights in the territory
        of each trading partner of the United States.
            (2) Review enforcement activities, including complaints,
        claims, and petitions reviewed, of the United States Trade
        Representative, and the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs in
        the Bureau of International Affairs of the Department of Labor,
        with respect to violations of worker rights in the territory of
        trading partners of the United States.
            (3) With respect to trading partners of the United States
        that are violating worker rights, make recommendations that the
        Commission considers appropriate to the President, including--
                    (A) invoking dispute settlement procedures under
                the applicable trade agreement with a trading partner
                of the United States that is failing to enforce worker
                rights in the territory of that trading partner;
                    (B) withdrawing trade preferences from a trading
                partner under the applicable trade agreement with the
                trading partner, or under the applicable trade
                preference program, as the case may be;
                    (C) establishing an ombudsman in the territory of a
                trading partner that has engaged in a pattern of
                violations of worker rights or that has engaged in
                serious violations of worker rights, for the purpose of
                monitoring and investigating worker rights in those
                countries; or
                    (D) taking such other actions as the Commission
                considers appropriate.
    (c) Annual Report.--Not later than June 1 of each year (beginning
in 2009), the Commission shall submit to the Congress and the President
a report on the enforcement by the trading partners of the United
States of worker rights within the territories of such trading
partners, including the recommendations for action, if any, under
subsection (b)(3). If possible, the report shall include an analysis of
the impact of any violations of workers rights in the territory of a
trading partner on the economy of the United States and, in particular,
on employment in the United States.
    (d) Report by the President.--The President shall report to the
Congress, not later than 6 months after each report of the Commission
is submitted under subsection (c), on the actions taken by the
executive branch with respect to all issues addressed in the
Commission's report, including whether, or the extent to which, the
President has implemented any recommendations of the Commission with
respect to the enforcement of worker rights.

SEC. 4. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or
member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the extent
that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    (b) Information.--The Commission may request from any Federal
department or agency information that the Commission considers
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under this
Act. Upon the request of the Commission, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission 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) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Commission
        shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of
        the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
        Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such
        member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
        Commission.
            (2) Travel expenses.--The members of the Commission 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 Commission.
            (3) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission
                may, without regard to the civil service laws and
                regulations, appoint and terminate an executive
                director and such other additional personnel as may be
                necessary to enable the Commission to perform its
                duties. The employment of an executive director shall
                be subject to confirmation by the Commission.
                    (B) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the
                Commission may fix the compensation of the executive
                director and other personnel without regard to the
                provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 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 for the executive
                director and other personnel may not exceed the rate
                payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
                section 5316 of such title.
            (4) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government
        employee may be detailed to the Commission without
        reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or
        loss of civil service status or privilege.
            (5) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
        The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and
        intermittent services 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.
            (6) Foreign travel for official purposes.--Foreign travel
        for official purposes by members and staff of the Commission
        may be authorized by either the Chairperson or the Vice
        Chairperson of the Commission.
            (7) Applicability of certain pay authorities.--An
        individual who is a member of the Commission and is an
        annuitant or otherwise covered by section 8344 or 8468 of title
        5, United States Code, by reason of membership on the
        Commission is not subject to the provisions of section 8344 or
        8468 (whichever is applicable) with respect to such membership.
    (e) Support Services.--The Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis
such administrative support services as the Commission may request.
    (f) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply
to the activities of the Commission.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Worker rights.--The term ``worker rights'' means, with
        respect to a trading partner--
                    (A) those provisions of the trade agreement between
                the United States and the trading partner that relate
                to worker rights in the territory of the trading
                partner, or
                    (B) those provisions of law establishing the
                applicable trade preference program relating to worker
                rights in the territory of the trading partner,
        as the case may be.
            (2) Trade preference program.--The term ``trade preference
        program'' means a program established under the laws of the
        United States that provides trade preferences to countries that
        meet eligibility requirements set forth in the applicable law,
        including title V of the Trade Act of 1974, the Carribean Basin
        Economic Recovery Act, the African Growth and Opportunity Act,
        and the Andean Trade Preference Act.
            (3) Trading partner of the united states.--The term
        ``trading partner of the United States'' means--
                    (A) any country with which the United States has in
                effect a trade agreement providing for the reduction of
                tariff and nontariff barriers between the two
                countries; and
                    (B) any country that is a beneficiary country under
                a trade preference program.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for
fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the first day of the 111th Congress.

Output: Establishes the Trade Agreement Enforcement Commission to oversee enforcement of worker rights provisions in: (1) trade agreements between the United States and other countries; and (2) trade preference programs.


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SECTION 1. GRATUITOUS TRANSFERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 664(d)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and subparagraph (C) of section 664(d)(2)
of such Code are each amended by striking the period at the end thereof
and inserting ``or, to the extent the remainder interest is in
qualified employer securities (as defined in paragraph (3)(C)), is to
be transferred to an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in
section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined by
paragraph (3)).''
    (b) Qualified Gratuitous Transfer Defined.--Subsection (d) of
section 664 of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
            ``(3) Qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified employer
        securities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section,
                the term `qualified gratuitous transfer' means a
                transfer of qualified employer securities to an
                employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section
                4975(e)(7)) but only to the extent that--
                            ``(i) the securities transferred previously
                        passed from a decedent to a trust described in
                        paragraph (1) or (2);
                            ``(ii) no deduction under section 404 is
                        allowable with respect to such transfer;
                            ``(iii) such plan provides that the
                        securities so transferred are allocated to plan
                        participants in a manner consistent with
                        section 401(a)(4);
                            ``(iv) such plan treats such securities as
                        being attributable to employer contributions
                        but without regard to the limitations otherwise
                        applicable to such contributions under section
                        404;
                            ``(v) such plan provides that such
                        securities are held in a suspense account under
                        the plan to be allocated each year, up to the
                        limitations under section 415(c), after first
                        allocating all other annual additions for the
                        limitation year, up to the limitations under
                        sections 415 (c) and (e); and
                            ``(vi) the employer whose employees are
                        covered by the plan described in this
                        subparagraph files with the Secretary a
                        verified written statement consenting to the
                        application of sections 4978 and 4979A with
                        respect to such employer.
                    ``(B) Qualified employer securities.--For purposes
                of this section, the term `qualified employer
                securities' means employer securities (as defined in
                section 409(l)) which are issued by a domestic
                corporation which has no outstanding stock which is
                readily tradable on an established securities market.
                    ``(C) Treatment of securities allocated by employee
                stock ownership plan to persons related to decedent or
                5-percent shareholders.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If any portion of the
                        assets of the plan attributable to securities
                        acquired by the plan in a qualified gratuitous
                        transfer are allocated to the account of--
                                    ``(I) any person who is related to
                                the decedent (within the meaning of
                                section 267(b)), or
                                    ``(II) any person who, at the time
                                of such allocation or at any time
                                during the 1-year period ending on the
                                date of the acquisition of qualified
                                employer securities by the plan, is a
                                5-percent shareholder of the employer
                                maintaining the plan,
                        the plan shall be treated as having distributed
                        (at the time of such allocation) to such person
                        or shareholder the amount so allocated.
                            ``(ii) 5-percent shareholder.--For purposes
                        of clause (i), the term `5-percent shareholder'
                        means any person who owns (directly or through
                        the application of section 318(a)) more than 5
                        percent of--
                                    ``(I) any class of outstanding
                                stock of the corporation which issued
                                such qualified employer securities or
                                of any corporation which is a member of
                                the same controlled group of
                                corporations (within the meaning of
                                section 409(l)(4)) as such corporation,
                                or
                                    ``(II) the total value of any class
                                of outstanding stock of any such
                                corporation; and
                        For purposes of the preceding sentence, section
                        318(a) shall be applied without regard to the
                        exception in paragraph (2)(B)(i) thereof.
                            ``(iii) Cross reference.--

                                ``For excise tax on allocations
described in clause (i), see section 4979A.''
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 401(a)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``or by a charitable remainder trust pursuant to a qualified
        gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(d)(3)(A)),''
        after ``stock bonus plans),''.
            (2) Section 404(a)(9) of such Code is amended by inserting
        after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) A qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined
                in section 664(d)(3)(A)) shall have no effect on the
                amount or amounts otherwise deductible under paragraph
                (3) or (7) or under this paragraph.''
            (3) Section 415(c)(6) of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end thereof the following new sentence:
        ``The amount of any qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined
        in section 664(d)(3)(A)) allocated to a participant for any
        limitation year shall not exceed the limitations imposed by
        this section, but such amount shall not be taken into account
        in determining whether any other amount exceeds the limitations
        imposed by this section.''
            (4) Section 415(e) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
                (7), and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following
                new paragraph:
            ``(6) Special rule for qualified gratuitous transfers.--Any
        qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified employer securities
        (as defined by section 664(d)(3)) shall not be taken into
        account in calculating, and shall not be subject to, the
        limitations provided in this subsection.''
            (5) Paragraph (3) of section 644(e) of such Code is amended
        to read as follows:
            ``(3) acquired by a charitable remainder annuity trust (as
        defined in section 664(d)(1)) or a charitable remainder
        unitrust (as defined in sections 664(d) (2) and (4)), or''.
            (6) Subparagraph (B) of section 664(d)(1) of such Code and
        subparagraph (B) of section 664(d)(2) of such Code are each
        amended by inserting ``and other than qualified gratuitous
        transfers described in subparagraph (C)'' after ``subparagraph
        (A)''.
            (7) Paragraph (4) of section 674(b) of such Code is amended
        by inserting before the period ``or to an employee stock
        ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a
        qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section
        664(d)(3))''.
            (8)(A) Section 2055(a) of such Code is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3),
                    (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (4) and inserting ``; or'', and
                    (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
                following new paragraph:
            ``(5) to an employee stock ownership plan if such transfer
        qualifies as a qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified
        employer securities within the meaning of section 664(d)(3).''
            (B) Clause (ii) of section 2055(e)(3)(C) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``section 664(d)(3)'' and inserting
        ``section 664(d)(4)''.
            (9) Paragraph (8) of section 2056(b) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(8) Special rule for charitable remainder trusts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the surviving spouse of the
                decedent is the only beneficiary of a qualified
                charitable remainder trust who is not a charitable
                beneficiary nor an ESOP beneficiary, paragraph (1)
                shall not apply to any interest in such trust which
                passes or has passed from the decedent to such
                surviving spouse.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A)--
                            ``(i) Charitable beneficiary.--The term
                        `charitable beneficiary' means any beneficiary
                        which is an organization described in section
                        170(c).
                            ``(ii) Esop beneficiary.--The term `ESOP
                        beneficiary' means any beneficiary which is an
                        employee stock ownership plan (as defined in
                        section 4975(e)(7)) that holds a remainder
                        interest in qualified employer securities (as
                        defined in section 664(d)(3)) to be transferred
                        to such plan in a qualified gratuitous transfer
                        (as defined in section 664(d)(3)).
                            ``(iii) Qualified charitable remainder
                        trust.--The term `qualified charitable
                        remainder trust' means a charitable remainder
                        annuity trust or a charitable remainder
                        unitrust (described in section 664).''
            (10) Section 4947(b) of such Code is amended by inserting
        after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Section 507.--The provisions of section 507(a) shall
        not apply to a trust which is described in subsection (a)(2) by
        reason of a distribution of qualified employer securities (as
        defined in section 664(d)(3)) to an employee stock ownership
        plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified
        gratuitous transfer (as defined by section 664(d)(3)).''
            (11) The last sentence of section 4975(e)(7) of such Code
        is amended by inserting ``and section 664(d)(3)'' after
        ``section 409(n)''
            (12) Subsection (a) of section 4978 of such Code is amended
        by inserting ``or acquired any qualified employer securities in
        a qualified gratuitous transfer to which section 664(d)(3)
        applied'' after ``section 1042 applied''.
            (13) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(b) of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or acquired in the qualified
                gratuitous transfer to which section 664(d)(3)
                applied'' after ``section 1042 applied'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``or to which section 664(d)(3)
                applied'' after ``section 1042 applied'' in
                subparagraph (C) thereof.
            (14) Subsection (c) of section 4978 of such Code is amended
        by striking ``written statement'' and all that follows and
        inserting ``written statement described in section
        664(d)(3)(A)(vi) or in section 1042(b)(3) (as the case may
        be).''
            (15) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(e) of such Code is
        amended by striking the period and inserting ``; except that
        such section shall be applied without regard to subparagraph
        (B) thereof for purposes of applying this section and section
        4979A with respect to securities acquired in a qualified
        gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(d)(3)(A)).''
            (16) Subsection (a) of section 4979A of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--If--
            ``(1) there is a prohibited allocation of qualified
        securities by any employee stock ownership plan or eligible
        worker-owned cooperative, or
            ``(2) there is an allocation described in section
        663(d)(3)(C)(i),
there is hereby imposed a tax on such allocation equal to 50 percent of
the amount involved.''
            (17) Subsection (c) of section 4979A of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Liability for Tax.--The tax imposed by this section shall be
paid by--
            ``(1) the employer sponsoring such plan, or
            ``(2) the eligible worker-owned cooperative,
which made the written statement described in section 664(d)(3)(A)(vi)
or in section 1042(b)(3)(B) (as the case may be).''
            (18) Section 4979A of such Code is amended by redesignating
        subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after
        subsection (c) the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Special Statute of Limitations for Tax Attributable to
Certain Allocations.--The statutory period for the assessment of any
tax imposed by this section on an allocation described in subsection
(a)(2) of qualified employer securities shall not expire before the
date which is 3 years from the later of--
            ``(1) the 1st allocation of such securities in connection
        with a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section
        664(d)(3)(A)), or
            ``(2) the date on which the Secretary is notified of the
        allocation described in subsection (a)(2).''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to transfers made by trusts to, or for the use of, an employee
stock ownership plan after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code regarding estates and trusts to provide rules for the gratuitous transfer of qualified employer securities to an employee stock ownership plan from charitable remainder trusts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Fairness Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Family member.--The term ``family member'' means, with
        respect to an individual, another individual related by blood
        to that individual or a spouse or adopted child of the
        individual.
            (2) Genetic information.--The term ``genetic information''
        means the information about genes, gene products or inherited
        characteristics that may be derived from an individual or a
        family member.
            (3) Genetic services.--The term ``genetic services'' means
        health services provided to obtain, assess, and interpret
        genetic information for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes,
        and for genetic education and counseling.
            (4) Genetic test.--The term ``genetic test'' means a
        procedure that is generally accepted in the scientific and
        medical communities and that is performed for the purposes of
        identifying the presence, absence, or alternation of any gene
        or chromosome.
            (5) Health plan.--The term ``health plan'' means--
                    (A) a group health plan (as such term is defined in
                section 607 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1167)), and a multiple employer
                welfare arrangement (as defined in section 3(40) of
                such Act) that provides health insurance coverage; or
                    (B) any contractual arrangement for the provision
                of a payment for health care, including any health
                insurance arrangement or any arrangement consisting of
                a hospital or medical expense incurred policy or
                certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract,
                or health maintenance organization subscriber contract.
            (6) Insurer.--The term ``insurer'' means--
                    (A) an insurance company, health care service
                contractor, fraternal benefit organization, insurance
                agent, third party administrator, insurance support
                organization or other person subject to regulation
                under State health insurance laws;
                    (B) a managed care organization; or
                    (C) an employee welfare benefit plan regulated
                under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
                1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) Genetic Information.--An insurer offering a health plan may
not--
            (1) terminate, restrict, limit, or otherwise apply
        conditions to coverage of an individual or family member under
        the plan, or restrict the sale of the plan to an individual or
        family member;
            (2) cancel or refuse to renew the coverage of an individual
        or family member under the plan;
            (3) deny coverage or exclude an individual or family member
        from coverage under the plan;
            (4) impose a rider that excludes coverage for certain
        benefits and services under the plan;
            (5) establish differentials in premium rates or cost
        sharing for coverage under the plan; or
            (6) otherwise discriminate against an individual or family
        member in the provision of health care;
on the basis of any genetic information concerning an individual or
family member or on the basis of an individual's or family member's
request for or receipt of genetic services.
    (b) Genetic Tests.--An insurer offering a health plan may not
require an applicant for coverage under the plan, or an individual or
family member who is presently covered under the plan, to be the
subject of a genetic test or to be subjected to questions relating to
genetic information.
    (c) Notice of Rights.--An insurer offering a health plan shall, in
the enrollment information provided by the insurer concerning such
plan, provide an enrollee with a written statement disclosing the
rights of the enrollee under this Act. Such statement shall be in a
form and manner that is noticeable to and understandable by an average
enrollee.
    (d) Enforcement.--
            (1)  Plans other than employee welfare benefit plans.--The
        requirements established under subsections (a), (b), and (c)
        shall be enforced by the State insurance commissioner for the
        State involved or the official or officials designated by the
        State, except that in no case shall a State enforce such
        requirements as they relate to employee welfare benefit plans.
            (2) Employee welfare benefit plans.--With respect to
        employee welfare benefit plans, the Secretary shall enforce the
        requirements established under subsections (a), (b), and (c) in
        the same manner as provided for under sections 502, 504, 506,
        and 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
        (29 U.S.C. 1132, 1134, 1136, and 1140).
            (3) Private right of action.--A person may, after that
        person has exhausted all available administrative remedies,
        bring a civil action--
                    (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates
                subsection (a), (b), or (c);
                    (B) to obtain other appropriate equitable relief--
                            (i) to redress such violations; or
                            (ii) to require the Secretary of Health and
                        Human Services to enforce any such subsections,
                        or
                    (C) to obtain other legal relief, including
                monetary damages.
            (4) Jurisdiction.--State courts of competent jurisdiction
        and district courts of the United States have concurrent
        jurisdiction of actions under this subsection. The district
        courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction, without
        respect to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the
        parties, to grant the relief provided for in paragraph (3) in
        any action.
            (5) Venue.--For purposes of this subsection the venue
        provisions of section 1391 of title 28, United States Code,
        shall apply.
            (6) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate such
        regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out
        this section.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply to any health plan offered or renewed on or
after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Genetic Fairness Act of 1996 - Prohibits an insurer offering a health plan from:  (1) discriminating against an individual or family member on the basis of genetic information or on the basis of an individual's or family member's request for or receipt of genetic services; or (2) requiring a genetic test or questions relating to genetic information.  Requires insurers to disclose enrollee rights. Provides for enforcement by State insurance commissioners, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and private actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Houthis and Iran Sanctions
Accountability Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On April 2015, the United Nations Security Council
        adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 by 14
        affirmative votes to none against, with one abstention (by the
        Russian Federation), imposing sanctions on individuals
        undermining the stability of Yemen, and demanded that the
        Houthis withdraw from all areas seized during the latest
        conflict, relinquish arms seized from military and security
        institutions, cease all actions falling exclusively within the
        authority of the legitimate Government of Yemen, and fully
        implement previous Security Council resolutions.
            (2) On May 16, 2012, the Obama administration issued
        Executive Order 13611 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
        Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security,
        or Stability of Yemen), imposing sanctions on persons that
        ``have engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the
        peace, security, or stability of Yemen, such as acts that
        obstruct the implementation of the agreement of November 23,
        2011, between the Government of Yemen and those in opposition
        to it, which provides for a peaceful transition of power in
        Yemen, or that obstruct the political process in Yemen''.
            (3) On November 10, 2014, the Obama administration
        designated the leadership of the Iranian-supported Houthi
        insurgent group, and their ally former Yemeni President Ali
        Abdullah Saleh, for imposition of sanctions under Executive
        Order 13611.
            (4) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has transferred
        increasingly sophisticated weapons systems to the Houthis, who
        have in turn shot missiles into Saudi Arabia from positions in
        northern Yemen, including a missile in November 2017 that
        targeted Riyadh International Airport. In response, Ambassador
        Nikki Haley called on ``the United Nations and international
        partners to take necessary action to hold the Iranian regime
        accountable for these violations''.
            (5) In addition to weapons, Iran is reportedly providing
        Afghan and Shi'ite Arab specialists, including Hizballah, to
        train Houthi units and act as logistical advisers.
            (6) The Iranian-supported Houthis have attacked coalition
        or coalition-affiliated maritime targets multiple times, a
        United States Navy ship twice, and other shipping, forcing the
        United States to respond with a combination of diplomacy and
        calibrated military strikes against three radar facilities in
        Houthi-controlled territory.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States to condemn Iranian
activities in Yemen in violation of United Nations Security Council
Resolution 2216 (2015), and call on all responsible countries to take
appropriate and necessary measures against the Government of Iran,
including the interdiction of Iranian weapons to the Houthis, and the
bilateral and multilateral application of sanctions against Iran for
its violations of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216.

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO YEMEN.

    (a) In General.--United States sanctions with respect to Yemen
provided for in Executive Order 13611 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or
Stability of Yemen), as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN IRANIAN PERSONS.

    (a) Determinations.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall, not later than 45
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, determine
        whether the Iranian persons listed in paragraph (2) are
        responsible for engaging in activities described in section 1
        of Executive Order 13611 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
        Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security,
        or Stability of Yemen).
            (2) Iranian persons listed.--The Iranian persons listed in
        this paragraph are the following:
                    (A) Members of the Supreme National Security
                Council.
                    (B) The Minister of Intelligence and Security.
                    (C) The Commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard
                Corps.
                    (D) The Commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard
                Corps, Qods Force.
                    (E) The Minister of Defense.
                    (F) Minister of Foreign Affairs.
                    (G) Any other Iranian person that the President
                determines is appropriate.
            (3) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--The President shall submit to the
                appropriate congressional committees a report that
                contains--
                            (i) the determinations made under paragraph
                        (1) together with the reasons for those
                        determinations; and
                            (ii) an identification of the Iranian
                        persons that the President determines are
                        responsible for engaging in activities
                        described in section 1(c) of Executive Order
                        13611.
                    (B) Form.--A report submitted under subparagraph
                (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
                contain a classified annex.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President shall impose the
sanctions described in section 1 of Executive Order 13611 with respect
to each Iranian person identified in the report submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees under subsection (a)(3).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
                on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Financial
                Services of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
                Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Banking,
                Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) Entity.--The term ``entity''--
                    (A) means a partnership, association, corporation,
                or other organization, group, or subgroup; and
                    (B) includes a governmental entity.

SEC. 6. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on and after the date that is 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose
the sanctions described in subsection (c) on a person described in
subsection (b).
    (b) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is a
foreign person that the President determines knowingly provides
significant financial, material, or technological support for--
            (1) Ansar Allah in Yemen;
            (2) a person designated pursuant to an applicable Executive
        order;
            (3) a person that the President determines is in violation
        of an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution;
            (4) an Iranian person identified in the report submitted to
        the appropriate congressional committees under section 5(a)(3);
        or
            (5) a foreign person owned or controlled by a foreign
        person described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
    (c) Imposition of Sanctions.--The sanctions to be imposed on a
person described in subsection (b) are the following:
            (1) In general.--The President shall exercise all of the
        powers granted to the President under the International
        Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the
        extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in
        property and interests in property of the person if such
        property and interests in property are in the United States,
        come within the United States, or are or come within the
        possession or control of a United States person.
            (2) Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole.--
                    (A) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of
                State or the Secretary of Homeland Security determines
                is a foreign person described in subsection (b) is--
                            (i) inadmissible to the United States;
                            (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
                        documentation to enter the United States; and
                            (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
                        or paroled into the United States or to receive
                        any other benefit under the Immigration and
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
                    (B) Current visas revoked.--
                            (i) In general.--Any visa or other
                        documentation issued to an alien who is a
                        foreign person described in subsection (b),
                        regardless of when such visa or other
                        documentation was issued, shall be revoked and
                        such alien shall be denied admission to the
                        United States.
                            (ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation
                        under clause (i)--
                                    (I) shall take effect immediately;
                                and
                                    (II) shall automatically cancel any
                                other valid visa or documentation that
                                is in the possession of the alien who
                                is the subject of such revocation.
            (3) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters
        agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (2) shall not apply to an
        alien if admitting the alien into the United States is
        necessary to permit the United States to comply with the
        Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
        signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
        November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United
        States, or other applicable international obligations.
            (4) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
        (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person
        that knowingly violates, attempts to violate, conspires to
        violate, or causes a violation of regulations promulgated under
        subsection (f) to carry out paragraph (1) of this subsection to
        the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that
        commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of such
        Act.
    (d) Implementation Authority.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704)
for purposes of carrying out this Act.
    (e) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall, not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate
regulations as necessary for the implementation of this Act.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien''
        have meanings given those terms in section 101 of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
            (2) Applicable executive order.--The term ``applicable
        Executive order'' means--
                    (A) Executive Order 13611 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
                relating to Blocking Property of Persons Threatening
                the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen); or
                    (B) any Executive order adopted on or after the
                date of the enactment of this Act, to the extent that
                such Executive order authorizes the imposition of
                sanctions on persons for conduct with respect to Yemen.
            (3) Applicable united nations security council
        resolution.--The term ``applicable United Nations Security
        Council resolution'' means--
                    (A) United Nations Security Council Resolution
                2216; or
                    (B) any United Nations Security Council resolution
                adopted on or after the date of the enactment of this
                Act that authorizes the imposition of sanctions on
                persons for conduct with respect to Yemen.
            (4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
                on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and
                the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and
                the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
            (5) Entity.--The term ``entity''--
                    (A) means a partnership, association, corporation,
                or other organization, group, or subgroup; and
                    (B) includes a governmental entity.
            (6) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means--
                    (A) an individual who is not a United States person
                or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
                into the United States; or
                    (B) a corporation, partnership, or other entity
                which is not a United States person.
            (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or
        entity.
            (8) United states person.--The term ``United States
        person'' means a United States citizen, permanent resident
        alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States
        (including foreign branches), or a person in the United States.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON IRANIAN ACTIVITIES IN YEMEN.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for a period not to exceed 5
years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on Iranian activities in Yemen.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include a description of the following:
            (1) Iran's support for certain Yemeni militias or political
        parties, including weapons, financing, training, and other
        forms of material support including media and communications
        support.
            (2) A list of referrals to the relevant United Nations
        Security Council sanctions committees by the United States
        Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
    (c) Form.--The President may submit the report required by
subsection (a) in classified form if the President determines that it
is necessary for the national security interests of the United States
to do so.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
        Armed Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
        Committee on Financial Services of the House of
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
        Armed Services, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

Output: Houthis and Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2017 This bill continues certain sanctions blocking the property of persons threatening the peace or stability of Yemen. The President shall:   determine and report to Congress whether certain Iranian persons are threatening Yemen's peace or stability, and if so, impose property blocking sanctions against each identified person; and  impose property blocking and visa sanctions on foreign persons or entities that knowingly provide significant financial, material, or technological support for Ansar Allah in Yemen (also known as the Houthis) and certain other persons and entities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Microenterprise and Youth
Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. MICROENTERPRISE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 172(5) of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 6901(5))
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) an entrepreneur that operates a business or
                intends to operate a business in an investment area (as
                such term is defined in section 103(16) of this
                Act).''.
    (b) Uses of Assistance.--Section 174 of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 6903) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) to advertise in print, electronic, and other media
        the training and technical assistance provided under paragraph
        (1); and''.
    (c) Targeted Assistance.--Section 176(b) of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 6905(b))
is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``60 percent''.
    (d) Matching Requirements.--Section 177(c) of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 6906(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Consideration.--In determining whether to reduce or
        eliminate matching requirements under paragraph (1), the
        Administrator shall consider the impact of the economic crisis
        of 2007 through 2009 on the geographic area in which an
        applicant operates.''.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall
submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report describing recommendations for
improving the application and grant making process of the
microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant
program (carried out under subtitle C of title I of the Riegle
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994),
including recommendations, developed in consultation with stakeholders,
for streamlining the application and grant making process of that
program.
    (f) Microenterprise Coordinator.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish in the
        Small Business Administration the position of Microenterprise
        Coordinator.
            (2) Duties.--The Microenterprise Coordinator shall--
                    (A) work to ensure that the contributions of
                microenterprises to the economy are maximized;
                    (B) work to enhance, support, and coordinate the
                programs of the Federal Government providing assistance
                to microenterprises, including Federal technical
                assistance programs;
                    (C) work to ensure that underserved entrepreneurs
                are included in the programs of the Federal Government
                providing assistance to microenterprises;
                    (D) make available to the public annually a
                comprehensive list and description of each Federal
                program that provides assistance to microenterprises;
                and
                    (E) encourage public-private partnerships that
                support entrepreneurship.
            (3) Microenterprise defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``microenterprise'' has the meaning given that term in section
        172(10) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
        Improvement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 6901(10)).

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (in
this section referred to as the ``Office'') in the Small Business
Administration.
    (b) Director.--The Administrator shall appoint a Director of Youth
Entrepreneurship (in this section referred to as the ``Director'') to
serve as the head of the Office.
    (c) Duties.--The Director shall--
            (1) carry out the youth entrepreneurship technical
        assistance grant program described in subsection (d);
            (2) carry out the youth entrepreneurship curriculum grant
        program described in subsection (e);
            (3) promote the growth of youth entrepreneurship by
        establishing public-private partnerships and carrying out
        advertising campaigns;
            (4) sponsor and support State and national youth
        entrepreneurship competitions that raise awareness of the
        importance of small business development;
            (5) study and promote Federal activities that support
        entrepreneurship education; and
            (6) support the establishment of public and private youth
        entrepreneurship education and mentoring opportunities.
    (d) Youth Entrepreneurship Technical Assistance Grant Program.--The
Director shall establish a program under which the Director may make
grants to assist entities, including nonprofit microenterprise
development organizations, to provide individuals under 25 years of age
with technical assistance related to entrepreneurship.
    (e) Youth Entrepreneurship Curriculum Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall establish a program
        under which the Director may make grants to a covered entity to
        assist the development, improvement, or implementation of a
        youth entrepreneurship curriculum that includes information on
        the topics of--
                    (A) securing capital and borrowing;
                    (B) business plan conception and drafting;
                    (C) accounting;
                    (D) management; and
                    (E) marketing.
            (2) Application process.--To be eligible for a grant
        described in paragraph (1), a covered entity shall submit to
        the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and
        containing such information as the Director may require, except
        that the application shall include at least--
                    (A) a description of the curriculum to be
                developed, improved, or implemented;
                    (B) a description of how grant funds will be used;
                    (C) a description of goals relating to the use of
                grant funds and the curriculum to be developed,
                improved, or implemented; and
                    (D) a description of how progress will be measured
                with respect to the goals described in subparagraph
                (C).
            (3) Covered entity defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``covered entity'' means a local educational agency in any of
        the several States, the District of Columbia, or a territory or
        possession of the United States and a local educational agency
        of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
    (f) Investment Areas.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall ensure that at least 25
        percent of the amounts made available to carry out the Office
        each fiscal year are used to assist youth in investment areas.
            (2) Investment area defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``investment area'' has the meaning given that term in section
        103(16) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
        Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702(16)).
    (g) Student Loan Assistance.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall submit to Congress a report that includes
detailed recommendations for legislation--
            (1) establishing a program to forgive student loans in a
        manner that assists youth entrepreneurship by making available
        capital for business formation; and
            (2) establishing a program to defer student loan repayments
        in a manner that assists youth entrepreneurship by making
        available capital for business formation.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on--
            (1) the economic impact of allowing youth entrepreneurs to
        defer student loan repayments to make available capital for
        business formation;
            (2) the economic impact of increasing the participation of
        individuals under 25 years of age in the microloan program of
        the Small Business Administration (carried out under section
        7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)),
        notwithstanding the limited collateral and formal business
        experience of such individuals;
            (3) alternative methods for measuring creditworthiness that
        may assist youth entrepreneurship; and
            (4) actions Congress should consider to promote youth
        entrepreneurship.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report on the
results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

Output:
Microenterprise and Youth Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2011 - Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 for purposes of the microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program to include in the definition of "disadvantaged entrepreneur" a microentrepreneur operating or intending to operate a business in an investment area.

Increases to 60% (currently, 50%) the minimum percentage of such grants required to be used to benefit very low-income persons, including those residing on Indian reservations.

Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to consider the impact of the 2007-2009 economic crisis on an applicant's geographic area when deciding whether to reduce or eliminate matching requirements for applicants with severe constraints on available funding sources.

Directs the Administrator to establish an SBA Microenterprise Coordinator position.

Requires the Administrator to establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship and appoint a Director to carry out: (1) the youth entrepreneur technical assistance grant program to make grants to assist entities, including nonprofit microenterprise development organizations, to provide individuals under 25 years of age with technical assistance related to entrepreneurship; and (2) the youth entrepreneurship curriculum grant program to make grants to applying local educational agencies of states and federally recognized Indian tribes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defend America Against Weapons of
Mass Destruction Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DEFINITION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Although the United States possesses the technological
        means to develop and deploy defensive systems that would be
        highly effective in countering limited ballistic missile
        threats to its territory, its ability to detect and intercept
        weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means
        is limited.
            (2) It is axiomatic that the incentive for the
        unconventional delivery of weapons of mass destruction will
        increase in direct proportion to the perceived effectiveness of
        theater missile and other regular military defense systems.
            (3) The target of weapons of mass destruction may not be
        military in the usual sense of the term and, as such, the
        threat that is posed to the citizens of the United States by
        chemical and biological weapons delivered by nonconventional
        means is significant and growing.
            (4) Several countries that are hostile to the United
        States, including Iraq, Libya, and Iran, have demonstrated an
        interest in acquiring the technology necessary to manufacture
        weapons of mass destruction.
            (5) In addition, the acquisition or the development and use
        of weapons of mass destruction is well within the capability of
        many extremist and terrorist movements, acting independently or
        as proxies, and states can transfer weapons to or otherwise aid
        such movements indirectly and with plausible deniability.
            (6) Covert or unconventional means of delivery, which may
        be preferable to both States and non-State organizations,
        include cargo ships, passenger aircraft, commercial and private
        vehicles and vessels, or commercial cargo shipments routed
        through multiple destinations.
            (7) Traditional arms control efforts assume large state
        efforts with detectable manufacturing and weaponization
        programs in peacetime but are ineffective in monitoring and
        controlling the development of a capability to manufacture
        suddenly chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons with little
        or no warning and with nothing but commercial supplies and
        equipment. Such efforts are also incapable of predicting and
        tracking transfers of capabilities relating to weapons of mass
        destruction.
            (8) Because of the dire consequences to the citizens of the
        United States posed by weapons of mass destruction, and because
        traditional arms control efforts are inadequate, it is prudent
        to commence a coordinated effort among local, State, and
        Federal emergency response organizations to develop
technologies and capabilities to detect and intercept weapons of mass
destruction, to equip and protect those emergency response
organizations who are first on the scene, and, where necessary, to
decontaminate areas where such weapons are manufactured or detonated.
            (9) Congress has repeatedly expressed concern about the use
        of weapons of mass destruction, stating in November 1993 (in
        section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act For
        Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 50 U.S.C. 1522 note))
        that ``the President should strengthen Federal interagency
        emergency planning by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
        and other appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies for
        development of a capability for early detection and warning of
        and response to--
            ``(1) potential terrorist use of chemical or biological
        agents or weapons; and
            ``(2) emergencies or natural disasters involving industrial
        chemicals or the widespread outbreak of disease.''.
    (b) Weapons of Mass Destruction Defined.--For purposes of this Act,
the term ``weapons of mass destruction'' means chemical, biological,
and nuclear weapons (whether militarized or improvised) that are
designed to spread their contents through explosions or other
dissemination means.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2375. Weapons of mass destruction: threat from attack by
              unconventional means
    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall
carry out a research and development program to enhance the
capabilities of the United States relating to the threat to the United
States of an attack inside the United States by unconventional means
involving weapons of mass destruction. In carrying out such program,
the Secretary shall take into consideration relevant assessments and
recommendations of any interagency task force or committee.
    ``(b) Activities To Be Included in the Program.--The activities to
be carried out by the Secretary under the program shall include the
following:
            ``(1) Research, development, test, and evaluation of
        technologies relating to any of the following:
                    ``(A) Detection of chemical, biological, and
                nuclear weapons.
                    ``(B) Interception of such weapons.
                    ``(C) Protection against such weapons.
                    ``(D) Assistance to other Federal departments and
                agencies and State and local agencies in responding to
                an attack made using such weapons, including casualty
                treatment.
                    ``(E) Decontamination of areas affected by an
                attack using such weapons.
            ``(2) Training of personnel for the activities specified in
        subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Identification of Federal equipment and technologies
        that can be transferred, and training that can be provided,
        from one Federal agency to another agency or to State and local
        agencies consistent with the purposes of the program under this
        section.
    ``(c) Consultation With State and Local Authorities.--In carrying
out the program under this section, the Secretary shall consult
regularly with, and shall seek the views of, representatives of--
            ``(1) State and local government law enforcement
        authorities; and
            ``(2) State and local government emergency planning
        authorities.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2375. Weapons of mass destruction: threat from attack by
                            unconventional means.''.

SEC. 4. PRE-EVENT PLANNING ASSISTANCE UNDER STAFFORD ACT.

    Section 201(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ``In the case of preparation by the
States against major disasters involving weapons of mass destruction
(as defined in section 2(b) of the Defend America Against Weapons of
Mass Destruction Act of 1996), technical assistance under the preceding
sentence in developing comprehensive plans and practicable programs for
preparation against such disasters may be provided through any
department or agency of the United States designated by the President
for such purpose.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report describing the
actions taken, and planned to be taken, to carry out section 2375 of
title 10, United States Code, as added by section 3, and the sentence
in section 201(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act added by section 4. The report shall include a
statement of the costs of such actions.

Output:
Defend America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a research and development program to enhance U.S. capabilities relating to the threat of an attack inside the United States by unconventional means involving weapons of mass destruction.
Specifies that the activities to be carried out by the Secretary under the program shall include:  (1) research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies relating to detection of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, interception of and protection against such weapons, assistance to other Federal departments and agencies and State and local agencies in responding to an attack, including casualty treatment, and decontamination of areas affected by an attack; (2) training of personnel for such activities; and (3) identification of Federal equipment and technologies that can be transferred, and training that can be provided, from one Federal agency to another or to State and local agencies consistent with the purposes of the program.
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal technical assistance to the States in developing comprehensive plans and practicable programs for preparation against major disasters involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sets forth reporting requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cancer Survivorship Research and
Quality of Life Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) There are more than 9,000,000 individuals in the United
        States today who are cancer survivors (living with, through,
        and beyond cancer).
            (2) 60 percent of cancer survivors are 65 years of age and
        older.
            (3) 62 percent of adults diagnosed with cancer today will
        be alive 5 years from now.
            (4) In 1960, 4 percent of children with cancer survived
        more than 5 years.
            (5) 77 percent of children (age 0 through 14) diagnosed
        with cancer today will be living five years from now.
            (6) Three out of every four American families will have at
        least one family member diagnosed with cancer.
            (7) 24 percent of adults with cancer are parents who have a
        child 18 years or younger living in the home.
            (8) One of every four deaths in the United States is from
        cancer. In 2002, 555,500 Americans will die of cancer--more
        than 1,500 people a day.
            (9) The annual cost of cancer in the United States is
        $180,000,000,000 in direct and indirect costs.
            (10) In fiscal year 2001 the National Institutes of Health
        invested $38,000,000 in survivorship--less than $4.25 per
        survivor.

SEC. 3. CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMS.

    Section 412 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-1) is
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, for
        survivorship,'' after ``treatment of cancer'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``cancer patients''
        and all that follows and inserting the following: ``cancer
        patients, families of cancer patients, and cancer survivors,
        and''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and concerning cancer
        survivorship programs,'' after ``control of cancer''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES
              OF HEALTH WITH RESPECT TO CANCER SURVIVORSHIP RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end following section:

``SEC. 417D. EXPANSION AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO
              CANCER SURVIVORSHIP RESEARCH.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Expansion of activities.--The Director of NIH shall
        expand and coordinate the activities of the National Institutes
        of Health with respect to cancer survivorship research.
            ``(2) Administration of program; collaboration among
        agencies.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section
        acting through the Director of the Institute and in
        collaboration with any other agencies that the Director
        determines appropriate.
    ``(b) Office on Survivorship.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH shall establish an
        Office on Survivorship within the Institute through which the
        activities under subsection (a)(1) shall be implemented and
        directed.
            ``(2) Associate director for survivorship; appointment;
        function.--
                    ``(A) There shall be in the Institute an Associate
                Director for Survivorship to coordinate and promote the
                programs in the Institute concerning cancer
                survivorship research. The Associate Director shall be
                appointed by the Director of the Institute from among
                individuals who, because of their professional training
                or experience, are equipped to address the breadth of
                needs associated with cancer survivorship.
                    ``(B) Not later than February 1, 2003, the
                Associate Director for Survivorship shall prepare and
                submit to the Congress report providing a description
                of the survivorship activities of the Office and
                strategies for future activities.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 417B(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285a-8(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``each'' and all that
        follows and inserting ``each fiscal year through 2002; and'';
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) 13 percent, in the case of fiscal year 2003
                and each subsequent fiscal year, of which not less than
                3 percent shall be for the Office on Survivorship under
                section 417D.''.

SEC. 5. EXPANSION OF CDC COMPREHENSIVE CANCER PROGRAMS; PROGRAMS TO
              IMPROVE CANCER SURVIVORSHIP.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary''), acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall study
the unique health challenges associated with cancer survivorship and
carry out projects and interventions to improve the long-term health
status of cancer survivors. Such projects shall be carried out directly
and through the awards of grants or contracts.
    (b) Certain Activities.--Activities under subsection (a) include--
            (1) the expansion of current cancer surveillance systems to
        track the health status of cancer survivors and determine
        whether cancer survivors are at-risk for other chronic and
        disabling conditions;
            (2) assess the unique challenges associated with cancer
        survivorship;
            (3) the development of a national cancer survivorship
        action plan, in partnership with health organizations focused
        on cancer survivorship, to be carried out in coordination with
        the state-based comprehensive cancer control program of the
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to--
                    (A) develop unique and innovative post-treatment
                programs, services and demonstrations designed to
                support and advance cancer survivorship through--
                            (i) promotion of physical activity and
                        healthy lifestyles;
                            (ii) educational outreach programs for
                        health care providers;
                            (iii) support for innovative programs to
                        improve the quality of life among cancer
                        survivors;
                            (iv) home and community-based
                        interventions;
                            (v) peer support and mentor programs;
                            (vi) public awareness and outreach
                        campaigns; and
                            (vii) information dissemination to inform
                        health care providers and cancer survivors of
                        their health care options and available
                        survivorship programs; and
                    (B) develop unique cancer survivorship
                demonstration programs designed to address the needs of
                underserved populations, including minorities,
                children, and persons residing in rural areas.
    (c) Coordination of Activities.--The Secretary shall assure that
activities under this section are coordinated as appropriate with other
agencies of the Public Health Service.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2003, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report describing the results
of the evaluation under subsection (a), and as applicable, the
strategies developed under such subsection.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000
for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2004 through 2006.

SEC. 6. MONITORING AND EVALUATING QUALITY CANCER CARE AND CANCER
              SURVIVORSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Part M of title III of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 280e et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 399E
the following section:

``SEC. 399E-1. MONITORING AND EVALUATING QUALITY CANCER CARE AND CANCER
              SURVIVORSHIP.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation
with the National Cancer Institute, shall make grants to eligible
entities for the purpose of enabling such entities to monitor and
evaluate quality cancer care, develop information concerning quality
cancer care, and monitor cancer survivorship.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--For purposes of this section, an entity
is an eligible entity for a fiscal year if the entity--
            ``(1) operates a statewide cancer registry with funds from
        a grant made under section 399B for such fiscal year; and
            ``(2) is certified by the North American Association of
        Central Cancer Registries or another similar certification
        organization.
    ``(c) Contracting Authority.--In carrying out the purpose described
in subsection (a), an eligible entity may expend a grant under such
subsection to enter into contracts with academic institutions, cancer
centers, and other entities, when determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
    ``(d) Application for Grant.--A grant may be made under subsection
(a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary
and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and
contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary
determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(e) Authority of Secretary Regarding Use of Grant.--The Secretary
shall determine the appropriate uses of grants under subsection (a) to
achieve the purpose described in such subsection.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Regarding Authorization of
Appropriations.--Section 399F(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 280e-4(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``this
part,'' and inserting ``this part (other than section 399E-1),''.

Output: Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include demonstration, education, and other programs concerning cancer survivorship among the activities of the National Cancer Institute (Institute) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) expand and coordinate NIH activities related to cancer survivorship; and (2) establish an Office on Survivorship within the Institute. Creates the position of Associate Director for Survivorship.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection, to: (1) study the health challenges associated with cancer survivorship and carry out projects and interventions; and (2) make grants for the monitoring and evaluation of cancer care and survivorship.