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SECTION 1. PRIVACY OF CUSTOMERS OF BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE
              AND OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 222) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
    ``(h) Privacy of Customers of Broadband Internet Access Service and
Other Telecommunications Services.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `broadband Internet access service'
                has the meaning given the term in section 8.2 of title
                47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
                regulation;
                    ``(B) the term `customer' means--
                            ``(i) a current or former subscriber to a
                        telecommunications service; or
                            ``(ii) an applicant for a
                        telecommunications service;
                    ``(C) the term `customer proprietary information'
                means, with respect to information or content that a
                telecommunications carrier acquires in connection with
                its provision of telecommunications service--
                            ``(i) individually identifiable customer
                        proprietary network information;
                            ``(ii) personally identifiable information;
                        and
                            ``(iii) content of communications;
                    ``(D) the term `opt-in approval' means a method for
                a telecommunications carrier to obtain customer consent
                to use, disclose, or permit access to the customer's
                customer proprietary information that requires that the
                telecommunications carrier obtain from the customer
                affirmative, express consent allowing the requested
                usage, disclosure, or access to the customer
                proprietary information after the customer is provided
                appropriate notification of the carrier's request;
                    ``(E) the term `sensitive customer proprietary
                information' includes--
                            ``(i) financial information;
                            ``(ii) health information;
                            ``(iii) information pertaining to children;
                            ``(iv) Social Security numbers;
                            ``(v) precise geolocation information;
                            ``(vi) content of communications;
                            ``(vii) call detail information;
                            ``(viii) web browsing history, application
                        usage history, and the functional equivalents
                        of either; and
                            ``(ix) any other customary proprietary
                        information that the Commission determines to
                        be sensitive; and
                    ``(F) the term `telecommunications service'
                includes broadband Internet access service and
                interconnected VoIP service.
            ``(2) Regulations.--In carrying out this section, the
        Commission shall promulgate regulations to protect the privacy
        of customers of telecommunications service.
            ``(3) Contents.--In promulgating regulations under
        paragraph (2), the Commission shall--
                    ``(A) require a telecommunications carrier to
                notify a customer about the collection, use, and
                sharing of his or her customer proprietary information,
                including by--
                            ``(i) notifying the customer about the
                        types of customer proprietary information the
                        carrier collects;
                            ``(ii) specifying how and for what purposes
                        the carrier uses and shares customer
                        proprietary information; and
                            ``(iii) identifying the types of entities
                        with which the carrier shares customer
                        proprietary information;
                    ``(B) require a telecommunications carrier to--
                            ``(i) provide the notification under
                        subparagraph (A) to a customer at the point of
                        sale, before the purchase of service; and
                            ``(ii) update a customer when the carrier
                        makes a material change to a privacy policy,
                        including any of the policies described in
                        subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) require a telecommunications carrier to
                obtain opt-in approval from a customer to use and share
                his or her sensitive customer proprietary information;
                    ``(D) implement strong protection for de-identified
                customary proprietary information, to prevent re-
                identifying such information;
                    ``(E) prohibit a telecommunications carrier from
                refusing to serve a customer who doesn't consent to the
                use and sharing of his or her customer proprietary
                information for commercial purposes (commonly known as
                `take-it-or-leave-it offers'); and
                    ``(F) require a telecommunications carrier to--
                            ``(i) develop reasonable data security
                        practices; and
                            ``(ii) notify customers if a breach of
                        security has occurred.''.
    (b) Deadline.--The Federal Communications Commission--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, shall promulgate regulations under section 222(h)(2)
        of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222(h)(2)), as
        added by subsection (a); and
            (2) shall ensure that the regulations promulgated under
        paragraph (1) take effect not later than 180 days after the
        date of promulgation.

Output: This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate customer privacy regulations that require telecommunications services, broadband Internet access services, and interconnected VoIP services to:  notify a customer about the collection, use, and sharing of customer proprietary information that is individually identifiable customer proprietary network information, personally identifiable information, or the content of communications;  obtain opt-in approval from a customer to use and share sensitive customer proprietary information about financial or health information, children, Social Security numbers, precise geolocation, content of communications, call detail information, web browsing or application usage history, or other customary proprietary information that the FCC determines to be sensitive;  not refuse to serve a customer who does not consent to the use and sharing of customer proprietary information for commercial purposes under a "take-it-or-leave-it" offer;  develop data security practices; and  notify customers of security breaches.  The FCC must also implement strong protection for de-identified customary proprietary information to prevent re-identifying such information.


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SECTION 1. VESSEL SIZE LIMITS FOR FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.

    (a) Length, Tonnage, and Horsepower.--Section 12113(d)(2) of title
46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                and
                    (C) by striking clause (iii);
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the vessel is either a rebuilt vessel or a
                replacement vessel under section 208(g) of the American
                Fisheries Act (title II of division C of Public Law
                105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-627) and is eligible for a
                fishery endorsement under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Vessel rebuilding and replacement.--Subsection (g) of
        section 208 of the American Fisheries Act (title II of division
        C of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-627) is amended to read
        as follows:
    ``(g) Vessel Rebuilding and Replacement.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Rebuild or replace.--Notwithstanding any
                limitation to the contrary on replacing, rebuilding, or
                lengthening vessels or transferring permits or licenses
                to a replacement vessel contained in sections 679.2 and
                679.4 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in
                effect on the date of enactment of this subsection and
                except as provided in paragraph (4), the owner of a
                vessel eligible under subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or
                (e) (other than paragraph (21)), in order to improve
                vessel safety and operational efficiencies (including
                fuel efficiency), may rebuild or replace that vessel
                (including fuel efficiency) with a vessel documented
                with a fishery endorsement under section 12113 of title
                46, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Same requirements.--The rebuilt or
                replacement vessel shall be eligible in the same manner
                and subject to the same restrictions and limitations
                under such subsection as the vessel being rebuilt or
                replaced.
                    ``(C) Transfer of permits and licenses.--Each
                fishing permit and license held by the owner of a
                vessel or vessels to be rebuilt or replaced under
                subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to the rebuilt or
                replacement vessel.
            ``(2) Recommendations of north pacific council.--The North
        Pacific Council may recommend for approval by the Secretary
        such conservation and management measures, including size
        limits and measures to control fishing capacity, in accordance
        with the Magnuson-Stevens Act as it considers necessary to
        ensure that this subsection does not diminish the effectiveness
        of fishery management plans of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
        Islands Management Area or the Gulf of Alaska.
            ``(3) Special rule for replacement of certain vessels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the requirements
                of subsections (b)(2), (c)(1), and (c)(2) of section
                12113 of title 46, United States Code, a vessel that is
                eligible under subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)
                (other than paragraph (21)) and that qualifies to be
                documented with a fishery endorsement pursuant to
                section 203(g) or 213(g) may be replaced with a
                replacement vessel under paragraph (1) if the vessel
                that is replaced is validly documented with a fishery
                endorsement pursuant to section 203(g) or 213(g) before
                the replacement vessel is documented with a fishery
                endorsement under section 12113 of title 46, United
                States Code.
                    ``(B) Applicability.--A replacement vessel under
                subparagraph (A) and its owner and mortgagee are
                subject to the same limitations under section 203(g) or
                213(g) that are applicable to the vessel that has been
                replaced and its owner and mortgagee.
            ``(4) Special rules for certain catcher vessels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A replacement for a covered
                vessel described in subparagraph (B) is prohibited from
                harvesting fish in any fishery (except for the Pacific
                whiting fishery) managed under the authority of any
                regional fishery management council (other than the
                North Pacific Council) established under section 302(a)
                of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
                    ``(B) Covered vessels.--A covered vessel referred
                to in subparagraph (A) is--
                            ``(i) a vessel eligible under subsection
                        (a), (b), or (c) that is replaced under
                        paragraph (1); or
                            ``(ii) a vessel eligible under subsection
                        (a), (b), or (c) that is rebuilt to increase
                        its registered length, gross tonnage, or shaft
                        horsepower.
            ``(5) Limitation on fishery endorsements.--Any vessel that
        is replaced under this subsection shall thereafter not be
        eligible for a fishery endorsement under section 12113 of title
        46, United States Code, unless that vessel is also a
        replacement vessel described in paragraph (1).
            ``(6) Gulf of alaska limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall prohibit from participation in the
        groundfish fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska any vessel that is
        rebuilt or replaced under this subsection and that exceeds the
        maximum length overall specified on the license that authorizes
        fishing for groundfish pursuant to the license limitation
        program under part 679 of title 50, Code of Federal
        Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this
        subsection.
            ``(7) Authority of pacific council.--Nothing in this
        section shall be construed to diminish or otherwise affect the
        authority of the Pacific Council to recommend to the Secretary
        conservation and management measures to protect fisheries under
        its jurisdiction (including the Pacific whiting fishery) and
        participants in such fisheries from adverse impacts caused by
        this Act.''.
            (2) Exemption of certain vessels.--Section 203(g) of the
        American Fisheries Act (title II of division C of Public Law
        105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-620) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``(United States
                official number 651041)'';
                    (B) by striking ``, NORTHERN TRAVELER (United
                States official number 635986), and NORTHERN VOYAGER
                (United States official number 637398) (or a
                replacement vessel for the NORTHERN VOYAGER that
                complies with paragraphs (2), (5), and (6) of section
                208(g) of this Act)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``, in the case of the NORTHERN''
                and all that follows through ``PHOENIX,''.
            (3) Fishery cooperative exit provisions.--Section 210(b) of
        the American Fisheries Act (title II of division C of Public
        Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-629) is amended--
                    (A) by moving the matter beginning with ``the
                Secretary shall'' in paragraph (1) 2 ems to the right;
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Fishery cooperative exit provisions.--
                    ``(A) Fishing allowance determination.--For
                purposes of determining the aggregate percentage of
                directed fishing allowances under paragraph (1), when a
                catcher vessel is removed from the directed pollock
                fishery, the fishery allowance for pollock for the
                vessel being removed--
                            ``(i) shall be based on the catch history
                        determination for the vessel made pursuant to
                        section 679.62 of title 50, Code of Federal
                        Regulations, as in effect on the date of
                        enactment of this paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) shall be assigned, for all purposes
                        under this title, in the manner specified by
                        the owner of the vessel being removed to any
                        other catcher vessel or among other catcher
                        vessels participating in the fishery
                        cooperative if such vessel or vessels remain in
                        the fishery cooperative for at least one year
                        after the date on which the vessel being
                        removed leaves the directed pollock fishery.
                    ``(B) Eligibility for fishery endorsement.--Except
                as provided in subparagraph (C), a vessel that is
                removed pursuant to this paragraph shall be permanently
                ineligible for a fishery endorsement, and any claim
                (including relating to catch history) associated with
                such vessel that could qualify any owner of such vessel
                for any permit to participate in any fishery within the
                exclusive economic zone of the United States shall be
                extinguished, unless such removed vessel is thereafter
                designated to replace a vessel to be removed pursuant
                to this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Limitations on statutory construction.--
                Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed--
                            ``(i) to make the vessels AJ (United States
                        official number 905625), DONA MARTITA (United
                        States official number 651751), NORDIC EXPLORER
                        (United States official number 678234), and
                        PROVIDIAN (United States official number
                        1062183) ineligible for a fishery endorsement
                        or any permit necessary to participate in any
                        fishery under the authority of the New England
                        Fishery Management Council or the Mid-Atlantic
                        Fishery Management Council established,
                        respectively, under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
                        of section 302(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens
                        Act; or
                            ``(ii) to allow the vessels referred to in
                        clause (i) to participate in any fishery under
                        the authority of the Councils referred to in
                        clause (i) in any manner that is not consistent
                        with the fishery management plan for the
                        fishery developed by the Councils under section
                        303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.''.

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Revises provisions concerning fishery endorsements for specified vessels that are either over 165 feet, more than 750 or 1,900 gross measured tons, or with more than 3,000 shaft power and that have a certificate of documentation issued for a fishery endorsement effective after September 25, 1997, and not placed under foreign registry after October 21, 1998, to also require for eligibility purposes that the vessel be either a rebuilt or replacement vessel under specified provisions of the American Fisheries Act relating to requirements for rebuilding and replacing vessels that are being revised by this Act and be otherwise eligible. Sets forth rules under such provisions of the American Fisheries Act relating to requirements for rebuilding and replacing vessels that are being revised by this Act concerning: (1) recommendations of the North Pacific Council for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area or the Gulf of Alaska; (2) certain catcher vessels; (3) limitations on fishery endorsements; and (4) Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries limitations.

Amends the American Fisheries Act with respect to: (1) the exemption of specified vessels; and (2) fishery allowances and the removal of a catcher vessel from the directed pollock fishery.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Security Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.

    Subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3830 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

               ``CHAPTER 6--CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM

``SEC. 1240P. CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a conservation
security program through the use of contracts to assist owners and
operators of farms and ranches to promote--
            ``(1) conservation of soil, water, and related resources;
            ``(2) water quality protection and improvement;
            ``(3) air quality protection and improvement;
            ``(4) wetland restoration, protection, and creation;
            ``(5) wildlife habitat development and protection; and
            ``(6) any similar conservation purpose.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to participate in the
        conservation security program, an owner or operator shall--
                    ``(A) submit a resource security plan or a
                livestock nutrient management plan to the Secretary,
                and obtain the approval of the Secretary for the plan,
                in accordance with subsection (c); and
                    ``(B) enter into a contract with the Secretary that
                requires compliance with the plan in accordance with
                subsection (e).
            ``(2) Limitation.--An owner or operator shall not be
        eligible to enter into a contract specifying compliance with a
        livestock nutrient management plan if the total number of
        animals raised by the owner or operator exceeds 1,000 animal
        units, as defined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Plans.--
            ``(1) Resource security plans.--A resource security plan
        shall--
                    ``(A) identify the resources to be secured by the
                plan;
                    ``(B) describe the class of conservation practices
                under subsection (d) to be implemented and maintained
                on the land subject to the contract during the contract
                period;
                    ``(C) contain a schedule for the implementation and
                maintenance of the class of conservation practices
                described in the plan;
                    ``(D) comply with the highly erodible land and
                wetland conservation requirements of subtitles B and C;
                and
                    ``(E) contain such other terms as the Secretary may
                require.
            ``(2) Livestock nutrient management plans.--A livestock
        nutrient management plan shall--
                    ``(A) contain a plan for managing the manure and
                other organic byproducts produced on the farming or
                ranching operation of an owner or operator in a manner
                that protects air, water, and soil quality; and
                    ``(B) contain such other terms as the Secretary may
                require.
            ``(3) State and local conservation priorities.--To the
        maximum extent practicable and in a manner that is consistent
        with the conservation security program, resource security plans
        and livestock nutrient management plans shall address the
        conservation priorities established by the State and locality
        in which the farming or ranching operation is located.
    ``(d) Conservation Practices Under Resource Security Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 3 classes
        of conservation practices that are eligible for payment under a
        contract entered into under this section to carry out a
        resource security plan.
            ``(2) Inclusion of certain practices.--The Secretary shall
        include in 1 of the classes of conservation practices--
                    ``(A) each environmental or conservation practice
                that is included in the National Handbook of
                Conservation Practices of the Natural Resources
                Conservation Service; and
                    ``(B) any other conservation practice the Secretary
                determines is appropriate.
            ``(3) Classes.--To carry out this subsection, the Secretary
        shall establish the following 3 classes of conservation
        practices (as appropriate for the farm or ranch operation of an
        owner or operator):
                    ``(A) Class i.--Class I conservation practices
                shall include--
                            ``(i) residue management;
                            ``(ii) nutrient management; and
                            ``(iii) environmentally sound grazing.
                    ``(B) Class ii.--Class II conservation practices
                shall include--
                            ``(i) Class I conservation practices;
                            ``(ii) comprehensive nutrient management;
                            ``(iii) pesticide management;
                            ``(iv) partial field conservation practices
                        (including windbreaks, grass waterways, shelter
                        belts, filter strips and riparian buffers); and
                            ``(v) intensive grazing and wildlife
                        habitat measures.
                    ``(C) Class iii.--Class III conservation practices
                shall include--
                            ``(i) Class I and Class II conservation
                        practices; and
                            ``(ii) such additional conservation
                        practices as are necessary to implement and
                        maintain a total resource management plan that
                        addresses the long-term sustainability of the
                        natural resource base of a farm or ranch
                        operation.
    ``(e) Contracts.--
            ``(1) In general.--On approval of a resource security plan
        or a livestock nutrient management plan of an owner or
        operator, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with the
        owner or operator that specifies--
                    ``(A) the land subject to the contract;
                    ``(B) in the case of a resource security plan, the
                class of conservation practices under subsection (d)
                that will be carried out on the land; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a livestock nutrient
                management plan, the livestock facilities that are
                covered by the contract.
            ``(2) Duration.--Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the
        contract shall be for a term of not less than 3 years nor more
        than 5 years.
            ``(3) Revision.--The Secretary may require an owner or
        operator to modify a resource security plan or livestock
        nutrient management plan before the expiration of the plan if
        the Secretary determines that a change made to the size,
        management, or any other aspect of the farming or ranching
        operation of the owner or operator would, without the
        modification, interfere with the conservation security program.
            ``(4) Renewal.--The contract of the owner or operator may
        be renewed for successive 5-year periods, at the option of the
        owner or operator, if--
                    ``(A) the owner or operator agrees to any
                modification of the applicable resource security plan
                or the livestock nutrient management plan that the
                Secretary determines is necessary to carry out the
                conservation security program; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary determines that the owner or
                operator has complied with--
                            ``(i) the terms and conditions of the
                        applicable resource security plan or a
                        livestock nutrient management plan of the owner
                        or operator; and
                            ``(ii) the terms and conditions of the
                        contract.
    ``(f) Duties of Owners and Operators.--Under a contract entered
into under subsection (e), during the term of the contract, an owner or
operator of a farm or ranch shall agree--
            ``(1) to implement the applicable resource security plan or
        livestock nutrient management plan approved by the Secretary;
            ``(2) to keep such records as the Secretary may require for
        purposes of evaluation of the implementation of the plan;
            ``(3) not to engage in any activity that would defeat the
        purposes of the conservation security program; and
            ``(4) to forgo incentive payments, rental payments, or
        easement payments under any other conservation program
        administered by the Secretary for land subject to the contract,
        except that the owner or operator shall not otherwise become
        ineligible for participation in and receipt of cost-share
        payments under any other conservation program as a result of
        payments received under this section.
    ``(g) Duties of Secretary.--
            ``(1) Resource security plans.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Under a contract entered into by
                an owner or operator under this section to carry out a
                resource security plan, subject to subparagraph (B),
                the Secretary shall, for a period of years not in
                excess of the term of the contract, make an annual
                rental payment to the owner or operator in an amount
                equal to--
                            ``(i) 10 percent of the average county
                        rental rate for the same type of land enrolled
                        under the contract that will be maintained
                        using Class I conservation practices described
                        in subsection (d)(3)(A);
                            ``(ii) 20 percent of the average county
                        rental rate for the same type of land enrolled
                        under the contract that will be maintained
                        using Class II conservation practices described
                        in subsection (d)(3)(B); and
                            ``(iii) 40 percent of the average county
                        rental rate for the same type of land enrolled
                        under the contract that will be maintained
                        using Class III conservation practices
                        described in subsection (d)(3)(C).
            ``(2) Livestock nutrient management plans.--Under a
        contract entered into by an owner or operator under this
        section to carry out a livestock nutrient management plan, the
        Secretary shall, for a period of years not in excess of the
        term of the contract, make an annual rental payment to the
        owner or operator in an amount equal to the product obtained by
        multiplying--
                    ``(A) 10 percent of the simple average price
                received by owners and operators for each type of
                livestock covered by the plan during the 5 marketing
                years immediately preceding the year covered by the
                annual payment; by
                    ``(B) the number of that type of livestock raised
                by the owner or operator during the year covered by the
                annual payment.
                    ``(3) Limitation on payments.--The total amount of
                payments paid to an owner or operator under paragraphs
                (1) and (2) shall not exceed $50,000 for any fiscal
                year.
            ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall use not
        less than 15 percent, nor more than 20 percent, of the funds
        that are made available to carry out this section for a fiscal
        year to provide technical assistance to owners and operators
        entering into contracts under this section.
            ``(5) Other payments.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        section, payments received by an owner or operator under this
        subsection shall be in addition to, and not affect, the total
        amount of payments that the owner or operator is otherwise
        eligible to receive under--
                    ``(A) this Act;
                    ``(B) the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
                Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127), including the
                Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et
                seq.);
                    ``(C) the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
                Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624); or
                    ``(D) the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421
                et seq.).''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act and the amendment made by this Act take
effect on October 1, 1999.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this Act and the amendment made by this
Act.

Output: Requires a participant to submit a resource security plan or a livestock nutrient management plan. (Limits the size of eligible livestock operations.) Sets forth three classes of resource security plan conservation practices, and bases rental payments upon classes implemented by the participant. Bases livestock nutrient management plan payments on the price and number of livestock covered by the contract.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Housing Preservation Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF RURAL HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR TENANTS IN PROJECTS
              WITH MATURING LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490r) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Rural Vouchers for Tenants of Projects With Prepaid or
Maturing Loans.--
            ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the availability of amounts
        provided in appropriation Acts and to paragraph (3), the
        Secretary shall provide rural housing vouchers under this
        section, in the amount provided under this section, to any low-
        income household (including those not receiving rental
        assistance) residing in a property financed with a loan made or
        insured under section 515 (42 U.S.C. 1485) which has been
        prepaid, or which has matured, after September 30, 2005.
            ``(2) Administration and subsidies.--The Secretary shall,
        to the maximum extent practicable, administer and operate such
        vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance
        applicable to enhanced vouchers under section 8(t) of the
        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) and
        administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
        The amount of rental assistance provided on behalf of holders
        of such vouchers shall be the same as that provided on behalf
        of holders of enhanced vouchers under such section 8(t).
            ``(3) Termination of assistance.--The Secretary shall
        terminate the provision of voucher assistance pursuant to this
        subsection, with respect to a property, if--
                    ``(A) at any time, a new loan is made or insured
                under section 515 for the property; and
                    ``(B) as a result of such loan, rental assistance
                is provided on behalf of the voucher holder in an
                amount comparable to the rental assistance provided on
                behalf of the voucher holder under the voucher
                program.''.
    (b) Requirement for Section 515 Projects To Accept Vouchers.--
Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(bb) Requirement To Accept Rural Housing Vouchers.--No owner of a
property financed with a loan made or insured under this section,
whether such loan is outstanding or fully paid, may refuse to lease an
available dwelling unit in the property to a household on behalf of
whom voucher assistance is provided under section 542 (42 U.S.C.
1490r), and to enter into a voucher contract respecting such unit, a
proximate cause of which is the status of such current or prospective
tenant as a holder of such voucher.''.

SEC. 3. DECOUPLING RENTAL ASSISTANCE FROM MATURING RURAL HOUSING LOANS.

    Paragraph (2) of section 521(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Rental assistance for projects with matured
                loans.--
                            ``(i) Authority.--To continue to make
                        decent, safe and sanitary housing available to
                        low-income occupants of projects originally
                        financed with a loan made or insured under
                        section 515 that has matured on or after the
                        date of the enactment of this subparagraph, and
                        at rental rates commensurate to income as
                        specified in subparagraph (A) of this
                        paragraph, the Secretary may, subject to the
                        availability of amounts provided in
                        appropriation Acts, contract to make, make, and
                        renew annual assistance payments pursuant to
                        this subparagraph to the owners of such
                        projects.
                            ``(ii) Offer.--The Secretary shall ensure
                        that an offer to provide a contract for
                        assistance payments pursuant to this
                        subparagraph shall be extended to all owners of
                        projects described in clause (i) not later than
                        24 months before the maturation of the loan
                        (except in the case of loans maturing after the
                        date that is 24 months before the date of the
                        enactment of this subparagraph).
                            ``(iii) Terms.--Each contract for
                        assistance payments pursuant to this
                        subparagraph shall--
                                    ``(I) have a term of 20 years and
                                be subject to availability of amounts
                                provided in annual appropriations Acts;
                                    ``(II) cover all new and existing
                                households residing in the project,
                                regardless of whether or not they were
                                previously assisted under the rental
                                assistance program authorized under
                                subparagraph (A);
                                    ``(III) be recorded at such local
                                real property recording office as is
                                prescribed by the State in which the
                                project is located;
                                    ``(IV) bind the owner of the
                                project and the owner's successors to
                                continue to operate the project in
                                accordance with such agreements;
                                    ``(V) require the owner (and such
                                successors) to agree to continue to
                                operate the projects as if it were
                                subject to an existing loan under
                                section 515;
                                    ``(VI) extend to residents of the
                                project all the rights that at the time
                                such contract is entered into are
                                extended to residents of projects
                                subject to an existing loan under
                                section 515; and
                                    ``(VII) require the owner (and such
                                successors) to maintain the assisted
                                housing as decent, safe, and sanitary
                                housing.
                            ``(iv) Actual market rentals.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A contract for
                                assistance provided pursuant to this
                                subparagraph for a project shall
                                provide assistance to the owner based
                                on an initial reasonable operating
                                budget the rents for which do not
                                exceed such actual market rental rates
                                for the area in which the project is
                                located, as are established by the
                                Secretary.
                                    ``(II) Adjustment; renewal.--The
                                Secretary shall adjust the actual
                                market rental rates used for purposes
                                of this clause annually.
                            ``(v) Renewal; adjustment.--In providing
                        assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, the
                        Secretary shall require the owner of the
                        project to renew the assistance provided to
                        each household not less frequently than
                        annually, in accordance with the provisions of
                        subparagraph (A), and shall adjust the amount
                        of assistance provided to a household at any
                        other time upon a decrease in the household's
                        monthly income of $100 or more.
                            ``(vi) Administration.--Rental assistance
                        contracts authorized by this subparagraph
                        shall, except as otherwise provided in this
                        subparagraph, be administered by the Secretary
                        in the same manner as rental assistance
                        contracts for projects having existing loans
                        made or insured under section 515 or existing
                        loans and grants made under sections 514 and
                        516.''.

SEC. 4. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR TRANSFERS OF SECTION 515 PROPERTIES USING
              LOW-INCOME TAX CREDITS.

    Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(bb) Requirements for Transfers of Properties Involving Low-
Income Housing Tax Credits.--The Secretary shall establish, without
exception, uniform requirements, terms, and conditions for any sale or
transfer of a property financed with a loan under this section to any
entity, including a nonprofit organization, that is seeking to acquire
such property with amounts authorized under this section and any low-
income housing tax credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.''.

SEC. 5. RURAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

    Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(bb) Multifamily Housing Revitalization Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish a
        Multifamily Housing Revitalization Program for the preservation
        and revitalization of multifamily housing projects funded with
        loans made available pursuant to this section and sections 514
        and 516 to ensure that such projects have sufficient resources
        to provide safe and affordable housing for low-income residents
        and farm laborers.
            ``(2) Options.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
        Secretary may--
                    ``(A) with respect to such loans--
                            ``(i) reduce or eliminate interest;
                            ``(ii) defer loan payments; and
                            ``(iii) subordinate, reduce, or reamortize
                        loan debt; and
                    ``(B) provide other financial assistance,
                including--
                            ``(i) advances; and
                            ``(ii) payments and incentives (including
                        the ability of owners to obtain reasonable
                        returns on investment).
            ``(3) Requirements.--In exchange for assistance provided
        pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into
        with the property owner a restrictive use agreement to ensure
        that the property remains subject to low-income use
        restrictions for an additional period of time consistent with
        the terms of the restructuring.
            ``(4) Use of funds for rural housing vouchers.--
                    ``(A) Authority.--If the Secretary determines that
                additional funds for vouchers under the rural housing
                voucher program under section 542 (42 U.S.C. 1490r) are
                needed, funds for the revitalization program under this
                subsection may be used for such vouchers for any low-
                income household (including those not receiving rental
                assistance) residing in a property financed with a loan
                under this section that has been prepaid after
                September 30, 2005.
                    ``(B) Amount.--Notwithstanding section 542, the
                amount of a voucher provided pursuant to this paragraph
                shall be the difference between comparable market rent
                for the unit and the tenant-paid rent for such unit.
                    ``(C) Availability.--Funds made available for
                vouchers pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to
                the availability of annual appropriations.
                    ``(D) Administration.--The Secretary shall, to the
                maximum extent practicable, administer vouchers
                provided pursuant to this paragraph with current
                regulations and administrative guidance applicable to
                housing vouchers under section 8 of the United States
                Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) administered by
                the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.''.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations necessary to
carry out the amendments made by this Act not later than the expiration
of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a loan made or insured for housing and related facilities for elderly or other low-income persons and families which has been prepaid, or which has matured, after September 30, 2005. No owner of a property financed with such a loan, whether outstanding or fully paid, may refuse to lease an available dwelling unit in the property to a household on behalf of whom a rural housing voucher assistance is provided, and enter into a voucher contract respecting that unit, if a proximate cause of that refusal is the current or prospective tenant's status as a holder of such a voucher. USDA may contract to make, make, and renew annual assistance payments to owners of projects originally financed with such a loan that has matured on or after enactment of this bill, and at rental rates commensurate to income. USDA shall establish uniform requirements, terms, and conditions for any sale or transfer of a property financed with such a loan to any entity, including a nonprofit organization, seeking to acquire it with a similar loan and any low-income housing tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code. USDA may also establish a Multifamily Housing Revitalization Program for the preservation and revitalization of multifamily housing projects funded with such loans, as well as with loans for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor, to ensure that those projects have sufficient resources to provide safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Flats Environmental Technology
Site Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covenant not to sue.--The term ``covenant not to sue''
        means--
                    (A) a covenant not to sue under section 122(f) of
                the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
                and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9622(f)); and
                    (B) any similar covenant by the State of Colorado.
            (2) Essential mineral right.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``essential mineral
                right'' means a right to a mineral identified as
                necessary to transition Rocky Flats to a National
                Wildlife Refuge by--
                            (i) the Secretary; and
                            (ii) the Secretary of the Interior.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``essential mineral
                right'' may include a right to a mineral referred to in
                section VIII(A) of the draft memorandum of
                understanding between the Department of the Interior
                and the Department of Energy, dated March 22, 2005 (70
                Fed. Reg. 14455).
            (3) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market value''
        means the value of a mineral right, as determined by an
        appraisal performed by an independent, certified mineral
        appraiser under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
        Practice.
            (4) Natural resource damage liability.--The term ``natural
        resource damage liability'' means natural resource damage
        liability under section 107(a)(4)(C) of the Comprehensive
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
        (42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(4)(C)).
            (5) Rocky flats.--The term ``Rocky Flats'' means the
        Department of Energy facility in the State of Colorado known as
        the ``Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site''.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.
            (7) Trustees.--The term ``Trustees'' means the Federal and
        State officials designated as trustees under section 107(f)(2)
        of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(f)(2)).

SEC. 3. ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE.

    (a) Purchase of Essential Mineral Rights.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use amounts made
        available under subsection (b) to purchase essential mineral
        rights at Rocky Flats.
            (2) Conditions.--The Secretary shall not purchase an
        essential mineral right under paragraph (1) unless--
                    (A) the owner of the essential mineral right is a
                willing seller;
                    (B) the Secretary purchases the essential mineral
                right at fair market value; and
                    (C)(i) the Trustees enter into a natural resources
                damage settlement providing that the purchase of
                essential mineral rights satisfies any existing or
                potential natural resource damage liability claim
                arising from releases of hazardous substances
                identified in the administrative record for the site as
                of the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (ii) the settlement includes a covenant not to sue.
            (3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall purchase essential
        mineral rights under paragraph (1) and satisfy any obligation
        of the Secretary under a settlement of a natural resource
        damage claim at Rocky Flats under section 122(f) of the
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9622(f)) using only funds made
        available under subsection (b).
            (4) Unwilling sellers.--If an owner of an essential mineral
        right refuses to sell the right to the Secretary at fair market
        value, the Secretary may satisfy any natural resource damage
        liability obligation of the Secretary to the Trustees by paying
        to the Trustees an amount equal to the fair market value of the
        essential mineral right owned by the unwilling seller as part
        of a settlement of a natural resource damage claim under
        section 122(f) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9622(f)).
            (5) Release from liability.--Notwithstanding any other law,
        any claim for damage to a natural resource under section 107(f)
        of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(f)) shall be considered
        to be satisfied by--
                    (A) a purchase by the Secretary of an essential
                mineral right under paragraph (1); or
                    (B) a payment by the Secretary to the Trustees
                under paragraph (4).
            (6) Exemption from national environmental policy act.--A
        purchase of an essential mineral right under this subsection
        shall be exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act of
        1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2006.

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Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Act of 2005 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to purchase essential mineral rights at the Department of Energy facility, Colorado, known as the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.

Includes among conditions for such purchase that certain federal and state officials designated as trustees enter into a natural resources damage settlement providing that the purchase of essential mineral rights satisfies any existing or potential natural resource damage liability claim arising from releases of certain hazardous substances. Requires the settlement to include a covenant not to sue.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DISASTER RELIEF.

    Section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
            ``(5) Temporary mortgage and rental payments.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
                            ``(i) the term `adjusted gross income'
                        means the adjusted gross income (as that term
                        is defined in section 62 of the Internal
                        Revenue Code of 1986) of the relevant
                        individual or household for the last taxable
                        year that such individual or household filed a
                        tax return; and
                            ``(ii) the term `financial hardship caused
                        by a major disaster' means that an individual
                        or member of a household--
                                    ``(I) is employed by a business, or
                                owns a business, located in the area
                                for which the President declared the
                                relevant major disaster;
                                    ``(II) became unemployed, or lost
                                significant income, because the
                                employer or business of that individual
                                or member of a household has or, on the
                                day before the date of the relevant
                                major disaster, had a significant
                                business relationship with a business
                                located in the area for which the
                                President declared the relevant major
                                disaster; or
                                    ``(III) resides in the area for
                                which the President declared the
                                relevant major disaster and has
                                suffered financially due to travel
                                restrictions or station or road
                                closures in effect after the date of
                                that major disaster.
                    ``(B) Authorization.--In accordance with this
                paragraph, the President may provide assistance on a
                temporary basis in the form of mortgage or rental
                payments to or on behalf of individuals and households
                who, as a result of financial hardship caused by a
                major disaster, have received written notice of
                dispossession or eviction from a residence by reason of
                a foreclosure of any mortgage or lien, cancellation of
                any contract of sale, or termination of any lease,
                entered into before such major disaster.
                    ``(C) Eligibility.--
                            ``(i) Income.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as
                                provided in subclause (II), an
                                individual or household may receive
                                assistance under this paragraph if the
                                adjusted gross income of that
                                individual or household was not more
                                than $75,000.
                                    ``(II) Areas with a high cost of
                                living.--An individual or household
                                that, on the day before the date of the
                                relevant major disaster, resided in an
                                area with a high cost of living, as
                                determined by the President, may
                                receive assistance under this paragraph
                                if the adjusted gross income of that
                                individual or household was not more
                                than $100,000.
                            ``(ii) Adjustment.--The President shall
                        adjust the limits established under clause (i)
                        annually to reflect inflation.
                    ``(D) Period of assistance.--Assistance under this
                paragraph shall be provided for the duration of the
                period of financial hardship caused by a major
                disaster, not to exceed 18 months.
                    ``(E) Procedures.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An individual or
                        household seeking assistance under this
                        paragraph shall submit an application in such
                        manner and accompanied by such information as
                        the President shall establish, which shall
                        include a requirement that such an individual
                        or household sign a statement indicating that
                        individual or household meets the eligibility
                        requirements under subparagraph (C).
                            ``(ii) Lack of records.--If an individual
                        or household does not have access to records
                        necessary to demonstrate eligibility under
                        subparagraph (C), that individual or household
                        shall submit such records not later than 6
                        months after the date that individual or
                        household applies for assistance under this
                        paragraph.
                            ``(iii) Ineligible recipients.--If an
                        individual or household receives assistance
                        under this paragraph and was not eligible to
                        receive such assistance, that individual or
                        household shall return the full amount of that
                        assistance to the Government.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendment made by this Act shall apply to any major disaster
(as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) declared
on or after October 21, 2007.

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Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments to or on behalf of individuals and households who, as a result of financial hardship caused by a major disaster, have received written notice of dispossession or eviction from a residence because of a foreclosure of mortgage or lien, cancellation of sales contract, or lease termination, entered into before such disaster.

Defines such a "financial hardship" to include: (1) the loss of employment or significant income because a job, a business, or a business interest was located in a disaster area; or (2) suffering financially because of travel restrictions or station or road closures affecting residents of such area.

Restricts eligibility for such assistance to individuals or households who have an adjusted gross income of not more than $75,000 ($100,000 for individuals or households who resided in an area with a high cost of living). Directs the President to adjust the limits annually to reflect inflation. Allows assistance to be provided for the duration of the period of financial hardship caused by the disaster, not to exceed 18 months. Requires recipients determined to be ineligible to return the full amount of assistance to the government.

Makes this Act applicable to any major disaster declared on or after October 21, 2007.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sports Agent Responsibility and
Trust Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Agency contract.--The term ``agency contract'' means an
        oral or written agreement in which a student athlete authorizes
        a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the student
        athlete a professional sports contract or an endorsement
        contract.
            (2) Athlete agent.--The term ``athlete agent'' means an
        individual who enters into an agency contract with a student
        athlete, or directly or indirectly recruits or solicits a
        student athlete to enter into an agency contract, and does not
        include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, or guardian of
        such student athlete, any legal counsel for purposes other than
        that of representative agency, or an individual acting solely
        on behalf of a professional sports team or professional sports
        organization.
            (3) Athletic director.--The term ``athletic director''
        means an individual responsible for administering the athletic
        program of an educational institution or, in the case that such
        program is administered separately, the athletic program for
        male students or the athletic program for female students, as
        appropriate.
            (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Trade Commission.
            (5) Endorsement contract.--The term ``endorsement
        contract'' means an agreement under which a student athlete is
        employed or receives consideration for the use by the other
        party of that individual's person, name, image, or likeness in
        the promotion of any product, service, or event.
            (6) Intercollegiate sport.--The term ``intercollegiate
        sport'' means a sport played at the collegiate level for which
        eligibility requirements for participation by a student athlete
        are established by a national association for the promotion or
        regulation of college athletics.
            (7) Professional sports contract.--The term ``professional
        sports contract'' means an agreement under which an individual
        is employed, or agrees to render services, as a player on a
        professional sports team, with a professional sports
        organization, or as a professional athlete.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' includes a State of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
        United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular
        possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
            (9) Student athlete.--The term ``student athlete'' means an
        individual who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be
        eligible in the future to engage in, any intercollegiate sport.
        An individual who is permanently ineligible to participate in a
        particular intercollegiate sport is not a student athlete for
        purposes of that sport.

SEC. 3. REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN
              CONNECTION WITH THE CONTACT BETWEEN AN ATHLETE AGENT AND
              A STUDENT ATHLETE.

    (a) Conduct Prohibited.--It is unlawful for an athlete agent to--
            (1) directly or indirectly recruit or solicit a student
        athlete to enter into an agency contract, by--
                    (A) giving any false or misleading information or
                making a false promise or representation; or
                    (B) providing anything of value to a student
                athlete or anyone associated with the student athlete
                before the student athlete enters into an agency
                contract including any consideration in the form of a
                loan, or acting in the capacity of a guarantor or co-
                guarantor for any debt;
            (2) enter into an agency contract with a student athlete
        without providing the student athlete with the disclosure
        document described in subsection (b); or
            (3) predate or postdate an agency contract.
    (b) Required Disclosure by Athlete Agents to Student Athletes.--
            (1) In general.--In conjunction with the entering into of
        an agency contract, an athlete agent shall provide to the
        student athlete, or, if the student athlete is under the age of
        18 to such student athlete's parent or legal guardian, a
        disclosure document that meets the requirements of this
        subsection. Such disclosure document is separate from and in
        addition to any disclosure which may be required under State
        law.
            (2) Signature of student athlete.--The disclosure document
        must be signed by the student athlete, or, if the student
        athlete is under the age of 18 by such student athlete's parent
        or legal guardian, prior to entering into the agency contract.
            (3) Required language.--The disclosure document must
        contain, in close proximity to the signature of the student
        athlete, or, if the student athlete is under the age of 18, the
        signature of such student athlete's parent or legal guardian, a
        conspicuous notice in boldface type stating: ``Warning to
        Student Athlete: If you agree orally or in writing to be
represented by an agent now or in the future you may lose your
eligibility to compete as a student athlete in your sport. Within 72
hours after entering into this contract or before the next athletic
event in which you are eligible to participate, whichever occurs first,
both you and the agent by whom you are agreeing to be represented must
notify the athletic director of the educational institution at which
you are enrolled, or other individual responsible for athletic programs
at such educational institution, that you have entered into an agency
contract.''.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice.--A violation of this Act
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or
deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
    (b) Actions by the Commission.--The Commission shall enforce this
Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same
jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and
provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.)
were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.

SEC. 5. ACTIONS BY STATES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney
        general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of
        the residents of that State has been or is threatened or
        adversely affected by the engagement of any athlete agent in a
        practice that violates section 3 of this Act, the State may
        bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in
        a district court of the United States of appropriate
        jurisdiction to--
                    (A) enjoin that practice;
                    (B) enforce compliance with this Act; or
                    (C) obtain damage, restitution, or other
                compensation on behalf of residents of the State.
            (2) Notice.--
                    (A) In general.--Before filing an action under
                paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State
                involved shall provide to the Commission--
                            (i) written notice of that action; and
                            (ii) a copy of the complaint for that
                        action.
                    (B) Exemption.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
                with respect to the filing of an action by an attorney
                general of a State under this subsection, if the
                attorney general determines that it is not feasible to
                provide the notice described in that subparagraph
                before filing of the action. In such case, the attorney
                general of a State shall provide notice and a copy of
                the complaint to the Commission at the same time as the
                attorney general files the action.
    (b) Intervention.--
            (1) In general.--On receiving notice under subsection
        (a)(2), the Commission shall have the right to intervene in the
        action that is the subject of the notice.
            (2) Effect of intervention.--If the Commission intervenes
        in an action under subsection (a), it shall have the right--
                    (A) to be heard with respect to any matter that
                arises in that action; and
                    (B) to file a petition for appeal.
    (c) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil action under
subsection (a), nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent an
attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the
attorney general by the laws of that State to--
            (1) conduct investigations;
            (2) administer oaths or affirmations; or
            (3) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of
        documentary and other evidence.
    (d) Actions by the Commission.--In any case in which an action is
instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for a violation of section
3, no State may, during the pendency of that action, institute an
action under subsection (a) against any defendant named in the
complaint in that action.
    (e) Venue.--Any action brought under subsection (a) may be brought
in the district court of the United States that meets applicable
requirements relating to venue under section 1391 of title 28, United
States Code.
    (f) Service of Process.--In an action brought under subsection (a),
process may be served in any district in which the defendant--
            (1) is an inhabitant; or
            (2) may be found.

SEC. 6. PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

    (a) Notice Required.--Within 72 hours after entering into an agency
contract or before the next athletic event in which the student athlete
may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent and the
student athlete shall each inform the athletic director of the
educational institution at which the student athlete is enrolled, or
other individual responsible for athletic programs at such educational
institution, that the student athlete has entered into an agency
contract, and the athlete agent shall provide the athletic director
with notice in writing of such a contract.
    (b) Civil Remedy.--
            (1) In general.--An educational institution has a right of
        action against an athlete agent for damages caused by a
        violation of this Act.
            (2) Damages.--Damages of an educational institution may
        include amd are limited to actual losses and expenses incurred
        because, as a result of the conduct of the athlete agent, the
        educational institution was injured by a violation of this Act
        or was penalized, disqualified, or suspended from participation
        in athletics by a national association for the promotion and
        regulation of athletics, by an athletic conference, or by
        reasonable self-imposed disciplinary action taken to mitigate
        actions likely to be imposed by such an association or
        conference.
            (3) Costs and attorneys fees.--In an action taken under
        this section, the court may award to the prevailing party costs
        and reasonable attorneys fees.
            (4) Effect on other rights, remedies and defenses.--This
        section does not restrict the rights, remedies, or defenses of
        any person under law or equity.

SEC. 7. LIMITATION.

    Nothing in the Act shall be construed to prohibit an individual
from seeking any remedies available under existing State law or equity.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that States should enact the Uniform
Athlete Agents Act of 2000 drafted by the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, to protect student athletes and
the integrity of amateur sports from unscrupulous sports agents. In
particular, it is the sense of Congress that States should enact the
provisions relating to the registration of sports agents, the required
form of contract, the right of the student athlete to cancel an agency
contract, the disclosure requirements relating to record maintenance,
reporting, renewal, notice, warning, and security, and the provisions
for reciprocity among the States.

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Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act - Prohibits an athlete agent from: (1) recruiting or soliciting a student athlete to enter into an agency contract by giving false or misleading information, making a false promise or representation, or providing anything of value to the athlete or anyone associated with the athlete before entering into such contract, including any consideration in the form of a loan, or acting as guarantor or co-guarantor for any debt; (2) entering into an agency contract with a student athlete without providing the required disclosure document; or (3) predating or postdating an agency contract.

Requires an athlete agent to provide to the athlete (or, if the student athlete is under age 18, to such athlete's parent or legal guardian) a separate disclosure document that includes notice that if the athlete agrees orally or in writing to be represented by an agent, he or she may lose eligibility to compete as a student athlete. Requires both the student athlete and the agent, within 72 hours or before the athlete's next athletic event, whichever occurs first, to notify the athletic director of the athlete's educational institution that the athlete has entered into an agency contract.

Treats a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Authorizes civil actions by State attorneys general and educational institutions.

Expresses the sense of Congress that States should enact the Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2000 drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``House Ethics Commission
Establishment Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSE ETHICS COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the legislative branch of the Government to be known
as the House Ethics Commission (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
    (b) Membership and Terms of Office.--(1) The Commission shall
consist of 12 individuals. Six former Democratic Members shall be
appointed by the Republican leader and 6 former Republican Members by
the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives. Except as
provided by paragraph (2), the terms of all members of the Commission
shall be 2 years and no member may serve for more than 6 years.
    (2) Of the members first appointed--
            (A) 2 appointed by each leader shall be for a term of 2
        years;
            (B) 2 appointed by each leader shall be for a term of 4
        years; and
            (C) 2 appointed by each leader shall be for a term of 6
        years;
as designated by each such leader at the time of appointment.
    (c) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The chairman and the vice chairman
of the Commission shall be selected by the members of the Commission at
its first meeting. No member may serve for more than one 2-year term as
chairman and no member may serve for more than one 2-year term as vice
chairman.
    (d) Qualifications.--Only former Members of the House of
Representatives shall be eligible for appointment to the Commission.
            (1) Disqualifications for appointments.--
                    (A) Lobbying.--No individual who has been a
                lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
                of 1995 or engages in, or is otherwise employed in,
                lobbying of the Congress or who is an agent of a
                foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents
                Registration Act within the 4-year period immediately
                preceding appointment shall be eligible for appointment
                to, or service on, the Commission.
                    (B) Incompatible office.--No member of the
                Commission appointed under subsection (b) may be an
                elected public official or an officer or employee of
                the Government.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (e) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to receive the
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for
Level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel
time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties
vested in the Commission.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
    (g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chairman or a majority of its members.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission is authorized--
            (1) to investigate any alleged violation, by a Member,
        officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, of any
        law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable
        to the conduct of such Member, officer, or employee in the
        performance of his duties or the discharge of his
        responsibilities, and after notice and hearing (unless the
        right to a hearing is waived by the Member, officer, or
        employee), shall report to the House of Representatives its
        findings of fact and recommendations, if any, upon the final
        disposition of any such investigation, and such action as the
        Commission may deem appropriate in the circumstances;
            (2) to issue any letter of reproval or admonishment with
        respect to such an alleged violation;
            (3) to report to the appropriate Federal or State
        authorities any substantial evidence of a violation, by a
        Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives,
        of any law applicable to the performance of his duties or the
        discharge of his responsibilities, which may have been
        disclosed in a Commission investigation; and
            (4) to adopt rules governing its procedures to provide
        protections to respondents comparable to those that were
        provided by clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of
        Representatives in effect immediately before the amendments to
        such rule made by section 8.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission or, on the authority of
the Commission, the chairman or vice chairman, may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act--
            (1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
        places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, administer
        such oaths; and
            (2) subject to subsection (b), require, by subpoena or
        otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and
        the production of such books, records, correspondence,
        memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission or the
        chairman or vice chairman may determine advisable.
    (b) Subpoenas.--
            (1) In general.--A subpoena may be issued only under the
        signature of the chairman or the vice chairman, and may be
        served by any person designated by the chairman or the vice
        chairman.
    (c) Obtaining Information.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any agency or instrumentality of the Government shall furnish
information deemed necessary by the panel to enable it to carry out its
duties.

SEC. 5. PROCEDURAL RULES.

    (a) Majority Approval.--No report or recommendation relating to the
official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of
Representatives shall be made by the Commission, and no investigation
of such conduct shall be undertaken by the Commission, unless approved
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.
    (b) Investigations.--Except in the case of an investigation
undertaken by the Commission on its own initiative, the Commission may
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct of an
individual Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives
only--
            (1) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath,
        made by or submitted to a Member of the House of
        Representatives and transmitted to the Commission by such
        Member, or
            (2) upon receipt of a complaint from the chairman of the
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
        Representatives, in writing and under oath, made by that
        committee.
    (c) Prohibition of Certain Investigations.--No investigation shall
be undertaken by the Commission of any alleged violation of a law,
rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not in effect at the time of
the alleged violation.
    (d) Disclosure.--No information or testimony received, or the
contents of a complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly
disclosed by any member of the Commission or staff of the Commission
unless specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the
Commission.

SEC. 6. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff
as the Commission considers necessary to perform its duties. The
director shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority leader
and shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable
for Level III of the Executive Schedule.

SEC. 7. ACTION ON COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Printing of Reports in Congressional Record.--Upon receipt by
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives of any report of the Commission, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall have the report printed in the
Congressional Record.
    (b) House Consideration of Independent Ethics Commission
Recommendations.--Within 14 calendar days after a report referred to in
subsection (a) is printed in the Congressional Record, that portion of
the report recommending action by the House of Representatives
respecting any alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of
the House of Representatives, of any law, rule, regulation, or other
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer,
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the
Speaker of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House
in the form of a resolution. This resolution shall constitute a
question of privilege under rule IX of the Rules of the House of
Representatives. Any Member favoring the resolution may call it up as a
question of privilege but only on the third day after the calendar date
upon which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE TO CHANGE THE DUTIES OF
              THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    (a) House Rules Amendments.--Clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (a), strike subparagraphs (1), (2), and
        (3), and redesignate subparagraphs (4), (5), and (6), as
        subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
            (2)(A) Paragraph (b)(1) is amended by striking ``(A)'', by
        striking ``a resolution, report, recommendation, or'' and
        inserting ``an'', and by striking ``, or, except as provided in
        subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation'', and by striking
        subdivision (B).
            (B) Paragraph (b) is further amended by striking
        subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and by redesignating
        subparagraphs (6) and (7) as subparagraphs (2) and (3),
        respectively.
            (3) Strike paragraphs (j) (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and
        (q).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 803 of the Ethics Reform Act of
1989 (2 U.S.C. 29d) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment, except
that sections 3, 4, and 8 shall not take effect until the later of 6
months after such date of enactment or immediately prior to noon
January 3, 2009.

Output:
House Ethics Commission Establishment Act of 2007 - Establishes an independent House Ethics Commission within the legislative branch.

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to revise the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to conform with this Act.