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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Up Government Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD STATUTES TO LICENCES AND
              OTHER INTANGIBLE RIGHTS.

    Sections 1341 and 1343 of title 18, United States Code, are each
amended by striking ``money or property'' and inserting ``money,
property, or any other thing of value''.

SEC. 3. VENUE FOR FEDERAL OFFENSES.

    Section 3237(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``begun, continued, or completed'' the following: ``or
in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is
committed''.

SEC. 4. THEFT OR BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL
              FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 666(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 5. PENALTY FOR SECTION 641 VIOLATIONS.

    Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
``ten years'' and inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 6. BRIBERY AND GRAFT.

    Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``fifteen years'' and
        inserting ``20 years''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``two years'' and
        inserting ``five years''.

SEC. 7. ADDITION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO THEFT OF PUBLIC MONEY
              OFFENSE.

    Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``the District of Columbia or'' before ``the United States''
each place such term appears.

SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION OF CRIME OF ILLEGAL GRATUITIES.

    Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 201(c)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, are each amended by inserting ``the official's or person's
official position or'' before ``any official act''.

SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ``OFFICIAL ACT''.

    Section 201(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
            ``(3) the term `official act'--
                    ``(A) includes any act within the range of official
                duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on
                any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or
                controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which
                may by law be brought before any public official, in
                such public official's official capacity or in such
                official's place of trust or profit;
                    ``(B) may be a single act, more than one act, or a
                course of conduct; and
                    ``(C) includes a decision or recommendation that a
                government should not take action.''.

SEC. 10. AMENDMENT OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES RELATING TO CERTAIN
              CRIMES.

    (a) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance
with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission forthwith
shall review and amend its guidelines and its policy statements
applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 201, 641,
666, 1951, 1952, or 1962 of title 18, United States Code in order to
reflect the intent of Congress that such penalties be increased in
comparison to those currently provided by guidelines and policy
statements.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out this subsection, the Commission
shall--
            (1) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy
        statements reflect Congress's intent that the guidelines and
        policy statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses
        described in paragraph (1), the growing incidence of such
        offenses, and the need for an effective deterrent and
        appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses;
            (2) consider the extent to which the guidelines may or may
        not appropriately account for--
                    (A) the potential and actual harm to the public and
                the amount of any loss resulting from the offense;
                    (B) the level of sophistication and planning
                involved in the offense;
                    (C) whether the offense was committed for purposes
                of commercial advantage or private financial benefit;
                    (D) whether the defendant acted with intent to
                cause either physical or property harm in committing
                the offense;
                    (E) the extent to which the offense represented an
                abuse of trust by the offender and was committed in a
                manner that undermined public confidence in the
                Federal, State or local government; and
                    (F) whether the violation was intended to or had
                the effect of creating a threat to public health or
                safety, injury to any person or even death;
            (3) assure reasonable consistency with other relevant
        directives and with other sentencing guidelines;
            (4) account for any additional aggravating or mitigating
        circumstances that might justify exceptions to the generally
        applicable sentencing ranges;
            (5) make any necessary conforming changes to the sentencing
        guidelines; and
            (6) assure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes
        of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18,
        United States Code.

SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR SERIOUS PUBLIC
              CORRUPTION OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3302. Corruption offenses
    ``Unless an indictment is returned or the information is filed
against a person within 10 years after the commission of the offense, a
person may not be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of, or
a conspiracy or an attempt to violate the offense in--
            ``(1) section 201 or 666;
            ``(2) section 1341 or 1343, when charged in conjunction
        with section 1346 and where the offense involves a scheme or
        artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest
        services of a public official;
            ``(3) section 1951, if the offense involves extortion under
        color of official right;
            ``(4) section 1952, to the extent that the unlawful
        activity involves bribery; or
            ``(5) section 1962, to the extent that the racketeering
        activity involves bribery chargeable under State law, involves
        a violation of section 201 or 666, section 1341 or 1343, when
        charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense
        involves a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the
        intangible right of honest services of a public official, or
        section 1951, if the offense involves extortion under color of
        official right.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``3302. Corruption offenses.''.
    (c) Application of Amendment.--The amendments made by this section
shall not apply to any offense committed before the date of enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 12. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC CORRUPTION
              RELATED OFFENSES.

    (a) Solicitation of Political Contributions.--Section 602(a)(4) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 years'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
    (b) Promise of Employment for Political Activity.--Section 600 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one year'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
    (c) Deprivation of Employment for Political Activity.--Section
601(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one
year'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    (d) Intimidation To Secure Political Contributions.--Section 606 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``three years''
and inserting ``10 years''.
    (e) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions in Federal
Offices.--Section 607(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    (f) Coercion of Political Activity by Federal Employees.--Section
610 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``three
years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

SEC. 13. ADDITIONAL RICO PREDICATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``section 641 (relating to embezzlement or
        theft of public money, property, or records),'' after ``473
        (relating to counterfeiting),'';
            (2) by inserting ``section 666 (relating to theft or
        bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds),'' after
        ``section 664 (relating to embezzlement from pension and
        welfare funds),''; and
            (3) by inserting ``section 1031 (relating to major fraud
        against the United States)'' after ``section 1029 (relating to
        fraud and related activity in connection with access
        devices),''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 641 (relating to public money,
        property, or records),''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 666 (relating to theft or bribery
        concerning programs receiving Federal funds),''.

SEC. 14. ADDITIONAL WIRETAP PREDICATES.

    Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``section 641 (relating to embezzlement or
        theft of public money, property, or records), section 666
        (relating to theft or bribery concerning programs receiving
        Federal funds),'' after ``section 224 (bribery in sporting
        contests),''; and
            (2) by inserting ``section 1031 (relating to major fraud
        against the United States)'' after ``section 1014 (relating to
        loans and credit applications generally; renewals and
        discounts),''.

SEC. 15. EXPANDING VENUE FOR PERJURY AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
              PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1512(i) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) A prosecution under section 1503, 1504, 1505, 1508, 1509,
1510, or this section may be brought in the district in which the
conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred or in which the
official proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted)
was intended to be affected.''.
    (b) Perjury.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 79 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1624. Venue
    ``A prosecution under section 1621(1), 1622 (in regard to
subornation of perjury under 1621(1)), or 1623 of this title may be
brought in the district in which the oath, declaration, certificate,
verification, or statement under penalty of perjury is made or in which
a proceeding takes place in connection with the oath, declaration,
certificate, verification, or statement.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of chapter 79 of title 18, United States Code, is
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``1624. Venue.''.

SEC. 16. PROHIBITION ON UNDISCLOSED SELF-DEALING BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1346 the following new section:
``Sec. 1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public officials
    ``(a) Undisclosed Self-Dealing by Public Officials.--For purposes
of this chapter, the term `scheme or artifice to defraud' also includes
a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed
self-dealing.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Official act.--The term `official act'--
                    ``(A) includes any act within the range of official
                duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on
                any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or
                controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which
                may by law be brought before any public official, in
                such public official's official capacity or in such
                official's place of trust or profit;
                    ``(B) may be a single act, more than one act, or a
                course of conduct; and
                    ``(C) includes a decision or recommendation that a
                government should not take action.
            ``(2) Public official.--The term `public official' means an
        officer, employee, or elected or appointed representative, or
        person acting for or on behalf of the United States, a State,
        or a subdivision of a State, or any department, agency or
        branch of government thereof, in any official function, under
        or by authority of any such department, agency, or branch of
        government.
            ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes a State of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
        territory, or possession of the United States.
            ``(4) Undisclosed self-dealing.--The term `undisclosed
        self-dealing' means that--
                    ``(A) a public official performs an official act
                for the purpose, in whole or in part, of benefitting or
                furthering a financial interest of--
                            ``(i) the public official;
                            ``(ii) the spouse or minor child of a
                        public official;
                            ``(iii) a general business partner of the
                        public official;
                            ``(iv) a business or organization in which
                        the public official is serving as an employee,
                        officer, director, trustee, or general partner;
                        or
                            ``(v) an individual, business, or
                        organization with whom the public official is
                        negotiating for, or has any arrangement
                        concerning, prospective employment or financial
                        compensation; and
                    ``(B) the public official knowingly falsifies,
                conceals, or covers up material information that is
                required to be disclosed regarding that financial
                interest by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule,
                regulation, or charter applicable to the public
                official, or knowingly fails to disclose material
                information regarding that financial interest in a
                manner that is required by any Federal, State, or local
                statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable to the
                public official.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1346 the following new item:

``1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public officials.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section apply to
acts engaged in on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 17. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDGES.

    Section 360(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end,
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) such disclosure of information regarding a potential
        criminal offense is made to the Attorney General, a Federal,
        State, or local grand jury, or a Federal, State, or local law
        enforcement agency.''.

SEC. 18. CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTION IN CERTAIN BRIBERY OFFENSES.

    Section 666(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``This section does not apply to''; and
            (2) by inserting ``This subsection shall apply to the
        giving or receiving of `anything of value' that is corruptly
        solicited, demanded, accepted or agreed to be accepted in
        subsection (a)(1)(B) and corruptly given, offered, or agreed to
        be given in subsection (a)(2) shall not include'', before the
        words ``bona fide salary''.

SEC. 19. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING APPEALS BY UNITED STATES.

    Section 3731 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``United States attorney'' the following: ``, Deputy
Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney
General''.

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Clean Up Government Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses.

Expands mail and wire fraud statutes to cover offenses involving any other thing of value (e.g., intangible rights and licenses).

Modifies general venue rules for criminal prosecutions to allow prosecutions in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed.

Increases the maximum term of imprisonment from: (1) 10 to 20 years for theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs; (2) 10 to 20 years for theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records; (3) 15 to 20 years for bribery of public officials; and (4) 2 to 5 years for providing gratuities because of an official's or person's official position or for any official act, or for bribery of a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court, any committee of Congress, or any U.S. agency, commission, or officer. Expands the definition of "official act" to include any act within the range of official duty, including any recommendation, which may be a single act, more than one act, or a course of conduct, and which may include a decision or recommendation that a government should not take action.

Applies the prohibition against embezzlement or theft of federal money or property to government officials and employees of the District of Columbia.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption and racketeering offenses to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased.

Establishes a 10-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering.

Increases to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) solicitation by federal officers and employees of political contributions from other federal officers and employees, (2) promise of employment made possible by an Act of Congress for political activity, (3) deprivation of such employment for political activity, (4) intimidation to secure political contributions, (5) solicitation and acceptance of contributions in federal offices, and (6) coercion of political activity by federal employees.

Includes embezzlement or theft of government money or property, and specified activity relating to major fraud against the United States, as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps.

Expands the types of perjury and obstruction of justice offenses for which venue lies in the district in which the official proceeding was intended to be affected or in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.

 Includes as a prohibited scheme or artifice to defraud any scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing, as defined in this Act.

Amends the federal judicial code to permit the disclosure of information regarding a potential criminal offense by a judge to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a federal, state, or local grand jury, or federal, state, or local law enforcement agents.

Permits the U.S. attorney, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General (currently, only the U.S. attorney) to certify to the district court that an appeal by the United States is not taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is a substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF WEBSITE OF POLITICAL
              ADVERTISEMENTS.

    (a) Establishment of Website.--Section 318 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Website for Contents of Political Advertisements.--
            ``(1) Website described.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall establish
                and operate a website, to be known as the `Campaign
                Accountability Site', through which members of the
                public may view the contents of political
                advertisements.
                    ``(B) Format.--In operating the website under this
                subsection, the Commission shall--
                            ``(i) make the contents of a political
                        advertisement available for viewing in the same
                        format through which the advertisement was
                        disseminated; and
                            ``(ii) make the sources of the contents of
                        the advertisement available on the website
                        directly or through hyperlinks to the sources,
                        as submitted to the Commission by the sponsor
                        of the advertisement under paragraph (2)(B).
                    ``(C) Hyperlink.--The Commission shall make the
                website established and operated under this subsection
                available through a hyperlink on the Commission's
                official public website.
            ``(2) Requiring sponsors of advertisements to provide
        contents to commission.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The sponsor of a political
                advertisement shall submit the contents of the
                advertisement to the Commission in such format as the
                Commission may require to enable the Commission to
                include the advertisement on the website established
                and operated under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Inclusion of sources cited in contents.--If
                the contents of a political advertisement include
                references to any quotation, article, hyperlink, or
                other source for any statement made in the
                advertisement, the sponsor of the advertisement shall
                include the full contents of the source (or a hyperlink
                to the full contents of the source) in the contents
                submitted to the Commission under this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Deadline for submission.--The sponsor of a
                political advertisement shall submit the contents of
                the advertisement to the Commission under subparagraph
                (A) not later than--
                            ``(i) 24 hours after the advertisement is
                        disseminated, in the case of an advertisement
                        that is disseminated during the 7-day period
                        that ends on the date of the election involved;
                        or
                            ``(ii) 72 hours after the advertisement is
                        disseminated, in the case of an advertisement
                        that is disseminated during any other period.
                    ``(D) Payment of fee.--If the Commission determines
                that it is appropriate to impose fees on the sponsors
                of political advertisements in amounts which do not
                exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs to the
                Commission of establishing and operating the website
                under paragraph (1), at the time the sponsor of a
                political advertisement submits the contents of the
                advertisement to the Commission under subparagraph (A),
                the sponsor shall pay the Commission the amount of any
                such fee (as determined under a fee schedule
                established by the Commission).
                    ``(E) Sponsor defined.--For purposes of this
                subsection, the `sponsor' of a political advertisement
                is--
                            ``(i) in the case of a political
                        advertisement that is described in paragraph
                        (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the authorized
                        political committee involved; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a political
                        advertisement that is described in paragraph
                        (3) of subsection (a), the person who is
                        required under such paragraph to be identified
                        as the person who paid for the advertisement.
            ``(3) Political advertisement defined.--In this subsection,
        a `political advertisement' means a communication that is
        subject to subsection (a) that refers to a clearly identified
        candidate and is disseminated during the 1-year period which
        ends on the date of the election for the office sought by the
        candidate.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to political advertisements disseminated after the
expiration of the 120-day period that begins on the date of the
enactment of this Act.

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Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements.

Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources.

Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green Energy Investment Zone Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCENTIVES RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
              PROPERTIES IN HIGH JOB-LOSS AREAS.

    (a) Investment Tax Credits (Other Than Qualified Facilities).--
Paragraph (2) of section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Special rule for energy property located in
                high job-loss zones.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        energy property placed in service in a green
                        energy investment zone after the date of the
                        enactment of this subparagraph, subparagraph
                        (A) shall be applied--
                                    ``(I) by substituting `40 percent'
                                for `30 percent' in clause (i) thereof,
                                and
                                    ``(II) by substituting `20 percent'
                                for `10 percent' in clause (ii)
                                thereof.
                            ``(ii) Green energy investment zone.--For
                        purposes of paragraph (1), the term `green
                        energy investment zone' means an eligible city
                        located within a high job-loss metropolitan
                        statistical area or a high job-loss
                        micropolitan statistical area.
                            ``(iii) Eligible city.--For purposes of
                        clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) Metropolitan statistical
                                area.--The term `eligible city' means,
                                with respect to a metropolitan
                                statistical area, any city in such area
                                which has a population of at least
                                50,000.
                                    ``(II) Micropolitan statistical
                                area.--The term `eligible city' means,
                                with respect to a micropolitan
                                statistical area, any city in such area
                                which has a population of at least
                                10,000.
                        For purposes of this subparagraph, population
                        shall be determined using the 2000 census.
                    ``(D) High-job loss.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (C)--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `high-job loss'
                        with respect to a metropolitan or a
                        micropolitan statistical area, as the case may
                        be, means an area designated by the Secretary
                        as being among the lowest \1/3\ of all
                        metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas,
                        as the case may be, on the basis of--
                                    ``(I) the economic conditions
                                referred to in clause (ii),
                                    ``(II) the residential economic
                                well-being factors referred to in
                                clause (iii), and
                                    ``(III) a comparison of changes
                                from 1990 and 2000 (on the basis of the
                                1990 and 2000 censuses) regarding--
                                            ``(aa) employment,
                                            ``(bb) wages,
                                            ``(cc) gross metropolitan
                                        product or gross micropolitan
                                        product, as the case may be,
                                        and
                                            ``(dd) gross metropolitan
                                        product per job or gross
                                        micropolitan product per job,
                                        as the case may be.
                            ``(ii) Economic conditions.--The economic
                        conditions referred to in this clause are
                        growth in--
                                    ``(I) employment,
                                    ``(II) annual payroll, and
                                    ``(III) business establishments.
                            ``(iii) Residential economic well-being
                        factors.--The residential economic well-being
                        factors referred to in the clause are--
                                    ``(I) per capita income,
                                    ``(II) median household income,
                                    ``(III) poverty rate,
                                    ``(IV) unemployment rate, and
                                    ``(V) labor force participation
                                rate.''.
    (b) Election To Treat Qualified Facilities as Energy Property.--
Paragraph (5) of section 48(a) of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following:
                    ``(E) Special rule for facilities located in high
                job-loss zones.--In the case of any qualified
                investment credit facility placed in service in a green
                energy investment zone (as defined in paragraph
                (2)(C)(ii)) after the date of the enactment of this
                subparagraph, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
                substituting `40 percent' for `30 percent' in clause
                (ii) thereof.''.
    (c) Electricity Produced From Certain Renewable Resources, etc.--
Section 45 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Special Rule for Facilities Located in High Job-Loss Zones.--
In the case of electricity produced by a qualified facility placed in
service in a high job loss metropolitan statistical area or
micropolitan statistical area after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the amount in effect under subsection (a)(1) for a taxable
year (without regard to this subsection) shall be increased by 0.5
cents. For the preceding sentence, the term `high job loss' with
respect to a metropolitan statistical area and a micropolitan
statistical area has the meaning given such term by section
48(a)(2)(D).''.
    (d) Grants for Specified Energy Property In Lieu of Production
Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 1603 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Special rule for specified energy property located in
        high job-loss zones.--In the case of any specified energy
        property placed in service in a green energy investment zone
        (as defined in section 48(a)(2)(C)(ii)) after the date of the
        enactment of this paragraph, paragraph (2) shall be applied--
                    ``(A) by substituting `40 percent' for `30 percent'
                in subparagraph (A) thereof, and
                    ``(B) by substituting `20 percent' for `10 percent'
                in subparagraph (B) thereof.''.
    (e) Nonbusiness Energy Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 25C of such Code
        is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
``In the case of any such improvement or property which was
manufactured in a green energy investment zone (as defined in section
48(a)(2)(C)(ii)) after the date of the enactment of this sentence, the
preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting `40 percent' for
`30 percent'.''.
            (2) Increase in limitation.--Subsection (b) of section 25C
        of such Code is amended by striking ``$1,500'' and inserting
        ``$2,000''.
    (f) Residential Energy Efficient Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 25D of such Code
        is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
``In the case of property manufactured in a green energy investment
zone (as defined in section 48(a)(2)(C)(ii)) after the date of the
enactment of this sentence, the preceding sentence shall be applied by
substituting `40 percent' for `30 percent' each place it appears.''.
            (2) Increase in limitation.--Paragraph (1) of section
        25D(b) of such Code is amended by striking ``$500'' and
        inserting ``$750''.
    (g) Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit.--Paragraph (3) of
section 48C(d) of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(B) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
                    ``(C) shall take into consideration whether the
                project is located in a green energy investment zone
                (as defined in section 48(a)(2)(C)(ii)).''.
    (h) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Increase in limitations.--The amendments made by
        subsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) shall apply to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2008.

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Green Energy Investment Zone Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow various energy-related tax credits for investment in energy property in high job-loss zones.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to allow increased grant amounts for investment in energy property in high job-loss zones.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Era Copyright Enhancement
Act''.

SEC. 2. FAIR USE.

    (a) Transmissions.--The first sentence of section 107 of title 17,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``or by any other
means specified in that section,'' the following: ``and by analog or
digital transmission,''; and
    (b) Determination.--Section 107 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``In making a determination concerning fair use, no independent weight
shall be afforded to--
            ``(1) the means by which the work has been performed,
        displayed or distributed under the authority of the copyright
        owner; or
            ``(2) the application of an effective technological measure
        (as defined under section 1201(c)) to the work.''.

SEC. 3. LIBRARY/ARCHIVE EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 108 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' at the beginning of
        subsection (a) and inserting: ``Except as otherwise provided
        and notwithstanding'';
            (2) by inserting after ``copyright'' in subsection (a)(3):
        ``if such notice appears on the copy or phonorecord that is
        reproduced under the provisions of this section'';
            (3) in subsection (b) by--
                    (A) deleting ``a copy or phonorecord'' and
                inserting in lieu thereof: ``three copies or
                phonorecords''; and
                    (B) deleting ``in facsimile form''; and
            (4) in subsection (c) by--
                    (A) deleting ``a copy or phonorecord'' and
                inserting in lieu thereof: ``three copies or
                phonorecords'';
                    (B) deleting ``in facsimile form''; and
                    (C) inserting ``or if the existing format in which
                the work is stored has become obsolete,'' after
                ``stolen,''.

SEC. 4. FIRST SALE.

    Section 109 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding
the following new subsection at the end thereof:
    ``(f) The authorization for use set forth in subsection (a) applies
where the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord in a digital format
lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner,
performs, displays or distributes the work by means of transmission to
a single recipient, if that person erases or destroys his or her copy
or phonorecord at substantially the same time. The reproduction of the
work, to the extent necessary for such performance, display,
distribution, is not an infringement.''.

SEC. 5. DISTANCE LEARNING.

    (a) Title Change.--The title of section 110 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain
              activities'';
    (b) Performance, Display and Distribution of a Work.--Section
110(2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) performance, display or distribution of a work, by or
        in the course of an analog or digital transmission, if--
                    ``(A) the performance, display or distribution is a
                regular part of the systematic instructional activities
                of a governmental body or a nonprofit educational
                institution;
                    ``(B) the performance, display or distribution is
                directly related and of material assistance to the
                teaching content of the transmission; and
                    ``(C) the work is provided for reception by--
                            ``(i) students officially enrolled in the
                        course in connection with which it is provided;
                        or
                            ``(ii) officers or employees of
                        governmental bodies as part of their official
                        duties or employment;''
    (c) Ephemeral Recordings of Works.--Section 112(b) of title 17,
United States Code, is amended by deleting ``transmit a performance or
display of'' and inserting in lieu thereof: ``perform, display or
distribute''.

SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS.

    (a) Title.--The title of section 117 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs and digital
              copies'';
    (b) Digital Copies.--Section 117 of title 17, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Notwithstanding'' and
inserting the following as a new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an
infringement to make a copy of a work in a digital format if such
copying--
            ``(1) is incidental to the operation of a device in the
        course of the use of a work otherwise lawful under this title;
        and
            ``(2) does not conflict with the normal exploitation of the
        work and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate
        interests of the author.''.

SEC. 7. PREEMPTION.

    Section 301(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by
inserting the following at the end thereof:
``When a work is distributed to the public subject to non-negotiable
license terms, such terms shall not be enforceable under the common law
or statutes of any state to the extent that they--
            ``(1) limit the reproduction, adaptation, distribution,
        performance, or display, by means of transmission or otherwise,
        of material that is uncopyrightable under section 102(b) or
        otherwise; or
            ``(2) abrogate or restrict the limitations on exclusive
        rights specified in sections 107 through 114 and sections 117
        and 118 of this title.''.

SEC. 8. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

    Title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new chapter:

       ``CHAPTER 12--COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

``Sec.
``1201. Circumvention of certain technological measures.
``1202. Integrity of copyright management information.
``1203. Civil remedies.
``Sec. 1201. Circumvention of certain technological measures
    ``(a) Circumvention Conduct.--No person, for the purpose of
facilitating or engaging in an act of infringement, shall engage in
conduct so as knowingly to remove, deactivate or otherwise circumvent
the application or operation of any effective technological measure
used by a copyright owner to preclude or limit reproduction of a work
or a portion thereof. As used in this subsection, the term `conduct'
does not include manufacturing, importing or distributing a device or a
computer program.
    ``(b) Conduct Governed by Separate Chapter.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), this section shall not apply with respect to conduct or
the offer or performance of a service governed by a separate chapter of
this title.
    ``(c) Definition of Effective Technological Measure.--As used in
this section, the term `effective technological measure' means a change
in the data comprising a work or a copy of a work transmitted in
digital format so as to protect the rights of a copyright owner of such
work or portion thereof under this title and which--
            ``(1) encrypts or scrambles the work or a portion thereof
        in the absence of information supplied by the copyright owner;
        or
            ``(2) includes attributes with respect to access or
        recording status that cannot be removed without degrading the
        work or a portion thereof.
``Sec. 1202. Integrity of copyright management information
    ``(a) False Copyright Management Information.--No person shall
knowingly provide copyright management information that is false, or
knowingly publicly distribute or import for distribution copyright
management information that is false, with intent to induce,
facilitate, or conceal infringement.
    ``(b) Removal or Alteration of Copyright Management Information.--
No person shall, without authority of the copyright owner or other
lawful authority, knowingly and with intent to mislead or to induce or
facilitate infringement--
            ``(1) remove or alter any copyright management information;
            ``(2) publicly distribute or import for distribution a copy
        or phonorecord containing copyright management information that
        has been altered without authority of the copyright owner or
        other lawful authority; or
            ``(3) publicly distribute or import for distribution a copy
        or phonorecord from which copyright management information has
        been removed without authority of the copyright owner or other
        lawful authority: Provided, That the conduct governed by this
        subsection does not include the manufacturing, importing or
        distributing of a device.
    ``(c) Definition of Copyright Management Information.--As used in
this chapter, the term `copyright management information' means the
following information in electronic form as carried in or as data
accompanying a copy or phonorecord of a work, including in digital
form:
            ``(1) The title and other information identifying the work,
        including the information set forth in a notice of copyright;
            ``(2) The name and other identifying information of the
        author of the work;
            ``(3) The name and other identifying information of the
        copyright owner of the work, including the information set
        forth in a notice of copyright;
            ``(4) Terms and conditions for uses of the work;
            ``(5) Identifying numbers or symbols referring to such
        information or links to such information; and
            ``(6) Such other identifying information concerning the
        work as the Register of Copyrights may prescribe by regulation:
Provided, That the term `copyright management information' does not
include the information described in section 1002, section 1201(c), or
a chapter of this title other than chapters one through nine of this
title: Provided further, That, in order to assure privacy protection,
the term `copyright management information' does not include any
personally identifiable information relating to the user of a work,
including but not limited to the name, account, address or other
contact information of or pertaining to the user.
``Sec. 1203. Civil remedies
    ``(a) Civil Actions.--Any person aggrieved by a violation of
section 1201(a) or 1202 may bring a civil action in an appropriate
United States district court against any person for such violation.
    ``(b) Powers of the Court.--In an action brought under subsection
(a), the court--
            ``(1) may grant a temporary and a permanent injunction on
        such terms as it deems reasonable to prevent or restrain a
        violation;
            ``(2) may grant such other equitable relief as it deems
        appropriate;
            ``(3) may award damages pursuant to subsection (c);
            ``(4) may allow the recovery of costs by or against any
        party other than the United States or an officer thereof; and
            ``(5) may award a reasonable attorney's fee to the
        prevailing party.
    ``(c) Award of Damages.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the court finds that a violation of
        section 1201(a) or 1202 has occurred, the complaining party may
        elect either actual damages as computed under paragraph (2) or
        statutory damages as computed under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Actual damages.--The court may award to the
        complaining party the actual damages suffered by him or her as
        a result of the violation, and any profits of the violator that
        are attributable to the violation and are not taken into
        account in computing the actual damages, if the complaining
        party elects such damages instead of statutory damages at any
        time before final judgment is entered.
            ``(3) Statutory damages.--(A) The court may award to the
        complaining party statutory damages for each violation of
        section 1201(a) of not less than $250 or more than $2,500, as
        the court considers just, if the complaining party elects such
        damages instead of actual damages at any time before final
        judgment is entered.
            ``(B) The court may award to the complaining party
        statutory damages for each violation of section 1202 of not
        less than $500 or more than $20,000, as the court considers
        just, if the complaining party elects such damages instead of
        actual damages at any time before final judgment is entered.
            ``(4) Repeated violations.--In any case in which the court
        finds that a person has violated section 1201(a) or 1202 within
        three years after a final judgment against that person for
        another such violation was entered, the court may increase the
        award of damaages to not more than double the amount that would
        otherwise be awarded under paragraph (2) or (3), as the court
        considers just.
            ``(5) Innocent violation.--The court may reduce or remit
        altogether the total award of damages that otherwise would be
        awarded under paragraph (2) or (3) in any case in which the
        violator sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds,
        that the violator was not aware and had no reason to believe
        that its acts constituted a violation of section 1201(a) or
        1202.''.

SEC. 9. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    ``(a) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) Revising the item relating to section 110 to read as
        follows:

``110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain
                            activities'';
            and
            (2) Revising the item relating to section 117 to read as
        follows:

``117. Limitations on exclusive rights: computer programs and digital
                            copies''.
    ``(b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters for title 17,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``12. Copyright Protection and Management Systems...... 1201''.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    ``(a) In General.--Sections one through seven and section 9(a) of
this Act, and the amendments made by sections one through seven and
section 9(a) of this Act, shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.
    ``(b) WIPO Treaties.--Section 8 and section 9(b) of this Act, and
the amendments made by section 8 and section 9(b) of this Act, shall
take effect on the date on which both the World Intellectual Property
Organization Copyright Treaty and the World Intellectual Property
Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty have entered into force
with respect to the United States.

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Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act - Expands the fair use of a copyrighted work to include uses by analog or digital transmission in connection with teaching, research, and other specified activities.
Expands certain rights of libraries and archives to reproduce and distribute copies or phonorecords to authorize three copies or phonorecords (currently, one) to be reproduced or distributed for preservation, security, or replacement purposes.
Revises certain limitations on exclusive rights to provide that the following are not infringements:  (1) performances, displays, or distributions of copyrighted works by or in the course of analog or digital transmissions in connection with certain distance education activities; and (2) copying works in digital format if such copying is incidental to the operation of a device in the course of the otherwise lawful use of a work, does not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work, and does not unreasonably prejudice the author's interests.
Provides that when a work is distributed to the public subject to non-negotiable license terms, such terms shall not be enforceable under the common law or statutes of any State to the extent that they:  (1) limit the reproduction, adaptation, distribution, performance, or display of uncopyrightable material; or (2) abrogate or restrict specified limitations on exclusive rights.
Prohibits, for purposes of infringement, the knowing removal, deactivation, or circumvention of technological measures used by a copyright owner to preclude or limit reproduction of a work.
Bars the provision or distribution of false copyright management information with the intent to induce or conceal infringement.  Defines "copyright management information" as certain information, including title, name of author and copyright owner, and terms for use of the work, in electronic form as carried in or as data accompanying a copy or a phonorecord of a work.
Prohibits the removal or alteration of such information or the distribution of copies or phonorecords so altered with the intent to induce infringement.
Establishes civil remedies with respect to violations of technological measure or copyright management information provisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Derivatives Limitations Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS.

    ``(a) Derivatives Activities.--
            ``(1) General prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph
        (2), neither an insured depository institution, nor any
        affiliate thereof, may purchase, sell, or engage in any
        transaction involving a derivative financial instrument for the
        account of that institution or affiliate.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) Hedging transactions.--An insured depository
                institution may purchase, sell, or engage in hedging
                transactions to the extent that such activities are
                approved by rule, regulation, or order of the
                appropriate Federal banking agency issued in accordance
                with paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Separately capitalized affiliate.--A
                separately capitalized affiliate of an insured
                depository institution that is not itself an insured
                depository institution may purchase, sell, or engage in
                a transaction involving a derivative financial
                instrument if such affiliate complies with all rules,
                regulations, or orders of the appropriate Federal
                banking agency issued in accordance with paragraph (3).
                    ``(C) De minimis interests.--An insured depository
                institution may purchase, sell, or engage in
                transactions involving de minimis interests in
                derivative financial instruments for the account of
                that institution to the extent that such activity is
                defined and approved by rule, regulation, or order of
                the appropriate Federal banking agency issued in
                accordance with paragraph (3).
                    ``(D) Existing interests.--During the 3-month
                period beginning on the date of enactment of this
                section, nothing in this section shall be construed--
                            ``(i) as affecting an interest of an
                        insured depository institution in any
                        derivative financial instrument that existed on
                        the date of enactment of this section; or
                            ``(ii) as restricting the ability of the
                        institution to acquire reasonably related
                        interests in other derivative financial
                        instruments for the purpose of resolving or
                        terminating an interest of the institution in
                        any derivative financial instrument that
                        existed on the date of enactment of this
                        section.
            ``(3) Issuance of rules, regulations, and orders.--The
        appropriate Federal banking agency shall issue appropriate
        rules, regulations, and orders governing the exceptions
        provided for in paragraph (2), including--
                    ``(A) appropriate public notice requirements;
                    ``(B) a requirement that any affiliate described in
                paragraph (2)(B) shall clearly and conspicuously notify
                the public that none of the assets of the affiliate,
                nor the risk of loss associated with the transaction
                involving a derivative financial instrument, are
                insured under Federal law or otherwise guaranteed by
                the Federal Government or the parent company of the
                affiliate; and
                    ``(C) any other requirements that the appropriate
                Federal banking agency considers to be appropriate.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `derivative financial instrument' means--
                    ``(A) an instrument the value of which is derived
                from the value of stocks, bonds, other loan
                instruments, other assets, interest or currency
                exchange rates, or indexes, including qualified
                financial contracts (as defined in section 11(e)(8));
                and
                    ``(B) any other instrument that an appropriate
                Federal banking agency determines, by regulation or
                order, to be a derivative financial instrument for
                purposes of this section; and
            ``(2) the term `hedging transaction' means any transaction
        involving a derivative financial instrument if--
                    ``(A) such transaction is entered into in the
                normal course of the institution's business primarily--
                            ``(i) to reduce risk of price change or
                        currency fluctuations with respect to property
                        that is held or to be held by the institution;
                        or
                            ``(ii) to reduce risk of interest rate or
                        price changes or currency fluctuations with
                        respect to loans or other investments made or
                        to be made, or obligations incurred or to be
                        incurred, by the institution; and
                    ``(B) before the close of the day on which such
                transaction was entered into (or such earlier time as
                the appropriate Federal banking agency may prescribe by
                regulation), the institution clearly identifies such
                transaction as a hedging transaction.''.

SEC. 3. INSURED CREDIT UNIONS.

    Title II of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1781 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 215. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS.

    ``(a) Derivative Activities.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
neither an insured credit union, nor any affiliate thereof, may
purchase, sell, or engage in any transaction involving a derivative
financial instrument.
    ``(b) Applicability of Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act.--Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply with
respect to insured credit unions and affiliates thereof and to the
Board in the same manner that such section applies to insured
depository institutions and affiliates thereof (as those terms are
defined in section 3 of that Act) and shall be enforceable by the Board
with respect to insured credit unions and affiliates under this Act.
    ``(c) Derivative Financial Instrument.--For purposes of this
section, the term `derivative financial instrument' means--
            ``(1) an instrument the value of which is derived from the
        value of stocks, bonds, other loan instruments, other assets,
        interest or currency exchange rates, or indexes, including
        qualified financial contracts (as such term is defined in
        section 207(c)(8)(D)); and
            ``(2) any other instrument that the Board determines, by
        regulation or order, to be a derivative financial instrument
        for purposes of this section.''.

SEC. 4. BANK HOLDING COMPANIES.

    Section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Derivatives Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--A subsidiary of a bank holding company
        may purchase, sell, or engage in any transaction involving a
        derivative financial instrument for the account of that
        subsidiary if that subsidiary--
                    ``(A) is not an insured depository institution or a
                subsidiary of an insured depository institution; and
                    ``(B) is separately capitalized from any affiliated
                insured depository institution.
            ``(2) Applicability of section 44 of the federal deposit
        insurance act.--Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
        shall apply with respect to bank holding companies and the
        Board in the same manner that those subsections apply to an
        insured depository institution (as such term is defined in
        section 3 of that Act) and shall be enforceable by the Board
        with respect to bank holding companies under this Act.
            ``(3) Derivative financial instrument.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term `derivative financial instrument'
        means--
                    ``(A) an instrument the value of which is derived
                from the value of stocks, bonds, other loan
                instruments, other assets, interest or currency
                exchange rates, or indexes, including qualified
                financial contracts (as such term is defined in section
                207(c)(8)(D)); and
                    ``(B) any other instrument that the Board
                determines, by regulation or order, to be a derivative
                financial instrument for purposes of this
                subsection.''.

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Derivatives Limitations Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution (and any affiliate) from engaging in any transaction involving a derivative financial instrument either for its own account, or that of an affiliate.
Permits exceptions for:  (1) hedging transactions; (2) a separately capitalized affiliate (not itself an insured depository insitution) of an insured depository institution; and (3) transactions involving de minimis interest in derivative financial instruments sanctioned by a Federal banking regulatory agency.
Requires the appropriate Federal banking agency to promulgate rules governing such exceptions.
Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit an insured credit union and any affiliates from engaging in derivative financial instruments transactions.
Subjects credit unions and their affiliates to the interstate bank merger provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to allow a bank holding company subsidiary to engage in derivative financial instrument transactions for its own account if it:  (1) is not an insured depository institution or a subsidiary of one; and (2) is separately capitalized from any affiliated insured depository institution.  Subjects bank holding companies to the interstate bank merger provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Security Vetting for
Aviation Workers Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XVI of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by adding after section
1601 the following new section:

``SEC. 1602. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS.

    ``(a) In General.--By not later than December 31, 2015, the
Administrator, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Policy
of the Department, shall request from the Director of National
Intelligence access to additional data from the Terrorist Identities
Datamart Environment (TIDE) data and any or other terrorism-related
information to improve the effectiveness of the Administration's
credential vetting program for individuals with unescorted access to
sensitive areas of airports.
    ``(b) Security Inspection.--By not later than December 31, 2015,
the Administrator shall issue guidance for Transportation Security
Inspectors to annually review airport badging office procedures for
applicants seeking access to sensitive areas of airports. Such guidance
shall include a comprehensive review of applicants' Criminal History
Records Check (CHRC) and work authorization documentation during the
course of an inspection.
    ``(c) Information Sharing.--By not later than December 31, 2015,
the Administrator may conduct a pilot program of the Rap Back Service,
in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, to determine the feasibility of full implementation of a
service through which the Administrator would be notified of a change
in status of an individual holding a valid credential granting
unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports across eligible
Administration-regulated populations.
    ``(d) Procedures.--The pilot program under subsection (c) shall
evaluate whether information can be narrowly tailored to ensure that
the Administrator only receives notification of a change with respect
to a disqualifying offense under the credential vetting program under
subsection (a), as specified in 49 CFR 1542.209, and in a manner that
complies with current regulations for fingerprint-based criminal
history records checks. The pilot program shall be carried out in a
manner so as to ensure that, in the event that notification is made
through the Rap Back Service of a change but a determination of arrest
status or conviction is in question, the matter will be handled in a
manner that is consistent with current regulations. The pilot program
shall also be carried out in a manner that is consistent with current
regulations governing an investigation of arrest status, correction of
Federal Bureau of Investigation records and notification of
disqualification, and corrective action by the individual who is the
subject of an inquiry.
    ``(e) Determination and Submission.--If the Administrator
determines that full implementation of the Rap Back Service is feasible
and can be carried out in a manner that is consistent with current
regulations for fingerprint-based criminal history checks, including
the rights of individuals seeking credentials, the Administrator shall
submit such determination, in writing, to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, together with information on
the costs associated with such implementation, including the costs
incurred by the private sector. In preparing this determination, the
Administrator shall consult with the Chief Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties Officer of the Department to ensure that protocols are in
place to align the period of retention of personally identifiable
information and biometric information, including fingerprints, in the
Rap Back Service with the period in which the individual who is the
subject of an inquiry has a valid credential.
    ``(f) Credential Security.--By not later than September 30, 2015,
the Administrator shall issue guidance to airports mandating that all
federalized airport badging authorities place an expiration date on
airport credentials commensurate with the period of time during which
an individual is lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
    ``(g) Aviation Worker Lawful Status.--By not later than December
31, 2015, the Administrator shall review the denial of credentials due
to issues associated with determining an applicant's lawful status in
order to identify airports with specific weaknesses and shall
coordinate with such airports to mutually address such weaknesses, as
appropriate.
    ``(h) Reports to Congress.--Upon completion of the determinations
and reviews required under this section, the Administrator shall brief
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the results of
such determinations and reviews.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1601 the following new item:

``Sec. 1602. Vetting of aviation workers.''.

SEC. 3. STATUS UPDATE ON RAP BACK SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate a report on the status of plans to conduct a pilot program
in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Rap
Back Service in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1602 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2 of this Act. The
report shall include details on the business, technical, and resource
requirements for the Transportation Security Administration and pilot
program participants, and provide a timeline and goals for the pilot
program.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 todirect the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by December 31, 2015, in coordination with the DHS Assistant Secretary for Policy, to request from the Director of National Intelligence access to additional data from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment data and any or other terrorism-related information to improve the effectiveness of TSA's credential vetting program for individuals with unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports. The TSA, by the same deadline, shall:   issue guidance for Transportation Security Inspectors to review annually airport badging office procedures for applicants seeking access to sensitive airport areas, including a comprehensive review of applicants' Criminal History Records Check and work authorization documentation during the course of an inspection; issue guidance to airports requiring that all federalized airport badging authorities place an expiration date on airport credentials commensurate with the period of time during which an individual is lawfully authorized to work in the United States; and review the denial of credentials owing to an applicants's lawful status in order to identify airports with specific weaknesses and coordinate with them to address such weaknesses.  The TSA may conduct a Rap Back Service pilot program, in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to determine the feasibility of full implementation of a service through which the TSA would be notified of a change in status of an individual holding a valid credential granting unescorted access to sensitive airport areas across eligible TSA-regulated populations. (The FBI Rap Back Service notifies authorized agencies of criminal, and, in limited cases, civil activity of individuals that occurs after the initial processing and retention of criminal or civil transactions.) Certain pilot program procedures are prescribed regarding notification only of a change with respect to a disqualifying offense under the credential vetting program. (Sec. 3) The TSA, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, shall report to Congress on the status of plans to conduct the Rap Back Service pilot program.


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SECTION 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN
              THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

    (a) Executive Schedule Pay Rates.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5318 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection
                (a)(1) and subsection (b) as paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1)(A) Effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay
period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which any
comparability payment becomes payable under section 5304 or 5304a with
respect to General Schedule employees within the District of Columbia
during any year, the annual rate of pay for positions at each level of
the Executive Schedule (exclusive of any previous adjustment under this
subsection) shall be adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest
multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the next
highest multiple of $100) equal to the percentage of such annual rate
of pay which corresponds to the percentage adjustment becoming so
payable with respect to General Schedule employees within the District
of Columbia under such section 5304 or 5304a (as applicable).
    ``(B) If an adjustment under this subsection is scheduled to take
effect on the same date as an adjustment under subsection (a), the
adjustment under subsection (a) shall be made first.
    ``(2) An annual rate of pay, as adjusted under paragraph (1), shall
for all purposes be treated as the annual rate of pay for the positions
involved, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), paragraph
(1), or any other provision of law.
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require the continuation of an adjustment under paragraph (1) after the
comparability payment (for General Schedule employees within the
District of Columbia) on which it was based has been terminated or
superseded.''.
            (2) Contract appeals board members.--Section 5372a of title
        5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``97 percent
                of the rate under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``no
                less than 97 percent of the rate under paragraph (1)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ``94 percent
                of the rate under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``no
                less than 94 percent of the rate under paragraph (1)'';
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Subject to subsection (b), effective at the beginning of the
first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the
month in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5303 in the
rates of basic pay under the General Schedule, each rate of basic pay
for contract appeals board members shall be adjusted by an amount
determined by the President to be appropriate.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 5318 of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) (as
                redesignated)--
                            (i) by striking ``Subject to subsection
                        (b),'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph
                        (2),''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(exclusive of any
                        previous adjustment under subsection (b))''
                        after ``Executive Schedule''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(2) (as redesignated), by
                striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph
                (1)''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to Certain Limitation and Other
Provisions.--
            (1) Provisions to be applied by excluding executive
        schedule comparability adjustment.--Sections 5303(f),
        5304(h)(1)(F), 5306(e), and 5373(a) of title 5, United States
        Code, are each amended by inserting ``, exclusive of any
        adjustment under section 5318(b)'' after ``Executive
        Schedule''.
            (2) Limitation on certain payments.--Section 5307(a) of
        title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
        the following:
    ``(3) In the case of an employee who is receiving basic pay under
section 5372a, 5376, or 5383, paragraph (1) shall be applied by
substituting `the annual rate of salary of the Vice President of the
United States' for `the annual rate of basic pay payable for level I of
the Executive Schedule'. Regulations under subsection (c) may extend
the application of the preceding sentence to other equivalent
categories of employees.''.
            (3) References to level iv of the executive schedule.--
        Sections 5372(b)(1)(C), 5372a(b)(1), 5376(b)(1)(B), and 5382(b)
        of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking
        ``level IV'' each place it appears and inserting ``level III''.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN OFFICES AND POSITIONS WITHIN THE
              JUDICIAL BRANCH.

    (a) Increase in Maximum Rates of Basic Pay Allowable.--
            (1) For positions covered by section 604(a)(5) of title 28,
        united states code.--Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United
        States Code, is amended by striking ``by law'' and inserting
        ``by law (except that the rate of basic pay fixed under this
        paragraph for any such employee may not exceed the rate for
        level IV of the Executive Schedule)''.
            (2) For circuit executives.--Section 332(f)(1) of title 28,
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``level IV of the
        Executive Schedule pay rates under section 5315'' and inserting
        ``level III of the Executive Schedule pay rates under section
        5314''.
            (3) For personnel of the administrative office of the
        united states courts.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 3(a) of the Administrative
                Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of
                1990 (28 U.S.C. 602 note) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``level
                        V'' and inserting ``level IV''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``level
                        IV'' and inserting ``level III''.
                    (B) Provisions relating to certain additional
                positions.--Section 603 of title 28, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``level IV of the
                Executive Schedule under section 5315'' and inserting
                ``level III of the Executive Schedule under section
                5314''.
    (b) Salary of the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts.--Section 603 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``district'' and inserting ``circuit''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall be effective with respect to
pay periods beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Provides that, when any comparability payment becomes payable with respect to General Schedule employees within the District of Columbia, the annual rate of pay for positions at each level of the Executive Schedule shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the percentage adjustment payable to such General Schedule employees.Revises the rate of basic pay for the Vice Chairman and other members of the Contract Appeals Board. Adjusts such pay rate after each adjustment under the General Schedule.Increases the maximum limit on bonuses, awards, or other similar cash payments that may be paid in a calendar year to contract appeals board members, certain senior-level employees, and individual senior executives.Increases: (1) the rate of basic pay payable for certain executive schedule positions; and (2) the highest rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Executive Service.Increases the maximum rates of basic pay allowable for circuit executives and certain personnel of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Provides for the salary of the Director of such Office to be the same as the salary of a circuit (currently, district) judge.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Forestry Participation and
Protection Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL FOREST ASSETS THROUGH USE OF STEWARDSHIP
              END RESULT CONTRACTING AND OTHER AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Prompt Consideration of Tribal Requests.--Section 2(b) of the
Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than 120 days
        after the date on which an Indian tribe submits to the
        Secretary'' and inserting ``In response to the submission by an
        Indian tribe to the Secretary of''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Time periods for consideration.--
                    ``(A) Initial response.--Not later than 90 days
                after the date on which the Secretary receives a tribal
                request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
                provide an initial response to the Indian tribe
                regarding whether the request may meet the selection
                criteria described in subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Notice of denial.--A notice under subsection
                (d) of the denial of a tribal request under paragraph
                (1) shall be provided to the Indian tribe by not later
                than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary
                receives the request.
                    ``(C) Completion.--Not later than 2 years after the
                date on which the Secretary receives a tribal request
                under paragraph (1), other than a tribal request denied
                under subsection (d), the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) complete all environmental reviews
                        necessary in connection with the agreement or
                        contract and proposed activities under the
                        agreement or contract; and
                            ``(ii) enter into the agreement or contract
                        with the Indian tribe in accordance with
                        paragraph (2).''.
    (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 2 of the Tribal
Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (b)(1) and (f)(1), by striking ``section
        347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
        Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105-
        277) (as amended by section 323 of the Department of the
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (117
        Stat. 275))'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 604
        of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
        6591c)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
        (1), by striking ``subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may'' and
        inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of subsection (b), the
        Secretary shall''.

SEC. 3. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR RESTORATION OF FEDERAL FOREST LAND BY
              INDIAN TRIBES.

    (a) In General.--Section 305 of the National Indian Forest
Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3104) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(c) Inclusion of Certain National Forest System Land and Public
Land.--
            ``(1) Purposes.--The purposes of this subsection are--
                    ``(A) to maximize the effective management of
                Federal forest land and to assist in the restoration of
                that land in accordance with the principles of
                sustained yield; and
                    ``(B) to reduce insect, disease, or wildfire risk
                to communities, municipal water supplies, and other at-
                risk Federal land by providing for the implementation
                by Indian tribes of forest restoration projects.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Federal forest land.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `Federal forest
                        land' means--
                                    ``(I) National Forest System land;
                                and
                                    ``(II) public lands (as defined in
                                section 103 of the Federal Land Policy
                                and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
                                1702)), including--
                                            ``(aa) Coos Bay Wagon Road
                                        Grant land reconveyed to the
                                        United States pursuant to the
                                        first section of the Act of
                                        February 26, 1919 (40 Stat.
                                        1179, chapter 47); and
                                            ``(bb) Oregon and
                                        California Railroad Grant land.
                            ``(ii) Exclusions.--The term `Federal
                        forest land' does not include--
                                    ``(I) a component of the National
                                Wilderness Preservation System;
                                    ``(II) a component of the National
                                Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
                                    ``(III) a congressionally
                                designated wilderness study area; or
                                    ``(IV) an inventoried roadless area
                                within the National Forest System.
                    ``(B) Forest land management activities.--The term
                `forest land management activities' means activities
                performed in the management of Indian forest land
                described in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of section
                304(4).
                    ``(C) Secretary concerned.--The term `Secretary
                concerned' means--
                            ``(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, with
                        respect to the Federal forest land referred to
                        in subparagraph (A)(i)(I); and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary of the Interior, with
                        respect to the Federal forest land referred to
                        in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).
            ``(3) Authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the request of an Indian
                tribe, the Secretary concerned may treat Federal forest
                land as Indian forest land for purposes of planning and
                conducting forest land management activities under this
                section if the Federal forest land is located within,
                or mostly within, a geographical area that presents a
                feature or involves circumstances principally relevant
                to that Indian tribe, such as Federal forest land--
                            ``(i) ceded to the United States by treaty
                        or other agreement with that Indian tribe;
                            ``(ii) within the boundaries of a current
                        or former reservation of that Indian tribe; or
                            ``(iii) adjudicated by the Indian Claims
                        Commission or a Federal court to be the tribal
                        homeland of that Indian tribe.
                    ``(B) Management.--Federal forest land treated as
                Indian forest land for purposes of planning and
                conducting management activities pursuant to
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) be managed exclusively under this
                        Act; and
                            ``(ii) remain under the ownership of the
                        Federal agency that owned the Federal forest
                        land on the day before the date of enactment of
                        this subsection.
            ``(4) Requirements.--As part of an agreement to treat
        Federal forest land as Indian forest land under paragraph (3),
        the Secretary concerned and the Indian tribe making the request
        shall--
                    ``(A) provide for continued public access and
                recreation applicable to the Federal forest land as in
                existence prior to the agreement, except that the
                Secretary concerned may limit or prohibit that access
                only for the purpose of--
                            ``(i) protecting human safety; or
                            ``(ii) preventing harm to natural
                        resources;
                    ``(B) continue sharing revenue generated by the
                Federal forest land with State and local governments on
                the terms applicable to the Federal forest land prior
                to the agreement, including, as applicable--
                            ``(i) 25-percent payments under the Secure
                        Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination
                        Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); or
                            ``(ii) 50-percent payments under the Act of
                        August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.);
                    ``(C) comply with applicable prohibitions on the
                export of unprocessed logs harvested from the Federal
                forest land;
                    ``(D) recognize all right-of-way agreements in
                place on Federal forest land as in existence prior to
                the commencement of tribal management activities;
                    ``(E) ensure that any county road within the
                Federal forest land as in existence prior to the
                agreement is not adversely impacted; and
                    ``(F) ensure that all commercial timber removed
                from the Federal forest land is sold on a competitive
                bid basis.
            ``(5) Prompt consideration of tribal requests.--Not later
        than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a
        request from an Indian tribe under paragraph (3)(A), the
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) approve or deny the request; and
                    ``(B) if the Secretary approves the request, begin
                exercising the authority under that paragraph.
            ``(6) Consultation.--To the extent consistent with the laws
        governing the administration of public lands (as defined in
        section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
        1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the Secretary concerned shall consult
        with each State and unit of local government within which
        Federal forest land is located--
                    ``(A) before entering into an agreement to treat
                the Federal forest land as Indian forest land under
                paragraph (3); and
                    ``(B) with respect to an agreement described in
                subparagraph (A), in planning and conducting forest
                land management activities under this section.
            ``(7) Forest management plans.--All forest land management
        activities under this subsection on National Forest System land
        shall be consistent with the applicable forest plan.
            ``(8) Limitations.--The treatment of Federal forest land as
        Indian forest land for purposes of planning and conducting
        management activities pursuant to paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) shall not be considered to designate the
                Federal forest land as Indian forest land for any other
                purpose; and
                    ``(B) shall be in accordance with all relevant
                Federal laws applicable to Federal forest land,
                including--
                            ``(i) the National Environmental Policy Act
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) the Endangered Species Act of 1973
                        (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
                            ``(iii) the Federal Water Pollution Control
                        Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and
                            ``(iv) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
                        seq.).
            ``(9) Applicability of nepa.--The execution of, but not the
        decision to enter into, an agreement to treat Federal forest
        land as Indian forest land under paragraph (3) shall constitute
        a Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            ``(10) Termination of authority.--The authority provided by
        this subsection terminates on the date that is 10 years after
        the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
    (b) Effect.--Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this
section--
            (1) prohibits, restricts, or otherwise adversely affects
        any permit, lease, or similar agreement in effect on or after
        the date of enactment of this Act for the use of Federal land
        for the purpose of recreation, utilities, logging, mining, oil,
        gas, grazing, water rights, or any other purpose;
            (2) negatively impacts private land; or
            (3) prohibits, restricts, or otherwise adversely affects
        the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to
        manage, control, or regulate under State law fish and wildlife
        on land or in water in the State, including on Federal public
        land.

SEC. 4. TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
carry out demonstration projects pursuant to which federally recognized
Indian tribes or tribal organizations may enter into contracts to carry
out administrative, management, and other functions under the Tribal
Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.), through
contracts entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

    The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall use to carry out this Act and amendments made by this Act such
amounts as are necessary from other amounts available to the Secretary
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, that are
not otherwise obligated.

Output: Tribal Forestry Participation and Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 and the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act to establish:  a timeframe for consideration of tribal requests to protect Indian forest land or rangeland; a tribal forest management demonstration project; and pilot authority for the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to, upon request of an Indian tribe, treat certain federal forest land as Indian land for purposes of specified land management activities.