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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Carbon Conservation
Act''.

SEC. 2. CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Carbon Sequestration Program.--Within 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the implementing panel shall establish a
carbon sequestration program to permit project sponsors to make carbon
sequestration project proposals to the implementing panel.
    (b) Implementing Panel.--There is established within the National
Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce an
implementing panel consisting of--
            (1) the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
        Technology,
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture,
            (3) the Secretary of State,
            (4) the Secretary of Energy,
            (5) the Chief of the Forest Service, and
            (6) representatives of nongovernmental organizations who
        have an expertise and experience in carbon sequestration
        practices, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Chief of the Forest Service shall act as chairperson of the
implementing panel.
    (c) Carbon Sequestration Project.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) In general.--The term ``carbon sequestration project''
        means a project--
                    (A) which is located outside the United States,
                    (B) the duration of which is not less than 30
                years,
                    (C) which is designed to increase the sequestration
                of carbon, and
                    (D) which is accepted by the implementing panel
                under the carbon sequestration program.
            (2) Acceptance of project proposals.--
                    (A) In general.--Under the carbon sequestration
                program, the implementing panel shall accept a proposal
                for a carbon sequestration project from a project
                sponsor only if--
                            (i) the proposal includes a needs
                        assessment described in subparagraph (B),
                            (ii) the proposal identifies the benefits
                        of carbon sequestration practices of the
                        sponsored project under criteria developed to
                        evaluate such benefits under subsection (d) and
                        under guidelines instituted to quantify such
                        benefits under subsection (e) and includes an
                        agreement by the sponsor to carry out such
                        practices as described in subparagraph (C), and
                            (iii) the proposal includes an agreement to
                        provide verification of compliance with an
                        approved project as described in subparagraph
                        (D) under standards established under
                        subsection (f).
                    (B) Needs assessment.--A needs assessment described
                in this subparagraph is an assessment of the need for
                the carbon sequestration project described in a
                proposal and the ability of the project sponsor to
                carry out the carbon sequestration practices related to
                such project. The assessment shall be developed by the
                project sponsor, in cooperation with the Agency for
                International Development, nongovernmental
                organizations, and independent third-party verifiers.
                    (C) Carbon sequestration practices.--Under a carbon
                sequestration project proposal, the project sponsor
                shall agree to contract with other entities, including
                organizations based in the country in which the
                sponsored carbon sequestration project is located, to
                carry out carbon sequestration practices proposed by
                the project sponsor which (as determined by the
                implementing panel)--
                            (i) provide for additional carbon
                        sequestration beyond that which would be
                        provided in the absence of such project, and
                            (ii) contribute to a positive reduction of
                        greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through
                        carbon sequestration over at least a 30-year
                        period.
                    (D) Verification of compliance with approved carbon
                sequestration project.--Under a carbon sequestration
                project proposal, the project sponsor shall agree to
                provide the implementing panel with verification
                through a third party that such project is sequestering
                carbon in accordance with the proposal approved by the
                implementing panel, including an annual audit of the
                project, an actual verification of the practices at the
                project site every 5 years, and such random inspections
                as are necessary.
    (d) Criteria for Evaluating Benefits of Carbon Sequestration
Practices.--
            (1) In general.--Under the carbon sequestration program the
        Chief of the Forest Service, in consultation with other members
        of the implementing panel, shall develop criteria for
prioritizing, determining the acceptability of, and evaluating, the
benefits of the carbon sequestration practices proposed in projects for
the purpose of determining the acceptability of project proposals.
            (2) Content.--The criteria shall ensure that carbon
        sequestration investment credits under section 45E of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are not allocated to projects the
        primary purpose of which is to grow timber for commercial
        harvest or to projects which replace native ecological systems
        with commercial timber plantations. Projects should be
        prioritized according to--
                    (A) native forest preservation, especially with
                respect to land which would otherwise cease to be
                native forest land,
                    (B) reforestation of former forest land where such
                land has not been forested for at least 10 years,
                    (C) biodiversity enhancement,
                    (D) the prevention of greenhouse gas emissions
                through the preservation of carbon storing plants and
                trees,
                    (E) soil erosion management,
                    (F) soil fertility restoration, and
                    (G) the duration of the project, including any
                project under which other entities are engaged to
                extend the duration of the project beyond the minimum
                carbon sequestration project term.
    (e) Guidelines for Quantifying Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Under the carbon sequestration program,
        the Chief of the Forest Service, in consultation with other
        members of the implementing panel, shall institute guidelines
        for the development of methodologies for quantifying the amount
        of carbon sequestered by particular projects for the purposes
        of determining the acceptability of project proposals. These
        guidelines should set standards for project sponsors with
        regard to--
                    (A) methodologies for measuring the carbon
                sequestered,
                    (B) measures to assure the duration of projects
                sponsored,
                    (C) criteria that verifies that the carbon
                sequestered is additional to the sequestration which
                would have occurred without the sponsored project,
                    (D) reasonable criteria to evaluate the extent to
                which the project displaces activity that causes
                deforestation in another location, and
                    (E) the extent to which the project promotes
                sustainable development in a project area, particularly
                with regard to protecting the traditional land tenure
                of indigenous people.
            (2) Basis.--In developing the guidelines, the Chief of the
        Forest Service shall--
                    (A) consult with land grant universities and
                entities which specialize in carbon storage
                verification and measurement, and
                    (B) use information reported to the Secretary of
                Energy from projects carried out under the voluntary
                reporting program of the Energy Information
                Administration under section 1605 of the Energy Policy
                Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13385).
    (f) Verification Standards.--Under the carbon sequestration
program, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, in consultation with other members of the implementing
panel and the National Science Foundation, shall establish verification
standards for purposes of subsection (c)(2)(D).
    (g) Program Reporting.--The Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall develop forms to monitor carbon sequestration improvements made
as a result of the program established under this section and the
implementing panel shall use such forms to report to the Administrator
on--
            (1) carbon sequestration improvements made as a result of
        the program,
            (2) carbon sequestration practices of project sponsors
        enrolled in the program, and
            (3) compliance with the terms of the implementing panel's
        approval of projects.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the program
established under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK FINANCING.

    An owner or operator of property that is located outside of the
United States and that is used in a carbon sequestration project
approved by the implementing panel under section 2 may enter into a
contract for an extension of credit from the Export-Import Bank of the
United States of up to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out the
carbon sequestration practices specified in the carbon sequestration
project proposal to the extent that the Export-Import Bank determines
that the cost sharing is appropriate, in the public interest, and
otherwise meets the requirements of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.

SEC. 4. EQUITY INVESTMENT INSURANCE.

    An owner or operator of property that is located outside of the
United States and that is used in a carbon sequestration project
approved by the implementing panel under section 2 may enter into a
contract for investment insurance issued by the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194) if the Corporation determines
that issuance of the insurance is consistent with the provisions of
such section 234.

Output: International Carbon Conservation Act - Establishes within the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology an implementing panel, to be headed by the Chief of the Forest Service, which shall: (1) establish a carbon sequestration program; and (2) accept qualifying projects located outside of the United States.Permits an owner or operator of property located outside the United States that is used in a qualifying project to be eligible for: (1) credit extension from the Export-Import Bank of the United States of up to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out the carbon sequestration practices specified in the contract; and (2) investment insurance issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congestion Relief Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Division of Funds Between Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000
Population and Other Areas.--Section 133(d)(3)(A) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``62.5 percent of''; and
            (2) by striking ``The remaining 37.5 percent may be
        obligated in any area of the State.''.
    (b) Obligation Authority.--Section 133(f)(1) of such title is
amended by striking ``the period of fiscal years 1998'' and all that
follows through ``2003'' and inserting ``the period of fiscal years
2004 through 2006 and the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2009''.

SEC. 3. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Allocations.--Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Allocations of Apportioned Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State shall allocate the amounts
        apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section
        104(b)(2) and the amounts apportioned for the congestion
        mitigation and air quality improvement program under section
        110 among metropolitan planning organizations and other
        agencies responsible for air quality conformity determinations
        in federally designated air quality areas in the ratio that--
                    ``(A) the total of all weighted nonattainment and
                maintenance area populations (as determined under
                section 104(b)(2)) represented by the metropolitan
                planning organization or other agency; bears to
                    ``(B) the total of all weighted nonattainment and
                maintenance area populations (as determined under
                section 104(b)(2)) in the State.
            ``(2) Nonapplicability to certain amounts.--Amounts
        described in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) that may be used for
        any project eligible under the surface transportation program
        under section 133 shall not be subject to the requirements of
        paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Availability of amounts.--A State may reallocate
        amounts allocated under this subsection as necessary to prevent
        lapses of funds under section 118.
            ``(4) Obligation authority.--A State shall make available
        to a metropolitan planning organization or other agency to
        which amounts are allocated for a fiscal year under this
        section an amount of obligation authority distributed to the
        State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction
        programs for use in the area represented by the metropolitan
        planning organization or other agency that is equal to the
        amount obtained by multiplying--
                    ``(A) the aggregate amount of funds that the State
                is required to obligate in the area under this
                subsection; and
                    ``(B) the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the aggregate amount of obligation
                        authority distributed to the State for Federal-
                        aid highways and highway safety construction
                        programs for the fiscal year; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of the sums apportioned to
                        the State for Federal-aid highways and highway
                        safety construction programs for the fiscal
                        year.
            ``(5) Joint responsibility.--Each State, each affected
        metropolitan planning organization or other agency, and the
        Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with paragraph
        (4).''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    (a) Selection of Projects.--Section 103(a)(6) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``the project selection
requirements of section 134(i)(4)(B) and'' after ``Subject to''.
    (b) Allocation.--Section 103(b) of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following:
            ``(7) Allocation to urbanized areas of over 200,000
        population.--The funds apportioned to a State under section
        104(b)(1) for a fiscal year shall be allocated between
        urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000 in the State
        and other areas in the State--
                    ``(A) 75 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total lane miles on the National
                        Highway System in such urbanized areas in the
                        State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total lane miles on the National
                        Highway System in all areas in the State; and
                    ``(B) 25 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total vehicle miles traveled on
                        the National Highway System in such urbanized
                        areas in the State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total vehicle miles traveled on
                        the National Highway System in all areas in the
                        State.''.

SEC. 5. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.

    Section 105(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs
(1) and (2)''.

SEC. 6. METROPOLITAN CONGESTION RELIEF PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter I of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Metropolitan congestion relief program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a metropolitan
congestion relief program in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Eligible Projects.--A project shall be eligible for
assistance under this section if the project is eligible for assistance
under the surface transportation program established by section 133 and
the project is developed in accordance with the planning requirements
of subsection (c).
    ``(c) Planning.--Programming and expenditure of funds for projects
under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of
sections 134 and 135. In addition, with respect to each project carried
out under this section, the appropriate metropolitan planning
organization shall demonstrate, as part of its congestion management
system if applicable, that the project will improve congestion in its
region.
    ``(d) Apportionment.--
            ``(1) Eligible urbanized areas.--Amounts made available to
        carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned
        directly to a metropolitan planning organization designated
        for--
                    ``(A) an urbanized area that has a travel time
                index of 1.2 or more; and
                    ``(B) an urbanized area with a population of more
                than 1,000,000 that otherwise would not be eligible
                under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Formula.--Amounts made available to carry out this
        section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned among eligible
        urbanized areas under paragraph (1) as follows:
                    ``(A) 50 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the travel time index of the eligible
                        urbanized area; bears to
                            ``(ii) the travel time index of all
                        eligible urbanized areas.
                    ``(B) 50 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the passenger miles traveled in the
                        eligible urbanized area; bears to
                            ``(ii) the passenger miles traveled in all
                        eligible urbanized areas.
            ``(3) Determinations.--Eligibility and apportionment
        determinations under this subsection shall be made by the
        Secretary based on data from the most recent year for which
        data is available.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Travel time index.--The term `travel time index'
        means the travel time index developed by the Texas
        Transportation Institute and included in the performance plan
        of the Federal Highway Administration.
            ``(2) Passenger miles traveled.--The term `passenger miles
        traveled' includes daily vehicle miles traveled and daily
        transit ridership as measured by Secretary.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
section 164 the following:

``165. Metropolitan congestion relief program.''.

SEC. 7. TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 166. Operational improvement program
    ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement an operational improvement program under which the Secretary
shall make grants to States, metropolitan planning organizations, and
local governments for projects to improve the operation of the Nation's
roadways.
    ``(b) Eligible Uses.--Grants to States, metropolitan planning
organizations, and local governments under this section may be used for
the following purposes:
            ``(1) Incident management projects, including the
        following:
                    ``(A) Development of a regionwide coordinated plan
                to mitigate delays due to accidents and breakdowns.
                    ``(B) Purchase or lease of telecommunications
                equipment for first responders.
                    ``(C) Purchase or lease of towing and recovery
                equipment.
                    ``(D) Payments to contractors for towing and
                recovery services.
                    ``(E) Rental of vehicle storage areas immediately
                adjacent to roadways.
                    ``(F) Service patrols.
                    ``(G) Enhanced hazard materials incident response
                capacity.
                    ``(H) Incident detection equipment.
                    ``(I) Training.
            ``(2) Deployment of intelligent transportation systems
        technology, including the deployment of the national 511
        traveler information telephone number.
            ``(3) Transportation demand management techniques,
        including the following:
                    ``(A) Commuter benefit programs.
                    ``(B) Parking management programs.
                    ``(C) Carpool and vanpool projects.
                    ``(D) Geographic Information System based ride
                matching operations.
                    ``(E) Employer based, real-time traveler
                information programs.
                    ``(F) Telework programs.
                    ``(G) Bicycle and pedestrian programs.
                    ``(H) Access to transit investments.
                    ``(I) Design and implementation of commuter-
                friendly facilities.
                    ``(J) Employer and employment-site based transit
                shuttle planning and operation.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.
    ``(d) Applicability of NHS Requirements.--All provisions of this
chapter that are applicable to National Highway System funds, other
than provisions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions
limiting the expenditures of such funds to Federal-aid systems, shall
apply to funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with this
section and except that sums authorized by this section shall remain
available until expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
section 165 the following:

``166. Incident management program.''.

SEC. 8. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FUNDS.

    Section 104(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``1 percent'' and inserting ``2 percent''.

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Congestion Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to provide that 80 percent of specified funds apportioned to a State (currently, 62.5 percent of the remaining 80 percent) shall be obligated in urbanized areas of the State with populations of over 200,000 and in other areas of the State, in proportion to their relative share of the State's population.

Modifies: (1) the allocation formula under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program; and (2) the Minimum Guarantee regarding programmatic distribution of funds.

Directs that the funds apportioned to a State for a fiscal year for the National Highway System (NHS) be allocated between urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000 in the State and other areas in the State as follows: (1) 75 percent in the ratio that the total lane miles on the NHS in such urbanized areas in the State bears to the total lane miles on the NHS in all areas in the State; and (2) 25 percent in the ratio that the total vehicle miles traveled on the NHS in such urbanized areas in the State bears to the total vehicle miles traveled on the NHS in all areas in the State.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a metropolitan congestion relief program; and (2) establish and implement an operational improvement program.

Increases the percentage set aside for metropolitan planning.


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SECTION 1. 100 PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

    (a) General Rule.--Section 1201 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1201. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer has a net
capital gain, 100 percent of such gain shall be a deduction from gross
income.
    ``(b) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or trust, the
deduction shall be computed by excluding the portion (if any) of the
gains for the taxable year from sales or exchanges of capital assets
which, under sections 652 and 662 (relating to inclusions of amounts in
gross income of beneficiaries of trusts), is includible by the income
beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale or exchange of capital
assets.
    ``(c) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under Limitation
on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this section, the net capital
gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
amount which the taxpayer takes into account as investment income under
section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
    ``(d) Transitional Rules.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which
        includes January 1, 1997--
                    ``(A) the amount taken into account as the net
                capital gain under subsection (a) shall not exceed the
                net capital gain determined by only taking into account
                gains and losses properly taken into account for the
                portion of the taxable year on or after January 1,
                1997, and
                    ``(B) the amount of the net capital gain taken into
                account in applying section 1(h) for such year shall be
                reduced by the amount taken into account under
                subparagraph (A) for such year.
            ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with
                respect to any pass-thru entity, the determination of
                when gains and losses are properly taken into account
                shall be made at the entity level.
                    ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
                            ``(i) a regulated investment company,
                            ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
                            ``(iii) an S corporation,
                            ``(iv) a partnership,
                            ``(v) an estate or trust, and
                            ``(vi) a common trust fund.''
    (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--
Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting after
paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by
        section 1201.''
    (c) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Section 1 of such Code is amended by striking
        subsection (h).
            (2) Section 12 of such Code is amended by striking
        paragraph (4) and redesignating the following paragraphs
        accordingly.
            (3)(A) Subsection (a) of section 57 of such Code is amended
        by striking paragraph (7).
            (B) Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code
        is amended by striking ``, (5), and (7)'' and inserting ``and
        (5)''.
            (4) The first sentence of paragraph (1) of section 170(e)
        of such Code is amended by striking ``reduced by the sum of--''
        and all that follows and inserting ``reduced by the amount of
        gain which would not have been long-term capital gain if the
        property contributed had been sold by the taxpayer at its fair
        market value (determined at the time of such contribution).''
            (5) Paragraph (2) of section 172(d) of such Code is amended
        to read as follows:
            ``(2) Capital gains and losses.--
                    ``(A) Losses of taxpayers other than
                corporations.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a
                corporation, the amount deductible on account of losses
                from sales or exchanges of capital assets shall not
                exceed the amount includible on account of gains from
                sales or exchanges of capital assets.
                    ``(B) Deduction for capital gains.--The deduction
                under section 1201 shall not be allowed.''
            (6) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) of such Code is
        amended by striking all that follows ``long-term capital
        gain,'' and inserting ``the deduction under section 1201 shall
        be taken into account.''
            (7) Paragraph (2) of section 468B(b) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``the deduction allowed by section 1201
        and by'' after ``reduced by''.
            (8) Paragraph (2) of section 527(b) of such Code is hereby
        repealed.
            (9) Subparagraph (A) of section 641(d)(2) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``Except as provided in section 1(h), the''
        and inserting ``The''.
            (10) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise
        allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of gain
        from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for more than
        1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any deduction
        allowable to the estate or trust under section 1201 (relating
        to capital gains deduction). In the case of a trust, the
        deduction allowed by this subsection shall be subject to
        section 681 (relating to unrelated business income).''
            (11) The last sentence of section 643(a)(3) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1201
        (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into
        account.''
            (12) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by
        inserting before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under
        section 1201 (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be
        taken into account''.
            (13) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``1(h),''.
            (14) Paragraph (2) of section 801(a) of such Code is hereby
        repealed.
            (15) Subsection (c) of section 831 of such Code is amended
        by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating the following
        paragraphs accordingly.
            (16)(A) Paragraph (3) of section 852(b) of such Code is
        amended by striking subparagraph (A).
            (B) Subparagraph (D) of section 852(b)(3) of such Code is
        amended--
                    (i) in clause (i) by striking ``shall not exceed''
                and all that follows and inserting ``shall not exceed
                that part of the excess (if any) of the net capital
                gain over the deduction for dividends paid (as defined
                in section 561 and determined with reference to capital
                gain dividends only) which he would have received if
                all of such amount had been distributed as capital gain
                dividends by the company to the holders of such shares
                at the close of its taxable year.'', and
                    (ii) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) and
                redesignating clause (v) as clause (ii).
            (17)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 857(b) of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) There shall be excluded the amount of the net
                capital gain, if any.''
            (B) Paragraph (3) of section 857(b) of such Code is amended
        by striking subparagraph (A).
            (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 857(b)(3) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``the excess described in subparagraph
        (A)(ii) of this paragraph'' and inserting ``the excess (if any)
        of the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid
        (as defined in section 561 and determined with reference to
        capital gain dividends only)''.
            (18) The second sentence of section 871(a)(2) of such Code
        is amended by striking ``1202'' and inserting ``1201''.
            (19) Paragraph (1) of section 882(a) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``section 11, 55, 59A, or 1201(a)'' and
        inserting ``section 11, 55, or 59A''.
            (20)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 904(b) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Capital gains.--Taxable income from sources outside
        the United States shall include gain from the sale or exchange
        of capital assets only to the extent of foreign source capital
        gain net income.''
            (B) Paragraph (3) of section 904(b) of such Code is amended
        by striking subparagraphs (B), (D), and (E) and by
        redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
            (21) Section 1202 of such Code is hereby repealed.
            (22) Subsection (b) of section 1374 of such Code is amended
        by striking paragraph (4).
            (23) Subsection (b) of section 1381 of such Code is amended
        by striking ``or 1201''.
            (24) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section
        1201 shall not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
            (25) Subsection (e) of section 1445 of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``35 percent (or,
                to the extent provided in regulations, 28 percent)''
                and inserting ``the rate specified by the Secretary'',
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``35 percent'' and
                inserting ``the rate specified by the Secretary''.
            (26) Clause (i) of section 6425(c)(1)(A) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``or 1201(a)''.
            (27) Clause (i) of section 6655(g)(1)(A) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``or 1201(a)''.
            (28)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) of
        such Code is amended to read as follows:
                ``No tax shall be imposed under the preceding sentence
                with respect to the portion of any nonqualified
                withdrawal made out of the capital gain account.''
            (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the
        Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended to read as follows:
                ``No tax shall be imposed under the preceding sentence
                with respect to the portion of any nonqualified
                withdrawal made out of the capital gain account.''
            (29) The table of sections for part I of subchapter P of
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended to read as follows:

                              ``Sec. 1201. Capital gains deduction.''
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
        taxable years ending after December 31, 1996.
            (2) Repeal of section 1(h).--The amendment made by
        subsection (c)(1) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
        January 1, 1997.
            (3) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (c)(4)
        shall apply only to contributions on or after January 1, 1997.
            (4) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (c)(25)
        shall apply only to amounts paid after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.
            (5) Coordination with prior transition rule.--Any amount
        treated as long-term capital gain by reason of paragraph (3) of
        section 1122(h) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 shall not be
        taken into account for purposes of applying section 1201 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section).

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace provisions relating to an alternative tax for corporations on capital gains with provisions making 100 percent of the net capital gain of a taxpayer a deduction from gross income.  Provides for the treatment of estates and trusts. Requires reducing net capital gain by the amount the taxpayer takes into account as investment income under specified provisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Timely Interstate Placement
of Foster Children Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
        (1) the States should expeditiously ratify the revised
    Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children recently
    promulgated by the American Public Human Services Association;
        (2) this Act and the revised Interstate Compact for the
    Placement of Children should not apply to those seeking placement
    in a licensed residential facility primarily to access clinical
    mental heath services;
        (3) the States should recognize and implement the deadlines for
    the completion and approval of home studies as provided in section
    4 to move children more quickly into safe, permanent homes; and
        (4) Federal policy should encourage the safe and expedited
    placement of children into safe, permanent homes across State
    lines.

SEC. 3. ORDERLY AND TIMELY PROCESS FOR INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF
              CHILDREN.

    Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is
amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(25) provide that the State shall have in effect procedures
    for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children; and
    procedures implemented in accordance with an interstate compact, if
    incorporating with the procedures prescribed by paragraph (26),
    shall be considered to satisfy the requirement of this
    paragraph.''.

SEC. 4. HOME STUDIES.

    (a) Orderly Process.--
        (1) In general.--Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42
    U.S.C. 671(a)) is further amended--
            (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
            (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(26) provides that--
            ``(A)(i) within 60 days after the State receives from
        another State a request to conduct a study of a home
        environment for purposes of assessing the safety and
        suitability of placing a child in the home, the State shall,
        directly or by contract--
                ``(I) conduct and complete the study; and
                ``(II) return to the other State a report on the
            results of the study, which shall address the extent to
            which placement in the home would meet the needs of the
            child; and
            ``(ii) in the case of a home study begun on or before
        September 30, 2008, if the State fails to comply with clause
        (i) within the 60-day period as a result of circumstances
        beyond the control of the State (such as a failure by a Federal
        agency to provide the results of a background check, or the
        failure by any entity to provide completed medical forms,
        requested by the State at least 45 days before the end of the
        60-day period), the State shall have 75 days to comply with
        clause (i) if the State documents the circumstances involved
        and certifies that completing the home study is in the best
        interests of the child; except that
            ``(iii) this subparagraph shall not be construed to require
        the State to have completed, within the applicable period, the
        parts of the home study involving the education and training of
        the prospective foster or adoptive parents;
            ``(B) the State shall treat any report described in
        subparagraph (A) that is received from another State or an
        Indian tribe (or from a private agency under contract with
        another State) as meeting any requirements imposed by the State
        for the completion of a home study before placing a child in
        the home, unless, within 14 days after receipt of the report,
        the State determines, based on grounds that are specific to the
        content of the report, that making a decision in reliance on
        the report would be contrary to the welfare of the child; and
            ``(C) the State shall not impose any restriction on the
        ability of a State agency administering, or supervising the
        administration of, a State program operated under a State plan
        approved under this part to contract with a private agency for
        the conduct of a home study described in subparagraph (A).''.
        (2) Report to the congress.--Within 12 months after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
    House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
    a written report on--
            (A) how frequently States need the extended 75-day period
        provided for in clause (ii) of section 471(a)(26)(A) of the
        Social Security Act in order to comply with clause (i) of such
        section;
            (B) the reasons given for utilizing the extended compliance
        period;
            (C) the extent to which utilizing the extended compliance
        period leads to the resolution of the circumstances beyond the
        control of the State; and
            (D) the actions taken by States and any relevant Federal
        agencies to resolve the need for the extended compliance
        period.
        (3) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
    that each State should--
            (A) use private agencies to conduct home studies when doing
        so is necessary to meet the requirements of section 471(a)(26)
        of the Social Security Act; and
            (B) give full faith and credit to any home study report
        completed by any other State or an Indian tribe with respect to
        the placement of a child in foster care or for adoption.
    (b) Timely Interstate Home Study Incentive Payments.--Part E of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670-679b) is amended by
inserting after section 473A the following:

``SEC. 473B. TIMELY INTERSTATE HOME STUDY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

    ``(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary shall make a grant to each
State that is a home study incentive-eligible State for a fiscal year
in an amount equal to the timely interstate home study incentive
payment payable to the State under this section for the fiscal year,
which shall be payable in the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
    ``(b) Home Study Incentive-Eligible State.--A State is a home study
incentive-eligible State for a fiscal year if--
        ``(1) the State has a plan approved under this part for the
    fiscal year;
        ``(2) the State is in compliance with subsection (c) for the
    fiscal year; and
        ``(3) based on data submitted and verified pursuant to
    subsection (c), the State has completed a timely interstate home
    study during the fiscal year.
    ``(c) Data Requirements.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this
    subsection for a fiscal year if the State has provided to the
    Secretary a written report, covering the preceding fiscal year,
    that specifies--
            ``(A) the total number of interstate home studies requested
        by the State with respect to children in foster care under the
        responsibility of the State, and with respect to each such
        study, the identity of the other State involved;
            ``(B) the total number of timely interstate home studies
        completed by the State with respect to children in foster care
        under the responsibility of other States, and with respect to
        each such study, the identity of the other State involved; and
            ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may require
        in order to determine whether the State is a home study
        incentive-eligible State.
        ``(2) Verification of data.--In determining the number of
    timely interstate home studies to be attributed to a State under
    this section, the Secretary shall check the data provided by the
    State under paragraph (1) against complementary data so provided by
    other States.
    ``(d) Timely Interstate Home Study Incentive Payments.--
        ``(1) In general.--The timely interstate home study incentive
    payment payable to a State for a fiscal year shall be $1,500,
    multiplied by the number of timely interstate home studies
    attributed to the State under this section during the fiscal year,
    subject to paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Pro rata adjustment if insufficient funds available.--If
    the total amount of timely interstate home study incentive payments
    otherwise payable under this section for a fiscal year exceeds the
    total of the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (h) for
    the fiscal year (reduced (but not below zero) by the total of the
    amounts (if any) payable under paragraph (3) of this subsection
    with respect to the preceding fiscal year), the amount of each such
    otherwise payable incentive payment shall be reduced by a
    percentage equal to--
            ``(A) the total of the amounts so made available (as so
        reduced); divided by
            ``(B) the total of such otherwise payable incentive
        payments.
        ``(3) Appropriations available for unpaid incentive payments
    for prior fiscal years.--
            ``(A) In general.--If payments under this section are
        reduced under paragraph (2) or subparagraph (B) of this
        paragraph for a fiscal year, then, before making any other
        payment under this section for the next fiscal year, the
        Secretary shall pay each State whose payment was so reduced an
        amount equal to the total amount of the reductions which
        applied to the State, subject to subparagraph (B) of this
        paragraph.
            ``(B) Pro rata adjustment if insufficient funds
        available.--If the total amount of payments otherwise payable
        under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for a fiscal year
        exceeds the total of the amounts made available pursuant to
        subsection (h) for the fiscal year, the amount of each such
        payment shall be reduced by a percentage equal to--
                ``(i) the total of the amounts so made available;
            divided by
                ``(ii) the total of such otherwise payable payments.
    ``(e) Two-Year Availability of Incentive Payments.--Payments to a
State under this section in a fiscal year shall remain available for
use by the State through the end of the next fiscal year.
    ``(f) Limitations on Use of Incentive Payments.--A State shall not
expend an amount paid to the State under this section except to provide
to children or families any service (including post-adoption services)
that may be provided under part B or E. Amounts expended by a State in
accordance with the preceding sentence shall be disregarded in
determining State expenditures for purposes of Federal matching
payments under sections 423, 434, and 474.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Home study.--The term `home study' means an evaluation of
    a home environment conducted in accordance with applicable
    requirements of the State in which the home is located, to
    determine whether a proposed placement of a child would meet the
    individual needs of the child, including the child's safety,
    permanency, health, well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical
    development.
        ``(2) Interstate home study.--The term `interstate home study'
    means a home study conducted by a State at the request of another
    State, to facilitate an adoptive or foster placement in the State
    of a child in foster care under the responsibility of the State.
        ``(3) Timely interstate home study.--The term `timely
    interstate home study' means an interstate home study completed by
    a State if the State provides to the State that requested the
    study, within 30 days after receipt of the request, a report on the
    results of the study. The preceding sentence shall not be construed
    to require the State to have completed, within the 30-day period,
    the parts of the home study involving the education and training of
    the prospective foster or adoptive parents.
    ``(h) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--
        ``(1) In general.--For payments under this section, there are
    authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--
            ``(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            ``(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            ``(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
        ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1)
    are authorized to remain available until expended.''.
    (c) Repealer.--Effective October 1, 2010, section 473B of the
Social Security Act is repealed.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that State agencies should fully
cooperate with any court which has authority with respect to the
placement of a child in foster care or for adoption, for the purpose of
locating a parent of the child, and such cooperation should include
making available all information obtained from the Federal Parent
Locator Service.

SEC. 6. CASEWORKER VISITS.

    (a) Purchase of Services in Interstate Placement Cases.--Section
475(5)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(A)(ii)) is
amended by striking ``or of the State in which the child has been
placed'' and inserting ``of the State in which the child has been
placed, or of a private agency under contract with either such State''.
    (b) Increased Visits.--Section 475(5)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
675(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``12'' and inserting ``6''.

SEC. 7. HEALTH AND EDUCATION RECORDS.

    Section 475 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(C)--
            (A) by striking ``To the extent available and accessible,
        the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (B) by inserting ``the most recent information available
        regarding'' after ``including''; and
        (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
            (A) by inserting ``a copy of the record is'' before
        ``supplied''; and
            (B) by inserting ``, and is supplied to the child at no
        cost at the time the child leaves foster care if the child is
        leaving foster care by reason of having attained the age of
        majority under State law'' before the semicolon.

SEC. 8. RIGHT TO BE HEARD IN FOSTER CARE PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 475(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 675(5)(G)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``an opportunity'' and inserting ``a right'';
        (2) by striking ``and opportunity'' and inserting ``and
    right''; and
        (3) by striking ``review or hearing'' each place it appears and
    inserting ``proceeding''.
    (b) Notice of Proceeding.--Section 438(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
638(b)) is amended by inserting ``shall have in effect a rule requiring
State courts to ensure that foster parents, pre-adoptive parents, and
relative caregivers of a child in foster care under the responsibility
of the State are notified of any proceeding to be held with respect to
the child, and'' after ``highest State court''.

SEC. 9. COURT IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 438(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)(1))
is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) that determine the best strategy to use to expedite
        the interstate placement of children, including--
                ``(i) requiring courts in different States to cooperate
            in the sharing of information;
                ``(ii) authorizing courts to obtain information and
            testimony from agencies and parties in other States without
            requiring interstate travel by the agencies and parties;
            and
                ``(iii) permitting the participation of parents,
            children, other necessary parties, and attorneys in cases
            involving interstate placement without requiring their
            interstate travel; and''.

SEC. 10. REASONABLE EFFORTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 471(a)(15)(C) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)(15)(C)) is amended by inserting ``(including, if
appropriate, through an interstate placement)'' after ``accordance with
the permanency plan''.
    (b) Permanency Hearing.--Section 471(a)(15)(E)(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(15)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, which considers
in-State and out-of-State permanent placement options for the child,''
before ``shall''.
    (c) Concurrent Planning.--Section 471(a)(15)(F) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(15)(F)) is amended by inserting ``, including identifying
appropriate in-State and out-of-State placements'' before ``may''.

SEC. 11. CASE PLANS.

    Section 475(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(1)(E))
is amended by inserting ``to facilitate orderly and timely in-State and
interstate placements'' before the period.

SEC. 12. CASE REVIEW SYSTEM.

    Section 475(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(C)
is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``, in the case of a child who will not be
    returned to the parent, the hearing shall consider in-State and
    out-of-State placement options,'' after ``living arrangement''; and
        (2) by inserting ``the hearing shall determine'' before
    ``whether the''.

SEC. 13. USE OF INTERJURISDICTIONAL RESOURCES.

    Section 422(b)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
622(b)(12)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``develop plans for the'' and inserting
    ``make'';
        (2) by inserting ``(including through contracts for the
    purchase of services)'' after ``resources''; and
        (3) by inserting ``, and shall eliminate legal barriers,''
    before ``to facilitate''.

SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2006, and
shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social
Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date,
without regard to whether regulations to implement the amendments are
promulgated by such date.
    (b) Delay Permitted If State Legislation Required.--If the
Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State
legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in
order for a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the
amendments made by a provision of this Act, the plan shall not be
regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before
the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first
regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of
the enactment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative
session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular
session of the State legislature.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

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Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 - Amends the Social Security Act to require each state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to provide that the state shall: (1) have in effect procedures for orderly and timely interstate placement of children; (2) complete home studies requested by another state within a specified period; (3) accept such studies received from another state; and (4) not impose any restrictions on contracting with a private agency to conduct such a study.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for timely interstate home study incentive payments to states that have approved plans and that have completed, and provided the Secretary a report on, such studies.

Expresses the sense of Congress that state agencies should cooperate with courts which have authority with respect to the placement of a child in foster care or for adoption for the purpose of locating a parent of the child.

 Amends the definition of "case review system" to: (1) increase the required frequency of state caseworker visits to a child who is placed in foster care outside the state in which the child's parents reside; (2) require a child's health and education record to be supplied to the child at no cost when he/she leaves foster care by reason of having attained the age of majority under state law; and (3) provide for a foster parent's right (currently, opportunity) to be heard in any proceeding (currently, review or hearing) respecting their foster child. Requires state courts to ensure that foster parents, pre-adoptive parents, and relative caregivers of a child in foster care are notified of any such proceedings.

Includes among the purposes of grants to the highest state courts the assessment of the court's role in carrying out state laws requiring proceedings that determine the best strategy to use to expedite the interstate placement of children.

Provides for consideration of out-of-state placements in permanency hearings, case plans, and case reviews.

Requires each plan for child welfare services to include the assurance that the state will eliminate legal barriers to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for children.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World Press Freedom Protection Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
                on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign
                Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the
                Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
                on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee
                on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland
                Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on
                the Judiciary of the Senate.
            (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
        individual who is neither a citizen or national of the United
        States.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS FOR RESTRICTIONS ON
              THE RIGHT TO THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RESTRICTIONS
              ON JOURNALISTS.

    (a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person if the President
determines, based on credible information, that the foreign person--
            (1) is responsible for severe restrictions on the freedom
        of expression or freedom of the press, including the arrest,
        harassment, torture, mistreatment, threats, fines, or the
        pervasive surveillance of journalists, blockage or censorship
        of the Internet that hinders the free flow of information from
        journalists, or other serious violations of the international
        right to the freedom of expression; or
            (2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
        financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
        services in support of, an activity described in paragraph (1)
        .
    (b) Inadmissibility to United States.--The sanctions described in
this subsection are the following:
            (1) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the United
        States or to be admitted to the United States; or
            (2) if the foreign person has been issued a visa or other
        documentation to be used to enter the United States,
        revocation, in accordance with section 221(i) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa
        or other documentation.
    (c) Consideration of Certain Information in Imposing Sanctions.--In
determining whether to impose sanctions under subsection (b), the
President shall consider--
            (1) information provided by the chairperson and ranking
        member of each of the appropriate congressional committees; and
            (2) credible information obtained by other countries and
        nongovernmental organizations that monitor violations of human
        rights.
    (d) Waiver for National Security Interests.--The President may
waive the application of subsection (b) with respect to a foreign
person if the President determines that such a waiver is in the
national security interests of the United States.
    (e) Exception To Comply With United Nations Headquarters
Agreement.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to a foreign person if
admitting the foreign person into the United States is necessary to
permit the United States to comply with the Agreement between the
United Nations and the United States of America regarding the
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26,
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable
international obligations of the United States.
    (f) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the
application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign
person if the President determines and reports to the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 15 days before the termination
of the sanctions that--
            (1) credible information exists that the foreign person did
        not engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed;
            (2) the foreign person has been prosecuted appropriately
        for the activity for which sanctions were imposed; or
            (3) the foreign person has credibly demonstrated a
        significant change in behavior, has paid an appropriate
        consequence for the activity for which sanctions were imposed,
        and has credibly committed to not engage in an activity
        described in subsection (a) in the future.
    (g) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this
section.

SEC. 4. REPORTS BY PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an annual report that includes--
            (1) a list of each foreign person with respect to which the
        President imposed sanctions pursuant to section 3 during the
        year preceding the submission of the report;
            (2) the number of foreign persons with respect to which the
        President terminated sanctions under section 3 during that
        year;
            (3) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or
        terminated, as the case may be;
            (4) the reasons for imposing or terminating such sanctions;
        and
            (5) a description of the efforts of the President to
        encourage the governments of other countries to impose
        sanctions that are similar to the sanctions authorized by
        section 3.
    (b) Dates for Submission.--
            (1) Initial report.--The President shall submit the initial
        report required by this subsection not later than 180 days
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--
                    (A) In general.--The President shall submit each
                subsequent report required by this subsection on
                December 10, or the first day thereafter on which both
                Houses of Congress are in session, of--
                            (i) the calendar year in which the initial
                        report is submitted if the initial report is
                        submitted before December 10 of such calendar
                        year; and
                            (ii) each subsequent calendar year.
                    (B) Congressional statement.--Congress notes that
                December 10 of each calendar year has been recognized
                in the United States and internationally since 1950 as
                ``Human Rights Day'' and thus the importance of
                December 10 of each calendar year as the date of
                submission of the subsequent reports required by this
                subsection.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary.
    (d) Public Availability.--
            (1) In general.--The unclassified portion of the report
        required by subsection (a) shall be made available to the
        public, including through publication in the Federal Register.
            (2) Nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with
        respect to visa records.--If the President decides to publish
        the names of individuals sanctioned in a report required under
        this section, the President may do so without regard to the
        requirements of section 222(f) of the Immigration and
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to
        confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or
        refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States.

SEC. 5. LIMITING VISAS TO EXECUTIVES OF STATE-OWNED NEWS AND MEDIA
              ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Policy Statement.--Given the critical importance of the press
freedoms and the free flow of cross-border information for diplomatic,
political, and financial relations globally, and for purposes of
investors, businesses, and politicians making informed decisions, it
should be the policy of the United States Government to respond
strongly and persuasively to the growing number of restrictions,
threats, detentions, harassment, arrests, pervasive surveillance,
killings, and delays or denials of visas faced by foreign journalists
and their domestic employees, especially the blockage and censorship of
the websites of news corporations.
    (b) Limitation on I-Visas.--Section 101(a)(15)(I) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(I)) is amended by
inserting ``subject to section 214(s),'' before ``upon a basis''.
    (c) Restrictions on Visas to Executives of State-Owned Media.--
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Restrictions on Visas to Executives of State-Owned Media.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an alien who is an
        executive of a state-owned media organization of a foreign
        state and is applying for a visa under section 101(a)(15)(I)
        during a fiscal year, the visa shall be refused if any United
        States journalist or news organization personnel were expelled,
        had visas denied, or faced intimidation or violence or other
        restrictions in the course of working in the foreign state
        during the previous fiscal year.
            ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `executive of a state-owned media organization of a
        foreign state' means a representative, operating in a
        managerial or executive capacity of a media organization that
        is majority owned, operated, or controlled by a foreign
        government operating in the United States.''.
    (d) Transition Rule.--
            (1) In general.--The President may order the immediate
        revocation, delay, or refusal of visas under section
        101(a)(15)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1101(a)(15)(I)) issued to, or sought by, executives of a state-
        owned media organization of a foreign state before the date of
        the enactment of this Act in proportion to the expulsions, visa
        delays or denials, and intimidation experienced by United
        States journalists or news organization personnel in the course
        of working in the foreign state during the fiscal year
        preceding the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
        ``executive of a state-owned media organization of a foreign
        state'' means a representative, operating in a managerial or
        executive capacity of a media organization that is majority
        owned, operated, or controlled by a foreign government
        operating in the United States.

SEC. 6. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS
              FACED BY JOURNALISTS WORLDWIDE IN THE ANNUAL COUNTRY
              REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
            (1) in section 116(d)(12) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)(12))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) for each country--
                            ``(i) a detailed description of the
                        restrictions imposed against journalists and
                        their domestic personnel, including a
                        description of surveillance, harassment,
                        detentions, death threats or physical attacks,
                        censorship, including on the Internet, denials
                        or delays of visas or travel documents, direct
                        sources of pressure or intimidation, or any
                        other restrictions that limit the ability to
                        report information freely or restricts the free
                        flow of information whether by governments,
                        military, intelligence or police forces or
                        criminal groups, armed extremists, or rebel
                        groups; and
                            ``(ii) a brief assessment of the country's
                        practices with respect to foreign journalists
                        and their domestic personnel by describing the
                        country's practices as `very restrictive',
                        `restrictive', `partially restrictive', or
                        `mostly free'; and''; and
            (2) in the first subsection (i) of section 502B (22 U.S.C.
        2304)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) for each country--
            ``(5)
                    ``(A) a detailed description of the restrictions
                imposed against journalists and their domestic
                personnel, including a description of surveillance,
                harassment, detentions, death threats or physical
                attacks, censorship, including on the Internet, denials
                or delays of visas or travel documents, direct sources
                of pressure or intimidation, or any other restrictions
                that limit the ability to report information freely or
                restricts the free flow of information whether by
                governments, military, intelligence or police forces or
                criminal groups, armed extremists, or rebel groups; and
                    ``(B) a brief assessment of the country's practices
                with respect to foreign journalists and their domestic
                personnel by describing the country's practices as
                `very restrictive', `restrictive', `partially
                restrictive', or `mostly free'.''.

SEC. 7. RESTRICTIONS ON THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND CENSORSHIP OF THE
              INTERNET TREATED AS A RESTRICTION ON TRADE.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that restrictions on the activities of
United States journalists and media personnel and the censorship and
blockage of websites and the cross-border flow of information damages
the competitiveness of United States corporations and limits access to
information critical for investors, consumers, and others making market
and financial decisions and should be considered a restriction of trade
and an unfair competitive advantage benefitting foreign government-
controlled news organizations and other news and media corporations.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--Congress declares the following:
            (1) The United States Government should seek as part of
        international treaty negotiations and in negotiations and
        bilateral discussions with China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and
        other countries rated ``Not Free'' by Freedom House's annual
        ``Freedom of the Press'' survey, conditions for a free and
        unfettered operation of websites, an end to visas restrictions
        for journalists, an end to harassment, intimidation, and
        surveillance of foreign journalists and an end to the abuse of
        state secrets laws, including China's restrictions on the
        sharing of information between Chinese and foreign journalists.
            (2) In addition, the United States Government should seek
        to link expansion of the free flow of information with ongoing
        and future trade agreements, and other bilateral agreements and
        communiques, by seeking language eliminating any and all
        limitations on market access for news agency services and
        eliminate any restrictions on cross-border data flows involving
        journalists and the media, including in the Trans-Pacific
        Partnership, Bilateral Investment Treaties, or any other trade
        negotiations planned or in progress and seek stipulations
        guaranteeing fair treatment of United States and other foreign
        journalists and their publications, consistent with the
        treatment received by foreign journalists operating in the
        United States and free and unfettered operation of websites in
        China and other countries where they are blocked or censored.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--In order to promote freedom of the press
and recognize the importance of that internationally recognized right
to economic freedom and economic security, it is the sense of Congress
that--
            (1) restrictions on journalists and media websites and the
        censorship of the Internet are significant foreign trade
        barriers;
            (2) the United States Trade Representative should include a
        list of United States websites blocked in foreign countries in
        reporting on trade barriers in its annual report on foreign
        trade barriers; and
            (3) the United States Government should pursue, at the
        World Trade Organization (WTO) , disputes to end blockage of
        United States websites by foreign governments, which would
        include requirements for other members of the WTO to regularly
        publish a list of any banned or censored websites and provide
        website owners an opportunity to appeal.

Output: World Press Freedom Protection Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the President to impose U.S. admissibility sanctions against a foreign person who:   is responsible for severe restrictions on the freedom of expression or freedom of the press; or  has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such an activity.  The President may waive such sanctions if in U.S. national security interests, and terminate them under specified conditions.  Sanctions shall not apply if necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters or other applicable international obligations of the United States.  The President shall report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, and the dates and reason for the imposition of any sanctions.  It should be U.S. policy to respond strongly to the growing number of restrictions, arrests, killings, and visa delays or denials faced by foreign journalists and their domestic employees.  An executive of a foreign state-owned media organization who is applying for a nonimmigrant I-visa (foreign media representative) shall be refused the visa if any U.S. journalist or news organization personnel were expelled, had visas denied, or faced violence in the course of working in such foreign state during the previous fiscal year. Annual country reports of human rights practices under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall now include information about the country's practices with respect to foreign journalists and their domestic personnel.  It is the sense of Congress that:   restrictions on journalists and media websites and Internet censorship are significant foreign trade barriers;  the United States Trade Representative should include a list of blocked U.S. websites in its annual report on foreign trade barriers; and  the United States should pursue disputes to end foreign blockage of U.S. websites at the World Trade Organization.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety
Act of 2015'' or the ``Detergent PACS Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL PACKAGING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUID DETERGENT
              PACKETS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
        Product Safety Commission.
            (2) Consumer product.--The term ``consumer product'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer
        Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)).
            (3) Detergent packet.--The term ``detergent packet'' means
        a consumer product that consists of a detergent enclosed in a
        water soluble outer layer.
            (4) Liquid detergent packet.--The term ``liquid detergent
        packet'' means a consumer product that consists of a
        substantially liquid or gel detergent enclosed in a water
        soluble outer layer.
            (5) Special packaging.--The term ``special packaging'' has
        the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Poison
        Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471).
    (b) Safety Standards Required.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c)(1),
        not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this
        Act, the Commission shall promulgate a final rule that
        establishes safety standards for liquid detergent packets to
        protect children who are younger than 5 years of age from
        injury or illness caused by exposure to such packets.
            (2) Elements.--The final rule promulgated under paragraph
        (1) shall--
                    (A) require special packaging for liquid detergent
                packets;
                    (B) include standards to address the design and
                color of liquid detergent packets to--
                            (i) make them less attractive to children;
                            (ii) reduce the likelihood of exposure to
                        detergent; and
                            (iii) otherwise reduce risks related to the
                        ingestion or aspiration of, or ocular contact
                        with, detergent and other potential injury
                        risks of liquid detergent packets;
                    (C) include standards to address the composition of
                liquid detergent packets to make the consequences of
                exposure less severe; and
                    (D) prescribe warning labels that--
                            (i) adequately inform consumers of the
                        potential risks of injury and death caused by
                        liquid detergent packets;
                            (ii) are conspicuous and visible at the
                        point of sale;
                            (iii) clarify hazard patterns, including
                        known consequences of such hazards; and
                            (iv) identify actions needed to avoid
                        injury.
            (3) Treatment as consumer product safety standard.--A rule
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer
        product safety standard described in section 7(a) of the
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)).
            (4) Rulemaking.--
                    (A) In general.--A rule under paragraph (1) shall
                be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of title
                5, United States Code.
                    (B) Inapplicability of certain requirements.--
                Section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
                2058) shall not apply to a rulemaking under paragraph
                (1).
    (c) Adoption of Voluntary Standard.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply if the
        Commission determines that--
                    (A) a voluntary standard pertaining to liquid
                detergent packets manufactured or imported for use in
                the United States protects children as described in
                subsection (b)(1);
                    (B) such voluntary standard is or will be in effect
                not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
                of this Act; and
                    (C) such voluntary standard is developed by ASTM
                International Subcommittee F15.71 on Liquid Laundry
                Packets, or such other entity as the Commission
                considers a successor to ASTM International
                Subcommittee F15.71.
            (2) Publication of determination.--If the Commission makes
        a determination under paragraph (1), the Commission shall
        publish such determination in the Federal Register.
            (3) Treatment of voluntary standard.--If the Commission
        determines that a voluntary standard meets the conditions in
        paragraph (1), such standard shall be treated as a consumer
        product safety standard described in section 7(a) of the
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)) beginning on
        the date that is the later of--
                    (A) the date that is 180 days after the date of the
                publication under paragraph (2) of such determination;
                or
                    (B) the effective date specified in the voluntary
                standard.
            (4) Revision of voluntary standard.--
                    (A) Notice of revision.--If a voluntary standard is
                treated as a consumer product safety standard under
                paragraph (3) and such standard is revised by ASTM
                International after the Commission makes a
                determination under paragraph (1), ASTM International
                shall notify the Commission of such revision not later
                than 60 days after making such revision.
                    (B) Treatment of revisions.--A voluntary standard
                with respect to which the Commission receives notice
                under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a consumer
                product safety standard described in section 7(a) of
                the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)),
                promulgated in lieu of the prior version, effective 180
                days after the date the Commission is notified of the
                revision under subparagraph (A), unless not later than
                90 days after receiving that notice the Commission
                determines that the revised voluntary standard does not
                meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A), in which
                case the Commission shall continue to enforce the prior
                version.
    (d) Future Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may, at any time after
        promulgating a final rule under subsection (b)(1) or making a
        determination under subsection (c)(1), promulgate such rules in
        accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as
        the Commission considers appropriate to protect, to the maximum
        degree practicable, children as described in subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Treatment as consumer product safety standard.--A rule
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer
        product safety standard described in section 7(a) of the
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)).
            (3) Inapplicability of certain requirements.--Section 9 of
        the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) shall not
        apply to a rulemaking under paragraph (1).
    (e) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
        Representatives a report on risks posed by detergent packets to
        young children and how the Commission is working to protect
        such children from such risks.
            (2) Matters covered.--The report required by paragraph (1)
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A quantitative assessment of annual national
                pediatric exposure to detergent packets, including the
                number of exposure incidents, the means of exposure
                (whether by ingestion, aspiration, or ocular contact),
                the clinical effects of the exposures, and medical
                outcomes.
                    (B) An assessment as to whether the rule
                promulgated under subsection (b)(1) or the voluntary
                standard adopted under subsection (c), as the case may
                be, has been effective in protecting young children
                from injury or illness caused by exposure to detergent
                packets.
                    (C) Such recommendations for legislative or
                administrative action as the Commission may have to
                protect young children as described in subparagraph
                (B).
            (3) Publication.--The Commission shall make the report
        required by paragraph (1) available to the public on the
        Internet website of the Commission.

Output: Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 or the Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for liquid detergent packets to protect children who are younger than five years of age from injury or illness.  Directs the CPSC to establish such standards by promulgating a rule or adopting voluntary ASTM International standards. Provides for any final rule that is promulgated to include: (1) requirements for special packaging and warning labels, (2) standards to make the color and design of packets less attractive to children, and (3) liquid composition standards to make the consequences of exposure less severe.  Requires the rule or standards to be treated as consumer product safety standards under the Consumer Product Safety Act.


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SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM TO
              INCLUDE RETIRED MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS WHO ARE MEDICARE
              ELIGIBLE.

    (a) Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Option.--The Secretary
of Defense, after consulting with the other administering Secretaries
under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, shall enter into an
agreement with the Office of Personnel Management under which certain
persons are offered enrollment in a health benefits plan under chapter
89 of title 5, United States Code, in lieu of receiving care in
treatment facilities of the uniformed services or through the Civilian
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services or the TRICARE
program. The agreement may provide for enrollment limitations if the
Office of Personnel Management determines that the limitations are
necessary to allow for adequate planning for access for services under
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Eligible Persons.--(1) The following persons shall be eligible
for enrollment under this section:
            (A) A member or former member of the uniformed services
        described in section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code,
        who is or becomes entitled to hospital insurance benefits under
        part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395c et seq.).
            (B) A dependent of a person described in subparagraph (A)
        if the dependent is otherwise eligible for health care under
        chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code and is or becomes
        entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title
        XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).
    (2) Persons described in paragraph (1) shall not be required to
satisfy any eligibility criteria specified in chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, as a condition for enrollment in a health benefits
plan offered through the Federal Employee Health Benefits program
pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Contributions.--(1) In the case of a person described in
subsection (b) who enrolls in a health benefits plan offered through
the Federal Employee Health Benefits program pursuant to subsection
(a), the administering Secretary concerned shall be responsible for
Government contributions that the Office of Personnel Management
determines are necessary to cover all costs in excess of beneficiary
contributions under paragraph (2).
    (2) The contribution required from an enrolled person under this
section shall be equal to the amount that would be withheld from the
pay of a similarly situated Federal employee who enrolls in a health
benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Management of Participation.--The authority responsible for
approving retired or retainer pay or equivalent pay in the case of a
member or former member shall manage the participation of the member or
former member, and dependents of the member or former member, who
enroll in a health benefits plan offered through the Federal Employee
Health Benefits program pursuant to subsection (a). The Office of
Personnel Management shall maintain separate risk pools for persons
described in subsection (b) until such time as the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management determines that complete inclusion
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, of persons described in
subsection (b) will not adversely affect Federal employees and
annuitants enrolled in health benefits plans under such chapter.
    (e) Effect of Cancellation.--The cancellation by a person described
in subsection (b) of coverage under the Federal Employee Health
Benefits program shall be irrevocable for purposes of this section.
    (f) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than November 1 of each
year, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management shall jointly submit a report to Congress
describing the provision of health care services to persons under this
section during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall address or
contain the following:
            (1) The number of persons enrolled in health benefits plans
        offered through the Federal Employee Health Benefits program
        pursuant to subsection (a), both in terms of total number and
        as a percentage of all persons receiving health care through
        the health care system of the uniformed services.
            (2) The out-of-pocket cost to enrollees under such health
        benefits plans.
            (3) The cost to the Government (including the Department of
        Defense, the Department of Transportation, and the Department
        of Health and Human Services) of providing care under such
        health benefits plans.
            (4) A comparison of the costs determined under paragraphs
        (2) and (3) and the costs that would have otherwise been
        incurred by the Government and enrollees under alternative
        health care options available to the administering Secretaries.
            (5) The effect of this section on the cost, access, and
        utilization rates of other health care options under the health
        care system of the uniformed services.
    (g) Time for Option.--The Secretary of Defense shall begin to offer
the health benefits option under subsection (a) not later than October
1, 1997.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 8905--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
                subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
                new subsection:
    ``(d) An individual whom the Secretary of Defense determines is an
eligible person under the special authority provided to the Secretary
may enroll in a health benefits plan under this chapter in accordance
with the agreement between the Secretary and the Office and applicable
regulations under this chapter.'';
            (2) in section 8906(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2)
                and (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs
                (2), (3), and (4)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
    ``(4) In the case of individuals who enroll in a health plan in
accordance with section 8905(d) of this title, the Government
contribution shall be determined in accordance with the agreement
between the Secretary and the Office.''; and
            (3) in section 8906(g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)''
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) and
                (3)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
    ``(3) The Government contribution described in subsection (b)(4)
for beneficiaries who enroll in accordance with section 8905(d) of this
title shall be paid in accordance with the agreement between the
Secretary and the Office.''.

Output: Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under which current or former military personnel who are or become entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act are offered enrollment in a Federal employees health benefits plan in lieu of receiving care in military treatment facilities or through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS).  Allows such enrollment for any dependent of such individual if the dependent is entitled to health care under CHAMPUS and is or becomes entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare.  Outlines provisions concerning:  (1) contributions for such coverage; (2) management of member participation; and (3) cancellation of coverage.  Directs the Secretary and the OPM Director to report jointly to the Congress each year on the provision of such services to eligible persons during the preceding fiscal year.  Requires the Secretary to offer such health benefits option no later than October 1, 1997.